Between my HTC, and Samsung phones over the years on Android 3- 11 now, I still don't know how to get the [email protected]#$%^&*() screen to stop powering off after like 3 seconds. I really need it to stay on 20-60 seconds.
I have been through the power settings, performance settings, I have set everything to 1 minute (60 seconds) is this just some lousy power saving mess that cannot be circumvented?
I know its possible because if you are watching a movie or playing music some of the apps can stop the screen from going into power saving mode or cutting off.
Snowleopard1900 said:
Between my HTC, and Samsung phones over the years on Android 3- 11 now, I still don't know how to get the [email protected]#$%^&*() screen to stop powering off after like 3 seconds. I really need it to stay on 20-60 seconds.
I have been through the power settings, performance settings, I have set everything to 1 minute (60 seconds) is this just some lousy power saving mess that cannot be circumvented?
I know its possible because if you are watching a movie or playing music some of the apps can stop the screen from going into power saving mode or cutting off.
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I would go to Settings - Display - Screen timeout and select the value you want, e.g. 2 minutes.
That should do the job.
Additionally you can go to Settings - Advanced features - Motions and gestures - Keep screen on while viewing ... See screenshot:
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I am looking for an application that can show a clock with the backlight off. I know it will be difficult to see, but the point is that the lamp doesn't consume power.
Actually, what I really want is that when the power button is activated to turn off the display, the application should start and show the clock with the display turned off, but otherwise enter a low-power mode.
I have no idea if this is possible with windows mobile 6, though.
I just noticed that the Nokia S95 maintains a clock (without backlight) on its display at all times (unless the phone is actively used). This doesn't seem to hurt its power consumption significantly which is why I hope a similar thing can be made for wm6.
Unfortunately, the device can't enter a low-power mode and still run an application.
You can try hooking the power button, setting it to launch your program and simultaneously kill the backlight; but note that your RAM will still be powered, along with any radios you have on (Bluetooh, WiFi), and any background processes will still be actively cycling through your processor.
I have a X7510 (WM6.1 original ROM) and for some reason which I have not set up in any settings, after 20 seconds the screen would dim to 25% if you leave it alone even though I have it set to always be at 100% brightness. It seems it automatically goes into a power saving mode if left alone for 20 seconds before powering off after 2 minutes, which is my configured setting.
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Unfortunately, the device can't enter a low-power mode and still run an application.
You can try hooking the power button, setting it to launch your program and simultaneously kill the backlight; but note that your RAM will still be powered, along with any radios you have on (Bluetooh, WiFi), and any background processes will still be actively cycling through your processor.
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Hmm the ram has to powered at all times, right? Otherwise how would the phone be able nearly instantly wake up and show its UI when the phone rings?
Anyway, it is too bad if the screen display anything with the rest in low-power state.
Intesting idea! That would be cool, I have seen it with smart phones but I've never seen it with HTC WM ppc's.
My Fuze started going to sleep while connected to power even though it is set not to!
I have checked the settings under
Settings>System>Power>Advanced.
Set to:
On Battery Power:
X - Turn off backlight if device is not used for 30 sec
X - Turn off device if not used for 1 min
On External Power:
- Turn off backlight if device is not used for ...
- Turn off device if not used for ...
That is, Both boxes under external power are not checked, yet the device turns off the screen anyway after about 30 seconds either on or off power!! A press of any key while on power will bring it back on. On battery a touch of any key within 30 seconds will bring it back on, then after 30 seconds, I will have to press the power button to turn it back on.
I decided that it must be a software error, so I reloaded, AT&T Stock ROM, Skip Bloat, and it is still acting the same way.
Any suggestions???
Open the following registry key:
\HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\Batt
Look for the value of PowerOff. If it´s not 0, set it to 0 an see if this helps.
H.
I have a key "BattPowerOff" I assume this is the one you are talking about, as there is no folder for "Batt".
It was set at 180. I have changed it to 0. I will see how it goes and report back.
Thanks!
After reg change above and soft reset, same behavior. Phone display switches off after 30 sec. While on bat, if I click any key within 30 sec of display switching off, it comes back on, after 30 secs, must push power key.
While on power, display switches off after 30 sec, and will come back with press of any key at any time.
Any more ideas?
bump - anyone???
The sleep option in the power menu, is it any different than taping the power button to to turn of the screen? (or letting the screen time out)
Sleep mode on a computer is a true low power state, does Android support this? I know that when the screen is off on my N1 that the OS is still running, because it has to for proper function as a phone. Now the Gtab does not need to keep running when you shut off the screen, so a true sleep mode would be great.
I have selected the sleep mode before, and to me it did not seem to take any long to "wake up" when I tapped the power button.
I think that if it is a true sleep mode, then it would be nice if we had options like a standard computer. Set the screen time out and then a separate time to enter sleep mode automatically when there is no user activity. Have it function like that when you tap the power button as well, auto sleep mode after 5 minutes or so.
It's the same as tapping the power button. Try to charge the battery full, and put it to sleep mode overnight. Do the same thing for tapping the power button. I've done this and next morning the battery is still at 100 percent full.
The battery indicator is slow to refresh upon waking back up I noticed, I guess experimenting could show if there is any real difference. Still , I would like to know from a deeper perspective, If the source is ever released someone with more knowledge than me could examine the code.
I too was wondering about the affect of sleep vs auto timeout on battery life, so I put my TnT Lite 2.0.0 to test:
(1) with sleep: after 12 hours the battery meter drops by 17% (I actually did this twice and got basically the same result)
(2) with auto-time out: after 8 hours the battery meter drops by 12%
So it seems that sleep and auto-timeout have the same affect on battery.
I am surprised to hear in post #2 that there was no change in battery life; after all, the CPU still runs, albeit at a lower clock. I do notice that when the unit comes back on -- from sleep or auto-timeout -- it takes a few seconds before the battery meter updates itself. Maybe that's the reason why in post #2 it looks as if there's not change at all?
In any case, I can live with dropping 17% over 12 hours, esp since wifi reconnects within seconds. The more I use the g-tab the more I'm amazed how well-built it is as a piece of hardware, and how much it was weight down by the stock TnT... Thanks to roebeet/rothnic/bekriebel et al for making this useable (and fun!).
I do not think the CPU runs on a lower clock when the screen is off, that is why SetCPU has the option have a profile to lower the clock with the screen off.
If we can get SetCPU to work correctly, this thing would hardly use any battery if set to minimum clock speeds.
Hi everyone!
Has anyone found a way (maybe an app?) to change the screen backlight/lock behaviour?
What I'm looking for is the following behaviour:
Ability to have the screen only turn off the backlight after a certain amount of time, with
a) option to lock the device at the same time
b) option to also turn off the part of the screen that reacts to touch at the same time
c) options to set the timers for the aforementioned options separately
Basically I want the device to turn the backlight of the screen after 30 seconds to save power, but stay responsive to touch so that I don't need to pick up the device and press the power button before I can use it.
Then, after about 5 minutes, it should lock itself but respond to key presses, so that it can be unlocked without needing to press the power button.
Then, after another five minutes, the screen should completely go off and stop responding to touch altogether (the way it is on Android by default).
Has anyone found a way to do this? It would be REALLY useful for when you've got the phone laying flat on your desk and are IM'ing with a slow typer, meaning you've got 2 or 3 minutes between each message, and need to press the power button every time you get one...
It shohuld be a default setting in my opinion...
Thanks in advance!
If I use wrist gestures to turn the screen on, it only stays on for about 6 seconds. It will only stay on for the selected duration if I interact with the watch or turn the watch on by pressing the back button. Is this by design? I've already reset the watch multiple times.
This can be adjusted in settings. Display screen timeout.
Whatever settings I use, if the screen is turned on by gesture and not interacted with, it only stays on for about 6 seconds. Watch only obeys the setting if I touch the screen after it turns on or I hit the back button.
Can anyone confirm if this is normal behavior?
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Can anyone confirm if this is normal behavior?
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Yep, is normal. If you raise your wrist to see the time, there is no reason to keep the screen alive for 15 or 30 seconds.
if you turn the bezel one click left and one click right it will remain on for the 15 seconds, 30 seconds, minute or what you have it set to, in failing that there is a widget you can download called flaunt and it gives you the option to have the watch face on for up to 30 mins
I know this is probably way too late but my Gear S3 Classic has the same issue. no matter what time frame you choose for the timeout it only goes for 7 seconds. I've reset to factory twice. i've used factory watchfaces and 3rd party watchfaces but same issue. i'm not sure that the replies above know what they are saying since there are 4 screen timeout settings (15 secs, 30, 1 min & 5 min). If these are options then why don't they work?
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I know this is probably way too late but my Gear S3 Classic has the same issue. no matter what time frame you choose for the timeout it only goes for 7 seconds. I've reset to factory twice. i've used factory watchfaces and 3rd party watchfaces but same issue. i'm not sure that the replies above know what they are saying since there are 4 screen timeout settings (15 secs, 30, 1 min & 5 min). If these are options then why don't they work?
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The timing for the "wake up" gesture is at a fixed duration of 6 seconds - just long enough for you to see the time. It is independent of the standard display timeout settings for 15 / 30 / 60 seconds.
This is normal behaviour. There is no way to change the timeout for the "wake up" gesture.
It does what's supposed to do...
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If I use wrist gestures to turn the screen on, it only stays on for about 6 seconds. It will only stay on for the selected duration if I interact with the watch or turn the watch on by pressing the back button. Is this by design? I've already reset the watch multiple times.
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Hi,
Yes, the watch will only start timing down (or stay lit) the pre-defined number of seconds if you either: rotate the bezel right/left or
left/right on one click as someone already explained, or you either press the top OR lower buttons once. With no 'mechanical' intervention, the default 6-7 seconds ON will prevail. If you think about it, it's a smart design. Turning your wrist get time to see the watch screen; any other actions will leave it on for your desired limit.
Best.
I agree in part. You don't really want the watch to stay on for the timeout period when woken by gesture. However, it should be possible to set a duration for the watch to stay on for a different period on gesture wake up. Perhaps 1 to 10 seconds?
My watch only stays in for 4 seconds, way too short!
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If I use wrist gestures to turn the screen on, it only stays on for about 6 seconds. It will only stay on for the selected duration if I interact with the watch or turn the watch on by pressing the back button. Is this by design? I've already reset the watch multiple times.
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Turn off wakeup gesture in settings. U'll have to wake it up using the buttons tho. Fine for me. Doesn't work half of the time anyway.