The iPhone isn't smart enough to NOT go to sleep while downloading apps or buffering?

[dontwalkhand]

This is a bug that has been bugging me and still hasn't been fixed. While installing Apps, I usually would just set my phone down and let it finish the download so that way I can play with the apps later when they're finished.

Another is when a video is buffering...


Instead the iPhone still goes to sleep at it's predetermined time and the activity that it was supposed to do STOPS!

 

[troop231]

Settings > General > Auto-Lock > Never

Problem solved

 

[dontwalkhand]

Settings > General > Auto-Lock > Never

Problem solved

I shouldn't have to do this every time, as I don't want it to be on never normally.

 

[protobiont]

I shouldn't have to do this every time, as I don't want it to be on never normally.

Agreed. But I've never had an app stop downloading because the phone was asleep, or wasn't aware of it.

 

[illegalprelude]

Your iPhone can be asleep and apps will still download. Thats how Newsstand works or the new App sync. I download an app on my iPad and it's on my iPhone or vice versa. Pretty sure neither device magically wakes themselves up and downloads it.

 

[Gatteau]

I thought sleep didn't interrupt app/whatever else that's downloading. I mean, I've never ran into that issue.