is there anyway to keep the screen on (disable timeout) while the phone is plugged in? (I liked this option with other phone's i have had for using my phone in my car mounted. This used to be under developer options on my evo and photon)
Im surprised this isnt built in.
Glod said:
is there anyway to keep the screen on (disable timeout) while the phone is plugged in? (I liked this option with other phone's i have had for using my phone in my car mounted. This used to be under developer options on my evo and photon)
Im surprised this isnt built in.
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It looks like Samsung has swapped out this option for their 'Smart Stay' option where the screen timeout is suspended while the S3 catches your eye(s) with its front facing camera. Perhaps an important consideration here is the shorter lifespan of OLED screens vs. LED screens? Google 'OLED screen lifespan' to find references to this shortcoming (As a noob I can't post links, which sucks.)
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How do I allow the screen to remain on during a charge?
I use my phone for music in my car, but find it irratating when I have to constantly turn the screen on and enter my unlock pattern.
On other android devices there is the option to Leave the screen on during charging under Applications > Development.
Any Ideas on the Galaxy S2?
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Lewis
I'm pretty sure they took this out because you'd get burn-in with SAMOLED screens...
Even if you do figure out a way of how to do this I would advise you not to. The screen can get pretty bad "burn in" pretty quickly, as I had found out with my old galaxy s.
I'm having the opposite problem the screen will remain on while charging. Cannot find a setting , four example woke this morning and left the phone in the charger returned a hour latter and the screen was still on, dimmed down but still ON.
is there a way to fix this, I'm worried about burning the screen early
This is a standard android feature that was originally found in the SGS but removed in the froyo firmware upgrade, there was no reason given but it was speculated this was to minimise screen burn.
There are a number of widgets on the android market that does the same, Widgetroid is one from the top of my head but even that's a bit of an overkill. Just install to restore the functionality.
Hey folks,
just picked up my S2 today and its simply amazing. One thing that bugs me though is, that the option to keep display active while on AC or USB is missing with the stock rom. On CM7 2.3.3 or 2.3.4 roms the option is present in settings, just next to USB Debugging.
Is there any other way to keep the display alive while connected to AC or USB?
thanks
boba
You don't want to keep amoled display continuously on, especially showing the same picture all the time. Since amoled could suffer from screen burn, causing pixels which were continuously on to wear down faster and permanent ghost image on uniform colour thereafter.
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Burn in is something to think about, but if he wants to then that's up to him really.
I use Tasker to do what the OP wants, although i don't do it often.
Settings>Applications>Development>Tick both "USB debugging" and "Stay awake".
But as both the previous posters have said, watch out for burn.
Screebl Lite http://market.android.com/details?id=com.keyes.screebl.lite
According to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1086742
Sleep like an droid will keep your phone screen awake
This is my first samsung and I haven't figured out everything yet, I would like the display to stay on while it is charging so I can use it as a clock. My Evo always stayed on while it was charging and I could hit the power button to turn off the display while charging if i wanted to, is this possible on the sprint s3?
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This is my first samsung and I haven't figured out everything yet, I would like the display to stay on while it is charging so I can use it as a clock. My Evo always stayed on while it was charging and I could hit the power button to turn off the display while charging if i wanted to, is this possible on the sprint s3?
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I used extended controls and have the control sitting in my pull down. Use the toggle "stay awake".
Let me know if you need more info.
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I used extended controls and have the control sitting in my pull down. Use the toggle "stay awake".
Let me know if you need more info.
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thanks for the reply, I can't find extended controls, where is it?
the reason they disabled the option is because the super AMOLED screen can be prone to burn-in and washing out. i suggest NOT leaving it on for extended times (especially if the screen is not changing images)
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There is a app in the market called stay awake. I use it and it's pretty good gets the job done.
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thanks for the reply, I can't find extended controls, where is it?
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the reason they disabled the option is because the super AMOLED screen can be prone to burn-in and washing out. i suggest NOT leaving it on for extended times (especially if the screen is not changing images)
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Good to know. I don't leave it on while charging, but I like to have my music more accessible when driving since this thing doesn't have music control on the lockscreen.
I would never, ever leave the display of any of my OLED devices on when I am not directly interacting with them.
I had bad burn in on my old Nexus One from simply having the display on while charging.
I learned my lesson then; never again.
Hi all,
Since Android Wear 2.0 the dock mode while charging with clock doesn't work any longer. When placing Moto on the dock it shows a black screen. When touching the screen de clock appears for a moment and vanishes after about 1.5 seconds. It appears to be a bug. Do you all have this bug or is it just me. Did anyone tried a reset of the watch? I would really like to able to fix it , cause I use that feature a lot.
Same here.
A temporary solution I have found is to enable in developer options 'stay awake while charging' now it stays on. But it is not the same. The display appears to be much brighter. probably because ambient mode (Not sure that's how its called) is not enabled.
Edit: That appears to be the fix. When turning on in settings 'always on display' it works like before. no need to enable stay awake while charging in developers settings.
Although this fixes the issue, I am somewhat disappointed because this option reduces battery life.
I noticed I should have put this question into 'troubleshoot and questions'. I am sorry for placing it here. Perhaps a moderator can place it in the right section for me?
Not a problem here.
Always on is normally activated.
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I've noticed the same behavior when I upgraded my Moto 360 to AW 2.0
For me, the clock stays on but the background is really bright whereas it used to be black before
Same thing here, background to bright. I don't think this is on purpose. They would probably get out fixed in an upcoming patch(?)
Same here.
I liked docking my watch on my bathroom counter and using it as my clock while getting ready in morning. Now it doesn't stay on and when I tap the screen I can see it for a few seconds. When it is on ....the brightness of the background is terrible.
I sure hope they fix this problem.
I have the same problem
Can't believe there is still no fix for this?
This is really annoying! I was hoping XDA had found an answer. Having always on screen on is not a solution since Moto made a bad design decision on the screen making it best to turn that option off. I assume everyone else's keep awake while charging option doesn't really solve it either because the screen turns off once the battery is full. Anyone think there's a workaround to be found in Tasker and maybe AutoInput (maybe turn always on screen on while charging, off otherwise, or even based on hours). I'm no tasker expert, so I'm not sure if that combo could work on android wear.
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Hi all,
Since Android Wear 2.0 the dock mode while charging with clock doesn't work any longer. When placing Moto on the dock it shows a black screen. When touching the screen de clock appears for a moment and vanishes after about 1.5 seconds. It appears to be a bug. Do you all have this bug or is it just me. Did anyone tried a reset of the watch? I would really like to able to fix it , cause I use that feature a lot.
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I have found this to be an issue when I use a charger that is not the Motorola plug that came with the watch. If you switch to the Motorola OEM charger you'll see a lag of about one to two seconds but the clock will always come on.
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I have found this to be an issue when I use a charger that is not the Motorola plug that came with the watch. If you switch to the Motorola OEM charger you'll see a lag of about one to two seconds but the clock will always come on.
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Not on mine. I'm using the factory charger.
vladfan said:
Not on mine. I'm using the factory charger.
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That's so odd. I'm not having that problem at all
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I have found this to be an issue when I use a charger that is not the Motorola plug that came with the watch. If you switch to the Motorola OEM charger you'll see a lag of about one to two seconds but the clock will always come on.
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I am using Motorola's dock charger. I am positive that the issue lies with Android Wear 2.0 and not the charger. Before wear 2.0 it worked as it should.
I think it's random with AW2.
After flashing a new rom at my mobile, I had to forget and pair again the watch to the Android wear.
From now on, the clock stays on during charging.
This was not the case before that.
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I have the very same issue (watch paired with a Nexus 4, 5.1.1). Anything I can try? Thanks!
Well, at least this is validation for me. It's been driving me insane, and I'm almost positive it's killing my battery life. I used to be able to stretch a full week on a single charge, but now it's more like a full day.
I'm sure this is what everyone else has been experiencing: there is now a setting called "Always on screen" in Android wear settings. The new behavior for this setting is a strict enforcement of this property; that is, to be either always on or auto off. This seems absurd because before Android wear 2 (not sure if the option existed or not), it seemed to work as we expected, to auto off in active wear but stay lit while docked. There should at the very least be another mode for when docked/standby vs active wear.
Something else that makes it seem buggy is that when the always on screen option is disabled, and the watch is docked and charging, the screen is still faintly lit although only a blank black and no clock. I do think this is a bug and not a feature. For anyone interested, there are also settings for other things you might not be using. I'm turning them off and pray the battery gets better.
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Well, at least this is validation for me. It's been driving me insane, and I'm almost positive it's killing my battery life. I used to be able to stretch a full week on a single charge, but now it's more like a full day.
I'm sure this is what everyone else has been experiencing: there is now a setting called "Always on screen" in Android wear settings. The new behavior for this setting is a strict enforcement of this property; that is, to be either always on or auto off. This seems absurd because before Android wear 2 (not sure if the option existed or not), it seemed to work as we expected, to auto off in active wear but stay lit while docked. There should at the very least be another mode for when docked/standby vs active wear.
Something else that makes it seem buggy is that when the always on screen option is disabled, and the watch is docked and charging, the screen is still faintly lit although only a blank black and no clock. I do think this is a bug and not a feature. For anyone interested, there are also settings for other things you might not be using. I'm turning them off and pray the battery gets better.
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What r u talking about?
Always On was there since Android Wear 1.5.
And come again?
1 week use of the watch with 1 charge?
How did u manage to do that?
By turning on the watch for 2 hours every day?
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I am looking into possibly buying this phone. Does it have ambient display? I had a lg v20 for a long time and it had the 2nd screen. I like being able to see the time and if i have notifications without having to pick up the phone or turn it on. I recently had to switch to a pixel xl and it sucks! its always a blank screen unless its plugged in to charge (which makes no sense).
anyway. im trying to see if this phone has some sort of ambient display
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I am looking into possibly buying this phone. Does it have ambient display? I had a lg v20 for a long time and it had the 2nd screen. I like being able to see the time and if i have notifications without having to pick up the phone or turn it on. I recently had to switch to a pixel xl and it sucks! its always a blank screen unless its plugged in to charge (which makes no sense).
anyway. im trying to see if this phone has some sort of ambient display
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Yes it does.
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Yes it does.
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Thanks! By chance would you be able to tell me if you can feel it vibrate while in your pocket? And if, when on a call you can hear the other person well?
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Thanks! By chance would you be able to tell me if you can feel it vibrate while in your pocket? And if, when on a call you can hear the other person well?
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The vibration on this phone is acceptable.
I have no problem feeling the phone in my jeans pocket and I also feel it if I have him on a jacket pocket.
You can hear the other person properly although if you max the volume you'll hear some crackling, especially with headphones.
Other than that it's a good phone for the price you're paying. I got mine oh amazon for 160€ and I'm very pleased!
I put an app on mine called Always on AMOLED. You can customize the look. I have it set to show date, time, and battery. The time is very large and the display shifts periodically, so no burn in. Also, if you have music playing it will give you music control buttons. Best of all, the screen doesn't wake up if you plug it in or unplug it. It does use up battery a little faster, but if you put the phone face down or in a case or in your pocket it turns off. I usually have it in an upright dock so it is charging and and I can see the time and any notifications. By the way, the dock is a V20 dock. It works perfectly with this phone.
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Yes it does.
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does yours fade in and out? when i go into the moto app it says moto display should do so, but mine does not. if i get a notification, it will show once, then phone stays blank unless i touch it.