Hi,
Is it posible to disable backlight dimming in WM6?
I don't want to send the device go to standby, just turn off it's backlight, let me give you an example:
In WM5, where backlight dimming was not implemented yet, i was using this:
Sleep mode settings: both disabled,
Backlight: both enabled (battery and external),
Device lock enabled on today screen.
This way i could 'wake' the device just by tapping on the screen or on any button, and the next step being unlocking it. The battery consumption in this mode is almost the same as with using standby mode. And another big benefit was much more stability in the OS and other applications because the system was never going into real standby. And of corse wifi and other things could remain on while in this 'standby' mode. Also, imagine using S2U2 in this mode...
But.. this scenario is no more posbile in WM6, because backlight does not go off anymore, but instead it dimms, leading to a fast battery consumption.
Moreover, device lock function become useless.
Someone sugested ScreenOff (or blackme) /and ScreenOn. Leaving alone that this would be a 'manual' solution, you can't tap on screen after using screenoff because screen is completely off, not only the backlight, and tapping does nothing.
This topic was first opened in Developement section and is now closed, but if you want to read it, here it is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=447663
thnx alot for your help
Bump to keep this thread alive because I would really rather my phone working like that and have locking being actually useful. Because what's the point of locking your phone when it's gonna power off by itself anyway?
Hope people can come up with a solution soon. Maybe a registry edit to make the dim go to 0%.
laocheebye said:
Bump to keep this thread alive because I would really rather my phone working like that and have locking being actually useful. Because what's the point of locking your phone when it's gonna power off by itself anyway?
Hope people can come up with a solution soon. Maybe a registry edit to make the dim go to 0%.
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thnx for support
I agree we need to get rid of dimming. Because that way S2U2 or any other lock program make no sense. I must first turn on the device then unlock. So locking is not needed because device is turned off.
I believe we should wake up microsoft to make a patch or an update or something about it.
If a general poll be posted i believe all the wm users would like - want this feature.
and maybe the admins as the xda community could declare our statement to microsoft.
What do you think?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3006798&posted=1#post3006798
thnx for the pool, the results seem favorable to us,
i was thinking, wm 6.5 will be out next year, maybe we are lucky and this will be fixed in it..?
I use S2U2 and I have it set to 'blank screen only' after 10 seconds. This means that by running s2u2.exe (which is mapped to a long press on a hardware button) it leaves the device locked with the screen off, but not suspended.
jez83uk said:
I use S2U2 and I have it set to 'blank screen only' after 10 seconds. This means that by running s2u2.exe (which is mapped to a long press on a hardware button) it leaves the device locked with the screen off, but not suspended.
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please, explain me how do you have set s2u2 exactly?
for me not works.
and how do you have mapped s2u2 to long press hardware button?
Thanks
picarddontoro said:
please, explain me how do you have set s2u2 exactly?
for me not works.
and how do you have mapped s2u2 to long press hardware button?
Thanks
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In the s2u2 settings, in the battery power section, 'Power Off in' is set to 10seconds, and 'but Blank Screen only' is set to ON.
I've assigned s2u2.exe to a hardware button using 'spb pocket plus', although if you want a free package which does that, you'll have to search around.
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and how do you have mapped s2u2 to long press hardware button?
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Here's the info :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1783616#post1783616
Hi
i'm running wm6.5 on my raphael and i've got a problem:
when the screen is automatically locked, the screen dimm to save power. fine
but even if i unlock it, the screen is keeped dimmed.
i have to press the power button to get the screen bright again
i've found in Advanced config in the screen section an option: "Backlight lock level " but when i try to change it, after a soft reset, the value is not saved...
is there a fix?
warenbe said:
Hi
i'm running wm6.5 on my raphael and i've got a problem:
when the screen is automatically locked, the screen dimm to save power. fine
but even if i unlock it, the screen is keeped dimmed.
i have to press the power button to get the screen bright again
i've found in Advanced config in the screen section an option: "Backlight lock level " but when i try to change it, after a soft reset, the value is not saved...
is there a fix?
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Check to see if your backlight is set to auto adjust in your Power settings.
there is a bug in WM6.5... autolock and/or the auto dim is causing this problem(for me too)... i disabled autolock, and the problem's gone...
use S2U2 or something else
yep but i've got some problem with the last version of s2u2... i wasn't able to answer
i asked the same question few days ago in teh NRG rom thread - basically it was suggested to me to use a different program other than adv config to setup the autolock - searchn the forum for an app called 'Smartlock' - ive installed version 1.6 and it seems to work
only thing is it ignores slideshows (i.e. will dim and lock while viewing slideshow), slightly annoying but no biggy
hth
I have an htc Touch HD
used almost all of the wm6.5.x roms and on all of them the same problem.
with autolock function enabled using HD Tweak when the back light is deeming due to small time of touching the screen when tapping again the light want return to default (bright so i can use it).
i must turn off the screen (using the power button) to revert and start using the phone again.
Any one has a solution for this?!
ps: Backlight is on auto adjust mode
Don't use that autolock, it causes the problems that you just stated. Use csdevctrl instead:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=386451
Its a little tricky to figure out, but the autolock on it works perfectly. I can't remember what you have to press to initiate the autolock, but it isn't called autolock, something like lock display after suspend
how do i make the LED light on the touch capacitive buttons stay on longer
IE: the "Home" key the "Search" key (all the keys at the bottom of the phone)
they stay on about 10 seconds and i need them to stay on longer
i can not see them unless they are lighted
while i am getting pretty good at guessing where they are at when they are off.
i would still like them to stay on longer so i would not have to guess
i have Dimmed them in the "Hidden Menu" (Because i thought them too bright)
there was no where to set them to stay on longer
staying on for 30 seconds would be ideal
anyone have any idea on how to do this ?
thanks
just touch the screen and they come up.
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how do i make the LED light on the touch capacitive buttons stay on longer
IE: the "Home" key the "Search" key (all the keys at the bottom of the phone)
they stay on about 10 seconds and i need them to stay on longer
i can not see them unless they are lighted
while i am getting pretty good at guessing where they are at when they are off.
i would still like them to stay on longer so i would not have to guess
i have Dimmed them in the "Hidden Menu" (Because i thought them too bright)
there was no where to set them to stay on longer
staying on for 30 seconds would be ideal
anyone have any idea on how to do this ?
thanks
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the LED Notification app lets you tweak your touch buttons for brightness and such, but I don't know if there is a setting to adjust how long they normally stay on while inactive.
The developer could probably add that pretty easily though.
Something like that will kill your battery
Sent from my LG-P999
Suprah said:
Something like that will kill your battery
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Na LED's take almost NO power
player911
ya i tried that program no settings in there eather
i know theres got to be a way to do it if you can remap the keys
should be able to set the led time-out
i just don't know where to look and/or how to do it
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Hi guys, i'm using CM9 alpha 11 and as the tilte says the on-screen button MOD from evilisto and NStools to dimm backlight of the touch keys.
The point is i wanna disable the backlight completely (no delay) so i set the delay to 0, but this seems to be buggy. When i unlock the lockscreen it sometimes happen that the backlight turns on and holds until i touch the keys. For me it seems that the app (or even the phone) has an issue with 0 delay, so its more like a 50:50 chance that the backlight does not turn on. I've tried not to set any delay but it seems that app sets it to the last valid value next time you open. Btw there is no issue for any values greater 0 that i have experienced.
Can anyone confirm this or has any solutions to turn off backlight completely?
best regards