app for brightness control?

[mobile363]

anyone have an app for me?

I like to keep the screen brightness low, but then as soon as you go outside you need max brightness to see anything. Auto brightness is pointless because it keeps brightness at 50% when 5% would suffice.

I want an app that works better. Or can it be kept at say, 5% until it detects a lot of light (outside) then increase to 100%?

Hit me today when i had brightness low, then went outside, wanted to make a phone call, but couldn't even see anything on the screen.

 

[El Presidente]

All the apps seem to rely on the DHD's inbuilt sensor.

You could use something like Extended Controls to create a widget on a home screen to switch between auto and 100%?

 

[CheesyPeteza]

I want an app like this too.

I believe it's only the more recent phones that have had a light sensor integrated. So that might explain the lack of apps.

The app should allow you to specify your brightness for each level of light it detects.

I've made a couple of experimental apps, I might try making this one. But no doubt someone with more experience will make it before I do.

 

[phatbass]

All the apps seem to rely on the DHD's inbuilt sensor.

You could use something like Extended Controls to create a widget on a home screen to switch between auto and 100%?

I've done this with Tasker...

 

[El Presidente]

I've done this with Tasker...

How did you do it if you don't mind me asking?

 

[phatbass]

How did you do it if you don't mind me asking?

Not using the light sensor (sorry; I just read my reply in context and realise it may be misleading).

Using Tasker, I created one task which sets display brightness to approximately 30% and all volumes (media, ringtone, etc.) to 100%. This is the state I usually want my phone to be in so I called it "Normal".

Then I created another task which increases brightness to 100% and called it "Bright".

Long press on the screen and the "Personalise" screen appears; select "Shortcut". Scroll down to "Task" and press it then press the task you want. On the window that appears, select "Make Shortcut" and a button for the task will be created on your screen.

So on my screen I have a button for Normal low brightness, and one for when I'm in bright sunlight and need brightness at 100%. I suggest putting the Bright button in a corner of the screen so it's easily found.

For anyone familiar with Tasker, this is a dead-simple job; I confess I'm barely scraping the surface with the simple tasks I create for it. If anyone wants, when I've got some time I'll do a step-by-step.

 

[1berto]

I have this app https://market.android.com/details?id=com.angrydoughnuts.android.brightprof&feature=search_result that works very well. You can create profiles and just put a shortcut on your screen.

 

[El Presidente]

Thanks, it would be good if you could do something based on the in built sensor.

For anyone familiar with Tasker, this is a dead-simple job; I confess I'm barely scraping the surface with the simple tasks I create for it. If anyone wants, when I've got some time I'll do a step-by-step.

Indeed, Tasker is certainly a very powerful app.

 

[ninja_reject]

I believe that an app like this would be counter-active. It takes a lot of battery to keep checking the lighting to decide right brightness. I know because when I had brightness set to auto (doesn't really work anyway) it used up battery faster. You are better off getting a brightness widget so you can quickly toggle it to fit the situation.

 

[phatbass]

Thanks, it would be good if you could do something based on the in built sensor.



Indeed, Tasker is certainly a very powerful app.

Ok, here's how I did it with Tasker:

Create a profile - Context > State > "Light Level". I set the light level "From" = 90, "To" = 100.

I set up a Task I called "Bright" which simply sets the Display Brightness to 255.

When Light Level exceeds 90, it invokes the "Bright" task and the display brightness goes to 255 (maximum). When the Light Level drops brightness reverts to whatever you've got it set to.

You might want to play with the "From" value; it good enough for me but occasionally the display brightness flips back 'n' forth a bit...

Here's the Tasker website:

http://tasker.dinglisch.net/

It explains things a LOT better than I could. Tasker is a really handy app and I'd probably rate it nearly indispensable (for me, anyway). But I stress I'm just a hack - I don't use anywhere near 10% of what it can do.

 

[El Presidente]

Ok, here's how I did it with Tasker:

Create a profile - Context > State > "Light Level". I set the light level "From" = 90, "To" = 100.

I set up a Task I called "Bright" which simply sets the Display Brightness to 255.

When Light Level exceeds 90, it invokes the "Bright" task and the display brightness goes to 255 (maximum). When the Light Level drops brightness reverts to whatever you've got it set to.

You might want to play with the "From" value; it good enough for me but occasionally the display brightness flips back 'n' forth a bit...

Here's the Tasker website:

Tasker for Android

It explains things a LOT better than I could. Tasker is a really handy app and I'd probably rate it nearly indispensable (for me, anyway). But I stress I'm just a hack - I don't use anywhere near 10% of what it can do.

Awesome, thanks!

 

[D-U-R-X]

Gonna give that a go myself!!