Android devices like HTC Thunderbolt and Droid X2 make great multimedia devices especially in the car with all the great music apps currently available. The biggest issue is that on most phones and most apps the screen goes black and the phone crashes after a short while even when plugged in.
Some apps, like Pandora, have a keep screen on setting, but if you want to use other apps in the car, you’ll want to turn on this enhancement setting that prevents your phone from going to sleep when plugged in. You don’t need to be rooted to do this.
Keep Android Awake when Docked
- Press Menu from the Android Home screen.
- To choose .
- Open .
- Tap on
- check next
That’s all you have to do. We were looking for an in-app setting to keep our ThunderBolt awake while listening to Rhapsody, and we wanted this feature added to the app, so we learned that it was always in front of our eyes. RhapsodyAndroid Twitter account.
Now that our ThunderBolt will stay awake in his Breffo SpiderPodium mount, we’re ready to listen to some tunes in Rhapsody as we cruise in the summer sun.
