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.
Patrol619 said:
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.
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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
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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)!
Hi everyone!
Has anyone found a way (maybe an app?) to change the screen backlight/lock behaviour?
What I'm looking for is the following behaviour:
Ability to have the screen only turn off the backlight after a certain amount of time, with
a) option to lock the device at the same time
b) option to also turn off the part of the screen that reacts to touch at the same time
c) options to set the timers for the aforementioned options separately
Basically I want the device to turn off the screen after 30 seconds to save power, but stay responsive to touch so that I don't need to pick up the device and press the power button before I can use it.
Then, after about 5 minutes, it should lock itself but respond to touch, so that it can be unlocked without needing to press the power button.
Then, after another five minutes, the screen should completely go off and stop responding to touch altogether (the way it is on Android by default).
Has anyone found a way to do this? It would be REALLY useful for when you've got the phone laying flat on your desk and are IM'ing with a slow typer, meaning you've got 2 or 3 minutes between each message, and need to press the power button every time you get one...
It shohuld be a default setting in my opinion...
Thanks in advance!
You might get a wider audience posting in here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=564
on my older phones (xperia xz1) there was an option to disable the lockscreen at all if the device is unlocked by the smartlock. this way i only need to press the powerbutton to get to the homescreen.
was i could not find any settings or apps: anyone knows a way to disable the lockscreen while smartlock has the device unlocked?
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on my older phones (xperia xz1) there was an option to disable the lockscreen at all if the device is unlocked by the smartlock. this way i only need to press the powerbutton to get to the homescreen.
was i could not find any settings or apps: anyone knows a way to disable the lockscreen while smartlock has the device unlocked?
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I have a Note 9 (SM-N960F) model.
Stock Firmware, no root.
Using Nova Prime launcher.
I have Fingerprint unlock and Smart lock enabled.
If i pick my phone up from sleep (locked)
i either press/swipe down
where my Home button (not visible) should be and phone goes directly to Homescreen.
Otherwise, i use Fingerprint unlockfrom "sleep" directly to home screen.
No need to press power button.
I'm sure this is better options.?
Only if you reboot phone or randomly sometimes (it's a security measure) I have to manually unlock.
This is the exact problem
Of your phone is already unlocked you still need to swipe up. I don't want to see any lockscreens at all. Why is this even implemented this way.
What I want is being able to use the phone without any unnecessary swiping after pressing the power button. (Razer phone 2 and Sony had an option for this)
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This is the exact problem
Of your phone is already unlocked you still need to swipe up. I don't want to see any lockscreens at all. Why is this even implemented this way.
What I want is being able to use the phone without any unnecessary swiping after pressing the power button. (Razer phone 2 and Sony had an option for this)
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settings,display,navigation bar,then unlock with home button
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This is the exact problem
Of your phone is already unlocked you still need to swipe up. I don't want to see any lockscreens at all. Why is this even implemented this way.
What I want is being able to use the phone without any unnecessary swiping after pressing the power button. (Razer phone 2 and Sony had an option for this)
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i think you misunderstood my point.
I was trying to describe my button press action.
You don't actually swipe nothing.
You don't see the lockscreen, at all.
Call it press etc,
where the home button is.
It unlocks to Desktop.
You don't see the lockscreen at all.
From device sleep,
i "press " Home button
and device goes straight to Desktop.
Fingerprint it's the same. It goes straight to the Desktop.,
( You don't see a lockscreen)
Good luck
Yeah i got it
But that's the problem: you still need to swipe up the lockscreens if you try to unlock by the power button. Unlocking via Iris or fingerprint or pressing the invisible home button world great and you skip the lockscreens completely. But after pressing the power button the is 1 more action that is needed.
On the screenshot you can see (in German) "unlocked by smart lock" after trying to unlock with the power button
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Yeah i got it
But that's the problem: you still need to swipe up the lockscreens if you try to unlock by the power button. Unlocking via Iris or fingerprint or pressing the invisible home button world great and you skip the lockscreens completely. But after pressing the power button the is 1 more action that is needed.
On the screenshot you can see (in German) "unlocked by smart lock" after trying to unlock with the power button
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dont use the power button.
use the finger print or home button in conjunction with smart lock policy.
you'll get better milage off of the power button this way.
Yeah... Don't use the power button...
No sorry not an option ^^
Is one of the reason I don't use it, and also because I don't know the effective range.
But leaving the home button enable requires to let the "screen touch sensor" active so it will inevitably consume more battery am I wrong?
Are you on Oreo or Pie?
On Pie, this works fine for me. I press the power button, it unlocks with intelligent unlock and goes directly to the home screen/last app. No swipe needed. Does the same when I press the hard press home button.
If you're on Oreo, do what bober10113 says.
I am on Pie, and I am constantly getting the lock screen where it says unlocked by smart lock, but I still have to swipe.
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I am on Pie, and I am constantly getting the lock screen where it says unlocked by smart lock, but I still have to swipe.
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try pressing the home screen button.
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try pressing the home screen button.
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Hello Everyvone,
since i've upgraded to EMUI 9 i'm searching the option to disable the screenlock by pressing the on/off button.
Sometimes i disable my screen just for seconds and want to came back without need to unlock it.
Until Android 8 there was an option for this in every Android version. But where can i find this now in Android 9?
Same problem is with Screen Lock by timeout. Normaly after screen timeout i configured 3min where the device was not already locked. So with just pressing on/off i could have came back without unlocking again.
Any ideas how to get this back now?
Yeah the brainiacs at Huawei removed this with the Emui 9 update, it is still possible in stock Android 9 afaik. Now you can't set any time limit or anything, just instant lock when the screen turns off whether it is by pressing the power button or after your chosen time. Really annoying but not surprising. I wonder if this is to force us to use fingerprint unlocking, which I don't use because... Huawei.
When i turn off the display, by double tapping or pressing power button, After that pressing power button again or double tapping wont wake the display on. After a long time period the ambient display might show up but that is becoming rare day by day, every day this period of nightmare is increasing. Now I'm even afraid to turn off the display so that it wont turn on again.
Sometimes when people call, makes the phone rings but shows nothing on the display.
Only way to forcefully wake the display is to pressing power button long time so that it will restart. But nowadays it doesnt even work!!!
Now, Im stuck, is it hardware or software problem??!?
Have you tried to install full fastboot rom from miui tool
how long u using k20 pro?
have you ever installing any tweaks for the screen?
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Have you tried to install full fastboot rom from miui tool
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Nope, the fear of uncertain consequences by not properly doing it refrained me to do such(as its my brothers phone).
PiyasRahman said:
how long u using k20 pro?
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It was bought in july, so approximately 3 months. the rom is indian(global) btw.
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have you ever installing any tweaks for the screen?
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Nope, on behalf of my brothers usage it is assured that no tweaks or third party kind of things was installed nor tweaked(bcz he doesn't know that much about all this except messenger, fb, Instagram and pubg )
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Nope, on behalf of my brothers usage it is assured that no tweaks or third party kind of things was installed nor tweaked(bcz he doesn't know that much about all this except messenger, fb, Instagram and pubg )
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iff u affraid or dontknow much about flashing other miui to test it out then try send the phone to service center..last time i had an issue almost same as you with my older phone..its appear something is broken inside the phone connected to the screen..not by softwere..
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When i turn off the display, by double tapping or pressing power button, After that pressing power button again or double tapping wont wake the display on. After a long time period the ambient display might show up but that is becoming rare day by day, every day this period of nightmare is increasing. Now I'm even afraid to turn off the display so that it wont turn on again.
Sometimes when people call, makes the phone rings but shows nothing on the display.
Only way to forcefully wake the display is to pressing power button long time so that it will restart. But nowadays it doesnt even work!!!
Now, Im stuck, is it hardware or software problem??!?
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That's just a software problem.
Why use double tap? Just the quick ball.
Hey i had same issue with my k20 pro too
I purchased it on 22nd of july indian varient
Sadly its an hardware issues at least according to service centre guys
They had to replace my motherboard now after changing, it works fine
Hope it doesn't happen again
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That's just a software problem.
Why use double tap? Just the quick ball.
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no..i think this is hardwere problem...not softwere..
Same problem
I have also the same problem happened today plzz help me bro,how can I fix it
Redmik 20 display issue
IAM having the same issue. And now my redmi k20 is not responding as if it's switch off its not displaying anything does anybody know what is happening whats the problem
Same issue bro have u found some solution plzz let me know
my Redmi k20 pro display problem
Hi xda developers
After wetting the phone with a hand sanitizer and using the same wetness of the screen, I played the online game and put it in automatic game mode and rested for a while...
After waking up, I noticed that the phone was turned off, which was turned on by holding down the power button, but the screen is off...
Currently, only vibrators and notification lights work for the phone, and the phone is organized by a computer.
Also, the phone is charged and its sound can be heard while connecting it to the charger, and its sound can be heard in the same way to lock the screen.
Does anyone have an idea?
Omg this is what I'm searching for..
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When i turn off the display, by double tapping or pressing power button, After that pressing power button again or double tapping wont wake the display on. After a long time period the ambient display might show up but that is becoming rare day by day, every day this period of nightmare is increasing. Now I'm even afraid to turn off the display so that it wont turn on again.
Sometimes when people call, makes the phone rings but shows nothing on the display.
Only way to forcefully wake the display is to pressing power button long time so that it will restart. But nowadays it doesnt even work!!!
Now, Im stuck, is it hardware or software problem??!?
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I'm also having the exact same problem with my k20 indian variant. Started when I was on miui 11. Thought software issue. Updated to miui 12 still the same. When turn off screen using power button, or time out screen, goes off. After that not able to turn on display by pressing power button or double tap. No AOD , no fingerprint icon. But for some time sound's playing. But sometimes automatically display comes. Sometimes it reboots.
I tried rebooting by pressing and holding power button, the vibration came but no display. But after sometime, display comes. Now almost everytime when display turn off, I'm having this issue. It is really annoying. Have you found a solution? Please update your experience..........
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When i turn off the display, by double tapping or pressing power button, After that pressing power button again or double tapping wont wake the display on. After a long time period the ambient display might show up but that is becoming rare day by day, every day this period of nightmare is increasing. Now I'm even afraid to turn off the display so that it wont turn on again.
Sometimes when people call, makes the phone rings but shows nothing on the display.
Only way to forcefully wake the display is to pressing power button long time so that it will restart. But nowadays it doesnt even work!!!
Now, Im stuck, is it hardware or software problem??!?
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Same problem here with me as well.....did u solve this?? if u have, pls help me..
same problem ! Someone please help ;_;
Just go to service center guys. Even better if you have warranty
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I have also the same problem happened today plzz help me bro,how can I fix it
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I experienced this problem few months ago. Luckily it was still under warranty and the service center replaced the motherboard for me free of charge.