Power Off - Screen Does a Jarring Blink?

[Peter Rokkos]

Got an odd question; not sure if its a design or issue.

When I hit my side power off button on the Nexus 5, the screen doesn't fade off like other phones. Instead, the screen pans down from the top and up from the bottom until the two dark halves meet in the middle, with a relatively bright flash before blinking off. Is this what others see as well?

If I let it go 30 seconds to power down, it dims first but results in a similar effect, albeit with a more modest blink because the screen is dimmer.

 

[thegeneral101]

Got an odd question; not sure if its a design or issue.

When I hit my side power off button on the Nexus 5, the screen doesn't fade off like other phones. Instead, the screen pans down from the top and up from the bottom until the two dark halves meet in the middle, with a relatively bright flash before blinking off. Is this what others see as well?

If I let it go 30 seconds to power down, it dims first but results in a similar effect, albeit with a more modest blink because the screen is dimmer.

I haven't received mine yet, but I'm guessing its just like what my Galaxy Nexus does...its their way of being "cute" with the screen off. Meant to emulate an old TV turning off (without the annoying sound).

 

[junglejunkie]

This is normal, it is supposed to be like turning off a CRT TV. Pretty sure that every Nexus device since Gingerbread did this.

 

[Gurpreet Dhillon]

All Nexus devices have this feature

 

[iMattGreat]

It's part of the design; my Nexus 7 does it as well. It's meant to resemble those old TV screens.

 

[MarqBland]

Yep. That's how the screen goes off.

 

[Peter Rokkos]

Awesome to hear - really appreciate the fast replies. Thank you.

 

[mattjopete]

I never liked that my Epic 4g Touch never had this feature... Sadly it was one of the main reasons I went to a custom ROM

 

[N4Newbie]

All Nexus devices have this feature

Yeah but I have to agree with the original post: it does seem more - explosive? jarring?- then the Nexus 4's off sequence.

 

[junglejunkie]

Well my Nexus 5 is currently sitting on my doorstep awaiting my arrival, so I have not witnessed this first hand (yet).

 

[Tony Colangelo]

Is rooting the only way to change this?

 

[N4Newbie]

Is rooting the only way to change this?

Someone else just mentioned this free app and I decided to give it a try. Got to admit, I like it!

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...s?id=com.katecca.screenofflock&token=IyKOpiIn

 

[Tony Colangelo]

I downloaded that, but I can't see how to remove the default behavior. This app does its animation, then the screen blink like normal. Am I missing something?