Low screen brightness? - ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I was thinking about getting the Zenfone 2 64 gb to replace my M7. I was wondering if the screen brightness is as bad as I have heard? I currently run my display brightness at about 35%. And does anyone know if there might be an update that could increase the brightness? Overall this phone looks like a winner to me. I was going to get a one plus one, but this looks better and it has an sd slot. Thanks all.
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quicksilver53 said:
I was thinking about getting the Zenfone 2 64 gb to replace my M7. I was wondering if the screen brightness is as bad as I have heard? I currently run my display brightness at about 35%. And does anyone know if there might be an update that could increase the brightness? Overall this phone looks like a winner to me. I was going to get a one plus one, but this looks better and it has an sd slot. Thanks all.
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The brightness in this phone is not that great. There might be a update to fix this soon but until then if you're rooted try to get an app from the play store that lowers the Nits in the device.
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Thanks Troy
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The brightness is OK. Not as bright as the OPO but not a big deal, IMO.
The more pressing issue is the minimum brightness is wayyy too high. At night this thing is a frickin' laser.

I found out that If you play with the Splendid application and set the color mode to vivid and the color temperature all the way to the left the screen is much better but keep in mind that probably is gonna affect your battery consumption.

quicksilver53 said:
Thanks Troy
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Always glad to help ☺
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Brightness Tweak?

Is there a tweak to allow me to have a brightness of les than 10%?
Sometimes the lowest just isn't low enough. Brightness at 1% on a HP TouchPad is a great hack, Does well at 3am in bed unlike what feels like a blinding screen.
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Bouncer5 said:
Is there a tweak to allow me to have a brightness of les than 10%?
Sometimes the lowest just isn't low enough. Brightness at 1% on a HP TouchPad is a great hack, Does well at 3am in bed unlike what feels like a blinding screen.
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What RoM you using now? If its a Sense RoM I think your stuck with default setting. With MIUI RoM you can set all the brightness settings yourself.
Screen filter from the market is what I use.
You will get better results with an amoled screen.
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Using CM7
Quick Settings says its at 1%...
Screen Filter I guess kinda works, It'd more like lights out mode on flash videos
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Try SuperDim.
https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.pruss.superdim
There is a thread here in XDA for it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145812
stankyou said:
Try SuperDim.
https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.pruss.superdim
There is a thread here in XDA for it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145812
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Superdim is only for LCD screens according to market info.?!

Great auto-brightness app

Here is an amazing auto brightness app called LUX. Once a few different ''levels'' have been set it works great, you can lower the brightness to much much lower than 0 ...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vito.lux&hl=en
Try it out
I agree. I've been using it for months now.
Can be very confusing until you figure out the getting though.
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simondadiamond said:
Here is an amazing auto brightness app called LUX. Once a few different ''levels'' have been set it works great, you can lower the brightness to much much lower than 0 ...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vito.lux&hl=en
Try it out
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Just installed it on my T-Mobile SGSIII. It seems to work much better than the useless default auto brightness. The only phone with auto brightness that seems to work well is the Galaxy Nexus
dtr145r said:
I agree. I've been using it for months now.
Can be very confusing until you figure out the getting though.
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Had it for a few minutes a few months ago and I was very confused by what to do so I gave up
This app works very well, don't even need to set custom brightness, just set it to refresh on wake and your good to go. Will use this until we get the update that the global gs3 got increasing auto brightness slightly.
Thanks this is great!
I was using one called Screen Filter.

Nexus 4 Display control

Has any of you tried this app yet? maybe its useful to get rid of the yellow tint of the nexus 4? It was made by Francisco Franco
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nexus4displaycontrol
Judging by the reviews it should work. I know im getting it once i receive my N4.
It does work. I just don't know what each setting combinations look the best.
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drew_grant said:
It does work. I just don't know what each setting combinations look the best.
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To me (for the time being) whatever makes the yellow tint dissappear , can't wait to have my Nexus 4 to try it
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Chad_Petree said:
To me (for the time being) whatever makes the yellow tint dissappear , can't wait to have my Nexus 4 to try it
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Trust me that's what I'm going for!
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drew_grant said:
It does work. I just don't know what each setting combinations look the best.
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I don't notice yellowing yet. Guess if it appears, I know how to fix it now. Since it looks like software, why isn't this fixed?
Can someone post their settings for this app. Black's are too light and colors not as vibrant as when using cm calibration settings on the previous nexus'
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kyleds said:
Can someone post their settings for this app. Black's are too light and colors not as vibrant as when using cm calibration settings on the previous nexus'
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This is a different type of screen. Blacks will not be as deep nor colors will it be as saturated as super amoled. As far as settings I use 255 190 255.
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I use Fauxclock. It's got CPU/GPU clock and voltage control, in addition to color (and gamma, when ROMs/kernels begin to support it). You can also select an IO scheduler.
Basically it does all the same stuff as Voltage Control, SetCPU, Incredicontrol, and N4 Display Control, but it's in one app so it's overall cheaper.
I went to a Best Buy today and compared my N4's screen directly to a Optimus G. I didn't actually think my screen looked yellow at all until I compared it to the Optimus G. My N4's screen looked terribly yellow, was less bright, and had worse viewing angles than both of the Optimus G's my local Best Buy had on display.
Based off the first post in this thread for the GNex, I set my Nexus 4 to settings of:
182
190
200
I haven't tinkered too much but this seems to make things a bit better.
Has anyone else experienced the screen turning very yellow, almost brown, when viewing from the corners of the device? I am pretty unhappy with the viewing angles on the phone, especially after comparing it to the Optimus G, which is supposed to have the same display.
thunderinacircle said:
I went to a Best Buy today and compared my N4's screen directly to a Optimus G. I didn't actually think my screen looked yellow at all until I compared it to the Optimus G. My N4's screen looked terribly yellow, was less bright, and had worse viewing angles than both of the Optimus G's my local Best Buy had on display.
Based off the first post in this thread for the GNex, I set my Nexus 4 to settings of:
182
190
200
I haven't tinkered too much but this seems to make things a bit better.
Has anyone else experienced the screen turning very yellow, almost brown, when viewing from the corners of the device? I am pretty unhappy with the viewing angles on the phone, especially after comparing it to the Optimus G, which is supposed to have the same display.
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Do you think there is a limit set on the brightness maybe a dev could unlock that limit to make the phone more brighter
edit: WRONG THREAD
IAmAN00bie said:
This app puts an overlay on top of your screen, so it doesn't really "change" your display colors. Also: the overlay should disappear when you try to install an app because of the security issues with having one in place when trying to install an app. I believe Lux and other similar apps do this too.
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But why you can't see it on a screenshot then?
I'm using 185,190, and 220. Looks better than default
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IAmAN00bie said:
This app puts an overlay on top of your screen, so it doesn't really "change" your display colors. Also: the overlay should disappear when you try to install an app because of the security issues with having one in place when trying to install an app. I believe Lux and other similar apps do this too.
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The screen settings definitely do not change when you attempt to install a different app.
Why do you say this is just an overlay? It is baked into the kernel.
thunderinacircle said:
The screen settings definitely do not change when you attempt to install a different app.
Why do you say this is just an overlay? It is baked into the kernel.
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Hahaha... posted in the wrong thread, sorry. I had another tab open for another Display control app that worked without custom kernel/root.
Hi,
I have tried to find the best settings with my professionnal X-Rite eye-one display 2 screen calibrator and I've ended with these settings :
238
228
240
Sebacestmoi said:
Hi,
I have tried to find the best settings with my professionnal X-Rite eye-one display 2 screen calibrator and I've ended with these settings :
238
228
240
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Thanks for these settings! I myself have a spyder 4 but applying your settings has made the screen much better! Thank you.
Everyone should check out the public spreadsheet in my sig.
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Sebacestmoi said:
Hi,
I have tried to find the best settings with my professionnal X-Rite eye-one display 2 screen calibrator and I've ended with these settings :
238
228
240
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did you get a chance to recalibrate it after installing franco-r14?

[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
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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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
Corey
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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.

Lux auto brightness/auto brightness in general

So I've read a few posts from some users and saw a video in youtube but I'm confused. Does auto-brightness save battery life or not? Because some say it dims the display, but others say it's constantly using the light sensor to search for the lighting of the room (lux auto brightness uses the light sensor whenever the phone screen is turned on)
So auto brightness yay or nay?
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kevinrubio1 said:
So I've read a few posts from some users and saw a video in youtube but I'm confused. Does auto-brightness save battery life or not? Because some say it dims the display, but others say it's constantly using the light sensor to search for the lighting of the room (lux auto brightness uses the light sensor whenever the phone screen is turned on)
So auto brightness yay or nay?
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I haven't noticed a HUGE difference in battery life using auto-brightness; on top of that, it always seems too dim for me anyway. I'd rather lose out on that extra 15-30 min of battery life at 100% brightness than I would strain my eyes.
lordcheeto03 said:
I haven't noticed a HUGE difference in battery life using auto-brightness; on top of that, it always seems too dim for me anyway. I'd rather lose out on that extra 15-30 min of battery life at 100% brightness than I would strain my eyes.
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So it's based on opinion on how you like the screen brightness! I prefer a brighter screen too!
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kevinrubio1 said:
So it's based on opinion on how you like the screen brightness! I prefer a brighter screen too!
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I wouldn't draw that same exact conclusion; it would really depend on how heavy a user you are. I, personally am a pretty light user on average, so I wouldn't really experience much of a noticeable difference stretched out over 2 days... but for someone who is a heavier user, that difference could mean an extra 15-30 minutes. Not all that much, but definitely noticeable for people who have their screen on all the time.
lordcheeto03 said:
I wouldn't draw that same exact conclusion; it would really depend on how heavy a user you are. I, personally am a pretty light user on average, so I wouldn't really experience much of a noticeable difference stretched out over 2 days... but for someone who is a heavier user, that difference could mean an extra 15-30 minutes. Not all that much, but definitely noticeable for people who have their screen on all the time.
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I'm a moderate user and I guess brightness for me doesn't really matter, my phone will get through the day anyways!
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