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[Android Apps and Games] natezire71:
Logically, turning on the proximity sensor should increase battery consumption. I don't know how turning it on would decrease battery consumption.
[Android Apps and Games] :
That's just the market! It does that sometimes, give it a few minutes and try again.

---------- Post added at 10:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:39 PM ----------

Were not talking logic though were talking Android OS. :D
[Android Apps and Games] MrMastodon:
Got the update :)

Good is getting better :D

@Velis Will make some adjustments to norwegian translation, I forgot a line in proximity sensor setting, and some minor things :)
[Android Apps and Games] jackattack:
Any chance you could make it optional to update android brightness? That was one of the things I liked about this vs other apps. If not, no biggy.
[Android Apps and Games] UnderXP:
@Velis, I updated the app to test the Spanish translation, only 2 minor typos (I fixed both), but this string don't show translated (show english):

<string name="Proximity_sensor_not_used">Sensor de proximidad desactivado</string>

I will send again the corrected xml file.
[Android Apps and Games] MrMastodon:
Just sent velis an email about the same issue with the norwegian translation, I also found that on/off didn't show translated on mainscreen, but did in the settings-menu. Do you have the same in spansh translation?
[Android Apps and Games] UnderXP:
I didn't translated the on/off strings
[Android Apps and Games] cukierkas:
hi velis, thanks for last update. App runs much smoother, not so hungry :) only 3% per night :)

one more thing - are you going to do smth with pre-turn-off brightness dimming? is it possible to make brightness in one level? or it can be avoided?

that makes me nervous :)
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
Yes, those are issues with ALL translations. I forgot to properly translate some strings. Will fix ASAP.

Nice to hear that about battery usage. As for the dimming issues that you have, I have added it to TO DO list, but it's not a high priority right now. That is a functionality I originally haven't planned. My app will have to handle the screen timeout and I need to do a lot of research about that.

Added to TO DO.
[Android Apps and Games] Christiancs1969:
Or maybe widget with moving sensor or just text:D or graph if poss

s2 RR 309 dori
[Android Apps and Games] kubics:
After last update VAB did not work on my S2 even after clearing cache, dalvik and fixing permissions. I had to kill the app and clear its data to get it work again.

Just sharing this to let you know that clearing data helps in that case...
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
Hmm, a dancing bug icon, seems tasty :D Is that even possible for launcher icons?

Otherwise I dunno, I thought to just use the VAB icon and on press it would display list of profiles to choose from. What would a graph show? Would the bug dance tango or cha cha cha? :D

Settings haven't changed in ages. Why on earth would updating mess anything up? :dumbfounded: I think I'll just start fainting when such reports come in. It is too much for me olde ticker... :)
[Android Apps and Games] Christiancs1969:
Lol:D just be nice to see it moving again the bar that is;)

That was a good feature :D;)

s2 RR 309 dori
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
Good news just checked GSam and VAB is now near the bottom of the list with 0.1% and the Rom's battery monitor doesn't show it at all :good:
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
Yes, and today is april fool's day. :p :silly:
[Android Apps and Games] Christiancs1969:
Still showing but Lot better

s2 RR 309 dori
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
I almost can't believe that :)

In the mean time I started doing settings dialog rewrite, but ran out of time, so there won't be an update today.

The untranslated strings issues reported are fixed now, but waiting for the settings dialog.
[Android Apps and Games] shaharofir:
+1 for that. A tasker plugin would be great. So far, it's been very good
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
Seems it's about time I stop promising and start delivering :D
[Android Apps and Games] jackattack:
Do your own thing at your own pace. You've done great so far and your work is much appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] :
A very BIG +1 to that.
[Android Apps and Games] cukierkas:
Guys, why u need a tasker with this app?

Sent from my GT-I9003
[Android Apps and Games] flash5000:
For example to:

- set full brightness while navigating

- change profiles for day&night

...
[Android Apps and Games] MarcinXDA:
Still drains 15% on n7000/cm10.

Gnote-N7000/PA 2.18

...........

Edit:

System/battery shows 15% but it looks fake!!!

I don't feel drain, battery percentage deeps normal.

Better battery stat shows 0.0%for this app.

Do you know why system/battery shows insane results for the app?
[Android Apps and Games] polobunny:
Anyone having that issue where all of sudden the brightness will go up, only to come down at normal level 10 seconds after? Otherwise the app is mighty fine, but it does get obnoxiously bright at night and burn my retinas in the process. D:
[Android Apps and Games] uzirox:
No more drain for me.

edit: to be more precise... only 2% after 7 hours of use. Seems fine.

Galaxy S2, CM 9 rc2
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
This is result of service crashing. I can't seem to pinpoint the cause since there's no stack trace.

As for that false positive in battery stats, i'm running out of ideas. Need to search specifically for sgs2.

In the mean time, i just became father again so development will go a bit slower in the next few weeks. :D
[Android Apps and Games] polobunny:
Congrats on the baby.

Any way we can help you with the debugging of the issue? Do you get it yourself too? And are you sure it's crashing rather than being purposely killed by Android?
[Android Apps and Games] Christiancs1969:
Well done mate:D

s2 RR 309 dori
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
No, i'm not sure. Android says it's restarting crashed service, but there seem to be no special events preceding the crash. Happens mostly during the night as far as i was able to observe.

I'll add some exception handling to see if i can catch it, but i'm not holding fingers crossed...
[Android Apps and Games] polobunny:
Those crashes happened at night for me, yesterday I was in bed and checking my news feeds and it crashed maybe 3 times at different intervals. The luminosity perceived by my sensor was at its lowest.

I'll try to logcat it tonight if I get the chance.
[Android Apps and Games] cukierkas:
Congratulations! I'm going to be a father in December :thumbup:

Sent from my GT-I9003
[Android Apps and Games] :
Congratulations fella, unless of course its the mistress not the wife then I feel for you man! :D

Seriously all the best to you and your family.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
hmm ... you must invent now an application to adjust the autoscream level of your new baby born ... and try to reduce as much as possible the wife consumption !

congratz mate !:good:
[Android Apps and Games] MrMastodon:
Heeeeeeey, congratulations Velis! I became a father myself 24 days ago :D Take care of your family!

SGS2 with RR 3.0.9

and Velis auto brightness

Kernel: Dorimanx 5.85
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
Thanks guys. Everything went well and I'm really happy about this.

Back on topic:

Yeah, seems it mostly happens when sensor registers lowest. I added exception handling for my debugging copy. Sorry i can't publish, but settings not fixed yet. Will see if i can get anything tonight, but i'm pretty beat so there won't be much time for testing.
[Android Apps and Games] Christiancs1969:
Go on leave for a while spend the time with your creation and enjoy every second the first week is so important;)

s2 RR 309 dori
[Android Apps and Games] Computoncio:
Congratulations dad, go and enjoy you family.

You could choose some of us to beta test you app.

I think the most of us will be glad to help you and give you more time to spend with you son/daughter.
[Android Apps and Games] polobunny:
Yeah take it easy and if you need help testing I'm sure a lot of us wouldn't mind. Your app has pretty much renewed my love for automatic brightness. After several dirty rom flashes my automatic brightness was broken and your app and the good comments made me look for a solution, which was only to fix permissions. Nevertheless, continue the great work, I can finally enjoy a logical auto brightness without having to dial in a bunch of numbers in CM custom brightness values. :D
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
Taking advantage of wife and daughter still being at the nursery hospital I did a bit of programming today.

1.20.46 (13.10.2012)

Updated translations for spanish and norwegian

Fixed some untranslated strings (new strings for translators)

Added about dialog to check current version

Applying graph point now eliminates close neighbours and duplicates

All new custom settings screen - should be more readable

Supported language: french

No functionality enhancements yet, but plenty of work for translators.

Fixed a couple of bugs in settings, probably introduced a bunch :D

First post updated with translations and TODO
[Android Apps and Games] kubics:
Where could be found new strings? THX
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
The app homepage. This is the direct link to gdrive based zip file.
[Android Apps and Games] MrMastodon:
Norwegian translation updated :)
[Android Apps and Games] :
Excellent work as always fella, loving the new settings layout and brief description are fantastic. Understand alot more what I'm doing now mixed with the guide it all works great. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] MrMastodon:
When VAB is enabled, the proximity-sensor is enabled all the time when screen is on. To reduce powerconsumption, would it make a difference if it only checked for proximity reading at an interval? Say 5-10 seconds? Or perhaps a userdefined interval?

Just a thought...
[Android Apps and Games] :
Have noticed since the last update that the app seems to stall after a deep sleep and I'm having to go into the app and adjust light levels to get it to respond again. Anyone else or just me?
[Android Apps and Games] MrMastodon:
I haven't noticed anything like that.

SGS2 with RR 3.0.9

Modem: lpx

Kernel: Dorimanx 5.87
[Android Apps and Games] :
Okay thanks will try wiping it or do a reinstall. Appreciate your reply.

Edit: All fixed with a reinstall.
[Android Apps and Games] MrMastodon:
You're welcome :)

Just noticed that the proximity sensor setting on/off is not affected by turning the service on/off.

By that I mean that the proximity sensor stays enabled when turned on, even when I turn the service off. I'm guessing there is an "If x=y then don't enable" missing?

SGS2 - RR 3.0.9 - Dorimanx 5.88
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
No, it doesn't work that way. When service is disabled, everything still works, just the brightness isn't applied.

Enabling auto brightness therefore isn't equal to service running.

Am i making any sense?
[Android Apps and Games] MrMastodon:
Yes you are:) As long as the app is installed, proximity sensor settings will aply, even if you don't use VAB to controle brightness. Is this necessary for the app to function, or is it possible to make the app disable usage of prox.sensor when VAB is disabled?

Im thinking that it could be useful, especially for those that want to use Tasker to disable VAB for powersaving when battery is lower then X %, and use a static low brightness.
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
Of course it's possible. I just didn't originally do it that way. I guess i still wanted the graph to move, but later found that it doesn't make sense to do so.

I think it would be better to simply start / stop the service with that setting.

Tomorrow i'll make one more release (language updates + two minor fixes) before my locale support becomes too troublesome. Tasker even links to locale for support info so it'll be a bit longer than locale, but the following release will most likely have at least some rudimentary support for both of them.

It's not exactly the easiest thing to do, so don't be expecting that release tomorrow :D
[Android Apps and Games] MrMastodon:
As stated by a lot of us in here, we don't expect anything from you, other than taking care of your family and yourself :D
[Android Apps and Games] tripex2k:
Has anyone compared Velis vs. Lux Dash power consumption? Lux Dash drains much battery when I use teh automatically settings. When I go down to periodically und set a higher value for the scan time, wll it is ok, but drains to much also.

Would be nice to find out how Velis works with wakelocks and partial wakelocks.
[Android Apps and Games] MrMastodon:
Why don't you try both yourself, take some screen shots of system battery and Gsam stats, and report back?

Preferably from periods with similar usage of the phone to get the best comparison of statistics :)

SGS2 - RR 3.0.9 - Dorimanx 5.88
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
That would be awesome.
[Android Apps and Games] Cyb3rGlitch:
Gsam is unreliable. It counts any alarm as a wakelock, even when the device is on.
[Android Apps and Games] MrMastodon:
Ok, then what is reliable?
[Android Apps and Games] Cyb3rGlitch:
BetterBatteryStats is the most reliable app I've come across. It's not free though.
[Android Apps and Games] Christiancs1969:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32831647

For those that want to try;)

s2 RR 309 dori
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
1.20.49 (15.10.2012)

Updated translations: french, norwegian, german

Remove strings that won't be used again

Fix "track light in graph" buttons appearing without modifying graph

Minor fix for about dialog

Added language: persian

Enjoy! :)
[Android Apps and Games] drewcam888:
great app. keep up the hard work. i have always thought brightness in a dark room was to high in stock auto. now it is no longer an issue

I would love the ability to change the interval it checks the brightness interval.
[Android Apps and Games] UnderXP:
@Velis, I will update Spanish translation tomorrow (busy weekend)
[Android Apps and Games] CHEF-KOCH:
Very useful app, better and better with each release.

Here are some ideas

* Please remove the awful lines in the settings, looks very strange to my eyes

* App2SD support, to move the whole app on the sdcard

* Widget support to change profiles or/and enable/disable the system handler

* Tasker support (it's already said, but i write it again to complete my list)

* A debug option to create a debug output file, to see what's going on to help the developer (catlog) [disabled by default]

I think the two big points are tasker support and widget support. For me it's not so important, but for other people it would be nice.

The debug option i think would also be very useful, because to say "doesn't work" or anything else like this is not useful for the developer to find bugs/wakelocks on other devices.

Anyway thanks for the great support and the very fast updates.

But don't forget your family. ;) And congrats on the baby. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
Kid not sleeping much giving me time to work :D

1. See attached screenshot. I have tried to make a better duplicate of system settings.

2. I don't think this is possible. The app needs to start with system in order to work and therefore cannot be on SD

3. this is on TODO for a while now. Please see first post

4. same as above

5. I'm thinking for a while now how to best support this, but Tasker takes priority right now

In the mean time, I have attached some screen shots of my Locale integration progress. So far it's looking good. I'm waiting for an answer from Tasker support, but I think it will be supported just as easily.

I must say though that I find this Locale a bit strange: by default it only provides a few conditions and settings. Hardly what I'd call useful. I can't even link it to my router SSID for location awareness. You need a plugin for pretty much anything, luckily there are just such plugins available... I'll see how it is with tasker when the time comes. So far I haven't bought it yet.

Please let me know if i'm taking the right route with Locale integration. I'm thinking of implementing pretty much every setting on its own as well as providing a few conditions: calculated lux reading, calculated brightness, screen on and charging status.
[Android Apps and Games] D1Ltd:
This app seems very useful, but unfortunately i can't install it from the playstore on a lg optimus black, which does have a brightness sensor.

Could you make something to make it compatible?

Thanks

Enviado desde mi LG-P970 usando Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] CHEF-KOCH:
The screenshots looking good to me.

Well, it is possible. You need Link2SD (it's free) and root. All that is required is that you create a partition on your sd card. I used CWM to create the partition. What's great about it is that all apps can be run off the sd card including widgets! This is something that couldn't be done with native App 2 SD. Just select the apps you want to move and select "create link" and it will move the file to the sd card and create a symbolic link to the system. I already tested it with GMail app and it works.

Okay, you also talked about "Locale-App" is that the same app like Tasker? Or in other words is it compatible? And whats with the costs? I have already the Tasker app and i don't want (jet another) app that does the same. I don't have enough money to both all the apps. Sorry about the stupid questions but i don't want to spend my money for an feature that i don't use or don't want to use in the future.
[Android Apps and Games] MrMastodon:
Velis is talking about A2SD native support, you are talking about forcing app to SD. Two very different things! And IMHO that is really not necessary for a small app as VAB. Also, the app is very active when screen is on, keeping it on SD may ruin performance (?).

If you read what the Master wrote about Tasker, you should have the answers you need :)

SGS2, RR 3.0.9 - Dorimanx 5.89
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
According to Tasker developer, supporting Locale supports Tasker as well. Like I said: I haven't yet purchased Tasker so I can't yet verify, but as I understand it, once I'm done with Locale, I'll also be done with Tasker.
[Android Apps and Games] polobunny:
Pretty much yeah. Locale and Tasker "support" is cross compatible. Same for the plugins. :)

Any idea on the sudden brightness when in dark conditions, or you didn't get time to check? It's really blinding. :p
[Android Apps and Games] CHEF-KOCH:
Okay, i'm agitated and hope it works. Maybe we can become 2 versions? I mean one pro version with local/tasker/widget support and a free version. I'm student and i don't have enough money to buy it .. sorry. :( (but i can't life without your app ;) )

It's not different, both have to do with your internal memory space. For me it's the same, but you are right if you say this are different techniques to handle it. Small apps don't ruin your performance because it's very small and modern sd cards are in idle mode the most time, but thats not the point, to store the app on the sd card is a very good thing because maybe vab will be bigger in the future with more features and to have space on your internal memory is always good for phones that have not so many ram.
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
It seems this phone has the same issues than Sony Xperia S: It may have the sensor, but it's not implemented in a standard way. Google therefore hides this app for your phone because officially it doesn't have a working sensor. Even if I sent you the .apk, you couldn't make VAB run because VAB wouldn't see your sensor.

I believe it is a result of android terminating the service because of its seeming inactivity (which is actually true because the sensor doesn't change --> service doesn't do anything the OS could see). Need to look into "immortal" services, but I thought Tasker support takes priority right now. I can't do everything at once :)

No worries there: VAB will remain free. Just some features of it will be purchasable. I'm stil deciding on feature list, but they are all future features, nothing you already have.
[Android Apps and Games] polobunny:
Makes a lot of sense. I don't need Tasker support myself but I'm aware of people having different priorities. Loving the software any way, and it's simple and does what it needs to do.
[Android Apps and Games] lordemon:
can someone post the apk file? unable to download due to incompatibility
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
See first post, together with the note about your phone (the note is at the bottom of the post)
[Android Apps and Games] velis74:
Locale / Tasker settings done for now, supported service on/off, sensors on/off, sensitivity parameters and profile selection. Presets and additional brightness not supported for now.

Now off to condition support: calculated lux reading, calculated brightness, screen on

Quite honestly, I'm not sure how to go about doing this. Enabling something like this is sure to gobble battery big time since the events are rather frequent. I guess I'll just let each user decide for himself if they want such conditions or not.

Won't be long now :)

Edit: this is not on the market yet. Only once support is complete...
[Android Apps and Games] xSkGx:
With the default config for my SGSII with the AMOLED profile is far better than the stock auto brightness.

Keep the good work and make available a donation link or something, so we can reward your job ;)
[Android Apps and Games] mcmb03:
installing now to give a go! looks very promising!
[Android Apps and Games] doom666:
Awesome App, works great on my Evo3D GSM with MIUI (ICS Build) running!

Thx a lot for this nice app!
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
big improvement over the standard automatic brightness on the galaxy note 2.

the built-in automatic brightness control only has 2 stages: outdoors(often too bright) and night(often too dark), nothing for indirect sunlight/indoors during the day.
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
congratulations :good:

You'r app is featured on the XDA OP
[Android Apps and Games] am2222:
Great app but It doesnt work on arc s ICS 4.0.4..

Can you fix this problem please?:confused:
[Android Apps and Games] beren:
great app....working great on my aokp gnex with amoled preset, will try to customize asap.

thank you
[Android Apps and Games] gianton:
Great app, working nicely on my GNex!

Could anyone please share his presets?
[Android Apps and Games] GAMaus:
Great App!!

Thanks for this great app!

I tried it on my Galaxy Tab 2 and it works like a charm.

One thought on the Proximity-Sensor: Could you add an option to turn the screen off when the Sensor is triggered?

That would be usefull when putting the Phone/Tablet in a sleeve Case or a pocket.

thx again!
[Android Apps and Games] lazer.74:
Hi Velis,

thanks for this great app! Now I can really enjoy custom brightness levels on my Galaxy Note N7000 on stock XXLRI Samsung Rom (I loved this feature on CyanogenMod)

Just a little report/request: I've noticed that manual brightness control on MX Player Pro is not working when your auto brightness control is enabled (works well instead with stock brightness control). Can you give it a shot? ;)

Thanks again, great work! :victory:
[Android Apps and Games] mpokwsths:
What more does it provide when compared to CM9/10 custom brightness?
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
try it out, you will see.

And if you don't see any difference, just uninstall.
[Android Apps and Games] skchattha:
on Galaxy S3 (4.1.1) looks like lot of flickering happens on the screen when changing the brightness automatically and frequently which looks weird. Any solution to this? I use diaplay brightness indicator to set the brigtness as per my comfort. No auto-brightness.
[Android Apps and Games] Socotroco:
Great APP!!!!!!! just installed and checked it for 10 minutes. Working great. Next step is to verify battery usage with BBS for 1 or 2 days.

Anyone has already checked if this app consumes too much battery?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
Tweak the sensitivity settings, Brightness change and smoothing time.