[Q] How to disable DLS? - Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is there a way to disable DLS on .257? I hate they removed an option to disable it from regular display settings. I don't want darker images to appear even darker on my display. I hated DLS on Xperia T I had, and I definitely hate it even more now.
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naga.nino said:
Is there a way to disable DLS on .257? I hate they removed an option to disable it from regular display settings. I don't want darker images to appear even darker on my display. I hated DLS on Xperia T I had, and I definitely hate it even more now.
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I am reflashing back to the original .534 firmware just to uncheck that stupid box and then upgrade to see if it stays un checked.
If it isnt, then ill flash back and use the old firmware until they fix it.

That won't solve this crap. Don't bother.
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naga.nino said:
That won't solve this crap. Don't bother.
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damn it, jus tried flashing the .534 and .531 for some reason i could turn that **** off, but after a few reboots the thing just stayed blank after passing the Sony screen. gonna just updated to current and return this ****.
THe xperia Z was old but still better, at least i could disable it.
This **** is nice, feels nice, almost everything works. I just need this option disabled and a proper panoramic.

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[Q] Screen goes black when watching movies

Since .245 my screen goes black when watching movies. Screen doesn't time out but just goes black. As soon as I touch the screen the video comes back.
Already reinstalled ROM but problem stays.
Tried different video players but no difference.
Tried screen forced on apps but doesn't work since screen doesn't time out but just goes black.
Any ideas?
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Redeque said:
Since .245 my screen goes black when watching movies. Screen doesn't time out but just goes black. As soon as I touch the screen the video comes back.
Already reinstalled ROM but problem stays.
Tried different video players but no difference.
Tried screen forced on apps but doesn't work since screen doesn't time out but just goes black.
Any ideas?
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Same issue. But in my case.. the Front Camera is also affected.
Just checked and same here with the front camera. Annoying!
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Redeque said:
Just checked and same here with the front camera. Annoying!
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Did you use the pre-rooted kernel from Alivanov?
AFAIK, there was a fix released for the same
sarkar1990 said:
Did you use the pre-rooted kernel from Alivanov?
AFAIK, there was a fix released for the same
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I did !
Not me. Just stock kernel and tried multiple roms including stock (deodexed)
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Make hw overlays off. Me I had the same problem and by me is gpu on. It's work but must make after every reboot
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Screen randomly getting dim

I have auto brightness off, auto adjust screen tone off and brightness set to max. My screen randomly dims and then gets bright again...anyone know what's causing this?
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Hmm is it this adapt display option maybe?
sEnt from thE noTe 3
Same here then I went into my settings to check the brightness (settings, display, brightness) and it said brightness decreased to prevent over heating or something like that ..check it next time you notice it dimming and see if it's the same thing ..pretty annoying
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power saver uses the dimming option for low consumption of battery and make sure auto adjust is off in display settings
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I'm willing to bet adapt display
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Power saving isn't on. Adapt display didn't fix it either
sEnt from thE noTe 3
I have everything turned off also ..I checked in my settings every time my screen dimmed and every time the same message ..it was driving me nuts for days (still is)
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I've had this happened to me also.
It seems to be more frequent when I'm using Chrome ( not stock browser ). It suddenly gets dim and then may or may not eventually brighten up again, it's pretty random
Also happens when I'm on the launcher but not as frequent
- Automatic Brightness / Off
- Screen Mode / Professional Photo
- Power saving mode / Off
- Auto adjust screen tone / Off
Is there something else I may be missing?
It happens to me while using the xda app. Annoying as hell. It has the same message as Melissa
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Rippley05 said:
It happens to me while using the xda app. Annoying as hell. It has the same message as Melissa
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Does anyone know if this processor does thermal throttling? That could possibly trigger a power save dim with overheating. If we get root this can be disabled using trickster mod.
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The Otimus G Pro had a setting in the hidden menu to disable thermal throttling.
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice"
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PeartFan40 said:
The Otimus G Pro had a setting in the hidden menu to disable thermal throttling.
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice"
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Hmm I wonder if t his is hidden somewhere? It is incredibly annoying
Rippley05 said:
Hmm I wonder if t his is hidden somewhere? It is incredibly annoying
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Agree..
If you find something, let me know
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xxmelissaxx said:
Agree..
If you find something, let me know
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Will do, you as well plz :good:
Thought this was an issue with my phone when I got it from AT&T yesterday. Glad to know it isn't just me. It seems to only have the issue when I am in a low-lite area (at least on mine) but when I am in an area with good lighting and the back light is 75% or more it doesn't dim nearly as much. Would be interested to see what a fix would be for this.
psychonewb727 said:
Thought this was an issue with my phone when I got it from AT&T yesterday. Glad to know it isn't just me. It seems to only have the issue when I am in a low-lite area (at least on mine) but when I am in an area with good lighting and the back light is 75% or more it doesn't dim nearly as much. Would be interested to see what a fix would be for this.
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Same for me, it does it in low light obly, with or without power saving enabled. I have the same problem on my galaxy tab 2 (7) and couldn't find a fix yet.
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Will do, you as well plz :good:
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The service mode is brought up by typing *#0011# in the dialer on this phone but aside from that i havent had a chance to mess around in there. I do know that key imput 1 doesnt bring up the main menu anymore.
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Bladerunner1825us said:
The service mode is brought up by typing *#0011# in the dialer on this phone but aside from that i havent had a chance to mess around in there. I do know that key imput 1 doesnt bring up the main menu anymore.
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Hmm says invalid MMI code.
Hmmm thats weird it worked on mine. Theres another code that didnt work for me. As soon as i find it ill edit and paste it here
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So I've been having this issue and noticed it like two days ago, and reading all your responses I looked through and noticed I had one of the features that I thought I turned off. Smart Stay says that it starts to turn the screen off when we look away maybe it's a buggy feature (one I never intended to use but it might be the one doing this dimming thing (being one of the first steps to turn off the screen)

MJA update: Have you made the jump? What are the differences? Do you think it's worth

Just a general post to see if those of you who got the update to work, if you really think it's worth it? Is it one step forward, two steps back? Are you happy that you updated or sorry you did? No, this post isn't necessarily a question post, just one to get people's opinions on the update in one place and not scattered between a few threads. Mods, if you feel this is redundant, that's fine. I'm just trying to generate some activity and input from the users on the update.
I did it and it seems a lot smother. But then I cf-autorooted and restored a nandroid of carbon rom. Don't know why but I seem to get better service.
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I did it solely for the modem. I am back on OctOS already. Won't know if the modern is any better till tomorrow, it didn't really improve anything at my house so I'm not getting my hopes up...
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Seems smoother... but if i run a benxhmark, i score a few 100 points lower then i did with 4.2.2
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When clicking on Google search to open Google now, it will randomly force close. It starts to load my cards, then shuts down. I've cleared app data and same results. Happens randomly. Anyone else?
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Google working fine for me.
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Works fine when first opened as in your screen shot, set it up and then open it and kill the app then try and reopen it. Half time closes on me. Un installed latest and reverted to previous update and works fine.
Odd thing too, is it doesn't do this in landscape mode only portrait.
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Mine is set up, and it works landscape too
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starkillers said:
Works fine when first opened as in your screen shot, set it up and then open it and kill the app then try and reopen it. Half time closes on me. Un installed latest and reverted to previous update and works fine.
Odd thing too, is it doesn't do this in landscape mode only portrait.
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I had the same thing but seemed to fix it by clicking in the search box and typed something quickly before it forced closed.....now working fine. Odd.
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I usually try to avoid statements like this because of placebo, but TW seems a lot snappier.
Also the new 3G and 4G icons are really nice. The keyboard enhancements are really nice.
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mjs2011 said:
I usually try to avoid statements like this because of placebo, but TW seems a lot snappier.
Also the new 3G and 4G icons are really nice. The keyboard enhancements are really nice.
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You really like the new signal icons? I may be the boy one who thinks hey looks really goofy Hhaha. Yeah th me keyboard is much much better. Boy can I tell the difference with the enhancements to the display.
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You really like the new signal icons? I may be the boy one who thinks hey looks really goofy Hhaha. Yeah th me keyboard is much much better. Boy can I tell the difference with the enhancements to the display.
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I think the reason I like them so much is because my eyes suck, so I can finally tell the difference between 3 and 4 now. Haha!
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3g icons suck big time. Looks like smeone took the small one and streched it in photoshop. Regarding benchmarking i scored this on antutu which makes me wonder how cheatfull is samsung on benchmarking. Am on stock 4.3 and rooted.
Agreed. The 3G icon looks aweful!!!
There are more fonts to change the phone to. Mobile Data is missing from the drop down. Reading mode was added. GSM data roaming was opened up while all roaming was turned off. It does feel much smoother.
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4.3 Update Is A Must!!!
In my case i only get 4G in my sons room now with the new update i get 4G in my kitchen so a big tweak improvement on the modem side of things... I cant believe i havent been on xda for months!!!
would love to update but im still hoping someone will post the firmware/modem for rooted users to flash.. lets say i dont want to wait for someone to post it.. and i would like to update now.. im rooted.. with twrp running sacs rom... what will i have to do to update?? do i have to use triangle away then flash stock mf9 odin tar?? or can i just flash the stock tar file without using triangle away?? also when i update to the new base... will i be able to use CF-ROOT?? for sure?? geeze is this worth it really?? i see that some people are borking there wifi also>> what is making that happen??
P.Mobile said:
would love to update but im still hoping someone will post the firmware/modem for rooted users to flash.. lets say i dont want to wait for someone to post it.. and i would like to update now.. im rooted.. with twrp running sacs rom... what will i have to do to update?? do i have to use triangle away then flash stock mf9 odin tar?? or can i just flash the stock tar file without using triangle away?? also when i update to the new base... will i be able to use CF-ROOT?? for sure??
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You can update and keep root... I odined back to mf9 and used cf auto root to gain root access back. I then went into superSU and checked survival mode(keeps root even after ota). After that I downloaded the update and put it on my sd card. Once there I went into stock recover uodated from sdcard and now I have 4.3 still rooted.
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It's been pretty laggy for me and I'm really irritated that I can't use TB to restore my apps. I regret making the update.
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But, did you trip the knox flag?
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Is there a way to turn off auto contrast?

I cant seem to find the option in the new firmware and no one has any input
unfaix said:
I cant seem to find the option in the new firmware and no one has any input
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Settings, Display, Brightness
UN tick Adapt to lighting conditions.
Is that what you wanted?
There was another setting before the 257 update that let you uncheck an option that said something like 'automatic change screen condition to save battery"
I'll just have to reflash the old version to do a screen shot for you guys.
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unfaix said:
I cant seem to find the option in the new firmware and no one has any input
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I've posted similar question earlier, but no answer so far. It was called "Optimised backlight" and it was positioned right below "Pulse notification light". It is basically DLS (Dynamic Luminance Scaling) and it is the most annoying power-saving feature in the known universe and I absolutely hate it. It should be a way to disable it with root explorer, but I can't find it in the folder where it was on my Xperia T.
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unfaix said:
There was another setting before the 257 update that let you uncheck an option that said something like 'automatic change screen condition to save battery"
I'll just have to reflash the old version to do a screen shot for you guys.
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I think I read somewhere that Sony removed it due to it bugging out with some apps.
They should remove it then, not leave us without possibility to turn this crap off.
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Yeah. I would think if it doesn't work when on, then they should have disable it and left it off by default.
All other Android phone worked without trying to change this crap.
I love this phone but it's annoying me a lot when reading text that has dark background and graphics.
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Android 4.4.2 aka KitKat Update - Discussion Thread

Noticed that the device is kinda smoother
Wonder what you guys have to say about the new version of our favorite mobile OS
Does seem smoother.
Don't like the battery icon has gone back to plan white.
Also what is the new (N) type symbol next to the bluetooth icon?
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Terra1 said:
Does seem smoother.
Don't like the battery icon has gone back to plan white.
Also what is the new (N) type symbol next to the bluetooth icon?
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NFC Turn it off in the settings I actually like the new battery icon
Thanks for that seyidaga.
What else has changed with 4.4.2? Anything else good?
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Terra1 said:
Thanks for that seyidaga.
What else has changed with 4.4.2? Anything else good?
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Changes in the Location Settings section of the Settings App
Battery, Beats, Headphones logos have changed
Home Screen option in the Personalize section of the Settings (Guess it's for launchers. I don't use one)
Printing section in Settings
Ability to choose Default SMS Apps in the Settings App
Ability to swipe down the notification bar in fullscreen apps (Games and etc.)
No ART though :/
-all white status bar icons.
-Ability to uninstall some chineese apps.
- HTC mini in settings and HTC mini tile.
-changed toast style ( I prefer the previous style)
- added settings to enable custom messaging app and launcher.
OTA update successful on hongkong butterfly S
seyidaga said:
Noticed that the device is kinda smoother
Wonder what you guys have to say about the new version of our favorite mobile OS
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Finally! This is great news!
I never wanted to flash any custom ROMS because I didn't want to lose the magical battery life of this phone.
However I had always noticed the butterfly s was slower in places than a snapdrag 600 should be.
I received the OTA on my Butterfly S shipped from HongKong no problem so I hope this remedies some of the stuttering in the OS.
Wow you have stuttering on your Butterfly S, I have never noticed on mine.
The only thing I will say is, after 4.4.2 battery seems to die a little faster then before. I know you didn't want to here that.
Can anyone else confirm there battery life after OTA?
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Terra1 said:
Wow you have stuttering on your Butterfly S, I have never noticed on mine.
The only thing I will say is, after 4.4.2 battery seems to die a little faster then before. I know you didn't want to here that.
Can anyone else confirm there battery life after OTA?
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That's because the Rom is not settled yt give it couple days
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Any way to get root access under 4.4.2?
starship said:
Any way to get root access under 4.4.2?
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I had that problem. Flash SuperSU 1.91 the version is important kinda don't know why
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seyidaga said:
I had that problem. Flash SuperSU 1.91 the version is important kinda don't know why
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If you have TWRP it will automatically ask to flash SuperSU for you.
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If you have TWRP it will automatically ask to flash SuperSU for you.
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I use clockworkmod In case somebody uses cwm too they should flash 1.91
Did 901e got the update
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Got the update. So far, disliking it a lot.
Apps can not write to external sd anymore. The stupid modification Google has done to kitkat is taking place, as covered by android police here:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...at-and-even-samsung-may-be-implementing-them/
If I can´t get if fixed, my 64gb SD will become useless and the internal 16gb of the phone is just not enough for my use.
I could not achieve root acess again yet.
Camera seens to be a little less purple in low light conditions, but the pictures are being very washed away in terms of color fidelity, like if the contrast is too low.
The chinese apps can be removed now, but I´m afraid of removing them and not being able to update the firmware in the future as it already happened once.
The News and Weather widget (Google geniewidget.apk) just disapeared and I cant use it anymore. Tried to install the apk and it failed to install.
Warell said:
Got the update. So far, disliking it a lot.
Apps can not write to external sd anymore. The stupid modification Google has done to kitkat is taking place, as covered by android police here:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...at-and-even-samsung-may-be-implementing-them/
I could not achieve root acess again yet.
Camera seens to be a little less purple in low light conditions, but the pictures are being very washed away in terms of color fidelity, like if the contrast is too low.
The chinese apps can be removed now, but I´m afraid of removing them and not being able to update the firmware in the future as it already happened once.
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All of that can be fixed
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daorderdillon said:
All of that can be fixed
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Can you help? I will be really grateful.
And thanks for uploading the recovery on the other thread!
Warell said:
Can you help? I will be really grateful.
And thanks for uploading the recovery on the other thread!
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You have to be rooted in order to make changes and fix ext sd problem
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daorderdillon said:
You have to be rooted in order to make changes and fix ext sd problem
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Ok, I have root again, edited the file, but every time I reboot the phone, the file get restored to original, without privileges to write to external storage.
Maybe there is a backup somewhere and the system is replacing the modified file at boot?
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Ok, I have root again, edited the file, but every time I reboot the phone, the file get restored to original, without privileges to write to external storage.
Maybe there is a backup somewhere and the system is replacing the modified file at boot?
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U need super su 1.93
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