Set a screen time-out that can be modified by user in Camera

• /e/ version: 1.2
• Device model(s): all
• Device rooted: no

Summary

it's been reported a few times that people left their device in photo-mode with the screen being not turned off. With Open camera having no timeout, this ran the device hot and the battery low. It would be preferable to disable the screen by default - current timeout is ~30sec.

The pool of users needing the screen always-on for long photograph sessions must be in the minority compared to users that need half a minute.

• https://community.e.foundation/t/open-camera-causes-battery-drain/21104/9
• https://community.e.foundation/t/feedback-for-v1-2/43017/104
• https://sourceforge.net/p/opencamera/discussion/general/thread/6e635324/
• https://sourceforge.net/p/opencamera/discussion/general/thread/184bcebb5e/

The problem

Steps to reproduce

forget to exit photo mode in Opencamera

What is the current behavior?

screen stays on; battery running low

What is the expected correct behavior?

Keep display on + add a time out after 5 minutes of inactivity (no action on the screen) + being able to personalize this value of 5 min in the settings.

Solutions

Workaround

You can disable the behavior in Camera > the setting symbol > On screen GUI… > Keep display on.

Possible fixes

set the "keep-display-on" option to off in the default --> not wished as it could cause a bad UX for our users. So we go with the solution described in "What is the expected correct behaviour?"