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Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen

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VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:
> Mickey <mee@sent.com> wrote:
> 
> > Are there rules for when the power key will make the screen go blank?
> > 
> > Android 15
> > 
> > I've been using my phone more than ever on this trip, and to save battery I
> >  like the blank out the screen whenever I'm not using it. On this new
> >  Motorola phone, sometimes pressing the power key once does it, sometimes
> >  twice, three times four times, even five times, but if it doesn't do it
> >  with the fifth time I don't think it's ever going to do it. Are there rules
> >  for when the power key will make the screen go blank

[For your Samsung Galaxy A36 (Android 16) phone:] 

> For me, I double-tap the screen to make it go all-black, and then
> double-tap the screen to resume display.

  Minor nit: That probably only works on the Home screen (or its
extension pages), not on the Apps screen/pages. At least that's the case
for my Samsung Galaxy A56 (Android 16) phone.

  Anyway, thanks for the tip. I try to limit pushing the physical
buttons, so this may come in handy when I have a long Screen timeout and
want to blank the display (to preserve power).

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Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Mickey <mee@sent.com> - 2026-10-23 18:50 +0000
  Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-10-23 20:00 +0100
    Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-24 10:00 -0400
      Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-10-25 20:07 +0100
        Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-25 16:22 -0400
  Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-10-23 14:56 -0500
    Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-10-23 15:09 -0500
      Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-10-24 08:57 -0700
    Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-10-24 10:17 +0000
      Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-10-24 15:18 +0000
  Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-10-25 20:06 +0100
    Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-10-25 21:21 +0000
      Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-25 23:27 +0000
        Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-10-26 08:02 +0000
          Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-26 08:54 +0000
        Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-10-26 14:55 +0100
      Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-10-26 14:54 +0100
  Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-25 21:57 +0100
    Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-10-25 21:24 +0000
  Re: Pushing power key may or may not blank screen Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-25 23:25 +0000

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