Screen Filter

- April 17, 2014

Everyone

Tools

( 117,212)

Description

Applies a shade that acts as a dimmer to ensure your eyes don't hurt. Far more powerful than Android's built-in brightness setting. Great for low-light gaming, web browsing, and eBook reading. It even saves battery life for AMOLED displays!

More features:
- Widgets: Easy access to preset brightness levels.
- Tasker/Locale Plug-in! Set brightness based on time/place/etc. To disable, configure for 100% brightness.
- Brightness slider uses logarithmic scale for fine-grained control.
- Drag the app icon to your desktop to use for toggling on/off.
- Prompts to confirm very low brightness settings.
- Option to disable soft-key backlight (does not work on all phones).

NOTE:
*** If you accidentally make your screen go BLACK ***
1. Pull your battery or (Nexus7) hold power button for 10 seconds
2. Uninstall the app to reset your bad brightness setting
3. Reinstall the app and use it normally again

This app will always be free! If you want to show your appreciation, please donate to Wikipedia on my behalf (and let me know you did):

https://donate.wikimedia.org

Thank you! Email me if you have any other problems or questions I haven't mentioned.

Reviews

4.5

117,212 total

5 82,446

4 19,044

3 7,354

2 3,073

1 5,285

Elizabeth Lavenz

Perfect tool Easy to use, great at night or in class. 4/5 for reason below- Beware: screen shots taken while screen filter is on will be taken of the object with the filter on them, so they do not look the same as they would if you took a normal screen shot with the brightness turned down. I first used this app with an S3 but now I use on my Stylo as well.

Leland Benton

Why is this not an advance option under brightness? It is nice to have the simple ability to change the percentage of the default auto brightness. I hope in the future this application will have its own menu that is accessible via settings instead of being through the notification drop down, which should still be an option for those who like it this way. Maybe also after\when the setting menu is there, how about an option to completely hide the icon. Cause frankly I don't use the turn off\on quick button since it works so well. An imo androids have to many.

LilRask _

One of my 'Quick-Go-Tos' apps set in my Notification Toggle app. Really does save eye-strain. The auto timeout warning when u set too low (dark) is a lifesaver. Is Handy when using phone at the cinema's so the brightness doesn't annoy others & keep yr privacy from people nearby from peeking too. Thanks Haxor Industry.

Blue Llama

Not perfect(yet?) I'm not sure if it's possible to fix but when my navigation button bar is invisible in the home screen, it has the normal brightness. IT HAS BEEN FIXED IN THE LATEST UPDATE! BEST APP EVER. The UI looks great! Good job!

raymond b.

Good app but I use this app a ton at night when my screen is too bright however, it doesn't save know battery, anyone who says it does, is experiencing a placebo. This app only applies a dark filter over the screen, like on Instagram filters. This has no impact on battery as the screen is still just as bright as it was before, just with a filter over it. You can see this by taking a snapshot on your screen with it on and off. You can see the filter covering the picture.

Dee Mayo

Quick solution to overly bright screens!!! Installed on my rooted 4.2.2, provides app as a toggle able icon (enable/disable) which I can only see using in bright light. My auto bright sensor adjustments still works. It is satisfying to find such a quick & clean solution. But it may or may NOT save power ?

User reviews

Elizabeth Lavenz September 12, 2016

Leland Benton October 16, 2014

LilRask _ October 7, 2014

Blue Llama April 18, 2014

raymond b. January 23, 2015

Dee Mayo November 23, 2015

Adrian Silo August 11, 2014

Simple Yet Effective Way to Dim Displays With Precise Controls All this app does is apply a black filter that darkens the display. This is perfect for AMOLED displays where the display drains more battery the brighter the display is. The app itself is lightweight, and allows precise percentage controls to control how dark the display will be, which is a big plus for me. The app does catch if you put the darkness level too low and will revert back in time, which is great since putting in too dark values can happen. It's simple, lightweight, and offers fine tuned controls. This is a must for devices that have displays that drain battery based on brightness.

Mike Hawk May 31, 2016

Ive been using this app for a few years now. And I absolutely love it. It's nice for phones like the lg flex where the screen brightness doesn't go vary dark. But this dims the screen so even in pitch darkness u can almost not even see the screen. So in a movie theater u can text and not bother any one.

Corey Bouche September 7, 2014

Best App EVER! This is the BEST app ever! I have the Samsung Note3 and use it at night time alot, to fully control the brightness is a miracle. Warning DO NOT PLAY with anything below 15-10 % as you may darkened the screen too much and won't be able to see. Not a big deal as I read this from a previous review, so I made sure not to go below this percent.

Ly T. June 18, 2014

Easy on the eyes This really helps if your eyes are a bit light-sensitive and you use your phone in the dark (like in bed). I haven't come across a downside to this app. If you take a screenshot it'll have the dimmer over the picture, but that's just a little thing to keep in mind for the rare occasion.

Takudzwa Mugabe December 28, 2014

Cool Could u please include a way to quickly remove the filter thru the persistent notification, please? Right now clicking the notification does both remove the screen filter AS WELL AS open the app settings - I would love for it to just remove the filter only.... just like the Screen Dimmer app does! So maybe u could include that as a setting for "what happens when you click the persistent notification?" Maybe? Otherwise this app does the best in dealing with the Nexus 5 on screen buttons imo.

Eddie F December 10, 2014

Nexus 6 Works great on my Nexus 6. Only issue and reason for the four stars is that the on-screen buttons are still at the "stock" brightness while the rest of the screen is filtered when the app is enabled. Please fix! Also, set a limit so that its not possible to make the screen go completely dark. That's a PITB on my N6.

Michael Byléhn May 23, 2016

Works but a bit too simple Developer: I wish you added the option to have an automated curve like F.lux on the PC. So that the screen goes gradually darker by itself later at night... AND/OR... have widgets that set at specific %. I.e. we drag the widget to the home screen and then we configure that specific widget what % it should change to.

Rolando Arbitrario July 6, 2014

Great app!!! This is a must app for those brightness that is still too bright even at 0%. Though it is very dangerous to have 0% brightness with 0% filter, there's the possibility of total blackout on your phone especially when you are too sleepy configuring this stuff. I would like to suggest, maybe just make the lowest level around 30-40%. Also the range slider's UI is not correct on the percentage/value. Overall superb!

Alzaeem kamandoskol November 14, 2015

Works great I didn't think it would actually work when it came to making my screen darker, BUT IT DOES! My phone screen setting still have it pretty bright at night, even on the lowest one. This let's you choose how dark, it even goes so dark where you can barely see. What I like the most is that it confirms with you if you want it that dark or if it was a mistake and also let's you choose the dark percentage. Its Great!

Chris Andrews June 8, 2014

Use to work great Prior to updating the app. It worked flawlessly and one of my favorite apps because how useful it is and how often I use it but now after playing a game on my phone such as solitaire. It malfunctions and only darkens the upper 2/3s of my phone screen. Fixes on reset. I think it may be caused by the ads that come across the screen and then returning to the home screen.

Brett Henning June 22, 2014

Extremely Useful!!!! This app (and the widgets) are extremely useful. I have always felt that the minimum brightness on most android phones was too bright when in the dark. This app solves that. My only complaint is that the Developer made the percentage down to 0.1. Why? My OCD likes round numbers, and it's impossible to have the filters as whole numbers. I don't want to see 14.7 and 39.9, I want to see 15 and 40.

Kosher Penguin January 21, 2016

It works great & they don't want any of my info I mainly use this app to darken my screen while watching asmr videos on YouTube. Once I got the setting how I liked it, all I have to do is tap the icon on my phone & it darkens my screen just how I want. And they don't ask for any permissions or $$! What a relief! Great app! Nicely done!

vishnu gawas August 31, 2016

Must have! For night users who find even the lowest point of brightness of the stock high. This is a must have app. It hardly takes up any space at all. And adding widgets to the screen with different values will also help. And adjusting the brightness is pretty easy job. And disabling can be done with eyes closed. Total recommend for all users.

Leon Rosenbaum July 7, 2014

Finally Finally I can look at my screen past midnight not burning my eyes! Warning- do not put it at 0% or close to that or you will have to guess where you're clicking or restart your phone because it really will black out your screen. thank you for this great tool! Screw Apple, we can dim, too!!:)

Aureliano Skirzewski July 15, 2015

Unbeatable! The best light dimmer! I use it almost everyday to read at night together with moonreader! Yet i wish it could control or increase contrasts because, if lights are dimmed too much, the background mixes with what should be lighted. Additionally, now I am having trouble with my screen that does not light uniformly and the lower parts of the screen are already too dark while the upper parts still burn my eyes... perhaps you could improve this beautifully simple app introducing gradients in the filter 😅

Roshanda Wilson March 24, 2015

Love it! Love this app better than the other one I had. It really does get rid of that little bit of brightness that my phone always had even when I turn the level all the way down both my phone and when I'm online. now the bright light doesn't hurt my eyes while I'm reading in the dark even though I should be doing that in the first place... But hey I can't help it when I'm reading something good.

Noche Astral December 7, 2014

Wow! My eyes shield! Proteje mis ojos del brillo This is perfect app to protected your eyes from brightness of the screen(even if is low is way to shinny!) so with this app you solve that issue! I read better and browse more confortably in the night! Exelente para cuudar la vista del brillo de la pantalla puedo leer y navegar mejor de noche!

Raquel Panotes November 16, 2015

PERFECT FOR MY EYES!!! Guys I tried one application in here Which I thought is right for me but I felt may eyes is in pain using it... the light is strong for some reason even I keep adjusting it,thinking that I'm not adjusting it right ,but the more im use it my eyes hurts...so I decided to unstalled it,then I found this Application and what can I say its PERFECT for my eyes easy to use and its really what i wanted... and I would like to thank u for this application guys :) ... now my eyes is feeling better. CHEERS!

Kelsey Overall September 16, 2014

Amazing You will not find another app that will do the job better. Minimal space and battery usage. If you set the brightness lower than 15%, it will ask you to confirm that you want it that low. After 10 seconds if theres no response, the app will reset back to the previous brightness percentage. I love that.

Dominique Vocat January 2, 2016

Nice if you habe an AMOLED display On a plain LCD display its not half as much fun. I do have one issue though, on my Nexus 6p with Android 6 the soft buttons are never dimmed so one star less then the maximum.

Ec Little July 25, 2014

Great. The best and most simple app for reducing brightness below it's minimum. There are some issues, though. The "toast" notifications stay longer than they're supposed to. Also, I've noticed a strange pattern on my screen when the dimness is set somewhere below 40%. Other than that, great job.

Christina Luzwick December 5, 2014

For Lg g3 phones... It does not appear this will dim the home buttons. They remain bright white. It's a marvel how much illumination these little icons can throw in a dark space. I read in bed at night so i was hoping the lights would be less intrusive to my sleeping husband. **Kudos, however, on requesting zero "permissions". That's why i chose this app over the other developer. WHY ON EARTH would a light dimming app need access to my location? That's creepy. 5 stars if the home buttons can dim.

John Rose August 26, 2014

Easy on the RAM. I was using Night Mode but discovered that it was sucking up 56mb of RAM while running. This app only uses around 2mb. Easy on your systems resources. I highly recommend. After running this app, I've also noticed My battery runs about 10° cooler. This app not only makes the screen easy on Your eyes but is also easy on Your Androids available resources. Night Mode only has 12,000 4* ratings. This App has over 41,000 4 * ratings. Hmmmmm..........

Manuel Oranga February 3, 2016

It is a great apps and probably the answer with the common issue we're having with the Samsung LCD... I've read that since our LCD is Super Amoled which is somewhat different when it comes to light distribution. The LCD starts to flicker in time every time We set it at Dim mode. Having this Filter will keep the normal light output in the device even though the LCD is not killing Your eyes... We can just leave the setting of our brightness to medium and let the Screen filter do the rest...

Pradeep Sanyal April 19, 2014

Brilliant! A must have Update: I have used this app for a month now and my bright screen induced headaches are gone! Thanks for the simple and brilliant app. AN ABSOLUTE MUST HAVE. -------- The default brightness control on my Samsung S2 phone could go only to a level of control. Now I don't need to get migraines while working on my phone.

Ryan Sawhill Aroha June 29, 2015

Great, but doesn't darken back/home/app-list keys Better than some dimmers. Has a 10sec timeout when you change the darkness setting -- in case you make the screen too dark. However, as the title says, the home keys on Lollipop (triangle, circle, square) remain SUPER bright (probably just normal brightness). The "Enable soft-key backlight" check box sounds perfect but toggling it makes no difference for me. :( While I'm dreaming: I also wish there was configurable color tinting. EDIT: app called Twilight handles the tinting and dimming perfectly.

Michael Dieckmann February 13, 2016

Needs some fixes but overall works great! Occasionally it will crash or if I rotate the screen only part of it is dimmed but these are rare. Works most of the time like 95% of the time but I wished when I took a screen shot it didn't use the dimmed version because when I turn my brightness back up the screen shot is still dark but idk if that's something they can fix.

Mahesh R S January 7, 2015

loved it till i realized ... i had installed this app and used it on 3 of my tablets and phones. for a long time i felt like this app would intentionally brighten the screen after it was shut off. but i had no way to prove it. recently i acquired 2 exactly similar phones & installed this app on one but not the other. and lo-n-behold my feeling was confirmed. on one phone i can turn down screen brightness quite a bit but not on the phone where this app is installed. this app mucked with my phones brightness setting.

Muhammad Awais April 8, 2015

The best ever was This app is a life, battery and a retina saver. I work in dark environments and had usually a headach after using apps such as Facebook or Altaf the playStore it's self! This app lowers the brightness of the screen and I can finally use white background apps in the dark

Sandeep Mishra September 20, 2014

A minor Glitch I'm facing an issue with this awesome app. Whenever I enable it, every button except cancel gets disabled in almost every app I use. I can't backup with helium, can't install any apk etc. All is well after I disable it. I'm using DN3v5.5 on my Note 2. Developers, any idea why this might be happening?

Adam Holt February 4, 2015

Great with one weird problem. This is a great one touch screen dimming app. There is one snag. About 3 times a day it leaves the bottom 4th brightly lit while the rest of the screen dims. It's seems to have to do with switching from portrait to landscape position. I use an HTC One M7.

Rishabh Chawla April 29, 2014

It's not fully working Before update it was working fine, but now opening up some apps it increases brightness for a sec and get back normal again. But it happens frequently. Another bug is that when screen rotate 1/4 if the screen becomes normal and the 3/4 of the screen remains dimmer.

Alex Rattray March 23, 2015

Works great Terrific app. I like the UX style, which is creative and unique. I would suggest adding an alternative way to to select the filter percentage, like a raw number input (I often like going between, say, 30 and 60 percent depending on scenario, and it's annoying to get back to the previous one. Also, people like round numbers). Also, I just donated $5 to Wikimedia with the author in mind (could not find a place to specifically make it on their behalf). Thanks!

Robert Samudio April 21, 2015

Needs fixes This app is by far the most used tool on both my Nexus 7 and LG G3. As of upgrading to 5.0 and above on both, I have been running into problems. On my Nexus 7, when switched on the tool will slow all the animations on the tablet, but nothing else. Video playback and gaming works fine. On my G3, the filter will turn off unexpectedly but still have the notification in my notification drawer. Once these are fixed, I will gladly give this app the 5 stars it deserves.