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[Q] Change minimum brightness?

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?

tuxx1337 said:
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

TimeAndroid said:
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.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Free mobile app

lolcakes203 said:
If you are on stock AOSP and you have xposed you can install gravitybox, which will allow lowering of brightness levels.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Free mobile app
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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

mbloomer04 said:
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/

mbloomer04 said:
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!

[MOD] Customized framework for stock ROM

After getting a bit angry about Motorola's decision to not to enable and allow people to access the multiuser mode, I've decided to customize the framework and touch some more things. Don't hesitate to suggest any other modifications that you'd like me to do.
WARNING: This is ONLY for stock ROM.
Features:
- Decreased the minimum brightness from 5 to 1.
- Decreased the dimming brightness from 10 to 5.
- Enabled multiuser support.
- Set multiuser limit from 1 to 4.
- Allowed all rotations.
- Disabled the annoying "turn on screen if unplugged from charger".
How to install?
- Download from attached files.
- Transfer to device.
- Flash in recovery.
Download from attached files.

Well thanx...grt work ....but can u add led light as well its not there in stock

Gokulb1 said:
Well thanx...grt work ....but can u add led light as well its not there in stock
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Hihihihi, it isn't framework-related. This is just a trigger based behavior placed in the sysfs.
Just take a look to this app: Moto LED for Moto X & E [Root] (it works with our devices too).

oho..ok i know theres an app but i was wondering why they have built a led light and has not given any options or made it work.. ok..

Any chance for moto actions? This is by far the biggest drawback I've found on this device

hp420 said:
Any chance for moto actions? This is by far the biggest drawback I've found on this device
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I would be able to mod it but what more do you want? I found it completely perfect.
Just tell me what is it lacking or what should I add .

facuarmo said:
I would be able to mod it but what more do you want? I found it completely perfect.
Just tell me what is it lacking or what should I add .
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chop for light and twist for camera are so nice to have!! are there any others added in g4/plus?

facuarmo said:
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Features:
- Decreased the minimum brightness from 5 to 1.
- Decreased the dimming brightness from 10 to 5.
- Enabled multiuser support.
- Set multiuser limit from 1 to 4.
- Allowed all rotations.
- Disabled the annoying "turn on screen if unplugged from charger".
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Quick question,
Are these features already available on stock Lineage OS for G4 Play (which squid is developing)?
If no, it would be very great if Lineage OS has these features. Maybe OP can contribute(patch?) to Lineage OS?

carefully said:
Quick question,
Are these features already available on stock Lineage OS for G4 Play (which squid is developing)?
If no, it would be very great if Lineage OS has these features. Maybe OP can contribute(patch?) to Lineage OS?
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Sure, please flash Lineage and upload framework.apk from /system/framework to let me modify it.

[EdXposed] OnePlus AOD Stock-Appearance

OnePlus AOD 1.0.1
The normal Ambient Display will stay on-screen perpetually, with all the normal stock customization options via settings.
Burn-In protection is still a WIP
Source: My GitHub
TESTED COMPATIBILITY:
OnePlus 7 Pro
OnePlus 7
CHANGELOG:
AOD is restored after notifications are received or the three-key slider is changed
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Just install the APK from the XDA download link or from GitHub, enable it in the EdXposed manager, and reboot!

Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_TEST_ONLY: installPackageLI]
when I install it with pm install command

daxiaamu said:
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_TEST_ONLY: installPackageLI]
when I install it with pm install command
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I believe I have fixed that issue, please see the 1.0 pre-release on my GitHub linked in the first post

Sparrowhawk120 said:
I believe I have fixed that issue, please see the 1.0 pre-release on my GitHub linked in the first post
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confrimed it works

daxiaamu said:
confrimed it works
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great! it turns out uploading an apk that was compiled as test only leads to "test only" errors lol. live and learn I guess

works on OP7 regular , thanks for this, if it were possible to reduce the brightness only on the AOD, It would be great!

Sound great. Looking forward for Burn-In protection

zak.ns said:
works on OP7 regular , thanks for this, if it were possible to reduce the brightness only on the AOD, It would be great!
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great, I'll update the compatibility! I'll look at the brightness reduction, at the moment I believe it uses the default autobrightness but I'll see what I can do.

OnePlus AOD 1.0.1
The normal Ambient Display will stay on-screen perpetually, with all the normal stock customization options via settings.
Burn-In protection is still a WIP
Source: My GitHub
TESTED COMPATIBILITY:
OnePlus 7 Pro
OnePlus 7
CHANGELOG:
AOD is restored after notifications are received or the three-key slider is changed
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Just install the APK from the XDA download link or from GitHub, enable it in the EdXposed manager, and reboot!

Nice work! Waiting for the functioned burn-in protection feature.

_DoomD_ said:
Nice work! Waiting for the functioned burn-in protection feature.
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Yep, that's now my top priority! I hopefully should have it done in a week or two, as I'm an inexperienced programmer.

hmm perhaps that was a bit of an ambitious timeframe, but it will hopefully be done before OnePlus releases the real AOD supposedly in August or September

Rooted Phone required?
Does the phone have to be rooted for this to work? Can I install on the non rooted phone?

krishna13 said:
Does the phone have to be rooted for this to work? Can I install on the non rooted phone?
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Yes. It requires EdXposed which would require root.

Seems like you are still stucking at the burn in protection function, doesn't it? How are your project, bro?

_DoomD_ said:
Seems like you are still stucking at the burn in protection function, doesn't it? How are your project, bro?
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yeah I have ended up quite stuck on burn-in protection... It's harder to implement than I expected I haven't been able to find what controls the position of the ambient display

sparrow why havent you talked to quinny the guy who makes "opaodmod"? for burn in
https://github.com/life2015/OPAmbientMod

Question Notch

is there a way to make the game force fullscreen and use the notch area as well?

What notch?

Dynarenji said:
is there a way to make the game force fullscreen and use the notch area as well?
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Pixel 7 Pro doesn't have a notch. lol

If you want the phone to use the full display and ignore the hole punch camera, then yes there is a way. I use the magisk module "None Display Cutout". After installing, you need to change the Display Cutout setting in Developer Options to "No Display Cutout".

or use AOSP Mods, there is an option to ignore the statusbar, and with xposed pro app you can stretch your apps to fullscreen

synesthete said:
If you want the phone to use the full display and ignore the hole punch camera, then yes there is a way. I use the magisk module "None Display Cutout". After installing, you need to change the Display Cutout setting in Developer Options to "No Display Cutout".
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thank you so much you save my life there

bhammler said:
or use AOSP Mods, there is an option to ignore the statusbar, and with xposed pro app you can stretch your apps to fullscreen
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where to get that?

AOPSmods through Magisk /LSxposed
GitHub - siavash79/AOSPMods: mixed Xposed+Magisk module for customization of AOSP-based Android 12+
mixed Xposed+Magisk module for customization of AOSP-based Android 12+ - GitHub - siavash79/AOSPMods: mixed Xposed+Magisk module for customization of AOSP-based Android 12+
github.com
Xposed Pro
Xposed edge pro - Apps on Google Play
This module provides you Gesture control, Key control and other smart triggers.
play.google.com

bhammler said:
AOPSmods through Magisk /LSxposed
GitHub - siavash79/AOSPMods: mixed Xposed+Magisk module for customization of AOSP-based Android 12+
mixed Xposed+Magisk module for customization of AOSP-based Android 12+ - GitHub - siavash79/AOSPMods: mixed Xposed+Magisk module for customization of AOSP-based Android 12+
github.com
Xposed Pro
Xposed edge pro - Apps on Google Play
This module provides you Gesture control, Key control and other smart triggers.
play.google.com
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Does AOSPMods still break brightness slider animation?

Hello. And for people who do not have root the mobile is there an option?

bichozgz said:
Hello. And for people who do not have root the mobile is there an option?
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i don't think there is a way other than root the phone like me....

iRhyiku said:
Does AOSPMods still break brightness slider animation?
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I know it breaks Game Dashboard. Completely removes it from the settings after a few hours post flash.

Hi PJ
bhammler said:
or use AOSP Mods, there is an option to ignore the statusbar, and with xposed pro app you can stretch your apps to fullscreen
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Thanks for this! The excessive padding in landscape was driving me mad!

Question IncreasesScreen brightness

Is there a way to make the screen brighter under direct sunlight?
It's totally unreadable...

You can get some extra brightness with a root app called High Brightness Mode by Flar2

I'm not rooting the phone

thegios said:
Is there a way to make the screen brighter under direct sunlight?
It's totally unreadable...
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thegios said:
I'm not tooting the phone
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Well if you're using some custom you can ask your maintainer to implement PixelParts which nukes googles Hbmsvmanager and adds fine grain control over HBM.
GitHub - Evolution-X-Devices/packages_apps_PixelParts: Parts application for pixel 6/7 series
Parts application for pixel 6/7 series. Contribute to Evolution-X-Devices/packages_apps_PixelParts development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
Otherwise not sure what to tell you.

thegios said:
I'm not rooting the phone
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Then No, you can't

There is a throttling mod on the forum that worked wonders for me, but it's a magisk mod with a edit on a system file, so unless you could replace the system file, you would need root for this to work. I just thought I'd mention, since the difference is night and day, and that's one of the exact issues I was having without it.

Are you using Auto-brightness or manual? Auto-brightness gives you a max brightness in the sun compared to the manual max brightness.

schmeggy929 said:
Are you using Auto-brightness or manual? Auto-brightness gives you a max brightness in the sun compared to the manual max brightness.
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U mean manual is better?

thegios said:
U mean manual is better?
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Googles HbmSVManager will automatically enable HBM (High brightness mode), when automatic brightness is enabled and the light sensor reaches a specific lux threshold.

thegios said:
U mean manual is better?
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I'm sorry, I should have explained it a little better. Auto-brightness will give you a higher max brightness. You will want to use Auto-brightness on a sunny day.

AnierinB said:
Well if you're using some custom you can ask your maintainer to implement PixelParts which nukes googles Hbmsvmanager and adds fine grain control over HBM.
GitHub - Evolution-X-Devices/packages_apps_PixelParts: Parts application for pixel 6/7 series
Parts application for pixel 6/7 series. Contribute to Evolution-X-Devices/packages_apps_PixelParts development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
Otherwise not sure what to tell you.
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The link is not accessible anymore. Has PixelParts become closed source now?

it is accessible, check again.
PixelParts - A device specific parts application for pixel 6/7 series
About the app I created PixelParts as an alternative to Google's HbmSVManager, providing users with both direct control and more fine-grained customization options for High Brightness Mode (HBM). Unlike the stock functionality, where HBM...
forum.xda-developers.com

AnierinB said:
it is accessible, check again.
PixelParts - A device specific parts application for pixel 6/7 series
About the app I created PixelParts as an alternative to Google's HbmSVManager, providing users with both direct control and more fine-grained customization options for High Brightness Mode (HBM). Unlike the stock functionality, where HBM...
forum.xda-developers.com
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It is now accessible, but was returning 404 error for a few days earlier. I also read some posts on Telegram regarding it being made private.