The Auto Screen Turn On & Off
Free AppAbout The Auto Screen Turn On & Off
This is Screen Auto On/Off app. It runs as a service and is very easy on the battery. On newer systems (4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich and above) it will use less than 2% of the battery power. In fact, it doesn't even appear in the battery usage screen.
The AutoScreen will automatically turn your phone's (or tablet) screen on when you pick it up from a flat surface such as your desk, and turn the screen off when you put it back, or when you slide it in your pocket or handbag. It does this by using two sensors on your device - the accelerometer and the proximity sensor, without you having to manually press the Power button.
1. To turn the screen on, there are several options. If your device is on your desk, simply pick it up and point it toward you (as you would naturally do when picking up your phone or tablet). If it's in your hand, you can place it in horizontal position (+/- 10 degrees) for a second or two and then tilt it toward you. If your device has a proximity sensor, as most phones now do, you can just move your hand above the sensor to wake your screen up (this is useful feature for when you are in a class, meeting, boring dinner with in-laws, etc). This app also recognizes the shake gesture, so you can also shake your device to wake it up.
2. To turn the screen off, simply place your device Screen-Up on a flat surface, such as your desk. When the screen is about to go back to sleep, the app will display "Touch to keep screen ON" button for a few seconds. If you ignore it, the screen will be turned off. If you touch it, the usual screen timeout will apply (usually 1 to 10 minutes, as specified in System's Display Sleep settings), so you can use the calculator or read a news article while your device lays flat on your desk. If your device has a proximity sensor, placing your device in a pocket, handbag or Screen-Down will also cause the screen to go to sleep.
What's really nice about The AutoScreen is that it hardly uses any battery power. In my tests on various Jelly Bean devices it doesn't even appear in the battery usage screen, which means that it uses less than 2% of the battery power. This should be the case for all the devices running Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) and above versions of Android. For devices with older Android versions such as Motorola Droid X running Gingerbread (2.3.4) it appears to be using between 2 and 6 percent of the battery power, which still isn't too bad. However, on the 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab running Froyo (2.2.1) it again doesn't even show up in the battery usage screen, which means that for devices with larger battery capacities it apparently uses less battery power than other apps do (below 2%).
Please be aware that there are some apps that will try to keep your device's screen on while they are running. They are usually video players and some games. Therefore, for the screen to reliably turn off each time, I recommend that you exit or put into background any apps that you were using.
If this app doesn't work for you, please let me know rather than leave a bad review. I will try to fix it if you let me know of the problem. Please submit all bug reports to "theautoscreen@gmail.com". Provide the device model, Android version (it's in the "About phone" under Settings) and a description of the problem you are experiencing with this app.
The AutoScreen will automatically turn your phone's (or tablet) screen on when you pick it up from a flat surface such as your desk, and turn the screen off when you put it back, or when you slide it in your pocket or handbag. It does this by using two sensors on your device - the accelerometer and the proximity sensor, without you having to manually press the Power button.
1. To turn the screen on, there are several options. If your device is on your desk, simply pick it up and point it toward you (as you would naturally do when picking up your phone or tablet). If it's in your hand, you can place it in horizontal position (+/- 10 degrees) for a second or two and then tilt it toward you. If your device has a proximity sensor, as most phones now do, you can just move your hand above the sensor to wake your screen up (this is useful feature for when you are in a class, meeting, boring dinner with in-laws, etc). This app also recognizes the shake gesture, so you can also shake your device to wake it up.
2. To turn the screen off, simply place your device Screen-Up on a flat surface, such as your desk. When the screen is about to go back to sleep, the app will display "Touch to keep screen ON" button for a few seconds. If you ignore it, the screen will be turned off. If you touch it, the usual screen timeout will apply (usually 1 to 10 minutes, as specified in System's Display Sleep settings), so you can use the calculator or read a news article while your device lays flat on your desk. If your device has a proximity sensor, placing your device in a pocket, handbag or Screen-Down will also cause the screen to go to sleep.
What's really nice about The AutoScreen is that it hardly uses any battery power. In my tests on various Jelly Bean devices it doesn't even appear in the battery usage screen, which means that it uses less than 2% of the battery power. This should be the case for all the devices running Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) and above versions of Android. For devices with older Android versions such as Motorola Droid X running Gingerbread (2.3.4) it appears to be using between 2 and 6 percent of the battery power, which still isn't too bad. However, on the 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab running Froyo (2.2.1) it again doesn't even show up in the battery usage screen, which means that for devices with larger battery capacities it apparently uses less battery power than other apps do (below 2%).
Please be aware that there are some apps that will try to keep your device's screen on while they are running. They are usually video players and some games. Therefore, for the screen to reliably turn off each time, I recommend that you exit or put into background any apps that you were using.
If this app doesn't work for you, please let me know rather than leave a bad review. I will try to fix it if you let me know of the problem. Please submit all bug reports to "theautoscreen@gmail.com". Provide the device model, Android version (it's in the "About phone" under Settings) and a description of the problem you are experiencing with this app.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Version 2.24 (Jan 16, 2015)
- Added support for Android Lollipop devices & bug fix.
Version 2.22 (Sep 4, 2013)
- Added 'POCKET MODE' button when device's screen is turned upside-down (like when putting your phone in the back pocket of your jeans). The proximity sensor will not be used to wake up the screen, so device stays off in your pocket or handbag.
Version 2.21 (Aug 30, 2013)
- Fixed minor bug where the screen would sometimes stay on after the device was placed in horizontal position.
Version 2.24 (Jan 16, 2015)
- Added support for Android Lollipop devices & bug fix.
Version 2.22 (Sep 4, 2013)
- Added 'POCKET MODE' button when device's screen is turned upside-down (like when putting your phone in the back pocket of your jeans). The proximity sensor will not be used to wake up the screen, so device stays off in your pocket or handbag.
Version 2.21 (Aug 30, 2013)
- Fixed minor bug where the screen would sometimes stay on after the device was placed in horizontal position.
Version update The Auto Screen Turn On & Off was updated to version 2.24
More downloads The Auto Screen Turn On & Off reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
What are users saying about The Auto Screen Turn On & Off
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Have uninstalled because of annoying pop-up when the screen wakes up.
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Repeatedly switch off/ON without doing anything near phone. MPS Sodhi.Note 5 duo
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Screen occasionally turns on and off. Running on Android N beta.
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Works on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7. Kudos.
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Works on my S7 Love it!!!!
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Pathetic! Why does it keep showing 'Touch to keep screen ON' everytime. I am fully frustrated.
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It locks fine but doesn't turn on when I pick it up
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Good App but Consumes 70-80% of Battery, Wonder why... as the Dev wrote it consumes less then 2% of battery.
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It locks fine but doesn't turn on when I pick it up
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I b0ught a similar app, i really paid f0r it but this app really functi0nd wel nd ts 4 free!! D0nt buy shaken0n! I rec0mmend!!!
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It is so complicated and stupid, I don't know why they made this rubbish app
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How it work
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...using for a brief time it sucked a great deal of battery.
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With auto handler on screen keeps cutting on and off. If you turn data on then off your have to start app again to get it to work.
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VERY GOOD VERY GOOD THANKS FOR YOUR APP
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Easy and Smart
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Is really good, try it.
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Pathetic! Why does it keep showing 'Touch to keep screen ON' everytime. I am fully frustrated.
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Honestly what this app however after using it for several days i cannot believe the battery drainage on my moto g 2nd gen! this app requires a 2 percent battery impact however mine is constantly showing at 16 to 23 percent battery drainage . going to uninstall this program i was the creator can work out a fix for me asap
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App wins it. You should indicate that the user has to get the proximity sensor close to when tilting it to make it work.
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I am having difficulty getting the phone to turn back on, screen off works as expected though. There should be an option for users to set the timeout instead of default 5 seconds.
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It has been so frustrating dealing with my phone ever since my power button stopped working! I have tried several apps to ease that frustration a bit but so many just ended up being more frustrating and draining my battery and not really working. Until this app!! It does what it says with only minor quirks and I haven't really noticed a huge toll on my battery! I am very impressed with this app and I highly recommend it to anyone having power button issues!
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Works well for me ... after like trying almost 6 different apps and finally found what i was looking for ... keep up the good work!
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This apps working properly for my device (samsung galaxy tab 3 lite) right now. Baguusss,,,,!
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It doesn't do what it says do not download
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My phone just started turning off and on by itself ... Metro pcs 4G LG Motion....
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Pathetic! Why does it keep showing 'Touch to keep screen ON' everytime. I am fully frustrated.
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Very nice! Now I don't have to wear out the power-on button to wake up or put to sleep the display screen. And it uses so little battery on my Asus Memo it doesn't even show up in BatteryBot.
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Sensors working very good. No false detection. Moreover the battery saving is exceptionally well. But the popup coming & interface need to be changed. Must try it.
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It locks fine but doesn't turn on when I pick it up
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It does work, super simple.
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Is really good, try it.
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Easy and fast
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In this category
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The best. No shaking or hand waving. Just works.
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After turning off and while laying flat, the screen continuously turns on and off by itself. I am glad I noticed, otherwise it would have killed the battery.
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Cool
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Works great on Nexus4! Toast notifications are ugly, it would be 5* if they are holo...
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Everything is fine except the wake up with the phone shake as the phone display turns on while in the pocket during walking. It would be helpful if there is an option to disable. And the banner "touch to keep screen on" looks annoying. Require an option to enable/disable this too.