W580i Sleep Mode Clock Possible?

[SaNdSuKkA]

If you flashed your K550 to a W610 then I think you would need the MENU.ML for a W610. As far as the software knows, your phone is now a W610. Using the MENU.ML for a K550 could definitely cause problems I would imagine...

[payne4life]

If you flashed your K550 to a W610 then I think you would need the MENU.ML for a W610. As far as the software knows, your phone is now a W610. Using the MENU.ML for a K550 could definitely cause problems I would imagine...

of course..you shouldn't use a k550's menu.ml! u now have a w610 not k550!

[SaNdSuKkA]

Payne4life, just to verify. Once your phone goes into sleep mode (screen goes blank), the sleep mode clock is visible on the screen and stays that way? Does the missed call symbol and text message symbol show up on there also?

[mhuerta]

I have a w580 and modified my menu.ml file with the sleep mode clock option. It appears on the Settings->Display menu with an On/Off option but regardless the option you select, the clock still appears on sleep mode.

[SaNdSuKkA]

Ok now I've got it working, but its soooo dim that its impossible to see unless you're in direct sunlight. My W600i was black text with a light grey background. This is black text on a really really really dark, almost black background.

Is this your experience?

[tuanlinh]

I have 580i. I just push +/- button, and I see the sleep clock.

[SaNdSuKkA]

By sleep mode clock we mean a clock that shows up with no buttons being pressed, it shows up on the screen with no back light. This is a feature present on many other SE phones but was excluded from the W580i for some reason. The +/- shows the clock with backlight.

[carsncars]

It's the type of LCD panel they've used. Screens like that of the K800i, K790a, and W800i are much more reflective (you'll see they're grey when they're off) whereas screens like those on the W580i are much less reflective (black when off), so they're almost illegible without the backlight (but they are more vivid when the backlight is on).

Since the sleep mode clock would be useless with this type of LCD, Sony Ericsson figured they might as well disable the feature.

[SaNdSuKkA]

It's the type of LCD panel they've used. Screens like that of the K800i, K790a, and W800i are much more reflective (you'll see they're grey when they're off) whereas screens like those on the W580i are much less reflective (black when off), so they're almost illegible without the backlight (but they are more vivid when the backlight is on).

Since the sleep mode clock would be useless with this type of LCD, Sony Ericsson figured they might as well disable the feature.

I'd have to agree with you 100%. The only way I can see possible to make this work is to turn the back light on all the time which really isn't a solution because battery life would be horrible.

I think this is a pretty much closed issue now. Thank you all for your help and insight.

[diribuf]

Hummmm, thanks. That pretty much convinces me it's not worth the trouble.

And moreover, an allblack sleepmode screen is a lot less battery-consuming. =)