Disable Automatic Backlight Dimming while Charging

[DeMiNe0]

Hey Everyone,

I'm running into an issue, that i'm sure many of you have ran into at some point and found a way around.

When I have my Phone Plugged into the Charger (For example when in my car) after a set amount of time (I think it's around 30 seconds) my screen will Dim to only about 25% brightness(But never shut off completely). As you can imagine, this is horribly inconvenient when I'm running Google maps or sprint navigation.

How can I make it, so that when I'm charging the phone, the screen just always stays on and does not dim at all? And then when i'm on battery the screen resumes the normal behavior of shutting off after 30 seconds.

I've tried setting the "Stay Awake" option under "Applications > Development" to on, I've also tried setting the "Automatic Brightness" option under "Sound & Display > Brightness" to off. Neither of these worked.

The only thing that DOES work, is setting the "Screen Timeout" option under "Sound & Display" to "Never turn Off". But this disables the Automatic Shutoff of the screen even when on battery.

Anyone have a solution for me? My phone is rooted using Toast's method.

[cflynt]

Might check out an app in the marketplace called Screebl. It will keep screen on according to the tilt of the phone. Nice app.

[dbldwn02]

Yea, this is kind of annoying. WinMo had an separate profiles to when you were plugged in it would stay on and if you had it unplugged it would shut off at a set amount of time.

Anything similar to that?

[CFdragon]

Try this:-

Menu/Settings/Applications/Development....toggle Stay Awake

[jambaj0e]

Originally Posted by CFdragon

Try this:-

Menu/Settings/Applications/Development....toggle Stay Awake

He said he did try it.

I'm also looking at a way to emulate WinMo's option where you can have separate brightness and screen timeout when charged. Awesome idea, especially since I plug the phone in a car and use a car cradle.

[drl123]

Originally Posted by jambaj0e

He said he did try it.

I'm also looking at a way to emulate WinMo's option where you can have separate brightness and screen timeout when charged. Awesome idea, especially since I plug the phone in a car and use a car cradle.

Look in the Market for ScreenModeWidget by Sam Chiu. Can toggle between auto, backlight timeout but no lock, and always on by just tapping the widget. Got it just for the reason you mentioned. Navigation keeps it alive, but just having maps up does not. This takes care of it.

[slcya]

Went to the Sprint store to ask them to "fix" this issue because it's dimming my screen when plugged into my car charger and I can't see the screen when driving during the day. The employee said it's suppose to do that...after trying to explain what it's "suppose" to do three separate times I just left. The guy wasn't getting it...I guess I'm stuck changing it manually every time I get in the car...lame. I too was use to WinMo's power profile changing it for me depending on whether a charger was attached or not.

[DeMiNe0]

I actually found a solution too this. Use Power Manager Pro. It gives me the exact options I need.

[slcya]

I'll give it a try...thanks.

[slcya]

Did you mean Power Manager Full? There are a few versions...which developer?