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[Q] Display Brightness Boost Mode

Hello all,
I recently return my Nexus 6 because the max brightness paled in comparison to my LG G2 and the phone was just unwieldy. I thought I'd give the Moto X (2014) a shot because it's the perfect size for me. I decided to go to the AT&T store yesterday and see it in person. It's beautiful but I was, again, let down by the max brightness. It doesn't compare to the G2 in that front. However, I read on AnandTech that the Moto X has a display boost mode that brings the brightness up to 390 nits. Compare to the 242 nits it normally pushes, that's awesome!
"What's interesting to note is that the brightness is similar to that of the 2014 Moto X, another recently released Motorola device that sports an AMOLED panel. However, even Moto X has an auto boost mode which pushes it up to 390nit"
Does anyone know how to enable this? I spent an hour at AT&T trying to figure out enable this boost mode and increase the brightness. I couldn't find it anywhere. Is Anandtech wrong? Is the brightness simply subpar on the Moto X?

markospena said:
Hello all,
I recently return my Nexus 6 because the max brightness paled in comparison to my LG G2 and the phone was just unwieldy. I thought I'd give the Moto X (2014) a shot because it's the perfect size for me. I decided to go to the AT&T store yesterday and see it in person. It's beautiful but I was, again, let down by the max brightness. It doesn't compare to the G2 in that front. However, I read on AnandTech that the Moto X has a display boost mode that brings the brightness up to 390 nits. Compare to the 242 nits it normally pushes, that's awesome!
"What's interesting to note is that the brightness is similar to that of the 2014 Moto X, another recently released Motorola device that sports an AMOLED panel. However, even Moto X has an auto boost mode which pushes it up to 390nit"
Does anyone know how to enable this? I spent an hour at AT&T trying to figure out enable this boost mode and increase the brightness. I couldn't find it anywhere. Is Anandtech wrong? Is the brightness simply subpar on the Moto X?
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I read it as a sort of critique in that "even the original Moto X has an auto boost mode", implying that the new one doesn't. Even then, I don't think it's something you can just enable. I think the ambient lighting needs to reach a certain level for it to take effect.

floepie said:
I read it as a sort of critique in that "even the original Moto X has an auto boost mode", implying that the new one doesn't. Even then, I don't think it's something you can just enable. I think the ambient lighting needs to reach a certain level for it to take effect.
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I think you're right! That's unfortunate. I can't make that compromise (first world problems).
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Probably in Lollipop for starters

For current users: How IS the MX2 Brightness in Direct Sunlight? Readable?

l_stevens said:
For current users: How IS the MX2 Brightness in Direct Sunlight? Readable?
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It is very bad. I almost want to return this phone because of this.

lyall29 said:
It is very bad. I almost want to return this phone because of this.
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Thanks for replying to steven. I'm kinda glad I didn't buy it now. That's a shame. Such a beautiful phone.

the new moto X (2014) is much brighter and easier to read in direct sunlight than the original X. (i own both). if for some reason the new X does not get bright enough, go into settings/display and turn off "adaptive brightness." then increase brightness to 100%. nice and bright. even indoors, 100% brightness is not as bright as 100% with "adaptive brightness" disabled. I keep "adaptive brightness" enabled and can usually read it fine in direct sunlight. I will admit that with "adaptive mode" enabled, occasionally it will not always enable the "extra bright mode" as soon as I would like but it is readable at 100%. AMOLED has never been as readable in direct sunlight as TFT screens but I prefer amoled for its better blacks, better energy efficiency and more vivid colors. the new X has the best amoled screen I have ever seen.
I am running stock lollipop

markospena said:
Thanks for replying to steven. I'm kinda glad I didn't buy it now. That's a shame. Such a beautiful phone.
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The screen brightness limitation on the Moto X 2014 is subjective. One man's "really bad" is another man's "satisfactory".
Some people may like their screens really bright in general, so when they go outside with the Moto X it feels dim to them. I've never had an issue reading the display in direct sunlight personally, and if I ever did I would just turn away from the sun so that a shadow was created. When I'm outside for long periods of time I tend to be socialising, making a phone call or travelling somewhere; therefore elite visibility in direct sunlight isn't a requirement for me.
Sometimes an opinion represents an individual's tastes and needs rather than a universal truth. To each his own.

moto
Just got the Moto X a few weeks ago. Just go to settings - display - turn off adaptive brightness

Best watch to buy?

Hi all. I'm coming back to android after many years away, well not entirely true as my BlackBerry Passport phone uses android runtime and comes pre loaded with amazon store which allows me to download straight to my BlackBerry about 85% of the apps out there.
Having said that, I'm still new to native android and was wondering if I were to buy a new gadget to go with my S6E, would a watch be a good one? If so, which watch to get please?
Thanks in advance.
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uktivo said:
Hi all. I'm coming back to android after many years away, well not entirely true as my BlackBerry Passport phone uses android runtime and comes pre loaded with amazon store which allows me to download straight to my BlackBerry about 85% of the apps out there.
Having said that, I'm still new to native android and was wondering if I were to buy a new gadget to go with my S6E, would a watch be a good one? If so, which watch to get please?
Thanks in advance.
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Android Wear is significantly better than Samsung's Tizen based wearables. I would suggest the LG GWR, best looking, fully round watch with the best specifications.

uktivo said:
Hi all. I'm coming back to android after many years away, well not entirely true as my BlackBerry Passport phone uses android runtime and comes pre loaded with amazon store which allows me to download straight to my BlackBerry about 85% of the apps out there.
Having said that, I'm still new to native android and was wondering if I were to buy a new gadget to go with my S6E, would a watch be a good one? If so, which watch to get please?
Thanks in advance.
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The curved Gear Fit is a good match from a design perspective and has a 2-3 day battery life

I currently use a Moto 360 with my s6 edge. Gets about 18 hours battery life, has wireless charging (no annoying clip/case chargers), and has great sunlight visibility. A lot of people do not like the "flat tire" look caused by the black bar at the bottom of the display but i don't even notice it anymore

appledroid said:
Android Wear is significantly better than Samsung's Tizen based wearables. I would suggest the LG GWR, best looking, fully round watch with the best specifications.
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How exactly is Android wear "significantly" better? I'm really curious to know.

I am loving the Moto 360 and LG Gwatch R- they are both awesome in their own right

I own a g watch r. I had the newest tizen based watched and took it back the same day for the g watch. The Samsung watch was like a smartphone on my wrist. It was just too much more than I needed. I went to Android Wear because it's more of an extension of android, and not a replacement. I went with the g watch over the 360 just due to personal preference. Both great devices, I just prefer the specs and the look for the R.
Only my opinion though. Check them all out in a store to get a feel for them.
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LG has better hardware and people who seem to like it mainly because the Moto 360's flat tire angers them disproportionately. The Moto 360 has worse hardware, but it's the classiest of the Android Wear watches on the market today. Other watch options by different companies are varying degrees of nobody cares. Kinda.

I have both Moto 360 and Asus Zen watch. On balance I like the Asus watch better because it has an "always on" display. But I switch between the two often.

I love my LG G Watch R

I have the Moto 360. I love it for the ease of use, amazing battery life, and the round shape. I just recently added the pebble silver band to it, and it is a great accessory to my s6 edge.

I sold pebble, and moto 360 and bought GARMIN FENIX 3, battery life 2 weeks, and also smart watch, really great.

Thanks all for the recommendations
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I had a Moto 360 and liked it a lot. I ended up buying a Samsung Galaxy Gear S though. It's Tizen based so it's a bit different than Android Wear but I LOVE it. Really happy with my purchase. It's more than an extension of Android the way Android Wear watches are. If you don't "need" all that though, I think Android Wear is just fine.

Gorgeous Moto 360 and Pebble Steel. I'm going for Pebble Steel though. Still saving up for it.
I checked online for some recommendations as well. Best Smart Watches

Moto 360

I started out with Pebble from the initial launch, but could never get over the fact that the low resolution display had jagged edges that could be seen from space (well, OK, I exaggerate a tad), and the feeling like the case was designed and manufactured by Fisher Price. Even the colors, which looked great on the web site and kickstarter videos arrived looking a bit more like lego plastics. Still, it did a pretty good job of presenting the notifications. I used the Pebble for a few months before the Samsung watches came out (and then I didn't get the original Gear until it had been out for a couple of months). The Pebble Steel does improve the looks of the watch by a wide margin, but the display did not look any/much better.
I then tried Galaxy Gear (original), Gear Live, and Gear 2 (full size one with camera). The Gear Live went back within a week as Android Wear offered so little functionality compared to the original Gear. I thought the Gear 2 looked a lot better than the original Gear despite being so similar in design, but the few changes made a nice difference and it felt better on my wrist. I used the Gear and Gear 2 each for several months.
When the ZenWatch came out, though, I was really impressed by how it looked on the wrist. The Moto 360 never really spoke to me from a style perspective and the complications of a round display just seemed to me that they would eventually limit what I could accomplish with it compared to the rest of the mobile/personal world that was centered around developers thinking about square presentation spaces. I love the ZenWatch looks and how it fits my wrist (and the bands are a fairly standard size and attachment compared to the Gear watches so you get a limitless selection for bands). I do miss a bit of the customization of the Gear capabilities at times, but Android Wear does win on the day to day stuff of notifications, ease of dealing with notifications, ease of dictating/sending text messages, and integration with navigation. I'll take those over the added functionality of the Gear in the long run, but I do wish Android Wear had a better focus on apps rather than just "notifications on steroids" (when I try to run a non-notification app I get frustrated with the process compared to just swiping across a number of app screens on the Gear devices). If Android Wear would even just offer a way to look back at old notifications it would make a huge difference - the Gear watches would both notify you of current notifications and they also had a screen to go to to see past notifications and even read full emails if you wanted. The Android Wear "cards" do let you click through to read more of the message when you get the notification, but once you dismiss the notice you can never get back to it on the watch.
I don't think Gear had navigation integration when I was using those watches (they may have gotten it since then), but the Android Wear does do an excellent job of keeping upcoming navigation steps at a glance on my wrist.
It will be interesting to see how the Apple Watch motivates Samsung and Google to improve either system.
In the meantime, I've been meaning to try the Gear 2 out again and see what enhancements they've added and how well it works with my S6 Edge...

Gear S...

Former Pebble Steel User looking at the LG Watch R

Hello,
I just took back a pebble steel with a broken button and got a Moto 360. I'm not impressed with it. I like the android wear, and see it has a lot of potential, but my gripes with the 360 are mostly hardware related. It has piss poor battery life, a power-hungry screen tech that practically forbids "always-on", and a crappy processor which will likely be a problem going forward. The 360 will be returned this afternoon.
The LG Watch R appears to resolve some of these issues. Right now I'm trying to decide between the LG and going back to the Pebble Steel.
Some points:
I need a watch that will last at least 12 hours of heavy use (15-20 notifications an hour with vibrations). The 360 fails in this category. Not sure about the LG.
Size is not a factor. I prefer a bigger watch.
It needs to be always on showing at least the time and date.
Can be readable in sunlight.
Is somewhat future proof. This worries me about the Pebble. New apps developed for the Time already have features that only work in color. And then there is talk about Pebble having financial trouble.
I'm really torn. Any insights or things I haven't considered?

I am very critical of my tech hardware, keep that in mind while reading my response.
1: my g watch r is always on and lasts easily 24 hours, near 36 if I put it in hibernate while sleeping, however I don't believe I receive that many notifications,.. I'm probably more like 10/hour on average. I do use other features regularly like voice dial/text and card updates.
2: GWR is notoriously a larger round watch which I really really like. I'm 6'2" 195 athletic build and it fits my wrist nicely and looks like a 'larger' watch.
3: always on isn't a problem, neither is time and date when it goes to ambient mode. Plenty of face apps to choose from that show a variety of info in ambient.
4: readable in sunlight is not so good. Turned up to max brightness and in direct sunlight, you are going to be disappointed. I don't know that any display, on a clear day, can compete with the giant ball of nuclear fusion at the center of our solar system.
5: as for future proof, others here can chime in more accurately on that but I've had mine since December of last year and I do not notice any limitations in that arena- so much so that I'm blissfully ignorant of newcomers to the wearable market. One feature that is lacking is Wi-Fi connectivity which is supposed to be activated with an upcoming update. This will definitely come with an obvious downside: decreased battery life, which is a strong point of this watch, and your primary concern....also a feature I'm sure can be turned off.

Well, I ended up going back to the Pebble. I don't mind the e-ink, and I really don't think the Android Wear stuff is up to snuff quite yet.
I also like the thought of being able to go swimming, seeing the watch outdoors, and being able to operate it with gloves on.
Maybe I'll look at touch based watches again in another year.

pacificwing said:
Well, I ended up going back to the Pebble. I don't mind the e-ink, and I really don't think the Android Wear stuff is up to snuff quite yet.
I also like the thought of being able to go swimming, seeing the watch outdoors, and being able to operate it with gloves on.
Maybe I'll look at touch based watches again in another year.
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Wow that was a quick decision. Were you REALLY looking for this?
In any case, 12 hours is a piece of cake and I am always playing with Watchmaker etc. I make it through the whole day with ease but I rarely wear it to sleep so I charge every night at about 11pm or so.
Android wear is for sure up to snuff. If you like e-ink then great, whatever suits you. I will keep enjoying my LG R.

Sounds like the Sony SW3 could be for you: transflective display that is readable in direct sunlight, good battery life and the most future-proof Android Wear watch currently on the market (the only one with NFC and GPS build in)

I upgraded to LG G Watch R from Pebble. I'm sure you won't regret it. The amount of luxuries you'll get with this will hide all the minor disadvantages.
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Sounds like the Sony SW3 could be for you: transflective display that is readable in direct sunlight, good battery life and the most future-proof Android Wear watch currently on the market (the only one with NFC and GPS build in)
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My best friend got a SW3. He always tells to me he should've better gone with G Watch R. He doesn't like the square look though. That's personal opinion. You can do what you want.

I switched from a Sony SW 3 to this LG gwatch R after a day. I got the metal Sony version and although I really liked the design and the square look, it's a REAL pain to charge it!!! Really, you have to push the watch out of the band, then poke the little plastic thingy out before sticking a micro-usb in. For something that needs charging every day, that's totally unacceptable to me.

LG G watch R or Asus Zenwatch 2?

Hey all,
Last week I pre-ordered the Asus Zenwatch 2 for 170 euro's. I recently found out that Vodafone has a big sale; the LG watch R is now available for just 125 euro's. The specs are about the same so I'm in doubt. Wich one should I go for? The only thing I'm afraid of is that the support for the LG G watch R will end sooner than the support for the new Asus Zenwatch 2. What are your thoughts on this?
Greets,
swa100

swa100 said:
The only thing I'm afraid of is that the support for the LG G watch R will end sooner than the support for the new Asus Zenwatch 2.
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I think LG will continue to support the Watch R for a few more years. They committed to updating the G2 phone to Marshmallow. The Watch R has the same specs as the Urbane, which I expect LG will support for a couple more years. I think any Urbane update will come to the Watch R.
I read the Asus Zenphone has tons of bloatware, so it makes me wonder if the zenwatch also has it. I notice devices with more bloatware (Samsung) tend to get fewer updates. Its probably more work for the manufacturer to update and test their bloat with each Android update.

Visually the LG looks much better but hey just my opinion

Agree. Lg looks much better.

The Zen Watch 2 also has a built in speaker (not advertised) so when 6.0 comes out, it should have speakerphone support. This is really important IMO.
I have a square LG G Watch and kinda like it over the rounded ones. The interface is built around a square, so even on the rounded ones, the menus and UI looks out of place. All devices run stock Android Wear, so I doubt there will be any bloat ware on any of these. The only ones I know of are specific watch faces that come preinstalled. Android Wear OS doesn't really work without the accompanying phone app installed.
Owning a LG G Watch, here are some of the important things to consider:
1. Almost every Android wear watch has the same internals. Some have WiFi and bigger batteries.
2. AMOLED is important for battery saving during ambient mode. However, my LG G Watch sips battery.
3. WiFi is a gimmick. I never found any reason to have WiFi outside of extending the range of the connection. Also a battery hog.
4. Charging method is very important. You will be charging these about every night, so you'd want one with a Wireless or Magnetic (something easy).
5. Waterproof. If I can't reply to emails, text, and phone calls via my watch while in the pool, then it is not worthwhile.
6. Speaker. Might sound like a gimmick but once you have a watch, you aren't tied to your phone as much = leaving it docked more. If you are at home upstairs and phone downstairs rings, it sucks. If youre hands are full, also very nice. While driving, awesome. While swimming, bliss.

The G Watch R has exactly the same hardware as the Urbane, so even if LG stops supporting the G Watch R (which could happen, when we see how much time they took to upgrade the G Watch R after the Urbane ...), the community will probably make the urbane updates available for the G watch R.
The Zenwatch 2 has a speaker, which will be very useful on the next release of Android Wear, but has a square screen ...
IMHO, this is about speaker vs round screen, not about updates.

I can already confirm that LG has stopped production for LG G watch R.
Personally i own one and i can tell for sure it is worth the price you have mentioned.
Asus is not a bad option but LG G R will give you a very traditional feel.
I am really wondering even if speaker option comes with next update how practical is it to answer calls through watch?

Why heart rate sensor lights without reason?

I bought the watch yesyerday and I'm satisfied but when I get the watch from the table sometimes heart rate sensor lights green. My previuous watch (Urbane 2nd) doesn't do this.
I don't see any result of reat rate measurement in the Google Fit application...
Can I turn this off to save battery? (no root please)

Hi Same here time to time green lights blinking but I thing those lights not use much power.

I don't have a proof yet but it is only one difference between LG Watch Urbane 2nd and LG Watch Sport.
I kept both the watches on the table over night. Urbane has 100% battery now but Sport only 91%.
I don't like when devices do something without my agreement
See attachment, now is it 97% vs 88%
And I forgot, on Sport is Oreo already.

I think it is so that the watch can tell it is being worn so it knows not to activate the screen lock.
As soon as you take it off, the screen lock kicks in.

It makes sense. I have set lock because of Android Pay. The older watch doesn't do this but it can be a new feature of the Sport watch.
OK I stop worry of it.

Just so you are aware the LG watch sport is one of the few Android wear watches that do all day heart rate. That light is the optical sensor for heart rate. That is why it is on.
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But if not need heart rate measurement how can take it off?

ALause said:
But if not need heart rate measurement how can take it off?
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There is not an option to disable that feature currently.
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There is not an option to disable that feature currently.
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I removed sensors authorization for keep and seem stopped the HRM.