topic Re: Help with the desk clock application in Z Series

Help with the desk clock application

zeeuwke — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:42:14 GMT

hi there, our cell phone sleeps with nothing but a dark screen. So instead of the dark black screen, I'd like to activate the desk clock so that I can always see the time without having to on the phone. Is it currently possible on the xperia Z1?

Thanks

Re: Help with the desk clock application

Uliwooly — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:46:46 GMT

The screen is dark becasue its off, just like when you turn off your TV. you can set up an app so you can always see something on your screen, keep in mind that this will drain your battery really fast

settings > display > screen time out > never

Re: Help with the desk clock application

zeeuwke — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:51:51 GMT

thanks for the fast reaction and solution. batter drainage is not an issue while I shall only use the setting during docking.:smileyhappy:

Re: Help with the desk clock application

Uliwooly — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:53:41 GMT

then use the SmartConnect app

SmartConnect > Events > Charging dock

Re: Help with the desk clock application

zeeuwke — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:57:50 GMT

Re: Help with the desk clock application

Neeko — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 11:45:55 GMT

Is there a way to activate the desk clock app when you place the phone into the dock? Since its part of alarm clock I haven't found a way to do it yet.

Re: Help with the desk clock application

Drunken_Max — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 07:50:08 GMT

When you use the dock, you can personalise which app it starts. There will be small blue icon in your notifications bar. For me, the whole docking system is flawed because I have rotate my head 90' to look at calls or make them in the dock. Pointless that the whole phone does not adjust ( sony bits anyway). Similarly, my work email forces security and that is still in portrait not in landscape.

Re: Help with the desk clock application

jimmyjames709 — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 14:50:13 GMT

quote...The screen is dark becasue its off, just like when you turn off your TV. you can set up an app so you can always see something on your screen, keep in mind that this will drain your battery really fast

settings > display > screen time out > never

I've followed this direction but "screen time out"> "never" is not an option.

It goes... settings>display>sleep>(15 secondsto 30minutes)

also you seem to imply you can do this within an app but i only see this available as a permanent setting for the phone.

The "Daydream" feature would ideally be used to allow the desk clock to show during charging or docking but it only gives a choice of SensMe slideshow or Google photos.

Re: Help with the desk clock application

PeterHorse — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:36:41 GMT

My problem exactly, JimmyJames!

Smart Connect allows automatic starting of the "Alarm & Clock" app from either the DK31 Charging Dock, the mains charger, or both, but not the Desk clock itself without dropping down the menu and selecting "Desk clock". What'd be nice would be to be able to go straight to the Desk clock as soon as the Z1 is placed in the DK31 dock.

In any case, there needs to be some way of turning off the "sleep" mode for this app once in the "Desk clock", as it promptly reverts to the blank screen once sleep mode cuts in. Makes it all rather pointless!

As you also say, "Daydream" does not give either "Alarm & clock" or "Desk clock" as options.

Any way to achieve an automatic "Desk clock" display that doesn't go to sleep?

Re: Help with the desk clock application

hovercroft — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:10:11 GMT

In smart connect choose the shortcut option for the action. Rather than the apps. Then you can choose clock. This will display desk clock when connected to the dock automatically. However, it will still time out as there is no option to set display time out to never.

Re: Help with the desk clock application

aims — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 07:54:34 GMT

In settings go to Developer Options and there is an option to not have your screen sleep when it's charging. That should work when it's on a dock too right?

Re: Help with the desk clock application

aims — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 07:56:03 GMT

Go to Settings and then Developer Options. There is an option to turn off 'sleep when charging'. Or something along those lines.. so it should work on a dock? I just bought a docking station so I'll try tonight.

Re: Help with the desk clock application

Jonah72 — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:31:57 GMT

You could try Timely, clock app from play store, this has a night clock option and is better looking than the standard clock.

Re: Help with the desk clock application

tomo — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:50:48 GMT

@aims wrote:
Go to Settings and then Developer Options. There is an option to turn off 'sleep when charging'. Or something along those lines.. so it should work on a dock? I just bought a docking station so I'll try tonight.

I don't have any "Developer Options" on my Settings menu. Is this option somewhere else, or requires some command or setting to be visible?

I want exactly the same function as 'JimmyJames709' describes above. This function of the desk clock is available on my Xperia S, but not on my Xperia Z1.

Re: Help with the desk clock application

_alexdon_ — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:53:02 GMT

To get the developer options,go in the about phone section,tap about 5-6 times on build number.

Re: Help with the desk clock application

Ramz1 — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 07:23:27 GMT

Although this has been marked as "solution provided" but i dont agree with it.

The problem lies with the Sont Xperia Z1 Desktop clock application, which can be launched by going to the Alarms and Clock app, click on the three dots at bottom left, then click on "Desk Clock".

This desk clock app should keep the screen awake, as is used to happen in previous Sony models like Arc S.

Sony should fix this app.

PS: click on the screen while in Desk Clock mode to switch backgrouds and give Kudos to me isf i told you some thing new

Re: Help with the desk clock application

mmch — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 09:51:17 GMT

Before I updated the OS on my Z to 4.3 (yesterday) the clock happily displayed all night when charging.

It seemed to have a sort of override like some of my 3'red party apps, which are not subject to screen timeout or lock.

Sadly, like most of you, I now have to wake up enough to unlock the phone in order to find out that I have enough time to go back to sleep. Someone at Sony doesn't like me.

Re: Help with the desk clock application

inf — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 15:13:06 GMT

Hi okay about your desk clock options. We all know how to activate fesk clock right? Go to settings then tap blah blah. I havea dock and i do this every night. Whenever i turn on desk clock then put to dock it automatically rotates to 90 degress then when you tap screen once more display will get darker probably to prevent damaging the screen. The screen will never time out. You don't need to change any setting. As long as it's plug in the magnetic dock it will stay on. Hope this helps

Re: Help with the desk clock application

libbytes — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 14:44:49 GMT

Just download an addon app from the Google play store. I use one called timely. Was free to download and then it shows up in the 'daydream' options in display settings. I have my clock and alarm status showing when docked, its a cool feature!