Screen is set on Auto-Brightness and having some trouble. - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

I have my S3 screen set to auto brightness. For some odd reason, yesterday, I got an incoming call and the screen was some dim ,I could not make out who the caller was. Anyone else experiencing this problem? Advice? Thanks!

sandman512 said:
I have my S3 screen set to auto brightness. For some odd reason, yesterday, I got an incoming call and the screen was some dim ,I could not make out who the caller was. Anyone else experiencing this problem? Advice? Thanks!
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I just got my phone yesterday and I notice that with auto brightness my screen is either very bright or very dim and no in between. Anyone having this issue or is this how auto brightness works on this phone?

shook187 said:
I just got my phone yesterday and I notice that with auto brightness my screen is either very bright or very dim and no in between. Anyone having this issue or is this how this how auto brightness works on this phone?
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I agree, the stock auto brightness is terrible. I'm considering installing a 3rd party app to control brightness. Used to run Lux Auto Brightness on my E4GT and it worked pretty good.

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Auto brightness always low

Using stock 4.0.1 here, and have always had the brightness set to auto. But it never seems to do anything? If I am in a light or dark room it is always dark, often darker than the lowest brightness setting.
I am just worried that the sensor might not be working, if the phone needs to be sent back it needs to be done soon. Anyone else with this issue? I know the sensor that turns off the phone screen when in call works, but the auto brightness might use a different one.
Fatila said:
Using stock 4.0.1 here, and have always had the brightness set to auto. But it never seems to do anything? If I am in a light or dark room it is always dark, often darker than the lowest brightness setting.
I am just worried that the sensor might not be working, if the phone needs to be sent back it needs to be done soon. Anyone else with this issue? I know the sensor that turns off the phone screen when in call works, but the auto brightness might use a different one.
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Auto brightness is just simply low on this device. There are some hacks in the dev section to increase it...but they don't work on my ROM.
I just started using juicedefender to adjust the auto birghtness
So auto brightness itself is broken and sensor is pry OK? I wonder if there are any apps to test it.
Fatila said:
So auto brightness itself is broken and sensor is pry OK? I wonder if there are any apps to test it.
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Simply put a bright light to it and watch the screen brighten up. The sensor is fine.. auto brightness simply is a little too conservative, probably because more people would moan about battery life than screen brightness.
My auto brightness works just fine. Sometimes I have to the screen off then on for it to adjust. Other than that, the levels are fine. I'm on 4.0.3.
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Auto Brightness broken with 4.1.1?

Has anyone noticed that their auto brightness is kind of broken after upgrading to JB? For example, if I'm in a really bright area and go into dark, the screen does not dim itself, however this can be fixed by going into settings and un-checking and checking the auto brightness box.
Obviously this is pretty annoying... Is there a fix for this?
CoronaDelux said:
Has anyone noticed that their auto brightness is kind of broken after upgrading to JB? For example, if I'm in a really bright area and go into dark, the screen does not dim itself, however this can be fixed by going into settings and un-checking and checking the auto brightness box.
Obviously this is pretty annoying... Is there a fix for this?
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I've noticed the same. It stays bright a lot of the time in dark places. I haven't noticed it staying dim in sunlight though.
To me, the way it was before seemed broken. It would constantly change its brightness level. This was effected by the light reflected off clothing, etc
I love it now
wirelessFREAK said:
To me, the way it was before seemed broken. It would constantly change its brightness level. This was effected by the light reflected off clothing, etc
I love it now
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You seem to have very good taste in clothing....
MatAuc12 said:
You seem to have very good taste in clothing....
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He he good one
But I Dont find any issue with it either. In fact, if you dig in, you'll find the process consumes 30% lesser battery than before ie. Screen + sensor timing and refresh for both...
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CoronaDelux said:
Has anyone noticed that their auto brightness is kind of broken after upgrading to JB? For example, if I'm in a really bright area and go into dark, the screen does not dim itself, however this can be fixed by going into settings and un-checking and checking the auto brightness box.
Obviously this is pretty annoying... Is there a fix for this?
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I'm actually pretty sure this is the default behaviour for ICS as well its only 3rd party roms that added in the ability to auto dim as well as auto bright the stock way is it only goes dimmer if the screen turns off and back on other wise it stays at the maximum brightness
Sometimes if I'm using the widget to move from full to auto brightness and tap very fast, it'll sit at full brightness. If I toggle slower its fine. Definitely some bug there.
I think auto brightness is much better in 4.1.1. Before it was far too dim, now it seems just right in all conditions.
I'm using the app "Lux Auto Brightness" and it couldn't be doing a better job.
Definitely check it out if you're unhappy like I was with the stock auto-brightness
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that has been the default behaviour from ages for stock goole rom:
the autobrightness only can increase...it doesn't decrease, unless u lock and ulock the phone or check and uncheck autobrightness
that the intended behaviour google want..the brightness get increased, but not decrease..
So you're saying that the auto feature in 4.0.4 was broken then?
CoronaDelux said:
So you're saying that the auto feature in 4.0.4 was broken then?
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i said that the intented behaviour..yes also on 4.0.4.. maybe google have a valid reason for doing that
CoronaDelux said:
So you're saying that the auto feature in 4.0.4 was broken then?
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Yes, it delayed the lock screen and when I set my phone down under a bright lamp and it woke up hours later in pure darkness, it might soft reset.
happens to me as well on stock 4.1.1. if I'm in a dark room and put the phone under a lamp or something, the brightness goes up instantly, but it never comes down until I lock/unlock the screen again.
in fact most of the time I think the thing is too bright (but that may be because I come from a nexus one always on the lowest setting since the autobrightness there didnt really work well).
it's a minor annoyance definitely
Same Problem with Note2!
Hi guys,
found this thread during my search for this brightness issue. My Galaxy Note 2 has the same strange behavior. But I figured out something: when I lay down the device to a table or bring it to 0 degrees in my hand, automatic brightness it's decreasing perfectly! Can you confirm this behaviour at your nexus? I guess it's a kind of strange Samsung " feature", maybe?
Thanks, Michael
Ahoy, I was also researching my auto brightness issues when I found this thread. I can confirm the behavior from the previous post on my SGS2 on Jelly Bean 4.1.2.
If the phone is in vertical position and I do the lamp test, it will stay on maximum brightness no matter what, but in horizontal position dimming works perfectly.
Regards,
zytrel.

G Pro Auto brightness not Working

Just curious if anyone else is having this issue.
I have the box checked, but I found myself manually adjusting, thinking it just wasn't very sensitive. I turned on auto brightness, moved the slider all the way to dim, went out to the sunlight, and it had no effect. Unchecked, and rechecked the box, restated the phone, did the opposite in a dark room... No effect.
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davidusr said:
Just curious if anyone else is having this issue.
I have the box checked, but I found myself manually adjusting, thinking it just wasn't very sensitive. I turned on auto brightness, moved the slider all the way to dim, went out to the sunlight, and it had no effect. Unchecked, and rechecked the box, restated the phone, did the opposite in a dark room... No effect.
Swifted from my LGOG-Pro
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I believe the slider sets the maximum brightness. So when you go out in the sunlight the spot where you placed it is the brightest it will get.
mrfeuss said:
I believe the slider sets the maximum brightness. So when you go out in the sunlight the spot where you placed it is the brightest it will get.
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I thought that also... But when I had the slider at full bright, with auto turned on, in a pitch black room, it should have dimmed, correct?
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Looks like my phone might be doing the same thing... I'm wondering if I should swap my phone out before it's too late to exchange it for an S4.
+1 in the same boat
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davidusr said:
I thought that also... But when I had the slider at full bright, with auto turned on, in a pitch black room, it should have dimmed, correct?
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Yeah, you're right. Do you have a screen protector on that might be interfering with the ambient light sensor, by any chance?
mrfeuss said:
Yeah, you're right. Do you have a screen protector on that might be interfering with the ambient light sensor, by any chance?
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Butt naked! No case, nothing... I see I'm not alone though.
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davidusr said:
Butt naked! No case, nothing... I see I'm not alone though.
Swifted from my LGOG-Pro
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Same here must be a bug. But I don't use that function so no biggie for me.
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nthknd said:
Same here must be a bug. But I don't use that function so no biggie for me.
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Seems to work with a third party app so I think its software related
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I don't think it's a bug. The auto brightness on some LG phones doesn't work like the rest of Android phones. On some LG phones, you set the brightness to a certain level and the auto brightness will work around that particular level.
Say you have it at 75% brightness and auto brightness on, the level will go up to maybe about 85% while outdoors and maybe to about 65% in a dim room. Set it at 35% brightness with auto brightness on, the level goes up to 45% in a bright area and 25% in a dark area. That's how my old iPhone 4 used to work.
Sharpshooterrr said:
I don't think it's a bug. The auto brightness on some LG phones doesn't work like the rest of Android phones. On some LG phones, you set the brightness to a certain level and the auto brightness will work around that particular level.
Say you have it at 75% brightness and auto brightness on, the level will go up to maybe about 85% while outdoors and maybe to about 65% in a dim room. Set it at 35% brightness with auto brightness on, the level goes up to 45% in a bright area and 25% in a dark area. That's how my old iPhone 4 used to work.
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The way you described the functionality is what I have witnessed mine doing. I had to play around with it for a few days before I figured out what it was doing. No matter which level of brightness I set, auto brightness will adjust up and down from there based on ambient lighting. I do like having this option since it basically lets you further tweak the auto brightness to a comfortable level. On my other phones, a lot of the times the auto brightness was either to bright or too dark compared to what I would have preferred.
I thought there was something wrong with the auto brightness on mine as well. I have it on 70% auto bright set and it never seems to change. I have a screen protector but it has cutouts around the camera and other sensors and ear piece so I knew it wasn't that and I also tested it prior to putting the screen protector on.
Seems odd that LG would go a different route on what auto brightness is compared to the rest of the Android OEM's. sort of defeats the purpose but perhaps that is why we have to keep the setting so high to begin with.
RaptorMD said:
I thought there was something wrong with the auto brightness on mine as well. I have it on 70% auto bright set and it never seems to change. I have a screen protector but it has cutouts around the camera and other sensors and ear piece so I knew it wasn't that and I also tested it prior to putting the screen protector on.
Seems odd that LG would go a different route on what auto brightness is compared to the rest of the Android OEM's. sort of defeats the purpose but perhaps that is why we have to keep the setting so high to begin with.
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I got mine to work. Its kinda strange. I was playing around and I shot a video as I played the video back I hit the menus button and there is a setting for auto dimming so I check it and my phone dimmed so then I checked to see if my main auto brightness would work so I went into settings and checked auto bright there too and the screen dimmed. Havent been outside yet but before this the setting did nothing see if you guys can get it to work on yours.
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nthknd said:
I got mine to work. Its kinda strange. I was playing around and I shot a video as I played the video back I hit the menus button and there is a setting for auto dimming so I check it and my phone dimmed so then I checked to see if my main auto brightness would work so I went into settings and checked auto bright there too and the screen dimmed. Havent been outside yet but before this the setting did nothing see if you guys can get it to work on yours.
Sent from my LG-E980 using xda premium
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mine too, the 'auto brightness' seem doesn't work properly, just got dimmed, but not working as well as other phones's auto brightness did
Sharpshooterrr said:
I don't think it's a bug. The auto brightness on some LG phones doesn't work like the rest of Android phones. On some LG phones, you set the brightness to a certain level and the auto brightness will work around that particular level.
Say you have it at 75% brightness and auto brightness on, the level will go up to maybe about 85% while outdoors and maybe to about 65% in a dim room. Set it at 35% brightness with auto brightness on, the level goes up to 45% in a bright area and 25% in a dark area. That's how my old iPhone 4 used to work.
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Yes, autobrightness on LG works this way since ICS was rolled out for LG Nitro. At 100% even with autobrightness screen will not dim, and at 0% level with or w/o autobrightness screen will not light up.
RaptorMD said:
Seems odd that LG would go a different route on what auto brightness is compared to the rest of the Android OEM's. sort of defeats the purpose but perhaps that is why we have to keep the setting so high to begin with.
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No, it's right way because brightness sensor works different than human eye and like was said here other phones usually set brightness too dim or too bright using that sensor.
I also think the work Auto Brightness is on the phone E980 strange ... I do not see any change in brightness depending on the ambient light ... Not like all the other android phones
Billy Madison said:
Yes, autobrightness on LG works this way since ICS was rolled out for LG Nitro. At 100% even with autobrightness screen will not dim, and at 0% level with or w/o autobrightness screen will not light up.
No, it's right way because brightness sensor works different than human eye and like was said here other phones usually set brightness too dim or too bright using that sensor.
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If that is the case, why is there no effect of ambient light on the screen??? The brightness remains the same whatever be the light condition.
I thought my phone had the same issue as everyone else but noticed this weekend when I stepped into a very bright area my screen automatically adjusted the brightness to a higher setting.
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now works correctly in this firmware: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2419802
Mine has worked from day one and better than my GnoteII I upgraded from... As others have said, it's configured around the amount of brightness you originally set it to.
where is the light sensor of the OGPro located...?

[Q] Is it just me, or does the display not look as vibrant after updating to 5.0.2?

I just updated to Lollipop from an OTA update, and the screen seems like it's not as bright, and the colors aren't as vibrant.
I've turned off Auto Brightness and turned the Brightness up to 100%, and verified that the Screen Mode is stll in Adaptive.
Has anyone else noticed this?
Try setting screen mode to cinema?
Mine has been fine. Still very bright, like I like it. Good luck.
Cheers.
jfleegle said:
I just updated to Lollipop from an OTA update, and the screen seems like it's not as bright, and the colors aren't as vibrant.
I've turned off Auto Brightness and turned the Brightness up to 100%, and verified that the Screen Mode is stll in Adaptive.
Has anyone else noticed this?
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Probably the best test of whether the screen has changed is to find the stock video that came with the tablet. I found a demo video inside my Tab S 800 when I opened the VLC player and it demonstrated all the colors and brightnesses. I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

Screen Brightness

I've noticed that the difference between the lowest setting and the brightest setting is not that great. In other words, the screen doesn't get that dim or that bright.
Has anyone noticed this and does anyone know a fix?

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