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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: need an app to turn off the whole phone after user-selected time.
Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 06:20:13 -0000 (UTC)
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micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
> In comp.mobile.android, on Tue, 28 May 2024 10:33:27 -0000 (UTC), Chris
> <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
>>> In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 27 May 2024 20:25:53 -0000 (UTC), Chris
>>> <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
>>>>> In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 27 May 2024 14:54:20 +0200, Arno Welzel
>>>>> <usenet@arnowelzel.de> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> micky, 2024-05-25 22:34:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I need an app to turn off the whole phone after user-selected time. 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I have used Tune-in, complete with all its advertising, to play webraido
>>>>>>> for a user-selected time up to 120 minute and turn off, but I'd like the
>>>>>>> phone to turn off completely. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This is not possible since no user installed app is allowed to turn off
>>>>>> the phone by itself.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Okay.  
>>>>> 
>>>>> I guess I was spoiled by all my clock-radios. 
>>>> 
>>>> Did they unplug themselves?
>>> 
>>> The first two we had unplugged any 110v device plugged into them.
>> 
>> I don't understand. A clock radio was something that woke you up with an
>> alarm or the radio which you needed to switch off manually. I don't know of
>> any with sockets that get "unplugged". 
> 
> They didn't pull the plug out but they turned off the power to whatever
> was plugged into the 110v socket in the back of the 110v clock radio. 
> 
> They simultaneiously turned off the radio if the radio was on, but they
> didn't turn off the clock, no matter what. 

ok

>>> I was had refrained from asking, but what does iPhone do in this
>>> situation. 
>> 
>> What situation? You can't plug-in devices on an iphone. 
> 
> Can you set an iPhone to turn itself off after a pre-set length of time.

Not sure. I checked automator and there is a "shutdown" option, so it
should be possible. 

> Android may not do this but it doesn't seem to violate any inherent
> rule.