I upgraded my phone from 8.1 to 9.0 yesterday and noticed that my brightness slider is now much higher up to 100% than it used to be. I have to make it go much higher to get bthe same brightness. Going to my old brightness setting makes the screen really dim. Is this a bug?
BoboBrazil said:
I upgraded my phone from 8.1 to 9.0 yesterday and noticed that my brightness slider is now much higher up to 100% than it used to be. I have to make it go much higher to get bthe same brightness. Going to my old brightness setting makes the screen really dim. Is this a bug?
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Nope. New linear scale on the brightness slider...
jaytv said:
Nope. New linear scale on the brightness slider...
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What does this mean though? Because now it's really dark until you get to over half of the bar then it shoots up quickly. Doesn't make much sense to me. I'm not using auto brightness btw.
BoboBrazil said:
What does this mean though? Because now it's really dark until you get to over half of the bar then it shoots up quickly. Doesn't make much sense to me. I'm not using auto brightness btw.
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Something to do with the non-linear (logarithmic) scale being closer to real world physics or something like that, not exactly sure why it should matter, but Google and others have decided so. It just means that the "graph" of the scale is not a straight line but a curve.
Brightness was fine before the June update. After the June update I have to set it to 83% brightness to get what I was getting at 50% brightness. It's a bug. I flashed back to 8.1 for now.
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I really like the automatic brightness feature, but IMO it doesn't get nearly dim enough in dark situations. If I uncheck the auto brightness feature, I can dim the display to an acceptable level so I know the display is capable of it. Is there a way to adjust the threshold/range of the auto brightness levels?
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Dave
A polite bump...
I wonder if you know the answer, do you?
Try the free market app, Dimmer. It works well, especially at night. Lowers the brightness to level 10, instead of default lowest of 30.
jblazea50 said:
Try the free market app, Dimmer. It works well, especially at night. Lowers the brightness to level 10, instead of default lowest of 30.
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Do you know if this app will work with the new GB roms with the new sense on the novatech screens?
The lowest brightness setting is not dim enough for me in low light conditions so I've been looking to alter it.
After reading around the capabilities of some apps it seems that they only add an overlay which reduces contrast. I would much prefer to do it natively.
I then realised that the AOKP ROM has this functionality!
However, I can't seem to get it to work.
Settings>Display>Custom backlight settings
Changing the screen dim level doesn't seem to change anything for me.
Can anyone offer some tips or advice?
Thanks
Works fine for me. I know it doesn't help your problem any...
danger-rat said:
Works fine for me. I know it doesn't help your problem any...
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Does your display dim more when you select a lower than default value or did you have to change something else?
Did you change the corresponding value in "Edit Other Levels" as well (if you're on auto brightness)? Not on AOKP, but mine is fully functional both on manual, and auto.
Their implementation is the same as CM9 (which is nearly identical, if not the same as the CM7 implementation).
Edit: just a thought, not sure if the AOKP status bar brightness slider is hardcoded to a certain minimum level? Are the results the same if you adjust your brightness via the Settings>Display>Brightness slider?
Settings>Rom Control>Performance>color multipliers.
Drag the three bars all the way down.
As far as your problem...
Are you on auto brightness?
And have you adjusted the "Dim Level" prior to adjusting the screen levels?
(Dim Level is the level your screen dims to after not touching it for 15 seconds or whatever).
Jubakuba said:
And have you adjusted the "Dim Level" prior to adjusting the screen levels?
(Dim Level is the level your screen dims to after not touching it for 15 seconds or whatever).
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Screen dim level is the minimum brightness value attainable (I lower mine to 12 so I can enter a screen value of 12 in my custom levels), but also does correspond to what you mentioned.
Another AOKP user expressed similar concerns but found an app called Root Dim or something that solved his problem.
OpusX11 said:
Another AOKP user expressed similar concerns but found an app called Root Dim or something that solved his problem.
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The implementation must be still broken then; haven't tested the latest AOKP releases. Root dim apps tend to create lag.
Implementation works perfectly here.
Jubakuba said:
Implementation works perfectly here.
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Same.
Jubakuba said:
Implementation works perfectly here.
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Attaining an altered screen dim level when on auto as well?
Edit: comment wasn't an indictment; just remembering issues that were there on b35 or b36 (?).
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Yep.
Microwave. said:
Does your display dim more when you select a lower than default value or did you have to change something else?
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I select a lower than normal default brightness, and it appears to just work. The auto brightness decreases, which is what i was looking for at night, and also the overall min brightness decreases. The max brightness seems unaffected...
remember when making these changes you do have to save and apply. many people forget that step.
tspderek said:
remember when making these changes you do have to save and apply. many people forget that step.
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That's an especially annoying mis-step after entering 23 custom levels.
CMNein said:
That's an especially annoying mis-step after entering 23 custom levels.
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Lol.
And no offense taken at all, man.
And me personally, I just use 5 levels.
One that goes all the way to 600[whateverambientlightismeasuredby] and a screen level of 5.
This keeps my phone from dicking about with it's brightness when I'm indoors...and I have no problem reading it. I don't mind a super-dim screen in general.
The remaining levels I ramp up fairly aggressively for two "by a window" scenarios...
And outside.
And OMGSUNNY outside.
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Lol.
And no offense taken at all, man.
And me personally, I just use 5 levels.
One that goes all the way to 600[whateverambientlightismeasuredby] and a screen level of 5.
This keeps my phone from dicking about with it's brightness when I'm indoors...and I have no problem reading it. I don't mind a super-dim screen in general.
The remaining levels I ramp up fairly aggressively for two "by a window" scenarios...
And outside.
And OMGSUNNY outside.
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I add 2 levels for the high end, and reduce the other brightness levels considerably. Ultimately I usually end up with the perfect'ish level for most scenarios. I hate having to adjust brightness the old fashioned way
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CMNein said:
Screen dim level is the minimum brightness value attainable (I lower mine to 12 so I can enter a screen value of 12 in my custom levels), but also does correspond to what you mentioned.
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Which values do you change in the custom levels?
OpusX11 said:
Another AOKP user expressed similar concerns but found an app called Root Dim or something that solved his problem.
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Yeah, I know an app could potentially solve the problem but I don't like using 3rd party apps when the solution can be more elegantly achieved using native tweaks.
Jubakuba said:
Lol.
And no offense taken at all, man.
And me personally, I just use 5 levels.
One that goes all the way to 600[whateverambientlightismeasuredby] and a screen level of 5.
This keeps my phone from dicking about with it's brightness when I'm indoors...and I have no problem reading it. I don't mind a super-dim screen in general.
The remaining levels I ramp up fairly aggressively for two "by a window" scenarios...
And outside.
And OMGSUNNY outside.
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Could you send me a screenshot of your custom levels, that sounds like the exact thing I'm after - a dimmer screen in general, and having a lower min brightness.
So am I correct in thinking that you need to lower the dim value in order to set lower values in the custom levels?
I'm searching for an app or something to increase my lowest brightness because pixel 2xl screen is kinda sh*tty in very low brightness. All the apps that I can find offer only the opposite by applying a filter.
Anyone knows anything that can be done?
arvylas said:
I'm searching for an app or something to increase my lowest brightness because pixel 2xl screen is kinda sh*tty in very low brightness. All the apps that I can find offer only the opposite by applying a filter.
Anyone knows anything that can be done?
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Are you stock or rooted??. If rooted, you can set minimum brightness levels with a custom kernel and the EXKM app :good:
I'm not sure I understand your question.
When set at it's lowest setting, the display brightness is not bright enough?
Why not move the slider to a little brighter of a setting?
Badger50 said:
Are you stock or rooted??. If rooted, you can set minimum brightness levels with a custom kernel and the EXKM app :good:
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Stock rom with flash rooted. I don't see anything that could help in exkm.
Az Biker said:
I'm not sure I understand your question.
When set at it's lowest setting, the display brightness is not bright enough?
Why not move the slider to a little brighter of a setting?
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That's what I do until now. I was curious though if I can automate it and not mess with the slider all the time. I keep it at the middle with auto brightness but in the dark the brightness gets too low and the black crush and ghosting is unbearable.
arvylas said:
That's what I do until now. I was curious though if I can automate it and not mess with the slider all the time. I keep it at the middle with auto brightness but in the dark the brightness gets too low and the black crush and ghosting is unbearable.
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You mean like this at the bottom of the pic?
For those not rooted...https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vitocassisi.luxlite
I bought full version awhile ago, not sure what restrictions if any there are in free version.
arvylas said:
That's what I do until now. I was curious though if I can automate it and not mess with the slider all the time. I keep it at the middle with auto brightness but in the dark the brightness gets too low and the black crush and ghosting is unbearable.
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Oh. So you want to set the perfect brightness as the lowest settings so you just have to swipe all the way left instead of finding the sweet spot with the slider?
Still crazy, but now I get it
Badger50 said:
You mean like this at the bottom of the pic?
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I think the right expression is blind as a bat. Thanks mate. @azbiker something like that. I just couldn't find an optimal setting for both day and night.
arvylas said:
That's what I do until now. I was curious though if I can automate it and not mess with the slider all the time. I keep it at the middle with auto brightness but in the dark the brightness gets too low and the black crush and ghosting is unbearable.
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Auto brightness at 50% still gets you crushed blacks? Can't test that now cause I'm on DP2 but I'm pretty sure when I had that same setting, it was too bright for me actually.
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Try this to automate completely! :good: Integrates with Tasker and a tasker plugin named Twilight to change based on home or not, sun rise or sun down, travel speed (brighter walking / dimmer in a vehicle). Incrediable app, I've used it for 4-5 years on many devices. Does not require root but works well if you are rooted.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910521
EeZeEpEe said:
Auto brightness at 50% still gets you crushed blacks? Can't test that now cause I'm on DP2 but I'm pretty sure when I had that same setting, it was too bright for me actually.
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I set it around 40-45 and in a dark room is really bad. Well reading is ok at that brightness but everything else is a nightmare.
So, I noticed the screen changes its colors and text sharpness based on the environment clarity. Altough this seems a nice feature for using the phone on sunny days, the effect brings a strange oversharpened effect on the screen text. Not really a big deal, but I don't like it much.
Is there a way we can disable this feature? I've already tried going into "Settings > Display > Contrast & colors" and changing to "Standard", which should keep the contrast constant, but it seems the option isn't really working. I've restarted the phone and it keeps changing the colors and sharpness.
I made a video for you to understand what I'm talking about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jXgLy7Bn5k
Thats samsung super amoled boosting brightness nits to increase readability,and its normal, it does happen in all super amoled screens including samsung note 8 and etc.
So it cannot be disabled as far as i know its in firmware of display.
But when you are in direct sunlight i think sharpness or color dissortion is not much of a sacrifice to increase readability.
Would it be better if you wouldnt be able to read whats on display ? dont think so.
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So, I noticed the screen changes its colors and text sharpness based on the environment clarity. Altough this seems a nice feature for using the phone on sunny days, the effect brings a strange oversharpened effect on the screen text. Not really a big deal, but I don't like it much.
Is there a way we can disable this feature? I've already tried going into "Settings > Display > Contrast & colors" and changing to "Standard", which should keep the contrast constant, but it seems the option isn't really working. I've restarted the phone and it keeps changing the colors and sharpness.
I made a video for you to understand what I'm talking about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jXgLy7Bn5k
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For a second i thought my display was faulty but then realized its only for better readability. Not that I particularly like this but the sacrifice is worth it. For now haven't seen a toggle for it yet, but I hope xiaomi gives it in the next update.
reza6d said:
Thats samsung super amoled boosting brightness nits to increase readability,and its normal, it does happen in all super amoled screens including samsung note 8 and etc.
So it cannot be disabled as far as i know its in firmware of display.
But when you are in direct sunlight i think sharpness or color dissortion is not much of a sacrifice to increase readability.
Would it be better if you wouldnt be able to read whats on display ? dont think so.
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Are you sure it is a feature of the display itself? Cause the brightness remain constant, what changes are the colors (contrast actually) and the sharpness...
And yea, like I said, it isn't a big of an issue, I just wanted to have control over it, but I can live with it haha.
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-Luigi. said:
Are you sure it is a feature of the display itself? Cause the brightness remain constant, what changes are the colors (contrast actually) and the sharpness...
And yea, like I said, it isn't a big of an issue, I just wanted to have control over it, but I can live with it haha.
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I had this on my Galaxy S9+ and somewhat annoying under sunlight, though not as noticeable as on Mi 9 SE because of higher resolution and DPI. The only way to deal with it on my S9+ is turn off auto brightness and slide the brightness down to a manageable/readeable level.
Jairus24 said:
I had this on my Galaxy S9+ and somewhat annoying under sunlight, though not as noticeable as on Mi 9 SE because of higher resolution and DPI. The only way to deal with it on my S9+ is turn off auto brightness and slide the brightness down to a manageable/readeable level.
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Well my auto brightness on the mi 9 se is already turned off, and this keeps happening, so its actually unrelated to the brightness, more like a separate feature.
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Have you tried disabling auto-contrast feature? It helped me.
alex4alex said:
Have you tried disabling auto-contrast feature? It helped me.
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Yea I did, it didn't seem to have any effect at all... it continues happening.
Hi!
Does anyone know if brightness settings will change on Android Q? For me, they were ok on Android Oreo. I know that the 2 xl hasn't a superb display, but Pie did a total mess!
I wish I could set the brightness at 45 - 50% as I did before (the screen didn't suck) instead of reaching the 90%! I haven't installed any Q Beta version yet.
Thanks in advance
livkellner said:
Hi!
Does anyone know if brightness settings will change on Android Q? For me, they were ok on Android Oreo. I know that the 2 xl hasn't a superb display, but Pie did a total mess!
I wish I could set the brightness at 45 - 50% as I did before (the screen didn't suck) instead of reaching the 90%! I haven't installed any Q Beta version yet.
Thanks in advance
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The Pie brightness was overhauled and had different locations for the same brightness compared to Oreo. But in my opinion auto brightness on pie and Q is much better than Oreo. You can also train it to adjust to your liking.
lil_ith said:
The Pie brightness was overhauled and had different locations for the same brightness compared to Oreo. But in my opinion auto brightness on pie and Q is much better than Oreo. You can also train it to adjust to your liking.
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Thanks for your answer
Starting with Pie, they made the brightness slider linear. So 50% before Pie 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. That's why you're needing it to be 90% and higher in bright ambient light.
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