As the title states, is there a way to crank up the brightness when opening the camera app? I have the AT&T variant (H810) but I don't think that matters. I've searched in every camera setting, but I can't find a way. I even tried creating a profile through Tasker, and I tested it and it works on every app, except Camera., the brightness stays the same. Maybe I have to mess around with the variants or something? I don't know much about that. I can enable it on Camera FV5 but I like the stock camera more. If anyone knows please let me know. Thanks.
stock camera is showing you what it sees. You don't want it to display something different, or else you will be disappointed by the end result of the picture(s).
I think he ment screen brightness not image brightness
Tasker can do this
Dont know as I dont use tasker but he wrote it wont work for him with tasker
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Is it possible to tweak the keyboard lighting settings because it goes off to soon imho....
thx
WOW looks like this is a one million question..
mr.boonet said:
WOW looks like this is a one million question..
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Not exactly sure what you mean by this, but the question has been asked lots of times (just do a search on keyboard backlight) as many people complain about it. No great solution so far though unless you install a custom ROM (I know CM6 allows you to customize all of the backlight levels) or cover up your light sensor to keep it lit...
Alternatively, I think there they might be some apps on the market like Power Manager that keep the backlight on, but I have tried any since I use CM6...
ok thanks, i'm running virtuous but idk if its possible to customize it, ill check it out and search the market otherwise thx!
It would only turn off if there's lots of light. There's no timer.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 running Cyanogenmod.
not talking about a timer, just the sensitivity of the sensor regarding the lighting on keys.... it just goes of to quick imo....
The screen auto brightness has always bothered me. I love the convenience of using it but it simply doesn't work like I believe it should.
For example. At night while laying in bed in a completely dark room I'd expect the screen to dim to it's lowest setting. When in actuality it does not, and it always seems to bright. On the other hand when I'm outside in direct sunlight I'd like for the brightness to be at 100%. Again this doesn't appear to be the case.
So what's the issue here? Is there a dev out there who has found a better solution?
I agree with you on this one. The automatic brightness on the EVO is just silly. Its lowest is 25%, by the way. There should be a way to choose what you want the minimum/maximum brightness to be :\
I've seen this question before, some time ago, but still no solution. I've seen someone say use total screen control trial (free in market) and tweak the filter settings to essentially do the dimming value you want.
blakeboys said:
I've seen this question before, some time ago, but still no solution. I've seen someone say use total screen control trial (free in market) and tweak the filter settings to essentially do the dimming value you want.
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I have been searching and searching for an answer to this. I don't want to have to use third party programs if I could just change the thresholds myself.
In Calkulins rom he says he lowered the maximum auto brightness to save on battery, and this question has been asked there, with no answer (except for the usual "just use this program to do it").
Someone has to know where the settings for this are. I'm getting more advanced at dealing with apk's, jars, etc... But I haven't been able to find which one controls this. Build.prop has some brightness settings in it, but it's just the default setting when not using auto-brightness (I think).
Anybody ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
I know it's possible, because Cyanogenmod has the option to tweak the levels in CM Settings.
I just know I've seen an app here on xda, but don't remember what it was.
plainjane said:
I know it's possible, because Cyanogenmod has the option to tweak the levels in CM Settings.
I just know I've seen an app here on xda, but don't remember what it was.
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I know it must be here too but but searching comes up with nothing new. I've tried autobrightness, auto-brightness, with min and max levels, thresholds, custom settings and every other search I could think of.
Maybe I'm leaving out the one keyword that would finnd it... lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901540 he had some settings for it he might be able to help
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roscoenr said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901540 he had some settings for it he might be able to help
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Thanks for looking, but unfortunately I've been there already. It basically allows you to toggle between auto brightness and a variety of static levels, but doesn't affect the min and max of auto brightness when you are in that mode.
I'm trying to be able to leave the phone in auto brightness mode all the time and just have the screen get to it's max available brightness when I'm in a bright area, and minimum available brightness in a dark area.
fgr said:
I know it must be here too but but searching comes up with nothing new. I've tried autobrightness, auto-brightness, with min and max levels, thresholds, custom settings and every other search I could think of.
Maybe I'm leaving out the one keyword that would finnd it... lol
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I did a quick search too, but I couldn't come up with what I saw before. I remember thinking "neat, but I don't need that because it's built into the Rom". It's driving me nuts now too :/
You could always contact one of the devs from CM & find out what files need to be edited.
Basically it sucks. It actually drives to crazy so I just don't use it anymore. When I am on tapa I put the background to black so it's a bit easier on the eyes when I am laying in bed going through the forums before sleep
On my iPhone the default camera app uses the touch to focus feature to also set the exposure. It seems not to be the case on the Galaxy and the only way to change the exposure is to point the camera elsewhere (I tried the 3 different exposure settings also). Is there any kind of 'touch to set the exposure' feature in the default or a 3rd party app?
Yes perfect idea, have somebody solution for this?
prepo1 said:
Yes perfect idea, have somebody solution for this?
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Closest thing I've found is the new Camera360 update that lets me set the white fill
Thanks I will try it
Hi,
is there any way to change brightness to lower level? My previous phone, Xperia Mini, could decrease brightness to absolute black (I didn't need it, but still...). But my Xperia M is still pretty shining in dark even in the lowest level. It burns my eyes. All I could find were some stupid filters. Is there any better solution (root or not, I don't care).
Thanks.
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Hi,
is there any way to change brightness to lower level? My previous phone, Xperia Mini, could decrease brightness to absolute black (I didn't need it, but still...). But my Xperia M is still pretty shining in dark even in the lowest level. It burns my eyes. All I could find were some stupid filters. Is there any better solution (root or not, I don't care).
Thanks.
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Gravitybox has some brightness abilities to reassign lux-brightness pairs. Don't know if it can go under normal brightness though...
FindYanot: That's exactly what I don't want. I want something on HW level (lower led (or what they use) intensity), not just transparent black layer.
KoenGo: Do you think, it can work? I don't have root yet (I want do it, if I find solution), so I can't try.
Nobody faced this problem? Everyone is happy with light intensity?
Yes it's too much but if you lower that level screen will probably start flickering which is much more annoying than just too bright screen. This is common, hw related issue that can be found on other devices with low quality lcd.
I'm trying but it's kinda hard to tell if there's any difference since you have to reboot after applying new minimum. I would say there isn't much difference. I'll retry in the dark some time.
Doesn't crash or flicker or anything though, so that's the good news
Personally, I would not root just for this and just use the filters. What is your problem with them? That it uses more battery than a hardware method would, or just that it's impractical? In the second case, lux might be worth looking into. I've never tried it myself since it isn't free, I just use the filter u hate
Tried it in the dark and I believe there is a difference, although very small (barely noticeable) and imho definitely not worth rooting and installing framework.
OK. That's bad, but thanks for your time
Well I rooted my phone and I tried gravitybox and I don't think there is a difference. But still thanks.
My setup now is that I can (de)activate the filter app by swiping over the navigationbar. It's still a filter so it doesn't prolong battery life or anything, but it is a convenient way to enable or disable it.
If you would ever come across something better, please let us know
dave_lister said:
is there any way to change brightness to lower level?
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Yes, but you need root.
Execute in Terminal or run attached file as script via Root Explorer / GScript:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
su
echo 5 > /sys/class/leds/wled/brightness
Minimal stock value 27, we change it to 5 or any other you want.
Maximum value: 255
Bug: backlight will be flickering.
Thank you. It really works! (I rewrite it manually without any script or terminal)
Just one thing. The brightness file is used for current state and when I change intensity in options (or select auto), it's rewritten. So, is there any way to change minimum level permanently (minimum on bar or 0 lux = 5 or something instead of stock 27)? Or is it possible to make some shortcut to rewrite the file with one click? Or use some tasker for it?
But it doesn't matter much. Even this way, without any shortcuts, is awesome. I'll test it in night, but even now (during a day), I can see a difference.
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So, is there any way to change minimum level permanently
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Yes, but only by editing file in kernel, it requires recompiling.
Then pulled slider to the left will set really minimal value.
Here commit from ElixER kernel for 4.1.2, originally this trick comes from there.
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Or is it possible to make some shortcut to rewrite the file with one click? Or use some tasker for it?
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Yes, GScript app, as far I know can create shortcuts.
Or in Tasker create task with only one action "Run shell" (tick Root) and then create shortcut in launcher.
iks8 said:
screen will probably start flickering which is much more annoying than just too bright screen. This is common, hw related issue that can be found on other devices with low quality lcd.
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Always was interesting what exactly causing this flickering at hardware side. Led's controller?
Please can you provide any information and example devices with same issue?
Bonoboo said:
Always was interesting what exactly causing this flickering at hardware side. Led's controller?
Please can you provide any information and example devices with same issue?
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For example galaxy tab 2 (I have one), on the lowest brightnes level it flicker a lot (especially annoying when it's displays white surface), my sister's asus memo pad 7 hd has this issue too but less noticible. Yes, it's somehow related to device's power managment, in galaxy tab 2 forum people saies that it's flicers more when wifi signal is low so as I understand: low signal -> device need more power for wifi -> device gives less power for leds -> screen is more flickering but I could be wrong since I'm almost total electroinc noob I will test that later
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This issue is really common, even s4 has this problem according to this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yZaQRr76f8 So Sony has done good move with setting so high the lowest brightnes level (at least this hides unusable levels). Really my eyes hurt when I'm using my gtab2 at night although xperia does the same thing but in different way xD
Tested your method and at least in my device, the LED flickering was barely noticeable and only appeared when I set very low values (like 1). Setting as 3 and onwards gives zero flickering here (or I'm just blind, not noticing it)...
You're right. Values about 3, 4, 5 are quite ok.
I made the GSscript shortcut and I¨m finally happy.
I think the flickering is caused by pwr regulation with low frequency. But I'm not electrician either.
I wrote an App that lets you control your phone's brightness provided it's running Android 8.0+ and has a compatible fingerprint sensor.
I wrote it because I change my phone's brightness as often as I change it's volume, if not more, and I was upset I didn't have dedicated hardware for it. When Oreo launched and it added fingerprint gesture detection, I figured it was time
I own and test on a Google Pixel, and the app has been out for 2 weeks so I've been able to squash most bugs.
Feedback and suggestions are most welcome!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tunjid.fingergestures
Gonna give this a try.
This is another most required feature for any device and being it via fingerprint sensor, SWEET!
I wanted to manage brightness bar quickly on STOCK like we had few features in custom ROMs, this app brings in what I wanted and yes turning off Adaptive brightness saves battery too.
Kudos to you @youtube10
Can't say I can personally find much use for this app but props to you @youtube10! Looks like a very well designed and thought out app. Oreo is shaping up to be a great release with all the additional APIs available.
I thoroughly enjoy this app in the day that I have used it. Works well with no bugs to mention. Thank you for your contribution sir!
Just installed it, damn this is nice, so much more easy to adjust brigtness
This is working well, but I discovered one bug (or maybe just strange behavior): If I answer a FB Messenger video call while my phone is locked, and am in the call, if I swipe the sensor to adjust brightness, it adjusts but blacks out the video until I go to the lockscreen, unlock the device, then switch back to the call. Does it have something to do with the fact that it doesn't (not supposed to?) work on the lockscreen?
Just what I am looking for. Perfect bro. Thanks!