I can’t turn off my
screen when it’s charging!
turnedoffaswell.Thescreenwill
turn on when charging reaches
100%, but it should turn off very
quickly afterwards so hopefully
one of the above solutions will
work for you.there, you could enable them and
make sure the Stay awake option is
unticked. It sounds bizarre to turn
on the options that can cause the
problem but it is likely to work, so
go to Settings>About device and
tap the Build number section until
Developer options are turned on.
Also,makesureyouareusingthe
charging cable that came with your
Galaxyandplugitintoawalland
notacomputer.Itispossiblethat
alertsoractivityonacomputercan
turn on an Android phone screen
when it is not required. Finally, as
a double check go to
Settings>Display>Daydream and
make sure that this option is“Why does my Galaxy screen turn on and often stay on while it is
charging? I have looked everywhere for the settings to change this
and cannot fi nd them and it gets quite annoying at night when I am
trying to sleep!”Andrew Caves
DroidSuppor t
HiAndrew.If you are
usingyourGalaxyina
normal way, there is no
reason for the screen to turn on
andstayonwhilecharging,butit
canhappenifaparticular
developer option is enabled. If you
have already set up developer
access by tapping the build
number in Settings multiple times,
therewillbeanoptionlistedcalled
Stay awake. If this is ticked, the
Galaxy screen will stay on while
charging,soitisworthgoingto
Settings>General and seeing if
Developeroptionsexist.Now,ifyou
do not have Developer options
enabledandtheproblemisstill
A
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