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Am I alone here when I say i'd like to be able to dim this thing a lot more, occasionally?
Thus far I can't find a way to do so. Does anyone know of a way to dim the screen beyond the limitations of the brightness settings?
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you are not alone, I run at 0% brightness all day and God knows i want even darker at night
Same here. At night i sometimes think the brightness has been turned up. I use at it around 10% during the day and it feels it is way too bright at night
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download "screen filter" from the market.
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bendoe91z28 said:
download "screen filter" from the market.
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You got there before me Bendoe, yep, Screen Filter works a treat people, just be sure not to set it too low when you first use it, else you won't "see" anything if you do lol.
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Also I recommend running a program with a 'night mode'
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download "screen filter" from the market.
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totally worked!
I am still awaiting my Galaxy Note, but perhaps the following could offer a solution.....
[MOD]Lower Auto-Brightness levels to save battery
This is a mod for the Galaxy S 2 but in theory the method should be ok to apply to the Note. However that said, I have not tried it on the Note (or successfully on my S2 as I always have trouble recompiling the apk) but hopefully it could help some as by applying the mod you can change the default 'lowest value' of auto-brightness from something from around 35 to 5 (on a scale from 0-255) making it light up less in dim environments.
cd993 said:
I am still awaiting my Galaxy Note, but perhaps the following could offer a solution.....
[MOD]Lower Auto-Brightness levels to save battery
This is a mod for the Galaxy S 2 but in theory the method should be ok to apply to the Note. However that said, I have not tried it on the Note (or successfully on my S2 as I always have trouble recompiling the apk) but hopefully it could help some as by applying the mod you can change the default 'lowest value' of auto-brightness from something from around 35 to 5 (on a scale from 0-255) making it light up less in dim environments.
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That worked on my NOTE with my KKA ROM! My auto brightness is MUCH better now. Thanks!
ookba said:
That worked! My auto brightness is MUCH better now. Thanks!
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Glad to of helped out!
So to anyone else reading this with the same issue.......follow suit!
The native web browser has 3 energy saving settings that make the screen even darker than 0 brightness, but there's no such setting for the screen in general. I agree that the screen in this device is incredibly bright, and in complete dark you could turn it down a lot more. I'm typing this by daylight with screen brightness at minimum and I find it enough. Of course you need more if the screen is directly on the sun light, but no screen can compete with a nuclear furnace 1 million km wide.
I don't see why people would want to have such a dim screen on their phone, 10% and below also...
What is the point in having a gorgeous nice and bright Amoled screen only using it at 0% brightness?
It's like me buying a Lamborghini and never going any quicker than 50mph...
The Note has such a wonderful screen and it's such a waste when it's dim most of the time...
My screen is on 90% brightness 24/7 and I get 2-3 days use out the phone.
Running my Note with 10 or 20% will get me an extra day or two out the battery but then it means looking at an ugly, dark & very dim screen...
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I don't see why people would want to have such a dim screen on their phone, 10% and below also...
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Maybe because it IS subjectively too bright in certain scenarios? Like at night for example? (The key work being subjectively.)
And for some, the battery life is more important than somewhat nicer looking screen - I find the screen good enough even at low brightness. The colour rendering naturally suffers, but it's not too bad.
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My screen is on 90% brightness 24/7 and I get 2-3 days use out the phone.
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Even at night...? I can't imagine looking into this 5.3" flashlight at night I feel sorry for your eyes
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kanej2006 said:
I don't see why people would want to have such a dim screen on their phone, 10% and below also...
What is the point in having a gorgeous nice and bright Amoled screen only using it at 0% brightness?
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Well I use it at lowest stock setting 24/7 and it is too bright to my eyes for most situations.
It's like me buying a Lamborghini and never going any quicker than 50mph...
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I didn't buy the note for its screen only
My screen is on 90% brightness 24/7 and I get 2-3 days use out the phone.
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Sounds like you don't use it enough I can't get 1 full day (16 hours) with mine at minimal brightness (and no it is not a wakelog or something I use it a lot)
Running my Note with 10 or 20% will get me an extra day or two out the battery but then it means looking at an ugly, dark & very dim screen...
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A dim screen is not ugly, at least not to my eyes
Haha, I love the screen and even at night I love the colours/brightness to be STRONG.
Any less than 50% brightness is too dark for me..
Maybe it's coz I sit a few feet away from my 32'' LED IPS TV & therefore I'm used to bright screens...
I just tried the screen brightness on 0% and it looks terrible, weak and washed out colours, I dunno how others are saying it's still too bright...
How do you guys do it?
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I don't see why people would want to have such a dim screen on their phone, 10% and below also...
What is the point in having a gorgeous nice and bright Amoled screen only using it at 0% brightness?
It's like me buying a Lamborghini and never going any quicker than 50mph...
The Note has such a wonderful screen and it's such a waste when it's dim most of the time...
My screen is on 90% brightness 24/7 and I get 2-3 days use out the phone.
Running my Note with 10 or 20% will get me an extra day or two out the battery but then it means looking at an ugly, dark & very dim screen...
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in complete darkness, at 0% this screen is way too bright. it is absolutely terrible for your eyes to look into it when the lights are out and one absolutely needs some way to dim it further. i can tell you that if you think otherwise, you are damaging your eyes and might want to reconsider how you view screens in general.
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I sometimes use my phone in bed at night and on the lowest setting the screen is too bright. It lights up the room and makes it difficult for my girlfriend to sleep. So I found some screen dimming apps and I'll use one or more of them at the same time to significantly dim the screen to an acceptable level.
The main one I use is adjustable: BackLightFilter
Others: Screen Filter, Dimmer (Night Mode)
I really wish CyanogenMod was available for the Note. It contains a Render Effect which lets you turn off red, green, blue, or a combination of those from your screen. I'd leave only red on for good night viewing. Anyone know of an apk or other way to implement this function without having it baked into a ROM?
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I just tried the screen brightness on 0% and it looks terrible, weak and washed out colours, I dunno how others are saying it's still too bright...
How do you guys do it?
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If you are just reading, a book, or xda, it really doesn't matter what the colors are. It is annoying for many to read on a brightly lit screen. This is why the original kindle continues to sell well.
I did the white on black mod for opera and its my preferred browser now.
maxh said:
I really wish CyanogenMod was available for the Note. It contains a Render Effect which lets you turn off red, green, blue, or a combination of those from your screen. I'd leave only red on for good night viewing. Anyone know of an apk or other way to implement this function without having it baked into a ROM?
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Chainfire 3d.. do it custom as well.. he even has an add on to do auto switching..
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Chainfire 3d.. do it custom as well.. he even has an add on to do auto switching..
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Excellent, thanks! I even have a home screen toggle for it now, something I wished for on CM7.
I've seen many Youtube Note videos with max brightness (some about e-reading), but almost none with the lowest brightness setting.
So, what do you think of reading at night with the Note, with low or no exterior light? Are white letters on black blackground too bright that becomes unconfortable?
What is your experience with apps like screen filter?
Those who come from HTC phones, do you find Note's screen more stressful to your eyes?
I've owned htc and sony phones and the Note's screen is very vibrant and great for night reading. Even on the low brightness in a dark room, you won't have trouble to read unless you have a bad eye sight.
Only people who are used to smaller screens or have pain in the eye will find the night usage painful for their sight. I use it every night before sleeping - no complains so far.
My fear is that Note will be too vibrant and brightfull and will strain my eyes.
For instance, I prefer reading at night with my HD2 than with my Asus Transformer, because it has a lower brightness level.
I don't know about you but I've also own a HD2 and I found the amoled screen very pleasant compare to every htc phones. The brightness can be toggle to suit you. But it's better that you test before in a shop if you are afraid.
There's an app called screen filter on market where you can lower the brightness until the letters are almost invisible. Great for night time reading!
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I use it on my HD2, but I've read here that Note's screen doesn't deal well with it and the image becomes greyish
Zamboney said:
There's an app called screen filter on market where you can lower the brightness until the letters are almost invisible. Great for night time reading!
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Yep, I find it easy to read at night but only with screen filter. Must have app.
It is pretty bright at night, even with white text on a black background, but no problem if you use Screen Filter or one of the other several similar apps to dim it further. I have toggles on my home screen for several different filter levels for different purposes. Also, I use the night-vision mode that comes with Chainfire3D to turn it to red text on a black background, for even better night time reading.
With Fbreader you can just change the color of the text to something closer to black and have night mode with the lowest brightness setting on. Voila! Very clear and easy to read in pitch dark.
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My experience is a little different to others in the thread.
I also come from using an HD2 and to me, reading at night is a weakness for the Note. Even with saturation and contrast adjusted, the pentile display really stands out to me when you're (a) in a dark room and (b) holding the Note quite close to your eyes.
Both these are true when I'm reading. It's not particularly uncomfortable but just a bit annoying.
Could you detail further the 'pentile experience'? You see pixels or 'grain'?
I've had lots of other phones and can with certainty say that I've never had a book reader as good as my beloved Note. Pentile or not.
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Could you detail further the 'pentile experience'? You see pixels or 'grain'?
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I can see the separation between the pixels as I tend to hold it quite close on a low brightness when reading. It doesn't make it any more difficult to read, and of course the resolution outweighs that negative, but it just makes it look a little bit less perfect.
I am using Screendim application and it works much better than screen filter. There is Screendim trial just for three days.
Amoled screen cannot be made lower brightness than the default so it must be using contrast features to make it dimmer.
I have to say that reading is the primary reason why I bought the Note. I read a lot of ebooks. I find the Note to be a perfect size for reading at night in bed.
I have never found the brightness an issue... What u need is a good reading app. Thats what makes the difference.
I use Moon Reader Pro and epubeader (free on the Market and can also read .mobi). Both these programs have the ability to change the text color and background and brightness.
I find that black background with pale grey/blue text is the easiest to read while conserving most battery power.
For me, Note is amazing, and if talking about brightness, it can auto-adjust itself.
I agree with documents transformed to pure black backgrounds and maybe 10% black to white text color is perfect for the eye, so you can almost fall asleep while your phone saves battery.
For some reason ScreenFilter worked better on my S2 than it does on the Note. Using ScreenFilter just makes the picture look bad... washed out and difficult to read. I wish my Note could have lower brightness on the lowest setting.
Maybe Samsung doesn't want to go lower to avoid showing imperfections.
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For some reason ScreenFilter worked better on my S2 than it does on the Note. Using ScreenFilter just makes the picture look bad... washed out and difficult to read. I wish my Note could have lower brightness on the lowest setting.
Maybe Samsung doesn't want to go lower to avoid showing imperfections.
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I find it better if you use the Voodoo screen tuning app - worth trying
The lowest brightness setting on the Turbo is still pretty bright. Any apps out there that can dim it below factory settings without need for root access?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=giraffine.dimmer&hl=en
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=giraffine.dimmer&hl=en
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Absolutely perfect. Just what I was looking for. Thank you kind person.
This is refreshing to hear with most people *****ing about it not being bright enough. Personally, I think the brightness is just fine
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I think the brightness is just fine also. Not sure why people want brighter. I figure the brighter the screen the quicker you'll burn out your eyes. I always keep my setting on auto brightness anyways. Only reason I wanted a dimmer app is so I don't bother my sleeping wife at night when I'm on my phone.
tonyf7 said:
I think the brightness is just fine also. Not sure why people want brighter. I figure the brighter the screen the quicker you'll burn out your eyes. I always keep my setting on auto brightness anyways. Only reason I wanted a dimmer app is so I don't bother my sleeping wife at night when I'm on my phone.
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I just checked one out in the store and, yeah, was extremely bright. Can't say that for any of the reps, however.
Also check this out https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vitocassisi.luxlite&hl=en I love it!
I'm using "Darker" it also gives you the option to dim the capacitive buttons. Looks great! Free and Pro versions available:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ilter&pcampaignid=APPU_ZdVZVKSlDcXHiQLEqIGIAQ
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So it is wrong about the analysis about the screen in Phone Arena?.
They said the screen is really poor because the maximum brightness is 248 that is pretty lame to me. Chart is on bottom of page 1.
Article here: http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Motorola-DROID-Turbo-Review_id3838
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So it is wrong about the analysis about the screen in Phone Arena?.
They said the screen is really poor because the maximum brightness is 248 that is pretty lame to me. Chart is on bottom of page 1.
Article here: http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Motorola-DROID-Turbo-Review_id3838
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I think the screen is just fine. If you look at it from a user standpoint and forget about all the reviews and comparisons out there you won't be one bit disappointed.
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I think the screen is just fine. If you look at it from a user standpoint and forget about all the reviews and comparisons out there you won't be one bit disappointed.
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screen is great. Haven't once noticed it being too dim. In fact at night its too bright. I use Lux Dash app to dim it lower.
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Ditto to this. The screen gets insanely bright for nighttime use. I also use my phone in direct sunlight 75% of the time. Better than my s4 brightness. I'm not sure what people are complaining about.
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Anybody else who is kind of experiencing loss of contrast in the Z3+? Mine is Z3+ Dual.
What do you mean?
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What do you mean?
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The screen. Mine is sometimes losing contrast. Well, I can say it's contrast not brightness as the brightness level isn't changing.?
Yes there is a lot of white on display you'll notice especially if you have black icons on home screen
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Yes there is a lot of white on display you'll notice especially if you have black icons on home screen
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So it's just normal?
Me too my black levels are more like grey
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The screen. Mine is sometimes losing contrast. Well, I can say it's contrast not brightness as the brightness level isn't changing.
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From what I have experienced, it only happens when in very bright areas, for example direct sunlight or offices. The phone boosts the image brightness in the darker areas for better visibility in bright situations. This is a kernel thingy, and I thought it could be a part of the X-Reality engine too, but "disabling" it in the settings doesn't disable the contrast change. Is this your experience, too?
As I know, it is something related to Qualcomm technology, known as Assertive Display. Maybe this can help you understand. https://www.qualcomm.com/news/snapd...ay-power-efficient-technology-thats-easy-eyes
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From what I have experienced, it only happens when in very bright areas, for example direct sunlight or offices. The phone boosts the image brightness in the darker areas for better visibility in bright situations. This is a kernel thingy, and I thought it could be a part of the X-Reality engine too, but "disabling" it in the settings doesn't disable the contrast change. Is this your experience, too?
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I have experienced exactly what you described too!
It's the assertive display playing up. I disabled it at one point but reverted back as it works so well apart from these instances.
You don't want to give your significant other yet another reason to yell at you while you're reading XDA in bed. Rate this thread to express what you think of the LG V20's display minimum dimness. A higher rating indicates that the display can get extremely dim, ideal for reading in very dark environments.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Comparing it side by side with my Note 7 (awaiting return box) It's significantly brighter at minimum brightness setting. Easily readable in a well lit room which is way too bright in my opinion.
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You don't want to give your significant other yet another reason to yell at you while you're reading XDA in bed. Rate this thread to express what you think of the LG V20's display minimum dimness. A higher rating indicates that the display can get extremely dim, ideal for reading in very dark environments.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
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I noticed last night that it doesn't get as film as ma V10, but it does get much brighter. I do wish it would dim more.
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Use blue light or comfort view
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Use blue light or comfort view
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Its dim enough
Yeah i need it to dim more. Its much more brighter thwn my old phone.
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The screen at 0% is a good bit brighter than my GS7 Edge was, but i knew that was going to happen coming to an LCD screen from an Amoled.
I remember the moto x pure had a mod that would allow 0 to be much darker.. i need that on this phone. it's way too bright. needed root though.
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Just use Lux software. It can dim it as low as you want.
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Just use Lux software. It can dim it as low as you want.
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If you're unrooted this is a big battery drain. Lux throws on what is essentially a screen filter, and since it's not at a system level it's constantly using extra resources to keep it afloat.
I agree though, this screen is way too bright even on the lowest setting
0% is too bright in bed. Lg needs to lower this
Anyone else experiencing wonky auto-brightness too? Sometimes ill lay on the couch during the DAY and it lowers itself to 0%, and other times when im in bed at night with all the lights off, and the damn thing will be at 30% ..?
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0% is too bright in bed. Lg needs to lower this
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You've got no idea how bright my previous G Flex 2's 0% brightness. It nearly blind my eyes in the dark.
Seriously, G Flex 2's 0% is like 30% or 40% in V20. So, I'm quite happy with V20's brightness in the dark.
Dimmest setting is still too bright on my lg v20. Had to install and use Lux yet again to make it dimmer. I thought there would be no need for Lux app in year 2017 but i was wrong.
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Snazarian said:
Anyone else experiencing wonky auto-brightness too? Sometimes ill lay on the couch during the DAY and it lowers itself to 0%, and other times when im in bed at night with all the lights off, and the damn thing will be at 30% ..?
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Have been noticing this behavior for past few days. Can't tell if it's software related ie. App that's causing it vs. The rom software change due to app causing it.
I wanted to do a full recovery and see how my phone behaves.
Have you done a full recovery yet?
Way too bright.. I had considered installing Twilight, and then I found Dimmer, which is open source and only like 400kb. (F Droid - couldn't be happier)