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
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needs root, but you can just write 0 to the sysfs brightness file (/sys/class/backlight/…/brightness or smth like that)
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it’s nothing complicated, if you want an easy to launch shortcut you can look into Termux Widgets and write a shellscript
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 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.
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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.
It supports HDR. It’s got enhanced HDR brightness, but not the option OP mentioned: Extra dim.
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?
Huh. That’s a weirdly inconsistent feature, my Pixel tablet doesn’t have it either.
