Proximity Actions
Free App
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About Proximity Actions
"Proximity Actions" is a small, innovative and very useful utility, allowing you to perform various actions using the proximity sensor of your device.
Users of Advanced Screen Control would recognize some of the functionality and would appreciate the cleaner UI and the additional features. This is a continuation of my efforts related to the proximity sensor utilization.
Used terms:
"Wave" means to wave (or slide) your hand (or finger) closely in front of the proximity sensor of your device, in accordance with the chosen settings.
"Hold" means to block the proximity sensor and quickly release it after feeling the vibration.
IMPORTANT: Using this app requires some level of technical awareness and understanding of what the proximity sensor is, where it is and how it works! Make sure you carefully read the this app description and each of the in-app options' description before use!
Key features:
✔ Music: Play/Pause (Android 3.0 and up), Play Next, Play Previous;
✔ Lock the device;
✔ Wake up and optionally unlock the device;
✔ Toggle Auto-Rotation On/Off;
✔ Change the screen orientation, without releasing the orientation lock (Android 3.0 and up);
✔ Launch any app;
✔ Launch any shortcut (direct dial, direct message, etc.);
✔ Toggle the LED light On/Off (if available).
✔ Home screen shortcuts for starting or stopping service (can be used with Tasker)
DISCLAIMER: Some devices seem to have slower proximity sensors so you would have to adjust the settings and wave slower, but the app works on every device with functioning proximity sensor.
Contact me if you want to help translate or fix a translation!
The app hardly use any battery power. You shouldn't even see it in the statistics.
DISCLOSURE: This app uses the Device Admin permission. To uninstall - use the "Uninstall" option in the app!
No personal information is collected and/or sent whatsoever!
Users of Advanced Screen Control would recognize some of the functionality and would appreciate the cleaner UI and the additional features. This is a continuation of my efforts related to the proximity sensor utilization.
Used terms:
"Wave" means to wave (or slide) your hand (or finger) closely in front of the proximity sensor of your device, in accordance with the chosen settings.
"Hold" means to block the proximity sensor and quickly release it after feeling the vibration.
IMPORTANT: Using this app requires some level of technical awareness and understanding of what the proximity sensor is, where it is and how it works! Make sure you carefully read the this app description and each of the in-app options' description before use!
Key features:
✔ Music: Play/Pause (Android 3.0 and up), Play Next, Play Previous;
✔ Lock the device;
✔ Wake up and optionally unlock the device;
✔ Toggle Auto-Rotation On/Off;
✔ Change the screen orientation, without releasing the orientation lock (Android 3.0 and up);
✔ Launch any app;
✔ Launch any shortcut (direct dial, direct message, etc.);
✔ Toggle the LED light On/Off (if available).
✔ Home screen shortcuts for starting or stopping service (can be used with Tasker)
DISCLAIMER: Some devices seem to have slower proximity sensors so you would have to adjust the settings and wave slower, but the app works on every device with functioning proximity sensor.
Contact me if you want to help translate or fix a translation!
The app hardly use any battery power. You shouldn't even see it in the statistics.
DISCLOSURE: This app uses the Device Admin permission. To uninstall - use the "Uninstall" option in the app!
No personal information is collected and/or sent whatsoever!
All Application Badges
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Google policy compliance changes.
Google policy compliance changes.
Version update Proximity Actions was updated to version 3.09
Name changed Name changed! Novum Proximity Actions now is known as Proximity Actions.
Version update Proximity Actions was updated to version 3.08
Version update Proximity Actions was updated to version 2.5.5
What are users saying about Proximity Actions
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Could have improvements but other than that its perfect
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Not working after latest updates.
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Poor application
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Very bad
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This app sets out to do what I want it to, which is to lock the screen and not turn on the screen when it's in my pocket. But instead of doing this the app vibrates when I move over the sensor, then does nothing. If I could give a worse score I would, because after having the hassle of finding out the app doesn't work, I tried to uninstall it, which for some reason is incredibly difficult to do.
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One of the worst updates that you released. It ruined my Samsung S5 completely. Its been so bad that I cannot use my phone anymore. I wish google had negative stars. Cannot even uninstall it anymore. Neither from my phone of from the play store. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!!!
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OK but... Doesn't elegantly deal with locking and unlocking screen when fingerprint sensor used. Kinscreen does this better, but at a cost.
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It's vibrating, telling me that it is detecting wave or hold but the command isn't working! EDIT: It is working but the command takes too long to work.
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Why do you have to change a working app, doesn't want to wake up.
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Before it was working great, but after several updates doesn't work as good as before. I have to open the settings every time before using it.
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Doesn't work at all and causing reset on my phone.
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What the hell my phone just shut down after using this it didnt even work stupid app jacked my phone
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Very bad app don't download
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It was good, Now doesn't work, Info: Device Note 3 Version: 0.49.1 Language: en Android: 5.0.2
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Vibrating but not working!!!
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Initially it was good but when i tried uninstalling it doesn't allowed to do so even I m deactivating device administrator but still tick mark is there.
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So far its good, has helped fix a few issues on my phone so far.
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Its ok but kind of useless since its too sensitive
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Still not wakeing up the phone
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Back button command?
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Works like a charm
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Awesome app
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I've tried many apps since my (Nexus 5) power button stopped working, and only this one appears to work great: it turns on my screen with a single wave gesture pretty much every single time, and annoying advertisements come up rarely (also battery consumption didn't go up very much)
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Any action i try does not work i am on Samsung j16.
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Good
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It wont let me uninstall it and i dont even know why
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Now with the new update it is literally trash. Fix it.
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Fantastic thanks.
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I don't known how to use it..
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The app is quite good but I'm missing a help function: I'm a newcomer and I still don't know what the hold-gesture stands for!? It also seems that it's using lot of battery.
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The issue I had has been fixed and it was really fast keep it up bro
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Mantap
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Good
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Awesome
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Good, but I would definitely give 5 stars if I could schedule a time when it's activated. (I would have it on only at night so I can wave to see the time)
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But I need more actions
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It will stop working if proximity sensor is blocked for a few seconds. Need to manually toggle off and on the service from setting for it to work again.
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Issue has been corrected thank you
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This application consume memory more than 200 mb ram and battery is draining fastly
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The best app for gesture control giving user an extended range of control of the smartphone than any other similar app.