[APP][ROOT] Brightness Tweak

[Arbusk]

Brightness Tweak allows you to reduce your screen brightness below the android specified minimum.
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Android places certain limitations on screen brightness not allowing you to reduce your screen brightness to the minimum level. This app will allow you to reduce your brightness to the minimum as soon as it detects that the brightness has hit the brightness limit.

On a device I tested, I found the following,
System Minimum (Normal Mode) : 7
System Minimum (Power Saver Mode - Lollipop) : 3

This app will allow you to reduce your screen brightness to 1.
If you are using CM12+ based ROM (May 20 or newer builds) the app will use the CM Tile which you can use to enable or disable the service. On all other devices a notification will be displayed allowing you to do the same. I made this app because the system's minimum brightness was still bright for me and would strain my eyes in a dark room.

Features

• Relies on the system informing the app about brightness rather than polling.
• Utilizes CM's Tile API. So no clutter in your notification drawer if you use CM

Limitations and Known Issues

• If you have set a minimum brightness below the system specified limit, there will be a delay of 1 second or so to apply the brightness after you switch on the screen. This is a limitation and nothing can be done about it as of now.
• The app may slow down the entire system if root permissions were not granted in a few seconds. if this happens just swipe away the app from the recents menu. The brightness service is not affected by this and will continue to run.

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XDA:DevDB Information
Brightness Tweak, App for all devices (see above for details)

Contributors
Arbusk

Version Information
Status: Testing

Created 2016-03-18
Last Updated 2016-03-20

 

[Arbusk]

Reserved

Changelog

Update 1.0.1
Fix Crash on Marshmallow which occurs while checking supported features phase.
Prevent Infinite loop in Some devices which never went past checking supported features.
Improved Thread Control which should reduce some lag (Still not ideal though).

Update 1.0.2
Switched to Dark theme. (Because it makes more sense)
Added ability to switch button backlight.
Simplified the UI a bit.
Fixed Bugs

 

[idragon81]

Working great on my yureka.
Great Job

 

[sandeep_7]

Not working on redmi 2 prime CM13 , app crashed at checking supported features.

 

[Arbusk]

Not working on redmi 2 prime CM13 , app crashed at checking supported features.

Go to system settings and search for modify system settings, over there you will find Brightness tweak, give it permission and it shall work fine.

I'll be fixing this in the next build, I'm just limited with not having a marshmallow compatible device and emulators don't support this

 

[Arbusk]

Update 1.0.1

• Fix Crash on Marshmallow which occurs while checking supported features phase.
• Prevent Infinite loop in Some devices which never went past checking supported features.
• Improved Thread Control which should reduce some lag (Still not ideal though).

 

[sandeep_7]

Go to system settings and search for modify system settings, over there you will find Brightness tweak, give it permission and it shall work fine.

I'll be fixing this in the next build, I'm just limited with not having a marshmallow compatible device and emulators don't support this

there is no permission in settings.

 

[Arbusk]

there is no permission in settings.

Use the latest apk, 1.0.1 from here

if it still doesn't fix it

Go to settings
Tap the search icon and type "write"
You'll get Modify System Settings as a result, tap on it
Tap Modify System Settings again
Tap Brightness Tweak
Enable Allow Modify System Settings

That should fix it

 

[sandeep_7]

Use the latest apk, 1.0.1 from here

if it still doesn't fix it

Go to settings
Tap the search icon and type "write"
You'll get Modify System Settings as a result, tap on it
Tap Modify System Settings again
Tap Brightness Tweak
Enable Allow Modify System Settings

That should fix it

okay,thanks for detailed info. i will try it after some days currently i m on miui 7

 

[Arbusk]

Update 1.0.2

• Switched to Dark theme. (Because it makes more sense)
• Added ability to switch button backlight.
• Simplified the UI a bit.
• Fixed Bugs

 

[Listy2021]

Can you attach the apk to the first post as well please matey so it can be downloaded that way too

 

[Listy2021]

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[OT-Xtreme]

doesn't make any effect here (lg g2)

 

[sjgieson]

Works great CM13 Moto X pure! Great work!

 

[Nyomandwipa]

This apps just awesome...

 

[VALRCIEL]

Thanks dev,, but shortcut not show at qs lineage os 6
But still working awesome

 

[Gamer4Life]

Download link please

 

[acidrums4]

Here too, there's no quick settings shortcut on LOS 14.1 (Nougat 7.1.2).

Hope you hadn't abandoned this, your app is the only thing that actually works!

 

[xiaoxin]

Can anybody help with starting and stopping the dimmer in Tasker using intents?

 

[oscarcx]

Works great on Sony Xperia XA 1.

This app can truly decrease brightness instead of drawing an overlay.