Hey all. My Skyrocket seems to be turning the screen on by itself at random intervals. Sometimes it will turn itself off by the screen timeout set at 30 seconds but sometimes I will have to manually turn the screen off. Sometimes after turning the screen off when I go to bed I wake up in the morning to see my phones screen on. I believe an app is causing this to happen but I am trying to figure out which one it is. Instead of wiping clean and never finding the culprit I want to spend some time digging. I caught the phone in the act just recently and grabbed the logs. It happened right around 1:30am. Please see attachment for log.
I looked over the log but did not see anything obvious. Maybe someone with more knowledge can take a peek at the log and find something of value.
Thanks!
I guess I should also mention my Skyrocket is rooted with stock rom and kernel running 2.3.5.
Hi everyone
I have had my OPO for quite some time and I absolutely love it.
Bootloader is unlocked, TWRP installed, MultiRom installed, CM12.1 newest nightly installed using newest AK kernel. Using Xposed arm22 and a lot of lovely modules, even some that are meant to save power.
Okay, now for the problem:
I have started noticing it turning on the screen in a very dim light, while the phone is "locked" for quite some time. It is unresponsive to touches until I press "power button" at which it actually turns on the screen and it lights up to a "normal" brightness setting. I have no idea why it does this. I've looked around in the settings to see if it is a feature that can be turned on or off but that doesn't seem to be the case. I usually notice it when the phone is charging, but it also happens when it isn't. On a regular day I will notice it happen 2-3 times.
I know there is a feature that dimly turns on the screen when receiving notifications, but I have that turned off. Also it doesn't happen when not receiving notifications. I tried browsing for users with similar problems, but found no posts about this.
Does anyone have a clue why it does that?
I am wondering if the always-on will result in not being able to carry it on domestic flights, which require all devices to be OFF! After takeoff, airplane mode or WiFi are OK - but not on takeoff/
They could screen them out with the X-ray at the gates - large phones would gt checked and if S7 - maybe no-go.
If so - would hope custom ROMs could solve that.
Just turn the phone off then what are you talking about? Always on is just a term used for the screen displaying notifications on the black screen when the device is powered on... It can be powered on and off just like a normal phone lol
nique0201 said:
Just turn the phone off then what are you talking about? Always on is just a term used for the screen displaying notifications on the black screen when the device is powered on... It can be powered on and off just like a normal phone lol
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CNET review said it does not turn off (" I fell in love with the S7's new always-on display, which shows you either the clock, a calendar or an image.") , and that it will display a few items like time always - or so they said. They also contracted Samsung directly on it. .
gaww said:
CNET review said it does not turn off (" I fell in love with the S7's new always-on display, which shows you either the clock, a calendar or an image.") , and that it will display a few items like time always - or so they said. They also contracted Samsung directly on it. .
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If you are using the toggle in the drop-down, long press the "always on" icon and it will give you the options you're looking for.
bournefusion said:
If you are using the toggle in the drop-down, long press the "always on" icon and it will give you the options you're looking for.
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Mine has not been shipped yet, so i will give that a try when it comes.
This would be odd however. I leave my S4 on for several days, and see a screen like that when it often pops up, so don't see the reason for having an "always on" since it can already be handled otherwise.
gaww said:
CNET review said it does not turn off (" I fell in love with the S7's new always-on display, which shows you either the clock, a calendar or an image.") , and that it will display a few items like time always - or so they said. They also contracted Samsung directly on it. .
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Yes while the phone is powered on the screen doesn't turn off completely.. Unless you disable "always on display" your just understanding it wrong which is OK lol
gaww said:
I am wondering if the always-on will result in not being able to carry it on domestic flights, which require all devices to be OFF! After takeoff, airplane mode or WiFi are OK - but not on takeoff.
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This is not a factual statement. The FAA only requires that the phone be taken out of transmit mode. Airplane mode is acceptable, even for takeoff and landing.
Look I own the phone it turns off and on like a normal phone... It's just that while it's on it has a feature called always in display where when you turn the screen off a clock and notifications will pop up because it has a amoled screen they have the ability to light pixels independently which means that you can have a clock only on part of the screen and the rest be off so then you aren't using very much energy at all. So you can glance at your phone see what time it is and other cool things. It does not mean the phone doesn't turn off. You're taking the feature completely out of Context
I believe the phone is actually always on, even when powered off. I was an airliner passenger last night, had it in Airplane Mode, and then felt it vibrate in my pocket. The phone had rebooted on its own, so I shut it off completely since I wasn't sure what was going on. Later, while it was *shut off*, I felt it get warm, pulled it out and the blue indicator light was flashing, but the phone was off and unresponsive. I held the power button down briefly to reboot it, and it rebooted in airplane mode, just as would be expected had it been shut off while in airplane mode. When it came back on, it had reset the date to February 10, the battery had decreased from 52% to 25% in the two hours since I had shut if off, and the time was displayed in negative seconds (!), something like 7 million. All the weirdness ended when I rebooted it after landing and inactivated airplane mode. I'm not sure what was going on but I am definitely sure that after I turned the phone off, the notification light continued to blink, the device became warm, and it experienced significant battery drain. I therefore believe it is actually never off.
You may have thought you turned it off but didn't. You have to hit the power button twice on screen to complete the action. The first time just highlights it. I'm willing to bet you hit it once assumed it was off and pocketed it. Trust me it turns off
Murphys law: craziness can and will happen. This thread is pointless and should be closed. All phones "turn off" completely. You don't have a 'sleeper cell' for a phone, laying dormant yet on while you believe it's off. You have to really be dense to believe otherwise.
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Is anyone else experiencing this? My S7's screen will turn on by itself as if a notification has been received, but nothing is there. I have most of the bells & whistles turned off so I know it's not that.
Any thoughts on why this is happening? Really hope it's not a defect as I just put liquid armor on it. As always, any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
If you Google it you can find several causes, and one more I just found today. Make sure Settings > Display > Keep Screen Turned Off is off. I had it on and my screen would turn on at odd times. Turned it off and problem fixed.
I have this problem on my s7, g4 and j3! And still have no clue wtf is that... Screen just turns on and nothing happens, turns off after timeout. Something with google acc sync maybe ( on ALL phones sync is turned OFF )
NeoDJW said:
I have this problem on my s7, g4 and j3! And still have no clue wtf is that... Screen just turns on and nothing happens, turns off after timeout. Something with google acc sync maybe ( on ALL phones sync is turned OFF )
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Several possible causes are listed in this article.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/7-annoying-galaxy-s7-edge-181918667.html
You have a broken charging port. That s why it turns on
Can't be the charging port, because it happens to me when the phone is NOT charging. It seems to have something to do with waking the screen on notifications, but there's no specific setting to disable that.
Just posted this in another old thread, but thought it's worth highlighting. Noticed today that my screen would come on by itself a second or so after I put the phone down, or if I was holding it and swinging my arm as I walked. After lots of searching discovered a setting was causing it. Settings > Display > Keep Screen Turned Off was turned on. Turned it off and problem solved. No more random screen turning on. There can be other causes, but this one didn't show up in any of my Google searches, so just paying a tip forward. Cheers.
samnada said:
Just posted this in another old thread, but thought it's worth highlighting. Noticed today that my screen would come on by itself a second or so after I put the phone down, or if I was holding it and swinging my arm as I walked. After lots of searching discovered a setting was causing it. Settings > Display > Keep Screen Turned Off was turned on. Turned it off and problem solved. No more random screen turning on. There can be other causes, but this one didn't show up in any of my Google searches, so just paying a tip forward. Cheers.
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My S7 Edge started doing this about a week ago, but the setting you noted was off... so I turned it on. Maybe it's something in the last update that makes it wonky. I'll let you know if it works.
Admiral Sir John said:
My S7 Edge started doing this about a week ago, but the setting you noted was off... so I turned it on. Maybe it's something in the last update that makes it wonky. I'll let you know if it works.
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That setting being off is the default I believe. My phone didn't start turning on until after I had turned that setting on, I just didn't notice the connection since I'd changed several options, and didn't see the spontaneous turn on until the next day. There can be other causes, so may not be your issue. But keep us posted.