Help my android phone (jelly bean) doesn't go into sleep mode.

[garybeck]

i have a new phone ZTE AWE. It works great but it doesn't go into sleep mode. I go into Settings > Display > Sleep, and try different settings but nothing works.

sometimes it sleeps, sometimes it doesn't. it seems somewhat random. I'd say more than half the time the screen will just stay on indefinitely (which kills my battery)

could another app be interfering with my sleep mode?
is this a common problem with jelly bean?
should I look for an app that manages sleep mode independently?
any other ideas?

thanks!
gary in vermont

 

[Rukbat]

How long do you have the screen timeout set to?

If it's not that, run Wakelock Detector and see what's keeping it awake.

(It's not a JellyBean problem - my phone is almost never awake when I'm not using it for something.)

 

[funkylogik]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector

 

[Rukbat]

Thanks, funky. I was too lazy to look for it.

 

[boathead]

i have a china phone that would always burn at high cpu and never sleep. the only thing that helped me was ds battery saver. i have it set on slumberer, so that every time the screen is off, most everything is turned off.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootuninstaller.batrsaver

 

[garybeck]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector

thanks. I installed wakelock dectector. using it is not very intuitive... it wasn't clear exactly what could be causing the problem. but i disabled a few apps that I don't ever use (Google+ and Picasa uploader...) and it seems like it's sleeping better now.

 

[garybeck]

OK I"m back.... the problem is still happening. Phone/screen often doesn't sleep, mainly when a text message is open.

I have wakelock detector installed but I guess I don't know how to use it. I went to the Screen Wakelock list. there is only one thing there -- Calendar (the basic version that comes on the phone, not the full Google version). I went into the App Info and hit "disable."

the phone still has the problem.

am i missing something? please help!

 

[MoodyBlues]

Moved to the ZTE Awe board where fellow owners might have some specific advice.