Is there a way to display a clock on a kindle screensaver?

Le Legend · 08-29-2021, 07:42 AM

(Have not looked through the forum much, so not sure if there is any way to.)
Any way i can display real time-time on my kindle for a screensaver?

NiLuJe · 08-29-2021, 08:22 AM

Nope, the device is alseep when showing a screensaver. Showing a clock would defeat that purpose.

(Unless you came up with a highly over-engineered solution with scheduled rtc wakealarms+suspend every minute, which would only be marginally better).

Le Legend · 08-30-2021, 06:38 AM

So, could there be any way to get the timing shown on the kindle if the screen is on? Like a smartphone

fduniho · 11-09-2021, 04:21 PM

It's not a good idea. I once got the Utility Kit Active Content on my Kindle Touch, because it includes a timer, but when I used it, it would drain the battery much more quickly, because it would be updating the screen much faster than I would by turning pages. While I still use Utility Kit for other things, I stopped using it as a timer. So, even if you got this to work, displaying a clock on your screen saver would drain your battery faster than you would by reading books.

08-29-2021, 07:42 AM	#1
Le Legend Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2021 Device: PW4	Is there a way to display a clock on a kindle screensaver? (Have not looked through the forum much, so not sure if there is any way to.) Any way i can display real time-time on my kindle for a screensaver?

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08-29-2021, 08:22 AM	#2
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Nope, the device is alseep when showing a screensaver. Showing a clock would defeat that purpose. (Unless you came up with a highly over-engineered solution with scheduled rtc wakealarms+suspend every minute, which would only be marginally better).

08-30-2021, 06:38 AM	#3
Le Legend Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2021 Device: PW4	So, could there be any way to get the timing shown on the kindle if the screen is on? Like a smartphone

11-09-2021, 04:21 PM	#4
fduniho Addict Posts: 201 Karma: 9743620 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: New York State, USA Device: Kindle Touch, DX, PW4, PW5, Scribe; Likebook Mars; Fire HD 8; iPad	It's not a good idea. I once got the Utility Kit Active Content on my Kindle Touch, because it includes a timer, but when I used it, it would drain the battery much more quickly, because it would be updating the screen much faster than I would by turning pages. While I still use Utility Kit for other things, I stopped using it as a timer. So, even if you got this to work, displaying a clock on your screen saver would drain your battery faster than you would by reading books.

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