Auto lock on AT&T S4 - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

Hi I am new to this forum and I have had my S4 for about 3 to 4 months. Yesterday for some reason if I didn't touch my screen for about 15-25 seconds the phone just locks by itself. I don't know what caused this and I know I didn't turn on the auto lock feature. I want my phone so that it doesn't auto lock. Does anyone have this problem? Any suggestions? And my phone is on the latest software 4.3 if that helps anything. Thanks in advance.

bhavinahir96 said:
Hi I am new to this forum and I have had my S4 for about 3 to 4 months. Yesterday for some reason if I didn't touch my screen for about 15-25 seconds the phone just locks by itself. I don't know what caused this and I know I didn't turn on the auto lock feature. I want my phone so that it doesn't auto lock. Does anyone have this problem? Any suggestions? And my phone is on the latest software 4.3 if that helps anything. Thanks in advance.
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Go into settings, security. There's an option for auotlock there.

Um sorry but I still don't see it. This is all I see.
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bhavinahir96 said:
Um sorry but I still don't see it. This is all I see.
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It's in the Lock Screen options. You can set when to lock after the screen turns off.
To change the screen timeout, check the Display options.

Oh OK I got it. Thanks so much!
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Waiting time for screen on.

I have tried kj4, kka and sheep rom. All have the annoying long wait after pressing power button intil the screen is lit up. Also tried different CPU governors without result. What is the problem here? And can it be solved?
Is it just me, or do others experience this as a prob?
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I've got the same rom, but I don't see the problem you described.... try to reinstall the rom.
ps: you should post this under the thread of your rom, without creating a new one
You may have a defective device.
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mine is like 2seconds after the bootanimations and stops at samsung logo..fast enough for me
I have the same problem with my note. I just got mine yesterday. No clue as to what's causing it. I updated my firmware to the latest but left the old kernel so i could keep root access. Had the same problem with both the new and the old firmware.
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resistant said:
mine is like 2seconds after the bootanimations and stops at samsung logo..fast enough for me
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I dont mean at starup, i mean when turning screen on.
Delux9364 said:
ps: you should post this under the thread of your rom, without creating a new one
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The prob is on all roms.
Delux9364 said:
I've got the same rom, but I don't see the problem you described.... try to reinstall the rom.
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U have 3 roms on your device????
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Just to clarify the issue here:
When the phone is on but screen has been off for a while, the time between pushing pwr button and until the screen lights up is about 1 second, it may not sound much but it just enough to make one press the button once again. Not what i am used to on my previous androids from HTC.
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Same here. KJ4, stock KKA and sheep KKA. It is annoying indeed...
Probably a user experience thing, you guys who claim to NOT have the issue:
Can you lock the screen and wait for like 10 mins and then on the screen again and time the delay from button press to screen light-up?
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pjm77 said:
Same here. KJ4, stock KKA and sheep KKA. It is annoying indeed...
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Where do you come frome? I mean are u used to Samsung devices or something else?
I am judging this by my 2 previous HTC's whith all kinds of different Roms where I have never seen this.
My thought is that it is on all notes but some people does not see it as a problem but you and me do.
nemoshotyany said:
I have the same problem with my note. I just got mine yesterday. No clue as to what's causing it. I updated my firmware to the latest but left the old kernel so i could keep root access. Had the same problem with both the new and the old firmware.
Same questions 4 u.
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I am having the same issue. Takes 1-2 seconds until the device is fully powered up from standby...
I think I figured out the issue. I disabled weather on the lock screen and now my phone comes straight on. Maybe everyone with the issue can try that and see if it works for them?
Confirmed, getting rid of the weather on the lock screen gets rid of the lag
I'm having the same prob. I'll try removing the weather app and see if that helps.
Great no I cant remember how to remove it. help
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getmouse said:
I'm having the same prob. I'll try removing the weather app and see if that helps.
Great no I cant remember how to remove it. help
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Settings, Display, Screen Display, and uncheck weather.
Nope still does it, 2sec delay.
snyggsomfan said:
I have tried kj4, kka and sheep rom. All have the annoying long wait after pressing power button intil the screen is lit up. Also tried different CPU governors without result. What is the problem here? And can it be solved?
Is it just me, or do others experience this as a prob?
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nope mine is snap on... did u try turning off display animations? if not try it
This was there even on the s2..
yea, mines also has the same 1-2 sec delay. no weather on lock screen. found it odd, cause i've only had HTC phones so far, and never saw this.
Samsung don't use early_resume in the kernel, that Seems To be more qualcomm Related code.
It's that Code that gives you instant screen resume on the HTC devices et al.
I found this a niggle on the note as well, but have got Used to it,especially compared to amount of work it would take to fix it.

Screen problem

Hi all,
My Nexus7 screen will automatically dim out while watching movies through apps. It will dim until all dark and i donno way to turn the screen back. The movie is still running though with sound on but no screen. I didnt turn on auto brightness. does anyone's N7 has the same issue i am having? How may I fix it, thx
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No one has screen dimming problem?
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I don't know if screen flicker and screen dimming are the same thing but I encounter a similar issue whenever brightness is below 30 percent.... Other than that my Nexus is flawless besides a rare notification freeze
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oneG said:
I don't know if screen flicker and screen dimming are the same thing but I encounter a similar issue whenever brightness is below 30 percent.... Other than that my Nexus is flawless besides a rare notification freeze
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So, if mine is also called a screen flicker, how do I fix it?
When my N7 screen went all black out, I have to use a torch towards my N7 screen sensor to have the screen bright up again
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I just got mine yesterday. Not rooted but I noticed if the screen auto turns off....sometimes it is locked up. Hitting the power button won't do a thing. Have you had this problem?
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lambohoos said:
I just got mine yesterday. Not rooted but I noticed if the screen auto turns off....sometimes it is locked up. Hitting the power button won't do a thing. Have you had this problem?
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Yes, i have this problem too. Then when I have no torch beside me for the sensor, i would need to press power button for 10sec+ for a reboot. How suck it is. This is the only thing bugging me on N7
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I just got off the phone with Google play. Having a new unit sent to me. Glad to hear (unfortunately) you are having similar issues.
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So, no one seems to know how to fix, then it's hardware problem and have to send to ASUS?
wingod513 said:
So, no one seems to know how to fix, then it's hardware problem and have to send to ASUS?
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hey!
if it is the same issue as i have (screen turns off in auto brightness or manually set the brightness to minimum), i dont think it is an hardware issue.
i think the minimum background light is set wrong in the system.
also i dont think it is hardware related, because many other owner af a n7 are reporting this issue.
testcenter said:
hey!
if it is the same issue as i have (screen turns off in auto brightness or manually set the brightness to minimum), i dont think it is an hardware issue.
i think the minimum background light is set wrong in the system.
also i dont think it is hardware related, because many other owner af a n7 are reporting this issue.
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So is that means only hope is hope for next firmware fixing it?
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i dont know... if so, i hope for a quick fix
but you could try the app
tegra prism toggle
(costs about 1$, needa root)
maybe it helps
testcenter, thanks for the recommanded app, but i not wanna root at this moment.
I guess in the mean time just not using auto brightness and pray for not dim out again
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[Q] Touch detected incorrectly right after power on

This has been happening since I remember getting the device. About 3/5 times when I bring my device out of standby and I go to enter my pattern the touch is off. I have "show touches" enabled in developer options to verify this.
When I put my finger on the top left dot of the 3X3 pattern, which is around the middle-left of the screen, it is detecting that I'm touching the device all the way in the top left corner. If I drag my finger around the screen, the touch is offset. If I remove my finger from the screen and place it back on the screen, then it is properly detected.
I didn't run on stock for very long, maybe an hour or two, before I rooted and flashed AOKP. Right now I'm on WhiteHawkx's unnoficial AOKP nightly and Franco's Kernel (r122).
My plan is to flash back to stock and see if it still happens then. But currently I have a really busy week ahead and don't have time so looking for insight.
Anyone else experience something like this?
No one? So I guess I should call Google for a warranty exchange?
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fone_fanatic said:
No one? So I guess I should call Google for a warranty exchange?
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I would do that if I were you.
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Try recalibrating the touch screen, I think there's an option in settings.
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It's franco's kernel, I have it too.
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It's franco's kernel, I have it too.
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I posted in that thread a while ago about this issue and no one confirmed. Thanks for your reply. I'm going to go back to stock this weekend and run it for a couple days to verify.
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fone_fanatic said:
I posted in that thread a while ago about this issue and no one confirmed. Thanks for your reply. I'm going to go back to stock this weekend and run it for a couple days to verify.
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Let me know your results. If it persists, I might have to send mine back.
I'm on stock ROM. I have this issue too, when I power on and drag to unlock, I get a delayed mismatched response. I have to power off then back on again.
It started this recently, so might be app related.
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Vyker said:
I'm on stock ROM. I have this issue too, when I power on and drag to unlock, I get a delayed mismatched response. I have to power off then back on again.
It started this recently, so might be app related.
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What kernel are you running?
Vyker said:
I'm on stock ROM. I have this issue too, when I power on and drag to unlock, I get a delayed mismatched response. I have to power off then back on again.
It started this recently, so might be app related.
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Turn on " show touches" in developer options to help verify if you the save thing happening.
I don't have to reboot mine but I have to lift finger of screen and put back on to get it to properly detect where the touch should be.
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So just as a follow up I reverted to stock for 5 days and didn't see this issue. Flashed back to AOKP and Franco kernel and now it's happening randomly when I go to hang up a call. I tap on the red hang up bar and it detects the touch in the top left corner.
I called Google play support but since I didn't buy my device from them they directed me to lg.
I'm starting to think it's my screen protector.
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lol, I had insensitivity issues on the bottom of the screen way back, I use a displayed pin pad on lockscreen so I just tap a certain spot to unlock, I sometimes wonder why the digitizer register incorrectly.
flashing a different kernel helped, I'm using motleys.
Have had this problem since launch, im on stock rooted, maybe its a certain app?
If anyone wants to compare their apps with me to find a similar problem, shoot me a pm

(Q) Dealy in screen off through power button.

Hi. I am having 9005 model. Some time or occesionaly i found little dealy in screen off through power button. I will hit all my thanks button for the xda members who will check for me but its occesional so you have to check many time. Thanks in advance:thumbup:
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+1 mine does that too. Black N9005
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Any one more???
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mwazeer said:
Hi. I am having 9005 model. Some time or occesionaly i found little dealy in screen off through power button. I will hit all my thanks button for the xda members who will check for me but its occesional so you have to check many time. Thanks in advance:thumbup:
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Yes, it does sometimes, but not so often. Turning on the screen with power button also suffers from same delay. Fortunately not all the time though.
Same here. It do not occur normally, but at least a couple of times in a day use.
Aetherion90 said:
Yes, it does sometimes, but not so often. Turning on the screen with power button also suffers from same delay. Fortunately not all the time though.
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Pimpmark said:
Same here. It do not occur normally, but at least a couple of times in a day use.
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We are using first stock software and i hope in new software update or custom roms this problem will be solved. For me its irritating for such high end phone. I used s2 s3 s4 but never see sometime screen blinking like this.
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Mine does this too. Very irritating.
mwazeer said:
Hi. I am having 9005 model. Some time or occesionaly i found little dealy in screen off through power button. I will hit all my thanks button for the xda members who will check for me but its occesional so you have to check many time. Thanks in advance:thumbup:
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I have the 9005 model, and it always turns off immediately (1/10th second?) with the power button. What sort of delay are you getting?
jeromepearce said:
I have the 9005 model, and it always turns off immediately (1/10th second?) with the power button. What sort of delay are you getting?
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Its occessional and some glitches befor close the screen. To check this close and open screen many time constantly..
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mwazeer said:
Hi. I am having 9005 model. Some time or occesionaly i found little dealy in screen off through power button. I will hit all my thanks button for the xda members who will check for me but its occesional so you have to check many time. Thanks in advance:thumbup:
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i have the 9005v model and i have no problem turning the screen off but it hesitates sometimes turning it on. i figured it was just my phone.
I notice that there is about a split second delay between pressing the power button and the screen turning on. Personally it doesn't really bother me that much but I can see how it would be an annoyance for others. I didn't actually notice this at all prior to reading this thread.
Damn my loss of innocence!
I got this too, somehow people say that it is related to how much the phone is using and whatever is in the RAM.
A software fix for this is plausible.
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Its occessional and some glitches befor close the screen. To check this close and open screen many time constantly..
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Nope, still none. Occasionally it has a slight delay when turning on, but never when turning off.
I'd suspect an app.
mwazeer said:
Hi. I am having 9005 model. Some time or occesionaly i found little dealy in screen off through power button. I will hit all my thanks button for the xda members who will check for me but its occesional so you have to check many time. Thanks in advance:thumbup:
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mine too black SM-9005
Yep, sometimes happens for me too. Probably some app doing something at the same time. Now with the S-View Cover, I haven't noticed any delays, when closing the flip.
I read the OP post several times before I realised you meant DELAY not Dealy!!
But I confirm mine does not have this problem (9005 version)
jeromepearce said:
I have the 9005 model, and it always turns off immediately (1/10th second?) with the power button. What sort of delay are you getting?
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Mine takes like 5 seconds to turn on sometimes. By the time it turns on, it turns right back off cause it took so long.
Same here. I made even a thread about it also I have 9005 model and this delay annoys me very much. Was same problem om MJ1 and MJ3.
The issue is due to user applications running in the background. I have not noticed an issue myself but it's not classified as a glitch. Think of it like this:
Assume you are running a Windows based OS on your computer and you have a bunch of applications open. All of a sudden, you're in a mad rush to leave the office and you just click on Start | Shut Down. Your system engages the shut down procedure but then realizes you have open applications. You get the warning and you click "End Task". Windows will quickly terminate all open programs and shut down your system. In the interim, your system is in a delayed state before shutting down.
This makes logical sense and since you are powering off your device, the device is intuitive enough to understand you're powering off so it terminates all open apps running in the background but the question is... Why does this happen for some and not others. The only answer provided is it depends how many background applications are running and what resources are being utilized.
Hope this helps!
Happens sometimes when I've been busy. N9005, black
It's just an app that's a bit slow at shutting itself down.

White flash when screen goes off

Hello everyone,i have some strange problem when lock my note 3 and screen goes off.
white flash just upper the home button(horisontal)...its just happen when u turn off ur screen...
Can someone help me?
Thank you
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kosarkas94 said:
Hello everyone,i have some strange problem when lock my note 3 and screen goes off.
white flash just upper the home button(horisontal)...its just happen when u turn off ur screen...
Can someone help me?
Thank you
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You mean in middle of the screen or just above the home button?
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Rosli59564 said:
You mean in middle of the screen or just above the home button?
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Its like white line,i think its just above homebutton.When press lock button them apper on one second.
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Not really sure. If it's in the middle then it could be crt off effect. But your phone must be rooted to do that
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Rosli59564 said:
Not really sure. If it's in the middle then it could be crt off effect. But your phone must be rooted to do that
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Its not crt effect but its something similar.Phone is stock with kitkat.I dont know is softver or hardver issue
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Anyone face same problem?
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Somebody?Plz i need help,phone is new.
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Try the test menu and check your display. Possibly a screen issue.
radicalisto said:
Try the test menu and check your display. Possibly a screen issue.
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Which test you mean?but only when lock my phone(displey goes off)everything else is normaln when displey is on.
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kosarkas94 said:
Which test you mean?but only when lock my phone(displey goes off)everything else is normaln when displey is on.
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Type * #0* # (no spaces)
Then check the screen. -- possibly just a screen effect though if only when locking/unlocking.
radicalisto said:
Type * #0* # (no spaces)
Then check the screen. -- possibly just a screen effect though if only when locking/unlocking.
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Its only when locking phone like white line glich appers on 1 sec and then screen go off.Its above home button and only blink.
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Sorry i dialed that but code is invalid.
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kosarkas94 said:
Hello everyone,i have some strange problem when lock my note 3 and screen goes off.
white flash just upper the home button(horisontal)...its just happen when u turn off ur screen...
Can someone help me?
Thank you
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I'am having the same problem aswell. It is really annoying. My phone is just 2 days old.
Edit: I have contacted to samsung and they toldme to bring the phone to a service center. I've been told I have a rigt to request a new phone or refund. I couldnt decide what I want to do. Because I really like this phone but there are alot of problems whit it. Apart from that screen problem. My phone freezes and restarts itself ramdomly and there is a problem with wifi connectivity

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