Gravity Screen - On/Off

Plexnor

In-app purchases

About this app

It turns automatically the screen off when you put your phone into your pocket or onto a table. And turns the screen on when you take it out or up. No need to touch any button and you are ready to go. It's especially helpful if your lock key is hard to reach or the power button is broken.


The most popular screen on/off app. Reviewed by LifeHacker, MakeUseOf, TheNextWeb, Gizmodo and many others ...


WARNING:If the app is killed by the OS after some time visit: https://dontkillmyapp.com/


KEY FEATURES
• Pocket Sensor: Turns the screen off if your phone is in your pocket.
• Table Sensor: Detects your phone is lying on a table and turn it off if not in use.
• Turn Screen On by Motion: If the screen is off and it's facing up the device can be woken up by moving it.
• Keep Screen On by Motion - Rise to Wake: It keeps the screen on while you are watching the screen. It relies on the small movements of your hand while holding the device.
• Smart Lock support: It's a workaround to make the Smart lock feature work fine on devices with Lollipop.
• Locale plug-in for: Tasker, Llama and others


UNLOCKED by IN-APP PURCHASE
• Better performance
• Widgets, Shortcuts
• Wider range for Rise to Wake Timeout
• Wider range for Table Sensor
• Suspend in Landscape mode
• Exclude Apps option


BATTERY USAGE

It should be not significant. I experienced about 6 per cent extra consumption on the test device. However it can be much higher by often using the Rise to Wake feature. Thus, keep your phone face down if you want to save energy.


UNINSTALL

Please, use the Uninstall button in the app. Due to Android restriction the app cannot be uninstalled on a normal way.




FAQ: http://goo.gl/D4BgQ5


This app uses the Device Administrator permission.
This app uses Accessibility services.

Ratings and reviews

If your phone's power button is broken, don't waste any time, get this app. It's an absolute life saver. It's VERY simple and straightforward, anyone could get use out of it. Default settings work perfectly fine for me. The one "issue" I've had with it is that it doesn't exactly support fingerprint scanners. There's an option to enable such support, but I've found it doesn't actually turn off the display or lock my phone.

Excellent App. Does what it says. Moreover! Please add a feature that will enables the app to automatically start itself on reboot. I found out that the service stops when the phone is restarted. I had to reopen the app to re-enable the service. If this is fixed on next update then this app will be second to none. That's a Guarantee. For this lapses, I am deducting a Star. You get the full 5Star if Issue is Treated.

Unfortunately, the gravity sensor can't provide all necessary info for this purpose. Could you add an option “Turn on/off the screen by magnetometer”? My phone (Samsung Galaxy A13) does not have a real proximity sensor (it has a virtual one), but it does have a magnetometer. And I can easily turn my flip cover into a magnetic case by attaching a piece of magnetic adhesive tape to the lid. But I couldn't find any suitable application.