No longer able to swipe across the stausbar to adjust brightness? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Anyone having the same problem?
If so, was the feature removed or readapted somewhere else?

make sure autobrightness is disabled
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beaver2233 said:
make sure autobrightness is disabled
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already done.

aww I really liked that feature (and use it all the time).

same here pal. now i rely on auto brightness. which surprisingly works quite alright

mystifiyer said:
same here pal. now i rely on auto brightness. which surprisingly works quite alright
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Not really... This function is a pain in the a*%

I'm annoyed they took it out

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Adjustable auto bright hack?

Wondering if anyone knows where I can obtain a utility or hack to adjust the automatic brightness settings? In a dark or dim room, the brightness on auto is much higher than I need.
There were a few hacks available for windows smartphones to do this, but I haven't found any for Android/HTC. Found one specifically for the droid-x but don't think it works for us.
Been wondering on something like this also
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CM7 has options to fine tune how auto brightness works.
^ Shift Faced
confirmed to work for me. I've adjusted mine in CM7 just the way I like.
Question to somebody else who has done it. Is it showing 1 colum having -1 on the buttons box? I noticed only one setting I cant turn off the 4 bottom lights because it doesnt let you change the -1 to a 0...
is there any guides i could read on how to set it all up? i have no idea what everything mean in that menu.
nyeazyone said:
is there any guides i could read on how to set it all up? i have no idea what everything mean in that menu.
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I'm right along with you. I just looked at it and then slowly backed out because I didn't want to mess anything up and I'm usually all for pressing buttons to see what happens.
nyeazyone said:
is there any guides i could read on how to set it all up? i have no idea what everything mean in that menu.
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I'll bump for this as well. I've always wanted to understand how to adjust the auto brightness in CM7, but I've searched around and haven't found any info on it.
On the run
nyeazyone said:
is there any guides i could read on how to set it all up? i have no idea what everything mean in that menu.
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Anyone????
Buehler, Buehler
Its very easy guys I'll take a screenshot of my settings soon and you can see what I like as far as settings.
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fifedogg said:
Its very easy guys I'll take a screenshot of my settings soon and you can see what I like as far as settings.
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So when are u gonna post it?
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e240 said:
So when are u gonna post it?
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lol srsly. Been waiting for a while.
e240 said:
So when are u gonna post it?
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nyeazyone said:
lol srsly. Been waiting for a while.
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Here is the screenshot. This is what I'm currently running.

Xperia S auto brightness

I recently purchased this phone and I am moving from a Nexus S, which had auto brightness however I can't seem to find it in the options of the Xperia, I did remove a few apps when I got it so I just wondered if anyone could confirm if the phone has the feature or not?
Thanks
Yes it has, but you cant confiqure this by your self without root and some mods.
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Thanks for the prompt reply, I'm going to hold off rooting until I get my unlock code from my network.
Its on by default.
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electrash said:
Yes it has, but you cant confiqure this by your self without root and some mods.
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This is incorrect. I already posted my findings here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23393744&postcount=3
Rashkae said:
This is incorrect. I already posted my findings here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23393744&postcount=3
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I used "Quick Settings" to turn off auto brightness but it's good to know it can be turned off without installing anything
Using xperia arc over 6 months so trust me, it work very well. I will explain to you via PM when i get to PC
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Just tested the auto brightness in bright sunlight. It is working fine. Put my hand over the sensor and the screen got darker. Removed it an the screen got brighter again.
The brightness changes are very slow though. It takes the phone a few seconds to adjust. Which actually is pretty nice since you don't get abrupt changes.
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RiotRick said:
The brightness changes are very slow though. It takes the phone a few seconds to adjust. Which actually is pretty nice since you don't get abrupt changes.
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Correct, that's the design.

[Q] Keeping screen on while charging?

Will this damage the screen? If not how would I set the screen to stay on while charging?
Thanks!
It could, but settings > developer options > stay awake
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ToiletDuck555 said:
Will this damage the screen? If not how would I set the screen to stay on while charging?
Thanks!
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+1....been looking for this for 2days now...LOL!!
*sigh*.....cant wait for CM9 to hit these devices...:silly:
I tried using tasker to set this up but it eventually turns off again
ToiletDuck555 said:
I tried using tasker to set this up but it eventually turns off again
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So just use the built in setting..
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joshnichols189 said:
So just use the built in setting..
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And where would that be? Its not in developer options.
ToiletDuck555 said:
And where would that be? Its not in developer options.
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Unfortunate. It is for me on CM9.
Found a somewhat solution. I programed a tectile to toggle car mode. The only problem is that it opens the s voice app, which is kind of annoying.
I am looking for that too. I remember my S2 had an option to keep awake even in stock roms. Is there any 3d party application that is able to do that?

Does Turning Auto-Rotation off save battery?

I have been reading in many threads in the Xperia Sola/P/U sub forum that one should turn off auto rotation to save battery if that feature is not being used.
I used to do that. Until yesterday evening while playing Temple Run, when a doubt came to my mind.
Since auto rotation is turned off. But the guy in the TR2 picks up movement from tilting the phone also. Which means the gyroscope (on whatever device that is used to measure angular movements) must be running even after auto rotation is turned off..
So if gyroscope is still on, is there any actual battery saving?
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Yes
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Rajul said:
Yes
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What is the yes for??? :sly:
Does gyroscope still run in background?
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Yes is for Turing it off disable sensors and it saves battery
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By turing off auto rotation means
Screen will not rotate while in normal apps, gallery, brpwser etc
It doest mean it will completely turn ur senor off...
Games require gyroscope so it will run while playing
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That will turn off sensor for screen rotation but not for games.
But if you arent playing game and you have autorot turned off you are saving battery
Ps sorry for my bad english
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Rajul said:
Yes is for Turing it off disable sensors and it saves battery
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If Auto Rotation off disables sensors, how are games still able to sense movement.
If auto rotation off does not disable sensor, how is battery being saved?
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xxrahulxx said:
If Auto Rotation off disables sensors, how are games still able to sense movement.
If auto rotation off does not disable sensor, how is battery being saved?
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Games are exceptions tell me rotation of ui is more frequent or playing of games use common sense and if you don't believe thn observe it
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xxrahulxx said:
If Auto Rotation off disables sensors, how are games still able to sense movement.
If auto rotation off does not disable sensor, how is battery being saved?
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It does disable the sensor, but when you install some apps (games in paticular that use the gyroscope and stuff) they have the permission to turn it on, but outside of that app it will be off. Very simple actually
MadManMark said:
It does disable the sensor, but when you install some apps (games in paticular that use the gyroscope and stuff) they have the permission to turn it on, but outside of that app it will be off. Very simple actually
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Exactly
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MadManMark said:
It does disable the sensor, but when you install some apps (games in paticular that use the gyroscope and stuff) they have the permission to turn it on, but outside of that app it will be off. Very simple actually
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Okay... Your explanation nailed the question.
Got my answer.
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xxrahulxx said:
I have been reading in many threads in the Xperia Sola/P/U sub forum that one should turn off auto rotation to save battery if that feature is not being used.
I used to do that. Until yesterday evening while playing Temple Run, when a doubt came to my mind.
Since auto rotation is turned off. But the guy in the TR2 picks up movement from tilting the phone also. Which means the gyroscope (on whatever device that is used to measure angular movements) must be running even after auto rotation is turned off..
So if gyroscope is still on, is there any actual battery saving?
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Turning off autorotate will not save your battery.
Also factor in the negligible savings from cpu not polling sensors, or processing animation for rotation.
It will NOT save your battery at all...
hellakarsh said:
It will NOT save your battery at all...
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See my previous post. However small, a saving is a saving.
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theperson333 said:
See my previous post. However small, a saving is a saving.
Sent from an ARM powered device, running software that isn't oversimplified and actually "just works"
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But it is almost unnoticeable...
hellakarsh said:
But it is almost unnoticeable...
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I know. Just wanted to point out that your previous post was factually incorrect. The quoted one is true tho.
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theperson333 said:
I know. Just wanted to point out that your previous post was factually incorrect. The quoted one is true tho.
Sent from an ARM powered device, running software that isn't oversimplified and actually "just works"
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Ok...

Screen turns on on wrist-turn due to setting off

I set both Always-On and Turn-Wrist-to-switch-On options off.
But when I turn the wrist the screen goes on despite the Turn-Wrist option is definitly off.
What is blocking this setting?
r0tati0n said:
I set both Always-On and Turn-Wrist-to-switch-On options off.
But when I turn the wrist the screen goes on despite the Turn-Wrist option is definitly off.
What is blocking this setting?
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You need to switch it off on the app and the watch
In which app?
I looked into Zenwatch Manager and Google Wear, I found nothing.
r0tati0n said:
In which app?
I looked into Zenwatch Manager and Google Wear, I found nothing.
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In androis wear. Settings-tap on your device. Then click on the off position
Oh, there
Thank you
Its kinda stupid you have to disable it twice.
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jahciple said:
Its kinda stupid you have to disable it twice.
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Totally agree
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Yay!!
blazinandroid1 said:
In androis wear. Settings-tap on your device. Then click on the off position
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Yay!! That works! I thought I was going to have to send it back! Thanks!

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