Keeping Nexus 7 from turning screen off.

[wtom95831]

Is there a way that the Nexus 7 stays turned on if you are looking at the screen? I'm getting tired of the screen turning off while I'm still reading...

 

[dotism]

In settings you should be able to set the sleep cycle: Settings/(Device) Display/Sleep.

Though it would be nice for your reading app to interrupt this setting, a la Netflix. Where are you having this problem?

I am testing Kindle App, Google Books, and Pocket to see if they respect the device setting or ignore it for a better reading experience. I'll edit as necessary. My device is set to sleep in a minute.

• Kindle App ignores it. I'm not sure of the timeout, but it has remained alive for far more than three minutes so far, sitting on an open page unattended.
  
• Pocket went to sleep in a minute, per my OS settings.
  
• Google Books ignores the setting. It has been sitting on an open page for more than four minutes.

Now I am interested in finding the ceilings of these programs.

 

[StuMcBill]

Try this: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...bS5rZXllcy5zY3JlZWJsLmJldGEiXQ&token=CEnbzP6B..

It uses the accelerometers / gyroscope to detect if you are holding your tablet and won't turn the screen off if it thinks you are!

 

[dotism]

Great tip! (Edit: That really is a great tip..)

All of my tests were conducted with the tablet sitting unattended on the table next to me (I'm tapping this out on a laptop).

 

[ShaggyKids]

Don't know that you would want 'always on' cuz that would really drain your battery. You can adjust here :

Settings - - Display - - Sleep

If it's a book app you're looking reading, mine doesn't shut off then.