Backlight going down/up...

[h8Aramex]

I don't even know if my eyes are cheating me, or the tablet is indeed have a problem.
(If you followed my previous topic, this is the second tablet I got, brand new.)

Noticed the issue in Hangouts first, with AI keyboard and dynamic screen mode.
Disabling dynamic seemed to fix the issue.

But yesterday I saw it again... at least I think.
It was only a Chrome window, and I was reading news.
The screen went from lighter to darker while I did nothing with the tablet.

Anyone else seeing/having the same issue?
It's so damn annoying.
I mean, I never had such issue on my displays on any device. That's why I think it's not my eyes...

 

[HumanCaviar]

I don't even know if my eyes are cheating me, or the tablet is indeed have a problem.
(If you followed my previous topic, this is the second tablet I got, brand new.)

Noticed the issue in Hangouts first, with AI keyboard and dynamic screen mode.
Disabling dynamic seemed to fix the issue.

But yesterday I saw it again... at least I think.
It was only a Chrome window, and I was reading news.
The screen went from lighter to darker while I did nothing with the tablet.

Anyone else seeing/having the same issue?
It's so damn annoying.
I mean, I never had such issue on my displays on any device. That's why I think it's not my eyes...

Try turning off "Reading Mode": [Settings] -> [Device] -> [Display] -> [Reading Mode = Off]
Just a thought.

This may be a silly question, but, is your brightness set to auto?

 

[h8Aramex]

Try turning off "Reading Mode": [Settings] -> [Device] -> [Display] -> [Reading Mode = Off]
Just a thought.

Yeah, did that yesterday night as a last resort. Didn't notice the issue happening since then, but I will keep an eye on it.
By the way, now I have a working tablet, I'm quite satisfied. (Except this.)

Thanks for the tip!

 

[Geordie Affy]

Yeah, did that yesterday night as a last resort. Didn't notice the issue happening since then, but I will keep an eye on it.
By the way, now I have a working tablet, I'm quite satisfied. (Except this.)

Thanks for the tip!

I believe it happens whenever an image is shown. So you will probs notice it when text takes up the entire screen and as you scroll down the page and an image comes into view the screen will change brightness.

Just have to get used it a guess. I kinda am lol.

Sent from Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition via Tapatalk.

 

[madsquabbles]

the tablet has dynamic backlighting that i haven't seen anywhere to turn off (it's not the screen mode, i have that set to movie). there was a thread about it earlier and i think only the OP and i were able to see it. it's a lot subtler than other devices but when you have a dark scene the screen dims a bit, then when you have a "bright" scene the screen increases the backlight a bit.

 

[Zerogamer100]

I have this issue and its especially noticeable with gifs on screen.

 

[h8Aramex]

I have this issue and its especially noticeable with gifs on screen.

Thanks fellas!
Back to Samsung it goes!
Well, at the moment I contacted the local consumer rights service and will try to use the law against the carrier.
Which basically means that they will have to refund me for both the tablet and mobile data fees.

Yeah, this provider got the best prices. And the worst customer service.
And yeah I waited YEARS for this tablet to arrive (I missed the original 10.1 bandwagon)... and it's riddled with bugs. Don't even know what to do if they do refund.
Should I buy an iPad? But that's dumb as a rock. A normal tablet? What's the point in that?
So yeah. Wait for the Note Pro? But who knows if it won't have the same... or even more issues?

Yeah, #firstworldproblems, I know.
But I had a Latitude XT2 laptop with a pen. Most magical thing ever.
I just wanted to write again. ;_;

pls sammy why u do dis to us...
@madsquabbles: Nah. I disabled dynamic, set it to normal or what. Auto backlight is off ... I checked everything.
This is not a feature, but some stupid power management or firmware issue. Not that Sammy would address either. (See the lack of 4.4 or multi-seat support. The tablet is far from brand new.)

ps.: I don't think it's that two of you could see it. You two had the same panel issue as I do. (Remember, Apple also loves to mess up things like this. Like their latest problem with the Retina MBPs had the burn in problem. It was the same machine, but two companies were shipping the LCD panels. One was faulty, other one was perfect. I suspect the same.)

@Geordie Affy: I found this issue happening on news sites. But now it happened on a wall of text (it was a news site again, but without any images.) And today, even in LectureNotes. Not that it's bad, BUT it's annoying as hell.


Baaah. Sorry guys for "mentioning", I just tend to use this stupid mail symbol to refer to people.
Silly internet. There are no symbols left that would cause no harm. ;_;

 

[ddavtian]

Thanks fellas!
Back to Samsung it goes!
Well, at the moment I contacted the local consumer rights service and will try to use the law against the carrier.
Which basically means that they will have to refund me for both the tablet and mobile data fees.
pls sammy why u do dis to us...

Use the law against carrier? Good luck.
If everything else works, as you said, then why don't you fix this issue (not sure if it's a bug, as you call it).
Turn the auto brightness off, control it yourself.
Or install lux, if you're rooted, and you have much better control.

 

[h8Aramex]

Use the law against carrier? Good luck.
If everything else works, as you said, then why don't you fix this issue (not sure if it's a bug, as you call it).
Turn the auto brightness off, control it yourself.
Or install lux, if you're rooted, and you have much better control.

This is different. It's not auto, it's not scene mode, it's not what you think it is.
Uhm... okay how can I explain this.

If you don't have it, you can't guess what we mean.
It's like... you are reading some text, and it goes darker, then brigher, then darker. At the very same screen, even if you stop scrolling.
Then if you got images, it can become worse.

It's terrible because you spend like 10 seconds each time to check if you eyes are bad or there is something fishy going on.
As I said it's possible a faulty panel provider or something.
Now I'm on the carrier-war. If I lose that, I'll send the tablet back to Sammy for LCD replacement/repairs.

 

[graffixnyc]

I have seen this exact issue and have been able to reproduce it on my friends unit as well. Open up snote.. Start recording a voice memo and watch.. The screen flashes dim and bright. Dim and bright.. It drove me nuts.. Then I noticed.. It was actually doing it in unison with the red blinking dot of the voice memo. So I think it's something where there is an animated gif/pic on screen. I will test turning off reading mode to see if that fixes it and report back. I think I also have mine set to dynamic

Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

 

[madsquabbles]

it's more of a gimic than anything. it's a way to boost contrast numbers without any real benefit to the end user, imoh.