I've been using this app. It's clean, minimalistic and most of all aesthetically pleasing compared to Active Notifications and Omni's implemetation IMO. In addition, it doesn't eat up much battery. It's still alpha and pretty much barebones at the moment but the developer is nice and he listens. He showed a preview of what's to come in future updates and it's awesome. Sign up at his G+ community page and give it a try.
Just wanted to share because I'm really loving my experience with it so far.
If this is a duplicate post, mods kindly close this thread..:good::good:
This will probably KILL your battery though
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Radixtrator said:
This will probably KILL your battery though
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not for me it's a really well done app
Not sure about the new features, but I've been using this app for almost a month and no adverse effects on the battery.
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Edit: I misread the app discription. I see it only turns the screen on for a quick moment. Disregard the below
The problem with this app is that the Nexus 5 does not have an AMOLED screen. With an AMOLED screen, the only power used is the ones for the pixels in the notification. With the IPS LCD screen that the Nexus 5 has, even displaying a completely black screen (when the screen is on) WILL use the same amount of power as if the entire screen was lit up white. The backlight is ALWAYS on when the screen is on.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slidelock
I love this its like the iOS notifications and lock screen. This is the best out of any imitations. Check it out!
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One I have used since my S3 is Dynamic Notifications does the job - replicates the Motorola lock notifcations on lock screen.
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Edit: I misread the app discription. I see it only turns the screen on for a quick moment. Disregard the below
The problem with this app is that the Nexus 5 does not have an AMOLED screen. With an AMOLED screen, the only power used is the ones for the pixels in the notification. With the IPS LCD screen that the Nexus 5 has, even displaying a completely black screen (when the screen is on) WILL use the same amount of power as if the entire screen was lit up white. The backlight is ALWAYS on when the screen is on.
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The dev confirmed custom brightness in next update which should help minimize the already minimal battery consumption..
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This will probably KILL your battery though
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I've tried other ones and trust me this is by far use most minimal battery consumption.
Latest update = Awesome
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Latest update = Awesome
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you mean the test version??
I will become a tester too... I love this app ..is too cool..
enricocid said:
you mean the test version??
I will become a tester too... I love this app ..is too cool..
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Yes, active mode aka pocket mode works flawlessly...
Some sad news, motorola contacted Dev and told him to change the ui design.
Some good news, he will change it to a much better one..
https://plus.google.com/102696863054832206920/posts/CamFaRkzXaS
dannyella said:
Yes, active mode aka pocket mode works flawlessly...
Some sad news, motorola contacted Dev and told him to change the ui design.
Some good news, he will change it to a much better one..
https://plus.google.com/102696863054832206920/posts/CamFaRkzXaS
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great
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Hi.
Im used to have a LED notification LED on my current phone, Nexus One and The old Magic.
I just purchased a S2 on eBay.
Is there a Notification LED on the S2?
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WebghostDK said:
Hi.
Im used to have a LED notification LED on my current phone, Nexus One and The old Magic.
I just purchased a S2 on eBay.
Is there a Notification LED on the S2?
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No there isnt
Noled and bln are decent alternatives though
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Great thank you!! Noled looks promising
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I can't believe that they didn't put a LED on this phone either. It makes no sense.
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kakwvu said:
I can't believe that they didn't put a LED on this phone either. It makes no sense.
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looks like galaxy range wont have any then :/
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I can't believe that they didn't put a LED on this phone either. It makes no sense.
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Because you can't take your eyes off your phone, so a LED is useless
noled looks very nice
great to see NoLED working on the SII
I wonder how the new SAMOLED+ screen adjusts for battery savings with my app. I've seen through the videos that there are some screen brightness/color customizations that dynamically adjust to the image displayed on the screen.
I can't wait til I get my hands on this device.
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It does look nice, until you notice that it drains your battery and keeps the phone warm to the touch since the screen is on the whole time when a notification is on the screen.
but since it has an samoled screen, i dont think that the whole screen is on, or not?
i thought a main advantage of BLACK on samoled screens is that the black pixels are OFF and only others need to be maintained with power?
Just use it and you'll see.
@lilH3rmit posted on Twitter:
"Notifications via button light anyone? Will support LG 2X & samsung galaxy S2 initially. app next week. IMPORTANT: no impact on battery"
Carnt see it affecting the battery, i for 1 will try tuesday
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but since it has an samoled screen, i dont think that the whole screen is on, or not?
i thought a main advantage of BLACK on samoled screens is that the black pixels are OFF and only others need to be maintained with power?
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Yea it is said it works like this. But I can't imagine the black pixels consuming 0% power. Can't wait for my Sgs2 in two weeks!
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if you also know what you're doing and configure the app right. you could make it consume absolutely no more power than without.
check out the battery saving features submenu
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Isn't there a LED indicator on the front of the GSII? Look at 0:15 of the below video where it blinks while phone is booting up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPd0uJG-f8g
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Yea it is said it works like this. But I can't imagine the black pixels consuming 0% power. Can't wait for my Sgs2 in two weeks!
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the black pixels don't use power, but the display controller still has to be powered on and that uses battery too
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Isn't there a LED indicator on the front of the GSII? Look at 0:15 of the below video where it blinks while phone is booting up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPd0uJG-f8g
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Yeah...something definitely blinked there...
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Isn't there a LED indicator on the front of the GSII? Look at 0:15 of the below video where it blinks while phone is booting up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPd0uJG-f8g
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that's interesting
I Recently noticed screen burn-in of the Google Play icon (Homescreen Shortcut) on the screen ...
The burn-in is more noticeable in white/gray backgrounds...
How do I remove it if its posible? Tried few apps from market but app logo imprint is still visible
Can u post screen photo from another camera
How much old is your s3
And do you always use same home screen layout ?
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I don't have any other camera device ATM... Phone is 5 months old & yes sadly I always use same homescreen layout...
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I don't have any other camera device ATM... Phone is 5 months old & yes sadly I always use same homescreen layout...
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Then it will burn it has to be.
Even in led TV's if u use Amy particular image more then 2hrs its pixels also starts burning that's why in led TVs we don't have blue screen when there is no cable connection
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5 months is too early
when will amoled mature?
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5 months is too early
when will amoled mature?
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You can burn your screen in a day also
Just keep your device screen on in particular image
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Managed to take pics from featurephone, check them out ...
Please enlist any good apps you know to fade it out
No way to reduce it it will
Read this for future
http://m.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00001261&fm_seq=1429
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Mother of GOD ! there are other icon imprints as well if I look closely !!
Hope it doesn't get darker than this ...
You won't find away around it unfortunately.
These screens are both fantastic and both sh*t at the same time. It's good technology but it isn't perfected. My original SGS went terrible. After nearly 2 years on it I could see perfectly the alarm icon and almost every icon I had on my home screen on light and dark backgrounds - It's a nice screen but it will only get worse within time.
As others have said only real solution is to keep altering your backgrounds and home screens but tbh I wouldn't bother, you'll still get burn from the time and other icons in the status bar.
Until Samsung sort them out and improve how they work it's just the way it's going to be
Whoa!! That is scary!
I have heard that there is no solution for a burn-in..? Thanks for the advice though. I'll keep changing the layout constantly.
I saw someone ask this in a nexus circle on G+ and though maybe it was just his device but a few people posted also claiming the same so tried it myself and noticed it also.
If you put your phone on max brightness and go to an app that leaves the logo on the screen like G+ in the upper left hand corner, imagine FB or whatever else will work the same, and stay there for about 2 minutes then switch to a dark screen(clock) the image is still visible in the corner. It stays there for a few minutes too, then its gone. Is this normal of IPS displays or even LCD for that matter? I mean its very circumstantial, you would have to at max bright and on that type of app for a long time and then to a dark screen to ever notice it but if you went longer under them conditions could it potentially burn in permanently?
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This happens on my tablet (TFT LCD), but not on my Nexus 4. It shouldn't cause burn in, LCDs don't burn in
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I saw someone ask this in a nexus circle on G+ and though maybe it was just his device but a few people posted also claiming the same so tried it myself and noticed it also.
If you put your phone on max brightness and go to an app that leaves the logo on the screen like G+ in the upper left hand corner, imagine FB or whatever else will work the same, and stay there for about 2 minutes then switch to a dark screen(clock) the image is still visible in the corner. It stays there for a few minutes too, then its gone. Is this normal of IPS displays or even LCD for that matter? I mean its very circumstantial, you would have to at max bright and on that type of app for a long time and then to a dark screen to ever notice it but if you went longer under them conditions could it potentially burn in permanently?
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Hi there ! The one asking the question on G+ was me !
I'll post a video on youtube and open a poll about it here !
P.S. it seems that many people do suffer from the problem (cf. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228013&page=4) Therefore I won't be making the video (I think)...
It happens to me all the time. Especially noticeable at night when using it in bed so it doesn't even have to be at maximum brightness.
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This happens on my tablet (TFT LCD), but not on my Nexus 4. It shouldn't cause burn in, LCDs don't burn in
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Have you tried it? I have two rev3 in my house and both do it. Both stock unrooted.
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siguchi said:
Hi there ! The one asking the question on G+ was me !
I'll post a video on youtube and open a poll about it here !
P.S. it seems that many people do suffer from the problem (cf. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228013&page=4) Therefore I won't be making the video (I think)...
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Nice, I tried to search on my phone for the topic but for some reason search from the xda app never really gets me the same results as when I'm on my browser.
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So most ROMS now have an option to enable a Dark UI. On Xylon it's Dark Xylon, Pac is Pac is black, etc.
I'm just curious, does it only change menus to black? And is that it? It just seems a bit pointless having a whole option, just to change the menu background.
Sorry but that's just my opinion. Or is there more to this toggle that I'm missing? Thank you vet much!
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Looking forward to someone answering this..
Well the name of the toggle is quite self explanatory...it makes the ui dark. This includes most menus, as well as other general parts of the interface (quicksettings, notification drawer, etc). I really dont see how its pointless...what more are you expecting it to do. If you dont like it, ignore it and continue on with your life.
It saves battery on devices with AMOLED screens
No it is not just the menus and backgrounds. It is also text colors and images.
Wayne Tech Nexus
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So most ROMS now have an option to enable a Dark UI. On Xylon it's Dark Xylon, Pac is Pac is black, etc.
I'm just curious, does it only change menus to black? And is that it? It just seems a bit pointless having a whole option, just to change the menu background.
Sorry but that's just my opinion. Or is there more to this toggle that I'm missing? Thank you vet much!
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Its a little more than just backgrounds. For example their is a reason slim ROMs tells you to download their gapps over say the official gapps. It colors anything that is coded to react to the dark ui or inverted mode. In my case the play store and the gmail widgets/app
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So it does not offer any other benifits other than a dark look for non AMOLED devices? More or less like a dark theme.. ?
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So it does not offer any other benifits other than a dark look for non AMOLED devices?
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Black offers battery improvements for oled only...This is IPS+ so you're doing yourself a disfavor by using inverted gapps and those real black black themes some ROMs offer. You can Google lg IPS+ tech docs and white is the only color that uses less pwr on IPS than oled.
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Black offers battery improvements for oled only...This is IPS+ so you're doing yourself a disfavor by using inverted gapps and those real black black themes some ROMs offer. You can Google lg IPS+ tech docs and white is the only color that uses less pwr on IPS than oled.
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I find having white letters on a dark background shows better, allowing me to turn the backlight lower, so there is some benefit.
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I find having white letters on a dark background shows better, allowing me to turn the backlight lower, so there is some benefit.
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I see better with black text on a white bg, so I can also have a lower brightness. When using black bg on n4 I can't see as well so I raise brightness to like half outdoors.
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I see better with black text on a white bg, so I can also have a lower brightness. When using black bg on n4 I can't see as well so I raise brightness to like half outdoors.
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I know mostly others are like that, seeing better black on white. Bright white is displeasing to my eyes, like bright lights. I actually suffer from a bit of night blindness. A lot of bright white makes it hard for me to read tiny black letters. Turning the brightness down only seems to blur the black letters for me. Plus, when my eyes tire, it only gets worse. I actually prefer white letters on dark gray vs black.
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I'm currently on my second N3 (the first one had vertical lines in photos) and looks like this one has a bad display. When using Tapatalk with the dark theme, the bottom left corner/edge of the display is brighter than the rest. When testing with Screen Adjuster, the difference is very noticeable. The issue can be seen even with just Thumb Keyboard with WP7 theme.
Has anyone else noticed this kind of problem?
Return it and buy from another store. Seems like these guys are selling you lemons.
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The two phones are from different stores, I'm still waiting for a replacement for the first one.
Mine upper side screen seems brighter than below screen.. but this condition only happen when i use xda app set to dark theme..i thought the xda app the one that problem..not the phone...
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Check it with the stock messaging app, it should have a uniform brightness. Mine is glowing on the left edge and especially on the bottom left corner.
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Check it with the stock messaging app, it should have a uniform brightness. Mine is glowing on the left edge and especially on the bottom left corner.
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Done check..no problem on messaging app...:thumbup:
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I returned the second one as well and am now waiting for a replacement, again.
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I returned the second one as well and am now waiting for a replacement, again.
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What state city you in
TWEAKED 2.5
I live in Finland.
Good luck .. do tell us if the new one is better than the previous two.
Got the third one and it appears to be OK.
Can anyone see the problem??
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I'm currently on my second N3 (the first one had vertical lines in photos)
Has anyone else noticed this kind of problem?
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Should this happen again, The vertical lines are solved by clearing cache/data in the camera app
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The problem can not be seen in a screenshot. And the camera lines disappeared after a hard reset but came back soon after.
Closed the external lighting of the room
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Check it with the stock messaging app, it should have a uniform brightness. Mine is glowing on the left edge and especially on the bottom left corner.
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Closed the external lighting of the room
You may notice that the black screen when you open the settings. Not symmetric Colors.
There is a difference in the backlight. Increase in the left of the screen.
AMOLED has no backlight! the issue is due to the production process (basically: the more of the center of the wafer your particular screen has been cut out, the more uniform it will be)!
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Change from Adapt Display to Dynamic. Best thing to do to resolve the problem.
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Change from Adapt Display to Dynamic. Best thing to do to resolve the problem.
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Dynamic? Hideous more like, my eyes can't stand any of Sammys over saturated pre presets, Movie is closest to normality I can find personally.
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Dynamic? Hideous more like, my eyes can't stand any of Sammys over saturated pre presets, Movie is closest to normality I can find personally.
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If you want to get rid of display brightness issues, just switch to Dynamic, as the 'blacks' in Settings would be even blacker, to the point where it doesn't really light up as it uses the OLED technique of showing true black.