Ambient Display Light - Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers

Hello all ! Does the ambient display light consisting of the digits clock switches position over time ?

chanlennongarage said:
Hello all ! Does the ambient display light consisting of the digits clock switches position over time ?
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Yes.

v12xke said:
Yes.
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Is the changes of position obvious?

It moves in micro increments...

galaxys said:
It moves in micro increments...
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Okay ! Thank you for letting me know !

galaxys said:
It moves in micro increments...
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Does it apply to the latest 8.1 Oreo only or for the previous versions of 8.0 too ? I've got a few friends that doesn't have their ambient clock display move .

It moves a tiny bit right on the minute change. Very small amount though

henderjr said:
It moves a tiny bit right on the minute change. Very small amount though
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I've had mine moved upwards and downwards before . It happens when my phone is in a lock screen mode which shows the ambient display . I'm just worried that my phone system is infected by viruses or anything .

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[Q] customized light sensor

Is there any application or script available for customizing light sensor. So that we can set display light, key pad and button light intensity.
For example: for light 0 to 100 lux , display 40 percent. For light 101 to 200 lux display 60 percent. Etc etc
aliasi11 said:
Is there any application or script available for customizing light sensor. So that we can set display light, key pad and button light intensity.
For example: for light 0 to 100 lux , display 40 percent. For light 101 to 200 lux display 60 percent. Etc etc
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Cyanogenmod has these settings, you can set any values. Also Runnymede port to DZ has RCMix3D settings, there you can just chose 3 modes (default, lower, lowest).
sorgo said:
Cyanogenmod has these settings, you can set any values. Also Runnymede port to DZ has RCMix3D settings, there you can just chose 3 modes (default, lower, lowest).
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Thanks... I will try these.
Soo actually there is not any separate application available right now....
aliasi11 said:
Thanks... I will try these.
Soo actually there is not any separate application available right now....
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None that I have found... CM7 has a great built in editor in cm settings. It can even reduce flicker, how sensitive it is (light sensor), and soft key lights. Takes some testing but it works great!
Don't forget the thanks button for the guy who helped you! I wouldn't mind one either
sino8r said:
None that I have found... CM7 has a great built in editor in cm settings. It can even reduce flicker, how sensitive it is (light sensor), and soft key lights. Takes some testing but it works great!
Don't forget the thanks button for the guy who helped you! I wouldn't mind one either
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I have hit thanks
well MIUI also has this feature... but .. What I am searching is some thing that can be flashed/installed on the top of any sense ROM.
aliasi11 said:
I have hit thanks
well MIUI also has this feature... but .. What I am searching is some thing that can be flashed/installed on the top of any sense ROM.
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MIUI is a great ROM. Ofcourse it could be great if we can control display light settings
My app Lux does what you want (for the display, at least). The next update will let you manually enter lux/brightness value pairs. Currently it reads in lux values and lets you 'link' them to brightness values.
Cyb3rGlitch said:
My app Lux does what you want (for the display, at least).
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Yeah I'm using Lux, it does what OP wants quite well.
EDIT: Oh you're the developer, thanks for writing the app!
Cyb3rGlitch said:
My app Lux does what you want (for the display, at least). The next update will let you manually enter lux/brightness value pairs. Currently it reads in lux values and lets you 'link' them to brightness values.
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Thanks for the application.. I just bought it. it is working for me ofcourse atleast for brightness. It would be great after having buttons and key pad customization.
I am exploring the application and let you know in case of any suggestion.
(Thanks button hit already)
sturmeh said:
Yeah I'm using Lux, it does what OP wants quite well.
EDIT: Oh you're the developer, thanks for writing the app!
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Thank you.. Now I hope some battery life improvement as well. If Cyb3rGlitch is a developer of that application then he/she tried to fill a gap in android system, which I would have tried if I were a developer ;-). He did a good job anyways..
(Thanks button hit already)
The problem with changing button brightness is that most phones don't honour the change. I'm going to hold off adding the feature until I get my hands on an official Google phone like the Nexus Prime.
Cyb3rGlitch said:
The problem with changing button brightness is that most phones don't honour the change. I'm going to hold off adding the feature until I get my hands on an official Google phone like the Nexus Prime.
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Hmm ic
Well as far as desire z is concern i have tested customization feature of MIUI and cyanogenmod. Those worked well for button as well. The thing i noticed in these was that at the lower level of light i could not configure light intensity. i.e. at very dark level and at the normal room light level the output for display was same. But was trying to get almost 0 % for totaly dark room and atleast 20% display for nominal room light condition.
I am also searching for these feature in your application... I hope i will explore as much as possible.
That could be a limitation of the physical light sensor.

3 light bleeds in the footer while dark and physical keys lighting?

I noticed today, when i am in dark,
i turn the one x from sleep, the 3 physical keys lighting i see 3 light bleeds on the screen above the 3 physical keys as long as the screen is black, on whiter picture it wont show the bleeds..
is it same for you?
seen mostly in dark and on a darker background. its like seen only when the 3 physical touch buttons are lighting... ideas?
rommark said:
seen mostly in dark and on a darker background. its like seen only when the 3 physical touch buttons are lighting... ideas?
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I have got exactly the same, but I turn my back lights off, makes it look much cleaner and neater in anycase, it's my only real answer to the problem, if you are wanting the app I use to do it let me know.
Roars21 said:
I have got exactly the same, but I turn my back lights off, makes it look much cleaner and neater in anycase, it's my only real answer to the problem, if you are wanting the app I use to do it let me know.
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funny i thought it happened to me coz i've smashed the phone while it was in my lag pocket into my car's wheel , it smashed exectly where the buttons located in the footer... thought i some how got the glass closer to the leds which makes this affect...but you've relaxed me...
yea i would love get this app plz
rommark said:
funny i thought it happened to me coz i've smashed the phone while it was in my lag pocket into my car's wheel , it smashed exectly where the buttons located in the footer... thought i some how got the glass closer to the leds which makes this affect...but you've relaxed me...
yea i would love get this app plz
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This is the app I use. you can also create widgets for enabling or disabling.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haxor&hl=en
Roars21 said:
This is the app I use. you can also create widgets for enabling or disabling.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haxor&hl=en
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Nice, whats best settings i need put? disable the soft keys backlight?

Control watch brightness by swipe gesture from every screen

Check out this demo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5seNbOB-aSs
Get the app here (100% free):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edgecontrols.android
For me one of the most useful apps since the huawei watch has no sensors.
Its a little bit tricky at first, but with a little bit of practice, this will work fine. Dont forget to set the correct possition fields in the smartphone app.
Works like a charm.
rrdna said:
Check out this demo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5seNbOB-aSs
Get the app here (100% free):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edgecontrols.android
For me one of the most useful apps since the huawei watch has no sensors.
Its a little bit tricky at first, but with a little bit of practice, this will work fine. Dont forget to set the correct possition fields in the smartphone app.
Works like a charm.
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Thanks, what an awesome little app! Since you've played with it more, what are the smaller boxes at the top and bottom of the position screen are for? Ideally I'd like the slider to work across the top of the watchface, but I haven't been able to figure that out yet.
Also, in your video, you say you can customize it to show the percentage or not. The percentage shows for me, but I don't see any options to customize it at all.
No go here, installed and I can turn the brightness down but not up again. To make things worse, a cold reboot is needed to get viewable brightness (aw 1.5 stock)
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA-Developers mobile app
It's cool but I feel it's just faster to press the button 3 times to temporary increase the brightness. Hopefully there's a light sensor on the HW2..
lude219 said:
It's cool but I feel it's just faster to press the button 3 times to temporary increase the brightness. Hopefully there's a light sensor on the HW2..
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The triple tap doesn't work for me. Is there something special you have to do to enable it?
JimSmith94 said:
The triple tap doesn't work for me. Is there something special you have to do to enable it?
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Not that i know of. Mine's completely stock, btw (v1.5).
EDIT: just so we're clear, you're not tapping on the screen, are you? I was referring to the metal button on the side. Press that quickly 3x and it'll increase the brightness.
lude219 said:
Not that i know of. Mine's completely stock, btw (v1.5).
EDIT: just so we're clear, you're not tapping on the screen, are you? I was referring to the metal button on the side. Press that quickly 3x and it'll increase the brightness.
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Thanks, it does work after all. There just wasn't much difference with my watchface to notice the difference.
this was a good app recommendation ...
great app, and it goes darker then brightness 1 so already removed the other app I used for bedroom use

2 XL Always on display clock position issue

Hello guys!
I think found an issue on my 'Always on display'.
Normally the position of the clock is close to the central middle, but this morning i found my time has been moved to the up for a distance, so i notice this clock just doesn't look right
i don't know what I've done and i didn't find any setting option.
Did you activate screen saver?
It move the clock around
parakleet said:
Did you activate screen saver?
It move the clock around
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Thanks for your reply!
My screen saver is active and it has a default option 'while docked'.
Should i turn off them?
it has nothing to do with the screensaver. the movement is normal and prevents burn-in. i'm surprised nobody has said this already.
prokrypt said:
it has nothing to do with the screensaver. the movement is normal and prevents burn-in. i'm surprised nobody has said this already.
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There is a separate clock with the screen saver that moves it all over the screen.
The normal clock on the ambient display is always in the same spot, just has pixels alternate on and off to lower the chance of burn in.
ilal2ielli said:
There is a separate clock with the screen saver that moves it all over the screen.
The normal clock on the ambient display is always in the same spot, just has pixels alternate on and off to lower the chance of burn in.
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The screensaver clock hops to a random place every minute. The always-on display clock, as far as I remember, moves one pixel at a time, bouncing around the screen (?).

android P

I followed a guide to use vpn to get android p update, after update I wonder where is android p features?!
No round corners
Brightness issues
No digital dashboard
And I wonder if this is the last release or just beta although in the update page didn't say beta!!
Medo22 said:
I followed a guide to use vpn to get android p update, after update I wonder where is android p features?!
No round corners
Brightness issues
No digital dashboard
And I wonder if this is the last release or just beta although in the update page didn't say beta!!
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Final release with bugs
theforbidden said:
Final release with bugs
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Yes, as same as releasing android o with no charge sound and warm display color temperature
Google sucks!!
i can't confirm this.
i got alot Pie features like:
- new look and feel
- navigation gestures
- snappier and more fluid system
- YT fullscreen
- AI Battery
- digital wellbeing
and much more i guess.
Medo22 said:
I followed a guide to use vpn to get android p update, after update I wonder where is android p features?!
No round corners
Brightness issues
No digital dashboard
And I wonder if this is the last release or just beta although in the update page didn't say beta!!
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No round corners - what round corners you are referring to ?
Brightness issues - the brightness issues such? for me I notice that the brightness is significantly reduce when u reduce the brightness to the lowest
No digital dashboard - if you are referring to digital wellbeing , you need to download it from playstore first after update to PIE.
mytowyn said:
No round corners - what round corners you are referring to ?
Brightness issues - the brightness issues such? for me I notice that the brightness is significantly reduce when u reduce the brightness to the lowest
No digital dashboard - if you are referring to digital wellbeing , you need to download it from playstore first after update to PIE.
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This corners not rounded as in pixel phones and also why the color isn't just blue like pixel istead of this strange color!!
No text copying from recent apps screen like pixel
For brightness I have to slide it for about 45% to get the same brightness as 20% in oreo and for sure it's more battery consuming!
The rounded corners thing is true, notification shade and quick actions are not as rounded as Pixel and you can't select text from an Overview/recent apps. But you can always flash custom ROM if you're not satisfied. I personally like it and, performance-wise, it works great. Once they polish these bugs, it will be even better experience.
The corners are rounded because the phone's screen has rounded edges..Unless you mean about another thing... What do you mean with digital dashboard? If you mean Digital WellBeing you might need to join their beta. I had no problems with the brightness.. the only problems I had is with the camera and I had one time when the recent screen was stuck for 4 seconds
Medo22 said:
For brightness I have to slide it for about 45% to get the same brightness as 20% in oreo
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Me too !
Another bug in landscape you can't go to settings!!
Medo22 said:
Another bug in landscape you can't go to settings!!
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If you tap the bottom edge, it does open on my phone.
After upgrade i have problems with the wifi. I m not able to Connect
mircescu11 said:
After upgrade i have problems with the wifi. I m not able to Connect
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Forget saved networks and sign back in
Reset data/wiffi.
anyone having problems with stock camera? after a few hours stopped to work, it shows me error
Brugos27 said:
anyone having problems with stock camera? after a few hours stopped to work, it shows me error
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Clear cache and data of the camera app, it'll work again.
godoy.rafa said:
Clear cache and data of the camera app, it'll work again.
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even cleaning cache and forced ... after opening again the cam will show the same message. Dont know if its fault of last update to PIE.
But only stock camera, with any other camera app from playstore, will work ok... just the stock wont work.
Brugos27 said:
anyone having problems with stock camera? after a few hours stopped to work, it shows me error
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Disable do not disturb mode

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