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The update will not help.
My experiment results (with screen timeout at default 5 minutes):
- verified screen locks after 5 minutes when device isn't 'active'
- screen locks after about 9 minutes when doing TTS, Immersion Reading, or when using Screen Reader to read continuous text
- can reset timeout by swiping up from bottom (or from top) to reveal system controls (which autohide after a few seconds), tap center to reveal reading controls (and again to hide them), or adjust volume with volume controls, headset or keyboard volume buttons.
If you turn on Developer Options you can turn on Stay Awake and it will not lock when it is plugged in.
But it would be nice if there were at least an option to prevent screen lock when 'active reading' is engaged, if they don't want to make that the default behavior. It doesn't lock the screen when using Word Runner, or watching video, for example, and this should be the same.
I have other issues with Immersion Reading: 'play' sometimes engages TTS instead (even when audiobook companion is downloaded), switching to audio player while listening brings up annoying go to location dialog. I'd like to have access to reading speed and sleep timer settings without having to go to full player screen.
And for TTS, I'd like headset/keyboard play/pause button to function.
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