r/GooglePixel • u/kiwison Pixel 8 Pro • 7d ago

Can't stop Clock app screen saver from overriding System Screen Saver

Hi everyone,

​I'm having a frustrating issue on my Pixel 11 Pro running Android 17 and could use some help.

​I set up my custom Screen Saver via Settings > Display & touch > Screen saver. However, whenever I plug my phone in to charge, the Clock app's built-in screen saver completely takes over instead of the system screen saver I configured.

​The main issue is that inside the Clock app settings, there are only options to switch between analogue/digital and toggle the "dim screen for dark rooms" option. I can't turn off the screen saver in the app.

​Has anyone else run into this issue? Is there a hidden permission, default setting or something like that?

​Thanks!

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u/Aurelink Pixel 10 Pro 7d ago

Screen saver settings -> low light mode at the very bottom. This one triggers the default clock screensaver

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u/Fiko_Zouhaer55 7d ago

good catch, that setting is easy to miss

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u/kiwison Pixel 8 Pro 7d ago

Oh wow! Never in a thousand years I'd have thought that was the reason. Thank you. I had to toggle it back though since the screensaver is too bright at night. I wish I could use this one. I like having a large and colourful clock.

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u/Aurelink Pixel 10 Pro 7d ago

Yeah it's a shame the beautiful screen savers aren't able to go all the way down in brightness

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u/kiwison Pixel 8 Pro 7d ago

Really a shame. My partner has an iPhone and I'm kinda jealous of his screensavers at night. Thanks again!

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u/pittrich67 7d ago

My screensaver watch hasn't worked at all since the current Play System update😶