Video play, brightness dimms - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

I keep my brightness all the way up all the time. I dont use auto brightness.
But anyways, when i go into my gallery and pick a video to play, my screen dims down dark as hell to where you cant make out the video as easy. All of the videos do it, but the pictures dont. Is there a setting im missing or is something ****ed up
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It is called content adaptive backlight control. It operates on a different level than system brightness. I don't think you can disable it on touchwiz.
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Not for sure if i did something wrong in my build.prop or not, but this is what i have added -->
#scrolling
ro.max.fling_velocity=12000
ro.min.fling_velocity=8000
#battery
ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=1
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=100
ro.mot.eri.losalert.delay=1000
#video acceleration
debug.performance.tuning=1
video.accelerate.hw=1
#better audio & video recording
ro.media.dec.jpeg.memcap=12000000
ro.media.enc.hprof.vid.bps=12000000
#image quality
dalvik.vm.startheapsize=8M
#dalvik.vm.dexopt-flags=m=y
dalvik.vm.execution-mode=init:jit
ro.kernel.android.checkjni=0
ro.kernel.checkjni=0
#rings faster
ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=0
#sleep better
pm.sleep_mode=1
#disables android debugging info
persist.adb.notify=0
#frees up more ram when needed
persist.sys.purgeable_assets=1
#faster streaming
media.stagefright.enable-meta=true
media.stagefright.enable-record=true
#disables waking up with volume rocker
ro.config.hwfeature_wakeupkey=0
#signal and data tweaks
ro.ril.hep=1
ro.mot.eri.losalert.delay=1000
ro.ril.enable.dtm=1
ro.ril.hsdpa.category=28
ro.ril.enable.a53=1
ro.ril.enable.3g.prefix=1
ro.ril.htcmaskw1.bitmask=4294967295
ro.ril.htcmaskw1=14449
ro.ril.hsupa.category=7
#better net speeds
net.tcp.buffersize.default=6144,87380,1048576,6144,87380,524288
net.tcp.buffersize.wifi=524288,1048576,2097152,524288,1048576,2097152
net.tcp.buffersize.umts=6144,87380,1048576,6144,87380,524288
net.tcp.buffersize.gprs=6144,87380,1048576,6144,87380,524288
net.tcp.buffersize.edge=6144,87380,524288,6144,16384,262144
net.tcp.buffersize.hspa=6144,87380,524288,6144,16384,262144
net.tcp.buffersize.lte=524288,1048576,2097152,524288,1048576,2097152
net.tcp.buffersize.hsdpa=6144,87380,1048576,6144,87380,1048576
net.tcp.buffersize.evdo_b=6144,87380,1048576,6144,87380,1048576
#use google DNS'
net.ppp0.dns1=8.8.8.8
net.ppp0.dns2=8.8.4.4
net.dns1=8.8.8.8
net.dns2=8.8.4.4
#no bootanimation
debug.sf.nobootanimation=1
#odex
dalvik.vm.verify-bytecode=false
dalvik.vm.dexopt-flags=v=n,o=v,m=y
persist.sys.ui.hw=1
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joshnichols189 said:
It is called content adaptive backlight control. It operates on a different level than system brightness. I don't think you can disable it on touchwiz.
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So i cant do anything about this. Can barely see my videos. And not at all outside when daylight
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fateownzyou3 said:
So i cant do anything about this. Can barely see my videos. And not at all outside when daylight
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I don't know about touchwiz but on cm10 you can disable it.
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Y the hell would they even add that feature. Its as dark as if i was to turn my brightness all the way down
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fateownzyou3 said:
Y the hell would they even add that feature. Its as dark as if i was to turn my brightness all the way down
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Maybe something is wrong with your phone? It isn't that big of a difference on my phone.
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Ya its just as dark as if i turned brightness all the way down.. see this is the exact reason i went through tmo and pay the extra to get my phone, instead of wirefly. To keep the 1 yr warrenty for a faulty device
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fateownzyou3 said:
Ya its just as dark as if i turned brightness all the way down.. see this is the exact reason i went through tmo and pay the extra to get my phone, instead of wirefly. To keep the 1 yr warrenty for a faulty device
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I don't think it is necessarily faulty just overly aggressive. You can probably root and fix or even remove that feature.
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What build are you on? Have you updated at all?
I know some stock apps, like browser, had separate brightness settings on the original build. Theyve been removed from the updated version UVALH2.
Dont know and can't check right now if the video player had this or not. Check in settings of the app for it.
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Did you try this? I had that same issue untill I started a video>paused it>went to settings>then changed the video brightness. Hope I helped. Im on a custom rom based off of stock btw.

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Did you try this? I had that same issue untill I started a video>paused it>went to settings>then changed the video brightness. Hope I helped. Im on a custom rom based off of stock btw.
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Didn't know you could do this. That might solve OP's problem! Thanks man
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In case you missed my post last on last page, samsung removed this in the update, so you won't have to bother with it if you go to a later build. It was only in UVALEM and UVALG1 I believe.
They did this for extra battery life, but I dont use auto brightness so it annoyed the hell outta me!
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Actually yes, this did solve my problem. I knew there had to be a menu of some kind in the video. I just kept hitting the menu button while video playing, and never worked. Thanks alot. And btw im on whitehawkx's UVALEM stock + root with trinity kernel. But ya pausing the video and going to settings helped.. brightness was turned all the way down. Thanks again, was bugging me
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Good info to know. Thank you
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Never noticed if i have this problem with video but it happens all the time when I pick a picture to view in gallery. It just goes darker. Happens when I use the browser also which is mega annoying. Soon as I hit the internet icon, it goes a couple shades darker, then loads the browser. When I close the browser, it gets brighter before it closes. I'm dead stock except for the lone update. Any way around this would be great.

Within the stock browser hit the menu key. Itll be a choice for brightness if you scroll down a little bit. Change from there. If i helped hit thanks.
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App that turns off keyboard light

Is there an app that will turn off the keyboard lights? i know about Display > Touch Key duration. Thanks
Doubt it. Why would you want to turn off the keyboard lights?
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Waste of battery in daylight
Another really great reason to turn them off is so you can watch Netflix at night. Screenfilter works, as do Keyboard backlight controller and AdjBrightness.
You can change it's duration to the lowest settings which is 1.5 seconds in the settings.I did that and trust me it's hardly on. It's in settings - display - touch key light duration.
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At some point I was running a battery saver that did this when I dropped below a certain percentage of battery life. It might have been Easy Battery Saver. Then again, it also could have been the built in Power Saver function. Has that been tried?
Did the last two posters even read the thread? Not only did OP say he knows how to reduce the time, I just gave the names of 3 apps that can do it and people are still posting suggestions to reduce the on time.
Yeesh. No need for the hostility. My suggestion was not for reducing the light timeout, but shutting the keyboard light off completely, as was requested. I did see that you posted some apps and I was merely suggesting another app.
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Did the last two posters even read the thread? Not only did OP say he knows how to reduce the time, I just gave the names of 3 apps that can do it and people are still posting suggestions to reduce the on time.
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Take it easy....I was simply stating that at 1.5 seconds it is hardly on and does not waste much battery.
Haha get the New ICS 4.0.4 Leak, There ya go, simple as that
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dude52 said:
Haha get the New ICS 4.0.4 Leak, There ya go, simple as that
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Lol!
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Haha get the New ICS 4.0.4 Leak, There ya go, simple as that
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Hahaha
Well almost a good solution but the ICS update would switch it of permanently...
ninthsense said:
Well almost a good solution but the ICS update would switch it of permanently...
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Haha, you happen to know when its coming out? The newer version with bug fixes
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ajt1995 said:
Doubt it. Why would you want to turn off the keyboard lights?
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So that you can save battery and BTW our mind is good enough to remember where the touch captive keys are...
You can use Screen Filter app to do this (just set filter to 100% and unset Enable buttons backlight checkbox)

Annoying Screen Timeout!

So I'm watching a video (expanded to full screen) on the stock browser at night in a dark room when the screen times out.
I can't find any way of switching the screen timeout off, and have to resort to setting the time to maximum and having to reopen the screen and restart the video every 10 minutes.
There has to be a solution to this annoying problem? Please?
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Is smart stay enabled or is it just not working on the dark room ? If smart stay is not working then you can just pull out the s pen from it's holder or hover with the s pen instead of closing the video.
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Do not watch video too much..beware of burn screen issue
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CreepyDroid said:
Is smart stay enabled or is it just not working on the dark room ?
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Smart stay doesn't work in a dark room.
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naimmkassim said:
Do not watch video too much..beware of burn screen issue
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Huh? I'm watching a film full screen. That's going to burn my screen?
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Tuffcheez said:
Huh? I'm watching a film full screen. That's going to burn my screen?
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I think he's just being a troll....
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Im not troll..but i heard many issue of burn screen come from Amoled display..do some search, u will find the tread which discuss about burn screen..
Here one of them from note 2 thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1967803
U can found more from note 1 thread..
Not saying watch video can confirm the screen burn issue..just saying maybe it can cause life span of screen burn become short..but definately amoled screen can not avoid it..
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naimmkassim said:
Im not troll..but i heard many issue of burn screen come from Amoled display..do some search, u will find the tread which discuss about burn screen..
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Fair enough, but there is "no issue."
Why have this phone if you don't use it? Besides, full screen is probably one way to AVOID burn in.
What are you even talking about?
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DanDroidian said:
Fair enough, but there is "no issue."
Why have this phone if you don't use it? Besides, full screen is probably one way to AVOID burn in.
What are you even talking about?
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Is it? Full screen really can avoid screen burn?? Good then..thanks for this info ..from all the thread i read, no one mention about this..hope its true :thumbup:
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naimmkassim said:
Is it? Full screen really can avoid screen burn?? Good then..thanks for this info ..from all the thread i read, no one mention about this..hope its true :thumbup:
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Yes, this avoids the screen burn. Screen burn only happens because some of the led's are used more than others which is why some degrade faster which results in varying color contrasts. Using full screen almost all the time however, uses all of the led's, thus all of them will degrade at a slightly similar rate and the change of color contrast would not be as noticeable to the common eye.
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If you mean stock internet browser it will time out don't know why I streamed hell in a cell last week had the same issue doesn't happen on any other phone I know of just this one...I had to stretch the screen so it looked full screen and it stayed on strange I know
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I'm having the same problem not sure why there would be this problem considering no phone for the last 4 years have had this problem. Terrible overt sight by Google/Samsung. Really interested if some one finds the solution to this.
Use Profile Scheduler from the play store it lets you set up a profile with a setting for screen time out never option. Thats the only reason I use it. I listen to alot of music in my truck and it keeps the musoc player from going to sleep.
Screen time out issue is only when watching flash enabled videos in browser.
Reason : Flash is not supported in Jellybean officially,
So just using flashplayer.apk will not rewrite screen timeout settings in system files.
And, smart stay doesn't work in dark room with lights off.
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gotshoaib said:
Screen time out issue is only when watching flash enabled videos in browser.
Reason : Flash is not supported in Jellybean officially,
So just using flashplayer.apk will not rewrite screen timeout settings in system files.
And, smart stay doesn't work in dark room with lights off.
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what do you recommend?
rocketpaul said:
what do you recommend?
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Download "Screen on" from playstore.
Check the application ie Internet for stock browser and then check enable.

[Q] Decrease the lowest brightness of Note 2?

Hi, I'm a newbie here, I just wondering is there a way to decrease the lowest brightness limit?
It's quite uncomfortable to use the phone in a completely dark room, even though I've set the lowest brightness.
Thank You
Play store, screen filter or Filter your screen.
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Though keep in mind that screen filters degrade the quality of colors and makes you unable to install apps while they're active.
Jobiza said:
Play store, screen filter or Filter your screen.
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Thanks, will try them soon
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Though keep in mind that screen filters degrade the quality of colors and makes you unable to install apps while they're active.
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Oh I see. Is there another way to prevent these?
Or is there any MOD? So I do not need to use screen filters...
I saw this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2008197
Just wondering is there any MOD for decrease the lowest brightness
Thank You :laugh:
I use "screen filter" every night and ever morning.I have been for over two years now. Under that time I must have updated an app a few times!
There is an app called Night Mode on play store. Its pretty good and its free. Do give it a try..
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you can decrease it in build prop if youre rooted
Can you point out the changes on the build prop file ?
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pakalrtb said:
Can you point out the changes on the build prop file ?
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ro.lcd_min_brightness
20 is default
I recomend the Screen Filter app
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MohJee said:
Though keep in mind that screen filters degrade the quality of colors and makes you unable to install apps while they're active.
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Just bought Lux from store few days ago and have no experience like this. Only if use night mode the colors look funny to me, but the backlight control is awesome.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vito.lux
It works! Feel the brightness decreased, although not really big difference.
However, thanks man! Love it!
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haldi15 said:
you can decrease it in build prop if youre rooted
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I used this solution. Forgotten to mention...
Thanks!
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what changes do we make in build.prop?
zidane said:
what changes do we make in build.prop?
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its on the first page..
Paul013 said:
There is an app called Night Mode on play store. Its pretty good and its free. Do give it a try..
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Thanks. Night mode works nicely.
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haldi15 said:
ro.lcd_min_brightness
20 is default
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That's what I was about to recommend, i changed my min brightness to 2, i couldn't notice much difference tho lol (I think my eyes are tired )
Cheers
Corey
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fishingfon said:
That's what I was about to recommend, i changed my min brightness to 2, i couldn't notice much difference tho lol (I think my eyes are tired )
Cheers
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yeah you're right, the brightness does not change even though there is extra room for decreasing the brightness on the slider.
Try Elixir 2
I use Elixir to make a filter toggle, I have this toggle within a widget in my homescreen and other one in the statusbar widget (both with the same filter configuration) and it works perfect for me because Elixir allows to add many toggles in the same widget.

Darker screen?

Is there anyway to make the screen even darker? Even on the lowest setting the S3s screen is super bright. I was wondering if there is a mod or something that makes the lowest setting even dimmer. Like in the browser when your on power saving mode, the screen gets significantly darker.
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Lux lite. In the play store.
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Yeah, lux or screen filter
Both have the issue that you cannot sideload apps while they are enabled
Thanks!!!!
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Also one more, I dont remember exactly where i saw it, but I think there was a build.prop mod that allowed you to change the threshold and make the brightness slider go to even lower values...dont remember what it was called though :\
CNexus said:
Also one more, I dont remember exactly where i saw it, but I think there was a build.prop mod that allowed you to change the threshold and make the brightness slider go to even lower values...dont remember what it was called though :\
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I looked in the file but found nothing relating to brightness
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No, theres an edit that you can make that lowers the threshold
It was either there or in some other file that you had to add it
CNexus said:
No, theres an edit that you can make that lowers the threshold
It was either there or in some other file that you had to add it
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Could be ro.sf.screen density... that might not be it though,I have no idea
Nah that's the density of the pixels.
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Meant lcd_density... again, might now be it... probably isn't... gonna dig around the build.prop for it though
I'm racking my brains trying to remember, there is an edit that you can place somewhere to lower the threshold though, I'm sure of it
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I'm racking my brains trying to remember, there is an edit that you can place somewhere to lower the threshold though, I'm sure of it
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I'm sure its there somewhere. Or maybe we have to add the line?
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Yeah, its a line you need to add, not modifying an existing one
Gimme a bit and I'll find it haha

Wake up lag?

I get about a 2-3 second delay when I turn my S4 on. I know that's not a big deal but it just annoys me, and I'm not sure what's causing it to happen
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kevinrubio1 said:
I get about a 2-3 second delay when I turn my S4 on. I know that's not a big deal but it just annoys me, and I'm not sure what's causing it to happen
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Are u rooted? If so wat rom and kernel?
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bzlik88 said:
Are u rooted? If so wat rom and kernel?
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Yes; stock rom with the ktoonsez kernel installed (w/ ktoonsez recommend settings)
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Do you have s voice enabled? I read somewhere that if you disable the double tap home to open svoice it will help
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sdmark said:
Do you have s voice enabled? I read somewhere that if you disable the double tap home to open svoice it will help
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No, I disabled it; it makes the home button more responsive!
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I read somewhere it has to do with deep sleep. Ktoonsez will probably fugue something out. It's not related to the home button though. Happens with power button too.
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Are you using Set CPU or any other clocking software. I notice if I set my screen off profiles higher setting too low it will lag while trying to clock up to speed. Maybe this will help.
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elesbb said:
I read somewhere it has to do with deep sleep. Ktoonsez will probably fugue something out. It's not related to the home button though. Happens with power button too.
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the Note2 has the same issue. theres a mod to fix the lag but not sure if it works with s4
PENKO956 said:
the Note2 has the same issue. theres a mod to fix the lag but not sure if it works with s4
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Got a link? Im working on my ROM, don't really have time to search but if you have a link i will take a look at the MOD and see if it would work.
Cal-El said:
Are you using Set CPU or any other clocking software. I notice if I set my screen off profiles higher setting too low it will lag while trying to clock up to speed. Maybe this will help.
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Yeah, I'm using ktweaker from ktoonsez!
I just increased the screen off setting to see if anything happens!
PENKO956 said:
the Note2 has the same issue. theres a mod to fix the lag but not sure if it works with s4
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can you link me to the mod?
elesbb said:
I read somewhere it has to do with deep sleep. Ktoonsez will probably fugue something out. It's not related to the home button though. Happens with power button too.
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Hope so I love his work!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208267
let me know if it works!!
PENKO956 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208267
let me know if it works!!
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I don't think it'll work
I'll just get used it
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kevinrubio1 said:
I don't think it'll work
I'll just get used it
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If you edit the smali it will work. But keeping your device from deep sleeping? Um i dont care what is in that thread. Your battery will die very quickly. You can simply write an app to hold the wake lock without going through all the smali code.
elesbb said:
If you edit the smali it will work. But keeping your device from deep sleeping? Um i dont care what is in that thread. Your battery will die very quickly. You can simply write an app to hold the wake lock without going through all the smali code.
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um not really on the "battery will die very quickly" I actually have the mod on on my note2 and the battery difference is very minimal. yes you will loose a little but we're talking about 1-2% per hr less when mod is on. not really a difference considering the battery size of the note2. Dont know if the same will be with the much smaller battery of the s4 but it has a smaller screen as well (less power).
*s4 wake up lag is terrible imo
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um not really on the "battery will die very quickly" I actually have the mod on on my note2 and the battery difference is very minimal. yes you will loose a little but we're talking about 1-2% per hr less when mod is on. not really a difference considering the battery size of the note2. Dont know if the same will be with the much smaller battery of the s4 but it has a smaller screen as well (less power).
*s4 wake up lag is terrible imo
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1 to 2 percent is a lot multiplied by 24 hours in your day minus the drain while using the device.
To each ones own I guess
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And I don't have much wake up lag at all.
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I seem to have this issue too, on Wicked V3 rom, right after getting a text message. Most other times there isn't really any lag when waking up the phone. Have you noticed it every time you wake up the device, or just after getting a text?

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