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So i just got the Tilt last week. Been using it every day and would say that I am in pretty good understanding of how it works.
My understanding:
Screen dim is set to 10seconds - Meaning after 10 seconds of no use screen will dim (wont be as bright) this works perfectly every time
"Turn off divice if not usef for 1min" - From my understanding it should turn off the screen after 1 minute of no use and shouldnt come on unless I press the power button on the right.
This is where I am having issues. It wont turn the screen off.. it just stays at dimmed.
First let me explain how i have the phone set up since I think it has something to do with that.
I use it for phone calls, email (through Exchange), and text messaging.
Ive tested it a couple times and the screen turns off just fine if I have direct push (email feature) turned off in the Comm Manager.
However with the Direct push ON it seems to not wanna turn off... just dims.
At first I thought... well maybe it cant get email pushed to it if its turned off... but nope, if I manually turn the screen off (by pressing the side button).. and email myself.. sure enough the phone comes out of the turn off state and tells me I got an email... same deal with texts.
So I am dumbfounded. What is not letting it turn off the screen? The only thing that is running in tast manager is ActiveSync.
Thanks in advance for any help
Where do you leave your 400$+ device that it is unattended for over a minute? Mine is out, on, check mail, off, back in pocket.
it has nothing to do with being unattended... i just feel like i should be able to..
Pick it up -> Turn on -> Glance for new emails -> Put it back down.
Without having to turn off the screen every time... seems like it should do that on its own.. otherwise it would be kind of pointless to have that auto turn off after 1 min function.. right?
So... since that function is there.. and its not doing it.. that means something is wrong. so im trying to figure out what is wrong.
It could be a lot of factors so its going to be time consuming to find the exact cause of the problem. Not sure if your willing to hard reset the device to attempt troubleshooting from a hard reset with no other programs installed to rule out the ROM itself your using or if its third party software or possibly other changes/tweaks you might have made.
I know it works as it should for me with the Q-Mobile 1.2 ROM. Both the dimming and device power off setting work fine. And I have Push email enabled so activesync is always connected.
tyeo098 said:
Where do you leave your 400$+ device that it is unattended for over a minute? Mine is out, on, check mail, off, back in pocket.
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Some of us have a life...
I have the same issue... stock ATT rom, with lots of stuff on it. I'm pretty accustomed to using the power button to turn off the screen when I'm done. All 3 tilts I've had have this issue. I know it also happened running the stock HTC rom.
I am interested in a solution if anyone has any ideas.
I believe I had the same problem. There are two places to change the dim settings. One setting is under:
Settings\Systems\Power\Advance
Another is under:
Settings\System\Backlight\BatteryPower.
At that point I would make sure all these numbers match up that way you know it will dim and shut off at the correct time. One time is to dim, the other is to shut the screen off. Hope were talking about he same problem, and see if that helps.
Punker1234 said:
I believe I had the same problem. There are two places to change the dim settings. One setting is under:
Settings\Systems\Power\Advance
Another is under:
Settings\System\Backlight\BatteryPower.
At that point I would make sure all these numbers match up that way you know it will dim and shut off at the correct time. One time is to dim, the other is to shut the screen off. Hope were talking about he same problem, and see if that helps.
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This works for me, I set them all the same and the screen dims and turns off.
Thanks much!
xconradx said:
This works for me, I set them all the same and the screen dims and turns off.
Thanks much!
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Welcome. I had the same trouble, as I was irritated that the screen would shut off at 1 minute. Sometimes programs or installations take longer then that and with Wifi it can disconnect. Glad I could help.
The problem is related to Activesync and Exchange direct push.
I had the same problem. As long as Activesync is connected to Exchange the phone does not enter standby.
Try disabling direct push and kill activesync and then see if it works.
I had to configure activesync to check for mail every 30mins instead of direct push to work around the problem.
If anybody has direct push and standby working please let me know. I'm sick of this workaround.
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titan00 said:
The problem is related to Activesync and Exchange direct push.
I had the same problem. As long as Activesync is connected to Exchange the phone does not enter standby.
Try disabling direct push and kill activesync and then see if it works.
I had to configure activesync to check for mail every 30mins instead of direct push to work around the problem.
If anybody has direct push and standby working please let me know. I'm sick of this workaround.
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Excellent.. changing the setting in both of the places mentioned above to 1minute fixed the issue.. now i have direct push and active sync on.. and it turns off after 1 min yay
Just curious, anyone have any problems with their screens turning back on after being off? I'm pretty sure this is related to my check email interval. Its not a problem for me anymore since I've been using slide2unlock, but before then Id pull my device out and all kinds of programs would be running...but I still get awakened in the middle of the night by a bright screen if I do not put my phone face down on my nightstand.
titan00 said:
The problem is related to Activesync and Exchange direct push.
I had the same problem. As long as Activesync is connected to Exchange the phone does not enter standby.
Try disabling direct push and kill activesync and then see if it works.
I had to configure activesync to check for mail every 30mins instead of direct push to work around the problem.
If anybody has direct push and standby working please let me know. I'm sick of this workaround.
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No problems here. I'm using my own ROM however.
ajmoncrief said:
Just curious, anyone have any problems with their screens turning back on after being off? I'm pretty sure this is related to my check email interval. Its not a problem for me anymore since I've been using slide2unlock, but before then Id pull my device out and all kinds of programs would be running...but I still get awakened in the middle of the night by a bright screen if I do not put my phone face down on my nightstand.
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I've had that. Mine's related to SPB backup which runs at 3AM. Also, pressing any key brings this device out of standby as opposed to my Hermes where only the power button would do this. I don't really like this "feature" much as I now need to have keylock enabled to keep the phone from waking up.
Sleuth255 said:
I've had that. Mine's related to SPB backup which runs at 3AM. Also, pressing any key brings this device out of standby as opposed to my Hermes where only the power button would do this. I don't really like this "feature" much as I now need to have keylock enabled to keep the phone from waking up.
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Hi:
I hope I understood your issue correctly.
If you want phone to ONLY wake when you push the power button, you need to go to Start/Settings/System/KeyLock There, select the first option, which is lock all buttons except power button.
titan00 said:
If anybody has direct push and standby working please let me know. I'm sick of this workaround.
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As stated in my previous post I have Direct Push and Standby works correctly for me. I'm using the Q-Mobile 1.2 ROM.
Chrushev said:
Excellent.. changing the setting in both of the places mentioned above to 1minute fixed the issue.. now i have direct push and active sync on.. and it turns off after 1 min yay
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PsyOpWarlord said:
As stated in my previous post I have Direct Push and Standby works correctly for me. I'm using the Q-Mobile 1.2 ROM.
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That is really strange. I'm using Dutty V3 and just tried activating Direct push. Setting Backlight and power timeout to one minute. After leaving the device for one minute the screen dims but does not enter standby.
If I kill activesync it does enter standby but Direct push stops working.
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So, I tether my Kaiser all the time, and the only downside is that the back light always goes dim instead of totally off when it is connected to my pc.
When I press the off key on the side to turn the back light off, it disconnects from my phone.
Is there something I am missing to get this to go off?
It sounds like when your screen shuts off, the phone goes into sleep mode, which disables the tethered connection. If you are charging while tethered, then I wouldn't worry about it. You can also set your backlight to turn off after X amount of time but like I said, it will go into sleep mode.
When the Kaiser is connected to the PC, it will not turn off the screen, instead only dim it as you stated. There are several programs for Windows Mobile that will allow you to shut off your screen completely without actually sleeping the device. Check out this post.
NotATreoFan, u might wanna correct that link.....your link is to report that post.....now we dont want a post reported for being helpful do we..
Oops... fixed the link. Nice catch!
Nice! Thanks for your help, good sirs.
Very odd...
My screen won't timeout anymore, unless I manually press the power button. It doesn't matter whether the phone is plugged in or not, and it isn't dependent on the screen I am on either. The screen just stays on forever.
Is there a way I can see if a certain program is preventing the screen from sleeping? Has anyone encountered this type of thing before?
Thanks!
yakkamut said:
Very odd...
My screen won't timeout anymore, unless I manually press the power button. It doesn't matter whether the phone is plugged in or not, and it isn't dependent on the screen I am on either. The screen just stays on forever.
Is there a way I can see if a certain program is preventing the screen from sleeping? Has anyone encountered this type of thing before?
Thanks!
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Did you check the screen time out settings, maybe you got it at 30mins ?
Yeah, it's set to 30 seconds. It must be some program that tells my phone not to sleep?
Even more odd...
It fixed itself!
Rebooting the phone for the last couple days had no effect on the timeout issue I was having, but doing it this afternoon somehow resolved the issue.
Add this to the list of idiosyncrasies that my SGS has.
I'm having this annoying problem with my SGS (JPY) at the moment. Sometimes it'll go to sleep and turn off the screen by itself, but 9 times out of 10 I have to manually turn it off with the power button.
Has anyone else experienced this with JPY? I'm reluctant to wipe and start again, but it's really starting to piss me off now...
might be an old topic, but i am experiencing this right now
i just installed gingerreal guerilla version yesterday and it works fine
however when i connected my phone to usb for charging this morning, it wont turn off the screen unless i do it manually by pressing the power button
weird thing is as far as i remember there's a setting on USB debug mode to turn off the screen when connected to usb. i think it might be related to the rom or is it always like that on gingerbread? i assume that is the root cause,
although i couldn't post the issue directly on the gingerreal thread due to minimum post count.
Hi,
My Nexus one died yesterday and will not switch on (the power button is broken (due to pressing it too hard))
The only thing is that it was rooted, and I had flashed fotakill ages ago so it didn't upgrade to Gingerbread.
My network provider is going to do a swap/exchange, tomorrow, and I really want the new phone exactly as this phone was (with fotakill and a few other custom apks)
Now bearing in mind that the power button is kaputz, is there any way I can make abackup/copy/dump of my current ROM ie. by connecting it to the PC, or will I just have to start from scratch?
The trick to turn a N1 on without the power button is to connect it to your charger and insert and remove the battery (whilst plugged in) a couple of times. Eventually it'll get confused and turn on! Best of luck.
You are a god!!!!
Thank you!!!!!
although it only worked once.
That trick doesn't work now
FRIK!
sikodemon said:
although it only worked once.
That trick doesn't work now
FRIK!
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Best using a USB cable for this trick as it works everytime!
Plug in usb cable (obviously connected to computer) and when the orange light comes on take out battery and as soon as the light goes out put the battery in quickly and it turns on. I've been doing this for several months now and along with two apps 'Lock screen' and 'Quickboot' I haven't looked back or even missed the power button.
I can also get you booted to recovery using this method and fastboot if you need it.
shadowch31 said:
I can also get you booted to recovery using this method and fastboot if you need it.
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Yess! please tell!!!
sikodemon said:
Yess! please tell!!!
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Copy Ra's recovery to your sdk/tools folder and open a command prompt and boot phone to bootloader (do this by using the trick above to switch phone on whilst holding the trackball down and you will be in bootloader mode) plug in usb if not already attached and it will say in red highlight 'Fastboot usb' and in the command prompt type -
fastboot boot c:\sdk\tools\recovery221.img (rename as appropriate)
This will use the recovery on your computer to boot your phone and allow you to do whatever you please, for your case that would be backing up your rom and transfering to the computer for safe keeping. Any problems catch me in the irc help channel in my sig and I'll sign in now for you just in case.
This is really starting to p me off.
It worked and turned on the second time I tried it but then I remembered I didn't have the the SD card in the phone toperform a rom backup.
Been trying to get it back on for the last hour non stop, my fingers are giving up.
AARRGH!
sikodemon said:
This is really starting to p me off.
It worked and turned on the second time I tried it but then I remembered I didn't have the the SD card in the phone toperform a rom backup.
Been trying to get it back on for the last hour non stop, my fingers are giving up.
AARRGH!
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Just chill its easy.
Take a deep breath and just follow my instructions.
Plug phone into pc and the charging light comes on after a few seconds.
Pull out battery slightly so its just off the pins and wait for the charging light to go out.
QUICKLY slot the battery back into place (if the lights start flashing when battery is out then its to late and start again)
Phone should boot without a problem. Its all about timing and if you take it easy and get yourself set before doing it trust me it becomes that easy you don't even have to be looking at the lights
I promise you I'm following your exact instructions and nothing happens, the orange light just turns back on. Seriously gonna throw this phone out the window in a minute.
It's not getting (confused)
bloody smartphone
sikodemon said:
It's not getting (confused)
bloody smartphone
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Mines never 'confused' it just switches on. I only have to do it once, never repeatedly. Try take a five minute break, have a cuppa and come back when less frustrated.
Dunno what's wrong, just doesn't want to play, so strange that it worked once though earlier on.
As i said its all about timing fella, I have just got used to it now so its simple for me but understand your frustration. Only thing I can say is when that light goes out as you release the battery slightly (if you set the battery so its out already and being held in place with your thumb to keep the connection it makes it easier) and the millisecond that light goes out the battery get pushed back in to make the connection and hey presto it should work as I'm doing it myself as I type.
Definitely doesn't want to turn on anymore, I'm doing it exactly as you described above with no luck.
Maybe..... does anyone know if ADB can power on a device, I know it can reboot
sikodemon said:
Definitely doesn't want to turn on anymore, I'm doing it exactly as you described above with no luck.
Maybe..... does anyone know if ADB can power on a device, I know it can reboot
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It can't as it needs the phone on to run the commands. This is your only option. Just wondering your battery is charged?
yes, lol, it's now fully charged as the orange light is now green.
This is what I'm doing:
Back cover removed
Battery slightly raised (for ease) but held in place by thumb
Insert usb (connected to computer) into phone
Light turns orange (now green because fully charged)
Remove battery
Light stays on for about one second
Light goes off
Battery is then re-inserted as soon as that happens
Light then turns back to green
Bums
Start again
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yes, lol, it's now fully charged as the orange light is now green.
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Then I have nothing else to say fella except sorry and hope you find a solution.
Thanks for helping mate, I know your method works because it worked once earlier today for me.
Sorry to waste your time
I dropped my phone in the water. Got the battery out quickly and opened up the phone from A to Z (except the circuitry under the screen) and got it dry, left it to dry for 48 hours on top.
Now, my phone is back together and it boots, screen works, sound works, OS works.
But the phone is always in Airplane mode when I boot it. If I try to change the Airplane Mode to Off from the menu shown while pressing Power, it says it turned it Off, but it's then greyed out (can't turn it On and says its off). If I go in the Settings in Wireless settings, Flight mode is still on. If I try to turn it Off from there, it says, turning on wireless things.. but stays there.. If i go <-back and go back into Wireless settings, flight mode is still On. If I go in Wifi settings, the wifi is off, if I select it to be on, it starts scanning and eventually says: Unable to scan networks.
So, I'm wondering, what part is busted ? Anyone know ? My connections seem to be OK, I've put it back as it was. I'm basically bummed.
Also, in settings-status my IMEI is unknown and pretty much everything relating to connectivity. USB works though.
Any ideas? tricks ? anything ? other than buying a new phone to replace this one.
Cheers.
fvbt said:
I dropped my phone in the water. Got the battery out quickly and opened up the phone from A to Z (except the circuitry under the screen) and got it dry, left it to dry for 48 hours on top.
Now, my phone is back together and it boots, screen works, sound works, OS works.
But the phone is always in Airplane mode when I boot it. If I try to change the Airplane Mode to Off from the menu shown while pressing Power, it says it turned it Off, but it's then greyed out (can't turn it On and says its off). If I go in the Settings in Wireless settings, Flight mode is still on. If I try to turn it Off from there, it says, turning on wireless things.. but stays there.. If i go <-back and go back into Wireless settings, flight mode is still On. If I go in Wifi settings, the wifi is off, if I select it to be on, it starts scanning and eventually says: Unable to scan networks.
So, I'm wondering, what part is busted ? Anyone know ? My connections seem to be OK, I've put it back as it was. I'm basically bummed.
Also, in settings-status my IMEI is unknown and pretty much everything relating to connectivity. USB works though.
Any ideas? tricks ? anything ? other than buying a new phone to replace this one.
Cheers.
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Dont worry bro...
Give it 4-5 days to set up.
my s2 was dropped in water and same problem was experienced. But all went well after 2 days.
Rohitdahiya said:
Dont worry bro...
Give it 4-5 days to set up.
my s2 was dropped in water and same problem was experienced. But all went well after 2 days.
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I sure hope that will do it.
*I wish I had my previous phone S2 again... since this one is a donor from my father. Contemplating getting the Nexus, but than again, I hear there's a 2nd revision lol.. oh the dilemna
Oh great, now the cat destroyed the power button flex ribbon...Just great..