General :: Galaxy S3 - Cant Turn It Off Or Swipe To Unlock
Jul 16, 2013
I turned on my samsung galaxy s3 and I swiped to go to my lock screen and then my phone turned off. I couldnt turn it back on but like the next 5 sec. it automatically turned on. now, I cant turn it off or swipe to unlock. my screen isn't broken because I can easily go to my notification screen and tap anything on there and it will still work. the clock is frozen but it will still show when it is charging or not. (I got this phone only a few months ago)
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Apr 28, 2010
I was curious about this myself, and i have seen numerous post about this on the forums complaining about having to unlock with the top button
I searched about nexus since it is similar and saw a few things about the app LOCKBOT, i recommend you atleast try the free version and see, it gives you unlock with the trackpad button and the ability to do custom lockscreen with different styles like Iphone, and different android locks. THis was one grip i didnt like about sense. Stock Android has the ability to swipe to unlock or swipe the other way to mute sounds, which is a nice feature, although i prefer my iphones switch the best
The bad...Ive read stuff about it crashing and being laggy, now i havnt experiended this on the INC, it runs super smooth. But i have been having a few times where the front button will not unlock the phone, maybe an update will fix this or something, but its worth a shot to look at.
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Jul 2, 2010
This is for an EVO but i'm thinking maybe it'll be similar to other android phones. what i'd to set up is to have the phone require the 'dot unlock pattern' after it's been sitting for 5 minutes idle. when i set it up with AutoLock, whenever the screen turns off after 1 minute, it'll rqeuire me to do the slide down to unlock which i don't want.
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Jul 10, 2010
So its only when the phone is ringing. The swipe to get it out of the locked mode can be so unresponsive that I miss the phone call. Is there a calibration for the screen?
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Dec 1, 2009
i have seen someone talk about this but can't find it...anyone know what it's called?disabling
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May 18, 2010
Since my question was unanswered in the 2.1.1 fresh rom thread ill make my own
*question pertaining to fresh rom 2.1.1
how do i change my lockscreen to something like the swipe to unlock? and how do i change the bottom bar at the bottom of the screen the one with the phone and stuff i want it to go back to the stock one ... i like that one alot better to me its classier
i tried using fresh's "kitchen" but it says on the website that kitchen will not support 2.1 roms what do i do?
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May 14, 2010
Is there a way to install or change the method of unlocking the handset when it times out, i dont really like the swipe method that you have to do at the moment? Are there any other unlock apps you can install?
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Mar 12, 2012
I'm trying to create an app that allows the user to read a long text and horizontally swipe to change pages pretty much like the Kindle app. I understand that I can implement the horizontal swipe function using the viewpager and pageradapater classes, however I'm not sure how to split the long text over the different pages. At the moment I think I need to take the text and split it programatically before passing it on the the pageradapter. Would this be the best way or is there some easier way using the pageradapater class itself.
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Feb 22, 2012
Got a question regarding the lock screen. I'm on 2.3.5 on a Skyrocket. If I let the screen timeout and come back to it in a few minutes, when I power on, no screen lock (just a wallpaper to swipe away). If I use the power button to put it to sleep (not physically power down), the next time I use the power button to turn it on, I'm presented with the pattern unlock screen. Is there a way to use the power button to turn the phone off without being presented with the unlock pattern every time (I'd like it to do this after maybe 15-30 minutes, but not immediately as it seems to be doing it now).
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Jun 5, 2010
So far the phone's been great (except for the part where i always have to swipe to unlock, and then swipe my code). but i have a couple of more noob questions:i was able to copy some songs from my itunes library(bought from itunes) to the phone with no problems. i was kinda surprised they played.I then tried to copy a movie to the phone (.m4v format) from my itunes library (not purchased from itunes). but for some reason the movie wont play (star trek). i get the error "cannot play video". any idea why i can't watch the movie? do i have to convert it? i simply downloaded the digital copy when i bought the bluray version.
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Oct 28, 2013
I have a Galaxy S III SGH-i747 running Android 4.1.2 with AT&T, I have already rooted it using Chainfire's method but it is still network locked with AT&T. I've tried getting a code out of AT&T but I don't fulfill the requirement of using the device with them for at least 6 months. Since I've rooted it, is there an easier way to get the phone unlocked?
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Jan 10, 2014
I changed my passcode last night and can't remember what it is!!! I called Verizon they said after so many failed attempts it will prompt me for my email info. GREAT, but I'm at 150 failed attempts and it hasn't prompted me yet.
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Oct 25, 2013
is there a tool or easy way to unlock this phone?
As it shows up Sim Locked.. like this for example..
Rather than splash out cash for it as its a standby phone which I had locked to O2 but now want to change carrier UK
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Sep 15, 2010
had the phone for 2 weeks now no problems, last night my battery was drained fully so i charged it fully. now swipe isnt working. when i press the swipe button (the option button at the bottom left) it freezes and force closes. tried rebooting and no luck. i can see the blue line when i swipe but no letters pop up
whats goin on?
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Sep 16, 2010
Update: According to posters below it doesn't work on their fascinate. You can control the screen brightness, by swiping right or left, up where the notification bar is. if it doesn't work, try turning off power saving mode. settings>sound and display>power saving mode uncheck
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Dec 26, 2012
when I swipe the screen from idle, it goes straight to the messages, not the home page.
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Oct 1, 2013
I tried to apply Galaxy S3's unlock procedure to the Express i437. The first steps were fine unitl the last one. I couldn't find the option [4]NW Lock NV Data INITIALIZ. I looked at the S4 procedure, the idea is quite similar, the options differs in Express i437. What's the last step to complete the unlock?
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Aug 17, 2010
Swiping the screen to unlock and to answer calls makes this phone a two hander- which is annoying. Sure in the car with handsfree no problem but even walking having to use both hands is irritating. Is there an alternative?
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Aug 31, 2012
i just having a problem with my samsung galaxy s5570 i;m using cm 7.2 but when i disable the lock slider and then i lock my phone now i cannot unlock it there are no slider i also try using the adb shell but it did not work.
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May 8, 2012
I have just got my new Samsung galaxy ACE model GT-S5839i , the problem is that i have been reading a lot of tutorials, about how to root, or unlock the samsung galaxy ACE, but its seem they have done something with the new version and its not working.
There are a lot of stuff out there about the GT-S5830 but anything about the GT-S5839i wich is the one i have got.
So, how to root this phone, or how to enter the recovery mode.
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Jun 17, 2012
I would like to unlock my i9070p so as to use it with another operator's simcard. My phone is locked on ORANGE. I heard about a method with root, busy box and galaxy s unlock on the android market but i don't know if il will work on the Samsung galaxy s advance (i9070).
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Dec 24, 2013
I would unlock simlock on my Galaxy Young s6310.
Earlier on Galaxy mini/mini2 I used the method ../bml5 but in this Galaxy The Terminal Emulator displaying "cannot open this path"
If there is any way to remove simlock.
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May 15, 2012
I run my own website over ssl. I haven't bought a trusted certificate, but have generated my own root cert. From this one I have generated various other certificates for my servers and clients.
When I install those certificates on my stock Galaxy Nexus or my CM9 Touchpad, ICS tell me that I must set a pin/pw/pattern to unlock my device. It seems there isn't anyway to store certificates without enabling one of these unlock method.
Once the certificates are installed there is no way to reenable slide to unlock without removing the certificates from the device.
I don't want that. I have generated my own certificates and I have full control on them at the server side. If my device get lost or stollen, I just need to revoke them, and I can do this easily. So this type of security is useless for me.
I would like to be able to use slide to unlock or even "no lock screen" while keeping my certificates installed on my device.
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Sep 28, 2013
A friend of mine set a password on his Galaxy Note and then he forgot it.Now, I know the solution is to access recovery and wipe data/factory reset.
BUT unfortunately he has lot of pictures and videos stored in the phone memory, not on SD, and he'd like not to lose all of it.
Is there a workaround for that? The Note is stock, but I can work on it, if there's a way to unlock the phone without losing data.
SK17i using Tapatalk 2
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Apr 13, 2014
I have a galaxy samsung camera ek-gc100, i lost the password.
How can i unlock it without losing the data?
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May 2, 2014
I was holding my phone and wanted to wash my hands, so I placed my Samsung S2 next to the sink (I was pretty dumb, I should've put it inside my pocket instead. ) , and while washing my hands, the water jumped and hit my phone and my phone was about to die (1% Battery) and it died at the same time.
But my phone went to Factory Mode, you know that things like, "Factory Mode" and stuff "Don't turn off", so I didn't turn it off and waited, after that, the phone died. I tried turning it on and didn't work and so I thought, "Why am I testing it when it died?", so I tried to charge it, the phone went to the "Samsung Galaxy" thingy like the very first thing to see when you just turned it on, but then after a while, it died again, then it does it again, just repeating. I tried using a USB cable and it did the same.
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Nov 19, 2013
Never had any problems, but just today, my phone just shut off. When it shut off, it kept vibrating, just small pulses over and over until I took the battery out. When it shut off, it had 100% battery, so I put the battery back in hoping it would turn back on. The samsung logo/boot screen came up, then it just shut off. It does this repeatedly. I tried putting it into recovery so I can reset it, but it doesn't boot into recovery or download mode.
Strange things: Whenever I hold down the volume down key, it does the vibrating pulse thing until i take my finger off it. And when it's on the charger, it does the vibrating thing the whole time until I unplug it, even if the battery isn't in it.
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Oct 28, 2013
My galaxy s2 was working fine yesterday. Today it tried to turn it on and it went to the welcome screen but go no further.
After clicking a few buttons it now doesn't even go onto the loading screen and I cannot turn it on at all.
I don't believe the battery to be at fault because it was on charge all night.
I have tried a soft and hard reset but the phone doesn't respond to either.
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Jan 6, 2014
My Galaxy S2 (Android 4.1.2, phone not rooted) has started turning itself off, even when plugged in and fully charged. To restart the phone I first have to remove and reinsert the battery.
This has happened to me with several batteries, one aftermarket and one new supposedly OEM (with hologram "ORIGINAL" sticker and s/n).
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Sep 27, 2013
my galaxy s4 led light doesn't turn off. it always show blue light even when i turn off the phone . i have reset the phone for 2 times. it has the some problems.
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