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Any fix for the brightness on the Nexus 4?

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
paranoid android
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?

Note 3 display better than lg g2

This is all over the internet, when the note 3 brightness is set on auto brightness it reaches very high levels of brightness which u cant reach if set manually to the maximum.. am I right ? Anyone owning the two devices tested this and found the same results?? And how is the whites on the note 3 in general compared to the lg g2..?
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anonymousss said:
This is all over the internet, when the note 3 brightness is set on auto brightness it reaches very high levels of brightness which u cant reach if set manually to the maximum.. am I right ? Anyone owning the two devices tested this and found the same results?? And how is the whites on the note 3 in general compared to the lg g2..?
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I think the LG G2 display is great. Max brightness is pretty bright, I can't see why anyone would want it even brighter. Auto brightness levels are a pain, but that can easily be fixed by using Lux to manage it. If you measure quality in brightness alone, you may be better off buying a flashlight.

anonymousss said:
This is all over the internet, when the note 3 brightness is set on auto brightness it reaches very high levels of brightness which u cant reach if set manually to the maximum.. am I right ? Anyone owning the two devices tested this and found the same results?? And how is the whites on the note 3 in general compared to the lg g2..?
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Even if it was brighter,tell me that again after 4-5 months.When the oled will lose a very significant amount of its brightness...and will probably have a very nasty burn in,that will stay there forever for the used to see lol

woof123 said:
Even if it was brighter,tell me that again after 4-5 months.When the oled will lose a very significant amount of its brightness...and will probably have a very nasty burn in,that will stay there forever for the used to see lol
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That is absolutely right!!!
AMOLEDS hate full brightness and full, direct UV light exposure!!! (Sun, office lamps, tanning beds, etc) LOL
IPS all the way for me!!!
Cheers!

I have both the Note 3 and the G2. The Note 3 does indeed get brighter at maximum brightness, it actually becomes painful on the eyes because of the contrast ratio of the AMOLED screen. It's so bright it hurts to look at it in the dark. The IPS screen on the G2 is much more pleasant to look at in my opinion, that's one of the reason I use it as my daily phone.

anonymousss said:
This is all over the internet, when the note 3 brightness is set on auto brightness it reaches very high levels of brightness which u cant reach if set manually to the maximum.. am I right ? Anyone owning the two devices tested this and found the same results?? And how is the whites on the note 3 in general compared to the lg g2..?
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My wife has a g2 while I have the note 3. The note 3 goes into a extra brightness mode in direct sunlight and is clearly more visible than the g2 outside in direct sunlight. This mode only occurs in direct sunlight on auto brightness and can not be turned up that high manually.
While the g2 screen is nice, I do notice that the viewing angles are not as good and the scree don't seem as crisp and clear as my note. Still a great screen
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Well thanks all, this means the note at first is better specially under direct sunlight or so but it has the burn in issue and so on, so I guess I'll stick with the g2 then
I only asked this question because I feel that blacks are much more pleasant to look at on the note than the grey blacks on the g2
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anonymousss said:
Well thanks all, this means the note at first is better specially under direct sunlight or so but it has the burn in issue and so on, so I guess I'll stick with the g2 then
I only asked this question because I feel that blacks are much more pleasant to look at on the note than the grey blacks on the g2
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The burn in shouldn't be an issue. Only phones u will see burn in on are display units ramped up to full brightness and stuck on the home screen for hours and hours.
I had a galaxy s3 for almost 2 years and it had no burn in and the screen was still bright. Oled has come a long way since the first amoled screens.
People say the same thing about plasma but plasma has a superior picture vs lcd...my plasma in my bedroom is 3 years old and stays on sportscenter and I have no burn in
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Big fat no. Put them side by side and judge for yourself. I did when i bought this phone and saw the difference for myself.
Note 3 is bigger yes but not better...

tiguy99 said:
Big fat no. Put them side by side and judge for yourself. I did when i bought this phone and saw the difference for myself.
Note 3 is bigger yes but not better...
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All of my last devices have been amoled until the g2. Had burn in issues on 2 galaxy fascinates, and blotchy low-light darks on 3 droid razrs. And yes, amoleds do degrade in color/contrast over time. Not a big deal if you swap out or jump up devices frequently, but if you go the contract term it gets noticeable.
What swung me back to LCD was the purchase of a nexus 10 over the summer. The HD LCD blew me away & convinced me of how far this technology has come.
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i have no problem at all viewing my g2 screen in direct sunlight on 100% brightness... the g2s screen is alot better in my opinion i just wish the blacks were alittle darker

My roomate has the Note 3. I made him sit with me and do a bunch of browsing battles and gaming/app opening challenges. Throughout these "competetive" tests I notices that the Note 3 does definetly have a brighter state on auto and max brightness, but I found that my G2 had a clearer, brighter minimum brightness (which is what I always leave Marge on). Yes my G2's name is marge. But that Amoled screen is just a contrast machine and I think that helps elude to the brighter screen we see, since it's blacks are so deep. But as for an overall screen? G2 all the way. Edge to edge, excellent viewing angles for what I need and amazing color reproduction that the Note 3 couldn't quite match. Hope this helps anyone!

s7 edge too dim at low setting vs note 4

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?
Here are two pictures showing the difference.
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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

Anyone else having auto brightness issue?

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.

Automatic brightness of OnePlus 6 was removed in OnePlus 6T?

According to this german article, the automatic high brightness mode (only achieved, when the phone is in bright sunlight) has been removed in OnePlus 6T, but is still available on OnePlus 6.
The biggest problem with this is, that the maximum brightness of the display can only be achieved by that automatic high brightness mode. This problem sets the maximum brightness of the OnePlus 6T to 431cd/m², for OnePlus 6 it was 607cd/m² (due to the automatic high brightness mode).
Can anyone confirm this? Do you think, that this will be changed in a future update or what could be the reason for this removement (maybe the indisplay fingerprint scanner?)? Especially this quote worries me:
There is now feedback from the manufacturer that makes it clear that the OnePlus 6T no longer has a High Brightness Mode
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I translated the article into English:
OLED Display: OnePlus 6T no longer offers High Brightness Mode
Smartphones with OLED displays often limit the maximum brightness in order to reduce energy consumption and the load on the panel. Only the High Brightness Mode with automatic regulation enables the maximum. This was also the case with the OnePlus 6, but this mode is no longer available with the OnePlus 6T.
In the OnePlus 6T test, the display of the smartphone was praised predominantly by the editorial staff, but in terms of maximum brightness there was a step backwards compared to the OnePlus 6. Instead of up to 607 cd/m² of the OnePlus 6, only up to 431 cd/m² could be measured with the new OnePlus 6T.
OnePlus 6 glows 40 percent brighter in automatic mode
Although the OnePlus 6's display glows as brightly as the OnePlus 6T's using manual brightness control, a High Brightness Mode with automatic brightness control via the brightness sensor on the front of the smartphone makes the display a good 40 percent brighter.
With the OnePlus 6T, this particularly bright mode could not be activated even with the aid of a bright LED torch. Up to now, this measure had still illuminated every OLED display brightly, provided a corresponding mode was available. But this time without success.
OnePlus confirms measurement result
ComputerBase was sure at the time of the test that it had not measured an incorrect value, but nevertheless contacted OnePlus to find out whether the OnePlus 6T again had a High Brightness Mode, which simply could not be activated on the test device - for whatever reason. After a somewhat longer waiting period, there is now feedback from the manufacturer that makes it clear that the OnePlus 6T no longer has a High Brightness Mode. ComputerBase does not have a statement on the background to this decision.
The measured value determined in the test is therefore correct and to be regarded as final. Should OnePlus offer a new High Brightness Mode with a software upgrade in the future, the editors will re-examine the display of the OnePlus 6T.
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Auto brightness is there just to the right of the slider.

Ok, that is strange. Do you have the latest oxygenos?
And why do they write, that OnePlus has confirmed, that it got removed? And what about their measurements?

Puddies said:
Ok, that is strange. Do you have the latest oxygenos?
And why do they write, that OnePlus has confirmed, that it got removed? And what about their measurements?
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Oxygen 9.0.5, I have no way to measure the brightness.

Do you mean high brightness mode, when the phone is in bright sunlight and gives it an extra boost? From the reports of the lower brightness I can only assume it's because of the fingerprint scanner, if the screen is on maximum brightness already then maybe it doesn't work properly as the sensor area can't light up brighter than the screen?

@__NBH__
Yes, that is the mode I meant with "automatic brightness mode". I chose the wrong words for that perhaps. It should be high brightness mode. I edited it in the main post, thank you.
Can anyone confirm, that this mode is disabled for the OnePlus 6T?

The high brightness [emoji364] mode was available with a distinct app, what is activated the high brightness mode in strong sunlight. I read it is not available anymore in the 6T. This High Brightness [emoji364] mode is available in some OLED phones. My OP 5T knows it after I downloaded and installed the app for it, what is activating it. You can turn it on manually or you can use it automatically, it turns on when there is strong sunlight. But it doesn't work on the 6T. It is damn sad. This is one of the disappointing things about the 6T. Fak
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__NBH__ said:
Do you mean high brightness mode, when the phone is in bright sunlight and gives it an extra boost? From the reports of the lower brightness I can only assume it's because of the fingerprint scanner, if the screen is on maximum brightness already then maybe it doesn't work properly as the sensor area can't light up brighter than the screen?
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HBM is available with stock kernel

kantjer said:
HBM is available with stock kernel
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how so?

Nosferatu. said:
how so?
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It can be switched on/off in EX kernel manager

@kantjer Do you need root for that?

kantjer said:
It can be switched on/off in EX kernel manager
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Can't do it without root. :silly:

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Yes but this isnt the same.
Auto high brightness boosts the screen in direct sunlight / high brightness areas.
HBM in kernel manager just forces the screen to be at max brightness at all times, ignoring the brightness slider. This is not a solution.

xtravbx said:
Yes but this isnt the same.
Auto high brightness boosts the screen in direct sunlight / high brightness areas.
HBM in kernel manager just forces the screen to be at max brightness at all times, ignoring the brightness slider. This is not a solution.
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it is the same.
In order for Auto HBM to work the ROM/kernel needs to support HBM. Auto HBM is nothing more than an app or widget using HBM functionality.
The fact that HBM can be set in EXKM proves the ROM supports it, EXKM itself doesn't add it.
You can use Tasker to make HBM into auto HBM. But the discussion was did OP remove HBM from, they did not.

kantjer said:
it is the same.
In order for Auto HBM to work the ROM/kernel needs to support HBM. Auto HBM is nothing more than an app or widget using HBM functionality.
The fact that HBM can be set in EXKM proves the ROM supports it, EXKM itself doesn't add it.
You can use Tasker to make HBM into auto HBM. But the discussion was did OP remove HBM from, they did not.
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That makes sense. Thanks for clarifying that for me.

kantjer said:
it is the same.
In order for Auto HBM to work the ROM/kernel needs to support HBM. Auto HBM is nothing more than an app or widget using HBM functionality.
The fact that HBM can be set in EXKM proves the ROM supports it, EXKM itself doesn't add it.
You can use Tasker to make HBM into auto HBM. But the discussion was did OP remove HBM from, they did not.
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Nice to see ABC wiz at the 6T boards! Hello

Did anyone try, if it this method works to enable the high brightness mode for sunlight?
And do you need to root your phone for this?