Hello.
I couldn't find answer to my question anywhere, so I decided to start a new thread.
I have original Samsung car dock for my Galaxy S2 running stock JB 4.1.2 with root (Siyah kernel 6.0b5). I'm using it mostly as a trigger for Tasker (connect to bluetooth hands-free) and to record my routes (using AutoGuard). I rarely use it for navigation, so I don't need screen to be on all the time. Unfortunately, when I put my phone in car dock (and/or car mode), the screen stays on all the time. I tried to set display timeout using tasker, but with no luck - the screen just stays on.
My question is: how can I turn on screen timeout while my phone is in a car dock/car mode, so screen automatically turns off after specified time (e.g. 1 minute), just like when it isn't in car dock/mode?
Any help would be appriciated
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Anyone know if this is possible?
Thanks!
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