Anyone know of a way to do this? I like to watch movies with the screen in the tilted up position, but the lights are distracting and eat up valuable battery power. Be nice to turn them off when not needed.
there use to be a setting for this in settings>personal>...and either "input" or "buttons"
I know it was taken out in the new rom...cause I can no longer control this.
Anyone know if this can be controlled/modified in the registry?
Edit: It could have been under power options...now that I am a little more awake...but I remember having this option when I had the original rom w/touchflo3D, cause it was one of the main things I would adjust whenever first getting a phone or hard-resetting.
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i tried to search but cant find any good solutionabout this,
how do you turn off the backlight of the keyboard manually? with my delicate fingers i can actually type in tp2 using my fingers, however in a decent light condition, the keyboard backlight automatically turns on sometimes and i cant read the characters on the keyboard (wished the buttons are black)
i tried to turn off the kb backlight autosensor, turns out it manually turns on the backlight, not turning it off.
any ideas?
I would also like to know how to shut off the keyboard back light.
I think it is a waste of battery life sometimes.
Do anyone know how to create some kind of manual switch that would allow me to toggle between having it on (with the auto sensor) and just always off?
I remember having some kind of application for this on my palm centro.
Thanks
Anyone?
The only work around I have found so far is to open the keyboard, then press the power button then press it again, and not touch the keyboard, and the back light will remaind off. I do this so I can watch videos with the keyboard out and the screen tilted.
you can change the timeout in hkcu\controlpanel\backlight\qkeyledtimeout default is 10. maybe you can change it to 0 or atleast 1.
it looks like keylightautosensor might be what you are looking for. you can try em out. soft reset to apply.
The Jack of Clubs said:
you can change the timeout in hkcu\controlpanel\backlight\qkeyledtimeout default is 10. maybe you can change it to 0 or atleast 1.
it looks like keylightautosensor might be what you are looking for. you can try em out. soft reset to apply.
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That didn't seem to do anything?
Does anyone knows how to do that??
Firstly I love this phone. After working through 4 Samsung Galaxy S's to finally ask to be switched away from it to this, I was very happy.
This phone is rock solid.
BUT. I have a problem. I like to use maps or nav in my car. I have the phone plugged in but after the timeout period the screen goes dim. I'm normally OK with that but the dim setting on this phone seems to be ridiculously dark!
To your knowledge, without rooting it to get the Cyanogen settings, is there a way to brighten the dimmed level of brightness?
I have tried disabling the auto-brightness and bumping it up but still after the timeout period it dims very dark.
How about a toggle or widget to keep the screen always on? There are quite a few available I reckon. I know its one extra step to carry out whereas you are looking for something more automated. Maybe there is an app that can let you make a list of apps that enable screen always on?... Not sure about that but worth a look eh?
i do use a switch with Extended Controls widget.
the problem isnt that it dimms, it's that when it does dim it is far too dark.
When the samsung went to the dim setting it was still viewable.
If i remember right when i had it plugged in it would not dim if i was viewing maps.
anyways, the phone as it is is useless when it dims. i can touch the screen to bring back the brightness. I can set the timeout period to 30 minutes, but all of this requires that i re-activate the screen to bring it back.
i guess i am seeing one more reason to root the device. i'm nervous about rooting and would prefer to not have to if i dont need to.
groaner said:
Firstly I love this phone. After working through 4 Samsung Galaxy S's to finally ask to be switched away from it to this, I was very happy.
This phone is rock solid.
BUT. I have a problem. I like to use maps or nav in my car. I have the phone plugged in but after the timeout period the screen goes dim. I'm normally OK with that but the dim setting on this phone seems to be ridiculously dark!
To your knowledge, without rooting it to get the Cyanogen settings, is there a way to brighten the dimmed level of brightness?
I have tried disabling the auto-brightness and bumping it up but still after the timeout period it dims very dark.
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This is a characteristic of the software that you are using. The software needs to establish a WAKE LOCK in order to keep the screen bright. If it isn't working, then there is something wrong with the software you are using. I suggest using COPILOT for navigation. It works properly.
dhkr123 said:
This is a characteristic of the software that you are using. The software needs to establish a WAKE LOCK in order to keep the screen bright. If it isn't working, then there is something wrong with the software you are using. I suggest using COPILOT for navigation. It works properly.
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agreed, the software is probably working properly. google navigation does not time out. google maps does and they dont give you an option to have it not time out when plugged in. silly if you ask me.
i dont mind that as much as i mind how much it dims.
Does anyone else find that the desire z dims too dark?
anyways, i may be beating a dead horse here. trying to get blood from a stone and all that.
well if anyone has any other ideas that would be helpful. thanks for the suggestions thus far.
Hello,
I have an odd question, but first...how my question came about.
I have had my Moto360 for about 5 months now and enjoy it. But, there is that pesky battery life issue. I tried the Ambient screen and I like that because of being able to simply have a clock to see the time. If I get a notification, the watch goes full brightness, vibrates and shows the normal watch face for that. But...for the 10 other hours I'm not looking at my watch it doesn't need to be constantly lit up with Ambient Mode.
So...is there a way to have Tilt to Wake show the ambient clock along with full brightness watch face for notifications? Sort of a hybrid mode of both options. I would guess this would require root to modify a base function of the OS. I currently use Pujie Black for my watchface as well. Appreciate any thoughts!
Before the most recent update this is actually how Ambient mode worked and I missed it. Screen was of until I moved it and then it must lit up to Ambient. It was very nice and I miss that functionality. I really wish there was a way to get it back.
Bump...
Anyone been able to figure this out... Is there a hack that would allow this?
Maybe it's just me, but I couldn't figure out how to set a screen timeout. I saw threads about screensaver, etc. but never came across a post about telling how to make the HU turn off the screen automatically and stay like that. There is a legend about Android being configurable, but this is killing it for me.
I know there is several ways to do it manually like long pressing the Mute(thx to Wolf Hamburg) or trying to locate the incredible small on screen button, which I find even more stupid and dangerous than texting in the car. But besides it's far from being comfotable, there are a few more issues which I should face when the screen is off. First it will turn back on seemingly random. It will turn back on if I change the volume, not like on my phone. To avoid this I tried to activate the speed dependent volume control, at most it could have been a workaround, but it was malfunctioning as well...(after 5 sec you switched off the screen it will set the safe volume, then turn back on the screen, if you retry it might work for some time after the second try).
What I'm looking for is a very basic functionality which works with every android phone I know: set a screen timeout (15-30 sec) and being able to change the volume without lighting up the display.
I would be really thankful for a solution!
p.s.: I already tried to switch off the stay always on in the debugger menu, without any effect :\
That bothers me too, specially screen coming back on volume change.
Hope someone develop a solution.
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Maybe it's just me, but I couldn't figure out how to set a screen timeout. I saw threads about screensaver, etc. but never came across a post about telling how to make the HU turn off the screen automatically and stay like that. There is a legend about Android being configurable, but this is killing it for me.
I know there is several ways to do it manually like long pressing the Mute(thx to Wolf Hamburg) or trying to locate the incredible small on screen button, which I find even more stupid and dangerous than texting in the car. But besides it's far from being comfotable, there are a few more issues which I should face when the screen is off. First it will turn back on seemingly random. It will turn back on if I change the volume, not like on my phone. To avoid this I tried to activate the speed dependent volume control, at most it could have been a workaround, but it was malfunctioning as well...(after 5 sec you switched off the screen it will set the safe volume, then turn back on the screen, if you retry it might work for some time after the second try).
What I'm looking for is a very basic functionality which works with every android phone I know: set a screen timeout (15-30 sec) and being able to change the volume without lighting up the display.
I would be really thankful for a solution!
p.s.: I already tried to switch off the stay always on in the debugger menu, without any effect :\
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That bothers me too, specially screen coming back on volume change.
Hope someone develop a solution.
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This isnt normal Android, its been modified to work with car head unit components in a car stereo and the Chinese devs have, annoyingly, done it so that ANY screen press, even volume changes, turns on the screen. Theoretically it shouldnt be too hard to change, just a case of searching for the code and of course there will also be some sort of interaction with the MCU. You could try looking in the build prop if your unit is rooted.
If you have a Klyde unit with hard buttons, holding down mute will turn the screen off, this may work on others too.
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Maybe it's just me, but I couldn't figure out how to set a screen timeout. I saw threads about screensaver, etc. but never came across a post about telling how to make the HU turn off the screen automatically and stay like that. There is a legend about Android being configurable, but this is killing it for me.
I know there is several ways to do it manually like long pressing the Mute(thx to Wolf Hamburg) or trying to locate the incredible small on screen button, which I find even more stupid and dangerous than texting in the car. But besides it's far from being comfotable, there are a few more issues which I should face when the screen is off. First it will turn back on seemingly random. It will turn back on if I change the volume, not like on my phone. To avoid this I tried to activate the speed dependent volume control, at most it could have been a workaround, but it was malfunctioning as well...(after 5 sec you switched off the screen it will set the safe volume, then turn back on the screen, if you retry it might work for some time after the second try).
What I'm looking for is a very basic functionality which works with every android phone I know: set a screen timeout (15-30 sec) and being able to change the volume without lighting up the display.
I would be really thankful for a solution!
p.s.: I already tried to switch off the stay always on in the debugger menu, without any effect :\
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Today; Is there any solution for this to turn off the screen automatically? I'm looking at lots of posts without finding anything. I hope someone can help me. I have Android 6.0.1 Mashmallow.
I use this app, activated by my SWC. Only minor issue is that you have to tap screen to turn on. Screen stays off during volume changes.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...toff&rdid=com.cygery.screenbacklightoff&pli=1
I spend a lot of time at home, and should naturally rest my phone on its dock, but there appears to be no way to prevent it front brightly shining the time at all times, and with no movement, given that every amoled screen owned gets burn in after 6 months.
It Apparently goes off at night hours but not when you're room is pitch black and asleep still at 11am.
Is there any way to turn off the clock, where it just comes on for notifications and a tap to the screen to see the display light up with time
It made my Google home which came with the device pointless, clashing with the phone itself, but at least it makes use of the Ambeient didpsay, and in pitch black the clock is only just visible (even if it is lcd)
while the phone is on the dock, tap the top right corner to access the settings. then click the option for "Screen off when dark"
thank you
I'd say how hard was that to find after lots of reading, but as we know whilst Google has the tech they can lack in intinuity.
I was about to unplug the £60 useless device. The fact I had to ask a knowledgeable user for info speaks volumes. Granted, it'll have a bright glowing unneccrsary day time on when day docked, meaning forced not to use. But at least in darkness it will stop burning the screen out whilst the free home display will keep the time if I need to glance rendered so beautifully that it's only visible in darkness after your eyes have adjusted.
Just wondering if enabling ambient lighting, whilst disabling what you said, would lower the oled clock to almost darkness, whereby not an issue.
Whilst not perfect, your advice means at least I can use the Dock provided I don't use or for long periods during the day, which I won't.
Can't believe how u intuitive that setting icon popped up when pressing in an open blank space.
Thank you.
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Second, surely, or I guess not, docking can't enable smart unlock which then enables you to your example say 'hey Google morning', turning on all lights, heater, music, and needing to be unlocked, unset "do not disturb"
I can't just yet think of any owner intrusive questions to ask, and hence I've subsequently (for those in my situation), found a toggle to stick on 'silent mode' when docked.
The remaining issue is having both Google home display and stand in the same room. At one point the ovine did the actions and now the home display does.
Saying 'ok google, goodnight' , turns all my lights and heater off, a weather and travel to work summary, and asks what time to wake up, then plays an entire hour long of sleepy music. I'm happy the home hub does it, but it sets its own as alarm whist my phone doesn't set. I then cant find any way of adjusting the length of the sleep music. When it was thru the phone it allowed you to change the sleep music type (but not duration). The home display appears to not allow either.
Also, can anyone reccomend a smart life (and hence goggle home compatible) relay box to insert between my mum's immersion heater 'on' light switch style plug. She's downsized to an apartment, which has one of when old immersion tanks that it's purely for hot water (washing dishes and shower), whilst the heaters are electric.
We can't seem to find a way of programming it and it seems silly keeping it on 24-7, when it's likely to just be turned on from 5am-7am. Then 5pm-9pm. Adding a smart live breaker to schedule and turn on /off via Google play would be great
Thanks in advance.
Ps last unrelated question, I'm guessing the memory management issue has been fixed still, as everything constantly refreshes, unlike my pixel 2xl,pixel 1,and nexus 6p lol lol lol
Thanks in advance