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OS: Windows 7 ultimate
Problem: I have a touch button power switch on my Samsung monitor and it's getting a little over 3 years old. Sometimes it registers touch other times I have to hit it a few times. I know I could just let it go to screen timeout and wake with mouse but its annoying trying to sleep with it lit up till it times out.
Possible solution: custom shortcut on desktop? I vpn from my phone so I would be able to remotely power on off the monitor?
Please and thanks for any help.
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There's plenty of apps which uses the phone like a media remote...just do some research on the market say using keyword remote...it'll probably depends on the apps functionally...
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leonironchef said:
There's plenty of apps which uses the phone like a media remote...just do some research on the market say using keyword remote...it'll probably depends on the apps functionally...
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Thanks but that's not the problem. If the monitor is powered off all the remote Apps wont work.
I guess a better question would be...Since my monitor turns on/off with a touch button and not a physical switch is it possible to setup a windows shortcut to send power signal to the monitor?
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but I remote into my work PC when I head home and the work monitor is always off...
When you remote in...whether via wifi...or network...it doesn't depend on whether you're PC is out putting a video signal
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I want to turn the monitor on...lol. I guess I didn't make that clear enough..my touch power button is failing and its a pita to get it to turn on/off. I was hoping someone knew a windows shortcut that would send an on/off signal to the monitor. I'd like to think its possible because the monitor doesn't have a push type physical button like older models had.
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Lol sorry James...I mean as long as you have an app which has this function it will work regardless of whether your monitor is on our off in the first place...anyway apologies for the confusion...lemme have a look around
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Yeah I have andvnc installed and working great so no problems connecting.
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This lockscreen is annoying as crap... I'm sorry m venting, I hate the fact that I can't take my text messages off the lockscreen. Or in order to use dash clock I have to pull down.... Again just venting. But other than that, I love this phone
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Try widget locker.
ATT S4 Rooted. Beastin.
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You can't take your text messages off the lockscreen? You mean the checkbox in Message settings?
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You can't take your text messages off the lockscreen? You mean the checkbox in Message settings?
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He's referring to the checkbox next to "preview message" inside the settings of your messaging app.
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try widget locker... :laugh:
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He's referring to the checkbox next to "preview message" inside the settings of your messaging app.
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It doesn't get rid of it off the lock screen. Just doesn't tell me who it is, which is even more annoying
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yea, i dont like the new ls either... i prefer the aosp one...
Use the message center lock screen widget. Its a single communication screen for all messages. Does that help?
Guys the problem is this - when you enable ""Preview Message" it enables it on the lockscreen, which is nice I guess, whatever. But, this also enables you to see who sent the message in the notification shade.
Now, when you turn it OFF it still shows it in the lockscreen AND the notification shade but doesn't tell you who it is.
The big issue with this is, if you have a lock-pattern or other security turned on WITH "Preview Message" turned on, then anyone can see the contents of the SMS on the lockscreen - BAD SECURITY. On AOSP, this did not behave in this manner. On AOSP you would receive the notification, but that's all I need to see "Hey I have an sms!" - I don't need to preview this if I have enabled security on my phone for the very reason of keeping prying eyes off my phone.
I've never liked the new lockscreen of jellybean...I find lockscreen widgets annoying and pointless...then again I never really liked widgets in the first place haha
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I was JUST going to post about that. I have some nosy ass girls who look over at my huge screen whenever they hear a beep or a buzz and I REALLY can't believe they wouldn't include a seperate option to NOT see the message preview from the lock screen.
It's nice to be able to preview it WHEN you slide the notification bar yourself but I don't need prying eyes on my lock screen.
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Or how about we talk about the lag on the lock screen
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zachsx said:
This lockscreen is annoying as crap... I'm sorry m venting, I hate the fact that I can't take my text messages off the lockscreen. Or in order to use dash clock I have to pull down.... Again just venting. But other than that, I love this phone
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We are talking aka ....LOCKSCREEN IS FUGLY! it will change when the devs get further along.
It's just crazy that Samsung wouldn't make it where you could turn it off..... Blah
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mg2195 said:
I've never liked the new lockscreen of jellybean...I find lockscreen widgets annoying and pointless...then again I never really liked widgets in the first place haha
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+1 and they are battery hogs too. Worthless on the lockscreen.
TheAxman said:
+1 and they are battery hogs too. Worthless on the lockscreen.
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im running apex launcher pro and rooted but even when i enable all the options , i get no notifications on my lockscreen , does it work with apex or only tw ?
I hate this lock screen too! It's so frustrating because I have long fingers, and I very often hit the clock when trying to swipe which just "grabs" the clock instead of unlocking the phone..
I am completely missing the point of widgets on your lock screen. I don't want them at all and I want to turn them off, but that's not an option. Why?? I want the screen to unlock whether I swipe the clock or a blank part of the screen!
Opening messages directly from the lock screen now is also a chore. Who thought to themselves that sliding a puzzle piece across the screen (or dragging your finger across an icon) to look at a message was too hard, and then came up with the current implementation? Click the message, then swipe your finger in a very specific part of the screen. Because that's intuitive.
We can have many home pages that have all of the widgets and icons we want on them. Why do we need an extra layer of them on our lock screens? If the lock screen weren't cumbersome to use, then shortcuts on the lock screen wouldn't be necessary because they wouldn't be saving any time.
The way the lock screen works really irritates me, and I honestly thought about just keeping my GS III because of it (and a couple of other things that are OT).
As cheesy as the slider lock screen on the iPhone is, one thing I really like about it is the ability to open the camera app directly without having to input my (corporate IT mandated) PIN to use it. That extra second or two wasted putting in my PIN on the S4 could mean I might miss a neat shot. It needs some tweaking, for sure.
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Or how about we talk about the lag on the lock screen
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No....just no...I hope your joking there are already enough threads talking about lag (which I still haven't experienced on my s4)
But yeah...once we get some roms cooking I'm sure devs will give us some better lockscreens...and probably even port the s3 lockscreen over
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Lets Get this Note 3 party started!
The LG G2 has the knock on feature by stock default, called "KnockOn" since it has its only buttons on the back.
I currently run an app called PGM along with Fancy Kernel on my Galaxy Nexus this provides the same functionality.
Phone on desk in sleep mode, screen off. TAP TAP! on the screen and she wakes up.
Hoping we see this implemented on the Note 3 as its a feature that everyone loves and uses all day long.
Does your Galaxy Nexus suffer battery loss because of using that feature?
Sounds cool, I wouldn't mind that feature does it require root?
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Does your Galaxy Nexus suffer battery loss because of using that feature?
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It will very likely drains the battery a bit
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I have installed it in my brothers nexus 4...app is called touch control
Battery drain is very minimal
Needs root and custom kernel
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The Note 2 and 3 has a home button that will wake the screen, so I see no need for me to use a knock-on feature..
I have it right now on the Note 2 using a different kernel and trickster mod app. Only issue is that if your pants have a thin inner liner your leg will turn on the phone. Same thing happened when I first did it on the Verizon Nexus. So it's not phone specific.
I'm sure that issue can be rectified with some enhancmenets for example :
- While Offscreen, reduce screen sensitivity
- If Offscreen AND touchwake event occurs, check light and proximity sensor, if both are dark and proximity==1 DO_NOT_WAKE_SCEEN
- Etc.
As for the dude who said the home button wakes the screen, that might be true,
but When you handle the Note with one hand, it is very uncomfortable to click the home button, skipping it would be awesome.
There was no appreciable drain on the galaxy nexus.
sounds interesting going to give this a try. As so for why we need it when we have a physical button? Because of its size. You don't have to reach all the way to the bottom to press the home button.
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I have it right now on the Note 2 using a different kernel and trickster mod app. Only issue is that if your pants have a thin inner liner your leg will turn on the phone. Same thing happened when I first did it on the Verizon Nexus. So it's not phone specific.
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in the note 2, what kernel?
thx
I would like to have it in my Note 3 that has sview cover. I like to knock the s window to open. I don't like to touch the hard keys all the time.
Benjamin Mark
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Yeah ive had a number of phones which has the double tap 2 wake function i hope it reaches the note 3
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I really hope Samsung implements this natively.
was hoping someone on XDA would come up with an app or something
(do I really need to flash a new Kernel for this? :/)
This would be cool, it would also extend the life of the hard keys.
RoloRacer on Note3 N900A
Yeah hope they put it in natively
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Yeah hope they put it in natively
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but knowing Samsung.. lol
wilflare said:
but knowing Samsung.. lol
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is there anywhere we can put forth suggestions to Samsung? haha
I really don't understand why aren't the companies making more use of gestures on the phone...
double tap at the top of the screen to scroll to the top
double tap at the bottom to scroll to the bottom
etc
Yeah if its in a custom rom or kernel then it must be good
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But isn't clicking the home button (1 click) more efficient than knock on (two clicks)? From what I've read about knock on on the LG g2, it's not awfully reliable as well.
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Has anyone found a working flashlight app for the N5? I found it was pretty useful for me to be able to click a widget/icon and have the flash on the camera fire up. I had one on my Note, and found I miss the functionality.
Thought I would ask before trying the multitude of apps out there in the play store.
Thanks!
Here's one...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.surpax.ledflashlight.panel
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Nexus flashlight from the play store
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This one does too, for the most part
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nionsoftware.flashlight
Sometimes it takes two taps to turn on
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I use one called Tiny Flashlight + LED, works great and has a nice selection of widgets that you can place on your home screen. There is a slight delay though, that wasn't present on my last device.
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TeslaLED is the one I've always used, it's by the same people who make Nova Launcher.
Is it just me or is the torch slow to come on? I noticed this in comparison to my Galaxys S3, which fires up without delay.
I use Brightest Flashlight
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=goldenshorestechnologies.brightestflashlight.free
The n1torch I backed up from CM for Nexus 4 works.
I use a widget called Power Toggles available in the Play Store. It includes a switch that is a small flash graphic that turns the flash on like a flashlight. It is instaneous. The other toggles are very handy as well.
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Which flashlight app has the power up (not the click) sound to go with it? Been looking for it, just can't remember.
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I've been using Switch Pro Widget since the N1 days and it still works just fine on the N5.
I use Powertoggles https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc and also Dashlight https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spectrl.DashLight
beckmaneric said:
I use a widget called Power Toggles available in the Play Store. It includes a switch that is a small flash graphic that turns the flash on like a flashlight. It is instaneous. The other toggles are very handy as well.
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Power Toggles seems just as slow as any other app. About 0.5 to 1 second to engage. Think it might just be the LED itself is slow to engage.
+1 for Tesla led
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Hilbe said:
Is it just me or is the torch slow to come on? I noticed this in comparison to my Galaxys S3, which fires up without delay.
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Nexus devices don't support sysfs.
AKA the entire camera module has to be fired up before the torch can be turned on.
Jubakuba said:
Nexus devices don't support sysfs.
AKA the entire camera module has to be fired up before the torch can be turned on.
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Not even when using a custom kernel?
here is the one I use from N4/CM:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ysdonb0qhupsked/Torch.apk
https://code.google.com/p/n1torch/
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Is it just me or is the torch slow to come on? I noticed this in comparison to my Galaxys S3, which fires up without delay.
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Not just you...just notice how slow it was and found this thread
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Nexus devices don't support sysfs.
AKA the entire camera module has to be fired up before the torch can be turned on.
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I'm running the Purity ROM on my nexus 4 and 5. The torch on my N4 comes on instantly when toggled while on the N5 its about a 4 sec delay before it comes on...so I doubt that reasoning..might be right..(I don't even know what sysfs is or mean)....but i can confirm its not all nexus devices
Can we talk or speak out "ok google now" without touching or press the power button on our Nexus 5..?? Like the way Motorola X can do? I tried to talk while the phone screen off but nothing happen..the phone remain sleep..
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farsight73 said:
Can we talk or speak out "ok google now" without touching or press the power button on our Nexus 5..?? Like the way Motorola X can do? I tried to talk while the phone screen off but nothing happen..the phone remain sleep..
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Enable Hot Word detection in Google Now Voice settings.
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PhilipTD said:
Enable Hot Word detection in Google Now Voice settings.
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In the US English yes, no other version yet (unless you go custom and hack it yourself)
Everything is ON now and setting in US English too but saying the magic words won't wake up the phone. Any other idea?
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farsight73 said:
Everything is ON now and setting in US English too but saying the magic words won't wake up the phone. Any other idea?
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Does it work if you tap the Microphone? Also, the screen has to be on. Sorry I didn't read your first post carefully.
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Yea I know it work when the screen is on. What I want is it still hear me even when the screen is off.. Oh well I guess Nexus 5 can be disturb when he is sleeping... Thanks..
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If the mic icon in the search bar is an outline it's not working, if it's a solid icon then it should be working
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If the mic icon in the search bar is an outline it's not working, if it's a solid icon then it should be working
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He said it works with screen on but not with screen off. Which of course doesn't work because it's not supposed to
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Ok Google only works from the home screen on 4.4.x versions of android, the moto x has a special always listening function built by moto as well a chip that has low battery usages that allows for the active listening function anytime. Its probably possible for the nexus 5 to do the same but it would drain the $h1t out of the battery.
In moto x it called the "active display".. In which the phone always listening thru its mic. If somehow our nexus 5 can have this feature would be awesome..
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No, this is not possible as we do not have the same chipset as the Moto X.
utter! has "always listening even when screen is off" functionality (and much more).
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In moto x it called the "active display".. In which the phone always listening thru its mic. If somehow our nexus 5 can have this feature would be awesome..
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Active Display is actually a notification feature that shows you what notifications you have while you're screen is off. It powers on your screen while you're phone is locked to show you notifications periodically. This feature was developed for the amoled screen that the moto x has since that type of display can light up individual pixels and not the whole screen to save battery. But active display has been ported by a few different custom roms now like Omni.
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Active Display is actually a notification feature that shows you what notifications you have while you're screen is off. It powers on your screen while you're phone is locked to show you notifications periodically. This feature was developed for the amoled screen that the moto x has since that type of display can light up individual pixels and not the whole screen to save battery. But active display has been ported by a few different custom roms now like Omni.
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OmniROMs is still a bit buggy but it should be stable soon
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farsight73 said:
Can we talk or speak out "ok google now" without touching or press the power button on our Nexus 5..?? Like the way Motorola X can do? I tried to talk while the phone screen off but nothing happen..the phone remain sleep..
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Without installing an App with the "always listening" feature it is not possible.
There are Apps for that.
Open Mic+ is a good one. Use it myself.