When using the power widget and setting the display to "Auto Brightness" it seems that the lowest it will set to in the dark is 30-50% of the dimmest setting. Does anyone know how i can make it use the entire range for auto brightness?
For example, if im out at night or in a dark place, it should use the lowest possible setting available.
I assume it would need to be a custom rom for this?
you can use switchpro widget from the market to set these variables.
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Hi,
My automatic brightness setting just leaves the brightness exactly on what it was before. E.g If I manually put slider to max, and turn on automatic brightness it stays on max (even if in a dark room), and if I put it minimum and go outside or shine a torch on it, it doesn't go higher at all.
I'm not sure when this first started happening, it always used to, I'm running ARHD 5.1.11 (a ginger-sense rom), with golauncher ex. I can't think what's causing it. Elixir says that the sensor is working (the numbers adjust as I put light on the sensor).
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Not a direct fix for your problem but I downloaded OnOff Widget Pack. This has a great brightness control. Running Auto Brightness for most situations seems to be a drain on the battery.
I use the Auto setting as it seems to work very well except when out in direct sunlight. It will adjust up to 80-90% but not go all the way. If I am in direct sunlight and switch from Auto to High the screen definitely brightens a bit (and vice versa), does this happen to any one else?
While we are at it, a simple Toggle or Live tile to get to the brightness would be nice. Having to go through Settings etc. is a pain.
What setting do you have brightness set to when Auto is enabled? I believe that Auto also uses the Low/Medium/High settings to determine the range of what Auto will change to. So, there are really six different brightness settings: Low/Med/High with and without Auto.
ElNino77 said:
What setting do you have brightness set to when Auto is enabled? I believe that Auto also uses the Low/Medium/High settings to determine the range of what Auto will change to. So, there are really six different brightness settings: Low/Med/High with and without Auto.
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High. Try this please, set your phone on high brightness, go outside and then toggle the 'auto' switch on and off, you should see a difference. Thanks for the reply though!
I highly recommend you do not use auto brightness setting. It guzzles the battery. Use Low inside and Med outside to maximize your battery life. Use High outside if really needed.
Seed 2.0 said:
I highly recommend you do not use auto brightness setting. It guzzles the battery. Use Low inside and Med outside to maximize your battery life. Use High outside if really needed.
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Oh, do I understand that! High will devastate the battery in no time but.... When I'm outside I need to actually see the display so high it must be. Just wish Auto would actually set it to High instead of "sorta High"
I see exactly the same thing. It seems to be by design.
My tablet when on auto brightness becomes very dark in unlit rooms and I can barely see it videos or detail.
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6Flip9 said:
My tablet when on auto brightness becomes very dark in unlit rooms and I can barely see it videos or detail.
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I am not sure if this works with stock roms, but if you install PhilZ touch recovery from the thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367151
You have options in the advanced menu to change the response time for auto brightness. The default is 1 minute, you will need to tap about 4 times to get it down to 0, as it counts up to 5.
Which sped up the delay from going from one extreme to the other in ambient lighting.
If you install his custom roms you also get options to adjust the brightness intensity in 5 steps while auto brightness is on. I found this out after some time messing with my settings.
6Flip9 said:
My tablet when on auto brightness becomes very dark in unlit rooms and I can barely see it videos or detail.
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Lux Auto Brightness - perfect app for brightness tuning - you can set you own profile - matching desired screen brightness to sensor reading, and the process is very easy.
Short info, taken from app description:
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.
lux and velis both work. i paid for both, but i prefer lux.
Having a huge problem when using watch outdoors .....Screen is so dim..I can't see to find the "boost Brightness" setting to use it..is there a setting or app or way to set it for a high brightness constantly?
Im not sure if these watches have auto brightness but im assuming they dont as there is nothing for that in the settings.
So what I did is with tasker and autowear i wrote a task that looks at my phone brightness every time the screen turns on and off and adjusts the wathc brightness to the same +15% (as it was a tad dark)
Anyone using a different way of auto adjusting the brightness?
Attached it
So i set some minimum values for watch brightness which is 50
also when i set my watch birghtness same as phone it was a bit dark so i added 10* in the one formula where it says *1.1
you will have to play with it
I created a action so it will run when screen turns on or off
HW2 has auto brightness, test with put it under a lamp
Grumps said:
Im not sure if these watches have auto brightness but im assuming they dont as there is nothing for that in the settings.
So what I did is with tasker and autowear i wrote a task that looks at my phone brightness every time the screen turns on and off and adjusts the wathc brightness to the same +15% (as it was a tad dark)
Anyone using a different way of auto adjusting the brightness?
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I've tried to do the same but couldn't get it to work because my tasker skills are lacking. Please share your tasker profile and task(s).
dersie said:
HW2 has auto brightness, test with put it under a lamp
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I know but hw2 sucks....
JimSmith94 said:
I've tried to do the same but couldn't get it to work because my tasker skills are lacking. Please share your tasker profile and task(s).
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just added it to my first post
Grumps said:
Im not sure if these watches have auto brightness but im assuming they dont as there is nothing for that in the settings.
So what I did is with tasker and autowear i wrote a task that looks at my phone brightness every time the screen turns on and off and adjusts the wathc brightness to the same +15% (as it was a tad dark)
Anyone using a different way of auto adjusting the brightness?
Attached it
So i set some minimum values for watch brightness which is 50
also when i set my watch birghtness same as phone it was a bit dark so i added 10* in the one formula where it says *1.1
you will have to play with it
I created a action so it will run when screen turns on or off
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Thanks for the task but shouldn't there be a profile to go with it? I'm not sure, but I think if you export the profile instead, the associated tasks get exported with it.