Any reason there is no option for a screen timeout of "never"? I'd be willing to compromise by having the password be required immediately when locked or for charging only.
It seems kind of stupid that it's not an option.
Yeah, I can see having that option... or maybe a 'Keep screen on while charging.' option. It would be nice to maybe keep the screen on while I'm playing music in my car and it's plugged in charging.... Easier to change tracks... (I personally have Sync so I can use the steering wheel to change, but not everybody does...)
The reason why "never" is not an option is because it would kill the battery and also could result in pocket dialing. This blog post from iMore makes sense. It wouldn't only apply to the iPhone; any device would have terrible battery life if the screen never turned off.
That isn't the problem you would think. It's up to the user to lock the screen when ready. I have my iPhone set that way. Then you can dock the phone and not have to worry about screen timeout.
Oh no. If it's under AT&T's control there is no hope.Also it sounds like its a carrier option. I think I read that Rogers in Canada has the option of "never" for the lock screen.
But IMO I would rather the devs have to implement it on the few apps that would need it rather than me have to go into my settings and change it when I'm using those apps.It needs to have a "never" standard because devs are having to implement "Prevent Screen from timing out" options if their app doesnt require interaction for it to be used. This was a terrible experience at the gym jumping rope and every 5 minutes i would have to go touch my screen so i could keep an eye my sets timer.
But IMO I would rather the devs have to implement it on the few apps that would need it rather than me have to go into my settings and change it when I'm using those apps.
You say you have sync? What is that and which Windows phone do you have? I would love to be able to control the music with the steering wheel controls, but I have asked in two shops now and both said there are no systems on the market that support Windows Phone 8 as yet.
I believe this isn't carrier dependent, but brand dependent.
From what I read, it seems like Nokia phones might have this option and HTC phones don't. It wouldn't surprise me if this option is a Nokia custom.
Let us know if you have info that proves this theory wrong.
My 822 only has 30 seconds and 1, 3 and 5 minutes.