Disable capacative key backlight. - Wildfire Themes and Apps

Okay, so this morning I was especially bothered by the button backlight, so I decided to search for a way to dim or remove it. Unforutunatly you can't dim them, but you can turn them off.
What you need to do is, first edit the file that sets the brightness for the LEDs, then set the premission to read-only, so it can't be edited.
Using ES File Explorer (Or any other root explorer that allows premission changing)
Navigate to /sys/devices/platform/leds-microp/leds/button-backlight/
Open up "brightness"
Change that 255 to 0
Now, long press on that file and select properties
At the bottom of the window where it says "Premissions: rw- rw- rw-" click Change and untick the entire second column, so only the first one is left.
It should look like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
There you go, you're done. No need to reboot.
Using ABD:
We're going to use ADB shell for this, so we can use Linux commands.
Everything from here on out, are commands.
adb shell
cd /sys/devices/platform/leds-microp/leds/button-backlight/
echo 0 > brightness
chmod 444 brightness
Or the uber compressed one command mode:
echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/leds-microp/leds/button-backlight/brightness && chmod 444 /sys/devices/platform/leds-microp/leds/button-backlight/brightness
That's it
If you ever want to restore it, just repeat this, but change the 0 back to 255.
(There is another way, but that one is a bit more permanent, but it requires you to unplug the connector leading to the LEDs )

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Cyanogen settings, display, automatic backlight, edit other levels may have the same effect? Can definitely help in battery saving as ive used this method for over a year after reading about it. Only thing is i cant access that particular setting whilst on lewa!! Force closes. Hey maybe im totally wrong again though. :banghead:
Forum fishing.... Who's biting!

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Not sure, I know for sure that MIUIv4 has this setting somewhere. (I think it's under Settings->Buttons, but I'm not 100% sure)

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I come in peace...... Dont shoot the messenger please people. So Settings i mentioned above definitely can turn off the buttons backlights and also set them to activate at certain light sensored levels. Just flashed my cm7 to test and can confirm. Going Back to lewa again now....

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Which one of those settings exactly?
I'm checking through it right now, but I can't find it :/
Okay, found it, but it doesn't seem to stick, once you change brightness though :/ (Unless I'm doing some thing wrong, I just change the 4 values that were 255 under Button to 0 and hit Save)
EDIT: Found what the issue was. It does set the brightness file as 0, but it leaves it as rw-, which means once an app requests a screen brightness change, the LEDs will come back on.

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http://www.everythingabouttablets.n...-secrets-custom-automatic-backlight-settings/
This is just one of many many articles about backlight level tweaks ive seen through my time using android. There are better articles around but i will leave it up to whoever wants this info to search for them as thats the fun in android tweaking. This might not be relevant but it might be useful to someone.
Forum fishing.... Who's biting!

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slymobi said:
http://www.everythingabouttablets.n...-secrets-custom-automatic-backlight-settings/
Forum fishing.... Who's biting!
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Yeah, that was the "screen" where I tweaked those, but it seems that it keeps the file where the LED brightness is kept as rw- r-- r--, which means once your brightness changes, those buttons will pop back up.

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Lesicnik1 said:
Yeah, that was the "screen" where I tweaked those, but it seems that it keeps the file where the LED brightness is kept as rw- r-- r--, which means once your brightness changes, those buttons will pop back up.
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Ok. Never looked into it in depth as im ok with them turning on in dark lighting. Im almost positive that i once read and implemented a setting tweak from here which turns them off completely. Never mind though,i havnt time to search for it all again. Just trying to help.
Forum fishing.... Who's biting!

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Yeah, it's okay. I apreciate what you're trying to do, if it worked I would've added it into the OP

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Lesicnik1 said:
Okay, so this morning I was especially bothered by the button backlight, so I decided to search for a way to dim or remove it. Unforutunatly you can't dim them, but you can turn them off.
What you need to do is, first edit the file that sets the brightness for the LEDs, then set the premission to read-only, so it can't be edited.
Using ES File Explorer (Or any other root explorer that allows premission changing)
Navigate to /sys/devices/platform/leds-microp/leds/button-backlight/
Open up "brightness"
Change that 255 to 0
Now, long press on that file and select properties
At the bottom of the window where it says "Premissions: rw- rw- rw-" click Change and untick the entire second column, so only the first one is left.
It should look like this:
There you go, you're done. No need to reboot.
Using ABD:
We're going to use ADB shell for this, so we can use Linux commands.
Everything from here on out, are commands.
adb shell
cd /sys/devices/platform/leds-microp/leds/button-backlight/
echo 0 > brightness
chmod 444 brightness
Or the uber compressed one command mode:
echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/leds-microp/leds/button-backlight/brightness && chmod 444 /sys/devices/platform/leds-microp/leds/button-backlight/brightness
That's it
If you ever want to restore it, just repeat this, but change the 0 back to 255.
(There is another way, but that one is a bit more permanent, but it requires you to unplug the connector leading to the LEDs )
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Lmfao
Download Screen Filter app from Play.
There is a checkbox so as to disable backlight.

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ontheflames said:
Lmfao
Download Screen Filter app from Play.
There is a checkbox so as to disable backlight.
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:banghead:
And you probably have an app for everything!! Some of us dont need useless apps so find other methods of doing without.
Say oooh la la

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slymobi said:
:banghead:
And you probably have an app for everything!! Some of us dont need useless apps so find other methods of doing without
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luckily it's not an iFoo where you have to pay for every poop lol
BTW regarding the btn backlights: on LeWa I sometimes don't like how fast they're turning off - wish they could fade out more lazy lol

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eventcom said:
luckily it's not an iFoo where you have to pay for every poop lol
BTW regarding the btn backlights: on LeWa I sometimes don't like how fast they're turning off - wish they could fade out more lazy lol
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Yeah agreed, but the setting to change this fc everytime. You can test yours by creating a cm7 display shortcut by method we discussed previously but choose display, open shortcut, automatic backlight, enable use custom, tweak other levels (this is where we need to adjust but get fc) oh well.
Say oooh la la

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slymobi said:
Yeah agreed, but the setting to change this fc everytime. You can test yours by creating a cm7 display shortcut by method we discussed previously but choose display, open shortcut, automatic backlight, enable use custom, tweak other levels (this is where we need to adjust but get fc) oh well.
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hm, let's see if I got that right: CM display settings / automatic backlight / @light levels use custom = on / edit other levels/ change some value at say "Screen" or "Buttons" / save & apply - works for me - what fc'd: load defaults
will try again tomorrow - this part of the settings has already been hard for me in German (I think I haven't touched it in CM before) - have to be even more concentrated to do this in English lol

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eventcom said:
hm, let's see if I got that right: CM display settings / automatic backlight / @light levels use custom = on / edit other levels/ change some value at say "Screen" or "Buttons" / save & apply - works for me - what fc'd: load defaults
will try again tomorrow - this part of the settings has already been hard for me in German (I think I haven't touched it in CM before) - have to be even more concentrated to do this in English lol
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Damn...... When i press edit other levels i get fc!!
Basically the lower the levels the dimmer the buttons should be. The levels you need to alter are the ones in the 3rd column if memory serves me correct i.e the highest value will be 255 then progressively lower and that lowest setting is the lowest brightness your buttons will reach, i used to max 180 and lower each available down x amount to min 60. One set value is hardcoded at 0 to allow them to turn off. This is all from memory as i cant get into the settings lol. Search around google for automatic backlight tweaks or similar and you may find a good guide etc etc. Gonna go try get my settings to comply now lol.
Say oooh la la

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slymobi said:
Damn...... When i press edit other levels i get fc!!
Basically the lower the levels the dimmer the buttons should be. The levels you need to alter are the ones in the 3rd column if memory serves me correct i.e the highest value will be 255 then progressively lower and that lowest setting is the lowest brightness your buttons will reach, i used to max 180 and lower each available down x amount to min 60. One set value is hardcoded at 0 to allow them to turn off. This is all from memory as i cant get into the settings lol. Search around google for automatic backlight tweaks or similar and you may find a good guide etc etc. Gonna go try get my settings to comply now lol.
Say oooh la la
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Have to take some time to check this out. Either you could compare what I left and you didn't or it has to do with my leftovers from cm7. Have been reminded what I'm finding most annoying with the buttons: that they turn off completely while screen is on @night (I'm more a keyboard user on pc also ).
Swyped from my HTC Wildfire (Buzz)

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To be honest i think ive got bits and bobs from 3 different lewa versions all rolled into 1 lol. I need to do a complete fresh flash when i get chance.
Say oooh la la

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slymobi said:
To be honest i think ive got bits and bobs from 3 different lewa versions all rolled into 1 lol. I need to do a complete fresh flash when i get chance.
Say oooh la la
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oh just btw I haven't yet tested if the settings do something - that they don't fc doesn't automatically mean it works lol

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I get force close when I select edit other levels...
Edit: Why isnt there any option for selecting auto brightness in display settings? System shows autobrightness enabled everywhere despite changing brightness levels. Is there anyway to get that option or disable auto brightness? I searched xda and found a tutorial for that but I cant seem to find the values I need to change..
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA

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saadislam said:
I get force close when I select edit other levels
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I won
Swyped from my HTC Wildfire (Buzz)