[Q] HELP!My screen keeps flickering! - Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A

Hi,
I have the SE Xperia LWW and my screen keeps flickering all the time.It becomes dim and bright freaquently,it does not happen when i cover the sensors.And where can i disable auto brightness?PLEASE HELP!
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are you in GingerBread or ICS..??

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Im on GingerBread.

intruderj said:
Im on GingerBread.
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go to settings > display > and set your brightness display manually and turn off autobrightness

Neuferkar said:
go to settings > display > and set your brightness display manually and turn off autobrightness
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There is no such option on Xperia phones.
Without root, you cannot turn off the autobrightness. That is, only with root you can turn it off.
The screen flickering means light sensor is changing the screen brightness.

Someguyfromhell said:
There is no such option on Xperia phones.
Without root, you cannot turn off the autobrightness. That is, only with root you can turn it off.
The screen flickering means light sensor is changing the screen brightness.
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i have rooted my phone after one week from purchasing so...:silly:

intruderj said:
Im on GingerBread.
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In what version of firmware..??
I think you have to upgrade it, if you are in FW .58 or .42. If you are in .62 may you have to re-flash it.

Neuferkar said:
i have rooted my phone after one week from purchasing so...:silly:
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Sure, but even with a rooted phone there's no option to disable autobrightness.
You have to install "Disable Auto Brightness Xperia".
Or you can edit /etc/hw_config.sh to disable the light sensor.

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Auto brightness problem

I use wolf rom v3.8 and auto brightness function don't work. I checked other roms and it was the same. How can I turn it on?
u cant turn it on i think u need to try with power widget ..that has the auto brightness option ..works for me though, should for u too !!
Thank me if it worked !!
I used a lot of different power widgets and they show auto brightness icon, but nothing changes. Android Assistant widget has list of sensors available in phone and under Light Sensor I have: not support? wtf?
with power widget
bsilvino said:
with power widget
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As I said I used it and it didn't work.
Lesmian said:
As I said I used it and it didn't work.
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Lesmian, why don't you try ewjet rom? So far is the best rom out there.. smoother and faster and works flawlessly, including auto brightness feature.
Is auto brightness not working at all or you just cant find the option for it? Mine works fine but no option to enable or disable.
Im on zmod cm7
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autobrightness always was VERY subtle on my x10i, it even works "better" on my ZTE Blade, so you may just not see it, the only time i really noticed it was when i was reading on the train and drove through a tunnel.
peter.neilmann said:
Lesmian, why don't you try ewjet rom? So far is the best rom out there.. smoother and faster and works flawlessly, including auto brightness feature.
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I tryed it. Good rom, but auto brightness didn't work for me ;o
kindred7 said:
Is auto brightness not working at all or you just cant find the option for it? Mine works fine but no option to enable or disable.
Im on zmod cm7
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I found option to enable/disable it, but in my opinion it doesn't work.
SeZ87 said:
autobrightness always was VERY subtle on my x10i, it even works "better" on my ZTE Blade, so you may just not see it, the only time i really noticed it was when i was reading on the train and drove through a tunnel.
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Hmm. Maybe its true that just not see it. But I did a couple of tests. I lower my brightness and then I put phone under lamp. Nothing changes. Then I increased brightness and cover sensor with my finger, still nothing changes. ;/
Did you read the FAQ section? LOL
Prodigy said:
Did you read the FAQ section? LOL
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If you mean wolf rom FAQ section I read it. And it says that auto brightness works with power control widget. I used it and it doesn't work with my phone. Btw I don't know why you LOL? I did something wrong?
Auto Brightness
I may be able to add some insight into our auto brightness problem. I know it was disabled in 2.1 apparently. First question does anyone know if it was enabled in 2.3.3?
I am currently running a generic X10i with Virgin WB 4.0.4 ROM and DooM Kernel v04b. I use Juice Ultimate Beta v3.6.6. There is a brightness control in JD and I have noticed that on my phone it says brightness sensor unavailable.
The other thought I have is that maybe it is available in x10a's and not x10i's. This may explain the wide variations in people who have it working and people who don't. I have also tried the second step (e.g. larger cirle icon) of the brightness widget in WB's rom which is mentioned in the ROM thread that didn't enable auto brightness. My phone came with 2.1 installed and I have never had auto brightness. This may also be another reason.
I might try and flash 1.6 if I can find it and see what happens. Can anyone think of a reason why I shouldn't try this. I assume I would need to flash a 1.6 basband first.
Any more thoughts would be appreciated.

disable ambient light sensor

xperia s has auto briightness which you cannot turn off.it wastes battery it does this by the ambient light sensor,anyone know an app to turn it off?
You can change your brightness with any widget. Also from my experience auto brightness saves more battery than it drains.
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it dont work. i tried it when i put my finger over the ambient light sensor the brightness still changes i want that sensor to be off
unrealboot1 said:
it dont work. i tried it when i put my finger over the ambient light sensor the brightness still changes i want that sensor to be off
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Set brightness to fixed.
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K900 said:
Set brightness to fixed.
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Tried it doesn't work. I set a brightness but when I put my finger over the sensor it changes the brightness. The brightness change is only like 10% either way from the set brightness. So its like partial auto brightness. But i want to turn it off altogether.
Go to Playstore and search "Toggle ALS Xperia"
Install this app Disable Automatic Brightness. And please note it needs u to be rooted
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K900 said:
You can change your brightness with any widget. Also from my experience auto brightness saves more battery than it drains.
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Unless you're someone like me and can accomplish most tasks with 0% brightness.
tyrien said:
Unless you're someone like me and can accomplish most tasks with 0% brightness.
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When set at 0% auto brightness is disabled it seems (to me).
tyrien said:
Unless you're someone like me and can accomplish most tasks with 0% brightness.
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Are you sure you're human? I can hardly see anything at 0 brightness, especially under direct light.
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tyrien said:
Unless you're someone like me and can accomplish most tasks with 0% brightness.
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Doesnt this defeat the object of having a HD screen? :S
I cant do 0% its way too dark. The screen is killing my battery im trying my best to minimise power usage of the screen and i think this ambient sensor is part of the problem - im not too sure how much power it really uses. After very lightly using my phone for 10 hours i checked the stats and it says 50% of the energy is used by apps,wifi and phone radio which is fine, but the other 50% is used by the display...And the display was only one for 1 hour of those 10 hours.........
unrealboot1 said:
I cant do 0% its way too dark. The screen is killing my battery im trying my best to minimise power usage of the screen and i think this ambient sensor is part of the problem - im not too sure how much power it really uses. After very lightly using my phone for 10 hours i checked the stats and it says 50% of the energy is used by apps,wifi and phone radio which is fine, but the other 50% is used by the display...And the display was only one for 1 hour of those 10 hours.........
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I have exactly the same problem!
I can't turn it OFF...I hate the Xperia S auto-brightness...it's so slow and not smooth at all...it's like varying from 10% to 10% and it never stops varying!!so annoying!...initially I even thought it was a screen/light problem until I noted "ohh...this is not a screen problem, is just an awful auto-brightness"
I tried every widget, everything and is useless! either is at 100% or 0%...the rest is AUTO-Brightness!
Then there's battery...the display is always above 65% of all power consumption...is such high percentage normal?
Need help too!
Colinn789 said:
I have exactly the same problem!
I can't turn it OFF...I hate the Xperia S auto-brightness...it's so slow and not smooth at all...it's like varying from 10% to 10% and it never stops varying!!so annoying!...initially I even thought it was a screen/light problem until I noted "ohh...this is not a screen problem, is just an awful auto-brightness"
I tried every widget, everything and is useless! either is at 100% or 0%...the rest is AUTO-Brightness!
Then there's battery...the display is always above 65% of all power consumption...is such high percentage normal?
Need help too!
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Use the app someone oiled
K900 said:
Use the app someone oiled
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Is the app called "someone oiled"? Can't find it anywhere...anyway, tried already so many apps, widgets and FW...always the same issue, either 0%, 100% or auto.
I have a blocked bootloader so I guess there's no way I can switch the freagging Auto-Brightness off. Just another disappointment regarding this phone, among many others
Colinn789 said:
Is the app called "someone oiled"? Can't find it anywhere...anyway, tried already so many apps, widgets and FW...always the same issue, either 0%, 100% or auto.
I have a blocked bootloader so I guess there's no way I can switch the freagging Auto-Brightness off. Just another disappointment regarding this phone, among many others
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Damn autocorrect. That was ' someone linked '
chopra.har**** said:
Go to Playstore and search "Toggle ALS Xperia"
Install this app Disable Automatic Brightness. And please note it needs u to be rooted
Sent from my MT11i using xda premium
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This ^^
K900 said:
This ^^
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Exactly...the only thing I didn't try was to root my phone I MOD...but that's only because I have my Bootload blocked so... no solution for me as I already tried all apps and widgets in the market
Colinn789 said:
Exactly...the only thing I didn't try was to root my phone I MOD...but that's only because I have my Bootload blocked so... no solution for me as I already tried all apps and widgets in the market
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Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599378

[Q] WT19i / LWW auto adjusts screen brightness ?

Hi,
Since a couple of days I've noticed that my screen flickers sometimes.
Mostly when I'm moving my hand while holding the phone...
Is it possible that the light sensor auto adjusts my screen brightness ?
If so, how can I turn it off ?
Thanks in advance,
Niels
If you have rooted the phone, you can install Disable Auto Brightness for Xperia phones. or you can disable it manually editing the file /ect/hw_config.sh.
Search the forum for the tutorial
Thanks for your answer !
So unless you start rooting or changing files there's no way to stop the flickering ?
Unfortunately, no. By the way, this problem usually affects st15 models... as far as i know, you've been unlucky
Okay, I'm sure now that it's really because of the lightsensor and not just a problem with my screen.
I was standing near a window and when I put my finger on the lightsensor a few times the brightness was clearly automaticly adjusted...
I'll look for the tutorial, thanks for the info !
Other solutions, if any, are still welcome though
Niels
NelisC said:
Okay, I'm sure now that it's really because of the lightsensor and not just a problem with my screen.
I was standing near a window and when I put my finger on the lightsensor a few times the brightness was clearly automaticly adjusted...
I'll look for the tutorial, thanks for the info !
Other solutions, if any, are still welcome though
Niels
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Hey, my ST15i does also automatically adjust the brightness....it's not a problem mate When i am outdoors the screen get brighter but when i am indoors my screen automatically gets darken
Yes I now, but I find it annoying, it gets flickery sometimes..
I want the screen to stay on the brightness I've set.
today I was wondering why this phone doesnt have auto brightness adjustment feature, because I have to manually turn brightness to zero when using phone while on bed at night. I looked into settings and no such feature found, I wonder the light sensor actually works
Yes it does, I've tested it.
Try standing near a window or holding it near a lamp and put your finger on the sensor... (The screenbrightness may not be set to 0 if you try this..)
I too find it strange that there's no possibility to set the auto adjust on/off..
Niels
I don't think there is any auto-brightness option in LWW as I've not found any. if there were any then they would have provided an check box option turn it on/off. but the brightness ups and downs happens to me to specially when i've put the brightneww to lowest level at night. could not explain myself.
yup it works (just checked thru window operation )
S.Nahid said:
I don't think there is any auto-brightness option in LWW as I've not found any. if there were any then they would have provided an check box option turn it on/off. but the brightness ups and downs happens to me to specially when i've put the brightneww to lowest level at night. could not explain myself.
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The fact that you can't turn it on/off doesn't mean it doesn't work. Actually, the auto-brightness is always on. You can disable it manually editing /etc/hw_config.sh or using the app Disable Auto Brightness Xperia. You need root anyway.

[Q] Automatic Brightness Problem

Dear Canvas HD Experts:
Anyone noticed Automatic Brightness issue in 4.2.1 even in earlier versions? I noticed brightness is up and down very frequently which is very annoying. Even if I hold the phone in a same outside brightness brightness is going up and down
Appreciate if anyone come-up with a solution for the same.
kamrul.auntu said:
Dear Canvas HD Experts:
Anyone noticed Automatic Brightness issue in 4.2.1 even in earlier versions? I noticed brightness is up and down very frequently which is very annoying. Even if I hold the phone in a same outside brightness brightness is going up and down
Appreciate if anyone come-up with a solution for the same.
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It is a known bug. Can not do anything about it. Just uncheck auto brightness option and you are fine
neatearth said:
It is a known bug. Can not do anything about it. Just uncheck auto brightness option and you are fine
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Disable automatic brightness is not the solution. Anyway, thanks for writing !!!
kamrul.auntu said:
Dear Canvas HD Experts:
Anyone noticed Automatic Brightness issue in 4.2.1 even in earlier versions? I noticed brightness is up and down very frequently which is very annoying. Even if I hold the phone in a same outside brightness brightness is going up and down
Appreciate if anyone come-up with a solution for the same.
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I am not having this kind of problem however I have noticed that when my phone's battery is 10% left my screen brightness turns up to full on automatic brightness mode so I have to disable it whenever this happens.. other than that no issues at all with auto brightness feature.
vermajai93 said:
I am not having this kind of problem however I have noticed that when my phone's battery is 10% left my screen brightness turns up to full on automatic brightness mode so I have to disable it whenever this happens.. other than that no issues at all with auto brightness feature.
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I think something wrong with the firmware itself.

Dim issues with cm12

Anybody know how to take off auto brightness? My screen dims while using the phone
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Turn OFF Adaptive Brightness in Settings/Display
Already off
ankitsxperiago said:
Turn OFF Adaptive Brightness in Settings/Display
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I turned that feature off but I get that Dim bug whatever it is when I play a game. I even re flash it again.
Also turn OFF the automatic setting in Brightness level selector....that might help
Same here, the display dims when in game or homescreen
CraiusProject said:
Same here, the display dims when in game or homescreen
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When you play clash of clans its starts to dim
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Dims for me too. installed latest lollipop 5.1 and still dim.
already turned of automatic. guess its a dim bug to be fix
Hey just install any root explorer and go to system - etc - long click on thermanager.xml then click open in text editor then swipe down to backlight section and delete it all finally save it and reboot your phone

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