Shake Screen On Off

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About this app

Turn your screen on and off by simply shaking your phone.

Avoid breaking your power button. Just shake your phone and lock or unlock it.

IT WILL NOT DRAIN YOUR BATTERY. On device's up to Android KitKat 4.4, the battery consumption should be minimal. On device's running Android 5+, due to an Android bug, there will be more battery being used, but it still should not be a huge amount. I did all I could to make the app work on Android 5+, and so I rather make it work, even if more battery is necessary to keep it working.

My main focus when I implemented the app was on not draining the battery, and it won't. Let it run for a day and then check the app's battery consumption. It should be minimal (as opposed to other "Shake to turn the screen on and off" and "Shake to Lock and Unlock" apps on Google Play.

This is the FREE version of the app. On the PRO version, you can do everything you can do on the FREE version, plus:

1 - no ads are displayed.
2 - the user can choose to start the app automatically after the device is turned on.
3 - the app can be set to unlock the screen automatically when the screen is turned back on.
4 - the app can use the proximity sensor to avoid accidentally turning on the screen when the device is on a pocket, for instance.
5 - The device can be set to vibrate every time the screen is turned on or off.

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UNINSTALLATION
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Due to the fact that the app needs admin privileges to run, if you want to uninstall it you must do it by clicking on the uninstall button inside the app. If you try to uninstall the app using the standard Android App Manager, the uninstall button will be disabled. Just remember that to uninstall the app, you must access the app itself.

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COMPATIBILITY
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Unfortunately, on some devices the app will not be able to turn the screen back on (when the user shakes the phone) after the screen is turned off. It's a hardware limitation of these devices, and there is nothing that can be done on the software side to avoid it. For instance, I've tested the app on the 'LG Nexus 4' and it works flawlessly; on the other hand, on the 'Samsung Galaxy Ace' the accelerometer sensors are turned off the moment the screen goes off. If that is the case on your device, please send me an email (there is a button on the app to do it) explaining what is happening on your specific case. The app will add the model and manufacturer of your device to the body of your email (please do not erase this information) and I will remove your device from the list of available devices on Google Play. Thank you very much for your help!

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PERMISSIONS
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Prevent phone from sleeping - necessary to wake the phone up after it's screen is turned off.
View network connections and full network access - only necessary on the FREE version, to be able to show ads (non-intrusive ads, only displayed when the user open the main screen of the app).
This app uses the Device Administrator permission in order to be able to lock and unlock the device when you shake it.





Icon based on an original design by Timo Arnall, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Acessible (on september 2013) at:
http://www.elasticspace.com/images/rfid_iconography_large.gif
Thank you very much Timo.

Ratings and reviews

Very good app, would definitely recommend to everyone! I especially downloaded this app because my device's power button is dead, and the 'double tap on screen' also doesn't work at all. And worst of all, the screen sometimes freezes (the screen doesn't respond when I touch). When I am doing normal work than it's fine but when I am watching a video, The screen doesn't automatically turns off so I can't use the phone again. And now I can just shake the phone and fix it! Edit: now it don't

It works on my Android 6 Finow Q1 standalone android watch. I have this watch laying in the closet for a year now since I was very disappointed with what you can do with it. My eyes are not that good anymore so using apps in the small screen is hard to read. I am not using a simm so it has to be bleutooth connected to my phone. Granted it is practical to quickly to see incoming messages. But worse you have to push a button to see what time it is. I have been looking for an app to turn the display on since I wanted a stand alone android to have all the android apps available to me but I could not find it Only suggestion to use tasker. But the screen is very small and hard control for me (think fingers) and often difficult or impossible to read since buttins are outside the view. Anyway, Tested this app and it works! I had to set it so super sensitive but that is good enough for me. Now I am going to buy the pro version. Thank you Makers :-) And I have to back up the app just in case it gets some decides to remove this app.

Only installed for less than 24 hours and I'm really happy so far, does what it says, reason for trying was I missed the double tap facility of my previous phone, installed 2 apps to enable this function but they didn't work. This app makes it even easier to switch on and off. Have just read some of the comments and it seems that people haven't read how to uninstall, when the instructions are given when you install the app.

What's new

Bug Fixes and improvements to newer Android versions.