Since installing Avast Anti-theft and Mobile Security on my Galaxy Nexus (Android 4.2.1, not rooted), I get the screen coming on by itself, on the hour. I’m not sure if it’s every hour, but it’s definitely every day at 7am, and some other times (on the hour) I’ve seen it as well. From the “last communication” time on the website, this seems to match up, so it seems to be when the phone makes a communication.
Is this is known problem and is there a way to fix this? It is rather annoying and could cause pocket dials, privacy issues, battery drain etc.
Well, not intentionally. If the app is responsible, then it’s a bug (and an annoying one!). Maybe it is an interaction with the latest Jelly Bean version, or maybe it’s nothing to do with Avast. But Avast is #1 suspect so I’ll have to uninstall Avast and see if that fixes it.