Does anyone else find that the screen is brighter after the update to Nougat? I only notice because my eyes seem to be unusually sensitive to an overly bright screen. I've been having eye strain issues ever since the update. I just clued in to the fact that the brightness scale may be different with the update, so I turned the brightness down a titch. I'm hoping that the adjustment will help things.
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Hey guys,
I have noticed that the auto dim feature doesn't work all that well on my Droid X. When comparing it to the iPhone 4 my friend has in the same light The Droid X seems way brighter than the iPhone. I'm not saying this is a huge issue but considering the size of the screen maybe a tweak to this algorithm could help us squeeze some more juice out of the battery. For now however I have turned the auto brightness off and set the backlight to the lowest setting. I am happy about the how the screen looks, I can read it in almost all lighting except for direct sunlight.
Is there a way to fix this in the future? Or is there a bug reporting thing for Motorola where we can leave a complain about this...or if this isn't a complain how are you guys feeling about the auto dimming backlight?
Thanks
I have noticed the backlight is extremely bright. I have no battery complaints though, so I like it.
The one situation I don't like it is when I'm laying in bed texting, and the light is just about blinding... even on lowest. ;P
I feel like the screen brightness is trending significantly lower with the auto brightness sensor enabled. I could swear that the screen would bump up the brightness more in certain settings that now appear too dim. Is anyone else seeing this, or am I imagining it?
Actually, I didn't really notice at first, but my girlfriend's Epic has been updated already and mine has not (still waiting for the update message). After i read this post I put them side by side to check...in the same lighting conditions her Epic is definitely dimmer now.
Sigh... why'd the break it! Screen brightness was perfect! Now I find myself pointing the screen at a light source from time to time because it goes too dim too fast. Sure, it may give the OLED matrix a slightly longer life, but most of us don't use this thing for hours outdoors anyway - in addition to the fact that we'll (probably) be replacing the phone after 1-2 years for the next best thing anyway. Any fixes anyone?
It seems like the screen can get dimmer now but I could be wrong.
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i was thinkin that before and also while web browsing i used to be able to adjust brightness even with my general brightness on auto .. but now i cant ....
I just leave mine at either 50% or 100%
They lowered the minimum brightness, which affects the auto scaler at all levels. I noticed that the EVO could get much duller than the Epic and that when indoors, the lowest setting was still quite bright. It should help save battery.
I use manual, so I don't care.
i really love the dimmer screen, i always have it very low because at work i really dont need a brighter screen and of course save battery, love that change.
I like the lower setting because it was hard to look at in the morning after waking up before. You can easily adjusting the brightness by swiping left or right on the status bar.
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i am so thrilled to be back to android after a 2 year hiatus... my experience over the last few weeks with the 6p (64GB aluminum) has been amazing.. there are a few glitches in the 6.0 system such as bluetooth switching with sound, and a bit of choppy scrolling now and then, but those are minor and i know that marshmallow is brand new and those will get fixed with updates.. my only serious concern at the moment is the display/screen dulling in luster after a day or 2..
i will reboot, and have a crisp, clear, awesome display on the phone for about a day... then after that the display seems to dull and lose the crispness.. colors are muted, and dont shine bright, sort of washed out - whites and blacks get greyer..icon colors getted muted....dulling is the best adjective i can muster to describe it.. if i manually reboot, it comes back to perfect again, but only for a period of 8 hours or so...
i have adaptive and ambien set to off.. RGB in developer options is off.. i have display set at about 40% static.. and if i increase brightness manually, it makes the screen brighter but the washed out colors remain..
anyone else experiencing this? is this something i should be concerned about and inquire about an RMA for a new unit?
seems ok after I turned off sRGB
After march update I encountered what appears to be an adaptive change in the screen contrast. In fact, when exposed to hard light blacks switch to grey, reducing the screen contrast.
Is it something normal? Is it possible to prevent it?
Thank you in advance
I have the same issue and it is very annoying. Any solutions yet?
Same, got it with March update.
It is there since Nougat, it is not new.
Try a custom ROM like pixel experience. Adaptive contrast there is not that drastic
Hello,
I have a OP8P (prod. date 02.04.20, glacial green, 256GB) since 21.04.20. It has no uniformity or green tint issues. Using it at QHD+, 120Hz, auto brightness.
I was absolutely happy with the great display, it was a blessing sitting in direct sunlight with sunglasses and being able to read and view everything perfectly. Never had a phone with this peak brightness. Also I have never received any overheating warning after staying 2-3h in direct sunlight while reading and playing with the phone.
But now with 10.5.8 something changed:
The maximum brightness is reduced, this extra punch kicking in being in direct sunlight doesn't happen anymore. Sometimes even the slider doesn't go up to the maximum anymore. It's hard to ready anything. Also received the overheating message suddenly after a few minutes and the display goes dark.
I am wondering that nobody is talking about the brightness issues except some people in a german forum. (Unfortunately I am not able to create a post in the OnePlus forum yet and waiting for more than 24h that my post on reddit will be published by an admin).
To back up my issues I made some comparison shots in direct sunlight with an over two year old LG V30, where the OLED supposedly lost some brightness already and the phone never was a "brightness monster" to begin with. (Same german online magazine tested: V30: 410 nits, OP8P: 773-1187 nits.) To make it fair, I used a website half dark/half bright.
First picture: Almost the same brightness for me. Maybe V30 a little bit brighter.
Second picture: Fiddling around for two minutes with de- and reactivating the auto brightness and holding the phone at different angles to make sure the brightness sensor gets everything right (which was not necessary before the update), OP8P got a little bit brighter. But still very disappointing compared to a phone tested with a display half as bright.
And 4(!) minutes after taking the first picture, I got the overheating message and the phone went dark!
It was just lying on the table, no CPU load, no touching, nothing.
We have 20°C in Germany and it's still May.
What will happen in July or August with 35°C+...
Will the phone not be usable anymore outside at all?!
basti2910 said:
Hello,
I have a OP8P (prod. date 02.04.20, glacial green, 256GB) since 21.04.20. It has no uniformity or green tint issues. Using it at QHD+, 120Hz, auto brightness.
I was absolutely happy with the great display, it was a blessing sitting in direct sunlight with sunglasses and being able to read and view everything perfectly. Never had a phone with this peak brightness. Also I have never received any overheating warning after staying 2-3h in direct sunlight while reading and playing with the phone.
But now with 10.5.8 something changed:
The maximum brightness is reduced, this extra punch kicking in being in direct sunlight doesn't happen anymore. Sometimes even the slider doesn't go up to the maximum anymore. It's hard to ready anything. Also received the overheating message suddenly after a few minutes and the display goes dark.
I am wondering that nobody is talking about the brightness issues except some people in a german forum. (Unfortunately I am not able to create a post in the OnePlus forum yet and waiting for more than 24h that my post on reddit will be published by an admin).
To back up my issues I made some comparison shots in direct sunlight with an over two year old LG V30, where the OLED supposedly lost some brightness already and the phone never was a "brightness monster" to begin with. (Same german online magazine tested: V30: 410 nits, OP8P: 773-1187 nits.) To make it fair, I used a website half dark/half bright.
First picture: Almost the same brightness for me. Maybe V30 a little bit brighter.
Second picture: Fiddling around for two minutes with de- and reactivating the auto brightness and holding the phone at different angles to make sure the brightness sensor gets everything right (which was not necessary before the update), OP8P got a little bit brighter. But still very disappointing compared to a phone tested with a display half as bright.
And 4(!) minutes after taking the first picture, I got the overheating message and the phone went dark!
It was just lying on the table, no CPU load, no touching, nothing.
We have 20°C in Germany and it's still May.
What will happen in July or August with 35°C+...
Will the phone not be usable anymore outside at all?!
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I have the same overheating issue's in the Netherlands. I think it is a design problem. Samsung S20 has the same issues as well.
I'm also noticing similar behaviour to yours; reduced brightness and overheating warnings.
Overheating mainly occurs when using the phone for navigation. All my other phones prior to this one have never overheated in this scenario.
I'm still hoping the phone will see improvements with future software updates. Probably delusional, but hey-ho.
Happens to me using Android Auto. I have to turn the Aircon blower on the phone to keep it cool.
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