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Smart Screen Off PRO

Smart Screen Off PRO

AndroidHD

5,000 - 10,000 downloads

Pros

  • Original
  • Useful
  • Really works

Cons

  • Nothing special
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Expert's Review

4/5
Great

"Turn over to lock your device"

Reviewed by: Emmanuel Lund / Jun 26, 2012

Smart Screen Off uses the proximity sensor to turn the screen of and on automatically

Quoting Smart Screen Off developer (AndroidHD) "there are some devices that don't have any physical button on the front screen to lock/unlock screen (for example, Galaxy Nexus). Smart Screen Off has been developed in order to make it faster and comfier.

Enable the app by launching it on the app drawer. It will remain enabled and visible in your status bar until you disable it again. Once enabled, turn over your Android device on the table or simply put the it into your pocket. It automatically will remain locked until you "unblock" the sensor, that's it, when you pick your device from your pocket.

This feature is built-in on SGS3 and other high-end devices. However, if you don't have any of that devices, this app is a good alternative. It does what it says, and it does it pretty good (we had no issues either on a SGS Custom ROM ICS 4.0.4) nor a Desire HD.

In this PRO version there are a handful of extra features: start on boot, hide icon, hide notification messages, enable/disable on shake... and many more. Very useful toggle-app.

Developer's original description available here
IMPORTANT:
-On JELLY BEAN 4.2 Check the apposit feature under basic.
-download and test LITE version, and make sure it works BEFORE buying this PRO version.
-THE APP DOESN'T LOCK YOUR PHONE, NO SECURITY! Don't download if you want security on!!!!

(Light sensor combo works great with recent smartphones like Galaxy Nexus; Light sensor combo could not work good with old smartphone, because the built in sensor is of poor quality).

If you use TIMER DELAY + LIGHT SENSOR: Timer delay will start every times the proximity sensor is covered, but it will turn off screen only when is reached the "minimum + sensitivity" of light condition you set in the settings.

- If you use Task Killers or Memory Cleaner, remember to add Smart Screen Off to exceptions!

************* USER GUIDE ***************

http://www.androidhd.it/smart-screen-off-pro-user-guide/

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************ PRO FEATURES *************
At the moment the PRO version includes these features:

- Start on Boot
- Disable when in LandScape mode
- Vibrate when screen is turned OFF
- Vibrate when screen is turned ON
- Hide Icon
- Hide Notification Messages
- Enable/Disable on shake
- Don't screen on after screen Off
- Configurable light sensor combo
- Configurable Timer Delay
- Display clock when screen is turned ON
- Available in several languages
- Set ring to vibrate mode when proximity sensor is covered

Future features:
- Tell me your suggestion :) !

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************ DESCRIPTION *************

Smart Screen Off PRO it's a simple and light app which uses the Proximity Sensor built in your Android smartphone to turn the screen off and on automatically.

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************** REASON ****************

I decided to code this app when I bought my Galaxy Nexus: this device doesn't have any physical button on the front screen. Being a quite huge phone, it's quite difficult to press the "turn off" button every time I wanted to turn it off and on. So I needed a way to turn the screen off every time I put it into the pockets and off when removed.

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************ HOW IT WORKS *************

The app itself is a toggle button, to switch it on just press the App Icon. Then every time you put the phone into your pockets the screen turns off.

If you put the smartphone upside down on the table, the screen turns automatically off.

NOTE: It doesn't lock the screen (just like in a call)

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************ REQUIREMENTS *************

In order to use Smart Screen Off, you need to have a phone with Proximity Sensor and Light Sensor (nowadays every smartphone incorporate both).

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Email me for any Improvement. Contact me if you have any problems and I will try to solve it as soon as possible!

Recently changed in this version:

[2.3.2] Updated Simplified and Traditional Chinese translations. Credits to 吴天豪


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Comments and ratings for Smart Screen Off PRO

  • (64)

    by Jake Hebert on 02/05/2013

    This app was working, but ever since the last update, it has been a serious drain of my batter--33% of my battery usage was coming from this app. Will try it again after the next update and see if the problem remains, but in the mean time I have to do wi

  • (64)

    by Ajay Odedra on 26/04/2013

    Shake on and off option doesn't show in the settings and your help links are not in English.

  • (64)

    by brandon baker on 23/04/2013

    For some reason I can't turn off the notification. Other than that I like it.

  • (64)

    by Ayush Khattri on 03/04/2013

    The proximity delay function is not working exactly as you mentioned in the user guide. The proximity sensor is very sensitive and any movement to access the notification panel turns off the screen. Kindly address the issue as soon as possible otherwise a

  • (64)

    by Lester Wohlgemuth on 31/03/2013

    Works just how I wanted. Very customizable.

  • (64)

    by majid mir on 23/03/2013

    Nyc

  • (64)

    by Cbh Kenshin on 14/03/2013

    Please add the ability to have an exception list for the Launcher Start/Stop enable only in launcher, im using another security app which as an exception i want to turn the sensor on during its screen in addition to the launcher screen