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A new way to control screen brightness??

One day I was sitting in my class just looking at my screen. I randomly was just dragging my finger across my phone and I notice my Brightness changed. It you hold your finger between the top of the screen and phone the screen brightness will change. Anybody else come across this?

digijuan said:
One day I was sitting in my class just looking at my screen. I randomly was just dragging my finger across my phone and I notice my Brightness changed. It you hold your finger between the top of the screen and phone the screen brightness will change. Anybody else come across this?
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That is old news.

Yes, I have, there is a small line right under the notifications bar that you can open and slide.
And it never hurts to put helpful tips in for new comers, it would be difficult to search for something you don't know!!!!!!!!!
And new tips beat old complaints!!!!!!!!!!

LOL... holy Smoly... I knew that messing with the notification bar messes with your brightness.. but I didn't know you could control it like THAT! IF you drag it to the LEft it dims, Drag to the Right it gets brighter.. nice find. more things to show off to my friends..

Its quite a cool f3eauture of touchwiz,
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I hate it, wish I could disable it, because I always make my screen brighter by accident.
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What's this like the 6th thread on this topic alone. Come on fellas we don't need repeats
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my hands on with the Galaxy note from Europe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kddUiIn250o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s3YvQO0hcI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQbD5Lbsdho
not necessarily in that order i do think the note addresses allot of issues with current smartphone. Then takes the best of a 5.3 " screen and adds some nice features plus they make it very pocketable given the extra screen estate and battery life gained from the note. Love it. I would have however asked for the screen to be amoled plus as its slightly sharper and the s pens button should be a textured kind and an additional button further up making it easier to find when needed. Just like a normal pen with soft rubber textured grip.
Any thoughts opinions or questions just ask. Also sorry if the lightings really that bad but it was 3 in the morning with energy saving dark bulbs since they certainly don't light much.
Cheers Kenny

Great vids! many thanks. If I hadn't of seen you at the start of one of the clips, I would of sworn it was Alan Hansen doing the commentary!

Kenneth131 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kddUiIn250o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s3YvQO0hcI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQbD5Lbsdho
not necessarily in that order i do think the note addresses allot of issues with current smartphone. Then takes the best of a 5.3 " screen and adds some nice features plus they make it very pocketable given the extra screen estate and battery life gained from the note. Love it. I would have however asked for the screen to be amoled plus as its slightly sharper and the s pens button should be a textured kind and an additional button further up making it easier to find when needed. Just like a normal pen with soft rubber textured grip.
Any thoughts opinions or questions just ask. Also sorry if the lightings really that bad but it was 3 in the morning with energy saving dark bulbs since they certainly don't light much.
Cheers Kenny
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Thanks for taking the trouble to produce such informative clips of the Note which highlight the many brilliant features. You show how the Note can become the one device to replace a phone and tablet which is what I am going to do.

Thanks guys appreciate the feedback. If there's anything else you want to see or know let me know

Nice job indeedy! Much appreciated!

Kenneth131 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kddUiIn250o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s3YvQO0hcI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQbD5Lbsdho
not necessarily in that order i do think the note addresses allot of issues with current smartphone. Then takes the best of a 5.3 " screen and adds some nice features plus they make it very pocketable given the extra screen estate and battery life gained from the note. Love it. I would have however asked for the screen to be amoled plus as its slightly sharper and the s pens button should be a textured kind and an additional button further up making it easier to find when needed. Just like a normal pen with soft rubber textured grip.
Any thoughts opinions or questions just ask. Also sorry if the lightings really that bad but it was 3 in the morning with energy saving dark bulbs since they certainly don't light much.
Cheers Kenny
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Thanks Kenny I just checking the videos now they are great

Bloody good videos lad!

Thanks again guys appreciate it. Just think xda has done so much for me over my android life time, i am more than happy to help where i can. I love android and i love xda
cheese Kenny

Nice one Kenny.... you deserve a vote of Thanks for your efforts.
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Great videos, and a nice collection you've got there! Thanks for taking the time out.

I agree! I was doubtful whether this would really replace my notebook and pen but your videos seem to indicate that it will. I've just ordered one so if it doesn't work out I'll be sending you the bill.

Just adding some high resolution pics.
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The headset has volume rocker button... Was not there in SGSII
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Hell i take it all back lol but thanks for the coming sleepless nights awaiting your review ilovemyjasjar im pretty sure you will love it and not having to carry my netbook and tab about for tethering is great since im with giffgaff woohoo.
Thanks drgopoos for the pics those are fantastic. Always good when you want to see everything about this device.
One thing i was asked over at phandroid was if this will get scratched up like the shinny plastic on the s2 hopefully from the high res pics you will see there is no shinny plastic on this whixb is lovely also the metal plastic bezel on the side goes from front to back so the battery cover sits against it and it finishes just before the screen starts so the device feels quality
and the speaker has a little bump in the plastic that covers it so its not completely flat when on a table which is nice if you use speakerphone or listen to music

Ok this is the camera test since i was asked how the cam was on the note.
these are pics taken in complete darkness as was the 1080p vid just to show how good this thing is even in pitch black conditions
Il try get some outdoors ones at some point as well. The led is very bright on this phone and works brilliantly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17cmnjvAEkM
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dQb_VwhAwkMWkGN0V8Q5GQ?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/58ULU9XGRMMUfxW4PpGxGQ?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/y-rLsnreVjzAPCMjcoYpPQ?feat=directlink

Thank you! The darkness video is amazing!
..but there is a problem with pics. I can't open them

Pere said:
Thank you! The darkness video is amazing!
..but there is a problem with pics. I can't open them
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Me neither

I want the Note so bad...
I hate the US delay in release dates. It's only because Apple starts throwing patent suits at everyone if the devices don't get screened...
Apple starts claiming that they created all smartphones and anyone else is 'copying'. Freaken US
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xAnimal5 said:
I want the Note so bad...
I hate the US delay in release dates. It's only because Apple starts throwing patent suits at everyone if the devices don't get screened...
Apple starts claiming that they created all smartphones and anyone else is 'copying'. Freaken US
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using xda premium
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Dude just buy it overseas and have it shipped!

Thanks for posting the video and photos Kenny, like other forum members ,I can't open the photos.

will you pls test the below link if it shows square boxes or real fonts ..Thanks .
aztagdaily.com

Unfortunate Dark Side of Screen :(

I have used the Note for a few days, but it became obvious that the screen at the right side is a bit darker than the rest of the screen... (see attached picture) (its my own picture, no gradients in the original)
I went back to the store in Den Haag, Netherlands where I bought it, hoping to get an exchange, but no Now its in repair )
When the screen is at its brightest, it not really shows, but if its at half brightness its pretty obvious...
So, I am back to my iny tiny S2 again, fortunately I didn't sell it yet...

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i don't see anything abnormal it looks fine to me

Same here
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S2 and a note!! son of a gun....
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akshayf said:
S2 and a note!! son of a gun....
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And even a HTC Touch (tiny v1)

You all don't see it, I think I have Superman eyes then (or you are all blind, or looking at you own phone

Gede said:
And even a HTC Touch (tiny v1)
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And look at me... Just got a nexus S!! Nothing for a year now :'(
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App which costs money.

i can see it. its darker on the right!

I can see it and it would bother me to the end of the world as well if i bought it at launching price.
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vinokirk said:
i can see it. its darker on the right!
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Finally someone with eyes. Thank you Lord, I am not alone.

jay_993 said:
I can see it and it would bother me to the end of the world as well if i bought it at launching price.
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I tried to ignore it for 2 days, if you are Dutch, read my blogbost (sig), but I know it would bother me until I got a Note2 with ICS.

Gede said:
Finally someone with eyes. Thank you Lord, I am not alone.
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And just to prove it:
This is simply done in MSPaint. Ive taken a sample of colour from the left of the screen and the right of the screen and put them side by side to show even the hard of sight that the right side is definitely darker than the left.

Vinokirk, thanks!

Wait!
So is this a problem with all Notes, or just the one which is mentioned in OP?

Yeah could some other users do a test?

the.mister.d said:
Wait!
So is this a problem with all Notes, or just the one which is mentioned in OP?
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I hope its just me.....
But, if you want to test, do it with a solid color bitmap, at a lower brightness.... Solid white or grey will do as well... I think
In my attachment you find the one above (sort of windows background)

vinokirk said:
Yeah could some other users do a test?
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Yes Please and Report

the.mister.d said:
Wait!
So is this a problem with all Notes, or just the one which is mentioned in OP?
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I don't see anything.
We need a more standardized test though.
If you run the facebook applications, is the right side darker?
The blue banners, or the white background? Mine looks fine, and I keep my screen pretty dim to save battery.
- Frank

ChodTheWacko said:
I don't see anything.
We need a more standardized test though.
If you run the facebook applications, is the right side darker?
The blue banners, or the white background? Mine looks fine, and I keep my screen pretty dim to save battery.
- Frank
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Anything.
Good that yours is ok.

It is very possible. My S2 exhibits noticable brightness difference when brightness is set to too high and this difference is only detectable when viewing all white web pages. But for normal use, the lowest brightness settable is too high for me and hence I use app called "Screen Filter". I set it down to as much low as 20% during night or when bed lamp is on. The scariest part I saw one night is a faint unmistakable circle of around 1.5cm diameter only visible in white background while "screen filter" is dimming it further by 50% to 20%.
I tried to capture with my DSLR but couldn't get anything better than I've attached. To naked eye, this circle is distinctly visible. If you do not see circle in the attached image, please ignore coz I frankly couldn't capture better.
Hint: the circle is on the top left of the picture.

Left/Right statusbar and notification bar

Hello there,
I just got Nexus 4 and played around with different Roms... and my hand hurts from Nexus 4 size. I found ParanoidAndroid's tablet UI being convient, but it's still too inconvenient. Pie works alright... but having it appear and disappear is annoying (to me). So what I like to know if there is a method to have the status+notification bar on the left/right side? Seems more convenient that way for one hand use. Anyways, I just like to know if there's a MOD or customization.
Thanks for taking your time reading.

0wangj4 said:
Hello there,
I just got Nexus 4 and played around with different Roms... and my hand hurts from Nexus 4 size. I found ParanoidAndroid's tablet UI being convient, but it's still too inconvenient. Pie works alright... but having it appear and disappear is annoying (to me). So what I like to know if there is a method to have the status+notification bar on the left/right side? Seems more convenient that way for one hand use. Anyways, I just like to know if there's a MOD or customization.
Thanks for taking your time reading.
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Status + notification bar on the left/right are you kidding me.. It would look so ugly and INCONVENIENT to drag and see notifications from left side.

Rohit02 said:
Status + notification bar on the left/right are you kidding me.. It would look so ugly and INCONVENIENT to drag and see notifications from left side.
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Really? It just seems so much easier to have the thumb access everything and have a firm grip on the phone instead of it resting on your pinky and have your thumb in the middle of the screen. Maybe because I have small hand and been used to HTC sensation :c

0wangj4 said:
Really? It just seems so much easier to have the thumb access everything and have a firm grip on the phone instead of it resting on your pinky and have your thumb in the middle of the screen. Maybe because I have small hand and been used to HTC sensation :c
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Ubuntu touch may have that feature since it launches from the left.
It did if memory serves.
Though , it's not stable enough to be used as a daily driver.
Nexus 4 is of average size. It's actually smaller than most phones. My 4.3" Optimus 3D was actually a little bit taller than my nexus 4.
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review of the xiaomi mi 6 screen

I have been using the phone for 2 weeks now and just finish travel.. I have to say the screen is amazing. My background is in home theaters hobby so I know how an accurate screen looks like.
Xiaomi mi 6 screen is so good that I was watching Netflix throughout my plane journey and my Uber ride at midnight. The lighting 4000+ levels of adjustment is perfectly tuned and had great auto brightness throughout. It's a real joy to look at the screen. The feeling is similar to my nexus 5.
Having the full rgb matrix helps everything be sharp.
Colors so accurate yet vivid!
The back light is very even and uniform
The white point accuracy is near 6500k which is near perfect grey point (colors on standard mode)
Sunlight view is so convenient at 600nits +
Touch response.. Well not one plus 5 fast but similar to nexus 5 after some comparison
10/10 for the screen.. The best 1080p panel I've ever seen on a phone

Not only does it look so good... The feel is sooooo smooth and so fast, it's like gliding.
It's beautiful.

B4 this Mi6 I had a OPX wich had a awsome AMOLED screen. And when I bought this Phone I was afraid to get unhappy with the screen but no! It is very good Indeed! I still feel the differnce when things get darker, ofc.
Enviado do meu MI 6 através de Tapatalk

I noticed that if you put your phone on a pillow or on the bed and then use touch screen test app you can notice that if you try putting more than 3 or 4 fingers it doesn't register them very well and it's hard for the phone to keep track of them but when you hold the phone in your hand everything works fine.

someone261 said:
I noticed that if you put your phone on a pillow or on the bed and then use touch screen test app you can notice that if you try putting more than 3 or 4 fingers it doesn't register them very well and it's hard for the phone to keep track of them but when you hold the phone in your hand everything works fine.
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Thats fully normal. Modern touchscreens, are capacitive rather than resistive, so that means that you should be able to interact with it as long as you can bring a small current to the screen where you want to touch. So hold it with your hand and the circuit is closed, otherwise the touches will not be registered properly.

But it doesn't happen with other phones.
I also have the LG g3 and xiaomi redmi note 4 and they don't have this problem.

someone261 said:
I noticed that if you put your phone on a pillow or on the bed and then use touch screen test app you can notice that if you try putting more than 3 or 4 fingers it doesn't register them very well and it's hard for the phone to keep track of them but when you hold the phone in your hand everything works fine.
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I got the same thing.. No big deal. Tho never have more than 3 finger hahah

No, it's a problem and it shouldn't be that way and it doesn't matter if we use or don't use more than 3 fingers.

someone261 said:
No, it's a problem and it shouldn't be that way and it doesn't matter if we use or don't use more than 3 fingers.
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Yeh, sorry about it, interesting tho the explanation from the above user... Didn't know about the closed circuit

adey64 said:
I have been using the phone for 2 weeks now and just finish travel.. I have to say the screen is amazing. My background is in home theaters hobby so I know how an accurate screen looks like.
Xiaomi mi 6 screen is so good that I was watching Netflix throughout my plane journey and my Uber ride at midnight. The lighting 4000+ levels of adjustment is perfectly tuned and had great auto brightness throughout. It's a real joy to look at the screen. The feeling is similar to my nexus 5.
Having the full rgb matrix helps everything be sharp.
Colors so accurate yet vivid!
The back light is very even and uniform
The white point accuracy is near 6500k which is near perfect grey point (colors on standard mode)
Sunlight view is so convenient at 600nits +
Touch response.. Well not one plus 5 fast but similar to nexus 5 after some comparison
10/10 for the screen.. The best 1080p panel I've ever seen on a phone
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what color profile are you using? standard or extra contrast?

ZackoFF96 said:
what color profile are you using? standard or extra contrast?
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Standard for. Good white point

adey64 said:
Standard for. Good white point
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just rechecked the settings page, there are 3 choices, auto contrast (top), increased contrast (middle), standard (bottom)
by standard you meant the last (bottom) one, right?

ZackoFF96 said:
just rechecked the settings page, there are 3 choices, auto contrast (top), increased contrast (middle), standard (bottom)
by standard you meant the last (bottom) one, right?
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Yep

adey64 said:
Yep
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alright gonna try that settings,
since i don't know much about screens, might as well try settings used by more experienced guys.
many thanks

ZackoFF96 said:
alright gonna try that settings,
since i don't know much about screens, might as well try settings used by more experienced guys.
many thanks
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Near 6500k perfect white point

Loving the phone.
The battery is astonishing, the sound is excellent, the camera is good and the screen is super smooth!
What is NOT pretty is the micro scratches.
I have the Blue Ceramic and even though I've been Ultra careful, there are tiny scratches appearing on the back.
I've NEVER used cases and this phone feels so good in the hand BUT I'm Going to have to start using one here.... And I can't stand it.