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5S: Who wants a jailbreak feature to use the homebutton without pressing
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How can this be proven when there is no jailbreak for iOS7 nor the 5S?
Additionally, no iPhone has the fingerprint mechanics as the 5S has them.
Not sure how it would "drain considerable amounts of battery", but I'd much rather have Zephyr instead. Really looking forward to jail breaking this beast.
By adding this feature, the device is never in sleep mode because it'll constantly be checking which will destroy your battery as said above
In addition, your screen would turn on very often as the home button ring would touch your pocket/thigh so much
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Because it'll never actually go into sleep mode.
Springflash for this reason doesn't work when your device is in sleep mode (I have it to activator settings of press volume down, then up). Otherwise, it'll probably take a considerable chunk of battery life.
I tried carat (an app from the AppStore) before and it said spring flash was taking up 30 minutes of battery life and I tried uninstalling it for a week and I used it like so. I don't know exactly how much more battery life it gave me but it was a noticeable difference
In the end, I decided the convenience of being able to turn on flashlight was worth the battery life it took away (iOS 6 doesn't have stock flashlight toggling in case you forgot
)Edit: misread original post
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By adding this feature, the device is never in sleep mode because it'll constantly be checking which will destroy your battery as said above
In addition, your screen would turn on very often as the home button ring would touch your pocket/thigh so much
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Because it'll never actually go into sleep mode.
Springflash for this reason doesn't work when your device is in sleep mode (I have it to activator settings of press volume down, then up). Otherwise, it'll probably take a considerable chunk of battery life.
I tried carat (an app from the AppStore) before and it said spring flash was taking up 30 minutes of battery life and I tried uninstalling it for a week and I used it like so. I don't know exactly how much more battery life it gave me but it was a noticeable difference
In the end, I decided the convenience of being able to turn on flashlight was worth the battery life it took away (iOS 6 doesn't have stock flashlight toggling in case you forgot
It doesn't need to be awake all the time. It would be enough to power the metallic ring while the screen is on. While the screen is off the button works as it is supposed to work.
Imagine it like this:
1.Wake the screen with power button
2.Lie finger on homebutton to unlock with touchID
3.open any app
4.lie finger on the homebutton to close the app
only really thing i am missing from a jailbreak is quick reply for messages...dont understand why apple is leaving this out
This is also one very important feature!
Well seems like we'll have to wait a few more months for the jailbreak.
It doesn't need to be awake all the time. It would be enough to power the metallic ring while the screen is on. While the screen is off the button works as it is supposed to work.
Imagine it like this:
1.Wake the screen with power button
2.Lie finger on homebutton to unlock with touchID
3.open any app
4.lie finger on the homebutton to close the app
Sorry! Misread! I thought you had wanted to touch the home button to wake the phone
How would you do double tap home? And there might be issues with it inadvertently activating Siri by holding the home button too long (e.g. When using AppStore fingerprint purchase)
If its instaneous response, then I can imagine it being able to close the app, double tapping (even triple tapping for use with activator), and holding home button would work but that would mean closing apps accidentally could happen quite a bit for some people
If there's a delay before it reads single tap/holding home button, then it might be inconvenient for users
(Just thinking about the flaws of the concept; I can see how it could be useful)
Yeah especially now that iOS 7 has more gestures like swipe to go back, Zephyr makes more sense.
Well, I assume when you press the home button it wakes up the technology that reads the finger prints, and that would have to be on constantly to effectively allow you to just put your finger on it at any time to activate.