Epic: FROYO Security Time out change

[Biggnaa20]

Originally Posted by youngblack

Welcome to this side of the forum... if you're on the dk28 2.2.1 rom like I am... it's settings > display > screen timeout... that's where you set the timeout for screen to 10mins... there's also a keyboard timeout, just back tap it once the back button then go to the next one.

{if I helped.. you can thank me}

Thanks for responding, but unfortunately this isn't the answer I need.

The screen timeout keeps the whole device on for 10 minutes and will most assuredly quickly kill my poor battery.

What I need is the ability to turn the screen off and then back on again without having to input the lock code (necessitated by my exchange server again). I know that if I wait 10 minutes before turning the screen back on, I'll have to input the lock code, but doing it every time i turn the device on is kind of frustrating. This way I can use the phone while it is on my person without having the input the 6 digit code, but it will still be locked if I leave in on my desk during a meeting.

I know the 2.2 on the Evo had this ability. I hope it didn't get taken out with 2.2.1

Any thoughts?

[youngblack]

Originally Posted by Biggnaa20

Thanks for responding, but unfortunately this isn't the answer I need.

The screen timeout keeps the whole device on for 10 minutes and will most assuredly quickly kill my poor battery.

What I need is the ability to turn the screen off and then back on again without having to input the lock code (necessitated by my exchange server again). I know that if I wait 10 minutes before turning the screen back on, I'll have to input the lock code, but doing it every time i turn the device on is kind of frustrating. This way I can use the phone while it is on my person without having the input the 6 digit code, but it will still be locked if I leave in on my desk during a meeting.

I know the 2.2 on the Evo had this ability. I hope it didn't get taken out with 2.2.1

Any thoughts?

Google is your friend... Did you check out this thread Screen lock w/Exchange server - Android Forums
to see if this helps?
I think you may have to search Quick Settings or LockPicker in the Market. The add on might do the job as it comes pretty standard in HTC devices.

Just out of curiosity... if you don't mind me asking... What make you ditch the Evo over the Epic?

[Biggnaa20]

Originally Posted by youngblack

Google is your friend... Did you check out this thread Screen lock w/Exchange server - Android Forums
to see if this helps?
I think you may have to search Quick Settings or LockPicker in the Market. The add on might do the job as it comes pretty standard in HTC devices.

Just out of curiosity... if you don't mind me asking... What make you ditch the Evo over the Epic?

Yeah, I googled in addition to seaching in XDA, AndroidCentral and here, but no luck.

I'd looked at Lockpicker, but it states that it is for HTC Sense and will not work on Froyo, so I didn't install it.

I just downloaded Quick settings, but it looks like it deals with Brightness, ringer, volume, bluetooth, Wifi, GPS, volume Autosync auto rotation and Mobile Data, but no dice with the addition of time for the screen. The Screen time out portion only gets me to the same screen I saw before.

From the link you sent, I saw that Touchdown will provide a work around, and it has, but I still can't set a time delayed pass code (which would be preferred). Maybe it's a limitation of this version of Froyo, but I welcome any additional ideas.

Thanks for your help.

Re: My Evo:

Mainly, I didn't like the lack of a hard keyboard. In addition, I was coming from Palm Pre and loved the way that WebOS was planned out. If only Palm's execution was half as good. Palm got the task maintenance right (cards as a metaphor is awesome), but failed on hardware and software management, and thus, the damn thing was frustratingly laggy without overclocking.

I didn't like the Evo. As was evident by the fact that I would use my long in the tooth Palm Pre at home on wifi...even with the Evo sitting on the desk next to it.

For some reason I like the Epic better...but I wouldn't have bought it if the Froyo build that dropped as "official" hadn't come out a week or so ago. Now that Sprint pulled it back I am leery again, but I don't mind flashing 2.2.1 on there.

I just hope someone can get a working gingerbread rom going soon for the Epic.