I don't think it's been usable (auto-brightness) on any Android device I've owned. Typically, in a home setting, it simply sets the brightness to the lowest setting, which is way too dim. Why can't they implement a "customizable" auto-brightness so that it's actually usable???
Does anyone else have any better luck with Auto-brightness on Android devices??
Actually, I *do* have one Android device where it works properly - my HTC EVO V 4G.
Yes, I know there are apps in the Market but they always seems overly-complicated. I just want a simple brightness slider that can adjust the auto-brightness, like on iOS devices (was trying to avoid mentioning that, but it's the best way to describe what I'm looking for).
Anyone know of a way to customize the auto-brightness level without a 3rd party app?
Thanks for listening while I vent!
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In the case of the TF700 I found that switching on the Super IPS+ while in auto brightness mode makes it usable. I totally agree with your point, adjustable would be nice. The TF700 is the worst I've seen. Even in fairly brightly lit rooms mine turns the brightness all the way down.
The only device I have been able to leave autobrightness on is with the Galaxy Nexus. However, I am noticing constant adjustments in brightness on the Infinity, even with autobrightness turned off. Are you guys experiencing the same thing?
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The only device I have been able to leave autobrightness on is with the Galaxy Nexus. However, I am noticing constant adjustments in brightness on the Infinity, even with autobrightness turned off. Are you guys experiencing the same thing?
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Yeah, it's actually just the dynamic contrast adjusting the backlight levels depending on how much white is on the screen, etc... No way to avoid that yet...
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Just install Lux!
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Just install Lux!
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I have purchased Lux and it does work, but I just wish it were as simple as a single slider to adjust the auto-brightness - Lux is overly complicated (in my opinion).... I've actually found it easier to just adjust the brightness manually when needed instead of trying to get Lux to do what I want it to do...
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It's just one button and you don't even have to press it?
Seriously it is even more complicated to buy the app than to use it.
Puzzled...
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It's just one button and you don't even have to press it?
Seriously it is even more complicated to buy the app than to use it.
Puzzled...
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You must have better luck than I - I found myself having to constantly add new "levels" to make the brightness adjust properly for the current lighting - it was never as automatic as I had assumed it would be.... THen i had issues where certain apps wouldn't install anymore and had to enable a special option to let me install apps again, etc - again, just not as simple as I had hoped...
Maybe I'll give it another shot... Maybe it's better than it used to be...
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Maybe your sensor is faulty?
Sometimes I have a glitch too but it is as randomly as the I/O so I thought/think it is related.
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Maybe your sensor is faulty?
Sometimes I have a glitch too but it is as randomly as the I/O so I thought/think it is related.
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Man, my sensor must be on steroids. I'm going thru theze new threads and am wondering if I've got the same pad.. I went into my settings and changed to"auto" but still get good resolution contrast and readability. Sure, there is a small diff between the bedroom and the hammock, where I am right now wondering if I over did the 32 gig sdxd cards since i don't game. But really now, this is heaven and we want more???
Really nice day in S Jersey btw
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Man, my sensor must be on steroids. I'm going thru theze new threads and am wondering if I've got the same pad.. I went into my settings and changed to"auto" but still get good resolution contrast and readability. Sure, there is a small diff between the bedroom and the hammock, where I am right now wondering if I over did the 32 gig sdxd cards since i don't game. But really now, this is heaven and we want more???
Really nice day in S Jersey btw
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My auto-brightness works great in bright envs. But at home in normal lighting, it sets the brightness all the way down (my TF101 did the same thing so I highly doubt it's a bad light sensor). It's un-usable. Of course, I want more - let me adjust it!
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Lux and I bet there are other apps for this, has a debug mode that outputs what the sensor-api returns.
So get there or get such an app and try if the sensor readings are somewhat reasonable.
That method showed me my sensor has also a little problems with darker surroundings.
Sometimes it will get stuck at a low leven like 4 lux and not go down all the way to zero.
I know this is an old thread, but in case someone still wants to see this implemented (as I do) please star this request https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=56581 :good:
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Just received my tf700t and updated to the new firmware. I noticed that when switching from any screen back to home screen and even throughout watching movies on my tablet, the screen brightness constantly adjusts even with automatic brightness turned off. Its pretty annoying esp. while watching movies. Is there a solution to this problem?
Can't say I have noticed that, and I've used it both with automatic brightness on and off. Maybe try a factory reset?
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I noticed the same thing - I believe it's the LED backlight adjusting when you go from bright-to-dim and dim-to-bright screens. It is annoying though. I'm assuming that I'll just get used to it (I just got my TF700 yesterday)...
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So your saying that taking off the auto and setting it to the brightest setting and it still adjusts by itself.
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So your saying that taking off the auto and setting it to the brightest setting and it still adjusts by itself.
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Yes, I have noticed it as well. Doesn't bother me, though -- I'd rather have the system tweak itself for brightness than just picking a brightness off-hand and sticking to it.
I've previously owned the tf101 and never had anything like this happen. I use my tf700t at about 30-40% ips, and it constantly adjusts. I haven't tried it at full brightness, but it still is weird that it would keep adjusting even throughout watching movies. It almost like 3 or 4 subtle brightness changes when going from say the apps screen back to the home menu (on default wallpaper). I went through all my settings and googled it without success, so I'm figuring that people either don't notice or just aren't bothered by it. It's driving me crazy though
I noticed this...and thought I was going crazy. Thanks for confirming it's not just me and yes it drives me nuts. Hopefully there comes out a way to stop it.
Auto brightness was way too dim for me. So I've disabled it and set the brightness myself.
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Auto brightness was way too dim for me. So I've disabled it and set the brightness myself.
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What I'm talking about has nothing to do with auto brightness. When it's turned off, there seems to be some type of secondary auto brightness that you have no control over because it constantly adjusts when switching through certain apps/screens and playing movies. Look closely at the screen and you should see it. I'm glad I'm not alone as a few others have confirmed this discovery as well. I don't understand the point in setting your own brightness when the tablet will still adjust itself with auto shut off. I hope a fix of some sort will come soon.
I have not noticed any change in brightness levels with auto brightness turned off.
It reminds me a bit of the brightness/contrast adaptation my SGS2 does -- only there it can be toggled under the display settings, whereas on the TF700 you're just stuck with it.
I don't think that the screen is actually changing brightness - just that the backlight is adjusting as needed depending on how much bright/dim colors are on the screen...
What's strange is that if I enable auto-brightness (which works great in the bright office), that effect seems to go away... Very strange...
I'm assuming that it's a battery-saving thing, but I'm really not sure...
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I actually watched this happen (without auto brightness on) without transitioning to a new screen while scrolling past a dark image on a light forum thread. I think it's a tegra 3 thing. I know I read about t3 dynamically adjusting the backlight during video playback and saving more energy in the process than the t3 soc itself consumes during playback.
I've been using mine on power save mode so far. I'm betting the brightness changes would be more fluid and less noticeable at higher speeds.
Read your user manuals. It discusses the feature in its entirety.:good:
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I actually watched this happen (without auto brightness on) without transitioning to a new screen while scrolling past a dark image on a light forum thread. I think it's a tegra 3 thing. I know I read about t3 dynamically adjusting the backlight during video playback and saving more energy in the process than the t3 soc itself consumes during playback.
I've been using mine on power save mode so far. I'm betting the brightness changes would be more fluid and less noticeable at higher speeds.
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So that's probably your answer,
You running on maximum power saving mode. What you expect?
You asking tablet to save all power it can, and that's exactly what's it's doing.
Of course there's a chance of defect, hardware it software. But that could only be tested on a group of other tablets using same settings, to try to recreate what you describing.
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So that's probably your answer,
You running on maximum power saving mode. What you expect?
You asking tablet to save all power it can, and that's exactly what's it's doing.
Of course there's a chance of defect, hardware it software. But that could only be tested on a group of other tablets using same settings, to try to recreate what you describing.
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I'm not at all clear what made you think I was looking for an answer.
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I'm not at all clear what made you think I was looking for an answer.
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I was simply commenting, like all do on public forums.
Guess I was mistaken, you were just complaining how bad another android tablet.
Just go buy yourself an iPad already!
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I've noticed the same, as well as a few other users, we actually had a (sub)thread about this a few days ago here.
This is in fact very similar (or equal) to dynamic contrast we all know from LCD screens. Unfortunately I do not know the solution, but setting the brightness to as low as I need in any given lighting conditions helps.
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I was simply commenting, like all do on public forums.
Guess I was mistaken, you were just complaining how bad another android tablet.
Just go buy yourself an iPad already!
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You were mistaken in thinking there was any complaint at all in that post.
Hi guys,
So I just got my forth Infinity Everything seems to be OK this time so I can finally play with it There is one thing I didn't notice in the last three tabs, but it is because I have never used it in dark conditions so far. Anyway I just noticed that if my brigthness is set to 10-30% (no auto mode) and if I run some application with dark background (like Gallery, YouTube or some screens of Google Play) it is visible (but you need to pay attention) that screen gets dimmed a little and if I return to homescreen it is noticable that screen get's brighter after some time. I think it won''t be visible, but there is some little lag of adjusting the brightness. If I reduce the brightness maximally to the left it is not visible, also if I move it to >80% it is also not visible. If I run app with white background (like GMail or Internet) there is no such issue. Is it normal ? It is not big issue, but I'm praying I don't have to send it for replacement once again I checked it both on normal and balanced mode while running on battery. I have to check if there is difference if I'm plugged into AC power, but I don't have such issue on my HTC Sensation.
Sounds like the same issue I'm experiencing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846064
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Sounds like the same issue I'm experiencing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846064
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Hi CeeJayII,
Yes, your issue seems to be related, but is not the same. You wrote:
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... for instance if browsing at 100% in only seems to drop to 85% when watching video. Is this normal? I've noticed the most difference when the brightness is set at 0%. I'll watch netflix then press the home button, the screen stays at video brightness (darker) for a second then restores back to the original setting.
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In my case I can't tell how much it has dropped, because looking at the brigthness level in statusbar it seems to be the same, but it is still visible that the brightness has been reduced/increased. In my case it is definitely not reduced/increased by 15%, I would say it is something like 2-5%. Besides that in my case everything is OK if my brightess level is 0% or more than 80%. But in your case it seems to be similar, because you are watching netflix (dark background) and when you go to homescreen the brightness is restored. Maybe it is some power-saving method to prolonge our battery lifes ? Anyone else can confirm the issue ?
Well I may have overstated, when brightness is at zero there is quite a drop. The higher the brightness, the less noticeable it is. It doesn't change on the brightness slider for me either, just seems to dim a little. I think it is the same issue. I'm guessing it is normal.
OK, so it seems to be the same issue. Let's wait for other user to reply if they observe the same thing.
This sounds like the SmartDimmer (which is different than auto-brightness - it's kinda like dynamic contrast). You can disable it if you are rooted.
See number 5 in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28427614
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Hi jtrosky, it is definitely this issue ! Thanks for putting it here ! I will root my Infinity in few minutes just to get rid of it
Do some SEARCHING BEFORE POSTING.
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Do some SEARCHING BEFORE POSTING.
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Believe me - I did thorough search on xda and transformerforums and didn't find this thread. Sometimes it is not that easy to find what you are looking for
Ok, you have jtrosky to thank then. Google search with "xda" added to the query normally works better than the internal one here.
BTW, greetings from Warsaw, misiek.
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What's really strange is that I just picked up a Nexus 7 and the "SmartDimmer" is barely even noticeable on the Nexus 7, which is where that tweak originally came from (over in the Nexus 7 forums)!?
The issue is *way* more noticeable on the TF700 (I probably would have never even noticed the issue on the Nexus 7) - almost like there is some sort of bug in the TF700 firmware as it relates to the SmartDimmer. It drove me *crazy* on the TF700...
Anyway, it's well worth rooting to get rid of the constant flickering!
EDIT: By the way, the search function in the Tapatalk app is next to useless... Unless someone knows something that I don't - for example, is it even possible to limit the search to a particular forum/subforum in tapatalk?
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That's strange, as they're both IPS and manufactured by ASUS (the Infinity with some added brightness if used), it'd be nice to compare the config files you mentioned in your posts on both devices, along with smartdimmer settings in the plaintext files.
Just a thought, but as there are more pixels on the Infinity - is it actually faster on the N7?
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Hi,
so the automatic adjustements are overall slightly too dark. I consider myself as a person with eagle eyes but i have to manually adjust brightness in almost every situation.
I have the device for 2 months now and it has gotten really really really really annoying this week.
Is there any custom solution for this?
Auto brightness seems one of the buggy features of this tab.
For myself I just opted to disable.
I just found "LUX AUTO BRIGHTNESS" in the store. Works perfectly.
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I just found "LUX AUTO BRIGHTNESS" in the store. Works perfectly.
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Was gonna suggest that. I've been using it since i got transformer prime
Saves battery, but . . .
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I just found "LUX AUTO BRIGHTNESS" in the store. Works perfectly.
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I disable auto feature on my phone and Transformer.
Max brightness seems to be fine 4me no matter what the environmental condition.
Battery may suffer but the fab engineering two batts so dock always charging the pad gives the added buffer compensation.
FYI - if rooted, you can actually "tune" the auto-brightness to your liking! Just edit the values in /system/etc/config/brightness/brightness_config_04.xml.
There are separate values for IPS and IPS+ as well - there are even min/max values for manual brightness as well...
I now leave my auto-brightness setting on at all times and it works perfectly and is tuned to my tastes without needing any third-party apps - it works *really* well...
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I think i might have a possible reasons for the non-buttery smoothness some people have been experience with the tf700. Now most of the time i have my tab connected to the dock for typing in class, emails etc... but today i left my dock at home for the first time. Throughout the day i noticed that my tab was flying! Seriously the browser, going through the file manager, opening and closing apps. Nearly as fast as my GS3. I though asus might have sent an update or something without me knowing because this was a completely different tablet.
Once i got home i had to type up a report and needed the dock. I noticed that immediately after connecting it....the tab was not as fast. Now note that i have another sd card in the dock. What i began to notice was that once the the tab was connected, the combination of readying the the sd card in the dock for use combined with the change in the keyboard slowed down the responsiveness of the tablet immensely. Everything took an extra 1/2 millisecond. Now it wasn't "slow" but definitely "slower" than when it was not connect to the dock with the SD card.
So my questions to those that aren't as satisfied with the JB update:
1.Do you have a dock and is it always connected to the tab?
2.Do you have a micro or regular SD card within the dock?
3. Is the slowness/non-buttery smoothness you experience occur when you are connected to the dock with the above two criteria?
For those that are satisfied i want you to answer the same questions.
I honestly believe it is because of the dock/extra sd card configuration that some of us are experiencing the lag that we do. If my theory is correct, then hopefully asus can get this fixed with a software update.
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an extra HALF MILLISECOND?!?! omg so slooooooowwww.
seriously though, maybe you mean an extra half second? i was using my tablet without the doc last night and i didn't think it was any faster. i'll do a little testing both ways and see if i notice any difference.
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an extra HALF MILLISECOND?!?! omg so slooooooowwww.
seriously though, maybe you mean an extra half second? i was using my tablet without the doc last night and i didn't think it was any faster. i'll do a little testing both ways and see if i notice any difference.
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haha i was exaggerating. I just meant that its marginally slower than when dock. Yea do a test let us know if you too see a difference. Even if you dont consider it to be "slow" when docked, if it hangs slightly longer then when undocked, let us know. Also report if the SD card is inserted or not. Thanks!
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My experience is It slows up abit at wake up then it goes back to normal after it reads both cards. Just gotta wait a bit. This is at balanced mode.
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Sound theory IMO - I'm a squeaky wheel and I'm always using the dock - after reading this I'll avoid it for a few days and post results.
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Sound theory IMO - I'm a squeaky wheel and I'm always using the dock - after reading this I'll avoid it for a few days and post results.
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Awesome looking forward to your report along with everyone elses!
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I had a play around, and I couldn't see a difference between docked or separated. Random question though...what background are you using? Do you store your background on the SD card in your dock?
I only ask because I was the same as you...disappointed in the performance after upgrading to JB. I am not sure if it is because of what I was expecting from my other devices (Nexus 7 and GN). Either way, it wasn't quite smooth enough.
It wasn't until I went hunting until I found my own answer...completely disabling my wallpaper. Just a standard static wallpaper...it wasn't a live wallpaper or anything. That is when my TF700T became as smooth as my other two devices. Love it now...but miss my wallpaper
I use Apex Launcher and disable it in there...any kind of wallpaper results in jitter at the home screen...and switching windows. Especially bringing up the notification menu. So I would ask you to check that one for me if you can...
As far as the other people in here...I am not sure that anyone else cares about the fluidity of the interface. My original thread didn't seem to get much attention...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/private.php?do=showpm&pmid=8821186
Let me know your results!
Same findings re. the wallpaper
Ive been using Asus Day scene live wallpaper and love it but changed to the stock asus static wallpaper and Nova is at least 2x faster
No Noticeable difference for me between using the Tab with or without the dock!
For what it's worth, my TF700 is almost always docked and this thing flies! I am using stock launcher with a static background. When I do un-dock it, I haven't noticed any performance difference. I am not using an SD card in the dock, if that means anything (but I do use a MicroSD card in the tablet itself).
I'm interested in seeing some more responses to this thread. Like I said, I have absolutely *zero* performance issues with Jelly Bean and with Browser2RAM (and the "Enable CPU Upload path" option enabled), the stock browser is insanely fast and an absolute joy to use.
I think it's also worth mentioning what launcher you use when responding - I've found that the stock launcher performs the best and is the most stable.
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I don't think its the dock. I think it's the touchpad. It's very unresponsive, particularly when scrolling and gives the impression that the tablet is sluggish.
Try this experiment - instead of using the touchpad, perform all your normal tasks by using the screen instead. After a few minutes you'll realize that its plenty fast. Or try using a good USB mouse. Scrolling in the web browser is effortless with a mouse but feels like your stuck in the mud with the touchpad.
I have a high end ASUS gaming laptop and I have the same problem - the touchpad is really really bad. This just seems to be another thing that ASUS can't quite seem to get right.
have had my Transformer Infinity since September (or October?) of last year. besides the usual I/O problems (which i am putting up with until i can't, and then buying the Nexus 10 or whatever will be the new hotness at the time) despite running CleanROM and Browser2Ram, i've noticed that the screen seems to be losing brightness.
anyone else?
never had to use the IPS mode up until the last few weeks, but now i'm using it a lot more to watch videos and to browse.
possible the screen really IS losing brightness? or maybe, you know, i have early onset macular degeneration?
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have had my Transformer Infinity since September (or October?) of last year.
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possible the screen really IS losing brightness?
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Maybe it's just your environment that got brighter. Winter is over...
You don't happen to have set auto brightness to on?
It's most likely the environmentgetting brighter, i've noticed the same thing on my sgs3.
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