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Help I'd like to have the screen stay on when charging/on AC power

answerman

Android Enthusiast
Apr 20, 2010
285
46
Appleton, WI
The title says it all. I would like the screen to stay on (on whatever brightness it's normally set at) when connected to external power. I've found the Settings/Applications/Development "Stay Awake" checkbox, but the screen still dims down after 30 seconds, though it doesn't go completely off. Is there a way to keep the screen on?

All the WinMo phones I had had two separate profiles... one for on battery and one for when on a charger, and you could set the screen brightness and timeout independently for each power profile.

The reason for this is that I have a dashmount cradle of sorts that I use, and I generally put the phone in it and plug it in when I'm driving any sort of distance. I do things like look at the phone signal, see if new mail comes in, etc. while driving, and it's just reassuring to look down at the phone and see it doing something without having to hit the power button.
 

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