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slman619

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Lately my phone's screen timeout has been setting itself to 15 seconds off. I use lockbot to lock screen when not using phone. In menu/settings/display I have screen timeout set to never turn off. In Quick Settings App I have it set to the same thing and in Easy Profiles App I have it set to never turn off. But no matter what I do, I always have to go to quick settings and reset the screen timeout to never time out when i want to use my phone. I have uninstalled lockbot, still does the same thing. I have tried lock 2.0 and same thing. I have pulled the battery. I don't know what else to do. Please help
 
Hi meanmini1 and welcome to the AC forums.

The limits of the screen timeout are set by the device. For example it could have an upper limit of 100,000 seconds. If an app tries to set it to something higher than that, then it uses its default timeout (15 seconds in your case). Some apps set "never timeout" to be something like 999999999 seconds, and this can cause the problem you're getting.

It's more than likely that one of your profile settings apps is making the screen timeout. This theory is also supported by the fact you said "lately" which implies it worked previously right? Hence it must be something that's changed since then, like installing an app?

Also the screen only times out when it's actually on a homescreen or an app. This does NOT include the pattern lock or pin entry screens. Both of these will always timeout after a short time.
 
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