Everytime I'm watching a video in my browser, it'll sleep after 30 seconds which is what I have it set up to. But isn't the display suppose to stay on while watching a video. Does anyone know how to keep the screen on?
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that will depend on the video player App you are using
some will keep it awake, some will not
i got the same problem on my Windows PC
there are many work around, like easily set the phone to stay awake, and you can still turn it off when you hit the power button
or pick up another Player App from market, that has the feature build in
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I was wondering how i can make it so i can have my screen off while i'm playing music? I bugs me that it has to stay on and it uses abit more battery life. thanks in advanced
NekciuQ said:
I was wondering how i can make it so i can have my screen off while i'm playing music? I bugs me that it has to stay on and it uses abit more battery life. thanks in advanced
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Download Coreplayer. It lets you put your device on standby while listing to music
Which version should be look for?
isnt the screen auto turned off after 30 seconds (maybe you can set this in somewhere)?
after it's truned off automatically,the music is still on. i never turn off screen with my hand,dont bother,pro2 does the thing himself.
Pocket Player is another (not free, though) music player that has the ability to continue to play the music when the screen turns off. I find I like PP better than CorePlayer for music.
I have the same problem. if I'm playing music, the screen dims then blanks out and when it does the music stops. Seems pretty stupid. Same thing with the YouTube application. Would love to know how to let the screen go off but let the music keep playing
This sounds similar to some settings in diamond rom's. In some cooked versions, the cpu speed is set too low in standby mode. Search for the registry setting here, I'll bet this problem is similar.
This will probably be one of the first things I try to find a fix for when my TP2 arrives today.
NekciuQ said:
I was wondering how i can make it so i can have my screen off while i'm playing music? I bugs me that it has to stay on and it uses abit more battery life. thanks in advanced
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Download Nitrogen from these forums. Its free and it better for MP3's than most of the MP3 players listed here ( believe me I have tried nealy all of them ). Nitrogen has an on screen button that when pressed turns the screen off, then all you have to do is in the phones actual settings is to select to lock buttons when the screen is off. Only the power button will then turn the screen back on.
I use nitrogen also and I highly recommend it.
I'm having fun playing with all the features with the phone but i'm stumped on something.
Say for example i've got my DHD in my brodit active car charger and i'm driving along listening to music being streamed via bluetooth to my head unit and say i'm using the stock media player or doubletwist as the media player.
After a bit the screen will turn off as i've got it to set to turn off after 30 secs.
Now obviously having it turn off after 30 secs is fine if i'm NOT using it in the car and attached to the charger but when in the car it's a pain if I want to switch tracks etc. as i've got to hit the top button and then swipe to unlock again
So is there a way to be selective on the screen turning off , so if it is on charge and a media player is running then the screen can be set to NOT turn off.
So basically IF on charge AND media player running - turn off screen = NO
on the flip side of that say I was charging the phone from my PC then of course I wouldn't be bothered if the screen was off.
Hi,
You can force your DHD to keep the screen on by selecting the "Stay Awake" check box. Whilst connected to a charger the screen will stay on.
Settings > Applications > Development > Stay Awake
The screen will dim after a set time, not sure where that setting is yet, but it will not switch off & lock.
Hope that solves your problem.
I have a similar requirement when using a GPS app which in my case has no "screen on" option. This works great for me: http://www.appbrain.com/app/screen-mode-widget-lite/com.ooha.screenmodelite
I have the video out cable for my Dinc and It works very well, but I can't figure out a way to disable the main phone screen while I am using the TV out cable. I use it quite a bit on flights as I have some MyVu video glasses that let me watch movies on them. The issue is that the battery is being depleted very quickly due to havign the main screen on even though I am not watching it.
Is there an app or setting that will either let me toggle the main screen on or off, or let the screen sleep without stopping the video playback like when you hit the top sleep button?
I would say the screen has to stay on because if the screen goes to sleep it stops the video player app..... as for the battery you should be able to plug the charger into the side of cords adapter I know I can with mine
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I am not sure this is even possible. If it is though, the community here will know how to do it. I am looking for a way to force the LCD off but keep the foreground app active. I don't want the device to sleep as I need the app (a video app) to continue to run in the foreground just as it would with the screen on.
I realize this may have as much to do with the hooks the app has as far as checking if the screen is off or listening to screen notifications (?). Anyway, wasn't sure if there was a lower level root hack or something that I could turn it off with. The reason I want to is that with the screen on, and plugged into a wall charger the GNEX can run the battery dead after a few hours of video play. I would like to keep the audio playing but save power by turning the screen off.
Any ideas?
Looking for something similar! Tried "no lock" app, with no success.
Don't know why you want to do it.
Anyway, if you are playing the same video everyday, you can convert the video into audio format. Every music player can play music with screen off.
it's not really like turning it off, but you can use apps called screen filter and reduce the brightness a lot. I used it when using a phone as a surveillance camera for nesting birds. Surely, it's not perfect but maybe a first step.
I'm trying to watch a very long video from https://www.creativelive.com/live2 using chrome. Sometimes the screen will blank after two minutes, sometimes it won't blank while the video is playing.
I'd like it not to blank so long as chrome is playing the video. Other than going to settings - display and increasing the sleep setting (which seems limited to 30 minutes), what can I do?
I'm not using a cover or bringing it near magnets. Stock 4.4.4, not rooted.
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I'm trying to watch a very long video from https://www.creativelive.com/live2 using chrome. Sometimes the screen will blank after two minutes, sometimes it won't blank while the video is playing.
I'd like it not to blank so long as chrome is playing the video. Other than going to settings - display and increasing the sleep setting (which seems limited to 30 minutes), what can I do?
I'm not using a cover or bringing it near magnets. Stock 4.4.4, not rooted.
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Root, flash Mahdi ROM and set screen timeout to never or tap on the screen every 29 min