problem! glitch! screen auto unlocks!!
 

hi i wasnt sure where to post this or if there already was a thread (couldnt find one)

but i find that when i lock my n900.. it would automatically unlock itself on random occasions
i became aware of it because i would lock the phone, put it into my pocket.. and take it out and it would have opened emails and started typing something

i then knew it was unlocking by itself because it was night time and i locked the phone and was walking, suddenly i found that the phone was on again...

after playing around a bit with my phone and trying to find what is causing it to unlock itself.. i find that if i lock it by double pressing the on/off button (this locks the phone).. and i press it a few more times after.. the screen will jitter a little and unlock itself

i was wondering if anyone else was having this problem and if there was a solution


so one way i found to avoid this is to use lock slide thing on the side (but iv grown used to using the double press on/off to lock)


hope all this made sense
and thanks in advance =]

Re: problem! glitch! screen auto unlocks!!
 

I often found my phone's desktop all messed up after I take it out of my pocket. So also here my phone is unlocking itself automatically. I really don't know why this is.

My guess is a combination of (1) the "Lock screen automatically" setting in the display-menu isn't working (known bug?), eg I can wait as long as I want, but my phone does not lock after the background time-out and (2) the glitch mentioned in the post above. I can confirm what is written there. It takes some time to 'learn' how to do it, but must most of the time I can unlock the phone when I keep pressing the power button in the same frequency as to lock it.

Are the more reports of these two locking problems?

Re: problem! glitch! screen auto unlocks!!
 

Several programs hook the power button to do stuff. Do you have any installed?

Re: problem! glitch! screen auto unlocks!!
 

Only that program that gives you a "Tweakr" menu in Settings that I can think of. But that cannot explain the not auto-locking from point (1).

Re: problem! glitch! screen auto unlocks!!
 

Switch from magnetic pocket cover to something else.

I have this problem too but it is linked to magnet in pocket - N900 thinks you open KBD.

There is another way... disable KBD unlocking... but I don't remember for a moment how to do this.

Re: problem! glitch! screen auto unlocks!!
 

And if I may ask: what is KBD?

Re: problem! glitch! screen auto unlocks!!
 

KeyBoarD. And, good idea, the Hall could be tripped.

Re: problem! glitch! screen auto unlocks!!
 

There Is a thread showing the terminal command..
Go here: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=60501