Is darks themes for S7 backlighting only text and icons so background staying not backlighted?
Can this sort of themes affect the display after a while?
HeartKiller said:
Is darks themes for S7 backlighting only text and icons so background staying not backlighted?
Can this sort of themes affect the display after a while?
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Yes, but only if the background is black. The only effect it would have is not lighting those pixels where the black is, which should save battery.
scottjb said:
Yes, but only if the background is black. The only effect it would have is not lighting those pixels where the black is, which should save battery.
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I checked in the dark and I can confirm that dark background is not shining at all so this themes really saving a power.
So will the screen stop to functioning properly after a while if using these sort of themes with a dark background?
HeartKiller said:
So will the screen stop to functioning properly after a while if using these sort of themes with a dark background?
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No. It actually prolong its life.
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Hi,
I've noticed that certain apps offer to show text in "night mode", ie white text over black background, instead of the classical black text on white background.
I'm thinking in particular about ebook reader Aldiko or Email app K9-Mail.
Do you think using the night mode is draining less battery than normal mode? Or it doesn't make any difference?
I'm looking for the optimum setting in anticipation of a long air flight...
Surfinette
Surfinette said:
Hi,
I've noticed that certain apps offer to show text in "night mode", ie white text over black background, instead of the classical black text on white background.
I'm thinking in particular about ebook reader Aldiko or Email app K9-Mail.
Do you think using the night mode is draining less battery than normal mode? Or it doesn't make any difference?
I'm looking for the optimum setting in anticipation of a long air flight...
Surfinette
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For an AMOLED screen, white on black uses less power. For an LCD, the intensity of the backlight determines the power.
For me, I hate black on white, especially reading books.. I use Endless Reader and it lets me change the fg/bg colors, I actually use a light grey on black since the Nexus One is still a little too bright at night for reading.
As for K9, it has a dark theme, but the emails themselves always seem to be Black on White, http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/issues/detail?id=1674&
For an AMOLED screen, white on black uses less power. For an LCD, the intensity of the backlight determines the power.
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Sorry for the very noob question: I have a HTC Desire, is it amoled or LCD?
Surfinette said:
Sorry for the very noob question: I have a HTC Desire, is it amoled or LCD?
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AMOLED, like the Nexus One.
Thank you all.
So it's going to be white on black background for me.
Is it normal for the bottom of the screen to be darker../have sort of a darkish shadow around the home and back buttons on screen.. I noticed it alot on the default wall paper when my phone is at the lock screen right below the ^ and camera icons
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Defiant81 said:
Is it normal for the bottom of the screen to be darker../have sort of a darkish shadow around the home and back buttons on screen.. I noticed it alot on the default wall paper when my phone is at the lock screen right below the ^ and camera icons
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Yes, it is.
Petrovski80 said:
Yes, it is.
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Any way to remove it? Unticking the remove shadows on nova settings does nothing.
Exclaymation said:
Any way to remove it? Unticking the remove shadows on nova settings does nothing.
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The shadows are by 4.4 design. Before you just had the black background of the navigationbar
fireproofrev said:
The shadows are by 4.4 design. Before you just had the black background of the navigationbar
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Yeah, I am aware that they're there by design. But I was trying to remove them... They certainly don't look bad.
Exclaymation said:
Yeah, I am aware that they're there by design. But I was trying to remove them... They certainly don't look bad.
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No possibility to remove them. Wait for an custom rom with transparent bar support like in older 4.3 builds (I used transparent bas already long time ago with custom roms on the GNex without any shadow) and you will be able to remove them. Or you just use a launcher without transparent 4.4. support and the bars will be black again.
Hi guy, anybody has this experience?
My home screen wallpaper gets a brownish colour. Even I change the theme or wallpaper or restart the phone it seems there is a transparent brownish overlay. Icons are okay any App is in original colour only the wallpaper has this miscolour. Is there any hidden function I have accidentally activated?
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Hi guy, anybody has this experience?
My home screen wallpaper gets a brownish colour. Even I change the theme or wallpaper or restart the phone it seems there is a transparent brownish overlay. Icons are okay any App is in original colour only the wallpaper has this miscolour. Is there any hidden function I have accidentally activated?
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System, display, live display
miffymiffy said:
System, display, live display
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Sorry, I stay in the forest and can't see the trees. System? You mean Settings > Display...?
Edit: get it, noob fault. Effect Selection on my launcher has changed.
Thanks for help.
I've notice that gray color or black color on my phone will change have a white tint when my phone is under sunlight or in a bright area, is there a way to remove the feature?
LH104729 said:
I've notice that gray color or black color on my phone will change have a white tint when my phone is under sunlight or in a bright area, is there a way to remove the feature?
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Go to Settings>Display>Advanced and disable Smart Backlight control
Gaaat said:
Go to Settings>Display>Advanced and disable Smart Backlight control
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Doesn't work
This is a Qualcomm specific feature which is enabled at the hardware level, named Assertive Display
https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2...ay-power-efficient-technology-thats-easy-eyes
You can't simply disable it.
I have issue about navigation bar, sometimes I see. When I surfin at white background, I want to see white bar or when I surfin at black or purple or something, I want to see match color. But I see black on white Page. It is irritate me. How can I fix that, Ive root.
Disable dark mode
Andronikou said:
Disable dark mode
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Why? I like dark mode.
Then keep suffering with unmatched navbar
Andronikou said:
Then keep suffering with unmatched navbar
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Very helpful thanks.