Gravity Screen - On/Off

Ronald Ramakers

Positive: - Works well if you can find the right options, Negative: - Menu doesn't make sense. Most options are for turning the screen off. Conclusion: this app is for keeping your screen on, but most options are for turning the screen off :-((( I advise 'KinScreen' for the clear menu with options for keeping your screen on!

A Google user

This app is currently the best available option for those of us who want such an app. I used to use Screeble Pro but that hasn't been supported for many years, so it doesn't work well with newer phones. The only thing I would really like in Gravity Screen is one element from Screeble, the option to choose angles within which the screen stays on eg between 20 and 70 degrees, this worked perfectly with Screeble. At the moment I can only set a sensitivity of 0-100 which should detect small movements which keeps the screen on, but even set at 100 I can easily hold the phone still enough for the app to decide I'm not using the phone and so it turns off the screen. Either it needs to be even more sensitive or, better still, the app should adopt the angle of use method. For everything else, the app is great.

A Google user

Excellent app! It really works as great as it says! I would just suggest the timeout feature to be available when the device is locked as well (like unlocked/locked/both). It is not useful for me when the device is unlocked, because the system already has its screen timeout and I might leave the cellphone on the table to see it. However, when locked, lying down the device means it can now turn the screen off (after shaking it to see the clock, for example).

A Google user

Wonderful app! I am using Sony Xperia phone, used to have always on display app installed to have the double tap to wake function. With this app, I can just wave and the screen will blam turn on. The only drawback is that holding your hand over the phone most of the time doesn't always turn the screen off as expected. Need to put phone down on a flat surface in order to turn it off. Would have given five star with this little bug fixed. Good work. Thanks.

A Google user

Great app! Has been working well. Is it possible to disable the "keep screen on by motion" when the phone is in the 5sec black-screen caused by "Alternative turn-off method (Smart Lock)"? Because it has the potential to keep the screen from turning off and stuck on the black-screen, due to motion on the table for example. Thanks!

A Google user

It's such an essential app for smartphones that should have been part of the OS long ago. Unfortunately it still isn't. I'm thankful that this came along and glad to pay for the thoughtful features. The phone turns on or off automatically and naturally. Now I use the power button of my phone only for powering it down or restarting it.

Bradford Risbert

Great app but here's a bug. If i enable 'turn on by proximity'and pocket mode, together, and I place the phone upside down in my pocket as start walking, the phone screen will keep blinking on and off. There is a continuous conflict between the two settings. Solution is that the pocket mode should temporarily disable proximity and all functions that may turn on the phone screen. Hope that makes sense. Cheers!

A Google user

The 5 star is on the assumption that you will respond to this review. The app is indispensable seeing that my phone only relies on the power button. However, you need to isolate the function of using proximity sensor to extend the time out. It's ridiculous that my phone would interpret a finger over the proximity sensor as increasing the time out as much as 230mins, when all am trying to do is put the screen off by placing my finger on the proximity sensor.

mike Smith

Overall a great app. A life saver really. I have been using it since my power button broken down. One problem though when I switch on my phone, this app doesn't automatically turns on even though I am using the correct setting. After booting my phone I have to go back to this and manually toggle the switch the app turns on. Is this a bug?

A Google user

This app is great but it stops working after sometime and I don't have any idea why it does. Then I go to the app and turn the options on n off so it starts working. Edit: It was my mistake. I turned off battery optimization for the app and it is working fine since although I have been experiencing problems with the 'Disable lock screen feature' where when you flip the cover it automatically displays the 'enter password screen and starts detecting your face for unlocking your device.