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[Q] Quick Cover apk

Anyone can send me the apk which activates the screen when the case open, and screenoff when the case close
PS: Sorry if my english was not perfect =/

Leiji said:
Anyone can send me the apk which activates the screen when the case open, and screenoff when the case close
PS: Sorry if my english was not perfect =/
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You don't need an apk for that. There's a magnet in the case that triggers the proximity switch

jd1639 said:
You don't need an apk for that. There's a magnet in the case that triggers the proximity switch
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My cel is a G2, and i want to active that "feature" on AOSP rom, but didn't work. On G2 exist a apk that activates that and i think n5 too
Thanks

Leiji said:
My cel is a G2, and i want to active that "feature" on AOSP rom, but didn't work. On G2 exist a apk that activates that and i think n5 too
Thanks
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It's a magnet. Top left corner by the volume rocker on the Nexus 5.

Magnetic Sensor?

I got HTC One E8 (M8Sx) model. Having gone through searching some sensors on my phone I found that I do have Magnetic Sensor (Pics attached). I used 2 apps to check this - Quick System Info and Sensor Box for Android.
Trying to see how it works, found it just doesn't work.
Has anyone tried it, or if there is any problem with this phone or it is not really there in this model but would just show in the list - that should not happen as one of the pic shows "X" mark on Temp Sensor which is obviously not there.
Any ideas?

i have the same model M8Sx and it has a magnetic sensor. you can check with test menu *#*#3424#*#* in the dialer, you will see a line for magnetic sensor test. I tested it with google cardboard where a magnet is used as a switch to do in app actions and it works.

hossamov said:
i have the same model M8Sx and it has a magnetic sensor. you can check with test menu *#*#3424#*#* in the dialer, you will see a line for magnetic sensor test. I tested it with google cardboard where a magnet is used as a switch to do in app actions and it works.
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I checked that *#*#3424#*#* and the ver of this DIAG test is v44.60.15g but I do not have the line to test magnetic sensor?
will put the pic tomorrow morning, no cable to transfer pic.

jdwis said:
I got HTC One E8 (M8Sx) model. Having gone through searching some sensors on my phone I found that I do have Magnetic Sensor (Pics attached). I used 2 apps to check this - Quick System Info and Sensor Box for Android.
Trying to see how it works, found it just doesn't work.
Has anyone tried it, or if there is any problem with this phone or it is not really there in this model but would just show in the list - that should not happen as one of the pic shows "X" mark on Temp Sensor which is obviously not there.
Any ideas?
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Well the dot view cover automatically locks and unlocks the phone using the magnetic sensor..... So I guess all of us have been using it...

alanjolly123 said:
Well the dot view cover automatically locks and unlocks the phone using the magnetic sensor..... So I guess all of us have been using it...
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About the inbuilt diag - *#*#3424#*#* pic is attached. There is no option for Magnetic Sensor.
I do not have dot view cover.

jdwis said:
About the inbuilt diag - *#*#3424#*#* pic is attached. There is no option for Magnetic Sensor.
I do not have dot view cover.
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You see the hall sensor,right?
That's the one.. Hall sensor is also commonly called as the magnetic sensor..
And the dot view uses this sensor to lock and unlock the screen when we open the cover..
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED YOU!!
Sent from AJ's HTC one

alanjolly123 said:
You see the hall sensor,right?
That's the one.. Hall sensor is also commonly called as the magnetic sensor..
And the dot view uses this sensor to lock and unlock the screen when we open the cover..
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED YOU!!
Sent from AJ's HTC one
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Ok guys let me clear some confusions here.
Everyone who is referring to the sensor "Hall Sensor" is not a MAGNETIC SENSOR.
Hall Sensor is the one used to check if the cover (DOT Cover) is pulled or closed, if closed it would shut the display, if pulled (Opened) then switch ON the display, this is done by little switch inside the phone which is pulled by outside magnetic force.
Magnetic Sensor - THe device would show megnetic field strength as per the density of the metal behind the phone case. I have Samsung, Sony and old HTC as well these all show proper working of this action
I have attached a pic taken from Samsung Galaxy, running the same app as mentioned above "Sensor Box for Android" and as we can see from the pic it shows the density level of metal we check for test.
I am referring to this Magnetic Sensor and not the closing opening of cover sensor.
Does any one know of this? Has anyone tried installing the above app and tried testing on E8 ???
Any help would be good before I try Factory Reset the phone, which I do hesitate a lot and dont want to go thru that hassel installing everything again...

jdwis said:
Ok guys let me clear some confusions here.
Everyone who is referring to the sensor "Hall Sensor" is not a MAGNETIC SENSOR.
Hall Sensor is the one used to check if the cover (DOT Cover) is pulled or closed, if closed it would shut the display, if pulled (Opened) then switch ON the display, this is done by little switch inside the phone which is pulled by outside magnetic force.
Magnetic Sensor - THe device would show megnetic field strength as per the density of the metal behind the phone case. I have Samsung, Sony and old HTC as well these all show proper working of this action
I have attached a pic taken from Samsung Galaxy, running the same app as mentioned above "Sensor Box for Android" and as we can see from the pic it shows the density level of metal we check for test.
I am referring to this Magnetic Sensor and not the closing opening of cover sensor.
Does any one know of this? Has anyone tried installing the above app and tried testing on E8 ???
Any help would be good before I try Factory Reset the phone, which I do hesitate a lot and dont want to go thru that hassel installing everything again...
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Yeah.. I think you should do a factory reset cos with sensor box mine shows magnetic field variations...
Sent from AJ's HTC one

alanjolly123 said:
Yeah.. I think you should do a factory reset cos with sensor box mine shows magnetic field variations...
Sent from AJ's HTC one
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Hi, thanks for that.
Can I please ask you to check one more thing for me, if you could please check "Orientation Sensor" in the same "Sensor Box" if thats working as well? As that does not work in mine..
Your effort is really helpful.

jdwis said:
Hi, thanks for that.
Can I please ask you to check one more thing for me, if you could please check "Orientation Sensor" in the same "Sensor Box" if thats working as well? As that does not work in mine..
Your effort is really helpful.
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Yeah... That one works fine too..
Btw the temperature sensor is marked as not supported in sensor box but antutu shows the temperature of the phone...
So there is one right?
Sent from AJ's HTC one

alanjolly123 said:
Yeah... That one works fine too..
Btw the temperature sensor is marked as not supported in sensor box but antutu shows the temperature of the phone...
So there is one right?
Sent from AJ's HTC one
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Hi
I checked Antutu and in Sensors it says "Temperature" - Not Supported (Means that sensor is not present)
Showing temp of phone is diff, that depends on the Core Chip (main CPU) Temp, which it has a function to measure its own temp.
About magnetic sensor, now I m quite sceptic of reseting the whol;e phone, need to find out which app does this, otherwise its no use of reseting and it might come back..

Non-genuine lcd panel

Do not install pocket lock or these kind of apps on your phone if you've replaced the display panel with non genuine otherwise your proximity sensor will stop working with that display panel and your screen will be black during calls, and it will be use less if you change the proximity sensor. The proximity won't work until you replace the another display panel...

PioneerSeeker said:
Do not install pocket lock or these kind of apps on your phone if you've replaced the display panel with non genuine otherwise your proximity sensor will stop working with that display panel and your screen will be black during calls, and it will be use less if you change the proximity sensor. The proximity won't work until you replace the another display panel...
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Do you know where I can buy a genuine display for Z3?

LightSpectrum said:
Do you know where I can buy a genuine display for Z3?
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I think Z3 is a discontinued product now and May be you could find it on ebay in used parts list.

LightSpectrum said:
Do you know where I can buy a genuine display for Z3?
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witrigs! i just bought a new OEM display, preinstalled into a new housing from them for like 30 bucks. much better than the slightly smaller non OEM i had previously installed, and equivalent in size/color to the one in my z5.

cabasse84 said:
witrigs! i just bought a new OEM display, preinstalled into a new housing from them for like 30 bucks. much better than the slightly smaller non OEM i had previously installed, and equivalent in size/color to the one in my z5.
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Can you post the link to buy it please? Is very interesting!

LightSpectrum said:
Can you post the link to buy it please? Is very interesting!
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sure, here you go:
https://www.witrigs.com/oem-lcd-screen-assembly-for-sony-xperia-z3-black
I recommend also getting the earpiece mesh 111124 and oem speaker 109368 as well - they are glued into the front for waterproofing and i ripped the cone off mine last time i tried to do this.

cabasse84 said:
sure, here you go:
https://www.witrigs.com/oem-lcd-screen-assembly-for-sony-xperia-z3-black
I recommend also getting the earpiece mesh 111124 and oem speaker 109368 as well - they are glued into the front for waterproofing and i ripped the cone off mine last time i tried to do this.
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Thank you very much! :good:

Proximity sensor not working with always on display

Hi
I've been trawling through the forums for a couple days now to see if anyone has come up with a solution to, or a reason why Samsung doesn't leave the proximity sensor on while the always on display is active anymore (since the Note S10).
I know the sensor has been moved behind the screen. But it seems to function in the same way it used to. It still blanks the screen during a call, if I hold something over it up to about 20mm away. Just not with the always on display.
I'm currently using aodNotify as a sort of workaround. But would much prefer if the always on display just worked like every other damn phone!
Does anyone know the reason why Samsung has disabled this? Uses too much power? I Don't know.

rancid990 said:
Hi
I've been trawling through the forums for a couple days now to see if anyone has come up with a solution to, or a reason why Samsung doesn't leave the proximity sensor on while the always on display is active anymore (since the Note S10).
I know the sensor has been moved behind the screen. But it seems to function in the same way it used to. It still blanks the screen during a call, if I hold something over it up to about 20mm away. Just not with the always on display.
I'm currently using aodNotify as a sort of workaround. But would much prefer if the always on display just worked like every other damn phone!
Does anyone know the reason why Samsung has disabled this? Uses too much power? I Don't know.
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Working in what way ? Mine works as in, it gets brighter or dimmer according to the light around me.....or are you wanting/expecting AOD to turn off when the screen is covered ?

seczdbz said:
Working in what way ? Mine works as in, it gets brighter or dimmer according to the light around me.....or are you wanting/expecting AOD to turn off when the screen is covered ?
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Exactly, the former of what you said is all it* does when AOD is active.
In any case this is now normal operation possibly done to help save battery.
*I'm not sure that the proximity sensor is the ambient light detector?

I think what the OP is saying is that for example if you cover the screen whilst the AOD is on, it used to turn the AOD off before. It no longer does this.
Behavior started with the S10 series.

Limeybastard said:
I think what the OP is saying is that for example if you cover the screen whilst the AOD is on, it used to turn the AOD off before. It no longer does this.
Behavior started with the S10 series.
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So if you had it in your pocket it use less battery?
Interesting.

On most other phones, and Samsung's prior to the Note 10. If you put the phone face down, or placed it in your pocket, the always on display would turn off to save battery. They no longer do this.
I wonder if there's a work around for this somehow.

blackhawk said:
So if you had it in your pocket it use less battery?
Interesting.
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Yep, or if you're posh and use a leather folio case .

(sticks pinky finger out while opening phone)

Limeybastard said:
Yep, or if you're posh and use a leather folio case .
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Lmao
More heavy metal, you know... with the finger eating indestructible case

Question Galaxy Watch 4 classic using palm to turn off screen?

It's not working on mine - is this feature removed on GW4?

Just checked my watch 4 LTE 44mm and it goes dark when placing Palm on it for some second's...

I guess mine has a faulty sensor. Old Gear S3 worked fine with palm turning off the screen. Not a very big deal though...

galaxys said:
Just checked my watch 4 LTE 44mm and it goes dark when placing Palm on it for some second's...
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Like, how many seconds? 15...?

LarasLTU said:
I guess mine has a faulty sensor. Old Gear S3 worked fine with palm turning off the screen. Not a very big deal though...
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You're not alone - it doesn't work on mine either. I concluded that Samsung removed it/it's not a Wear OS feature, as it wasn't in the setup tutorial, and there's no setting for it. Although I have seen others like galaxys claim that it works, I'm not convinced...

jtOttawa said:
Like, how many seconds? 15...?
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Depends if you're in a hurry or not

Works on mine, too. The obvious questions are:
A. Is your always on display setting activated?
B. If yes, does your watch face have a dimmed view?
If a is yes and b is no, then placing the palm on the watch won't cause a change even if the sensor works. I had that issue for a while with a watch maker face that didn't have a dimmed view.

tinuthir said:
Works on mine, too. The obvious questions are:
A. Is your always on display setting activated?
B. If yes, does your watch face have a dimmed view?
If a is yes and b is no, then placing the palm on the watch won't cause a change even if the sensor works. I had that issue for a while with a watch maker face that didn't have a dimmed view.
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What if a is no and b is sorta, as auto brightness is on? *Edit*: Just checked with auto brightness off, still doesn't work. Are you sure your screen isn't just timing out as you try this?

If a is no, then b is irrelevant. If AOD is off, then the palm gesture should turn off the screen, period. The fact that the screen goes a bit darker proves that the ambient light sensor works, sure, but I'm unsure if that's the only sensor that determines whether the palm was placed on the watch. Might be multiple sensors?
Just saw your edit. I will test it.
Edit 2 after testing: my screen timeout is 15 seconds - the palm gesture is maybe 1 second. So that's not it.

tinuthir said:
If a is no, then b is irrelevant. If AOD is off, then the palm gesture should turn off the screen, period. The fact that the screen goes a bit darker proves that the ambient light sensor works, sure, but I'm unsure if that's the only sensor that determines whether the palm was placed on the watch. Might be multiple sensors?
Just saw your edit. I will test it.
Edit 2 after testing: my screen timeout is 15 seconds - the palm gesture is maybe 1 second. So that's not it.
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Interesting. Thought maybe it might be related to using AOD, but nope, doesn't work either. Your's the regular Watch 4 or the Classic?

I use this feature a lot it works perfectly on my gw4
For me it works in both the cases aod on and off... Difference being with aod on it dims the screen and with aod off it completely blacks out the screen
It also silences the call and stops the vibration when a call is received

jtOttawa said:
Interesting. Thought maybe it might be related to using AOD, but nope, doesn't work either. Your's the regular Watch 4 or the Classic?
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Classic.

I found in manual, that it should be working: https://downloadcenter.samsung.com/...210722/lock_or_unlock_your_device_d1e772.html
Not sure if watch reset could help, also potentially could be fixed with next firmware upgrades, unless there is faulty sensor

LarasLTU said:
I found in manual, that it should be working: https://downloadcenter.samsung.com/...210722/lock_or_unlock_your_device_d1e772.html
Not sure if watch reset could help, also potentially could be fixed with next firmware upgrades, unless there is faulty sensor
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Reset didn't do anything - other than show me how poor the backup is on the watch, and force me to install SHM Mod again... I doubt it's a faulty sensor (as everything else, i.e., auto brightness, works fine) - maybe my palms are too translucent?

Works on mine when bought new and then now. In between I had issues. After buying the watch I tested everything. Then about two days after my screen protector order arrived. PLaced it on the watch and I thought all was good. Eventually this topic came up in another forum and I checked mine. It wasn't working. Whatever I did it just seems that the palm to screen off wasn't working as it should. So I did a reset, etc. Still not working. I thought, who cares? It's not really a feature I use everyday anyway but somehow for me that means there was an issue. Then as I was looking at the screen I realized there were some lifts on the perimeter of the screen protector. I removed it. Then I tested the palm to screen off. Not once did it NOT work. I let it go without a protector for a day or so and it was still working. Since then I didn't use the tempered glass protector anymore. I bought one of those film type protectors and now the palm to screen off is working.

Thanks @thephantom for the hint! Apparently it's working on mine as well, I just needed to put my palm much closer to the watch screen (in comparison to my Gear S3 where it was enough to put palm over the watch and not touch it at all), I'm pretty sure it should work for others too on GSW4, once you press your palm against the watch (touching the bezel with your palm with light pressure ) - it was just wrong expectation on my side from the other model...

LarasLTU said:
Thanks @thephantom for the hint! Apparently it's working on mine as well, I just needed to put my palm much closer to the watch screen (in comparison to my Gear S3 where it was enough to put palm over the watch and not touch it at all), I'm pretty sure it should work for others too on GSW4, once you press your palm against the watch (touching the bezel with your palm with light pressure ) - it was just wrong expectation on my side from the other model...
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Well, I'll be damned - that does work. In fact, using the ball of your thumb seems to work well, and every time.