Hey guys
Long time Galaxy Nexus / Galaxy Note 2 user here.
One of my fave apps was the PGM because it allowed control of the phone without hitting the unlock button to unlock it.
I know the dev (who lives in Poland) hasnt gotten an N4 yet, so he hasnt been able to write the kernel tweak yet.
Anyody found any options?
I have been using the app Sleep Tweak. What it does is if you get a text it wakes the phone but doesn't turn on the screen. If you pick the phone up within X seconds after receiving a text the screen turns on. Same with if the phone times out by itself if you pick it up within X seconds it will turn the screen back on. Not the same I know but it lets me decide whether I want the screen to turn on for a text or something.
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No answer for you, but a question..
Wouldn't something like PGM (Nexus) drain the battery? As it would require the screen to be "on" to detect any type of touch from the user?
UberSlackr said:
No answer for you, but a question..
Wouldn't something like PGM (Nexus) drain the battery? As it would require the screen to be "on" to detect any type of touch from the user?
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The battery drain was very minimal on my gnex when i was using it, maybe 5% tops.
UberSlackr said:
No answer for you, but a question..
Wouldn't something like PGM (Nexus) drain the battery? As it would require the screen to be "on" to detect any type of touch from the user?
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No,
Snce it's written into the kernel itself the device still deep sleeps and so the effects on battery are minimal.
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joshnichols189 said:
I have been using the app Sleep Tweak. What it does is if you get a text it wakes the phone but doesn't turn on the screen. If you pick the phone up within X seconds after receiving a text the screen turns on. Same with if the phone times out by itself if you pick it up within X seconds it will turn the screen back on. Not the same I know but it lets me decide whether I want the screen to turn on for a text or something.
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I mean, that's not bad at all, but man I wish I had 2 N4's I could ship this guy, so we could finally get that.
No lie, it's the ONE app I NEED on a device
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peachpuff said:
The battery drain was very minimal on my gnex when i was using it, maybe 5% tops.
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5%? No. It's way less than that. When I use it it feels like it has absolutely no impact on battery life because it's a kernel module.
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Just now. I was on xda app and suddenly the screen started having a titty attack (its happened numerous times before on froyo)
i wasnt worried cuz i figured my processor was just being overworked so i downclocked it to 400mhz.
Usually this happens in miren or dolphin. Then it clicked. It MUST BE ALL THE ENERGY BEING USED TO RENDER THE WHITE! cuz i always use my [phone at or near max brightness....
the thing was, i lowered the brightness and it stopped, but then it just shut off....i had to unplug it and plug it back in for the charger to even start charging it again.
So my question...is the screen dying (which means it has been for a while.) or is the processor dying (which means it has been for a while lol)
just wonderin are you using a stock battery or a cheapy from ebay? i had this happen too, and it turned out to be neither the screen or the core. it was only happening when i was using my aftermarket chinese battery.
im using stock battery
maybe its not getting enough juice anymore? i do plug my phone into things alot...lol
A_Flying_Fox said:
im using stock battery
maybe its not getting enough juice anymore? i do plug my phone into things alot...lol
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I had a screen crap out on me. I had similar symptoms leading up to it. The next thing that happened was the touchscreen became unresponsive unless keyboard was open. Then it stopped altogether. Thank goodness for my insurance because it did die. When I took it to a Repair store they had to open a new one to replace it because it is not a common issue.
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How bad is it, I know we can all experience the screen f'ing up just by raising the brightness all the way and go to settings>display>and uncheck power save mode then go to any screen that is white. Its a problem with the super amoled.
But if you have the power save mode thing checked I think ur f'ed
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A_Flying_Fox said:
Just now. I was on xda app and suddenly the screen started having a titty attack (its happened numerous times before on froyo)
i wasnt worried cuz i figured my processor was just being overworked so i downclocked it to 400mhz.
Usually this happens in miren or dolphin. Then it clicked. It MUST BE ALL THE ENERGY BEING USED TO RENDER THE WHITE! cuz i always use my [phone at or near max brightness....
the thing was, i lowered the brightness and it stopped, but then it just shut off....i had to unplug it and plug it back in for the charger to even start charging it again.
So my question...is the screen dying (which means it has been for a while.) or is the processor dying (which means it has been for a while lol)
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This has happened go me before. But it was because I was trying to flash roms over a custom stock rom and I didn't know. I suggest you Odin back to stock. Leave it for a week or 2.
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xopher.hunter said:
How bad is it, I know we can all experience the screen f'ing up just by raising the brightness all the way and go to settings>display>and uncheck power save mode then go to any screen that is white. Its a problem with the super amoled.
But if you have the power save mode thing checked I think ur f'ed
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I just tried this and experienced nothing. Eh?
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RushAOZ said:
I just tried this and experienced nothing. Eh?
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My screen flickers really hard on all white pages when the screen iks on full bright and power save off. Not all the time though, only when my battery is under 20 percent or so.
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My screen flickers really hard on all white pages when the screen iks on full bright and power save off. Not all the time though, only when my battery is under 20 percent or so.
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Similar experience but usually only when under 10-15% battery left and full brightness. The screen just can't draw enough current I guess.
DroidApprentice said:
Similar experience but usually only when under 10-15% battery left and full brightness. The screen just can't draw enough current I guess.
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Out of curiosity, are you overclocking?
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JohnCorleone said:
Out of curiosity, are you overclocking?
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No sir. Never have.
DroidApprentice said:
No sir. Never have.
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I hardly ever get below 25% on a battery because I carry a backup but when I did, I had strange things happen.
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DroidApprentice said:
No sir. Never have.
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Ohhhh, well that's interesting. Because if you OC or if your phone heats up enough data corrupts and your screen spazzes out. But I wonder if weather could play an affect towards that.
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AproSamurai said:
Ohhhh, well that's interesting. Because if you OC or if your phone heats up enough data corrupts and your screen spazzes out. But I wonder if weather could play an affect towards that.
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Its funny you mentioned that. It was 103 degrees in SoCal yesterday and I was getting random reboots and freezing ON FROYO and that never happens to me.
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My screen goes glitchy when its on 100% brightness, and I go to a mostly white app(like google search), but its cause mines a refurb.
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Avelnan said:
Phones are going to come to life someday. Take note: LG Optimus line. ASUS Transformer. And now the Nexus Prime.
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My phone usually goes to force close hell if I forget my phone in the car while its using navigation and bluetooth on a hot day.
Its like a damn baby! (Disclaimer: I do not leave babies in cars)
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Its like a damn baby! (Disclaimer: I do not leave babies in cars)
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Lol thanks for that.
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I searched for this but couldn't find any related thread.
I am having issues with n4 shutting screen off when playing games. I use to play where is my water game on my g2x without a problem, but n4 shuts off the screen for any game.
Screen settings are set at 15 secs, on both phones.
Temple run does the same thing very annoying!
Is this a known issue ?
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Sounds like possible overheating
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Does your screen come back on when you press the power button? If so, Nexus 7 behaves the same way with some games where you do not touch the screen within the timeout period. You'll have to set your screen timeout longer.
I find some games dim my screen then shut the screen off ..but not all games. Not sure why developers would implant this stupid feature.
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15 seconds screen off time? How do you browse the web? God, that must be annoying. Set your screen off time to at least 30 seconds and your problem is most likely solved.
Couldn't you use tasker to set your display time out to 5 hours? Then return it back when you exit the game.
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Couldn't you use tasker to set your display time out to 5 hours? Then return it back when you exit the game.
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Lol! 5 hours should do it.
I can set it to higher value like 30 sec or a minute. but the weird thing is that the game does fine on gingerbread (on my g2x). So i think this is an issue with jelly bean?
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Sounds like possible overheating
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Solutions Etcetera said:
Does your screen come back on when you press the power button? If so, Nexus 7 behaves the same way with some games where you do not touch the screen within the timeout period. You'll have to set your screen timeout longer.
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Not a hardware issue. It just times out, comes on when pressed power. Cant play games where there is thinking involved, have to constantly keep tapping the screen resulting to unwanted moves in the game
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15 seconds screen off time? How do you browse the web? God, that must be annoying. Set your screen off time to at least 30 seconds and your problem is most likely solved.
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I had terrible battery issues. 7 -8 hours.
Media server causing the major drain.
There is a script in development for killing media server that you should drop in your init.d folder. If you don't have init.d, there is an installer available. If you haven't rooted, then why do you have a Nexus?
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There is a script in development for killing media server that you should drop in your init.d folder. If you don't have init.d, there is an installer available. If you haven't rooted, then why do you have a Nexus?
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Hehe...thxx. I will try that. Ofc it is rooted and the bootloader is unlocked... ...was running PA for a while but had lots of force closes...back to stock...
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Hey guys this might be a strange or stupid question.
I'm looking to see if anyone knows of a silent app or some flash able mod that can do the following.
plugged into a power source the screen timeout will change to say 10 min and brightness to 100%. Then when I remove power the screen will go to auto brightness and timeout in 1 min.
I'm kinda surprised android didn't ship with this feature. A feature I really think needs to be implemented, or if I'm just so stupid I can't find this option, just call me a idiot and tell me where in settings it is lol.
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Was it that dumb of a question?
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well, it doesnt exist in the system but you could get this function with Tasker
i would imagine that it doesnt exist because it is such a rare case scenario, considering the device is designed to run disconnected from power....its a mobile device
Maybe one of those power or battery saver program can do it. But I guess you can try Tasker.
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Pirateghost said:
well, it doesnt exist in the system but you could get this function with Tasker
i would imagine that it doesnt exist because it is such a rare case scenario, considering the device is designed to run disconnected from power....its a mobile device
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Thanks tasker did the trick.
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Nexus 7 screen flickers on low brightness becoz i use the device at lowest possible brightness to save battery but screen flickers while using wifi specially on webpages having white background
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this issue has already been discussed, a simple search and you would've found the solution. Just turn off wi-fi optimization and no more flicker
pleasant said:
Nexus 7 screen flickers on low brightness becoz i use the device at lowest possible brightness to save battery but screen flickers while using wifi specially on webpages having white background
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It's the Tegra smart dimming causing the flickering. Apps like Franco Kernel Updater or Tegra Prism can toggle this on or off. Might be better to manually toggle it by editing a file if you want to avoid paying for an app, but I don't know it to hand.
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this issue has already been discussed, a simple search and you would've found the solution. Just turn off wi-fi optimization and no more flicker
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I tried this thing didnt help
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Salty Wagyu said:
It's the Tegra smart dimming causing the flickering. Apps like Franco Kernel Updater or Tegra Prism can toggle this on or off. Might be better to manually toggle it by editing a file if you want to avoid paying for an app, but I don't know it to hand.
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So is there any guide available to edit file i have rooted nexus 7
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You could also download trickster mod and set it with that. Has paid and free versions.
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Are you using the Oxydo kernel? That makes my screen flicker too, try using m-kernel
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Are you using the Oxydo kernel? That makes my screen flicker too, try using m-kernel
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I switched off smart dimming via trickster mod the effect has been reduced but still noticible i am using this kernel
See the attached image
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Smart dimmer is NOT the problem, why do people perpetuate this nonsense... It is some interaction between the wifi and Backlight and is only really visible when wifi signal is low, background is white, and in the dark or near. Meh.
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Smart dimmer is NOT the problem, why do people perpetuate this nonsense... It is some interaction between the wifi and Backlight and is only really visible when wifi signal is low, background is white, and in the dark or near. Meh.
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What's the solution ?
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pleasant said:
What's the solution ?
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Turn up the backlight a little, I personally don't even notice it much anymore.
I fixed it by lifting the antenna ground with a piece of scotch tape. 7 months and still going strong.
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I had this problem. It was very common around the time the nexus 7 was released.
From what I remember, it's a hardware issue with low WiFi signal interfering with the backlight, as someone above said.
Your options as I recall are to crack it open and attempt fixing yourself, voiding your warranty. Or just send it off. I sent mine off and received a new replacement. It was obviously a common complaint because they didn't even enquire further after I briefly described the problem.
Send it off, save yourself the headache of a hack job gone wrong.
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Corvidd said:
I had this problem. It was very common around the time the nexus 7 was released.
From what I remember, it's a hardware issue with low WiFi signal interfering with the backlight, as someone above said.
Your options as I recall are to crack it open and attempt fixing yourself, voiding your warranty. Or just send it off. I sent mine off and received a new replacement. It was obviously a common complaint because they didn't even enquire further after I briefly described the problem.
Send it off, save yourself the headache of a hack job gone wrong.
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Dont have it in warranty as i imported it via friend from another country so sending back is issue
Is it easy to open and fix ?
It seems that once my phone has been locked for more than like 10 minutes it shuts off and I have to power it back on. Anyone know why this would happen?
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razball said:
It seems that once my phone has been locked for more than like 10 minutes it shuts off and I have to power it back on. Anyone know why this would happen?
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I'm surprised you were able to set it down for 10 minutes. Lol. In all seriousness though, I haven't seen this reported anywhere. It seems like the T-Mobile variant is having the most issues though.
It hasn't done it now and I was watching suits lol pretty good reason and I think it was a little different than I thought the motion detector is was takes the phone out of deep sleep so I essentially shut it off and then turned it on lol also I noticed knock knock works better if you tap slightly harder than a little tap lol
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