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In super amoled light background doesn't really affect the battery.
Other than your really conscious about the battery life i suggest turning off the LV wallpaper and replacing it with black.
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JuLes' MostWanted said:
In super amoled light background doesn't affect the battery
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Actually it's been proven otherwise back in November.
Black vs White background at different brightness levels:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366878
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Maximum Brightness White Image: 5h00m
Maximum Brightness Black Image: 10h52m
Minimum Brightness White Image: 10h20m
Minimum Brightness Black Image: 10h47m
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Look forward to you comparison!
Don't surrender to colors!
Amoled works almost the same as plasma. Each pixel illuminates.
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scoobdude said:
Amoled works almost the same as plasma. Each pixel illuminates.
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And brighter images use more power. Sucks manufacturers are limiting power consumption on plasmas by reducing power on bright images.
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Umm yeah, welcome to 2009. We all know black colors use less power than white on amoled screens.
RogerPodacter said:
Umm yeah, welcome to 2009. We all know black colors use less power than white on amoled screens.
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^seriously.
Also, who spends so much time looking at their wallpaper (especially a boring, solid color) to notice any difference?
I put black wallpaper I got those ugly black spots in the screen. blah
I used to use a black wallpaper because hey, why not, save on the battery, right?
Then I thought about how often my phone is actually displaying my wallpaper and decided it's a trivial matter. It's only ever a few seconds before I tap on something on my homescreen and it goes away. If I was constantly reading info off of widgets, at length, I'd care about it more.
These days I just load up whatever picture I think I'd like to see every now and then. Although I did like the clear contrast of pure black vs the icons etc.
Edit: Also the test linked to in one of the first replies, worth noting that Minimum brightness, white image is only slightly worse than the black results. Brightness matters more than color. Dial it down and look at whatever colors you like best.
Pssst...download no wallpaper app from market. Its a true no wallpaper display.
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I've never used anything other than black on any mobile I've ever used.
I use a solid black wallpaper, but not to save battery. I just like the way it looks.
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For me black wallpaper does matter coz if i open my phone its like 2 seconds before i launch and app leaving the home screen. ^o^
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I suggest you themes with inverted apps like mine if you really wanna save something, a wallpaper does not saves that much
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615767
Razer(x) said:
I suggest you themes with inverted apps like mine if you really wanna save something, a wallpaper does not saves that much
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615767
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I like mms app because i wanna save battery lol.
That's the app i always use
After switching to black background, my battery have been improved dramatically
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marcusva79 said:
I put black wallpaper I got those ugly black spots in the screen. blah
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Doesn't this happen due to a low res not pure black image being used?
I never had that issue, so unless something is wrong with your display I suggest trying a different image
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I put black wallpaper I got those ugly black spots in the screen. blah
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This is what I am using, its nice and dark and looks cool.
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Hey guys, question. On a black scree , I noticed the screen is not pure black, it has some light. Only noticeable in dark rooms, even if the screen is on minimum brightness.
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That's normal. The device is designed as such to reduce transition time
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mengsuan said:
That's normal. The device is designed as such to reduce transition time
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I'm guessing there's no way to make it completely black?
I used to have a SGS2 and I really liked the blacks, without that light (at least not as noticeable)
Is there any difference? Battery or something?
Anything????? I can't be the only one that wants this
Amoled already shows black as 'more black' than tft displays. Currently no tft/oled technique exists that will display black as actual black (like when the screen is off) afaik.
Having said that, I really like the black on my gnex. Dark enough for me.
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Is it using bright color wallpaper like white will use up lots of battery as it is amoled screen?
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Depends on brightness.
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Yat_Fung said:
Is it using bright color wallpaper like white will use up lots of battery as it is amoled screen?
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Total black background will use the least battery since amoled doesn't use any power displaying black pixels (pixels are turned off).
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Because of the amoled screen the GNex has which of these would save more battery,
a white background with brightness at 0% (dimmed),
Or
a black background with brightness at 100%(full)?
I know dark backgrounds save more battery just always wondered about screen brightness.
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I remember someone doing an experiment on that. Black with full brightness lasted longer
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I am not the expert but I am guessing , the brightness has nothing to do with the pixels shown. It is just makes them dimmer or brighter. So whether it is black or white pixel it will make it brighter .
Hence I think irrespective of the color pixel it will still consume battery if you have black or white pixel
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I think this is what you are looking for
Hi. I have a SM-P600 and white ui theme hurts my eyes. I need a way to change it to good old black style. With ui I mean settings pages, contacts, notfication panel... My device is rooted and I have xposed. Thx.
Flash a custom rom.
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Orion116 said:
Flash a custom rom.
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I really don't wanna do that. So I came up with a workaround. I'm using tasker to activate screen filter while s note is open and deactivate screen filter when I exit s note.
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I really don't wanna do that. So I came up with a workaround. I'm using tasker to activate screen filter while s note is open and deactivate screen filter when I exit s note.
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I use lux. It's a paid app but worth it for me.
The UI stays white, but you can set the brightness levels to suit you at different ambient light levels. Made a big difference to eye strain, especially at night.