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Screen is way too bright

My biggest complaint with this phone is that the screen is far too bright on its lowest setting, which I feel is a huge reason the battery life isn't as good as it could be. My iPhone can be turned down way dimmer than my Captivate. Is there anything I can do about this? Any apps or hacks that will allow me to dim the screen further than the OS allows?
--Thanks.
PS. It's rooted and all that goodness.

Trysome of the widgets from the market. I like the one from curvefish. Don't know if it will make it darker, but you definitely have better control over the brightness.

mrhaley30705 said:
Trysome of the widgets from the market. I like the one from curvefish. Don't know if it will make it darker, but you definitely have better control over the brightness.
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Thanks, I definitely like the added control with that app but it's still frying my retinas sadly.

You could look for a kernel with voodoo color. But you would have to use a custom ROM, I don't think the kernels that support it are compatible with a stock ROM.
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You could also use darker, if not completely black, wallpaper and themes.

Screen filter app in the market works well for me
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I too like Screen Filter. You should be able to find a setting that save your eyesight.
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+1 for Screen Filter!

mrhaley30705 said:
You could look for a kernel with voodoo color. But you would have to use a custom ROM, I don't think the kernels that support it are compatible with a stock ROM.
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You could also use darker, if not completely black, wallpaper and themes.
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Switched over to the Talon Kernel, which seems to have a dimmer screen by default, but I don't see any options in the voodoo app for adjusting the brightness of the screen (just RGB and gamma).

Benjamindaines said:
Switched over to the Talon Kernel, which seems to have a dimmer screen by default, but I don't see any options in the voodoo app for adjusting the brightness of the screen (just RGB and gamma).
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Lower the gamma hack value. If they are at 0, 0, 0 now, try it at -30,-30,-30. It wrong change the color perception, just brightness. Play around with it and find what you like.

Sunglasses work also or you could get an iPhone.
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Screen filter, it solves your problem.

mbc663 said:
Screen filter, it solves your problem.
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[GUIDE] CM9 Auto Brightness Values

*These values also work for CM7*
I personally take no credit for this as i was searching how to set proper settings for my auto brightness using Team DIRT v1.7, so i searched all over Google and came across these settings that were recommended by the user "brkshr" over at rootzwiki, so all credit goes to him as i'm only basically copying and pasting what he has over there, hopefully it's not a big deal, if so, we can always remove this. They seem to be working just fine for me, but if any of you would like to give it a go, go ahead. I'm not responsible if your phone blows up, make a nandroid backup before you ever play with your phone settings. Shout outs to Team DIRT, CM Team for everything they've provided to us for our beloved Evil (Evo) OG (4G). If you don't find it too much to ask for, please thank the guy i bit this off of. "brkshr"
Menu > System Settings > Display > Automatic Backlight
jrollercoasters said:
For anyone that wants haptic lights on in the dark I put the first 3 levels to 50 and it works perfect
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*This would be under "Buttons" near the top.*
Light Sensor Filter - Enabled
Window Length - 5 sec
Reset threshold - disabled
Sample Interval - 5 sec
Light Levels - Use custom checked
Screen dim level - 1
Edit other levels - See attachments (Scroll to the bottom and select "Set number of levels, and type in 20)
Allow light decrease - Checked
Decrease hysteresis - 50%
Once done, click on "Save and Apply" and you should be good to go!
(Hope i didn't violate any rules, i gave credit where i could)

thanks for the guide want to use it but dont quite get the attachment.. im on CM7 reloaded rom and thought it would be the same had all the same stuff... just not as much values.. in other levels.. :/

jrollercoasters said:
thanks for the guide want to use it but dont quite get the attachment.. im on CM7 reloaded rom and thought it would be the same had all the same stuff... just not as much values.. in other levels.. :/
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First, I think you mean Deck's Reloaded ROM. Second, if you want to emulate the number of levels in the OP, just hit the button at the bottom that says "set number of levels."
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shinesthru said:
First, I think you mean Deck's Reloaded ROM. Second, if you want to emulate the number of levels in the OP, just hit the button at the bottom that says "set number of levels."
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^what he said^

They didn't change to those values tho..
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Oh nvm >.> I'm an idiot srry, will 10secs work for window length? You can't change it to 5 on cm7 appearntly ..
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Excellent find Great way to lower the display usage of CM and save some battery!

For anyone that wants haptic lights on in the dark I put the first 3 levels to 50 and it works perfect
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jrollercoasters said:
For anyone that wants haptic lights on in the dark I put the first 3 levels to 50 and it works perfect
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cool, ill put that in the OP

madunix said:
cool, ill put that in the OP
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I feel special haha
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This should be stickied in general section cause this comes in handy in any cm based Rom.. which a lot ppl use and it works very fluent, productive, smooth, and gets the perfect ammount of brightness
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Sorry for the noob question here but I've been away from aosp for awhile. Does this thread mean auto brightness is finally working properly in cm9 roms? And the compass works too? Did I miss when this bug got fixed?

mertin said:
Sorry for the noob question here but I've been away from aosp for awhile. Does this thread mean auto brightness is finally working properly in cm9 roms? And the compass works too? Did I miss when this bug got fixed?
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It means you can perfect your brightness so its not so bright all the time.. you can customize with lux auto brightness (app) also
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mertin said:
Sorry for the noob question here but I've been away from aosp for awhile. Does this thread mean auto brightness is finally working properly in cm9 roms? And the compass works too? Did I miss when this bug got fixed?
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i haven't heard anything new on the compass so I'm assuming it's working just fine, i use googles maps without any issues so i would say yes it's fixed. as far as the auto brightness features, if you follow this guide, it will set your values up in a sense that it covers all types of lighting situations. i tried it out yesterday in doors and out, i'd have to say i was quite happy with the results. very responsive as well.

Am I doing something wrong? I tried following the steps here but my screen was so dim that I could barely see it indoors.
I am on Deck's Reloaded and I changed the number of levels to 20 and tried to mimic the settings but didn't have any luck. When I change the number of levels the "upper" value (that can't be changed) are all 0...Do I need to do something to change that? I tried just going through and setting it like in the attachments but maybe I did something wrong.

Dannyman23 said:
Am I doing something wrong? I tried following the steps here but my screen was so dim that I could barely see it indoors.
I am on Deck's Reloaded and I changed the number of levels to 20 and tried to mimic the settings but didn't have any luck. When I change the number of levels the "upper" value (that can't be changed) are all 0...Do I need to do something to change that? I tried just going through and setting it like in the attachments but maybe I did something wrong.
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Change the entries under "screen" to something higher until it looks good to u. I like mine a little brighter, so I started with "0,80,0" as the first line, and then increased as I went down the list. Hope this makes sense.

drtwrk127 said:
Change the entries under "screen" to something higher until it looks good to u. I like mine a little brighter, so I started with "0,80,0" as the first line, and then increased as I went down the list. Hope this makes sense.
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I ended up raising my values up a tad bit as well.. it has definetely been helping me get my screen brightness adjusted accordingly, which is great.
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I think you guys misunderstood my question earlier. Last time I tried cm9 (about two weeks ago) the custom auto brightness settings could not be changed, they would revert as soon as you exit the menu even after hitting save and apply. Also the time it took to adjust to changing light conditions was +10 seconds and basically unusable. (I saw in the changelog it was this way because they werent able to get custom auto brightness and the compass working at the same time). So am I to believe this is not the case anymore?

mertin said:
I think you guys misunderstood my question earlier. Last time I tried cm9 (about two weeks ago) the custom auto brightness settings could not be changed, they would revert as soon as you exit the menu even after hitting save and apply. Also the time it took to adjust to changing light conditions was +10 seconds and basically unusable. (I saw in the changelog it was this way because they werent able to get custom auto brightness and the compass working at the same time). So am I to believe this is not the case anymore?
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no longer the case. make sure your auto brightness is actually checked.. i was having issues until i realized it wasn't checked to begin with.

Works well on CM7 as well :thumbup:
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[app] brightness apps

Been several posts in Q&A, and in general about best methods for adjusting brightness. Personally I like the slider in the notification tray, but the app Q Bright is by far the best app I've used for this purpose. Full slider, 4 customizable presets, full app customizations, fast acting, oh yeah, it's free.
Thought I'd share.
It's actually Qbright one word
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I like screen filter. It's free as well. It can make the screen go dimmer than with the notification slider. Q bright is pretty cool too. Wish I had a search key to long press to bring it up though haha
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I've been using Lux for awhile now and it's been working great.

I also use lux, but everytime i reboot i have to open the dash to get it to work. I have the notification icon active, which always says for some reason 50% after boot until I click it. Lux works with tasker and i like that for profiling.

<quick hijack>I've been on the hunt for a widget I can pop in my homescreen that will jump between preset brightness levels. I generally keep my phone around 5% or so but when I'm outside I can't see that. I can pull down the notifications and adjust the slider but a button on my homescreen is much easier.
This one works pretty well but the icon doesn't center properly and my ocd brain can't take it. Plus sometimes it will just jump between 30%-100%...No idea why.
Sorry for derailing the thread
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Saw that too, I couldn't deal with the off center widget either. I mean seriously, wtf? Who wants that on their screen?
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the best app I have ever used for adjusting screen brightness and saving your battery would be LUX. It is in the Market for free but the paid options are far worth it.

Auto brightness from google store... i like that app... useful and great
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Lux is wonderful

I've been using Brightness Level by Curvefish for over 2 years. The widget is perfect.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.curvefish.widgets.brightnesslevel

McDastardly said:
I've been using Lux for awhile now and it's been working great.
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I agree. This is what I've been using for.months and love it! It allows you to set custom presets based on the current luxury, which you can use the default reader or even use the camera to detect. I use default, and set customs by long pressing the link button on the luxury widget.
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For the love of god, hiw do you set a decent wallpaper

I've never seen a dumber way of setting a friggin wallpaper in my life. They make you crop 75% of the picture out. I want something that is a once and done setting, not a stupid app that has to run in the background like I've seen other times.

berfles said:
... They make you crop 75% of the picture out...
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This obviously depends on the dimensions of the picture you feed it, and is not the fault of the device. If you want the sharpest image possible, edit your picture to 1920x1408 -- those are the dimensions ASUS is using itself on the stock wallpaper(s). I haven't tested the thickness of the launcher bar, but that shouldn't be too hard to figure out.
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.. not a stupid app that has to run in the background like I've seen other times...
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Oh, and err.... what's so bad about a small app running in the background anyway?

berfles said:
I've never seen a dumber way of setting a friggin wallpaper in my life. They make you crop 75% of the picture out. I want something that is a once and done setting, not a stupid app that has to run in the background like I've seen other times.
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When using Nova launcher, you have this option to use 'Nova crop' to set wallpapers. This allows you to set the entire picture instead of only a small part of it.
Ideal for those HD pictures (that due to the zoom wouldn't look HD otherwise)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808045

It has to do with the aspect ratio of 1920 x 1200 both in portrait/landscape modes. In order to accommodate both screen orientations with the wallpaper, it has to be cropped that way and you end up only getting the middle of the image really. So choosing a picture that is sort of zoomed out on the middle target gives the best results as a wallpaper.
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[APP][FIX][24/7/13]Smear Fix V1.4>>ALL SGS4 devices<<

What is the smearing issue?
Our lovely SGS4 Super AMOLED screens are the first kind to completely turn off pixels when true black is showing...
Previous generation AMOLED screens used on the SGS1,2 & 3 devices kept power to black pixels which could be seen in a very dark room as a faint glow on areas of screen showing black.
So we now have true black screens with switched off pixels which is a GOOD thing... Am I right?
Well in theory yes but you have probably noticed a fairly annoying flaw when this is put into practice. The pixels take time to turn back on so whenever a grey or dark object moves across the screen against a black background the image will "Smear" due to this pixel switch-on delay.
How does this app fix this?
It's very simple and not a true fix. The app creates a nearly transparent white overlay covering the screen. This will make blacks a very dark grey which you will find hard to notice but it is enough to prevent pixels from switching off since true black is eliminated.
Use the Smear Fix app to launch the overlay and the Kill Smear Fix app to remove it. Simple!
Quick Guide
#1 install the "Kill smear fix app first
#2 install the "Smear Fix V1.4 app
#3 When you launch the app there is NO ui interfaace. The app with create a nearly invisible overlay which will cover the entire screen.
#4 The app WILL auto start on boot UNLESS you have killed it previously using the Kill app.
#4 The Kill App will remove the overlay AND prevent the main app restating on reboot. The control file for this is "smearfix" stored at the root of your SD memory.
IMPORTANT: This app has just one known issue/bug/quirk which is the same you will find for ALL overlay/screen filter type apps so I can't fix it.
When the app is running you WILL NOT be able to install any apps manually. The install button just won't respond. You will have to use the kill app to undo the fix to remedy this.
ROOT NOT REQUIRED!!
Install the Kill App BEFORE you install the main overlay app
V1.2>>> Kill app now properly kills the main app and service.
V1.3>>> Fixed landscape overlay
V1.4>>> Made overlay 1080x1920 properly this time. USES LESS RESOURCES TO RUN!!
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DOWNLOAD: Smear Fix V1.4
http://db.tt/bWYdRIHq
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DOWNLOAD: Kill Smear Fix V1.2
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Nice work

Nice work.
The only 'small' disadvantage will be the battery life. I dont know to what extent it will reduce but it surely will since switching on of those black pixels will come into picture.
Anyway, great job, man
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Curious about battery life myself... Report you findings
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rlorange said:
Curious about battery life myself... Report you findings
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It's going to draw more not because of the screen but because you're adding an overlay layer on the whole screen which needs to get fully redrawn every single time anything happens on the screen.

The application works well. I only detect one problem, to rotate the screen coverage is maintaining the width of the screen in portrait and not suited to be in landscape.
I hope it will be useful to say.
Thank you very much.
Sorry for my bad English.
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Would it be possible to modify the app so that it applies a slight greenish gradient to the bottom 25% of the screen to offset the pink tint issue that some of us are having?

Didn't the smearing get fixed in MF8? I am on MF8 and its gone for me.
Thats also what this list says at sammobile.com.
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/06/06/new-software-update-rolling-out-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s4-brings-enhancements-and-stability-fixes/

DeeXii said:
Didn't the smearing get fixed in MF8? I am on MF8 and its gone for me.
Thats also what this list says at sammobile.com.
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/06/06/new-software-update-rolling-out-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s4-brings-enhancements-and-stability-fixes/
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Samsung cheated, they changed the UI so there will be know true black anywhere. This was the fix
In apps with true blacks (like STweaks) you can still see smearing.

noideaforusername said:
Samsung cheated, they changed the UI so there will be know true black anywhere. This was the fix
In apps with true blacks (like STweaks) you can still see smearing.
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Boooo (
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Kill app cant install. Install button dont work. International s4 mf8 rom.
Other app for fix is only one icon in drawer...
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Yea making a zip to use in recovery to remove fix would be better since overlay apps tend to break the manual install system.

mitky82 said:
Kill app cant install. Install button dont work. International s4 mf8 rom.
Other app for fix is only one icon in drawer...
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Yeah weird eh? I discovered this too. You must install the Kill App BEFORE you install the main app. I have NO idea why lol!
V1.2 on the way btw...
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Waiting for v1.2
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dwang said:
Would it be possible to modify the app so that it applies a slight greenish gradient to the bottom 25% of the screen to offset the pink tint issue that some of us are having?
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Oh yes, definitely want this feature!

Waiting for v1.2 too

Cool
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Application not oprning?
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Cool
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Application not oprning?
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It doesn't open it just creates an overly and the kill app removes it. You should notice a slight lightening of the screen and, of course the smear being fixed
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Is there an option to set this on boot?

It should start automatically on boot
Edit: V1.2 just posted...
And 1.3
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