Is there a way to control the full sunlight mode. I want to be able to turn it on like a switch lime the nexus 6. By the way not rooted verizon
Unfortunately you can't turn it on or off manually. It only activates when auto brightness is enabled.
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Last night I was watching a movie with a friend and afterwards she complained that my watch kept turning on and was distracting. Good point. You can make the watch silent with a fairly quick toggle, but you can't disable its display when a bright light would be inappropriate very easily without playing with one or two settings (i.e. not accessible from the quick settings display).
There is already a daylight setting, accessible from the power screen, but it would be nice if it offered several levels:
- Daylight for visibility in bright light
- Normal
- Dark - does not turn on automatically (must use physical button) and dimmest display when activated (Edit: no automatic display on notifications either)
- (and maybe also Dim for evening, dim light, but still has auto-on)
Workaround - long sleeves and/or removing the watch in dark settings. Even with sleeves, if you are in a situation where emitting light would be inappropriate (i.e. stage worker, waiter in a subdued lighting restaurant) it would be nice to be able to temporarily and independently disable the auto-on gesture/feature.
Another workaround - manually adjust the display intensity from the quick settings menu (you can also manually enable daylight mode this way as well), but this doesn't prevent the watch from turning on automatically and it doesn't allow quick switching between 2 or 3 common settings. Disabling the wake gesture involves fumbling with the phone.
While I'm at it - an ambient light sensor for auto-brightness like on most phones would have been nice...
I'm going to say that any back lit device is going to be bright in the dark, no matter how dim the display is. I don't really see any way other than to turn the watch off.
^^I do have to admit though. If it is dark I would rather have my phone fully dim than on auto brightness
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flarbear said:
Last night I was watching a movie with a friend and afterwards she complained that my watch kept turning on and was distracting. Good point. You can make the watch silent, but you can't disable its display when a bright light would be inappropriate.
There is already a daylight setting, accessible from the power screen, but it would be nice if it offered several levels:
- Daylight for visibility in bright light
- Normal
- Dark - does not turn on automatically (must use physical button) and dimmest display when activated
- (and maybe also Dim for evening, dim light, but still has auto-on)
Workaround - long sleeves and/or removing the watch in dark settings. Even with sleeves, if you are in a situation where emitting light would be inappropriate (i.e. stage worker, waiter in a subdued lighting restaurant) it would be nice to be able to temporarily and independently disable the auto-on gesture/feature.
Another workaround - manually adjust the display intensity from the quick settings menu (you can also manually enable daylight mode this way as well), but this doesn't prevent the watch from turning on automatically and it doesn't allow quick switching between 2 or 3 common settings. Disabling the wake gesture involves fumbling with the phone.
While I'm at it - an ambient light sensor for auto-brightness like on most phones would have been nice...
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You can disable the wake up gesture in settings on the watch. Simply create a shortcut if your rooted on your launcher screen, its a easy fix.
Sparky_za said:
I'm going to say that any back lit device is going to be bright in the dark, no matter how dim the display is. I don't really see any way other than to turn the watch off.
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Most back lit watches don't turn the back light on automatically. The few that I've had that had a way to turn the back light on without using a button required a significantly more deliberate gesture than simply changing the angle of your hand. The gear also (normally) turns on when you get a notification which has nothing to do with any user-initiated action (I forgot to list "no display on notification" as a component of the feature in my OP).
The dimmest setting is dim enough for cases where you would need to turn it on, and if you are deliberately turning it on to check the time, then you can choose an angle and cradle it in your hand to avoid disturbing others. The key ingredient is that you are aware of the light in that case as opposed to the watch quietly flashing of its own accord.
fOmey said:
You can disable the wake up gesture in settings on the watch. Simply create a shortcut if your rooted on your launcher screen, its a easy fix.
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I'm not rooted and there is no setting on the watch that can disable this, I would have to fumble with the phone and the gear manager to turn it off (and back on)...
flarbear said:
Most back lit watches don't turn the back light on automatically. The few that I've had that had a way to turn the back light on without using a button required a significantly more deliberate gesture than simply changing the angle of your hand. The gear also (normally) turns on when you get a notification which has nothing to do with any user-initiated action (I forgot to list "no display on notification" as a component of the feature in my OP).
The dimmest setting is dim enough for cases where you would need to turn it on, and if you are deliberately turning it on to check the time, then you can choose an angle and cradle it in your hand to avoid disturbing others. The key ingredient is that you are aware of the light in that case as opposed to the watch quietly flashing of its own accord.
I'm not rooted and there is no setting on the watch that can disable this, I would have to fumble with the phone and the gear manager to turn it off (and back on)...
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Open settings on your gear and go into motion settings.
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Open settings on your gear and go into motion settings.
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That must be new on the upcoming fw that isn't released in the US yet - no Motion category in my Settings. That will be nice to have when it arrives, but I would still think that adding a 3rd state for dark mode to the existing quick setting toggle for the brightness would be a nice addition even if there is a setting for this on the watch.
It is very similar to the fact that "sound, vibrate, silent" modes are all accessible via the same quick toggle on phones - sure you can achieve everything that those sound settings provide through other means, but given the number of times when you want to switch sound modes they typically have a very accessible toggle - as I think they should do with light settings on the Gear...
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Open settings on your gear and go into motion settings.
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Also, that setting does not disable the display coming on when you get a notification. You can modify your notifications as well, but that gets a bit complicated compared to just having one easily accessible toggle that tells the watch that you want more control over when the display turns on in a particular situation...
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Also, that setting does not disable the display coming on when you get a notification. You can modify your notifications as well, but that gets a bit complicated compared to just having one easily accessible toggle that tells the watch that you want more control over when the display turns on in a particular situation...
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I am in the US and can disable wake-up gesture and turn off notifications from Gear Manager. So yesterday before going to the movies myself I knew it would be too bright even at the lowest setting. So while waiting to get popcorn, I switched both off and enjoyed the movie. Two settings in one app very quick. After the movie before getting up I turned them back on.
Edit: Of course if you don't have Gear Manager this might not be possible.
Xirix12 said:
I am in the US and can disable wake-up gesture and turn off notifications from Gear Manager. So yesterday before going to the movies myself I knew it would be too bright even at the lowest setting. So while waiting to get popcorn, I switched both off and enjoyed the movie. Two settings in one app very quick. After the movie before getting up I turned them back on.
Edit: Of course if you don't have Gear Manager this might not be possible.
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I do have Gear Manager.
My point is not "this can't be done" or "this is so hard" as it is - there is already an easy to access convenience setting for dealing with the watch's brightness and it is right next to the watch's easily accessible toggle for various levels of sound abatement. It seems like a natural extension to have those same display-related settings choices from Gear Manager be simultaneously and trivially activated from the same convenience menu that you would use to put the watch in vibrate or silent mode. A one-stop shop for both sound and light abatement (or enhancement as is the case for the current daylight setting).
With respect to "long press on power, tap on [Display] once or twice", these alternate methods are not so convenient...
If there was a way to get screen filter on the gear you could make the screen extremely dark. I use it on my phone in the theater.
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Is there a way to control the full sunlight mode. I want to be able to turn it on like a switch lime the nexus 6. By the way not rooted verizon
Sorry delete needs to be in note 5 section
I just upgraded to OOS 4.0.3 i falshed franco kernel and magisk. i have tasker and cf lumen installed but i froze them and i still have the issue.
Ok the issue is when i unlock my phone if i quickly drag down the status bar i can see what is actually happening. Potrait mode and adaptive brightness are toggled and then return back to the setting i have them on.
So i have portrait mode locked and adaptive brightness on. When i unlock my phone it switches to auto rotate and 50 percent brightness, then switches back to portrait mode and adaptive brightness. What on earth is going on lol.
Anyone noticed theirs? Mine auto brightness is already activated, when I unlocked the screen it gets bright even when the environment is dark. But my auto brightness mode is working.
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Anyone noticed theirs? Mine auto brightness is already activated, when I unlocked the screen it gets bright even when the environment is dark. But my auto brightness mode is working.
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Yes it's annoying as all hell. Takes about a minute to adjust but it's blinding at night.
That happens cause I use iris. So in dark rooms, I just use the fingerprint.
If you don't mind the inconvenience caused by having to swipe first before using iris unlock, disable the "Iris unlock immediately when screen turns on" option in Iris Scanner.
The screen has to be brighter than normal initally in order to provide enough light for iris scanning (without the circles for guidance).
The screen is no longer brighter when using iris unlock later because it now requires you to position your eyes within the circles.
Personally, I'm perfectly fine with the brighter screen initially.
At home you can get around it by setting it as a trusted location and then go into display/navigation bar and switch "unlock with home button" to on. That way you can just press the home location and your phone will bypass security/lock screen and go directly to the home screen. That is you can if you're not hiding an affair or other skulduggery from your partner in which case you might want to skip this method. lol
Anyhow you will retain your set security method outside of the trusted location, in my experience I'll usually be trusted around the house and yard but much past it I wont be. This also makes it nice for when you're home with the phone next to you and you want to interact with it without picking it up, you press home and you're in.
Unlocking screen brightness on Android.
This is only an Android Oreo + ( Android 8.0+). I only have this issue with my newer phone which is Android Oreo. It happenes with whatever method I use to unlock my phone. It's an auto brightness setting but it's doesn't seem to be listed as any sort of brightness setting. It's not even in the developer settings. If anyone knows how to disable the unlocking brightness feature, that would be helpful.
This happens for me when I face recognition on so the camera can see my face in the dark. You can change this in Settings > Lock Screen and Security > Face Recognition > Brighten Screen. Turning Brighten Screen off should keep the screen dim in the dark but you'll probably have to unlock with your fingerprint or something.
Galaxy A70
Really annoying this brightness. Even try every thing to keep this brightness on manually set point but at time of unlock, it increase in the middle of the night. Please any one help. Is it a problem of software or hardware.
I haven't notice this at all...
The only problem with this glorious device
I'm on Note 10+ and this is the only issue with this device. In the last three months I've used Pixel 3 and Apple Max and they've both figured this out. The blinding light is terrible. Middle of the night, or first when you wake up.
SOLUTION - If you have fave face recognition:
- Go into settings, select Biometrics and security.
- Select Face recognition.
- Tap on the switch on the right-hand side to turn on/off.
We've used EasyProfiles Pro (profile manager) to activate various settings since HTC Desire days. One thing that the P20 Pro does when unlocking the phone is to reset the brightness to mid-way, over-riding the profile setting. Autobrightness is off.
During daylight hours this is not so noticeable but at night when the phone is unlocked it switches to mid-brightness despite the profile settings for minimum brightness. A tap of the profile widget restores it to dim, but each time we grab the phone it's very bright for night use.
I've looked through all the phone display settings and can't see any reason why the phone should revert to mid-brightness after unlocking when Autobrightness and Eye Comfort are off.
Developer of EasyProfiles has abandoned the app years ago so no actions possible on that front.
Can anyone confirm this behaviour ... turn off Autobrightness, set brightness to low, lock the screen, unlock, check brightness level?
CLT-L29, 8.1.0.130(C363)
Update ... been liaising with Huawei support, they suggested B150 would fix this. Update B152 was installed but did not help.
Further testing suggests the problem is the lockscreen always uses Automatic Brightness irrespective of the user settings. To test this I set the phone to a daytime profile, locked the phone, then went into a dark room. When I woke the phone the screen began to dim and when I unlocked the phone the brightness was very low.
Similarly, I chose the night profile and went into a lit room, the lockscreen brightened and unlocking forced the brightness higher.
Sounds like they're going to escalate this, assuming they can replicate the issue.