auto brightness too dark? - Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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?
Midesu said:
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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Auto Brightness Issue

About two weeks ago I turned on my Auto Brightness. Last week the screen just started going dim randomly. To be clear, its so dim I can't see anything unless its at a particular angle. Also (depending on how bright the screen was prior to going dim) if I apply pressure to the sides of my phone, just above the Menu and the red End button, the screen will become bright again. Since then I have turned off Auto Rightness and performed a hard reset yet the problem still occurs. Can someone please help me?
It hasn't been dropped, or been subjected to moisture of any kind. I've only had it for about two months. It was a replacement from Asurion Insurance. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Anyone? Any ideas? Haha, I'm desperate!
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Auto brightness on our phones hasn't really been all that great, I've had random dimming or it'll go super bright in a dark room. mostly the issue is that auto brightness on phones is not all that great, they don't monitor the brightness of your surrounding but rather your face and that's where the problem lies.
My Auto Brightness isn't enabled. Yet the screen still goes super dim.
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lactosedept said:
My Auto Brightness isn't enabled. Yet the screen still goes super dim.
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Then thats a different problen, i havent come across this. Sorry.
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lactosedept said:
My Auto Brightness isn't enabled. Yet the screen still goes super dim.
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Make sure it isn't on, because it shouldn't happen if you have it set to a custom level
Haha damn, don't like the sound of that. Thanks for the help!
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lactosedept said:
Haha damn, don't like the sound of that. Thanks for the help!
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No problem, let me know if you need anything else!

Auto brightness VS manual

Hey guys just wondering what kind of battery life people are getting with either of the settings on? I keep mine on a manual 50% and the battery seems OK, but I've seen real good reports of people using auto brightness too.
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If auto-brightness was a person, i'd punch in the face and kick it out of my house. I use manual brightness, about 40-50%, i get 8-10 hours out of it.
i use auto on n7 and gnex, no battery complaints.
Nexcellent said:
If auto-brightness was a person, i'd punch in the face and kick it out of my house.
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lol... I have similar feelings
I love the auto brightness, but it makes the screen flicker on the N7
But I hate auto brightness on the iphone with a passion!
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Nexcellent said:
If auto-brightness was a person, i'd punch in the face and kick it out of my house. I use manual brightness, about 40-50%, i get 8-10 hours out of it.
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Normally I'd agree with you, but auto is actually working pretty well on the N7.
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Auto seems to get stuck for me. I'll go in a dark room and it lowers brightness, but won't go back up when it gets light. Sometimes it's reversed.
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redmonke255 said:
Auto seems to get stuck for me. I'll go in a dark room and it lowers brightness, but won't go back up when it gets light. Sometimes it's reversed.
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Agree that the auto bright may have some issues. Sitting in a room with TV and a single lamp and the unit dims. Had to switch to manual to read
redmonke255 said:
Auto seems to get stuck for me. I'll go in a dark room and it lowers brightness, but won't go back up when it gets light. Sometimes it's reversed.
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its supposed to be like that. Its bright in the sun so you can see and dim at night so still visible, but not hurting your eyes
Manual brightness setting on a tablet is good for me, since I use it inside 99% of the time. And I usually keep it fairly low.
On a phone, you really need a GOOD auto-brightness. What looks good inside can cause the screen to be invisible outside. Trying to navigate blind to adjust the brightness manually isn't always easy.
Overall, I would say the N7 has a good auto-brightness control from when I played around with it. Haven't tried outside though.
I like the auto brightness. I trued manual and auto and the auto gives me the same brightness level I would have chosen myself.
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I think the auto on the N7 is pretty good BUT I would like the ability to bump it up or down a bit. So whatever the sensor is calling for add or subtract a percentage to it. I like my tablet a bit brighter so I tend to use manual brightness most of the time. That's really the only setting I am missing with the "phone" style UI. I liked that brightness slider was right in the ICS tablet UI menu that popped up. I am getting 8 hours at 50% brightness most of the time.
I thought it looked rather dim with auto; I've been keeping mine on max brightness since shortly after I got it.
CooLoserTech said:
its supposed to be like that. Its bright in the sun so you can see and dim at night so still visible, but not hurting your eyes
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I know how it works, but if it brightens up in a light room it doesn't go down in a dark room and ends up searing my eyes like a tuna steak.
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[Q] Anyone? Brightness goes to zero occasionally?

Hey, my wife has Galaxy mini 2, i flashed official unbranded rom with odin and all is great, only sometimes and she doesn't know when or why ofcourse, brightness goes to 0 zero, by itself...
Any ideas or answers would be appreciated!?! Tnx in advance! :highfive:
Try looking into Display Settings and check how long it will stay before the screen dim
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raensoe said:
Try looking into Display Settings and check how long it will stay before the screen dim
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I set it to 30 seconds always. Does that have anything to do with my problem?
SHIRI said:
I set it to 30 seconds always. Does that have anything to do with my problem?
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Yes, after 30 secs your screen would go dim and eventually shut off.... Increase it to 1 or 2 mins.....
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ashu.bigsmoke said:
Yes, after 30 secs your screen would go dim and eventually shut off.... Increase it to 1 or 2 mins.....
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You didnt understand me, sorry.
I know screen will go off...
Problem is, display brightness sets itself sometimes to zero...
SHIRI said:
You didnt understand me, sorry.
I know screen will go off...
Problem is, display brightness sets itself sometimes to zero...
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Are you using some kinda battery saver....? Also brightness is set to zero when your phone is running less on battery.
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ashu.bigsmoke said:
Are you using some kinda battery saver....?
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Nope, nothing, not even many apps of any kind, its wifes phone.
It can be ok for 2 days and then it suddenly goes to zero. Or it happena twice a day... nothing i can think of...
SHIRI said:
Nope, nothing, not even many apps of any kind, its wifes phone.
It can be ok for 2 days and then it suddenly goes to zero. Or it happena twice a day... nothing i can think of...
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I think its some kinda flashing error. Try reflashing firmware meant for your phone model no. but first go to recovery and wipe data and cache. After flashing also wipe data and cache. I guess it would be good. But if that also doesn't help then it would be a bug on the firmware. Try changing the firmware to a latest one...
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I thought you will say something like that, i will try that, but i way trying to avoid it
Will report back.
SHIRI said:
I thought you will say something like that, i will try that, but i way trying to avoid it
Will report back.
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Is it the problem of Automatic Brightness ???
'Duster' said:
Is it the problem of Automatic Brightness ???
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Nope, there is no AB on this phone, or the option for it... :highfive:

(help) Galaxy s diaplay turned pink

My phone's diaplay has turned pink.But when I press the home button to open task manager then the area behind recent apps dialog box becomes as it should be.
So please anyone could tell me if it could be repaired or the screen is to be changed!
Thanks in advance
Hmmm. This is interesting.
Did this just suddenly happen or did something happen to it, eg. Did you flash a rom/kernel or did to get submerged in water etc
If it did get submerged in water, its likely a hardware fault
Try flash in Sempahore GB, that has Voodoo colour, and see if that changes anything - if not, its likely a hardware fault
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Soryuu said:
Hmmm. This is interesting.
Did this just suddenly happen or did something happen to it, eg. Did you flash a rom/kernel or did to get submerged in water etc
If it did get submerged in water, its likely a hardware fault
Try flash in Sempahore GB, that has Voodoo colour, and see if that changes anything - if not, its likely a hardware fault
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hmm actually i disassembled the phone and when i again re-assembled it, then it happened
Droids king said:
My phone's diaplay has turned pink.But when I press the home button to open task manager then the area behind recent apps dialog box becomes as it should be.
So please anyone could tell me if it could be repaired or the screen is to be changed!
Thanks in advance
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Follow what @Soryuu said to do. In my opinion, if this is a hardware issue (display to be changed), then you better buy a used phone as it costs equal to the display. Or you may use it as your secondary phone and buy a new quad core phone
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Maybe a hardware issue like that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529205
but if there's something wrong with the display then why the area behind the recent dialog box ok
Droids king said:
hmm actually i disassembled the phone and when i again re-assembled it, then it happened
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That's probably why - when you reassembled the phone you must have also done something to the screen digitiser without realising.
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Check that the display flex cable is properly seated. Or see if you can tune it out with colour calibration.
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knuckles1978 said:
Check that the display flex cable is properly seated. Or see if you can tune it out with colour calibration.
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yeah the display cable is properly seated but then also the display is as it is
What about using colour calibration? Have you tried that?
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Try to clean the screen connectors or try with another display.
Good luck
Any news about the problem with the display???
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Any news about the problem with the display???
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yes i m using an app called screen adjuster and the screen is fine for now but the responsiveness of touch is a lil bit slow.
Okay so your display works now ...and it is not damaged ...
Droids king said:
yes i m using an app called screen adjuster and the screen is fine for now but the responsiveness of touch is a lil bit slow.
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Did you first try colour calibrating the screen before you installed the screen adjuster app??
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knuckles1978 said:
Did you first try colour calibrating the screen before you installed the screen adjuster app??
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sorry, but how to do that?
i just installed the app and then just adjusted the brightness accordingly
What ROM are you using? Most ROMs for i9000 have colour adjustment built into settings.
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Same setting point in CM 10.x
In CM 11 it is called "color calibration" under "Other device options"
thanks
Thanks for the help but i have tried this several times.
but it is same. !!!
Not really satisfying but the main thing is your display works ... :good:
Droids king said:
Thanks for the help but i have tried this several times.
but it is same. !!!
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[REQ] Auto Brightness Tweak

A lot have said the auto brightness is too aggressive which results in it being too bright. Could someone modify it to tone it down a bit?
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A formula resulting in maybe 60% brightness compared to default would be perfect for me.
Try this one if you are rooted:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.lumen
Lux is also an option
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HIcycles said:
Lux is also an option
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Does it work well with s6? It haven't been updated in a while.
anewday said:
Does it work well with s6? It haven't been updated in a while.
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Yes it does. Also it was updated Jul 11 (1 week ago)...

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