Screen Color - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is there a App that allows you to change the screens color like temp etc.My screen on my Nexus seems to have a Warm tint to it an I'm lookin for a way to make the colors look more Cool or pop better.

GBPackerFanForLife said:
Is there a App that allows you to change the screens color like temp etc.My screen on my Nexus seems to have a Warm tint to it an I'm lookin for a way to make the colors look more Cool or pop better.
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The tint of the Nexus 6's screen is due to it being an AMOLED screen. You could try this app but I haven't used it before so IDK if it will do what you want. It requires root.

You'll have to wait for custom kernels to have color control options (RGB, Gamma)

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[Q] Screen calibration - Amoled colors

Resource exists to calibrate the colors of the Moto X 2014 screen?
Leave the most accurate colors, such as white IPS Display. There is possibility? With which resource?
I thank for the help.
I am sure a future modified kernel will allow for color calibration.
knitler said:
I am sure a future modified kernel will allow for color calibration.
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Is this right?
I did not see this possibility in Moto X 2013.
Andreqkz said:
Is this right?
I did not see this possibility in Moto X 2013.
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Moto X never really got a whole lot of dev support like most Flagships so probably just no one cared to do it.
Sorry for reviving a thread, but I am quite interested in this subjust considering my screen has the yellow tint. I think out best hope is that faux already has a github branch opened for creating a kernel for our device which most likely will support screen calibration like his kernel for other devices, I also believe he has an app on the play store for doing so for devices that support it.
If you search for screen adjuster in the play store, you will see several apps that can adjust tint, white balance, etc. Not as good as if you were able to do at the kernel level, but...
Any developer interested in creating this resource?
The screen colors " Moto X " are horrible When I compare with other models: Galaxy S5, LG G2, Sony Z3 / Compact...
Andreqkz said:
Any developer interested in creating this resource?
The screen colors " Moto X " are horrible When I compare with other models: Galaxy S5, LG G2, Sony Z3 / Compact...
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I use CF Lumen to fix the colors. Works pretty well. I adjusted the color temp so whites are actually white now.
But it is the same thing as a kernel with this feature?
Have you used Color Control in a Kernel on another smartphone? It works the same way with this CF Lumen application?
Andreqkz said:
But it is the same thing as a kernel with this feature?
Have you used Color Control in a Kernel on another smartphone? It works the same way with this CF Lumen application?
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No. But it helps.
_MetalHead_ said:
I use CF Lumen to fix the colors. Works pretty well. I adjusted the color temp so whites are actually white now.
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Wow. Good find! This is the ONLY app I have found that actually *decrease* RGB channel levels with respect to base levels. All other apps only increase levels. By increasing channels, you wind up removing those inky black on AMOLED screens. So, when your brightness levels increase, the blackness takes on the color of the increased color channel, which of course is bad.
I do question your method of removing the yellowish whites of the Moto X. The color temp adjuster slid all the way to the right at 6500 is essentially no filter at all, as its the default color temp. Moving it to the left warms up the white balance, but doesn't result in whiter whites. What I found to improve whiteness was to keep the white balance at 6500, but in the color channels, reduce both RED and GREEN channels to 0.949 and 0.937, respectively. I just keep these settings around the clock and don't make use of all the other filters.
So, this is the only app that I've found where you can maintain your inky blacks while actually *raising* the color temp, or at least raise BLUE levels with respect to the other 2 channels.
floepie said:
Wow. Good find! This is the ONLY app I have found that actually *decrease* RGB channel levels with respect to base levels. All other apps only increase levels. By increasing channels, you wind up removing those inky black on AMOLED screens. So, when your brightness levels increase, the blackness takes on the color of the increased color channel, which of course is bad.
I do question your method of removing the yellowish whites of the Moto X. The color temp adjuster slid all the way to the right at 6500 is essentially no filter at all, as its the default color temp. Moving it to the left warms up the white balance, but doesn't result in whiter whites. What I found to improve whiteness was to keep the white balance at 6500, but in the color channels, reduce both RED and GREEN channels to 0.949 and 0.937, respectively. I just keep these settings around the clock and don't make use of all the other filters.
So, this is the only app that I've found where you can maintain your inky blacks while actually *raising* the color temp, or at least raise BLUE levels with respect to the other 2 channels.
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I misspoke, I didn't mean color temp. I adjusted the master filter, decreased red and green like you said you did. And same here, that setting stays permanently without anything else. It makes a HUGE difference, my screen is gorgeous now. I'm glad you found as much success with it as I did
Thanks @_MetalHead_ for mentioning CF Lumen. This works so much better than Screen Adjuster Pro (I had been using that until now).
sha_tan said:
Thanks @_MetalHead_ for mentioning CF Lumen. This works so much better than Screen Adjuster Pro (I had been using that until now).
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No prob happy to help!
What Motorola should do is offer screen modes, like samsung does
Chad_Petree said:
What Motorola should do is offer screen modes, like samsung does
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Try CF Lumen. It works wonders.
CF.Lumen has the nasty habit of applying its filters twice when rotating the phone and on the recent-apps screen. So if I calibrate my screen to look just nice, I get a blue tint on those occasions. So I'm constantly reminded of this workaround solution.
I'd rather stick with the yellow tint, trying to get used to it and still hope for a custom kernel to adjust the colors on hardware level. But it looks like nobody is interested in developing for the Moto X 2014... :crying:
mcg33 said:
CF.Lumen has the nasty habit of applying its filters twice when rotating the phone and on the recent-apps screen. So if I calibrate my screen to look just nice, I get a blue tint on those occasions. So I'm constantly reminded of this workaround solution.
I'd rather stick with the yellow tint, trying to get used to it and still hope for a custom kernel to adjust the colors on hardware level. But it looks like nobody is interested in developing for the Moto X 2014... :crying:
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Weird, I don't have that issue at all.
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It's not an issue, it's just how the app works.
Chainfire himself confirms it in his thread about CF.Lumen:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51827433&postcount=74
It might be less noticeable if your filter settings are very low.
Everybody talks about removing the yellow tint, but what about toning down the saturation? I find it ridiculously fake, the google music app and tapatalk app look so cartoony with the stock saturation, could I tone it down with cf lumen?

[Tip] better screen color.

Okay so I been feeling unhappy with way my screen looks. The pink tint has been annoying me. I turned off the live display because it was crap IMO. I noticed in the menu of livedisplay an option called color calibration. Duh. I'm sure a lot of you know this but. I'm also sure a lot of you don't. Pink is red. Drop red to 97 and the picture looks so much more realistic and yes. Less pink.
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Thanks for the tip :good:
whozilla said:
Okay so I been feeling unhappy with way my screen looks. The pink tint has been annoying me. I turned off the live display because it was crap IMO. I noticed in the menu of livedisplay an option called color calibration. Duh. I'm sure a lot of you know this but. I'm also sure a lot of you don't. Pink is red. Drop red to 97 and the picture looks so much more realistic and yes. Less pink.
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What and where is live display?
Is it a CM thing? That's the closest a search would lead. I ask, because I'm on stock ROM.
Evolution_Freak said:
What and where is live display?
Is it a CM thing? That's the closest a search would lead. I ask, because I'm on stock ROM.
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LiveDisplay is a feature on CM roms.
zephiK said:
LiveDisplay is a feature on CM roms.
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Thanks. :good:
Thanks I applied your logic to Color Control since I am on stock rom. It was really hard to lower 1 notch from 255 to 254, the developer should make that better. Anyways I think it looks much better. I increased contrast and saturation slightly as well.

Which Screen Mode for display ?

Just curious which Screen Mode setting people prefer on the Display settings ? Is any one better on battery life or those mides don't effect battery ? Which mode really makes this awesome Note 5 show off it's screen best ?
AMOLED cinema seems to bring out the deepest and richest colors, and the purest white whites. Where Photo seems the most subdued and neutral colors.
Can we tweak the display like we can on Nexus or CM ROM's with kernel apps ?
Zorachus said:
Just curious which Screen Mode setting people prefer on the Display settings ? Is any one better on battery life or those mides don't effect battery ? Which mode really makes this awesome Note 5 show off it's screen best ?
AMOLED cinema seems to bring out the deepest and richest colors, and the purest white whites. Where Photo seems the most subdued and neutral colors.
Can we tweak the display like we can on Nexus or CM ROM's with kernel apps ?
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Well i like cinema allot but im little worried about battery drain and/or oled life span not sure if it speeds it up in anyway or not i cant find an answer but if your not worried about either of those I'd pick cinema why would i want dull colors while i could have beautiful rich colors it just pops and really shows of what these screens can do i have a g4 as well and quantum display just seems to have more color and seems more attractive so ya show of that amoled let the colors burst every time you unlock the screen
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Is this normal for the Nexus 6 display?

My display is like this on white/grey backgrounds at low brightness?
https://i.imgur.com/iHzlGRS.jpg
No one?
DroidBee said:
My display is like this on white/grey backgrounds at low brightness?
https://i.imgur.com/iHzlGRS.jpg
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No, it shouldn't look like that. RMA it if you can.
Here is an image I just took https://i.imgur.com/dqVkSGu.jpg
The two dark regions that are running down the screen.

sRGB Mode [Opinions]

So with the new update sRGB mode was enabled and I personally dont find it good, it has too much yellowish tint. I mean how does this make the screen better in any way. The colors might seem accurate but the yellow tint is too hard to ignore. Went back to previous mode. How about you guys
No yellow tint on my display. sRGB seems pretty natural to me, I absolutely prefer it over the standard mode.
Same with 6P of 5X, that's neutral color, your eyes are familiar with vivid-tuned display tone, just like me lol
Your eyes are just used to a brighter more colourful display so it looks worse. it does show of a yellower tint but I'm gonna use it for a while see if I get used to it.
Tbh the mode is for Colourophile's and i'm happy with the normal one
I don't know what you expected. They told you neutral colors when you're used to super saturated colors.
Loving the sRGB personally.
Same, sRBG represent a more natural color spectrum. The "yellow" tint is actually a proper (as close as they could calibrate) representation of true white. Too many oversaturated screens on the market are being accepted as "true" color representation.
Personally I don't like it, too. First I was really excited about it. When i tried it everything doesn't look as shiny as before. All the colors looked like they are washed-out.
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I'm not a fan. Personally, I prefer sRGB off and just setting the colour balance slider to max in the display settings. sRGB makes all my icons look washed out, like when you leave a print exposed to sunlight and the ink fades. ????
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So with the new update sRGB mode was enabled and I personally find it sucky, too much yellowish tint. I mean how does this make the screen better in any way. The colors might seem accurate but the yellow tint is too hard to ignore. Went back to previous mode. How about you guys
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I use the amoled. So it doesnt matter to me.
Compared to my computer screen, OPO and many other devices the stock colour calibration is closer than sRGB
lordred12345 said:
Compared to my computer screen, OPO and many other devices the stock colour calibration is closer than sRGB
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Something wrong with your screen then. The color calibration is a lot more accurate in sRGB mode, but that doesn't mean you can enjoy the original calibration more since it's more "fun" to look at. sRGB, while more accurate, looks a bit washed out in my eyes but after having used it for a while I don't want to switch back because of how exaggerated and saturated the original calibration is.
Guys you are never statisfied.
You have a choice between two options, stop complaining, choose the one you prefer, and try screen calibration apps like Scrreen Balance, or wait for specific mods/app.
sRGB is close to natural colors all objective tests and done on labs say that, what you like is a different thing, many screens are oversaturated so people are used to that. Thoses complain threads are useless.
Just got my replacement device.
Screen is now perfect and even (had tint problems on the 1st device).
And really loving the sRGB mode instantaneously! NOT too yellow, and finally colors which are not crying" HERE I'M! I'M REEEEED! NOOO, HERE! I'M BLUUUUUUE!"
Great job, Oneplus! Thanks!
People who are complaining here just have no clue and are just conditioned by the companies into loving overblown colors. (Just like many people love too loud and too bass-heavy music because the music industry has conditioned them into that.)
Its a similar thing on the S7E, which in 'basic' (sRGB) mode has been measured as the most accurate phone screen available. Once you get used to the more natural look its difficult to go back to 'shop mode'.
Try it for a few days. You can always switch back
As an added bonus you may also have slightly better battery life.
Its making the decision to keep the phone as a second driver easier and it will replace the p9000.
Compared with s6 on basic mode and op3 does a better job, couldn't do a good job in clicking pics tho, you can barely make out anything in these
I really love the sRGB mode. Finally the colors aren't so super shiny anymore. Coming from an iPhone and never liking Samsung like colours that's a really big deal for me.
When white is not white, then it sucks. Better give us KCAL control,
Let me decide which contrast, hue and tone i want =b
So, i agree, sRGB sucks
otonieru said:
When white is not white, then it sucks. Better give us KCAL control,
Let me decide which contrast, hue and tone i want =b
So, i agree, sRGB sucks
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Absolutely agree with you, when white is not white it sucks, other colors do appear more natural, this mode is best for viewing photos and videos rest I'm not sure .
We need custom kernels with kcal, waiting to try out cm but dash ????
They should call it sDRAB it makes my screen look like a corpse. I like a little spice. sRGB is way too bland albeit accurate. I guess it's useful when using photoshop or snapseed but I don't see any day to day application for it. Other than dying of boredom...

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