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[Q] minimum brightness

So I just got my Asus transformer and I'm all happy with it. there's one tiny little thing though: It's too bright for me at minimum brightness.
I know people have been complaining about the thing actually being too dark - but at low light it is just too bright for my eyes.
So, is there maybe a work around to lower the brightness even a bit more?
any help is highly appreciated.
thank you for your time,
tantin

Get an app called "Lux (Beta)" from the Market. It allows you to set the brightness below minimum (among other things)!
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or, manually adjust the brightness settings under:
Settings --> Screen ---> Brightness

He said that he already reduced it to the minimum in settings and it's still too bright. That't why I recommended Lux, since it allows the screen to get dimmer than Settings will allow...
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I use the "screen filter" app from the market for that, works great
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thank for two simple, good solutions.

Tantin said:
So I just got my Asus transformer and I'm all happy with it. there's one tiny little thing though: It's too bright for me at minimum brightness.
I know people have been complaining about the thing actually being too dark - but at low light it is just too bright for my eyes.
So, is there maybe a work around to lower the brightness even a bit more?
any help is highly appreciated.
thank you for your time,
tantin
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Have tried screen filter and until recently was the only option that did anything to lower brightness sort of in honeycomb. I was not crazy about it because rather than darkening the screen to lower brightness it seems to overlay a darker transparent screen so while darker contrast etc seemed to be affected.
As for the other app mentioned here. It is beta and costs money and nothing in market description says it goes lower brightness than stock settings.
That said I just discovered a free app in market that not only can lower brightness all the way down to 0, but allows adjusting brightness contrast as well as red blue and green. It works great!
it is called screen adjust. Even has widget so you can preset a dark setting if you like and one press enables it.

I also have mine set to the minimal brightness & was lookin for a way lower it to. This in hopes of squeeking out a little mord battery life.

jadesse said:
I also have mine set to the minimal brightness & was lookin for a way lower it to. This in hopes of squeeking out a little mord battery life.
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Get Lux from the Market - it costs $.99, but it works great. Can go below minimum brightness with Lux as well.
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jtrosky said:
Get Lux from the Market - it costs $.99, but it works great. Can go below minimum brightness with Lux as well.
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The free version seems not to do that. Just a soft dim. Maybe full does?

Try touch blocker beta. It is free and also allows you to set up dead spots (unresponsive areas to touch) for carrying or reading without F'ing up the screen.

Very aggressive auto brightness

I have the brightness turned almost all the way down then I turn it on auto. Is this the correct way to set it? It seems very bright even set so low.

brianfields33 said:
I have the brightness turned almost all the way down then I turn it on auto. Is this the correct way to set it? It seems very bright even set so low.
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It definitely is too bright, i agree. I'm just putting together a nice setup for the Lux app, and hope that Google will make it a little less aggressive and therefor more battery-friendly

I noticed this as well. I just turned it down and left it (no auto).

Luxferro said:
I noticed this as well. I just turned it down and left it (no auto).
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I thought about doing this, but then it will be hard to see in bright sunlight.

brittonberkan said:
It definitely is too bright, i agree. I'm just putting together a nice setup for the Lux app, and hope that Google will make it a little less aggressive and therefor more battery-friendly
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I've never used Lux. Could you share the profile if possible when it's complete?

brianfields33 said:
I've never used Lux. Could you share the profile if possible when it's complete?
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Sure thing, check back a little later please man, what were the folks at google thinking when they made these settings...
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Agree the screen is way too bright out of the box. Interested in your lux config as well
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garrisj said:
Agree the screen is way too bright out of the box. Interested in your lux config as well
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I'll have it done in a few hours. The dark values are fine but i need to wait for daylight
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brittonberkan said:
Sure thing, check back a little later please man, what were the folks at google thinking when they made these settings...
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They were outside in California during the summer in the day and in an overly bright and cheerful Google headquarters during the night. They forget not everywhere has retina burning light levels

I've noticed that iOS, Touchwiz and a few other vendor Android skins implement a sliding-scale auto-brightness: You can enable auto, but also slide the overall average brightness up and down. This is a simple solution for varying comfort levels: Brightness fiends can tune the auto higher and those with sensitive eyes can tune it lower. I am surprised stock Android has yet to implement this.

I found auto brightness to be a bit erratic. I'm sticking with manual brightness.
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Here are my lux settings. At very bright areas you might have to add a few steps but it works well for me in darker, dimmer areas
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7IQuH022o2GSTAyWGtWTnhmaEU/edit?usp=docslist_api
I'm using dynamic mode
Edit: Sorry it apparently wasn't publicly available, but it is now

Have any of you had your brightness fluctuate from higher to lower? I don't remember the n4 doing that only. I thought android only went from low to high.

I actually want the opposite. I set my brightness all the way high in manual but I hate that automatic dimming. Can I get that fix? All I want is to work like my HTC One where I set the brightness all the way high and never saw the screen dim itself automatically. Please help

jbecerril said:
I actually want the opposite. I set my brightness all the way high in manual but I hate that automatic dimming. Can I get that fix? All I want is to work like my HTC One where I set the brightness all the way high and never saw the screen dim itself automatically. Please help
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So yours is dimming itself as well correct? Pheww.. I'm not crazy

digitalsmoke said:
So yours is dimming itself as well correct? Pheww.. I'm not crazy
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Yeah, and i hate that. I am not battery crazy like some other users, all i want is a bright screen regardless what time of the day it is. 100% brightness all the time. Can Auto brightness be turned off? Otherwise, and I hate to say it, but will going back to the One until this gets fixed.

auto brightness is terrible
the screen become yellow and green look while the brightness is low
only 100% can present the true white color
compare with htc one, i think one is better performance
anyone get the yellow tint problem?

brittonberkan said:
It definitely is too bright, i agree. I'm just putting together a nice setup for the Lux app, and hope that Google will make it a little less aggressive and therefor more battery-friendly
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+1 for Lux. I had the battery-guzzling HTC Amaze ("you'll be AMAZED how fast your phone dies!" ). Lux would almost double my battery life when I programmed it with ultra-conservative (but still usable) settings.
If Google will update the auto brightness calibration everyone will start seeing much better battery life.
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riprowan said:
+1 for Lux. I had the battery-guzzling HTC Amaze ("you'll be AMAZED how fast your phone dies!" ). Lux would almost double my battery life when I programmed it with ultra-conservative (but still usable) settings.
If Google will update the auto brightness calibration everyone will start seeing much better battery life.
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Which Lux app do i need from the Play Store? There are many of them...

CitizenX said:
Which Lux app do i need from the Play Store? There are many of them...
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I use this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vito.lux
The trick is in setting up the profiles by hand, the automatic profile settings can be wonky.
Take some light measurements in dimmes light and establish the lowest level you can accept the screen. On an N5 this is probably all the way min. (At first you may find that it's pretty dim but Realize that you'll get used to this and later wonder why you liked the screen so bright.)
Then go into bright light and find the min level that you can accept. This might be all the way bright (on my Amaze, all the way bright was unnecessarily bright EVEN IN SUNLIGHT).
Then take a reading in a normal room and find the min acceptable brightness. This may still be all the way min.
You may want to sample a point or two in other light levels, usually 3-5 samples is enough if you suss out the power curve correctly.
Everyone loves iPhone battery life... ever notice how conservative an iPhone's auto brightness setting is? I'll go out on a limb and guess that, if the N5 is as aggressively bright in auto mode as everyone says (don't have mine yet), there's the possibility of getting an entire extra hour of SOT just by switching instead to very conservative auto-brightness settings.
Also if the min brightness is still pretty darn bright, there's a really good chance an update can knock that brightness down and stretch the battery even further.

[Bounty] Disable screen brightness throttling (£10)

I want to start a bounty (if there is even any interest for this?) to disable the screen brightness throttling.
Now of course I understand people say "oh it will damage your phone" but you know what, so will overclocking your processor and graphics etc.
My problem is that whilst not even doing intensive tasks, my screens maximum brightness lowers, apparently due to temperature throttles. It is really frustrating because sometimes the phone does not even feel hot, and I'm not even using the phone intensively.
Even if there is no interest in this, I'd happily pay someone to increase the temperature throttle for brightness reduction.
Many Thanks

danieljamie said:
I want to start a bounty (if there is even any interest for this?) to disable the screen brightness throttling.
Now of course I understand people say "oh it will damage your phone" but you know what, so will overclocking your processor and graphics etc.
My problem is that whilst not even doing intensive tasks, my screens maximum brightness lowers, apparently due to temperature throttles. It is really frustrating because sometimes the phone does not even feel hot, and I'm not even using the phone intensively.
Even if there is no interest in this, I'd happily pay someone to increase the temperature throttle for brightness reduction.
Many Thanks
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Maybe you have it set for automatic. I have have my auto setting turned off and set to full brightness. It has never changed or become dimmer and I play a rather demanding game for an hour or more at a time.

Solarenemy68 said:
Maybe you have it set for automatic. I have have my auto setting turned off and set to full brightness. It has never changed or become dimmer and I play a rather demanding game for an hour or more at a time.
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I definitely have auto brightness off. It's a known fact it thermal throttles the brightness. Perhaps you live in Antarctica?
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Mine never changes either and I live in illinois.
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drakeymcmb said:
Mine never changes either and I live in illinois.
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It happens on the Snapdragon model 9005 when auto brightness is off, brightness is set to max and under heavy load. Even worse if you are charging the device at the same time.
There are other threads confirming brightness throttle.
Hell, I even got a message in brightness settings to say it.
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yes, brightness (and CPU) throttling on ALL N9005 devices is fact, although some perform better (later throttling) and some not, which maybe has something to do with CPU-binning (search for that, the higher the number the lesser the voltage, less voltage means less leaking current > lower temp under load) i'm sure this is kernel related, so theoretically it should be no problem to disable it with a custom kernel!
due to "display problems" i switched through 6 devices, 2 of them were noticeable better in regards of throttling... as always with consumer devices: it's a bit "luck of the draw" which device you get...

I have to agree with the others, I have never seen that message in normal use. The only time I ever experienced that message was when my phone was in a car holder on the windscreen and it was 34 Celsius outside on holiday. For example, I could play a game in my home (in the UK where it is currently much cooler) on full brightness and never have any noticeable problem with brightness throttling.
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The throttle will only activate if you have the screen brightness at 100%, a quick workaround would be to set the screen brightness to 99%.

npras42 said:
I have to agree with the others, I have never seen that message in normal use. The only time I ever experienced that message was when my phone was in a car holder on the windscreen and it was 34 Celsius outside on holiday. For example, I could play a game in my home (in the UK where it is currently much cooler) on full brightness and never have any noticeable problem with brightness throttling.
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I am in the UK...
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The throttle will only activate if you have the screen brightness at 100%, a quick workaround would be to set the screen brightness to 99%.
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Nope. Even at low brightnesses I get the throttle flicker.
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In which case it sounds like there is something wrong with your phone. Maybe hardware fault?
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npras42 said:
In which case it sounds like there is something wrong with your phone. Maybe hardware fault?
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Please, plug in your phone, play a game for an hour at full brightness and tell me what happens.
Not ten mins. An hour gaming. The message is there in brightness settings. This is not a fault, Samsung created this!
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danieljamie said:
I definitely have auto brightness off. It's a known fact it thermal throttles the brightness. Perhaps you live in Antarctica?
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Well I guess the issue her is that mine is not a 9005, but a 900A.
So that might have some bearing as I run mine at 100% brightness all the time and at nigh as I am going to bed i play Valkyrie Crusade on the charger and have never seen any flicker or dimming in video brightness.

I just this weekend played NFS: Most Wanted for more than three hours straight with at least 2 hours on the charger and all at full brightness and never saw this. I am sure because I usually use auto brightness but don't like it shifting brightness whilst playing a game and changed it back as soon as I was done. The thermostat in my flat is usually set at 23.
Also like I said, its not like I have never seen the message, just in vastly more strenuous situations than you are describing which again makes me think you have a hardware fault making this problem occur more frequently.
Let's see if someone else can replicate your problem in similar circumstances to see if it is a more widespread issue.
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npras42 said:
I just this weekend played NFS: Most Wanted for more than three hours straight with at least 2 hours on the charger and all at full brightness and never saw this. I am sure because I usually use auto brightness but don't like it shifting brightness whilst playing a game and changed it back as soon as I was done. The thermostat in my flat is usually set at 23.
Also like I said, its not like I have never seen the message, just in vastly more strenuous situations than you are describing which again makes me think you have a hardware fault making this problem occur more frequently.
Let's see if someone else can replicate your problem in similar circumstances to see if it is a more widespread issue.
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I was using a LG optimus G pro before this one, in my opinion the bright is poor in this phone vs for example S4 or LG. So , will be very interesting get a solution meaby by kernel or similar to get more bright. I offert another 10$ if anyone can developed any thing in this direction.. thanks in advance

danieljamie said:
I want to start a bounty (if there is even any interest for this?) to disable the screen brightness throttling.
Now of course I understand people say "oh it will damage your phone" but you know what, so will overclocking your processor and graphics etc.
My problem is that whilst not even doing intensive tasks, my screens maximum brightness lowers, apparently due to temperature throttles. It is really frustrating because sometimes the phone does not even feel hot, and I'm not even using the phone intensively.
Even if there is no interest in this, I'd happily pay someone to increase the temperature throttle for brightness reduction.
Many Thanks
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Buy the n900 (exynos).. it doesen't have that issue

I've read many threads about this issue and I guess that it persists only on SM-N9005 Snapdragon devices. I live in Greece and in summer when temperatures are really high, the thermal throttling issue becomes really annoying especially when gaming, because thermal throttling affects screen brightness, CPU clocks and GPU clocks too! For those who don't believe this, here's a screenshot of my N9005 when overheated.

maybe this...?
I'm in the US, with a rooted N3, 900t. stock kernal and ROM, and have also experienced the brightness flicker/throttle.
I've noticed it under varying circumstances, but yes, most frequently when plugged in and surfing web.
I have Xposed framework installed, with a CPU temp display module. Based on what I've noiticed, the dim happens around 146-150 degrees farenheit. Most games, however, will not allow the dim to occur.
There is also another Xposed module I have been using with mixed results called DVS disabler. It will randomly keep the screen from dimming at temps as high as 167 degrees farenheit! (at that temp, i can feel the heat coming off the screen at almost an inch away)
Side-thought::: I have a 'tempered glass' screen protector on that may/may not be affecting the whole temperature thing. not certain.

I get this issue too... Sometimes not even doing anything that intensive... Hopefully it's a simple kernel tweak.
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My phone has been doing this as well since day.

Try with this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.pruss.superdim

brightness and app power saving question

First, does anyone know a way to limit the maximum brightness? I hate going over 50 percent or so, it kills my battery. I want to keep it on auto without letting it go too high. I know there are brightness apps, but wonder if anyone would recommend one...
Also, these last two are reposted but I had no response on another section so, how exactly does app power saving mode work when set to "always" vs 3 days? Does it deep hibernate it and how soon?
Finally, which screen mode is best for battery life? Adaptive, amoled cinema, amoled photo, or basic?
Thanks

Adaptive is the best.
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If you use auto-brightness, you can still manually adjust the screen brightness. And it will learn from your adjustments. So if you keep lowering it manually, over time the "max" brightness will be less than 100%.
I don't think it will limit it to 50%, though.
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Always On Display

Is there anyway to increase the brightness to the always on display? Seems like it should be a little brighter?
Thanks, Vinny
Seems to get brighter as the brightness in room increases. I just didn't give it enough time to work.
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vinnyjr said:
Is there anyway to increase the brightness to the always on display? Seems like it should be a little brighter?
Thanks, Vinny
Seems to get brighter as the brightness in room increases. I just didn't give it enough time to work.
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Hi mate
But that sounds about right , the brighter the room the brighter the display has to be in order to see it better ( when in auto mode) , disable the auto brightness under display and set it manually to a high value .... ... see if it helps

i'm using superman rom v1.8, the always on display doesnt seem to change position but i heard that it only changes 1 pixel per minute,
my question is how do we know if its postion changed or not?