This is a big problem when driving and using GPS. The device is plugged in but then dims after a minute or so, making it nearly impossible to see in daylight.
What can I do to prevent it from ever dimming while charging?
Settings>screen dimming
Turn it off
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Settings>screen dimming
Turn it off
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I do not see that in settings. CAn you please be more specific?
And I only want it to not dim while it is charging.
Thanks.
synpax said:
This is a big problem when driving and using GPS. The device is plugged in but then dims after a minute or so, making it nearly impossible to see in daylight.
What can I do to prevent it from ever dimming while charging?
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There is this OLD free app I have been using for a long time. SIMPLE and EFFECTIVE.
It's a Screen On Widget. When you want the screen to stay on, simply click either a SHORTCUT or a WIDGET. You can disable from the notification bar as well. It's a manual solution. There are other automatic solutions, but they will cause some battery drain and mild cpu. It's hard to find. I uploaded it here.
themadproducer said:
There is this OLD free app I have been using for a long time. SIMPLE and EFFECTIVE.
It's a Screen On Widget. When you want the screen to stay on, simply click either a SHORTCUT or a WIDGET. You can disable from the notification bar as well. It's a manual solution. There are other automatic solutions, but they will cause some battery drain and mild cpu. It's hard to find. I uploaded it here.
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Actually try this
Settings>Applications>Developement>Stay Awake
Had a bug with Extended Controls that would turn this back on after reboot. That's how I know it works.
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Actually try this
Settings>Applications>Developement>Stay Awake
Had a bug with Extended Controls that would turn this back on after reboot. That's how I know it works.
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This option is removed in TouchWiz, its an AOSP option. However, this is one if the first things I've re-added to TouchWiz. OP, if you can survive until Monday, I'll post up a flash able package to re-enable this option.
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As promised, here's a CWM flashable package that will re-enable the "Stay Awake" option in Settings > Development.
This is for the SGH-I747, UCALH1. This package is for a stock, deodexed ROM, so if you're running an odexed ROM you'll want to delete your /system/app/SecSettings.odex file after flashing.
Enjoy!
as a precaution just remember that Samsung removed the option to prevent burn-in to the amoled screens, something that was a big problem on the epic 4g. also to reduce wear on the leds.
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There is enough life for 2 years of usage in OLEDs.
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as a precaution just remember that Samsung removed the option to prevent burn-in to the amoled screens, something that was a big problem on the epic 4g. also to reduce wear on the leds.
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I use screebl witch let's you control the screen from dimming or turning off by orientation..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keyes.screebl.lite&feature=more_from_developer
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If it helps: I used tasker to detect charging and set the timeout and brightness. Then reset after disconnect.
My screen was too dim otherwise and couldn't see the TuneIn song.
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Old thread, but yeah, just got update..
Obviously a "Big Red" subscriber, so my GNex was just updated to 4.2.2. I've re-enabled the dev option to prevent sleep, turned off daydream, and even used an old 3rd party app (stayawake) and NOTHING is working... Any new ideas out there? I travel a ton for my job, and my phone is my dash mounted assistant in everything from directions, voice notes, lectures, and reminders (and rare texts... shhh, it's illegal in my state...) There has to be a way to keep this thing awake post update...
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Anyone using Noled yet? Does it still work without too much battery consumption on the amoled plus?
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Anyone using Noled yet? Does it still work without too much battery consumption on the amoled plus?
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Still amoled, still no batery usage on black screen so yes it should still work without to much battery drain
Just tried it and works fine.
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I thought I had read somewhere that the Galaxy S II had custom controls over the lights under the capacitive buttons. I take it that can't be used to show notifications without a custom kernel though?
It works.. BUT. When noled is on and displaying, it keeps the phone awake which rubbed out 70% of my battery in 6 hours..
It was the first app i installed, have this on my Galaxy s also. I have always had noled set to turn off after 30 minutes if the phone is not used. I figure if you have not looked at your display for 30 minutes, then there is no point in having it continuing on, also, you can have it set the phone to minimum brightness when it is on, so battery consumption is not that bad. Works great though, best app developed for these Samsungs.
Hi there,
Has anyone got this to work for emails? I have several Email accounts set up, but the only one that shows in the email list is the Google one. I have tried putting watches on the Email app(s). With no joy.
Any tips?
Thanks
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Hi there,
Has anyone got this to work for emails? I have several Email accounts set up, but the only one that shows in the email list is the Google one. I have tried putting watches on the Email app(s). With no joy.
Any tips?
Thanks
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For any email accounts other than gmail you have to open up 'Toggle notifications' which then should pop up asking you to enable noled in the accessibility settings. After that, just scroll down the list and enable 'Email'. If, like me, you have 2 email check boxes, just enable them both. Works great, with no problems
landale said:
I thought I had read somewhere that the Galaxy S II had custom controls over the lights under the capacitive buttons. I take it that can't be used to show notifications without a custom kernel though?
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I read this as well...
The only controls you have for the capacitive lights is how long they stay on for when you are using the device.
padlad said:
The only controls you have for the capacitive lights is how long they stay on for when you are using the device.
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Which means that the software can somehow control the lights (telling them how long they should stay on), so with a custom kernel/ROM it should be possible to use them as notification lights.
On the SGS though, there was a mod which used the bottom lights of the device... So maybe somebody can port that mod to the SGS2???
This topic
Here is how it works on the LG optimus 2x
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnRJ6ZeBF-w
Yes, Neldar's BLN. The downside of that solution is the requirement of kernel support, whilst NoLED works right away on stock. Some users report heavy battery drain on NoLED, something that I personally never've experienced, though.
Yeah, and we are not that far yet with the SGS2 that we have the kernel support I assume.
Just checked this out, think I may have to download it. Thanks guys
Im waitin eagerly for one of the devs to provide support for bln, keep checking my phone every 5 mins for notifications! Killing my productivity
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I've been using NoLED on my GSII for about a day now. Doesn't affect battery life that much. However I do check the notifications within 5-10 mins so it doesnt stay lit for long.
One issue I observed is when I receive a text and I swipe the message icon in the lock screen, it takes 3-5 seconds to open the messaging application. With NoLED disabled it is pretty much instantaneous.
noled and missed calls
I am having trouble getting NOLED to notify me for missed calls. The app works flawlessly for texts and emails. I have spent a week studying all my "setting's" in both the apps and phones menues. I is a Galaxy s ll. Thank you
Is juicedefender works on nexus?
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attacker said:
Is juicedefender works on nexus?
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Yes, and also a lot better than it did on my HTC Sensation!
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Yes, and also a lot better than it did on my HTC Sensation!
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Do you feel it really increases battery time?
I am currently trying out Juice Defender free on the standard preset for my unmodded Galaxy Nexus. Unfortunately I am not thinking that I am going to continue with it.
So far it has crashed my phone to reboot (first time that has happened) and when not using my 4g it turns it off but it takes forever for it to come back on once I want to use the phone and it gets pretty frustrating having a useless phone for about 5-8 minutes everytime I pick it up.
I hope you have better luck than I am having.
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I am currently trying out Juice Defender free on the standard preset for my unmodded Galaxy Nexus. Unfortunately I am not thinking that I am going to continue with it.
So far it has crashed my phone to reboot (first time that has happened) and when not using my 4g it turns it off but it takes forever for it to come back on once I want to use the phone and it gets pretty frustrating having a useless phone for about 5-8 minutes everytime I pick it up.
I hope you have better luck than I am having.
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Strange. It's never done any of that on mine. I'm on HSPDA+ though.
As for whether if makes a difference I'd definitely have to say a big yes. But it all depends on how you use your phone.
Ultimate working nicely here. Syncs every 15 min like it should. Screen is eating 60-70% so it makes only a small difference.
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I bought ultimate, and found it to be a bit of a hog. I then turned off all the extra stuff and went back to the basic setting - the same as the free version, and noticed very little difference.
I think it might help you if you're one of those people who accidentally leaves radios on, or don't have high signal most places you go. For me a UV kernel made the only real difference.
It works well but not saving as much battery as it did on Gingerbread. Default Android idle-time battery management seems to have got much better.
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As for whether if makes a difference I'd definitely have to say a big yes. But it all depends on how you use your phone.
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This. I see a nice increase in battery life while I'm not using it, but if I have it on a lot (which I usually do) the battery gets drained pretty quickly.
I keep my phone on CDMA mode most of the time, unless I need to download something or want to watch a movie, then I switch to CDMA/LTE. I'm still not sure how much it helps though, as I've only had the phone for a little over a week.
For me, JD Ultimate works wonders. Especially when I'm at work and not playing with the phone too often and having only 2 signal bars, JD enables radio every 30 mins to allow apps to sync. It also manages my brightness automatically, which results in screen usually taking less than 50% of battery.
In general it helps me a lot, like it did on SGS2. My night schedule uses airplane mode and I only loose 2-3% over night.
I would have to remember about too many things if not using JD, so for me well worth it.
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For me, JD Ultimate works wonders. Especially when I'm at work and not playing with the phone too often and having only 2 signal bars, JD enables radio every 30 mins to allow apps to sync. It also manages my brightness automatically, which results in screen usually taking less than 50% of battery.
In general it helps me a lot, like it did on SGS2. My night schedule uses airplane mode and I only loose 2-3% over night.
I would have to remember about too many things if not using JD, so for me well worth it.
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I thought brightness worked only in the beta version. Does it work in the release now?
pedmond said:
I thought brightness worked only in the beta version. Does it work in the release now?
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It does, i never used beta and JD controls my brightness. Remember there is a bug related to manual apk install where you cant tap install. I still use JD for brightness, just disable it in quick menu when manually installing apps then reenabling right away.
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schriss said:
It does, i never used beta and JD controls my brightness. Remember there is a bug related to manual apk install where you cant tap install. I still use JD for brightness, just disable it in quick menu when manually installing apps then reenabling right away.
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Thank you for your answer.
When JD is managining brightness, if the phone is asleep, when waking it up with the power button the screen comes full brightness and then settles to a lower level, which is quite annoying. Do you see this happening too?
pedmond said:
Thank you for your answer.
When JD is managining brightness, if the phone is asleep, when waking it up with the power button the screen comes full brightness and then settles to a lower level, which is quite annoying. Do you see this happening too?
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no, for me it wakes up with the brightness that was in use before going to sleep.
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why use juicedefender and similar app when, in the gnex pure android, there is no bloatware up in background? >_>
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no, for me it wakes up with the brightness that was in use before going to sleep.
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That is totally weird, cause mine seems to wake up high and only then lower the brightness. I wonder if it's ROM related, although I'm on stock kernel 4.0.3.
pedmond said:
That is totally weird, cause mine seems to wake up high and only then lower the brightness. I wonder if it's ROM related, although I'm on stock kernel 4.0.3.
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Make sure system brightness is set to Auto. And I use Filter Mode in JD. Sensor is set to Normal.
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Abufinzio said:
why use juicedefender and similar app when, in the gnex pure android, there is no bloatware up in background? >_>
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Beacuse, believe it or not, it provides functions that some people find useful. Same goes for LightFlow, if you like the white-only color led notification of pure android, then you don't need this app either. If you prefer more colors/choices, then you do.
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Make sure system brightness is set to Auto. And I use Filter Mode in JD. Sensor is set to Normal.
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You got me there. What filter mode? Can't find that setting. I must be blind...
I can't get rid of that flicker and for some reason it bothers me....
pedmond said:
You got me there. What filter mode? Can't find that setting. I must be blind...
I can't get rid of that flicker and for some reason it bothers me....
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I have no flicker. Filter Mode is unusually placed in Help section I have it enabled.
I purchased JD Ultimate yesterday so I can't really comment on how well it is improving my battery life. I will say that I am having issues going back to LTE when the screen is unlocked (Using the network mode setting). The phone keeps going to WCDMA instead of LTE. However, I noticed that since I have been using JD Beta 3.8.8, version 3.8.9 has come out and has addressed a few of my issues. The configure apps now works without crashing JD. I still don't know if the LTE is functioning incorrectly as I haven't had time away from my computer (I have no Wi-Fi at my hotel and must tether).
Is anyone else experiencing issues with the phone going to WCDMA mode after the phone wakes up? Also, what version of JD are you using?
Hi all,
I have 4.0.4 stock gnex.
My wifi settings are this:
Settings->Wifi->(Menu Button)->Advanced. It's listed as "Keep WiFi on during sleep"
When the phone go to sleep the wifi seems to stop, I am downloading an app
from the market, when the phone go to sleep, the download sleep.
Not to doubt you on this but does it also say "Always" beneath the "Keep Wifi on during sleep"? If so, perhaps you have an app that overrides that and disables it.
I have no app that can do it.
Hi, I just tested and had no problems downloading a 50 meg game with screen off.
From honeycomb on google changed how wifi was handled when screen is off. This gives similar problems with older applications but should not be a problem for apps made by Google like Play and Music.
You still did not answer the previous posters question. You reference the advanced wifi setting but not what it is set to.
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atkhobby said:
Hi, I just tested and had no problems downloading a 50 meg game with screen off.
From honeycomb on google changed how wifi was handled when screen is off. This gives similar problems with older applications but should not be a problem for apps made by Google like Play and Music.
You still did not answer the previous posters question. You reference the advanced wifi setting but not what it is set to.
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It's obviously set to always
People have had issues with the setting you choose in that menu not sticking. Try toggling it back and forth and doing some reboots. I don't have the issue on 4.0.4.
From what I understand, when the screen turns off wifi goes into a low power state, draining less battery when on standby. So it greatly reduces the speed (sometime pauses) of all connections to save juice.
KiNG OMaR said:
From what I understand, when the screen turns off wifi goes into a low power state, draining less battery when on standby. So it greatly reduces the speed (sometime pauses) of all connections to save juice.
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I understand if it slowed down, but it shouldn't ever pause though.
This low power state is what I referred to in my previous post. An app must now explicitly request that high power wifi mode is retained when screen is off. All apps from google should be doing this already.
Unprofessional app developers that have not been reading up on the latest changes in android api (like Audible!!! shame on you) will have major slowdowns downloading over wifi when the screen is off.
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I have the exact same problem as posted here And I may have found the solution at this other link here.
What seems to be working for me is the change the "Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep" to "Never (increases data usage)". That totally does not make any sense to me. If you 'never" keep wifi on during sleep it should *not* increase data usage. Anyway, I have noticed two things:
1) If I set it to "Never," the files continue to transfer when the screen goes to sleep
2) Wifi transfer rate seems to be *much* faster on my home network. I'm using ES File Explorer, so it could be app related.
Just discovered that according to Google, "Never (increases data usage)" means that it will not stay connected to WiFi while asleep which will increase your 3G/4G data usage. Never the less, it seems my Wifi is better when set to "never"
I wrote an article about wifi usage on my blog here: http://zapek.com/?p=262
You shouldn't worry about PS-Poll mode. It's fine for downloads usually as they don't require a fast interactive response.
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KiNG OMaR said:
From what I understand, when the screen turns off wifi goes into a low power state, draining less battery when on standby. So it greatly reduces the speed (sometime pauses) of all connections to save juice.
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this could be a possible reason, in my office wifi is not really powerful,
a low power state can disconnect the wifi.
I'm checking better the problem, it seems that the wifi goes into some sort of
energy saving mode when the screen is off that drop my wifi speed.
Is there a way to solve this problem?
it seems that I'm not the only one with this problem-
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/mobile/DJTwAutjsIQ
so no solution to this problem yet ?
sblantipodi said:
it seems that I'm not the only one with this problem-
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/mobile/DJTwAutjsIQ
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This is not the same problem that you have. The thread you link to is about general download problem with screen off. Your problem was about downloading from the market while screen is off.
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atkhobby said:
This is not the same problem that you have. The thread you link to is about general download problem with screen off. Your problem was about downloading from the market while screen is off.
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In your original post your wrote that you had problems downloading from the market with the screen off.
The android market is a google app and should not have the problem discussed in the thread you linked to.
The problems in the thread relates to applications that have not yet been updated to support power saving features in resent android versions.
So your problem is not the same.
I did write this in my previous posts from may 25. but maybe it was unclear.
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atkhobby said:
In your original post your wrote that you had problems downloading from the market with the screen off.
The android market is a google app and should not have the problem discussed in the thread you linked to.
The problems in the thread relates to applications that have not yet been updated to support power saving features in resent android versions.
So your problem is not the same.
I did write this in my previous posts from may 25. but maybe it was unclear.
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the problem is present in all apps, google one and non google one so you don't understood the problem
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the problem is present in all apps, google one and non google one so you don't understood the problem
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Hey its no problem. It's only that this is the first time you state that you have problems with all apps.
I still don't understand why you have problems downloading apps though. I have tested and do not have this problem BUT I do have the problems with most other 3rd party apps.
Anyway there is a fix that probably will help you. Download "WIFI High performance' widget from the market. Add the widget and enable it. Good luck.
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Is there a way to keep the screen from dimming after a period of time? I set it to never turn the screen off while charging, but it still dims while the music app is up when it's charging in the car which is annoying. I can't find the setting anywhere in LG's settings or in tweaksbox.
I tried Lux as others have suggested but it still dims in my truck. Very annoying.
This app has helped for me: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.synetics.stay.alive
My screen doesn't dim ... did you turn off Auto brightness?
What would cause it to dim by itself? I only run at 61% brightness so maybe I haven't experienced this yet
My auto brightness is off and it still dims. Lux auto is on or off and it still dims.
Kujila said:
My screen doesn't dim ... did you turn off Auto brightness?
What would cause it to dim by itself? I only run at 61% brightness so maybe I haven't experienced this yet
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Yup, I always have auto brightness off. It just dims after a minute or so of no input - which happens while I'm driving. I always keep it at 100% unless I'm in the dark which may be why you haven't noticed it - the screen may dim to around 60% anyways. I find it weird that you can't adjust how long it waits to dim, or turn that feature off. I'm guessing this is part of LG trying to help with battery life.
DroidApprentice said:
This app has helped for me: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.synetics.stay.alive
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Thanks, I'll check that out when I get a chance.
Hmm weird. I wonder if this is the overheating issue I read about
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Hmm weird. I wonder if this is the overheating issue I read about
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I've only ran into that a couple times and the screen dimmed to 90-95% and I had to manually turn it back up. This is different where it goes bright again as soon as I touch the screen and the dimming is much darker than 90% - more around the 50% ballpark.
Wow, yeah that sounds extreme...
I know it's a pain, but have you considered doing a hard reset to see if it is indeed setting/software related?
If the OP was referring to the "Screen brightness lowered due to high temperature" message.
Go into the hidden menu by typing 3845#*855# (replace 855 with your devices model number, mine is a D855).
Then scroll down to Thermal Daemon Mitigation OFF and make sure it is enabled (on).
Reboot the device and you can now force maximum brightness all the time.
Kujila said:
Wow, yeah that sounds extreme...
I know it's a pain, but have you considered doing a hard reset to see if it is indeed setting/software related?
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I actually had to get a second phone a week ago because I cracked my screen (a few hours before my protector came in the mail). At least it was early enough that I got a brand new phone through insurance instead of refurbished, but both phones do it. Could be a Sprint vs Verizon difference - Verizon likes to go crazy with phone mods lol. Though I don't normally run into it with normal usage - only when the screen is set to stay on while charging through the developer option and I'm driving with music.
Mine does that. Sprint phone, happens after a minute of no input, including when the screen is set to stay always on. However, I notice this doesn't happen when running Maps.
I've already gone through two phones, same on both.
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Mine does that. Sprint phone, happens after a minute of no input, including when the screen is set to stay always on. However, I notice this doesn't happen when running Maps.
I've already gone through two phones, same on both.
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There are certain apps - and Maps is definitely one - which will not allow the screen to dim or the device to sleep. (YouTube is another for example, also iHeartRadio, etc.) Really the best thing to do is mod using something like Tasker or Stay Alive! as I mentioned in an earlier post for specific apps. I use mine for the Music app since typically I've got mine on the car charger and dash mount and it makes no sense to go through a whole screen unlocking routine to fully operate music after a while.
Let me preface this by saying, I've searched the forums. There are topics on this for other phones, but I didn't see one for the Galaxy Note 4. I'm thinking settings are different on each phone, and to an extent, each carrier as well.
Also, I have the NEXT launcher installed on my phone, not sure if that makes a difference or not.
Basically, when using my phone, my phone will go dim at 5%, like others have reported on other phones. It has nothing to do with power saving mode, because that's off. I've checked. Is there a way I can prevent screen dimming at 5%?
I do not believe this is possible without a ROM.
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put a new battery in
oneandroidnut said:
put a new battery in
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Don't waste my time, please.. Thanks!
Try installing Lux Lite it worked for me.
420benz said:
Try installing Lux Lite it worked for me.
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I have paid lux and it is disabled at 5% and switches to extremely dim