Is there a setting that will allow me to keep my screen on when plugged in / in a dock? While at work I have my Xoom in a dock and have Pandora or Amazon MP3 running and want to keep the screen on. I can't find a setting that will keep it on past 30 min.
Much appreciated!
flippingout said:
Is there a setting that will allow me to keep my screen on when plugged in / in a dock? While at work I have my Xoom in a dock and have Pandora or Amazon MP3 running and want to keep the screen on. I can't find a setting that will keep it on past 30 min.
Much appreciated!
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Settings > Applications > Development > Stay Awake
I heard that although the screen stays on, that it will still dim slightly. If that is the case, download "Quick Settings" from the market and change Screen Timeout to never.
keitht said:
Settings > Applications > Development > Stay Awake
I heard that although the screen stays on, that it will still dim slightly. If that is the case, download "Quick Settings" from the market and change Screen Timeout to never.
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Thank you! I knew it was somewhere and then when I rooted (wiped) the device I couldn't find it again. So much better!
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is it normal that the backlight is always on when synced to activesyn via cable?
yes because its charging aswell. you can turn it off in backlight settings in, settings > system > backlight.
ducamie said:
yes because its charging aswell. you can turn it off in backlight settings in, settings > system > backlight.
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thanks for the info!
ducamie said:
yes because its charging aswell. you can turn it off in backlight settings in, settings > system > backlight.
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This setting does nothing for this problem.
I have this exact same problem with my HTC touch. WHenver I plug it into the PC to sync, th ebacklight comes on. I turn it off with the power button, but it comes back on about 30 seconds later. Rinse, repeat.
ActiveSync seems to want to keep turning the screen on. Since I want to sync and charge my phone overnight this is not good for me, I am worried about it reducing the lif eof my screen not to mention the wasted power.
Is there any way to disable this, to tell the phone to *NOT* power up the screen while synching? Or at least disable the backlight?
This question is being posted all over the web - no one seems to have any answers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2864921
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/.../thread/49abdae5-8525-45c1-90c9-6c84f3b37483/
http://www.modaco.com/content/forum/278213/last-post-by/getlastpost/
Don't worry about it, LCD screen have a long life-time.
You change your phone before it dies.
If you still want to turn off the screenlight, but keep sync on, you need to use 3rd part programs, like "DisOff"
Hi - does anyone know how to completely stop the HD dimming? I've tried altering the settings in HD Tweak and Advanced config but it still dims if not used for 10 secs - am I missing something? Thanks in advance...
Further to this it seems I may have changed something which means after about 2 seconds my phone returns to the home page - is there a setting to prevent this as well?
Start > Settings > Power > Advanced. Thats where all the backlight settings are unless you are using a third party such as Lumos.
You can set it to stay on constant by removing the tick, youll see what I mean.
Ok have sorted this. I had unchecked all boxes in Start > Settings > Power > Advanced settings but this actually makes the phone dim and bumps you back to the Home page after 10 seconds which is really annoying when you are trying to write a text/surf the web/do anything on the phone!
So setting the backlight to timeout after 5 mins actually stops this and keeps the backlight lit until you press the power button to lock and turn off the backlight - you learn something new everyday!
Please bear with me as this may be a dumb newbie question. I searched every post on the Imagio section here and at PPC and was unable to find an answer.
Got the Imagio for my wife and she's loving it (we had Storms previously- bad, bad mojo). She uses Groovefish to stream music and the stock dimmer setting will shut down the player after the time limit is reached. No problem, right? Changed the setting to stop this (never auto shut down on battery power).
Now, the screen will dim somewhat when left idle, but never shuts down all the way. It's dim but still active. She's been having to change the setting every time in order to not kill the battery.
Should the screen power down all the way while leaving the device active (like hitting the "shut off screen option" after holding the end button)? If not, is there a way to do this?
Thanks for any insight you may be able to provide. I've done nothing but Blackberries for years and this is my first real foray into WinMo.
Try to check the power settings. Go to the Settings Tab and push All settings at the bottom. From there go to System > Power > then click the Advanced tab. That should have settings to turn off the screen after 1 min or 30 seconds.
Thanks for the quick reply. I probably should have been a bit more clear.
It is in that menu that I have been manipulating the settings. There are two options for battery power. There is one to "turn off backlight" after x amount of time, the other is to "turn off device". With backlight set to 30 (or whatever) and device disabled, the screen never completely goes off.
It functions properly with "turn device off" enabled, but interrupts Groovefish when playing. This does not interfere with the native TF3D media player. While its not the end of the world if she ends up having to change that setting to use the program, it would be nice to be able to disable the screen with a partial shutdown (and extra battery drain when using that application).
Cheers!
Thats interesting, seems like its the program thats doing that. I have Opera, FM radio, email client, etc. running all day without it crashing. I have seen this before with Internet Explorer where i would leave it running connected to a website. then when i check back IE is gone and i have to start it again. By any chances is this a website or an installable app that you are using?
Groovefish is a streaming music client that is installed on the device
BTW, it is incredibly cool if you don't have it yet. Stream just about any song you want for free (legally).
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=88505
I use g-trigger to shake my phone to turn off the display works great! Just disable the shake to turn it back on.
I'll give it a shot and see if the application stays running. Many thanks!
Actually I think backlight off is happening when it "dims". You need the screen to go off, not just the backlight. Try using xdaShutdown to go into Lightsout mode and see if that works for you. The program can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544016
Skins in the same thread as well.
For some reason my screen just dims instead of turning off when I dont use the phone. If I press the hang up button it goes off like normal but if I just set it down it dims and stays on, draining my battery... Has anyone else experienced this?
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For some reason my screen just dims instead of turning off when I dont use the phone. If I press the hang up button it goes off like normal but if I just set it down it dims and stays on, draining my battery... Has anyone else experienced this?
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I take it you've already checked your backlight settings in Settings, Power ?
Yes and I have done a soft reset as well. I'm not really a "phone guy" so I hope this is something easy to fix....
Hello,
The way I have my device setup to get round this problem is this:
Go to Settings>Sound&Display> then scroll down until you see Display then click on Backlight.
On the page that appears, scroll down to "On Battery Power". Here put a tick in the box "Dim Backlight..." and set the time you want to allow before this function kicks in (mine is set at 2 mins).
Next, move down to "Turn off Device..", put a tick in here, and then set how long you want the device to stay on for before it goes off (mine is set at 3 mins).
You can use whatever time settings you feel comfortable with. Please note that it is the setting for "Turn Device Off..." that will blank your screen for you. The other setting simply dims it and leaves it running, as you have said before.
If battery performance is an issue for you, take the tick off "Automatically adjust backlight" and put in your own settings. So here, for example, I have my backlight on battery permanently set at 30% and on External Power, 60%.
The screen is so big you get blinded at anything above 60% (well at least I do).
Hope this helps.
WB
screen not turning off...during call via BT-headset
Hi guys!
My screen does not turn off even during phone call via Bluetooth-headset.
Any ideas how to fix it?
Thanks!
anyone?
My screen is set to turn off after 15 seconds. Lately it has not been any ideas?
mosfet356 said:
My screen is set to turn off after 15 seconds. Lately it has not been any ideas?
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Go in to your main settings page, look under "display" (where you change your timeout) and see if you have "smart stay" enabled... this uses the front camera to see if you're near your screen and if so it keeps the screen active..
Just tossing out ideas... maybe stupid ones.
Did u do the *#0011#* WiFi fix? This happens to me after I change the sleep settings. Seems to fix itself after a while without a reboot though.