Database Users

Screen Too Bright? Screen Filter!

Found this app the other day and can't believe I went this long without it!
Screen Filter. It's free from the marketplace. It tones down your brightness significantly under the lowest setting in TouchWiz.
I used to keep sunglasses next to my bed for sleepy-time Reddit browsing, but not any more!
Here's an A-B for you non believers. First photo is at lowest brightness setting in TouchWiz. Second photo is at 34.1% brightness (toggled by Screen Filter widget)
Before:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
After:
...and of course, with our AMOLED displays, less bright:less battery drain!
*I am not the author of this app, just a fan*

Skrazz said:
I used to keep sunglasses next to my bed for sleepy-time Reddit browsing, but not any more!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you me? I actually used to do the same thing but then I also found this app a, couple or few months back. I just never thought to post it. Good idea
I also use the shortened led buttons mod found in the dev forum and it makes for a much better experience.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA Premium App

bobloblaw1 said:
Are you me? I actually used to do the same thing but then I also found this app a, couple or few months back. I just never thought to post it. Good idea
I also use the shortened led buttons mod found in the dev forum and it makes for a much better experience.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the feedback! Is this the mod you used? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1018093
just flashed it. VERY pleased with this combination!

Does it have an auto adjust function?
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App

Good find!
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA Premium App

I use this for said purposes like in the morning and it works great. However, it seems to drain the batt quicker because I don't think it actually lowers the display output, just filters it like a lamp shade and uses some cpu powr. correct me if im wrong..
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App

Skrazz said:
Thanks for the feedback! Is this the mod you used? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1018093
just flashed it. VERY pleased with this combination!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yup thats the mod. So much easier on the eyes this way.

Dude thank you for mentioning this app. Checking the phone immediately after waking up has become so much more pleasant. Now just need to find the best way of putting this on a schedual.

MattRussNC said:
Dude thank you for mentioning this app. Checking the phone immediately after waking up has become so much more pleasant. Now just need to find the best way of putting this on a schedual.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ahh yes! You definitely should be able to automate this. Let me know how it goes!

I'm sure tasker could start it on schedule.
I've been using this app since I got my phone, but thanks for the post
Sent from my CM7 SCH-i500

This app is great. I found it awhile ago as well and use it for my phone in the docking station as my alarm clock. The brightness used to wake me up in the middle of the night sometimes it was so bright.

bigmike88 said:
I use this for said purposes like in the morning and it works great. However, it seems to drain the batt quicker because I don't think it actually lowers the display output, just filters it like a lamp shade and uses some cpu powr. correct me if im wrong..
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The blurb about the app in the market states that it saves battery on s-amoled displays... Can't vouch for that myself, but I haven't noticed any increase of battery usage while using my phone in the dark .
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA Premium App

Finally I have found app with additional RGB adjust and so awaiting autorun
Waiting a long time for that
Screen adjuster at market

3 months.....
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA Premium App

noobish noob is noobish.
Regardless, this is still a great app that everybody should keep installed to save battery and your eyes at night!

My app, made for educational purpose (and for a friend who complains about the lack of autorun in screen fillter) =)
EOT

Great app I don't want to miss,
but whenever I have it enabled it's not possible for me anymore to install apks.
Weird. But still power-saver No1 !

[APP][BETA] TV Show Favs 3.0 beta

Hey guys, we just launched the TV Show Favs 3.0 beta. Many, many improvements. We could really use some beta testers if anyone is interested. You can see some screen shots on our Google+ page as well as get the link to download the beta. Here is direct link to our post with the app download:
https://plus.google.com/117826219374200312282/posts/B8s3yWxTbAj
Thanks!

I'll test it, I've been using your previous version for quite a while

I've been using your previous version for quite a while
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Same here, installing it right now
Offline function alone is a great news!
EDIT : How! Impressive
The launch is very fast as the rest of the interface, the new design is slick (tested on my TouchPad), you really made a good job!

i love it, it looks soooo goood, but I really miss the widgets, any idea when the beta that includ widgets will be released?
Thanks

I hope to have the widgets available by Monday of next week.

Yes! Been using your app for a loooong time, and i use it every day (Yes, i'm rocking Premium version), so i'll have to take a look at this. Thanks
---------- Post added at 09:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:03 PM ----------
Ok, installed and tried it. It's really good, but i did find one bug; nothing shows up in "My Schedule".
Edit: One more thing. I'm using the Galaxy Note with a 1280x800 resolution screen, and the background (dark theme) is in low quality which includes banding. Is it 16 or 24-bit?

Do you have any screen shots of the banding issue? Regarding the schedule, are you sure you have the screen configured in a way that should give results (shows with schedule enabled, proper start and end times, etc.)?

Yup, here it is (god i hope you can see it lol)
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Just bumping the thread up a bit.

Bought the current version of the main app some time ago and have been using it quite a bit, it's a great tool. The beta is even more awesome. I can wait for the widget, I'd like to see the social stuff soon too. Gotta spam my facebook wall y'know

Wowww!!! just awesome!! slick fast and really beautiful on ICS, Galaxy S I9000..
The only issue is that it doesnt have http://www.myepisodes.com import support..
I have over 55(!!) shows.. and inserting each of them into your db would take forever.. any way you could support importing the stats from that site?
I would certainly buy that app when it's get released with that feature..
Edit:
Bug report:
App crashes when marking whole seasons as watched too fast..

0ftal said:
Wowww!!! just awesome!! slick fast and really beautiful on ICS, Galaxy S I9000..
The only issue is that it doesnt have http://www.myepisodes.com import support..
I have over 55(!!) shows.. and inserting each of them into your db would take forever.. any way you could support importing the stats from that site?
I would certainly buy that app when it's get released with that feature..
Edit:
Bug report:
App crashes when marking whole seasons as watched too fast..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the report. I hope to have this resolved in the next release.

Italian translation added!
First version but it should be at least ok.
Inviato dal mio HTC Flyer P510e usando Tapatalk

works great. thank you for the app, better than previous version

Really good app. App has had a couple of issues when marking seasons as watched.

ritdaw said:
Really good app. App has had a couple of issues when marking seasons as watched.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I hope to have this fixed (along with the rewritten widgets) in the next release (hopefully today/tonight).

3.0 beta 2 is available! Click here for the details: https://plus.google.com/117826219374200312282/posts/g4tgBg4iin3

Thanks!
BUT, upcoming shows does still not show.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

BazookaAce said:
Thanks!
BUT, upcoming shows does still not show.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What is your local? Also, what timezone are you located in?

Norway. GMT +1
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Why is this site especially so washed out?!

Anyone else have this? Like really washed out text.

Are you using the app from the play store? Or the browser? There's different skins for both. Also there's the tapatalk app, which the xda app is based on.
But XDA has a free app.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

If you have a crappy monitor like I just used a work computer earlier today, yeah with the new UI of xda, the text is almost unreadable.
Galaxy Nexus GSM

nxt said:
If you have a crappy monitor like I just used a work computer earlier today, yeah with the new UI of xda, the text is almost unreadable.
Galaxy Nexus GSM
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
He is probably talking about his Nexus 7.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Yep...it's the Nexus 7. Whats with the horribly washed view?!

I love the design of this device... it was to be almost perfect for me. However the screen sucks. Its washed out and text is not any clearer than my wife's nook. I'm thinking mine is a defective one. It has minor light bleed but more or less flush screen. No creaking... the left has a little more give but good otherwise. My USB port clicks firmly but it has some wobble. The device itself stutters a lot, even after a data reset. My biggest problem is that the screen becomes utterly unresponsive after a few minutes of use. I sent an email rather than call. If i don't get an RMA in a couple days I'll call in as well. I'm very disappointed. Want to love this device but I can't.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Jayrod1980 said:
I love the design of this device... it was to be almost perfect for me. However the screen sucks. Its washed out and text is not any clearer than my wife's nook. I'm thinking mine is a defective one. It has minor light bleed but more or less flush screen. No creaking... the left has a little more give but good otherwise. My USB port clicks firmly but it has some wobble. The device itself stutters a lot, even after a data reset. My biggest problem is that the screen becomes utterly unresponsive after a few minutes of use. I sent an email rather than call. If i don't get an RMA in a couple days I'll call in as well. I'm very disappointed. Want to love this device but I can't.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi there, same with my ASUS Transformer totally washed out text
---------- Post added at 08:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:51 AM ----------
Hi there, same with my ASUS Transformer totally washed out text

rockky said:
Anyone else have this? Like really washed out text.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, washed out text on my ASUS Infinity tf700! The only site that is like this is xda
The text is nice and clear when i logout though. I hope the site coders will fix.

in the browser, change the xda theme to xda 2010(bottom left) and itll solve the washed out look on your nexus 7.

The Nexus 7 display is calibrated very bad...
Especially greens and whites are washed out and white-saturation is very bad too!
So N7 can´t display different white and grey nuances - they look all white or washed out.
I think google/asus will never fix it...

This has nothing to do with the calibration of the N7 screen. It's because the 2013 theme doesn't "play nice" with mobile browsers. If you choose the Classic or 2010 theme at the bottom left of the screen it will work fine.

Can you post a screenshot? I'm curious if it will show up in there. If it is just in how the Nexus 7 renders the site, there isn't much to do about that. As others have said, you can either choose another theme (lower left-hand corner) or use the XDA app.

veeman said:
This has nothing to do with the calibration of the N7 screen. It's because the 2013 theme doesn't "play nice" with mobile browsers. If you choose the Classic or 2010 theme at the bottom left of the screen it will work fine.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Perfect way better!!! I did not know the choice was down there

bitpushr said:
Can you post a screenshot? I'm curious if it will show up in there. If it is just in how the Nexus 7 renders the site, there isn't much to do about that. As others have said, you can either choose another theme (lower left-hand corner) or use the XDA app.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
with the xda 2013 theme..
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
with the xda 2010 theme..

It only does it for me in the AOSP browser. In Chrome it looks fine.. Flash related?

styckx said:
It only does it for me in the AOSP browser. In Chrome it looks fine.. Flash related?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
JavaScript related.. if you remove javascript in the browser settings than it works fine. but then the quick links pull downs dont work and things cease to function correctly. I contacted simms about the same thing the OP is talking about and that was the only other solution than going back to the horrid 2010 theme.

That same thing happen to me after I installed the eclipse logo in my signature. I had to ditch the logo to get the screen back to normal.

I had this foggy look when I browsed XDA on Dolphin Browser too, I assumed it was done so XDA could discourage us from browsing and to use their app instead.

Does My Battery Seem A Bit Poor (amongst other things)?

Hi all, new Nexus 7 user here! I'm really liking this device and its definitely a keeper. So far, I think I've dodged most of the known issues such as screen lift, dead line of pixels, sound issues, etc.
One thing I'm noticing, or maybe I'm paranoid, is that I "feel" my battery is draining somewhat fast (compared to my iPad 2).
I'm not running a lot of widgets, only a clock widget, weather widget, and settings toggle widget. Also have sound boost and terminal, which I think are also running since they're always shown in the notifications center. I can't provide a screenshot since I'm new and it won't let me, but here are the stats:
28% and Discharging
1d 12h 7m 30s on Battery with screen taking up 77% (~33% brightness I think, the screen is really bright by the way!)
Time On (Screen) 4h 35m 1s
Basically all my use has been web browsing, via Chrome (tilt thing turned off) and Dolphin HD, and maybe 20 minutes of light gaming. I don't have Push Email turned on, its on Manual.
Anyway, if anyone could provide any insight as to whether my battery performance is on par or not, I'd really appreciate it!

Close terminal when you're not using it.
I get about 6 hours screen on time. Your battery seems fine, idle time with wifi also uses battery so by the time it runs out you'll have like 5 and a half hours plus the idle time. About normal.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda app-developers app

redmonke255 said:
Close terminal when you're not using it.
I get about 6 hours screen on time. Your battery seems fine, idle time with wifi also uses battery so by the time it runs out you'll have like 5 and a half hours plus the idle time. About normal.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi, thanks for your reply! I have terminal on because I'm currently doing the manual fix for smartdimmer issue. I'm not sure if turning off terminal would kill the fix, I'll go and tweak around a bit.
I just don't understand how various review sites are saying it lasts 9+ hours though, seems a bit out of reach for me currently.

It can definitely last that long with use, some users have reported that. Likewise, don't think anything is wrong with your device.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

kangxi said:
It can definitely last that long with use, some users have reported that. Likewise, don't think anything is wrong with your device.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the vote of confidence! I've seen from the battery post various users posting very high battery life, and it all made me very shiny-eyed! Haha. Anywho, I guess I should just go and enjoy this thing instead of being all OCD.

I'm actually getting a little bit worse than that myself, so I wouldn't be alarmed at all
And this is my 3rd Nexus 7 and all of them have had similar battery life to yours.

Thanks for the reply. Feeling much more confident now.

I am using auto brightness and my room condition is usually on darker side these days so I am getting very good screen times although I have turn of prism feature of Tegra 3 which used to cause over exposed colors during and after video play back. Turning off prism does hurt battery a bit but I am still getting very good screen times using xda app, chrome and YouTube. It might be the reason that mostly my room is on darker side and I am on auto brightness and the screen does not have to pump high brightness all the time rather only when required.
I am attaching some photos and in this particular instance I noticed that I didn't use my nexus 7 for 10-11 hours after fully charged and of course unplugged from charger. There was zero drop in battery percentage for those 10-11 hours although the screen time was around 23 mins during that time because of apps refreshing etc which you can also see from screen shots. It seems that very easily I am going to get 8+ screen time which is very impressive of course when I play games in between then it goes down to 5-6 hours screen time. This is the first instance where I have not played any games. People do say the battery consumption is not linear but so far it is relatively linear for me.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
---------- Post added at 10:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:29 AM ----------
I do get full bars of WiFi and I don't have any problem with WiFi which some people are reporting and this does play and bigger role that is when your WiFi signal is weak then your tablet has to use more juice out of battery in order to make an effort to enhance the signal strength. I am sitting 15 feet from router most of the time.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
---------- Post added at 11:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:32 AM ----------

[5.0.2/5.1.1] Xperia Z Lollipop [Discussion]

So Finally Lollipop Is Here For Xperia Z!
So what are your reviews for Xperia Z running lollipop ?
My Review-
Lollipop 5.0.2 [.454]
Pros-
-Display tweaked much better
-Better Performance than Kitkat(Obvious)
-Battery Life? No Comments Yet
-Ultra Stamina Mode
-Multi User support
-Improved Camera performance (Great Photos in Backlight)
-Much More
Cons-
-Charging Very Slow (Used a 2A Charger)
-Heating more dan kitkat
-No Screen recording(Maybe not supported)
Etc
Lollipop 5.1.1 [.222]
-Better Performance
-Smooth animations
-Battery better than 5.0 bt not good as 4.4
-Settings New Icons
-No freezes or glitches
-Less heating than 5.0
-Stagefrieght Exploit is not yet patched in this build
Everyone might get different results and have different opinions.
Please Do post your reviews and Tips And tricks.Thanx! :laugh:

This update is super awesome B| there are no bugs so far, but A little issue with the flash light in quick settings when turning It on and off some thing wrong happen and oh yes the charging speed is slow (as you said before) but still rocks! I played mc5 for about 2 hours and didn't heat with me

I played some Mortal Kombat X for about 30 minutes, and i have to say that it doesn't heat up as much as KK. The CPU temp was about 45 celsius.

yes i noticed the slow charging and the overheating also...
i think the Icons are big for my taste .
the native keyboard is small
i have an issue that i don't know if anyone else has it, several twitter apps fail to authenticate , the only one i had luck with is Plume
Echofon, Ubersocial, Twidere, & tweetings all couldn't log to twitter.

Anyone tried changing screen resolution in build.prop to 320?
Should make it look like z ultra. I did in kk and jb before, not tried it yet in case of bootloop and I'm nowhere near a pc!

technaudio said:
Anyone tried changing screen resolution in build.prop to 320?
Should make it look like z ultra. I did in kk and jb before, not tried it yet in case of bootloop and I'm nowhere near a pc!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's the first thing I do after opening Injustice game and see it's lagging ). The procedure will not cause bootloop as I don't see any system binaries being tampered with.

theduke7 said:
yes i noticed the slow charging and the overheating also...
i think the Icons are big for my taste .
the native keyboard is small
i have an issue that i don't know if anyone else has it, several twitter apps fail to authenticate , the only one i had luck with is Plume
Echofon, Ubersocial, Twidere, & tweetings all couldn't log to twitter.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes A issue with keyboard...its small i noticed after u said

shehabskull said:
This update is super awesome B| there are no bugs so far, but A little issue with the flash light in quick settings when turning It on and off some thing wrong happen and oh yes the charging speed is slow (as you said before) but still rocks! I played mc5 for about 2 hours and didn't heat with me
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hows the gaming? I havent tried heavier games yet...better than kitkat or no imprvmnt?

{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
rom 6603 whit xposed and serajr and gravity all work

Keyboard looks the same to me, takes up about half the screen.
---------- Post added at 05:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:57 PM ----------
Not experiencing slow charge, gone from 30-70% in just under an hour. On 2A car charger

technaudio said:
Keyboard looks the same to me, takes up about half the screen.
check in case you have enabled one hand keyboard
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

I'm loving the update so far, best firmware I've used on the Z since! Performance is top notch and if this is the last firmware for the Z, I really don't mind.

Stable,but....
We have to slide notification bar 2 times to get through setting.
Icons are bigger compared to previous one.
In recent apps section close all button not attractive, and when we close all the apps,then it'll show 'no recent apps'. If we touch that screen it'll get through the screen. But this doesn't allow to get through, instead we have to click back button.

SonyRiFle said:
Hows the gaming? I havent tried heavier games yet...better than kitkat or no imprvmnt?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Better than kk mc5 was always lagging on kk now it Is quite smooth

Jaguvar said:
We have to slide notification bar 2 times to get through setting.
Icons are bigger compared to previous one.
In recent apps section close all button not attractive, and when we close all the apps,then it'll show 'no recent apps'. If we touch that screen it'll get through the screen. But this doesn't allow to get through, instead we have to click back button.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For the Quick Settings, I'm using this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle
I know it's a small thing but I agree that sliding twice is annoying.

After 2 days of use, i can say that its the best firmware for our beloved Xperia z. Just 1 issue, changing is slower than kitkat.
Sent from my C6602 using xda app-developers app

Performance is OK but camera takes terrible pictures

i'm not sure, it feels smaller, still it's accurate and i don't hate it.
anyone else having the twitter apps issue?
---------- Post added at 08:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:21 PM ----------
Jaguvar said:
We have to slide notification bar 2 times to get through setting.
Icons are bigger compared to previous one.
In recent apps section close all button not attractive, and when we close all the apps,then it'll show 'no recent apps'. If we touch that screen it'll get through the screen. But this doesn't allow to get through, instead we have to click back button.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
this is strange, for me when i click the close all button , it goes to the home screen right away after closing.
also i like that now theres an option to make the home screen rotate (change orientation)

Can I get any info on the battery life?
Is it good/bad, how long can it last on average/heavy use?

SDee96 said:
Can I get any info on the battery life?
Is it good/bad, how long can it last on average/heavy use?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can't say much for heavy use as I haven't had much of a chance to play around with my phone (C6616, flashed with Flashtool) but the standby time is pretty good.
Last night, was at 100% at 11pm and was at 95% this morning at 7am. And that is without Stamina/Greenify/etc!
From what I've read so far about our Lollipop update is that doing a factory reset after getting the OTA update is absolutely essential.