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Simm0nS777

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Jul 15, 2010
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title says it all....what actions do you use and what do they do? Just wanted to see what everyone else does and if I can get some good ideas.

Status bar swipe down - SBsettings
Status bar swipe right - simulates sleep button
Double tap clock on lock screen - BiteSMS quick compose
Tap volume heads up display - BiteSMS quick compose everywhere else

Ive been trying to use gestures in place of buttons cuz it makes me feel better that theyll last longer that way after my 3GS button fell off and I got a replacement luckily.

Ive been reading about people using the swipe right and left of the status bar to change iPod tracks and I like that idea. I just need a way to simluate the sleep button if I do that!
 
Pretty simple setup for me

statusbar swipe L/R = SBSettings
statusbar swipe down = removebackground
double click sleep button = flashlight
hold home button @ lockscreem = camera

Used to have my flashlight activate whenever I shake my phone but that obviously led to my flashlight being on for hours in pocket and me not even realize it :D
 
Not too many activator gestures set up, everything else is pretty well accessible.

Swipe status bar left/right - SBSettings
volume up + volume down - pause track
short hold home button - phone favorites
short hold sleep button - flashlight
 
swipe status bar right: sbsettings

swipe status bar left: quick compose (bitesms)

swipe status bar down: simulate sleep button

double tap status bar: activate app switcher

hold volume up: camera

hold volume down: flashlight
 
Bringing this thread back from the dead but I am interested in seeing how people have found Activator useful and didn't want to create a new thread.

SBSettings: Status Bar Swipe Right (default)
Lockinfo Infoshade: Status Bar Swipe Down (also default i think)

iPod Change Next Track : Hold Volume Up
iPod Change Previous Track: Hold Volume Down
iPod Pause/Play: Hold Both Volume Buttons

Phone Favorites: Status Bar Double Tap

Flashlight: Status Bar Hold
 
Swipe status bar left/right: SBSettings
Press volume up & down together: Flashlight
Press volume down then up: airplane mode (for school :p)

Used to have my flashlight activate whenever I shake my phone but that obviously led to my flashlight being on for hours in pocket and me not even realize it :D

Haha, lesson learned. The same thing happened to me...boy was my phone hot afterwards.
 
Status bar right: Sleep Button
Status bar left: Phone Favorites
Status bar down: SBSettings
Volume up: Flashlight
Volume down: Camera

Hold home button (on lockscreen): Open iPod App
 
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