Handcent issue with lock screen

[yanks4life]

Ok I know this might go in the Android Application forum, but since its related to the lock screen I thought I would post here first. Is anyone who is using Handcent SMS app have the pop up notification set and when you receive a text it pops up over the lock screen and allows you to type and reply even though the phone is locked? I know there is a setting to Show popup over lock screen which I can turn off, but I want to be able to see the popup, I am just afraid if its in my pocket and i get a text message its going to start typing back even though the screen is supposed to be locked. Has anyone experienced this and have any solutions or work arounds?

 

[xorbe]

It's a Handcent option, so go look in the settings. I turned that off.

 

[yanks4life]

What option is that? Yeah you can turn off that it doesn't show over the lock screen, but then you don't get any notification that you got a SMS text message, so that doesn't solve the problem.

 

[xorbe]

menu -> settings -> notification settings -> popup settings -> show when locked

 

[yanks4life]

Xorbe, yes I know where that setting is, but if you turn it off then u don't get any notification of a text message if the screen is locked like the screen won 't come on for the notification. I want the pop up to come up but for me not to be able to push any buttons on it until I unlock the phone?

 

[xorbe]

Can you actually unlock the phone with the handcent popup on the unlock screen?

 

[yanks4life]

Yes try it, it overrides the lock screen when the pop up comes up so you can begin typing even if its locked, so I dont think there is anyway around it. Its alright I did some test texts and i think i'm just going to leave the option off this way the screen does actually light up and the message goes in notification bar and then i have ot unlock to get to the pop up.

 

[Ommegasis]

I am just afraid if its in my pocket and i get a text message its going to start typing back even though the screen is supposed to be locked. Has anyone experienced this and have any solutions or work arounds?

This is a capacitive screen, not resistive, so it will never be able to do anything by itself in your pocket.

 

[donald.aleshire]

This is a capacitive screen, not resistive, so it will never be able to do anything by itself in your pocket.

yep! so there really shouldnt be a issue

 

[yanks4life]

umm thats not true as last weekend I took it out of my pocket and it had started typing something already, so yes if the screen is on from getting a pop up u can accidently type something by pushing the screen by accident

 

[robotphood]

Did you put your hands in your pocket? Pretty hard to activate any key presses on a capacitive screen through clothes.

 

[coolerkat]

handcent sms> click star in top left corner>application settings>uncheck the box saying "auto onscreen keyboard"