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All I want is an application that can switch between Auto Brightness to Minimum setting (OS specified or lower) at specific time, time when it gets dark. or maybe it can choose the time automatically based on dusk and dawn.
I noticed that Auto setting NEVER drops to minimal setting for some reason......
kolyan said:
All I want is an application that can switch between Auto Brightness to Minimum setting (OS specified or lower) at specific time, time when it gets dark. or maybe it can choose the time automatically based on dusk and dawn.
I noticed that Auto setting NEVER drops to minimal setting for some reason......
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There is an app called Timeriffic (I think that's how it's spelled). You just input the settings into the app and at that predetermined time, it will adjust settings (including brightness, not sure about auto brightness).
I have it set so that at a certain time (when I leave the house) it will turn off the wifi, turn on vibrate, etc...
But if you fall out of your routine, you kind of go bonkers because you forget that you have timeriffic set and can't figure out why the wifi turned off, etc... LoL!
How about just using Power Widget when to switch between auto/minimal when you realize the screen is too bright?
Thanks. Timeriffic gets the job done, but i wish it would support auto brightness. using power widget doesnt work for me because if i forget to switch back to auto setting, in sunny day i cant even see the screen at all and have to find shaded area just to switch back
kolyan said:
Thanks. Timeriffic gets the job done, but i wish it would support auto brightness. using power widget doesnt work for me because if i forget to switch back to auto setting, in sunny day i cant even see the screen at all and have to find shaded area just to switch back
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Yeah I've had to learn where certain objects are on my home screen.
*Unlock* *Swipe right* *press top right of phone*
Haptic feedback is my friend
It's a shame, OLEDs are so much better than TFT screens for battery conservation but they suck in the light, you know, outside, the one place you are most likely to use your MOBILE phone. Ah well, it performs almost as well as the iPhone when the N1's on full brightness. I held it next to my friend's 3GS, but thinking about it forgot to check what brightness hers was on... DOH.
I think they've corrected it now though, with newer designs.
There is also an app that is called auto bright and it can be made into a homescreen shortcut and is basically a macro that turns on autobright. I put it next to my power control widget so in the case where I need to switch brightness manually I can easily switch back. FYI Froyo's power widget has added the autobright setting so soon as a stable version of Froyo comes out this will be a mute point.
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Setting Profiles does the same as well, and a whole lot more.
App I use is called, dimmer. It has to manually be switch.
jimtc said:
There is also an app that is called auto bright and it can be made into a homescreen shortcut and is basically a macro that turns on autobright. I put it next to my power control widget so in the case where I need to switch brightness manually I can easily switch back. FYI Froyo's power widget has added the autobright setting so soon as a stable version of Froyo comes out this will be a mute point.
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OP pointed out (correctly) the Automatic Brightness setting will never automatically set the brightness to the minimum point (that is, as low as you could set it manually). I can confirm that, though Froyo does include the Automatic option on the power control widget, it still won't go all the way dim. It seems rather silly that the Automatic range doesn't go all the way down.
Also, the word you're after is "moot", not mute.
codesplice said:
OP pointed out (correctly) the Automatic Brightness setting will never automatically set the brightness to the minimum point (that is, as low as you could set it manually). I can confirm that, though Froyo does include the Automatic option on the power control widget, it still won't go all the way dim. It seems rather silly that the Automatic range doesn't go all the way down.
Also, the word you're after is "moot", not mute.
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yes. thats correct. if auto setting would go all the way down, then i would not need any 3rd party software to begin with. i really wish we could adjust the range and sensitivity of the sensor
ps. developer of Timeriffic said that its not possible to add Auto Brightness setting to his app because there is no API for that and the only way around is to hack it.
I found the captivate drain battery too fast, even at the lowest brightness the phone gives. So I am thinking about maybe we could further turn down the brightness of the screen, this might save a lot battery.
But how??
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I noticed that from JF6 to JH7, the brightness went down one tick lower. When I had stock JF6 set to manual brightness, I used to not have a hard time reading the contents on the display while the phone is on my desk, set to the lowest setting. When I did the JH7 OTA update, I noticed that the lowest brightness setting (when set to manual) is even lower. It made it harder to read. Hope that answers your question on brightness settings. There is more on JH7 than just the brightness settings changes. Plus, there are other things you can do to save battery power than just adjusting the display brightness
When I go into Settings, About and battery use.
It show that the Display using about 60% of the power.
Everything is relative on that page. If all you do is turn on the screen and browse, the "Display" battery usage will be higher. If you're on the phone for an hour or so (which, by default, the display turns off) you'll see "Voice calls" number go up. Etc.
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When I go into Settings, About and battery use.
It show that the Display using about 60% of the power.
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Basically it's saying, the time you've had your device unplugged, 60% of the battery usage has been due to the display. and 40% of it is among other things.
There's an app on the market called Dimmer that will knock the brightness down a bit from the lowest setting. There's a small window that pops up that says "changing brightness from XX to 10" where XX = 30 on the lowest setting via the default brightness settings.
This makes me suspect that the brightness could go even lower, though I don't if it would impact the performance of the screen, given the Super AMOLED tech.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/dimmer-%28-night-mode-%29/com.geekyouup.android.dimmer
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When I go into Settings, About and battery use.
It show that the Display using about 60% of the power.
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This is normal..All this means is your display is using the most and you don't have any background programs eating the battery.It should always show this as the highest from what I've been told.
In settings you can can either use the automatic brightness setting..or not... it is in Sound and Display..scroll down to display settings and you will see Brightness...Screen Time Out...and Power Saving Mode . Click on Power Saving mode....if you see the green check mark there..you are unchecking it..then open the Brightness tab..click on automatic brightness adjustment if checked and do the same thing ..and then ok. Your screen will darken.. You can then install the power bar on one of your screens by touching a unpopulated area large enough to accept the power bar strip. You will then be able to adjust the brightness by tapping on it..as well as being able to turn on and off wi-fi..blue-tooth..satellite..sync..and lastly brightness.
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This is good. It turns my screen from 30 to 10, and it does save battery.
yourtvlies said:
There's an app on the market called Dimmer that will knock the brightness down a bit from the lowest setting. There's a small window that pops up that says "changing brightness from XX to 10" where XX = 30 on the lowest setting via the default brightness settings.
This makes me suspect that the brightness could go even lower, though I don't if it would impact the performance of the screen, given the Super AMOLED tech.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/dimmer-(-night-mode-)/com.geekyouup.android.dimmer
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Theres also an app called Screen Filter which does the same thing as you guys have been describing, except it has a slider you can use to set what you would like, I use it for reading in bed, and it works wonderfully.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/screen-filter/com.haxor
Updated SR with the OTA 2.3.6 update... everything "appeared" to go perfectly. However, I just noticed my "Brightness" control in Display Settings is now greyed-out... can't change the display brightness. To further add to the mystery, when I plug into the AC power, the Brightness control is functional; however, as soon as I disconnect from AC power, the Brightness control goes back to being greyed out and cannot be adjusted.
Anyone else run into this after the 2.3.6 update? I was rooted with stock recovery when I did the update... after update, remained rooted and everything worked perfectly.. EXCEPT when I noticed the Brightness control was greyed-out. Any suggestions on how I can regain display brightness control when running on battery power? Thx
Do you have it set to "auto"?
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Do you have it set to "auto"?
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Yes, I had Automatic Brightness checked... but couldn't uncheck it once the control got disabled. After a full re-charge, the Brightness option is no longer greyed-out under battery power Does anyone know if this functionality gets disabled when battery gets below 15%? What's odd however is that when it got disabled, the screen went to full brightness...then couldn't be managed, so counterintuitive on what it should be doing under low battery conditions! One would think it would dim to 10% brightness first, then disable the Brightness functionality (if in fact the stock ROM/kernel does disable brightness function at low battery conditions).
You might have the power management settings turned on....you can set it to automatically do things after the battery drops below a certain point (such as 20, 15, 10%). Sounds like what might have happened. I haven't noticed any changes due to the update.
Power mgmt was and still is off. It just happened again. Seems like when battery drops below 10%, the Brightness option gets greyed - out and cannot be used. I don't have any other power mgmt apps loaded, so it must be new to 2.3.6. Can anyone else (on OTA 2.3.6) confirm when battery level drops below 10%, your Brightness contol gets greyed-out?
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I had that with the 2.3.6 update. Below 10% I couldn't adjust brightness with the stock setting, or with any 3rd party app. it started out full dim, then at around 5% went full bright. The battery saver feature was disabled. I've returned the phone, and I'm not updating my new Skyrocket.
I used the cwmable package from Mikey and silver03wrx and this is not an issue. Its the same 2.3.6 update just rooted and of course in .zip form.
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I have upgraded my phone from stock 2.3.6 to the latest JellyBean][4.1.2]Unofficial CM10 - Updated 10/10 - Butter - MTD - OC Kernel by scott hart.
I am pleased with overall performance increase of my phone, however I'm facing great battery drain. From 100% charge to 4% it just last around 4 hours. Anyone who can help me understanding this??
reboot and charge it
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reboot and charge it
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Already done that few times, but that's not helping.
Let the ROM settle for a day or two. See what happens. My battery was fast the first day too.
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Well it looks like you were on the screen for a while...plus had some media playing in the background...music or videos?
I'd like to see the more detailed one...like how many hours screen was on, or clicking the battery graph at the top and seeing what it displays there for awake and screen time length on that...
Cause if the screen was on for most of that time...then what do you expect? If the screen wasn't on that much...then something sounds a little strange...
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Set any sync you have to off or the maximum interval.
Adjust the automatic screen brightness levels, I posted a thread, "custom backlight settings". Turning down the brightness levels will help tremendously.
For the best battery benefit, turn automatic brightness off and set the brightness level as low as you can tolerate.
Set screen timeout to 15seconds.
Turn off any vibrate notifications or keyboard vibrations. You'd be surprised how much battery vibrate uses.
Download Justin inverted gapps. They are mostly a dark black theme.
Also set your wallpaper to a black or dark background. Anything but white! Making the screen mostly show darker colors reduces battery consumption.
Turn off auto update in play store.
Turn off WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth whenever possible.
Advanced users only... you can under clock to 800mhz. This may produce some lag, but will help save battery.
You can also under volt, there are plenty of threads on here describing a safe way to go about doing this.
Hope this helps. And good luck
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hollywood528 said:
Set any sync you have to off or the maximum interval.
Adjust the automatic screen brightness levels, I posted a thread, "custom backlight settings". Turning down the brightness levels will help tremendously.
For the best battery benefit, turn automatic brightness off and set the brightness level as low as you can tolerate.
Set screen timeout to 15seconds.
Turn off any vibrate notifications or keyboard vibrations. You'd be surprised how much battery vibrate uses.
Download Justin inverted gapps. They are mostly a dark black theme.
Also set your wallpaper to a black or dark background. Anything but white! Making the screen mostly show darker colors reduces battery consumption.
Turn off auto update in play store.
Turn off WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth whenever possible.
Advanced users only... you can under clock to 800mhz. This may produce some lag, but will help save battery.
You can also under volt, there are plenty of threads on here describing a safe way to go about doing this.
Hope this helps. And good luck
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After seeing that Mediaserver usage I already turned off all the syncs. I can see some improvement and right now I'm reducing screen dim level.
The only thing that is bothering me now is sometimes my processor usage is 100% for a good 10 minute or so (no foreground process running) which makes my phone really hot. This is only thing now I need help from you guys, thank u all for relying. mg2195 i'm attaching screen shots.
I've been using my G Flex 2 H959 for more than 1 year and I'm loving it in every way except one thing, the screen brightness. The screen is damn too bright to use it in the dark. It is so bright that the only way i can use it in the dark is as a flashlight. Seriously!
So is there any mods that can adjust the minimum screen brightness setting? I'm currently on V15E-SEA ROM and haven't root it yet.
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Hey, there is only apps that you can find on play store. In my case, I use "Night Owl".
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Hi everybody,
I couldn't create a new Thread because I am new, that's why I Post this here:
i tried a few screen filter apps to analyze if they would actually improve my batter life with the following setting:
I Played a 40 minutes video file, sound off for no side effects
Battery not at 100% to avoid calibration shift stuff
No extreme load before to avoid other misleading battery measurements..
With A:
Pixel filter app: pixelize almost to the maximum (actually custom setting, i would say about 80-90 % dead pixels)
System brightness: to max (i assumed maximum differences with this)
B:
Darker app: darken to 20%
System brightness to max
C:
No filter app
System brightness to max
In each Case I dropped 9 to 10 % with every run... This is unexpected..
1st question: anybody else with the same findings?
2nd: any ideas for reasons for this? (i know that 40 minutes isnt THAT long, but 10% is i think)
I use Lux to go below the minimum brightness. It is also a better solution for auto-brightness if you can configure it well.
Yea, I tried Lux a while ago..
U are right, it is well configurable for auto brightness BUT
On the one hand it's interface is oldscool ugly and userunfriendly (just like a real professional Application) - so there is no well usable notification if u want to override lux for short e.g.
On the other hand lux doesnt dark the navigation bar buttons like darker does <- this is a critical point in dark conditions
And on the third hand, if you have or like, lux won't effect battery life like any other filter App, or is it just me??