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Tool to keep display OFF!

My phone is always waking up for odd reasons (AVRCP commands, switching in and out of roaming, etc...), and I can't seem to get the darned thing to stay OFF.
Music A2DP streaming is the biggest deal to me, because not only will the device wake up when I press a remote command (on my AVRCP headset), it will also keep the device backlight on indefinitely. This is clearly shortening my battery.
I tried Slide2Unlock, and have it set to shut off the display if no activity for 5 sec., but the problem is that Slide2Unlock appears to not notice when it is woken up, and just sits there without turning the screen back off again! (a simple screen press brings Slide2U back to life, and then it will toggle the screen... but this defeats the purpose!)
There must be SOMETHING I'm missing here... doesn't anyone else have this problem???

I have 2 things for you. The first, is if you're using WM6 that's a known issue and unchecking the today timeout in start-->settings-->today-->items tab should solve most of your problems. The second is a little program that I found (not sure where at , but it might have been on here) called screen off. Install it and then set it to a hardware button and it will allow you to turn just your screen off whenever you don't need it on.

Maybe it depends on the player you're using? With Coreplayer, my phone's screen just flashes on and off quickly when it receives an AVRCP command.
Still doesn't explain the roaming thing though.

xeno1 said:
I have 2 things for you. The first, is if you're using WM6 that's a known issue and unchecking the today timeout in start-->settings-->today-->items tab should solve most of your problems. The second is a little program that I found (not sure where at , but it might have been on here) called screen off. Install it and then set it to a hardware button and it will allow you to turn just your screen off whenever you don't need it on.
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Yes, I'm using WM6 on a HTC Titan (Sprint Mogul).
I don't currently timeout to the today screen, but I don't see how that would cause my problem really- I've heard people mention that before, so can anyone explain what difference that would make?
I already have a shortcut to screen toggle (wrote my own MortScript to do it). That's not a problem anyway since every media player can assign a button to toggle the screen- The problem is that it keeps turning the screen back on when a button is pressed no matter how many times I toggle!!
Plastriq, I've heard that coreplayer does that... that's how they deal with this problem. They're the only ones that have addressed it as far as I know, and I'm not about to pay for their app when I already have TCPMP and WMP for free.
I just can't believe that there haven't been more practical ways around this yet!

When call answered, screen turns off

Every time i call someone, when they answer the call the screen turns off.
If i want to end the call or do anything else i have to turn the screen back on before i can press end.
Is there a way to stop this happening?
I have tweak_HD and changed all the settings on that but it still does it.

You have a soft key down to the right for ending calls. The screen turns off so you can stick the phone between your shoulder and ear if you must do something with your hands while in a call and thus not click something with your ear or face

The same problem.
Tweak HD did not resolved this issiue. Any other ideas cause it's relly annoying from mu point of view

already discussed
this is aproblem discussed many many time, is an energy setting. with HD tweak i think you can solve problem. but when you are in a call and screen goes to sleep tap on the on/off button of the blackstone and your screen retake from sleep.

pitt1983 said:
this is aproblem discussed many many time, is an energy setting. with HD tweak i think you can solve problem.
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I got Tweak HD and like I said before - it did not solve this problem
pitt1983 said:
when you are in a call and screen goes to sleep tap on the on/off button of the blackstone and your screen retake from sleep.
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I belive we're looking for solution which doesn't involve any buttons

The best solution should be to use the "light sensor" to turn on the screen soon as we remove the phone to our ear

I have heard that S2U2 (freeware) automatically turns the screen off when a call is connected and then automatically turns the screen back on when the call is disconnected. If you want to use the screen during the call, you need to slide your finger on the screen to unlock it.
I'm not sure if this directly addresses your problem, but it might be an option to try out. I have never used S2U2, so unfortunately I cannot confirm what it can and can't do or how well it does what it does.

MonteCristoffOn said:
After searching all day long (and testing too)... Good news for #1.3! I've found it!!! (poor HTC guys who want to hide all their tweaks...)
So, I will publish a new version tonight with this and some other minor corrections.
Don't forget to ckeck it via AppToDate (thanks again Paul, for this great neat app).
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from Tweak HD thread
Well, we will check it in the evening than

Disable HTC slide to answer when using Pocketshield.

I'm using the latest version of Pocketshield and when I get a call come in on my Leo I slide down on the Pocketshield screen to answer only to find the horizontal HTC slider in the background requiring that to be used too for the call to be answered. Now I really have no desire to turn off the HTC dialler and have to use the default Windows Mobile one as it looks frankly dire. So is there a way to have the Pocketshield slider answer a call without having to disable HTC's dialler in the settings?
Cheers.

Solved, just need to select the Phone tab and tick slide to answer. Seems obvious now.

I have just deleted pocketshield from my Leo. It stopped me being able to use the bluetooth in my car despite the settings showing bluetooth as being able to work normally - it either did nothing when I pressed answer on the car or the car thought it was connected ( and started call timer) whilst it actually wasn't.
Also when taking a call on the phone it would sometimes fail to respond to slide to answer (but sometimes did) and often when it failed to answer properly it locked the phone to a blank screen and I had to remove the battery.
I found it very buggy - even at £10 it was a waste of money. If it is relevant, my Leo (HD2) is on UK O2 network and the phone is on original ROM.
1st software I have bought too - damn, that will teach me.

blackrat62 said:
I have just deleted pocketshield from my Leo. It stopped me being able to use the bluetooth in my car despite the settings showing bluetooth as being able to work normally - it either did nothing when I pressed answer on the car or the car thought it was connected ( and started call timer) whilst it actually wasn't.
Also when taking a call on the phone it would sometimes fail to respond to slide to answer (but sometimes did) and often when it failed to answer properly it locked the phone to a blank screen and I had to remove the battery.
I found it very buggy - even at £10 it was a waste of money. If it is relevant, my Leo (HD2) is on UK O2 network and the phone is on original ROM.
1st software I have bought too - damn, that will teach me.
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I run PocketShield on my 1.66 ROM and it works very well.

Pagnell said:
Solved, just need to select the Phone tab and tick slide to answer. Seems obvious now.
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Yes, I also keep the default HTC dialer than WM default and select PocketShield slide to answer setting. HTC dialer will display soon after I slide the PocketShield bar to answer the incoming call but no need to slide the HTC slide answer bar. They just work fine but a little bit aweful. This is why PocketShield already mentioned in the setting page to better choose WM skin.

blackrat62 said:
I have just deleted pocketshield from my Leo. It stopped me being able to use the bluetooth in my car despite the settings showing bluetooth as being able to work normally - it either did nothing when I pressed answer on the car or the car thought it was connected ( and started call timer) whilst it actually wasn't.
Also when taking a call on the phone it would sometimes fail to respond to slide to answer (but sometimes did) and often when it failed to answer properly it locked the phone to a blank screen and I had to remove the battery.
I found it very buggy - even at £10 it was a waste of money. If it is relevant, my Leo (HD2) is on UK O2 network and the phone is on original ROM.
1st software I have bought too - damn, that will teach me.
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As well works fine on my HD2 (used with 1.48 and 1.66 ROMs and with a couple of cooked). Must be something wrong with your installation. Why don't you contact them for support?

blackrat62 said:
I have just deleted pocketshield from my Leo. It stopped me being able to use the bluetooth in my car despite the settings showing bluetooth as being able to work normally - it either did nothing when I pressed answer on the car or the car thought it was connected ( and started call timer) whilst it actually wasn't.
Also when taking a call on the phone it would sometimes fail to respond to slide to answer (but sometimes did) and often when it failed to answer properly it locked the phone to a blank screen and I had to remove the battery.
I found it very buggy - even at £10 it was a waste of money. If it is relevant, my Leo (HD2) is on UK O2 network and the phone is on original ROM.
1st software I have bought too - damn, that will teach me.
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I use HD2/Pocketshield with my Garmin nuvi bluetooth.
I can answer from nuvi if i am using :
WM dialer OR
HTC dialer without "slide to answer"
But the call is not answered if i use HTC dialer with "slide to answer" even if i press "Answer" on nuvi.I have to answer from the phone itself.
But they have already mentioned that there may be some problems with this setting.
No hanging for me yet and i find the software extremely usefull...

Turn Screen off but keep programs and GPS running?

Hi,
When i had my prophet before i could run GPS Tuner (or other GPS Softwares) and turn off the screen (button on top i mean) without having any difficulties. Now with the Iolite i have the problem, that when i turn off the screen the GPS gets turned off as well (as if the thing goes into standby)..
Is there any way just to make it run the software and the GPS no matter if the screen is on or off?

Just go to task manager and add it as exclusive. However it trade off with high battery consumption rate

Or you can use attached registry change. However, I am not sure if it is working as I didn't checked it yet. Maybe you can try it and inform us, if it is working.

Nachtwind said:
Hi,
When i had my prophet before i could run GPS Tuner (or other GPS Softwares) and turn off the screen (button on top i mean) without having any difficulties. Now with the Iolite i have the problem, that when i turn off the screen the GPS gets turned off as well (as if the thing goes into standby)..
Is there any way just to make it run the software and the GPS no matter if the screen is on or off?
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there are 2 ways which might be helpful to your problem, but i am not quite sure.
1. some nav software will provide such options that will keep screen on or turn on screen whenever instruction is comeing.
2. before you start to use nav software, go /start menu/setup/system/background light/, uncheck device off and check screen off after xx minutes.
just try, good luck!

torrentonly said:
Or you can use attached registry change. However, I am not sure if it is working as I didn't checked it yet. Maybe you can try it and inform us, if it is working.
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What exactly does this file do? Does it keep the GPS running even if your phone is on StandBy (screen and buttons turned off)?
I'm in search of the same solution. I want to keep my GPS program running, but I want to turn the screen and buttons of, when I put it in my pocket.
Or is there a separate program which can simulate a standby?

Lock after ending call

Hi all!
I have a problem with my HD2, that it won't lock after ending the call which I received while it was locked.
I'm aware there are threads about this, but none has a definite solution. So I contacted HTC support, and they told me to flash newest ROM. Before I do that, I want to check with you will it really help.
So please, try following procedure, and tell me your results:
1. Lock the phone.
2. Have someone call you.
3. Phone should unlock, allowing you to answer.
4. Answer.
5. End call (doesn't matter if it's hardware button, red end button, or caller hangs up)
6. What happens now? Is your phone locked (as it should be according to manual and common sense) or is home screen shown, and phone is not locked.
Thank you. Please also state your ROM.

Followed your steps. It really doesn't relock the phone o.o.
I'm on Dutty's 1.8

d4v0r said:
Hi all!
I have a problem with my HD2, that it won't lock after ending the call which I received while it was locked.
I'm aware there are threads about this, but none has a definite solution. So I contacted HTC support, and they told me to flash newest ROM. Before I do that, I want to check with you will it really help.
So please, try following procedure, and tell me your results:
1. Lock the phone.
2. Have someone call you.
3. Phone should unlock, allowing you to answer.
4. Answer.
5. End call (doesn't matter if it's hardware button, red end button, or caller hangs up)
6. What happens now? Is your phone locked (as it should be according to manual and common sense) or is home screen shown, and phone is not locked.
Thank you. Please also state your ROM.
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I have the same issue, tried have used several roms and none lock after hangup. its a pain when using headset and the phone is in my pocket...

Thank you for your replies. It strange how it doesn't bother more people, to me it's almost as big as SMS issue. We should all write to HTC.

being as i don't actualy use the phone for talking to people much i haven't noticed this but yes i totally agree this is bad

it probably doesnt bother many people as all you have to do is press the hang-up hard-key and it locks the screen...

I am running the latest 1.66 WWE standard ROM - same here remains unlocked after call.
I have tried pocketshield which does lock after call BUT it is VERY VERY buggy. It keeps changing settings on its own and at the moment I cannot access the keypad in a call so I can't use an automated service where you press number - pulling my hair out.
I have tried Dutty, Miri and Leo Lite Roms - they don't address the issue.
This is a major problem for me - never occurred with my HD (blackstone) so why has HTC introduced this and not sorted it????????

I'm using official 1.66 ROM amd the HD2 does not lock after a call, especially bothers me as I use Bluetooth pretty much all the time. resorted to using touch lock pro and lockandoff. setup touch lock pro to use tapi, and also to run lockandoff on hangup.

blackrat62 said:
I am running the latest 1.66 WWE standard ROM - same here remains unlocked after call.
I have tried pocketshield which does lock after call BUT it is VERY VERY buggy. It keeps changing settings on its own and at the moment I cannot access the keypad in a call so I can't use an automated service where you press number - pulling my hair out.
I have tried Dutty, Miri and Leo Lite Roms - they don't address the issue.
This is a major problem for me - never occurred with my HD (blackstone) so why has HTC introduced this and not sorted it????????
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The keypad issue is resolved in the newest beta 3.2.9 (http://forums.jdbp.mobi/phorum/read.php?3,7368). This version also allows to "auto unlock" by using the proximity sensor which is very handy on the HD2.
About changing settings on its own... no idea, never happened to me

do you know if there is a registry string to make sure to lock the phone immediately after a call is from the screen or hardware button?
Thanks

A very simple solution (although a bit boring in time) is to use a password to unlock your phone. If a password has been used, the phone locks right after a call ends.
I know it's not the funniest thing, having to enter a password each time you want to unlock your phone, but hey, it does the trick!
And yes, it really is bad! Much cheaper and less sophisticated devices do that... Pfff...

both s2u2 and pocketshield have this ability. s2u2 is free, but pocketshield can be had for about 7.50. Much more functional than the stock lockscreens.

pocketshield I tried but I hate the screen because it hides the taskbar, possible that there is a registry string?

I downloaded S2U2 and tried it. Looks like a nice app at first, but:
a) It removes the "mute ringer" button when receiving a call. You may not see the exact same message, cause I'm translating from Greek, but I am talking about the gray button under the answer/reject slider.
b) It removes the "silent when I pick up" option. Again translation from Greek, I am talking about the option to turn down the ringer when you lift the phone.
c) After the application is removed (eventually, I couldn't live without the two forementioned features), I had the same problem I had before, the phone wouldn't lock with the "power" button, nor would it lock after some time of inactivity.
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I had to hard-reset it once again...
Such a shame...