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FAQ
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Is the app still in development?
Yes, I still work on the app in my spare time, which lately I don't have much of

Why does the app require so many permissions?

Camera permission
The app needs camera permission to recognize camera launch event and dismiss the "always on" screen.
Phone permission
The app needs phone permission to recognize incoming calls, dismiss the always on screen and show the incoming call screen.
Modify system settings permission
The app needs permission to modify system settings to change the brightness of the lock screen.

It drains a lot of battery
To save battery, you can enable some options in the app.
Turn on Battery saver inside the app (works best if your device is rooted)
You can set a Stop Delay inside Automatic Rules, so if you aren't using your device, the always on screen will go out after a certain time.
You can set the Battery rules in Automatic Rule to make the Always On screen only appear when you have a certain percentage of battery.
You can install and configure Greenify to kill background processes while the screen is off.
You can enable the Ambient Display & Raise To Wake options, so the always on display will only show up when you pick up your device/receive a notification/wave over your device etc. This will reduce the battery consumption substantially.
You can disable the movement animation to save a bit more battery.
Also, if you want to keep it as a night stand, you should charge the device over night.

The notification LED doesn't work
The notification LED will not work while the always on screen is active. This is due to a limitation in the android OS. You can quickly view notifications by enabling the "Notifications" option inside the app (Always On AMOLED).

I donated but didn't get the exclusive features
You have to restart the app after donating. If it still doesn't work, reboot your device.

It doesn't work/takes a long time to start
Go to your device security settings and make sure "Power button instantly locks" is enabled as well as "Automatically lock" is set to "Immediately".
If it still doesn't work properly, open the app itself, scroll down and disable "start after lock".

It doesn't show notifications
Notifications don't work properly with Samsung devices.
This is an issue with the Samsung port of Android.
A reboot might solve this issues sometimes.
I'll try to create a workaround soon.

The fingerprint sensor doesn't work on my android O+ device
The fingerprint sensor will most likely never work in android O+ while using the app because Google decided to remove some features in android O to make it more "secure", but in the process they limited a lot of functionality for some apps. Read more about it here:
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/36574245

It doesn't work on my Huawei device
I'm aware of the issue, it's a bug in Huawei's implementation of android.
There is not much I can do about this, as I don't have a Huawei deivce.
Read more about it here:
https://plus.google.com/+UmairRasool/posts/D6SwuMN8pFr
https://plus.google.com/+GuidoSabatini/posts/4M1zndCBr6g

How do I join the beta program
From this link:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.tomer.alwayson

Can I pay with PayPal/AliPay/etc
No. Google does not allow it.
https://play.google.com/about/monetization-ads/payments/
They do that because they charge ~30% of any purchase made via Google Play. So if you for example buy the pro version for 2$, Google takes 0.6 cents and I get 1.4$ (before taxes).
If developers would allow other forms of payments Google wouldn't receive their 30%, therefore they don't allow it.
You can however donate via PayPal if you want to at https://www.paypal.me/rosenfeldtomer

I can't uninstall the app
Click the menu button at the top right (top left if your language is in RTL), from the popup menu, click uninstall, then click OK.