Turn off screen when viewing video through hdmi? - Motorola Atrix 2

I'm wondering if there is a way to turn off the phones display when playing a video on it through the TV by hdmi. I been playing some blue ray rips and noticed that the display in the phone stays on the hole time throughout the movie. There is no point for this since I put the phone down and just watch the TV.
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TheChemist187 said:
I'm wondering if there is a way to turn off the phones display when playing a video on it through the TV by hdmi. I been playing some blue ray rips and noticed that the display in the phone stays on the hole time throughout the movie. There is no point for this since I put the phone down and just watch the TV.
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I don't think there is a way to turn off the screen...i've tried several times and i couldnt. I think its hartware related and u cant turn off the screen while u are at hdmi.

You could try MoboPlayer, whereas you can swipe down the left side to go all the way to black. This should only affect the screen, not any HDMI output. To get it back to display, just swipe back up, or press bottom left which is same as hitting the 'back' button. You could see if this method works so you'll not be distracted with the display while watching on your TV. This method may not save battery, but does take away the distraction of the Atrix 2's screen being on...
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What would happen if you pressed the power button while the video was playing? Just curious.

athani said:
What would happen if you pressed the power button while the video was playing? Just curious.
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[Q] LCD back light dims

I have noticed an issue with my third Charge. Watching a movie or you tube and the LCD just dims a little. Really annoying. Anyone else?
Settings, display settings, power saving mode. See if that fixes it.
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blarrick said:
Settings, display settings, power saving mode. See if that fixes it.
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Yep, did that and mix of auto-brightness and manual brightness settings. Nada.
What ROM and video player are you using?
Are you covering the light sensor with your hand or something
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The stock video player has its own brightness setting. Perhaps the other apps are linked to that setting?
hazard209 said:
What ROM and video player are you using?
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Now on Eclipse 1.3.1. But have noticed it on other roms as well.
Pitnefor said:
Are you covering the light sensor with your hand or something
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No this morning opened twitter put phone down. Then the screen starts getting brighter after it has already been on for a while. Right now it dimmer than it should be. I do no think this is the brightness as it appears and I a new owner of this phone that the back light is not working correctly.
The light sensor isn't instant. I've noticed it getting brighter/dimmer at times but I think that's just it trying to adjust. You tried turning auto-brightness off?
I often am outside I am thinking the light sensor maybe the issue. Thanks.

Xoom screen?

Is it ok to leave my xoom's screen on for long periods of time, say 4 to 5 hrs? I use my xoom for school and homework.
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yeah, its ok. if you want your battery to run down. or if you have it plugged into the charger.
johnny0911 said:
Is it ok to leave my xoom's screen on for long periods of time, say 4 to 5 hrs? I use my xoom for school and homework.
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Ditto to the post above. As long as it's charging, I wouldn't mind leaving the screen on for a number of hours if I was at home. Although if I wasn't using it for anything I wouldn't be leaving the screen on, but it has a dual core processor, it's meant to take a heavy work load without heating issues or anything like that.
I routinely watch several Netflix movies in a row, with the Xoom in mirror mode and video outputted to my HDTV. I've had no issues whatsoever, and my Xoom's screen is still on when outputting via HDMI.
Ok, I will hit the thanks button for ya. Thank you.
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Capacitive buttons auto dim

I was wondering if anyone here can make a mod so that after say 3 seconds of not touching screen, the capacitive buttons dim? Sort of like the s3. I'm guessing this will not only save battery life for doing something like web reading or watching movies, but would also solve the issue of having 3 blinding lights while you're watching a movie in the dark. Anyone else?
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[Q] How can I disable Display when using SlimPort to HDMI output

I may be a bit wrong but currently I am using a Slim Port to HDMI adapter to mirror my Nexus 5 display to TV while travelling.
Anyway I have to leave the Nexus 5 screen turned on during mirroring and when I lock the screen also the TV screen gets blank.
Is there a way to lock the N5 screen and TV still keeps showing running Videos? I think this is by design but just wondering???
Don't think so, as typically turning off the display would also turn off the touchscreen itself, so even if you could pull this off, unless you were using some sort of remote way to control the phone, it would probably be useless. You can however try some sort of third party app or tweak that allows you to turn the screen brightness either very low, or completely turn off the backlight, but that would still have the display running
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Ok... Thanks the was my thought... Problem is that battery drains faster during video playback than it can be charged...
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try this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nkahoang.screenstandby
I've never used it but looks like it might do the trick.
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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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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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