I just received my first tablet, a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (Wi-Fi version) running Android 4.1 My past experience with Android devices is my cell phone, also running Android 4.1. On the phone, if I hit the power button briefly, the screen turns off while the phone remains on. I would like to do the same thing with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, turn the screen off for a few minutes, while the tablet remains on (to save some battery life). If I tap the power button, the screen goes black for about two seconds, and the a "video" of the features of the tablet appears (I think this is called the "lock screen", I swipe it and it returns to the familiar Android screens) and so the battery life is drained even when I'm not using the tablet. Or, I can hold the power button down for about 2 seconds and then power off the device. Is it possible to make the screen go black without powering off the device? If so, how?
Make screen go black without powering down?
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