Brightness widget won't retain darker setting - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

Something, I don't know if it's a specific app, it doesn't seem like anything in particular, makes the screen bright, not sure the exact brightness, always after I use the stock brightness widget on 0% which works initially. Anyone know the fix? Thanks. If you need to know my ROM, I have forgotten at this point. Let me know how to check that. Couldn't find it in settings. Actually it's bombardier
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Ah ha! It's the "touch key light duration" setting set at "always on" that did it. Anyone have this issue? I don't mind just ignoring it and changing the setting. But a fix would be nice
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No, that was a false alarm. Turns out the screen goes bright on it's own at night, as if it's reading off the light sensor. What gives?
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(Q) Auto Screen Brightness

Is the screen brightness supposed to drastically change when auto brightness is enable. I've been playing around with it and noticed that when auto brightness is enable the screen will drastically change in different lighting conditions (with a couple second delay) For example, ill walk into a darker room the screen will get a lot dimmer after a couple of seconds and v-versu. The reason I asked is that my eco 4g would gradually adjust to point t where I didn't even notice.
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I've noticed it rapidly changing like it can't decide a few times, and overall it's a bit too dim outdoors. Coming from an Evo as well and I never noticed it changing either.
Just going to keep an eye on it, not a huge issue for me. Might see if there's any way to override and manually specify the auto brightness thresholds.
There's a second setting called "Auto adjust screen power" further down on the display page - it could be that. It's some sort of thing that analyzes what's actually on the screen and tries to adjust for it.
I think it may just be a samsung thing. I have a Galaxy Tab 7" and I noticed that it was doing this as well, and it drove me crazy. I just went into settings>display>brightness and turned it down manually to just under halfway indoors and if I know Im going outside, i turn it all the way up.
Ive also noticed thst it was auto adjusting even when i had it disabled which was probablt the "power adjustment" thing... But once i caught it turning the brightness down to "prevent overheating"!?
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Really?! Thats bizarre. I wonder if it will constantly have the screen down while wireless tether is running.
daneurysm said:
Ive also noticed thst it was auto adjusting even when i had it disabled which was probablt the "power adjustment" thing... But once i caught it turning the brightness down to "prevent overheating"!?
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Thanks. I also have auto adjust disabled. Since others are seeing it then I assume its a Samsung thing. Ill wait to see if others confirm. BTW this may just be me being a geek. I notice every little thing. The other is that the buttons at the bottom of the phone aren't as sensitive as the eco.
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kzoak82 said:
Thanks. I also have auto adjust disabled. Since others are seeing it then I assume its a Samsung thing. Ill wait to see if others confirm. BTW this may just be me being a geek. I notice every little thing. The other is that the buttons at the bottom of the phone aren't as sensitive as the eco.
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A tip I read somewhere but haven't tried yet is to turn auto brightness off and when you do, hold down on the notification bar (don't pull it down, just hold a finger on it) and slide left or right to adjust brightness on the go. Not for sure if it works but give it a try (I'm chargin my phone while it's off now so I can't yet).
Beejis said:
A tip I read somewhere but haven't tried yet is to turn auto brightness off and when you do, hold down on the notification bar (don't pull it down, just hold a finger on it) and slide left or right to adjust brightness on the go. Not for sure if it works but give it a try (I'm chargin my phone while it's off now so I can't yet).
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It works. I just tried it. That is pretty cool!
Worked for me too. That's great. Thanks. Where did you read that? Are there other tips?
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kzoak82 said:
Worked for me too. That's great. Thanks. Where did you read that? Are there other tips?
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This was a feature in the original epic as well. It is pretty cool. I just use this to change brightness . The only time i change is when i go out in the sun.
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kzoak82 said:
Worked for me too. That's great. Thanks. Where did you read that? Are there other tips?
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Can't remember anymore besides the screen shot one which has been mentioned. Tap home and the power button simultaneously. Also can't remember where I read it.
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I would honestly say its a combination of things BC I have used roms where its totally obvious (on froyo) where on others its completely impossible to notice the change.
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They kept the good features from the Epic. I like the feature in "Contacts" where you can swipe right on a contact to call them and left to send a message as well
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daneurysm said:
Ive also noticed thst it was auto adjusting even when i had it disabled which was probablt the "power adjustment" thing... But once i caught it turning the brightness down to "prevent overheating"!?
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I've had the brightness at the max, and turned off the Auto Adjust Screen Power option. Just while browsing XDA the screen dimmed, and when looking at the brightness setting it states "To avoid overheating, maximum brightness has been reduced.". This has happened at least three different times.
I'm hoping this isn't a serious issue. Have you had it do that multiple times for you as well?

Brightness doesn't stay where its set to

I keep noticing that my brightness is always set higher than where it is supposed to be.
I will lower it to about 1/4 brightness and by the end of the day I notice its at 3/4 brightness all on its own... auto brightness is off and power saving is off
What gives? Anyone else notice this?
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clninja said:
I keep noticing that my brightness is always set higher than where it is supposed to be.
I will lower it to about 1/4 brightness and by the end of the day I notice its at 3/4 brightness all on its own... auto brightness is off and power saving is off
What gives? Anyone else notice this?
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Yep. I have he same issue. It has a problem staying where I set it. Especially when I set it to 0% do you use an app to set your level or do you go into settings to do it? I usually use quick settings.
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I go into display settings...I don't use an app to set it
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I think I figured it out...at the bottom of the display settings is a box that says auto adjust lcd power or something.. I had it checked I just unchecked it...will report back if it fixes the problem...I'm thinking it will
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Only had this issue on the Kang of cm7
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clninja said:
I think I figured it out...at the bottom of the display settings is a box that says auto adjust lcd power or something.. I had it checked I just unchecked it...will report back if it fixes the problem...I'm thinking it will
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This is probably why.
Yeah. I typically have mine set at the lowest yet somehow it will change itself on its own.
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CM9 & touchkey/softkey backlight

Alright, hopefully I'm just being a 'tard and not looking in the right place. I took my phone from 2.3.6 to 4.0.4 last night, and I have allllllmost everything set up the way that I want it. The only thing that's missing it the backlight for the four softkeys (menu/home/back/search). I want them to stay lit whenever I have the screen on. I've searched, but all the threads that I turned up were people that couldn't get them to turn off!
Can anyone point me in the right direction, or is it something I just need to get used to?
Thanks,
n1n00b
Its a bug, sometimes they turn on sometimes they don't. I hardly pay attention to them anymore as I've gotten used to it
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iLeopard said:
Its a bug, sometimes they turn on sometimes they don't. I hardly pay attention to them anymore as I've gotten used to it
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+1
happens to me off and on. Pretty common actually, not a big issue to me since at this point we should have the layout memorized
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This is a known issue. They won't work when the screen comes on initially.
If you leave the screen untouched for about 5 seconds, they will come on when you touch the screen. You can also get them to come on by adjusting brightness. They will work until the screen turns off.
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cmac0351 said:
This is a known issue. They won't work when the screen comes on initially.
If you leave the screen untouched for about 5 seconds, they will come on when you touch the screen. You can also get them to come on by adjusting brightness. They will work until the screen turns off.
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Not quite what I meant... I'm referring to the fact that, once they /are/ lit, if you don't touch the screen for a few seconds, they turn off. I want them to be on as long as the screen is on. You can set this to happen in the OEM TouchWiz OS, but not with CM9.
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Not quite what I meant... I'm referring to the fact that, once they /are/ lit, if you don't touch the screen for a few seconds, they turn off. I want them to be on as long as the screen is on. You can set this to happen in the OEM TouchWiz OS, but not with CM9.
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Im AOKP ICS and as far as i know, there is no option like that.
LoopDoGG79 said:
Im AOKP ICS and as far as i know, there is no option like that.
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Bloody hell, that's what I was afraid of. Thanks.
Go to System > Advanced > Sensors, then check the box beside Enable Keys Backlight
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Go to System > Advanced > Sensors, then check the box beside Enable Keys Backlight
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Not a fix lol easier to just adjust brightness from status bar to get them on...
same thing with the screen brightness... it's not as bright as it is with stock rom when you dont have power saver enabled..
death1246 said:
Not a fix lol easier to just adjust brightness from status bar to get them on...
same thing with the screen brightness... it's not as bright as it is with stock rom when you dont have power saver enabled..
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I think I misunderstood. I thought you wanted them to stay on when the screen is on. The directions I gave you do that on mine. What was it you want the keylights to do exactly?
Personally I think the screen brightness is actually too bright except in when out in bright daylight.
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Screen fade?

I have a question in regards to the screen dimming feature. So for example when the screen dims after 30 seconds of inactivity or however long each of you have it. Has anyone noticed that the fade from high to low looks choppy it doesn't seem fluid it kind of stutters to the lower brightness right before the screen turns off. Is this normal.
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That's not normal.. mine fades as it should.. no chopyness or anything
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii/187052-automatic-brightness-still-occurs-when-disabled-also-stutters.html
this is what i meant
Go to settings display auto adjust screen tone and make sure its not checked that should fix it.
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I think that is caused when you have it set to scan your eye movements to detect you reading before turning off screen. Its in your settings airborne, GREEN LIGHT, GO
18th.abn said:
I think that is caused when you have it set to scan your eye movements to detect you reading before turning off screen. Its in your settings airborne, GREEN LIGHT, GO
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Winning!
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[Q] Very dim combined inbox

I am not sure how to quite search for this topic, so sorry if it has been asked. I tried the phrases I could think of.
The screen on the new Note 2 is very crisp and bright, but when I go into the combined inbox, or just use the stock email app, the screen dims for some reason, or feels like it does. When I leave email and go to a different app or home screen, the screen lightens up. Has anyone else seen that behavior?
Turn off Power Saving via Settings or Notification Bar.
Hi. I think this is because of the auto adjust screen tone depending on the screen option under settings then display.
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Turning off power saving did it. I feel pretty dumb. Thank you.
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dvinnola said:
Turning off power saving did it. I feel pretty dumb. Thank you.
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Thanks. That works for me too.
BUT, is there any other way? Coz I am afraid that turning off power savings will reduce my battery life greatly.
BTW I only have this dim screen issue with the default email client. K9 is ok.

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