Hi all,
There are a number of apps on the Android App Store that enable you to lower the minimum backlight brightness (or claim to), but I’m looking for de-Googled FOSS options.
Any suggestions? Thanks
Isnt this already an aosp feature?
Not on a Kindle Fire 😕
'Tis not.
Def is
I’m driving the latest GrapheneOS and don’t see it. I don’t think they actively remove that option, but I might be wrong. Where are you seeing it, and are you sure it’s not your OS that implemented it instead of upstream AOSP?
It’s this setting: https://github.com/aosp-mirror/platform_frameworks_base/blob/1cdfff555f4a21f71ccc978290e2e212e2f8b168/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/backup/SecureSettings.java#L68. You can trace it in the source code. The general name is Reduce Bright Colors. Check Graphene’s src for that. Woulda linked Google’s AOSP web page but it’s giving me 503 because that’s how Google do these days.
Thanks!
It exists in Graphene, but it’s in the accessibility settings. I have it as a tile in my quick settings. Try searching for “dim” in the Settings app.
I’m using AOSP.
You’re compiling your own? Interesting.
I’m on graphene and see it. Your device may not support HDR.
I’m on a Pixel 9a running Graphene and it’s not an option on mine, it’s probably not an option on the Pixel tablet either but I’m not at home to check. I’m guessing you’ve got a 10 series?
Ive got an 8
Huh. That’s a weirdly inconsistent feature, my Pixel tablet doesn’t have it either.
Extra dim isn’t even that dim 😭
needs root, but you can just write 0 to the sysfs brightness file (/sys/class/backlight/…/brightness or smth like that)
i wonder if there’s an app to easily do it already?
I used this app before it came built into the OS for me: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.jmstudios.redmoon
Hmm looks like that’s a filter option, not an actual backlight control. Probably would work well if I was OLED, but alas I’m not.
