great idea kwill. but that would mean DontSleep should always be running in the background to monitor the running applications. i'll try to figure this out.

Originally Posted by oldsap

great idea kwill. but that would mean DontSleep should always be running in the background to monitor the running applications. i'll try to figure this out.

and....is it possible to auto-turn off ONLY the screen after some time?!

Originally Posted by garsim

and....is it possible to auto-turn off ONLY the screen after some time?!

without killing Wifi? i'll test it

well, im glad you all found that thought useful (now im 1 for 2 on the day) is there a way to add exceptioned apps that way dontsleep knows which app is being used and then invokes itself and then closes itself when the corresponding app is exited? im no programmer or dev., just going about it logically and as easily as possible.

Would you be able to upload files to xda? Cant download from rapidshare!
Also Would you be bale to make similar application that runs in background and while this application is running device will auto suspend(backlight off) in 10sec or pre-defined time. THX

here you go NotLutzik.

i was thinking of having the application monitor the idle time (when there is no activity by the user) and at a predefined time, will suspend it's "dontsleep" function. but this would mean the app should always be running in the background, which will then consume more battery juice.
any thoughts on this?

Thx.I dont use wifi but it will be usefull for browsing and ebooks .
Iam driving alot and with sprint phones everytime they switch to different tower backlight will go on and it takes usually a min for it to go off. While Iam driving 70mph on parkway it happenes like every 3-5 mins so Iam looking for some solution to that.

let me get this straight. your problem is you don't want the glare that comes with the turning on of your phone's backlight everytime it switches to another tower?

Yes on 70mph it happenes every 3-5 mins!
So lets say during that time i want to run a program that will make my backlight go off in 10 sec instead of regular backlight timeout (1min) .
Not only glare but it killing battery too !!

won't you get speeding tickets at that speed?
will an application that completely turns off the backlight while it is running work for you? i'm not sure if i can code one but i'll try.