I have an SPV M2000.
When I am not using it I suspend it by pressing the power button briefly.
I have it configured to use button lock so that everything is disabled except the power button when in this mode.
However, quite often when I get it out of my pocket the damn thing has switched itself on again.
Any idea why or how it is doing this.
I have a Southwing bluetooth headset which is paired with the SPV.
The build in lock just aint good enoughf.
You must get a 3 party locking program.
I Use NiceStart http://www.trancreative.com/nicestart.aspx
It just locks for alarms also, meaning that you wont get notified befor you turn the device on.
It will light up as it does now, but only with the login screen promting for the password, so no data loss due to unmanaged screen presses.
thanks. i will give that a look
Related
Tried to turn on my XDA yesteday and the button fell into the device ! This caused not to be able to turn on the screen unless I got a call. I downloaded Vito SystemTools' button maping program which allowed me to make my calendar button (when held down) to turn the screen on and off. The problem is that turning the screen on and off is not doing the same thing as the power button did. I was under the impression that all the power button did was turn the screen on and off to save battery and prevent unintended input. However, now my battery dies in 6-8 hours of use compared to the normal 2 days. Obviously, there is somthing more that the power button does.
What I'd like to know from the developers is if there is a program called by the power button and how I should access it. The button mapper program allows me to map any program I want to (almost) any hardware button (not the volume button). If it's a DLL or somthin I can probably write a wrapper program for it with some pointers.
I'm also in the market for a dummy xda or just another power button if someone has one just to get it to look better. However I like the functionality of holding down the calendar button for 1 second to turn the device on/off and would like to keep that permanently.
-Kevin
The power button is probably hard-wired to some processor wake-up logic. So when you turn the processor off, it's going to be very hard to make it wake up by anything else. You could write something that makes it wake up very very momentarily, say every few seconds, to check for a button-press. But my guess is what you want is a new power button.
damn Well i'm waiting on a dummy phone auction unless anyone over here has one to sell me.
I got exactly the same problem, the only difference is that i managed to get it back and i putted some silicone glue in it. It works and don't ask me how ;-)
Anyway, why don't you just press on the call - hang-up , calendar, volume button to wake the phone up?
Than just change the settings in battery power to make it shut down after 5min or 10min. It should help you reduce your battery life time since the phone gets automaticly in sleep mode after that time.
good luck,
Yann
I have my phone set not to wake up without the power button being pressed. I can turn this off but then buttons get pressed in my pocket since I don't like belt clip holders.
Hello, my PDA is working a cookedWM6 rom and it is a G4 after a spanish WM5.
Since I installed WM6, if I don't lock the device (keypad and screen) before suspending the device then it turns on, 3~60 sec later.
I have detected that the phone turns on when you have the phone near a speaker and it sounds like the phone is emiting or receiving a kind of signal. (but no calls, messages or alarms are coming) If the device is locked it sounds the signal again but it doesn't turn on.
Can anybody help me? It is a pity to be locking and unlocking when you turn on and suspend.
Same thing...
Any help would be great...mine is draining my battery!
My solution: get back to WM5
I think is the only one.
Update
Hey eljoe found the cause in another thread!!!
"hi!, actually the issue happends when the lock option is enable and the phone is locked. After a few seconds or minutes the screen suddenly turns on. The only workarround that works is to uncheck the backlight auto turn off feature.
Lock option + turn off backlight enabled = issue
Lock option + turn off backlight disabled = no issue"
Hello, I have been looking all day to find out how to lock the screen during a call.
I keep getting random things happening when I am calling… Hanging up, calling someone else, programs running… etc… Hanging up is the most common for me.
I would like to have the screen lock when connected but have the hardware keys still active so I can end the call. But I also need to be able to get to the keypad and other areas when on a call, but I would like to have to unlock the screen first.
Thanks!
Have you tried hitting the power button on top to turn off the screen during a call? then if you need to get to something you tap the power button again to turn on the screen again. Simple, effective.
That solution does not work with a bluetooth headset. When you disconnect your call via headset, the screen comes on even if the power button has been pressed.
I have S2U2, but I can't figure out if there's a way around this 'feature.'
You should try Throttle Lock. It locks the phone very well.
Does anyone know if it's possible to turn off the display while in a call? On my HTC Touch Pro I was able to just press the power button to achieve this - but on the Hero the power button is also the hang up button.
Any ideas?
Actually it's supposed to turn off automatically.
IMO the problem isn't turning the screen off during a call, it's turning it back on when needed.
elcom said:
Actually it's supposed to turn off automatically.
IMO the problem isn't turning the screen off during a call, it's turning it back on when needed.
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I agree completely... Is an annoying issue that display go away on call because if you need something, ie keyboard or see call duration you need to do something for have it back.
Why not try this app, which you shake to wake the screen - not tired it myself but worth a go
Shake Awake
If the screen goes blank during a call you can simply press the menu button to wake up the screen again. Just tested that and it works fine.
Still, it would be nice to be able to turn it off when I want and not have to wait for it to time out to switch the display off.
You can also press the answer button to wake screen while in a call.
As to shake-it-to-wake-it, with the non-stick coating on the device I would probably be likely to launch it out of my hand !!! haha
Sprint Hero
I just picked up a Spring HTC Hero this weekend and am finding the same problem. When I place the phone up to my ear the screen does not shut off. However since the end button is also the same button used to turn off the screen, I'm in a catch 22.
For now I have to wait for the screen to time out. Turning the screen back on is not an issue as many have mentioned.
I just bought an S3 and I have an issue with it that I never had with my HD2, its that when having it in my pocket my work-phone accidentally presses the side (power) button and then I guess I press shutoff in my pocket, because several times I pull it out and its asking me for pin number.
I don't check it regularly at work so it can be shut off for a whole day.
So now I want to know is there any way to remove this function, I did have the same at the HD2 but I guess that button wasn't pressed when it wasn't on the side.
thx
/rob
no way to disable it, it's hardwired