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[POLL] Extreme auto color boost under the sun

Hello!
Some of you maybe have noticed that when the Galaxy S faces the sun, in auto-brightness mode, the color are suddenly boosted by a crazy amount in an attempt to preserve color saturation perception despite the incoming light.
Do you think this is a useful feature helping readability or does it do more harm than good ?
I can disable or tweak it very easily in Voodoo color. I have mixed feelings about this, that's why it's still on, but some people asked me to disable it.
I need your opinion and experience
Please don't vote if you don't understand what it is about and never experienced it.
Thanks !
Note: this color boost is associated only to the automatic 100% brightness level.

that is actually just brightness at 65% or higher
by default on regular operation when the brightness is set to auto it is always below 50% that's why people complain about colour being pale and such
if you set the brightness to 65% or more you can appreciate the full bloom effect of the SAMOLED screen vs AMOLED
i use a simple brightness widget to set it how i want, but it's mostly on auto, except when i want to WOW! people

@AllGamer we don't talk about the same thing.
It's not the standard brightness level, that's something that append only in the situation I described
If you are lucky enough to have a sunny day you can try it by yourself.
I didn't manage to reproduce it using artificial lights, seems that any light i have is not as bright as the sun ^^

i do use the phone outdoor almost on a daily basis, specially during lunch time when we walk to the restaurants meanwhile checking for emails, forums, weather, prices, another restaurant nearby, etc, etc.
so i've seen the screen colour/brightness changes in many different occassions.
unless there is another method to control the colour without controlling the brightness and vice versa, then i'm pretty sure i'm getting the same effects when i manually slide the brightness bar all the way to 100%, 85%, 75%, and 65%
anything less than 60% wont show the blooming colour effect

sorry @AllGamer, you don't get yet ^^
I don't know if you read the original post?
I can show you the source code in kernel if this is necessary.
This special color boost (really extreme color boost) appends:
In auto brightness mode
When it's bright enough to make the auto-brightness mode reach the 100% level (named gamma 24)
When already at auto 100% and screen facing the sun.
Well, that's not so bad, it's just a poll

Here is the link to the source
http://github.com/project-voodoo/sa...nux-2.6.29/drivers/sensor/optical/gp2a.c#L329
Code:
if(autobrightness_mode)
{
if(current_gamma_value == 24)&&(level_state == LIGHT_LEVEL4)

So far I've only experienced that once in my 3 month old SGS. I usually use it indoors.
I think you can replicate that by ticking Outdoor Visibility in the camera app.

Seen it alot of times, It does seem to help quite well, So i say keep it

DaRkMyk said:
I think you can replicate that by ticking Outdoor Visibility in the camera app.
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yeah, that is what i call the colour blooming effect, just like in the PC blooming effect on the video cards

DaRkMyk said:
So far I've only experienced that once in my 3 month old SGS. I usually use it indoors.
I think you can replicate that by ticking Outdoor Visibility in the camera app.
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Absolutely! the Outdoor mode in Camera and Video apps are similar (but are triggered manually)

AllGamer said:
yeah, that is what i call the colour blooming effect, just like in the PC blooming effect on the video cards
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woops... just tried the Outdoor Visibility and it is not the same as what I experienced before. You really must be outside & under the bright sun. I'll try it again tomorrow.

it just does it to the entire screen but stronger, there is an widget to control screen modes and it can be toggled manually when set to 100%

supercurio said:
@AllGamer we don't talk about the same thing.
It's not the standard brightness level, that's something that append only in the situation I described
If you are lucky enough to have a sunny day you can try it by yourself.
I didn't manage to reproduce it using artificial lights, seems that any light i have is not as bright as the sun ^^
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I pointed at the sensor with a 12LED flashlight (Need to be quite close for the blooming effect to activate, ~5-10cm), and it bloomed away after 3-5 seconds.
I've never been bothered by it and never really noticed it in bright light, so I would think it's a positive feature that helps readability in strong sunlight.

AllGamer said:
it just does it to the entire screen but stronger, there is an widget to control screen modes and it can be toggled manually when set to 100%
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You cannot reach this mode with manual controls.
It depends on data measured by the light sensor, it's in kernel.

well i guess i'll have to install your Modifications, to see if there's really a difference
but from my point of view, when the level at set to 100% looks the same as when the phone is working outdoor under bright sunlight 12 noon lunch time.

AllGamer said:
well i guess i'll have to install your Modifications, to see if there's really a difference
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It's in every standard kernel!
Ok, I give up ^^

I say keep it. It seems like it would be functional. Looking forward to the warmer colors at more brightness levels, as my phone very rarely runs at 100% brightness.
What I don't like (maybe others agree?) is the sudden drop in brightness at low ambient light levels (not complete darkness).
Thanks for your work on the color issue. This is really what I look forward most to in future voodoo releases!

well it'll definitely be nice to be able to access the bloom effect under low brightness level
i like more colours
i was under the impression supercurio was coding something to do that

Anything that makes the screen better in the sun is a good thing.
Even with the SAMOLED, things can sometimes be harder to see outside, especially while web browsing.
It doesn't matter if the colors are off in the pictures when you can't even read the web page.

Is it possible to make these sort of things configurable by an app on the phone?
Or must these sort of settings be hard-coded into the kernel?

s7 edge too dim at low setting vs note 4

Hello,
I decided to get the s7 edge... I had the htc 10 for less than 14 days and I was not really happy with the camera .
Anyway.. I still have my note 4.. and I don't use auto brightness.. I like to manually select my brightness.. usually lower than most people.
In Display settings I also have adaptive colors..
anway.. at the same level.. the s7 is very dim compared to my note 4.. is there a setting I am missing or something?
Here are two pictures showing the difference.

habs101 said:
Hello,
I decided to get the s7 edge... I had the htc 10 for less than 14 days and I was not really happy with the camera .
Anyway.. I still have my note 4.. and I don't use auto brightness.. I like to manually select my brightness.. usually lower than most people.
In Display settings I also have adaptive colors..
anway.. at the same level.. the s7 is very dim compared to my note 4.. is there a setting I am missing or something?
Here are two pictures showing the difference.
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Just increase the brightness slider.
Different device doesn't have the same brightness at the same percentage.
S7 just have very wide range of brightness compare to other phone.
At lowest brightness S7 is dimmer than note 4 and at highest brightness S7 is also brighter than note 4.
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I am not sure about the lowest settings but peak brightness is only achieved in auto setting. It is also recommended for battery optimization.
Personally I find the auto setting superb. It also has a learning function which over time will adapt to your preferences. Just keep adjusting it slightly to your liking in different situations and you'll get there.

drummerman said:
I am not sure about the lowest settings but peak brightness is only achieved in auto setting. It is also recommended for battery optimization.
Personally I find the auto setting superb. It also has a learning function which over time will adapt to your preferences. Just keep adjusting it slightly to your liking in different situations and you'll get there.
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Hi. Where did you get this information? What are your sources? Please let us know.
If it's true. I would like to know more about it.
Thank you
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thunderroid said:
Hi. Where did you get this information? What are your sources? Please let us know.
If it's true. I would like to know more about it.
Thank you
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There you go;
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s7/23629/samsung-galaxy-s7-review-best-android-phone-period-android-n-update-iphone-7

Anyone else having auto brightness issue?

Sometimes brightness gets too low.... even in lighting conditions and i have to adjust it manually. I think there is some callibration problem

firdous95 said:
Sometimes brightness gets too low.... even in lighting conditions and i have to adjust it manually. I think there is some callibration problem
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I am also facing the same issue. But I have accepted this considering the low cost of the device

matrixzone said:
I am also facing the same issue. But I have accepted this considering the low cost of the device
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Its not about the price because earlier i had moto g turbo...a bit lower price than this but there was no such problem. And with g5 plus its not like there is brightness problem...in normal lighting...it gets too bright also sometimes...hope it can be fixed in os updates or in custom roms.

Turn off your adaptive, set brightness to Max. Turn on adaptive. It will adjust accordingly now

joshk89 said:
Turn off your adaptive, set brightness to Max. Turn on adaptive. It will adjust accordingly now
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Has someone checked?? Does this work??

indra2009 said:
Has someone checked?? Does this work??
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I actually may have jumped the gun. Still doesn't adjust very well on its own.

Yep facing same issue

So I've messed around with this a lot and I keep adaptive on with my brightness set around mid point. It seems to adjust pretty well for me.

Yes, same here
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Tried the mentioned steps of disabling adaptive and re-enabling after maxing out display and found it to be better now

i actually like the lower brightness

Same as some others here, brightness is too low in dark places.
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Remember that adaptive brightness also changes as to what your brightness slider is at. Personally, I used to have this issue while having my brightness at 1/2. Now I have it at 3/4 and my issues seem to have gone away.

Yeah, I find the auto brightness pretty useless. It's too dark in some indoor lighting situations yet too bright in an almost-dark room. I find it easier to just adjust it when I need to. I wish it worked well, but I don't like the way it adjusts the brightness. It might be fine for some people, but it's not for me.

Turn off auto-brightness. Pull down notification shade/shortcuts. Adjust brightness according to your liking.
Then again, I never liked auto anything. I like to be in control.

joshk89 said:
Turn off your adaptive, set brightness to Max. Turn on adaptive. It will adjust accordingly now
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Seems it worked. There is a sensor that manage the this process? Thank you for your reply.

Adjust notification LED settings? Speed/Brightness?

I'm not really happy with how bright the notification LED is and the slow pulse; I often just glance at the phone and miss the notification due to the period that the LED isn't glowing.
Are there any ways without using some sort of LED app to increase the brightness and speed of the notification pulse? Coming from a HTC One M8, I'm used to a really bright pulse "on and off" notification rather than the fade.

The one I've seen recommended most is Light Flow.

Light manager. But the brightness is low also at max level.
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robertogl said:
Light manager. But the brightness is low also at max level.
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yubimusubi said:
The one I've seen recommended most is Light Flow.
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Everybody i requested this to the maker of the Dirty Core Kernel @dabug123 and he said he can implement controll over back/recents button's light timing and brightness ... he said that he'll be able to do it ( really respect this guy )
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/development/dirtycore-op5-t3628069/page6
but i didn't mention the LED light , so make sure you ask for it all together and maybe he'll be able to help !

UnrealEgg said:
I'm not really happy with how bright the notification LED is and the slow pulse; I often just glance at the phone and miss the notification due to the period that the LED isn't glowing.
Are there any ways without using some sort of LED app to increase the brightness and speed of the notification pulse? Coming from a HTC One M8, I'm used to a really bright pulse "on and off" notification rather than the fade.
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I have tried running few apps but no success the blink speed is so slo-mo it irritates I think there's no way to make it blink faster otherwise they would've done it in the first place!

UnrealEgg said:
I'm not really happy with how bright the notification LED is and the slow pulse; I often just glance at the phone and miss the notification due to the period that the LED isn't glowing.
Are there any ways without using some sort of LED app to increase the brightness and speed of the notification pulse? Coming from a HTC One M8, I'm used to a really bright pulse "on and off" notification rather than the fade.
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Yes, I came from a LG G4 and feel the same about this weak led. Not very effective

Display not vivid how to fix?

I'm just wondering if there's a fix for the display of Redmi note 7?. I noticed when I saw the display of pocophone of my friend the display is vivid.
If i change the Rom into custom it will my problem? Or its the display quality of the screen material they used?

Thats weird, the RN7 screen should be better than the Pocophone F1 (which is underwhelming to say the least).
Do you mean saturation of colors? In that case you can mess with the screen colors on settings.

Gonime said:
Thats weird, the RN7 screen should be better than the Pocophone F1 (which is underwhelming to say the least).
Do you mean saturation of colors? In that case you can mess with the screen colors on settings.
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Yes, i am talking about saturation it seems Rn7 has light color. Before i'm using Zenfone 2 max i can say therese a big difference when it comes to saturation. The color green on playstore is more vivid compare to Rn7 its like light color.

gAracUh said:
Yes, i am talking about saturation it seems Rn7 has light color. Before i'm using Zenfone 2 max i can say therese a big difference when it comes to saturation. The color green on playstore is more vivid compare to Rn7 its like light color.
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I personally leave lecture mode always ON on my RN7 as I find the stock color "too cold" and the lecture mode filters blue light so it's kinda nice on the vision.

that can only be modified with a modified Kernel ... with the negative stock, for that you need to modify your equipment ..
Always the screens of Xiaomi have little brightness at least those of the mid range IPS, I can not say anything for the amoled of xiaomi because I have never tried them, I hope to do it with the Xiaomi A3 that will soon come out

Gonime said:
I personally leave lecture mode always ON on my RN7 as I find the stock color "too cold" and the lecture mode filters blue light so it's kinda nice on the vision.
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You mean Automatic contrast? Turn off and switch to cool contrast?

gAracUh said:
You mean Automatic contrast? Turn off and switch to cool contrast?
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I meant reading mode, the eye icon on notification tab, sorry for the mistranslation.
Mannuok said:
that can only be modified with a modified Kernel ... with the negative stock, for that you need to modify your equipment ..
Always the screens of Xiaomi have little brightness at least those of the mid range IPS, I can not say anything for the amoled of xiaomi because I have never tried them, I hope to do it with the Xiaomi A3 that will soon come out
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No, you can change screen saturation with stock kernel, and its really easy btw.

Gonime said:
I meant reading mode, the eye icon on notification tab, sorry for the mistranslation.
No, you can change screen saturation with stock kernel, and its really easy btw.
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How to change the saturation with stock kernel?