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Is there any way to prevent turning off the screen while charging / on cradle?
I need it to see clock 24/7 while my device is charging.
Now if I connect device to the PC it goes standby (while on lock screen, when the time is displayed), even if "screen timeout" is set to never.
Thank you!
FooisM said:
Is there any way to prevent turning off the screen while charging / on cradle?
I need it to see clock 24/7 while my device is charging.
Now if I connect device to the PC it goes standby (while on lock screen, when the time is displayed), even if "screen timeout" is set to never.
Thank you!
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you didn't say which device you have, but if it's a focus then avoid this, you will get screen burn in
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I too am looking for this solution. Back in WM 5 and 6 we were able to set independent brightness and sleep times while on battery or while plugged in. I am on day 3 with this WP7 phone and am getting frustrated by the "simplification" of so many aspects that I was able to modify in the past.
If it's just the clock you need to see, then you might wanna try Nightclock, which is available for free in the marketplace. It shows a nice clock and has an option for preventing the screen from turning off.
While your lock screen does not require a password (pass number really) an extra menu item is added to the settings/lock&wallpaper/screen timeout drop menu... "never"
But if you require a password to unlock the screen, this "never" option disappears...
Unfortunately for me it is not just the clock.
While docked on my desk I like to keep it open on my SMS conversations to see if anything new has arrived.
While docked in my car on top of the dash, I like to keep it on maps to see if any traffic congestion might be ahead and listening to podcasts. Its rather distracting to keep watching for the screen to go dark and tap it every 5 minutes.
Hey, I am taking a Android Tablet and installing it in the car.
Anyone know of a battery app or something else that I can set the device to auto power down (All Radios, Screen) when power is shut off to the charger.
Obviously when I turn the key and power is supplied to the tablet through the charger it will turn on, and with the screen set to never sleep I am set when I get in.
Just looking for a something that will auto shut down when I get out.
Thoughts?
I don't think there is a way for a normal app to do this.
If you are rooted there is a shell commands that can achieve this.
Have you looked in the market or on the net?
If you are rooted and you cant find any solution let me know, i might give writing such an app a try .
Thanks for the Reply Dark3n!
I spent hours yesterday research and downloading Battery and Power Control apps from the Market (free versions). I was able to find MANY apps that will somewhat do what I am looking for but only based on the Battery percentage, see "JuiceDefender".
Researching the paid versions of the app's got me nowhere, not enough documentation for me to risk the money and just download to see if the feature was there. If someones paid version of an App will let me do this please let me know and I will try it.
If you could write an app like this I would certainly donate to you or any group that you wish!!!!
Funny after I hit reply I looked at your signature, I downloaded your app yesterday too! Your type of app was what I was looking for, just need to add the feature.
Tharamis said:
Funny after I hit reply I looked at your signature, I downloaded your app yesterday too! Your type of app was what I was looking for, just need to add the feature.
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, you probably mean the power manager.
Nah that app is fine as it is, but i could write a small app to do this, maybe polish it a little later and put it on the market for others.
In my head its already done
I don't have too much spare time at the moment, but i will keep you updated on any progress.
Could you open a console on your device and type as superuser:
"shutdown" or "shutdown now" or
"halt" or "halt now" or
"poweroff" or "poweroff now".
To see if any those commands are supported on your device?
Device HTC Flyer: Running LeeDroid 2.2.0 Kernel 2.3 - 2.6.35.14
"Shutdown now" = Shut the device off (had to boot it)
"Shutdown" = Shut the device off (had to boot it)
"halt" = Nothing
"halt now" = Nothing
"poweroff" = Nothing
"poweroff now" = Nothing
None put the device to sleep.
Do you want the device turned off?
Or in just any state using the least power possible?
In a state that uses the least amount of power possible.
We could put the phone into airplane mode and turn the screen off, and on charger connect we turn airplane mode off, and put the screen on always on?
That sounds great.
Got a prototype almost rdy.
And here it is
http://goo.gl/wWuC3
Let me know what you think.
Did you try it?
Hey Man sorry was out with girl yesterday. No cell phones allowed .
Just installed it and it works except for the screen. On power off wifi and Bluetooth shut down and airplane mode is enabled (gps stays on) but the screen never sleeps. Now I don't know if this is due to my low battery and the message popping up "please connect a charger". I am charging now and will report back.
On power up airplane mode shuts off and what ever I had enabled before comes back on.
Thanks man... I will let you know once I get her charged up.
Cool .
I don't think GPS stays on, i think its just showing that it is enabled.
Try using a GPS app with airplane mode on.
Regarding the screen staying, is it possible that another app is running in background or a system setting keeps the screen on?
I don't think i can force other apps to release their lock on the screen.
Well, the lack of communication here is a bit discouraging...
I put the app on the market for anyone else looking for the same solution.
https://market.android.com/details?id=eu.thedarken.cp
Sorry Dark. Thanksgiving week, ton of family in town. I will have a few a hours today.
Even at full charge screen still stays on. I need to go through all the running apps and the one that is keeping it on.
setcpu or voltage control
Tharamis said:
Sorry Dark. Thanksgiving week, ton of family in town. I will have a few a hours today.
Even at full charge screen still stays on. I need to go through all the running apps and the one that is keeping it on.
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Write "dumpsys power" in console/shell. It will tell you who or what is keeping a wakelock.
I have the screen set to always on (no time out) when I have it in the car, it stays on fine while listening to music or if it just sitting there doing nothing, but no matter if I get a call or I make a call -- the screen will always turn off after a couple seconds even though the screen is set to always stay on, also as soon as the call ends -- the phone automatically locks and I have to log in / unlock it every time. I know on the old Froyo ROMs it would stay on if I had it set to always on -- didn't matter a call or not, it stayed on like it is supposed to do and it did not automatically lock either. I am on the Weapon 3.0ROM and I am using the same widgetsoid app as the the switching mechanism for the "always on" screen setting in a widget on one of the home screens. I have checked the widgetsoid settings and there is no definition between call settings and normal data for the screen time out. Under settings in the main menu, there is no toggle to enable/disable the proximity sensor either, but since the phone face has nothing close to it when it is mounted in the car (like it would be if you had it up to your ear), I don't think that this is the proper setting to manipulate. I really believe that this is a timing setting, and I am wondering if it is separate setting that can be changed or linked to the normal screen time out settings.
Is there a way to stop the screen from timing out on the Weapon3.0 Rom during phone calls and then automatically locking the phone when the call ends? its getting a bit annoying and any help would be appreciated.
Am I really the only one experienceing this?
I have tried fully wiping the G2x and started from scratch reloading the ROM, apps, settings, etc. and with the Weapon 3.0ROM when the phone is plugged in charging it still automatically shuts the screen off a few seconds into a call, and then locks the phone even though I have the LCD screen setting set to always be on.
For the most part I really like the Weapon ROM, but this auto screen off and locking when I have the G2x plugged in, in the car is annoying as ****, any help to remedy this problem would be appreciated.
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I have tried fully wiping the G2x and started from scratch reloading the ROM, apps, settings, etc. and with the Weapon 3.0ROM when the phone is plugged in charging it still automatically shuts the screen off a few seconds into a call, and then locks the phone even though I have the LCD screen setting set to always be on.
For the most part I really like the Weapon ROM, but this auto screen off and locking when I have the G2x plugged in, in the car is annoying as ****, any help to remedy this problem would be appreciated.
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I think that is an unwanted "feature" of the 2.3.3 Gingerbread rom. I am not sure of anyway around it without changing to a rom that is not 2.3.3 based.
Anyone else using the app Auto Airplane mode? It is a cracker of an app for battery life on standby (got 3 days of sporadic use, about 4 hours, and still have 49% batt left on the tablet). However, I am finding that the tablet lags really badly after waking up from a couple of hours or more of screen off time. Really bad lag, lasting at least several minutes after wake up. I get sick of the lag after 5 minutes or so and cold boot it, which completely fixes lag. I know it has to update apps, mail etc after wireless comes back on, but this probably shouldn't take minutes to do. Anyone else experiencing this problem? I want to keep the app, but I need the tablet to be responsive when I wake it up, cause I use it at work to take notes, make appointments etc.
Cheers,
Mike.
This app was great in the early Prime Firmware, but is no longer necessary. There are 2 seperate places in settings that give you roughly the same thing. Go to WiFi, hit the three dot menu, select advanced and "Turn off wifi during sleep" I prefer the "only keep wifi on when plugged in" option, but you can choose never or always. Second, in Asus Custom Settings, you can stop all syncing while in sleep mode. This will also cause the tab to do some updates when you wake iy, but I wpuld look into just how mich crap you are actually syncing if you are seeing that kind of lag. Go to accounts in settings and sellect each account, especially the Google primary account, you will see what apps are syncing here. Get rid of auto airplane mode app. Its niche has been filled by stock firmware, with the exception of GPS, which does not shut down in sleep mode without it. Its a little more effort to manually contfol it, but getting almost the same benefits with a stock firmware option is always preferable in my opinion. Consider: The auto airplane app has to run in memory, thus consuming SOME battery, though it's likely negligible.
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This is my first android phone ever, so please forgive my ignorance i have been using nexus 5 for the last 1 week and I have few questions
1. Security : any applications that are install asks me permission how to access almost all of my data, contacts, phone location, phone status wireless, this is making me nervous
2. Virus protection : i had completely forgotten about having an antivirus on my iphone because there was no need. I would like to know which is the best antivirus and firewall for my nexus 5 i don't care if i have to pay for the software. I just want to be sure that's my banking transactions and bill payments are secure.
3. Battery : oh my god!!! Takes very very long time to charge and very very short time discharge. I wonder what is eating my battery. Even after 4 - 5 hours of charging it does not fully charge. Same when it is connected to my laptop and same when it is connected to my car charger. This is really annoying me. Am i doing something wrong here.
4. OK Google : ok google works only at the home screen is this how it is supposed to be. Ok google freezes or does not respond when there is no Internet. Is it possible to call out the name of the caller while the phone is ringing
5. Lock screen: is it possible to see the preview of messages and e-mails notifications on the lock screen just like i phone is there any application that can help me with this. I do not want how to unlock my phone every time to read a notification
Lol mine is charging so fast. It needs an hour to finish the charging.
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ali-blr said:
2. Virus protection : i had completely forgotten about having an antivirus on my iphone because there was no need. I would like to know which is the best antivirus and firewall for my nexus 5 i don't care if i have to pay for the software. I just want to be sure that's my banking transactions and bill payments are secure.
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http://androidcommunity.com/banking...-report-shows-9-out-of-10-leak-info-20140114/
shows that banking apps are incredibly insecure on iOS, and on Android they are the same. neither is 'secure' when it comes to banking and bill payments
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3. Battery : oh my god!!! Takes very very long time to charge and very very short time discharge. I wonder what is eating my battery. Even after 4 - 5 hours of charging it does not fully charge. Same when it is connected to my laptop and same when it is connected to my car charger. This is really annoying me. Am i doing something wrong here.
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you should do a factory wipe and let the device reset itself. max charge time from 0% to 100% is 2 and a half hours with the stock charger and cable
it's probably discharging so fast because of things like 'wifi always on' and 'always scan wifi' and 'high accuracy' location mode. if you want optimal battery life you should go through all the settings and pick stuff out. auto brightness is notorious for being a battery hog. especially on the N5 since it makes it too bright.
If you're only installing apps from Google Play, there's no need at all for antivirus software on your phone. The malware "problem" on Android is massively overblown. Don't believe the hype.
If your battery is taking that long to charge, something is not right. My phone fully charges in about 2 hours and I can easily get 4-5 hours of screen on time per charge. Try a factory reset, and if that doesn't work, you may need to RMA.
the answer to #5 is to download a widget called dashclock. search the play store for it. it was developed by a google employee. it has tons and tons of extensions which give you "at a glance" information on your lockscreen. you can see anything from detailed battery stats, to sms/mms, e-mails, missed calls, weather, the list goes on and on.
Use the original wall charger. Fast charging needs a charger rated at 1.8 amps iirc. Laptop USB only provides approx 0.5 amp so it will only show charge. Same with many car chargers. Make sure you use a car charger rated for 2.0 amps.
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1. Don't you want to know?
2. No.
3. Use the cord that came with the phone. Check your battery usage graph.
4. Some functions require internet. There's an app for that.
5. There's an app for that.
This is my first Android phone too. Google searches have made figuring this stuff out easy.
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Use the original wall charger. Fast charging needs a charger rated at 1.8 amps iirc. Laptop USB only provides approx 0.5 amp so it will only show charge. Same with many car chargers. Make sure you use a car charger rated for 2.0 amps.
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The N5 can't charge above 1.2 amps with the stock kernel. If you use a 2 amp charger, the phone will still charge at 1.2.
Welcome to Andorid, having made the switch myself early last year, I had similar concerns too. You have however come to the right place to ask help
1. App Ops (search on XDA) if you dont know about it (need to be rooted) or you could use xprivacy Xposed module to disable some permissions.
2. Not required (install from trusted source only) and you are golden.
3. Greenify (root required for some functions) should help. However what you are stating is an abnormal behavior. Go into setting and look at the battery graph and the usage per app/sys
4. I dont use this feature, so no comment
5. Dynamic notifications app is great, or if you use light flow it will wake the screen up for notification or as someone mentioned above dashclock.
1. iOS would require all the same permissions as android... no need to worry.
2. same as 1, no difference really compared to iOS. Most risks would be the same, you'll be fine as long as you don't pirate apps etc.
3. I don't experience this, if you use the supplied charger and usb it'll be fine. Android devices generally charge slower when just using a usb to a computer etc.
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I think nexus 5 so good ,that reason why i am in here , xda forums !!! hehe
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4. OK Google only works from the home screen on 4.4.x or you can get a third party app that offers the same function from anywhere but say good by to battery life most likely
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ali-blr said:
This is my first android phone ever, so please forgive my ignorance i have been using nexus 5 for the last 1 week and I have few questions
1. Security : any applications that are install asks me permission how to access almost all of my data, contacts, phone location, phone status wireless, this is making me nervous
2. Virus protection : i had completely forgotten about having an antivirus on my iphone because there was no need. I would like to know which is the best antivirus and firewall for my nexus 5 i don't care if i have to pay for the software. I just want to be sure that's my banking transactions and bill payments are secure.
3. Battery : oh my god!!! Takes very very long time to charge and very very short time discharge. I wonder what is eating my battery. Even after 4 - 5 hours of charging it does not fully charge. Same when it is connected to my laptop and same when it is connected to my car charger. This is really annoying me. Am i doing something wrong here.
4. OK Google : ok google works only at the home screen is this how it is supposed to be. Ok google freezes or does not respond when there is no Internet. Is it possible to call out the name of the caller while the phone is ringing
5. Lock screen: is it possible to see the preview of messages and e-mails notifications on the lock screen just like i phone is there any application that can help me with this. I do not want how to unlock my phone every time to read a notification
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1. iOS apps need the same permissions. They just dont tell you
2. No need. Just don't install warez
3. Charges fast on ac. Fasted phone I've had. Usb / car chargers supply half the power
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The N5 can't charge above 1.2 amps with the stock kernel. If you use a 2 amp charger, the phone will still charge at 1.2.
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actually anandtech.com showed that the N5 is limited to 1.5amps. but you are right about the stock charger only being a 1.2 amp charger
ali-blr said:
This is my first android phone ever, so please forgive my ignorance i have been using nexus 5 for the last 1 week and I have few questions
1. Security : any applications that are install asks me permission how to access almost all of my data, contacts, phone location, phone status wireless, this is making me nervous
2. Virus protection : i had completely forgotten about having an antivirus on my iphone because there was no need. I would like to know which is the best antivirus and firewall for my nexus 5 i don't care if i have to pay for the software. I just want to be sure that's my banking transactions and bill payments are secure.
3. Battery : oh my god!!! Takes very very long time to charge and very very short time discharge. I wonder what is eating my battery. Even after 4 - 5 hours of charging it does not fully charge. Same when it is connected to my laptop and same when it is connected to my car charger. This is really annoying me. Am i doing something wrong here.
4. OK Google : ok google works only at the home screen is this how it is supposed to be. Ok google freezes or does not respond when there is no Internet. Is it possible to call out the name of the caller while the phone is ringing
5. Lock screen: is it possible to see the preview of messages and e-mails notifications on the lock screen just like i phone is there any application that can help me with this. I do not want how to unlock my phone every time to read a notification
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I will add something as well in your help :
1. In iOS they just don't tell you what the apps are accessing. Still want to prevent some, then use app ops (but it required to be rooted, so I won't advice to jump on unlocking and rooting right away)
2.Not required as long as you install from playstore, read the reviews a bit before installing any application. Still want to use, you can have a look at avast.
3. Few advices for battery save,
- turn off always scanning (settings > wifi > press settings [the three . on right bottom] > Advanced > Uncheck always scanning)
- Change location settings (settings > location > mode = battery saving)
- If it is really not required, turn off "ok google" hot word detection. Open google now page, goto bottom, click 3 dot > settings > voice > uncheck hotword detection. My battery life is precious than a single "ok google". I can tap on microphone icon if needed. (that was my view)
- Switch to 2G when not required. There is an application called tasker, you can automate switching 2g/3g/4g networks as per application, (and many more, must have) event etc. Very useful app. (some example - here and here). But again it is optional.
- I found google default brightness is too high for my need. Use LUX application to do so. Link few samples on different lighting condition and you will be good to go.
- Last & best : Use franko kernel (but need to unlock boot loader)
Battery charging : As other mentioned use wall charger.
4. Ok Google - I don't use it.
5.dashclock is best option in my view. Anyway, to get it in lock screen, a step is required. Settings > security > check enable widgets. After installation of the app, lock the phone, tap power button to goto lock screen, now swipe from left to add a widget.
ali-blr said:
This is my first android phone ever, so please forgive my ignorance i have been using nexus 5 for the last 1 week and I have few questions
1. Security : any applications that are install asks me permission how to access almost all of my data, contacts, phone location, phone status wireless, this is making me nervous
2. Virus protection : i had completely forgotten about having an antivirus on my iphone because there was no need. I would like to know which is the best antivirus and firewall for my nexus 5 i don't care if i have to pay for the software. I just want to be sure that's my banking transactions and bill payments are secure.
3. Battery : oh my god!!! Takes very very long time to charge and very very short time discharge. I wonder what is eating my battery. Even after 4 - 5 hours of charging it does not fully charge. Same when it is connected to my laptop and same when it is connected to my car charger. This is really annoying me. Am i doing something wrong here. While you probably haven't gotten around to rooting yet I would suggest looking into that and installing greenify to save some battery. Also turn off wifi scanning. There are a lot of ways to save battery so I suggest using the search function and reading the forums. Lots of useful stuff in here.
4. OK Google : ok google works only at the home screen is this how it is supposed to be. Ok google freezes or does not respond when there is no Internet. Is it possible to call out the name of the caller while the phone is ringing
5. Lock screen: is it possible to see the preview of messages and e-mails notifications on the lock screen just like i phone is there any application that can help me with this. I do not want how to unlock my phone every time to read a notification
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Welcome to xda. I would definitely read up on some of the stickies articles and other topics that have been posted.
To reiterate what has mostly been said already:
1) iOS doesn't tell you it just does uses those permissions anyway.
2) I have never heard if anyone getting a virus on their android. I think it is one of many misconceptions about android running amok.
3) this is the fastest phone I have had that charges on ac power. Keep in mind that USB ports and car chargers only put out about half the power of a regular outlet. Also keep in mind the hardware you are running. Assuming you did not have a 5s you now have a quad core phone with 2gb of ram and so on. More hardware more battery
4) I personally use nova launcher was not a big fan of google play launcher. It's a work in progress.
5) using dash clock is probably your best solution to that. I do not lock my phone at all so I just pull down to see my notifications.
Android is not prone to viruses. Due to the enhancements made in 4.1 and 4.4, android is one of the most secure mobile OSes available. Yes I said it, iOS fans gonna hate, but its true. Less than 0.00000000? Of apps are actually malicious and attempt to evade runtime security. iOS would use almost the same permissions, but to keep it simpler and more user friendly, they choose not to display the permissions screen. The battery is kinda normal, but you must be really bored to rely on SoT as a battery benchmark. Also, check out Dashclock lock screen widget
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Oh and welcome to the dark side of the mobile world
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turn your brightness down.
I think to many people overlook this or think they missing out if the screen is not SUPER bright.
Might brightness is off auto, way down and my screen turns off in like 15 secs.
Now your question with rapid discharge points back to the comment about no data and okay google.
Are you in an area with bad coverage because at my job we have HORRIBLE coverage at my desk and my battery will kill itself some days. We used to have a booster on our building and I could go 2 days without charging my phone. SERIOUSLY TWO DAYS!
Since ATT came out and pulled our booster Im back to a faster death just sitting as it looks for signal.
One thing you can do with the 5 I love is set the preferrred network off LTE if you know there is no LTE. this will save you some juice for sure.
There are a lot of tweaks you can do to save battery life, just fool with the phone until you get what you find is a good balance.
as for security, youre fine, just dont install some Chinese 3rd party banking app. Always take the time to read reviews (be sure there are plenty and they are legit) and even look online.
Im pretty particular with what I install but Im also not an app whore
tevil said:
turn your brightness down.
I think to many people overlook this or think they missing out if the screen is not SUPER bright.
Might brightness is off auto, way down and my screen turns off in like 15 secs.
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Exactly. I thought that this phone had terrible battery life when I first got it, but it turned out that I just had the brightness set too high. I keep it at about 1/3, and I average about 4-5 hours of screen on time. It's still plenty bright for my purposes. My shutoff time is always set to a half hour though. I don't like my screen to get dim or shut off unless I tell it to.