I used to be able to hover my hand over my phone to unlock to lock screen

[Jon Jackson]

it's mainly just to see what time it is or something...

I didn't make any changes...

I've restarted the phone several times...

I miss that feature.

Jon is sad. Help Jon.

 

[SpookDroid]

There's an option to increase touch sensitivity, might that be what got disabled?

 

[Jon Jackson]

nope that's not it...sigh....

 

[SpookDroid]

The only other option I recall was to see if you had missed notifications at a glance when reaching for the phone... but that doesn't go to your lockscreen, that's a different kind of lockscreen notification with a very nice animation. :S

 

[Jon Jackson]

The only other option I recall was to see if you had missed notifications at a glance when reaching for the phone... but that doesn't go to your lockscreen, that's a different kind of lockscreen notification with a very nice animation. :S

Found it...
How Do I Turn On My Galaxy S5 Screen Without Pressing the Home Button? | a Tech-Recipes Tutorial


For whatever reason, my S5 changes settings on me.....turns wifi off sometimes...turned off air view, turned off scrolling etc....I have to go back into my phone once or twice a month and adjust all the settings....

Tired of this S**T lol

 

[SpookDroid]

That's odd. The only time I've had a phone with vanishing settings is when I updated something or a phone that would factory reset itself every time it ran out of battery (it was a cheapo LG Android they gave me at work a couple of years ago)

 

[alam18305]

Hi I have bought a samsung mhl 2.0 adapter from eBay but not sure if it's geniune. Tried it on my samsung alpha doesn't even recognise it however tried the adapter on a s5 it's recognised. Can anyone advise me if there is a cable I could use to connect my phone to a tv? Thanks

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[SpookDroid]

Hi I have bought a samsung mhl 2.0 adapter from eBay but not sure if it's geniune. Tried it on my samsung alpha doesn't even recognise it however tried the adapter on a s5 it's recognised. Can anyone advise me if there is a cable I could use to connect my phone to a tv? Thanks

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Ummm... not sure why'd you post that here, but I already answered in your original thread Unfortunately, the Alpha doesn't have MHL support, so you can't output video via the USB port. Wireless mirroring to a Smart TV or a device like Chromecast is your only option.