Wireless chargers aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. While many love the futuristic aspect of it, others find the entire setup too restricting. If you are part of the former, you might have already invested in a proper wireless charger for your Pixel 3. When you charge the device on Pixel Stand, it shows a bit of information and keeps itself dimly lit. If that doesn’t suit your taste, you can turn off the display completely using the solutions given below.
Google has developed a pretty great wireless charger for its supported Pixel devices — Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL — called the Pixel Stand. The Pixel Stand offers up to 10W of wireless charging to the Pixel 3 duo, topping up the two devices faster than other 3rd-party wireless chargers.
We all know how great the Pixel Stand is, but it comes with an innate feature that can feel a bit annoying to some. While your Pixel 3 is docked, the Pixel Stand never really allows your device to turn its screen off. You can press the power key to lock it, but it lights up only a couple of minutes later.
If you’re, too, frustrated with Pixel Stand’s antics, there are a couple of methods you could try to make it all dark.
Enable ‘Screen off when dark’
Disable the app
To make sure the Pixel Stand doesn’t wake up your Pixel 3 device, you could stop the app from having control of your Pixel 3/3XL when charging. To do that, simply look for the Pixel Stand app and disable it.
You can search for the app by its name by using the search bar at the top of the Settings app. Or, find it manually here: Settings > Apps > All apps > 3-dot menu in the top right > Show system > type Pixel stand in the search bar at the top > Tap Pixel Stand app. Tap Force close (force stop).
If even the above doesn’t help, there is another trick you can put to use.
Use Tasker to turn off the display
Now, we have the state that the system has to observe. That is, the charging state of the device. Now, let’s give this a task to do.
Done.
Let us know if the above solutions solved the problem for you.
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