Goodbye AOD

[Anthony Martins Rock]

I am going to go a day without AOD turned on. I noticed yesterday it was second most battery usage.

If you use the phone in your typical way without it on, let us know the% difference by bed time.

 

[jejb]

I personally never understood the appeal of AOD. Not something I need or want.

I understand the appeal, but agree it's not something I personally find useful.

 

[anon(5719825)]

I understand the appeal, but agree it's not something I personally find useful.

I don't use it either.

 

[Ca_lvn]

Never used on any phone

 

[Katrina White1]

AOD allows me discreetly check the time. Sometimes my boss will come in around 11:30. I leave at noon for lunch. When he's talking endlessly about nothing, I can just glance and see the time. Same goes for boring meetings. It's impolite to be looking at your watch mid convo, or checking your phone, or turning completely around to look at the clock. AOD makes it easy.

Also, when my phone is on silent, I can see when an email or text comes in. If I'm waiting on something in particular, I can quickly put in my pin to see if it's what I need. For me, AOD just works. It's worth a minor hit to my battery life. And I only have it on 9-4 for work.

 

[Dhawk1202]

Hang on, you can double tap on the notification icon, unlock and it goes straight intro that app. Use this all the time!

I would love this feature too, but as stated earlier when I double tap, it makes me swipe up to unlock. Even in trusted places. Can't seem to figure it out...

 

[mysterygirl]

I only use at night, since I use my phone as a bedside clock. I really only want to see the clock at night. But, for many other reasons noted, I think this is a great and useful feature for those who can take proper advantage of it.

 

[digitalbreak]

I would love this feature too, but as stated earlier when I double tap, it makes me swipe up to unlock. Even in trusted places. Can't seem to figure it out...

I double tap, it starts my Iris setup, authenticates and opens the appropriate app. I do this every day

 

[Almeuit]

I don't use it either.

Likewise.

 

[cwbcpa]

The beauty of Android.....choice. Don't like it? Get rid of it. I like AOD and use it all the time, but that's me.

 

[Deke218]

IF it had a setting for "Only When Charging" I'd find that useful as the only time I'd want it was when my phone is wireless charging on the stand at work and then only during certain hours.

 

[kirksucks]

Glad to hear the varying opinions on AOD. I changed mine to a picture and I'm kinda digging it. It's still annoying that it's 2 steps to open the phone but I'm living with it.

 

[Meshe78]

I use it at night so I don't have to turn the screen on to see the time or when I'm in the grocery store with the phone next to my list in the cart so I can see what notifications are coming in. Otherwise it's off.

 

[chanchan05]

IF it had a setting for "Only When Charging" I'd find that useful as the only time I'd want it was when my phone is wireless charging on the stand at work and then only during certain hours.

You can do that with Tasker and the Secure Settings plugin for it.

 

[antman451]

Glad to hear the varying opinions on AOD. I changed mine to a picture and I'm kinda digging it. It's still annoying that it's 2 steps to open the phone but I'm living with it.

Maybe I'm slow, but I'm confused by the "two steps" thing. I can hard press the home button from the AOD while looking at my phone, and it instantly unlocks using my irises. Or I can tap my finger on the fingerprint sensor and it instantly unlocks. Neither one feels like two steps to me.

Anyways, I like the AOD. Usually a black and white line drawing of a superhero symbol for me (Spider Man, currently, but Batman and Captain America are frequent ones, also).

 

[kirksucks]

Maybe I'm slow, but I'm confused by the "two steps" thing.

If there's a notification on the AOD, you double tap it.. takes you to the lockscreen not the app. Even if you are using smartlock or no lock method it asks you to swipe still. I guess it was like that without AOD too. I think double tapping should bypass swiping.

 

[Deke218]

You can do that with Tasker and the Secure Settings plugin for it.

Good to know. Thanks. I purchased Tasker I believe when it first hit the Android market and have yet to get any use out of it. Time to experiment.

 

[anon(1733)]

Good to know. Thanks. I purchased Tasker I believe when it first hit the Android market and have yet to get any use out of it. Time to experiment.

Why not try Bixby also. Set it to a quick command.

 

[kirksucks]

I understand the convenience of setting up tasks but I guess I've never felt inconvenienced without them.

 

[dov1978]

If there's a notification on the AOD, you double tap it.. takes you to the lockscreen not the app. Even if you are using smartlock or no lock method it asks you to swipe still. I guess it was like that without AOD too. I think double tapping should bypass swiping.

I still think there's a setting out of place for you somewhere. I use my ZenWatch 2 as a trusted device in Smartlock and if I I double tap a notification on AOD I go straight to the app. To unlock the phone I either long press on the Home Button which completely bypasses the lockscreen or Double tap the home button then simply swipe away the lockscreen. There's always the FPS too which obviously unlocks the phone instantly.