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steve_smith
post Jul 15 2008, 13:22
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Hi,

I'm sure I had read a thread about this, but just tried to find it and couldn't.

I tried to ring Orange customer services today to ask something my account. This involves lots of "press 1 to blah, press 2 to fnnnnnah" etc. I found the whole experience maddening because it seems that when you are in a call, after you have chosen the first option using the keypad, the screen then switches off every time you leave it for more than a second. So if you have several menus to navigate through, you have to keep hitting the centre button to bring the screen back to life.

Has anyone else noticed this, and if so, is there a work-around?

First real gripe... everything else is to my liking, especially the camera which seems to perform better than I thought it would. Mind you, I am finding it a bit odd going back to "onscreen screen typing" after using my C500 and MDA Vario!

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post Jul 15 2008, 13:37
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yes - I am having this problem with collecting voicemails aswell. 1 to select new messages, then 2 or 3 to save or delete, all requiring me to press the power key to get the screen visible again! there must be a way round this.


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James
post Jul 15 2008, 13:46
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Yes there is a fix :-

Prevent screen switching off during phone call:-

HKEY_Local_Machine\Drivers\BuiltIn\RIL\EnableFastDormantDisplayDuringCall to 0 (Note: does not work on all ROMs)

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HKCU\ControlPanel\Phone\Sleep switch value from 1 to 0

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post Jul 15 2008, 13:49
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QUOTE(James @ Jul 15 2008, 14:46) *
SEE HERE

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Many thanks... have bookmarked that page, looks useful.

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highlorddave
post Jul 15 2008, 14:01
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just remember if you have the creen on you can start clicking on random things with your ear if ya not carefull smile.gif
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post Jul 15 2008, 14:45
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Yeah, thats true :/ ill have to try that out..


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post Jul 16 2008, 12:01
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Just found out those reg tweeks dont work on my device.. screen still goes blank during a call... investigating..


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post Jul 16 2008, 12:17
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Does the screen still go blank if using a hands free, or is it just a light sensor? Is that what the thing that looks like an LED in the speaker hole is?

I haven't tried it myself, but would be interested to know.

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post Jul 16 2008, 15:05
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holding the device flat does seem to keep the screen on, but I don't think its a ligh sensor - just having the phone upright causes the screen to go blank.


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post Jul 16 2008, 20:20
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If you pull out the stylus during a call, then the notes application it started, and the screen will stay on until the end of the call. So you can then switch to keypad if you like
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post Jul 18 2008, 18:25
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Top tip !
thanks _dg

reg-fix didn't work on mine


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post Jul 20 2008, 12:30
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Bump.....any one found a fix for this?!?
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post Jul 20 2008, 19:40
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QUOTE(spacerace @ Jul 16 2008, 16:05) *
holding the device flat does seem to keep the screen on
That doesn't work for me. sad.gif
Had it switched to speaker phone, flat on the desk.


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post Jul 22 2008, 15:35
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Anyone else finding this annoying?!?!

there must be a fix!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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post Jul 22 2008, 23:51
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This problem drives me batty - I hope there is someone looking into this
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post Jul 23 2008, 11:11
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QUOTE(Craazy @ Jul 23 2008, 00:51) *
This problem drives me batty - I hope there is someone looking into this


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post Jul 23 2008, 11:44
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QUOTE(b1ceps @ Jul 23 2008, 12:11) *
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I only joined this site to fix this annoying function!

Please, has anybody got a solution?
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post Jul 23 2008, 12:10
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Have a look here...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=406094

Try this... but it seams like there is no 100% 'fix' yet :/


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post Jul 23 2008, 15:53
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QUOTE(James @ Jul 23 2008, 13:10) *
Have a look here...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=406094

Try this... but it seams like there is no 100% 'fix' yet :/



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post Jul 23 2008, 19:52
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There is a thread on XDA dev about a new official HTC Rom release with addresses this issues - and a few others!
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