OK been using adj brightness in the market and it was brilliant in brightness control. Unfortunately it doesn't work on the galaxy s2 and because my eyes play up, am finding the phone to bright for me especially when using it at night when lights are off, what alternatives are their to lower the brightness level please.?
For Amoled screens of any type "Screen Filter" seems to be the best.
I agree. Screen Filter seems to be excellent and can make the screen as dark as you ever want. (to a level that no LCD can ever go to imo)
Thanks guys it worked it is the best av seen so far.
I got mine sgs2 on Saturday and hadn't really thougth I would need an App to control this, the settings ont he power widget were good enough for me. However, I tried this out for a laugh and it works well. Will definitely use it at night time.
Although at the moment I am just enjoying the super brightness
Birghtness control from the notification bar
Can one still adjust the brightness by swiping the finger along the notification bar, like one did on the i9000?
Can one disable the automatic brightness from somewhere in the settings menu on the i9100 in the same way as the i9000?
Yep, same thing works in the SGSII.
NZtechfreak said:
Yep, same thing works in the SGSII.
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Perfect. Great. Thanks.
Never mind.
forgetmyname said:
Can one still adjust the brightness by swiping the finger along the notification bar, like one did on the i9000?
Can one disable the automatic brightness from somewhere in the settings menu on the i9100 in the same way as the i9000?
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Swype for brightness. How I just tried dropped down and not
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crypticc said:
Swype for brightness. How I just tried dropped down and not
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Your location is marked as London, so I think that you ought to be able to write a non-nonsensical sentence in English. No offence, but this is unintelligible!
crypticc said:
Swype for brightness. How ? I just tried dropped down and not dropped down and no change
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crypticc said:
Swype for brightness. How I just tried dropped down and not
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Hi Crypticc,
You misunderstood what I wrote.
1) I referred to a partially completed sentence:
" How I just tried dropped down and not" - not what?
2) You have confused the verb 'to swipe' with an application called Swype.
As I noted, you wrote your location was from London, yet that you are not a native anglophone; No problem, but I was a little confused in the beginning.
To summarize: Your reply confused me. You partially clarified what you wrote, and now I understand. Thank-you.
* Back on topic
In order to change the brightness by swiping along the notification bar, please ensure that you have turned off the automatic brightness adjustment setting in the menu. I do not recall the exact name. Then, it should work.
I think that this can be found in : Settings -> Display -> Brightness
Best regards.
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Your location is marked as London, so I think that you ought to be able to write a non-nonsensical sentence in English. No offence, but this is unintelligible!
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Lol awesome... You funny definately are.... Maybe hes Yoda?
jangomango said:
Lol awesome... You funny definately are.... Maybe hes Yoda?
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I tried rather than did that's the problem
( swype just replaced swipe with swype - oh and it replaced a few other words too).
That said, thanks for the tips folks; both on previewing/reviewing posts, plus on how to swipe to change the brightness.
What would you all suggest be the optimal brightness setting to put the phone on?
sohanlon07 said:
What would you all suggest be the optimal brightness setting to put the phone on?
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OFF completely?? Maximum battery life... FTW
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My brightness is always 90%+ why?
My brightness is always on lowest
My wifi is always on because I'm home and I put it to never sleep.
I'd post pic but when I try to attach it it says pic format not compatible
...what are you asking.
xriderx66 said:
My brightness is always at 90% + regardless even though my phone is set to lowest brightness setting. How can I fix this?
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This is what I think he means...articulate sentences are not very common these days.
Sdobron said:
This is what I think he means...articulate sentences are not very common these days.
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Yeah that sorry hehehe
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Make sure auto brightness is off... Also, i keep my brightness on as low as possible as well but i noticed sometimes when pulling down the notification bar ill swipe alittle bit to the side and it will change the brightness. Cool feature but wish there was a way to turn it off.
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Hello guys,
is there a way to let the browser stick to the global brightness setting?
Due to that rubbish 'feature' I always end up changing the brightness twice, as if once isn't already enough.
- wake phone
- think auto brightness is too bright -> turn it down
- start browser -> still on auto -> still too bright - aaarghhh!
later again:
- went outside
- wake phone
- put to auto again - looks fine
- start browser
- black screen FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Please tell me there's a work around! This is so annoying and so useless!
There is an option in the display settings about "Auto adjust screen power" and I thought I heard that this adjusted the brightness when there is a lot of white on the screen (like a browser) to save power.
Try this?
Good idea. Unfortunately that's not it. But thanks for the hint, i've seen that dynamic brightness thingy in action and wondered whether i could turn it off.
No, it seams to be a less obvious solution. I'm thinking of the trick to change the user agent. Something like this, but there does not seam to be a about:settings or similiar. Any ideas?
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Good idea. Unfortunately that's not it. But thanks for the hint, i've seen that dynamic brightness thingy in action and wondered whether i could turn it off.
No, it seams to be a less obvious solution. I'm thinking of the trick to change the user agent. Something like this, but there does not seam to be a about:settings or similiar. Any ideas?
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You can change the useragend using about:useragent, but doesn't have anything to do with brightness settings.
FPRobber said:
You can change the useragend using about:useragent, but doesn't have anything to do with brightness settings.
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Yeah this guy's right, the user agent doesn't have anything to do with brightness or the backlight at all. All it does it trick your phone into thinking it's a desktop PC so it doesn't show the mobile version of websites....as for the auto-brightness, have you got XWKE2 installed? Samsung have much improved the auto-brightness from XWKE1 and XWKDD.
You guys got me all wrong. I meant just like Samsung hid the option to choose the user agent, there must be a place to disable this annoying 'feature' as well. I know what the user agent does, don't expect me to be a total retard because of my 1 digit post count
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Yeah this guy's right, the user agent doesn't have anything to do with brightness or the backlight at all. All it does it trick your phone into thinking it's a desktop PC so it doesn't show the mobile version of websites....
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No, it tricks the web server, not your own browser.
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No, it tricks the web server, not your own browser.
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There's no need to be pedantic about it, it makes your phone display full sites not mobile ones, is that acceptable for your exacting standards?
101matt101 said:
There's no need to be pedantic about it, it makes your phone display full sites not mobile ones, is that acceptable for your exacting standards?
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You said something that was wrong, and I corrected you. Why are you being so defensive?
Anyway, I'll make a note that you can't stand being corrected. Happy?
dbum said:
Hello guys,
is there a way to let the browser stick to the global brightness setting?
Due to that rubbish 'feature' I always end up changing the brightness twice, as if once isn't already enough.
- wake phone
- think auto brightness is too bright -> turn it down
- start browser -> still on auto -> still too bright - aaarghhh!
later again:
- went outside
- wake phone
- put to auto again - looks fine
- start browser
- black screen FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Please tell me there's a work around! This is so annoying and so useless!
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Browser settings had separate brightness settings. Press menu and hunt around
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As the title says my GFs 10.1 will go full brightness at random times. Only way to change it back is to go into setting. The slider is all the way down but have to slide it to full then back down. Any ideas guys?
The fix is: Go TO SETTINGS, SCREEN, AUTO ADJUST SCREEN POWER, UNCHECK. Thanks bd85!
Just-in-time said:
As the title says my GFs 10.1 will go full brightness at random times. Only way to change it back is to go into setting. The slider is all the way down but have to slide it to full then back down. Any ideas guys?
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Is it set to auto-brightness? Sounds like it.
No its not on auto that was the first thing I checked when she told me.
stock room or something else? rooted?
Can you Post Questions in the New Galaxy Q&A Forum Thanks
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stock room or something else? rooted?
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Its full stock.
mine too
it doesnt happen that often but it also happens to me i would be watching,a movie and out of nowhere its like if im facing the sun....
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it doesnt happen that often but it also happens to me i would be watching,a movie and out of nowhere its like if im facing the sun....
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Yeah its weird how random it is.
Just-in-time said:
As the title says my GFs 10.1 will go full brightness at random times. Only way to change it back is to go into setting. The slider is all the way down but have to slide it to full then back down. Any ideas guys?
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I have had this issue as well when using auto brightness function. Only when viewing photo albums. Very annoying. I no longer use the auto brightness function now. Little issues like this drive me crazy. Add this to the keyboard lag and other small issues and i start to question the purchase.
Thankfully i found this site to help me realize its not just me...misery loves company. Lol.
Have you guys tried to shut off the option in setting that's can analyze the screen color and more and the adjust the screen for power savings.
I have noticed what you are mention. And it only appears in movie's because the picture change often so the tab tried to compensate the colors often.
Go TO SETTINGS, SCREEN, AUTO ADJUST SCREEN POWER, UNCHECK.
And I am not talking about the auto brightness that you can access from clicking on the lower right part of your screen
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bd85 said:
Have you guys tried to shut off the option in setting that's can analyze the screen color and more and the adjust the screen for power savings.
I have noticed what you are mention. And it only appears in movie's because the picture change often so the tab tried to compensate the colors often.
Go TO SETTINGS, SCREEN, AUTO ADJUST SCREEN POWER, UNCHECK.
And I am not talking about the auto brightness that you can access from clicking on the lower right part of your screen
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That seemed to be it. Didn't think to check that since the Xoom doesn't have that setting. One thing i wish the xoom had was the whole different wallpaper for lock screen thing the 10.1 has.
I haven't been able to come up with a way to set my screen to full brightness while charging, and haven't found a solution with a search. I want it up as bright as it will go when the phone is in my car mount and plugged in, and I normally keep the brightness below 50% to save battery. It's a pain to switch the display setting each time I get in and out of the truck. I have Tasker, but I haven't been able to come with a way to do what I want with it yet, unless I'm missing something. Ideally, I'd have it automatically go to 100% with no timeout or dim when I plugged the phone in. Any suggestions?
I suggest getting a new phone.
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I suggest getting a new phone.
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Thanks, that's lots of help. But to be honest, if I was looking to get pointers from a prick, I'd still own an iPhone.
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I haven't been able to come up with a way to set my screen to full brightness while charging, and haven't found a solution with a search. I want it up as bright as it will go when the phone is in my car mount and plugged in, and I normally keep the brightness below 50% to save battery. It's a pain to switch the display setting each time I get in and out of the truck. I have Tasker, but I haven't been able to come with a way to do what I want with it yet, unless I'm missing something. Ideally, I'd have it automatically go to 100% with no timeout or dim when I plugged the phone in. Any suggestions?
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Just swipe the notification bar at the top of the screen left and right to change the brightness, no need to go to display settings.
I am on Fenny's ics rom and in developer settings it has stay awake while charging but it was in Tasks rom also I just can't remember where.
Edit...I just searched play store market for screen control and seen a paid app called screebl it has settings for brightness in portrait and landscape (slider controls) and also a box to tick to disable while docked. I am thinking you could set it up with those options.
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Just swipe the notification bar at the top of the screen left and right to change the brightness, no need to go to display settings.
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You see, now THAT is a useful bit of advice; I didn't know about using that gesture. Thanks for that, I know I'll get a lot of use out of that info now, no more trying to navigate to settings when I walk out into the sun. However, I would like to find a way for the screen to go to full brightness when I plug it in.
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I am on Fenny's ics rom and in developer settings it has stay awake while charging but it was in Tasks rom also I just can't remember where.
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I'm on Tasks ROM; the stay awake setting I can do, but if I'm not mistaken it will still dim the screen after a bit, won't it?
Yea just hold you're finger on the furthest right of the notification bar after you plug it in. only takes a second.
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SmittyRN said:
I haven't been able to come up with a way to set my screen to full brightness while charging, and haven't found a solution with a search. I want it up as bright as it will go when the phone is in my car mount and plugged in, and I normally keep the brightness below 50% to save battery. It's a pain to switch the display setting each time I get in and out of the truck. I have Tasker, but I haven't been able to come with a way to do what I want with it yet, unless I'm missing something. Ideally, I'd have it automatically go to 100% with no timeout or dim when I plugged the phone in. Any suggestions?
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Tasker will do what you want.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5qZXN0ZXIzMTQxIl0.
Had to link to web based play store....screebl was a bum steer. But this is what your looking for.
Edit...Using my phone to post here, copied and pasted url from browser for link but it gives the option to go to the mobile play store when I click the link in my own post...still learning new stuff.
To the point downloaded app works like a charm .
adfurgerson said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5qZXN0ZXIzMTQxIl0.
Had to link to web based play store....screebl was a bum steer. But this is what your looking for.
Edit...Using my phone to post here, copied and pasted url from browser for link but it gives the option to go to the mobile play store when I click the link in my own post...still learning new stuff.
To the point downloaded app works like a charm .
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EXCELLENT!!! Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you, sir, I owe you a beer.
Your welcome. Will be using it myself. Having fun figuring out how to post links.
Feeling less like a bystander. Now if I learned how to type I could keep up.
adfurgerson said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5qZXN0ZXIzMTQxIl0.
Had to link to web based play store....screebl was a bum steer. But this is what your looking for.
Edit...Using my phone to post here, copied and pasted url from browser for link but it gives the option to go to the mobile play store when I click the link in my own post...still learning new stuff.
To the point downloaded app works like a charm .
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Nice find thanks for sharing.
That app works perfectly. Thanks OP for starting this thread. I have always manually adjusted, so it's nice to skip the steps....and thanks to adfurgerson for the link!!
And fyi, I don't know if it's my phone, but no matter how I swipe the notification bar to adjust brightness, it never goes to 100% brightness. I always check in settings afterwards, and it's at about 95%. Maybe I've been doing it wrong, but with the above mentioned app, I no longer need to wonder.
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SmittyRN said:
Thanks, that's lots of help. But to be honest, if I was looking to get pointers from a prick, I'd still own an iPhone.
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Sorry that asshole. Like that guy exist in this community
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Just know that even if you're running the charging app mentioned above, if you're using the phone while charging, and its getting hot, the phone will dim the screen as needed, for protection.
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Just know that even if you're running the charging app mentioned above, if you're using the phone while charging, and its getting hot, the phone will dim the screen as needed, for protection.
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That would explain it dimming in stay awake mode as Smitty mentioned.
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That would explain it dimming in stay awake mode as Smitty mentioned.
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Even as I'm posting in this thread, my screen is dimming/brightening every 10 seconds or so. Is this phone just not cut out for full bright while charging?
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Sorry that asshole. Like that guy exist in this community
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No problem, I can call a troll out when I see one. I've always thought there should be a troll limit on xda... like 3 confirmed troll posts, and you are banned for a month.
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Even as I'm posting in this thread, my screen is dimming/brightening every 10 seconds or so. Is this phone just not cut out for full bright while charging?
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Is your auto-brightness turned on?
I'd be a lot happier with auto-brightness if I had more control over it, like if I could set the baseline for it to adjust from, and maybe change the adjustment frequency.
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Is your auto-brightness turned on?
I'd be a lot happier with auto-brightness if I had more control over it, like if I could set the baseline for it to adjust from, and maybe change the adjustment frequency.
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I never use auto...what I'm referring to is the phone's overheating protection. My phone is charging right now and it feels warm around the edge and just under the back camera lens. I'm sitting pretty close to a warm fireplace. I'm sure if I were outside (45F) the screen wouldn't be dimming.
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When using my phone sometimes ill notice the brightness level flicker. It's usually on white backgrounds.
It happened on the stock ROM but it's also happening on dual cores ROM.
Is it something to do with automatic brightness? Does anyone know?
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cined said:
Is it something to do with automatic brightness? Does anyone know?
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Yep this is due to the Automatic Brightness. Seems to be worse under florescent lights as the software tries and auto adjust in real time. I think I saw a mod in the forum somewhere but I cant find it now. It adjust using an average instead of directly.
Life4Never said:
Yep this is due to the Automatic Brightness. Seems to be worse under florescent lights as the software tries and auto adjust in real time. I think I saw a mod in the forum somewhere but I cant find it now. It adjust using an average instead of directly.
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If anyone knows where this mod is I'll greatly appreciate it.
Anyone? Auto-brightness is annoying.