Hi folks - My Dad - all 75 years of techno geek in him - just got a Xoom.
He loves Android (on his EVO & trying to learn the Xoom) but his eyes can't seem to see the status bar down @ the bottom clearly.
It looks dim. Is there way to adjust the brightness for the status bar (particularly the lower right one)?
Thanks.
I don't think there is. It just uses the standard screen brightness setting so its the full screen or nothing I think.
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burden010 said:
I don't think there is. It just uses the standard screen brightness setting so its the full screen or nothing I think.
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Thanks for the input.
From the lack of responses, I tend to think this isn't a huge issue for people. LOL!
We did adjust the brightness for the screen & it didn't seem to make much of an incremental difference.
Try one of the themes that brighten it up.
Touchwiz is brighter, I'm sure the red theme is brighter as well.
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agentpower said:
Try one of the themes that brighten it up.
Touchwiz is brighter, I'm sure the red theme is brighter as well.
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Hmmm...will look for it. Thanks for the idea.
If you're going to use a theme, you will have to convince him to let you root his XOOM.
If you want to go that route and don't feel like installing a completely new theme, I can make a brighter version of the stock control buttons for you. The clock font brightness is not editable at this time since hnytool hasn't been updated for 3.2, however.
As far as colors go, green is easiest and brightest seen by the human eye. Try the green theme.
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I love this app. Although I have issues with the upload and download portion. Just one question/suggestion for the developers. Can u make a version/ option to invert the colors. I've been messing with the gmail app that has black background and im pretty fond of it... plus I hear dark colours significantly reduce battery drain on samoled
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I love this app. Although I have issues with the upload and download portion. Just one question/suggestion for the developers. Can u make a version/ option to invert the colors. I've been messing with the gmail app that has black background and im pretty fond of it... plus I hear dark colours significantly reduce battery drain on samoled
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Had no idea what you were talking about until I saw the signature.
Yeah, black background would be nice. Blacks on AMOLEDs are basically just the pixels shut off, whereas with LCD the backlight continues to eat energy regardless of whether most of the screen is dark.
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I love this app. Although I have issues with the upload and download portion. Just one question/suggestion for the developers. Can u make a version/ option to invert the colors. I've been messing with the gmail app that has black background and im pretty fond of it... plus I hear dark colours significantly reduce battery drain on samoled
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Under settings just change the display style to dark. My xda app has the background black w/ white text.
NEXUS 4G said:
I love this app. Although I have issues with the upload and download portion. Just one question/suggestion for the developers. Can u make a version/ option to invert the colors. I've been messing with the gmail app that has black background and im pretty fond of it... plus I hear dark colours significantly reduce battery drain on samoled
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It's in the settings. Menu, settings, Display Style, Dark.
Just changed it. Pretty cool. But u see what I mean... this is the best app ever thx.
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Just an FYI XDA doesn't develop this app, Tapatalk does. They have the same app for hundereds of forums. The forum admin installs a plugin on the server to allow Tapatalk to work, and then they can skin a version of Tapatalk to go with it.
If you have requests for UI/Usefullness you should probably look them up, not XDA.
Does anyone else have problems with the 'slide finger on status bar to change brightness' not working in cm7?
Thanks
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hololight said:
Does anyone else have problems with the 'slide finger on status bar to change brightness' not working in cm7?
Thanks
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You're not alone. I like that CM7 has that feature, but sometimes it's very buggy I guess. Sometimes it works, sometimes it does.
I have never been able to get this to work, and I have even increased the LCD density to ridiculous levels just to have a larger bar to swipe on.
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OK, at least I know it's not just me. I even tried tuning off status bar dead area thinking it might be that.
Any alternatives for changing brightness on the fly?
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yeah, the status bar brightness doesn't really work vary well for me ether. I had to add a brightness toggle power widget to the notification bar. brightness mode at auto / dim / 25% /50% / 75% / 100%
There's a really great app developed specifically for CM7 on the Nook called RecentPlus over in the themes and apps forum. It replaces your long press home with a recent apps dialog that contains recent apps, plus brightness and volume sliders.
Recent plus fits the job rather nicely, thanks for the suggestion.
Wish is defaulted to brightness slider instead of volume, or remembered your last choice... But now I'm nit picking.
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Hit the settings button once you're in the app and those options are available
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hololight said:
OK, at least I know it's not just me. I even tried tuning off status bar dead area thinking it might be that.
Any alternatives for changing brightness on the fly?
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I personally use Invisibright found on the market.
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Hi all,
I am a new nexus s owner, and from what I can gather Google changed the color temp with the 2.3.4 update. Is there any way to revert to the old temp with CM7? After playing with a GSII at an at&t store, the nexus s looks like complete crap, I really don't get why it was changed to begin with.
Thanks.
life2monkeys said:
Hi all,
I am a new nexus s owner, and from what I can gather Google changed the color temp with the 2.3.4 update. Is there any way to revert to the old temp with CM7? After playing with a GSII at an at&t store, the nexus s looks like complete crap, I really don't get why it was changed to begin with.
Thanks.
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It was changed to be more accurate. Unfortunately bluer colors are associated with "more vibrant" and "brighter" even if they really aren't correct.
Quite a few custom Roms implement voodoo color or reverted. I couldn't stand the awful blue tint on everything, so it was a welcomed change.
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It was changed to be more accurate. Unfortunately bluer colors are associated with "more vibrant" and "brighter" even if they really aren't correct.
Quite a few custom Roms implement voodoo color or reverted. I couldn't stand the awful blue tint on everything, so it was a welcomed change.
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Thanks for the reply. I went through looking at some of the kernels that said they support it. They all mentioned compatability up to 2.3.5 does anyone know of any kernels or anything that support vodoo on 2.3.6?
life2monkeys said:
Thanks for the reply. I went through looking at some of the kernels that said they support it. They all mentioned compatability up to 2.3.5 does anyone know of any kernels or anything that support vodoo on 2.3.6?
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I recommend matr1x, it's my favorite kernel for the nexus s and will do what you are looking to do, but netarchy and trinity both are compatible with voodoo colors as well...there are others but those are mainly the ones which I have used.
Check out this thread for voodoo color settings which will probably be more to your liking http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002090
The stock CM7 kernel from the latest nightlies supports voodoo. You just need the voodoo control app to make the adjustments.
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The stock CM7 kernel from the latest nightlies supports voodoo. You just need the voodoo control app to make the adjustments.
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Yes it does. I love settings the setting high. I can see my nexus in the middle of noon now lol
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krohnjw said:
It was changed to be more accurate. Unfortunately bluer colors are associated with "more vibrant" and "brighter" even if they really aren't correct.
Quite a few custom Roms implement voodoo color or reverted. I couldn't stand the awful blue tint on everything, so it was a welcomed change.
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That's not entirely correct. My screen was fine pre 2.3.4 and after it was far too blue. I'm well aware of the way manufacturers boost the blues to make their displays brighter and the change did that for my phone. Always hated it.
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That's not entirely correct. My screen was fine pre 2.3.4 and after it was far too blue. I'm well aware of the way manufacturers boost the blues to make their displays brighter and the change did that for my phone. Always hated it.
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Well those are the warmth changes that were made kernel side. If you go back to the old threads I even linked into the commits for everyone who swore it was accidental on Google's side. The color pallette was made warmer, not cooler.
If your screen got cooler after the pallette was made warmer it sounds like something else is going on.
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I know it wasn't accidental but I'm not the only one who felt it got significantly cooler. My guess is its just a manufacturing issue since there was the same issue on my wife's ns.
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I have been using voodoo with the Matrix kernel so far and loving it, the color contrast is almost unreal, however...does anyone know of any work arounds for the green flash that happens when unlocking? Not a super huge deal, just kind of annoying.
If you are referring to the green screen when the phone screen is about to turn off in MIUI, settings, display, advanced mode under brightness, light levels, use custom, light level to dim( try different amounts) 26 worked for me.
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I'm on CM7 and it happens right when I turn it on
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I have tested these settings on a personal kernel with mdnie disabled.
These should look fine on cm9 on most if not all kernels.
Screen v1 gamma hack
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-60 (textview)
-60 (textview)
Screen RGB multipliers
230*
256*
429*
If you get screen flashing, increase v1 values a bit and decrease RGB.
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I know right? Everything just pops and fades well.
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Don't even have to test to know my screen would look like a smurf phone with those settings. Those gamma settings are nice though. I run 45 or 50 for all gamma settings usually.
My screen is pretty perfect around 230, 230, 250.
It is weird how different the screens are from Epic to Epic. Mine always tended towards the blueish tones.
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muyoso said:
Don't even have to test to know my screen would look like a smurf phone with those settings. Those gamma settings are nice though. I run 45 or 50 for all gamma settings usually.
My screen is pretty perfect around 230, 230, 250.
It is weird how different the screens are from Epic to Epic. Mine always tended towards the blueish tones.
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Mine don't look blue at all... yeah, different phones are different.
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Man, this makes a world of difference!!!!
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Man, this makes a world of difference!!!!<br />
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I notice that text looks better, the screen is clearer, and the blacks look how they should without distortion and branding in color transitions. And I do not get a green flash
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I notice that text looks better, the screen is clearer, and the blacks look how they should without distortion and branding in color transitions. And I do not get a green flash
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Is this on your refurb screen? Because I get green and a whole lotta blue.
I just lowered the blue gamma to 333 and it was wonderful. The colors are poplicious. Thanks for sharing!
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Is this on your refurb screen? Because I get green and a whole lotta blue.
I just lowered the blue gamma to 333 and it was wonderful. The colors are poplicious. Thanks for sharing!
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Yeah, my refurb. It really depends on the rom and kernel. Some like to go all green and blue.
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Which color profile are you using? Original or voodoo?
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Which color profile are you using? Original or voodoo?
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Voodoo
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WOAH!!
marcusant said:
I have tested these settings on a personal kernel with mdnie disabled.
These should look fine on cm9 on most if not all kernels.
Screen v1 gamma hack
-60 (textview)
-60 (textview)
-60 (textview)
Screen RGB multipliers
230*
256*
429*
If you get screen flashing, increase v1 values a bit and decrease RGB.
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You, sir, are a genius!
I applied these settings on my phone and turned the brightness up a bit.
EYE-GASM!!
Why do people keep quoting the OP?
If your are responding to the OP it's a given that by posting in the forum without a quote for a specific post, you are addressing the OP.
Right?
Holy crap!
I had on a "gothic black" wallpaper that showed nighttime clouds with a full moon; i can actually SEE the clouds now! Thanks to Marcus ( I was going to throw up a screenie but I wasn't sure if that was good "forum etiquette"- please advise, Darko!)
ok, i am using voodoo sound 3.1.1. and do not see where you are talking about settings like 230 and 230. my values are 27, 34 and 40. i would like to make my screen pop with radiance much like many of you are posting. where do i change these values you all speak of
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ok, i am using voodoo sound 3.1.1. and do not see where you are talking about settings like 230 and 230. my values are 27, 34 and 40. i would like to make my screen pop with radiance much like many of you are posting. where do i change these values you all speak of
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RGB values
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Holy crap this is awesome! I'm also on a refurb but it doesn't really have burn in except a little near the status bar. I like how the blacks are actually black now. Thanks, Marcus!
Way too cool IMO. The whites are blue. If you like cool colors, great... but this is way off from normal.
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Mushmaster said:
Way too cool IMO. The whites are blue. If you like cool colors, great... but this is way off from normal.
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duh every phone is different knock down the blue rgb value..
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Big Goron said:
duh every phone is different knock down the blue rgb value..
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This. My phone looks perfect and not blue/cool at all.
My nav bar is burning into my screen, just like all the Razr Ms I saw in the Verizon store.
So, is there a way to make the nav bar transparent without removing it? I want to stay on the stock rom (but I am unlocked/rooted).
Thanks!
Coronado is dead said:
My nav bar is burning into my screen, just like all the Razr Ms I saw in the Verizon store.
So, is there a way to make the nav bar transparent without removing it? I want to stay on the stock rom (but I am unlocked/rooted).
Thanks!
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I know it's possible on CM based ROMs and AOKP has an autohide feature for the nav bar. However, I'm not sure on the stock ROM. You might want to check out Xposed Framework. It can be used to theme a stock ROM, without having to mess with .apk's or anything. I know that are a lot of customization modules out there for Xposed.
Somewhere in your System Settings, depending on what ROM you are using, you should find a setting called Navigation Bar. Click setting and there should be towards the bottom of the screen an option for Navigation Bar Transparency, Turn percentage down to zero. Also if you choose to use PIE Controls your Navigation Bar defaults to hidden and then when you toggle back to Navigation Bar or close PIE, your Navigation Bar appears.
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Somewhere in your System Settings, depending on what ROM you are using, you should find a setting called Navigation Bar. Click setting and there should be towards the bottom of the screen an option for Navigation Bar Transparency, Turn percentage down to zero. Also if you choose to use PIE Controls your Navigation Bar defaults to hidden and then when you toggle back to Navigation Bar or close PIE, your Navigation Bar appears.
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I don't those settings are there on the stock ROM.
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I don't those settings are there on the stock ROM.
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Correct
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I was unaware that burn in was an issue for oled. I would also like to know if there is any way to make it transparent on stock rom.
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I was unaware that burn in was an issue for oled. I would also like to know if there is any way to make it transparent on stock rom.
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Yeah, mine is very noticeable when playing a video or something where the buttons are not on the screen.
Man, the ones in the Verizon stores when I got mine in February had the circle widgets burned in really bad.
These burns don't even make sense. Old CRTs would burn because they're shooting electrons at the glass and if they sat long enough shooting and the same place they would literally burn into the glass. LEDs are just lights, I really want to know why it does this.
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The best I can find so far is the app softkeyz on the market it is a paid app and its not transparent but you can select no icons they still function... I'm still looking for something better...
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fargles said:
These burns don't even make sense. Old CRTs would burn because they're shooting electrons at the glass and if they sat long enough shooting and the same place they would literally burn into the glass. LEDs are just lights, I really want to know why it does this.
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You are correct. It does not burn into anything and logically, according to the technology, it doesn't make sense that it would.
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alwaysbelieve1 said:
You are correct. It does not burn into anything and logically, according to the technology, it doesn't make sense that it would.
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If I recall, this burn in is not really burn-in per say, but that the back-lights behind the pixels are burning and decaying at different rates. Since the buttons are always white, and the area around them always dimmed, the 'burn-in' is a lot more noticeable.
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You are correct. It does not burn into anything and logically, according to the technology, it doesn't make sense that it would.
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The organic compoumds degrades over time with use. Not burn in in the old CRT sense, but a similar end effect.
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ej1911 said:
The organic compoumds degrades over time with use. Not burn in in the old CRT sense, but a similar end effect.
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I don't seem to have the same issue.
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It is very slight in my device. I can see where the screen has a slightly a cooler tint where the nav bar and notification bar is at. It is easiest to see when you are looking at a completely white screen.
Its barely noticeable on a day to day basis.
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alwaysbelieve1 said:
I don't seem to have the same issue.
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Try downloading one of those LCD test apps from the market.
May I suggest this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.lappe.tim.android.lcdtest
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