Hi,
I just bought the LG G2 mini and I realised there were no auto-brightness when I received it lol... In my opinion this is one of the most missing feature (with notification light).
But I like the phone anyway :victory:
So, I'm looking for tips/apps which can manage screen brightness.
I'm using "Brightness Scheduler" with high brightness when I'm at work or outside (~70% at 08:00 am)%, and low brightness at home (~20% at 07:30 pm).
Which app are you using (if you use one) ? Do you have tips ? :angel:
I'm rooted via Towelroot if required .
Thank you
(I hesitated posting here or in Theme/Apps section...)
GuiGuiGTT said:
Hi,
I just bought the LG G2 mini and I realised there were no auto-brightness when I received it lol... In my opinion this is one of the most missing feature (with notification light).
But I like the phone anyway :victory:
So, I'm looking for tips/apps which can manage screen brightness.
I'm using "Brightness Scheduler" with high brightness when I'm at work or outside (~70% at 08:00 am)%, and low brightness at home (~20% at 07:30 pm).
Which app are you using (if you use one) ? Do you have tips ? :angel:
I'm rooted via Towelroot if required .
Thank you
(I hesitated posting here or in Theme/Apps section...)
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First of all i'm also new with the g2 mini.
I think that this is the right place because it's a question
So , answering your question: the main purpose of auto-brightness is battery saving. That being said , my advice is: don't worry about that, i use set my brightness to max (i also enabled night brightness) and i can easily use my phone for 2 days and still have 35 to 45 % of battery :victory::victory::victory::victory:
You can use Lux Auto brightness App from playstore. It uses the front camera to measure the light from your surroundings. Pretty useful app from me.
I change my brightness manually using the dropdown Notification center, so I don't have to open the settings app.
I don't like autobrightness anyway.
Thanks :good::good:
I tried Lux auto brightness and it's exactly what I want It works very well :victory:
Setting manually the brightness is very hard when you set to ~10% at home and unlock your phone outside, the screen is too dark and you can't see anything...
Thank you
Just use xposed and enable swiping on the statusbar to change brightness
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As you know, automatic brightness has been disabled by default and you cannot enable nor does it have the option.
Here's what you can simply do to enable autobrightness on your xperia s:
1) Head over to the market
2) Search for SPARE PARTS application.
3) Run it, then scroll down to brightness and tick AUTOMATIC
4) Download NOTIFICATION TOGGLE application by j4velin from the market (OR any power widget/brightness application that presents you the option to tick auto-brightness)
5) Enable the brightness toggle
6) Click the brightness toggle you have set, and set it to 18% (REQUIRED to make autobright ness work - this is the lowest sensor value it can read)
7) Finally, tick the choice to choose automatic.
6) And this is how to get autobrightness without root, enjoy your beautiful screen wherever you go in any situation, day or night
confirmed working here, thanks!
confirmed working here to, tho i didn't do the last step 'install notification toggle' it ruins my drop down bar.
Nice find!
Auto bright work withot mod.
Sent from my LT26i using XDA
yes AUTO-brigthness is already active
and it's not a MOD....juste an APP
Xperia S already has Auto-brightness, it's always ON.
Razje said:
Xperia S already has Auto-brightness, it's always ON.
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it wasn't on mine, and the method in the OP has worked, tested with a desk lamp before and after
I use quicksettings from market...
Hit menu, hit adjust go to wrench -key brightness... See activate suto... Back in main screen noe you can switch :-D
Verstuurd van mijn LT26i met Tapatalk
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Verstuurd van mijn LT26i met Tapatalk
It's on by default.
No root required, just a working phone.
Also, this doesn't belong here, as you suggested apps, nothing you actually developed...so it should actually go into the "Themes and Apps" Section.
You pretty much just pointed out a widget that can turn it off which could be done anyways by several apps.
A little bit improvement...
I had installed SPARE PARTS and activated the automatic brightness...
And I also installed Notification Toggle, however I not really like it since it really will ruin my drop down notification...
So I chose to use Brightness Level...
BUT!!!
For my case, if I adjust the brightness to MORE than 50% before and then directly pick auto brightness (multiple tests in both Brightness Level and Notification Toggle), it will no "Auto-Brightness" adjustment.
Addition: If initial brightness is 0% and then directly choose autobrightness will have same problem.
I do need to either do in these 2 ways:
1) toggle the Xperia S preset toggle widget: turn off the backlight (the widget which can toggle wifi, bluetooth...)
OR
2) set the initial brightness between 1 to 50%...then just change to autobrightness...
P.S: I dunno is my illusion or not, if I change to 25% at the beginning then autoB, the brightness will not drop less than it while I close my room's light...XD
Trevor Chuah said:
I had installed SPARE PARTS and activated the automatic brightness...
And I also installed Notification Toggle, however I not really like it since it really will ruin my drop down notification...
So I chose to use Brightness Level...
BUT!!!
For my case, if I adjust the brightness to MORE than 50% before and then directly pick auto brightness (multiple tests in both Brightness Level and Notification Toggle), it will no "Auto-Brightness" adjustment.
Addition: If initial brightness is 0% and then directly choose autobrightness will have same problem.
I do need to either do in these 2 ways:
1) toggle the Xperia S preset toggle widget: turn off the backlight (the widget which can toggle wifi, bluetooth...)
OR
2) set the initial brightness between 1 to 50%...then just change to autobrightness...
P.S: I dunno is my illusion or not, if I change to 25% at the beginning then autoB, the brightness will not drop less than it while I close my room's light...XD
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yes, the lowest the sensor can go is 18% (confirmed), so for auto-brightness to work at its best, set to 18 then click auto, first post updated =)
Working!
Thanx dear! Its working!
thanks
royalbloodvi said:
As you know, automatic brightness has been disabled by default and you cannot enable nor does it have the option.
Here's what you can simply do to enable autobrightness on your xperia s:
1) Head over to the market
2) Search for SPARE PARTS application.
3) Run it, then scroll down to brightness and tick AUTOMATIC
4) Download NOTIFICATION TOGGLE application by j4velin from the market (OR any power widget/brightness application that presents you the option to tick auto-brightness)
5) Enable the brightness toggle
6) Click the brightness toggle you have set, and set it to 18% (REQUIRED to make autobright ness work - this is the lowest sensor value it can read)
7) Finally, tick the choice to choose automatic.
6) And this is how to get autobrightness without root, enjoy your beautiful screen wherever you go in any situation, day or night
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best thing ever for my rooter xperia s. really works and it´s amazing.
rui
awful auto-brightness
Razje said:
Xperia S already has Auto-brightness, it's always ON.
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My problem is that 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"
not working ,,, root and unlocking bootloader , custom rom and kernal
any advice >?
and thx for hard work
Thank you for sharing
Hello, when i search "spare parts" on google play, i only found the "spare parts plus!" app. But the problem is this app doesnt have the autobrightness option. Anyone knows where i can find the spare parts app that have the option???
Thanks a lot.
it's on by default on my default ics 4.0.4 xperia
its working thanks
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.
Hello Guys!!
Have anybody missed AUTO BRIGHTNESS feature in L9 because lack of Ambient Light Sensor,
If yes, the don't worry. I have an easy solution for Auto Brightness, Yes you can use Auto Brightness on LG Optimus L9:victory:
NO ROOT REQUIRED
Download and install These two app from following links:-
Lux Auto Brightness
Tasker
After Installing these apps follow these steps:-
Lux Auto Brightness:-
Go to Lux settings
Tap on Sample Collection
Tap on Select light reading source
Select Camera
Then get back to main settings menu
Tap on Mopdify linked samples
Tap on Luma TAB
Tap on ADD, set brightness (yello bar) to 4% Luma value to 1 and press ADD
Add 3 more links with these values= 35%-70|100%-80|50%-120|
Exit Lux
Tasker:
Open Tasker, tap on Plus Gign(+) on main screen
Tap on Event
Select Display in Event Category
Select Display On in Display Event
A blank screen will appear, do nothing just press BACK Button
TAP on New Task +
Enter Name to task or just tap on tick
A blank screen will Appear, tap on Plus Sign (+)
Select Plugin from action category
Select Lux Plug-in
Tap on Edit Button
Scroll Down and Tick in front of Refresh Backlight brightness? Under Force
Press Done, then press back and back again
Exit Tasker
Thats all work to do, now your dvice have Auto Brightness feature:silly:
To test, just press power button and lock the screen and then cover front camera with finger and press power button again, screen will Light up wait 1-2 seconds, Screen brightness will reduce, remove finger, lock unlock screen and brightness will resume to normal.
I have tested this for full day on my L9 and got no any battery drainage.
You can modify Linked Samples Values to your comfort zone for batter sample values you can also search other XDA forums.
Guys try it and let me know how you feel
if you got any issue please post, I'll try to solve it (Coz m also new to TASKER & LUX so may be it will take little bit time to Solve:fingers-crossed
EDIT: You can uncheck "Presistent notification" in general settings of Lux Auto Brightness, If you think it is draining your phone's battery. This will also disable the annoying Lux icon from notification.
HIT THANKS IF I DESERVE IT
Another mod we miss in our L9 just got fixed.
thanks for sharing
i'll try it as soon as i can and report back.
Is this battery hungry workaround ? Two apps must run in background so they must eat battery .
Is it possible to have a refresh .. for example every 10 minutes camera will check light to set brightness?
Found it's in lux settings!
hamdimo said:
Another mod we miss in our L9 just got fixed.
thanks for sharing
i'll try it as soon as i can and report back.
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Thanks for your appreciation hamdimo:laugh:, i'll wait for your review...
sebx_g1 said:
Is this battery hungry workaround ? Two apps must run in background so they must eat battery .
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No, I have tested this yesterday for full day and haven't noticed any battery drainage coz of these apps. According to me, besides draining battery this MOD should save battery by adjusting it according to Ambient Light.
Mr.Brown94 said:
Is it possible to have a refresh .. for example every 10 minutes camera will check light to set brightness?
Found it's in lux settings!
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Yes Mr.Brown, you can set automatic refresh in general settings, but I'll never suggest you use automatic mode, it could drain your phones battery.
Do not use lux with easyeyez it will slow down your phone too much
bleuwave said:
Do not use lux with easyeyez it will slow down your phone too much
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Yes bleuwavem you are absolutely right, that's why I am using tasker to initiate refresh process on display on. If you use lux individually then it will slow down your phone and drain the battery. In my tutorial actually lux is not running in background (if it is running you can kill it). Tasker plug in triggers it to refresh the brightness. Coz i have used it for hole day and currently using, I have not face any issues with device performance. If anyone body faced any issue can post here i'll try to solve it.
Sent from my LG-P765 using xda premium
Lux Auto is incompatibile in play store with P760 ?!! . Is Lux Auto Lite sufficient to work in this case ?
sebx_g1 said:
Lux Auto is incompatibile in play store with P760 ?!! . Is Lux Auto Lite sufficient to work in this case ?
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I was also unable to find Lux in play store and its fully compatible with our device. I haven't tried light version, you may try it and plz let me know if it is working so i can attach light APK in first post.
Light version of LUX AUTO don't have option for using camera so it is usless , only paid version work but I don't want to pay for it just too test if whole mod work , not now .
sebx_g1 said:
Light version of LUX AUTO don't have option for using camera so it is usless , only paid version work but I don't want to pay for it just too test if whole mod work , not now .
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Well then you will have to google for full version....
Sent from my LG-P765 using xda premium
How to set min brightness 40% in LUX ? How works those luma settings ?
sebx_g1 said:
How to set min brightness 40% in LUX ? How works those luma settings ?
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in which condition you want set your brightness 40%. Like if you want to set brightness 40% in normal day light then, when you are in normal day light, go to Lux, tap on modify linked samples, tap on Luma. Here you will see Current Value: with some digits showing. Now here hold your phone in normal light and click on "tap to refresh". it will say reading for a second and then it will show you a value, mine was 118. Note that value. Now tap on add at the bottom. In "Add custom link" box, drag and adjust brightness (Yellow Bar) to 40% and in Luma enter value you have noted. then tap on Add. thats all, now your normal daylight brightness is 40%.
Try it:highfive:
My device works just wake mod only....i do not understand why need tasker app, works without
Noob Question: Why does a lux value of 120 set a brightness of 50% in the tutorial? I've set it to 100% for now till you reply.
Great solution OP! Also, why do we need tasker to force display brightness when there is a setting for adjust brightness on wake in the lux settings? Is it because it doesn't adjust it sometimes?
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I've also noticed that direct sunlight throws the lux reading off....(lux value becomes lower in direct sunlight than in shade in the same area)
AndroidSol said:
My device works just wake mod only....i do not understand why need tasker app, works without
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bleuwave said:
Great solution OP! Also, why do we need tasker to force display brightness when there is a setting for adjust brightness on wake in the lux settings? Is it because it doesn't adjust it sometimes?
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Yes bleuwave your right, I used Tasker for two reasons, first as you mentioned Lux's auto brightness Don't works some tims, so tasker force it to adjust. Second reason is this that using tasker you no need to keep lux app running in background, coz if we keep it running in backgroung it will slow down phone performance and drain it's battery. Using tasker you will never miss auto adjustment
bleuwave said:
Noob Question: Why does a lux value of 120 set a brightness of 50% in the tutorial? I've set it to 100% for now till you reply.
I've also noticed that direct sunlight throws the lux reading off....(lux value becomes lower in direct sunlight than in shade in the same area)
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i have set 50% Brightness with value of 120, coz 120 is normal day light reading, so in normal day light 50% brightness is good enough to see the screen. 50% brightness is also no drain battery.
Yes this behave of lux also amazed me. it shows light reading value 80 in direct sunlight, in shade it shows 120. But the settings i have done, are working like charm even in sunlight also. as per my observation reason of low reading value in direct sunlight may be auto brightness setting of front camera ....What do you think about this..
Thank you very much....now my phone has auto brightness
Sent from my LG-P765 using xda app-developers app
Hmm ... it is strange today Lux Auto stoped - it just don't work . And I must say that combo of those to programs eats battery ,maybe for the reason I have not stock kernel ?
5% per hour vs 2.4% per hour with out them running .
sebx_g1 said:
Hmm ... it is strange today Lux Auto stoped - it just don't work . And I must say that combo of those to programs eats battery ,maybe for the reason I have not stock kernel ?
5% per hour vs 2.4% per hour with out them running .
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Yes sebx its strange, Stock kernel may be an issue for this. I will suggest you to change some settings in Lux, keep every thing disabled in Lux settings, because Tasker is enough capable to run its services automatically and keeping everything disable in lux will reduce battery consumption also, so change setting and try it again.
is it just me perhaps,but i find my z2 tablet very bright,ive got it set on auto,.im interested in other peoples thoughts and if you find the same problem ,what were yoiur fixes,if any.cheers john
Er... simply turn off auto brightness and set it manually??
With root, you can install the Xposed module "Gravity Box", it contains an option to alter the brightness via swiping along the status bar (like on Galaxy phones).
hasenbein1966 said:
Er... simply turn off auto brightness and set it manually??
With root, you can install the Xposed module "Gravity Box", it contains an option to alter the brightness via swiping along the status bar (like on Galaxy phones).
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Even on the lowest manual brightness it's rather bright. Brighter than many other tablets and because of it not as comfortable to use at night.
Quipeace said:
Even on the lowest manual brightness it's rather bright. Brighter than many other tablets and because of it not as comfortable to use at night.
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The only solution I have found for this is to use an app called screen filter. It works and you can find it on play store.
Screen filter is not so good.
Take ScreenDim. That app is not working via color tricks, but really turns the backlight down.
Is available in test version, full version and root version (RootDim).
Has anyone else noticed this or do I have a bad light sensor? My phone almost always goes to the minimum, or damn near minimum brightness when I turn on auto-bright.
It's not a bad light sensor LG just has it's set to go to 0 opposed to 15 as far as I heard like a lot of other manufacturers do. Hopefully this will be fixed in a future update
loudog3114 said:
Has anyone else noticed this or do I have a bad light sensor? My phone almost always goes to the minimum, or damn near minimum brightness when I turn on auto-bright.
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Which carrier are you with? I read about auto brightness issues in some reviews (including XDA's) but haven't had any myself.
T-Mobile. I have seen that now, clearly a bug.
LG had the same issue with the Pixel 2 xl. Until it was fixed I had to run Lux app and set minimum brightness to 25. They tweaked the software eventually so like 15 was the new 0 or something like that.
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When I'm in a dark room my auto brightness goes to around 12%. I haven't had any problems so far.
I noticed if I change the brightness on the other screen it fixes it.
Ya in light environments the sensor seems to work perfectly but as soon as I go into a dimmed room, not dark, it goes to zero and I can hardly see the screen.
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I noticed if I change the brightness on the other screen it fixes it.
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Just tried changing it on the 2nd screen. Weird that you can adjust the 2nd screen while auto brightness is on but you can't change it on the main screen.
solution
Fast Brightness Control Widget from F-Droid or Play
settings-
100%
75%
35%
20%
back out once set or close
create widget
click solar mass you want
Just as easy to turn auto off, which I do on every phone and set it manually and leave it.
I have a fix for this using Tasker. Very annoying problem that got me thinking about returning the phone the first day I received it. Been tweaking this until I got it dialed in perfectly. Your taste may vary but I think I hit the sweet spot, and it's snappy and responsive. Make sure you opt out of battery saving or whatever on Tasker and give it full admin and accessibility privileges to avoid any issues. Works 100% of the time just like stock auto brightness but without the insanely dim screen when indoors. See screenshots...should be pretty self explanatory if you have basic knowledge of Tasker.