Hi all,
Since a couple of updates ago, night-mode has been controlled by my car even though I set it in "Phone-controlled" in the development settings. The setting sticks, but it continues to be controlled by the car instead of the phone. Any ideas? The phone is far superior at knowing when night mode should be enabled... rather than every time I drive under an overpass...
Clip the dimmer wire?
This is a known problem, during last months. I still don't know who or what is responsible of this behavior, but for now, finally it is working OK in my car.
You can learn more here, if you have a Samsung phone:
https://support.google.com/androidauto/thread/2482734?hl=en
In my case, it all started when I switched from the Note 8 to the 10+. Waze was not switching from day to night mode at all, regardless of what setting I was using, so in your case it is much better. I would say that night mode "car controlled" is a better choice because it takes in account also situations like when you are entering tunnels.
The "phone controlled" option is driven by time, that is, by sunrise and sunset times. The "car controlled" option is better, imho, because it is driven by light intensity.
In order to have a chance that day/night mode works well, if you have a samsung phone with android 9 (pie), you should use at all times night mode in your phone settings (and not the high resolution themes, which was my case in the beginning). Then you can play with other day/night mode settings in AA, in developer settings.
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This is my 2nd HTC in a row and it's partially due to their support. Usually they just respond to email, but very quickly and not usually with a canned response but rather some useful information.
This time, they called me. I just got off the phone with them and the gentleman I was speaking to asked for as much detail as he could get out of me to address the several issues I've had with this phone.
This is why I love HTC
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This is my 2nd HTC in a row and it's partially due to their support. Usually they just respond to email, but very quickly and not usually with a canned response but rather some useful information.
This time, they called me. I just got off the phone with them and the gentleman I was speaking to asked for as much detail as he could get out of me to address the several issues I've had with this phone.
This is why I love HTC
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What was your issue? Curious if I can do the same
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What was your issue? Curious if I can do the same
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I had a nice little list, I didn't want to worry others that there are major issues and most of mine seem pretty isolated. but since you asked...
1. I've had a couple moments where it would be connected to wifi, but no activity - other devices on the network worked fine. (rare occurrence)
2. HDR images in brightly lit area (sunny afternoon) are over exposed - they seem to be aware of this but are telling people to adjust the exposure in image settings, which is grayed out in HDR mode (can be replicated on my phone every time, normal mode works fine)
3. Beats audio seems to go in and out over bluetooth, you can actually hear the effect turn off/on randomly but the setting shows it is on. (this is also consistent for me)
4. When calls are connected frequently in a short period of time (3 or more calls within a minute of the previous one ending), the audio is quiet and full of static and distortion. The other person hears me just fine, it's only my end. (seems to be regular occurrence)
5. Notifications aren't being sent through the headphone jack, but only the speakers - as a result, I can't hear the notifications. This is apparently normal that they still play through the speakers, but not normal that they don't also go through the headphones. (this can be replicated every time)
6. I periodically have wifi/3G/4G hand off issues. When switching from one to the other, it gets stuck with no data - as in no symbol in the notification bar and no activity. Airplane mode doesn't resolve it, still have to try switching data on/off. Only resolved by restarting the phone. (this is rare, but has happened several times in the almost 3 weeks i've had the phone)
7. Capacitive buttons not very sensitive
That's about it, they seem to only be aware of the capacitive buttons which they're looking into, but feel isn't an issue it seemed and about the hdr images being over exposed. The rest the guy I spoke to was unaware about and was probing pretty deeply about when/how/what with these issues. In regards to the HDR images being over exposed, what they didn't seem to know was that you couldn't adjust exposure or other settings when HDR is toggled. They apparently had been suggesting this to people previously.
Also, I asked if Sprint's version shipped with the fixes the European model recently received an update for. He said he wasn't sure and didn't have any information about the international versions.
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I had a nice little list, I didn't want to worry others that there are major issues and most of mine seem pretty isolated. but since you asked...
1. I've had a couple moments where it would be connected to wifi, but no activity - other devices on the network worked fine. (rare occurrence)
6. I periodically have wifi/3G/4G hand off issues. When switching from one to the other, it gets stuck with no data - as in no symbol in the notification bar and no activity. Airplane mode doesn't resolve it, still have to try switching data on/off. Only resolved by restarting the phone. (this is rare, but has happened several times in the almost 3 weeks i've had the phone)
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I don't like this one myself, it's one of the few unavoidable breaking issues with the phone.
I see it too. Screen's been on, I've been connected to WIFI for a while... strong/excellent signal... then I see the WIFI icon disappear, maybe a message about "you can enable GSM roaming" and the app I'm in fails with no data connection being present and tells me to retry (or in the case of YouTube, it'll spin loading and loading indefinitely).
Then I might see 3G appear for a moment, then WIFI comes back. Then the phone will work again.
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I had a nice little list, I didn't want to worry others that there are major issues and most of mine seem pretty isolated. but since you asked...
1. I've had a couple moments where it would be connected to wifi, but no activity - other devices on the network worked fine. (rare occurrence)
2. HDR images in brightly lit area (sunny afternoon) are over exposed - they seem to be aware of this but are telling people to adjust the exposure in image settings, which is grayed out in HDR mode (can be replicated on my phone every time, normal mode works fine)
3. Beats audio seems to go in and out over bluetooth, you can actually hear the effect turn off/on randomly but the setting shows it is on. (this is also consistent for me)
4. When calls are connected frequently in a short period of time (3 or more calls within a minute of the previous one ending), the audio is quiet and full of static and distortion. The other person hears me just fine, it's only my end. (seems to be regular occurrence)
5. Notifications aren't being sent through the headphone jack, but only the speakers - as a result, I can't hear the notifications. This is apparently normal that they still play through the speakers, but not normal that they don't also go through the headphones. (this can be replicated every time)
6. I periodically have wifi/3G/4G hand off issues. When switching from one to the other, it gets stuck with no data - as in no symbol in the notification bar and no activity. Airplane mode doesn't resolve it, still have to try switching data on/off. Only resolved by restarting the phone. (this is rare, but has happened several times in the almost 3 weeks i've had the phone)
7. Capacitive buttons not very sensitive
That's about it, they seem to only be aware of the capacitive buttons which they're looking into, but feel isn't an issue it seemed and about the hdr images being over exposed. The rest the guy I spoke to was unaware about and was probing pretty deeply about when/how/what with these issues. In regards to the HDR images being over exposed, what they didn't seem to know was that you couldn't adjust exposure or other settings when HDR is toggled. They apparently had been suggesting this to people previously.
Also, I asked if Sprint's version shipped with the fixes the European model recently received an update for. He said he wasn't sure and didn't have any information about the international versions.
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I am a long time HTC fan and I have experienced #1 and #6 more than once. It can be annoying but the build quality, support, and overlay of sense make it worth dealing with. Just a personal opinion I have. I think my wimax phones had far less problems than this one and my evo lte. Just a matter of them being new for sprint I guess. It may not even be HTC's fault. Something on sprints end. Who knows.
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Been using AA for a few weeks now and really love it, so glad they put it out on my 2014 Kia Soul !. I hate bright screens, and I just saw the dark mode/night mode/dark theme, whatever you want to call it, for the first time last night.
Is there any way to force this to always be on?
I read this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3071313
But folks are talking about an aftermarket headunit in there, I'm looking for a phone side solution I suppose, or a in car hack.
Ideas?
*EDIT - SOLUTION FOUND*
911jason said:
Activate developer mode in Android Auto and one of the dev options is to force night mode.
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RED ZMAN said:
Well holy hell, it works.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...-a-developer-mode-and-heres-how-to-enable-it/
THANK YOU!!!
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I did some research on this. There's no way to manually switch between day of night mode in Android Auto. My Opel switches modes together with switching on or off my headlights.
See, that's the thing, there should be a way to simulate that. Think about it, headunits with DVD players in them would turn the screen off when the parking brake wasn't applied, so you'd ground out one wire on the head unit, and bam, screen would work while driving.
We used to do similar things with factory headunits, so you should be able to here. Figure out which wire it is that is reporting, probably an accessory wire, see what the different readings are for that wire in the different modes (lights on, lights off), and then simulate ON (grounding a wire, or providing the required voltage to it when the engine is running).
A software solution would be nicer, but I agree, it is tied to the lights in my car too.
Activate developer mode in Android Auto and one of the dev options is to force night mode.
Woah, how do we do that? I'm going to search for it right now.
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Activate developer mode in Android Auto and one of the dev options is to force night mode.
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Forgot to quote...
Well holy hell, it works.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...-a-developer-mode-and-heres-how-to-enable-it/
THANK YOU!!!
And for those who want to toggle the night mode automatically read this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/android-4-1-headunit-reloaded-android-t3432348 (bottom part of the opening post) - free apk included.
title says it all, why is this hidden and can only be accessed thru settings, and it's not a one time toggle, you'd have to go into settings every time you pull your phone out. just why? would be great for the brightness slider to just go to max instead. anyone know if theres any mods for this? or just what this is about, seems strange.
i dont have this mode
what android version u have
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I cannot find this mode on my Exynos Note 8! Have you flashed another rom?
soraxd said:
title says it all, why is this hidden and can only be accessed thru settings, and it's not a one time toggle, you'd have to go into settings every time you pull your phone out. just why? would be great for the brightness slider to just go to max instead. anyone know if theres any mods for this? or just what this is about, seems strange.
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Mine always stays where ever put the slider. But then, I have auto brightness off.
Yeah what version you got? Wish we had outside mode.
I have a 950F exynos 128 GB, and It does not have such setting...
Because it's samsung. They will probably never make a good software. Just search for "automatic brightness bug". They just ignored this problem. No wonder they just hidding that option.
Outdoor mode can be enabled by editing something in system folder. Most of custom firmwares provides that function.
I've never seen that setting on mine. It's automatic for me.
GreyFox777 said:
Because it's samsung. They will probably never make a good software. Just search for "automatic brightness bug". They just ignored this problem. No wonder they just hidding that option.
Outdoor mode can be enabled by editing something in system folder. Most of custom firmwares provides that function.
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IT is not a bug, and yes, there are ways to increase brightness beyond standard maximum, I remember from the days of my note 3, that many people posted very bad screen burn in and excesive batt drain when changing the lines to attain the most bright screen possible, same applies to speakers, might as well get blown, The auto brightness in note 8, in fact is very well implemented, because it learns your preferences, that is, if set to auto, and you move the slider, whenever the phone detects the same lux level, it will set the level you chose, infact, when in autobrightness, when sensing too much light, it will set an extra ammount of brightness
hi guys flahed s8+ and note 8 oreo(nougat no) flash twrp outdoor mode
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bNVtkh9l6_rAAOubzLcwh8pE6lIiINDl/view
ENABLE OUTDOOR MODE OREO
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bNVtkh9l6_rAAOubzLcwh8pE6lIiINDl/view
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winol said:
IT is not a bug, and yes, there are ways to increase brightness beyond standard maximum, I remember from the days of my note 3, that many people posted very bad screen burn in and excesive batt drain when changing the lines to attain the most bright screen possible, same applies to speakers, might as well get blown, The auto brightness in note 8, in fact is very well implemented, because it learns your preferences, that is, if set to auto, and you move the slider, whenever the phone detects the same lux level, it will set the level you chose, infact, when in autobrightness, when sensing too much light, it will set an extra ammount of brightness
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Agreed. Works very well. Was using GPS Google maps for the first time yesterday, screen was automatically too bright. I used slider to lower brightness, it learned my preference.
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Since long I haven't seen any Note device (at least International versions) have Outdoor mode enabled by default unless you are using custom ROM. But this mode i have seen available on low range samsung devices. Actually it is hidden and one minor change in settings app enough to enable outdoor mode.
I will try to make small app without making changes in setting app, though it might needed root access.
Thank you dr ketan! I have used your excellent roms and kernels in my note 3 and 4
As I said y'day, I have made and posted Outdoor mode Tool on my Facebook wall.
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As I said y'day, I have made and posted Outdoor mode Tool on my Facebook wall.
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hey something cool came out of this post, awesome!
so the app acts like a toggle to turn on the outdoor mode, pretty cool!
Works perfectly. Thank you.
Have noticed this mod seems to time out after 15 minutes or so. Any workaround for this?
@ dr.Ketan: since updating to oreo your app does not work anymore... do you have a solution?
THX in advance!
I am on oreo too and working fine. Check you have granted su permission
Hi,
I never had an amoled screen but I heard that you can get burn-in on those screen.
So I avoided phone with amoled but I really like the note 9.
I would like to know if it easy to get burn-in when you use app like google maps, with your notifications bar (battery, ..), or onscreen nav button, ect...
Thanks for yous reply.
I've never gotten burn in on any AMOLED phone I've owned (Galaxy S3, Note 4, Note 5, S7 Edge, Note 8, S9 (three of them) and the Note 9). I use the phone a lot.
Is it possible? Sure. LCD is possible, too. Just don't keep static images onscreen for hours on end
I've had an AMOLED phone since the Galaxy S2, and have kept each phone for at least 1-3 years. By my count that is the S2, S3, S4, S5, S7 Edge, and now the Note 9. I have been using Google Maps and Navigation on all of these devices, and I have never experienced any screen burn in. Not once. In fact, I have never heard of it being an issue. Yes, I knew it could happen, but I have never heard of it happening outside of isolated cases. The Note 9 has one of the best displays of any phone out there, don't let this non-issue stop you.
When I first get my AMOLED Smartphone/Tablets I never use brightness over 20 to 30% I run it like that for about 3+ months. I blend the displays in, well that’s my theory!
I have a Tab S 8.4 LTE my daily driver! It’s over 4 + years old! Not a mark of screen burn in see it all depends how you use your display! I’ve seen people complaining there AMOLED display have burn in 2 months in! But when you ask them where the brightness set to 80% was even 100% it’s too bright it hurts your eyes!
You don’t need 80% TO 100% unless your real blind ? Seriously use your phone sensibly you will be fine pp.’s I’ve done many 8+ hour round trip Google maps on my TAB S 8.4 there’s no sign of burn in on my AMLOED display!! AMOLED IS KING!!
Just leave the brightness on auto. In full sunlight in my car, the screen is maximally bright. On long trips, that may be for 8 hours at a time or more. That's not a routine thing for me, but still never any issues.
that was one thing i was worried about too, this is my first samsung/amoled phone. I have read here and there, some people get burn ins as early as one week of usage and some never, cant say every screen is perfect and everyone uses their phones differently.
a small tip, what i have done is using the app "routine" to set my brightness to 35% and auto rotate on when connected to bluetooth of my car. It locks it at that brightness, and of course you can manually turn it up if you wish. this saves me the trouble when the phone auto adjust it to max most of the time.
if youre worried just for that one app ie. google maps, you can set it so that only when you launch that app and connected to that specific bluetooth to lock in the brightness at 35%.
I have also set my google maps night mode always on.
LitoNi said:
that was one thing i was worried about too, this is my first samsung/amoled phone. I have read here and there, some people get burn ins as early as one week of usage and some never, cant say every screen is perfect and everyone uses their phones differently.
a small tip, what i have done is using the app "routine" to set my brightness to 35% and auto rotate on when connected to bluetooth of my car. It locks it at that brightness, and of course you can manually turn it up if you wish. this saves me the trouble when the phone auto adjust it to max most of the time.
if youre worried just for that one app ie. google maps, you can set it so that only when you launch that app and connected to that specific bluetooth to lock in the brightness at 35%.
I have also set my google maps night mode always on.
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thanks for your reply.
Can you tel me more about your app "routine"? Because I didnot find it on the play store.
Having come from an Android One device to the A71 I was pleased to see that Samsung have kept the Android 10 feature "Focus Mode" in the Digital Wellbeing menu. I find this really useful to block distracting apps while at work, and also to block my work email while outside working hours. However, unlike my old phone I can see no way of scheduling this feature to turn on/off at specific times. I would like it to come on in "Me time" mode after my work hours for example, and in "work time" mode during my work hours. does anyone know how to schedule this, as although I can turn it on/off manually it is far less useful without a way to schedule it automatically?
Thanks
Yes, seems to be missing. I am trying to use ActionDash instead now...
I think I have the focus mode.
(Not 100% sure because of translation)
i have focus mode .. sm-a715f uk sim free . no updates , but in focus made I can't find the phone.. as I would like this on at all times..