[APP][2.3+] Lux Auto Brightness
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What does "No subzero during sleep" means??
It has the exact opposite effect of what we need and what I have tried to explain to you.
Also I have the pay version, would you mind to share your "dropbox" version?
(I don't have dropbox).
It has the exact opposite effect of what we need and what I have tried to explain to you.
Also I have the pay version, would you mind to share your "dropbox" version?
(I don't have dropbox).
It means subzero mode is disabled when Lux is sleeping (i.e. an app in the sleep list is showing).
Opposite of what?
If you want the beta versions, you need to give me your email address.
The Notifications are disabled since i installed lux
Actually i have the Notification enabled and it seems to work now. Anyway the integration as system app don´t work
Great app, but missing a vital feature that would propel it to perfect app
The missing feature is the ability to refresh the lux reading\backlight level on the fly. For instance, I don't use the automatic mode because it uses more battery than the periodic mode and I also think periodic works better on my phone. I set the refresh interval as high as it will go, which is two minutes, because it is a huge battery saver and also the light that I'm in does not change that frequently, but every now and then the update intervals fall about a sec to early and I have to wait for the next 2 min to update or pull down MY status bar or click a widget on my home screen. The perfect solution Would be Tasker integration. With that we could create our own custom gestures to refresh the lux readings/backlight level on the fly or it could be more complex by using the math and calculations inside Tasker to, for instance, always keep your backlight level a certain percentage below the luxe readings, and the possibilities are really only limited by what you can come up with. With the capabilities of Tasker and the shear awesomeness and power of this app, I believe that would make an unbelievable combination. So, is it possible?
The missing feature is the ability to refresh the lux reading\backlight level on the fly. For instance, I don't use the automatic mode because it uses more battery than the periodic mode and I also think periodic works better on my phone. I set the refresh interval as high as it will go, which is two minutes, because it is a huge battery saver and also the light that I'm in does not change that frequently, but every now and then the update intervals fall about a sec to early and I have to wait for the next 2 min to update or pull down MY status bar or click a widget on my home screen. The perfect solution Would be Tasker integration. With that we could create our own custom gestures to refresh the lux readings/backlight level on the fly or it could be more complex by using the math and calculations inside Tasker to, for instance, always keep your backlight level a certain percentage below the luxe readings, and the possibilities are really only limited by what you can come up with. With the capabilities of Tasker and the shear awesomeness and power of this app, I believe that would make an unbelievable combination. So, is it possible?
I'm trying to wrangle tasker to turn on night mode based on my local sunrise/sunset times.
Doable I think by using a Google calendar to plot the times.
I'm a noob though.
Sent from my GT-I9300
Doable I think by using a Google calendar to plot the times.
I'm a noob though.
Sent from my GT-I9300
I haven't been able to track down any portion of the code that overrides the manual mode, so I'm thinking it has something to do with Android restarting Lux when it wants to free memory. Out of interest, what value is Lux being set to when it changes from what you've set?
That could be it. I turned on persistent notification last night and don't think it's happened since. Will keep an eye on it
A question - does it make sense to define Night Mode as an arbitrary brightness value instead of (or in addition to) the current alpha setting? I find that backlight is still too bright in the night mode, i.e. alpha dimming isn't comfortable, I would prefer the quick Night Mode toggle to set the pre-selected sub-zero brightness instead. Thank you!
I purchased the app from playstore and started to tool around with it. I have SGS3 with 4.1.2. I tried to use the system app integration option since I want to make sure the app stays alive but don't necessarily want the icon in my status bar all the time (already have juicedefender ultimate, tasker, LBE security master, eCID floating up there as it is). Anyway the system app integration failed so I used titanium backup to convert to system app and I got a toast that my purchase was refunded? I guess I just need to re-purchase? The app is still on the phone but it's in system lol.
I currently have Lux set to adjust on wake. Is there a reason that under BetterBatteryStats->Partial Wakelocks I am seeing the following with very high Counts?:
AlarmManager
com.vito.lux.lux
Seems it is often on the higher end of my partial wakelocks.
Thanks
AlarmManager
com.vito.lux.lux
Seems it is often on the higher end of my partial wakelocks.
Thanks
Never mind this might have been a problem with PGM and slide to wake.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Hmm... I'm using PGM slide-to-wake as well and haven't noticed any Partial Wakelocks even listed for either PGM or Lux.
Night mode is supposed to change the colour temperature rather than the brightness. It doesn't work too well because I don't have low level access to the display, so it's an overlay rather than a direct pixel manipulation. You may have to rely on manually setting subzero values for now.
Don't use Titanium Backup to do the integration, you'll break the app. I have no idea if it's been refunded.
FYI: I've used ROM toolbox to set as a system app, and it doesn't appear to have broken anything.
I have yet to see the expandable notification. I've reinstalled with the same results. I haven't been able to root the app, although it seems to be functioning ok. The JB ota update arrived at recently so I'm just now exploring how lux runs. I really want the notification dashboard to work and haven't noticed any other posts having the issue. Any ideas? I messed with Notification settings in lux dash and system app manager but no luck.
Stock rom 4.1.1 (new this week and installed on top of existing lux)
Current lux version (0.76)
S3 on Sprint - 16gb pebble blue + 64
S3 on Sprint - 16gb pebble blue + 64
Stock rom 4.1.1 (new this week and installed on top of existing lux)
Current lux version (0.76)
S3 on Sprint - 16gb pebble blue + 64
S3 on Sprint - 16gb pebble blue + 64
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Lux - The Original Android Auto-Brightness App
So I thought I should make an XDA thread for Lux, over a year after releasing it to the Play Store!
FULL or FREE
Issues/Suggestions
If you have any issues or suggestions, please add them to the public issue tracker found here. Be sure to search first, duplicated issues will not work in your favour.
News
- Update to 1.51 released to Play Store!
- Profiles. Have different behaviour for day and night!
- Root plug-ins. Custom kernel with RGB control? Make a plug-in to utilise it!
- Improved notification
- Low pass filter
- Cubic interpolation
- Polish/French/Russian/German/Italian translation
- Manual sunrise location input
- Control Dashboard slider with vol. keys
- Fade duration/step
- Reduced battery usage
- Fixes
- Update to 1.06 released to Play Store!
- Automatic night mode (uses location for sunset/sunrise).
- Notification priority
- Enhanced dashboard and notification UI
- Enable/disable and refresh Lux via Tasker
- Bug fixes
- Update to 0.76 released to Play Store!
- Fixed brightness issues after call
- Update to 0.74 released to Play Store!
- Fixed max/phone brightness preferences swapped
- Added ignore 0 lux option
- Made static phone brightness optional
- Update to 0.70 released to Play Store!
- New 'ascending' automatic mode for zero jitter!
- Expandable notification for added control (Android 4.1+)
- Improved efficiency
- Install to OS functionality
- Set min/max brightness bounds
- Adjustable night mode
- Improved persistence (Android won't kill it!)
- Fixed Nexus 7 255 luma bug
- Fixed Tasker 'on wake' revert bug
- Compat. mode is now known as 'sleep mode'
- Night Mode now default Dashboard action (hold for Astro. mode)
- Misc. tweaks and fixes.
App Description
Lux isn't your ordinary brightness app. It intelligently adjusts the brightness of your display based on the environment you're in. If, for example, you step into a dimly lit room, Lux will automatically lower the brightness of your display to make it not only comfortable to read, but to also preserve battery power.
Lux provides the option to automatically adjust the backlight at fixed intervals (periodic mode), when a change in environment is detected (dynamic mode), or when the phone wakes from sleep. It's also possible to adjust the backlight manually. Simply disable automatic mode and you can use it like a traditional brightness tool!
Perhaps the best thing about Lux is that you can teach it how to behave. If the backlight is too bright or dim for your liking, simply open the provided Dashboard, adjust the brightness slider to the level you desire, then hold the link button. Lux will use this new 'link' as a reference in future.
Give it a go! I want you to test Lux for more than the 15 minute refund period offered by Google. I understand that some devices may not have the best quality light sensor, and that you may need more time to play around with settings. If you find that Lux doesn't suit you after the 15 minutes is up, you can request a refund at any time via e-mail - no questions asked.
★FEATURES★
■ Custom auto brightness.
■ Sub-zero brightness to make reading in the dark significantly less irritating.
■ Battery efficient
■ Handy brightness widget
■ Option to use the camera to read in ambient light.
■ Power-user settings such as choice of interpolation, sensor debugging, and linked sample editing.
■ Backup to SD.
■ 'Ascending' auto mode for phones with inaccurate light sensors.
■ Gradual fade for backlight adjustments.
■ Astronomer mode adds a red filter to the screen to preserve the eyesight of stargazers.
■ Jitter control to prevent constant small changes to the backlight.
■ Automatic night mode, to change the colour temperature of the display for comfortable night time viewing.
■ Add app specific exceptions via sleep mode
■ No ads, or other nuisances.
■ Tasker and Locale support!
Note: Please disable other brightness apps before using Lux. The author is not liable for any issues caused when using this app.
★PERMISSIONS★
TAKE PICTURES AND VIDEOS: Used to read in luma values, if camera input is selected.
DRAW OVER OTHER APPS: Required for night/astro mode.
READ PHONE STATE: Required to prevent Lux from interfering with phone controls in Android 4.1.
MODIFY SYSTEM SETTINGS: Brightness is a system setting, as is toggling the default auto brightness.
RETRIEVE RUNNING APPS: Required to make the 'sleep list' functionality work, so Lux can disable itself when certain apps are in the foreground.
COARSE LOCATION: Required to automatically calculate sunrise/sunset times.
IN APP BILLING: Required for purchasing future device specific root only plug-ins, to enhance functionality.14Lux Low-Level Plug-ins
Soon Lux will support plug-ins to bypass Android API limitations. These plug-ins serve to replace the overlay system Lux uses to make adjustments for Night/Astronomer modes and brightness in general. The plug-in library is free to use for non-commercial development, and can be found here:
Lux Plug-in Library | Nexus 4 Sample Plug-in Code
How to make a plug-in
There are two approaches to making a plug-in for Lux. The passive and the active method. The former is as easy as providing a set of superuser commands for Lux to interpret and apply. These command correlate to functions such as setting pixel RGB or brightness levels. This is the type of plug-in the Nexus 4 sample linked above takes.
The active method requires you produce your own code to perform RGB/brightness adjustments. This might include importing a device specific library to do the heavy lifting, and then returning empty superuser commands back to Lux.
Getting Started
Simply import the Lux Plug-in Library source into your IDE as an Android Library Project, and then create a new Android app which extends PassiveDisplay.java.
PassiveDisplay provides hooks into Lux's plug-in framework, which you can use to provide superuser commands for Lux to execute. These commands correlate to functions such as setting RGB values. Take a look at the sample Nexus 4 project to see how it's all done.
Finally, in your new project's AndroidManifest.xml file, add the following:
Code:<activity android:name="com.vitocassisi.lux.plugin.MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> <receiver android:name="com.vitocassisi.lux.plugin.LuxBroadcastReceiver" android:exported="true" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="com.vitocassisi.lux.plugin.search" /> </intent-filter> </receiver> <service android:name=".[B]MY_PLUGIN[/B]" android:exported="true" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="[B]YOUR_PACKAGE_NAME_HERE[/B]" /> </intent-filter> </service>
Be sure to replace YOUR_PACKAGE_NAME_HERE with the name of your plug-in's package, and MY_PLUGIN with your extended PassiveDisplay class.
And that's it! Now you're ready to test!
Enabling Plug-In support within Lux
To enable plug-in support, you must check 'Enable plug-in support' in the Advanced section of Lux settings. Enabling this option forfeits all responsibility of mine for any issues caused while using Lux. Plug-in's can cause very real damage to your device if they're written incorrectly - don't use plug-ins from sources you don't trust!
Testing your plug-in
Testing is critical for creating a good plug-in. You are dealing directly with system files, and can easily cause damage if you do not know what you're doing.
DO NOT RELEASE A PLUG-IN WITHOUT TESTING IT ON THE TARGET DEVICE FIRST!
Ensure that the following work with your plug-in installed:
- Astronomer Mode
- Night Mode
- General brightness adjustment
- Lux readings functional
BE METICULOUS WITH YOUR IMPLEMENTATION OF isSupportedDevice()!
Modifying system files on the wrong model/kernel may cause irreversible issues!
Licence
Code:Copyright © 2013 Vito Cassisi You may not use this library except in compliance with the following: - It cannot be used for commercial purposes under any circumstances, unless explicit permission is granted in writing from the author. - Modifications to this library may not be distributed. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under this licence is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.11Lux v1.99.8 released (staged rollout)
- Added CF.lumen support (don't need CF.lumen active, just install the driver). Acts as a plug-in for all Android 4.4+ devices. Please buy the pro version to support his work.
- System autobrightness enabled during calls
- Option to shake at lockscreen to increase brightness
- Option to prevent drop in brightness in landscape
- Enforced persistent notification, added system removal method
- Fixed dashboard width issue
- Fixed notification priority resetting at boot
- Misc. fixes11Hey everyone. Sorry to hear that people are having issues with the paid version. I'm working on hotfixes at the moment. A lot of these bugs don't appear on my test devices, which is why regressions happen seemingly randomly. I'm working hard on finding a reliable way to reproduce and test these issues to prevent this happening again.9Apologies to everyone for not being around lately. I've been answering support via email.
A new release is rolling out on the market to 5% of users. Please use the 'Send Feedback' button in Lux preferences if you experience issues. Also, feel free to email me with any questions or concerns. - Update to 1.51 released to Play Store!
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