iPhone Screen constantly stays lit

I just got my iPhone 3G yesterday and all was working great. Stayed up late last night dl'ing free and paid apps from the Apple Store. Now today the screen constantly stays lit (unless I power the phone off) and drains the battery in about 4 hours. I checked the settings and can't find anything having to do with a backlight timer function or anything. What may be the problem? Should I take the phone back?

MBP, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Dec 16, 2008 10:33 PM

20 replies

Dec 21, 2008 5:21 AM in response to BorreBoy

Then turn auto-lock off which will require pressing the sleep/wake button each time you want to turn the screen off.

BorreBoy

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Dec 21, 2008 6:16 AM in response to Allan Sampson

But the problem is, that I don't want the phone to be locked. All other "normal" phones can turn the display off, without locking the phone.

ride1992

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Dec 21, 2008 6:34 AM in response to BorreBoy

Would appear that you need to buy a normal phone. Not every feature one can imagine is offered by every phone.
And who knows, maybe with some feedback to Apple your request will become reality.

Dec 21, 2008 10:52 AM in response to Allan Sampson

Yes. If you have a third party app OPEN, and you then LOCK the screen, it will continue to run in the background while the phone is locked.

Dec 21, 2008 10:58 AM in response to KevLeviathan

Really?

Which 3rd party app or apps are you able to have actively run in the background - actively performing the tasks the 3rd party app is designed to perform while the iPhones is locked?

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iPhone Screen constantly stays lit