Hey,
when i charge my HD2 (with glacier v4 nand rom), the display brightness decreases automatically after 15s or something...
is there ANY way to disable that? hate it when i use google maps while driving and its too dark..
thanks,
prexx
Hi,
I would have thought that this is related to the power saving setting.
Go to settings>power and uncheck "enable power saver".
pReXx said:
Hey,
when i charge my HD2 (with glacier v4 nand rom), the display brightness decreases automatically after 15s or something...
is there ANY way to disable that? hate it when i use google maps while driving and its too dark..
thanks,
prexx
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have you tried using tasker?
you can make a task that increases your brightness when you open maps
or even decreases your brightness when you plug it in
Well the good thing is, I already got the Galaxy Note, yeah!
I have a couple of findings which I would like to get the
opinion on from other Galaxy Note users.
My packaging states "BLUE". But the device and back cover is all black?
Does anyone have a blue one, or know why it is called blue?
If I go under Settings / Display and try to calibarte the gyroscope
it seems that it does not work at all. The big calibration ball stays always in
the middle.
Also the setting for automatic brightness control seems not to work.
The display brightness does not change.
I also cross checked this with AndroSensor https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fivasim.androsensor
Which shows constant 10.0 lux for light sensor
and 0.00x readings for gyroscope. Strange
Can someone else verify whether this is a common issue, or
whether it is only my Note :-(
Btw. does anyone know how to verify whether the GNote can use Glonass?
I did a calibration and it moved around a bit and then stopped in the middle and said that it had completed.
As for screen brightness, if I put a tick in the box for 'Auto' it makes the screen quite a bit dimmer. Take the tick out of the box and I can adjust the brightness from dim to full without a problem.
So, sounds like you may have a dodgy one.
In terms of the light sensor. It is usuall that it dims when you activate automatic control.
The question is, does the brightness change automatically while you have it active.
E.g. Be in a bright room and turn off the light. The screen should light up. Turn the light on and the screen should dim again. Does yours do that?
Take your sim out of the phone or turn mobile data off and try to get a GPS signal on maps or navigation. Should tell you if Glonass is working. Someone already tested and said it works fine.
Greatbape said:
Take your sim out of the phone or turn mobile data off and try to get a GPS signal on maps or navigation. Should tell you if Glonass is working. Someone already tested and said it works fine.
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Why/How does that show that Glonass works?
My understanding is that it's supposed to be normal GPS and not AGPS. Navigation in most android phones needs data to be accurate. Not sure if that's the case with glonass. This explains glonass pretty well if anyone is unfamiliar with it.
http://www.oxts.com/default.asp?pageRef=134
Yerry said:
In terms of the light sensor. It is usuall that it dims when you activate automatic control.
The question is, does the brightness change automatically while you have it active.
E.g. Be in a bright room and turn off the light. The screen should light up. Turn the light on and the screen should dim again. Does yours do that?
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I think you have that exactly backwards. In a dim room the screen should dull down so it doesn't blind you, and in a bright room it should brighten up so it's visible.
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My understanding is that it's supposed to be normal GPS and not AGPS. Navigation in most android phones needs data to be accurate. Not sure if that's the case with glonass. This explains glonass pretty well if anyone is unfamiliar with it.
http://www.oxts.com/default.asp?pageRef=134
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I just got done reading the specs, it says it has GPS withwith AGPS support. Sounds like a standard GPS.
reinbeau said:
I just got done reading the specs, it says it has GPS withwith AGPS support. Sounds like a standard GPS.
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Don't forget the Note (like the Galaxy Nexus) also has a 'Barometer' to aid GPS positional data.
As a Barometer also predicts height it will eliminate error margins for the Z-axis with GPS, which on other phones can be quite high.
reinbeau said:
I think you have that exactly backwards. In a dim room the screen should dull down so it doesn't blind you, and in a bright room it should brighten up so it's visible.
I just got done reading the specs, it says it has GPS withwith AGPS support. Sounds like a standard GPS.
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Yes I wrote it backwards. And even more strange it suddenly works on Note.
Even though it is by far not as smooth line on a Xperia X8
In terms of GPS, I still dont know how to verify whether Glonass is used or not.
But I am getting 12 satelites used indoors and 16 outdoors. Plus on the box it states GPS/Glonass.
So I guess it uses Glonass. Which is bretty cool.
Remaining issue for me is gyroscope which seems not to work based on the calibration screen.
My findings with androsense and the light sensor are as follows
real bright light 1000 lux (right next to the light bulb)
normal room light 100 lux
dim room 10 lux
it seems that the current light sensor only has low medium and high settings. with no scaling in between.
i dont know if this is hardware or software related. someone else will have to give an answer on that, but it would make sense why a lot of other people are complaining about the auto dim working so badly. if someone could find a way to give the scaling a little higher resolution, it would prolly make the auto brightness work a lot better.
Mi also thought the ball not moving during calibration was a problem....but it works fine....i installed asphalt 6....went to the garage....the garage can be explored using the gyroscope.....
Install Asphalt 6....check it out....I think its not available for the note in the Market....but its available for free in Samsung Apps....its awesome...
hope this helps..
hey guys
like a lot of us i'm setting my nexus 5 brightness mode to manual and with low value in order to save some battery life.
the problem is that when i get a call while driving in daylight i can not see anything on the screen and i have to start messing with my phone while driving......
this is why i developed this app.
it uses the car's Bluetooth to tell when i'm in the car and then sets the screen brightness mode to Auto. when disconnecting from the car's Bluetooth it set it back to what it was before.
i have been using it for a few months and i can tell that it is very useful for me.
it is a very simple App....and it does NOT effect battery life when installed.
i hope you will enjoy it as i am
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shmazi.brighttooth
The compass in the Redmi 2(2014818) doesn't work on "most" of the custom ROMs.The GPS is even terrible.
Signs:
1.the Google Maps should have a blue arrow pointing the orientation of the phone("yes the compass qs tile can show direction after calibration.
2.I depend on GPS Status app to obtain the position,which is completely useless (no gps ,no orientation(level sort of thing))
3.GPS takes to long to lock on(tried almost all gps.conf servers but getting the same results.
Dev's,kindly look into these as I roam outdoors too much and it feels weird sitting in the sun waiting for a GPS lock
GeorZ said:
The compass in the Redmi 2(2014818) doesn't work on "most" of the custom ROMs.The GPS is even terrible.
Signs:
1.the Google Maps should have a blue arrow pointing the orientation of the phone("yes the compass qs tile can show direction after calibration.
2.I depend on GPS Status app to obtain the position,which is completely useless (no gps ,no orientation(level sort of thing))
3.GPS takes to long to lock on(tried almost all gps.conf servers but getting the same results.
Dev's,kindly look into these as I roam outdoors too much and it feels weird sitting in the sun waiting for a GPS lock
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Same problem any suggestions?
Hi all. I recorded a video. You can see problem on video. (GPS not closing from notification panel.) the problem continues from the beginning. Same on all versions.
https://youtu.be/caAieYAeg50
WesTD said:
Hi all. I recorded a video. You can see problem on video. (GPS not closing from notification panel.) the problem continues from the beginning. Same on all versions.
https://youtu.be/caAieYAeg50
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This has always been the case for me (A2017G). It goes from high accuracy to battery saving when using the notification bar shortcut. Has been like this on all versions.
I have created a shortcut on my home screen to access location settings to fully turn it off. Certainly not ideal of course.
joaste said:
This has always been the case for me (A2017G). It goes from high accuracy to battery saving when using the notification bar shortcut. Has been like this on all versions.
I have created a shortcut on my home screen to access location settings to fully turn it off. Certainly not ideal of course.
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it is so annoying. it is a bug and should be fixed I think
Because you're toggling "GPS." Gps is not the same as location. Idk why ZTE went with a GPS quick toggle and not a "Location" one.
I leave mine on all the time. I want it to keep location updated for when I use the GPS app rather than trying to get it to update when in a hurry.
@ joaste, hi, which mode of battery saving are you in? In the extremity mode the GPS cannot turn on.