One of my favorite features is missing in the new rom...

**WhiteBlazer01** · #1 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 02:30 PM

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My stock Verizon rom had this cool feature when I press the end key when the screen is off, the screen would light up and say in the top corner "screen is off, press the top button to turn on". Anyway to get that back? I actually really like that feature.

**Dragon2** · #2 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteBlazer01

Wirelessly posted (HTC-P4600/1.2 Opera/9.50 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en))

My stock Verizon rom had this cool feature when I press the end key when the screen is off, the screen would light up and say in the top corner "screen is off, press the top button to turn on". Anyway to get that back? I actually really like that feature.

that would be a cool feature that now I want......lol

wesscoggin · #3 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 02:46 PM

to remind you the end key is not "backlight on"?

**Dragon2** · #4 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by wesscoggin

to remind you the end key is not "backlight on"?

to remind you the screen if off...........

joeyc1123 · #5 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 03:34 PM

isn't it just telling you that you hit the wrong button???

**TheBundo** · #6 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 03:38 PM

Can't you tell your screen is off by looking at it?

wesscoggin · #7 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBundo

Can't you tell your screen is off by looking at it?

I didn't want to seem rude but ^

Likwid · #8 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 03:41 PM

Does anyone know how I can add an alarm to my alarm clock to make sure I know it's set. Like a constant beeping.

wesscoggin · #9 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 03:48 PM

I actually have thought about why they separated the power and screen off and I know why it's useful to me to have them separate....Have you ever needed to shut your phone off for something, (for instance, going into a long meeting but would like to conserve battery rather than just having it on silent and wasting battery) but you don't remember if you actually shut the phone off or not? Before, when the buttons were the same, to check the on/off status you would have to press the power/backlight on key and it would actually turn the phone on if it was off. You would have to wait for the phone to start up before you could shut it back down or take out the battery. In addition, if the volume was up (rather than vibrate or silent) and you had a startup sound you would be embarassed in the meeting. Now you can press the backlight key to see if the phone is on or not and if nothing happens you know it's off. Perhaps a visual aid as in what the the OP was refering to is just another way to verify the on/off status.

**chronster** · #10 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 04:07 PM

Some of you may think looking at a black screen is telling that it's off, but for some, it's VERY confusing.