Light Sleeper - Samsung Galaxy S10 Can't Tell When it's in a Pocket

[mynameisjuan]

1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

So just don't use tap to wake?

- Tap to wake is used in plenty of devices nowadays with no problems

- Disabling tap to wake will not resolve this. The FP can be activated with screen off at any time. 

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2 minutes ago, mynameisjuan said:

- Tap to wake is used in plenty of devices nowadays with no problems

That's really the only reason this is even a story isn't it?  If it was normal for devices to have this problem no one would have noticed.  Like I said, tbh I'm surprised it isn't more common.

2 minutes ago, mynameisjuan said:

- Disabling tap to wake will not resolve this. The FP can be activated with screen off at any time. 

FP as in finger print reader?  Isn't that true of all phones?  What would you do if it wasn't, hit the power button and then scan?  Considering how incredibly convenient, easy, and fast using a fingerprint reader is, even just adding that little action would easily double the pita factor of unlocking.  Not to mention that shouldn't be a problem.  Worst case scenario it reads your leg a few times and makes you type a password next time you pull it out.  If it's actually unlocking on totally unrelated skin on a regular basis that's a much larger problem.

[XenosTech]

20 minutes ago, mynameisjuan said:

3. Thighs can trigger touches.

 

I know this all too well with my LG V10

 

8 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

What would you do if it wasn't, hit the power button and then scan? 

 

It's how some older phones with fingerprint scanners used to do it before the passive readers were mainstream.

[mynameisjuan]

8 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

FP as in finger print reader?  Isn't that true of all phones?

No, its not true to all phones. Other under screen FP phones require the phone to wake before they unlock. Same with older FP button phones where the button is on the front of the phone. Rear FP readers phones this doesnt apply because its really not a problem. 

 

This is almost guaranteed to be a one off issue and not wide spread. 

[Drak3]

11 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Like I said, tbh I'm surprised it isn't more common.

It's an issue easily fixed if you use a touch pattern that isn't likely to happen in a pocket: knock knock. It's also usually easy to turn off tap/hold to wake on many phones that have it.

 

Though, the only reason my S8s have PINs is because of how janky tap to wake is, on every phone I've used it on. When Samsung first introduced the feature, there was no turn off, just crank the sensitivity to the max and setup a PIN. Thank god LG, Microsoft, and Samsung post S9 had the foresight to have an off switch.

[DrMacintosh]

30 minutes ago, mynameisjuan said:

You touch the screen you can wake it and if you touch by the FP reader you can unlock it. If you put the phone in your pocket your thigh can trigger touches. This happens especially if you are sweaty. 

No other phones have this problem. Why is the S10 failing? 

 

31 minutes ago, mynameisjuan said:

Hence why proxy should be used when in a pocket. Samsung has been doing this for years even with just preventing a screen from staying on in your pocket or purse if the button is accidentally hit. Its  a good design used to prevent phones just staying on or butt dialing. 

Except it clearly isn't otherwise this wouldn't be happening. 

[Nowak]

Doesn't happen with my S9 :3

[mynameisjuan]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

No other phones have this problem. Why is the S10 failing? 

Because this is a one off issue. Its not being reported anywhere else. Bad/buggy proxy sensor

 

2 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Except it clearly isn't otherwise this wouldn't be happening. 

Again read comment above

 

Edit: It does appear to be a bug. The dude was able to fix it. So again, over blown.

[Fetzie]

On 3/15/2019 at 5:54 PM, VegetableStu said:

probably will be patched out soon ._.

implants or smart spandex?

You can get those arm-bands that joggers use.