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Just found a setting I hadn't paid attention to before...something called 'active display'. Once disabled, during sleep the screen stays completely black until power button is tapped. Appreciate the responses fellows.

Cpaight, thx for the info. It is KitKat v4.4.4. I did check settings page for unlock and came up empty. And again to clarify it isn't a full wake up but rather offering to wake by proximity. My old android could be shaken like a Polaroid picture and still the screen would be purely black...

Thanks for the welcome. Its a Droid MAXX. Chose it due to reviews of good battery life. I tend to run them out quick. No 3rd party apps dealing w sleep/wake functions. To clarify, phone doesn't fully wake on its own but rather it displays time and option to unlock and I'm just wondering if...

This is my first post but I am a long time fan of these forumns. I know there are many android experts on here and I'm hoping one of you can help me answer a simple question. Got a new phone a few months back (Droid) running what I believe to be KitKat. After not using the phone for 20...