[Tip] Double Tap to lock

asked 2020-01-22 10:00:49 +0200

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Just found that there is a way to lock the Sailfish OS devices using double tap.

From Sailfish OS 3, the top menu can be accessed from top of the screen any time, be it from home screen or events view or lock screen or while using any app. The top menu also has a dedicated area at the top with lock icon that can be tapped to lock the device. So, to lock the device without using the hardware button, you can swipe from top and tap on the lock button.

However, there is an alternative way to lock, when you are in home screen or events view or lock screen. Just double tap on topmost edge of the screen to lock the device.

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Nice find! Technically it is just a blind navigation in the preview of the top menu (just like the app drawer also has a preview of the first row). Nevertheless a nice routine.

Spark ( 2020-01-22 14:59:45 +0200 )edit

Yes, bind navigation this is.
Just left to the clock is right about the best place.

peterleinchen ( 2020-01-23 01:59:39 +0200 )edit

Pretty good, and now we have only to find the screenarea to wake up the device by double tap.Thank you!

3i3rb3ch3r ( 2020-01-23 09:28:04 +0200 )edit

nice!

but what about wake up via tap on screen? 😁😁😁

1umia ( 2020-01-23 18:12:25 +0200 )edit
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There is a nice patch called restore swipe to lock, which -- as the name says -- restores the old 'swipe down from top' gesture to lock the device. The nice thing about this patch is that it does not conflict with the new SFOS3 pull down menu: if you do a short swipe down the device gets locked immediately and if you do a long swipe you get the pull down menu.

You might like this patch as well, even if it does not use double tap. I think in most cases swiping is easier than double tapping.

Patch: restore swipe to lock

Olsen ( 2020-01-23 23:19:39 +0200 )edit