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I dont knw if its possible

Hi
I am having the HTC P3470 ..
I had been to a nearby mall the other day and was as having a look at some of the new line up from HTC phones.
I was really impressed with the new beauties but i was wondering if i could had one feature of these new phones (dont knw how to explain)on our phones particularly old ones.
Generally when my pharos is on the stand by mode and I press the power button the screen will not show fully immediately the first ,the screen kind of blinks(then to display the wallpaper) and then its fully functional.Although it not takes more than a sec but i was really impressed the way it is in the new gen of HTC phones ..it is really smooth like we have in the NOkia phones..first the back light starts a bit dim than will fully display the menu
I dont knw if it is possible to have such smooth transitions when I push the Power button on my phone or for that matter any older phones.

crest_delta said:
Hi
I am having the HTC P3470 ..
I had been to a nearby mall the other day and was as having a look at some of the new line up from HTC phones.
I was really impressed with the new beauties but i was wondering if i could had one feature of these new phones (dont knw how to explain)on our phones particularly old ones.
Generally when my pharos is on the stand by mode and I press the power button the screen will not show fully immediately the first ,the screen kind of blinks(then to display the wallpaper) and then its fully functional.Although it not takes more than a sec but i was really impressed the way it is in the new gen of HTC phones ..it is really smooth like we have in the NOkia phones..first the back light starts a bit dim than will fully display the menu
I dont knw if it is possible to have such smooth transitions when I push the Power button on my phone or for that matter any older phones.
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Hi,
Guess that depends largely on the drivers that are builtin. and on what kind of screen you have.
Dirk

dirlan2001 said:
Hi,
Guess that depends largely on the drivers that are builtin. and on what kind of screen you have.
Dirk
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Humm...I am sure that these drivers cannot be replaced right
or there is any other option

[REQ] Possible port for NOLED

Hey guys, a friend of mine has this ap, NoLED for his galaxy and its friggin awesome, and I tried it on my incredible just to see if it worked (didnt see anything about phone support) but my phone started spazzing and rebooting.
wondering if anyone else can get it running or if a possible port might happen?
heres the guys home page
http://www.devasque.com/noled/index.php

This is an awesome idea. Would really like to see if this can b ported to the inc. Since the inc has a shabby led as is, turning the screen into a led notification would b a +1. Hopefully some of the devs can respond on this.

I would not agree. For several reasons. I had two of the GS phones, vibrant and epic. The vibrant has no led so they created that app.
For one... it caused several problems. And didn't help the meager battery life. Although development perhaps continued along after I uninstalled.
Two... even on AMOLED it uses alot of battery to constantly keep that light on. Okay well on AMOLEDs, black pixels use no power. Each pixel is self powered. so theoretically only that tiny led dot is using power. I just remembered the Dinc's use AMOLEDS, so that is not necc an issue, except for the SLCDs which are backlit. In any case ask Nexus owners how much battery one led can use.
Overall, I changed my mind... it's xda, the theory here tends to be if you can do it, you should. So hey go for it. Just remember my review. It's useful to a point although I always wished you could swap the red led for pictures or whatever else you want, but it does drain your battery and can be confusing in use.

i use it all the time without issues, but it kills battery life. 100% wake time blows.

I have been using it for a while as well, works great but battery life sucks.

[Q] Adjusting brightness

Hi all,
Is there any way to reduce screen brightness even lower than what we could do with built-in settings? Thanks.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk

Wear sunglasses?
I'd love to know too. The screen is just a touch too bright in bed at night

jimbob1971 said:
Wear sunglasses?
I'd love to know too. The screen is just a touch too bright in bed at night
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I'd like to know this too, I have it at the lowest setting usually and it's still a little bright, I don't even need to turn it up outdoors.

On my modded galaxy s, the darky rom come with an app called "screen filter", it enable you to get your screen WAY dimmer, may be worth a look for in honeycomb, nice for froyo/gingerbread, you even have it in the task menu... my 0.02cents

I noticed that i always have to set it to the max cause it cut down on the glaze. This screen is like a mirror during the day.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731032
try that app (requires root)

AdjBrightness doesn't work. I'm running Modaco ROM HR3, which means it's rooted, but AdjBrightness keeps saying it requires root. Thanks anyway.
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Try "Brightness level" by curvefish. I can't guarantee it will work but it works on my g tablet?
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I don't think any apps can make it dimmer, without rooting and system access. Brightness level widget doesnt make it any dimmer (it reports the brightness level as 8%, when the system brightness bar is all the way to the left, and when set to 0% in BLW the screen doesnt change).

One of the first things that I look for before buying any device is can the screen be set to a low enough brightness. Manufactures often overlook this in their quest to make screens as bright as possible, and in one case I ended up taping a piece of plastic over the screen of an Acer netbook as a filter to get the brightness down low enough to use in a dim room. In the case of the Transformer, I could not try before I bought, but the screen does go down pretty dim.

+1 for Screen Filter. I don't have a TF yet so I haven't tried it but it works great on my SGS and doesn't require root. I suspect it may not work as well on an LCD as on my SAMOLED screen on my phone since it doesn't actually reduce the backlight, but it's still worth a try.

Thanks, screen filter works!

Enable Screen Always on When Plugged

Is there a way to enable the screen to always be on when plugged in? I would like the screen on always in the car, and don't want to use a car launcher. I have a generic dock and would like to keep it. I know the Moto phones have a "Stay awake" option in the Developer's Options section, but I don't see something similar in the GS3's.

That option is present in CM10, but I don't recall seeing it on the stock software in the short time that I ran it. Might be worth noting that the screens on these phones do seem to have a quite finite lifespan, so leaving it on for extended periods is likely to cause image persistence on any portions of the screen that have a static image displayed.

I use this app called Custom Auto Brightness that lets you adjust how the auto brightness works. I just happened to see that that app has an option to keep the screen on while charging. Maybe that will help

The software you are looking for is called caffeine. Free on the application store.
Sent from my big red Samsung Galaxy S3 using XDA Premium.

You could also check out Llama. It does quite a bit more than just keep the backlight on so it may be overkill, but it's one of my favorite apps on my phone, and it is possible to set it up so that whenever it is plugged in the backlight is set to always on.

extended controls + tasker
Extended controls has a toggle for screen always on
Tasker will allow you to set when plug in to toggle

Thanks for the responses, folks. I was able to set it to "Never Sleep" through Power Widget lite. I'll try some of your guys' suggestions as well.

lyrictenor1 said:
Thanks for the responses, folks. I was able to set it to "Never Sleep" through Power Widget lite. I'll try some of your guys' suggestions as well.
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Watch for screen burn in as that is why it is not an option.

prdog1 said:
Watch for screen burn in as that is why it is not an option.
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However, the Motorola Android phones I have had in the past have never had this problem; when they sit in the car dock, the screen is always on as part of the car dock mode.

Yea but AMOLED screens are different, hence my warning earlier in the thread. Not all phones are created equal.

Yea, I'd be careful. When I went into the verizon store to get my S3, on display next to it was a Galaxy Nexus which has screen burn in.

Tasker or Screen On (yep) will do it

apacseven said:
Yea but AMOLED screens are different, hence my warning earlier in the thread. Not all phones are created equal.
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Yeah, I see what you guys are saying; However, my Razr Maxx (also Super AMOLED) did not experience any screen burn-in despite have seen many hours of service with the display always on in the car dock.
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I've been fortunate enough to not be able to see any on solid colors with an LCD tester so far too... But man, some people act like the possible screen burn issue is how the devil gets in, thats the only reason I wanted to point it out. YMMV and enjoy your ride.

I just wouldn't do this if I were you. Doesn't seem worth a $300 replacement to me.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app

I think one of the big factors is how long it actually stays on. If it's only on for an hour or two I don't think it'd be that big of a deal, but if you decide to go on a long road trip I would advice having your kids/friends/wife/girlfriend/passenger(s) play with it for a few minutes here and there.

apacseven said:
I've been fortunate enough to not be able to see any on solid colors with an LCD tester so far too... But man, some people act like the possible screen burn issue is how the devil gets in, thats the only reason I wanted to point it out. YMMV and enjoy your ride.
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No worries; I appreciate the tip! Cheers!
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noingwhat said:
I think one of the big factors is how long it actually stays on. If it's only on for an hour or two I don't think it'd be that big of a deal, but if you decide to go on a long road trip I would advice having your kids/friends/wife/girlfriend/passenger(s) play with it for a few minutes here and there.
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Yeah, mine hardly ever stays on the same screen anyway while it's in the dock...I'm usually switching screens every 5 minutes or so...
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Doesn't it also have something to do with the screen being OLED? Isn't that a relatively new technology and not long term tested?
Not even just staying on the same screen but the life of the screen in general..
Idk a whole lot about it other than what I read.
I definitely wouldn't leave it on too long, I'd hate to see a GS3 with persistence or even worse, burn in!

Question about screen dimming

hey guys got question for u all
i like so much the flip 4 but i sell it cause i had 1 major proble
i bought iphone 14 pro max but i really want my flip 4 again
my problem is any time im using the phone for facebook whatsapp and regular stuff with regular use (not even hard use at all)
the screen dimm to much cause the phone is warm
if i turn on the extra brightness its dimm alot faster with minimum use
so i i never used the extra brightness but always on the full brightness but i always use minimum use and the screen is dimm
any solution or its like that???? (the phone is ok i had 1 before and it was the same)
i have no case nothing i never pleyed games with my phone just regular use....any tips for what to do or this is how the phone act?
and just for you know im on android 13 latest thx for the help !!!

sounds like you have some sort battery saver turned on, have you checked in settings? this is not normal behaviour.

beanbean50 said:
sounds like you have some sort battery saver turned on, have you checked in settings? this is not normal behaviour.
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sure man i never use battery saver always full brightness all the way up then the phone get hit very easy and dim the screen the temperature outside is around 25 c

nobody got this iisue? no way!!

It is clear that your mobile phone has a technical problem that needs maintenance, but try to return it to factory settings

amincom said:
It is clear that your mobile phone has a technical problem that needs maintenance, but try to return it to factory settings
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ok but this my third phone loll, my sisters got the same iisue not just me, and we bought the phones in deffrent places :-(

nosferatu123 said:
ok but this my third phone loll, my sisters got the same iisue not just me, and we bought the phones in deffrent places :-(
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maybe i use app that make the phone to hot the the screen dimm?
im using whatsapp facebook instagram and messanger maybe? anyone knows?

On the Flip 4 I use the Adaptive Brightness "on" setting, and Dark Mode. Your results may vary, but here's what I've seen.
In the summer, on a sunny day, I'll notice that the phone will automatically try to be as bright as possible, so the screen is readable. (I'm pretty sure when this happens the quick display panel's screen brightness slider color changes to orange. Maybe the color depends on the wallpaper/color palette.) And I never see the screen do this "extra bright" thing indoors. Only outside and only in direct sunshine.
So far so good. I think this is as everyone expects the phone to operate.
Given all this, sometimes I'll notice the screen brightness will vary, even though I'm still outside and still in the same brilliant sunshine. I've noticed this commonly when checking Google News, and for example, I'm reading a story and scrolling slowly through the article. In particular when the screen is mostly black text on a white background.
So, in this situation, that is, a largely bright background, in the bright sun, my phone will both:
Get warm to the touch, on the back-side of the phone, where the two batteries are, but not up where the cameras, CPU and memory are located. This makes sense because "scrolling text" isn't that demanding on the CPU, but I am driving the OLED screen hard.
Also the front of the phone (the OLED screen itself) can feel warm. Even in the screen's crease, away from the battery. Since the image is mostly white, all the OLED dots are "on" and give off heat. Then again, I'm in brilliant sunshine and almost any surface will get warm.
Further, I'll notice that the phone screen will automatically get dimmer after a bit of time (perhaps a minute or two of extra-bright before the dimming). This I attribute to the software doing one, or both of:
Dialing back the screen brightness, to prevent OLED burn-in.
Dialing down the power usage by the screen, to prolong battery life and/or limit the battery temperature.
What's more, after little more time, still in the same bright lighting conditions, perhaps reading the same story, the screen might be noticeably extra-bright again. It's as if the phone has given the display "a rest" and is willing to go "extra bright" again.
In short, I think the phone screen is trying hard to be brilliant in the brightest of sunshine. But there are limits in how hard you can drive an OLED screen, and how long the battery can power the screen.
All of this before we start to talk about what design limits come into effect when the CPU or graphics processing come into play, both or which compete for:
Power from the battery, and
The ability of the phone to keep itself cool.
This phone's form-factor is all about folding in half. A slab form-factor phone, I suspect, will be far more capable for heavy CPU, graphics, and provide a bigger battery and better heat disipation.