First off, I apologize to anyone who looks at this thread thinking that I am posting another screen brightness program. On the contrary I am LOOKING for a program that will allow us to control the brightness level of the phone in small increments.
Before the Fuze I had the HTC Touch which on the homescreen had the option of pressing the brightness shortcut and it would jump the brightness up a notch and then reset down to the lowest value once it got to the highest. Anyone that had this phone or a similar HTC phone that ran..... HTC Home knows what I am talking about.
While using the fuze I have always wondered why I couldn't find anything like this for newer phones. Searching for the longest times on a number of different forums left me with nothing. The automatic screen brightness control of the touch pro is less then desirable. There's times when my phones plugged in but I'm reading news in bed and I want to be able to have the brightness set to low without having to go through the settings and bugger around with it all.
That said, does anyone know of something that will do this? Or is it possible for one of the awesome program developers here to create something like this?
Here's a screen shot just for referance. By pressing the lightbulb it would change the screen brightness of the phone.
Here's the app you're looking for:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485141
BTW, when you post an app request add "[REQ]" in topic...
you Might also want to try Lumos: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=450318&highlight=lumos
this automatically adjusts your backlight depending on your light meter. It has a very quick and easy setup wizard and works wonders on your battery as well!
warri said:
you Might also want to try Lumos: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=450318&highlight=lumos
this automatically adjusts your backlight depending on your light meter. It has a very quick and easy setup wizard and works wonders on your battery as well!
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I have that installed.. does a good job but I'd still like the option of just being able to manually change it as well. Thanks!
the_ozyrys said:
Here's the app you're looking for:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485141
BTW, when you post an app request add "[REQ]" in topic...
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Thanks for the link and I've changed the subject title. I can't believe I didnt put that in there... That's a Newb mistake
edit Mylight. my lord I remember seeing this post AGES ago when all it was was a graphic "idea" and didnt actually do anything. Glad it got off the ground!
This tweak is no longer supported, use Touch Wake instead!
For notebook/netbook computers switching off the screen after a certain timeout is a simple yet effective way of saving battery life and such a feature is integrated into every OS. Android also has a screen timeout feature, however this suspend function also disables the touchscreen controls (and touchkey buttons) and you have to press the power button to re-enable the screen (plus, if you did not disable the lockscreen, you also have to unlock it again).
Since this is kinda annoying I tried to find an app which could disable the screen after a timeout and re-enable it on touch, however I could not find one. After some digging I found out that there is no way with the current Android API to disable the screen without simultaneously disabling the touchscreen controls.
So I took a look at the kernel source and after some trial and error it seems I have found a stable way to implement such a screen off feature.
To enable (disable) the screen dimmer pass 1 (0) to 'enabled' in /sys/class/misc/screendimmer. Pass the delay in ms (this is milliseconds; 1000ms = 1s) to 'delay'. The default state is disabled and a delay of 15000 = 15s.
Changes to the source (based on kernel with BLD 3; apply patches in exactly this order):
http://www.pastie.org/2408247
http://www.pastie.org/2408254
http://www.pastie.org/2408257
http://www.pastie.org/2408259
http://www.pastie.org/2408260
BUGFIX:
I already have the first bug fix for you. The kernel was not compiling anymore without the screen dimmer activated in the .config. Besides that nothing has changed, so if you already have a compiled kernel with the screen dimmer running this will not change anything.
Bug fix: http://www.pastie.org/2408688
BUGFIX #2:
Fixed the auto brightness not working anymore.
Bug fix: http://www.pastie.org/2418667
BUGFIX #3:
The user space access to the framebuffer is closed down before the screen is dimmed which makes sense and took care of one oddity I did notice. Also it should save some more battery.
Bug fix: http://www.pastie.org/2420744
BUG FIX #4:
Patch to avoid race conditions.
Bug fix: http://www.pastie.org/2441551
Get Jonathon Grigg's 'Spark Mod Manager' GUI for controlling Screen Dimmer: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17291034
I do not accept donations and since I reached my 50GB limit of free space on SpiderOak, thanks to all of you kind people who got an account using my referral link, I could not ask for more.
Instead if you really want to donate your hard earned money to someone who deserves and needs it, consider donating to the Free Software Foundation at fsf.org: These guys are at the frontline when it comes to keeping Linux free and fighting these greedy bastards who think they are entitled to collect royalties and other fees from Linux users due to some silly patents - and if Linux falls, Android will be next.
This tweak is no longer supported, use Touch Wake instead!
good...thanks!!
You are the GOD ...
Amazing... can't wait one of the kernel dev have this on their kernel. So I can easly flash it.
I already have the first bug fix for you. The kernel was not compiling anymore without the screen dimmer activated in the .config. Besides that nothing has changed, so if you already have a compiled kernel with the screen dimmer running this will not change anything.
Bug fix: http://www.pastie.org/2408688
Nice job, looks like a cool mod.
I'll release it under a experimental version of my kernel enabled by default to see how people like it.
One question, does the screen go off while I'm watching a video such as YouTube?
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reddv1 said:
Nice job, looks like a cool mod.
I'll release it under a experimental version of my kernel enabled by default to see how people like it.
One question, does the screen go off while I'm watching a video such as YouTube?
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Yes, unfortunately the screen always gets dimmed even if the app has the FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON set. I took a look at the kernel source and it seems this flag is not passed on to the kernel and handled only by the Android OS; so the kernel does not know whether currently an app is open which has this flag set. Maybe I can think of something, but most likely this is a limitation which I cannot remove.
This will be amazing.
I have always wanted a way to wake up the phone without reaching over to the power button. I remapped my power button to the soft search key just so I didn't have to reach over to push the power button but it obviously didn't work to wake the phone. This is something I've dreamed of, to just touch the screen or the touch keys and it would wake.
Couple questions:
1) Is it possible that only touching the 4 soft keys will wake the screen (instead of the screen)?
2) How does this affect battery? Is a wake lock held? Does the phone sleep correctly to go into power saving? I'm assuming if the screen is touchable that the phone isn't sleeping and as such, this will be a battery drainer.
Enhanced said:
This will be amazing.
I have always wanted a way to wake up the phone without reaching over to the power button. I remapped my power button to the soft search key just so I didn't have to reach over to push the power button but it obviously didn't work to wake the phone. This is something I've dreamed of, to just touch the screen or the touch keys and it would wake.
Couple questions:
1) Is it possible that only touching the 4 soft keys will wake the screen (instead of the screen)?
2) How does this affect battery? Is a wake lock held? Does the phone sleep correctly to go into power saving? I'm assuming if the screen is touchable that the phone isn't sleeping and as such, this will be a battery drainer.
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1) Currently the screen is re-enabled both when touching the screen and the touchkeys. I think that makes the most sense. However, one could easily modify the code to limit this to the touchkeys.
2) The phone is not put to sleep, only the screen is disabled. So compared to the normal screen lock this will drain the battery much quicker. This tweak is not intended as a replacement for the stock screen lock, but as an addition. You can set the screen lock to a value like one or two minutes, so it will properly lock the phone for example if put it in your pocket, while having the screen dimmer set to a lower timeout like 15sec, so the screen will be disabled and some battery saved if you just pause for some time for example because you wait for a download to finish or talk to somebody. So, if you use it right, you should save some amount of battery.
I found a bug after running this mod for about a couple hours. The screen would not turn on after leaving the phone for about half an hour. The touchkeys would light up and the when I clicked the volume keys I could hear the volume settings changing.
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Ezekeel said:
1) Currently the screen is re-enabled both when touching the screen and the touchkeys. I think that makes the most sense. However, one could easily modify the code to limit this to the touchkeys.
2) The phone is not put to sleep, only the screen is disabled. So compared to the normal screen lock this will drain the battery much quicker. This tweak is not intended as a replacement for the stock screen lock, but as an addition. You can set the screen lock to a value like one or two minutes, so it will properly lock the phone for example if put it in your pocket, while having the screen dimmer set to a lower timeout like 15sec, so the screen will be disabled and some battery saved if you just pause for some time for example because you wait for a download to finish or talk to somebody. So, if you use it right, you should save some amount of battery.
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This is exactly what I'm lookin for. i will set 1 minute for screen dimmer and 2 minute for screen lock.
Ezekeel said:
For notebook/netbook computers switching off the screen after a certain timeout is a simple yet effective way of saving battery life and such a feature is integrated into every OS. Android also has a screen timeout feature, however this suspend function also disables the touchscreen controls (and touchkey buttons) and you have to press the power button to re-enable the screen (plus, if you did not disable the lockscreen, you also have to unlock it again).
Since this is kinda annoying I tried to find an app which could disable the screen after a timeout and re-enable it on touch, however I could not find one. After some digging I found out that there is no way with the current Android API to disable the screen without simultaneously disabling the touchscreen controls.
So I took a look at the kernel source and after some trial and error it seems I have found a stable way to implement such a screen off feature.
To enable (disable) the screen dimmer pass 1 (0) to 'enabled' in /sys/class/misc/screendimmer. Pass the delay in ms (this is milliseconds; 1000ms = 1s) to 'delay'. The default state is disabled and a delay of 15000 = 15s.
Changes to the source (based on kernel with BLD 3; apply patches in exactly this order):
http://www.pastie.org/2408247
http://www.pastie.org/2408254
http://www.pastie.org/2408257
http://www.pastie.org/2408259
http://www.pastie.org/2408260
BUGFIX:
I already have the first bug fix for you. The kernel was not compiling anymore without the screen dimmer activated in the .config. Besides that nothing has changed, so if you already have a compiled kernel with the screen dimmer running this will not change anything.
Bug fix: http://www.pastie.org/2408688
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I have send Netarchy, reddv1 and mathkid a notice (could not reach morfic) about this update, so they aware of this change. As soon as the new version is implemented I will update the list below. Be patient.
Kernels including these modifications:
none yet
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it works great in trinity with the cm7 nightlies.. thank you.
I don't understand the instruction. what I have to do?
reddv1 said:
I found a bug after running this mod for about a couple hours. The screen would not turn on after leaving the phone for about half an hour. The touchkeys would light up and the when I clicked the volume keys I could hear the volume settings changing.
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Hmm. Yeah, that sounds like a bug. Did any error messages appear in the log? Could you reproduce the error?
simms22 said:
it works great in trinity with the cm7 nightlies.. thank you.
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Great. If you run into any problems please let me know. I am glad we have such a thorough tester on board.
tonno16 said:
I don't understand the instruction. what I have to do?
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Wait for the kernel devs to implement this tweak. Then follow their instructions to activate the dimmer; they probably will supply you with some init.d scripts for convenience.
simms22 said:
it works great in trinity with the cm7 nightlies.. thank you.
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Can I have your kernel please.
Can't hardly wait till u released it for public. I will realy appreciate it.
If I could give a try for your kernel, would please send me by email at [email protected]
Many thx before.
rejanmanis said:
Can I have your kernel please.
Can't hardly wait till u released it for public. I will realy appreciate it.
If I could give a try for your kernel, would please send me by email at [email protected]
Many thx before.
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Here lucid blue kernel with the screen dimmer: http://goo.gl/nBHir
The screen dimmer is enabled and set at 30 seconds. Post any issue you have here.
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rejanmanis said:
Can I have your kernel please.
Can't hardly wait till u released it for public. I will realy appreciate it.
If I could give a try for your kernel, would please send me by email at [email protected]
Many thx before.
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it should be out soon, maybe today or tomorrow. you dont want the one im using, its really a raw test kernel.
Found another bug, the auto brightness doesn't work anymore.
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reddv1 said:
Found another bug, the auto brightness doesn't work anymore.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App
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i can confirm it
reddv1 said:
Here lucid blue kernel with the screen dimmer: http://goo.gl/nBHir
The screen dimmer is enabled and set at 30 seconds. Post any issue you have here.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App
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grate thx men. i love u
it should be out soon, maybe today or tomorrow. you dont want the one im using, its really a raw test kernel.
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okay mr simms. i can wait.
Hi, guys!
I've been using LG phones for years and have just recently switched to Xiaomi Mi 9. While it's a great phone, a few things are bugging me. Can you help?
- How do I enable permanent notifications at the top of the screen next to the clock?
- How do I enable notifications on the AOD?
- The AOD is too bright. How do I adjust this?
- How do I enable double-tap to sleep from the lockscreen?
Please note I have no root and prefer not to root the phone.
Thank you!
Hi to all,
as a new owner of OnePlus 10 Pro, I've an issue when using AOD during the night because brightness is very high and it is not possible to adapt it...
Is there any fix for this? I've tried to used severa other AOD app for that but there are other problem such as the footprint to unlock the device, so I'd prefer to use the native app.
Thanks in advance,
Alex
Hello,
I have a oneplus 10 pro, and as always out of the box I unlock the developers options and deactivate the animation scale to make the phone run smooth and fast.
Everything was working ok, but after the last update NE2215_13.1.0.521 (EX01), even though the animations scale are still deactivated, the phone is running slower and with sort of animations.
Is anyone else experiencing the same? has anyone been able to fix this?
thanks.
Same problem here.
I haven't had this issue, try changing from we QHD if activated to FHD. Cycle 60hz to 120hz again.
Tbh it's more than likely something a wipe would fix.
If you've gone from android 12 to 13 then that would explain a lot.
It seems to be caused by pocket mistouch prevention activating when swiping down the notification panel on the lock screen so just turrned off pocket mistouch prevention and animations are no longer bugged.
ashrr said:
It seems to be caused by pocket mistouch prevention activating when swiping down the notification panel on the lock screen so just turrned off pocket mistouch prevention and animations are no longer bugged.
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Nice one