Prevent phone from locking whilst talking? - Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers

Phone is open,using browser or whatever....
Phone call comes in,answer it and talk....
Call is finished but phone is now locked.
Have to unlock to be able to use again.
Any way to stop it from locking whilst talking?

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Diamond unlocks itself, hardware problem?

Basically I had a look about here and can't see anyone else with the same issue.
I've not long had the phone and the other night I had a call quite late saying I'd been phoning them 5 times. I'd locked my phone but when I looked at it it was awake and unlocked.
I can lock my phone (hold down the end call key) but with a bit of movement to the phone it brings up the unlock screen and unlocks itself.
This also happens if I lock the phone and turn off the screen with the power button. After a little shake about the phone will turn on and unlock itself.
You can imagine the problems this can cause whilst in my pocket.
I've not messed with the firmware yet or even any registry entries, it's as it was from HTC.
I am having this same issue with mine. I hold down the End key for a few seconds to lock, it locks successfully, but if I move my finger a bit and touch any other part of the surface it unlocks almost instantly. Sometimes the lock remains, but it's more likely that it will get unlocked.
I tried using TouchLockPro, but that didn't seem to help me much (it seems like it's not even functioning, actually). I'm running A.Z.T.O.R. V7 WWE ROM.
Nick
Have you tried going to settings then hitting "key lock". On the screen that comes up check the first option "lock all buttons except power button".
Works fine for me - when I switch off screen using power button everything is locked (buttons and screen) until I hit power button again or I get an incoming call.
Mine is set to that, but it doesn't seem to have much effect.
Sometimes I will hit the power button to shut the screen off and later when I pull it out of my pocket the screen is on and something (e.g. Calendar, System Time, etc) is open. During the period it was in my pocket I received no calls or texts.
When I try to hold the end key to lock the phone, it will lock it for ~1 second and then automatically unlock it. Doing it a second or third time will usually get a lock that "sticks" (at least for a while).
There has to be a good solution for this out there, but I've tried PocketShield and TouchLockPro without luck.
Nick
Diamond unlocks itself
I have this problem as well. I went to a meeting, locked my phone and it made 20 calls to my friend abroad, so I am really pissed, it happened before but I thought it was because it got knocked in my handbag.- Please help
Also my battery life has depreciated in a big way, at first 24 hours , 4 months later I'm lucky if it's lasting 6 hours and that's without making a call. I've turned of wi-fi, 3G etc. What is happening
Use sensorlock its great if you set it to unlock when you take the stylus out and relock when u slide it back in
mancsoulja said:
Use sensorlock its great if you set it to unlock when you take the stylus out and relock when u slide it back in
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TouchLockPro should just work. In post #5 alternatives are mentioned (and also why the built-in Windows Mobile lock is not a solution for your problem)!

Screen turning on if I loose signal

Hello,
I've tried searching for an answer on this, but no sucess until now.
My Diamond 2 turns on its screen when it looses and get radio signal back. That is a good feature but the annoying thing is if I enter in a lift with the cell phone in my pocket, it will loose signal, turn screen on and the contact with my pocket will give it "crazy" commands that will mess it up or even call someone.
Is there a way (maybe via Registry Editing) to force it to never turn on the screen unless I press the power button? At least, an option to do nothing in case of signal loss?
Thank you.
Robert
I've just done a few experiements and if I lose signal and it returns, nothing happens. However, perhaps it would help you if you get into the habit of locking your phone before you press power. To do this hold the home button down for a second or so. The phone will buzz and it'll be locked.
Thank you. That's what I will do whenever I put the phone in my pocket. It is still not the best solution, even because I use my D2 to receive emails from work so I am forced to type a password to unlock it after sliding to unlock.
I know there is a Registry key to auto lock, but I prefer doing that manually as you said.
Which ROM are you using? In both original HTC English and now TOM's 2.02.1 it always turn screen on when looses and get signal back.
Thanks.
I'm using the original HTC. I've tried it again, I go to a place where I know I'll lose signal, wait until it does, then press power off. I go back into signal and nothing happens on the device. Only when I press power on does it come back on and show that I have signal. If I do it the other way, press off before I go out of signal, then the behaviour is the same (though I have to just wait and assume signal has been lost, since I can't see it!). Is it perhaps that the phone is set to light up when it receives a certain bit of data (such as a push email), which it's more prone to getting when it comes back into signal? Incidentally, it's 'lose', not 'loose'
I get similar behaviour after setting the phone to stream internet radio and then turning it off and putting in my pocket. Sometimes, after signal loss, I get it out and notice it's turned on and random things have happened due to screen contact.
Funny thing is, I've tried locking the phone too, and exactly the same thing happens. what's the point of a phone lock if it doesn't (lock)!
I've not associated it with a particular event except signal loss. But, when it's not lost the signal, I don't take it out of my pocket, so perhaps it's happening other times without me noticing.
Anybody with an idea to completely lock the phone will be my hero.
And, whilst we're on the subject of annoying traits, is there a way to get rid of the wretched WM "cannot connect with current settings" dialogue which appears after a few failed attempts to reconnect to a 3G network? I find this *really* annoying when all it takes is a few more attempts...
Hi
When the signal is lost or regained the phone is triggered to turn on, but in "unattended" mode. The phone will be on and applications will run however unattended mode is just that, and so no user input is accepted and the screen is not turned on, and the owner will have no idea the phone has switched on. After a short period of time the phone will enter sleep again. In fact many times a day the phone will be turning on in unattended mode without you knowing for one reason or another.
The problem with the phone awaking fully is going to be due to an application or feature you are using. The application will start running when the phone enters unattended mode and is for some reason raising the power state to fully on, this is due to bad programming as it isn't suppose to do this unless it has an alert and needs to show the screen and wait for a response, even then it should give the option for this to be disabled.
Incidently a lot battery problems where the battery doesn't seem to last very long can be due to applications keeping the phone running in unattended mode, so while the phone looks off the processor is still on allowing applications to run, this very quickly drains the battery.
You need to find the application causing the problem then get in touch with the author.
Regards
Phil
Thanks for that, Phil. Understanding is the first step to sorting a problem out. I wasn't aware there was an "inbetween" state.

In lock screen cant see calls.

Is their a way to see whos calling while your phone is in lock screen? When mine is in lock screen and I get a call I just hear the sound then I have to unlock to see whos calling.
sounds like you have some kind of software bug. mine, as well as everyone else i know, shows incoming calls in any state (except being powered off, of course). if you're using a rooted phone, try reflashing your rom. if you're not, try a wipe by booting into recovery mode (turn your phone off, then back on by holding power+home) and when the triangle screen comes up, hit alt+w on your keyboard.
Which rom are you on? I had that problem with Cyangen 3.9. Where I would receive a call and could here my ringtone, but it didnt show the number. I flashed 3.9.1 and its all good.

[Q] accidentally answering calls

hey guys,
I know what u think, but i'm not talking about when getting the phone out of my pocket...
so i'm using android revolution latest rom. when the phone is locked, theres no problem. getting a phone call i need to swipe to answer.
the problem is, when the phone is NOT locked, and i'm chatting in whatsapp or sms or whatever, when i get a call i'm in the middle of speed texting so i end up pressing the answer button, which is now a button and not a swipe option.
what is need is for the phone to enter locked mode or whatever, as soon as i get a call, so i will have to swipe to answer
thanks.

[Q] accidentally answering calls

hey guys,
I know what u think, but i'm not talking about when getting the phone out of my pocket...
so i'm using android revolution latest rom. when the phone is locked, theres no problem. getting a phone call i need to swipe to answer.
the problem is, when the phone is NOT locked, and i'm chatting in whatsapp or sms or whatever, when i get a call i'm in the middle of speed texting so i end up pressing the answer button, which is now a button and not a swipe option.
what is need is for the phone to enter locked mode or whatever, as soon as i get a call, so i will have to swipe to answer
thanks.
bizoot said:
hey guys,
I know what u think, but i'm not talking about when getting the phone out of my pocket...
so i'm using android revolution latest rom. when the phone is locked, theres no problem. getting a phone call i need to swipe to answer.
the problem is, when the phone is NOT locked, and i'm chatting in whatsapp or sms or whatever, when i get a call i'm in the middle of speed texting so i end up pressing the answer button, which is now a button and not a swipe option.
what is need is for the phone to enter locked mode or whatever, as soon as i get a call, so i will have to swipe to answer
thanks.
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I use Tiny Call Confirm to stop accidental outgoing calls. It as an option for incoming call protection as well, ive not tried it though.
thanks man!!
saved my day

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