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[Q] Any way to keep the screen on when on speaker phone...

...specifically I would like the screen to dim but stay on.

Yes tap on the screen b4 it shuts off, it resets the timer. Hope I've helped... Good luck!
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RayTrue04 said:
Yes tap on the screen b4 it shuts off, it resets the timer. Hope I've helped... Good luck!
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Yes thanks I realize I can keep it on but all to often i'm not paying attention and it turns off, its especially annoying when being on automated machine asking you to enter numbers.

You do realize I was being sarcastic right? However only thing I would suggest is to increase your screen timeout time. I believe that would be your only workaround..
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Possible?

Is there any way I can have an alarm that wakes me up, but not the rest of the household up?
Thanks
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Set the volume of the alarm lower ? Settings>Sound>Volume

Turn your alarm volume down?

Yeah, but then I fear it wouldn't wake ME up lol
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Set to vibrate only and put it under your pillow
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Do you think that would work? Might try it actually, what about using headphones? Lol
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Hearing something vibrate under your pillow will surely freak the hell out of you, so you should be ok.
Wouldn't recommend headphones, fell asleep once with them in, hurt like hell taking them out in the morning. Was like they fused into my ear!
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I've accidentally left my phone on all the way across the room. Got a text, it vibrated, and it startled me awake. I guess that's probably because I'm a light sleeper though

Thanks
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Set it to vibrate, put it down the front of the PJs and you'll get a happy ending wakeup in the morning!

Masters2150 said:
Set it to vibrate, put it down the front of the PJs and you'll get a happy ending wakeup in the morning!
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lmao remember to clean the phone though

No need to! The phones white
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Masters2150 said:
Set it to vibrate, put it down the front of the PJs and you'll get a happy ending wakeup in the morning!
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I'm with this one lol

KindaUndisputed said:
No need to! The phones white
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ahh mines black.
Zombie Taco said:
I'm with this one lol
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I don't wear clothing to bed though. Any suggestions. other than the obvious.
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the solution is quite easy:
get another alarm app (e.g. alram clock extreme -> free on getjar)
And use the increasing volume function.
Meaning: your devices alarm will start at low volume and will get louder the longer u ignore it.
So u can quickly disable it if u are awake already (and keeping your household asleep) and still be sure that it will wake u when it comes to full volume late (oh here all are awkae again).
But imho the best solution and also sparing your nerves a bit since you dont get harrassed out of sleep at full volume

Flashlight???

Does anyone know of an apk that allows you to use the camera flash as a flashlight? I had one for my HTC phones, Im not sure if I can just use that one or not.
Im not rooted, running 2.3 (gingerbread)

RDS9119 said:
Does anyone know of an apk that allows you to use the camera flash as a flashlight? I had one for my HTC phones, Im not sure if I can just use that one or not.
Im not rooted, running 2.3 (gingerbread)
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Dude... have you even tried searching the Google Play Store?
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Check out "flashlight led genius". There's an option to turn on the led from the lockscreen by shaking the phone.
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Nice thanks. I have been using torch light. But that feature sounds great
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There are several, I use Tiny Flashlight

SuperSwagSauce said:
Dude... have you even tried searching the Google Play Store?
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Yep, just didnt think they were bright enough. Tried Flashlight zaphrox,aflashlight, and 3 others but to me not near bright enough.
quocamole Thanks i will search for that one

Tiny flashlight is blinding. If it isn't for you, go have your eyes checked
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I use one called search light, it has an option to use your camera and see what you're shining
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quocamole said:
Check out "flashlight led genius". There's an option to turn on the led from the lockscreen by shaking the phone.
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What a cool little feature. This would be awesome to implement into any rom.

Please close this thread...please.
You mine as well have asked if there was an app that let your phone play music. Besides...this should have been posted in the Q&A section if anywhere at all...
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bondosho said:
Tiny flashlight is blinding. If it isn't for you, go have your eyes checked
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i agree on this one.. best one i have ever used..
used to use torch on my mogul... and this one blows it away...

Try this.
http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=...&rct=j&frm=1&q=super+bright+halogen+spotlight
Pp.

PanchoPlanet said:
Try this.
http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=...&rct=j&frm=1&q=super+bright+halogen+spotlight
Pp.
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Worked great thanks dude
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I like led flashlight.. It allows you to put the phone to sleep with the flashlight on.. Torch will not.. It works good and reason why i like it is because when i wear white basketball shorts to sleep and i need to go downstairs for something at night i can put the led flashlight on, put phone to sleep and put it in my pocket and the light shows throuh the shorts lol.. Then i can carry a drink and food and see where im going!
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iUseJuGGZz said:
Worked great thanks dude
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Glad you liked it, LoL.....
Pp.

Thanks Pancho. It's a bright sumbitch. Sucks battery big time though. :thumbup:

All you need is an exxxxxtended battery!
Pp.............LoL

Check flashlight+led
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=droid.pr.coolflashlightfree
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Galaxy s3 won't sleep

I have been having a problem with my screen timing out, anyone experienced this
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skeith223 said:
I have been having a problem with my screen timing out, anyone experienced this
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Confused here... Your title says your phone won't sleep.. But your post says your screen times out (shuts off?)??
Little more please....
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skeith223 said:
I have been having a problem with my screen timing out, anyone experienced this
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Try to delete some recent apps you installed.

I never got to the bottom of this. My screen will turn on after I get a txt or the alarm clock rings.

chrischoi said:
I never got to the bottom of this. My screen will turn on after I get a txt or the alarm clock rings.
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Those are proscribed behaviors... The phone is supposed to do that unless you dl a mod. I think freeza did a mod for the messaging notifications....
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Sorry for the confusing it wouldn't sleep but I found out it was drive link I uninstalled it and every things fine now
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Naddict said:
Those are proscribed behaviors... The phone is supposed to do that unless you dl a mod. I think freeza did a mod for the messaging notifications....
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Hope I'm not thread jacking. But they turn on and never turn back off. So if I don't put my phone on the charger at night and then I get a txt, the screen stays on and drains. Or if I snooze in the morning and pass back out, the screen stays on.

chrischoi said:
Hope I'm not thread jacking. But they turn on and never turn back off. So if I don't put my phone on the charger at night and then I get a txt, the screen stays on and drains. Or if I snooze in the morning and pass back out, the screen stays on.
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Wake locks! Use better battery stats to tell you what the offending app is.
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I'm actually having this issue. Phone will stay on and won't go into sleep. Touch key light duration is set to 1.5 seconds but this stays on as well. And I'm having to reset the phone every time this happens. Could anyone direct me to resolving this issue?

Use better batteey atats to find the app keeping it awake, and uninstall.
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das_webos_transformer said:
Use better batteey atats to find the app keeping it awake, and uninstall.
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Is that a app?

Quick Glance feature

Swipe your hand slowly over the sensor and the phone will show time, missed calls, messages, and battery percentage. I think it's a pretty tight feature. Was just wondering how many people actually knew about it and use it.
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How do to activate it?

Double0EK said:
How do to activate it?
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Settings> >motion. It's the first option
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It's a nice feature but I wonder how much battery it will drain? If you think about it, in order for it to respond when you put your hand over the sensor, it means the sensor is always going to be on. That means something is running all the time.

Double0EK said:
How do to activate it?
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settings > motions > quick glance
I do use it. the first few days I had the Note II I kept wondering why is it turning on by itself. there was no ad about it like the other touchwiz features of the S III on youtube. then I found lots of touchwiz features on settings. LOTS.
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safeplayer22 said:
It's a nice feature but I wonder how much battery it will drain? If you think about it, in order for it to respond when you put your hand over the sensor, it means the sensor is always going to be on. That means something is running all the time.
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Good point about battery life, but battery life on this device is so good at least for me. I'm willing to to sacrifice what ever drain it does use tho. I love this freakin phone.
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Don't seem to always work for me.
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Markor13 said:
Don't seem to always work for me.
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it needs to lay on a flat surface
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Just checked, this feature keeps the proximity sensor always on when the screen is off. To test, turn the phone of in a dark room, you should see a red glow in the sensor.
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egorre said:
it needs to lay on a flat surface
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Even laying the phone flat on my side table it seems to work sometimes. This feature is good but seems to be hit and miss.
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I tried using it for a while and noticed it had noticeably more battery drain for me. I guess YMMV though.
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I also experienced a noticable battery drain after enabling the feature. Then when I turned my screen on it would not sleep. Rebooted and it works fine.

safeplayer22 said:
It's a nice feature but I wonder how much battery it will drain? If you think about it, in order for it to respond when you put your hand over the sensor, it means the sensor is always going to be on. That means something is running all the time.
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Its a really nice feature for when ur walkimg around ur office or house and just wanna see if u have any missed txt, but i did read something online where it drained the battery super fast. So i shut the feature off and i literally got 5hrs more out of the battery, wasn't worrying through out the work day if it was gonna die.
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MikeYuse0406 said:
Even laying the phone flat on my side table it seems to work sometimes. This feature is good but seems to be hit and miss.
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Same, very hit and miss for me.
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used it for about an hour, was pretty meh. Good concept, but bad implementation. I have my phone on my desk and it was always turning on and off. But when I needed it to to show me quick glance data, it worked about 50% of the time.

The only thing from that menu I love is the Palm Swype to screen capture.
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I have been testing the quick glance feature and noticed that it works best in low light conditions, especially in darkness..
I sleep with my phone on my bed (I use it as my alarm clock) and with the lights out quick glance works for me every time. I have gotten to like it because the screen is much easier on the eyes, at night (dimmer), than hitting the power button to check the time/notifications. I disable it during the day though.
The Palm swipe for a screen shot is awesome. It is a much faster way to take a screen shot than having to take out and use the S-Pen.. I wish the screen didn't turn white while swiping though. Not a big deal I just think the loud click upon taking the shot is enough to let the user know the shot had been taken.

I used it when I got my Note in November but as mentioned, it does cause a very noticeable battery drain.

mrbkkt1 said:
The only thing from that menu I love is the Palm Swype to screen capture.
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my favorite on there too. I used the quick glance the first few days then just got tired of it. I prefer the smart alert, it vibrates when I go pick it up if I have a missed call or message.
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