Database Users

delay screen dim?

hi, how can i delay the time before the screen dims?

start --> settings --> system --> power --> advanced

advanced only changws the turn off delay right? i dont mean turn off.. i mean when the x1 dims the screen after a few seconds..

thats the "turn off backlight if device is not used for" option i think
"turn off device if not used" for will turn off the screen

i found many registry values pertaining to screen brightness, thresholds, delays, etc. go look around in the registry.

If the screen is dimming within seconds you have auto adjust on
Settings -> System -> Battery -> Backlight -> Untick "Auto adjust backlight"

Stop Dimming

Hi - does anyone know how to completely stop the HD dimming? I've tried altering the settings in HD Tweak and Advanced config but it still dims if not used for 10 secs - am I missing something? Thanks in advance...
Further to this it seems I may have changed something which means after about 2 seconds my phone returns to the home page - is there a setting to prevent this as well?

Start > Settings > Power > Advanced. Thats where all the backlight settings are unless you are using a third party such as Lumos.
You can set it to stay on constant by removing the tick, youll see what I mean.

Ok have sorted this. I had unchecked all boxes in Start > Settings > Power > Advanced settings but this actually makes the phone dim and bumps you back to the Home page after 10 seconds which is really annoying when you are trying to write a text/surf the web/do anything on the phone!
So setting the backlight to timeout after 5 mins actually stops this and keeps the backlight lit until you press the power button to lock and turn off the backlight - you learn something new everyday!

Tips to save battery life

Any tips to share with us?

htc touch 3g jade 110
1. signal - I am living in place where signal is pooooooooor and every time I spend day somewhere out battery keeps longer. In house (bad signal-about 2-3 days). Otherwise 3,4,5 days.
2. switch off bluetooth when not in use. that should help too.
3. set display to dimm as soon as possible in settings.
4. also I know that bettety struggling when its cold. So keep it worm- meaby owen or somewhere
any more ideas someone?

Tips from HTC manual
Following are the Battery saving tips from HTC manual:
• When the device is not in use, press POWER to switch off the display.
• On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap All Settings. On
the System tab, tap Power > Advanced tab of the Power settings screen.
Here, you can specify the time before your device automatically turns off the
display and backlight to conserve battery power. For optimum conservation,
specify 3 minutes or less.
• On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap All Settings. On
the System tab, tap Power > Backlight tab. Clear the Auto adjust backlight
check box to be able to adjust the backlight brightness settings.
• Use the AC adapter to plug your device into an external power outlet
whenever possible, especially when using a storage card or when using a
modem or other peripherals.
• Turn Bluetooth off when you are not using it. Make your device visible to
other devices only when you are trying to establish a Bluetooth partnership.
For more information about Bluetooth, see Chapter 9.
• On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap
Communications. On the Comm Manager screen, turn off Wi-Fi or your
active data connection when not in use.
• Tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Wi-Fi and then tap Menu >
Advanced. From the Turn off Wi-Fi if not connected in list, select a timeout
period so that Wi-Fi can be automatically turned off when your device is not
connected to any wireless network for some time.
280 Managing Your Device
• Lower the volume.
• Close battery-intensive programs, such as the Camera, when you are done
using them. Make sure the programs are ended and are not continuously
running in the background. Refer to “Using Task Manager” in this chapter for
information on closing programs.

[Q] Auto Wifi-off during sleep?

Is there a setting (or standalone app), that will turn off wifi after a set amount of time after the screen goes off? I know the stock system had much worse battery life if wifi was kept on, and I'm assuming the same with CM7?
Yes I know I can just turn it off manually, but I'd rather it just turn itself off after say five minutes of me pressing the power button or it turning the screen off itself, then restart wifi when I turn it back on.
Thanks

The app Wifi Keep Alive can keep it on, or turn off when screen turns off unless plugged in. But it doesn't have a timer feature.

You don't need an app to turn off wifi when the screen is off with CM7. Just go into menu/ settings/ wireless & network/ wifi settings/ press menu/ advanced/ and then change the wifi sleep policy to whichever setting you'd like.

On the stock rom wifi will turn off when the screen turns off. I think it is actually annoying.

Auto settings depending on locations

I enabled power saving mode when at work and bluetooth on when at home just to try the functionality.
It turns off when I turn off location completely but i dont want to do that.
But where do I turn all these based on location autosettings off? I can't find it in settings and its driving me crazy!

I solved it!
You disable automatical settings based on location via the edge panel with locations!