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Home, Menu, Back, Search lights are not on

The lights for the Home, Menu, back arrow, and search key only come on 40% of the time. Does anyone have information on how to fix this?

I assume its a hardware problem, I wish I had the option to turn mine off.

They only turn on in low light settings. Cover the light sensor and they will come on. There was a glitch so they didn't turn on when charging, but I think it was fixed (?).

The lights are tied to the ambient light sensor. They only come on when you are in a darkened room. Also, they don't come on when the phone is charging (at leasrt mine don't).

LED's OFF
phatmanxxl said:
I assume its a hardware problem, I wish I had the option to turn mine off.
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Just download the app "LEDs OFF" from the marketplace. It's quite useful and I use it just about every night when the lights are low and I want the device as dim as possible. If you have a problem with the lights flickering, you need to download the latest version of SuperUser... This is of course assuming your on a rooted device. Anyways, just thought I would throw my 2 cents in

My lights don't come on all the time either... Pretty sure its supposed to be that way... They always come on right after un lock and go off about 15 seconds later
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If you are charging the button lights generally don't come on.

titansfan745 said:
Just download the app "LEDs OFF" from the marketplace. It's quite useful and I use it just about every night when the lights are low and I want the device as dim as possible. If you have a problem with the lights flickering, you need to download the latest version of SuperUser... This is of course assuming your on a rooted device. Anyways, just thought I would throw my 2 cents in
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Do you mean "LEDs Hack"? That's what I'm using and it works great when reading ebooks in bed.

I noticed the lights don't always come on on mine and I always wondered why this was.
Now that I think of it I suppose it's only when I'm charging, but it's quite annoying when you're used to hitting the glowing menu or back button!

screen dim

Hey guys, I could use some help. I use my tablet in my truck as a media player and as my phone through Tablet Talk. I have the power cord plugged in at all times when I am using it in there. The problem I am having is after the set time, say 1min, the screen dims. I have ot set to stay awake when plugged in. I dont want it to dim at all. Does anyone have any sort of app or know of anyway to keep it form doing this

I use screebl pro which keeps your tablet awake when you have it at certain angles which could be adjusted. I like it when I am reading because I don't need to change the display in settings.
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(Q) is it me or does the screen act funky in the dark?

I have noticed and become rather annoyed with this issue.
If it is dark (sometimes not very dark but dim) in my room or outside when I turn my screen on to unlock it (either knock on or power button) the screen will go black as soon as I try to touch it to unlock the phone.
I think it thinks I'm using knock off? But it happens even when I have that feature turned off. I tried my best to explain this. Lol.
Basically I wake the phone touch it and it goes back to sleep.
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Proximity sensor blocked will do this. I haven't experienced this myself. Lighting really shouldn't effect it that much.

Moto Display turns on every 5 seconds?

I noticed when I get a Gmail notification, my Moto Display turns on about every 5 seconds to show me the notification. I have Moto Approach turned off. I thought it would just show up once and then I would only get the notification once I picked up my phone? Is it supposed to come on every 5 seconds? I need to confirm if it does this on all my notifications or just Gmail.

Think of MotoDisplay like an LED indicator. It's going to notify every 5 sec until you acknowledge the alert. If it didn't, then you wouldn't know you had an alert if you missed the initial.

okay just making sure that is normal....I thought before it would only go off when I picked up the phone, guess I was not paying attention. Hmm so what uses more battery, approach or it coming on every 5 seconds?

Even with approach on, it will still flash every 5 sec if you have a notification. They have nothing to do with each other.

whats the point of approach? Just in case you want to see those notifications in-between the 5 seconds or just so you can see your clock? lol

So that you don't have to push the power button.

Mine doesn't flash every 5 seconds. It flashes once then if I don't see it I can either use approach (which I have turned off) or I just nudge the phone or pick it up to see if there are ay notifications waiting.

how do you turn on the "approach" option?
This phone has more bugs than a louisiana swamp
Sometimes the notifications pulse until i stop them ....sometimes they pulse a few times and then stop by themselves ...and sometimes it never pulses at all

tmzbeme said:
how do you turn on the "approach" option?
This phone has more bugs than a louisiana swamp
Sometimes the notifications pulse until i stop them ....sometimes they pulse a few times and then stop by themselves ...and sometimes it never pulses at all
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Go to your app drawer, select Moto, hit the stars in the upper right hand side corner, select actions and top action is approach for Moto Display

I had my approach off but when I got out of the shower today, I saw mine coming on about every 2-3 seconds. Apparently it was my emails. I blocked my email from activating the screen and it stopped. It is not an issue for me as I am working at my computer most days and can check emails at the computer. The days I am on the road, I have always been in the habit of checking my emails when I feel like it. I don't need the notifications.

If it's on its back and sensing physical movement.... For example.... Waiting on your passenger seat in a moving car.... It will light up.... It's sensing movement. If you put it vertical it doesn't light up....
This is with approach turned off.
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shoman94 said:
If it's on its back and sensing physical movement.... For example.... Waiting on your passenger seat in a moving car.... It will light up.... It's sensing movement. If you put it vertical it doesn't light up....
This is with approach turned off.
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I noticed mine doing this from a text/hangout notification, while I was driving, though, it was "vertical" in my car dock.

I notice while driving it comes on more often, vertical or not. Changes in lighting conditions inside car affect it. If I leave it in darker area of vehicle it doesn't come on continuously.
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Weird.... With approach off and vertical.. Mine doesn't light up.
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Always On Display Setting

I had turned on the always on display shortly after setting up my new G6, and then a few days later I turned it off. However the setting keeps turning itself back on, usually overnight. I had turned it off yesterday, but woke up this morning to the display being on, and the setting set to on.
Starting to think I have a gremlin messing with me.

Go into your AOD settings and verify you didn't accidentally set up something the revolves around the time for your AOD to come on. See attached screenshot

Good call. I checked the "Daily timeout" and it was setup.
Turned it off and we will see if that stops it from turning back on in the morning.

I love the AOD. I was using the digital clock, but then changed to the analog clock. I like watching the red second hand. I also use the screen saver when wireless charging, although I feel more thought could have been put into it. The screensaver seems half baked to me, but it works.
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How goes battery drain with this turned on?

I don't notice anything adverse.
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I don't wanna start a new thread. But can you in any way customize the AOD? I don't need the battery icon shown there as it distracts a little from notifications. Any way to turn notifications and icons on/off?
And did you guys notice any serious battery drain when turning AOD bright instead of normal mode?

Whats the brightness selection, is it the overall brightness of the AOD? I think from default it's reasonable