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yes actually is a bit of a joke i dont want to have to use another app just to keep the light on i just want it to work :-(
 
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Originally Posted by mackan1 View Post
Same thing happend to me when trying to watch a Video

It should stay on with the default media player. What are you using?
 
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Originally Posted by noobmonkey View Post
Settings -> Display -> Scroll down -> Turn off power saving mode
Powersaving mode is actually just setting CABC display mode to something that uses less energy at the cost of display quality and has nothing to do with timeouting.

The correct answer is using Simple Brightness applet, as said in this thread already.

edit: Applications themselves can keep the display on by asking MCE to keep the light on with 45 second intervals, which is what standard mediaplayer does when video is playing.
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so why would ovi maps not do this ?
 
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Originally Posted by Gk@Pgqr* View Post
It should stay on with the default media player. What are you using?
i am useing the default player. i do not see any options for it
 
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Originally Posted by Bingley Joe View Post
Weird.. my backlight never goes out with Ovi maps running.

In any case, just install Simple Brighness Applet.

It will give you options for setting backlight brightness through the status-area, as well as a quick shortcut for keeping the display lit in any app.


Edit: beaten to the punch!
it's the answer .
 
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Simple Brighness Applet, is what should been built in. However I would love if it include 2 more clicks, very dim (the level right before the screen goes off) and backlight off. The n900 looks great in the sun, I would love to save power by turn off the light all together. Would that be possible? Should probably ask the dev or start a thread on it.

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Originally Posted by randall8686 View Post
so why would ovi maps not do this ?
It does when it's following your position with the GPS. Otherwise, you must touch the screen every XX seconds, or install the software people talked about on this thread.
 
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Originally Posted by mackan1 View Post
i am useing the default player. i do not see any options for it
I don't think there is an option for it, but when I watch a video in the media player the backlight stays on.
 
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