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[Android Apps and Games] MajinJoko:
I've been using this app for 1 month now on my nexus 4 and I really love it.

I have a question: my typical use scenario is with the phone on my desk, laying up (the n4 has a notification led on the front of the phone), and I swipe over the proximity sensor to turn on the screen. Sometimes the screen stays on for a few seconds (~5), sometimes it stays on for 30 seconds (the value I set for timeout screen). I can't understand when the latter happens, and I would like to avoid that.

Turn screen ON by motion is off, keep screen on by motion is on with a sensitivity of 50 and booster enabled.

I also have a suggestion: when the phone is laying up on a table and I swipe over the proximity sensor, I would like the possibility to turn off the screen by - for example - double tapping the proximity sensors. Something like that, maybe configurable. No problem if it will be a payid feature.

Great work man!

MJ
[Android Apps and Games] epithetic:
My ideal set up would be this: disable pocket sensor altogether (don't use it), enable keep screen on & swipe proximity to wake; table sensor to turn off only (no other proximity wakes).

As it is it unintentionally turns my screen on too often to be convenient. Am on pro version.
[Android Apps and Games] killoid:
[MENTION=4914137]plexnor[/MENTION] 1st of all it's a great app! been using the pro version to support dev on my galaxy y duos stock 2.3.6 rom. but facing an issue on the latest v1.77.2.

i enabled the option to turn the screen off by proximity sensor.but it doesn't work,on the other hand i can turn my screen on by enabling the option turn the screen on by proximity sensor.in earlier version it used to work.

& a future req, plz make the notification icon behave with the option to pause gravity screen running during call. i mean when a call is received,the notification icon automatically showing it has been paused.
[Android Apps and Games] ngr.hd:
I'll be happy to help to do a Hindi translation of this app...how shall I proceed?
[Android Apps and Games] ravage123:
What would be the most batter-friendly setup?

Which sensors/combination would use the least battery?
[Android Apps and Games] Patrick-Mav:
Works great

This is pure genius. After a couple of days I'm totally hooked and can't live without anymore. Therefore I purchased the pro version to support the development. I'm using it with delayed lockscreen app and this combo is perfect for me. Never have to touch the on button again :)

Thanks

:cool:
[Android Apps and Games] denzel09:
Agree. This is perfect app for the purpose. The others are not on the same level. No one.
[Android Apps and Games] mulletcutter:
Never mind, reboot
[Android Apps and Games] remidesroques:
Hi guys, I just wanted to ask you all if your screen is turning off while holding the phone in your hand and having the headphone jack inserted. Somehow each time I'm using my phone while listening to music the screen is turning off after a while . It never does if I don't have my headphones plugged .

Please let me know as I need to figure out if it is my phone or a bug
[Android Apps and Games] BIGMOH:
Yes, Unfortunately.

I'd like to know as well.

This app is amazing until it starts to eat up all your battery life :(

Another thing i noticed is that it would take longer to recharge the battery... not sure why. :eek:

Currently I've uninstalled that app and battery is functioning back to normal. :D
[Android Apps and Games] iede:
No battery drain for me but it's fully functional. Maybe you can disable turn screen on by motion.

My setup only turn screen on by proximity on and it works flawlessly :)

It's great app ever! Now, I never touch my power/lock button anymore ;)
[Android Apps and Games] BIGMOH:
I'll give your recommendation a shot! :good:

Although i do love the option Turn screen on by motion. :p
[Android Apps and Games] iede:
Yes, I tested it before and it drains the battery like hell :laugh:

So now, I only need to flip my phone to lock, and swipe over proximity to unlock. Very handy solution and it works when I put and take out from my pocket ;)

Also, keep screen on by motion is pretty handy too! compared to S***ung's smart stay which doesn't work in low light condition :p
[Android Apps and Games] krishnakgmu:
Error 'device administrator request not accepted.'

It was working fine after I flashed new rom on my lenovo p770. I resorted the backup which I made with Titanium backup. It gave me error 'please restart the app. device administrator request not accepted.' I tried clearing data and reinstalling app but all in vain. please help me out. I was using free version. I don't have a credit card to buy full version.
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
Please, contact me by email.
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
Have you tried to reinstall it?
[Android Apps and Games] iede:
Hi [MENTION=4914137]plexnor[/MENTION], sometimes keep screen on by motion make my screen blinking. It's not actually blinking but it reduces the brightness (similar when you don't use your phone then the screen will reduce the brightness first then turn off the screen) and then return the full brightness. Is this an issue?

Otherwise it's a perfect app! ;)
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
This issue is probably coming from the ROM or maybe an auto brightness app if you use one.
[Android Apps and Games] drdionysius:
This app comes very close to what I was looking for.

What I'm missing is the following:

I'm basically looking for a feature that checks through proximity whether the phone is still in my pocket and turns the screen off. But it turns off the proximity sensor after 2 seconds after being turned on and detecting that it's not in a pocket. That way the screen will turn off when accidentally turned on in a pocket but won't turn off when hovering your fingers or hand above the proximity sensor.
[Android Apps and Games] gabrielss:
Hi [MENTION=4914137]plexnor[/MENTION], I've been using your app for months and I love it. First, I want to thank you for your work.

I discovered the app called Wakelock Detector recently and I've been monitoring my phone even more... I have tons of wakelocks from the "Keep screen ON by motion" option. I don't know if that's normal. Also, do you think the battery consumption by your app would be noticeable better with that option turned off? Or those wakelocks don't really consume much battery?

Anyway, I've been having around 6% battery drain a day by the app, without the Turn screen ON by motion option. So it's quite good already.

Thanks a lot.
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
Turn screen on by motion will drain your battery a bit faster. The app needs to check if there is motion, in doing that it will need to use some battery power.

I only use screen on by proximity, that's much more battery friendly.
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
Keep screen ON by motion is battery friendly and you will not save too much energy by turning it off. And do not worry about the high number of wake locks, it's normal.
[Android Apps and Games] denzel09:
I can confirm w/o problems.
[Android Apps and Games] 8zabi:
Feature request

Hi,

I need an option for delaying the screen on state by proximity (1-5 secs.). The reason is that I wear trousers with loose pockets and my phone is moving in it from side to side, and sometimes the screen turns on. I hope you understand me :) Thanks for your work!
[Android Apps and Games] gabrielss:
That would be awesome! I have the same problem with my trousers. I'm checking the screen wakelocks and time to time the phone wakes while in my pocket. That would help to safe some battery too :D
[Android Apps and Games] xenz698:
Keep changing screen timeout

Installed Gravity Screen 1.77.2 on Samsung Note 3, Android 4.3. I configured the program to exactly how i want it and it work beautifully until I noticed my Systems Settings > Display > Screen Timeout keep changing back to 30sec no matter I set it to 1min, 2min, 5min or even 10min.

So I set my Display > Screen Timeout to 2min. When I flip my phone face down and gravity screen kicks in and turn off my phone ( I set it to vibrate upon turning off ), so I flip it over, phone turns on and I go back into Screen Timeout and it had changed to 30sec.

A little bit on troubleshooting : I play with Gravity screen each option one by one, and each time I change one option, I repeat the above steps and move on to change another option and repeat above steps. I come to the conclusion that my problem was caused by Gravity Screens' Delayed Lock Methods > Alternative Turn Off Method = ON. unfortunately out of all 3 delayed lock options, this is the only one that work for me; since I used an screen wallet style cover, every time I cover the screen, using Screen OFF by proximity, it will turn screen off + lock the screen. and I use Pattern for lock screen, thus password unlock doesn't work. With this Alternative Turn off method, I can temporary cover the screen less then 8 seconds and reopen the cover, the screen will be still there without locking, so this work great for me, but the changing of screen timeout to 30sec has started to annoy me.

Wondered if this is a bug ? or am I missing something ?

Anyone help would be appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
It's a side effect of the Alternative Turn Off Method as you found out. It should not happen but as we see it happens. One trick here is that when you change back your timeout you have to restart the app and it will see you have changed it. After it should work fine but how long I do not know. Please, let me know how it goes.
[Android Apps and Games] diggmc:
I have the pro version (installed but disabled) but the free version keeps taking me to the iap page when I try to access the blacklist option. Both are the current Store versions.

What am I missing?
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
You have to restart the free version. If no luck I can recommend you to unlock it by IAP, send me your first receipt, and I'll refund it.
[Android Apps and Games] Neo XL:
On my HTC One the app works as it should do. But on The HTC One S the app fails. No screen off, when i close the case, no screen on, when i open it. The sensor works, because it turns off the display during a call. I couldn´t read all the over 80 pages. So sorry, if there was posted a solution before.

EDIT: I use the payed version.
[Android Apps and Games] diggmc:
No joy in unlocking the IAP version with the Pro version, so I purchased the IAP version and have emailed you with the Google Play Transaction ID's for both purchases. Thanks you the assistance.
[Android Apps and Games] 32str8:
Feature request that was lost.

I currently use a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 from T-Mobile (SGH-T889) and since the last rom update from T-Mobile I lost a really useful feature that was never meant to exist. Gravity screen would work properly but would only lock the phone (requiring a pin or gesture) under these circumstances:

1) When I let the phone time out (lying face up on a table)

2) When I manually turned off the screen with the power button

3) When I manually turned off the screen with the widget from the app Screen Off and Lock.

If I placed the phone in my pocket or laid the phone face down on the table to turn off the screen, as soon as the phone was woken up I could go directly into the phone without unlocking it. I know that this was not how your app was suppose to work but I got so use to this function/anomaly that I'm sad it is now gone. It seems that when Gravity Screen caused the screen to turn off, the phone would not lock (requiring a pin or gesture) but instead would just turn off the screen and keep the locking mechanism from triggering. The convenience of not having to unlock my phone when I placed it in my pocket or face down on the table was awesome. If I was concerned with security then I would leave it face up on the table or manually lock it with the power button or widget. The on/off screen function still worked perfectly but the phone now required the unlock gesture to access the phone. Until the phone was unlocked with a gesture it would not revert back to an unlocked state even if I put it in my pocket or face down on the table.

Any way to make this a feature? I am sure you can see the value in not needing to unlock your phone whenever you take it out of your pocket or pick it up when it is next to you (face down of course). Hope you can make this glitch happen again on purpose. I know it was never meant to work this way but this glitch has spoiled me. By the way, I use Widget Locker which may have contributed to the anomaly. Also never used the turn screen On by motion but did use the keep screen on by motion.
[Android Apps and Games] Jonnyredcorn:
Try using tasker & security settings plugin to manage your security settings. For example I have tasker set so my phone goes straight to my home screen when I'm connected to my home wifi or work WiFi...when I leave either of those places my security pin turns back on.

Sent from my Nexus 7 running Kangakat powered by franco.kernel
[Android Apps and Games] 32str8:
I already use Tasker for unlocking my phone at home (see attached) but I want this capability everywhere.
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
It's sounds to me that the Alternative Proximity Method was ticked and now you forgot to tick it again. This feature is moved now under the Delayed Lock option which is in the menu.

Or simple your new ROM does not support that feature.
[Android Apps and Games] 32str8:
Don't remember ever using the alternative proximity method or the delayed password-lock in the past but I just checked the alternative proximity method and it worked as I described. Thanks for the help. Great app!!!
[Android Apps and Games] andyxoxo:
Hi, I guess I am next to submit a problem... my phone is Xperia M with 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, Gravity Screen Pro 1.77.2.

My problem is that the "Keep Screen ON by Motion" stops working intermittently after my phone goes to sleep. When turning the screen back on and going into the Gravity Screen settings I can see that the sensitivity meter is frozen (not blinking). I look in the running apps section of Jelly Bean and yes, the Gravity Screen Pro service is still running. In order to get Keep Screen ON by Motion working again I have to go into Gravity Pro settings and turn it OFF then ON and then the little sensitivity meter will start blinking again. Yes, I have the Notification area icon turned on.

NOTE EDIT: Ok, figured out why the problem is happening. It happens if the screen is turned off with the proximity sensor with the screen still on (putting phone in pocket or holder). If I turn the screen off myself by pressing the power button or letting the screen shut off by itself after the timeout period then the problem does not happen. But if the screen shuts off using the proximity sensor (by putting the phone in my pocket with the screen still on) then the next time the screen is turned on the sensitivity meter is frozen.

NOTE 2 : Feedback settings sent through the app. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] xenz698:
thankyou plexnor. Your trick (restart app after changing the timeout value) do work, but as you point out, it doesn't stick for long, I monitored it for two days and it really random. Sometime it change back to 30sec timeout value after couple minutes, sometime after several hours. So let say it's not time, but counting how many times I turn off the screen, yet again it's quite random. So in the end, I can't figure out the formula as to when it will, and what trigger it to change back to 30sec timeout.

Sorry, not much data I can give back to you.

My alternative fix to this problem is to configure Llama (similar to Tasker) everytime the screen turn on, set the Screen timeout to 2minutes, let the program do the job rather than myself.

Once again, thankyou Plexnor.
[Android Apps and Games] mbirth:
When pausing Gravity Screen from the notification entry, I can see the Pause-Symbol ("||") in the notification bar, but there's only an empty space in the notification pulldown. I have to open Gravity Screen for the correct notification entry ("Click to start") to appear.
[Android Apps and Games] hawkerpaul:
Is there a possibility of making this compatible with Daydream mode please?

On my S4, if I have the phone charging, the screen switches off when I put the phone down, but Daydream mode does not get started. Its as if I switched the screen off using the power button.

Great app by the way!

:good:
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
Try the Alternative Turn Off Method, that works for me with Daydream.
[Android Apps and Games] hawkerpaul:
I dont see that option sorry.

Also, I've noticed if I pause Gravity Screen via the notification drop-down, the slot for the app in the notification drop-down then becomes blank, and I cannot re-enable it from the notification area. I have to go into the app and switch it off/on within there.
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
I'm using the Pro version, could be it's only available there.
[Android Apps and Games] hawkerpaul:
That's what it is then. Cheers mate.

Does pause/restart work for you directly from the notification area?
[Android Apps and Games] Rudjgaard:
I don't know if I still have some credit with bug reports, but just in case

I've upgraded to 4.4.2 and now the keep screen on function randomly stops working

I checked what andyxoxo said, but it has nothing to do with turning screen off by proxy

Also in my case the sensi meter keeps working, it's not frozen, and the shaker event is happening normally

(and the process is obviously normally running)

Sometimes it works but with some delay, the screen starts dimming out as if it were going to turn off and then turns back on

Sensi is on default 50 value and booster is turned on

I wish I could give more info but it happens completely randomly :S
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
yes it's working without any problems.
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
This issue has been investigated and the next update will solve it. Thanks for reporting
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
This is a know issue and it can be solved by un-ticking the Notification - Low priority check box in the app. I'm planning to add widget for pausing/resuming the app. So, that can help in the future to overcome this issue as well.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Missing Feature: use proximity sensor every time when switching on

Explanation:

There is one thing on Android that really annoys me - there is not being made a difference between the lock screen and a key lock.

Perhaps you know that situation, you sit in a train or so on your trip to work and you often grab your mobile to check your mails, WhatsApp messages or else, and the switch it off and return it to your pocket/sleeve/bag or something else. You want to lock the screen, so you get no pocket phone dials, and you probably also want some higher lock security like pattern or pin/password - but you also don't want to reenter your pattern/pin every time again within a certain time (lets say 2 or 5 minutes). In Android 4.3 you cannot achieve both at the same time; you either get the delayed lock (but then there is NO key lock until the screen lock applies) or the immediate lock with lock on power-keypress (but then you have to reenter the pattern/pin again).

So i was excited as i saw this app and tested it. Although very smart and useful, sadly the one tiny feature that i am looking for, is still not possible.

If i put the device in my pocket head down, the lock is set fine. But when i switch the display off manually by pressing the power button, put it in the pocket and then press the power button inside the pocket (simulate pocket dial..), the device is switched on again with no lock!

What i want (and i assume not only me) should be very simple: whenever the screen is switched on, the app should check the proximity sensor regardless of the angle and switch the device off and keep/set the lock if still in a pocket.

Is anyone else desperately looking for this behavior?
[Android Apps and Games] andyxoxo:
Gravity Screen Pro 1.78.2 installed, have a quick question about two options in the settings menu that are confusing to me: "Any Direction" & "Turn Screen OFF by proximity" . Both these options seem to do the same thing so I am thinking perhaps there is a bug (?) I dunno please tell me if the following behavior is intended:

1) "Any Direction" unchecked & "Turn Screen OFF by proximity" unchecked ----> Screen only shuts off with gravity, proximity sensor does not shut off screen. (I think this is normal)

2) "Any Direction" unchecked & "Turn Screen OFF by proximity" checked -----> Screen does not shut off with gravity, screen also does not shut off with proximity sensor (is this normal? if yes then checking the Turn Screen off by proximity does nothing but prevent screen from shutting off with gravity)

3) "Any Direction checked & "Turn Screen OFF by proximity" checked -----> Screen does not shut off with gravity, screen now does shut off with proximity sensor (I think this is normal)

4) "Any Direction" checked & "Turn Screen OFF by proximity" unchecked -----> Same exact behavior as above #3 (Screen does not shut off with gravity, screen now does shut off with proximity sensor) so there is no GravityScreen behavior difference between #'s 3 & 4. So I think a bug is here in #4 (and possibly in #2 as well)

Cheers :)
[Android Apps and Games] gabrielss:
I've been using the app for several months now and I purchased the unlocked version for the possibility of excluding apps, highly recommended.

I have a question regarding the "False Turn-ON protection in Pocket" feature. If I have that option disabled, the phone turns off when I put it in my pocket and it turns on when I get it out, as it should be, but I get a lot of false screen ON events while the phone is in my pocket. But, when I use the "False turn-ON protection", the screens doesn't turn ON when I take the phone out of my pocket.

Any suggestions?

EDIT: Testing this problem a bit more... When I have the "false turn-on protection in pocket" enabled, I found that the "Turn Screen ON by proximity" is still working if the screen is turned off by lying the phone in the table face up. But it doesn't work if I put the phone "face down" or if I put it in my pocket. Somehow those events are different... I don't have any of the alternative methods enabled.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] mfcruz:
I was using this app for a few months now and I really love it; saves me from constantly using the power button. But suddenly it stops working, well not totally... The "Turn-On Screen by Proximity" was working fine before, but now it only works while I'm charging the phone. Does anyone knows what might me happening?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] manken42:
Thanks

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] crislevin:
turning on proximity is not working now. I check my phone's sensor, apparently its dirty and can't recognize uncovering of the proxy sensor. The "ADC value' never go down to what it supposed to be.

Any way to make the app work based on the ADC value rather than phone's report of proxy "status"?
[Android Apps and Games] pugsang:
[MENTION=4914137]plexnor[/MENTION] or anybody who knows

Can I have the shell command to pause and start the gravity screen service in order to use it with Automateit for certain apps such as Navigation apps?
[Android Apps and Games] sanju.cvrce:
nice app.....

well done....

gud luck....
[Android Apps and Games] Taomyn:
Any chance of an option to disable the screen on timer extension when keeping the sensor covered?

I really don't want this to happen as I keep accidentally triggering it.
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=42342584&postcount=416
[Android Apps and Games] wmyong73:
my screen does not go to sleep at all after install this app (even though my display sleep set to ON 15 sec). any idea?
[Android Apps and Games] jt3:
Just got the new update, and I'm a bit confused as to what the new widgets do. Can anyone clue me in?
[Android Apps and Games] Yubran:
Ok love this app i was waiting for something like this
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
KEEP SCREEN ON BY MOTION SENSITIVITY is set too high probably.