[Tomboy88]

My "screen saver" is set to none so as soon as i lock the keypad it should black out (maximum battery)... But at the moment its staying illuminated with the battery draining before my eyes!

Any ideas and could this be linked to my issue of a message stuck in my outbox? Cheers

[farby]

Check..

Menu > Settings and Phone > Display > Light time-out....

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[Tomboy88]

already set to its lowest time setting....

[y0ung · Accepted solution]

Hi there, I'm also having same problem with you.

But, I notice that it's intermittent.

Common tricks (as also MS Windows workaround)

Just resart your N8, usually it'll fix the problem

And, oh yes,  evertime you start the phone, DON'T do anything! ( do messages, make calls, ames, apps, etc)

Just leave your phone as it's will starting all the services needed.(usually it takes around 5minutes or so)

Make sure all the other front pages(widgets) loading nicely.

If things loaded nicely, then U can play with it.

Hope this helps

gudluck

[Tomboy88]

I'm noticing that its intermittent too... But the problem im experiencing with the Outbox holding messages is winding me up lol

[Vortigern666]

What backlight?

[drzuck]

I second y0oung. I have also noticed that if I start fiddling around with my phone too soon after starting it, the screensaver will never show.

[xtradi]

me too after i update the phone apps, the phone don't show the usual screen saver

[seppuku]

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Tomboy88 wrote:

My "screen saver" is set to none so as soon as i lock the keypad it should black out (maximum battery)... But at the moment its staying illuminated with the battery draining before my eyes!

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The outlined clock display does not draw current worth mentioning. OLED-displays have no backlight, every pixel is individually lit just like the big billboad LED displays.

[tribalmasters]

I disabled my screensaver too but mine is behaving and I did the update.  Is an app keeping it awake?  Perhaps try a different theme??

[Krish_90]

Hey Guys.... I just bought a new N8 and im also experiencing this problem... The solution is just dont use the power saving mode activated when u insert the charger.... This problem arises only after charging the mobile... And the maps app runnin in background also will make the back light to glow always.. Just restart the phone times to make this prob ok. if not solved restart it again.... Important: Dont use the charger while switching off or switching on. I think nokia will look after this bug in its next update... Until that do this guys...... If i find and new solution means ill ping it here.....

[raptor2k7]

Can you please expound.  The N8 has an AMOLED screen thus no backlight.  What does your screen show when you say your backlight is still on?

[amt2010]

I bought N8 on 4th Nov. In the beginning every went fine and I was thrilled - except when I started to see power saving function misbehaving. With whatever settings I did, it wouldn't show up (blank screen).

I think the suggestion given by y0ung is excellent. You should restart the phone and keep it for a while (I didn't measure the time though but around 3 mins) and slide the key-lock, the screen goes blank!

Thanks. 

[seraph_sailing]

i had both the problems ...the screen not locking up ...and the message not getting deleted in the outbox ....for the first problem ...Young's suggestion works quite well ....restart the phone ..and give it time to run its services .....for the Second problem ...just delete the conversation of that message in the outbox ....hope this helps tomboy

[Tomboy88]

Thanks to everyone for help on this one

Restarting the phone and not using Power saving mode seem to fix it, with power saving mode killing the phone

Also as above, conversation delete got rid of deferred messages with a reset using *#7370# used to sort the issue of texts not sending fullstop

[manojlds]

Man, this used to happen in my N73 and now my N8. I installed the maps 3.06 and I think that might be the reason.

[darrenrone]

Same problem here, screen stays the same but shows a little key symbol in the top right corner to show the key pad is locked

[edmong]

Hi, me too with same problem a week ago when I got my n8, tried and found a way but not sure if it will work on your phone too, me and my wife are using n8 and both works: with the 3 home screen of widget, reserve one of it and remove all contents /widgets, so you will only see the wallpaper then switch off your phone, turn it on again and do not do anything till the screen locked and the clock will appear, or the screen will turn off in power saving mode. For my n8 the contents of widgets are in offline mode but still I'm using the nokia message /push service to receive the email in the home screen. I do not have a chance yet to try if it will work even in online mode. Hope it will help..Good Luck

[mohitsood]

Same problem with me. Its eats away the battery. restarting also doesnot help.

[gariec11]

Thank you to whoever suggested the restart and wait method! Solved my problem!