Enable Pen Mode - Any pen or pencil works as stylus!

[algarues]

I am rooted and I also have tasker installed but I cannot install your apk

when I tap on it I get the installation screen but I can tap only on cancel, install does not work.....

 

[AndroPlus]

I am rooted and I also have tasker installed but I cannot install your apk

when I tap on it I get the installation screen but I can tap only on cancel, install does not work.....

Make sure you are not running overlay apps such as BatteryMix and enable Unknown sorces

 

[olokos]

Any chance for calibrating it except for that file ryo?

Wysłane z mojego C6903 przy użyciu Tapatalka

 

[JohnnyBravo-sobeast]

Does this work on xperia z?

Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk

 

[algarues]

Make sure you are not running overlay apps such as BatteryMix and enable Unknown sorces

Thank you for your help,

In the end I decided to enable or disable it via 2 scripts that I launch using the scripter utility from rom toolbox.

It works

Anyway here is what my impression are:

1. when pen mode is enabled the display becomes a 1-point touch screen, that is if you touch the screen before laying your pen or finger, any other touch following it is undetected

this also mean that if you lay your hand on the screen first, the stylus touching it or your finger will not be detected

the question is whether this is the same behaviour on the ultra,

because if the ultra is still multitouch with pen mode enabled and if the screen technology is the same of the z1, then there is still some unknown setting to tinker with, which might also improve writing performance

2. I noticed that without changing the screen sensitivity, the writing efficiency changes based on the # of the lead of a pencil, so your mileage may vary depending on the "stylus" that you use

3. I tried today to test some "professional" styluses such as adonit jot pro or similar, but I couldn' t because the shop where I went did not have any available to test before hand for buyers

I also asked if I could test the Ultra stylus, but when the shop assistant opened the box with me, we realized that the stylus (at least) in germany is not sold with the phone.

It would be interesting to test the pen mode on the z1 with either the ultra stylus or an adonit and see how good it goes

Does anybody in this forum have the chance to do something like that and let us know?

---------- Post added at 01:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:21 AM ----------

I found a couple of videos

This is the sony-made stylus for the ultra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMZD3qvinRA

In this italian video it is also said that it can write with a pencil without lead, more importantly it shows that while accepting pen input, the ultra still is multitouch, so maybe additional seetings have to be changed or maybe some software might be ported from the ultra to the z1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buYLYzM1HGY

this other video shows a comparative test with different "styluses"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnxRxtm1H9c

 

[BLiapis]

The apk worked wonders, cheers bud! Me likey!

 

[algarues]

Make sure you are not running overlay apps such as BatteryMix and enable Unknown sorces

I found out that I could not install your app because i had easy eyes running while trying it

disabling it make the "install" button usable

By the way I noticed that if you change the touch sensitivity setting to 0.1 in clearpad_pen.idc

then the system rewrites it back to 0.2 after a while

How can it be permanently changed?

 

[LSD DREAMER]

Correct me if I'm wrong. You can't use this if you still have the screen protector on


Sent from my C6903 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

 

[crusnikmachine]

Screen protector should not be an issue unless its super thick (1mm+?) , which would also make normal use worse.

100% working with my glass m 0.2mm protector, which i would highly recommend since i wrote this with a key which might make some surfaces unhappy

(This is the coolest thing ever!!)

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[aooga]

Correct me if I'm wrong. You can't use this if you still have the screen protector on


Sent from my C6903 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

You can. It's meant to be used like that.

 

[zaidx]

Can I use with xperia s?

Sent from my LT26i using xda app-developers app

 

[olokos]

Can I use with xperia s?

Sent from my LT26i using xda app-developers app

If you replaced your screen with Z1 screen then of course, you can.

Wysłane z mojego C6903 przy użyciu Tapatalka

 

[LaizyJumper]

Can I use with xperia s?

Sent from my LT26i using xda app-developers app

At least it does not seem to work with Z1 Compact. The (kernel) device is there but it does not seem to react on changes 0->1->0
It's probably just a different panel (I have AOU). Maybe it works with JDI?

 

[IgorEisberg]

Doesn't work for me on C6902...

 

[dodimo]

AOKP introduced pen mode for Z1 and I could enable it on stock ROM!
Xperia Z Ultra can use the pen or pencil made of wood or metal as stylus, but Z1's screen also supports it and Sony disabled it for some reason.

root is needed to enable this.

To enable pen mode, there's three methods.
One of them is enough.
● Create init.d script in /system/etc/init.d (requires init.d support):

#!/system/bin/sh
chown system:system /sys/devices/virtual/input/clearpad/pen
echo 1 > /sys/devices/virtual/input/clearpad/pen

● Add these lines at the bottom of /system/etc/hw_config.sh:

chown system:system /sys/devices/virtual/input/clearpad/pen
echo 1 > /sys/devices/virtual/input/clearpad/pen

● Use toggle app
I created pen mode enable/disable toggle app with Tasker.
http://d-h.st/mZl

Now you can use anything made of wood, metal or rubber.
I couldn't use a plastic pen, though...

I recommend changing one value in /system/usr/idc/clearpad_pen.idc for more accuracy.
Change

# Pressure
touch.pressure.scale = 0.2

to

# Pressure
touch.pressure.scale = 0.1

works for me.

In /sys/devices/virtual/input/clearpad/,
there is "grove" but I could only show circle with pen and I couldn't use with glove.
http://i.imgur.com/RibpIAi.png

Thanks championswimmer for finding this.

Thanks pal works like a charm

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[olokos]

It worked perfectly with just the toggle app on stock rooted 4.4

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[mnsk]

I am using the toggle app on stock 4.4.2 but it seems after a while the pen mode
stops working, either i have to touch the screen again with the finger or keep touching
it with the pen to make it work again. Any help?

 

[LLars_PL]

+1 to upper post - worked very well at first but since some time its not that smooth and good anymore. Stock based Rom 4.3

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[olokos]

Ryo - I tried to get it working without the app so it would work straight after booting, but nope. Phone acts like nothing happened.
I'm running Monx's rom 5.01 which is 4.4
Take a look at the file.

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[pranavthombare]

sorry to go offtopic, but can this mod work on xperia sp??