Screebl

Control your phone's screen based on orientation, and save battery too!

Get your Screen on! Screebl is an application that controls your screen based on orientation. Never have the screen timeout again while using your phone, and SAVE BATTERY too. It's possible with Screebl!

Screebl, the battery saver keep your screen on wunderkind, works based on a simple observation: we generally hold our phones or tablets in roughly the same positions when we're using them. Screebl uses the sensors in your mobile device to detect how you're holding it, and when your device is within a configurable range, the screen is kept on. Move out of that range, and Screebl releases the lock and the screen is allowed to go off. Using gravity, screen orientation, and other cues, your screen is kept on when it should be, and turned off when you don't need it. It's simple, but it works amazingly well!

How is Screebl a battery saver? Well, it's simple. On most phones, the screen is the single largest consumer of battery power. With Screebl running you can reduce the average amount of time that your screen is on by only keeping it on when you're ACTUALLY using your phone. The amount of savings can vary significantly by device and usage patterns, but it is not uncommon for users to see savings of 20% or more. See our web site for more details.

REVIEWS

★ "Screebl is ingenious..." -- KnowYourMobile.com

★ "Screebl also helps you extend your battery life..." -- AndroidAuthority.com

★ "Screebl is a far more effective way to utilize our screen timeouts..." -- Android Spin.com

★ "Works out of the box..." -- AndroidTap.com

★ "Screebl offers an intelligent solution to the problem of screen control..." -- AndroidGuys.com

★ "Excellent customization..." -- Phandroid.com

PRO-ONLY FEATURES

✓ PocketLock locks your phone when you put it into your pocket, unlocks when you take it out

✓ AppExceptions let you turn Screebl off when selected apps are running in the foreground

✓ Locale Plug-ins and Tasker integration provide automated control and customization of Screebl

✓ Look-and-feel customization lets you make Screebl look the way YOU want

✓ Better detection algorithms

✓ Screen timeout set from Screebl

PERMISSIONS

RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - Needed to a start Screebl when phone starts up.

INTERNET - Needed to check for new instructional videos and submit debugging information.

WAKE_LOCK - Needed to keep the screen on.

WRITE_SETTINGS - Needed to update system settings related to screen timeouts.

GET_TASKS - Needed to disable Screebl when selected apps are running (AppExclusions).

BILLING - Needed to allow in-app upgrade of Screebl Lite to Pro.

READ_PHONE_STATE - Needed to check phone state (e.g., in-call, speakerphone on, etc.) to provide in-call behavior (e.g., disable Screebl or lock screen on)

KNOWN ISSUES

✓ Some phones do NOT deliver sensor events when the screen is off. Examples include some HTC phones, some Sony Xperia phones, and quite a few Motorola phones. PocketLock may not work properly on these phones. See this link for more info: http://www.saltwebsites.com/2012/android-accelerometers-screen-off

✓ PocketLock sometimes causes battery drain on some devices. The effect of the PocketLock feature varies widely from one device to another. The longer that you have PocketLock monitor for removal from your pocket, the more power used. Most devices see a minor increase in power consumption when using PocketLock (4-8%).

✓ Stillness detection doesn't detect small movements on some devices. A few devices have coarse-grained sensors, and movement is not detected well, causing unwanted stillness timeouts. I am working on a fix for this that will be in an upcoming release. Most phones are fine.

✓ Screebl doesn't start when the phone is powered-on. On some HTC phones the "fastboot" capability can cause problems with Screebl starting at power-on. I've done my best to fix this, but it still is a problem on some HTC devices. Screebl must NOT be moved to SD storage.

What's New in the Latest Version 3.0.50

3.0.48 - Misc, in-app purchases

3.0.46 - DayDream

3.0.45 - Fixed proximity bug. In-call functionality

3.0.44 - Icon color, bed reading, stillness sensitivity. See settings.

3.0.42 - Allows choice of locale. See menu on home config screen.

3.0.41 - Better Dutch translation. Attempted fix for HTC fastboot bug keeping Screebl from starting at boot on some devices.

3.0.38 - Adjusted a few settings that were in original Lite but had been mistakenly migrated to Pro.