LG K4 M151 2017 Brightness issue - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So recently i bought a LG k4 m151, its a pretty good phone for the 50$ I paid for it but recently its been doing this thing where when i set it above 60 brightness the screen dims slightly in away where i can still see everything but just make the screen not as bright and messes with my eyes which is annoying, but if i set it to auto brightness and manually adjust the brightness it doesn't have this problem, and sometimes the problem flat out doesn't happen at all. I would like to know if this is a hardware or software problem or just some kind of defect, im running android 6.0.1 ive tried a factory reset and nothing happened. I also have apex launcher if that means anything. I would also like to know if I should return it and get a new one also if you want me to make a video of the phone doing the thing I will.

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gabrielgamer99 said:
So recently i bought a LG k4 m151, its a pretty good phone for the 50$ I paid for it but recently its been doing this thing where when i set it above 60 brightness the screen dims slightly in away where i can still see everything but just make the screen not as bright and messes with my eyes which is annoying, but if i set it to auto brightness and manually adjust the brightness it doesn't have this problem, and sometimes the problem flat out doesn't happen at all. I would like to know if this is a hardware or software problem or just some kind of defect, im running android 6.0.1 ive tried a factory reset and nothing happened. I also have apex launcher if that means anything. I would also like to know if I should return it and get a new one also if you want me to make a video of the phone doing the thing I will.
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I don't understand what you mean
so yes make a video

Ts thaw adaptive display option on the settings

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S3 Brightness Changing

Hi guys and girls,
My S3 has started doing something weird. I noticed the other day my screen was really bright. I have it set on around 60% brightness. So I went into my settings and moved the brightness slider and the screen brightness didn't change. It only changed it I put the brightness up to 100% which is where the phone screen was at even tho it was set to 60% and then sliding it back down to around 60%.
Anyone else have this glitch. Could this be a hardware issue or software? I am on LF2 Firmware from Optus AU.
Thanks in advance!
Have you tried unticking the "Screen power saving" option? that plays with brightness even when you specify it.
Or you could just factory reset. (solves most problems).
Yes that has been unticked and a factory reset has not solved it. It's only done this twice in the last month. Not a common thing was simply curious on other peoples thoughts.
Never happened to me but it's probably not hardware, probably software so just ignore it for now.
Skander1998 said:
Never happened to me but it's probably not hardware, probably software so just ignore it for now.
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Just to be clear my new Galaxy S3 4G on LL5 firmware also has this issue. Simply locking and unlocking fixes the brightness change. Def looks like software.

Anyone else having auto brightness issues ?

Its just too damn bright !! Mine seems to get stuck at higher levels and doesnt automatically dim, unless the change is quite dramatic (like dark room). I have to manually tick auto brighness off then on to make it work again.
I have tried using lux and it seems to be working perfectly so i am guessing its a software issue from LG side.
Anyone else having similar issues ?
Yea, it's too bright
I completely agree with you. Mine always seems to default to 61% which is too bright in normal light (45% is ideal for me). It would be nice if you could set the baseline "auto" brightness level and let the sensor adjust from there.
SHosp said:
I completely agree with you. Mine always seems to default to 61% which is too bright in normal light (45% is ideal for me). It would be nice if you could set the baseline "auto" brightness level and let the sensor adjust from there.
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Well i have done some research and seems like an app called ''Content adaptive backlight'' is the cause of issue. Seems like LG have managed to produce the same issue that plagued G2. I really hope they fix it in future patches.
0verdaflow said:
same here ... is there another way to fix it ? besides waiting ?
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I have compared G5 MM rom to my G3 and there seems to be no Content adaptive brightness app on my G3 and because of that there is no auto brightness issue on my G3.
I have done more research and there are quite a few latest phone (6p, S7 ) affected by this issue where either brightness is either too low or high.
Only solution is to either get a custom rom or get an update from carrier/manufacture.
I noticed this as well.. I am sure it will eventually get corrected via software.
Chiming in to say same issue here. Doesn't really bother me tho.
Same boat its too bright or dark and when battery saver kicks in you cant see the screen at all.
Agreed. Too bright, except in very low lighting - then too dim. Hopefully software update will fix this up.
also agree! Way to dim in dark room, haven't noticed to bright yet but then I am old and need the extra ummpphhh to see!!! lol
It would be nice if LG could add low and high limits to the auto-brightness.. I think that would fix the problem.
Does everyone use auto-brightness? Does it seem to help with battery life?
So the issue occurs since April and hasn't been fixed yet. I just received my G5 and have the same issue. It annoys me a lot and when I see that LG didn't fix it yet, I am wondering whether they ever will do that.
I have noticed it getting stuck, unchecking it and checking it again sorts it out for a while

Main screen display is very Dim even when the brightness is adjusted to max

Display backlight is not working of a sudden even when i keep the brightness at max and second screen is working but the display is not working with good backlight ! I just took the phone from my pocket and what i seen is the display is dim ! Display is so dim even when the brightness is kept at full and i dont know how this happenned and someone tell me the way to solve this problem ! Screen is very dim even when i adjusted the brightness level at max and i even tried formatting phone but the issue remained same
Hi this also just happened to me. Image is working but no brightness in screen except some bright ess in top right corner. Phone overheated a couple kf times and shutdown after this initially happened and consumed 2 full batter chages in minutes. Now the heat and battery problem is gone but screen still dark. Any ideas
Hi guys!
I`m having the very same problem. Back light of the main screen is gone, and it doesn`t matter how I adjust it, it is always dark.
Have you guys solved your problem already? Any ideas?
Marcos
Having the same issue as of yesterday, been Googling possible reasons and it seems the 'backlight controller' has malfunctioned and the entire screen needs replacing (allegedly). Considering a new screen costs almost as much as the V10 itself on ebay these days I'm going to be trying to take mine apart to see if an easier fix is possible, it is more than likely there isn't, but I at least have to try. Let me know if any of you guys have any luck in repairing your phones
Revilo61 said:
Having the same issue as of yesterday, been Googling possible reasons and it seems the 'backlight controller' has malfunctioned and the entire screen needs replacing (allegedly). Considering a new screen costs almost as much as the V10 itself on ebay these days I'm going to be trying to take mine apart to see if an easier fix is possible, it is more than likely there isn't, but I at least have to try. Let me know if any of you guys have any luck in repairing your phones
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Update: Having replaced the screen with a new replacement screen, I am still having the same issue, indicating an issue with either the mainboard and/or the chipset. Can't really go much further with this it would seem so unfortunately I don't think the issue has any DIY fix...
Sorry guys... RIP my V10
phelanpw said:
Hi this also just happened to me. Image is working but no brightness in screen except some bright ess in top right corner. Phone overheated a couple kf times and shutdown after this initially happened and consumed 2 full batter chages in minutes. Now the heat and battery problem is gone but screen still dark. Any ideas
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I have Same problem,, Any solution ? please help me
My LG70 just did this for a few minutes
My LG70 just did this for a few minutes. Scared me to think my phone was dying. Restarted, still the same. While I was googling it, the screen came back on. Hope it stays that way. Really strange to take it out of my pocket and only have the screen lit in the upper right hand corner. I hope this wasn't a preview of things to come. Love this phone and want it to last!

Screen Overlay

Is anyone else noticing that you can see ghost images behind every screen?
Is there a fix for this?
TIA
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It is called screen burn, there is a thread dedicated to this problem. Search for screen burn on this forum!
I'll check that out but how could it happen and this is the 3rd one I've had and they all did it. That's why i assumed it had something to do with the screen overlay.
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linsalata28 said:
I'll check that out but how could it happen and this is the 3rd one I've had and they all did it. That's why i assumed it had something to do with the screen overlay.
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life is this with V10, all have the same issue...mine only have 9 months since i buy it and have ghost images since 2 months from today and no solution...the only solution is send it to LG Repair Center and they change it, but mine lose the guarantee when i unlocked the bootloader so...i will not buy the screen since this is a known problem with V10 display.
better keep it going cool and avoid high levels of brightness only when is needed and avoid playing games since that warm up the phone and the screen will show ghost images. Then when it happens lock your phone, shut down the screen for 3/4 minutes and the ghost is gone...you need to do it everytime you see a ghost image and have trouble with them.
i dont bother with that...i love the phone anyway, when the screen die by itself i change it for another, but now let it rock even with ghost images.
Sofwtare side has nothing (mod or app) that can fix your problem...its the display problem (hardware).
Mine has heavy permanent ghosting that appears after minutes of use when the phone has rested overnight. Though I can prevent any ghosting from becoming visible by installing "Bluelight Filter for Eye Care" and set the filter to the black color with an opacity of just 3% (hardly even affects the maximum brightness). Stopping the display from showing the whitest of colors prevents the ghosting to apperar no matter how high brightness you have or for how long. At least on my unit. So now my screen is permanently perfect instead.
dannejanne said:
Mine has heavy permanent ghosting that appears after minutes of use when the phone has rested overnight. Though I can prevent any ghosting from becoming visible by installing "Bluelight Filter for Eye Care" and set the filter to the black color with an opacity of just 3% (hardly even affects the maximum brightness). Stopping the display from showing the whitest of colors prevents the ghosting to apperar no matter how high brightness you have or for how long. At least on my unit. So now my screen is permanently perfect instead.
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Thank you. I'll give that a try. Mine isn't that bad and sometimes doesn't show at all.
sun_is_shinning said:
life is this with V10, all have the same issue...mine only have 9 months since i buy it and have ghost images since 2 months from today and no solution...the only solution is send it to LG Repair Center and they change it, but mine lose the guarantee when i unlocked the bootloader so...i will not buy the screen since this is a known problem with V10 display.
better keep it going cool and avoid high levels of brightness only when is needed and avoid playing games since that warm up the phone and the screen will show ghost images. Then when it happens lock your phone, shut down the screen for 3/4 minutes and the ghost is gone...you need to do it everytime you see a ghost image and have trouble with them.
i dont bother with that...i love the phone anyway, when the screen die by itself i change it for another, but now let it rock even with ghost images.
Sofwtare side has nothing (mod or app) that can fix your problem...its the display problem (hardware).
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I had just did a factory reset and it's actually gone this time. I'm sure it will come back though.
I've been using v10 for a year now this image retention/ ghosting is really annoying but there's actually a solution to it by using screen filter.
if you apply the filter as soon as you turn on your phone after a while, when there are no temporary burns on screen. They won't come back if you keep the filter on.
I use blue light filter but I'm sure every filter will work even if you keep the filter at low opacity for example at 20%, it'll still work.
Give it a try.
and one more thing if the filter is on you might get an error while giving permissions to apps. so you have to turn off the filter when you get "screen overlay detected" error.

Flicker on Always-On Display only. Anyone else have this issue?

Brand new V30, just opened yesterday. Everything is running well except for a weird white flicker on the AOD. It's horizontal, from the edge in, about a sixth of the way across the screen. It doesn't flicker when anything else is on the screen but the AOD.
Any ideas?
Here's a video of the issue
https://imgur.com/a/QNioxAk
Thanks!
I would replace the phone, thats is 100% not normal, i have had my phone for 4 months now and this has never happened to me. Just to rule it out you dont have any screen overlay apps running right,?
edit: also a factory reset wouldn't hurt.
Does this also happen in low brightbess?
Looks similar (just in very very small) like what my display had after i crashed with my bike ?
I forced gpu rendering in developer options and changed the aod display to the normal clock and then back and it seems one of those two things fixed it. will keep an eye on it though.
Came back briefly this morning. will continue to monitor.
I got it on eBay which makes returning/warranty stuff a little more annoying than usual.

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