Display Power Saver Mode Flicker (FIX)

If you guys have the following problem:
1. Screen goes on dim either due to power saving or due to low light
2. After a couple of seconds it starts to flicker
I got this fix from Apple support that seems to have solved the problem:
1. Shutdown.
2. Press commandoption+pr together and then press the power button (release the power button, but keep the other four keys pressed).
3. Keep the keys pressed until it gives you two chimes.
4. This it seems resets the bus parameter for the display driver.
Hope this helps for you.

It's not an issue that needs fixing, it is normal behaviour for the N78 and in line with it's predecessor the N73.
On some models the display blanks completely to save battery power. The N78 and N73 both act in this way that is why those two models have blinking lights to show that they are on. Most models are made using different chipsets and don't go totally blank and display the time instead.
Personally I prefer phones that go totally blank with a blinking LED than those that display the time.
On the N78 all it takes is a short press of the power button to light the screen to see the clock when the keys are locked or any key when they aren't.

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