Keep screen on while charging/docked - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

like the subject says, any way to do this without root/custom ROM?
when mounted in my car, it's super annoying to have to turn the screen on, and do a unlock, then get back into the music app (spotify, pandora, google music, etc) just to be able to change songs or something similar.
i know that navigation will not turn the screen off while in use, but everything else seems to. i used to use WakeLocker with my Galaxy S and GS2, but it doesn't seem to work with my Nex4.
thanks.

Go into settings, go down to about phone then scroll down to build number.
Tap "build number" rapidly until a message on the screen says something like "you are now a developer".
This will allow you to go to developer settings.
There you will find a setting allowing you to keep the screen on during charging.
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NewAndreas said:
Go into settings, go down to about phone then scroll down to build number.
Tap "build number" rapidly until a message on the screen says something like "you are now a developer".
This will allow you to go to developer settings.
There you will find a setting allowing you to keep the screen on during charging.
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OMG! Thank you so much! Why is this not more widely known.
*EDIT* that doesn't work... Sadly
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additionally go to display, sleep, set to 30 minutes

NewAndreas said:
Go into settings, go down to about phone then scroll down to build number.
Tap "build number" rapidly until a message on the screen says something like "you are now a developer".
This will allow you to go to developer settings.
There you will find a setting allowing you to keep the screen on during charging.
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Wow THAT'S where my reboot to recovery mode option went lol. That's great, what a fantastic gem of info! I use a speed widget for quick trips since my cars speedo became more unreliable (temp fix until I implement a permanent solution). Now I can keep the screen on while docked without downloading an entire app just for the task on my SGS3... Screen burn, you are no longer more important than my personal safety on the road!

Does "DayDreams" not work for you? My phone displays the Clock Daydream whenever charging.. and does the whole time.
While your phone is not "docked" when in your car, DayDreams has to be enabled for "Charging" by clicking "When to Daydream" since the phone is charging not docked.
As for the "Stay awake" options (Developer Options>Stay awake) works just fine.. its been on the charger for 20 min now, and screen is still displaying the home-screen. (time out is still set to default 30 sec)

UberSlackr said:
As for the "Stay awake" options (Developer Options>Stay awake) works just fine.. its been on the charger for 20 min now, and screen is still displaying the home-screen. (time out is still set to default 30 sec)
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Doesn't seem to stay on still...
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Daydream works...

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I lose the connection with my TV

I have a problem with 2Player & Skifta and when the tablet comes into hibernation between I lose the connection with my TV. I had an Archos 10.1 never had a problem
Xoom is my WiFi and it is in root mode. I sometimes get error messages upnp 0705 - Transport is locked
Have you any idea? Help me Please HELPPPPPP
When xoom is lit it's ok, but when i psuh power button is not ok
Nobody for help me ?
the screen has to stay on
Are you sure. Is not possible with the screen off ?
Is there a program to leave the screen on ?
it mirrors what's on your xoom. if the screen on your xoom is off, it will mirror that.
teo91 said:
Are you sure. Is not possible with the screen off ?
Is there a program to leave the screen on ?
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To keep the screen on you can go to Settings > Applications > Development and choose "Stay Awake".
You can also download Quick Settings (Free) from the market which will prevent dimming of the screen when "Stay Awake" is selected. Choose Never Timeout from the Quick Settings Device Timeout option.
it works on archos 101
Is there a program to leave the screen on ?
Thanks a lot
Stay Awake I selected my monitor goes off but still
teo91 said:
Stay Awake I selected my monitor goes off but still
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Did you try Quick Settings? All I can say is that the Xoom screen never turns off or dims if you select Never Timeout for screen timeout with this app. Does the Xoom screen stay on when the problem occurs? I have never tried connecting to TV so if this does not work, there is something else going on.
What does not work is the extinction of the screen. There is time and the maximum is 30 minutes
Or by what it includes only Xoom when plugged in?
teo91 said:
What does not work is the extinction of the screen. There is time and the maximum is 30 minutes
Or by what it includes only Xoom when plugged in?
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I think you need to be more specific. I do not understand what you are saying and you did not answer my question regarding the Xoom screen staying on.
keitht said:
I think you need to be more specific. I do not understand what you are saying and you did not answer my question regarding the Xoom screen staying on.
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I think a lot of this is done with google translate
I'm not sure if he's talking about hdmi or dlna
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there is a setting for turning the screen Xoom (15 seconds to 30 minutes)
not more than 30 minutes
teo91 said:
there is a setting for turning the screen Xoom (15 seconds to 30 minutes)
not more than 30 minutes
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AGAIN be more specific of the state of the Xoom when then issue occurs. Is the Xoom screen ON and BRIGHT when the problem occurs?
Quick settings with Never Timeout setting allows the Xoom screen to stay on and never turn off or dim. If this is working on the Xoom, are you still having the same issue?
The first problem was 2player
Your answer: lit screen
Second problem When I select stay awake there is another option timeouts and maximum 30 minutes
It's ok I find screen off timeout software Thank you for your help and effort to understand me

How to prevent locking atrix during watching movie

Hi there,
While I watch a movie on TV via multimedia dock, my atrix keeps locking up (at least three times per movie). When it happens, I unlock the screen and resume the movie which is very annoying.
Although I set up "Screen timeout" to "Never timeout", it keeps happening. Am I missing something here???
Thanks very much for your help in advance!
Try the "screenon" widget in the market just to make sure on the timeout issue.
As for the lock screen itself, the ever popular "no lock" widget is free and gets rid of the annoying lock screen...
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I tried that app and it never worked. What I found is that if I change the screen lock setting to "never timeout", the screen does not get locked as long as the phone is not on multimedia dock. Does anyone have this issue?
That's a strange one. Mine never used to lock when it was on the dock.
Is your dock plugged in so your atrix is charging? If not, maybe it's some power saving mode making it shut off?
Otherwise, maybe something in the ROM you're running.
Yeah, I know. It looks like nobody has this problem. Yes, the dock is plugged in and is being charged. I found "Stay awake (Screen will never sleep while charging)" option under Developement the other day. I will check that option and see if it resolves the problem. Right now, I have to get up every 30 minutes and move the mouse around on Webtop Mode window on my TV during a movie. This is very annoying.
I have Bell's stock rom: 45.2.17.MB860.BellMobility.en.CA (2.3.4). My phone is unlcocked (on Rogers) and rooted.
in settings, you need to turn off the auto lock
darenkan said:
in settings, you need to turn off the auto lock
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Thanks! Where do I find "auto lock" option in Settings?
janggu said:
Yeah, I know. It looks like nobody has this problem. Yes, the dock is plugged in and is being charged. I found "Stay awake (Screen will never sleep while charging)" option under Developement the other day. I will check that option and see if it resolves the problem. Right now, I have to get up every 30 minutes and move the mouse around on Webtop Mode window on my TV during a movie. This is very annoying.
I have Bell's stock rom: 45.2.17.MB860.BellMobility.en.CA (2.3.4). My phone is unlcocked (on Rogers) and rooted.
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I tried "Stay awake" option last night and my atrix still got locked out during a movie. Very frustrating...
oops I see now lol.... bell stock.
I am ATT on CM7 sorry
janggu said:
I tried "Stay awake" option last night and my atrix still got locked out during a movie. Very frustrating...
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I'm taking a wild guess and saying it's probably an app or something causing you grief. I've never heard of anyone else having this issue that anyone was able to replicate.
Maybe you want to look at your apps and see if you have any that might cause that kind of behaviour. Try removing them and see if it fixes your issue, if not, move on to the next app.
Or if you're really fed up, you can always try a factory reset and start from scratch.
I have the same problem on mine.
I think I found the problem. It has to do with the Security Lock and the Fingerprint scanner. Once fingerprints are entered the "Security Lock Timer" becomes disabled. Mine was set to 20 minutes. I reset it to "When display is off"
Settings->Location & Security
If "Security Lock Timer" is greyed out, you'll have to clear out your fingerprints and do the setup again.
->Change Screen Lock
Select None.
Select "Clear Stored Fingerprints"
Go back into "Change Screen Lock"
Select PIN and enter a pin.
It'll dump you back out to "Location & security"
Security lock timer should now be enabled.
Select "When display is off"
Go back into "Change screen lock" and set up your fingerprint scanner again.
See if that fixes the problem.
***EDIT*** Didn't work. Mine still engages a lock after about 20 minutes.
Setting screen lock to "None" didn't help either. Still times out in about 20 minutes (like a screensaver).
I found the solution!!!
The problem was the screen saver settings in WebTop mode. The other day, I saw a setting icon on WebTop mode and found that the screen saver was set to 30 minutes. I chaged it to 3 hours and now I can watch a movie without getting up every 30 minutes. Yeah!!!
Oh that's cool. I didn't know that.
Thanks

Wifi wont stay on

My n7 turns off wifi when I leave my house and doesn't turn back on when I get to work. Every morning when I get to work, I have to manually turn it back on. Is there a way to prevent the wifi from turning off so it automatically connects to my work network when I arrive?
BTW, I do have the "keep wifi on during sleep" checked.
Thanks
Me too. Every time it sleeps or the screen turns off, I have to switch it of then on for it to connect.
I have that always connect setting checked too. I also installed a Wi-Fi locker that's supposd to help but doesn't. There is an option called 'connect when the screen turns on - but you have to pay/upgrade. I'm tempted to pay but I think there should be a local fix/workaround.
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Do you use Tasker or a Smart Actions app that is supposed to turn it off when you leave your home? Any Battery Saver options set?
Groid said:
Do you use Tasker or a Smart Actions app that is supposed to turn it off when you leave your home? Any Battery Saver options set?
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I have an app called Battery Mix which just provides information about the battery and charge times, but it does not do anything with processes or battery/power management (so it claims). The device has had this issue since I got it out of the box.
I think the OP and #2 are having different issues. In any event...
Open the advanced Wifi settings by pressing the menu button, then Settings, Wireless & networks, Wi-Fi settings, and tapping the menu button again. You'll have a choice to either Scan, or go Advanced -- go Advanced.
Tap the Wi-Fi sleep policy entry, and you'll get a pop up dialog with the choices you see in the picture above. Choose Never.

[Q] Can't get Daydream to work?

This has been driving me crazy and I must be doing SOMETHING wrong because I can't get it to work on my Nexus 4 either.
I select Daydream and have it set to either or when plugged in, but the Daydream scene will not start, no matter which one I select.
In fact, here's what happens. I plug my Nexus 4 or Nexus 7 in set the Daydream to Clock (or any other), and the screen will just stay on. It will refuse to sleep until I press the power button, but it will sleep (screen off) if I turn Daydream off.
So I assume something is blocking Daydream from working? They are both running stock 4.2.1, bootloader unlocked and rooted. The Nexus 7 just had a data reset done and I even had reloaded the official images just yesterday.
I've also changed the sleep time to something different (currently set at 2 minutes) and it still doesn't do it.
Anyone know what might be causing the problem? Does anyone else have this issue?
Yeah, I got this as well. Daydream never starts unless I start it. Never comes on when charging.
Check developer options if "Stay Awake" is enbaled there.
Just a wild guess....
HellcatDroid said:
Check developer options if "Stay Awake" is enbaled there.
Just a wild guess....
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He said it goes to sleep if DayDream is not active.
Good guess though
Wilks3y said:
He said it goes to sleep if DayDream is not active.
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Aw, right, dang....
Well, was worth a shot.... :silly:
So safe to assume then that Google botched this? No one else can confirm that it works?
isent it supposed to stay awake so you can see the option you selected...?
daydream works perfect for me. I can only use it though while charging. I haven't figured out how to get it in a dock mode without a dock
dzap said:
So safe to assume then that Google botched this? No one else can confirm that it works?
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Works fine for me....
Have you tried all the choices (clock, colors, etc)? When I first tried daydream, I had to cycle through them before one would work, once I got that one to work they all started to work.
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Rider797 said:
Have you tried all the choices (clock, colors, etc)? When I first tried daydream, I had to cycle through them before one would work, once I got that one to work they all started to work.
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I wouldn't know about that, because I was playing around with them a lot when I found this feature, but it works since I set one (I use slideshow or that other pictures one).
You need to wait a little (= screen timeout), and then it starts.
I am confirming it.
So weird. I plugged in my Nexus 4 into my PC..and boom. All of a sudden it starts working. Randomly. Same with Nexus 7. WTF. How weird...
I wonder if it had anything to do with the December bug...considering it's December 1st now..
Stay Awake
You have to make sure "Stay Awake" under 'USB Debugging' ins UNCHECKED (third one down)
When I press the power button to lock my Nexus 7 the daydream wont come on, only when it goes to sleep after inactivity. Total bs... is that normal?
M0D3RNAFR0 said:
You have to make sure "Stay Awake" under 'USB Debugging' ins UNCHECKED (third one down)
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This worked for me. Thanks!
Working
baeken said:
This worked for me. Thanks!
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did exactly that...I was also having the same issues so i turned of the screen awake and the the sleeper to 30 secs...walla it works:good::victory:
Thanks!
HellcatDroid said:
Check developer options if "Stay Awake" is enbaled there.
Just a wild guess....
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This fixed my problem, thank you!

Screen stays on after full charge..

I've googled and searched on xda but haven't been able to find much. So at night when I place my phone on the charger ask is good until it is completely charged.
The screen pops up telling me that I now have full charge and to disconnect charger. Bad thing is.....it doesn't go away..!!! Now I'm left with the screen lighting up the entire bedroom in the middle of the night.
Now this would bother me much but my girlfriend is now waking me err up in the middle of the night asking me to turn my screen off.
Please help!!!
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xtrandrix said:
I've googled and searched on xda but haven't been able to find much. So at night when I place my phone on the charger ask is good until it is completely charged.
The screen pops up telling me that I now have full charge and to disconnect charger. Bad thing is.....it doesn't go away..!!! Now I'm left with the screen lighting up the entire bedroom in the middle of the night.
Now this would bother me much but my girlfriend is now waking me err up in the middle of the night asking me to turn my screen off.
Please help!!!
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Go into Settings>Developer Options (if you have it enabled) and look at the "Stay Awake" option. Make sure it is unchecked. If it is checked, the screen will stay on when it is plugged in unless you manually turn it off. I am guessing this is checked for you and is why the screen stays on.
PrsnlCrcl said:
Go into Settings>Developer Options (if you have it enabled) and look at the "Stay Awake" option. Make sure it is unchecked. If it is checked, the screen will stay on when it is plugged in unless you manually turn it off. I am guessing this is checked for you and is why the screen stays on.
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Thanks for the help but this is one of the first things I checked. This isn't the fix
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Root your phone and disable the full battery notification is that easy glad I could help
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rayraycarter4 said:
Root your phone and disable the full battery notification is that easy glad I could help
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This may sound dumb.. but I can't figures out where that setting is.. would you please guide to to the correct location
Well it looks like I may have found a solution to my problem. Found an app called Batter Charged Silencer. Not in the Google play store. Will try it tonight and see what happens.
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Found a solution! PLEASE READ IN FULL
Hey man. I have a Note 3 and have the same problem. As you've probably discovered by now, the Battery Charged Silencer app does not work for our newer devices. In searching for alternatives, I found apps that provide an alarm for when the battery is fully charged. This was NOT what I had wanted, as I just wanted my light to go off when charged, but I figured this the best alternative (hear the alarm, unplug). HOWEVER, I discovered that one app in specific DOES NOT WORK AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO, and, because of this, my phone never lights up when fully charged!!! Go to the play store and get the free NEOADN FULL ALARM. I launched it once, disabled the notification bar selection because I didn't want that (so maybe do this just in case, and also leave the discharged amount option alone), picked a sound, and nothing mattered cause it never worked, never came on, and neither did my screen! One of the reviewers of this app said the app was crap cause it had to be launched each time to work. Maybe that's why it "works" for me, cause I activated it but then held my home button down and closed all apps (not thinking) and then realized it was a blessing! Just install, maybe configure how I said if needed, close your apps, and never worry about it again! (And don't ever update the app just in case they "fix" it). Hope this helps, let me know via email: [email protected]
xtrandrix said:
I've googled and searched on xda but haven't been able to find much. So at night when I place my phone on the charger ask is good until it is completely charged.
The screen pops up telling me that I now have full charge and to disconnect charger. Bad thing is.....it doesn't go away..!!! Now I'm left with the screen lighting up the entire bedroom in the middle of the night.
Now this would bother me much but my girlfriend is now waking me err up in the middle of the night asking me to turn my screen off.
Please help!!!
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abracadavis said:
Hey man. I have a Note 3 and have the same problem. As you've probably discovered by now, the Battery Charged Silencer app does not work for our newer devices. In searching for alternatives, I found apps that provide an alarm for when the battery is fully charged. This was NOT what I had wanted, as I just wanted my light to go off when charged, but I figured this the best alternative (hear the alarm, unplug). HOWEVER, I discovered that one app in specific DOES NOT WORK AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO, and, because of this, my phone never lights up when fully charged!!! Go to the play store and get the free NEOADN FULL ALARM. I launched it once, disabled the notification bar selection because I didn't want that (so maybe do this just in case, and also leave the discharged amount option alone), picked a sound, and nothing mattered cause it never worked, never came on, and neither did my screen! One of the reviewers of this app said the app was crap cause it had to be launched each time to work. Maybe that's why it "works" for me, cause I activated it but then held my home button down and closed all apps (not thinking) and then realized it was a blessing! Just install, maybe configure how I said if needed, close your apps, and never worry about it again! (And don't ever update the app just in case they "fix" it). Hope this helps, let me know via email: [email protected]
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Surprisingly the Batter Charged Silencer app did work for me. I've been good to go ever since. No more waking up to the girlfriend telling me to turn my phone off in the middle of the night

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