Power Button: notifications directly on the lockscreen

With features like the double tap to turn on the display of the power button will be abolished gradually. But not only the smartphone manufacturers are working on new ways to turn the display on and display notifications. We show three apps that you can have a quick look to incoming alerts, right on the lockscreen and without pressing a key.

AcDisplay

This app switches for incoming notifications, the display briefly and next to the time and date displays the most important information. The type of notification is displayed as a small icon, a wipe from there to above shows a preview and more options to respond to the notification. In addition, you have the ability to control the further behavior of the app to exclude various types of notifications of AcDisplay or set inactive hours for example by means of a blacklist.
In active mode, the app also uses the motion sensors of the smartphone and the screen turns on automatically when you take the device in your hand (similar to "Active Display" at the Moto X). In addition AcDisplay can also be set as lockscreen, so that the "normal" switch the phone AcDisplay screen appears.

Insight into the lockscreen and the settings of AcDisplay. 

AcDisplay early May appeared in version 2.2, some features are still in beta, the active mode did not work properly even in our brief test, for example. If you want to test the latest beta versions of AcDisplay, should be in the log as a tester Google+ community . From there, there are then direct links to the Play Store . AcDisplay currently works only with Android 4.4, at more backward compatibility works developer Artem Chepurnoy but. 

Gravity Screen

This app uses the sensors in the phone in order to turn off automatically when it is placed, for example, on the table or put in your pocket and turn it on again when the device is held in the hand. In the settings it is possible to make numerous fine adjustments, so the smartphone really only concerned, if you wish. In addition, you can specify, for example, that the display is concerned, if you move your hand over the proximity sensor.
Thus Screen Gravity seems to be the perfect solution for all, in which this kind functions are not part of the standard equipment of the smartphone. One should consider, however, that constant readiness of the smartphone may can suck the battery. Moreover Gravity Screen shows no custom notification screen, but simply activates the display. Gravity Screen, there are free on Play Store, via in-app purchase can further setting options are added to the booking.

NotificationPeek

Third in the league is the app NotificationPeek, originally a feature of Paranoid Android, but now also independent of the custom ROM available. Similar to AcDisplay notifications appear on the lock screen in the form of minimalist icons without having to see press a button.
After installation, you must have access to the app notifications and lockscreen give so that they can work. The app also incorporates the proximity sensor and the position sensor with one and is thus capable of recognizing whether the device is only on the table, or is in the bag. In this case, the display is not activated. Only when you take the device in your hand, notifications are displayed.
NotificationPeek uses the source code of AcDisplay also requires Android 4.4 as the base and may not work with any smartphone. In our short test with the LG G2 Mini worked though the notification light, but NotificationPeek did not respond to movement. With the Nexus 5 for example but everything runs as desired.
The app is not officially in the Play Store to install, works best on the Google+ profile of the developer Zhe Lu or directly via Github, where there is the most recent APK for free download .