DIY Smart Cover TF700

ailai55 · Sep 18, 2012

Finally solved this problem and can uninstall Awesome on/off.
UPDATE : for right now it does not work with stock ROM.

Tablet :tf700
ROM: Unofficial JB4.11

http://youtu.be/_BUQ8xFcoGI

ImYoungxD · Sep 18, 2012

I don't understand ... All I can think of the glass breaking when you apply pressure to the case.

ailai55 · Sep 18, 2012

ImYoungxD said:
I don't understand ... All I can think of the glass breaking when you apply pressure to the case.

I don't understand your reply. I did not press the case. And the sound is from case itself.

tobnddl · Sep 18, 2012

Does this work only with the JB ROM, or will it work with stock. With the right magnet (or strip), this could be just what a lot of folks are looking for.

ailai55 · Sep 18, 2012

tobnddl said:
Does this work only with the JB ROM, or will it work with stock. With the right magnet (or strip), this could be just what a lot of folks are looking for.

I did not test it with stock rom.
May be someone can have a try.
Only problem right now is I need a smaller or thinner magnet. The one in the video is still toomagnetic. When I fold the cover back it can still wake and sleep my tablet.

tobnddl · Sep 18, 2012

ailai55 said:
I did not test it with stock rom.
May be someone can have a try.
Only problem right now is I need a smaller or thinner magnet. The one in the video is still toomagnetic. When I fold the cover back it can still wake and sleep my tablet.

Well, I tried with stock just now, and got nothing. Either my magnets (I tried several from the fridge, including one neodium) weren't strong enough, or there is a setting in the JB ROM (build.prop or the kernel perhaps?) that allows this. I am hoping that this is hackable, but am waiting until JB to root/unlock. Really would like this feature though.

jhollender · Sep 18, 2012

Can you give some details about what you did? Is that just a normal magnet? What size/strength?

ailai55 · Sep 18, 2012

jhollender said:
Can you give some details about what you did? Is that just a normal magnet? What size/strength?

Just a normal magnet from my fridge. It's about 5 mm wide (diameter)and 3 mm thick.

But it is still too thick and strong.

jhollender · Sep 18, 2012

Where does the magnet need to touch? I tried this on stock with a magnet and I can't get it to do anything.

ailai55 · Sep 18, 2012

According to others test, it doesn't work with stock rom
I am using Jb unofficial

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smaw51 · Sep 18, 2012

jhollender said:
Where does the magnet need to touch? I tried this on stock with a magnet and I can't get it to do anything.

You can find the magnet location on the dock with a piece of iron, it is around the track pad, right side if I remember right.

Immorten · Sep 18, 2012

Ah, sweet!

I've got to modify my own case too now! I believe I've found the perfect sized magnet for this purpose.
I first started off disassembling some broken earbuds, but the magnet was too weak. Then i recalled having a spare-part-laptop lying around, so I tore out the built in speakers and made my way to the magnets. And look at that!

pileot · Sep 18, 2012

in the stock rom the magnetic sensor is disabled unless the dock is connected. Its a stupid setup that Asus did and was changed in the custom rom.

Hopefully this clears some problems for people.

ailai55 · Sep 18, 2012

Immorten said:
Ah, sweet! I've got to modify my own case too now! I believe I've found the perfect sized magnet for this purpose.
I first started off disassembling some broken earbuds, but the magnet was too weak. Then i recalled having a spare-part-laptop lying around, so I tore out the built in speakers and made my way to the magnets. And look at that!

It seems like your magnet is bigger than mine.
Is it too strong ? Like mine, when I fold the cover back the magnet still has effect on the tablet.

Immorten · Sep 18, 2012

ailai55 said:
It seems like your magnet is bigger than mine.
Is it too strong ? Like mine, when I fold the cover back the magnet still has effect on the tablet.

Crap... Haha. I didn't check that! It seems it's too strong, yeah. Well, I'll continue the search then!

Immorten · Sep 18, 2012

Now, I've popped open an old Nokia and SE to test the magnets in the speakers. I've also ripped apart another headset, and all of the magnets will lock the pad from behind. I am attaching an image of the 1st magnet I tried compared to two smaller that are still too strong..

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mateusmaximus · Feb 21, 2013

Okay so the magnet thing had been figured out, is there a way to patch the stock rom or fool it somehow to enable the magnet feature?

berfles · Feb 21, 2013

So if it's disabled in stock ROM, can't it be enabled in third party ROMs? I haven't seen anything about it in any of the ROM discussions on here.

mateusmaximus · Feb 22, 2013

Its not that its disabled in stock rom, its disabled when theres no keyboard. it becomes enabled when the keyboard is connected. So I would think it could be enabled simply by modding the stock rom. Im no programmer but i doubt it would be difficult, just a matter of finding where the code is..

redheadplantguy · Jul 11, 2013

ailai55 said:
Finally solved this problem and can uninstall Awesome on/off.
UPDATE : for right now it does not work with stock ROM.

Tablet :tf700
ROM: Unofficial JB4.11

http://youtu.be/_BUQ8xFcoGI

im running cromi x. it might work with mine, but i have no idea where to put magnet at. i don't have a keyboard dock. can someone let me know so i can experiment too?

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