Hello guys,
I'm enjoying my SGS3, noticed today that the audio is very noticeably more open and dynamic than SGS2... very obvious. GREAT!
The auto brightness is too dark, ok for when the wife is sleeping and I want to geek out a bit, but for most use, it is dim.
Is anyone else experiencing that, I wonder if anyone cooking ROMs will be able to up the auto brightness setting, it should be possible, right?
Cheers, Mark.
Funny, on HTC it is always too bright! Maybe we can meet halfway! Just remember that brighter screen equals less battery.
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Yup I feel the same way. Have auto brightness turned off because of it.
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thanks guys, yeah, if I was a bit younger a slightly dim display would be ok...
lets hope some clever chef cooks up a fix for that.
cheers,
Mark.
Yes I noticed that too, there is a mod to fix that and some custom roms that fix it too, take a look at the dev section.
Have a look through this thread, apart from what's in the first post, there are a few more modifications posted along the way
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695559
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Tsukurimashou said:
Yes I noticed that too, there is a mod to fix that and some custom roms that fix it too, take a look at the dev section.
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cool, thanks, i will have a look.
cheers,
Mark.
Try to use applications that allow you to adjust the comfort brightness for different conditions. First you teach the application and then it set the brightness automatically. I use lux brightness. You can try to find an alternative.
Auto brightness on my Evo (stock ROM) was always way too bright in a dim room. I haven't seen the GS3 yet but I'm guessing that there is no slider adjustment when auto brightness is enabled? This is one thing that works really well on my iPod touch. With auto brightness enabled you can still adjust the overall level.
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Auto brightness on my Evo (stock ROM) was always way too bright in a dim room. I haven't seen the GS3 yet but I'm guessing that there is no slider adjustment when auto brightness is enabled? This is one thing that works really well on my iPod touch. With auto brightness enabled you can still adjust the overall level.
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Crapple probably patented adjustable auto brightness! LOL
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hey all, I am just wondering if there is a setting, or a trick to be able to see the screen in the Sun? I work outside and anytime someone calls, or i need to use the phone, I have to cup my hands over it and turn away from the sun, and do everything I can to just be able to see the screen? Do the anti-glare screen protectors work? Is it my otterbox case?
Wondering if there are any tricks of the trade?
Brew
I use a matte screen protector. Works good enough, but you're only gonna get so much result. It's not really designed for the outdoors.
Yes go to you Display Properties and crank your brightness to the max. I use mine in the sun and see it perfectly. In fact I use a Powerbar that has Wifi/Bluetooth/GPS and the brightness function on it so its all at the fingertips. One push and the screen is medium bright another push and its full on bright and one more push and its at its lowest setting.. But youd be amazed how incredible the display is when the brightness is full blast.
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Yes go to you Display Properties and crank your brightness to the max. I use mine in the sun and see it perfectly. In fact I use a Powerbar that has Wifi/Bluetooth/GPS and the brightness function on it so its all at the fingertips. One push and the screen is medium bright another push and its full on bright and one more push and its at its lowest setting.. But youd be amazed how incredible the display is when the brightness is full blast.
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Ok, I have been keeping it on "auto brightness" I was assuming when it senses the sun? it maxes itself out?
Brew
tsbrewers said:
Ok, I have been keeping it on "auto brightness" I was assuming when it senses the sun? it maxes itself out?
Brew
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Auto brightness is garbage...well for me it is. I like having my brightness the lowest when im in doors and highest when im out doors. I have to do it manually but i dont mind.
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I like having my brightness the lowest when im in doors and highest when im out doors. I have to do it manually but i dont mind.
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I do this as well.
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That's what I do as well.
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tsbrewers said:
Wondering if there are any tricks of the trade?
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Install my kernel, it increases the max brightness for your screen. The maximum brightness for 3D mode is 255, but the max brightness for standard mode is 232. I bumped standard mode to 255, so it is still within factory specs.
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I read here that polarized sunglasses really help to see the screen in the sun;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1224695
But I also read here that polarized sunglasses, in fact, make it harder to see;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1148943
Go figure
Everyone's eyes work differently, so I suppose it's worth a try!
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Have been searching around to see if there is such a thing, but I can't find anything. Does anyone know if it would even be possible to make an app to make screen brighter than the factory max setting? I know it must depend, at least to some extent, on the hardware... but I doubt they actually max it out at the factory... i'm just sayin =) would be nice to have in bright sunlight!
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Have been searching around to see if there is such a thing, but I can't find anything. Does anyone know if it would even be possible to make an app to make screen brighter than the factory max setting? I know it must depend, at least to some extent, on the hardware... but I doubt they actually max it out at the factory... i'm just sayin =) would be nice to have in bright sunlight!
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I would imagine you could increase the brightness by upping the voltage of whatever controls it, but I'm not sure if there is a hardware cap or not. I doubt it would be very safe for the hardware though...
yeah good point... i have no idea but wanted to see if anyone else did! i guess you would probably have to worry about "burn in" or "imprinting" ( I guess it would be called) too...
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yeah good point... i have no idea but wanted to see if anyone else did! i guess you would probably have to worry about "burn in" or "imprinting" ( I guess it would be called) too...
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No, because it's only the backlight. But it certainly wouldn't be /good/ for the phone at all. But I haven't developed anything for the phone, and am somewhat new to the scene, so don't take my word alone on it
Looking for some app/mod but to reduce the minimum brightness )
Any ideas?
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No, because it's only the backlight. But it certainly wouldn't be /good/ for the phone at all. But I haven't developed anything for the phone, and am somewhat new to the scene, so don't take my word alone on it
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AMOLED screens don't have backlights.
It's not so much burn-in you have to worry about as burn-out - the individual LEDs are prone to do that if they have to display the same image or colour for long periods of time. Blue, for example, will burn out the fastest. There's a lot of discussion that went on around AMOLEDs for the earlier phones that used the screen tech, like the Nexus One and the SGS.
As for decreasing brightness, Screen Filter is the way to go.
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Looking for some app/mod but to reduce the minimum brightness )
Any ideas?
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Screen Filter. I've been using it for a when I read before I sleep. Very simple, good app.
Even if you do manage to find something to increase the max brightness, I wouldn't. There are usually caps on those things for a reason.
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AMOLED screens don't have backlights.
It's not so much burn-in you have to worry about as burn-out - the individual LEDs are prone to do that if they have to display the same image or colour for long periods of time. Blue, for example, will burn out the fastest. There's a lot of discussion that went on around AMOLEDs for the earlier phones that used the screen tech, like the Nexus One and the SGS.
As for decreasing brightness, Screen Filter is the way to go.
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not a problem ... i experienced 'burn-out' SEVERAL years ago
seriously though, compared to my fruit phone, the maxx leaves a little to be desired in direct sunlight. it's ok, but just could be better. in fact, i almost switched back to my 4s because of that ... bought a mophie juice pack air yesterday and thought ... oh yeah, 2 days of battery, even more than my maxx. .. then i see that ICS is allegedly hitting in a few days so figured i would wait it out. i can always return the mophie!!!
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Try this.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLnZpdG8ubHV4LmZyZWUiXQ..
I also use screen filter for additional dimming for nighttime. Juice Defender Ultimate also offers reduced band augmented brightness, although I don't know if their augmented brightness is any brighter than stock (probably not.)
RAZR stock brightness is crazy bright why would you want that your screens probably going to overheat if you go above the manufacturer settings
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r4zrm4xxx said:
RAZR stock brightness is crazy bright why would you want that your screens probably going to overheat if you go above the manufacturer settings
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It hurts my eyes if I steer too long with max bright.
To make it brighter you'll need a moded kernel, but such thing wasn't released for razr yet
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pedrotorresfilho said:
It hurts my eyes if I steer too long with max bright.
To make it brighter you'll need a moded kernel, but such thing wasn't released for razr yet
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Such thing will never be released on ANY PHONE
Phones Should Really have the Battery Life of The DROID RAZR MAXX
MattyOnXperiaX10 said:
Such thing will never be released on ANY PHONE
Phones Should Really have the Battery Life of The DROID RAZR MAXX
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What you mean? That isn't custom kernels?
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What you mean? That isn't custom kernels?
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Surpassing the screen brightness will never be released on phones
Phones Should Really have the Battery Life of The DROID RAZR MAXX
Is there any app the change screen mode? Like more vivid colors, movie like colors and things that that, i miss that feature of my Galaxy S2 (was stolen from me while riding the train the other day) so i bought a DROID RAZR, but the thing i miss is the screen of my S2, the white is not white here is like a yellow thing.
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Is there any app the change screen mode? Like more vivid colors, movie like colors and things that that, i miss that feature of my Galaxy S2 (was stolen from me while riding the train the other day) so i bought a DROID RAZR, but the thing i miss is the screen of my S2, the white is not white here is like a yellow thing.
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1) you are talking of low light, cause if you raise it, white will become much more whiter...
2) white on sgs2 is not white, is blueish... simply some people recognizes blueish white whiter than yellowish, is just subjective... but no one of both has a perfect whiter... if you want real colors, you have to go on ips based screens, not amoled
For lowering brightness, I use this app called Easy on the Eyes. It can reduce your brightness from the original lowest setting. If you have a mac, you can find it on the app store.
This is the third variation question on this subject posted on various sub forums to which no one has helped. Either all SGS3 owners are bats and therefore have no issue or they are live in England where sun is but a fantasy. Am I the only person who thinks the s3 is total garbage in sunlight? If so please guide me to an app, a rom, a developer who has a way of implementing the same outdoor mode available for viewing videos as an option for general display.
I know exactly what you are talking about. I live in a country where the sun is just way too bright in the summer and the temperature can easily go as high as 45C. And yes, basically SGS3 screen is completely useless under direct sunlight. In fact, it is worse than Super AMOLED Plus screen found in the old SGS2 phones.
There are few things that you could do to workaround this, but in my experience enabling Auto-brightness actually improve outdoor visibility. The downside to this, is that it takes few seconds for the sensors to detect lighting conditions before the screen brightness gets adjusted. Also, the reason why I keep auto-brightness disabled is that it seems to make the screen dimmer than my own preference while indoors. So alternatively, you can temporarily set the brightness to 100% when viewing in sunlight. You can use some widgets to help you change brightness settings quickly.
I would also suggest avoiding screen protectors as they are useless and take away from the beauty of SGS3.
I would *love* to be able to complain about outdoor visibility but unfortunately I am in this situation :
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live in England where sun is but a fantasy
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Isadora said:
I would *love* to be able to complain about outdoor visibility but unfortunately I am in this situation :
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Me too - no problem here
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Ok, so I have my brightness all the way up, and I am still having trouble seeing my screen, and yes, it's bright out, but I don't have it in the direct sun light. I know that my iPhone had no problem with screen being brighter outside. I have the auto brightness disabled. Now, when I bought the phone they put a glass protector on it which is clear, and I also have it in the Otter Box case as well. Could this reduce the brightness? Lastly, if the phone is what it is, then is there an app that will make the display brighter? Thank you so much.
AM
use brighter backgrounds, they will eat up battery a little bit quicker but the brighter colors will actually make the screen brighter. using a black background will cause the screen to produce less overall brightness.
Wow, never gave that a thought. Thank you so much, I appreciate the information. I am off to find a brighter background.
AM
am2354 said:
Wow, never gave that a thought. Thank you so much, I appreciate the information. I am off to find a brighter background.
AM
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If I remember correctly, the screen can get brighter with the auto brightness turned on. Can't remember where I read that, but the thinking was that super bright mode may damage the screen if it's on that way all the time.
Don't forget, Iphone has LCD, we have Amoled, which one of the drawbacks is, it sucks in the sun.
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Ok, so I have my brightness all the way up, and I am still having trouble seeing my screen, and yes, it's bright out, but I don't have it in the direct sun light. I know that my iPhone had no problem with screen being brighter outside. I have the auto brightness disabled. Now, when I bought the phone they put a glass protector on it which is clear, and I also have it in the Otter Box case as well. Could this reduce the brightness? Lastly, if the phone is what it is, then is there an app that will make the display brighter? Thank you so much.
AM
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Try Lux.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vitocassisi.luxlite&hl=en
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Try Lux.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vitocassisi.luxlite&hl=en
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i second Lux
I will give Lux a try thanks.
on top of the auto brigntenss through android, i believe that samsung has a lowe level brightness auto adjustment that changes depending on the image on the screen eg darker when the image is bright and vise versa
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on top of the auto brigntenss through android, i believe that samsung has a lowe level brightness auto adjustment that changes depending on the image on the screen eg darker when the image is bright and vise versa
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It is called CABC (Content Adaptive Backlight Control).
http://www.ecnmag.com/articles/2010/04/content-adaptive-lcd-backlight-control
I am not sure how Lux behaves with this feature though.
Check out this picture. My HTC M8 is on the left. New S6 on right. Both turned up to full brightness. My M8 screen looks so much more vivid and colorful. Anybody else seen this issue?
Have you checked your gs6's display settings? I'm curious if this is a hardware issue on your device or if it's just one of the other profiles - make sure it's set to "adaptive".
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Check out this picture. My HTC M8 is on the left. New S6 on right. Both turned up to full brightness. My M8 screen looks so much more vivid and colorful. Anybody else seen this issue?
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check to make sure auto brightness did not turn off. For some reason many people, including myself, have seen the auto brightness become automatically unchecked and brightness lowered.
I too came from the M8. I have yet to decide which screen I like more. I love AMOLED blacks and colors, but the screen seems so dim (especially if you've been looking at any other screen) and the whites seem yellow.
Full brightness on recent Samsung flagships is achieved on auto brightness in full sunlight, not in the dark. If you did this outdoors at noon you'd have a different result.
Make sure auto brightness is off and adaptive display is on
I took this picture inside. Auto brightness was off. Adaptive on. No power saving mode on. I can't stand auto brightness on phones. I usually keep my screens around 85-90%. Both S6s are going back and I'm going with the M9 or Nexus 6. Way too many issues with these phones.
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I too came from the M8. I have yet to decide which screen I like more. I love AMOLED blacks and colors, but the screen seems so dim (especially if you've been looking at any other screen) and the whites seem yellow.
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You must have a bad unit or power saving mode going crazy or something. I have the M8 and M9 and the edge screen is night and day brighter. Like not even in the same league brighter and more vibrant. It makes the M9 look dull and lifeless.
Yeah mine is a bad unit too. It's going back tomorrow. I've played with the power saving and all display modes. No go.
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I took this picture inside. Auto brightness was off. Adaptive on. No power saving mode on. I can't stand auto brightness on phones. I usually keep my screens around 85-90%. Both S6s are going back and I'm going with the M9 or Nexus 6. Way too many issues with these phones.
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I have the M9 in my hand right now. Camera is awful and it does have heating issues. Always warm. I do like sense 7 over touchwiz but I can't handle the crappy camera. Look at the photo comparison here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/photos-comparisons-s6-vs-t3076641
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Yeah mine is a bad unit too. It's going back tomorrow. I've played with the power saving and all display modes. No go.
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Let me know if it's any different with the new unit. If so, I may have to send mine back too.
So I grabbed a flashlight and turned on auto bright. I put the flashlight over the sensor and the screen got extremely bright. Way more than having the manual setting at it's highest level. Maybe they'll update the software so we can turn the screen up to where we want it.
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So I grabbed a flashlight and turned on auto bright. I put the flashlight over the sensor and the screen got extremely bright. Way more than having the manual setting at it's highest level. Maybe they'll update the software so we can turn the screen up to where we want it.
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I can't use Samsung's "auto" mode for brightness. Always too dim for me. I have been using Lux Auto Brightness (paid version although there is a free version you can try) for a long time and I find it does a much better job than any "auto" mode from manufacturers. I think they make it as dim as possible to help with battery stats. But it is pointless if my battery lasts twice as long and I can't see the screen LOL
Thanks. I'll try that.
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Yep, just look at this image:
I really hope there's a hack that gets max brightness without auto brightness. I stay in a dark environment so it always keeps it on the lowest brightness, waaaaay too low, especially compared to my computer. I want the max brightness (I know, I know, bad for eyes, whatever), I mean, that's what the slider should do...
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Yep, just look at this image:
I really hope there's a hack that gets max brightness without auto brightness. I stay in a dark environment so it always keeps it on the lowest brightness, waaaaay too low, especially compared to my computer. I want the max brightness (I know, I know, bad for eyes, whatever), I mean, that's what the slider should do...
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try lux auto brightness. You can set your values to what you want in each environment and time of day. Love it for fine tuning how my auto brightness works. The only issue with the edge is the screen does not blur when you swipe out your contacts from the edge. Hopefully they will fix that soon.