topic Re: Adaptive brightness in XZ Series

Adaptive brightness

AndiNbg — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 07:59:03 GMT

Hi all,

Using adaptive brightness display setting makes my screen go bright and dark permanently. Had to disable it.

Is this a software bug or might it be a defective sensor?

Does anyone have the same issues?

Thanks, Andi

Re: Adaptive brightness

L84 — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 22:09:12 GMT

really annoying. unusable...

my older xperia z1 compact is uncomparably smooth..

if there is no solution, i think i will return my new phone right away..

wonder how many people returned their phones because of this irritating behavior..

i cant see how anyone will want this display behavior. it looks very cheap.

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edit:

i ll try to write better description for troubleshooting this bug:

i can see that transitions when dimming and brightening are not smooth. to me it seems, there are lot less steps between full brightness and full dimm, than in my old z1c. i would say its more than 10times less steps! maybe even more. or maybe there was better "steps management" in old z1c. better smoothing between same amount of recognizable steps. because now it seems like this ____|

hey sony! just tell me you are working on it and i ll keep my loved compact!

Re: Adaptive brightness

aier — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 07:43:48 GMT

my brightness works fine. however the bar fluctuates.

Re: Adaptive brightness

mehmetboyaci — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 13:11:49 GMT

I have the exact same problem. I was using the phone in the car while my wife was driving and the backlight was going crazy. It would flicker (for lack of a better word) every time we passed a steetlight every few seconds.

Either the backlight is too sensitive or there are too few steps from dark to light and back.

I eventually turned off the backlight as it is unusable as it is.

Re: Adaptive brightness

Profyler1 — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 13:41:28 GMT

i had this too but it stoped after playing with the brightness.... or was the factory reset i did.. i dont remeberm, but i had it too and doesnt have anymore...

anyway... its a bad software implementation by sony...

Re: Adaptive brightness

mehmetboyaci — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 14:08:47 GMT

I went out a few minutes after I posted a message and in the sunlight the display was almost invisible. I had to turn adaptive brightness back on. This is an issue that needs to be fixed.

Re: Adaptive brightness

Sumpmarker — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:10:20 GMT

I'm also experiencing the same problem. It's extra noticeable when it's dim in the room. In a well lit room it seems to work fine. I hope it's a fixable software problem.

Re: Adaptive brightness

Compactguy — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:52:56 GMT

Hi,

today i got my new Xperia XZ1 Compact, turned it on and had the same problem.

The adaptive brightness was all the time dimming up and down in very hard steps. So the one thing is that the automatic brightness itself has a Bug and the Steps are too big. If i do manually i can adjust the brightness very smooth by the slider.

Re: Adaptive brightness

L84 — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 21:22:33 GMT

its never smooth. if you slide your finger fast enough, maybe it is better, but when you slide slowly, you can clearly see those hard steps. at least in my case

Re: Adaptive brightness

Baigs786 — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 12:27:34 GMT

Same issue with my Sony XZ1. Hopefully they fix it soon. Brightness not smooth at all. Bluetooth broken - does don't easily connect to popular devices.

Re: Adaptive brightness

DazzerUK — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 13:20:48 GMT

I have this problem with brand new xz1 compact. The brightness changes are very obvious. Is this a hardware or software problem?

Re: Adaptive brightness

Trondari — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 18:35:38 GMT

I have the same adaptive brightness problem on two XZ1 Compacts and I hope it is just a firmware issue.

Re: Adaptive brightness

winchester73 — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 20:08:19 GMT

Hi, same problem here. And it can get really annoying. I hope Sony will offer a fix soon.

Re: Adaptive brightness

winchester73 — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:26:47 GMT

Hi, I followed somebody's advice on the forum and did a reboot then turned adaptive brightness on and off a few times. It's gotten better though I can't say it's really smooth. Some kind of fix is required anyway.

Re: Adaptive brightness

trondhb — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 18:13:48 GMT

Installed an app called Lux. That fixed the problem so I guess it's software related.

Re: Adaptive brightness

winchester73 — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 20:03:22 GMT

Has anyone here had any luck with the Sony support team regarding this issue? I emailed them a few minutes ago and I will keep you all posted here if I get any kind of useful feedback from them. Just knowing that they are aware of it and possibly working on a fix would be great. This feature is not a gimmick for most of us...

Adaptive brightness cont'd

winchester73 — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 18:24:15 GMT

Following up on the issue of the failing adaptive brightness app: I emailed the Sony support Team and -shocker - got the standard cut-and-paste response detailing the various possible steps which might get rid of the problem. Except I've tried them all - as most of you here - and nothing works.

No word on a possible fix which I specifically asked about since we all know it's the only way out of this problem. We're left with keeping our fingers crossed and hoping that the next Sony update will resolve the issue....

Re: Adaptive brightness

seekam — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 14:54:10 GMT

I have the same problem! Right now I am on the bus And the screen "flickers"

Re: Adaptive brightness

Tonci14 — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 16:37:39 GMT

Same problem. While driving with phone o dashboard holder and night. When I go throught city lights it going bright and dark.. Annoying so much! Still no fix thumb down Sony! I am disappointed

Re: Adaptive brightness

x-kpotik — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 11:03:57 GMT

Try after the last update please, it seems it's much more better now