The auto-brightness on the N4 is too conservative - it's always lower than it should be, especially in outdoor conditions.
I've tried some apps (Velis, Lux Lite, and others) but they tend to flicker and have annoying notification icons (even when I disable them from All Apps).
Any suggestions?
*Giving Lux Lite + N4 Plugin another try, I believe I missed out on all its features the first time. Will post back tomorrow.
It's becoming a cliche for me to recommend this app, but if you are rooted, give Gravity Box for Xposed Framework a try.
Not sure why its lower for you outdoor. Auto brightness works for me outdoor.
There are couple tricks that works for me with nexus 4. When I am in home, I bring the brightness to 0%. Outdoor, I leave the brightness on auto. At night I use an app *screen filter* by haxor industry; its free and works great. You can bring the brightness to the lowest level as possible.
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Wow that's crazy. I think my N4 is TOO bright. Even outdoors
Have you compared it to another N4?
Maybe faulty screen?
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in your brightness setting doesn't it have the sensor sensitivity adjustment and adjust the values of brightness
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I have notification toggle to configure the brightness if I need too, indoors at 0 and outdoors high as above
you don't have the screen protector over the sensor right?
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Hello!
Some of you maybe have noticed that when the Galaxy S faces the sun, in auto-brightness mode, the color are suddenly boosted by a crazy amount in an attempt to preserve color saturation perception despite the incoming light.
Do you think this is a useful feature helping readability or does it do more harm than good ?
I can disable or tweak it very easily in Voodoo color. I have mixed feelings about this, that's why it's still on, but some people asked me to disable it.
I need your opinion and experience
Please don't vote if you don't understand what it is about and never experienced it.
Thanks !
Note: this color boost is associated only to the automatic 100% brightness level.
that is actually just brightness at 65% or higher
by default on regular operation when the brightness is set to auto it is always below 50% that's why people complain about colour being pale and such
if you set the brightness to 65% or more you can appreciate the full bloom effect of the SAMOLED screen vs AMOLED
i use a simple brightness widget to set it how i want, but it's mostly on auto, except when i want to WOW! people
@AllGamer we don't talk about the same thing.
It's not the standard brightness level, that's something that append only in the situation I described
If you are lucky enough to have a sunny day you can try it by yourself.
I didn't manage to reproduce it using artificial lights, seems that any light i have is not as bright as the sun ^^
i do use the phone outdoor almost on a daily basis, specially during lunch time when we walk to the restaurants meanwhile checking for emails, forums, weather, prices, another restaurant nearby, etc, etc.
so i've seen the screen colour/brightness changes in many different occassions.
unless there is another method to control the colour without controlling the brightness and vice versa, then i'm pretty sure i'm getting the same effects when i manually slide the brightness bar all the way to 100%, 85%, 75%, and 65%
anything less than 60% wont show the blooming colour effect
sorry @AllGamer, you don't get yet ^^
I don't know if you read the original post?
I can show you the source code in kernel if this is necessary.
This special color boost (really extreme color boost) appends:
In auto brightness mode
When it's bright enough to make the auto-brightness mode reach the 100% level (named gamma 24)
When already at auto 100% and screen facing the sun.
Well, that's not so bad, it's just a poll
Here is the link to the source
http://github.com/project-voodoo/sa...nux-2.6.29/drivers/sensor/optical/gp2a.c#L329
Code:
if(autobrightness_mode)
{
if(current_gamma_value == 24)&&(level_state == LIGHT_LEVEL4)
So far I've only experienced that once in my 3 month old SGS. I usually use it indoors.
I think you can replicate that by ticking Outdoor Visibility in the camera app.
Seen it alot of times, It does seem to help quite well, So i say keep it
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I think you can replicate that by ticking Outdoor Visibility in the camera app.
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yeah, that is what i call the colour blooming effect, just like in the PC blooming effect on the video cards
DaRkMyk said:
So far I've only experienced that once in my 3 month old SGS. I usually use it indoors.
I think you can replicate that by ticking Outdoor Visibility in the camera app.
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Absolutely! the Outdoor mode in Camera and Video apps are similar (but are triggered manually)
AllGamer said:
yeah, that is what i call the colour blooming effect, just like in the PC blooming effect on the video cards
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woops... just tried the Outdoor Visibility and it is not the same as what I experienced before. You really must be outside & under the bright sun. I'll try it again tomorrow.
it just does it to the entire screen but stronger, there is an widget to control screen modes and it can be toggled manually when set to 100%
supercurio said:
@AllGamer we don't talk about the same thing.
It's not the standard brightness level, that's something that append only in the situation I described
If you are lucky enough to have a sunny day you can try it by yourself.
I didn't manage to reproduce it using artificial lights, seems that any light i have is not as bright as the sun ^^
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I pointed at the sensor with a 12LED flashlight (Need to be quite close for the blooming effect to activate, ~5-10cm), and it bloomed away after 3-5 seconds.
I've never been bothered by it and never really noticed it in bright light, so I would think it's a positive feature that helps readability in strong sunlight.
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it just does it to the entire screen but stronger, there is an widget to control screen modes and it can be toggled manually when set to 100%
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You cannot reach this mode with manual controls.
It depends on data measured by the light sensor, it's in kernel.
well i guess i'll have to install your Modifications, to see if there's really a difference
but from my point of view, when the level at set to 100% looks the same as when the phone is working outdoor under bright sunlight 12 noon lunch time.
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well i guess i'll have to install your Modifications, to see if there's really a difference
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It's in every standard kernel!
Ok, I give up ^^
I say keep it. It seems like it would be functional. Looking forward to the warmer colors at more brightness levels, as my phone very rarely runs at 100% brightness.
What I don't like (maybe others agree?) is the sudden drop in brightness at low ambient light levels (not complete darkness).
Thanks for your work on the color issue. This is really what I look forward most to in future voodoo releases!
well it'll definitely be nice to be able to access the bloom effect under low brightness level
i like more colours
i was under the impression supercurio was coding something to do that
Anything that makes the screen better in the sun is a good thing.
Even with the SAMOLED, things can sometimes be harder to see outside, especially while web browsing.
It doesn't matter if the colors are off in the pictures when you can't even read the web page.
Is it possible to make these sort of things configurable by an app on the phone?
Or must these sort of settings be hard-coded into the kernel?
I find the auto brightness feature doesn't really make screen dark at night. I find if I turn off auto brightness, slide all the way to dim, then turn auto brightness back on phone then dims enough. I want to try a market auto dimming app for non rooted phones that actually dims in the dark but I have one concern. It is my understanding the true max brightness in sunlight can only be achieved if brightness is set to auto. If you manually set to 100% it isn't as bright. That said, if I use a playstore app to control brightness will I lose the Samsung super bright brightness that comes on in daylight?
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I'm using Lux Auto Brightness by Vito Cassisi (paid version) since S3 and it's good; lots of options! Get the free version Lux Lite from the GooglePlay store to try it out 1st. Hope this help.
recDNA said:
I find the auto brightness feature doesn't really make screen dark at night. I find if I turn off auto brightness, slide all the way to dim, then turn auto brightness back on phone then dims enough. I want to try a market auto dimming app for non rooted phones that actually dims in the dark but I have one concern. It is my understanding the true max brightness in sunlight can only be achieved if brightness is set to auto. If you manually set to 100% it isn't as bright. That said, if I use a playstore app to control brightness will I lose the Samsung super bright brightness that comes on in daylight?
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I use Lux Auto Brightness too, and it works very well. Try it.
Do you lose max brightness in daylight?
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recDNA said:
Do you lose max brightness in daylight?
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although i cannot answer this question, i can answer/confirm your first one:
max brightness can only be reached on auto, the full manual max. brightness
is way lower then the one achieved with auto in direct sunlight!
Then it seems unlikely that alternative apps can tap in to that max mode.
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Lux has a profile editor that can set brightness range. Try it out to see if it suits your requirement.
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Then it seems unlikely that alternative apps can tap in to that max mode.
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Second Lux Auto Brightness. I've had Velis before (free) which also works well but since I got the free Google play credit I went for Lux as it has more options.
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i wish i knew if these apps can access full max brightness in sunshine. I'm not sure if I could tell.
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Hello,
I decided to get the s7 edge... I had the htc 10 for less than 14 days and I was not really happy with the camera .
Anyway.. I still have my note 4.. and I don't use auto brightness.. I like to manually select my brightness.. usually lower than most people.
In Display settings I also have adaptive colors..
anway.. at the same level.. the s7 is very dim compared to my note 4.. is there a setting I am missing or something?
Here are two pictures showing the difference.
habs101 said:
Hello,
I decided to get the s7 edge... I had the htc 10 for less than 14 days and I was not really happy with the camera .
Anyway.. I still have my note 4.. and I don't use auto brightness.. I like to manually select my brightness.. usually lower than most people.
In Display settings I also have adaptive colors..
anway.. at the same level.. the s7 is very dim compared to my note 4.. is there a setting I am missing or something?
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Just increase the brightness slider.
Different device doesn't have the same brightness at the same percentage.
S7 just have very wide range of brightness compare to other phone.
At lowest brightness S7 is dimmer than note 4 and at highest brightness S7 is also brighter than note 4.
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I am not sure about the lowest settings but peak brightness is only achieved in auto setting. It is also recommended for battery optimization.
Personally I find the auto setting superb. It also has a learning function which over time will adapt to your preferences. Just keep adjusting it slightly to your liking in different situations and you'll get there.
drummerman said:
I am not sure about the lowest settings but peak brightness is only achieved in auto setting. It is also recommended for battery optimization.
Personally I find the auto setting superb. It also has a learning function which over time will adapt to your preferences. Just keep adjusting it slightly to your liking in different situations and you'll get there.
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Hi. Where did you get this information? What are your sources? Please let us know.
If it's true. I would like to know more about it.
Thank you
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Hi. Where did you get this information? What are your sources? Please let us know.
If it's true. I would like to know more about it.
Thank you
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There you go;
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s7/23629/samsung-galaxy-s7-review-best-android-phone-period-android-n-update-iphone-7
Sometimes brightness gets too low.... even in lighting conditions and i have to adjust it manually. I think there is some callibration problem
firdous95 said:
Sometimes brightness gets too low.... even in lighting conditions and i have to adjust it manually. I think there is some callibration problem
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I am also facing the same issue. But I have accepted this considering the low cost of the device
matrixzone said:
I am also facing the same issue. But I have accepted this considering the low cost of the device
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Its not about the price because earlier i had moto g turbo...a bit lower price than this but there was no such problem. And with g5 plus its not like there is brightness problem...in normal lighting...it gets too bright also sometimes...hope it can be fixed in os updates or in custom roms.
Turn off your adaptive, set brightness to Max. Turn on adaptive. It will adjust accordingly now
joshk89 said:
Turn off your adaptive, set brightness to Max. Turn on adaptive. It will adjust accordingly now
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Has someone checked?? Does this work??
indra2009 said:
Has someone checked?? Does this work??
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I actually may have jumped the gun. Still doesn't adjust very well on its own.
Yep facing same issue
So I've messed around with this a lot and I keep adaptive on with my brightness set around mid point. It seems to adjust pretty well for me.
Yes, same here
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Tried the mentioned steps of disabling adaptive and re-enabling after maxing out display and found it to be better now
i actually like the lower brightness
Same as some others here, brightness is too low in dark places.
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Remember that adaptive brightness also changes as to what your brightness slider is at. Personally, I used to have this issue while having my brightness at 1/2. Now I have it at 3/4 and my issues seem to have gone away.
Yeah, I find the auto brightness pretty useless. It's too dark in some indoor lighting situations yet too bright in an almost-dark room. I find it easier to just adjust it when I need to. I wish it worked well, but I don't like the way it adjusts the brightness. It might be fine for some people, but it's not for me.
Turn off auto-brightness. Pull down notification shade/shortcuts. Adjust brightness according to your liking.
Then again, I never liked auto anything. I like to be in control.
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Turn off your adaptive, set brightness to Max. Turn on adaptive. It will adjust accordingly now
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Seems it worked. There is a sensor that manage the this process? Thank you for your reply.
When viewing the screen in the dark with brightness at minimum and night light on, the brightness is still too high and causes me eye strain, I wish the 'smart pixels' feature was included in this rom as it would be the perfect solution.
Anyway can anyone point me towards a good app or module to lower the brightness to a more tolerable level?
Thanks