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Product Support => HiMedia Q10 Pro, Q5 Pro => Topic started by: Mr Ed. on February 12, 2017, 11:48:37 AM

Title: Screensaver
Post by: Mr Ed. on February 12, 2017, 11:48:37 AM

I've searched a few topics here but did not quit find the answer/solution yet.
Is there any change that Himedia will add a screensaver option to the FW in the near future or at least give us the option to add one ourselves. Only Kodi has a limited screensaver bus since i use the box for not only movies bus also internet radio and stuff i would like to have a proper screensaver which operates from the box itself.

Title: Re: Screensaver
Post by: DancesWithChickens on March 03, 2017, 08:07:38 AM

+1

Title: Re: Screensaver
Post by: pcristi on March 04, 2017, 11:22:16 AM

Super Child Lock 2.1.6 is intend to be use like screensaver, have option to scheduled when is active.
Maybe you can get how to make usefully for you. I'm use just with music/radio player and activated from launcher.

Title: Re: Screensaver
Post by: m-i-c-k-e-y on March 04, 2017, 08:14:37 PM

Or you can install live wallpapers on it.

Title: Re: Screensaver
Post by: Mount81 on March 06, 2017, 04:24:57 PM

Quote from: m-i-c-k-e-y on March 04, 2017, 08:14:37 PM

Or you can install live wallpapers on it.

Maybe I don't understand it properly the topic, but what does (would) it help in HiPlayer, while the video playback is paused?! Live  wallpapers (and any still pictures as well) would only work (and serve) as a "Background" in the Launcher. Am I missing something?

Title: Re: Screensaver
Post by: Mr Ed. on March 08, 2017, 08:34:55 PM

Quote from: Mount81 on March 06, 2017, 04:24:57 PM

Quote from: m-i-c-k-e-y on March 04, 2017, 08:14:37 PM

Or you can install live wallpapers on it.

Maybe I don't understand it properly the topic, but what does (would) it help in HiPlayer, while the video playback is paused?! Live  wallpapers (and any still pictures as well) would only work (and serve) as a "Background" in the Launcher. Am I missing something?

No you're right. A live wallpaper is not the screensaver i'm talking about and looking for. I hope that Himedia will fix a build in screensaver .

Title: Re: Screensaver
Post by: alexvanniel on April 14, 2017, 12:55:11 PM

It appears that HiMedia has removed the "Screen Timeout" setting/feature and Daydream from the Android firmware.

Now, either HiMedia is building stuff from scratch and thus does not have access to these basic features... or they just kicked it out. The latter would be the most stupid thing anyone could do, so I suppose it is a matter of building from the ground up and thus has not been developed by HiMedia.

But then I wonder, why invent the wheel and why not use the stuff Google provides you?

Not having a screensaver/screen timeout outside of any players is just harmfull to my television set. Having a screensaver only in Kodi or the HiMediaplayer is just not enough. Think about when I am playing music through the Spotify app... while it is playing music, the screen will sit on the same screen for some time.

Don't we have any other options to add this to the system? I tried downloading screensavers but they ofcourse require Daydream and/or screen timeout to be present, which they are not. Special settings apps to change the timeout (Any Screen Timeout) don't work ... because the feature is just not there.