Hi!
I have the S6 edge since yesterday and I noticed that auto brightness does not work.
Testing the senosr via a sensor read out tool, it actually detects brightnes levels well (as far as I can tell).
However, if I turn on my phone, it is first super dim at first. When I expose it to a flash light, the screen turns brighter and eventually maxes out. But it does not turn back to normal brightness levels once I remove the light source. Sure I can adjust auto brightness with the slider. But it is then much brighter (with same light conditions in the room) as when I truned on the phone...
Only if I turn off auto brightness, the screen reverts to the setting I have chosen...
If I turn auto brightness on again, it is as bright as with flash light exposure...
What is going on here?
Does anyone have an idea how to fix this?
Jorlin said:
Hi!
I have the S6 edge since yesterday and I noticed that auto brightness does not work.
Testing the senosr via a sensor read out tool, it actually detects brightnes levels well (as far as I can tell).
However, if I turn on my phone, it is first super dim at first. When I expose it to a flash light, the screen turns brighter and eventually maxes out. But it does not turn back to normal brightness levels once I remove the light source. Sure I can adjust auto brightness with the slider. But it is then much brighter (with same light conditions in the room) as when I truned on the phone...
Only if I turn off auto brightness, the screen reverts to the setting I have chosen...
If I turn auto brightness on again, it is as bright as with flash light exposure...
What is going on here?
Does anyone have an idea how to fix this?
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I have the same problem. Already talked with Samsung and ATT. They want me to change the phone.
Ps. It seems the problem only persists in S6 edge not in S6. But I also found that other android that run lolipop 5.01+ have the same issue too. And right now, I use the app name velis auto brightness to fix this.
I will try to change the phone by this week and update you.
Hope this help.
I have started using an app called Lux. And it has no problem adjusting the brightness. The sensor clearly works fine as it can always displays the brightness detected by the sensor. So it has to be a software problem.
I could imagine that a hard reset could fix the issue. But right now, I do not want to go to the hassle to restore everything
Let me know how the new phone works. :highfive:
Jorlin said:
I have started using an app called Lux. And it has no problem adjusting the brightness. The sensor clearly works fine as it can always displays the brightness detected by the sensor. So it has to be a software problem.
I could imagine that a hard reset could fix the issue. But right now, I do not want to go to the hassle to restore everything
Let me know how the new phone works. :highfive:
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The hard reset did not work, I already did it.
I will update you again once I change or test the other phones.
I went to the store, and both S6 and S6 edge in the store all have the same problem, so the exchange it may not solve the problem.
I think this problem may be a software problem or an intention from Samsung/Google.
I will try to use it in couple days. If I cannot bear this, I might return the product.
Hope they will have OTA update soon.
Got this too.
It's really anoying.
I really hope there will come an app like on older Sammy's that we can set and adjust our own brightness levels.
But I'm not expecting a fix from Samsung tho. They have proven again and again they are unable to fix their crappy software. Especialy if it's a minor bug like this.
So anyone wanna buy a rooted hardly used S6 Edge plus?
Hey folks,
Does anyone know of a way to have the watch display in ambient mode (instead of turning fully on) when you tilt it? I find that the ambient mode is plenty bright and don't need or want it to light up fully when I just want to see the time. Any thoughts or ideas?
Switch off "turning on screen on tilt" (or something like that) in watch settings in Android Wear app
Hi, is it possible to turn on stereo+ sound when screen is off? Or screen on portrait mode?
grossvs said:
Hi, is it possible to turn on stereo+ sound when screen is off? Or screen on portrait mode?
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I am interested too
So am I...
I also want to know this - it is stupid that Stereo+ only enables when put in landscape mode, the audio sounds way better even in portrait mode. So why not just have an option to have it always enabled?!
I was just about to start a new thread about this.
I primarily use a phone to listen to music and the Mate 10 Stereo+ is just about acceptable (though not a patch on my 2015 Moto X).
I was very frustrated to find the Stereo+ turned itself off with the screen!!
I'd have the U12 if it didn't have so many unpopular reviews :/
any news about the feature? even via root?
I have purchased the phone in the first flash sale and received a software update just after the first boot. But while taking pictures of human subjects in portrait mode through the rear camera, the images are getting auto beautified. Can anyone suggest on how to fix this?
Probably turn off AI mode? Or under menu you have an option that says 'Beautify'. Try turning If off.
Since updating to 122 firmware my Camera settings seem to disappear and reappear and portrait mode doesn't work as there is no blur present and no way to adjust it.
Please help as this phone is driving me to distraction. This is my second unit as first one had green light bleed!
Dishwish said:
Since updating to 122 firmware my Camera settings seem to disappear and reappear and portrait mode doesn't work as there is no blur present and no way to adjust it.
Please help as this phone is driving me to distraction. This is my second unit as first one had green light bleed!
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I believe the AI blur is only applied to pictures taken using the forward facing camera.
Leastways that how my M20P seems to work (also on .122), never actually checked what it did on .108