I'm curious to if anyone knows of an app/widget that will keep the screen on and not lock the system when plugged in?
Basically whenever I try to play a SNES-emu or any game that uses my new Moga BT controller, the system goes into sleep after the 1 min(or whatever time is set), and this is the same if using mini-HDMI output.
I know this can be as easy as increasing the time and such, but i'm sure I will forget to rest it to stock and when I put the tablet in my bag it stays on all the time.
In the Developer Options, there's a setting for the screen to Stay Awake while charging...
Its safe to presume though that when you enable this, and that when you hook the dock up, it will stay awake as well?
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I tried search on a few sites (mostly broke links) for a small app that will turn off the display of my phone but have the device and everything still running. If I let the screen go off automatically it disconnects my wifi and programs that are currently running. I would like to have this as a program so I can enable it only when its needed.
Use S2U2, and set it to display off, instead of power off, if you wan't to keep wifi on.
S2U2 doesn't have a display off only feature atleast not in version 1.00. The coloset then was blank screen which doesn't help since it leaves the screen on still.
Not sure of anything else, except psShutXP, either way your going to drain your battry. Keeping the phone on with wifi prob isn't going to work very well, make sure you keep a few spare charged batteries, an AC charger, and car charger.
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Not sure of anything else, except psShutXP, either way your going to drain your battry. Keeping the phone on with wifi prob isn't going to work very well, make sure you keep a few spare charged batteries, an AC charger, and car charger.
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Yeah I know but working on a project here. Even with wifi constantly going it still gives me over 4 hrs of continous use. So with the display off I may be able to stretch it to close to 6hrs.
Ok, use psShutXP (it's a great little addition if you don't already have it installed), it replicates the XP shut down prompt, it also creates a link to only turn off the display in your start menu directory.
You can find it here, it's also skinnable:
http://ppcsoft.narod.ru/english/
Im not sure if this has been implemented or not, but if it hasnt, I think itd be awesome to have an app that sets the screen to full brightness whenever the phone is charging, and when you unplug the phone from the charger it resets the brightness back to the setting you had before...is there anything like this? If not I think there should be
Power Manager... available in the market.
Locale... but will need to lockscreen/unlock for settings to take effect
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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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.
When I'm driving, I don't want the phone screen to turn off (the phone is charging).
Furthermore, I would prefer if the phone wouldn't lock.
Anyone knows an app?
Thanks.
Settings->Lock+Wallpaper->"Screen times out after"?
Yeah, it doesn't distinguish between when the phone is and isn't charging, but neither will an app unless you manually run it anhow... in which case you might as well use the settings page.
It's entirely possible for apps to prevent the screen from turning off, sure. But it's not possible for the app to run persistently in the background, or start whenever the phone is plugged in, and do that for you. Not without substantial hackery and either destroying your battery life the rest of the time or *maybe* on a custom ROM.
maybe you do not have the never option on the lock screen time-out
anyone know of a good app or a setting in the GNote10.1 that will allow me to keep the display on while docked? my dock is at work and I would like to keep the screen on for calander, music and time stuff. Im guessing i can build something in Tasker, but I kinda thought it would be a setting. Only a day into playing with it so i could have easily missed something.
thanks!
Settings →Developer → Stay Awake
But then it stays awake, if you use the standard charger, too.