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Brightness adjustment fail

I installed a battery booster app from the market, and it had an option to dim the screen, it was on 11%, well i tried to adjust it, and i guess i went way to far and it turned my screen black, i cant see nothing.
im on the Darkstone build.
is there a way to either delete that app or what, i know the phone works as i feel the vibration from me sliding it to unlock from home screen.

aznsHD2 said:
I installed a battery booster app from the market, and it had an option to dim the screen, it was on 11%, well i tried to adjust it, and i guess i went way to far and it turned my screen black, i cant see nothing.
im on the Darkstone build.
is there a way to either delete that app or what, i know the phone works as i feel the vibration from me sliding it to unlock from home screen.
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The LCD still light up but very dim, so try going into a dark room and wake up the phone. Then you will be able to see the contain on your phone.

10507 said:
The LCD still light up but very dim, so try going into a dark room and wake up the phone. Then you will be able to see the contain on your phone.
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no its literally black, i cant see anything.

aznsHD2 said:
no its literally black, i cant see anything.
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Not even in a totally dark room?

10507 said:
Not even in a totally dark room?
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Like i said it is BLANK. seriously blank. its not dim or nothing.
Is there a way to restore the brightness on here, because i cant see anything im doin on it.

what you can try to do is, grab a friends phone and try to immitate the same touches on both devices, the best way to do it is by unlocking it, pressing the menu key, click on the corner to make sure u go to the settings, scroll all the way up and find your way to "display" tipically the 4th (or 5th in my case because i have cyanogen mod) and brightness (should be the one at the top) and just try to drag ur finger from left to right to increse it (as it should over pass any 3rd party app) and see if it works, but..... keep in mind these things dependeding on what phone you use to guide you....
screen size
DPI scale
sense??? or not! as settings are different
and other things, also..... when you unlock it make sure its on the home screen
i also believe if you go outside you can see the screen a little bit under the sun, but not completely sure
hope this helps, oh and by the way, if you have a build based on sense go to a sprint store and use an EVO lol, or if u have stock froyo grab a nexus one from a friend and use that (but like i said before, keep in mund the screen size)

yea thats what i was tryin to do. no luck.

I had this problem twice and rejoice, I have a solution!
Simply download "DroidExplorer" for windows.
Boot your phone in android.
Once booted (when your screen turns black), plug in USB, and launch DroidExplorer.
In DroidExplorer, look for the "Screencast" icon (little android icon).
Run that, you will see your screen. Reset brightness to a normal level.
You are saved

aznsHD2 said:
I installed a battery booster app from the market, and it had an option to dim the screen, it was on 11%, well i tried to adjust it, and i guess i went way to far and it turned my screen black, i cant see nothing.
im on the Darkstone build.
is there a way to either delete that app or what, i know the phone works as i feel the vibration from me sliding it to unlock from home screen.
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When this happens, try shining a bright light on the screen, make sure the device is woken up (i.e. press a hard button) and view your screen from different angles. Even if the backlight is completely off, the LCD display is still active and the graphics elements just about visible.
With this method, you should be able to make enough of your screen to navigate to the brightness settings.
Screencast in Droid Explorer (for your PC) is also a good last measure.
Most apps that control brightness has this problem on HD2, so be careful about going too low in all of them. In Tasker, for example, 30 is the lowest setting that works.
Even the standard screen dimming that occurs a few seconds before screen timeout is not calibrated correctly. In all Android builds/kernels I have tried, the backlight is turned off when it should be just dimmed. Cyanogen(mod) has a setting for the dim level, but the maximum you can use is 26, which still turns off the backlight.
Curiously, sometimes (very seldom) after waking my phone up from standby, the backlight is in a much dimmer state than usual. When sliding the standard brightness from min to max, the actual brightness range varies from barely visible (but still on) to the regular dimmest level. So the device *can* support incredibly dim levels, but I've have found no way of getting into this state predictably. It has happened only 3-4 times over the past 2 months. A reboot fixes it, but I've also gotten out of this state after a locking/unlocking cycle.
So there seems to be several layers to the backlight brightness:
- the actual hardware (which supports much lower brightnesses than we're usually allowed access to)
- the Android API (which probably is the layer turning backlight off below 30, and which occasionally is fooled into using a much dimmer range than usual)
- whatever app providing the GUI (usually showing a range of 0-100% or 0-255).
Does anyone know if there's a reason for the threshold? Is it somehow risky for the LCD display hardware to be very dim?

Nexus S in call volume

Has anyone else noticed the in call volume being very loud even when on the lowest setting. Mine is super high, any suggestions to resolve?
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Yes, I'm having the same problem. But it don't seems to be a problem every time. Neither seems it to be connected to specific callee's. Sometimes the volume is totaly normal, and sometimes it feels like speaker mode...

Mine is everytime though, it really is too loud even on the lowest setting.
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You are lucky, actually. I have exactly opposite problem. My volume of calls is so low that I cant her the other callers. This is very serious issue for me and I am thinking about returning the phone. I am searching the net for some service codes that would allow me to raise the internal volume. Do you have 2.3.1?

Visual Voice Mail volume
Why is my visual voice mail so hard to hear with the speaker on?
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Turn the volume up?
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Did that
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T-Mobile's or Google Voice? I have no problems with Google Voice and make sure it's set to come out of the speaker. I haven't used T-Mobile's in a long time.

[Q] volume & screen
After climbing (for me) a steep learning curve I am very happy with my NS. But as with anything, there are different levels of happiness. I still have two issues that sort of bug me.
1. Volume - It seems that I must accidentally hit it a lot, and at times find it turned all the way down.
2. Screen - It's amazing inside, but when I go outside in this Florida Sun (even in the winter) I not only can't read the screen, I can't find the buttons on the handset.
Any suggestions?

always good to see another florida person.
Can't say anything about the first since i don't own the device yet, a case may help though since my dad has a vibrant and he used to hit them, but after getting a silicone case he dosn't do it anymore.
As far as the seeing the screen goes, depending on your brightness setting the screen may be washed out. I normally keep my nexus one at about 40% brightness, but if i'm going to be outside for a day, or when i'm at the themeparks in orlando, i turn on the auto brightness, that usually brings it up to 100% in the sunlight which makes it readable.
Normally switching the brightness involves going through the settings, but there are many applications that give you a quick switch, i personally use the mysettings app that i have on my main screen so it's only two clicks to get to auto.

The screen is very viewable in the sunny Southern California sunlight, but no modern large screen smartphone like these are going to be great outdoors; at least the NS is usable (unlike the N1).
I concur with the other response that setting the screen brightness to max is obviously the best way to tackle this.
There's a very easy way, just install the Power Control Widget that comes pre-loaded on the phone. It gives you a bar with 5 icons on it for wifi, bluetooth, gps, google sync, and screen brightness.
The screen brightness icon lets you tap it for 4 different settings (minimum, about half max, maximum brightness and automatic). As mentioned above, with max brightness, the phone is very usable, for me in sunlight. At least as usable as my iPhone 4 and older iPhones.
Very handy, and also great for quickly turning off wifi and BT to save juice when not using them.

distortedloop said:
The screen is very viewable in the sunny Southern California sunlight, but no modern large screen smartphone like these are going to be great outdoors; at least the NS is usable (unlike the N1).
I concur with the other response that setting the screen brightness to max is obviously the best way to tackle this.
There's a very easy way, just install the Power Control Widget that comes pre-loaded on the phone. It gives you a bar with 5 icons on it for wifi, bluetooth, gps, google sync, and screen brightness.
The screen brightness icon lets you tap it for 4 different settings (minimum, about half max, maximum brightness and automatic). As mentioned above, with max brightness, the phone is very usable, for me in sunlight. At least as usable as my iPhone 4 and older iPhones.
Very handy, and also great for quickly turning off wifi and BT to save juice when not using them.
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forgot about that lol. I actually use power strip with that widget so a double tap on the home button and from any screen i can switch to auto or full.

neok44 said:
forgot about that lol. I actually use power strip with that widget so a double tap on the home button and from any screen i can switch to auto or full.
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I'll have to check that out!

distortedloop said:
I'll have to check that out!
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yeah powerstrip is pretty awesome, theres another app like it called quick desk but i prefer powerstrip.
My setup lets me double tap the home button and i have quick links to 5 widgets and then all my apps, a set list of shortcuts, and my recent apps as well.

neok44 said:
always good to see another florida person.
Can't say anything about the first since i don't own the device yet, a case may help though since my dad has a vibrant and he used to hit them, but after getting a silicone case he dosn't do it anymore.
As far as the seeing the screen goes, depending on your brightness setting the screen may be washed out. I normally keep my nexus one at about 40% brightness, but if i'm going to be outside for a day, or when i'm at the themeparks in orlando, i turn on the auto brightness, that usually brings it up to 100% in the sunlight which makes it readable.
Normally switching the brightness involves going through the settings, but there are many applications that give you a quick switch, i personally use the mysettings app that i have on my main screen so it's only two clicks to get to auto.
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Got Mysettings and it looks sweet. Thanks all.

burtmann said:
Got Mysettings and it looks sweet. Thanks all.
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glad you like it, to switch to auto just long press on the brightness it'll switch to auto, and then long press again to go back to your previous setting.

Its pretty serious for me as well, its like being on speaker all the time. Its there any way to change the volume range? If not this will have to get exchanged.
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I am also experiencing the oposite problem to this, my earpiece even at full volume is still very low. May try to pass by Best Buy and see if i can get test out another phone and see if mine is defective.

Yeah i'm suffering with the same problem. I've even swapped the phone but the new one has the same issue.

Has anyone found a fix for this? I really don't want to have to swap the phone again

Galaxy Note Screen Timeout

I have bought an excellant stand for my Note so that I can watch movies but the maximum screen timeout in settings is 10 minutes which is not long enough. So I've downloaded a free application from Android Market called "Screen Off Timeout" by "MTU Group" which allows you to keep the screen on permanently or only permanently when plugged into a power supply.
Here is the stand link:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/universal-smart-stand-for-mobile-phones-p32691.htm?referer=aff_aw_102463

uhh, not too sure what youre talking about. galaxy note screen timeout doesnt affect movies or videos.
i have my timeout set to 1 minute. 4 minute videos play in their entirety without the screen turning off. 2 hour movies play in their entirety without the screen turning off.
its not just the default player. most video players have the 'permission' to keep the screen on when running. you dont need a third party app.

Souai said:
uhh, not too sure what youre talking about. galaxy note screen timeout doesnt affect movies or videos.
i have my timeout set to 1 minute. 4 minute videos play in their entirety without the screen turning off. 2 hour movies play in their entirety without the screen turning off.
its not just the default player. most video players have the 'permission' to keep the screen on when running. you dont need a third party app.
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Thanks for your reply. My timeout occurred whilst viewing a Web page which the app. fixes. I assumed the app was needed for movies too which it obviously doesn't and I stand corrected.

KeepScreen in Market is what you need. You can select the apps you want to keep the screen on.
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kosmocos said:
KeepScreen in Market is what you need. You can select the apps you want to keep the screen on.
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Thanks for your reply. I will check out KeepScreen.

I was searching for this function, I had it on my N900, so I could keep track on i.e. a website while the phone is charging on my desk. On the Note this option is not available in the screen settings.

Be careful when displaying static images/text on the screen for prolonged periods of time. AMOLED screens can burn out. Each color in each pixel as a life span and will get dimmer the longer it is used. During normal use this would will have little effect. However if you leave the screen on for long periods of time without changing what is displayed you will compound the problem. In certain cases "burn-ins" have been noticed in as little has a few months. Others have gone years using their devices without any noticeable issues. Its all about how you use it.
Using the phone for long periods as a desktop clock or having it display a webpage with minimal changes in display, are bad ideas.

[Q] Screen on when being charged/plugged into charger

As the title suggests, I am trying to figure out how to leave the screen on when being charged/plugged into charger. I often have music playing at my desk at work and prefer to skip some songs. Kind of sucks having to unlock the screen each time.

I think the media dock allows this since there is a setting in the dock section. I was surprised that it was not in the display or battery section.
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zoobaby said:
As the title suggests, I am trying to figure out how to leave the screen on when being charged/plugged into charger. I often have music playing at my desk at work and prefer to skip some songs. Kind of sucks having to unlock the screen each time.
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There should be a developer menu setting to keep the screen on while charging. Keep looking.
If there isn't, or if you also want to specify the display brightness and timeout while charging and when on battery, you can use Tasker, or an app I wrote last year -- ChargeBright -- that ONLY does this.

If it's known for your phone model you want a 'whitelist' this has engineers/developers numbers and is probably under a setting especially for testing etc
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Samung phones does not have option to keep screen on while charge.you really dont wanna do that with oled screen.it will have burnin within 6months.why u dont tell svoice to skip song

mintu123 said:
Samung phones does not have option to keep screen on while charge.you really dont wanna do that with oled screen.it will have burnin within 6months.why u dont tell svoice to skip song
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It may not be exposed in the menu, but the system setting for it is still there.
I have my display (using my app) set to go to 100% brightness when plugged in, and to turn off after 2 minutes idle; when I unplug, it reverts to auto brightness and whatever the old timeout was (10 seconds iirc).
And, yeah, my Captivate's 22-month OLED has burn-in in the high-contrast top&bottom areas, but it's only noticeable when the screen is completely white.

mintu123 said:
Samung phones does not have option to keep screen on while charge.you really dont wanna do that with oled screen.it will have burnin within 6months.why u dont tell svoice to skip song
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Yeah I didn't think about the burn in issue. Guess I will learn to live with it. Thanks for the help all.

screen dim

Hey guys, I could use some help. I use my tablet in my truck as a media player and as my phone through Tablet Talk. I have the power cord plugged in at all times when I am using it in there. The problem I am having is after the set time, say 1min, the screen dims. I have ot set to stay awake when plugged in. I dont want it to dim at all. Does anyone have any sort of app or know of anyway to keep it form doing this

I use screebl pro which keeps your tablet awake when you have it at certain angles which could be adjusted. I like it when I am reading because I don't need to change the display in settings.
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