[APP][2.3+] Lux Auto Brightness

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ghettocruiser said:
Ive been picking through this massive thread, but not sure my answer is out here. I am not relying on my light sensor, or my camera for detecting light. My tablet is installed in my dash so that only the screen is visible.

I thought I could set this up so that at sunset it reduces brightness to a predetermined level, then at sunrise it goes to my daytime level.

I tried messing with the profiles, set my day to 100%, and my night to 0%. Set my manual sunrise/sunset times, set to wake update, and smart adjust. Today I turned it on, and it was still at 0, and didn't go to 100 until I hit day profile.

What am I doing wrong? Again, I want to pretend I dont have any way to detect ambient light.

Thanks!

Justin

Edit: was really hoping this app would do what I needed. I can't seem to make it switch profiles on its own. I've just reinstalled tasker and have it switching between a day/night setting. Super easy. Keeping lux on my phone though. Still would like to know if it's possible!!
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You must enable Automatic night mode.
In settings;
Night/astro mode
Enable Night mode
Tick Automatic night mode
And disable night mode again. (Dont worry, app keep on this settings)

It is worked for me. ?

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WuddaWaste said:
"Smart" profile is not working correctly for me. It does not switch between day and night. I'll get the wrong profiles at the wrong times.

Device: Mlais M52 Red Note
OS: Android 5.0
Kernel version: 3.10.31\root@wangxsh-All-Series #2\Tue Jul 21 14:01:59 CST 2015
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I changed my latitude and longtutide manually. (Try google)

Then,

You must enable Automatic night mode.
In settings;
Night/astro mode
Enable Night mode
Tick Automatic night mode
And disable night mode again. (Dont worry, app keep on this settings)

It is worked for me. ?
 
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WuddaWaste

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I ended up ditching that phone, but your answer totally makes sense. Can't believe I didn't think to double-check it. Cheers, mate! Thank you!
 
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Pantalone

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Hello guys!
Could you please help.
I need one of the following features:
v 1.99.9 What's in this version : (Updated : Jul 15, 2014)
- System autobrightness enabled during calls
- Option to shake at lockscreen to increase brightness
But it not works. When I get an incoming call, the brightness of the screen is very dark, and I do not see who is calling. How to fix it?
I use Infocus M2 with KitKat.
 
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ghettocruiser

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yerebakan said:
You must enable Automatic night mode.
In settings;
Night/astro mode
Enable Night mode
Tick Automatic night mode
And disable night mode again. (Dont worry, app keep on this settings)

It is worked for me.

---------- Post added at 08:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:39 AM ----------



I changed my latitude and longtutide manually. (Try google)

Then,

You must enable Automatic night mode.
In settings;
Night/astro mode
Enable Night mode
Tick Automatic night mode
And disable night mode again. (Dont worry, app keep on this settings)

It is worked for me.
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Stupid question... But in order for this to work automatically, does it have to be set to "SMART" update? And leaving it "On Wake" is ok too?

Thanks! I hope this works! One less thing tasker has to do!

Justin
 
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ghettocruiser

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yerebakan said:
@ghettocruiser

I don't know this before. Because I have been using Lux for 2 weeks.
I use options; Smart and Dynamically.
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Thanks for the reply. I think "Smart" is the important setting. I need mine to be "On Wake" because my tablet is either on, or in deep sleep. No feedback to the light sensor to use for dynamic adjustment anyway.

I will test this out and see how it goes!

Justin
 
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edwardob

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Feb 8, 2009
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night mode is disaster....... turn it on and phone goes black.....can't use
it
because you can't see anything

had to do full wipe and install.......

not installing again......... can't afford to touch 3 stars accidentally and phone become unusable again......

dev hasn't answered why this is happening.....
any o one any ideas...... apart from looking for refund

im on a note 5. ....
 
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crcucb

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Smart Profile keeps getting selected which is giving me a really bright screen

The Profile keeps getting change to Smart during the day which is giving me a really bright screen. I change it back to Day (and the adjust is Dynamically) and the brightness is where I want it. But when my screen times out and I turn it back on the profile is changed to Smart and my screen is really bright (I am assuming this is taking into account the night profile?)

The Sunrise/sunset time mode is currently set to Manual with a sunrise time set to 7:30am. It's past 9:30am.
I have tried the Sunrise/sunset set to Auto and with the location manually set.
 
camaro322hp

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DarkWolf747 said:
I've been using Lux forever and I love it - but I recently upgraded my phone to an LG G4 and I have found that the automatic sleep mode for some apps is not functioning (So I have to disable lux if I'm say, installing an apk for example, since it will block access if it detects Lux's screen overlay.) It worked fine on my Samsung S5. Granted, it's definitely a minor annoyance, but it is an annoyance.

Lux version 1.99.9999.99
Verizon LG G4 VS986
Android 5.1
Firmware Stock (non-rooted) VS98611A
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I'm having the same problem on my Z1 Compact on Android 5.1.1, Lux v1.99.9999.99. I saw a previous post that recommended using "alternative overlay", but that didn't solve it for me. Any other suggestions? I emailed dev, but no reply yet.
 
voidzero

voidzero

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OnePlus 8 Pro
Another long time Lux user here. Is it possible to use Cyanogenmod's night mode with Lux? Right now I am using CF.Lumen, but it would be nice to use CM's internal night mode instead from one app (Lux). Especially since I've automated brightness with Tasker. Cheers :)
 
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PunkoDe

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When I click on the BitBucket Link I get access denied, even though I created an account. My problem is that Lux was working fine until I upgraded to the Marshmallow release. I'm on a Nexus 5 and Lux is v1.0-2015-10-11. It will not start up, just crashes.
 
caffeinated.pants

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On the LG G4 after the upgrade to Marshmallow, the backlight of the navigation buttons is always full bright - I need to switch back to LG's built-in brightness slider to make it sync up with the screen brightness again. Using Lux in dynamic mode. I'm happy to help if you need testers on the the G4. :)
 
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dirtyreturn

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Huawei Nexus 6P
I have had to disable overlay to check SuperSU notifications and now have lux force closing. I am unsure of how to proceed with getting the app to work again. Can anyone provide some help?

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
 
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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
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    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
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      - Fixes

    • Update to 1.06 released to Play Store!
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      - Bug fixes

    • Update to 0.76 released to Play Store!
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    • Update to 0.74 released to Play Store!
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    • Update to 0.70 released to Play Store!
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    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.
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    ■ 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.
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    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:

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    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.


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    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.

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        android:label="@string/app_name" >
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            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
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    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!
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    - Option to shake at lockscreen to increase brightness
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    - Enforced persistent notification, added system removal method
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    - Fixed notification priority resetting at boot
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    Apologies to everyone for not being around lately. I've been answering support via email.

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