NoLED Broken on Sensation? - HTC Sensation

Has anyone used the "Blink" feature of NoLED?
It seems that when I enable the "Blink" feature, the screen never turns off for notifications. It just stays on wasting away battery, which defeats the purpose of the feature.
Has anyone been able to use this feature successfully?

Doh, the app developer has confirmed that it looks like it's caused by Sense 3.0:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15044056&postcount=2657
Does anyone have a NoLED alternative?
Just looking for something that will continue to vibrate/make sounds if a notification hasn't been looked at, but without keeping the screen on permanently.

Missed Call Deluxe? I believe its working fine for me...

Wouldn't recommend this app on anything besides an amoled screen.

Sdobron said:
Wouldn't recommend this app on anything besides an amoled screen.
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Why?
Not sure if you knew this but you can set it to turn off the screen via proximity sensor (when in your pocket/bags/etc) so it doesn't waste battery.

Paul22000 said:
Why?
Not sure if you knew this but you can set it to turn off the screen via proximity sensor (when in your pocket/bags/etc) so it doesn't waste battery.
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Amoled will only turn on a few pixels for the icon rather than the whole screen. Even if it's off for proximity sensor you'll likely still run into sleep issues due partial wakelock to activate the sensor.

Sdobron said:
Amoled will only turn on a few pixels for the icon rather than the whole screen. Even if it's off for proximity sensor you'll likely still run into sleep issues due partial wakelock to activate the sensor.
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I've been using it for 2 weeks, zero wakelock issues.
Try using an app first before trashing it

Sdobron said:
Amoled will only turn on a few pixels for the icon rather than the whole screen. Even if it's off for proximity sensor you'll likely still run into sleep issues due partial wakelock to activate the sensor.
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I would have thought the same thing. Only rather than wake lock issues, the screen will show a lot of battery usage if it's constantly turned on. I guess I'm saying I was also under the impression that it was only for AMOLED screens.
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DeezNotes said:
I would have thought the same thing. Only rather than wake lock issues, the screen will show a lot of battery usage if it's constantly turned on. I guess I'm saying I was also under the impression that it was only for AMOLED screens.
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Nope. Aside from the "Blink" feature, it works amazingly well!
The screen feature isn't even what I find the most useful part.
The best thing is that I can set it to re-vibrate and make a sound every 10 minutes if I have a notification I haven't looked at.
If you get a notification and you're not in the room, well, you'll never EVER know with the Sensation just by looking at it since the LED turns off after 5 minutes (seriously, who the hell made that decision????).
But with NoLED, the re-vibrate and periodic sounds are just downright amazing, even if you choose to not use the screen-on feature.
Even better, you can customize the re-vibration strength/pattern. I'll rarely ever feel the vibration in my pocket of normal app notifications. But I have NoLED set to 3-vibrations which I'll definitely feel in my pocket (or even hear!).
By the way, is there an app that does *just* the periodic vibration/sound?

I hope we get BLN later on.

Been using NoLED for a month without any issues.

PamelaGirl said:
Been using NoLED for a month without any issues.
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Have you been using the Blink feature?

I haven't tried the Blink feature.
Is that feature working for you?

PamelaGirl said:
I haven't tried the Blink feature.
Is that feature working for you?
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Did you even read the first post at all?

Auhhh... Sorry Paul22000 for any noob confusion on my part.
I had just read 286 pages from:
[APP] NoLED v4.4.3 - Use the AMOLED screen for incoming notifications
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692
I got a bit brain dead and a bit tired. Didn't realize how brain dead till I read your last post.
Can a Senior user forgive the shortcoming of a noob homegirl

blink feature works great with "LED me know" app in the market.

PamelaGirl said:
Auhhh... Sorry Paul22000 for any noob confusion on my part.
I had just read 286 pages from:
[APP] NoLED v4.4.3 - Use the AMOLED screen for incoming notifications
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692
I got a bit brain dead and a bit tired. Didn't realize how brain dead till I read your last post.
Can a Senior user forgive the shortcoming of a noob homegirl
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Haha of course Just read the OP next time haha
I absolutely love NoLED and think it's pretty much a necessity for Sensation users given the notification LED stops blinking after 5 minutes.
I just wish that the NoLED Blink feature worked. If I'm away from my phone for a while (ie when working out) and I get a notification, the screen will stay on and kill the battery. Even if I leave the phone face down, I find that the battery still gets totally destroyed, not sure why.

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Turn off Fully Charged notification

I hate that notification because I use my phone for my alarm and it lights up in the middle of the night. Has anybody figured out a way to turn that notification off? I have looked and not found anything on the phone or in the forums.
If you can't find a way to suppress the notification, do what I do...turn the phone over. If you don't have the Body Glove case that lifts the screen off the furniture and are concerned about scratches, put it on a paper towel or similar item to protect it. I use a wash cloth.
would also like to know how to turn that stupid notification off - software based and not using a towel though
I don't know much yet but I was digging around in root explorer and if you go to /system/media there are a bunch of .qmg files for battery related stuff, and two of them are named chargingwarning.qmg and Disconnected.qmg. Could one of these be the file for the fully charged notification?
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I don't know much yet but I was digging around in root explorer and if you go to /system/media there are a bunch of .qmg files for battery related stuff, and two of them are named chargingwarning.qmg and Disconnected.qmg. Could one of these be the file for the fully charged notification?
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Probably not because the notifications are all text, and QMGs are the 3d files used at boot-up. Most likely those animations are used in the battery meter that is displayed when the phone is off (turn your phone off and plug it in).
This won't help with the light, but the sound can be fixed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=737147
seriously? we are all STILL dealing with this? has anyone found a solution to prevent this notification from popping up?
GarciaM25 said:
seriously? we are all STILL dealing with this? has anyone found a solution to prevent this notification from popping up?
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It is confirmed fix in the 2.2 release - at least the JI6 build we are all playing with. They moved it to the notification bar.
Bumpage!
Been a lurker but just recently got my Captivate. Great forum here! Looking forward to contribute as well.
Well my issue with the "Fully Charged" battery notification is the display will stay on for the entire night. When I wake up in the morning, I see the phone's display on with the notification. Is this normal? I think this was happening just recently but I can't remember. Shouldn't the display turn off after the set amount time of inactivity? Thanks.
Nevermind, I figured it out. Within the development settings, the option to never allow the phone to sleep while plugged into the usb was checked. I wonder why that was checked.
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Ok, I THOUGH disabling that option would put the display to sleep when the notification comes on but it doesn't. =(
Is this normal behavior? The screen stays lit after the notification is on? The only reason why i'm concern is if I'm plugging it in night after night and it's on that particular screen for hours at a time, there might be some burn in issues.
dawei213 said:
Ok, I THOUGH disabling that option would put the display to sleep when the notification comes on but it doesn't. =(
Is this normal behavior? The screen stays lit after the notification is on? The only reason why i'm concern is if I'm plugging it in night after night and it's on that particular screen for hours at a time, there might be some burn in issues.
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Not likely. It's not a rear projection tv or a CRT monitor. Burn-in problems died with those.
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Not likely. It's not a rear projection tv or a CRT monitor. Burn-in problems died with those.
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Guess you haven't seen some of the demo Captivate at your local AT&T stores. Seeing the burned in images on those beautiful SAMOLED screen just kills a little bit of me.
In any case, so it's normal for the screen to take on after the message notification comes on?
dawei213 said:
Guess you haven't seen some of the demo Captivate at your local AT&T stores. Seeing the burned in images on those beautiful SAMOLED screen just kills a little bit of me.
In any case, so it's normal for the screen to take on after the message notification comes on?
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None of the models I saw had burn-in at all. I got my phone on August 30th of this year. The phone had been on the shelves since July. But I would imagine it's normal for the screen to come on.
I got my phone only three weeks ago, so the phone sitting on display has probably been there a long time. And yeah, samoled screen can get burned in. well guess I'll have to charge it during the day time for now until I can figure out a way to disable the pop up.
Oh my worry is that the screen might be in the on state with the same image for hours while I sleep. That's something I can't leave to chance.
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dawei213 said:
I got my phone only three weeks ago, so the phone sitting on display has probably been there a long time. And yeah, samoled screen can get burned in. well guess I'll have to charge it during the day time for now until I can figure out a way to disable the pop up.
Oh my worry is that the screen might be in the on state with the same image for hours while I sleep. That's something I can't leave to chance.
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As long as you're not using a Samsung Dock or have the Stay Awake option checked off in settings, it won't stay on. I watch my phone every night. It usually finishes charging long before I ever go to sleep (case in point, it's 3:11am, and the phone was done around 1am) and the screen always times out and turns itself off. It doesn't come back on either.
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As long as you're not using a Samsung Dock or have the Stay Awake option checked off in settings, it won't stay on. I watch my phone every night. It usually finishes charging long before I ever go to sleep (case in point, it's 3:11am, and the phone was done around 1am) and the screen always times out and turns itself off. It doesn't come back on either.
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Ok, yeah that's what I figured. Thanks for confirming it for me. I do have that option "not checked". Something might be preventing it to fall back asleep.
Is there any log within the file system which might keep track of system events? I might have to do a little digging around.
Thanks for your input.
dawei213 said:
Ok, yeah that's what I figured. Thanks for confirming it for me. I do have that option "not checked". Something might be preventing it to fall back asleep.
Is there any log within the file system which might keep track of system events? I might have to do a little digging around.
Thanks for your input.
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I don't believe there's any logs, but you might have some luck installing logcat from the market and checking that after one night
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Charged notification PROBLEM SOLVED !
PROBLEM SOLVED ! NO COST !
I saw this suggestion in another forum and it WORKS, so I'm passing it on !
Set the global notifications to SILENT.
Set the notification on Gmail to any ringtone, NOT DEFAULT.
Set the notification on messaging to any ringtone, NOT DEFAULT.
You'll still have a tone when you 1st plug the phone in to the charger, but NO tone when it's fully charged.
Where are these settings? I can't find them any where.

Notification LED?

Is there not a notification LED for the Charge? You know, when you get a message or something? My Droid X had an LED indicator light that would flash until the phone was checked. For the life of me I can't seem to find where to enable/disable this? Please help.
It does not have a notification LED, quite disappointing for such a high priced phone. Just like the galaxy S2, even with its insane specs and high praises they still couldn't manage to put a notification LED, I'd rather have that then a front facing camera
You can use the free app NoLED if you would like a way to simulate having a notification LED
The led not being there has been a big con for me but if that's the worst I guess I can live with it. I would not reccomend using led "simulated" apps as your battery life is killed by them because of the screen being in the on state
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The led not being there has been a big con for me but if that's the worst I guess I can live with it. I would not reccomend using led "simulated" apps as your battery life is killed by them because of the screen being in the on state
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Ya that is true, I'm also pretty sure it keeps your phone from sleeping since the screen is on which of course means even more battery drain. Just recommending a way to simulate the LED though I'm hoping someone makes an app to just have your back LED(for your camera) do a small flash every 15ish seconds, sure most people set their phones face down but still!
Missed Message Flasher works for me with few complaints.
NOLED I didn't care for.
What are the small circles up at the top of the phone on the right for? Photo sensors of some kind?
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What are the small circles up at the top of the phone on the right for? Photo sensors of some kind?
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I'm thinking they are sensors to detect light and adjust your screen brightness and I know one of them detects when your face is in front of the phone while on a call to prevent the screen from staying on..

[App] Power Switch - turn off your screen by shutting the case!

Hi guys, Im the dev of an app that will allow you to send your Note to sleep when you shut its case. The PR is after the break.
Now that we have three high end tablets with proximity sensors (Note, 7+ and 7.7) its time we did some testing to see what sensitivities we should set in the app by default.
Please help us out with this. Simply download the free app, mess around with proximity settings until they work and report back what lever (in %) you needed.
Note that the current auto-selection prompt will only enable the light sensor if you pick "Tablet" in the first run dialog. You will need to turn the proximity detection on manually in the app's settings, as your tablets actually have this sensor!
Thanks in advance, and i hope you like the app
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Power Switch:
Power Switch is a tool for devices with cases - somewhat like the SmartCover, it will turn off the screen when you shut the case. If you have a device with poor
battery life, Power Switch can save tons of juice by switching it off entirely after a given amount of time asleep.
The app works best on phones using the proximity sensor. On tablets, the light sensor is the most efficient method of knowing that the case has been closed.
Features:
- Sleep seconds after shutting case
- Automatic shutdown (rooted devices only)
- Set up a schedule using Night Mode
- Configure sensor sensitivity
- Facedown to turn screen off
- Persistent notification
- Plays sound to let you know that the screen has turned off
The app has gone through an extensive testing process here at XDA under another name. Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen, you're the best!
Remember to adjust the light sensor sensitivity settings in a light environment for best performance, and use Night Mode if you are on a tablet with a poor ambient light sensor.
If you have any comments or suggestions, please use this thread or the in-app feedback tool. Please be aware that we ignore logs without descriptions.
Market link:
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.powerswitch.demo
The Lite version of the app is exactly the same as the Pro, only the timers are restricted to a minimum of twelve seconds.
Screens:
hi thanks for posting here
I have tired ur app in the past and found that will note there are issues( not with just ur app but any app of the same kind- its something to do with proximity sensor )
There is already a thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379719
Hi. I don't read other peoples threads. I do read this one though.
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Does it work Deep-Sleep-friendly?
elk2210 said:
Does it work Deep-Sleep-friendly?
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What the hell is deep sleep friendly?
It works like pressing the power button, except it uses the sensors.
Now, please, lets get back on topic, read the OP!
He means does the app stop the phone from going into deep sleep, therefore using more battery. I've been using it for a few days and i think that it does affect the deep sleep as mine is at 200mhz most of the time now.
I think that the app works well with the original flip cover and the audible notice is a nice touch
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No, in android sleep is sleep. All apps will shut down unless they have a push service. The sensors will also shut down.
Basically all the app does is press the power button for you, nothing else.
I'll have to investigate and see what's keeping it awake then
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ftgg99 said:
Hi. I don't read other peoples threads. I do read this one though.
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If nobody read other peoples thread nothing would move forward.
If u r interested in what i could find u can.
Sorry to have bothered u with my post.
@Taptalk-GalaxyNote
I use button savior.
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If nobody read other peoples thread nothing would move forward.
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Read your thread.Your findings are absolutely correct.
I have posted same issue somewhere else. But when i have used both sensor Proximity + Light, it was worked for Me.
battery hog?
I am using it, and it seems to work OK apart from some false positives when browsing in landscape. The 'go away until next screen off' is a good option!
I am finding it is taking quite a significant %age of battery, however. Not killing the phone, but 5% when my screen is only at 18% (a light-use day).
Anything that is going to hog 5% of my precious battery is going to be looking nervously at the door. I'll try it some different use scenarios, but I think I'll just settle for the 1 min time-out. Really, if I am not doing anything with my Note for a minute, I've either fallen asleep or put it down!
1.1.4
Added option to disable in landscape
Fixed issue with switching Night mode
Fixed many device specific bugs (Tab 7.7, 8.9, 10.1)
hope it allows deep sleep for android
shubham.12 said:
hope it allows deep sleep for android
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Yes, this does not affect sleep at all - it only puts to sleep, not wakes.
Good work mate! Your app is very usefull with Note' s flip cover! Keep up the good work! Thank you!
sotiris20 said:
Good work mate! Your app is very usefull with Note' s flip cover! Keep up the good work! Thank you!
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If you like it, please rate and review it on the market
is that problem of very close to sensor solved?
meethere said:
is that problem of very close to sensor solved?
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Im not aware of any such problem.
haven't you read the 2nd post of this thread??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379719

Enable Screen Always on When Plugged

Is there a way to enable the screen to always be on when plugged in? I would like the screen on always in the car, and don't want to use a car launcher. I have a generic dock and would like to keep it. I know the Moto phones have a "Stay awake" option in the Developer's Options section, but I don't see something similar in the GS3's.
That option is present in CM10, but I don't recall seeing it on the stock software in the short time that I ran it. Might be worth noting that the screens on these phones do seem to have a quite finite lifespan, so leaving it on for extended periods is likely to cause image persistence on any portions of the screen that have a static image displayed.
I use this app called Custom Auto Brightness that lets you adjust how the auto brightness works. I just happened to see that that app has an option to keep the screen on while charging. Maybe that will help
The software you are looking for is called caffeine. Free on the application store.
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You could also check out Llama. It does quite a bit more than just keep the backlight on so it may be overkill, but it's one of my favorite apps on my phone, and it is possible to set it up so that whenever it is plugged in the backlight is set to always on.
extended controls + tasker
Extended controls has a toggle for screen always on
Tasker will allow you to set when plug in to toggle
Thanks for the responses, folks. I was able to set it to "Never Sleep" through Power Widget lite. I'll try some of your guys' suggestions as well.
lyrictenor1 said:
Thanks for the responses, folks. I was able to set it to "Never Sleep" through Power Widget lite. I'll try some of your guys' suggestions as well.
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Watch for screen burn in as that is why it is not an option.
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Watch for screen burn in as that is why it is not an option.
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However, the Motorola Android phones I have had in the past have never had this problem; when they sit in the car dock, the screen is always on as part of the car dock mode.
Yea but AMOLED screens are different, hence my warning earlier in the thread. Not all phones are created equal.
Yea, I'd be careful. When I went into the verizon store to get my S3, on display next to it was a Galaxy Nexus which has screen burn in.
Tasker or Screen On (yep) will do it
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Yea but AMOLED screens are different, hence my warning earlier in the thread. Not all phones are created equal.
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Yeah, I see what you guys are saying; However, my Razr Maxx (also Super AMOLED) did not experience any screen burn-in despite have seen many hours of service with the display always on in the car dock.
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I've been fortunate enough to not be able to see any on solid colors with an LCD tester so far too... But man, some people act like the possible screen burn issue is how the devil gets in, thats the only reason I wanted to point it out. YMMV and enjoy your ride.
I just wouldn't do this if I were you. Doesn't seem worth a $300 replacement to me.
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I think one of the big factors is how long it actually stays on. If it's only on for an hour or two I don't think it'd be that big of a deal, but if you decide to go on a long road trip I would advice having your kids/friends/wife/girlfriend/passenger(s) play with it for a few minutes here and there.
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I've been fortunate enough to not be able to see any on solid colors with an LCD tester so far too... But man, some people act like the possible screen burn issue is how the devil gets in, thats the only reason I wanted to point it out. YMMV and enjoy your ride.
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No worries; I appreciate the tip! Cheers!
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noingwhat said:
I think one of the big factors is how long it actually stays on. If it's only on for an hour or two I don't think it'd be that big of a deal, but if you decide to go on a long road trip I would advice having your kids/friends/wife/girlfriend/passenger(s) play with it for a few minutes here and there.
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Yeah, mine hardly ever stays on the same screen anyway while it's in the dock...I'm usually switching screens every 5 minutes or so...
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Doesn't it also have something to do with the screen being OLED? Isn't that a relatively new technology and not long term tested?
Not even just staying on the same screen but the life of the screen in general..
Idk a whole lot about it other than what I read.
I definitely wouldn't leave it on too long, I'd hate to see a GS3 with persistence or even worse, burn in!

Update or bad screen?

Hey people
Got my smart watch about 4 days ago and it was all good until tonight and now for some reason i can't see the clock anymore unless i press the power button :S i could have sworn it had a low light mode and the clock was visable ok but since tonight i can't see the time unless there's a light pointing straight at the watch. I hooked it upto the service centre thing and updated it through that but hasn't helped.
am I going mad here and just seeing things? :S
EDIT: i also noticed when i turn it off i get some weird colours appearing in the clockface some pinks/purples. i don't understand it was ok a couple of hours ago and it's been on my wrist the whole time :S
Did you try to reset the watch? Also our you have any custom clocks installed, remove them. As after reset, Sony smartwatch app will reinstall them on the watch, once the watch and the phone are connected.
On your watch, go to settings and tap reset watch.
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tried that chap loads of times and nothing tried re-installing firmware and nothing swell. no custom watchfaces installed either just the stock ones
Roxas598 said:
Hey people
Got my smart watch about 4 days ago and it was all good until tonight and now for some reason i can't see the clock anymore unless i press the power button :S i could have sworn it had a low light mode and the clock was visable ok but since tonight i can't see the time unless there's a light pointing straight at the watch. I hooked it upto the service centre thing and updated it through that but hasn't helped.
am I going mad here and just seeing things? :S
EDIT: i also noticed when i turn it off i get some weird colours appearing in the clockface some pinks/purples. i don't understand it was ok a couple of hours ago and it's been on my wrist the whole time :S
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Just to make it clear, you are not talking about the low power mode right? No backlight, but can be still seen by people in ambient light??? Maybe you should take a picture of the watch so we can clearly see what is going on.
At night my sw2 turns of the screen completely. But when I MOVE the watch it turns on the clock on the display. I think it has an accelerometer that turns off the screen when no movement is detected.
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severoprisan said:
At night my sw2 turns of the screen completely. But when I MOVE the watch it turns on the clock on the display. I think it has an accelerometer that turns off the screen when no movement is detected.
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The same for me. I think that isn't a bug, but accelerometer
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It is normal.
It is a feature to save battery when it isn't worn.
I am more curious as to the "watch (display) turns on from moving it". Does the SW2 have an accelerometer? My watch display doesn't kick on when I move it. Or was this a feature of the earlier SmartWatches?
Nomad1600 said:
I am more curious as to the "watch (display) turns on from moving it". Does the SW2 have an accelerometer? My watch display doesn't kick on when I move it. Or was this a feature of the earlier SmartWatches?
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I believe SW2 does have an accelerometer. Put your watch on a table, leave it untouched for while, screen completely turns off. Not even the low power watch mode is displayed. But once you move it, low power watch comes back on (without the backlight). I observed it many times when it was charging and when left at the bed side table.
But it is not utilized for backlight function. That is a missing feature people are asking for. But I don't really need it. Just like a regular watch, I press a button to turn the light on when I can't see it in the dark.
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thearif said:
I believe SW2 does have an accelerometer. Put your watch on a table, leave it untouched for while, screen completely turns off. Not even the low power watch mode is displayed. But once you move it, low power watch comes back on (without the backlight). I observed it many times when it was charging and when left at the bed side table.
But it is not utilized for backlight function. That is a missing feature people are asking for. But I don't really need it. Just like a regular watch, I press a button to turn the light on when I can't see it in the dark.
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Wow... I didn't even notice the screen going completely black after sitting for a while. I am still on watch honeymoon, and either the watch is on my wrist or turned off and on the dresser. But sure enough, it does go into a deeper "sleep" mode and wakes up when I pick it up. Nice!
I do see that having it wake to the backlit mode would be nice but it would seem to kill the battery since when worn it would be in more constant movement. Unless they tuned the accelerometer to only wake when a more significant motion happens.
Nomad1600 said:
Wow... I didn't even notice the screen going completely black after sitting for a while. I am still on watch honeymoon, and either the watch is on my wrist or turned off and on the dresser. But sure enough, it does go into a deeper "sleep" mode and wakes up when I pick it up. Nice!
I do see that having it wake to the backlit mode would be nice but it would seem to kill the battery since when worn it would be in more constant movement. Unless they tuned the accelerometer to only wake when a more significant motion happens.
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Yeah the previous iteration of smartwatch from Sony did not have always on watchface and it was a necessity. And to see the time you had to turn on the display. One way was to double tap on the watch screen to wake it up. Another way was to light up the screen by lifting your arm and turning the watch towards you. But the second way never really worked reliably.
But I don't think SW2 needs that. As we already have always on watch with great readability even in places where there little light.
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thearif said:
Just to make it clear, you are not talking about the low power mode right? No backlight, but can be still seen by people in ambient light??? Maybe you should take a picture of the watch so we can clearly see what is going on.
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Sorry for the delay! yeah seems my watch didn't have the low power mode and now it does it's just near impossible to see unless i have some light directly on the screen
Roxas598 said:
Sorry for the delay! basically sitting here in the dark i can't see the time on the display at all but i could when i first got it now I need to actually press the button to see the time :S dunno if it's just me thinking i could or not is the problem lol
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So there is nothing on the screen not even the low power mode on the watch. I don't know what to tell you boss as you have already done a reset. Maybe one thing to check is to use SUS to reflash the firmware using your pc, if you haven't done it already.
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thearif said:
So there is nothing on the screen not even the low power mode on the watch. I don't know what to tell you boss as you have already done a reset. Maybe one thing to check is to use SUS to reflash the firmware using your pc, if you haven't done it already.
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sorry chap i updated my post there is something on the screen but it's impossible to see without some sort of light source on it makes it kinda annoying to use could have sworn it wasn't when i first got it but figured i'd ask anyway!
Roxas598 said:
sorry chap i updated my post there is something on the screen but it's impossible to see without some sort of light source on it makes it kinda annoying to use could have sworn it wasn't when i first got it but figured i'd ask anyway!
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No problem. I never considered the low power hard to see. But I guess most of the time I am in well lit places
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