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Keep the screen on longer while you read in Kindle
A short screen timeout saves battery until you're halfway down a long page. Rulomi lengthens it only while your reading app is open.
How do I keep the screen on longer while reading on Android?
When you open Kindle, Rulomi sets a 10-minute screen timeout so the page doesn't go dark mid-chapter, and puts your usual one back when you leave. To set it up, install Rulomi from Google Play, type the sentence below, check the routine it shows you, and enable it.
When I open Kindle set screen timeout to 10 minutes, and put it back when I leaveRulomi's on-device parser understands this as written, so it works with the AI planner switched off.
What Rulomi builds
- WHEN
- Kindle opens. You confirm the app on the review screen
- THEN
- Set the screen timeout to 10 minutes
- AFTER
- When another app or the home screen comes to the front, the screen timeout goes back to what it was.
You see this on the review screen before you enable it, and nothing runs until you do.
Access it asks for
- App usage access, so Rulomi can tell which app is open. It's read on the phone and nothing is stored or sent.
- Modify system settings, for brightness, screen timeout and auto-rotate.
Rulomi asks for access per routine, when a routine needs it, not all at once when you install.
Variations
When I open Kindle set screen timeout to 10 minutes and set brightness to 40%, and put it back when I leaveA dimmer screen for reading as well.
Good to know
- Any reading app works the same way: name it in place of Kindle.
- Opening an app is noticed while the screen is on.
- A screen timeout can be anything from 15 seconds to 2 hours.