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Super Amoled led notifications

Just thought I would share this app! Found it at the galaxy s forum but it works great on the epic. It uses the super amoled to display notifications as opposed to the led light. You just hit the back button to exit out of the notification and go to the lock screen. Try it out! Here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692

Except for the fact that we have an actual led for notifications so the app is more than a little redundant

063_XOBX said:
Except for the fact that we have an actual led for notifications so the app is more than a little redundant
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I've read places where people have said there led light wouldn't work.....
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Its useful when you are charging your phone.

Darkshneider said:
Its useful when you are charging your phone.
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+1
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Buttons backlight on GB

Hi,
I find the fact that the buttons under the screen keep lit until you turn the screen off annoying. I often use the tab in the dark and even if you cover them up some of their light "contaminates" the bottom area of the screen, especially with dark images.
Is there any known way to get them working back as they did on Froyo? Maybe if someone could extract the old Froyo backlight driver I could try it on my tab...
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i want that too

chiasottis said:
Hi,
I find the fact that the buttons under the screen keep lit until you turn the screen off. I often use the tab in the dark and they're annoying. Moreover, even if you cover them up some of their light "contaminates" the bottom area of the screen, especially with dark screens.
Is there any known way to get them working back as they did on Froyo? Maybe if someone could extract the old Froyo backlight driver I could try it on my tab...
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I think its a great feature, especially for using in the dark as I often pressed wrong button accidentally. However I do think there should be some sort of setting to adjust when its on all the time and when its not etc.

Try an app called blinker I think from the market.

DarkPal said:
Try an app called blinker I think from the market.
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Well, thank you very much! I downloaded BlinkerTab from the market and was able to turn the buttons backlight off.
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OMG!
Thank you so much! I hated those lights so much I was gonna return to 2.2.1
No I dont have to.
Go to market
Download blinkertab for free
Turn those hatefull lights off
Enjoy a book or movie in the dark.
Cheers
Thanks again darkpal
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Yeah cheers going to down load right now.
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This is How to take better pics with your nexus 4!!!

I notice on the nexus device camera you have to hard press and hold the camera button and wait until the dialer lock into place. its a twisting dialer that goes from left to right from 9pm to 12. There is a green light at 12 o clock. You have to let go of the shutter button when the dialer hit 12 o clock. Simply just slightly tapping the camera shutter button cause the screen to get a lil out of focus but it produces a clear shot also.....try it out.
for better color reproduction in day light use -1 in the iso/ white balance /exposure setting
In low light use these settings. Turn on flash....change the iso/white balance to -2. pics should use way less light and get better pics

Thanks man that was very helpful !
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and this was taken from another site /person you should give credit

CheesyNutz said:
and this was taken from another site /person you should give credit
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no i was the one who created the post on google+ and android central. i decided to post it here for the nexus 4 users. Im happy that the knowledge is being shared

namas87 said:
Thanks man that was very helpful !
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glad to help :good:

do what with the what now?
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ptesmoke said:
do what with the what now?
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in day light hold down the camera shutter button. The dialer should start at 9 oclock. as you hold down on the shutter button the dialer moves to 12 olock when it reaches 12 oclock the dialer turn green. release the camera shutter button at 12 oclock....
The big circle is the dialer
I noticed that i get a better color reproduction with -1 in the camera ios/white balance setting....
In low light use these settings. Turn on flash....change the iso/white balance to -2. pics should use way less light and get better pics

Dialer is the Focus Circle !
kinda confusing when you refer dialer as focus circle. By holding the shutter button you're forcing focus to stay locked on.. Just like on any regular camera(PNS,DSLR) Phone Shooters come with continuous auto-focusing which is kinda annoying... always preferred single focus over continuous but then again single focus would be terrible with video..
Nice find :good::good::good::good:

I always do this when taking pics. Even on the s3 I would hold the shutter button til focus locked in instead of just tapping it then focus isn't 100%
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thanks for sharing with everyone, i figured this out a while ago, and posted in the 'pictures taken from nexus 4 thread'. but it works very well with flash! pictures come out way more natural, and pictures dont come out too bright or bluish tint!

lookitzjohnny said:
thanks for sharing with everyone, i figured this out a while ago, and posted in the 'pictures taken from nexus 4 thread'. but it works very well with flash! pictures come out way more natural, and pictures dont come out too bright or bluish tint!
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yeah you figured reviewers who play with camers all day would of figured it out but i dont blame them....

i left this out earlier
for better color reproduction in day light use -1 in the iso/ white balance
In low light use these settings. Turn on flash....change the iso/white balance to -2. pics should use way less light and get better pics

very cool. I had no idea. that stupid moving circle was driving me APE ****. STOP FREAKING GETTING OUT OF FOCUS.
holding the blue button down locks it and takes great in focus shots. who knew?

nyvram1 said:
very cool. I had no idea. that stupid moving circle was driving me APE ****. STOP FREAKING GETTING OUT OF FOCUS.
holding the blue button down locks it and takes great in focus shots. who knew?
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hmmm...it thought I was missing something...but I have been doing this all along....the camera on my HTC one x was the same.
also mine goes from 4 o clock to 12.
good tip though for people who didn't know.
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AW: This is How to take better pics with your nexus 4!!!
I'll just use this thread: is the auto focus for anyone else Also so incredible slow while recording a video?
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rest0ck said:
I'll just use this thread: is the auto focus for anyone else Also so incredible slow while recording a video?
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yes it's slow in the video but i wouldn't call incredible slow.. pretty standard.

Crisisx1 said:
I always do this when taking pics. Even on the s3 I would hold the shutter button til focus locked in instead of just tapping it then focus isn't 100%
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Same here, been a habit since the froyo days
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rohiggidy said:
i left this out earlier
for better color reproduction in day light use -1 in the iso/ white balance
In low light use these settings. Turn on flash....change the iso/white balance to -2. pics should use way less light and get better pics
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so you're saying that exposure compensation menu also controls ISO? like 2 in 1? because ISO it's the other thing which weirdly cannot be adjusted manually as well as metering.
I think Galaxy S line (2-3 and 4) have those for manual adjustment. I can live without ISO adjustment no problem.. anything above 400 looks terrible anyway. But Google Or LG had to put Metering mode for a proper exposure...At least N4 got HDR mode as workaround

rohiggidy said:
i left this out earlier
for better color reproduction in day light use -1 in the iso/ white balance
In low light use these settings. Turn on flash....change the iso/white balance to -2. pics should use way less light and get better pics
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i don't quite understand with this one. i assume this is non hdr mode since you manually turn on the flash. do i have to change the scene mode or leave it on auto?

AW: This is How to take better pics with your nexus 4!!!
skyrocket727 said:
yes it's slow in the video but i wouldn't call incredible slow.. pretty standard.
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I haven't tested any other phones but I could count to 3 or more till it focuses when I hold my hand in front of my camera e.g.
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auto brightness too dark?

Does anyone else have this problem when brightness is set to auto and you wake the phone in the dark the screen is too dim?
It's fine when you wake the phone in bright places.
I have the Verizon Note 5.
Thanks.

I personally think it's too bright in the dark
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yup. its painfully dim on auto setting. Verizon note 5 here...

damn, i felt it was too bright. i couldn't wait to get lux running to dim the thing down.

This doesn't let you set the auto level after you set auto like the s6?
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DAvid_B said:
This doesn't let you set the auto level after you set auto like the s6?
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If it does I dont know how to do it. Can you explain the process??
Thanks.

niners said:
If it does I dont know how to do it. Can you explain the process??
Thanks.
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I think he's referring to when you check the auto box and you're able to increase the auto brightness level on the slider, so you're auto brightness is relative to the slider.
I have the AT&T version and this does not work.

I to am having the same problem.

On the international version of the Note 5 and it just started happening to me. I walked outside and thought my screen broke because I couldnt see a thing with auto brightness on. No idea whats going on.

Midesu said:
On the international version of the Note 5 and it just started happening to me. I walked outside and thought my screen broke because I couldnt see a thing with auto brightness on. No idea whats going on.
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Had a similar thing happen to me. Was standing outside in relative darkness and suddenly, without any changes to the environment, my screen became a lot dimmer. Weird.

Willyman said:
Had a similar thing happen to me. Was standing outside in relative darkness and suddenly, without any changes to the environment, my screen became a lot dimmer. Weird.
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I had a look at the self test service (*#0*#) and checked the light sensor. It showed 0 Lux and when i shined a torch on it and did not change. Not sure what to do now =\

afazel said:
I personally think it's too bright in the dark
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Same here. Screen is too bright on auto in the dark. I have my slider set to the lowest & have to uncheck the auto setting when in the dark. Anyway to fix this?

Power saving on??
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The auto brightness on mine works even if I switch it off.
Makes it impossible to view photos in the sun
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Willyman said:
Had a similar thing happen to me. Was standing outside in relative darkness and suddenly, without any changes to the environment, my screen became a lot dimmer. Weird.
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I fixed it by flashing the latest firmware from Samsung. The senors have gone back to normal but now I seem to have a weird battery drain. The "Android System" seems to be using most of the battery

Dont really want to flaah my new phone...i have this as well. Seems to happen in the evening more than the middle of the day. Maybe the power level in the phone is lower...so its trying to help me out. Its not ... is very frustrating
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It has amazed me for years that Android doesn't let you set a custom curve for auto brightness.
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Midesu said:
I fixed it by flashing the latest firmware from Samsung. The senors have gone back to normal but now I seem to have a weird battery drain. The "Android System" seems to be using most of the battery
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What version did you flash it with?
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nfl46 said:
Funny, I have the International version as well, and same thing is happening to me. I think its a software issue.
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Sorry been busy. Yeah it is a software issue. I flashed the latest firmware from sammobile.com for my version and it fixed the issue.

nfl46 said:
Funny, I have the International version as well, and same thing is happening to me. I think its a software issue.
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So what version did you flash?
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Sorry been busy. Yeah it is a software issue. I flashed the latest firmware from sammobile.com for my version and it fixed the issue.
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Screen tint issue?

Just picked up this phone a few days ago.
Overall love the build. Am coming from s7 edge.
Concerned about the screen though.
The s7 edge seemed yellowish in basic mode but the other modes were not. Adaptive display was very nice and adjustable too.
Note 8 screen temperature is very warm. Whites look yellow brownish. They don't change between the different modes.
Adaptive display is the only fixand even there it requires several adjustments.
For me they best whites are with temp set to warm and then the green dialed down to about 20-25% of max. That gives me best colors.
However feel like I should have better whites on the other screen modes.
I find if I look at the screen about 20*of axis then the screen whitens up.
Do others find the same our is mine defective? Trying to decide if I should keep this or wait for the LG V30 which night be better to manage size wise.
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Take it to the store and compare side by side, make sure the settings and brightness are the same and decide from there. Sending mine back.

Have you made sure the Blue Light Fliter is off?

Is Warm supposed to be a slight yellow hue? I thought.
Warm on my Note 8 is pink hue .I have mine set to adaptive, with *#15987# reddish tint set to minus 9 and it looks good. Also, the Basic mode in display does nothing for the color saturation like it did in previous Galaxy devices. Still looks over saturated. I assume this is their new red oled panels LOL
OP , try and post some pics of your issue.

Will submit pics tomorrow.
Blue light not on.
I think my eyes will adapt over time.
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Entering the number you mentioned brings up a color balance test. Does that change anything?
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canadoc01 said:
Entering the number you mentioned brings up a color balance test. Does that change anything?
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Which test is this? I think my phone seems to have the same tinting problem

The color balance test helped mine. Wife's Note 8 was already set at -3 ,mine was zero and changed it to -9 which lessened the pink hue. That with adaptive display and it's settings also reduced pink to an extent where mine looks good to my fussy eyes now.
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This is my current settings. I like it so far.

How did you screen shot all that page into one ?
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Limeybastard said:
How did you screen shot all that page into one ?
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When you screen shot you'll notice a "Scroll capture" option on the bottom left corner.

Funny I have too little red and Haas to reduce green mostly below that andr a bit off the blue
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canadoc01 said:
Funny I have too little red and Haas to reduce green mostly below that andr a bit off the blue
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Did you guys try *#15987# to reduce reddish? Or what is your current value ?
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How does*#15987# work? Seems it is a test. How dots this change any values and for which mode?
Can one did this to reduce green and if so which number combo to bring it up
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canadoc01 said:
How does*#15987# work? Seems it is a test. How dots this change any values and for which mode?
Can one did this to reduce green and if so which number combo to bring it up
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It's not a test, you press a number and it in turn changes the red tint value on the display. Just the red.
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I pressed the number and saw no difference. Does one bed to be in adapt display? If so how is this different than using the slider for the colors?
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canadoc01 said:
I pressed the number and saw no difference. Does one bed to be in adapt display? If so how is this different than using the slider for the colors?
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I also didn't see a difference initially, I think try it adaptive mode then you'll see a difference.
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In adaptive mode I see the change but canadoc get same change using the slider. Is there a number to adjust green and blue?
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roaduardo said:
When you screen shot you'll notice a "Scroll capture" option on the bottom left corner.
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Here's mine
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I'm a home theatre enthusiast so I've done a few basic measurements with my calibration equipment. I'm not terribly interested in doing anymore testing than this until we get system wide color management controls/options as there is no point. Any critical grading will be done with other programs and almost always on a computer via programs like BlackMagic Resolve and the like.
***PRE-Post edit, lol***
I decided I'll make a separate thread with everything I was going to post regarding the display modes. I wasn't planing on making a big post but my OCD got the better of me
I figured it would be more useful to others in general as a separate thread, rather than being in a thread about screen tinting.
I'll reply back in here when I finish making it (it'll take a bit).