this was asked in another fourm but never got a solid answer. I have my tablet connected to my TV in my bedroom and it is connected to my media server so i can watch movies from it and have it displayed on the tv. The issue is im staring at the tablet and TV both screens are on. Here is the question that the other user asked on the other fourm
"Is it possible to turn the a500 display off when connecting to a TV using HDMI out? If you try to lock the device (hit the power button), it halts the device completely. There is not brightness option for "completely off," so that's not an option. Ideally, I'd like to save battery if I'm watching a movie via HDMI.
Does this require a 3rd party app, if so, do you know of any? Thanks in advance! "
Yeah I stumbled on that one too and I don't think you can I hope someone prove me wrong I hope.
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it's dual screen so no way to turn it off, unless Acer decide to do it so...
but why not just cover the screen..... with the case..
I think the point of turning it off is to save battery. I also am in the same position. I use it to watch netflix on my upstairs tv but it sucks cause it depletes the battery quicker then if I could just turn the screen off on the tablet. Hopefully something can done to resolve this. Maybe a mod or something.
don't tell me that you are not going to watch 8 hours in a row movies from the tablet on your TV.... without plugin on power your tablet... or even if you are in a friends house, you are watching a 3 hours movies but you will not stick to your tablet 8 straight hours...
or you bring your powercharger...
sanaell said:
don't tell me that you are not going to watch 8 hours in a row movies from the tablet on your TV.... without plugin on power your tablet... or even if you are in a friends house, you are watching a 3 hours movies but you will not stick to your tablet 8 straight hours...
or you bring your powercharger...
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+1 +1 +1 +1, if you wanna use it as a dvd player plug it in.
You could conceivably use Widgetsoid or something similar to reduce screen brightness to 0%.
Has anyone tried looking at Tasker to see if it has functionality to allowing this?
Ragnorok64 said:
You could conceivably use Widgetsoid or something similar to reduce screen brightness to 0%.
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But if you reduce the screen brightness to zero, will it not in turn reduce the output to your tv to zero? As far as I know, the tv will show exactly what the tablet shows. As someone else pointed out, just close the case. That's what I do! And heck yes, plug the tablet in so you can enjoy the awesomeness longer
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vanisleguy1976 said:
But if you reduce the screen brightness to zero, will it not in turn reduce the output to your tv to zero? As far as I know, the tv will show exactly what the tablet shows. As someone else pointed out, just close the case. That's what I do! And heck yes, plug the tablet in so you can enjoy the awesomeness longer
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Changing the brightness on the tablet does not affect the brightness of what's output over HDMI.
Also note that I said "conceivably" I woudn't suggest actually lowering the brightness to 0%, and hitting OK, it'd be difficult to get it back up whiel blind poking.
This is tight up with whatever player your using even without plugin to anything when turn screen off the video stops is very simple.
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bummer. there should be an option for the screen to go dark/off until you hit a button or something. i can turn off my phone's display and still listen to music and access and play the music & videos stored on the MicroSD via USB.
one of the reasons i bought this is so i can plug it into other TVs in the house that don't have access to a digital media player. i would find it annoying to have two light sources in the room. plus the fact that you're draining the battery even more and putting miles on the screen's life. and i'm guessing you can't even charge via the HDMI port.
i won't be able to find out for myself until tomorrow because i just picked up the A500 tonight and it JUST started its 4 hour pre-boot charge.
The widgetsoid idea won't work. When you manually change the brightness to the lowest level that is what the system defines as "0%"
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The widgetsoid idea won't work. When you manually change the brightness to the lowest level that is what the system defines as "0%"
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I've been rereading your post and I'm not 100% sure what you're saying.
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I've been rereading your post and I'm not 100% sure what you're saying.
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If you open your settings and turn off auto brightness and manually drag the brightness slider all the way to the left: this is considered "0" for the tablet.
So I was saying that you can try setting up a Widgetsoid widget to change the brightness to "0" but it won't be any darker than the previous "0" level.
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If you open your settings and turn off auto brightness and manually drag the brightness slider all the way to the left: this is considered "0" for the tablet.
So I was saying that you can try setting up a Widgetsoid widget to change the brightness to "0" but it won't be any darker than the previous "0" level.
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I see.
But, I can most definately achieve darker screen settings with Widgetsoid than I can with the built in brightness control. Try it yourself, 0% is actually 0%.
smd3235 said:
this was asked in another fourm but never got a solid answer. I have my tablet connected to my TV in my bedroom and it is connected to my media server so i can watch movies from it and have it displayed on the tv. The issue is im staring at the tablet and TV both screens are on. Here is the question that the other user asked on the other fourm
"Is it possible to turn the a500 display off when connecting to a TV using HDMI out? If you try to lock the device (hit the power button), it halts the device completely. There is not brightness option for "completely off," so that's not an option. Ideally, I'd like to save battery if I'm watching a movie via HDMI.
Does this require a 3rd party app, if so, do you know of any? Thanks in advance! "
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What I do is use mobo player. Just swipe down on the left hand side of your screen and you drop the brightness down to 1%, which is pretty much off, you can't see anything on the screen. Hope this works for you.
I tried with mx video player, but couldn't get the brightness as low.
solutions?
Anyone find a solution? I've been trying to do the same thing with a G Tab.
Just fiddled with the brightness levels in Widgetsoid app. Even at the lowest screen brightness when I hit OK it reverted back to about a 10% from what I could tell. Must be a failsafe so you won't end up with a black screen. SO I agree with a previous poster. Doesn't look like it can be done at least with Widgetsoid.
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Anyone find a solution? I've been trying to do the same thing with a G Tab.
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Try backlight kller... I've nt had a chance yet, but found that suggestion in anther post. It lowers the screen brightness, usin. Long press of the bak button to bring up the menu.
Jwb
I have bought an excellant stand for my Note so that I can watch movies but the maximum screen timeout in settings is 10 minutes which is not long enough. So I've downloaded a free application from Android Market called "Screen Off Timeout" by "MTU Group" which allows you to keep the screen on permanently or only permanently when plugged into a power supply.
Here is the stand link:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/universal-smart-stand-for-mobile-phones-p32691.htm?referer=aff_aw_102463
uhh, not too sure what youre talking about. galaxy note screen timeout doesnt affect movies or videos.
i have my timeout set to 1 minute. 4 minute videos play in their entirety without the screen turning off. 2 hour movies play in their entirety without the screen turning off.
its not just the default player. most video players have the 'permission' to keep the screen on when running. you dont need a third party app.
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uhh, not too sure what youre talking about. galaxy note screen timeout doesnt affect movies or videos.
i have my timeout set to 1 minute. 4 minute videos play in their entirety without the screen turning off. 2 hour movies play in their entirety without the screen turning off.
its not just the default player. most video players have the 'permission' to keep the screen on when running. you dont need a third party app.
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Thanks for your reply. My timeout occurred whilst viewing a Web page which the app. fixes. I assumed the app was needed for movies too which it obviously doesn't and I stand corrected.
KeepScreen in Market is what you need. You can select the apps you want to keep the screen on.
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KeepScreen in Market is what you need. You can select the apps you want to keep the screen on.
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Thanks for your reply. I will check out KeepScreen.
I was searching for this function, I had it on my N900, so I could keep track on i.e. a website while the phone is charging on my desk. On the Note this option is not available in the screen settings.
Be careful when displaying static images/text on the screen for prolonged periods of time. AMOLED screens can burn out. Each color in each pixel as a life span and will get dimmer the longer it is used. During normal use this would will have little effect. However if you leave the screen on for long periods of time without changing what is displayed you will compound the problem. In certain cases "burn-ins" have been noticed in as little has a few months. Others have gone years using their devices without any noticeable issues. Its all about how you use it.
Using the phone for long periods as a desktop clock or having it display a webpage with minimal changes in display, are bad ideas.
So I keep automatic brightness on but I think my play may have a problem. I turn the backlight off and sometimes my plays screen flickers brightness- like it's automatically changing the brightness but it's going back and forth rapidly. I don't know if it is a fault or just that I'm not keeping the phone steady enough. Any assistance?
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Turn automatic brightness off temporarily and see if it still does it?
If your blocking the front camera then it will do that. That's how it uses the auto brightness.
Thanks guys. Will see
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As the title suggests, I am trying to figure out how to leave the screen on when being charged/plugged into charger. I often have music playing at my desk at work and prefer to skip some songs. Kind of sucks having to unlock the screen each time.
I think the media dock allows this since there is a setting in the dock section. I was surprised that it was not in the display or battery section.
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As the title suggests, I am trying to figure out how to leave the screen on when being charged/plugged into charger. I often have music playing at my desk at work and prefer to skip some songs. Kind of sucks having to unlock the screen each time.
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There should be a developer menu setting to keep the screen on while charging. Keep looking.
If there isn't, or if you also want to specify the display brightness and timeout while charging and when on battery, you can use Tasker, or an app I wrote last year -- ChargeBright -- that ONLY does this.
If it's known for your phone model you want a 'whitelist' this has engineers/developers numbers and is probably under a setting especially for testing etc
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Samung phones does not have option to keep screen on while charge.you really dont wanna do that with oled screen.it will have burnin within 6months.why u dont tell svoice to skip song
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Samung phones does not have option to keep screen on while charge.you really dont wanna do that with oled screen.it will have burnin within 6months.why u dont tell svoice to skip song
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It may not be exposed in the menu, but the system setting for it is still there.
I have my display (using my app) set to go to 100% brightness when plugged in, and to turn off after 2 minutes idle; when I unplug, it reverts to auto brightness and whatever the old timeout was (10 seconds iirc).
And, yeah, my Captivate's 22-month OLED has burn-in in the high-contrast top&bottom areas, but it's only noticeable when the screen is completely white.
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Samung phones does not have option to keep screen on while charge.you really dont wanna do that with oled screen.it will have burnin within 6months.why u dont tell svoice to skip song
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Yeah I didn't think about the burn in issue. Guess I will learn to live with it. Thanks for the help all.
Is there any way to stop the screen from lighting up to say the phone is charged?
I plug it in at night, & it sits on my nightstand about 2 feet from my face.
I may be a light sleeper, but it almost always wakes me up when it lights up saying the phone is charged!
Looked around in the settings, but didn't find anything yet.
Thanks!
Let me introduce you to the "blocking mode"
Look at : my device on the setting, and activate it, then set the time.
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Turn it upside down?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285074
Enjoy.