Lock screen timeout

[johnmcc0710]

How do you increase the timeout on the lock screen? My girlfriend got a new S6 and I also have one and we are using a pin number but screen goes dark very fast, before we can put the pin number in.

Thanks

 

[AlphaTango414]

Is it taking you longer than 15 seconds to enter your pin? By factory, 15 seconds is the shortest amount of time you can even set it too.

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[johnmcc0710]

No, it seems to go dark after maybe 5 seconds. Both of ours are that way. Is there a way to increase it past the 15 seconds? We both have looked and can't find where to change it.

Thanks

 

[Saros]

By factory, 15 seconds is the shortest amount of time you can even set it too.

On AT&T (running 5.0.2), there isn't even a setting for adjusting lock screen duration. The duration default is ~10 seconds in regular mode, and 3 seconds in power saving mode.

 

[johnmcc0710]

On AT&T (running 5.0.2), there isn't even a setting for adjusting lock screen duration. The duration default is ~10 seconds in regular mode, and 3 seconds in power saving mode.

Thanks, my girlfriends was not in power saving mode and it was still about 3 seconds. We are both on AT&T. I took mine off power savings mode. I switched hers to power saving mode, cleared the cache and switched it back.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks

 

[Saros]

Any other suggestions?

Unless there's a software problem with your girlfriend's phone, there's really no other option right now than to use a different unlock method (or shorter PINs) -- and hope that a future update will provide the intended feature.

Edited to add: the only other thing I can think of in the meantime is to hold a finger or thumb on the screen away from the keyboard while doing PIN input. That'll keep the screen awake.

 

[The Ninja]

If both your phones are new, an hard reset should not bother you too much... always worth to try it!

 

[x2thgy]

Here's what I tried. When the phone turned on, the lock screen lasted about 6-7 secs, like everyone else. After it went dark, I pressed the Home key to bring it back; it lasted about 5 seconds, then went black. But when I pressed the home key again, it stayed on indefinitely until I took some further action. It's a pain in the ****, but it seems to solve the quick disappearance problem
Edit: I forgot to add: the "smart stay" feature under "display" has to be checked, and you have to be looking at the phone.