hey, I'm on Lineage 14.1.. I own the official xiaomi smart cover for Redmi Note 4 and it seems that it is unsupported on Lineage... (UPDATE - unsupported on all custom ROMs)
third party apps on play store use proximity sensor to enable support for the covers which is really bad.. the only app that uses the hall sensor (Hall Monitor on F-Droid) doesn't work on this ROM... i have lineage rooted..
can anyone suggest me a ROM where Hall Monitor works? or some other app or something (except MIUI) that supports magnet based smart covers..
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Update: finally I have found the issue.. all apps that are claiming to use magnetic smart cover are using the magnetometer sensor that's attached on the motherboard on the top portion of the phone.. The smart cover has the magnet at bottom-middle... so the apps aren't working..
The hall sensor (BU52061NVX ROHM_HALL_EFFECT) lies in the bottom middle below the home button which was used to implement the smart cover in MIUI...
I have asked the dev to add built in support for lock/unlock feature in the appropriate thread..
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IF ANYONE WANTS TO IMPLEMENT IT
Update 2 - I thought the hall sensor would be like the geomagnetic sensor but it is not. It is a switch with two states.
The default behaviour when smart cover option is checked in settings is -
1) Magnet closed - Lock the screen
2) Magnet removed - Wake the screen up
PS - i will be more than happy if someone can implement the lock/unlock.. the window for accepting/rejecting calls isn't really important for me..
I buy also a smart cover for note4 Sd but i doenst work on stock (7.2.16 - 7.3.16). Did it work by you with stock miui?
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tasar said:
I buy also a smart cover for note4 Sd but i doenst work on stock (7.2.16 - 7.3.16). Did it work by you with stock miui?
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If you are talking about this one - http://m(dot)buy(dot)mi(dot)com/in/item/3164700002
yes it works on stock MIUI... go to settings > lock screen > smart cover > windowed smart cover (NOT lattice smart cover).. and it will work
Thanx, my settings are ok but it dont work, i have THIS one. I can see the magnet in the case (its in high of the home button).
tasar said:
Thanx, my settings are ok but it dont work, i have THIS one. I can see the magnet in the case (its in high of the home button).
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idk then
Using the app Sensoroid, I can see that it is the LTR579 ALSPS sensor. It appears 2 times in the app, but it works with both.
Now one would have to listen to that sensor to lock the device on close of the cover. For open, it would be less important, because you can wake the device with the fingerprint sensor.
I also tried the app "Automaton", but it cannot use that sensor. However, even if it could, it locks the device with Administrator rights. That means, that unlocking with fingerprint does not work.
So, that is 2 challenges here.
smart cover lock not working in redmi 5a can anyone help
Hi I have a same problem at Xiaomi MI5s and case is NILKIN.
However, I have just identified the cause of the problem.
It was due to the dropout of the magnet chip inside the flap of NILKIN.
To identify the problem, please use other flap case.
Chao.
I've got the same problem.
It seems like the developpers don't like smart cases for this phone. THey like to use it without it, other wise I don't understand why nobody is building an option for smart case.
I think nobody should like smart covers with a magnet as they seize from function magnetic field sensor which is much more important.
A hall sensor is a nice mechanical switch which needs no supply but unfortunately it needs magnetic field to operate.
Proximity sensor should do the job fine, the drawback is it will drain some current and it should be a second one placed in other place
In my opinion a nice smart cover should somehow generate an instant magnetic field at open/close - N. Tesla should help here - [dynam cover]
If we could concentrate the field to the hall sw it will be the best.
dan_me said:
I think nobody should like smart covers with a magnet as they seize from function magnetic field sensor which is much more important.
A hall sensor is a nice mechanical switch which needs no supply but unfortunately it needs magnetic field to operate.
Proximity sensor should do the job fine, the drawback is it will drain some current and it should be a second one placed in other place
In my opinion a nice smart cover should somehow generate an instant magnetic field at open/close - N. Tesla should help here - [dynam cover]
If we could concentrate the field to the hall sw it will be the best.
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O fi asa cum spui tu, insa cei de la MIUI te contrazic. Ei au o optiune in rom-ul lor pentru tipul acesta de smartcase si functioneaza perfect, doar ca mie nu-mi place MIUI.
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dan_me said:
I think nobody should like smart covers with a magnet as they seize from function magnetic field sensor which is much more important.
A hall sensor is a nice mechanical switch which needs no supply but unfortunately it needs magnetic field to operate.
Proximity sensor should do the job fine, the drawback is it will drain some current and it should be a second one placed in other place
In my opinion a nice smart cover should somehow generate an instant magnetic field at open/close - N. Tesla should help here - [dynam cover]
If we could concentrate the field to the hall sw it will be the best.
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Maybe we only need the proximity sensor, but someone should make an option for this phone to display the caller ID without the need to open the smartcase. With my smartcase I can answer the call without open it.
This is my smartcase: https://ru.aliexpress.com/item/-/32837488639.html?spm=a2g0v.search0104.3.1.2910be9cQRM7iA&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0%2Csearchweb201602_5_10152_10151_10065_10344_10068_10342_10325_10343_10546_10340_10548_10341_10696_10084_5722520_10083_5711520_10618_10304_10307_10820_10059_5722620_5722920_5722720_5722820_100031_5711420_10103_10624_10623_10622_10621_10620_10125%2Csearchweb201603_25%2CppcSwitch_7&algo_expid=2249fdd6-697e-4136-be56-ad6aeb775681-0&algo_pvid=2249fdd6-697e-4136-be56-ad6aeb775681&transAbTest=ae803_1&priceBeautifyAB=0
It's nice your case i knew it, bottom window open. I've come to the conclusion that i need one free of magnets, if needed stick the magnet exactly the place i need, alongside magnetron or hall sw depending the app i use.
I think this i like - https://www.honorbuy.com/948-redmi-...-note-4-global-version-flip-leather-case.html
PS am obs ca au optiunea aia, inca nu am smartu' dar comanda e facuta, cred ca mai greu e sa'i gasesc o husa. La cea anterioara am croit la ea pana i'am scos magnetii dar intre timp m'am lasat de croitorie.
I have installed yet the App Easy Smart Cover....it works. But i would really really love it to havew it in the Rom and not use an app with advertisings and so on ... I hope so it is possible and that it comes in near future
I would like to know, which sensor do I have inside my redmi note 4x. How can I check it?
I think that "goodix" is inside. If I'm right, I would like to replace it for "fpc" sensor, but I've no idea how do I know, if the new sensor is really a "fpc" sensor.
Also, do I need to reinstall the "rom" to apply the changes of new sensor?
And are there any visible differences between those sensors (sometnhig what can i see when i look on them?)
later i want to install oreo rom and i want to get my fingerprint sensor ready (i have two sensors but i dont know if there are fps or goodix)
someone can recomend where i can buy fpc sensor
Short answer, no you can't change the sensor that came default. Its a hardware, soldered to the main board itself. You could try to reassemble your phone and try to get to the physical chip and change it, but that could be more hassle than its worth, and imho a really stupid thing to do.
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Short answer, no you can't change the sensor that came default. Its a hardware, soldered to the main board itself. You could try to reassemble your phone and try to get to the physical chip and change it, but that could be more hassle than its worth, and imho a really stupid thing to do.
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Stop trolling. You can easily change the fingerprint module without problem. It's connected with a flex cable, not soldered at all to the main board.
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I would like to know, which sensor do I have inside my redmi note 4x. How can I check it?
I think that "goodix" is inside. If I'm right, I would like to replace it for "fpc" sensor, but I've no idea how do I know, if the new sensor is really a "fpc" sensor.
Also, do I need to reinstall the "rom" to apply the changes of new sensor?
And are there any visible differences between those sensors (sometnhig what can i see when i look on them?)
later i want to install oreo rom and i want to get my fingerprint sensor ready (i have two sensors but i dont know if there are fps or goodix)
someone can recomend where i can buy fpc sensor
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You can check yout fingerprint sensor with the service menu
Go to dialing screen, enter the *#*#6484#*#*
And the first test tells what screen, fingerprint sensor, camera module etc the phone is equipped with.
Give it at a try
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I would like to know, which sensor do I have inside my redmi note 4x. How can I check it?
I think that "goodix" is inside. If I'm right, I would like to replace it for "fpc" sensor, but I've no idea how do I know, if the new sensor is really a "fpc" sensor.
Also, do I need to reinstall the "rom" to apply the changes of new sensor?
And are there any visible differences between those sensors (sometnhig what can i see when i look on them?)
later i want to install oreo rom and i want to get my fingerprint sensor ready (i have two sensors but i dont know if there are fps or goodix)
someone can recomend where i can buy fpc sensor
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Wanna know what sensor you've got?
Go to terminal Emulator and type this
getprop | grep goodix
Show me the output. I'll tell you which sensor you got
Hello everyone, I noticed that BIP has a little hole in the top.
Someone knows what is it for?
Might be for the barometer sensor.
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Might be for the barometer sensor.
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Was thinking the same...
Iam testing the tilt sensor on chinese smartwatch and trying to understand the conditions needed for trigger. Sometimes,the sensor is not triggered. when I shake the smartwatch. Can someone help me this?
I am coming this phone from Huawei P9 that has got Hall Sensor so i am looking for my habits....
I used active flip cover case and my calling screen was different when my phones cover opened and closed on Huawei P9 and i can lock my phone with open and close covers front part.
But i learned that, Redmi Note 8 hasnt got hall sensor and i am having some difficulties...
There is some cover accessories on some shopping websites that look like doing hall sensors job (i think they uses proxymity sensor instead of hall sensor) with an app...
Can they work with those programs with using proxymity sensor with covers instead of hall sensor? (i know they are different but may be act like each other)
Sorry for my bad English but i hope i can describe what i mean...