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[APP][v2009.04.09.2] Illumineria - Xperia Illumination Pattern Modifier

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A program for modifying the illumination patterns on the Sony Ericsson X1.
Screenshots: No screenshots are available at this time...
Features:
» Has a list of available events pulled directly from the registry, which you simply tap on.
» Has a pattern editor which you can use to view existing patterns as well as make your own*
» Can unlock hidden/disabled events.
» Can restore default settings.
* This is still experimental, but should be hard to break your device with, just restore defaults if you mess up
More information and downloads: http://illumineria.brins0.net/
Additional:
» I would like some constructive criticism to help me improve Illumineria where possible.
» It would be nice if people could upload their custom patterns for others to see. If it's popular, i'll make a page on the site to store people's custom patterns.
If you really like this program, and want to buy me a coffee, you can do so here
Thanks to:
» Redferne for his work on the binary dechiphering, the pattern editor wouldn't have been possible without his suggestions!

Just a quick update,
I've started delving deeper into the registry, and i've discovered alot of "hidden" events which for some reason have been disabled. These include illumination when the keyboard is opened and closed, as well as when you bring the device out of standby. It also seems you can make the lights illuminate for communications (WLAM/DATA activity).
I have also tried directly changing the values in the registry, ie, copying the values from the "Panel Selected" event into the "Keyboard Open" event, and it works perfectly, although it does seem to require a reboot for the changes to take effect, so I don't know how my idea for the event preview will work.

oh, im da first to post? i would like to have ur own custom pattern that u feel da best..
personally when incoming call, i juz want to make it blue led blinking...
n normal status oso i wan it to blink all da times.. i got lots of battery..haha..
besides, able to export settings or save settings, caz we flash rom time to time..
n oso, finger friendly interface of ur software..thx ya.. wish u good luck..

have a look at Xperiatweak, might give you some ideas. you can change the illumination settings with that. but its not completely customisable, you can only swap the illuminations around. if you can make it so that we can make up our own patterns and colours then i think that would be great.

Just a little update before I go out for the evening...
I've been searching through the entries in the registry to try and dechipher what the different sections of the binary represent. I've made a little progress and i've got a friend helping me whilst i'm gone.
If anyone is any good at dechiphering patterns in hex, then i'd really appreciate your help in working out what each little section means. If I can crack this, then my program (Which i've decided to call Illumineria ) can be made to allow you to design your own patterns, and assign them to any event.
If I can't crack the code, then i'll only be able to make an application that lets you assign presets to events.
In the attatchment, i've listed all of the events that are stored in the registry (after removing the duplicates), and listed what each event seems to do in very simple terms.
I look forwards to seeing if anyone can assist me, thanks in advance

I wish to have an Illumination that includes all different colors ( just like the Illumination for turning on the phone and changing panels ) when I get incoming call. That will be very cool for me.
By the way, that will be also cool if the Illumination lights keep turning on and changing color when we play music. Appreciate for your contribution and I wish u good luck

You should make a program that flashes the lights with the same BPS as the music you are listening to

Ideas...
Well where to begin....
Here are a few suggestions on how the app could be very simple and user friendly,
1. There should be a list of every colour available for the led's.
2. A list of led locations, (Top Left &/or Right, Bottom Left &/or Right,All, etc).
3. A list of events to choose from.
4. Then a list of styles, (Flash Fast/ Slow, Fade, Rainbow Fade (all colours fading into each other like a rainbow)).
Then all you would simply do is select a colour (#1), then a location (#2), then an event (#3) and finally a style (#4)
1,2,3,4, ab-ra-ca-da-bra and your done
Examples/ Combonations:
Standby Mode/ Sleep Mode: Slow Pulse, One Colour, One Location
Bluetooth On: Blue of course,Top two corners, Fast Flash.
Wi-fi on/ Connected: Pattern e.g. top left, bottom left, bottom right, top right, Fading in and out one by one.
Wait/ Loading: Top left = Fade in/ out blue, bottom left = Fade in/ out red, bottom right = Fade in/ out green, Top right= Fade in/ out yellow. (windows colours )

indy.89 said:
Well where to begin....
Here are a few suggestions on how the app could be very simple and user friendly,
1. There should be a list of every colour available for the led's.
2. A list of led locations, (Top Left &/or Right, Bottom Left &/or Right,All, etc).
3. A list of events to choose from.
4. Then a list of styles, (Flash Fast/ Slow, Fade, Rainbow Fade (all colours fading into each other like a rainbow)).
Then all you would simply do is select a colour (#1), then a location (#2), then an event (#3) and finally a style (#4)
1,2,3,4, ab-ra-ca-da-bra and your done
Examples/ Combonations:
Standby Mode/ Sleep Mode: Slow Pulse, One Colour, One Location
Bluetooth On: Blue of course,Top two corners, Fast Flash.
Wi-fi on/ Connected: Pattern e.g. top left, bottom left, bottom right, top right, Fading in and out one by one.
Wait/ Loading: Top left = Fade in/ out blue, bottom left = Fade in/ out red, bottom right = Fade in/ out green, Top right= Fade in/ out yellow. (windows colours )
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Cool!! There are a very good ideas!!!

Yeah very cool,
is there anyway of altering the brightness of the LED? it just seems quite dim and would like them to be brighter.
I also think indy.89 idea sounds easy to use,
also those registry settings u found like lights when keyboard opens/closes did you say they work or u will get them to work in your program?
And one last thing this is off the subject but can I have a sound play when I press the pannel key? could you look at this while knee deep in registry jargon?
thank you for your time and effort on this

I may suggest moving patterns (leds running up and down), and a RANDOM pattern (sort of "DISCO" pattern) to follow music or else

Just another update before I hit the sack...
I've written a basic program with a list of known patterns. The program gets a list of available events from the registry. I've found that even when enabled, some of these events never seem to fire. For the ones which activate normally, changes work as expected.
I think by tomorrow evening I should have it ready for a beta release. I hanv't made much headway on decyphering what the binary data means, so we're stuck with the known events for now.
ToDo:
- Tidy up interface a little
- Enable disabled events
- Minor menu alterations
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Jasand said:
Is there anyway of altering the brightness of the LED? it just seems quite dim and would like them to be brighter.
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I don't think this can be changed globally. The lights seem to be designed for night time and indoor use only, and is most likely a hardware limitation.
Jasand said:
also those registry settings u found like lights when keyboard opens/closes did you say they work or u will get them to work in your program?
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The keyboard open/close events fire correctly and you can customise the patterns with the current beta version of Illimineria.
Jasand said:
And one last thing this is off the subject but can I have a sound play when I press the pannel key? could you look at this while knee deep in registry jargon?
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You can make this button run any application you like by changing the value of "HKLM\Software\SonyEricsson\PanelManager\ApplicationName" key in the registry. I'm not sure if this has been menioned anywhere else, I think I may have been the first one to spot it, but i've currently got it assigned to run "QuickMenu" which is a very nice cascading start menu replacement. You can also do the same for the camera button by changing the value of "HKLM\Software\SonyEricsson\Camera\ApplicationName" key in the registry.
indy.89 said:
1. There should be a list of every colour available for the led's.
2. A list of led locations, (Top Left &/or Right, Bottom Left &/or Right,All, etc).
3. A list of events to choose from.
4. Then a list of styles, (Flash Fast/ Slow, Fade, Rainbow Fade (all colours fading into each other like a rainbow)).
Then all you would simply do is select a colour (#1), then a location (#2), then an event (#3) and finally a style (#4)
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I don't think this would be the best way of doing it looking at what I have already learnt about how the patterns work. From what I can tell, there are 3 distinct "frames" to each pattern, so it would most likely have to be designed differently than how you ahve suggested.
dongrif said:
You should make a program that flashes the lights with the same BPS as the music you are listening to
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Currently there is no known way to programmatically control the lights in this way, so this isn't possible. Not to mention the load on the processor trying to calculate the bpm of a song. Very few songs have an ID3 tag with the bpm, so it would ahve to be calculated on the fly.
Zeno Chan said:
I wish to have an Illumination that includes all different colors ( just like the Illumination for turning on the phone and changing panels ) when I get incoming call. That will be very cool for me.
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This is possible with the current version which I will most likely release tomorrow, and it does look fairly impressive in action...

Nice to see the progress, good job!
First of all I'd like to clear up one misunderstanding, we are and have been aware of being able to change the panel and camera buttons functions for a long time.. We haven't been sitting still here!
Now, on the hex part, I've taken a look and have no clue as to how SE formatted the code. Can't find a pattern (pun intended) yet.
I'll see if there's anything I can find, but don't count on it, as I'm not very experienced with hex (yet). In the meantime I'll think of some lean features you might add.

thank you for your replys,
I do know you can change the pannel key to open another program but i dont want this i just want it to open pannels and play a sound of my choice.
press pannel key and the pannels show on screen but also a little tune plays or i could edit some MP3 to say "pannel mode active" or "select a pannel" a nice sexy woman voice?
I know its off topic but i would rather ask this to someone who has the brain power to know what they are doing and you guys fit the bill

Jasand said:
thank you for your replys,
I do know you can change the pannel key to open another program but i dont want this i just want it to open pannels and play a sound of my choice.
press pannel key and the pannels show on screen but also a little tune plays or i could edit some MP3 to say "pannel mode active" or "select a pannel" a nice sexy woman voice?
I know its off topic but i would rather ask this to someone who has the brain power to know what they are doing and you guys fit the bill
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Sorry, but I have to say this doesn't belong here, regardless of your motives.
What you need is a mortscript. It's fairly easy, create a mortscript that plays a sound and launches the panels application, then assign the panel key to the mortscript and you're good. Do some searching on how mortscript works and you'll have this created by yourself in no time!

I would like to change the colors for the diffrent sitations like sms, missed call and so one. It is not possible in the orignal rom.
The other things which are posted here, like the blue color for bluotooth connections and so one are great too.

thank you and apologies for goin off topic
to be honest i dont think we can give anymore input until we have tried the program and then add comments as it seem you are fully on top of this.
How much drain would the battery have do you think if the LEDs glow blue constantly if the bluetooth is always enabled? or other modes.
would it be possible to add a timer function i.e. on connecting to wifi the LEDs will act for a certain amount of time before being disabled.

The LEDs used aren't very powerful ones, thus shouldn't use too much power. Theoretically it's possible to "call" the LED patterns, if we can find the LED controller. I guess that's what we're looking for at the moment.

Already have it installed and im trying it right now.
So far, I have one big suggestion. Change the highlight color in the menu. Its nearly impossible for me to tell what i currently have selected. Gray on darker gray isnt very visible lol.
Also, can you add an option to test the patterns?
EDIT: It definitely does work though.. Just made my phone display the rainbow pattern when I open the keyboard. Awesome.
EDIT2: It seems like it can only change one thing at a time. If I change multiple things, nothing happens...
Just tested this with the QWERTY Close and On functions. changed both and then restarted, nothing got changed. Changed only close and restarted, that worked.
EDIT3: Standby and QWERTY_ON doesnt seem to do anything.

Error
Usine itjes 6.5 latest build I cannot set an illumination. I get nullexception and a message to send an email with the log created in the Program Directory.
I was looking forward to my little disco too

Dirty screen effect

Hi guys,
i did a search but have found nothing regarding this kind of problem.
My display shows some kind of pattern on plain colors.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16054199/screen.jpg
Its worst on grey and white, (certainly) not seen on a black screen, and its almost not visible on the highest screen brightness. But, its very distracting on everything below and also visible in pictures etc. if looked closely.
I come from a S2 which had not this effect. Is it a faulty screen or a normal effect of the pen tile matrix?

I see the same thing when my screen dims down before it goes to sleep.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Just before it goes into sleep mode? (which afaik is even darker than the darkest setting while it`s awake).
I clearly see it under medium backlight setting, the grey elements of the market are a place where i always see it.

hate to break it to you, but that's just how the screen is(especially when the brightness is turned down & on plain colors). i've had 2 Nexus' and both did the same, even the ones on display in my local verizon store are the same way.

Turn the brightness up and it will go away. It's a quirk of the screen technology.

Allright, so i have to live with that... Thanks for your answers!
Is it possible to edit the levels of the automatic screen brightness?

soulcrash said:
Allright, so i have to live with that... Thanks for your answers!
Is it possible to edit the levels of the automatic screen brightness?
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If you're rooted and have Clockworkmod you can use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377410
Just make sure you meet the requirements and follow the directions in the thread. I have used this on a Verizon LTE Galaxy Nexus and didn't have any issues, even though it is in the CDMA form.
I am not the dev of this mod, just passing along the info.

awesome, thanks a lot!

I wonder if there's some kind of deeper hidden meaning to the pattern, some kind of subliminal message jk
Terminators run on Android...

Flux for android? [idea]

I use an app called flux on my computers which changes the screen to be a warmer color at night, to match indoor lighting (so that it is easier on your eyes at night). Is there an app like this for android yet? Kernels like franco let you change the lcd color properties, so I guess there just needs to be an app that does this on a timer. Where would I start for making an app like this?
I have extensive experience with languages like C, but IIRC android apps aren't made (entirely) of c.

CouttsPhotog said:
I use an app called flux on my computers which changes the screen to be a warmer color at night, to match indoor lighting (so that it is easier on your eyes at night). Is there an app like this for android yet? Kernels like franco let you change the lcd color properties, so I guess there just needs to be an app that does this on a timer. Where would I start for making an app like this?
I have extensive experience with languages like C, but IIRC android apps aren't made (entirely) of c.
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You can do that on AOKP 39 or the lastes cm9 heres how it looks on AOKP 39
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daman215 said:
You can do that on AOKP 39 or the lastes cm9 heres how it looks on AOKP 39
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You do realize it will look normal...a screenshot doesnt show the actual screen...
Sent From My Sprint Galaxy Nexus

Yes --> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vito.lux.free

ÜBER™ said:
You do realize it will look normal...a screenshot doesnt show the actual screen...
Sent From My Sprint Galaxy Nexus
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I think he's showing us the app that gives you the option to change it, not the actual screen
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crachel said:
Yes --> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vito.lux.free
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App is pretty cool but seems to slow my phone down. Does it slow yours down
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

Seems to work fine bit I guess I'm not sure how to use it properly. It turns off auto brightness and I have it set to dynamic but my light levels don't change at all.
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speedfreak228 said:
App is pretty cool but seems to slow my phone down. Does it slow yours down
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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I've had mixed results with it. Think it's one of those you have to spend some time with the settings to get it right.

I think everyone so far has missed the point. Most apps currently available only offer the ability to change the brightness of the screen, but not the color temperature. The color temperature so far is only modifiable via the color control apps currently being used with custom kernels, and it doesn't respond to the light sensor on the phone.
The OP is asking for brightness and color control to be linked together so changes in the light sensor will trigger warmer colors at night and cooler colors during the day.

CouttsPhotog said:
I use an app called flux on my computers which changes the screen to be a warmer color at night, to match indoor lighting (so that it is easier on your eyes at night). Is there an app like this for android yet? Kernels like franco let you change the lcd color properties, so I guess there just needs to be an app that does this on a timer. Where would I start for making an app like this?
I have extensive experience with languages like C, but IIRC android apps aren't made (entirely) of c.
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LOVE it.. use it on both pc and mac
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speedfreak228 said:
App is pretty cool but seems to slow my phone down. Does it slow yours down
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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yea it slows my phone down.. and also used this Screen Filter - https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ch_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5oYXhvciJd... but also slows my phone down. it worked fine in Gingerbread on my gs2.

earlyberd said:
I think everyone so far has missed the point. Most apps currently available only offer the ability to change the brightness of the screen, but not the color temperature. The color temperature so far is only modifiable via the color control apps currently being used with custom kernels, and it doesn't respond to the light sensor on the phone.
The OP is asking for brightness and color control to be linked together so changes in the light sensor will trigger warmer colors at night and cooler colors during the day.
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Chainfire3D + CF.Lumen accomplish this with just root, right?

earlyberd said:
I think everyone so far has missed the point. Most apps currently available only offer the ability to change the brightness of the screen, but not the color temperature. The color temperature so far is only modifiable via the color control apps currently being used with custom kernels, and it doesn't respond to the light sensor on the phone.
The OP is asking for brightness and color control to be linked together so changes in the light sensor will trigger warmer colors at night and cooler colors during the day.
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I think you missed the point, because Lux Auto Brightness does exactly that!
Color Temperature and Automatic Brightness to Sub-Zero levels using the phone's Light Sensor!!!
I've dreamed so many nights about this kind of app!!!
f.lux, you can kiss my a#$ now, don't need you on android anymore

Do you have to get the pay for version to have the change in tint? I don't see it in the free version.
I had been using this function in JuiceDefender but it seems to be acting weird with my ROM lately, making the screen way too dark sometimes.

crachel said:
Chainfire3D + CF.Lumen accomplish this with just root, right?
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Last time i tried it chainefire 3d on my nexus 7 it boot looped. It works great on my gb phone though.

razorhanny said:
I think you missed the point, because Lux Auto Brightness does exactly that!
Color Temperature and Automatic Brightness to Sub-Zero levels using the phone's Light Sensor!!!
I've dreamed so many nights about this kind of app!!!
f.lux, you can kiss my a#$ now, don't need you on android anymore
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Lux Auto Brightness does not adjust color temp, it only does screen brightness.

pconwell said:
Lux Auto Brightness does not adjust color temp, it only does screen brightness.
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you're wrong
the paid app has night mode and astronomer mode
both modes change color tints
maybe you're using a cracked or free version?

Galactic Night for Samsung Galaxy series phones!
If any of you guys own a Samsung GS2, 3, or Note (not sure about Note 2?). give this a try.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsIm1vYmkucHJ1c3MuR2FsYWN0aWNOaWdodCJd

razorhanny said:
you're wrong
the paid app has night mode and astronomer mode
both modes change color tints
maybe you're using a cracked or free version?
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I'm not wrong, I'm disappointed. The paid version does not alter color temp, it just overlays this ugly orange transparency, which tints black pixels as well as light ones, it does not transition well , doesn't follow the astronomical schedule, does not by any means approximate f.lux
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

bennyp123 said:
I'm not wrong, I'm disappointed. The paid version does not alter color temp, it just overlays this ugly orange transparency, which tints black pixels as well as light ones, it does not transition well , doesn't follow the astronomical schedule, does not by any means approximate f.lux
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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where's f.lux for android again?
yes, that's still as close as you can get for now...

razorhanny said:
where's f.lux for android again?
yes, that's still as close as you can get for now...
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Its close, but the overlay is very ugly
I would love to see an app like F.lux on android. F.lux has saved my poor eyes at night on my main PCs. The chainfire3d app gets the effects right, but sadly it doesn't work on 4.2. There must be someone out there working on something like this...

Galaxy Nexus Collaborative Optimal Color Settings

Hey Guys, I've seen people's color settings all over for the Galaxy Nexus, we have different tools, different kernels and different ways to improve the Purple/Red/Tint Issues with Franco's App, Morfics, as well as free tools like Trickster Mod's App and the new CM10 Color Multiplier, Color Gamma Tuning, and Color Hack presets.
Goal: Have all this information in one place
I have created a Publicly Accessible Spreadsheet on Google Docs that you can edit without sign-in, please either
A:Edit the doc with your color settings or
B: Reply to this thread with your color settings for each different kernel and app and one of us in the thread may update the spreadsheet. Also only reply if you can provide useful information regarding these issues.
I know allot of people are stuck with their Galaxy Nexus, so lets all work together on sharing our settings and tips/tricks regarding this since samsung still has not fixed the issue and still sends out devices with this issue. I've heard people go through 5-6 replacements, ouch.
Checkout the format of the spreadsheet, and feel free to improve it.
Collaborative Nexus Color Spreadsheet here
Other useful Screen Color Links:
[Tips] Screen Color Calibration for the Galaxy Nexus
Galaxy Nexus - Purple Tint + Grainy Screen
Trickster MOD app
Color Calibration. Before / after
Galaxy Nexus grainy and vertical banding screen!
Edit: If requested, I could make a Google Docs form to auto populate the spreadsheet
Anyone know of a way to disable the screen dimming on the notification drop down? When it dims on low brightness the notification and background is purple.

No clue how to get rid of the screen dimming on drop down. You should watch out when running the higher contrast numbers, burn in is a spooky thing. I'm glad that a list of some type is being made (suggestion gathering has been abysmal), although every screen has it's own inherent faults and oddities, it will be very interesting to see the results. Thanks man.

Good idea. I added a couple.

Thanks for this list. I've been messing around with color settings for awhile now with no success. I always felt like the screen had a tinge of green that I couldn't get rid of.

TyroneLT said:
Thanks for this list. I've been messing around with color settings for awhile now with no success. I always felt like the screen had a tinge of green that I couldn't get rid of.
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Adding some red should help that. My problem is that there are a couple "hot spots" of yellowing and magenta that I have to strike a balance between. Went through a few different settings but posted my current to the spreadsheet.
Previous:
200,215,280
-2,0,15
-23
And I added a Gradient Fix column since I find using that mod changes what you need for color settings to make things nice.
Also worth mentioning that in some apps the OMAP Gamma runs on a 1.0-2.0 scale (by 0.2s) and in others 5-10 (by 1s), these are equivalent however.

Finally a useful idea for a thread.

Just wondering, isn't every screen at least slightly different? I'm pretty sure that's why there's color calibration, or the screens would come calibrated perfectly.

8mileroad said:
Just wondering, isn't every screen at least slightly different? I'm pretty sure that's why there's color calibration, or the screens would come calibrated perfectly.
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There isn't a HUGE variation in the differences. Each screen isn't a special snowflake. There's a relatively small, finite number of different screen settings that work for all screens.
This will give people a narrowed-down list to try first instead of spending hours experimenting.

Im finding my self having OCD in getting this perfect lol, just added another setting that I found pretty nice but there is still slight purple at 1-5percent brightness. Thanks guys for adding your settings to the spreadsheet, I think with enough data we can average the setting variables and find a good base setting
For me color is only an issue below 20 percent and sometimes lower depending on gamma settings, im finding that gamma and contrast seem to help more than the actual color multipliers
Edit: Just updated the spreadsheet with more settings others have shared on XDA, credits go to isinisterx, amit_sen
ÜBER™, for sharing their settings in other threads

This worked wonders for me
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Really, the only purpose to document all these settings is for statistics. To show that more Nexus screens come with x-color tint than y-color. Even then, you're trusting people to know what white and gray are supposed to look like. I've seen how most people set up their TVs - they're usually wrong.
There isn't a HUGE variation in the differences. Each screen isn't a special snowflake. There's a relatively small, finite number of different screen settings that work for all screens.
This will give people a narrowed-down list to try first instead of spending hours experimenting.
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It doesn't take hours, it's a pretty easy process:
Color multiplier is white balance, which also affects overall color tone. Get two things: a blank white screen, and a pure black screen with white text (settings is easy if you have gradient disabled.) Use these, and go with what you think white should be, unless you have a good reference or a calibration tool. For example, I dropped red/green because my screen was too yellow stock. I then found that I could still almost see the individual red pixels sticking out of text (best way I can describe it), and looking at my home screen felt a little too "pink", dropped red a little more until it looked fine.
Next is gamma/offset/whatever which is the adjustment of everything in between white and black. This one can be trickier because grays can easily look too red/brown, too blue, too yellow, etc. and on these screens the gray balance will change depending on brightness. Yes, sometimes drastically (see: purple tint) This can be a pain if you need to lower greens because green can't be lowered (the screen goes nuts), and the colors don't scale the same, so if you increase red and blue by the same amount one will probably be stronger than the other.
Just from my experiences. And yes, each screen is a special snowflake. Most people are just happy enough with canned settings.

The only thing I would add to that is if you are going to eyeball the whites and grays without a reference, it's better to do it in soft, indirect daylight instead of artificial light, which has various color tints depending on what kind of bulb you use.

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Really, the only purpose to document all these settings is for statistics. To show that more Nexus screens come with x-color tint than y-color. Even then, you're trusting people to know what white and gray are supposed to look like. I've seen how most people set up their TVs - they're usually wrong.
It doesn't take hours, it's a pretty easy process:
Color multiplier is white balance, which also affects overall color tone. Get two things: a blank white screen, and a pure black screen with white text (settings is easy if you have gradient disabled.) Use these, and go with what you think white should be, unless you have a good reference or a calibration tool. For example, I dropped red/green because my screen was too yellow stock. I then found that I could still almost see the individual red pixels sticking out of text (best way I can describe it), and looking at my home screen felt a little too "pink", dropped red a little more until it looked fine.
Next is gamma/offset/whatever which is the adjustment of everything in between white and black. This one can be trickier because grays can easily look too red/brown, too blue, too yellow, etc. and on these screens the gray balance will change depending on brightness. Yes, sometimes drastically (see: purple tint) This can be a pain if you need to lower greens because green can't be lowered (the screen goes nuts), and the colors don't scale the same, so if you increase red and blue by the same amount one will probably be stronger than the other.
Just from my experiences. And yes, each screen is a special snowflake. Most people are just happy enough with canned settings.
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What brightness setting should we test this on? My colors look fine it's just it's a bit dark on auto brightness which is at like 1/3 brightness
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exzacklyright said:
What brightness setting should we test this on? My colors look fine it's just it's a bit dark on auto brightness which is at like 1/3 brightness
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I usually calibrate at maximum brightness, then double check if the settings are ok at 50% and minimum brightness.
You probably should do this on the brightness setting you're most regularly at.

I personally did my calibration at 50% as I almost never go above that (unless in direct sunlight.) I read in another calibration thread someone mentioned that with default settings 50% brightness is quite close to a "standard" brightness level (measured in IRE) - so I'm going on someone's word, but it looks good and natural to me.
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You probably should do this on the brightness setting you're most regularly at.
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Agreed with this, it'll be different for everyone

I think mine looks better setting the trinity contrast to 10...but then again when i add a widget i can't even read anything.
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exzacklyright said:
I think mine looks better setting the trinity contrast to 10...but then again when i add a widget i can't even read anything.
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Screenshots don't really prove anything.. It's all in how your screen looks in person after compensating for the "special snowflakiness"
Take a photo if you want to show us how different settings are affecting things.

osm0sis said:
Screenshots don't really prove anything.. It's all in how your screen looks in person after compensating for the "special snowflakiness"
Take a photo if you want to show us how different settings are affecting things.
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I just noticed... haha true.. But that's the issue. I can't read the black on the gray.... while looking at my phone. What should I adjust?

Still can't figure out what to change. The colors are fine but the darks are dark and hard to compare them to against each other
Edit: I'm stupid! I was using the lowest omap gamma..should be 1 right :/
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Currently using Paranoid 1.9.4 which is based on CM10 early preview , so comes with CM 10 default kernel : 3.0.36 .
Color multiplier : 1 , 1, 1
Gamma : RGB : 9:0:16 with DSS gamma : off
No trinity contrast applied ,

Text fading in and out when scrolling

I don't know if it's an Android M thing or Nexus 5X issue but anyone notice the scrolling looks "weird?"
Meaning when you scroll through a page in Chrome, the text letters on the page kind of fade out for a sec. Once the scrolling stops, the text fades in.
I've been playing around with it some more and the text definitely fades out when scrolling. It's also unclear.
Only when the scrolling stops do the text fade in and the words became clear.

Do you by chance have magnification gesture enabled in accessibility settings? That will cause weird scrolling

No, it's not on.
I swear I'm not going crazy.
Text will fade out/fuzz out when scrolling. Once the scrolling stops, the text fades in and becomes legible.

swy05 said:
No, it's not on.
I swear I'm not going crazy.
Text will fade out/fuzz out when scrolling. Once the scrolling stops, the text fades in and becomes legible.
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Very odd. It does this exact same thing with the zoom/magnification gesture on. Have you tweaked anything and forgot about it in dev options maybe? Any apps that could affect this? Just reaching for straws I am

It's brand new out of the box. I haven't touched any of the settings.
Beginning to wonder if this unit is defective.

swy05 said:
It's brand new out of the box. I haven't touched any of the settings.
Beginning to wonder if this unit is defective.
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Could be. Did you get the ~43MB update and install it? Have you rebooted?

Its more seen if the brightness is low right? Yea. Its because of samsung amoled panel. The downside is .. That. Its because the screen controller latency is too high because it need to power on and power off EVERY SINGLE PIXEL. Lol. K

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Its more seen if the brightness is low right? Yea. Its because of samsung amoled panel. The downside is .. That. Its because the screen controller latency is too high because it need to power on and power off EVERY SINGLE PIXEL. Lol. K
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The Nexus 5X has an LCD panel. Although I do know what you're talking about with some AMOLED panels

jbdan said:
Could be. Did you get the ~43MB update and install it? Have you rebooted?
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Yeah, got the update when I first turned it on.
Rebooted after the update. Same thing.

swy05 said:
Yeah, got the update when I first turned it on.
Rebooted after the update. Same thing.
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Try factory reset?

jbdan said:
Try factory reset?
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I'll give it a shot. It that doesn't work, I guess this needs to go back.

Maybe its the hardware?

Hi
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I'll give it a shot. It that doesn't work, I guess this needs to go back.
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It does it on mine as well, but I hadn't noticed until I looked for it, but I see what you mean, it doesn't do it on the older Nexus 5, but the scrolling seems smoother on the 5X almost as if it is a deliberate thing they have done to help our eyes follow rapidly moving text, but it may just be the way they have decided to drive the panel pixels.
It isn't a fault.
Regards
Phil

I have the exact same issue.
I noticed that in static mode the font is looking good, but when I start scrolling, the font looks thinner and less clear.
I have this issue in all apps (Facebook, Chrome, Whatsapp etc). It looks a bit cheap.
If this is setting, I'd love to know how to fix this.

hey,
is there a fix for this issue?
thanks

It seems that it is an LCD panel feature. I've also this behavior on my nexus 5x (511, Mint).
I've also can clearly see pixels on a white background
Didn't notice anything like that on a Nexus 5 though.

It's the LCD panel. All LCD panels are lazy. Especially when it's cold. Try to use it below 5 or 0 celsius. This lazyness effect is more visible then. It's winter now. You won't see it as much in summer.

so the question is, if i will replace the device this thing will apear again?

I've seen that happen on LCD screens too. I believe the problem might be FPS(frames per second). You aren't achieving 30 FPS or more when scrolling thus making the screen look blurry/ faded text when scrolling. Most likely cause of this is either the GPU not able to push 30> fps or LCD latency(highly doubt).
Try different websites and report back.(some sites are resource hog and might slow down your phone) ex. try sites that you know doesn't have ton of ads
Try different browser. (some browsers like opera mini are less resource hungry and might improve rendering on screen)
Try other apps as a last resort.
if the blurry text is from LCD then LG made a poor decision on picking a low frequency screen. maybe 60hz (LCD screen refreshes 60 times)

Coming from an M7, this is really annoying, especially when scrolling through Twitter.