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Locked keys display still lights up on joystick some ROMs

First, I am newly signed up to XDA Developers and this is a great resource. You guys/gals really know your stuff, awesome learning from you.
On topic.
I picked up a Cingular 2125 and have been playing with it. I upgraded to the i-mate sp5 2.0.8.0 rom.
I noticed on the original 2125 1.0.9.0 (?) rom when the keys were locked and the screen / display timed out, moving the joystick didn't light up the screen. Now on the i-mate rom, the joystick does light up the screen, this causes excessive battery drain.
I played with the iPhone ROM (2.0.11.0) and it also doesn't light up the screen on joystick movement.
I did the WM6 beta romm (not the PEE version yet) and it does light up the screen.
I am coming from the 3125 (Star100) and am used to much longer battery life, I am thinking that the screen being lit up all the time is eating the batteries, has this been discussed and resolved already by you guys?
I am wondering which ROM I should settle on for the combination of best features. I am thinking about going to the PEE WM6 rom, but am wondering about this feature and will read the PEE WM6 thread in full before making up my mind.
Thanks in advance.
Brett
Edit - 20070914
- 1.0.9.0 - Original Cingular 2125 Rom - Joystick doesn't light up screen, no automatic time synchronization.
- Andot WM6 PEE version and it lights up the screen , has automatic time synchronization.
- Phil WM6 Beta version and it lights up the screen , no automatic time synchronization.
- imate SP5 2.0.8.0 and it lights up the screen , no automatic time synchronization.
- iPhone ROM (2.0.11.0) - Chinese - Joystick doesn't light up screen, has automatic time synchronization.
- HTC 2.0.13.0 2125 Rom - and it lights up the screen , no automatic time synchronization.
- Vista Rom SPV C600 2.0.14.0 - Chinese - Joystick lights up the screen - has automatic time synchronization.

Me too
I have the same problem. I am running Andot's latest on my 2125 and with the old (1.0.9.0) ROM I could run for days.
I notice it most when I use the holster that came with the phone. If I use the holster, the battery will be down to 30% by the end of the day. If I carry the phone in my pocket it will only be down to 80% at the end of the day.
I turned on the screensaver feature in Automatic Keylock to keep the backlight from turning on. It helps a bit, but the battery still runs down pretty fast since the LCD is still on without the backlight.
This is the only real problem that I have had, aside from some intermittent network problems.

hmm, so 1.09 and the iPhone rom both don't light up off of the Joystick and the iPhone ROM has automatic time synchronization, does the PEE edition have automatic time synch?

ttt with edit updates, in case anyone is interested.

So I'm having trouble with my work exchange server synch with that iPhone rom. Must be something in the registry.
Any other ROMs have those features?

fyi, I updated to the T-Mobile 1.0.14.0 ROM and it doesn't light up the display when the keys are locked when the joystick is moved.
I am running this one until I find something better. It works well for my needs. I'm hoping we can get a WM6 ROM with this feature.
Found a link to it via google.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1035146&page=1&pp=15&highlight=htc+sda+rom

Fahtrim said:
- Andot WM6 PEE version and it lights up the screen , no automatic time synchronization.
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It HAS automatic time synchronization. before updating to this ROM, everytime when I had to pull out the battery the time reset. Now, the time is automatically synched with operator's date&time.
Have you flashed Radio 4.1.13.28_02.61.01 ?
and about the light up on joystick press.. maybe there is some settings in registry? if you have time, you can dump the roms and compare the registry of them.. and see..

DSF said:
It HAS automatic time synchronization. before updating to this ROM, everytime when I had to pull out the battery the time reset. Now, the time is automatically synched with operator's date&time.
Have you flashed Radio 4.1.13.28_02.61.01 ?
and about the light up on joystick press.. maybe there is some settings in registry? if you have time, you can dump the roms and compare the registry of them.. and see..
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I'm embarassed to say that I don't know how to dump the ROMs and compare the registries. I'd be willing to do it, if someone can shoot me a link on how this is done.

we are offtopic, aren't we?
for rom dumping you need typho5.exe & tadzio's ImgfsTools
read more here
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read here how to convert registry HV to RGU .
compare the default.rgu & user.rgu from both ROM with Compare It or Microsoft WinDiff or other text comparing program.
Good luck!

I've looked into it, can't download http://rapidshare.com/files/20560641/MolskiBiz_DevPack.exe from work, but I do have the PEE rom dumped.
I also looked at the PEE rom again, and the automatic time feature is on the Date & time page (Start --> Settings --> Clock & Alarm --> Date and Time --> Automatic Time/Time zone is there), sorry for the misinformation. I will update the above now.

I was able to export PEE & The t-mobile registry with PHM and compare. They are significantly different, not sure where to start............

I'd suggest searching for keys and values containing: lock, key, stick, time, light, back ...
I've searched the reg of my WM6 Beta as well as on the internet (incl. MS sources) and found "some" keys/values but yet I couldn't find anything that seemed fitting.

Pop5k said:
I'd suggest searching for keys and values containing: lock, key, stick, time, light, back ...
I've searched the reg of my WM6 Beta as well as on the internet (incl. MS sources) and found "some" keys/values but yet I couldn't find anything that seemed fitting.
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I've tried searching on various keywords and did the ones you tried above. I made changes to Display but it messed me up and I had to completely reflash. Different drivers in different ROMS??

As an update, since running the T-mobile rom, my battery life has been noticeably better.
Yesterday I wrote up a custom home screen using RJTime and Smartmonitor, purely for function, but even with the Smartmonitor running my battery life is still much better with the "no light up when keys locked when joystick pressed"

I have done some more searches and changes. No luck. A couple of the changes made so I had to reflash the device to get display back.

This rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=331319
Does it better. Hitting the joystick while key-locked will turn on the screen but only for 7 seconds - no matter what timeouts the user set for non-locked operation.
However, the rom's far from "perfect english" with quite a few elements/texts being in chinese.

Pop5k said:
This rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=331319
Does it better. Hitting the joystick while key-locked will turn on the screen but only for 7 seconds - no matter what timeouts the user set for non-locked operation.
However, the rom's far from "perfect english" with quite a few elements/texts being in chinese.
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I disagree on that being better. If you are bumping the joystick constantly while in your pocket or in a holster, it is continually lighting up the screen. That is a battery killer.

I guess no luck on this issue. I have pretty much not found anything.

With "better" I meant better having the screen light up for just 7 seconds than 30, 60 or whatever else your normal un-locked display timeout is.
Obviously "best" would be if the screen did not turn on at all upon joystick presses.
I'm currently using the "WM6 HTC Edition" you can find in this forum. It's clean english and works with the 7 sec timeout as well.
My battery life drastically increased since I've started using the 7 sec versions. So I guess (unless you're wearing realy tight pants) the joystick aint constantly getting pressed. It just get's pressed every now in a while. So it's obviously better to have the screen unwanted on for "a few times 7 sec's" rather than "a few times 60 sec's" druing the day. But as I said that's true "unless you're wearing realy tight pants".

backlight adjustment

Hello all. Fantastic forum and many thanks to all those contributing.
I received my O2 Xda Orbit 2 last week and I'm very pleased with the unit.
I only have two small issues with the device.
The first is more with WM6. As a left hander I would really appreciate being able to place the scroll bars in applications such as IE on the left hand side of the screen so that I don't obscure the screen almost every time I'm reading something. I don't suppose there's much hope of this happening though.
Secondly, I've read with interest the issue regarding the backlight on the keylock screen and I will try the registry tweak to get the backlight to come on at full brightness so that you can see the lock-code keys in daylight.
However, is there any way of making a short cut to adjust the backlight brightness from the 'today' screen? I'm finding that I adjust the backlight brightness for my office/indoors and then when I go outside and use the unit I can barely see the screen and it takes several attempts to get in to the unit and vary the backlight brightness.
It would be lovely if you could say press the central button and then turn the jog wheel clockwise/anti-clockwise to brighten/dim the backlight. Does any bright spark know if there's a means to do this or at least make backlight adjustments simpler?
Same goes for backlight on the Co-pilot software. As it's usually plugged into the car's fag-lighter socket the backlight's on full. Then when you drive at night it blinds you. It would be lovely to be able to press the central button and twirl the wheen to adjust screen brightness. All it actually does is to zoom in/out of the Co-pilot map.
Otherwise, a fantastic unit.

Hello,
First: If you find some software to handle the device easier for left handers please tell me. I'm always interested.
Second: If you install the GPRS Monitor Software (was delivered with my device) it places an slider for backlight on your Today Screen. So you can easily vary the intensity of your backlight.
Maybe not the best solution, but better than nothing.
Hope that helps...
P.S. Do you know a trick to disable the screen, so I can only hear the commandos? (Would be helpful when I go for a walk and get lost in the wood. In most cases I don't have some breadcrumb to mark my way home...)

Hi,
Yes, backlight control isn't all it could be on the orbit2/touch cruise (or any other windows mobile device).
For Copilot if you go into settings / map styles and select "automatic" under day night mode then it does behave better at night.
As for easy control over the backlight - after searching for a few days I noticed that the HTC Home screen that I'd already installed, had a backlight control app on the third tab. Each time you press on the app with your finger it changes the backlight intensity (in 4 stages)
Finally - The bluetooth light was really irritating me whilst the phone was in the car cradle at night. The following link discusses a means of disabling the light.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=365892&highlight=bluetooth+light

Backlight adjustment
Thank you for your replies.
I've been experimenting with the HTC home plugin.
I downloaded the version for WM6 that supposedly correctly the backlight adjustment this morning but have discovered that the backlight function does not work on my Orbit 2. Of course, I may be doing something stupid.
May I ask which version you're using and which works with the Orbit 2?
I've also installed the GPRS monitor software but I can't see anywhere where it displays a backlight slider on the today screen.
Many thanks again.
Lom

Backlight and gprs monitor
Sincere apologies,
I just discovered the backlight slider on the notification icon of the gprs monitor. Not the best solution but something.
Many thanks for the suggestion.

Hi, I wonder if there is a possibility to make the TC adjust backlight automatically? I know there's no light sensor, but can't the front-cam be used as one?
What do you think?
Or am I overseeing an already existing tool for this?
Many thx,
Eric

Same idea provided in "development and hacking" but no response!!
I think it would be a great thing

Unfortunately it doesn't seem to interest many people, both of my postings have so far been ignored... It's a pity, because I think it could be done by some pros inhere.

How to reduce brightness/turn off backligh?

Greetings
I want to save some energy on my Vox, and I'm wondering, is it possible to change (reduce) brightness of backlight on Vox, by using specific program or other trick? Original backlight is really too strong for me!
I've searched for information about it, but I've found nothing...
And if that is not possible, I want to totally turn off backlight. Without it screen is bright enought, I can clearly see everyting on it. Only in good sunny weather could be some problems with it, but I can always turn it on again. So is there any program or other trick to disable backlight?
I founded program called OldSap's OS Power, which should do this. But download page is offline! So maybe someone has got that program and want to share it?
Any solution?
Thanks to all

To decrease brightness you can use Light Toogle from this topic. It works fine with my C600 and should with Vox.
For enegry saving you can also reduce CPU clock (manual with OmapClock or automatically with Tornado PowerControl).

Unfortunately this program doesn't work on my device (it shows only white screen with some chinese "软件大" and do nothing...). Backlight works normal with this program background running...
Other solutions? Maybe this OldSap's OS Power?
It's seems to be easy thing to shut down the backlight, isn't it?

Vox has only two backlight states (excluding no backlight) - full and dimmed. You can use Tornado LowLight or Tornado Power Control to switch between dimmed and full backlight.

torrentonly, thank you very much! This is what I'm looking for!
Program runs perfect, problem solved
Once more time - thanks!

[APP][26-10-2009] AutoLight V2.5 - Better Auto Backlight for Topaz

AutoLight V2.5
HTC Topaz (Diamond 2) auto adjust backlight function is a good idea with a not very good implementation. It must be said to HTC excuse that the light sensor is very noisy, especially at low light conditions.
Some alternatives do exist but are not very good or are Compact Framework application (not a very good idea for background application).
AutoLight is supposed to be a better implementation for the auto adjust backlight function.
Requirements and compatibility
AutoLight was developed for HTC Topaz (Diamond 2) with WM6.1 and it critically depends on HTCSensorSDK.dll, HTCUtil.dll and on a 10 levels backlight starting from value 1.
It has been reported to work with WM6.5, on Rhodium (Touch Pro 2) and on Leo (HD2) and it might works on other HTC phones but the test is up to you. I do not think it can work on non-HTC phones.
AutoLight is a native application with a very low memory usage. On the other hand the Configurator requires Compact Framework 2 but it should be closed after the use.
The Configurator is designed for WVGA screens.
Install
Run AutoLight.cab and install in main memory (not in storage card), run AutoLight.Config.cab and install where you like, then softreset (this should also disable the native auto adjust backlight function, check for that in the Control Panel Power applet).
If you have previously installed autolight V2.x and want only upgrade to V2.4 without having your configuration reset to default use the Configurator to stop AutoLight. After that overwrite AutoLight.exe, ChangeLight.exe and AutoLightConfig.exe with the files you find inside AutoLight.zip and softreset.
Uninstall
To uninstall AutoLight use the Configurator to stop it, then use Remove Programs in Settings.
AutoLight can be also be stopped running the AutoLightStop utility.
To uninstall AutoLight Configurator use Remove Programs in Settings.
Configurator
AutoLight working depends on parameters it gets from registry. For details on parameters see AutoLight.reg.txt and AutoLigth.reg
The Configurator gives a more user friendly access to these parameters. Nevertheless, the configuration process is quite complex and should be done after thoroughly reading AutoLight.reg.txt.
The second tab of the Configurator contains a graphical representation of the calibration table used to convert light sensor to backlight values. Note that:
- the horizontal scale is not linear but goes according to square root of the light sensor value;
- the horizontal red segments represent the ranges of light sensor values assigned to every backlight level;
- the horizontal red segment whose backlight level is selected (with the control on top of the second tab) turns blue;
- the small rectangles connecting the segments are the hysteresis;
- the vertical blue line is the current light sensor value (only available when AutoLight is running);
- the horizontal blue line is the current backlight level (only available when AutoLight is running).
Freeze backlight command
When you use your phone in a rapidly changing light environment AutoLight keeps hunting the right backlight level. For example, this may happen using a GPS navigator inside a running car. The freeze backlight command solves this kind of problem by keeping the backlight level stable from the moment it is invoked.
To freeze the backlight level run ChangeLight.exe without any parameter. Using ChangeLight.exe and a hardware button mapper you can freeze the backlight level just pressing a button. From then on the backlight level remains stable until you run ChangeLight.exe again, power your phone off or change power from AC to battery or viceversa.
User offset change and increment/decrement backlight command
If you are not satisfied with the backlight level as computed by AutoLight you can add a positive or negative offset to it. The offset values, one for use when on battery and one for use when on AC power, can be entered using the Configurator.
Moreover, running ChangeLight.exe with parameter "/-" decrements backlight level by one, with parameter "/+" increments backlight level by one. The utility then adjusts current offset level accordingly. Using ChangeLight.exe and a hardware button mapper you can change backlight and offset without using the stylus.
History
v2.5 [26-10-2009]
- Fix for phones where sensor data was returned as int instead that byte (thanks to nik3r).
v2.4 [06-10-2009]
- Freeze backlight command.
v2.3 [14-09-2009]
- New lower backlight default calibration.
- Offset CPL option removed due to induced instability at high light levels.
- Minor fixes.
v2.2 [06-09-2009]
- Application exception list by window title OR class name.
- Minor fixes.
v2.1 [01-09-2009]
- Fix for adding applications with Configurator.
v2.0 [01-09-2009]
- Configurator application added.
- Increment/decrement backlight command.
- Better default values for calibration table.
- Minor fixes.
v1.3 [22-08-2009]
- User changeable backlight offset.
v1.2.1 [21-08-2009]
- Uninstall procedure correction.
- Minor fixes.
v1.2 [20-08-2009]
- Better backlight stability.
- No more backlight instability on power on.
v1.1.1 [17-08-2009]
- Value of SampleN registry value changed from 10 to 12.
v1.1 [16-08-2009]
- Added change backlight for different applications capability (OverrideWindows registry value).
v1.0 [15-08-2009]
- First public release.
USUAL LEGAL DISCLAIMER
Use AutoLight at your own risk! NO WARRANTY! Although running this application does not seem to produce any damage on my phone, I take no responsibility for any kind of damage or major or minor inconvenience caused to devices or data or person or whatever else due to this application and its usage.

I'm a bit confused. What exactly does this do?

How is this different than the excellent LUMOS?

i tried lumos & g-light and eventually got back to WM6 default autolight & its working pretty good.
how this app different/better than default autolight?
because its starting from level 1 not from 2?

supreme_one333 said:
I'm a bit confused. What exactly does this do?
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It changes backlight according to ambient light level.

Nagrom Nniuq said:
How is this different than the excellent LUMOS?
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Lumos (and G-Light) are not bad but they use Compact Framework even for the background always running process. Use a task manager to see how much memory they consume. Moreover, under stress condition (many running applications) a Compact Framework application can be forced to close.

bnm7bnm said:
i tried lumos & g-light and eventually got back to WM6 default autolight & its working pretty good. how this app different/better than default autolight?
because its starting from level 1 not from 2?
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Yes, because it starts from level 1, not 3 (at least on my Topaz is 3). Moreover, it's more configurable (if you are experienced enough to tweak the registry) and because with version 1.1 it can change backlight for different applications (details inside the zip).

Works well on WM 6.5

Cool, thanks for answering the questions. I'll try it out.

Version 1.1.1 posted.

Hi,
Does not work with T-Mobile variant of Touch Diamond 2.
Regards

spangelsaregreat said:
Hi,Does not work with T-Mobile variant of Touch Diamond 2.Regards
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Wold you be a bit more specific?
Does not install?
Does install but AutoLight.exe does not start?
AutoLight.exe starts but does not regulate backlight?

Thanks a lot, Great work
Exactly what i'm looking for.. I will keep this..

oruam57 said:
Wold you be a bit more specific?
Does not install?
Does install but AutoLight.exe does not start?
AutoLight.exe starts but does not regulate backlight?
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Hi
It installs fine, it just does not affect the backlight at all.
Regards

Great App!!!
In the list of task process, autolight used 3.70kb. (very little).
I have one question, how work the battery consumption of the program? Comparing the original autobaklight or the third level of backlight?

Magus said:
I have one question, how work the battery consumption of the program? Comparing the original autobaklight or the third level of backlight?
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The program only runs when the device is active and does very little (it mostly sleep) so it adds almost nothing to battery consumption.
Consumption due to backlight of course depends on external light. AutoLight is darker than original service at low light level but brighter at very high level.
If you want to aggressively save the battery you must change the calibration curve to keep lower backlight levels. Inside the zip you find details on the calibration curve and how change it (registry tweaking and patience are required).

spangelsaregreat said:
It installs fine, it just does not affect the backlight at all.
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If you are sure that the AutoLight.exe process is running and that the original autolight service is disabled (from the control panel power applet) I must suppose that your branded device is somewhat different enough from tha standard Topaz to prevent AutoLight working (maybe some extra security settings).

Do you plan to make configurator for those who do afraid to directly edit the registry?

EgorLev said:
Do you plan to make configurator for those who do afraid to directly edit the registry?
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I really do not have enough free time to write a decent configurator and I prefer to concentrate on the core functionality (I want to remove the "flash" on power on due to sensor setup).
On the other hand the program is free (and copyright free also) so if someone wants to write a configurator...

May be off the thread, but can you tell how much its possible to change light settings in direction of brightest level?
I have CMP (ComMangerPro) running at that excellent program control my light settings according to schedules and places. It could be rather cool to give more light when I have chosen the highest level?

[APP] AutoBacklight Toggle + Steps [29/9/2010]

I created simple app to turn auto-backlight function on/off really quickly. I missed that feature on my HD2 and the need of doing 5 moves to get it changed was not much user friendly. So here is the solution!
Edit 2010/09/29:
Thanks for all your comments and ideas. This lead to following two versions that looks to be final.
AutoBacklightToggle (last update 2010/05/30):
Simply install the CAB below and you will get new program in Start menu called "AutoBacklight". When you tap the icon, it changes your auto-backlight setting from on to off or backwards based on your current state. Simple and effective.
AutoBacklightSteps (last update 2010/09/29):
The "Steps" are extended version of toggle. You can set predefined backlight settings that will be called each time you run the app. Let's say you select 10, 50, 100, Auto. First time you run the app, the backlight is set to 10%, second time to 50%, then to 100% and finally to Autobacklight. In next step the 10% setting will be back again.
There were few changes done on 09/29 (v1.0):
- the backlight is set to the same value for both the battery and external power.
- everyone can select what the steps will be (see below)
- everyone can select if he wants the change to be confirmed by pop-up window (see below).
Setting AutoBacklightSteps:
1) There is a new TXT file in Program Files/AutoBacklightSteps folder called AutoBacklightSteps.txt. All the setting is done in there manually.
2) The first line is used to adjust the steps. You can use numbers "10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100" or character "A" which means autobacklight. Separate all steps with comma, otherwise it will not work. I attached the default TXT file to this post for reference.
3) The second line is used to turn the notifications on/off. Write there Notification=1 to turn it on or 0 to turn it off.

What exactly does the program do? Is Auto-backlight depending the light sensor?

Yes. Auto-backlight uses the light sensor to adjust backlight. This function can be turned on/off in setting but it is hard to get there so I made simple app to toggle it using one tap.

Thanks for the info and for the app, of course! Can be quite useful!

Good stuff! Much thanks.

Just had a genius idea. Is it possible that you could dim/brighten the backlight by holding in a hardware key? ie. Hold the button then it brightens gradually to 100% and then back down to zero etc.

Hoodeddeathman said:
Just had a genius idea. Is it possible that you could dim/brighten the backlight by holding in a hardware key? ie. Hold the button then it brightens gradually to 100% and then back down to zero etc.
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Yes, you can use AEButtonPlus app and use your volume buttons to control your backlight in two stages by long pressing them (short press volume control). Low- medium-high. I love it and use it all the time.

Hoodeddeathman said:
Just had a genius idea. Is it possible that you could dim/brighten the backlight by holding in a hardware key? ie. Hold the button then it brightens gradually to 100% and then back down to zero etc.
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If the default auto-backlight solution is too annoying you could just use Lumos... just Google the xda forums for it. Been using it from Touch HD to now and still works great.

I made something similar just a little while back that also functioned as a launcher for haret (ie, to launch Android) on the TP2. Are you just toggling the registry key, or are you directly controlling the function?

I love it! it's awesome!

thanks for this cool app.

Just what I wanted! THX!!!

Thanks for making this, now i can acctually SEE what happens on the screen in sunlight easily

bedoig said:
I made something similar just a little while back that also functioned as a launcher for haret (ie, to launch Android) on the TP2. Are you just toggling the registry key, or are you directly controlling the function?
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Yep, just changing registry value. It is good that it takes effect immediatelly after you change it.

react said:
Yep, just changing registry value. It is good that it takes effect immediatelly after you change it.
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Ya, I was surprised to find that it seemed to take effect almost instantly. How do you suppose that works, some HTC program constantly polling that value?
Is it "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\ControlPanel\\BackLight", "LightDetectOn" on the HD2 as well? I wonder if it's consistent across HTC devices.

just want to share this wonderful finger-friendly app to change the backlight and , like this app, turn on or off auto-backlight. it's called myLight. check this website for more info and download: http://mylostblog.altervista.org/my-software/mylight/mylight-04
under menu or settings, you can switch on or off the auto-backlight and if it's off, you can manually adjust the backlight easily.

thanks 4 sharing this app =).
a notification messagebox would be nice.auto backlight on/off
best regards

will this work on a tp2 or any other device? im assuming it could since all its doing is changing the registry and theyre very similar, right?

Thank you very much \(^_^)/
Outstanding! It is just what I was thinking today... I need a AutoBackLight toggle function, because I like to have my screen on 90% (in battery mode) but when I'm using it to maybe just read (white text on a black background (which I wish there was more of)) for long periods, want to save a bit on battery life or in a fairly dark room, I want to be able to easily switch to 'auto' and back again when required.
Thanks very much... will try it for a few days at least and let you know how I get on! [^_^]

Thanks for this nice Tool
best Regards