There is this app, which I do not own or have any affiliations with, that acts sort of like a filter that lowers the screen brightness instead of actually lowering it. I haven't really tested it fully, but it works perfectly on my s7 Edge.
And the best part is: there is no root required
All you have to do is to install the app, go to Settings - Accessibilty - Installed services - screen dimmer, and turn it on.
Just make sure that your actual brightness is at 100%, and you can change the brightness within the app, or with the shortcut in the notification bar.
Here is a link to the app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.ericytsang.screenfilter.app.android
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Hello,
It is pretty annoying to adjust the Brightness of the Touch Cruise.
Is there a Program that adjust the Brightness automatically?
Or maybe by a Day / Night Schedule.
Or at least toggling the brightness by pushing a button (camera for example).
Maybe you deleted the icon from your launcher tab, but there is a shortcut you can add back that'll cycle through 4 different brighness levels. I don't see this as an option for actual assignment to a hardware button though...
There are applications out there that allow you to map brightness control to a button. MVBacklight or something like that. Try searching in the forums you'll find it.
Maybe combine it with those apps from tytnguy which are
able to start/toggle command line apps by cell location and/or
scheduled. But I think its a bit tricky...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1510083&postcount=7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49650&d=1189161026
Olioaglio
It's always too dark. Any way to mod this? I don't really want to manually adjust, as that is tiresome.
Seemed to work better on my old p1000.
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I did a kies update. Seems to be worse now. Too bright in the dark and too dark in the light. Also slow to react to light change. How difficult can it be for samsung to setup auto brightness. I actually think my old p1000 is a better tab in many ways apart from the 3d speeds..
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I wonder if this is because of a low quality light sensor. My Motorola Atrix does a pretty good job of regulating brightness automatically, except even that one is still too bright in the darkness.
For now I just make manual adjustments to the brightness on the tab, but thankfully the adjustment slider is right there on the notifications pop up so it only takes a second or two to make an adjustment.
Yes I could do manual adjustments but when I go outside and it's very bright I can't see the screen and this is where auto brightness needs to work well, which it doesn't and it is far too slow to change when I really want to take a quick pic, it just fails as I can't see the camera app for about 5 seconds.
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You may want to uncheck the auto adjust screen power box that is in Settings > Screen. I notice that tends to darken the screen as well, even with auto brightness disabled. Screen mode (dynamic, standard, movie) also affects the color temperature of the display which may give a darker tone. Try the different modes and see if that helps. I notice movie mode gives a warmer look to the screen where standard seems cooler.
well , are you using screen protector ? maybe its the cause ? anyways i don't really like to set it at auto as the HC brightness is SUCK in many ways ... i like to adjust it as i want .. so live with it until samsung do something .
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You may want to uncheck the auto adjust screen power box that is in Settings > Screen. I notice that tends to darken the screen as well, even with auto brightness disabled. Screen mode (dynamic, standard, movie) also affects the color temperature of the display which may give a darker tone. Try the different modes and see if that helps. I notice movie mode gives a warmer look to the screen where standard seems cooler.
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Unchecking that box made a huge difference. Thanks.
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You may want to uncheck the auto adjust screen power box that is in Settings > Screen.
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Yes this does seem to improve the brightness a little bit.
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New Auto Brightness App called Lux
There is a new app in the Android Market called "Lux Auto Brightness" (I am new here so cannot post links but just search the market for Lux) that is by far the best Auto Brightness App I have seen yet. It is hands down better than anything that comes with stock Android. I have installed it on my Tab 7.0 Plus and it pretty much solves all of the issues/complaints I had with the built-in Auto Brightness. I really love how you can change the preset backlight level (for any light condition) to one that works better for you and once changed, the app will use that backlight level instead of its preset. This is a paid App but only cost $1.02 and lets face it, $1.02 is a very small price to pay for Auto Screen Brightness that works (no, I am not the author of the app). If you are going to install it on your Tab Plus 7.0 just ensure that you turn off the built-in auto brightness as well as unchecking the "Auto adjust screen power" setting under the Android settings/screen menu. Below is the description of the App from the Android Market...
Lux isn't your ordinary brightness app. It intelligently adjusts the brightness of your display based on the environment you're in. If, for example, you step into a dimly lit room, Lux will automatically lower the brightness of your display to make it not only comfortable to read, but to also preserve battery power.
Lux provides the option to automatically adjust the backlight at fixed intervals (periodic mode), when a change in environment is detected (dynamic mode), or when the phone wakes from sleep. It's also possible to adjust the backlight manually. Simply disable automatic mode and you can use it like a traditional brightness tool!
Perhaps the best thing about Lux is that you can teach it how to behave. If the backlight is too bright or dim for your liking, simply open the provided Dashboard, adjust the brightness slider to the level you desire, then hold the link button. Lux will use this new 'link' as a reference in future.
★FEATURES★
→ Custom auto brightness.
→ Sub-zero brightness to make reading in the dark significantly less irritating.
→ Battery efficient
→ Handy brightness widget
→ Option to use the camera to read in ambient light.
→ Power-user settings such as choice of interpolation, sensor debugging, and linked sample editing.
→ Backup to SD.
→ Customisable data filtering for phones with inaccurate light sensors.
→ Gradual fade effect for backlight adjustments.
→ Astronomer mode adds a red filter to the screen to preserve the eyesight of stargazers.
→ Jitter control to prevent constant small changes to the backlight.
→ Night mode, to change the colour temperature of the display for comfortable night time viewing.
→ Add app specific exceptions via compatibility mode
→ No ads, or other nuisances.
Note: Please disable other brightness apps before using Lux. This is still BETA software. The author is not responsible for any issues caused by using this app.
Useful app thanks.
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Brightness slider on left screen swipe. Number indicates brightness is changing but screen brightness is unchanged. Main brightness control works on the player though. Tested on my Z1 Compact 5.1.1. I remembered that brightness slider worked for me when I was in 4.4.4 and 5.0.2. The same thing can also be seen in my brother's Android One running on 6.0. Can anyone else validate this? Thanks!
LEO-037 said:
Brightness slider on left screen swipe. Number indicates brightness is changing but screen brightness is unchanged. Main brightness control works on the player though. Tested on my Z1 Compact 5.1.1. I remembered that brightness slider worked for me when I was in 4.4.4 and 5.0.2. The same thing can also be seen in my brother's Android One running on 6.0. Can anyone else validate this? Thanks!
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It's not MX Player's fault. Android always uses the brightness settings of the top most windows. But, some applications like Floating widgets, Power savers, Display Filters & Brightness control will create a invisible window & will try to keep it on the top of all other apps. So, brightness settings of that particular app will be applied. Kindly find the app that always try to run foreground & disable it.
hmm. Come to think of it, both phones have Klock installed as floating widget. Will test it when I get home. Thank you very much.
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It's not MX Player's fault. Android always uses the brightness settings of the top most windows. But, some applications like Floating widgets, Power savers, Display Filters & Brightness control will create a invisible window & will try to keep it on the top of all other apps. So, brightness settings of that particular app will be applied. Kindly find the app that always try to run foreground & disable it.
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Knock Lock really did cause the issue. I tried installing the app on another device with 5.0.2 and the brightness control also didn't work. Thanks again.
I am trying to figure out how I am inadvertently turning the brightness level down to minimum on my Pixel 2016 phone when it is in my pocket. It does not happen often, but when it does, I need to find a really low light area in order to see the screen to be able to restore the brightness level.
My guess was that I have somehow accessed the brightness slider from the Quick Settings menu. Is it possible to remove the slider from the Quick Settings? Or is there a way to set brightness so that the minimum level is 50% brightness? That way if do inadvertently minimize the brightness setting, it will still be at a level where I can see the screen.
I do sometimes make quick adjustments to media volume by pushing the volume buttons while the phone is in my pocket, but I don't see how that could affect brightness.
Any ideas on this would be appreciated.
What OS are you running? What version? Custom ROM? Rooted? What Magisk modules installed?
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This is a stock Pixel 2016, Android 10. No custom ROM. Not rooted. No Magisk modules.
It must be inadvertently getting into the display settings when I put it in my pocket. Does not happen all the time, but when it does, I have to find a really dark area to be able to navigate the screen to adjust the display back to a viewable level of brightness. I have not been able to figure out how I am accidentally activating the display settings.
Do you have double-tap to unlock screen enabled?
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So the functionality I'm looking for I used to be able to achieve on OnePlus devices using PlusBeat: A notification light/blinker/text lights up on the OLED display that persists until the screen is unlocked, but the AOD is still made available when I tap the display. As far as I can tell, I cannot achieve this functionality with any of the notification apps I've tried, but I'm open to suggestions.
aodNotify (there's a thread here): Everything works perfectly, but I cannot blink the light independently of the AOD. The clock is always showing while the light is blinking, or the clock never shows at all; no in between.
notifyBuddy removes the tap to show functionality entirely but displays properly.
Most other apps I've tried offer some variation of the two scenarios detailed above. Can anybody help me?
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So the functionality I'm looking for I used to be able to achieve on OnePlus devices using PlusBeat: A notification light/blinker/text lights up on the OLED display that persists until the screen is unlocked, but the AOD is still made available when I tap the display. As far as I can tell, I cannot achieve this functionality with any of the notification apps I've tried, but I'm open to suggestions.
aodNotify (there's a thread here): Everything works perfectly, but I cannot blink the light independently of the AOD. The clock is always showing while the light is blinking, or the clock never shows at all; no in between.
notifyBuddy removes the tap to show functionality entirely but displays properly.
Most other apps I've tried offer some variation of the two scenarios detailed above. Can anybody help me?
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The paid version of aodNotify allows disabling the AOD and just having notifications
General settings > Always on Display operation mode
- Don't Show
The always on Display is not displayed so
only the notification light is visible