8700 BackLight

[Dizco]

Is there any way to turn the backlight completely off !? Even when I'm in greatly lit areas the light stays on , I know we can turn the brightness down but even with that the screen backlight is always on and takes away from the battery life. That's my only complaint , so if one of you knows any tricks can u pls help me out , thxs

[taeisme]

The closest thing I got to off was setting the brightness to 0. But if anyone else has a solution please let me know.

[d_fisher]

Use the OEM holster, or an aftermarket model, that has the sleeper magnet. When the magnet gets in the right spot the screen turns off.

[mymitsu3kgt]

Do you ever really want the backlight completely off even in bright light? I would think that would take away from the vibrant color of the 8700 screen.

[Dizco]

Thanks , but tht doesn't really help me out .. I don't carry a holster , my BB stays inside my front pants pocket and tht would be annoying to carry a holster to turn a light off , is there any other way possible .. I need a answer tht wks in the device ..

[DuckWingDuck]

Get a STi

[Dizco]

Do you ever really want the backlight completely off even in bright light? I would think that would take away from the vibrant color of the 8700 screen.

Yes .. I would like the option of adjusting it off and on .. Dnt get me wrong I love the screen but @<hidden> certain points the light isn't needed when there is a incredible amt of light outside.. We should be able to control it .. And unfortunately it does use battery life ..

[delmarco]

I think you need a 7290 for what you want, or if screen brightness has become a life or death matter, when you are using quite possibly the best handheld ever sold to mankind!

[LunkHead]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry 8700g: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) BlackBerry8700/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100)

Does BBLight work on the 8700? If so that might be an option.

[rumpole]

Try pressing the on/off button when the screen is on. Depending on whether you're at max brightness, the screen will either brighten or go dark.

[NJBlackBerry]

Try pressing the on/off button when the screen is on. Depending on whether you're at max brightness, the screen will either brighten or go dark.
That's what I do - if I am unhappy with the brightness of the 8700, I hit the power button on top to adjust it.

[dlsolo]

Holy crap, I didn't know that! Thank you all very much!