Or at the very least extend it? It is definitely a top 10 pet peeve of mine with my G1. The few seconds that the keyboard is on is just too damn short.
Thanks.
PS- Yes I did search. Found nothing useful in the results.
hrm
Most people want it off
Power Manager used to do this, but it doesn't anymore. I'm with you, it's almost impossible to use the keyboard in dim/no light with the short illumination it gives.
Well here is the source to the DarkKeys hack
Im sure you could easily reverse the code to make them stay on instead of off
Or you could ask the dev to add it as an option they might be willing to
http://code.google.com/p/darkkeys/source/browse/
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hrm
Most people want it off
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I'm not most people. And I doubt most people are touch typists, because that is what you have to be if you want to use the G1 in the dark after the backlight has gone out. Sure I could roll the trackball. Which moves the focus on the field and then I need to change that focus again which highlights everything so then I need to deselect everything and I can get back to typing.
Thanks but no. 5 seconds before the backlight is out is too damn short. And I can guarantee you that the light they are using is LED based. You might get 5 minutes of extra battery life by turning it off. Maybe.
Someone made an app to turn it off... Backlight off I think. If you contact them and get the source code for it from them, then it wouldn't be very hard to find someone to modify it to do what you want...
Ohsaka said:
Someone made an app to turn it off... Backlight off I think. If you contact them and get the source code for it from them, then it wouldn't be very hard to find someone to modify it to do what you want...
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I posted the source to the code 2 posts up
Dark Keys 2.0 aparently let you turn backlight on or off, haven't tried it yet gonna find it now...
BrightLight Off
BrightLight Off will do the job for you.But if want the light to stay on just don't stop typing
jacsonmoore3 said:
BrightLight Off will do the job for you.But if want the light to stay on just don't stop typing
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Obviously, you don't get the point.... Or, were you just making a smart remark?
I tried Dark Keys - but, with 1.6 it just force closes every few seconds. I would try to mess with the code... But, I'm not experienced enough for serious dev work and I dang sure wouldn't know how to alter the compatibility from an earlier, say 1.1 release, to work on the newer 1.6 release.
If anyone could help with this I'm sure some users would appreciate it. I know I would. I would like the option for to turn the kb light on when it was opened and off when it was closed.
it would probably require a service to run, which would slow down the phone. i just move thr trackball to turn the lights back on...
Freedomcaller said:
it would probably require a service to run, which would slow down the phone. i just move thr trackball to turn the lights back on...
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I don't think (although, I am probably wrong) that Android uses services like Windows. It seems to me that opening the kb would start prompt an intent to turn on the backlight and closing it would turn it off. I don't know that it would cause any more memory/resources in Android to run.
Has anyone found a solution to this problem yet? I don't have many complaints about the G1, but the keyboard backlight issue is definitely one of them...
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No matter what settings i try my screen dims to very low light after aprox. 10 secs when i do not touch it. I find it quite anoying but sofar im unable to fix it..can anyone help?
Thanks in advance
plaktoets said:
No matter what settings i try my screen dims to very low light after aprox. 10 secs when i do not touch it. I find it quite anoying but sofar im unable to fix it..can anyone help?
Thanks in advance
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Hi
Try going into the settings menu.Search for "backlight".Click on the battery power and external power tabs.There you can set the time your backlight must stay active for.
I don't know if you are using S2U2 but if you are you might want to check those settings as well. How long to wait for S2U2 to activate and to dim and shut phone off.
Or you could woo the ladies by the most classic of pickup lines...
Why yes...I am happy to see you..but I DO have a tilt in my pocket!!!!!
Oh....you meant wow....you could pay $1,000 for an application similar to iPhone's "I am rich"...Just send me the $1K and you'll receive the file in the mail---
telegraph0000 said:
Or you could woo the ladies by the most classic of pickup lines...
Why yes...I am happy to see you..but I DO have a tilt in my pocket!!!!!
Oh....you meant wow....you could pay $1,000 for an application similar to iPhone's "I am rich"...Just send me the $1K and you'll receive the file in the mail---
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I don't get it Was this post suppose to be in a different thread?
I would have added this to the thread, but it would get lost in the endless amount of posts that come per minute. Disabling SD Card Notifications does not disable them, enabling and disabling again does not disable it either. Even with the volume completely off when you plug in the phone to charge it notifies you via ringtone. Very annoying
If this is how you're doing it, maybe you should keep the first post update with verified bugs and there fixes (if there is one) as they are reported. This way damaged' thread will be less cluttered and people won't have to wade through hundreds of pages of posts to find something.
good idea but don't forget... SEARCH = WADE RELIEF
Mine works just fine. I dont get a ringtone when I plug my phone in and the volume is off...
Im sorry, but my trackball is still intermitent. I thought it was supposed to be fixed?
And my broswer hangs on the last leg, even though the page is fully loaded, I have to press stop.
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mountaindont said:
Im sorry, but my trackball is still intermitent. I thought it was supposed to be fixed?
And my broswer hangs on the last leg, even though the page is fully loaded, I have to press stop.
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You sure its not working. Its light sensitive so that may be the case.
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You sure its not working. Its light sensitive so that may be the case.
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Its light sensitive? Hm...didnt know that. Could very well be my issue, is there a way to turn it off? I liked in 1.5 how it came on by just moving it. Let me know my phone was responding and just....brought a sense of comfort I can never explain. I guess maybe being jealous over it whilst having the g1.
Another issue I am having is at the lock screen. Before this update if my phone was locked, you press the power key and then either swipe your screen down, or press menu to unlock. Now whenever I press menu, it unlocks but automatically pulls up the menu on the home screen. Not a huge issue and definitely not complaining, just wanted to let you know.
has anyone else had the issue where you answer an incoming call and there is no sound on your end or their end. and the only fix is to restart your phone?. it is very annoying. i found this in testing but it stopped. now its starting up again today
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I know i annoy you all with my trackball b!tching, cause its no big deal to anyone else, but to me, I could live with all the original bugs if the trackball was constant.
Also, friendstream? I didnt see it in the rom, and cant find it, and idek if it works in damages latest release.
Total noob question, but the only reason im interested in friendstream is because, to be honest, idek what it IS. Link fb, ms, and twitter tkgether right?
I'm having trouble with VVM, when you call and vm answers it asks for the number your calling and the # and then says it doesn't recognize try again.......I tried google voice but it won't even go to VM at all......
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Another issue I am having is at the lock screen. Before this update if my phone was locked, you press the power key and then either swipe your screen down, or press menu to unlock. Now whenever I press menu, it unlocks but automatically pulls up the menu on the home screen. Not a huge issue and definitely not complaining, just wanted to let you know.
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I don't have this problem. How many people are experiencing this?
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I don't have this problem. How many people are experiencing this?
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Just broswer lag and trackball for me. Could i reccomend a fresh wipe and flash?
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Trackball light sensitivitt settings?
I just tested my voice mail and found something odd...
When I get my voice mail notification, I also get a text message saying "Android has sent you a Sprint Voice Message. Call 408-970-0000 to listen.
MMSN,
c645518a1548,V^aORG3gDHGY//CM"
Very weird and a little annoying.
Dont know why people are having issues with vvm. Mines worked perfect everytime. Fresh wipe and flash?
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You have my permission to flame me...after you help lol...
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I just tested my voice mail and found something odd...
When I get my voice mail notification, I also get a text message saying "Android has sent you a Sprint Voice Message. Call 408-970-0000 to listen.
MMSN,
c645518a1548,V^aORG3gDHGY//CM"
Very weird and a little annoying.
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You can turn that off by disabling sms in settings......
officer629 said:
I don't have this problem. How many people are experiencing this?
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I am. Re-flash and clear data in HTC settings didn't fix.
mountaindont said:
Dont know why people are having issues with vvm. Mines worked perfect everytime. Fresh wipe and flash?
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You have my permission to flame me...after you help lol...
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It's not that it doesn't work, cause it works fine. Theres just this added text message that I never had before.
officer629 said:
It's not that it doesn't work, cause it works fine. Theres just this added text message that I never had before.
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Oh! Lol, just disable sms notification. I apologize.
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Mine still doesn't work tho...........
All you guys coming from an iphone or blackberry can finally get the phone woke up by clicking the trackball. No more fumbling around with a case on the N1 trying to look for the wake up button. Go to the Market and look for Widgetlocker. It costs a a dollar and well worth the convenience. There's a ton of features and from testing doesn't seem to impact battery usage. Small footprint in memory and the only app I could find that did what I needed: Wakeup the phone when clicking on the trackball
Where have you been?
Big_O said:
All you guys coming from an iphone or blackberry can finally get the phone woke up by clicking the trackball. No more fumbling around with a case on the N1 trying to look for the wake up button. Go to the Market and look for Widgetlocker. It costs a a dollar and well worth the convenience. There's a ton of features and from testing doesn't seem to impact battery usage. Small footprint in memory and the only app I could find that did what I needed: Wakeup the phone when clicking on the trackball
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Thanks for the heads up, although, its been available in custom ROMs on this very site for some time.
No comment
Sent from my Google Nexus Beast
JupiterDroid said:
No comment
Sent from my Google Nexus Beast
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+1
10 char
Big_O said:
All you guys coming from an iphone or blackberry can finally get the phone woke up by clicking the trackball. No more fumbling around with a case on the N1 trying to look for the wake up button. Go to the Market and look for Widgetlocker. It costs a a dollar and well worth the convenience. There's a ton of features and from testing doesn't seem to impact battery usage. Small footprint in memory and the only app I could find that did what I needed: Wakeup the phone when clicking on the trackball
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Senior Member, lollollol
JD
what is this a Widgetlocker hustle???
Guys, come on. We all can't read every single forum post or download every single app in the market. Not everybody is running a custom rom. I had a hard time looking for this type of program and nobody bothered to post a solution only a stupid comment. Forums are for helping people not insulting them. If this helps some people then it was worth the post.
If you had asked here, we would have hooked you up straight away... You must take it as a bit of fun. To us it looks funny because trackball wake has been around for ages. We didn't mean no harm, just a little fun...
Come to any of the forums here with questions and we are more than happy to help you out, but to start a thread about how this is a 2.2 thing is funny to us. As we have been using track wake since 2.1.
If you have anymore questions, jump on to a ROM post in the dev section, and ask away
Good luck fella,
Sent from my Google Nexus Beast
There's an app called No Lock. Which wakes and unlocks your phone with volume buttons and trackball.
Oh and it's free.
Big_O said:
All you guys coming from an iphone or blackberry can finally get the phone woke up by clicking the trackball. No more fumbling around with a case on the N1 trying to look for the wake up button. Go to the Market and look for Widgetlocker. It costs a a dollar and well worth the convenience. There's a ton of features and from testing doesn't seem to impact battery usage. Small footprint in memory and the only app I could find that did what I needed: Wakeup the phone when clicking on the trackball
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welcome to june 2010!
Big_O said:
All you guys coming from an iphone or blackberry can finally get the phone woke up by clicking the trackball. No more fumbling around with a case on the N1 trying to look for the wake up button. Go to the Market and look for Widgetlocker. It costs a a dollar and well worth the convenience. There's a ton of features and from testing doesn't seem to impact battery usage. Small footprint in memory and the only app I could find that did what I needed: Wakeup the phone when clicking on the trackball
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Thanks, dude. I'm not rooted and have no desire to root, so this is useful information. When you press the track ball, does it take you to the lock screen or does pressing also unlock the phone. I would frankly prefer it be the former like on the iphone.
musashiken said:
There's an app called No Lock. Which wakes and unlocks your phone with volume buttons and trackball.
Oh and it's free.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't No Lock completely unlock the phone when you press the trackball, volume buttons, etc.? I would prefer that pressing take you to the lock screen.
On widgetlocker it takes you to the lock screen, upon clicking the trackball. No lock which I've also tried skips the lock screen. Like I said earlier, I'm rooted but not running a custom rom (which has the trackball wakeup built in) which is why this app does the job exactly as described.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
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Guys, come on. We all can't read every single forum post or download every single app in the market. Not everybody is running a custom rom. I had a hard time looking for this type of program and nobody bothered to post a solution only a stupid comment. Forums are for helping people not insulting them. If this helps some people then it was worth the post.
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agree 100%
so there IS a trackball wake avail for non-rooted 2.2 users.
Is the no lock (free) working for froyo 2.2?
it's possible to root your phone, without unlocking the bootloader. i did it for a while, then decided to go ahead and unlock. (shrug) i bought it, it's mine. ;-)
soooooo, on to kangorama (cyanogen bits with lots of wonderfulness from other devs) and it has a 'cyanogen settings' that allows to unlock (as in, wake) the phone compeltely with the trackball. then go on with trackball notification colors, dark title bar, hide title bar, etc and you've got a really nice phone.
(shug again) i like it purdy alright.
some of us don't want to root the phone though, hearing of other issues (and possible future issues) in regard to the choice to root.
froyo 2.2 is just fine for my purposes.
musashiken said:
There's an app called No Lock. Which wakes and unlocks your phone with volume buttons and trackball.
Oh and it's free.
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I'm not seeing a feature offering wake with trackball or vol buttons with no lock (free). No settings for it other than unlock on or off.
Turn OFF the phone using the trackball
What about an app which also turns off the phone via the trackball?
(due to power button dysfunction)
elio said:
What about an app which also turns off the phone via the trackball?
(due to power button dysfunction)
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I guess turning it off via the trackball could cause some confusion, i.e some of us use the trackball to select stuff instead of tapping.
Anyway one alternate option is to use 'screenoff'. It only cost a buck on the market. I bought it cos HTC is being anal in my country to those with unlocked bootloaders.
More info on it here
http://android.konreu.com/applications/screen-off/
If you already got WidgetLocker for your Trackball wakeup "needs" you could always launch it and have it set to a low timeout period, say 15s. Then you'd launch it and it'd then turn off in 15s. I think it'll go as low as 10.
Hi people, I got my phone today, and as you do, you set it up how you like it, I set it to keep the home, back and settings keys to light all the time, and it did. I did a OTA up software update, and now, even though ive put it to keep keys lit at all time, it still goes off after a few seconds?any one else had this problem?
OrionCarl said:
Hi people, I got my phone today, and as you do, you set it up how you like it, I set it to keep the home, back and settings keys to light all the time, and it did. I did a OTA up software update, and now, even though ive put it to keep keys lit at all time, it still goes off after a few seconds?any one else had this problem?
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Got my phone today with 10d on it. Almost immediately got an update to 10f and exactly the same - the front key lights always turn off after what I believe to be 1.5 seconds, no matter how I set it
Hm...same here. Lights turn off after 2-3 sec.
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mali_veseljak said:
Hm...same here. Lights turn off after 2-3 sec.
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Going to raise this with LG Tech Support once their e-mail contact page is back up and running
lol >> it is fun to say that the light for front keys turn off after 1.5 or 2 seconds
You can make it long from the setting and HERE THE PROCEDURE ..
PLEASE GO TO ( Settings > Power saver > Front key light ) there is Gear button beside it >> press it and change the period of time ..
Don't forget to press on Thanks button if I help you Guys
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lol >> it is fun to say that the light for front keys turn off after 1.5 or 2 seconds
You can make it long from the setting and HERE THE PROCEDURE ..
PLEASE GO TO ( Settings > Power saver > Front key light ) there is Gear button beside it >> press it and change the period of time ..
Don't forget to press on Thanks button if I help you Guys
Best regards,
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Not exactly, no. That setting gives you the option of '1.5 seconds' or 'Always off' and only applies to how the lights work during Power-Save mode, not normally.
Nice try to make us look stupid though :banghead:
SimonTS said:
Not exactly, no. That setting gives you the option of '1.5 seconds' or 'Always off' and only applies to how the lights work during Power-Save mode, not normally.
Nice try to make us look stupid though :banghead:
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lol >> I am sorry , but I like kidding with anyone ..
Yes , you're right with that the option for the light of front keys is 1.5 or off
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I found the solution for that now
Please GO TO ( Settings > Display > Front Key Light ) >> there is option is that " Always On "
Please try that and replay .. I am waiting
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lol >> I am sorry , but I like kidding with anyone ..
Yes , you're right with that the option for the light of front keys is 1.5 or off
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I found the solution for that now
Please GO TO ( Settings > Display > Front Key Light ) >> there is option is that " Always On "
Please try that and replay .. I am waiting
Best regards,
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I'm not sure if you are intentionally trolling or just stupid.
It is quite clearly stated that setting to 'Always On' makes no difference at all.
Do you have v10f on your phone? Do you even have this type of phone?
Calling all owners. Is there anyone out there?
OK, so I have raised this with LG Tech Support and they are telling me that it is an "Isolated Issue". Here is the copy of my emails with them;-
ME: I purchased this phone yesterday in the UK. I immediately got an OTA update to v10f. With this version there appears to be a bug. The "Front key light" setting doesn't change anything. I want to set it to "Always On" so that the lights are on whenever the screen is, but the button lights still go out after about 2 seconds.
This appears to be a software problem as other people on the forums have reported the same issue.
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THEM: Based on the information you have provided me with, and after reading through your query, I would recommend that this is a standard setting on the handset unfortunatly unless in use the LED lights will power down, if you touch the LED lights they should illuminate again but unfortunatly there isnt a setting that you can change. Unfortunatly we are unable to do anything here at LG currently but we will raise this as a issue and you will have to wait for another update or bug fix if this is a software issue.
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ME: This is definitely NOT a standard setting. Under software v10d this worked perfectly - as long as the screen was on, the buttons were lit up. The setting has the option of "Always On" and the fact that it doesn't work means that something is broken in the code. I have looked on XDA-Developers.com and found that I am far from the only person with this problem. There is also a partial solution which may point to the problem;-
"EDIT: OMG, changing the content of this file to 1 did fix it instantly! I'm not sure, if this app caused this behavior to happen but if anyone has the same issue, the exact location of the file is:
/sys/devices/platform/button-backlight/leds/button-backlight/br_maintain_on
EDIT 2: the file will be set to Ɔ' on each reboot, even with read-only permissions and when this app is not installed. It looks like this could be a firmware bug?
Maybe this will help - but at the moment I am seriously considering returning my phone and getting something by a different manufacturer as this is more than just annoying. Having those buttons flick off so quickly is a real nightmare when you are actually using the phone.
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THEM: Based on the information you have provided me with, and after reading through your query, I would recommend that this appears to be a islolated issue, as said before i will raise a Voice Of Customer which means that i will be raising this issue to head office and they will read this and look into the case. Unfortunalty i must inform you that your handset is covered by LG for 12 months under warrenty but you will fully void this by changing the codeing or altering the data inside the handset in anyway, this will also mean that the LG engineers will not repair this as it will be deemed as rooted.
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Can anyone out there confirm that they are running v10f and that the screen buttons work correctly for them. It would be interesting to tie this down and see if it is a problem with all v10f versions, if it is location specific, or if it maybe only effects certain batches of the phones.
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Thanks to this post by k1337Ultra, it appears that this can be fixed by disabling and then re-enabling the Automatic Brightness. Hope this helps others - very annoying though to find the solution buried in a totally irrelevant thread
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And it works after a reboot as well. Yippee!!!!!
Good news for that you have fixed your problem .. Don't blame me with that because I am using V10C firmware and it is superb with no problem on LED buttons
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Good news for that you have fixed your problem .. Don't blame me with that because I am using V10C firmware and it is superb with no problem on LED buttons
Best regards,
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Thanks - it would also have been helpful if you had either;-
1) mentioned that you were using an old version of software
2) actually read the OP and my post, realised that we were talking about a problem only in the latest version, and realised that posting would be fairly pointless.
its nice to see im not the only one that has the issue!! similar to you, if I enable the auto brightness the buttons stay lit fine, soon as I put it back, it goes back to going off after a few seconds!very annoying given they are not real buttons so can be a pain to find, grrrrr!
OrionCarl said:
its nice to see im not the only one that has the issue!! similar to you, if I enable the auto brightness the buttons stay lit fine, soon as I put it back, it goes back to going off after a few seconds!very annoying given they are not real buttons so can be a pain to find, grrrrr!
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I am following it up with LG Tech Support and will post back here if they actually tell me anything useful.
ok simon, doubt you will you get any sense out of them, their backup isnt up to much sadly! good luck
It's just to inform that the keys light are working like they should in V10G
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RuedasLocas said:
It's just to inform that the keys light are working like they should in V10G
Sent from my LG-P880 using xda app-developers app
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cool, cheers for that!! have to wait untill it comes here by the looks of it!:good:
The new official V10H Firmware solves this bug also
Forgive me if this was answered somewhere else, but I have not been able to find any information anywhere. I am not sure if my search terms are weak or what.
Okay, here is my question. How do I disable the auto-screen off feature? Meaning, when I hold the One in my hand and flick my wrist downward, the screen turns off by itself. I have looked into every setting on the phone but can not find any switch for it.
I am running OneDriod rom (cyanogenMod). I am unsure if the rom is causing this, as I remember it doing the same thing with stock.
Again, if this was answered elsewhere, feel free to delete/lock this thread. I was hesitant to even create this thread.
EvilTrance said:
Forgive me if this was answered somewhere else, but I have not been able to find any information anywhere. I am not sure if my search terms are weak or what.
Okay, here is my question. How do I disable the auto-screen off feature? Meaning, when I hold the One in my hand and flick my wrist downward, the screen turns off by itself. I have looked into every setting on the phone but can not find any switch for it.
I am running OneDriod rom (cyanogenMod). I am unsure if the rom is causing this, as I remember it doing the same thing with stock.
Again, if this was answered elsewhere, feel free to delete/lock this thread. I was hesitant to even create this thread.
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you must be using tbalden's or neo's kernel for CM11
this feature is called Flick 2 Wake/Sleep
kamilmirza said:
you must be using tbalden's kernel
this feature is called Flick 2 Wake/Sleep
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Thanks for the reply. I will be honest and say I have no idea if that is what it is. I have seen no reference to it on my phone or in any settings, etc. Though it seems my phone only turns off when I flick my wrist (or any other slight jerking action). However, it does not wake the phone up with a flick, it just turns the screen off. It is super annoying and I can not find the switch to turn it off.
EvilTrance said:
Thanks for the reply. I will be honest and say I have no idea if that is what it is. I have seen no reference to it on my phone or in any settings, etc. Though it seems my phone only turns off when I flick my wrist (or any other slight jerking action). However, it does not wake the phone up with a flick, it just turns the screen off. It is super annoying and I can not find the switch to turn it off.
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it must be in settings
or you can use Trickster MOD from PlayStore to disable it
kamilmirza said:
it must be in settings
or you can use Trickster MOD from PlayStore to disable it
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Thanks, that tool seems to be doing the trick. I can not believe this was so hard to figure out. I am normally pretty good at these sorts of things. Thanks again!
EvilTrance said:
I am normally pretty good at these sorts of things
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lol yeah i can see that