TV out

[Jive1983]

Hi guys

I am using a MHL - HDMI cable for TV out and it all works quite well. Infact quite impressed by the quality of it. But having one problem though, unable to swith off the display while connected to TV. I wish there is an app or something to turn the mobile display off. Do you guys know any app like that?

I found video players which could reduce the brightness but nothing to turn off the display..

I don't want to kill the display just by keeping it on all the time.

 

[veliksam]

Very good question!

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using XDA

 

[Dazedstate]

I haven't tried but can you just lock the phone? Or does that kill MHL out too?

Sent from my SGH-I777 using XDA

 

[shadowskorch]

Hi guys

I am using a MHL - HDMI cable for TV out and it all works quite well. Infact quite impressed by the quality of it. But having one problem though, unable to swith off the display while connected to TV. I wish there is an app or something to turn the mobile display off. Do you guys know any app like that?

I found video players which could reduce the brightness but nothing to turn off the display..

I don't want to kill the display just by keeping it on all the time.

There's an app called 'lux auto brightness' by Vito cassisi and it can make your phone go so dark, it looks like it's turned off. There a manual setting you can use. I use it all the time to conserve battery



That's an example of how dark it gets and if you look closely you can see my icons and circle battery clock to prove it's not off

 

[Jive1983]

Thanks shadowskorch, looks like a good app. I tried root dim, though it was able to reduce the brightness it was still very visble unlike your one.

Hi Dazedstate

No if you lock the phone, you will loose the signal. The cable is mirroring the phone screen.

What would be good though is to cut the screen out if connected to MHL cable, have no idea how hard this would. I will check with our super developers.