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Peoples....has anyone found a way to "tweak" the auto adjust backlight setting?? Would be nice to be able to set the light sensor to a pre-determined value so that it is always that value greater than the ambiant light...
Why??...well, I would like to continue using the same auto setting (saves battery, etc) but have it just a little bit brighter than what it is doing automatically at the moment.
I'm sure there is a way....would be great to have this in Shaps AC or Diamond Tweak....hmmm, perhaps post there to....
Thanks all
Not sure if this helps, but if you untick the box for auto brightness then you can slide the brightness control up and down to set the base setting then re tick the auto box. Let me know if this is what you are wanting. If not just ignore me
johnboywilson said:
Not sure if this helps, but if you untick the box for auto brightness then you can slide the brightness control up and down to set the base setting then re tick the auto box. Let me know if this is what you are wanting. If not just ignore me
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Nice one, but unfortunetely does not have the desired effect (just checked)....
HOWEVER, this would be a great why to build it into the system i.e. manually set the level thats works best for you in the abient lighting of the moment....then set auto adjust to keep that differential...hmmm...
I would love to find a way to calibrate that. The backlight in darkness is too high for my eyes. When I set it manually I can decrease the brightness to a comfortable degree, but as soon as I turn automatic mode back on, it gets higher.
Agree
aydc said:
I would love to find a way to calibrate that. The backlight in darkness is too high for my eyes. When I set it manually I can decrease the brightness to a comfortable degree, but as soon as I turn automatic mode back on, it gets higher.
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Same here.
Is there any reg key to set up the minimum value for bl when in darkness..?
Anybody knows ?
Thanks
advanced config v 3
try with it,i ran into few tweaks for light sensor,hope it'll help you
Nope, Advanced Config's light sensor tweaks are only for the new Phone app.
aydc said:
Nope, Advanced Config's light sensor tweaks are only for the new Phone app.
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yeah you are right ...polling and stuff,i remember now
...quick look....no joy...
Nothing easy to recognise in the Registry...I think this might need a "power" developer...
....er, thats definately NOT me
i found this:
http://gadgetmix.com/index/?p=1109
As you could see, when using the "Auto adjust brightness" option to use the light sensor, the LCD uses only 30% to 70% of the available range.
When using the diamond as GPS, by night, this one is too bright.
So, with the LightSensorSDK, I wrote this program which changes the brightness of the LCD, according to the ambient light, from 0% to 70% (in order to save the battery power)...
Don't forget to uncheck the Auto adjust function...
To use it :
Install the cab,
Uncheck the Auto adjust backlight option,
SoftReset your Diamond...
Program is constantly using high amount of cpu (~50 %) I think querying the sensor via the sdk is very computation-intensive. Uninstalled it now, but I like the idea, please continue to work on.
regards,
Daniel
Also, can we get one that uses %0-%100, sometimes 70 just doesnt cut it in direct sunlight...but the concept is really really good!
What are you using to monitor your CPU ?
Attached is a newer version (at 0% only if very dark), I have set via Advanced Config to 1000 the Light Sensor Interval...
This interval is used to know when to change the slider position...
In HKLM\NikisLight, you can set Maximum (10 is max) and Minimum (1 is min).
ngaillet said:
What are you using to monitor your CPU ?
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HomeScreen ++ (formerly known as batterystatus), after uninstalling the cab the usage went back to normal.
regards,
Daniel
The second Cab file is better... Try this one...
ngaillet said:
The second Cab file is better... Try this one...
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I'll do so, and let you know my findings.
regards,
Daniel
very cool
if we could figure out how to do these changes in the OS rather then using a thirdy party app it would be amazing. I have been looking into this my self though and cannot find how to yet.
Now it's working fine on my device, no more high cpu utilization.
What I see now is that it's a little bit too dark in normal rooms, may i "pitch" up the lowest treshold a little bit through any seeting?
Thanks for the most precious helpfull app since a long time ;-)
regards,
Daniel
Thanks for your great application. However, after install the program, the backlight become flicker once per second (even I cover the light sensor). Is it possible to lower the sampling period or have any solutions.
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The second Cab file is better... Try this one...
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Thanks, the application is uninstallable?
Ciao, Andrea
any chance this app can be reworked to use the kaiser's keyboard ambient light sensor? i'm sure lots of us would appreciate the functionality.
cheers.
great application!!
i always found 70% is not bright enough under direct sunlight
Great one ... also found that in dar the screen was way too bright and little lesser would be nice.
Thanks, and hope this suits and works well.
Can you please make one from 10(15)% -to- 70%, as at 0% the pics seem very dark .... thank you and much appreciated.
helpme said:
great application!!
i always found 70% is not bright enough under direct sunlight
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Is it possible to have a 0% to 100% version?
Many thanks.
Ciao, Andrea
can we uninstall it like other cab file?
Nice app, nice idea. I installed it on my CDMA Sprint Diamond, and I'm not sure that it has any effect. I have two of the same devices and compared them side-by-side and the app seems to not make a difference.
Thanks!
I have install it on the diamond, but it change the light like crazy. Under the sun, it goes to the minimum. I have change the backlight interval with advanvce config, from 300ms to 1000, and back again, but the problem is the same.
Is there any chance to make it better?
Genius2000 said:
Is it possible to have a 0% to 100% version?
Many thanks.
Ciao, Andrea
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Any update?
Many thanks.
Ciao, Andrea
You can change it yourself
Hi!
I'm new in this Forum and want to thank all you for your helpful posts!
I searched a lot, but I didn't find any solution for this problem (which seems to irritate also other users):
After upgrading to Android 2.2.1, 'Auto Brightness' does not work anymore. The problem is, that the Display gets brighter in the sun, but it does not reduce brightness in shade - which is very battery intense and irritating while driving in tunnels.
What I did so far:
+ checked and unchecked the 'Auto Brightness' setting many times ;-)
+ used widgets like 'extended controls' in the hope their settings will overwrite the problematic system-settings
+ was searching for the app "Auto Brightness" (SIMMO Publications) - which might be able to overwrite system settings. But downloading this app is not available for me (maybe because of country restrictions)
+ I rooted the phone - also for other reasons. With root I hope I can also reduce the minimum brightness level of 'Auto Brightness', which would be helpful using it as an alarmclock next to the bed.
Does anybody have an idea?
Best wishes from Austria!
No ideas to the Auto-Brightness Problem? People from Android-Pit-Forum didn't find a solution. So I changed to the forum with the best reputation ....XDA.. ;-)
It seems, that the light-sensor works well... because the button-light goes on and off according to the surrounding light intensity ...
Any idea or hint?
that's not a bug, that's a feature!
anyway - CM7 has the option just like you ask for - auto adjusting brightness to lower setting. there are also hysteresis options so you can prevent the brigtness going up and down all the time.
MuF123 said:
that's not a bug, that's a feature!
anyway - CM7 has the option just like you ask for - auto adjusting brightness to lower setting. there are also hysteresis options so you can prevent the brigtness going up and down all the time.
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Thanx MuF123 for your answer!
This feature sounds great ... but I feel not ready to install CM7. All in all I am happy with my system right now. I learnded in the last two Android-years, that big changes for solving small problems can cause even more problems and time-intense problem solving actions... especially for me as a beginner.
So, does anybody know about a root-app or a module (eg. out of CM7) just for solving this auto brightness bug/feature ;-) ?
It would be very helpfull for me and others ...
this feature is in
Settings > CM Extra > Display > Automatic backlight > "Allow light decrease"
I wanted to tell you just so you can ask someone else about this exact feature, maybe the "CM Extra" can be installed as stand-alone app? Dunno, try to ask in CM7 thread.
MuF123 said:
this feature is in
Settings > CM Extra > Display > Automatic backlight > "Allow light decrease"
I wanted to tell you just so you can ask someone else about this exact feature, maybe the "CM Extra" can be installed as stand-alone app? Dunno, try to ask in CM7 thread.
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Yes! This could be a possibility ... I will try!
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App
Hi!
Unfortunately I am not allowed to post into the developement-forum...
Senior User 'MuF123' informed me, that CM7 has this feature, which I miss a lot (Settings > CM Extra > Display > Automatic backlight > "Allow light decrease").
My questions:
Can the app "CM Extra" be installed as stand-alone app in my rooted Milestone with Froyo 2.2.1?
Or is there another solution for me?
Not possible. Its integrated to the framework.
Sent from my Milestone using Tapatalk
Thanx for the fast response!
Any idea what could help me?
Ronald W said:
Thanx for the fast response!
Any idea what could help me?
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You mentioned an app "Auto Brightness" (SIMMO Publications) before. try to download that app after faking your network using "marketenabler" from market.
just my 2 cents
You can try the widgetsoid app from market.
Great idea!
Thanx. First I have to reanimate my milestone ... I killed it with deinstalling all Launchers ... stupidity pure
sileshn said:
You can try the widgetsoid app from market.
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I tested widgetsoid ... but it didn't work.
The app "Auto Brightness" (SIMMO Publications) is not in the market any more ...
... hmm any ideas, how to solve this problem? See my starting post below...
Best wishes
Ronald
I searched a lot, but I didn't find any solution for this problem (which seems to irritate also other users):
After upgrading to Android 2.2.1, 'Auto Brightness' does not work anymore. The problem is, that the Display gets brighter in the sun, but it does not reduce brightness in shade - which is very battery intense and irritating while driving in tunnels.
What I did so far:
+ checked and unchecked the 'Auto Brightness' setting many times ;-)
+ used widgets like 'extended controls' in the hope their settings will overwrite the problematic system-settings
+ was searching for the app "Auto Brightness" (SIMMO Publications) - which might be able to overwrite system settings. But downloading this app is not available for me (maybe because of country restrictions)
+ I rooted the phone - also for other reasons. With root I hope I can also reduce the minimum brightness level of 'Auto Brightness', which would be helpful using it as an alarmclock next to the bed.
Does anybody have an idea?
I find that the auto-brightness on our phone doesn't reduce to the minimum possible! Is there a setting I'm not seeing?
I always use the widget to control it because it can take it much lower than the auto brightness does.
...so are there any fixes, or would we need a custom kernel to be able do that?
Auto brightness is just very inefficient. I've been using manual brightness on this and my previous phone for a long time. You could use an app such as Screen Filter which reduces the brightness, but it seems to make the colours look a bit washed out to me.
With regards to a custom ROM or kernel, I have no idea whether this would help, but I've never seen changes to the auto brightness function on any previous custom ROM I've ever used.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App
Sightr said:
I find that the auto-brightness on our phone doesn't reduce to the minimum possible! Is there a setting I'm not seeing?
I always use the widget to control it because it can take it much lower than the auto brightness does.
...so are there any fixes, or would we need a custom kernel to be able do that?
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From what i know, You would need a custom Kernel.. try getting ' My Settings ' From market ... gives as much control as possible to ur stock ROM for screen brightness as possible along with a host of other useful toggles.
Be sure to add a SHORTCUT onto ur home screenm for easy access
it has improved my battery life quite a bit !
I don't understand how they could screw up such a simple thing!
I'm running froyo... does gingerbread fix the auto brightness?
Go to this key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\KeyState]
Then add this value: "application_btn_vibrate3"=dword:1
to add the value, go to settings in registry editor in the described directory and choose "new value"
valuename: application_btn_vibrate3
value data: 1
value type: Dword
This will disable the vibration for the three touch keys ( back,home,search) and increase the battery life significantly.... If u want the vibration back then just change the value to 0
known long ago....
Thanks for the info!! I did not know long time ago!!! I'll have to give it a try and see if it helps me out.
it definitely does....im testing this and a few other reg tweaks and seeing how long my battery will last...ill post the results with some screenshots soon
Thanks vor this tweak. I'm glad to get ride of this anoying vibration. If this saves measurable power that would be perfect
Sent from my HD7 T9292
Im using custom Intrinsic ROM now....will post the battery life pics in some time.....
Searching for other tweaks too
Using Intrinsic rom apply it. Switch off and on my Hd7 thought my understanding the 3 button deactivated but it still vibrate.
Edit: delete it and apply new ones(dword)string b4. And now it work.
i have this tweak applied in my custom evolution 7 rom
u will see a battery life increase in standby time
Thanks...will try...
Is there a reg tweak to make the automatic brightness levels range from
0-10.
The HD7 is considerably bright even in a pitch dark room. But if you change the brightness from Auto to Low. Its significantly low.
Can anyone please look into this. Thanks.
backlashsid said:
Thanks...will try...
Is there a reg tweak to make the automatic brightness levels range from
0-10.
The HD7 is considerably bright even in a pitch dark room. But if you change the brightness from Auto to Low. Its significantly low.
Can anyone please look into this. Thanks.
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i guess the auto brightness doesn't work :/
Been searching for that tweak since so long.....even the SMS Led notification....so far no success.....i cant even find where the LED registry's are.....
sirajgoku said:
i guess the auto brightness doesn't work :/
Been searching for that tweak since so long.....even the SMS Led notification....so far no success.....i cant even find where the LED registry's are.....
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well it sucks for the auto brightness to not work then..my old Hd2 with Windows Mobile 6.5 did a better job at it..there has to be a way !!
sirajgoku said:
i guess the auto brightness doesn't work :/
Been searching for that tweak since so long.....even the SMS Led notification....so far no success.....i cant even find where the LED registry's are.....
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the HD7 auto brightness needs a complete overhaul. it does get brighter dynamically but does not lower down the same way.
the samsung omnia 7 auto brightness works correctly
Magpir said:
the HD7 auto brightness needs a complete overhaul. it does get brighter dynamically but does not lower down the same way.
the samsung omnia 7 auto brightness works correctly
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PLEASE!!!! someone find a way....to make it work !! Its a big battery life killer !
backlashsid said:
PLEASE!!!! someone find a way....to make it work !! Its a big battery life killer !
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basically the HD7 can up the brightness under direct sunlight. but when come into the shade , the brightness does not go down.
need to press and awake the phone for the sensor to adjust to the shade
Magpir said:
basically the HD7 can up the brightness under direct sunlight. but when come into the shade , the brightness does not go down.
need to press and awake the phone for the sensor to adjust to the shade
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wait !! how is that ??
how can it up the brightness but not lower it down..
the hd7 was almost build on the same hardware as the hd2...and hd2 could do it..i know the OS was different...but still...i assume it works well on other phones !!! and how is it smart..if its not auto...
Yup that's the major defect!!
You can see the display when outdoors cuz the brightness automatically adjusts itself...but when u come back indoors the screen still remains bright....
I looked into the brightness registries and I didn't find anything to change to make it work properly :/
I guess that's it with brightness of hd7 :/
IF HD2 can do it , why not HD7 which is newer?
Maybe someone can find something in the registry to modify auto brightness to work like HD2 ?
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sirajgoku said:
Yup that's the major defect!!
You can see the display when outdoors cuz the brightness automatically adjusts itself...but when u come back indoors the screen still remains bright....
I looked into the brightness registries and I didn't find anything to change to make it work properly :/
I guess that's it with brightness of hd7 :/
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yes, when it adjusts itself to the ourdoot brightness, it does it quite well too, like 2-3 step increment ( u can see the brightness going up 2 steps depending on the ambient sunlight). THis means the sensor is on and running all the time when u have the screen turned on
but go back to indoors, it doesnt adjust down.
still pondering how is that they make it this way? Does not make sense
Ya even was searching for the LED for the SMS notification....no success!!
Magpir said:
IF HD2 can do it , why not HD7 which is newer?
Maybe someone can find something in the registry to modify auto brightness to work like HD2 ?
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yes, when it adjusts itself to the ourdoot brightness, it does it quite well too, like 2-3 step increment ( u can see the brightness going up 2 steps depending on the ambient sunlight). THis means the sensor is on and running all the time when u have the screen turned on
but go back to indoors, it doesnt adjust down.
still pondering how is that they make it this way? Does not make sense
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+1 !!!
sirajgoku said:
Go to this key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\KeyState]
Then add this value: "application_btn_vibrate3"=dword:1
to add the value, go to settings in registry editor in the described directory and choose "new value"
valuename: application_btn_vibrate3
value data: 1
value type: Dword
This will disable the vibration for the three touch keys ( back,home,search) and increase the battery life significantly.... If u want the vibration back then just change the value to 0
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How can i access registry files of hd7