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Does anyone know if there is a way to adjust the "auto-brightness" so that it is a notch or two brighter than it is now? Currently, unless it's very bright where I am, the brightness stays at the lowest level.... I would like to use the auto-brightness, but it's just "calibrated" too dimly for my tastes... Surely there is some file that we can edit to change the brightness levels, etc...
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!
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In case anyone else is interested, I found a solution to my auto-brightness issues... The solution is a $0.99 app called "Lux (Beta)". While it is still in beta, it works great - I can adjust exactly how bright the screen should be relative to the lux value from teh light sensor (plus much more!). As of right now, I'd highly recommend this app! It will even use the camera to determine the light level if the lux value isn't returned properly from the light sensor!
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Hey jtrosky, I'm the developer of Lux. I'm glad you're liking the app! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to ask!
- Vito
hi
great site
I have never used auto brightness on any device. I always adjust it manually. I have found the auto brightness annoying and it drains my battery. I usually just set it as low as I can stand it. This lux thing found intriguing to me though. Thanks for the heads up on that. If auto brightness had a native way to set it for certain environments it may be useful, but the constant changing of brightness will drain the battery imo.
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thanks for the tip on Lux...it seems like a great little ap!
I find that the auto-brightness is also too low for my taste in low light environments. Might give a try to the lux app. thanks for the info
Something that would be nice is also to be able to dim the screen based on battery level, like for example being able to set the different levels in cpu tuner would be great to try to save battery automatically
I thought light sensor was not working on my TF. Thanks, Will take a shot at using Lux.
Just a quick follow-up... Still using Lux and it's been working perfectly... I love it. I wasted a few dollars on a few other supposed "auto-brightness" apps before I tried Lux (I was initially put off by the beta status of Lux), but none of the other apps worked properly or did what I wanted, so I tried Lux - Lux is by far the best out there now - check it out for $.99...
I'm still not quite sure I understand all of the options, etc though.... Even the four icons on the main interface - can the author please describe what each one does?
Thanks!
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jtrosky said:
I'm still not quite sure I understand all of the options, etc though.... Even the four icons on the main interface - can the author please describe what each one does?
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No problem!
(I'll bold the app name Lux so you don't get confused with the unit of illuminance, lux. )
The first button merely re-acquires the lux reading, if for whatever reason you want a new value. This is handy if you want to use Lux as a light meter, or if for some reason your light sensor decides to return incorrect data.
The second button is the 'link' button. Basically, pressing this button links the display backlight value (as determined by the brightness slider) to the current lux/luma reading. This link tells Lux that you want to set the backlight to that brightness when the lux is that value. So whenever Lux adjusts the brightness too dim or too bright, you just adjust the slider then 'link' it to the current lux value, and Lux then learns to use that brightness. Also note that Lux will interpolate these linked values (aka 'linked samples') so you don't have to do much linking at all.
The third button is astronomer mode. This saturates the display in a red colour, to make the otherwise harsh white light of the display easier to look at in low light. Astronomers are known to cover their phones in red cellophane to achieve this, and thus stop their eyes from adjusting from the dark environment to a bright phone.
The last button is where all the settings lie. Each setting has a description which should explain its function. To save me writing out pages of explanation, just let me know if you need help with a particular setting.
Hopefully that all makes sense.
Oh, and also, you may find the apps FAQ helpful. It's based on an older UI though.
Perfect! Thanks for the descriptions (I NEVER would have figured out that the hell the third button was suppsed to do!!).
I'm still playing around with all of the options... One possible enhancement - maybe allow the user to specify special brightness values for when the battery level is below certain thresholds.... This would help to automatically conserve battery life when the battery starts getting low....
Thanks again - it's been working great!
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I've been meaning to add something like that. Will look into it.
Oh no - I've run into a pretty major issue with Lux - it seems that after I install and add the Lux widget, I can then no longer install any apps! When the app installer runs, the "Install" button is simply not selectable! As soon as I uninstall Lux, I can then install apps again. Just installing Lux doesn't break the app installer - the app installer doesn't break until the widget is added to the home screen. At that point, I have to un-install Lux to install any further apps....
Any ideas???
Thanks!
EDIT - I'm able to install apps from the Market, but not from .apk files (yes, I have 'Other sources' turned on).... Strange.... Hopefully, the dev can re-produce and fix this.
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jtrosky said:
Oh no - I've run into a pretty major issue with Lux - it seems that after I install and add the Lux widget, I can then no longer install any apps! When the app installer runs, the "Install" button is simply not selectable! As soon as I uninstall Lux, I can then install apps again. Just installing Lux doesn't break the app installer - the app installer doesn't break until the widget is added to the home screen. At that point, I have to un-install Lux to install any further apps....
Any ideas???
Thanks!
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You could simply be out of space. Have you tried looking? Don't mean to be mean or anything, but I've done that plenty of times on my D1
EDIT: Nevermind, I read that wrong.
@Cyb3rGlitch - Is there any way to see what current brightness/lux values that you have currently defined? I'd like to be able to review the values I've stored with the option to remove certain "samples"....If that makes any sense.... App oes work good though - just need to figure out the issues that casues me to not be able to load .apk files anymore (manually)! Market apps still install ok.
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Hiya,
This app sounds useful! One issue I had was that in a no-light situation, I find the screen far too bright. Astronomer mode sounds like the fix implemented in Lux to deal with that; I don't suppose the screen brightness can be further reduced in an attempt to preserve more battery life in these situations?
I have an app which adds a semi-transparent layer on top of the image, making it darker, but it would not conserve battery life as its just beaming out darker coloured pixels, rather than reducing the brightness of them.
lytnus said:
Hiya,
This app sounds useful! One issue I had was that in a no-light situation, I find the screen far too bright. Astronomer mode sounds like the fix implemented in Lux to deal with that; I don't suppose the screen brightness can be further reduced in an attempt to preserve more battery life in these situations?
I have an app which adds a semi-transparent layer on top of the image, making it darker, but it would not conserve battery life as its just beaming out darker coloured pixels, rather than reducing the brightness of them.
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Actully, Lux allows you to lower the brightness to below the normal "lowest" setting as well, so it should do exactly what you want.... Well worth the $1 it costs!
jtrosky said:
Oh no - I've run into a pretty major issue with Lux - it seems that after I install and add the Lux widget, I can then no longer install any apps! When the app installer runs, the "Install" button is simply not selectable! As soon as I uninstall Lux, I can then install apps again. Just installing Lux doesn't break the app installer - the app installer doesn't break until the widget is added to the home screen. At that point, I have to un-install Lux to install any further apps....
Any ideas???
Thanks!
EDIT - I'm able to install apps from the Market, but not from .apk files (yes, I have 'Other sources' turned on).... Strange.... Hopefully, the dev can re-produce and fix this.
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Odd, I'll look into it. It's probably related to the issue some users are having with gmail. Unfortunately it's one of those issues that only a few people seem to have, so it's hard to reproduce.
jtrosky said:
@Cyb3rGlitch - Is there any way to see what current brightness/lux values that you have currently defined? I'd like to be able to review the values I've stored with the option to remove certain "samples"....If that makes any sense.... App oes work good though - just need to figure out the issues that casues me to not be able to load .apk files anymore (manually)! Market apps still install ok.
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You can see the linked samples by backing up the profiles to your SD card and then opening the file in a text editor. A sample editor is on my todo list, but really, you don't need one - Lux handles that for you.
lytnus said:
Hiya,
This app sounds useful! One issue I had was that in a no-light situation, I find the screen far too bright. Astronomer mode sounds like the fix implemented in Lux to deal with that; I don't suppose the screen brightness can be further reduced in an attempt to preserve more battery life in these situations?
I have an app which adds a semi-transparent layer on top of the image, making it darker, but it would not conserve battery life as its just beaming out darker coloured pixels, rather than reducing the brightness of them.
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Lux has a sub-zero mode which does this.
Cyb3rGlitch said:
Odd, I'll look into it. It's probably related to the issue some users are having with gmail. Unfortunately it's one of those issues that only a few people seem to have, so it's hard to reproduce.
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For what it's worth, I don't use the Gmail app at all (just get all mail through normal mail app).
Thanks.
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Soft Screen Tuner
current version 0.8 beta
need root
Abandoned, because don`t work with ICS firmwares and I have no idea, how fix it at now
Allows you to adjust the RGB values, change the sharpness and color temperature for Dynamic, Standard and Movie modes.
All changes are applied immediately.
This is not a service or background process.
After making changes you can uninstall the app and settings will stay in.
support phones:
Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S2
maybe other....
Download beta
at first it was working, but now im getting only force closes ;/
edit: omg no black color banding while watching video omg omg :O
edit2: display color started to change, wtf
wql said:
Soft Screen Tuner
current version 0.8 beta
need root
Allows you to adjust the RGB values, change the sharpness and color temperature for Dynamic, Standard and Movie modes.
All changes are applied immediately.
This is not a service or background process.
After making changes you can uninstall the app and settings will stay in.
support phones:
Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S2
maybe other....
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So how do we exactly undo the settings if we need to ?
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So how do we exactly undo the settings if we need to ?
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yeh good question, cause i made some different settings and now i get only force closes, cant open program and seems that display types dynamic, movie and stardant shows same thing
What did you change to remove the clipping ?
EarlZ said:
What did you change to remove the clipping ?
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i was changing temperature and sharpness but got force close and cant remmember what exactly was changed :/ here link of my video, sorry for crap quality, was taking video with nokia 6720, maybe it doesnt show clearly but no more banding for me http://www.mediafire.com/?ijksasdo9i6ba0c
Im also getting the force close LOL but my colors are not screwed up but no difference now between standard and dynamic, looks like its stuck to dynamic ~_~
Doesn't look much different to Screen adjuster.
There doesn't appear to be a gamma curve calibration which is what is really needed.
so any suggestion to reset settings? now im getting only force closes :/
I Can't even try.
When I click the "download" link I end-up with this
"vBulletin Message
Invalid Attachment specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator"
EDIT:
OK downloaded now. Thanks.
SS_tuner force close
deleted.......
so any suggestion to reset settings? now im getting only force closes
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I`ll try to fix FC. Sorry.
To order to restore the default values,replace the files in the \system\etc
If you have FC, please send me those files from system\etc\
wql said:
I`ll try to fix FC. Sorry.
To order to restore the default values,replace the files in the \system\etc
If you have FC, please send me those files from system\etc\
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here files. im getting only fc
i think this program can be very usefull fpr galaxy note. I made some settings within color banding became not so big. Please test my solution and say is it better a bit. Firstly go to settings-display-screen mode and choose dynamic.Download attached zip file,extract and then overwrite files to system/etc. Go to settings again and choose standart and then reboot your phone. Please test this and leave feedback.
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i think this program can be very usefull fpr galaxy note. I made some settings within color banding became not so big. Please test my solution and say is it better a bit. Firstly go to settings-display-screen mode and choose dynamic.Download attached zip file,extract and then overwrite files to system/etc. Go to settings again and choose standart and then reboot your phone. Please test this and leave feedback.
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try again get fc
crashes when I try to launch it on my Galaxy Note (GT-N7000) (Android 2.3.6)
Tried the APP and no FC.
I can adjust color temp. Playing with other settings does nothing on my phone.
the IM2 movie plays pretty nicely on my note color banding wise. I only have some black clipping in some of the deepest dark areas at the end of the sequence.
Cannot test it
somehow not compatible with Speedmod kernel ...force closes....
Any good values to try? I know it is subjective but would be nice to know.
I think that voodoo screen tuning app doesnt work anymore after installing this app. can anyone confirm?
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Any good values to try? I know it is subjective but would be nice to know.
I think that voodoo screen tuning app doesnt work anymore after installing this app. can anyone confirm?
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I went with values halfway between Standard and Dynamic. So only upped sharpness and saturation. Dynamic is just too much but this is a happy medium. My settings don't address black banding. Go with Movie mode settings for that remedy. But even then this app does not adjust gamma so it will only go so far
Hello dear users and devs.
A little question for you. Are you happy with your SL's brightness level.? Or you just dimming it to lowest level? What are you doing in bright sunlight? or at deep night, doesn't it blinds you?
I'm using CUSTOM AUTOBRIGHTNESS app, it works lovely, but sometimes it picks wrongs level.
Used to be friends with JD ultimate, it has a brightness leveling. But our rouds splitted because of huge wakelocks...
There are a lot of small apps in the market, but I'm not happy with them, just because I'm to lazy to go to home screen, look for the FILTER or app icon and press it. Too much hassle for me, I like it simple and automatically.
So mates, what are you using and what are your suggestions?
I'm creating this topic just because I'm not happy with stock autobrightness leveling.
Good day.
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Hello again.
After trying a lot of third part apps, like JD ultimate, screen filter, custom autobrigtness, rootdim, etc I didn't found the right solution.
But after a long search, I did lower values for default autobrightness.
Now I've got 2, 25, 70, 110, 180, 255 values. Works really amassing, now I'm satisfied
Thanks to member LockeOn, I have followed his thread
^^ Thanks man ... sure i'll try this
Can you uploaded your edited framework-res.apk ?
Sure, you will find it here
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9h8qh1
Important : that suits only for gb value pack xwlf2. You will loose yours wallpaper and accounts(Gmail, twitter, fb etc). Don't worry, you'll need to reenter id's again. If that scares you, compile frameworks by yourselves
One more thing : after dalvic cache clearing and fixing permissions - default values reverted back. So I recopied framework file again.
ALWAYS DO BACKUPS FIRST
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Use lux dash it will suits u best
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cukierkas said:
Sure, you will find it here
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9h8qh1
Important : that suits only for gb value pack xwlf2. You will loose yours wallpaper and accounts(Gmail, twitter, fb etc). Don't worry, you'll need to reenter id's again. If that scares you, compile frameworks by yourselves
One more thing : after dalvic cache clearing and fixing permissions - default values reverted back. So I recopied framework file again.
ALWAYS DO BACKUPS FIRST
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THanks man, but I was on CM10 and wasnt able to decompile framework, that's what asked for the edited apk. But, now am able to decompile and recompile it. Thanks again for the share.
Question for ROM devs: Can You guys change those values to rom, you're cooking? That would be amazing, because SL got LCD screen and default values are way to hight for such screen (in my opinion)?
Thanks in advance.
Hetalk, I've noticed in cm9/cm10 that as well. Default values for dark environment are way to hight (if autbrightness is used).
Hope, this thread was usefull for someone.
nitinvaid> you mean Lux Auto Brightness? if yes, that is third app, and I don't like it It crashes, eat ram and works sometime not right. I already have tryed it.
One more thing - why use one more app, when you can find the solution inside the system?
Is there a way I can change minimum brightness of my phone without using an app that must run in the background all the time?
Not sure I follow, but isn't the stock brightness adjustment enough?
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Not sure I follow, but isn't the stock brightness adjustment enough?
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Obviously not or why would he post in this thread?
To your question OP, Im pretty sure you can only go as dull as your display panel supports. Now I would presume the ROM you are running would be optimized to allow to go to its minimum brightness but if it wasn't then maybe you'd be able to edit it manually
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Is there a way I can change minimum brightness of my phone without using a screen tinting app?
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I've known ES Task Manager's screen adjustment menu to allow a slightly higher and lower brightness than is allowed by default.
It also doesn't have to be running in the background to work.
GalaxyWhy said:
Obviously not or why would he post in this thread?
To your question OP, Im pretty sure you can only go as dull as your display panel supports. Now I would presume the ROM you are running would be optimized to allow to go to its minimum brightness but if it wasn't then maybe you'd be able to edit it manually
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How do I edit it manually?
I'm not sure but this app might help - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.pruss.superdim&hl=en
It says "RootDim lets you dim LCD screens (and a few OLED ones) to very low levels--lower than the OS normally allows (that's why you need root privileges)"
It doesn't seem to be a tinting app
ishaang said:
I'm not sure but this app might help - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.pruss.superdim&hl=en
It says "RootDim lets you dim LCD screens (and a few OLED ones) to very low levels--lower than the OS normally allows (that's why you need root privileges)"
It doesn't seem to be a tinting app
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Thank you but it doesn't seem to work.
If you are on stock AOSP and you have xposed you can install gravitybox, which will allow lowering of brightness levels.
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If you are on stock AOSP and you have xposed you can install gravitybox, which will allow lowering of brightness levels.
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Unfortunately, it didn't work.
Sorry, that was the only thing I can suggest. Hopefully someone else can suggest something.
Devices:
LG Optimus 2X P990
LG Nexus 4
LG Optimus 2X:
ROM: Tonyp TheROM Build 26 New Bootloader
Kernel: Kowalski Kernel M1 New Bootloader 2.6.39.4 W/ RAM Hack
Bootloader:ICS Bootloader
Recovery: TWRP 2.6.0.0 For New BL
Baseband: 1035.21
Nexus 4:
ROM: Stock 4.4.4 W/ Root (Xposed, GPU Drivers, Dalvik/Bionic Patches)
Kernel: Franco r213
Bootloader: Stock Bootloader (Unlocked)
Recvoery: PhilZ Touch CWM-Based Recovery
Radio:Radio (1.03)
If you have xposed Module you can use a module to darken your screen further, I'm a new member so I can't link to it however if you google screen filter xposed module it should be the first link to come up
hope this helps
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If you have xposed Module you can use a module to darken your screen further, I'm a new member so I can't link to it however if you google screen filter xposed module it should be the first link to come up
hope this helps
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Thank you but this app does run in the background all the time. Do you happen to know of any that don't need to run in the background?
TimeAndroid said:
Thank you but this app does run in the background all the time. Do you happen to know of any that don't need to run in the background?
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hmm that's unfortunate, I'm afraid i'm not sure then.
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Just an idea but how about the possibility of a tinted screen protector
I haven't tried the apps from this list to see if they need to run in the background, and I am guessing they most probably do, but perhaps you can give them a shot - http://xslab.com/2014/07/6-android-apps-to-adjust-screen-brightness-settings/
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hmm that's unfortunate, I'm afraid i'm not sure then.
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Just an idea but how about the possibility of a tinted screen protector
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Lol.
ishaang said:
I haven't tried the apps from this list to see if they need to run in the background, and I am guessing they most probably do, but perhaps you can give them a shot - http://xslab.com/2014/07/6-android-apps-to-adjust-screen-brightness-settings/
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I believe those are all screen tinting apps that must run in the background thank you though.
Sorry that none of the suggestions worked for you...
Just out of curiosity, what is your reason for not wanting a background app? I personally don't like them myself, but mainly because they have a constant icon on the notification bar (some apps let you make that transparent but it still blocks a spot up there)
I tried out the Screen Filter Xposed Module which TimeAndroid suggested and there is no icon on the status bar, nor is there any app running in the 'Recent apps' if you try and close open apps. There is a slider if you pull down the status bar which I actually find convenient.
ishaang said:
Sorry that none of the suggestions worked for you...
Just out of curiosity, what is your reason for not wanting a background app? I personally don't like them myself, but mainly because they have a constant icon on the notification bar (some apps let you make that transparent but it still blocks a spot up there)
I tried out the Screen Filter Xposed Module which TimeAndroid suggested and there is no icon on the status bar, nor is there any app running in the 'Recent apps' if you try and close open apps. There is a slider if you pull down the status bar which I actually find convenient.
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I would like to lower my minimum brightness to make it easier on the eyes at night and improve battery life when I don't need the screen so bright. If the app is running in the background, it is counterproductive I believe since the app will decrease your battery life.
TimeAndroid said:
I would like to lower my minimum brightness to make it easier on the eyes at night and improve battery life when I don't need the screen so bright. If the app is running in the background, it is counterproductive I believe since the app will decrease your battery life.
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I really doubt the background app for this, is causing any battery life loss to make any impact whatsoever. Any savings in battery life from a dimmed screen would make up for it, many many times over.
TimeAndroid said:
I would like to lower my minimum brightness to make it easier on the eyes at night and improve battery life when I don't need the screen so bright. If the app is running in the background, it is counterproductive I believe since the app will decrease your battery life.
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Hi
So I checked with the developer of Screen Filter in this thread here and he has confirmed it does not run in the background. He has provided details to show that battery is not consumed by using this module. While the filter will give ease to the eyes, it will only save battery if you have an AMOLED screen and not an LCD screen.
You can check out post #179. Hope this helps!
Is there any app which we can use to adjust the r g b values for the display and adjust the color temperature of the screen? Anything similar to KCAL on Nexus 6. Any kernel/app will do. Thanks in advance for any help.
Looking for something similar too.
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Looking for something similar too.
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Actually I found it, Its called cf lumen by chainfire. You dont need root. Just set the location and then select custom in master filter. Works fine.
Wow Siddheshpatil, this is a great find!
Now I can play with the various RGB settings.
Thanks a lot