I'm currently using an app called Screen Off and Lock from the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflockdonate
The problem is that whenever I hit the widget to turn the screen off, it locks the device even though I have a trusted bluetooth device connected. If I just push the power button to turn the screen off, the trusted bluetooth device feature works fine and it does not prompt me for my PIN when I turn the screen on.
So I'm looking for a similar app that turns the screen off but does NOT lock it.
clankfu said:
I'm currently using an app called Screen Off and Lock from the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflockdonate
The problem is that whenever I hit the widget to turn the screen off, it locks the device even though I have a trusted bluetooth device connected. If I just push the power button to turn the screen off, the trusted bluetooth device feature works fine and it does not prompt me for my PIN when I turn the screen on.
So I'm looking for a similar app that turns the screen off but does NOT lock it.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1934495
640k said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1934495
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Unfortunately, I'm not rooted.
clankfu said:
Unfortunately, I'm not rooted.
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there is a non-root method.
ROOT REQUIRED (Non-root method also available but not as effective & battery saving as root)
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worth a shot.
I have a Moto G 2014 running cm13. Everything was fine until my pin code stopped working and I was able to unlock my phone with a swipe. However, I'm able to lock the phone only if I touch the lock icon on my lockscreen after which it says " Your device will stay locked until you manually unlock it". My lock button does not lock the phone to a pin code as it did before.
I haven't activated Smart Lock or changed any setting and this kinda seems out of the blue.
Help would be appreciated. Thanks
I am facing the same issue as well, i tried changing roms and flashing kernals but the issue persists, also reboot dosen't help, do let me know if u find a solution.
for now i double tap the power button which opens up the camera and lets me through the lock screen but things go haywire usually around the lower part of the screen.
One of my favorite features on my S8 was that in order to restart or turn off the phone, biometrics was required (Iris or Fingerprint) in my case. I do not see this feature on the Note 8. I can't find a setting I might be missing, is the feature just not available on this phone? I did a search, but couldn't find anything.
I know what u mean I still own my S8, i use cerberus so it has that feature in it and it also has the feature of blocking the notification drop down while phone is locked. I don't use that feature though.
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Semantics said:
One of my favorite features on my S8 was that in order to restart or turn off the phone, biometrics was required (Iris or Fingerprint) in my case. I do not see this feature on the Note 8. I can't find a setting I might be missing, is the feature just not available on this phone? I did a search, but couldn't find anything.
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Setting,lockscreen,then secure startup
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jerrycoffman45 said:
Setting,lockscreen,then secure startup
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Thanks, but that requires a pin to power the phone on. My S8 could not be turned off without using Iris or Fingerprint so If I lost it or it was stolen it could not be turned off and I could track it.
Semantics said:
Thanks, but that requires a pin to power the phone on. My S8 could not be turned off without using Iris or Fingerprint so If I lost it or it was stolen it could not be turned off and I could track it.
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the thief can turn off your device through recovery. bixby+power button +volume up. all done: p
My note 8 does that. If I try turning off my device without unlocking it first(i have fingerprint and pin on), it will tell me to enter my figerprint or pin. And this kicks in for me 5 seconds after turning the screen off. If you unlock the phone first, it wont tell you to input figerprint/else
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My note 8 does that. If I try turning off my device without unlocking it first(i have fingerprint and pin on), it will tell me to enter my figerprint or pin. And this kicks in for me 5 seconds after turning the screen off. If you unlock the phone first, it wont tell you to input figerprint/else
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Mine still turns off even when locked without using anything. I don't know.
Semantics said:
Mine still turns off even when locked without using anything. I don't know.
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My Note8 requires a PIN or biometric to power off or restart if it's not unlocked when I hold down the power button. Not really sure what this feature is for, but it works as it should.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
My Note8 requires a PIN or biometric to power off or restart if it's not unlocked when I hold down the power button. Not really sure what this feature is for, but it works as it should.
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I have no idea why this doesn't work for me. Frustrating.
davnav899 said:
My note 8 does that. If I try turning off my device without unlocking it first(i have fingerprint and pin on), it will tell me to enter my figerprint or pin. And this kicks in for me 5 seconds after turning the screen off. If you unlock the phone first, it wont tell you to input figerprint/else
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whats the point of having to unlock your device to be able to turn it off ? if someone steals your phone and doesnt know how to turn it off without password/whatever, he can just wait until battery drains and phone turns off on its own lol
Furma said:
whats the point of having to unlock your device to be able to turn it off ? if someone steals your phone and doesnt know how to turn it off without password/whatever, he can just wait until battery drains and phone turns off on its own lol
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Yeah, but during that time, I would still be able to track its location while its on
This feature has a major flaw.
If you enable secure start-up you can't power-off phone without biometrics or pin, but you can reboot it and all the tracking functions are off. Reboot should be also available if you enter the biometrics or pin.
hi, please can someone advise a way I can disable the power key from instantly locking my phone? So it stays unlocked for at least few minutes if this is possible. Where can I view options for this?
Using the Huawei P20 Pro, model CLT-L09.
Thanks
Overwhelming response, thanks everyone.
I don't think there is a real solution for that because you would need to change the way the Lockscreen ist working.
Why would you want that anyways? The fingerprint reader is quick enough to not be bothered by the unlock time
I don't think that is possible and I don't think it makes sense for companies to implement a feature like this.
If I understand this correctly, what you want to achieve is when you press power button, you want your phone to stay unlocked for few minutes and after that get locked? If so, just set screen sleep time on 5-10 minutes.. What's the problem.
On my LG V20 (Android 8.0) there is an option for screen lock timeout. U can set how long the phone should wait to lock the phone after the screen time out. Also have option for pressing power button should lock the phone instantly or not. (check the attached pic). But to my surprise, can't seem to find that option in P20 Pro.
Personally I'm ok with power button instantly locking the phone. But for those who are quite annoyed with it, the best option is to turn-on the smart unlock and see what is best suitable way to keep your phone remaining unlock.
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If I understand this correctly, what you want to achieve is when you press power button, you want your phone to stay unlocked for few minutes and after that get locked? If so, just set screen sleep time on 5-10 minutes.. What's the problem.
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My phone is already set to sleep 5 minutes after being inactive. So it should stay unlocked but the power key instantly locks it no matter how long it's been unlocked.
I used to have Samsung phones and on all of them I owned you were able to disable instantly locking your phone with the power key. I guess it's not built in via Huaweii, I ended up enabling facial recognition to save time.
Thank you and everyone for your replies much appreciated.
I bought a 5a from the Google Store in the US back in Nov 2021. I have since moved to New Zealand.
So apparently the Pixel 5a was never released here, so support options are extremely limited. Google store support says I'd need to mail the phone back to the US to get warranty service done. I don't think so.
Here's what happened:
Phone was working fine. Was on a phone call. Screen froze. I could hear the person, but they couldn't hear me. I did a hard reset, and the screen went black and never came back on. The phone itself is working-- vibrations, bluetooth devices connecting, etc. But the screen remains black.
I inspected the screen for microfissures, just in case, but didn't see any. Because of how the BSOD happened, it seems very likely it's a software crash that borked my display.
I'd love to do a factory reset, but I cannot access the bootloader because the screen doesn't come on at all.
Is there a way I can access the bootloader via my laptop through USB cable without having to access the screen at all? I never rooted this phone, so I don't have an easy back door entry to the bootloader.
Thanks in advance for your help.
so, this is "funny", cause it just happened to mine, too. were you on the new 13 release? or did you use the app Repainter? cause I don't know what happened with mine. i was rooted, and thought it had something to do with that. first time it happened, i was able to use the flash tool available in the chrome browser. second time, it didn't work (couldn't reboot to fastbootd) and i had to send it in. anyways, not sure if you would have ever enabled usb debugging. enter fastboot by holding power and volume down. then do a flash with the flash tools. not sure if you'd have to wipe your data. google should receive my 5a tomorrow and hopefully they'll give me an update
so i saw 3 more posts on here about the same problem - one of em in the last week. can't be this common of a problem with other devices
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so, this is "funny", cause it just happened to mine, too. were you on the new 13 release? or did you use the app Repainter? cause I don't know what happened with mine. i was rooted, and thought it had something to do with that. first time it happened, i was able to use the flash tool available in the chrome browser. second time, it didn't work (couldn't reboot to fastbootd) and i had to send it in. anyways, not sure if you would have ever enabled usb debugging. enter fastboot by holding power and volume down. then do a flash with the flash tools. not sure if you'd have to wipe your data. google should receive my 5a tomorrow and hopefully they'll give me an update
so i saw 3 more posts on here about the same problem - one of em in the last week. can't be this common of a problem with other devices
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No I'm running stock everything. Not rooted but I turned USB debugging on.
What's the flash tool available in the browser you are referring to? Were you able to factory reset even with a black screen? If so, I need to know details
schleima said:
No I'm running stock everything. Not rooted but I turned USB debugging on.
What's the flash tool available in the browser you are referring to? Were you able to factory reset even with a black screen? If so, I need to know details
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Android Flash Tool
flash.android.com
have to use chrome
yeah, the first time i was able to restore it. you should be able to tell the phone is still connected. connect the usb, hold the power and vol down buttons until you hear or see the alert it's connected. then select it on the the flash tool. choose the build to flash. i left all the options as default, but you probably don't have to relock the bootloader
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Android Flash Tool
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yeah, the first time i was able to restore it. you should be able to tell the phone is still connected. connect the usb, hold the power and vol down buttons until you hear or see the alert it's connected. then select it on the the flash tool. choose the build to flash. i left all the options as default, but you probably don't have to relock the bootloader
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Just to be clear, will I need to be rooted to use this? (I am not)
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Just to be clear, will I need to be rooted to use this? (I am not)
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no you don't. i don't think you have to have been connected to it before. like usually when you use adb, you have to approve it from your phone the first time. but i'm not sure
Just tried this.
At one point in connecting to the Android flash tool, you have to tap on the screen to accept a debugging prompt, which doesn't work as my screen is black.
So how did you get this working?
have to tried powering on with power + vol down to see if you can get to the bootloader?
have to tried to reflash the stock rom? from here https://developers.google.com/android/images#barbet
you must use chrome browser to do this.
you only need bootloader unlocked to reflash the stock rom.
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have to tried powering on with power + vol down to see if you can get to the bootloader?
have to tried to reflash the stock rom? from here https://developers.google.com/android/images#barbet
you must use chrome browser to do this.
you only need bootloader unlocked to reflash the stock rom.
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So I'm guessing that I can get into the bootloader to attempt to unlock it, but i can't do anything with it because the screen remains black.
Is there a way that I can bypass the screen on the phone with some sort of tool that will display and let me interact with the phone on my windows laptop? If i can do that, I'll finally be able to do a factory reset without having to reflash anything.
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So I'm guessing that I can get into the bootloader to attempt to unlock it, but i can't do anything with it because the screen remains black.
Is there a way that I can bypass the screen on the phone with some sort of tool that will display and let me interact with the phone on my windows laptop? If i can do that, I'll finally be able to do a factory reset without having to reflash anything.
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Did you happen to have "Allow OEM unlocking" toggled on in Developer Options in Settings before the issue started happening?
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Did you happen to have "Allow OEM unlocking" toggled on in Developer Options in Settings before the issue started happening?
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I definitely have USB debugging enabled, but I didn't modify any other settings. It's pretty stock barbet. The problem is with the black screen I can't accept USB debugging on the phone after I initiate a request on the PC.
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I definitely have USB debugging enabled, but I didn't modify any other settings. It's pretty stock barbet. The problem is with the black screen I can't accept USB debugging on the phone after I initiate a request on the PC.
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Does the screen stay black but still accept inputs, or is it completely unresponsive with no display?
Also, the problem with trying to flash a new rom is that:
1) my phone is locked, and I cannot unlock it with a black screen
2) I have to accept something on the screen of the phone (which is black) to allow the flash to initiate
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Does the screen stay black but still accept inputs, or is it completely unresponsive with no I display?
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I am 100% sure the phone is operating correctly behind the viel of black screen darkness.
The phone is completely responsive to button presses and paired bluetooth devices. I can tell this because the bluetooth devices tell me that they've connected, and I've also turned on the accessibility (hold vol up and down) so I get voice prompts that tell me the phone is locked, % battery left, charging status, etc. I am sure the phone is accepting inputs from the USB cable when I attempt to flash.
The first barrier is that the phone is locked, and the second barrier is that I can't accept any screen inputs/usb connections with a black screen.
If there were a way to initiate a factory reset only using physical buttons, I think I'd be fine.
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The phone is completely responsive to button presses and paired bluetooth devices. I can tell this because the bluetooth devices tell me that they've connected, and I've also turned on the accessibility (hold vol up and down) so I get voice prompts that tell me the phone is locked, % battery left, charging status, etc. I am sure the phone is accepting inputs from the USB cable when I attempt to flash.
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Sorry, I was meaning does it accept touch inputs? If it does, you should be able to guess the location of the prompt on screen and accept it.
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Sorry, I was meaning does it accept touch inputs? If it does, you should be able to guess the location of the prompt on screen and accept it.
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No touch inputs at all. That's the whole problem. The phone otherwise seems to be working fine.
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No touch inputs at all. That's the whole problem. The phone otherwise seems to be working fine.
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so they do make hdmi casts. i had one for my htc one m9. basically it would mirror the screen to my tv by older android connector to hdmi. i am sure they make newer ones that are USB-C to hdmi. it is similar to the one in this video
. except with not being able to use the touch screen as well you would have to use a usb c splitter and then get cheap usb wired mouse to work with it all. not sure if wireless would work. i did use my bluetooth mouse but that was a long time ago on my htc one m9 and once again no touch input leaves you with not many options. it is not a free option. unless you buy it all then return it if it doesn't work or you manage to solve the problem.
you might also want to try the main general q&a forum on xda. https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/general-questions-and-answers.456/ maybe a recognized developer will read it and know of something. the pixel 5a forum isn't most active forum for development.
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Just to be clear, will I need to be rooted to use this? (I am not)
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The Android flash tool site only requires USB debugging enabled. If your bootloader is not unlocked, the AFT will unlock it for you. ***unless it is a Verizon locked phone.
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The Android flash tool site only requires USB debugging enabled. If your bootloader is not unlocked, the AFT will unlock it for you. ***unless it is a Verizon locked phone.
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But that's the issue. They aren't able to accept the ADB debugging request if they can't use the screen.
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The Android flash tool site only requires USB debugging enabled. If your bootloader is not unlocked, the AFT will unlock it for you. ***unless it is a Verizon locked phone.
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The problem with AFT is that it requires a screen tap (and an unlocked screen) to accept the USB debugging connection.