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I have a Samsung I9000 Galaxy S which is way too bright even at the lowest setting.
Anyways so I got an idea of an app but I dont know whether its technically possible or not!
So is it possible to create an App that works just like a transparent dark glass which covers your screen and you see through it and can perform all functions normally but due to the app the screen becomes dark so that it doesn't strain the eyes?
Also current "minimum" brightness on the Galaxy S is "10" even with 3rd party apps. Is it a limitation of Android or Samsung firmware? Also is it technically possible to go into - values such as "-30" ?
Ah, great topic. I have the same problem on my HTC Desire. Interesting to hear what the experts have to say.
Yeah these amoled screens are uber bright!
Download AdjBrightness from the market, it rules.
Grus said:
Download AdjBrightness from the market, it rules.
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I have read on the net that it doesnt work for Galaxy S.
The app is called screen filter. Don't really know too much about it other than it works fantastically well and its free. Reduces brightness to almost nothing if you want, and the app functions as a widget for toggling as well.
I've been going around posting this in as many places as i can because this freaking app really helped me out, I could hardly look at the screen in the dark at all but now its good to go. Hopefully help some new galaxy purchasers out.
You can't go into minus values but you can set it to 0, which is 1 above the screen actually being off.
You need to be rooted, then you can just adjust the value with adb.
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The app is called screen filter. Don't really know too much about it other than it works fantastically well and its free. Reduces brightness to almost nothing if you want, and the app functions as a widget for toggling as well.
I've been going around posting this in as many places as i can because this freaking app really helped me out, I could hardly look at the screen in the dark at all but now its good to go. Hopefully help some new galaxy purchasers out.
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Screen filter works amazing! This is exactly what I was looking for, Thanks.
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so yeah. title says it all. its sad how small things can f**k up an awesome phone.
that doesnt mean i wont buy it forever though. but those things are really annoying.
first :
my screen. was yellow. it has a yellowish tint . the whites looked yellow. while my iphone is totally cool blue white.
and i am very OCD about this. god knows how many galaxy S and iphones i returned because of this issue.
and the store didnt have any stock back so there was no option but return it or keep it.
second :
i knew about this issue but god i didnt know its that annoying. no option to turn off the auto brightness. its very low for me . i have to keep a light close to it to keep it on high brightness. i dont care about battery i want to enjoy my gaming sessions with a screen i can SEE ffs.
Third :
i was playing the N64 emulator. mario 64 sometimes lagged at the beginning of the stage, but once you play, its ok. F zero was running below 60fps for sure because my brother has a nexus S and it was super smooth. killer instect not playable on both phones. Xtreme G not playable on both phones.
maybe too many things were open thats why it lagged a little in my gaming tests.
i love the hardware design. and i am sure the roms will fix the auto brightness issue. all i need is a phone with no dead pixels and with a screen that doesnt look like someone pissed on it.
ll_l_x_l_ll said:
so yeah. title says it all. its sad how small things can f**k up an awesome phone.
that doesnt mean i wont buy it forever though. but those things are really annoying.
first :
my screen. was yellow. it has a yellowish tint . the whites looked yellow. while my iphone is totally cool blue white.
and i am very OCD about this. god knows how many galaxy S and iphones i returned because of this issue.
and the store didnt have any stock back so there was no option but return it or keep it.
second :
i knew about this issue but god i didnt know its that annoying. no option to turn off the auto brightness. its very low for me . i have to keep a light close to it to keep it on high brightness. i dont care about battery i want to enjoy my gaming sessions with a screen i can SEE ffs.
Third :
i was playing the N64 emulator. mario 64 sometimes lagged at the beginning of the stage, but once you play, its ok. F zero was running below 60fps for sure because my brother has a nexus S and it was super smooth. killer instect not playable on both phones. Xtreme G not playable on both phones.
maybe too many things were open thats why it lagged a little in my gaming tests.
i love the hardware design. and i am sure the roms will fix the auto brightness issue. all i need is a phone with no dead pixels and with a screen that doesnt look like someone pissed on it.
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1: cant say I have this issue personally screen is bright and vibrant.
2: has a widget you can press for 3 set levels to sort out brightness, so yeah it can be switched off.
3:mario 64 no lag for me not tried Fzero though.
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2: has a widget you can press for 3 set levels to sort out brightness, so yeah it can be switched off.
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more details please. can you do something about the auto brightness to be turned off? i will go buy it again if thats the case.
ll_l_x_l_ll said:
more details please. can you do something about the auto brightness to be turned off? i will go buy it again if thats the case.
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sure just use the power widget whihc has the wifi/BT/GPS/SYNC/Brightness
press the brightness button up to 3 times each time you press it the screen gets brighter until it hits 100% and then goes dark again if you press it one more time.
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sure just use the power widget whihc has the wifi/BT/GPS/SYNC/Brightness
press the brightness button up to 3 times each time you press it the screen gets brighter until it hits 100% and then goes dark again if you press it one more time.
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that doesnt turn off the auto brightness
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that doesnt turn off the auto brightness
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does for me for some reason maybe im lucky Peeps some to get issues and im not suffering at all
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does for me for some reason maybe im lucky Peeps some to get issues and im not suffering at all
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As mentioned this doesn't turn off auto brightness.
All it does is make your brightness 100%. If you cover up the auto brightness sensor, your screen will dim.
I don't own this phone but I do own an HTC EVO and there is an option to turn off the auto brightness. To do this you go to Settings > Display > Brightness and un-check the "Automatic Brightness" box. After that just move the slider to the highest setting and you should be good to go.
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I don't own this phone but I do own an HTC EVO and there is an option to turn off the auto brightness. To do this you go to Settings > Display > Brightness and un-check the "Automatic Brightness" box. After that just move the slider to the highest setting and you should be good to go.
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I'm positive that a function exists to turn off auto brightness on the xperia play, but at present Sony have omitted any functionality of accessing this from the end user UI.
Meaning it is not possible to turn off auto brightness unless you start rooting and customising your own ROM.
Use "notification toggle" from the market you can disable auto brightness.. But tbh its pretty well implemented..
As for yellow, I have the same issue, but I look at a galaxy s and its really blue, look at my wifes n1 its got a red tint.. The warmth of the screen colors will be adjustable once the phone is rooted
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Ran across this fix for the Xperia Arc. They said it might work for the Play.
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/enable-auto-brightness-xperia-arc-neo-play-pro/
Worth a shot...maybe?
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Use "notification toggle" from the market you can disable auto brightness.. But tbh its pretty well implemented..
As for yellow, I have the same issue, but I look at a galaxy s and its really blue, look at my wifes n1 its got a red tint.. The warmth of the screen colors will be adjustable once the phone is rooted
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did you try the program your self on your xperia play and it worked ? because if so. thats a fix for the problem everyone is complaining about and it deserve a new thread to be made by yours.
as for the yellow. i am not sure if it can be fixed or not. on nexus S they fixed it. the voodoo developers made it work. but i highly doubt he will work on xperia play as he didnt show an intrest aside from galaxy S and nexus S
Cm7 supports modding colors on 30 devices....
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SwitchPro
SwitchPro fixed it for me.
Thanks for the advice
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I'm positive that a function exists to turn off auto brightness on the xperia play, but at present Sony have omitted any functionality of accessing this from the end user UI.
Meaning it is not possible to turn off auto brightness unless you start rooting and customising your own ROM.
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When in doubt... try 'Any Cut'
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When in doubt... try 'Any Cut'
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For everyone still having problems with Auto Dim on the Xperia Play, there is an app in the Android market made just for the Xperia Play!
Search: Disable Auto Brightness by hatcyl in the android market!
This app will stop the screen from Dimming / Brightening once it is being used.
Alright guys ...
I had created an application to disable the auto brightness feature of the Xperia Play. The app has now been updated ... and it's great!
1. Thanks everyone for the support!
2. The app has been updated.
New features:
a. Toggle Auto Brightness from launcher.
b. Tasker support (Kinda)
c. THE SCREEN IS NOW SUPER BRIGHT!
Thanks Everyone!
Get the app: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hatcyl.android.Disable_Auto_Brightness
ps. This app may also work for other Sony Ericsson devices!
I having similar issue.
Got a new Xperia Neo V and the screen has a yellow tint. Googled around & found that I am not alone. Brightness etc is fine but color is not.
Now since I am still digging in I wanted to know if its a known problem?
If so is there a fix?
Hardware or software?
Thanks
Good job for bumping a dead thread!
If you have a yellow tint to your phone, you have two options. One, you can search for an app of some sort that can adjust the system colors on your phone.
Second option, you can take your phone back and complain about it, if it's been recent enough that you purchased it, you should get an exchange.
I have one of those GNotes with a good screen...(not every device is the same, due to Samsung's horrible production quality control...).
The only problem I WAS having was black clipping in a few videos with dark scenes..
So I got that Screen Adjuster App(, set the RED to +3 and contrast to -16 within the app, and....
VOILĂ !
Many thanks to the user NOTEMATE for the tip and settings...and also for the developer of Screen Adjuste app off course
No more black clipping fro me, not even on that Rusty Nails clip !!!
Happy user here
EDIT 25 09 2012: more tips click here and here
dipe7987 said:
I have another solution, for the people had lag experienced with screen adjuster app
you can download on play store "FILTER YOUR SCREEN"
Im not experienced any lag problem with this app
and make a filter with this value :
Alpha = 7 (set between 6-9)
red = 245
Green = 235
blue = 255
(or you can set all RGB to 255)
turn ON the filter and the black clipping is fix, at least on my note
for the better color, we can set the screen mode to "dynamic" on display setting
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Little note: On "Filter your screen" app there is still the same side effect of the "Screen adjuster" app which is that you can't hit the "install" button when trying to install apps..... But just disable filter and the button is active again.
UPDATE 5 september 2012:
New CM10 / AOKP roms reducing greatly black clipping
See last posts on this thread like this one:
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That's a pitty for you..Not every Samsung device is the same...
Over here "black clipping" is greatly reduced with Asylum CM10, JellyCore AOKP, and LiquidSmooth roms...and with different kernels...
EDIT 8 sept. 2012- And now , with HydraCore v4 , The CM10 experience only got better..
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EDIT 1 (30/06) : As I said not every GNote is the same, so you can always try playing with the settings a little more in order to find the right balance between deep and washed blacks and no clipping..
It also seems to be that some players help even a bit more:
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Using the screen adjuster app,my threshold going from deep black to grey is at 10 contrast setting.At 9 I still get deep blacks.At 10 it suddenly drops off to grey.
A setting of 9 improves most videos with the exception of the most serious black clipping ones where I have to use 10 or above but blacks become grey.
Using Mobo or MX video player improves black clipping further.
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Also try using screen adjuster app on demand only, to avoid filter side effects (read some posts on this thread) .Disabling it within the app is, IMO, not enough; Force stop it on /Settings /Applications /Running apps.
Thanks for your tip, but it really screw up the true blackness... Can't see how it would look nice to have a greyish/redish black instead of true black and with some 'clippings' on lower quality clips.
For you guys with clipping, what from are you on?
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Yeah one of the best things I thought about AMOLED is the black levels, but for me anyway this fix at least makes videos watchable.
Is there any point returning and getting replacement?
It seems like everyone has black clipping issues.
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Not sure what you mean spyder
Dude this is awesome..even without the red adjustment, just adjusting the contrast alone works miracles for the black clipping issue...I mean you don't get our true black..but now all videos are watchable......I say friggin awesome! ! ! !
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Sorry, meant what rom are you on... I started on kka which had extreme clipping problems, then eventually landed on lc1 which pretty much corrected the: issue. Just wondering if you guys are still on old gb's?
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I was on GB, now ICS, looks exactly same
I think it is hardware problem
Try mobo player, I've had no clipping issues since lc1
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If you watch dark trailer like prometheus on youtube/imdb app you don't see any clipping?
first 5 secs especially are horrible for me without contrast fix
Mines perfect. This is a very strange issue.
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Mobo Player or Mobo Video Player?
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Is this the rusty nails video, I played it though the stock browser and i had no problems at all, and i did not use the screen adjuster app.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoxUiqUpkw4
John.
Guess it's ok..
Mine also fixed, but contrast had to go up to -56. No issues with clipping now but blacks look washed. But that's fine, better than before.
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Mobo Player or Mobo Video Player?
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Mobo player.
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Thanks for this tip. Mine worked without needing to go Red +3.
Blacks are a touch washed out but the clipping was so annoying... and now it's gone!
Once again, not every Samsung device , not every GNote, is the same... unfortunately .
Mine got a good screen, only issue was some clipping in some videos.
This tip from this thread solved the issue and blacks don't even look washed ...
But that's on MY device.. Blacks can still look washed in other devices or... this app + settings wont even help at all..
If you not satisfied with the device, and/or even suspect a hardware problem, return or replace it.
For you is enough to know that there are GNotes out there with a good screen.
I am glad that this tip is helping at least some users .
If it doesn't help you, just move on...
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Now, I play this video in my Note:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoxUiqUpkw4
I didn't use the screen adjuster App and I had not problems at all .
Wow...this is the best tip of the year so far....
Fixed my phone with only setting the contrast to -12.
Wish i can give you 2 thanks!
Just a quick note, this works similar to screen filter - so you will need to turn it off to install new programs. Otherwise the install button is not clickable.
Flawless!
Thank you!
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Hey everyone, so I set smart dimmer off but it doesn't help. I turn on my tablet and it's always washed out and quite a bit of ghosting. Anyone know any way of fixing it?
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Nebuna said:
Hey everyone, so I set smart dimmer off but it doesn't help. I turn on my tablet and it's always washed out and quite a bit of ghosting. Anyone know any way of fixing it?
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Same here. I sent it back. Ordered a new one a couple of weeks later from another place, same issue.
There are many articles and threads about this problem, but unfortunately Google and ASUS seem to ignore it. And even here on xda, people get defensive about their Nexus 7 and downplays the problem, attacks DisplayMate for scientifically illustrating the problem etc.
It annoys the hell out of me because I _want_ to love the Nexus 7, I _want_ to _want_ to keep it. It has great hardware, great software and even the IPS screen is great, but unfortunately the end result is a display that is seriously miscalibrated. The simplest calibration tests of black level, shadow detail, white crush and saturation and intensity (especially of the green primary) shows the major issues. Worst, it is obvious in daily use all the time.
I probably will end up sending this second Nexus 7 back as well and buy something with a half-decent visual experience.
use this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S53aWRnZXRzLmJpZy50ZWdyYS5wcmlzbS50b2dnbGUiXQ..
or try a kernel which has tegra prism disabled
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use this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S53aWRnZXRzLmJpZy50ZWdyYS5wcmlzbS50b2dnbGUiXQ..
or try a kernel which has tegra prism disabled
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I already have PRISM disabled. It helps a tiny bit but does not begin to solve the problem at all. Gamma, white crush, green saturation and intensity, contrast etc. still looks like something from 5+ years ago.
And there are a billion threads about this on the internet. I wish Google would take it serious, but...
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/mobile/UFOcWERdYf0/Cy-_1Kkyl7kJ
I don't know if I go lucky but when I went to safe mode and turn my device of overnight then in the morning I no longer experience this problem. Note I experienced your problem for 3 months and just yesterday the issue was resolved simply by doing what I stated. Good luck let me know what happens
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I've noticed it as particularly strange since I dont have auto-brightness enabled but am looking into fixing it asap. Could possibly just be my device but if nothing else if anyone sees this or knows more about it, please help with tracking it down or enlightening me as to the cause. Not as much annoying as it makes me wonder if my brain is shutting off since I mainly use my phone at night after work. Good Days to all and thanks for reading.
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I see momentary flickering sometimes, but thought it was related to my screen dimming apps. Yeah, definitely super annoying in the dark .
As long as it just isn't me seeing things, I'll be alright. I will be checking into it over the weekend tho. Thanks for clarifying.
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