[Dim Bug] The screen on my 6.3 dims sometimes. - Samsung Galaxy Mega

Hi all
Sometimes the screen on my i9205 dims the screen down to maybe 50% brightness even though I have manually set it to 100% and the screen timeout to 10min. When checking the brightness slider it's still at 100% and there's nothing I can do to make the screen bright again besides rebooting the phone. Anyone else seeing this "Dim Bug"?
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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Tubgirl said:
Hi all
Sometimes the screen on my i9205 dims the screen down to maybe 50% brightness even though I have manually set it to 100% and the screem timeout to 10min. When checking the brightness slider it's still at 100% and there's nothing I can do to make the screen bright again besides rebooting the phone. Anyone else seeing this?
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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Make sure it's not using automatic brightness. Untick the square on the side of the brightness slider.

gx3k said:
Make sure it's not using automatic brightness. Untick the square on the side of the brightness slider.
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It's already unticked.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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Tubgirl said:
It's already unticked.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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Check if power saving mode is enabled on the settings. Also check if you have apps that regulate screen brightness to save power like juice defender, lux, etc.

gx3k said:
Check if power saving mode is enabled on the settings. Also check if you have apps that regulate screen brightness to save power like juice defender, lux, etc.
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Power saving mode is disabled and I haven't installed any programs that should automaticcaly mess with the brightness... I'm starting to think my unit is defective.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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Tubgirl said:
Power saving mode is disabled and I haven't installed any programs that should automaticcaly mess with the brightness... I'm starting to think my unit is defective.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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How often does the screen dim? How much battery is left when it dims? The next time it dims check what apps are running in the background.

Do you have screen mode set to adapt display?
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gx3k said:
How often does the screen dim? How much battery is left when it dims? The next time it dims check what apps are running in the background.
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It varies... first I thought it only happened when using the internet browser but it just happened when using xda app. I haven't checked the background apps. It happens no matter what battery %... it can be 100% and it still happens.
thering1975 said:
Do you have screen mode set to adapt display?
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No

I did a factory reset to see if it was something I installed. After booting the phone and setting it up I went to settings to change the screen mode from Standard to Dynamic (or something like that) and then it immediately happened.
So I did another factory reset and now I haven't entered the screen mode settings page at all and I'll see if it still will happen.
Brgds... /Tubgirl

hi
i have the same problem

prad1po said:
hi
i have the same problem
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Did turning off dynamic screen work for you?

Kangburra said:
Did turning off dynamic screen work for you?
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My Mega is on dynamic screen mode since I got it and never had problems with dimming.

gx3k said:
My Mega is on dynamic screen mode since I got it and never had problems with dimming.
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It depends on what you are viewing but it can explain why the screen dims as content changes.

I am having the same probs.....i cant believe i traded my Note 2 for this one......anybody resolved this issue yet or should i try using a custom rom an see if its software related?
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Custom roms wont make a diff as same bases.
I cant say ive experienced it myself but everyones phone and setup is different. And I use tasker so my brightness per apps is set there so iguess I wouldnt notice it.
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This issue I was having the first day I owned the device. I changed a few settings rebooted and it's not happened since.
Put it on dynamic display turning off the automatic adjusting. Turn auto brightness on.
Then pull the notification down and put the brightness bar setting manually on +5 , leaving auto brightness ticked though. (See photo below)
Then at night when you want it dimmer, slide the brightness bar to -5 .
Hope this works for you all to.....let me know

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Nope.....tried it 3 times and it still does it once in a while....
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This is annoying as hell... I thought I had it fixed when I did a factory reset and then never went into the Screen mode settings but it just happened again as I was browsing using Boat browser. Screen got dim and when I hit the home button going to the home screen the screen was still dim. No way to get the brightness up again besides to wait for a couple of minutes or to reboot.
Using the Auto+5 setting is not an option since it's not as bright as the non-auto full brightness.
Here are my device & settings info... the phone isn't and have never been rooted. ROM never updated and none available when checking in the About device menu.
About device
Model number: GT-I9205
Build number: JDQ39.I9205XXUAMED
Display settings
Screen mode: Standard
Adapt display: Disabled
Automatic brightness: Disabled
Brightness level: Maximum
Power saving mode: Disabled
I'll return my Mega if this doesn't get fixed
Brgds... /Tubgirl

Weird I've not experienced this problem since the above changed. But I am on MEA which is an older stock Rom

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[Q] notification bar light

Hi, is there a way to dim the notification led bar and to keep it on at all times or adjust how long it stays on for? Because when using the phone in the dark its a mission to find the back or home button.
Thanks
Try with light flow from market.
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I was also thinking of doing something with the bar light. During the day it's useless to keep it on, it's just using battery for nothing. It would be nice ti have a feature of turning off during the day and on in the evening. It would save a lot of battery also... I would prefer turning off for good and save battery.
electrash said:
Try with light flow from market.
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Thanks already tried that, cant seem to find any option to control the notification bar led
sssache said:
I was also thinking of doing something with the bar light. During the day it's useless to keep it on, it's just using battery for nothing. It would be nice ti have a feature of turning off during the day and on in the evening. It would save a lot of battery also... I would prefer turning off for good and save battery.
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they are just LED lights, barely use any battery anyway.
I think it should turn on almost every new notification it gets. For E-mal/Gmail, message, etc.
I have found an app called Adjbrightness that disable the soft keys but you need root. I don't have rooted my Xperia S so i will use the app called screen filter that have an option that disable the soft keys. I have putted the filter to 100% so it won't change my screen brightness. I will check if there some battery % saving or not.
sssache said:
I have found an app called Adjbrightness that disable the soft keys but you need root. I don't have rooted my Xperia S so i will use the app called screen filter that have an option that disable the soft keys. I have putted the filter to 100% so it won't change my screen brightness. I will check if there some battery % saving or not.
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It does work in disabling the belts LEDs without root however I found it lagged my phone pretty bad, I haven't tested battery usage either.
I have a stupid question. How do I get the notification led bar to come on when I have a missed call, email, etc? All I have working is a blinking blue led light on the top left corner.
Thanks.
It would indeed be nice if you can just set for how long it must be On.
For now, gently tap the camera button, when you are in the dark, and the belt Leds are off
declan8888 said:
It does work in disabling the belts LEDs without root however I found it lagged my phone pretty bad, I haven't tested battery usage either.
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I use Screen Filter to disable the soft keys light andt here is no lag. I can't say if is saving battery or not but I like the lights off because the lights from the bar can be very annoying sometime.
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The code to increase or decrease LDE lights is somewhere on the software. As well as pulse effect like when we connect the charger.
I will try to get in touch with a rom cooker and see if we can get to the source code. If I get my hands on it I will try to create a simple app to regulate the LEDs manually. Maybe activate the pulse effect for missed notifications.
katsuru said:
The code to increase or decrease LDE lights is somewhere on the software. As well as pulse effect like when we connect the charger.
I will try to get in touch with a rom cooker and see if we can get to the source code. If I get my hands on it I will try to create a simple app to regulate the LEDs manually. Maybe activate the pulse effect for missed notifications.
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That would actually be pretty amazing. It would be nice to have control of the bar, because I love the bar on this phone. Even having it for just missed calls I would be ecstatic .
katsuru said:
The code to increase or decrease LDE lights is somewhere on the software. As well as pulse effect like when we connect the charger.
I will try to get in touch with a rom cooker and see if we can get to the source code. If I get my hands on it I will try to create a simple app to regulate the LEDs manually. Maybe activate the pulse effect for missed notifications.
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Hi there any exciting news for us regarding the LEDs??
Razje said:
It would indeed be nice if you can just set for how long it must be On.
For now, gently tap the camera button, when you are in the dark, and the belt Leds are off
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This is actually quite helpful, thanks!!!
I'm going to try to make something for the leds this week and next week
guji-dude said:
Hi there any exciting news for us regarding the LEDs??
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not yet, I need to work with someone who knows java and Eclipse good enough.
katsuru said:
not yet, I need to work with someone who knows java and Eclipse good enough.
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I can give it a try, I need to work with EasyEclipse at school for my lessons of Java
Let's start working together
krabappel2548 said:
I can give it a try, I need to work with EasyEclipse at school for my lessons of Java
Let's start working together
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I am up for it
Edit: Main problem right now that I am facing is not even eclipse related. I wonder how are we gona be able to override the system values, for example the max current can be changed and it stays there untouched, that way we can completely disable the LEDs lets say for the day time, but, I havent found a way to override the brightness, it goes from 0-255 , 0 being OFF , 255 Full brightness, whenever the screen goes off/on the system automatically re-adjusts the brightness levels without changing the max current values.
Lets imagine, I wanna show off and have my LED shining in the evening even with the screen OFF, i managed to do it once, but it was a matter of time until the system override my values :/
Edit2: I just came up with a solution while writing my 1st edit, and it works lol... I will get on eclipse tomorrow!
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katsuru said:
I am up for it
Edit: Main problem right now that I am facing is not even eclipse related. I wonder how are we gona be able to override the system values, for example the max current can be changed and it stays there untouched, that way we can completely disable the LEDs lets say for the day time, but, I havent found a way to override the brightness, it goes from 0-255 , 0 being OFF , 255 Full brightness, whenever the screen goes off/on the system automatically re-adjusts the brightness levels without changing the max current values.
Lets imagine, I wanna show off and have my LED shining in the evening even with the screen OFF, i managed to do it once, but it was a matter of time until the system override my values :/
Edit2: I just came up with a solution while writing my 1st edit, and it works lol... I will get on eclipse tomorrow!
here is a picture:
Pray that i can get to work with an APK
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Ok, let me know if it worked
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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
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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

Screen Timeout when using Phone functions

Ok, this is annoying. I have my display timeout set to 5 minutes, but when I use the phone functions, the screen timeout is 30 seconds and there seems to be no way to change it. This is very annoying when trying to call an IVR and the screen keeps turning off.
Anyone know how I can fix this issue?
Thanx,
Rob
Thinking you might be able to go into call settings, and turn off your proximity sensor.(ICS rom)...not sure on GB.
this will allow the screen to stay on. and If the screen is touched, will refresh the 5 minute screen off time set by the OS.........
maybe......
try and report.....g
Already tried that with no success. I am using the ICS update. The problem existed in both versions though.
I'm sure I'm not the only one that experiences this....
RBeaubien said:
Already tried that with no success. I am using the ICS update. The problem existed in both versions though.
I'm sure I'm not the only one that experiences this....
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No, your not, but it sounds like your calling style may be a bit unique....long calls etc.
I'm sure more folks will chime in soon.
Sorry I could'nt help you.....g
What case and screen protector are you using? The sensor has to be uncovered. Its in the top right corner.
No case and no screen protector. Same issue on 2 friend's Notes'. It is a bug, just want to know if someone has found/fixed it.
RBeaubien said:
No case and no screen protector. Same issue on 2 friend's Notes'. It is a bug, just want to know if someone has found/fixed it.
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Just because you don't like the way it works doesn't mean it's a bug. I'm sure the intention is to prevent accidental touches when a phone call is ongoing. It's more likely just not implemented well.
At any rate, try this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gr.androiddev.ScreenOn
@lactardjosh:
Thats a cool app. I was just getting annoyed about the blippin' screen going off while reading ( I'm slow ).
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I'm not sure that everyone reading this is quite understanding the problem.
Here's the easiest example:
1 - Phone yourself and leave a long detailed voicemail
2 - Call in to check that voicemail...but on speakerphone
3 - While listening to the voicemail, the screen will go dim after 30 seconds, regardless of your backlight setting.
The problem is that it's annoying to have to turn the screen back on (press the power button) just to press the on-screen buttons to save/delete the message. The same problem can occur while navigating any "touch tone" prompt system.
It would be nice if the phone function would follow the same backlight timeout settings as the rest of the phone.
Is that a power saving setting?
I understand the issue; it happens to me, too. And I also find it annoying.
It happens on my friend's Droid Razr Maxx, too.
OOOhhhhhhh....good thought !!
gonna try it now....g
@ RC...
I don't think so because I have the power saving stuff off. I'm amazed to be the first to complain about this. I suffered through this with GB, hoping that ICS would fix it, but to no avail. That PowerOn app is nice. I'm trying it now. Thanx for the suggestion. The right fix would be to set the phone app to follow the screen timeout.
Yeah, Rbeaubien is right-- the power saving settings didn't do it either.
The app that lactardjosh suggested is the only working solution.
Edit: I tried the app. It was a little work to set it up, and it works perfect. Thanks Josh!
Glad it worked.
The proximity sensor still works properly with that app enabled?
This has been driving me crazy. It does it even when not on a call or VM. Just leave the dialer open. Feels like it shuts off in a couple seconds. I make a ton of calls from my phone for work and it drives me insane that the dialer shuts off if I'm taking a while to put in the number.
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The ap Screebl works the best for me. Once you set the orientation the way you want, the light stays on till your phone goes below that point.
Send from my beaned out note using XDA premium.
RBeaubien said:
No case and no screen protector. Same issue on 2 friend's Notes'. It is a bug, just want to know if someone has found/fixed it.
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Its not a bug. The screen timeout does not work with what you have set. It defaults back to the 30 seconds to keep from accidentally hitting buttons while on calls. Samsung will tell u the same thing. It happens on my note infuse and skyrocket. Also on the inspire when i had it. ITS NOT A BUG!
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Justinfedor said:
Its not a bug. The screen timeout does not work with what you have set. It defaults back to the 30 seconds to keep from accidentally hitting buttons while on calls. Samsung will tell u the same thing. It happens on my note infuse and skyrocket. Also on the inspire when i had it. ITS NOT A BUG!
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Ok, it's not a bug, it's a POORLY implemented feature..... The proximity sensor is the feature that will keep you from hitting buttons accidentally.
And the ScreenOn app doesn't work all the time when on battery. Still annoying. Better than without though...

screen temperature or color changing?

so I've got the screen set to dynamic for the color mode and i unchecked the adjust screen tone thing, but whenever I have a white background, the screen actually dims the white.. so it's not pure white. it will lower the screen brightness a tad and it's weird.
I do not use auto brightness, either. it's set at a constant 40 percent. this must be a power saving feature, though, and power saver is OFF. any ideas what it could be or if it's just a feature?
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It might be the auto adjust screen tone found in the display options
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boricua95 said:
It might be the auto adjust screen tone found in the display options
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no lol i said i have that unchecked
Woops, well then Idk, that's kind of odd. I leave everything on auto and seems to work great for me. Try putting it back to auto from dynamic and see if it still does that.
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jayochs said:
so I've got the screen set to dynamic for the color mode and i unchecked the adjust screen tone thing, but whenever I have a white background, the screen actually dims the white.. so it's not pure white. it will lower the screen brightness a tad and it's weird.
I do not use auto brightness, either. it's set at a constant 40 percent. this must be a power saving feature, though, and power saver is OFF. any ideas what it could be or if it's just a feature?
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Yeah, I get the same issue, and I have all of my settings set the way you mentioned, except I have my screen on "Standard" display. It's very annoying to say the least! Hopefully we will get a custom rom that will address this issue!
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this is starting to annoy me... when on a bright screen the phone is changing the brightness to a lower amount randomly... it makes no sense and it doesn't do it consistently... it'll just start getting lower every time I come back to a white screen.... but then outta nowhere on that same screen it went back to normal brightness. auto brightness is off and so is that change screen tone thing. I don't get it?
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ATTENTION - Optimize Backlight

Hey,
So I'm on the. 510 firmware and have had no screen issues etc before.
I recently unchecked the Optimize Backlight display setting - big mistake. My phone completely froze and took me awhile before it would even power on again and when it finally did it kept on blacking out.
Finally managed to quickly get into the settings to disable the Optimize Backlight and then reboot.
Question: what can we do about this? I do not like how the screen looks with Optimize.Backlight on but I can not turn it off as I then won't be able to use the phone.
So frustrating.
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What exactly is "Optimised Backlight" supposed to do? I'm not game to turn it off now.
My friend u can tick/untick Optimize Backlighting, don't forget to restart you device. (Just remember it will take 1-2 min to restart your phone).
Abour freez ...I'm sure it was a coincidence
avetny said:
My friend u can tick/untick Optimize Backlighting, don't forget to restart you device. (Just remember it will take 1-2 min to restart your phone).
Abour freez ...I'm sure it was a coincidence
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Thanks but it is not coincidence. Many others have been reporting issues with this setting and i have had NO issues with my device at all, then as soon as i turn off the optimize backlight, my phone starts acting really weird.
It makes it very unstable when it is off, the phone randomly blacks out and refuses to turn and when it does turn on, just behaves like there is a problem.
Point is, this setting and a bug like this should not have made it past the approval process especially because i had no issues before.
Its poor from sony and just sloppy. Almost every firmware update has brought along its own set of problems.
prbdave said:
What exactly is "Optimised Backlight" supposed to do? I'm not game to turn it off now.
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It is supposed to save some battery life by adjusting the screen depending on what content is on the screen.
It basically makes the screen more dim, lower contrast and worse saturation. Its a ****ty setting to be honest. Excuse my language
ScottishSwan said:
Thanks but it is not coincidence. Many others have been reporting issues with this setting and i have had NO issues with my device at all, then as soon as i turn off the optimize backlight, my phone starts acting really weird.
It makes it very unstable when it is off, the phone randomly blacks out and refuses to turn and when it does turn on, just behaves like there is a problem.
Point is, this setting and a bug like this should not have made it past the approval process especially because i had no issues before.
Its poor from sony and just sloppy. Almost every firmware update has brought along its own set of problems.
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You need to restart device after each time you check/unchecked optimize backlighting to see effect.
avetny said:
You need to restart device after each time you check/unchecked optimize backlighting to see effect.
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Yes I know and I have done this.
It's best just to leave that setting along. Nothing but trouble.
Sony needs to fix this.
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I think on the next update. Sony will fix this issue by just RENAME the "Optimized backlighting" option to "PREVENT SOD ON REBOOT" and make a widget to the desktop. So people will remember to tick it before rebooting their phone. That's all hahaa
maquan said:
I think on the next update. Sony will fix this issue by just RENAME the "Optimized backlighting" option to "PREVENT SOD ON REBOOT" and make a widget to the desktop. So people will remember to tick it before rebooting their phone. That's all hahaa
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maquan said:
I think on the next update. Sony will fix this issue by just RENAME the "Optimized backlighting" option to "PREVENT SOD ON REBOOT" and make a widget to the desktop. So people will remember to tick it before rebooting their phone. That's all hahaa
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Prevent sod and make your glorious triluminos display looks like cr*p is more like it
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ScottishSwan said:
Hey,
So I'm on the. 510 firmware and have had no screen issues etc before.
I recently unchecked the Optimize Backlight display setting - big mistake. My phone completely froze and took me awhile before it would even power on again and when it finally did it kept on blacking out.
Finally managed to quickly get into the settings to disable the Optimize Backlight and then reboot.
Question: what can we do about this? I do not like how the screen looks with Optimize.Backlight on but I can not turn it off as I then won't be able to use the phone.
So frustrating.
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I'm on the .526 firmware, and when I turn on or off the optimised backlighting option, the screen blacks out for like 1-2 seconds, and then it works fine. The phone doesn't behave any differently.
I haven't tried rebooting yet with the optimised backlighting on or off.
Since you mention that you're on .510 firmware, maybe updating to .526 will fix this problem.
p.s. my xperia .526 is from HK.
jack1192 said:
I'm on the .526 firmware, and when I turn on or off the optimised backlighting option, the screen blacks out for like 1-2 seconds, and then it works fine. The phone doesn't behave any differently.
I haven't tried rebooting yet with the optimised backlighting on or off.
Since you mention that you're on .510 firmware, maybe updating to .526 will fix this problem.
p.s. my xperia .526 is from HK.
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On .526 TW unticked optimized backlight, had fake hang at first reboot then no SOD since yesterday. I performed the update after a wipe of data (with Flashtool wipe data automatically). Some people still complain about SOD.
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maquan said:
I think on the next update. Sony will fix this issue by just RENAME the "Optimized backlighting" option to "PREVENT SOD ON REBOOT" and make a widget to the desktop. So people will remember to tick it before rebooting their phone. That's all hahaa
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Well said..
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What does SOD mean?
CCJ22 said:
What does SOD mean?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2080690
jack1192 said:
I'm on the .526 firmware, and when I turn on or off the optimised backlighting option, the screen blacks out for like 1-2 seconds, and then it works fine. The phone doesn't behave any differently.
I haven't tried rebooting yet with the optimised backlighting on or off.
Since you mention that you're on .510 firmware, maybe updating to .526 will fix this problem.
p.s. my xperia .526 is from HK.
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bASKOU said:
On .526 TW unticked optimized backlight, had fake hang at first reboot then no SOD since yesterday. I performed the update after a wipe of data (with Flashtool wipe data automatically). Some people still complain about SOD.
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Please try below and report back if the problem still exist.
Go to Settings - Display - Brightness.
Tick back Adapt to lighting conditions. (If you off previously)
Un-tick Optimized backlight.
Shutdown the phone.
On back the phone, did the fake hang appear?
One success login to phone, immediate locking the screen by pressing the power button, did the Screen of Dead (SOD) happen?

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