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Screebl - Total Screen Control 3.0.50
Get your Screen on! Screebl is anapplicationthat controls your screen based on orientation. It'sbetter thanSmartStay and it works on any phone, not just Samsung.Never havethe screen turn off again while using your phone, andSAVE BATTERYtoo. It's possible with Screebl!Screebl works based on a simple observation: we generallyholdour phones or tablets in roughly the same positions whenwe'reusing them. Screebl uses the accelerometer in your mobiledevice todetect how you're holding your phone, and when your deviceiswithin a configurable range, the screen is kept on. Move outofthat range, and Screebl releases the lock and the screen isallowedto go off. It sounds simple (and it is), but it worksamazinglywell!How does Screebl save power? Well, it's simple. On mostphones,the screen is the single largest consumer of battery power.WithScreebl running you can reduce the average amount of time thatyourscreen is on by only keeping it on when you're ACTUALLY usingyourphone. The amount of savings can vary significantly by deviceandusage patterns, but it is possible for users to see savings of20%or more. See our web site for more details.REVIEWS★ "Screebl is ingenious..." -- KnowYourMobile.com★ "Screebl also helps you extend your battery life..."--AndroidAuthority.com★ "Screebl is a far more effective way to utilize ourscreentimeouts..." -- Android Spin.com★ "Works out of the box..." -- AndroidTap.com★ "Screebl offers an intelligent solution to the problem ofscreencontrol..." -- AndroidGuys.com★ "Excellent customization..." -- Phandroid.comPRO-ONLY FEATURES✓ PocketLock locks your phone when you put it into yourpocket,unlocks when you take it out✓ AppExceptions let you turn Screebl off when selected appsarerunning in the foreground✓ Locale plug-in and Tasker integration provide automatedcontroland customization of Screebl✓ Look-and-feel customization lets you make Screebl look the wayYOUwant✓ Better detection algorithms✓ Screen timeout set from ScreeblPERMISSIONSRECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - Needed to a start Screebl when phonestartsup.INTERNET - Needed to check for new instructional videos andsubmitdebugging information.WAKE_LOCK - Needed to keep the screen on.WRITE_SETTINGS - Needed to update system settings related toscreentimeouts.GET_TASKS - Needed to disable Screebl when selected apps arerunning(AppExclusions).CHECK_LICENSE - Needed to monetize pirated versionsofScreebl.READ_PHONE_STATE - Needed to check phone state (e.g.,in-call,speakerphone on, etc.) to provide in-call behavior (e.g.,disableScreebl or lock screen on)KNOWN ISSUES✓ Some phones do NOT deliver sensor events when the screen isoff.Examples include some HTC phones, some Sony Xperia phones,andquite a few Motorola phones. PocketLock may not work properlyonthese phones. See this link for moreinfo:http://www.saltwebsites.com/2012/android-accelerometers-screen-off✓ PocketLock causes significant battery drain on some phones.Theeffect of the PocketLock feature varies widely from one phonetoanother. The longer that you have PocketLock monitor forremovalfrom your pocket, the more power will be used. Most phonessee aminor increase in power consumption when usingPocketLock(4-8%).✓ Stillness detection doesn't detect small movements onsomedevices. A few devices have very coarse-grained accelerometers,andas such movement is not detected well, causing stillnesstimeoutswhen the phone is actually being used. I am working on afix forthis that will be in an upcoming release. Most phonesarefine.✓ Screebl doesn't startup when the phone is powered-on. Onsomephones (HTC in particular) the "fastboot" capability cancauseproblems with Screebl being started at power-on. I've done mybestto fix this, but it still is a problem on some HTC devices.Also,Screebl must NOT be moved to SD storage.
