Let me just confirm that everyone's Skyrocket does the same thing....so your Lock Screen fades after 5 seconds too if you do not swipe it to go to the home page, correct?
OK I figured this out....the DEFAULT is 5 seconds. I just got off of Live Chat with Samsung.
Visitor: Ok it's set....now I will press the power button
Visitor: It just did the same thing
Visitor: I pressed power, the Lock Screen appears....I put the phone down.....the Lock Screen fades to black after 4 seconds
Alfred: Please swype to unlock the screen and check if it stays on without locking itself for 10 minutes.
Visitor: Yes, but that is not what my problem is
Visitor: I want the Lock Screen to stay on.....so I can see it and see the time
Visitor: So do I have to set it for 15 seconds, swipe it, and then it will turn back on after 15 seconds, and STAY on until I swipe again?
Alfred: I am sorry for the confusion. I would like to inform you that it is normal function of the phone. Unfortunately there is no option to change the setting and increase the blank OFF time.
Visitor: Then what good is the lock screen?
Visitor: I want to see the time and background....not have a black screen
Alfred: I would like to inform you that Screen time out is the time in which the screen remains or stays unlocked.
Visitor: But it is not remaining.....no matter what I have it set to, the Lock Screen fades to black after 4 seconds
Visitor: What is the point of a Lock Screen that you only see for 4 seconds?
Alfred: I suggest you please check if there are any applications available in Android market.
Visitor: ?
Alfred: I mean the applications that can allow the phone to see time even locked.
Visitor: So let me make sure I understand....what is the DEFAULT time that the Lock Screen stays VISIBLE after you press the power button, but BEFORE you swipe the Lock Screen to enter the home screen of the phone?
Alfred: It is 4 seconds as you mentioned.
Visitor: How do you know that, is it in the manual or written somewhere?
Alfred: I understand your concern. There is no setting on the phone to increase or decrease the lock screen time.
Alfred: I have checked the details from our end.
Visitor: And there is NO WAY to change that default setting?
Alfred: Unfortunately, there is no option to change this default feature. I would have surely provided you the information if there are any settings available.
So when you Power On and then swipe the Lock Screen to get to the Home Page....the 'Screen Timeout' setting is how long the phone takes to go back to the Lock Screen, not how long the Lock Screen stays visible.
Seems so weird that the Default is 5 seconds for the Lock Screen to stay on, then it just fades to black. What is the point of having a cool Lock Screen with a wallpaper and a clock if you can only see it for 5 Seconds???
Does anyone know of an App that lets you keep the Lock Screen (and the Time) visible without disappearing after only 5 Seconds?