keyboard Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Anyone could share tips and trick that you find useful on a smartphone? I got a new corporate iphone 14 (i tried to google and think it's the latest?) but couldn't find anything online to lock the screen from the home page other than having to press the side button. Lift the phone unlocks the screen but i still need to swipe up to get to the apps. My cheap android phone have a Lock Screen App that I can press and avoid me fingering the sides (especially on our perfect MRT systems). Also a gesture allows me to get to the Home Screen ready for the next fingering session. What's your die-die-cannot-will-die thing on your smartphone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Older4yngr Posted August 21, 2023 Report Share Posted August 21, 2023 You can use the Shortcuts app on iOS to create a simple shortcut (as a widget on your home screen) which will lock the screen when you tap it. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboard Posted August 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 i was trying to figure that out but didn't manage to get success. tried googling but none for the specific lock screen, do you have steps that works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Older4yngr Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone, press + to create a new shortcut, name it and from the dropdown beside the name choose "Add to Home Screen”. Click on "Add action" then at the top where it says "Search for apps and actions” simply type "Lock” and you'll be able to see the "Lock Screen” action to incorporate in your new shortcut. Stephen keyboard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboard Posted August 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2023 Shortcut Locked the screen but still takes a while to turn off the screen. Guess have to be careful about accidental enabling the phone back up again during that time. I shouldn't really care too much about killing the power button since it's a corporate device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Older4yngr Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 On 8/24/2023 at 8:18 AM, keyboard said: Shortcut Locked the screen but still takes a while to turn off the screen. Expand That's strange: it's instantaneous on my iPhone 14. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboard Posted August 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 after i press it, there's a pop up at the top, disappears in 1 sec, then the screen goes dark after another 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Older4yngr Posted August 28, 2023 Report Share Posted August 28, 2023 On 8/26/2023 at 2:03 AM, keyboard said: there's a pop up at the top, disappears in 1 sec Expand What does the pop up say? I can't reproduce the problem on my phone—even if I create a new shortcut doing the same thing. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboard Posted August 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2023 (edited) Pop up says, Lock Screen | Shortcuts With a tick underneath that animates Unfortunately, got to give this a Fail. Was trying these few days in packed train and outside, the screen remains active and doesnt go black and random actions/touches are done on it's ways back to the pocket. I even had some foreign language thing activated somehow. haha. Edited August 29, 2023 by keyboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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