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why does my screen dim after a few secs?

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?

'In Call Tweak' App for Android

I have moved away from WinMob for the same reasons as many others and now find myself searching for similar Apps for Android (T-Mobile UK G2) now....
One such app I used was the 'In Call Tweak' app which woke the phone screen up when you removed it from your ear during a call.... very useful.
Has/does anyone have information as to this type of app existing for Android or know that it's being worked on?
Many thanks and I apologise in advance if I have been a numpty and not searched hard enough.

I am not going to be helpful here. There was an app, I removed it for some reason and now I cant remember what the app was called!
I do remember that it stopped the screen going off fully and it was a bit oversensitive but otherwise ok.

Thanks for the reply..... At least I know that one existed.
Can you remember if you found it in the Market? that could narrow down the search.
Ta,

I believe that "Shake Awake" is what you're after...
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-maplekeycompany-apps-shake-ptw.aspx

cdmackay said:
I believe that "Shake Awake" is what you're after...
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-maplekeycompany-apps-shake-ptw.aspx
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You could not be more right! Thank you very much for reminding me...

Thanks guys.... I'll give it a whirl.

Having done some testing.....
The 'Shake Awake' app doesn't seem to work as well as the windows version which uses the light sensor as a trigger...
So if any one else knows of another appI could test I would be grateful.

by coincidence, i had need of it today, and it didn't seem to work at all. worked fine when I tested it using its own calibration tester thing.
I need to do some more real-call testing before I can tell if it's me, or it's broken.

You should try these settings for the HTC Hero:
select sensitivity: Like it ows you money..
enable cheek guard screen : OFF
show status : ON
outgoing calls : ON
incoming calls : OFF or ON as you like it (save would be OFF)
Don't forget to only leave this app with the back(arrow)button !
have fun!

Rubbish
This app suck major a$$ and rarely works properly.....

cdmackay said:
by coincidence, i had need of it today, and it didn't seem to work at all. worked fine when I tested it using its own calibration tester thing.
I need to do some more real-call testing before I can tell if it's me, or it's broken.
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I'd failed to note that it only works for outgoing calls, by default, and it's a security problem if you enable it for incoming calls. I suspect that when I wanted to use it, it was an incoming call.
Can anyone explain what the cheek guard option is for? I can't find it explained anywhere...

Hi cdmackay,
I saw some reference to it in the help file but it wasn't specific but I think that it might stop your cheek from accidentially activating the screen.....
I still find it unreliable... about an 80% hit rate...
I'm not a programmer (in the true sense) but I can't see why it can't be made to work like the Win Mob version which senses the attitude of the phone together with what the light sensor is reading to check if the phone is by your ear or you are looking at it to enter data of some kind..
I might email the developer to see if this is possible.
Somebody else has also raise the same question...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=553108
they have mentioned an app called keepscreen which can keep the screen alive but this can also be done by PowerManager (for calls).

thanks much

One Problem about XDAndroid on Topaz

I use 2.1 Eclair. There is one problem. The message and EDGE network are OK. But I can't get any calls. That means someone call me, they can find it's normal by their side, but my phone no ring or anything, just like no calls coming.
What's the problem to that? Please help me.
I like XDAndroid~!

Hello,
This happens to me too. Turns out the speaker is not
working (hence no ringing) and the screen remains
turned off, so no visual cue. But the phone is in fact
ringing and you can answer the call.
I 'solved' the problem by switching on vibration
Regards, jan

I think my phone has some problems. It often goes sleep shortly, about ten seconds.... And the light turn green. When it's asleep and the call comes in, the phone always sleeps. But my phone is awake, the calls can come in.

hello36 said:
I use 2.1 Eclair. There is one problem. The message and EDGE network are OK. But I can't get any calls. That means someone call me, they can find it's normal by their side, but my phone no ring or anything, just like no calls coming.
What's the problem to that? Please help me.
I like XDAndroid~!
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Thats a known issue, it appears after going to deep sleep you wont receive any calls.

How can I let the phone not deep sleep? I don't want to lose any calls.

hello36 said:
How can I let the phone not deep sleep? I don't want to lose any calls.
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Try to add this to startup.txt "pm.sleep_mode=2" ( without quotes ).

ReWind402 said:
Try to add this to startup.txt "pm.sleep_mode=2" ( without quotes ).
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Here comes another problem. I have no idea whether it causes the problem that the wifi cannot search any networks in android. But the calls can come in when the phone sleeps now. May I have your help for the wifi problem?

楼主，我的情况还不如你呢！我电话短信都不能用，只有WIFI是好的。
My phone only WIFI is good, can not call and send msg.

hello36 said:
Here comes another problem. I have no idea whether it causes the problem that the wifi cannot search any networks in android. But the calls can come in when the phone sleeps now. May I have your help for the wifi problem?
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Before booting to Android swicth "on" the wifi in WinMo.
IceWee said:
楼主，我的情况还不如你呢！我电话短信都不能用，只有WIFI是好的。
My phone only WIFI is good, can not call and send msg.
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Add to startup.txt "force_cdma=0".

The black screen ics bug

The screen goes black (more like dark bluish) very often, This happens very often after a call ends too, sometimes you cant see the incoming calls, the only way to get rid of it is to, press the power button, but the incoming call gets disconnected, please help, searched online no solution, if i use any gingerbread rom, it works without any issues, please help

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garrypotter said:
The screen goes black (more like dark bluish) very often, This happens very often after a call ends too, sometimes you cant see the incoming calls, the only way to get rid of it is to, press the power button, but the incoming call gets disconnected, please help, searched online no solution, if i use any gingerbread rom, it works without any issues, please help
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garrypotter said:
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It's probably lag.

what is lag
Now what is that, any solution?

garrypotter said:
Now what is that, any solution?
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I don't know anything about your phone to offer any solution. The more information you provide, the greater the chance of finding out the cause of your lag.

garrypotter said:
The screen goes black (more like dark bluish) very often, This happens very often after a call ends too, sometimes you cant see the incoming calls, the only way to get rid of it is to, press the power button, but the incoming call gets disconnected, please help, searched online no solution, if i use any gingerbread rom, it works without any issues, please help
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I have the same issue with mine I thought it was due to water damage but I don't think is. It's proberly lag but then I find if you have volume to wake enabled then this never happens but that depends of the Rom has that feature or not
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[Q] How can I stop accidental dialing?

How can I keep from accidentally placing a phone call from my Moto X?
Last night I fell asleep with my phone in the bed. Sometime during the night, I accidentally placed a call to someone who had recently called me. I really don't want this to happen again, as the consequences could be highly embarrassing.
Note: I *think* this was just the equivalent of a butt-call, but it's possible that, in my Ambien-induced stupor, I actually placed the call.
I tried disabling the Dialer app, but I don't think that's sufficient, as I could still dial out via People/Contacts. I want to put more barriers between me and making a call.
At the same time, I don't want to disable incoming calls, as I have family members who may need to contact me in an emergency.
Thanks.

How do you pocket dial these days.... Would need to press phone app, a contact and dial. Seems like a very specific chain of stray touches.
Aside from disabling every app that can call, or airplane mode... Not sure how you could do this.
Maybe some of those blacklist apps work for calling out.

KJ said:
How do you pocket dial these days.... Would need to press phone app, a contact and dial. Seems like a very specific chain of stray touches.
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Yeah, I'm mystified, too.
Maybe some of those blacklist apps work for calling out.
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I'll look into some 3rd-party apps and see. Thanks.

O.K., I just installed a fee app called Call Confirm that seems to do the trick. After I dial or after I hit a speed dial item, it asks me if I really want to dial that number. I think it's designed to protect people from drunk dialing, but it should work fro sleep-dialers, too.

Use a PIN or something on the lock screen.

I gave pocket dialed more with this phone... Forgetting to lock after texting and putting it in me pocket.
Sent from my XT1060 using Tapatalk

Just like mandrsn1 said, put a lock/pin on it so it won't do that.