topic No Automatic Brightness? in Other/General

No Automatic Brightness?

FrontierGate — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:51:56 GMT

I just got my Xperia Arc in Canada a few hours ago. Previously, I was using a Nexus S from Google (Android 2.3.3). This is a new account activation so I could switch phone for a limited time.

There is simply no Automatic Brightness with Xperia Arc (Android 2.3.2).

I know what Automatic Brightness is and it is simply not there.

Please!!! Fix this issue. And Android 2.3.4 is coming soon? When can we expect an upgrade?

http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2011/04/video-chat-on-your-android-phone.html

Re: No Automatic Brightness?

Zann_H — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:32:42 GMT

the auto-brightness doesn't seem to work right now.

Re: No Automatic Brightness?

FrontierGate — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:49:20 GMT

Yes, the function is not there, period.

Re: No Automatic Brightness?

Jeff — Mon, 02 May 2011 18:18:38 GMT

Hello,

You're right about automatic brightness not being included. I have not seem anything planned about this in future updates, but that does not mean it is off the table.

As for updates, at this point we have only dicussed 2.3.3, and I don't have any information to share beyond that.

Re: No Automatic Brightness?

FrontierGate — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:19:29 GMT

WHAT!?

The hardware ambient light sensor is already on the phone. What's the point for it being there if there is no automatic brightness?

Re: No Automatic Brightness?

FrontierGate — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:26:04 GMT

In that case, which level of manual brightness setting do people usually use?

Re: No Automatic Brightness?

Jeff — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:34:48 GMT

I'm hoping other people also reply, so you can get a good picture.

I use about 25% brightness on mine. I set it the first day and just forgot about it.

Re: No Automatic Brightness?

FrontierGate — Tue, 03 May 2011 01:27:40 GMT

I am thinking the fact that isn't this feature already a part of Android OS? All you have to do is just to enable it, right?

Re: No Automatic Brightness?

Johan — Tue, 03 May 2011 11:52:09 GMT

I personally don't know if it is. But anyhow I will forward this to concerned team.

Re: No Automatic Brightness?

Wed, 04 May 2011 02:27:53 GMT

Hmmm thats weird...but my phone light sensor is response sometime...the backlit is response to the environment...my Brightness level is 50% anyway and is up when i'm going outside (*In a day)... i don't know if it just my eyes or not...but i try it with flash...and yes the backlit is response to the light...

Re: No Automatic Brightness?

FrontierGate — Wed, 04 May 2011 02:43:21 GMT

If you manually set brightness level to 50%, it is not automatic brightness.

Automatic brightness doesn't let you manually set any brightness level to begin with.

Re: No Automatic Brightness?

FrontierGate — Wed, 11 May 2011 12:02:34 GMT

http://www.displaymate.com/AutoBrightness_Controls_2.htm