On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 8:48 PM, mlevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Along these same lines... when using Google Maps for navigation with > the GPS, it appears that the screen blanks/locks after the user-set > timeout. While driving and trying to use this for nav, that's pretty > annoying and not very useful. > > Any suggestions for how to make the maps app keep the screen from > blanking while navigating?
There's a setting buried in Applications > Development > Stay awake. Turn this on and plug your G1 into a car charger when you want to use it for navigation and it won't blank/lock. If you don't want to use a charger or misplace it, see below. >> > As many people have posted on this and other sites, the defaultscreen >> > timeout during a call is much too short, particularly while using the >> > onscreen keyboard (e.g. for checking voicemail). I just timed it at 5 >> > seconds(!), which means the phone will blank out and lock while >> > listening to the intro voicemail message, and during every subsequent >> > message. Very annoying!!! >> >> > Some people have pointed out that using the slide keyboard prevents >> > this. Using the keyboard is not a good solution in many instances-- >> > while driving, or in an any circumstance where one would like to use >> > only one hand, for example. Thanks for any advice. A background service could listen for phone call status, set a wakelock when a phone call is ongoing and release when the call is terminated; thus the screen will not time out during phone calls but the regular timeout goes back into effect when the call ends. This is on my list of utilities to write if Google doesn't fix this in the system, where it aught to be, first. Since there are other instances in which one might want to quickly disable the timeout (and later restore it), like navigation when one doesn't have a charger on hand, I might release a utility for that as well (this will be quicker to write). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
