Hello XDA Dev, I am new here and don't know where else to go for advice.
I recently aquired a Sony M4 Experia Aqua (E2303 I believe) and the brightness is stuck on full brightness all of the time. I have tested to see if the auto brightness hardware sensor was still working and the values change whenever I cover it or remove my hand, so it looks like a software issue. I did a factory reset, reinstalled the OS using the software 'Xperia companion' and I still have the same issue - full brightness. I have however, managed to obtain an application that dims the screen brightness, it's called 'Night Mode'. It's sorted it out, so the phone doesn't burn my retinas every time I look at it in the morning, but I can't let go of trying to fix this. I have looked everywhere online, many people say they have the same problem, but they never seem to come up wth or find a solution. I really liked the adaptive brightness on my other M4 Aqua, I got this one as a replacement. I have a Samsung phone with a decent Android set up on it, so I wondered if I could transfer the OS from that phone to this one?
Disjunctive said:
Hello XDA Dev, I am new here and don't know where else to go for advice.
I recently aquired a Sony (E2303 I believe) and the brightness is stuck on full brightness all of the time. I have tested to see if the auto brightness hardware sensor was still working and the values change whenever I cover it or remove my hand, so it looks like a software issue. I did a factory reset, reinstalled the OS using the software 'Xperia companion' and I still have the same issue - full brightness. I have however, managed to obtain an application that dims the screen brightness, it's called 'Night Mode'. It's sorted it out, so the phone doesn't burn my retinas every time I look at it in the morning, but I can't let go of trying to fix this. I have looked everywhere online, many people say they have the same problem, but they never seem to come up wth or find a solution. I really liked the adaptive brightness on my other M4 Aqua, I got this one as a replacement. I have a Samsung phone with a decent Android set up on it, so I wondered if I could transfer the OS from that phone to this one?
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Greetings and welcome to assit. Unfortunately I don't think there is a way to transfer the os but you could install a custom rom from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/m4-aqua/development
and see if that fixes the issue. Also there is an app called lux on xda/playstore that may help
Good Luck
Sawdoctor
sawdoctor said:
Greetings and welcome to assit. Unfortunately I don't think there is a way to transfer the os but you could install a custom rom from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/m4-aqua/development
and see if that fixes the issue. Also there is an app called lux on xda/playstore that may help
Good Luck
Sawdoctor
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Thanks for getting back to me. I will check out the link.
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Just got my GNote today. I've had a Thinkpad Tablet for almost a year, and let's just say the GNote is already making me much happier.
I opened it and applied the firmware update. I've been playing around, and have found one annoying bug: Whenever I open or select S-Note the screen changes to maximum brightness. It doesn't matter whether I am opening the app from initial, or just switching back to an open S-Note through the open task selector. The screen goes to full brightness.
But, the settings bar for brightness does not change. When I pull up the menu by tapping the clock, the brightness bar will still say it is at the lowest brightness setting. When I touch the stylus to the slider at the lowest brightness setting, the screen immediately dims.
I've tried turning "Auto" brightness on and off, and have also looked for some obscure setting in S-Note. No luck.
Anyone else having this issue, or have a solution? It sounds minor, but when working in a dim room its a real shock to the eyes every single time I open S-Note.
Thanks,
JCHP
I'm not seeing that issue running S Note here and did the update earlier today but it was through Kies with a 1GB+ file instead of over-the-air ~50MB or so file.
Update: Ok, I see the issue now when you open a note within S Note.
I noticed this also. Like if i have browser on. Then do multiscreen and choose s note, the brightness will increase dramatically. Nothing major. Just noticed that also.
demandarin said:
I noticed this also. Like if i have browser on. Then do multiscreen and choose s note, the brightness will increase dramatically. Nothing major. Just noticed that also.
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Weird. This is not happening to me either. Try going into Applications and clearing S Note data and cache then reboot.
Sent from my awesome Note 10.1
mitchellvii said:
Weird. This is not happening to me either. Try going into Applications and clearing S Note data and cache then reboot.
Sent from my awesome Note 10.1
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The brightness I creases after you go into s note and choose a note. If i close the note or multiscreen, the brightness goes back to how I set it. You won't see the slider change. The brightness just increases on its own at that time.
I do have the latest update Installed.
I tried it and I also got the same result. Although, the brightness change occurs only when opening a note. In the S-Note "homescreen", where you choose which note you want, the brightness is the same as the requested setting I put.
demandarin said:
The brightness I creases after you go into s note and choose a note. If i close the note or multiscreen, the brightness goes back to how I set it. You won't see the slider change. The brightness just increases on its own at that time.
I do have the latest update Installed.
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Yes-- this is my issue exactly.
The slider is what makes me think this is a bug and not a feature: It doesn't change, although the brightness does. But, if I tap the slider at the point where it is, then the screen will dim to my preferred level, and I can work in the note at that dimmed brightness... until I switch to another app and come back, at which point the brightness again changes.
Its only an issue in dim lighting. I can see me making notes in my bed at night and swearing every time the screen suddenly brightens...
I've encountered the same thing. The update must have screwed something up.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
There is no change in brightness on mine when I open or close S Note.
Having the same issue
I am having the same issue as well. Has anyone called Samsung customer service or reported this issue? This is extremely annoying. It started after the update. It was working just fine before.
I am having a similar issues with my S3. I will unlock my phone and sometimes I find the screen is really bright. I go into my settings and look at the brightness slider and it's set at 60%. As soon as I tap the brightness slider and my screen re dims back to the correct brightness. Had me thinking weather or not this is a hardware or software issue.
I am 90% sure it's software in my case Still annoying.
have the same issue. In meetings it turns up and I have to waste my battery, no time to change the slider.
This issue reminds of my problems with the my Lenovo TPT when in "always on" mode.
They fixed it, but i took until the 3th update...
Tell Samsung early enough so they may fix it soon, I know how annoying and painful it can get at night, I really disliked this issue.
Same issue. Any solution.?
Sent from my GT-N8013 using xda app-developers app
same issue here , i have N8000 and when I bought it comes with Germany rom but without this bug, when i Change it to the Offical United Arab Emarits i have this bug I tried to find any soulation but no way it really annoying ...... so anybody !!!!!
really annoying
Just bought the tablet today and noticed the exact issue. I also noticed the same issue and what I did to fix the problem was to select the system tray (bottom right) and remove the auto checkbox and keep the brightness to full.
Hope that helps!
same thing. s note goes to maximum brightness (same with the camera app. too). a bit annoying but still in alive =) hopefully they fix both of them.
Reported it to samsung and...
Well I complained to Samsung about this and they told me it sounded like a bad installation of the firmware, which i dont really think its the case because I've had this bug since I bought it and because many people have it too. Anyways they told me to reset to factory settings and if the problem was still there to send the tablet to some address... but I dont really want to reset factory settings because i would lose all my app data and Im not rooted as to just make a backup with Titanium...
anyway just putting out there if someone is brave enough to reset to factory settings (maybe someone who just bought it) and tell us what happens I would be grateful
Note Pro
Same issue here on note pro 12.2. Really annoying. Anybody solve this problem?
Hi,
I have the Galaxy Tab 7.7 wifi-only version (P6810) running ICS and when I read my manga in bed (using Mangawatcher)
the screen sometimes goes black for a few seconds and then comes back.
I also use gesturecontrol for fullscreen reading and a screen dimming app called "screen filter".
So maybe it is the screen dimming app that causes it? Has anyone else had a similar problem or a solution?
It just started doing this a few weeks ago. It is not a big deal but maybe someone has a solution?
Thanks in advance
Uh unheard of, I use Voodoo display filter and komik and no screen issues, only issue I have is display filter gets restarted by android after some hours.. might be a restart of screen filter, have you tried using one at a time, to isolate wich app might do this ?
Get a catlog app to se what android is doing behind the scenes..
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Uh unheard of, I use Voodoo display filter and komik and no screen issues, only issue I have is display filter gets restarted by android after some hours.. might be a restart of screen filter, have you tried using one at a time, to isolate wich app might do this ?
Get a catlog app to se what android is doing behind the scenes..
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Thanks for answering :highfive:
I will try to find the one app that is causing it by using one at a time and see if I find out more. It just seems a bit strange since it didn't happen before. Thanks
We were all waiting for the new update to come but Once more Samsung has manage to destroy some things
One of them is screen auto light adjustment... At least at Exynos version
Before the update you could just adjust the bar wherever you like and then with one off - on to auto switch you have return to full auto light adjustment...
Now this is impossible
With auto on if you move the bar this setting is saved like the ideal auto lighting condition and stays that way...that means that auto lighting is working good but from the base of your previous adjustment and not full stock auto.. If you deactivate and activate again the auto switch nothing happens because of the previous "saved condition"
So that means that you can't go back to full stock auto lighting conditions...
That's to bad and it has to be really fast a new update to fix this issue...
tsiglas said:
We were all waiting for the new update to come but Once more Samsung has manage to destroy some things
One of them is screen auto light adjustment...
Before the update you could just adjust the bar wherever you like and then with one off - on to auto switch you have return to full auto light adjustment...
Now this is impossible
With auto on if you move the bar this setting is saved like the ideal auto lighting condition and stays that way... If you deactivate and activate again the auto switch nothing happens because of the previous "saved condition"
So that means that you can't go back to full stock auto lighting conditions...
That's to bad and it has to be really fast a new update to fix this issue...
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I got the latest update from T-Mobile Friday evening or Saturday morning and don't have that issue, I can go back and forth from auto to manual with no issues whatsoever.
ggrant3876 said:
I got the latest update from T-Mobile Friday evening or Saturday morning and don't have that issue, I can go back and forth from auto to manual with no issues whatsoever.
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Here in Europe (Greece) the update came today "QG5" and as far as I know everyone has this issue
tsiglas said:
Here in Europe (Greece) the update came today "QG5" and as far as I know everyone has this issue
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In the US I'm on "QGA." I'll have to remember to block that one when we get it.
tsiglas said:
We were all waiting for the new update to come but Once more Samsung has manage to destroy some things
One of them is screen auto light adjustment... At least at Exynos version
Before the update you could just adjust the bar wherever you like and then with one off - on to auto switch you have return to full auto light adjustment...
Now this is impossible
With auto on if you move the bar this setting is saved like the ideal auto lighting condition and stays that way...that means that auto lighting is working good but from the base of your previous adjustment and not full stock auto.. If you deactivate and activate again the auto switch nothing happens because of the previous "saved condition"
So that means that you can't go back to full stock auto lighting conditions...
That's to bad and it has to be really fast a new update to fix this issue...
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That's actually how it works on stock Android.
I have found another disappointment change... YouTube app... The end of side to side full screen video play...if you choose to cut video for full screen it will only full up and down sides but unfortunately will leave huge black bazels to left and right (landscape view) to this beautiful bazzelless device... This is too disappointed...
UPDATE
After clean installation of YouTube app everything works OK again...
It's strange because before the clean installation I had exactly the same version with the new one with totally different interface (it was the same as my Xperia z4 tablet)
Same issue, also Exynos variant, with auto brightness and YouTube app here in Romania after the same updated. Reinstalling the YouTube app will help but only for a couple of minutes, because after that some kind of update is coming via the app it self and the full screen mode is messed up again.
Regarding Auto brightness: For me, the new behavior is the one I want and expect. I hope, it stays that way.
I have this same problem!
Poland, Exynos.
cosmin.buzle said:
Same issue, also Exynos variant, with auto brightness and YouTube app here in Romania after the same updated. Reinstalling the YouTube app will help but only for a couple of minutes, because after that some kind of update is coming via the app it self and the full screen mode is messed up again.
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I have found a solution with YouTube app...if you don't sing in to your acount then you will never have full screen problem again...
I think that has something to do with the same version of YouTube to second devices like tablet... Because when I'm singed with both devices (s8+ & Xperia z4 tablet) I m always having problems with full screen faction... If I say unsigned then it works as it should be.... Strange things....
auto brightness problem
Same problem here too. I'm from Bulgaria, Exynos version. Any solutions ?
Ever since updating to ColourOS11, android auto has been freezing on me when the screen is off however activating the screen will unfreeze it.
Is anyone else experiencing this or if anyone knows a fix besides 30m screen timeout.
The issue's been mentioned on a couple of other threads, from what I've read it seems to be a Android 11 issue in general, not just limited to Oppo / ColorOS. Haven't seen a way to fix this so far, seems like one has to wait for an update to fix it and until then keep the screen on...
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The issue's been mentioned on a couple of other threads, from what I've read it seems to be a Android 11 issue in general, not just limited to Oppo / ColorOS. Haven't seen a way to fix this so far, seems like one has to wait for an update to fix it and until then keep the screen on...
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Yea I had a look through some other threads. Turning off AOD and Fingerprint while screen off seems to somewhat work abiet still glitchly. Been in contact with Oppo who seems to only want me to send the phone into the service centre but I am waiting for Christmas break to be over and send it then otherwise hopefully a update by then but doubts.
I just had the issue, but by leaving it plugged in and letting the connection time out, it reset and connected. Took about a minute.
I finally got the ColorOS 11 update and now Android Auto is having this issue. Really rather annoying as I've only just got a new car and had Android Auto so was enjoying it!
Basically same issue where the car screen just locks up until you unlock the phone screen (i still get audio prompts for directions in google maps etc so Android Auto is still running). Seems to be a standoff between the OEM's and Google. Looking at other forums some OnePlus phones have the same issue (BBK group thing perhaps!)
Google answer...
[FAQ] Can't connect to Android Auto on Android 11 - Android Auto Community
support.google.com
I solved this issue going into developer options and activating the "keep screen on while charging" mode. The display will remain on, but with a very low brightness level.
Hi, I am using the KW66 smartwatch for 6 months. A few days back, the screen of my watch starts flickering on white color. I have tried resetting the device but nothing happened. can somebody guide me? I have also written a complaint on Gloryfit App but no reply so far!
IMO screen flickering doesn't come out of the blue.
Screen flickering issue is associated with software malfunctions usually get resolved by performing some workarounds. But your chance of obtaining quick and ultimate solution is higher if you could pinpoint the root cause. And this is what you should do first. To help you isolate the problem, try to think of what has happened before the onset of the problem. For example, did your watch's screen start to flicker after making some changes to the display settings or options other than the brightness level? Or did it begin to occur after installing a new app, contents, or Android update? Prior actions are usually the trigger so that is what you need to find out first. Among the possible triggers for you to consider would include but not limited to rogue apps, corrupted files like photos and videos, broken segments or files in the SD card, and software bugs. Once you’ve successfully dealt with the culprit, you’ll finally find the remedy.
I am attaching snapshot of problem for your kind perusal
Can you upload a video of the screen flickering here or else can you send it to below mentioned mail plzz??
[email protected]
Im having the same issue. Can i get solutions for this??
I have the same problem. Firmware: V003129
The light is very low. It is not very bright at 100% brightness.
It also features vertical lines as "shadows"
I would appreciate if someone can help me.
juan_speed said:
I have the same problem. Firmware: V003129
The light is very low. It is not very bright at 100% brightness.
It also features vertical lines as "shadows"
I would appreciate if someone can help me.
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I am unable to upgrade the firmware on Gloryfit app. It says newest version detected and doesnt give any option to upgrade. updated the app from playstore but still no firmware upgrade fr the watch through gloryfit app.. any workaround ??