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[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
Wow, so the hack works on your phone, good news. I'll add definitely this to the new version in that case.

The app should use about 5 percent extra energy per day if you are not using too much the Turn Screen On by Motion feature, for example keeping your phone often face down when it's on a table. If you let frequently your phone lying face up on a table and the Turn Screen On by Motion Timeout is too long, the battery consumption can be much higher. Because the CPU has to be constantly analyzing the data of to acceleration sensor to catch movements. But it's not the case if the phone is face down because in that situation the proximity sensor is responsible for turning the screen on which uses much less energy. Moreover, please, keep in mind that the android en-built battery consumption measurement can show much higher results if it's based on a short period of time.
[Android Apps and Games] Neuer_User:
Thanks a lot for fixing this. Now it no longer changes the display timeout on my phone.

Great support!
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
I can confirm, the 15 sec. issue is solved. Thanks for that.
[Android Apps and Games] Lukhas:
Ha, that's weird, I think mine stopped working altogether with the recent update (v. 1.63 from 1st sept) :)

I can't seem to find a combination of settings that enables it to turn off the screen while covered or lying flat on the table (face up or down). I can still turn the phone by pulling it out of my pocket, or jedi-waving in front of it, though.

Is anyone else having trouble or is it just me that broke something while fiddling with Llama on the same day? I tried uninstalling and re-installing Gravity Screen, same problem :(
[Android Apps and Games] mbze430:
plexnor, have you thought about having a whitelist/blacklist for applications? for example, I use Moon Reader, I like to white list that app so it will always stay on when the app is running, same thing goes for HBO Go or BSPLayer... etc....
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
Some what I think interesting findings today.

I reported earlier that I was having spontaneous screen offs sometimes, the good news is they didn’t happen yesterday after the last app update.

Earlier today it happened again only this time almost immediately after turning the screen on while before they happened sometime after turning on the screen.

After checking the screen time out setting I noticed it was set to 1 second, instead of 15 seconds it was before the app update (my default screen off time is set to 1 minute). I did some tests and it happened every time after a short screen off period. Disabling Gravity using the on/off option in the app, solved it.

After turning Gravity back on, the problem stayed away. So it looks like my spontaneous screen off problem is somehow related to the setting of the screen time out by the app during screen off and not always setting it back on screen on. Resetting the app solves it.
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
Thank you for reporting this issue. It's related to the Alternative Turn-off method and has a small chance to occur. Or at least I thought it has a very small chance :) In theory it can happen if the service is restarted/stopped when the screen is tuning off. Probably turning on the Turn On by motion (1min timeout is enough) feature could improve the problem as well because maybe the app is suspended too fast after a screen-off event and no time to set back the normal timeout in your case. I'm trying to solve now this issue. Thus, I have to ask you a question. Before you restarted the app, did you have to set back the timeout manually to a normal value to make it work?
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
FAQ [14] Q: Can you give an exception list for apps? When I hold the phone on sideways I always shut off the screen.

A: If you set the angle in the Pocket sensor around 60 degree it should not happen too often. To add an exclusion list would have some drawbacks, for example you could not put your phone into pocket with camera app running. I think it's quite convenient if whatever app is running, you can put the phone into pocket and no need to think whether any of the running apps are on an exclusion list or not. However, my app supports Locale plugin. Thus, if you really need to stop it if another app is running you can make a simple task in Tasker or Llama which will do it for you.
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
I did set the screen timeout back manually. I did not try to see if it came back to 1 minute just by resetting the app. I hope that's what you mean.
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
Thanks for the feedback. Do you have a Motorola device? If yes, please give me the model number or just send me a feedback from the app. Maybe your model was added to a list which it should not happen.
[Android Apps and Games] Lukhas:
Nope, it's a (rooted) Nexus 4.

I reverted to v1.62 this morning (and rebooted), and it seems to work better (ie. as before the update): covering the sensor reliably turns the screen off, same for lying down flat on a table.

Another symptom that I had with v1.63 was a huge increase in battery usage, it's too early now to confirm that v1.62 is back to normal, but that would not surprise me, given that everything else is working fine.

I can try to debug v1.63 a bit more if you have specific tests of feedback that you need :)

Great app nevertheless ;)
[Android Apps and Games] mbze430:
That's sad to hear. because I don't use the pocket sensor at all... All I do is put my phone on a table once in a while during lunch and watch a few movie. The phone would be propped up by a glass or salt&pepper shaker etc. And Gravity Screen would just turn the screen off.

Locale/Tasker/Llama - I feel like it's a cop out.
[Android Apps and Games] ElBeaner:
Downloaded on my HTC One, so far so good. Left the settings as they came.

When I turn on Pocket Sensor - Any direction box on, the phone just keeps turning off if it's in my hand. I have to lay it on the desk and then turn that check off to stop the issue.

Other than that, no other issues. Great app - have already recommended to several friends.

According to Gsam, app was only consuming about .5% of battery so seems to be doing ok in that aspect for me.

Edit, had to unistall the app. I lost 5% battery on my drive home(normally would lose maybe 1%)
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
It appears to be more than a very small chance. It already happened to me 3 times in the last 4 hours :(

But it gave me a change to test what happens If I just reset the app without setting the screen out time back to 1 minute manually.

If I do that the problem persists. So the only way to get out of this situation is to set the screen time out manually to in my case 1 minute disable and enable the app.
[Android Apps and Games] Quolli:
Not sure what happened, but after the most recent update the app doesn't work correctly (even after turning phone off and on and reinstalling app).

The Proximity sensor stuff works most of the time. Although sometimes it will skip my lockscreen (slide to unlock). I'd rather it didn't though since I've got DashClock and it's a nice summary of my notifications.

The Table sensor option is plain old broken. It no longer works for some reason. I have to rely on my phones regular time out in order for the screen to turn off.

I am on a Nexus 4 fully up to date on Stock 4.3.
[Android Apps and Games] Lukhas:
Same problem for me, same phone, same Android version, glad to see I'm not alone :)

You can fetch the previous version (v1.62, see first page of this thread) to revert to a working app (do not forget to disable auto update in the market afterwards!)
[Android Apps and Games] Good_vibes:
HTC ONE

Nice app :good: When i put my device on the table (face up) the phone locks after 2-3 seconds but the screen stays on (at the lockscreen) for another additional 10 seconds before it turns itself of. How can i make it quicker? Lock and turn of at once i mean.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] carlos67:
This app is working really well on my Nexus 4. Maybe because I don't use a lock screen at all (I think they're pointless). I used to use widgetlocker all the time but one day had a lightbulb moment & thought to myself, why not wake straight to homescreen? From then on I never used any lockscreen and I have had far fewer problems/bugs/issues as a result across different android devices.

Guys, whatever stuff you have on your lockscreen, just move it to your homescreens.

I am using v1.6 of this app because people say latest version got worse for them and it works for me. If it ain't broke, why fix it.

Great app working absolutely 100%. I have gone with default settings. Battery usage seems acceptable weighed against the extra functionality the app brings.
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
Thanks for writing it down. I went through exactly the same steps and still remember for the light bulb moment when I put my things from widgetlocker to the homescreen :)
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
Unfortunately I don't have that luxury. Having a lockscreen is company policy to have corporate mail and calendar working.
[Android Apps and Games] lou2s:
With the latest update in the market (1.64) I cannot turn on my screen with proximity sensor any more, which is my reason to use this apps..... Please check! It has been working alright until the update today! (Though I also found that face down to lock was broken in last update too...)

And I hv tried uninstall and install again already, using exactly the same config aaron before.

EDIT: Now using 1.62 from op, turn screen on by proximity works alright.

Sent from my Boeffla I9300
[Android Apps and Games] peikojose:
Something estrange happened today, I was sleeping, unlocked the phone to see the clock and left it near me on my bed. I thought it was going to lock by itself.

When I woke up I see the phone is DEAD.. Tried to turn it on, and the battery was empty. So I plugged the charger and saw that the screen never went off after I saw the clock in midnight! (Of course I got 6:12 SOT hehe).

Why does that happens? Without this app installed it would turn off the screen no matter what happens after 30 s..

Help me!!
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
Keep Screen On Sensitivity is set too high.
[Android Apps and Games] peikojose:
Where can I lower it ? I am using default settings.

Unlock by movement is off because of the battery drainage.
[Android Apps and Games] jpeg725:
The only feature I use is the screen off when device goes head down. My only niggle is that shaking the phone often turns the screen off two. I guess the sensor says momentarily that device is head down and GravityScreenOff turns it off.

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My only other niggle is that I have to restart the app each time it gets updated.

Other than those two issues. Thanks for such a great app.
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
Thanks for the feedback. If you check the Turn off by proximity feature it may help solve your first problem.
[Android Apps and Games] Quolli:
Even after the most recent update I'm still having the same issues.

The proximity sensor option won't lock my phone correctly. It still works however my phone won't lock.

Table sensor option doesn't work either. I have to wait it out for my screen timeout to turn screen off.

Also, the app takes up to 40% of battery. Normally it would be way, way less!
[Android Apps and Games] jpeg725:
I tried that and didn't like it. I prefer my phone to turn off for good when it turns off because I like to leave it face up on my desk. That way I can see the led's that say I have a message.

I did find a solution. The gravity sensor was set to 60° which is pretty sensitive to shaking. Ever since I changed it to 40° shaking doesn't work any more - which is great! I can get off the underground and go up the stairs and not have to turn the screen on again in order to carry on reading.
[Android Apps and Games] mbze430:
ok I am on an ATT SGS3 running PA3+... using this software... but the proximity sensor is SOOOOO sensitive! I can be about 10-15" (inches) and my OWN shadow would wake it up or off. that's insane... is there a way to tone that down on the proximity sensor???
[Android Apps and Games] californicated:
Would be awsome if there was a slider for proximity sensivity. Phone wakes up so often by accident. Sometimes even when coming from dark to bright room

Nevertheless great app :)

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 4 mit Tapatalk 4
[Android Apps and Games] maconsultant:
Doesn't seem to find a proximity sensor on the 2013 Nexus 7 LTE model.. I was unsure if the device had a proximity sensor but searches from different sources say it does.. The app when toggled off and on complains that a proximity sensor can not be found.. it would be the perfect companion app for the Tablet and official Asus premium case as it does not have magnets to automatically turn the screen on and off. Can this issue be fixed.? Or am i missing something..? Please advise... Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] dingo99:
downloaded the free app for a week, liked it and got the pay / pro version.

lirning it by trial and error.

would be nice to see some setting postrd, that are good for you.

sgs4 i9500
[Android Apps and Games] eaton_sheppard:
screen turn off instead changing timeout

I love Gravity Screen, but with the most recent update, it stops working for me after several hours to a day. Specifically, when I tilt it or lay it on the table, instead of turning the screen off, it changes the screen timeout. I know this is the case, because a little bubble pops up telling me that the screen timeout is changed as I rotate my phone appropriately! As far as I can tell, it loops through 1 minute, 5 minutes, and 10 minutes for the timeout. Also, restarting the phone always resolves the problem, but only temporarily. Is there any chance for a fix?

My settings are in the screen shots. My phone is Samsung Galaxy S4 (T-Mobile), stock ROM.
[Android Apps and Games] californicated:
Had the same issue. Disable "lying face up"
[Android Apps and Games] eaton_sheppard:
Thanks for the tip! Unfortunately, I really like that feature. I may it more than any other feature of the app! Any chance of a bug fix, please?
[Android Apps and Games] ahrion:
Anyone else having severe battery drain???
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
Have you tried to reinstall the app? Have you tried older versions? I know it's not easy but please, try to find out what could cause this issue on your device, it has to correlate with something. If no luck send me a feedback from the app.
[Android Apps and Games] matchqq:
I remember in the last version screen can be kept on when phone is placed still faced up. I can't find this feature now. Is it removed? I want that feature!
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
Not removed: Lying Face Up.
[Android Apps and Games] matchqq:
Isn't that option for turning screen off?
[Android Apps and Games] g.man.7489:
I think that the pro version should be tried for 7 days
[Android Apps and Games] tomurbanowicz:
Is any possibility to automatically switch off gravity app, when is call?
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
You can do that with Tasker
[Android Apps and Games] dingo99:
phone in car hilder

when the phone is in a car holder, the screen won't go off. it blinks and turns on again.

any ideas?

I'm with pro version.

sgs4
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
There are two possible solutions for the issue.

1. Manually pausing the app from the notification area before driving.

2. Or you can select the False Turn-off Protection in Hand and Car feature if you are driving a lot and do not want to pause and resume the app often.
[Android Apps and Games] Magissia:
Tasker is not the solution for everything, it's sometime better to have some stuff integrated.

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] remidesroques:
Or you can use the option that I use and I posted it on this thread a while ago using tasker
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
No but asking a developer to integrate every single user wish also isn't feasible. That's why more and more developers give us Tasker integration so we can adapt the apps working to our liking.
[Android Apps and Games] Kellicros:
I have just purchased the pro version of this app, but can you please add an option to disable pocket sensor? I would like to tweak it a bit for better battery performance, besides, phone has been falsely waking up in my pocket even with protection on. Anyway I don't use the app for pocket detection but I love it for keeping screen on when motion is detected, table sensor works great for me too! Keep up the great work.
[Android Apps and Games] rockfreak:
After playing around several days with the settings and taking advise from the developer i finally ended up with the appropriate settings for me.

Only 1 request for the developer : Can you please add a delay when locking the device using proximity sensor?

Sometimes when even a shadow covers the proximity sensor for a sec screen goes off. Therefore accidental screen offs happen too often...
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
You can just set the angle to zero if you do not want to use that feature.
[Android Apps and Games] Kellicros:
Tried that, but it still wakes up in my pocket, I don't have wake-up on motion enabled, so I guess the pocket sensor is acting up.
[Android Apps and Games] plexnor:
In that case use default settings with False turn on protection in pocket feature checked. It should solve the issue.

The device turned on in your pocket because the proximity sensor is not accurate enough.
[Android Apps and Games] triatlon:
bq Aquaris 5

Everything works flawlessly in my bq Aquaris 5 for some minutes.

For whatever reason, there is some sort of timeout happening with the proximity sensor, which I thought would be limited to the mobility sensor. This means that when I wake up in the morning and swipe over the proximity sensor (I disabled the mobility detection altogether to extend battery life) the screen does not come up.

Everything works very nicely for 10-20 minutes, though.

Should it be important, I have the Pro version of the program.
[Android Apps and Games] californicated:
Check if Gravity Screen is still running in the background. Sounds as if the process gets killed
[Android Apps and Games] triatlon:
Just checked. Process is still running.

This was more or less expected because after turning the screen on "manually" (with the button on the top of the phone), it behaves exactly as it should: turning off when going in the pocket, turning on when coming out of pocket, turning on with swap on proximity sensor, etc; unfortunately, after a while in off-mode, it does not "wake up" anymore.
[Android Apps and Games] tomlock:
I have a problem with timeout for turning screen on by motion. It really doesn't make any difference if I choose 1 minute or 1 hour, the feature is always on and it is draining my battery.

And second problem is related to lying face up option . When I put my phone on the table everything is fine, my screen goes off, but when I accidentally cover my proximity sensor the screen turns on and remains on till I won't move it again. Is it ok? Shouldn't go off again after some time? I'm using pro version. I tried reinstalling the app, but without any effect.
[Android Apps and Games] Linshart:
really nice idea and it works perfect on XperiaZ at least when using a cover :D well done!
[Android Apps and Games] TaranQ:
App works realy great, I only have an issue with MX player, while playing a video the screen turns off, even when holding it in my hands (so motion sensor should keep it on) ?

Maybe an app exclusion list would be an idea?
[Android Apps and Games] californicated:
The issue was already posted some time ago. Have the same with Gnex and N4. Sometimes when I wake up the phone with proximity sensor while it is lying on the table, screen won't turn off again.
[Android Apps and Games] tomlock:
Thanks for reply. So I'm thinking, maybe It's good idea to add an option to switch on and off proximity sensor when phone is lying face up. Normally I use motion wake, so I don't need proximity sensor in that case.
[Android Apps and Games] kevinbear:
Recently I had been experiencing significant battery drain caused by Gravity Screen. Could not figure out what was going on suddenly that caused this. Still haven't, but the solution for me was to lower the "turn on screen by motion" sensitivity down (15-30). Now my battery life is back to normal

Galaxy s4

Edit: decided to add more to more story

My battery life had become so poor, that I desperately sought other apps to do the same thing and uninstalled gravity screen. I really loved the options I found in Proximity Screen Off, but it just wasn't reliable or accurate enough to replace Gravity Screen. Gravity Screen is the only app that I've found to work really well. Most will work okay until the phone enters it's sleep state, but then you have to press a button to wake as the sensors aren't active.
[Android Apps and Games] Punkiderma:
Hello!

I installed this app after using for a long time another one, and I have to say that this is great!

However, I have an issue:

If I turn my phone face down on a table, the screen doesn't go off.

I have a Galaxy Nexus with 4.3

Anyone having this problem?

Thanks!

UPDATE:

It works with "alternative proximity" turned on, but when it locks it doesn't vibrate anymore even if the vibrate option is enabled. It vibrate only when locking face up and using the power button.
[Android Apps and Games] MIMB:
i have stock rom running on my galaxy w

why gravity respond so slow to my actions? for ex: it takes a few seconds for gravity to turn off screen when i put my phone in my pocket
[Android Apps and Games] polstein:
Just discovered the app, and working pretty well so far.

Only thing I'm still working on - I keep the phone in my pocket sideways & have it turning off correctly, w/the vibration so I know it worked.

I tested walking down the hall with a finger on the phone, and I feel it constantly vibrating, so I presume the motions turns it on & then it gets turned back off.

I've checked the "False Turn-On Protection in Pocket" - but no help. What exactly should that do? I'm also playing with the Sensitivity slider right above the False Turn on to see if I can find a number that keeps the accidental activation but lets me turn on without shaking the phone either (using '5' now)

Question before I buy the full version - is it an unlocker, or do I need to write down all my settings for installing the pay version and uninstalling the demo?

EDIT: Something that hit last night - due to the way I read in bed, I kept accidently activating the read in pocket & the phone turned off. Is there a profile or something I can use in Tasker to disable the app between certain night hours (and turn back on in the morning) ?
[Android Apps and Games] am2354:
I have gravity tweaked to where it's working perfectly, and my battery seems to have improved. Now, the only thing I can't resolve without pausing, is when I take a picture with my camera in the landscape postion, guess what happens? Yes, the screen turns off. I can't set the angle on my phone less than 90 degrees when holstering my phone, for it won't shut of at any other angle. Anyone with a suggestion?

AM
[Android Apps and Games] Rudjgaard:
Since latest update i seem to have trouble with screen turning on. Screen off and keep screen on during use seem to work fine.

I think it may be caused by me using the power button sometimes to turn screen off, but in previous version after disabling booster everything was working fine.... I'll try a rollback to check it isn't something that changed in my phone and report back

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] matchqq:
I second this. Having trouble turning screen on when with movements and turning screen off by facing the phone down too. I'm using nexus 4. Fix please.

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Besides, it always seems working well with fresh boot. But after using a while, the issues happen. This only happens after the latest update.
[Android Apps and Games] matchqq:
Issue fixed after 11/2 update.
[Android Apps and Games] matchqq:
Spoke too fast. After using a while after the update, the issue reappeared. :(