Hi folks, as in title, is there an option to enhance/raise nits of our beloved Pixel 2 XL?
I really need it to read display under direct sun.
I'm looked for in this forum and Google without success.
I've mine magisked too!
Thank you
last_nooby said:
Hi folks, as in title, is there an option to enhance/raise nits of our beloved Pixel 2 XL?
I really need it to read display under direct sun.
I'm looked for in this forum and Google without success.
I've mine magisked too!
Thank you
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Unfortunately, not at this time. It seems the lg panels are not conducive to increased brightness beyond stock settings ?
Typically using Adaptive Brightness on at 100% gets you higher nits than Adaptive Brightness off and at 100%. I don't think I've seen this tested with the Pixel 2 XL but Max Lee has done a bunch of brightness tests and that's how it typically works.
Google has lowered the nits by 50 also for the screen burn in issue.
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Hello everyone,
Just had a quick question. Does the new saturated mode on the Pixel 2 XL consume more battery than the other color display modes? ( Boosted and Natural)
Thanks.
I haven't noticed any difference in battery life. Don't quote me but my understanding is it just changes the color calibration without anything extra running in the background.
Same battery life SOT to me. Ran it on Boosted/Vivid before.
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As others have said, it seems the same...
How is the Pixel 2 XL brightness outside under direct sunlight, vs. the Pixel 2 XL or Nexus 6P using Flar's high brightness mod, such as the one found in Elemental X kernel?
From my brief research it sounds like the high brightness mod isn't compatible with Pixel 2 XL's screen (LCD).
I'm not exactly sure, but I'm fairly certain that the XL 2 is the only out of all the Pixel's that does not support it, because it's not using a regular backlight, but it's an oLED display. Using the mod (which would probably have to be recoded to even work at all) would over-drive the pixels and possibly damage the screen.
CZ Eddie said:
How is the Pixel 2 XL brightness outside under direct sunlight, vs. the Pixel 2 XL or Nexus 6P using Flar's high brightness mod, such as the one found in Elemental X kernel?
From my brief research it sounds like the high brightness mod isn't compatible with Pixel 2 XL's screen (LCD).
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The high brightness mode is not supported on the Pixel 2 XL because the OLED panel is made by LG and devs don't know how to access the high brightness mode on it yet. It's mentioned in the EX kernel thread..
Yeah, I get that high brightness mode is not supported on the XL 2, it's what I said in my OP. Thanks though, and for letting me know it's OLED not LCD.
My thread is asking for comparisons of the max brightness of XL 2 vs. the Pixel XL when used with the high brightness mod.
I hope I clarified it a little better this time?
I just upgraded from 8.1 to 9.0 on my XL 2 over the weekend. I am stock rooted.
Is it just me or is the overall display brightness much less on Pie than it was on Oreo? In the same daytime environment, I feel like Pie needs to be around 70% brightness whereas on Oreo, I feel like the display was set on about 35%. I rarely had Oreo brightness above 50%. Now with Pie, I feel like I can barely see the screen when it's under 50%.
On Oreo, my display was set to Saturated and of course, white theme since that's all we had.
On Pie, I used the same settings and it looks much dimmer. I adjusted display to Boosted and have toogled back and forth between light and dark themes and I don't notice any difference with how much dimmer the overall display feels.
The display can still get just as bright. They've just changed the way the values are displayed from the slider is all.
angus242 said:
I just upgraded from 8.1 to 9.0 on my XL 2 over the weekend. I am stock rooted.
Is it just me or is the overall display brightness much less on Pie than it was on Oreo? In the same daytime environment, I feel like Pie needs to be around 70% brightness whereas on Oreo, I feel like the display was set on about 35%. I rarely had Oreo brightness above 50%. Now with Pie, I feel like I can barely see the screen when it's under 50%.
On Oreo, my display was set to Saturated and of course, white theme since that's all we had.
On Pie, I used the same settings and it looks much dimmer. I adjusted display to Boosted and have toogled back and forth between light and dark themes and I don't notice any difference with how much dimmer the overall display feels.
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Google changed the algorithm on the brightness slider. Therefore, 70% is the new 30% So, no, it's not you. Another brilliant improvement for the sake of supposed progress! ?
Badger50 said:
Google changed the algorithm on the brightness slider. Therefore, 70% is the new 30% So, no, it's not you. Another brilliant improvement for the sake of supposed progress! ?
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Lol, not sure what they're Smoken at Google headquarters...
galaxys said:
Lol, not sure what they're Smoken at Google headquarters...
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Probably hanging out with this guy! ???
I agree with everyone else. 100% on 9 is still as bright as 100% was on 8.1 but 50% on 9 is NOT what 50% was on 8.1, no doubt about it. On 8x I usually kept my brightness around 65%... now on 9, to get something similar I am around 70-75%... If the same energy is being used to illuminate the display at the different values, batt life should remain about the same... But WHY?
Why change what 50% was on 8 to be different on 9? Isn't HALF the available illumination HALF the available illumination regardless of the OS version? What is the effect, or end game Google was looking for with this?
The max brightness is the same. The difference is the slider is no using a logarithmic algorithm instead of the old linear algorithm.
Here is the explanation of why it was done:
The first noteworthy feature is a changed brightness slider behavior: It now changes the brightness logarithmically instead of linearly. Before this preview when it was linear, about 90% of the brightness was controlled by the lower 20% of the left of the slider. The old 50% brightness was almost identical to 100% max brightness, and the old 5% brightness was significantly brighter than 0% brightness. Now, the change in perceptual brightness is more uniform as you increase or decrease the slider.
Exactly. 50% before was definitely not 50% nits output for the screen which, with a rated max 403 by anandtech, would be only 201.5 nits. And that was before the November update that lowered the max by 50 nits.
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The max brightness is the same. The difference is the slider is no using a logarithmic algorithm instead of the old linear algorithm.
Here is the explanation of why it was done:
The first noteworthy feature is a changed brightness slider behavior: It now changes the brightness logarithmically instead of linearly. Before this preview when it was linear, about 90% of the brightness was controlled by the lower 20% of the left of the slider. The old 50% brightness was almost identical to 100% max brightness, and the old 5% brightness was significantly brighter than 0% brightness. Now, the change in perceptual brightness is more uniform as you increase or decrease the slider.
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EeZeEpEe said:
Exactly. 50% before was definitely not 50% nits output for the screen which, with a rated max 403 by anandtech, would be only 201.5 nits. And that was before the November update that lowered the max by 50 nits.
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Doesn't really bother me. My normal brightness is now just like 60% instead of around 20%. Not sure why some freaked out about it.
galaxys said:
Lol, not sure what they're Smoken at Google headquarters...
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The same shìt as the retards who designed the P3XL.
So like we all know that on Samsung devices the default resolution is set to 1080p to increase battery life, so the question is can we do the same on our device?
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So like we all know that on Samsung devices the default resolution is set to 1080p to increase battery life, so the question is can we do the same on our device?
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The difference is negligible. Here's one of a few videos demonstrating it:
https://youtu.be/jBPcCETBGgI
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EeZeEpEe said:
The difference is negligible. Here's one of a few videos demonstrating it:
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That's not accurate though
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How so? It wasn't even a static test of just letting a video play. He did games and actually used the phone. Also if it's not, show me a video that shows a significant difference between the two because it's not the only video I've seen that shows barely a difference. Charging 15-30 minutes earlier isn't much. 1-2+ hours, now you're talking.
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That's not accurate though
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@Prattham: Regardless of whether the screen is set to 1440p or 1080p you're still driving the same number of physical pixels on the device. Any power savings you get is not because of the screen but because of a reduction of the GPU's load. While the test may not meet scientific standards it does meet real world standards, which is more important. A savings of 2 to 3% as shown in the video easily fits within the margin of error for such a test, and thus there is no benefit to switching to 1080p.
GSMarena did their test with a S7 and found zero difference in battery life. The myth is dead. The only benefit is better graphics performance. Samsung didn't do it for battery, they did it for UI smoothness.
So far the only issue I can find with my 3a XL is that the screen brightness is just way too low and makes visibility in sunlight very difficult.
Anyway to improve?
hpsauce37 said:
So far the only issue I can find with my 3a XL is that the screen brightness is just way too low and makes visibility in sunlight very difficult.
Anyway to improve?
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You could try Elemental X kernel. It has a high brightness mode. That would require you to unlock your bootloader though.
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I was asking same thing here. https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-3a-xl/help/brightness-t3930488
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You could try Elemental X kernel. It has a high brightness mode. That would require you to unlock your bootloader though.
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This is the right answer. I personally haven't had any trouble using the 3a XL in bright sun light yet (although it definitely needs 100% brightness outside), but the Elemental X Kernel's high brightness mode is definitely brighter than 100% brightness and may be enough to satisfy your needs.