How do you stop the screen from dimming in WP7?

Question

I'm creating a simple flash light app. Whenever I turn the screen all white, the screen dims a little, even if I turn off auto brightness and set the brightness to high.

Does anyone know why this is happening and how I can disable this behavior?

Thanks

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 08 '11 at 13:53

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You should look at disabling the UserIdleDetectionMode to prevent this.

Please be sure to read the remarks on the MSDN article though regarding battery life.

edited Apr 08 '11 at 13:53

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answered Apr 08 '11 at 08:29

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I tried that but it didn't make a difference. The UserIdleDetectionMode doesn't kick off until after a few minutes anyways. This dimming is instantaneous. Turn out this is something built into all Samusung Focus phones and can't be disabled – Zain Rizvi Apr 21 '11 at 22:59

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '11 at 22:58

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Turns out this is a "feature" of all Samsung Focuses b/c of their AMOLED screen. The screen automatically dims itself and there's no API to disable this behavior.

Bummer

answered Apr 21 '11 at 22:58

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How do you stop the screen from dimming in WP7?

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