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[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] cyanGalaxy:
Also I don't think Poco F3 is "useless" next year. You will still be able to play demanding games, like Genshin Impact etc..

Only being able to play Candy Crush next year, that's a gross overstatement. The Snapdrapon 865+ can do much more than that, I'll tell you that. ^^

I play PlayStation 2 games on my phone. sm00th like butter

and if the price is right, next year. sure you can go for it. But keep Official OS-updates in mind, because Xiaomi will only provide updates for a certain period - At some point they will say: We don't provide OS-updates anymore for Poco F3, but then you can still get Updates through Custom ROMs.

Also keep other phone models in mind next year, maybe a better phone for same price next year? who knows.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Rares6567:
Thanks for helping. I did a mistake, when I said next year I mean next month ( January *2023*)
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] cyanGalaxy:
Yup worth considering!

Altho, if I would buy a phone today, I would get a phone with a 5000 mAh battery instead of 4500 mAh, and maybe slightly slower processor, because I find myself not really using the Horse-power of Snapdragon 865+ very much... (yes I play a few games, but not much)

So I would trade bigger battery for slightly slower processor.

But that's just me. If you are a gamer, Poco F3 is excellent.

*However* Poco F3 has excellent Custom ROM-support, there are lots of very stable Android 13 Custom ROMs available.

Other phones may not have as many Custom ROMs available, it all depends on the popularity of the phone. And Poco F3 is very popular. And for best Custom ROM-support, better to get Qualcomm instead of Mediatek.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Rares6567:
What phone do you think it's good, battery and performance? First I wanted to buy a pixel 6a but idk if it's worth it.

And about custom roms on Poco f3 I don't I will install any bc I have an phone that was hard bricked and I don't to destroy the poco too :(, alse bc i don't know if it containd bugs or unfunctional apps
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Deleted member 12320397:
Somewhere next year Poco F3 will get the last android update and after that about a year of security patches (every 3 months). Personal I wouldn't pick it if you plan to use stock ROM and value updates unless custom ROM is an option.

Custom ROM wise in my opinion it's a very good choice. LineageOS has at the time 3 maintainers for this device (as the only Xiaomi device). I expect the support to last at least a little. IMHO its really difficult to brick the device if you follow the installation manual to the letter.

Compared to Poco X3 pro I really enjoy the AMOLED that keeps the screen very readable in sunlight. I also like the colours and the dark mode but that's subjective.

From my experience Poco F3 tends to last on battery similarly to Poco X3 pro (which has 5.1 k mAh battery) in daily usage, possibly thanks to the amoled screen. Standby will be longer on the poco x3 pro though.

Performance wise its definitely a much better choice compared to pixel 6a that has tensor which is just much less energy efficient and has unstable performance during games.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] fbirraque:
Poco F3 will be updating for a few more months by Xiaomi and I'll try to aggregate my best guess on it.

As far I remember from some Xiaomi's statement the Poco F3 will receive two full Android upgrades and four main MIUI also. Then Android 11 => 12 and 13 & MIUI 12 => 12.5, 13, 14 and 15.

If I'm right the F3 will be part of .DEV flavour until Q2/Q3 2023 (2 years) and then will receive the last MIUI 15 Stable build based on Android 13 with some occasional security updates by Xiaomi. Probably every 3 months.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] jefffrom:
wait for the poco F-27z seriously:rolleyes:
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] 3zozHashim:
870 888 8G1 8G1+ 8G2

870 is like 5 generation old now

if it were up to me i would get the 8G2, or atleast an 8G1 or the latest generation 7xxG if im on a budget 🤷‍♂️
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Rares6567:
Thanks. I guess I will buy a 10T pro
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] cyanGalaxy:
Pixels have good camera, but the rest of the specs are mediocre for their price.

I hardbricked my Poco F3 once, but got it restored. I could perhaps help you get your hardbricked Xiaomi back to life, if you still have it.

About good battery & performance... I would pick something from Xiaomi again maybe, because they offer good hardware at cheap price (I don't like the brand but the hardware is good.)

I would probably pick some Redmi or Poco phone, but with 5000 mAh, and Snapdragon-processor. ^^

But.. Poco F3 *is* good, I can tell you that. I'm happy and I will keep my F3 for some years.

If my battery dies at some point, I can easily replace it, because I took my phone apart once already 😅
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Rares6567:
Yea thanks, I think I will buy a Mi 10T Pro or simple
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] johnr64:
Hi,

I love my F3, phone has been solid as a rock, yes the Proximity sensor was a bit tricky in the early days, I do miss wireless charging and a SD Card slot like my old LG G7 but you can't compare a Flagship to a mid/budget phone.

I got a great deal here in the UK, £50 off + 2 years Warranty, I`m not a fan of MIUI because i use a Samsung smartwatch as a trusted device but Miui only support xiaomi devices.

https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwi73Piwo-37AhWUre0KHbuiBLsYABAIGgJkZw&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESbeD2xFPsiN4CLDsOMHJZuzbQVY0-rj-W1nqPQW3hLf9j5EI5ypwevdigfq24ibjmn6pTTPG_yhuHczmoNd7Oqt5xqIDtQYw2dZ6HjjH_vUJcY64FO1kmD_T6k5dVPP6opGULYqYpXjjPec2xKec&sig=AOD64_0xi3K3HBFIOyIih31mns8mKWITng&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwi8m-uwo-37AhUQhFwKHc17C7UQ9aACKAB6BAgGI looked long and hard before i chose the F3, i wanted good value with great custom rom support, i couldn't be happier.

In life, it`s not about saving money it`s about getting best value for your money, unless money is not a issue.

I hope you make the right choice for you
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Rares6567:
Yes thanks for your opinion
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Deleted member 12320397:
I'd dare to suggest to get at least 8G1+ or 8G2 as 888 and 8G1 are less energy efficient than the 870. They're only better in benchmarks testing temporary peak performance and they use much more energy for it.

In terms of energy efficiency:

8G1 < 888 < 870 < 8G1+ < 8G2
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Rares6567:
Ok thanks!
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] henriquemaia:
I have the Poco F3 for almost a year now. I'm also very happy with it. As john64 said:

I also feel the same. The lack of a true Proximity sensor is weird at best, but given the other benefits the F3 brings to the table (price, reliability, strong dev community, fast cpu/gpu), it's an acceptable trade-off.

All in all, it's a great phone, still worth its value.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Rares6567:
Thanks for your opinion, this helps me so much!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
. . . .

. . . . (current version 1.0 FINAL)

More control. More battery. More comfort.

Lumos is fully customizable automatic backlight level changer developed as a complete replacement for stock HTC auto-backlight service. A wide range of HTC branded devices is supported starting from HTC Diamond/Touch Pro up to the current WM flagship HD2.

Lumos focuses on minimal CPU usage, maximum battery saving, low memory footprint while maintaining maximum backlight change smoothness and responsiveness. Lumos combines the best from all available auto-backlight solutions and adds many extras for your tweaking needs :)

Features:

- simple and clean installation and uninstalation

- extremely low CPU usage when working, 0.05-0.3% on polling

- NO battery and CPU overhead (drainage) unless you actively use your device's display

- low memory profile considering all the options

- simple and reliable configuration GUI with easy step-by-step calibration process

- many options that let you change every aspect of how your backlight works

- program exceptions to set different backlight for any application

- relative excaptions allow you to amplify/attenuate the automatic backlight for specific applications

- ability to force display ALWAYS ON for certain application

- integrated tool to detect all active application names, leave it running in the background and it will log all application names you use

- configuration failsafe. No matter what you do, Lumos won't crash, just tell you what is wrong and use defaults.

- supports vast majority of HTC branded devices since HTC Diamond

- many supported languages

See this thread for details and news and download:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=450318

Enjoy the light ;)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] pzucchel:
Hi Nik3r, going to try it and report back...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] psykokwak:
Hi,

Can you explain what are the advantages to use your soft compared to the original ?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] pzucchel:
looks i did everything correctly, including calibration (770 units for maximum light, 0 for dark), Lumos is automatically started after soft reboot but - opening it explicitly from the program directory - it says that Lumos is temporarily disabled and no backlight control happening indeed....should i switch ON automatic light control in

settings-->Power?

any other explicit instruction to be given?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
Read the FAQ more carefully next time ;)

Lumos is DISABLED as long as the LumosWizard (configuration) is active. Click Save+Apply on the bottom to exit LumosWizard and start the invisible service.

and Auto backlight in Power settings of your device must be DISABLED ;)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Fadik:
can't wait to give it a go.... (once i get my device!)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] jolas:
Thanks for the update.

I tested for about 20 minutes, and it seems to work good, except that, if I open the wizard and then select 'exit' and 'start service', it seems to forget to return to the minimal backlight, after it is exposed to strong light (almost max. backlight).

When I repeat above steps, but first selecting button 'Save+Apply', everything works good.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ugumba:
The HD light sensor seems too "insenstive" for my expectations. It needs a fair amount of direct light to rise above 0.

In a dimly lit livingroom, my screen needs to be brighter than in bed with my wife sleeping next to me.

This difference is impossible to achieve, and then I might as well stick to the standard.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
That is weird I can't seem to reproduce, can you write a step by step what to do to see this bug? Including current light levels.

I have lowest backlight (it's dark)

open LumosWizard - it sets backlight 6 during configuration

I expose device to maximum light tap Exit - Yes (to start Lumos service)

I move away from the light to shade and backlight dims back to minimum I had before teh test in ~2s

Can you write such step by step to reproduce it? I can't fix it if I can't see it :D

ugumba:

try to play with the Force BL=0 option, one guy from the Raphael forum is using value 1 (so it dims when sensor reports steady 0 in bed for example) and otherwise it's automatically between min and max backlight :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] pzucchel:
OK you are right. Anyway, the modulation of the backlighting was extremely small - probably i misunderstood the "maximum light" description and i put it under a very strong source, which essentially calibrated the system to always stay dim...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] hanackin:
I would like to thanks you man because this app works really great!!! :D

you're the boss.

Thanks dude :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
Someone complained about extra scrollbar sometimes visible on the settings tab, does anyone experience the same problem? Should I decrease the usable height for the tab panels by a few pixels? (it's possible because I don't know anyone with HD)

Can someone experiencing this glitch post an unscaled screenshot, co I can measure the available pixels and change accordingly?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] jolas:
I haven't problem with scrollbars, and I have an attach my screen picture.

As for the problem with lower limit, today I start looking my device in a dark place and my backlight was in the lowest value.

After that gradually I went to a brighter place - my backlight became lighter - and after in a brighter ... at the point my backlight was at the brightest point (10).

After that I returned to the darkest place - my backlight became 4 - after in a a brighter point - my backlight went to 6 - and at the end I went in a totally dark place, but the backlight sticked at 2 and never went at the lowest point.

p.s. sorry for my english:o
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
Thanks for the screenshot, seems all right but still I will decrease the height by 2pixels just in case ;)

This is exactly what tolerance is supposed to do.

Let's say you are at 10, backlight goes gradually down as you go away from teh light slowly. But if you have tolerance set to '1', it won't change until the backlight is supposed to change by 2.

If you move really carefully away so it fades one by one it will go like this:

10-9-8(change)-7-6(change)-5-4(change)-3-2(change)-1

= your backlight is stuck at last value 2, because you tolerate imprecission of 1.

let's say you move away fast so it's not linear

10-3(change)-2-1(change) = all is fine

and now even a bit faster

10-2(change)-1 = stuck :)

this is good outside because you save battery but I recommend using the Force BL=0 below option along with tolerance or it won'T sometimes go down to 1.

So, try

tolerance = 0

or leave

tolerance: 1

Force BL=0 below: 5 (or 1 or something small ;))
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] igoivo:
This is because of hardware problem of HTC light sensor (too cheap sensor?).

To correct it, one should use nonlinear scale for low light intensity.

This is possible with G-light, which looks to me more relevant and advanced for HD.

Just to illustrate what I said, I publish my nonlinear scale in G-light (works fine in the twilight):

level min max

1 0 2

2 3 20

3 21 100

4 101 200

.....

9 601 700

10 701 1000

Has LUMOS linear scale only?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
It uses automatic linear scale, I yet have to implement quadratic and logaritmic function.

If you want different behaviour, try to override your sensor calibration (set it a bit lower like 500) and use Force BL=0 and Force BL=1 in settings.

try something like:

MAX_BL_LUMENS = 700

MIN_BL_LUMENS = 0

MAX_BACKLIGHT = 8

MIN_BACKLIGHT = 3

DIM_TO_MINIMUM_BELOW = 1

DIM_TO_MINIMUM_PLUS_ONE_BELOW = 120
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] jolas:
Yes, you are so right, I understood what is happening.

Thanks:D

Please, accept my donation (confirmation number: 327776023L896074D)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
You're welcome, thanks for support ;)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] buggybug0:
malfunction upon wakeup AND Unlock

nik3r,

hopefully this is not because of my setting.

reproduce:

lock the phone, wait till the phone sleeps, leave it for a while (now the screen should be off)

press power button to wake up the phone, now the phone is dim but still locked

unlock the phone, screen still dim, unless i start lumos (the wizard) then exit

sometimes after a long while after unlocking, lumos will kick in and screen changes brightness.

i have also reproduced this problem with HDTweak, which that program there is an auto-lock setting, which kicks in when the screen brightness dims, which in turn is set in the settings->systems->power->advanced tab.

all tests were done on battery power.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
Lumos v09

Lumos v09 has been released

This version introduces a few new minor features but focuses mainly on fixing most (if not all) known bugs and improving reliability and ease of use for new users. CPU usage and battery life should be the same or little better than v08 but the difference is nominal.

My battery can last 4-5 days now with low usage :)

Main new features:

- exceptions can be set to detect only active window (both modes have similar CPU usage)

- installation will automatically disable the built-in HTC auto backlight

- uninstallation will return auto backlight to its former state

- LumosWizard can return backlight to former levels upon exit

- setting tolerance won't prevent backlight from going to lowest and highest settings

- added LumosStarter.exe that (re)starts Lumos service without any feedback

Main bug fixes:

- fixed bug when Lumos got stuck on device softreset due to a bug in HTC sensor libraries

- fixed bug that would set AC power brightness on switch from cable to battery even if disabled in settings

- fixed glitches while deleting and saving multiple exceptions

- fixed erratic backlight control during operation of LumosWizard

.. and many more I forgot to track :)

If you like and use Lumos, you are welcome to donate.

Enjoy the new version!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] buggybug0:
very nice, fixed my last bug. also it would be nice if you can add this to AppToDate, so we can auto update it, saves you the trouble as well. :D cheers! good work!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] AndyCr15:
What sort of battery saving would I be expecting from this? If currently my HD last from 35-40 hours, what could this extend it to?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
It much depends on your usage, proper calibration and advanced settings. If you mostly operate indoors at low light, your battery should improve compared to built-in auto backlight if set right. If you're using G-Light at the moment, your battery will definitely improve.

Give it a shot you can always uninstall, it's risk free. Just pay attention to the calibration process.

If you're unsure about the advanced settings, visit settings.txt file in Lumos directory, it holds clues about individual settings, what they do, which affect battery etc. ;)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] AndyCr15:
Can I just use someone else's settings, or must I calibrate my device?

Also, how will this play with phoneAlarm which sets backlight settings in profiles?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
Of course you can, but calibration ensures that the backlight will suit YOUR needs. We all have different behaviour patterns and different requirements for the backlight and even the light sensor sensitivity differs a bit between devices.

Calibration is simple 4-step process, you can always repeat it and there are no changes to your device, first two steps simply detect your sensor minimum and maximum that can be read. In second two steps you set the backlight you want to have in complete darkness and backlight you want to have in direct sunlight for example.

If there are still problems with PhoneAlarm disabling Lumos, you can set PA to activate \Program Files\Lumos\LumosStarter.exe on profile change.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] SatScan:
Great Stuff

Thx for this tool !@!

Runs overhere very nice !@!

Thank you!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] michael_r:
Auto backlight

I am not sure I understand where the existing backlight should be. Is autobacklight in settings-power supposed to be checked or not? You notes say it is disabled if lumos is installed. But I have the checkbox, and it is still checked. If I uncheck it, manual slider still works.

Thanks
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] HDuser:
Moved the thread into applications
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Aussi:
Is it me or do I think it doesnt work :D

Cause my screen stays dimmed abit even when having full light..

And when i'm at total darkness the screen doesnt light up :S

I only did the calibration cause no more is needed right?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
Quess you did the calibration wrong ;)

try to manually max sensor value at 700

and set the min/max backlight to more different values, like 2/8.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
Translations

A little news flash:

Lumos beta2 is out for people who volunteered and were chosen for translating it to their language.

The list of assigned translations (and owners of Lumos v10 pre-release :p) is in this post

When the guys are done translating I will release RC1 version to general public and after a while (after we gather even more translations and weed out bugs) it's final :p

Still if there's someone interested in translating to an unassigned language (like Italian for example), send me a private message and get your hands on the beta :D

For the unlucky rest, there are updates in post #2 changelog so you can see what to expect. Faster loading, more battery and brand new backlight modes to do anything you ever could have wanted to do with your backlight :)

Today after release of new SyncManager and Lumos beta2, I'm just going to enjoy my well earned rest...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] :
Version 9 here, I like it!

Does it start automatically after soft reset?

Thanks for this great app mate!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
It should start automatically, if it doesn't for you, make sure you have v09b which fixes the issue.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
New Version

Lumos version 1.0 RC1

has been officially released.

Most notable new features:

- language packs

- backlight modes

- HW keyboard backlight

- new sensor handling with higher dynamic range

- revamped calibration process

- faster loading

- same CPU usage as previous versions

You can see the list of all changes in second post.

Languages included:

English, Bulgarian, Czech, Francais, Japanese, Nederlands

+ support for making your own, further information on languages in first post.

FAQ in second post has been updated if you have any questions.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
New version

Lumos v10 RC2 has been released!

News:

- fixed custom mode alignment ( hopefully so :) )

- fixed all known glitches in the wizard

- new wizard failsafes prevent you from saving values that are out of bounds for your device

- added all available languages

Download in first post. Complete list of changes and FAQ in second post.

enjoy :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] riconat:
Traslation in Italian
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nmoreman:
I just want to say THANK YOU, I have been hating my Diamond, can't see in the sunlight.

I downloaded this, calibrated to sunlight, hit 1446 on lumens. It looks like it will do exactly what I need, I will gladly donate to your cuase
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] starship001:
Auto backlight not working

Hi there!

Had to hard reset my Blackstone and found problem with backlight. When in sleep mode, touching the screen anywhere didn't give full backlight. The only way to get full backlight is to power off and on again. Have set and reset backlight in Power settings, but not change.

Have installed Lumos, but still have the same problem - can anyone help, please?

Thanks :):)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
Hmm I have no clue, perhaps check the Key Lock settings or it may be some 3rd party application. You can hard reset again and trace this behaviour to the app that does it. Don't expect Lumos to miraculously fix this, it obeys the same system-wide power settings as regular backlight.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 3x4d:
Xperia X1

It can be installed on XPERIA
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
I think I looked into it a while ago and Xperia had no Light Sensor SDK on which to build.

You could try this Sensor SDK from Diamond http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=199140&d=1245933497

BUT I take no responsibility for any damage, I just found it, backup before trying it xD
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Mikulec:
nik3r, lets say I want to have the default HTC auto-adjusting backlight, are there any registry values where I can set the min. and max. valuse that should the sensor use?

Thanks.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nik3r:
No, you need 3rd party app like Lumos to get that kind of control.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Mikulec:
I thought it wouldnt be so easy, thanks for the answer.