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Opening the front cover of my fold phone invokes a shortcut
I'm using an OPPO Find N5, a foldable phone. It has a [flip case][1] where the front is protected and you can flip the cover open to see the front screen, and it's otherwise closed via a small magnet. When the phone is unfolded - I'm having a problem where if the front cover is opened up: - The find...
I'm using an OPPO Find N5, a foldable phone. It has a flip case where the front is protected and you can flip the cover open to see the front screen, and it's otherwise closed via a small magnet.
When the phone is unfolded - I'm having a problem where if the front cover is opened up:
- The find function on Google Chrome turns on.
- When watching a YouTube video, it acts like I clicked on the video, showing the controls.
Does anyone know how to disable this?
Mike K.
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Apr 13, 2025, 06:42 AM
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Does Cyanogenmod 12.1 support the Samsung S4 Mini Smart Cover?
I have successfully installed the Cyanogenmod 12.1 (version as of 11.07.2015) for my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and I was wondering if it supports the Samsung Galaxy S4 MINI I9192 S-View Premium Flip Cover Black, as can be seen here when it is closed: ![enter image description here][1] [1]: https://i.ss...
I have successfully installed the Cyanogenmod 12.1 (version as of 11.07.2015) for my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and I was wondering if it supports the Samsung Galaxy S4 MINI I9192 S-View Premium Flip Cover Black, as can be seen here when it is closed:
It currently does not show the screen like this when closed, but parts of the vanilla Cyanogenmod screen which does not help at all. Any ideas how to change that behaviour?

Til Hund
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Jul 12, 2015, 04:17 PM
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Samsung A50's navigation bar hidden when it is inside a case
I apologize if this is a dumb question. I don't actually own an Android phone, just asking for a family member. The navigation bar in a Samsung A50 disappears when the phone is inside a wallet-type case. The only way I found to make it reappear, is by removing the phone from the case. It seems there...
I apologize if this is a dumb question. I don't actually own an Android phone, just asking for a family member.
The navigation bar in a Samsung A50 disappears when the phone is inside a wallet-type case. The only way I found to make it reappear, is by removing the phone from the case.
It seems there is a magnet that triggers the navigation bar to be hidden. The owner of the phone told me that this started happening when she updated the OS. I don't have version information at this moment, but will add the info as soon as I get it from the phone owner.
Thank you!
Fernando
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Nov 22, 2022, 07:24 PM
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Lockscreen automatically relocks after unlock
**The Problem:** Sometimes, after a successful screen unlock, the device *immediately* relocks. **Specifications:** Nexus 9, CyanogenMod 12-12.1, Android 5.0.1-5.1.1, pattern lock and Smart Lock > FaceUnlock and Location active, encryption active. **Further details:** I also have a phone (Armani) th...
**The Problem:** Sometimes, after a successful screen unlock, the device *immediately* relocks.
**Specifications:** Nexus 9, CyanogenMod 12-12.1, Android 5.0.1-5.1.1, pattern lock and Smart Lock > FaceUnlock and Location active, encryption active.
**Further details:** I also have a phone (Armani) that ran exactly the same settings from CM 12-12.1 and experienced no such problems. This is weird, especially that flounder is officially supported while armani is not. The problem comes, on average, every other day. I'd like to know if anyone else had experienced similar problems and what you did to resolve it. So far all that I had to do is to reboot the device - something that ain't so nice especially on an encrypted device.
Majal
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Jul 22, 2015, 09:57 AM
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Adjust magnetic auto-lock sensitivity
I just bought a case for my Nexus 10 tablet ([EasyAcc Smart Cover][1]), but it seems the magnetic auto-lock sometimes thinks the cover is closed when the cover is flipped to the back side, behind the device. This especially happens when holding the tablet open in my hand, and it's easy to accidental...
I just bought a case for my Nexus 10 tablet (EasyAcc Smart Cover ), but it seems the magnetic auto-lock sometimes thinks the cover is closed when the cover is flipped to the back side, behind the device. This especially happens when holding the tablet open in my hand, and it's easy to accidentally adjust the position of the cover on the back.
Since this false positive condition doesn't always happen, I'm guessing a simple sensitivity change might be enough to make the auto-lock feature of the cover work proprely. Another possible fix could be to have some sort of delay, os that when the system detects the lid as "closed", it'd wait for a few secs to see if it stays in closed state, and only then put the device to sleep.
**Is there a way to adjust the magnetic auto-lock sensitivity?**
*(Nexus 10 tablet, running Android 4.2.2)*
Ilari Kajaste
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Jun 3, 2013, 09:51 AM
• Last activity: Jun 1, 2020, 05:01 AM
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What do these screen mean black background yellow or blue with date and time?
Some times my phone gets stuck at this screen. I can take a screen shot but it is otherwise unresponsive. What does this screen mean. It's usually yellow or blue with the time. [![blue][1]][1] [![yellow][2]][2] I want to think if I can take a screen shoot, I can otherwise recover from them. But each...
Some times my phone gets stuck at this screen. I can take a screen shot but it is otherwise unresponsive. What does this screen mean. It's usually yellow or blue with the time.
I want to think if I can take a screen shoot, I can otherwise recover from them. But each time I get it I have to restart the phone. I got these with Lineage 14.1, and now I'm getting them with 15.1 too.


Evan Carroll
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Jul 27, 2018, 06:28 PM
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Phone switches to watch interface when put against a specific side of my laptop
Not a very annoying bug, but quite mysterious: I noticed that when I put my LG G2 (running v4.4.2, with NFC turned off) against the top left edge of the lid of my laptop (ASUS Zenbook UX303LN running Linux Mint), whether closed or open, so that the phone's power button ([on the back on LG G2](http:/...
Not a very annoying bug, but quite mysterious:
I noticed that when I put my LG G2 (running v4.4.2, with NFC turned off) against the top left edge of the lid of my laptop (ASUS Zenbook UX303LN running Linux Mint), whether closed or open, so that the phone's power button ([on the back on LG G2](http://www.lg.com/au/images/pressrelease/G2_Black_Basic%20%287%29.jpg)) is aligned with the edge, my phone magically switches its interface into a tiny watch screen, in which I can unlock the screen (difficultly), switch watch designs, view the weather forecast and play music. As soon as I take the phone out of that spot, the regular interface comes back.
I would be glad if someone could tell me he could reproduce it, and was wondering if anybody had witnessed such an odd behaviour and/or could explain it?
SylvainB
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May 14, 2015, 03:07 PM
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How does Samsung S-View Flip Cover work?
How does the S-View Flip Cover work? I know some apps that use the proximity sensor to check this and turn on and turn off the screen. S-View Flip Cover does not require any softwares, so how does it communicate with the device?
How does the S-View Flip Cover work? I know some apps that use the proximity sensor to check this and turn on and turn off the screen.
S-View Flip Cover does not require any softwares, so how does it communicate with the device?
techno
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Mar 3, 2014, 04:52 PM
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How does my tablet know when I open the cover?
I've recently bought a magnetic cover for my tablet (a bamboo smart cover for Asus Transformer Pad TF303CL). What puzzles me is that whenever I open the cover, the screen turns on. How does the tablet know when I open the cover? The cover isn't connected in any way to the tablet, AFAIK. The only way...
I've recently bought a magnetic cover for my tablet (a bamboo smart cover for Asus Transformer Pad TF303CL). What puzzles me is that whenever I open the cover, the screen turns on. How does the tablet know when I open the cover?
The cover isn't connected in any way to the tablet, AFAIK. The only way that I could think of is if the tablet is using the light sensor, but then why doesn't it turn on the screen when I use my finger to cover the sensor? Or when I turn the light off and then on again?
Bakuriu
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Mar 10, 2015, 09:18 AM
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How do Android tablets use magnet to auto-lock the device?
Can someone explain how tablets like Nexus 7 detects a magnetic cover closing? I have tried putting magnets over the spots where the magnets in the cover are, but it will not lock. How does the tablet know if it is a cover?
Can someone explain how tablets like Nexus 7 detects a magnetic cover closing? I have tried putting magnets over the spots where the magnets in the cover are, but it will not lock. How does the tablet know if it is a cover?
Michael Bell
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Jun 5, 2013, 04:20 PM
• Last activity: Mar 10, 2015, 09:51 AM
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