Does anyone know if there is a way to adjust the "auto-brightness" so that it is a notch or two brighter than it is now? Currently, unless it's very bright where I am, the brightness stays at the lowest level.... I would like to use the auto-brightness, but it's just "calibrated" too dimly for my tastes... Surely there is some file that we can edit to change the brightness levels, etc...
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!
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In case anyone else is interested, I found a solution to my auto-brightness issues... The solution is a $0.99 app called "Lux (Beta)". While it is still in beta, it works great - I can adjust exactly how bright the screen should be relative to the lux value from teh light sensor (plus much more!). As of right now, I'd highly recommend this app! It will even use the camera to determine the light level if the lux value isn't returned properly from the light sensor!
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Hey jtrosky, I'm the developer of Lux. I'm glad you're liking the app! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to ask!
- Vito
hi
great site
I have never used auto brightness on any device. I always adjust it manually. I have found the auto brightness annoying and it drains my battery. I usually just set it as low as I can stand it. This lux thing found intriguing to me though. Thanks for the heads up on that. If auto brightness had a native way to set it for certain environments it may be useful, but the constant changing of brightness will drain the battery imo.
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thanks for the tip on Lux...it seems like a great little ap!
I find that the auto-brightness is also too low for my taste in low light environments. Might give a try to the lux app. thanks for the info
Something that would be nice is also to be able to dim the screen based on battery level, like for example being able to set the different levels in cpu tuner would be great to try to save battery automatically
I thought light sensor was not working on my TF. Thanks, Will take a shot at using Lux.
Just a quick follow-up... Still using Lux and it's been working perfectly... I love it. I wasted a few dollars on a few other supposed "auto-brightness" apps before I tried Lux (I was initially put off by the beta status of Lux), but none of the other apps worked properly or did what I wanted, so I tried Lux - Lux is by far the best out there now - check it out for $.99...
I'm still not quite sure I understand all of the options, etc though.... Even the four icons on the main interface - can the author please describe what each one does?
Thanks!
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jtrosky said:
I'm still not quite sure I understand all of the options, etc though.... Even the four icons on the main interface - can the author please describe what each one does?
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No problem!
(I'll bold the app name Lux so you don't get confused with the unit of illuminance, lux. )
The first button merely re-acquires the lux reading, if for whatever reason you want a new value. This is handy if you want to use Lux as a light meter, or if for some reason your light sensor decides to return incorrect data.
The second button is the 'link' button. Basically, pressing this button links the display backlight value (as determined by the brightness slider) to the current lux/luma reading. This link tells Lux that you want to set the backlight to that brightness when the lux is that value. So whenever Lux adjusts the brightness too dim or too bright, you just adjust the slider then 'link' it to the current lux value, and Lux then learns to use that brightness. Also note that Lux will interpolate these linked values (aka 'linked samples') so you don't have to do much linking at all.
The third button is astronomer mode. This saturates the display in a red colour, to make the otherwise harsh white light of the display easier to look at in low light. Astronomers are known to cover their phones in red cellophane to achieve this, and thus stop their eyes from adjusting from the dark environment to a bright phone.
The last button is where all the settings lie. Each setting has a description which should explain its function. To save me writing out pages of explanation, just let me know if you need help with a particular setting.
Hopefully that all makes sense.
Oh, and also, you may find the apps FAQ helpful. It's based on an older UI though.
Perfect! Thanks for the descriptions (I NEVER would have figured out that the hell the third button was suppsed to do!!).
I'm still playing around with all of the options... One possible enhancement - maybe allow the user to specify special brightness values for when the battery level is below certain thresholds.... This would help to automatically conserve battery life when the battery starts getting low....
Thanks again - it's been working great!
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I've been meaning to add something like that. Will look into it.
Oh no - I've run into a pretty major issue with Lux - it seems that after I install and add the Lux widget, I can then no longer install any apps! When the app installer runs, the "Install" button is simply not selectable! As soon as I uninstall Lux, I can then install apps again. Just installing Lux doesn't break the app installer - the app installer doesn't break until the widget is added to the home screen. At that point, I have to un-install Lux to install any further apps....
Any ideas???
Thanks!
EDIT - I'm able to install apps from the Market, but not from .apk files (yes, I have 'Other sources' turned on).... Strange.... Hopefully, the dev can re-produce and fix this.
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Oh no - I've run into a pretty major issue with Lux - it seems that after I install and add the Lux widget, I can then no longer install any apps! When the app installer runs, the "Install" button is simply not selectable! As soon as I uninstall Lux, I can then install apps again. Just installing Lux doesn't break the app installer - the app installer doesn't break until the widget is added to the home screen. At that point, I have to un-install Lux to install any further apps....
Any ideas???
Thanks!
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You could simply be out of space. Have you tried looking? Don't mean to be mean or anything, but I've done that plenty of times on my D1
EDIT: Nevermind, I read that wrong.
@Cyb3rGlitch - Is there any way to see what current brightness/lux values that you have currently defined? I'd like to be able to review the values I've stored with the option to remove certain "samples"....If that makes any sense.... App oes work good though - just need to figure out the issues that casues me to not be able to load .apk files anymore (manually)! Market apps still install ok.
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Hiya,
This app sounds useful! One issue I had was that in a no-light situation, I find the screen far too bright. Astronomer mode sounds like the fix implemented in Lux to deal with that; I don't suppose the screen brightness can be further reduced in an attempt to preserve more battery life in these situations?
I have an app which adds a semi-transparent layer on top of the image, making it darker, but it would not conserve battery life as its just beaming out darker coloured pixels, rather than reducing the brightness of them.
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Hiya,
This app sounds useful! One issue I had was that in a no-light situation, I find the screen far too bright. Astronomer mode sounds like the fix implemented in Lux to deal with that; I don't suppose the screen brightness can be further reduced in an attempt to preserve more battery life in these situations?
I have an app which adds a semi-transparent layer on top of the image, making it darker, but it would not conserve battery life as its just beaming out darker coloured pixels, rather than reducing the brightness of them.
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Actully, Lux allows you to lower the brightness to below the normal "lowest" setting as well, so it should do exactly what you want.... Well worth the $1 it costs!
jtrosky said:
Oh no - I've run into a pretty major issue with Lux - it seems that after I install and add the Lux widget, I can then no longer install any apps! When the app installer runs, the "Install" button is simply not selectable! As soon as I uninstall Lux, I can then install apps again. Just installing Lux doesn't break the app installer - the app installer doesn't break until the widget is added to the home screen. At that point, I have to un-install Lux to install any further apps....
Any ideas???
Thanks!
EDIT - I'm able to install apps from the Market, but not from .apk files (yes, I have 'Other sources' turned on).... Strange.... Hopefully, the dev can re-produce and fix this.
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Odd, I'll look into it. It's probably related to the issue some users are having with gmail. Unfortunately it's one of those issues that only a few people seem to have, so it's hard to reproduce.
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@Cyb3rGlitch - Is there any way to see what current brightness/lux values that you have currently defined? I'd like to be able to review the values I've stored with the option to remove certain "samples"....If that makes any sense.... App oes work good though - just need to figure out the issues that casues me to not be able to load .apk files anymore (manually)! Market apps still install ok.
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You can see the linked samples by backing up the profiles to your SD card and then opening the file in a text editor. A sample editor is on my todo list, but really, you don't need one - Lux handles that for you.
lytnus said:
Hiya,
This app sounds useful! One issue I had was that in a no-light situation, I find the screen far too bright. Astronomer mode sounds like the fix implemented in Lux to deal with that; I don't suppose the screen brightness can be further reduced in an attempt to preserve more battery life in these situations?
I have an app which adds a semi-transparent layer on top of the image, making it darker, but it would not conserve battery life as its just beaming out darker coloured pixels, rather than reducing the brightness of them.
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Lux has a sub-zero mode which does this.
Cyb3rGlitch said:
Odd, I'll look into it. It's probably related to the issue some users are having with gmail. Unfortunately it's one of those issues that only a few people seem to have, so it's hard to reproduce.
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For what it's worth, I don't use the Gmail app at all (just get all mail through normal mail app).
Thanks.
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Sometimes when we read pdf books or surf on the internet at night in the dark environment, the while background make us uncomfortable. Of course we may use screen filter but it lowers the light and make the words unclear. So is there any app that can invert screen color like ios does? I think android need such app too.
RenderFX widget on cyanogen roms or (I believe) chainfire3D does this.
Cm's widget seems only to add another color on the screen as a filter but never reverse all the color.
Hey, I'm looking for exactly the same thing! It would be quite a good battery saver for the AMOLED screen on my Captivate.
If someone makes/finds an app that can do that, then it would be totally awesome!
-Mike
I'd really like this as well. Can anyone recommend an app?
Thread Revive!
I would be a happy willing customer of an app that can invert the colors of the display- like PowerStrip on Windows. I surely don't know of one though.
Total Screen Control just adds colored filters.
I don't believe this is that easy.
Probably would require more than just an app, i.e. a custom kernel.
Some apps like google+, google voice, market 3.4.4, google music 4.1.5.12 can be found themed for more battery on rujelus22 homepage!
rujelus22.com/evo/
please thanks if you like
I very much want this, too! I just found this thread searching for such an app. Not only would it be great for night time viewing and amoled power savings, but it would also provide some wear leveling/un-burn-in effects for the notification bar, keyboards, etc.! Say you use the inverted mode 50% of the time, it would completely counter burn-in from the other 50%.
Please, someone, do it and I'll pay handsomely. I'll pitch in $20 to a bounty, anyways.
It should be almost as easy as CyanogenMod's render effects or Chainfire 3D's night mode. If they can take each pixel's intended color, calculate that minus green and blue, and output the result, they should be able to take the color, calculate the inverse, and output that, instead. I'm not a programmer, though, so I may be off base.
Try Galactic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824068
invert color
Try Galactic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824068
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that only overlay the color. the bright background still bright which become glaring at high.
I search on Google play and found a few theme that does seem to invert the color but require root and special ROM that can do the invert.
i will have a try, thanks
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I'm also looking for this. I did find Quick Invert, but it isn't compatible with my device. The QI dev shares some ideas for a more universal implementation here.
CF.lumen
Search for CF.lumen in play store.
rajag33 said:
Search for CF.lumen in play store.
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Unfortunately, CF.lumen doesn't work for me.
Galactic App
zhuoju said:
Sometimes when we read pdf books or surf on the internet at night in the dark environment, the while background make us uncomfortable. Of course we may use screen filter but it lowers the light and make the words unclear. So is there any app that can invert screen color like ios does? I think android need such app too.
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i used Galactic app on my samsung galaxy s3. I found it useful. did what wanted. recommend it. You may find another one. keep searching on.thanks
I made an app that lets you adjust volume in a number of apps (including Netflix, Hulu+, Gallery Video, Amazon Video, Amazon mp3) by swiping along the side of the screen. You can also turn on boost mode to adjust volume up to 140%.
Here's the apk. It's free, but does contain an ad for a paid app of mine. Since it's Open Source, you can build your own copy without this ad.
I know there is already an app that lets you adjust volume by swiping, but I thought it would be nicer to have this active only in a few apps, so it doesn't get in the way in other apps.
I eventually hope to add a feature where you can select additional apps to the list where VolumeSwipe is active, but that's for the future. But if there is some popular video/audio playing app that I've left out, let me know.
This seems cool. What's the other app you're talking about?
thanks for the work you put in.
-jh
jasonmhaynes said:
This seems cool. What's the other app you're talking about?
thanks for the work you put in.
-jh
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The other app is Volume Control, I'm not sure why the OP states that the other one (volume control) gets in the way since it has an auto-hide feature.
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The other app is Volume Control, I'm not sure why the OP states that the other one (volume control) gets in the way since it has an auto-hide feature.
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VolumeControl hides visually, but of course it's still there even when hidden, so it will get in the way if you want to tap on something in that area of the screen in an app. Ditto for my VolumeSwipe, except that the problem is minimized by the fact that VolumeSwipe is only active in a few apps.
Also, I think the narrowness of the VolumeControl bar, even on its widest setting, might make it harder to hit (though I haven't tried VolumeControl specifically on our Kindle, since I haven't rooted our Kindle due to DMCA concerns). VolumeSwipe provides a much wider bar. I think that's probably nicer if, say, you are watching a movie at the gym.
Sounds nice. You say "a number of apps (including...)". Could we have a complete list of the apps you include? BTW, you mention that your slider is narrower than Vol Control. Vol control's slide width is adjustable in the settings
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Sounds nice. You say "a number of apps (including...)". Could we have a complete list of the apps you include?
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I think I actually listed all of them, except for VPlayer. I am happy to add more.
BTW, you mention that your slider is narrower than Vol Control. Vol control's slide width is adjustable in the settings
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Yeah, but it still doesn't go very wide.
arpruss said:
You can also turn on boost mode to adjust volume up to 140%.
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Awesome. Reminds me of Spinal Tap: These go to eleven...
Awesome app, thanks. Could you add an option to shut off the notification? Not a huge deal, but now I keep checking my notification bar thinking i got an email or text.
Also, could you add the YouTube app to the list of apps this works in if it isn't already? Thanks!
Damn you Swype!
thanks.......just what I was looking for........
Bumped ...the app has been updated ...
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I've been dying for something to adjust vol while I'm watching youtube and this is the best thing so far... Any chance you could add a auto hide feature? Otherwise thanks, this is great!
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Hearnbiz said:
I've been dying for something to adjust vol while I'm watching youtube and this is the best thing so far... Any chance you could add a auto hide feature? Otherwise thanks, this is great!
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I don't know what you mean by auto hide. Right now, when you let go of the swipe area, it disappears. Or at least it's supposed to.
Not disappearing on mine for some reason but thats what I meant by auto hide. If you made a invisible option that would be a good solution /feature to solve my issue and anyone else who may come across it. It's a great app to have on the KF though especially for use with youtube (every vid is recorded @ diff vol levels) ... I was having to exit youtube everytime to adjust the vol (annoying) but now I can just swipe! Thanks
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Hearnbiz said:
Not disappearing on mine for some reason but thats what I meant by auto hide. If you made a invisible option that would be a good solution /feature to solve my issue and anyone else who may come across it. It's a great app to have on the KF though especially for use with youtube (every vid is recorded @ diff vol levels) ... I was having to exit youtube everytime to adjust the vol (annoying) but now I can just swipe! Thanks
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Does it disappear in other supported apps, like Amazon Video?
This app is AMAZING!!!!!
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Thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately, 1.01 was buggy.
I think I fixed some bugs in 1.02.
I recommend uninstalling 1.01, then rebooting, then installing 1.02.
Unfortunately, due to a bug in Android's package manager (which I reported to Google), it is necessary to turn off VolumeBoost before installing a new a version. I have not been able to find an easy way around this.
NOTE: USE BOOST ONLY AT YOUR OWN RISK. IT COULD DAMAGE SPEAKERS (especially if you turn off the non-uniform boost option in the settings).
It's officially in the Appstore.
Galaxy S4 Thermometer App v1.7
settings implemented
4 new templates
shows air temperature in both Centigrade and Fahrenheit
shows relative humidity and ambient humidity
shows dew point
Recent Changes
Galaxy S4 AirView implemented to show help when hovering finger
Switch Centigrade to Fahrenheit and vice versa by touch the value.
Advertisement related problems fixed. now ads shows fine without disturb the graph.
Product Updates frequency
* twice or thrice per week
Final ad-free paid version will be free for XDA members before we publish in PlayStore.
So far so good. No sudden crashes and all. I think a "dark theme" would be nice as well.
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Dark theme would be nice indeed, where is the sensor location on the phone ?
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Temperature and humidity sensor is just next to the large physical home button in galaxy s4. I will sure implement dark theme in coming week.
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Dark theme would be nice indeed, where is the sensor location on the phone ?
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Off to a great start!!!
The idea is superb!
So far the app looks simple enough, haven't had any problems/bugs, so far.
What I really like, is that the app actually shows the ambient humidity, haven't seen that in any other apps so far!!
Are there any settings to be found? Am I just blind or there really isn't none?
Would be nice to choose what to show on graphs and what values to show at all.
Also: I'm seeing three temperatures, one in Celsius, on in Farenheit and another one in Celsius. The bigger (font) Celsius (on the left) seems to correspond to my room temperature, but the other one is ~8-9 degrees lower and doesn't seem to fixed with the room temperature. What is the other Celsius supposed to show? It's too low for battery and I don't have any other ideas.
A dark theme is definitely on the top end of my list, as I'm in love with the gorgeous amoled of our S4's!
What I'd like at some point is a way to send data to tasker, especially if you plan to get all the sensors working, then a plugin with tasker would make the userbase of the app even bigger, as tasker doesn't show anything special from S4 yet (I saw from tasker's homepage that the temperature variable is coming in an update, but that's all for now), no barometer, hygrometer and so on info.
A widget would be nice too, but I would like the tasker plugin more, as I like to create my widgets with UCCW.
Anyways, you're off to a great start! I'm going to be checking in on this thread regularly!
Thanks for your great idea and app,
Taavo
splash screen implemented for my sponsers
changed y-axis font size
few optimizations implemented
changed font sizes for C & F
installed app is perfect for me, i travel a lot and i dont trust weather sites or channels played with it a lot, havent seen any issues. Got a question though, is it possible to get wind reading or need a special tool for it? tnx
P.S. Wind direction, elevation with medium font for easy to see, i used your app to get quick measurements to shoot ))))))))))))
Wind measurement is not possible using build in sensors of s4. i hope it will be available soon.
Implementation is possible, but it needs gps and readings taken from 3rd party site. anyhow i will check it out when i am free.
* working items
settings page to customize most of things
Centigrade value for due point
Freeze button to stop changing readings for few seconds (in future, i plan to use this button add the freeze values into database and you can export it to excel or something...)
you can expect next update on monday.
for due point do you mean dew point?
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Works great, thanks.
But I didn't find how to change the main temperature to °C (to choose between °F and °C would be better).
And a 3 digit precision in temperature decimals is illusory : even professional thermometers have a 1-digit precision only.
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for due point do you mean dew point?
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yes, its dew point. sorry for that.
Looking and working nice.
+1 for dark theme
And i think it will be better if you can choose betwen F and C.
Thanks.
Hm, any info about battery drain? I think that app use media services and drain is huge. After uninstall app media services stop working in deep sleep. With battery stats i see sensors-media services. Strange
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Hm, any info about battery drain? I think that app use media services and drain is huge. After uninstall app media services stop working in deep sleep. With battery stats i see sensors-media services. Strange
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i used only Sensor.TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE in previous versions. so its not related to media services.
so far there is only two problems i think,
1 problem may be related to multiple running of instances. i will implement a previous instance check when launching app and auto kill or popup previous instance instead of starting another instance .
2 problem may related to the scheduled timer. i will try some other battery efficient way.
use exit button to completely close the application instead of android sleep.
if any other users feel battery drain, pls let me know.
inmeanwhile i uploaded next version with AirView support & C & F switching
S4 Thermometer v1.5 AdFree
Airview support removed again due to lack of api and crashes occurs in some phones. however still working on this feature somehow and plan to include in future version with better features on hover.
I finished the adaptive advertisement testing and now i removed the advertisements as promised.
new updates
* advertisements removed
* airview removed temporarily
* minor optimizations
* fixed alignment problems for some phones.
upcoming features.
* calibrate temperature
* temperature log
* export log to excel (With calibrated as well as without calibrated values)
Unique app, extremely simple and it works!! Great job buddy!
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the battery drain looks fine to me, havent noticed anything
Does this app have a widget?
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Nice app! I would like to see an option that shows only Celsius or Fahrenheit in the graph. Furthermore, a dark theme would be really appreciated (I guess I'm not the only one who likes to have that). And the last thing: make the exit pop-up dialog (and maybe button too) more holo-ish. You've done a very good job with this app.
nice!
I'd like to lower brightness level of display below its factory minimum.
I tried to edit values in framework-res.apk/res/values/arrays.xml
<integer-array name="config_autoBrightnessLcdBacklightValues"> etc...
But my decompiled "framework-res.apk" does not have the directory "/res/values" at all!
I wanna add the ability to change minimum brightness to the value of "1" for example.
Do not offer apps like "Screen Filter" because I wanna save the battery.
I have read the topic " [HOW TO][MOD] Lower Brightness levels [04/05/12]"
But it's for Samsung devices.
I'm afraid it will not work too...
Answer please. How to change the system brightness below its factory minimum?
I have tablet PC Vido Yuandao Mini S, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean (rooted). SoC is RK3188.
Please help.
And thanks in advance.
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you have to decompile your apk with apktool so maybe you can find that files. i also edit framework but it seems nothing happen ... i dont know why
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I want to know too.
Lexis2001 said:
I'd like to lower brightness level of display below its factory minimum.
I tried to edit values in framework-res.apk/res/values/arrays.xml
<integer-array name="config_autoBrightnessLcdBacklightValues"> etc...
But my decompiled "framework-res.apk" does not have the directory "/res/values" at all!
I wanna add the ability to change minimum brightness to the value of "1" for example.
Do not offer apps like "Screen Filter" because I wanna save the battery.
I have read the topic "[HOW TO][MOD] Lower Brightness levels [04/05/12]"
But it's for Samsung devices.
I'm afraid it will not work too...
Answer please. How to change the system brightness below its factory minimum?
I have tablet PC Vido Yuandao Mini S, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean (rooted). SoC is RK3188.
Please help.
And thanks in advance.
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you have to decompile your apk with apktool so maybe you can find that files. i also edit framework but it seems nothing happen ... i dont know why
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All of you just use lux app. I am using it it's great you can lower brightness even to 0(means your screen will become black) with this app
Very helpful in early morning
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All of you just use lux app. I am using it it's great you can lower brightness even to 0(means your screen will become black) with this app
Very helpful in early morning
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Thank you, but I wanna save the battery life.
LUX app DO NOT lower the system brightness. This program just puts a dark semitransparent layer on the top of other apps.
And thus creates visibility of brightness reduction. I underline - only VISIBILITY.
"Screen Filter" and other similar apps do the same trick.
BUT!
I want to reduce the value of SYSTEM brightness.
I wanna dig the firmware but I have no so much knowledge.
This task is not very easy, alas...
Help me if you can.
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Thank you, but I wanna save the battery life.
LUX app DO NOT lower the system brightness. This program just puts a dark semitransparent layer on the top of other apps.
And thus creates visibility of brightness reduction. I underline - only VISIBILITY.
"Screen Filter" and other similar apps do the same trick.
BUT!
I want to reduce the value of SYSTEM brightness.
I wanna dig the firmware but I have no so much knowledge.
This task is not very easy, alas...
Help me if you can.
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Damn man, we're looking for exactly the same thing! Those apps which only put dark layers really don't help at alland I would rather keep the original brightness instead of the distorted visual experience. I've been struggling on my android 4.3 system for a long time and I still didn't find the correct way to solve this problem. The app I use to adjust the brightness only worked on the 4.1 system long time ago and it wouldn't go below 15% since then. I tried editing many system files but I still didn't find the right way...
May be it is too late but after decompiling framework-res.apk find res\values\integers.xml and change the values for
config_screenBrightnessSettingMinimum & config_screenBrightnessDim
Is there a way I can change minimum brightness of my phone without using an app that must run in the background all the time?
Not sure I follow, but isn't the stock brightness adjustment enough?
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Not sure I follow, but isn't the stock brightness adjustment enough?
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Obviously not or why would he post in this thread?
To your question OP, Im pretty sure you can only go as dull as your display panel supports. Now I would presume the ROM you are running would be optimized to allow to go to its minimum brightness but if it wasn't then maybe you'd be able to edit it manually
TimeAndroid said:
Is there a way I can change minimum brightness of my phone without using a screen tinting app?
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I've known ES Task Manager's screen adjustment menu to allow a slightly higher and lower brightness than is allowed by default.
It also doesn't have to be running in the background to work.
GalaxyWhy said:
Obviously not or why would he post in this thread?
To your question OP, Im pretty sure you can only go as dull as your display panel supports. Now I would presume the ROM you are running would be optimized to allow to go to its minimum brightness but if it wasn't then maybe you'd be able to edit it manually
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How do I edit it manually?
I'm not sure but this app might help - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.pruss.superdim&hl=en
It says "RootDim lets you dim LCD screens (and a few OLED ones) to very low levels--lower than the OS normally allows (that's why you need root privileges)"
It doesn't seem to be a tinting app
ishaang said:
I'm not sure but this app might help - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.pruss.superdim&hl=en
It says "RootDim lets you dim LCD screens (and a few OLED ones) to very low levels--lower than the OS normally allows (that's why you need root privileges)"
It doesn't seem to be a tinting app
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Thank you but it doesn't seem to work.
If you are on stock AOSP and you have xposed you can install gravitybox, which will allow lowering of brightness levels.
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lolcakes203 said:
If you are on stock AOSP and you have xposed you can install gravitybox, which will allow lowering of brightness levels.
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Unfortunately, it didn't work.
Sorry, that was the only thing I can suggest. Hopefully someone else can suggest something.
Devices:
LG Optimus 2X P990
LG Nexus 4
LG Optimus 2X:
ROM: Tonyp TheROM Build 26 New Bootloader
Kernel: Kowalski Kernel M1 New Bootloader 2.6.39.4 W/ RAM Hack
Bootloader:ICS Bootloader
Recovery: TWRP 2.6.0.0 For New BL
Baseband: 1035.21
Nexus 4:
ROM: Stock 4.4.4 W/ Root (Xposed, GPU Drivers, Dalvik/Bionic Patches)
Kernel: Franco r213
Bootloader: Stock Bootloader (Unlocked)
Recvoery: PhilZ Touch CWM-Based Recovery
Radio:Radio (1.03)
If you have xposed Module you can use a module to darken your screen further, I'm a new member so I can't link to it however if you google screen filter xposed module it should be the first link to come up
hope this helps
mbloomer04 said:
If you have xposed Module you can use a module to darken your screen further, I'm a new member so I can't link to it however if you google screen filter xposed module it should be the first link to come up
hope this helps
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Thank you but this app does run in the background all the time. Do you happen to know of any that don't need to run in the background?
TimeAndroid said:
Thank you but this app does run in the background all the time. Do you happen to know of any that don't need to run in the background?
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hmm that's unfortunate, I'm afraid i'm not sure then.
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Just an idea but how about the possibility of a tinted screen protector
I haven't tried the apps from this list to see if they need to run in the background, and I am guessing they most probably do, but perhaps you can give them a shot - http://xslab.com/2014/07/6-android-apps-to-adjust-screen-brightness-settings/
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hmm that's unfortunate, I'm afraid i'm not sure then.
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Just an idea but how about the possibility of a tinted screen protector
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Lol.
ishaang said:
I haven't tried the apps from this list to see if they need to run in the background, and I am guessing they most probably do, but perhaps you can give them a shot - http://xslab.com/2014/07/6-android-apps-to-adjust-screen-brightness-settings/
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I believe those are all screen tinting apps that must run in the background thank you though.
Sorry that none of the suggestions worked for you...
Just out of curiosity, what is your reason for not wanting a background app? I personally don't like them myself, but mainly because they have a constant icon on the notification bar (some apps let you make that transparent but it still blocks a spot up there)
I tried out the Screen Filter Xposed Module which TimeAndroid suggested and there is no icon on the status bar, nor is there any app running in the 'Recent apps' if you try and close open apps. There is a slider if you pull down the status bar which I actually find convenient.
ishaang said:
Sorry that none of the suggestions worked for you...
Just out of curiosity, what is your reason for not wanting a background app? I personally don't like them myself, but mainly because they have a constant icon on the notification bar (some apps let you make that transparent but it still blocks a spot up there)
I tried out the Screen Filter Xposed Module which TimeAndroid suggested and there is no icon on the status bar, nor is there any app running in the 'Recent apps' if you try and close open apps. There is a slider if you pull down the status bar which I actually find convenient.
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I would like to lower my minimum brightness to make it easier on the eyes at night and improve battery life when I don't need the screen so bright. If the app is running in the background, it is counterproductive I believe since the app will decrease your battery life.
TimeAndroid said:
I would like to lower my minimum brightness to make it easier on the eyes at night and improve battery life when I don't need the screen so bright. If the app is running in the background, it is counterproductive I believe since the app will decrease your battery life.
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I really doubt the background app for this, is causing any battery life loss to make any impact whatsoever. Any savings in battery life from a dimmed screen would make up for it, many many times over.
TimeAndroid said:
I would like to lower my minimum brightness to make it easier on the eyes at night and improve battery life when I don't need the screen so bright. If the app is running in the background, it is counterproductive I believe since the app will decrease your battery life.
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Hi
So I checked with the developer of Screen Filter in this thread here and he has confirmed it does not run in the background. He has provided details to show that battery is not consumed by using this module. While the filter will give ease to the eyes, it will only save battery if you have an AMOLED screen and not an LCD screen.
You can check out post #179. Hope this helps!