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[Q] Could auto brightness be set more conservatively?

So as everyone knows our brilliant screen and auto brightness eat batteries like candy. Many people, understandably, disable auto brightness to conserve battery life. I haven't gone that far yet as I do use my phone in many different environments and enjoy the dynamic brightness. With that said auto brightness does set the brightness unnecessarily high.
Would it be possible to adjust auto brightness so that it still functions but sets brightness 10-20% (or a user specified value) lower than normally?
I'm not sure this would save as much battery as statically setting the brightness (is it the "auto" adjustment that drains battery or the brightness it sets it at?) but I'm sure it would be better than stock auto brightness.

You cannot do this from stock rom to my knowledge, but I'm sure there is a custom rom that will allow you to do this. You might have to search around a bit though.

I wrote an app that allows you to set custom auto brightness behaviour. You can check out the free version here.

Cyb3rGlitch said:
I wrote an app that allows you to set custom auto brightness behaviour. You can check out the free version here.
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Cool, question: will this actually reduce battery usage or possibly cause more by enabling so many extra features?

If you're willing to rebuild android from source you could try changing device/samsung/tuna/overlay/frameworks/base/core/res/res/values/config.xml to have a more subtle brightness adjustment.
Or maybe running yet another app is easier in the meantime... But maybe someone who builds custom roms might want to hack at it...

The juice defender app has a schedule for brightness i believe, So it will come on automatic during the times frames you set..good luck

textshell said:
If you're willing to rebuild android from source you could try changing device/samsung/tuna/overlay/frameworks/base/core/res/res/values/config.xml to have a more subtle brightness adjustment.
Or maybe running yet another app is easier in the meantime... But maybe someone who builds custom roms might want to hack at it...
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Ah thanks that's what I was looking for. You can't mod this file directly without rebuilding from source? Would be cool to be able to apply this to any ROM.
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wish777 said:
The juice defender app has a schedule for brightness i believe, So it will come on automatic during the times frames you set..good luck
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Thanks, not exactly what I was looking for though. It has to be more dynamic than a hard schedule.
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Editing default auto brightness levels was a Cyanogen 7 feature. If it hasn't yet been added into CM9, it'll eventually get there.
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phishie said:
Ah thanks that's what I was looking for. You can't mod this file directly without rebuilding from source? Would be cool to be able to apply this to any ROM.
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Seems this thread has figured out a lot more about this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377410
I don't know how easy it is to patch the existing apk. Seems possible.

Cyb3rGlitch said:
I wrote an app that allows you to set custom auto brightness behaviour. You can check out the free version here.
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Sounds good, unfortunately useless in free version and I have no card to buy payed one

pesho00 said:
Sounds good, unfortunately useless in free version and I have no card to buy payed one
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Why is it useless? I have been playing with it since yesterday and really like it, much better than system auto brightness. I don't really feel it's missing anything it the free version though I'm pretty sure I'll buy it just to support the developer. Very nice app.

pascanu said:
Why is it useless? I have been playing with it since yesterday and really like it, much better than system auto brightness. I don't really feel it's missing anything it the free version though I'm pretty sure I'll buy it just to support the developer. Very nice app.
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Same here, it is a very nice app! I love how I can customize the brightness to match my environment and needs.

In my case, I selected "auto brightness inly on wake" in Lux Auto Brightness and it is draining battery. I paid for it but I am going to uninstall it.
Please Vito, let us know how to improve battery with Lux configurations. Thaks

While I can't provide any input on Lux, I also wrote an custom auto brightness application which can be found on Market here.
The market version isn't really good on Gnex though, you may just contact me and I'll send you the last dev version, it is now alright. I myself have a GNex and now it's alright. It would take me about 2 weeks till I'll be able to update Market version, most likely - there are enough things to add.

Stop Auto Send

Hey All
Anyone know if there is a way to stop the auto sending of messages when they have been spoken to the watch...it gives you about 5 seconds to cancel before they send but I want to make the process completely manual
Thanks

No. If you buy Autowear Tasker plugin you can do that.
If you're familiar with Tasker for Android, Autowear is awesome. Unfortunately it has some issues with our sw3 including battery drain and shake gesture not working. But the latest beta has resolved that for me

ivarson_swe said:
No. If you buy Autowear Tasker plugin you can do that.
If you're familiar with Tasker for Android, Autowear is awesome. Unfortunately it has some issues with our sw3 including battery drain and shake gesture not working. But the latest beta has resolved that for me
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Ahhhh...no, I'm not familiar with either guess i'm stuck for now

ivarson_swe said:
No. If you buy Autowear Tasker plugin you can do that.
If you're familiar with Tasker for Android, Autowear is awesome. Unfortunately it has some issues with our sw3 including battery drain and shake gesture not working. But the latest beta has resolved that for me
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Where in Autowear can you do that? I can't see it.

AlexOB1 said:
Where in Autowear can you do that? I can't see it.
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You have to setup a profile / action in Tasker. Here's an example ready to import if you got the required plugins http://forum.joaoapps.com/index.php?threads/start-hangout-from-watch.129/
The developer has also released Touchless Chat but I haven't looked at it.

ivarson_swe said:
You have to setup a profile / action in Tasker. Here's an example ready to import if you got the required plugins http://forum.joaoapps.com/index.php?threads/start-hangout-from-watch.129/
The developer has also released Touchless Chat but I haven't looked at it.
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Thanks for that, I was hoping you might have meant he'd found a way of modding the Android Wear software to enable the autosend time to be changed...... I thought it unlikely!
I guess this is a change Google will introduce at some point, makes sense.

AlexOB1 said:
Thanks for that, I was hoping you might have meant he'd found a way of modding the Android Wear software to enable the autosend time to be changed...... I thought it unlikely!
I guess this is a change Google will introduce at some point, makes sense.
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or at the very least give us longer to check what it translated... the 5 seconds it gives you is insanely short for long messages on a small screen.

customize ambient display?

any way to edit what's on the ambient display?
would love to get a battery% on there.

Agreed. That would be nice.
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I don't understand why Google doesn't put battery percent on the screen I would also like to be able to adjust the size

Have there been any updates on this subject now that we have the working root and TRWP?
Really love to have options to change clock colors and display battery percentage.

mngdew said:
Have there been any updates on this subject now that we have the working root and TRWP?
Really love to have options to change clock colors and display battery percentage.
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Nope, not yet...

I want to know why the font changes. Sometimes its tall & skinny other times, short & fat.

winstonbyrd said:
I want to know why the font changes. Sometimes its tall & skinny other times, short & fat.
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In order to prevent burn-in.

mngdew said:
In order to prevent burn-in.
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Isn't that (also?) why it moves around?

It would be nice if Google could do something simple like say, have an automatic off setting so it's not wasting power during the night.
Must Samsung lead the way with everything Google does? Seriously?

TokyoGuy said:
It would be nice if Google could do something simple like say, have an automatic off setting so it's not wasting power during the night.
Must Samsung lead the way with everything Google does? Seriously?
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So you'd like to see ambient display start but only run for a set amount of time? I know I've seen it get really dim, dimmer than when it starts

winstonbyrd said:
So you'd like to see ambient display start but only run for a set amount of time? I know I've seen it get really dim, dimmer than when it starts
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Yes. It's something Samsung has had for ages now. I mean Google took the time to create a scheduled system for blue light reduction, yet couldn't bother to do the same with Ambient Display. It's either on 24-7 or off.
The best solution I've found is to put a piece of paper or such over the top sensor at night so the phone will think the device is in a pocket and turn off the screen.

TokyoGuy said:
paper or such over the top sensor
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The best ideas are the easiest sometimes. I stay away from Samsung. I can't stand trying to figure out where they put stuff at. Why change menu structure even. I've tried several times because of the awesome hardware but never make it past about 2 months.

byproxy said:
any way to edit what's on the ambient display?
would love to get a battery% on there.
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Want Ambient Display to show battery level? Star this issue and let Google know (but don't comment)
http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/1...how-battery-level-star-issue-let-google-know/
If you comment you *will* get spammed by Google notifications, just Star, do NOT comment. (don't ask how I know )
Google Issue Tracker
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/62319884

Pkt_Lnt said:
Want Ambient Display to show battery level? Star this issue and let Google know (but don't comment)
http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/1...how-battery-level-star-issue-let-google-know/
If you comment you *will* get spammed by Google notifications, just Star, do NOT comment. (don't ask how I know )
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Cheers for the tip! :good::good: We've done my part now let's wait

I just got my pixel 2 XL and can't believe google has not enabled this already, it's a very basic item and a must have for many.
Pretty pathetic, hopefully once roms start dropping this will fix many shortcomings on the device.

As mentioned in an different thread, using Accubattery will display the battery level on the AOD. In my brief testing, Google reported the app as not consuming any measurable amount of power overnight, so no appreciable battery draw. Also, there is a root app from an XDA RC that displays the music you are currently playing/streaming on to the AOD. This is different from the existing "now playing" feature already built in, and at the end of the article HERE it says that almost any "text" can be displayed on the AOD. It's not the built in Google controls for the AOD we are expecting, but there is hope for customization for those with root, and in the coming ROMs.

Well, got this notice, just don't know what "Changed" (shrug)
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/62319884
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Pkt_Lnt said:
Well, got this notice, just don't know what "Changed" (shrug)
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It just means there was another comment left. You will be spammed eternally! :silly:

v12xke said:
As mentioned in an different thread, using Accubattery will display the battery level on the AOD. In my brief testing, Google reported the app as not consuming any measurable amount of power overnight, so no appreciable battery draw. Also, there is a root app from an XDA RC that displays the music you are currently playing/streaming on to the AOD. This is different from the existing "now playing" feature already built in, and at the end of the article HERE it says that almost any "text" can be displayed on the AOD. It's not the built in Google controls for the AOD we are expecting, but there is hope for customization for those with root, and in the coming ROMs.
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After I read your post I downloaded accubattery and it works quite well. Thanks for the heads up
I hope they enable the ability to keep the icon on the lockscreen while removing it from the notification panel.. that would be perfect.
sent from my Pixel 2 XL or Note FE

"AOE" Notification Light Alternative

This app is a great substitute for OnePlus 6T and no LED. Allows you to get colorful notifications from your favorite apps.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.used.aoe
App Developer: jeaddh alworood
Tips and Tricks: Things that work for me
1. Battery Optimization don't optimize
2. Do not check my lock screen as background. ( helps get customized app color )

PapaMag said:
This app is a great substitute for OnePlus 6T. Allows you to get colorful notifications from your favorite apps.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.used.aoe
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How much batery it eat per hour?

efkka23 said:
How much batery it eat per hour?
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Very little, I guess that would vary depending on the duration and the amount of notifications.

Couldn't get it to work

Doesn't work for me either

meljohnsony2k said:
Couldn't get it to work
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Augustin79 said:
Doesn't work for me either
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Make sure you have the app set to Don't Optimize if you haven't already. I'm not sure why it isn't working for you and not sure what you have for set up.

It is an amazing app!
I'm using this, had figured it out even before this thread.
Turn on 'New Notifications' in Ambient Display and also do not optimise the app.
It works. And it's the coolest alternative to a notification LED.

efkka23 said:
How much batery it eat per hour?
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On my 6T, it drained 6% in 3 hours..also, fingerprint unlock is not smooth with this app.
Sometime noticed issues with auto brightness turned off automatically after unlocking screen.

Fir3lordZuk0 said:
On my 6T, it drained 6% in 3 hours..also, fingerprint unlock is not smooth with this app.
Sometime noticed issues with auto brightness turned off automatically after unlocking screen.
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Mine uses little or no battery at all. Right now I have been up for 13 hours and AOE doesn't even register and I have been getting all my notifications

Use it for 2 days because I thought plus beat not working anymore ( I accidentally turn off lock screen notifications).
AOE working well but lack of feature I want - battery full notification.
Now back to plus beat.

Paresh Kalinani said:
It is an amazing app!
I'm using this, had figured it out even before this thread.
Turn on 'New Notifications' in Ambient Display and also do not optimise the app.
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Just installed this and it appears to be working. This is the first app that I see doing what I wanted (a very unobtrusive way of telling if notifications have arrived).
Did not need to to activate "New Notifications" under Ambient Display for it to work. Are you sure it's needed?
I'm not managing to customize the color of the colored stripes according to the app sending a notification. Not that I care too much, on Nexus 6P LED color was mostly irrelevant to me. I just needed a visual cue that something needed my attention if I missed the audio one.

gorman42 said:
Just installed this and it appears to be working. This is the first app that I see doing what I wanted (a very unobtrusive way of telling if notifications have arrived).
Did not need to to activate "New Notifications" under Ambient Display for it to work. Are you sure it's needed?
I'm not managing to customize the color of the colored stripes according to the app sending a notification. Not that I care too much, on Nexus 6P LED color was mostly irrelevant to me. I just needed a visual cue that something needed my attention if I missed the audio one.
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I didn't do anything with new notifications either, but I am glad it's working for you.

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I got it working but it times out after 1 minute. I have my display set to sleep after 1 minute of inactivity but if this follows that rule it's kind of useless for notifications.
Maybe I'm missing a setting?
Edit: found the setting I was missing.

bp328i said:
I got it working but it times out after 1 minute. I have my display set to sleep after 1 minute of inactivity but if this follows that rule it's kind of useless for notifications.
Maybe I'm missing a setting?
Edit: found the setting I was missing.
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What setting? I also see this behaving strangely. It seems that, as other apps, it gets killed in the background even if one opts not to battery optimize it.
OP behaves exactly like Apple in this regard: they get to decide how I should use *my* smarphone.

gorman42 said:
What setting? I also see this behaving strangely. It seems that, as other apps, it gets killed in the background even if one opts not to battery optimize it.
OP behaves exactly like Apple in this regard: they get to decide how I should use *my* smarphone.
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The setting at the top when you go into select apps

gorman42 said:
What setting? I also see this behaving strangely. It seems that, as other apps, it gets killed in the background even if one opts not to battery optimize it.
OP behaves exactly like Apple in this regard: they get to decide how I should use *my* smarphone.
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These right here let it run indefinitely. I tested last night and it was telling me I had a notification until I actually dismissed it after 30 minutes.

PapaMag said:
The setting at the top when you go into select apps
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These right here let it run indefinitely. I tested last night and it was telling me I had a notification until I actually dismissed it after 30 minutes.
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Yeah, I set all that. Results have been inconsistent as far as working after long inactivity is concerned.
I wish OP had thought of baking something similar in their OS, when they decided to take away the LED.

gorman42 said:
Yeah, I set all that. Results have been inconsistent as far as working after long inactivity is concerned.
I wish OP had thought of baking something similar in their OS, when they decided to take away the LED.
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I agree, I wish OnePlus had baked something like this into the stock ROM. My second screenshot doesn't look like it posted for some reason so here it is.

5% battery usage. Not cool. This with "Stable" edge styling, which should be the best for battery.
Uninstalling.

Alternatives to Notifybuddy

Since MIUI 11, a lot of us apparently have trouble making Notifybuddy work properly on our devices.
As it seems like dev of the app has not time / doesn't want to fix the app for MIUI users, I was wondering what was your go to app for screen notifications.
I tried several that don't work either, so I ended using "always on amoled" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newgen.alwayson).
I spent some time configuring it in the most minimalistic way and it does the job.
What are you using ?

tiritibambix said:
Since MIUI 11, a lot of us apparently have trouble making Notifybuddy work properly on our devices.
As it seems like dev of the app has not time / doesn't want to fix the app for MIUI users, I was wondering what was your go to app for screen notifications.
I tried several that don't work either, so I ended using "always on amoled" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newgen.alwayson).
I spent some time configuring it in the most minimalistic way and it does the job.
What are you using ?
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I tried that app and I liked it but the phone never goes to sleep if the clock is active...
I'm using True Edge app, from the same developer.
I've opened thread for it too...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-9t/themes/edge-lighting-notifications-t4001223/page2

welder73 said:
I tried that app and I liked it but the phone never goes to sleep if the clock is active...
I'm using True Edge app, from the same developer.
I've opened thread for it too...
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This is a valid alternative indeed.
But I must say I like seeing the app notification icon on my screen all the time and glowing edges for a small amount of time (and possibly edge reminder every 5 or 10 min)

tiritibambix said:
This is a valid alternative indeed.
But I must say I like seeing the app notification icon on my screen all the time and glowing edges for a small amount of time (and possibly edge reminder every 5 or 10 min)
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Ok, if you don't mind battery drain in idle...

welder73 said:
Ok, if you don't mind battery drain in idle...
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Yeah I know. But it doesn't look so drastic (2% today and I was messing around with the app) and I really need that feature :s

tiritibambix said:
Yeah I know. But it doesn't look so drastic (2% today and I was messing around with the app) and I really need that feature :s
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2%? That's the consumption of the app I guess...
But I'm talking about the drain whe you go to sleep, test it...
A lot of users reported that they lost 20% and more overnight...

welder73 said:
2%? That's the consumption of the app I guess...
But I'm talking about the drain whe you go to sleep, test it...
A lot of users reported that they lost 20% and more overnight...
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Bummer. I guess I'll have to plug my phone to charge it at night...
And / or schedule the app to stop working while I sleep ;p

tiritibambix said:
Bummer. I guess I'll have to plug my phone to charge it at night...
And / or schedule the app to stop working while I sleep ;p
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There's an update for True Edge and it comes with the new option - Notification reminder

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There's an update for True Edge and it comes with the new option - Notification reminder
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Nice. Thanks for sharing. I'm gonna have a look