Brightness Widget - Backlight!

phoeniix

- November 10, 2013

Everyone

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Description

Backlight! is a free brightness app/widget for Android that changes your devices’ screen backlight with a single click. It also allows complete custom brightness levels. You can even assign it to a gesture or a main dock for easier access.

NOTE:
1. Any extra permissions like read phone state are due to admob ads identifying unique installations. I'm looking into a way to make this not required.
2. Doesnt work on Sense UI devices (i.e. Hero).
3. Potential conflict with Juice Defender. JD seems to negate any requests of this app to change brightness.

Android recognizes values from 1-255 with 1 being darkest and 255 being brightest. It also has support for automatic brightness. Default levels are 1, 50, 150, and 255 respectively. To enable Auto Brightness you can use the letter 'a'.

Backlight! controls the screen brightness level only. It does not adjust keyboard brightness or other light features of the phone.

Upgrading?
Don’t forget to add/re-add the widgets to the home screen!

Reviews

4.2

1,096 total

5 700

4 182

3 71

2 33

1 106

Charles Herold

Just what I wanted I spent an hour testing out various brightness apps before I found this one. It works the way it's supposed to and, unlike the others I tried, it's customizable, which allows me to use my standard low-level setting of 14% along with a few others. After I installed this, everytime I touched the app the settings screen would come up, but that stopped after I restarted.

Tyler from MA

Perfect app for my use-case My Samsung Note 10.1 is capable of being ridiculously bright. Anything over 50% is unnecessary, except when outside on the brightest of days. However, when auto brightness is in effect it usually remains too dim during the day and too bright in the dark, for reading. I use Dimly at night for its added blue filter. This app works great through the daylight hours. Without it, auto brightness goes to a value of about 10. With Brightness Widget - Backlight! I can quickly change to 29 - the value I have found to be just right during daylight hours. The only thing better for me would be an added ability to configure auto brightness with a minimum level of > 20. Tried Lux and that just crashed on my device.

A Google User

Love the app Adding a brand new review since I bought a new phone. Still awesome and fully customizable in the true android fashion. I actually forgot how to change the settings and had to find a negative Review- someone complaining about it -to remind me. I like the separate settings widget because it keeps the app itself totally simple. You shouldn't have to change the settings very often.

Dain Schneck

Best so far I read the first dozen non-5 star reviews and it is apparent that those reviewers are stupid and lazy, as their complaints stem from not reading in-app instructions. Unfortunately, you don't have to have common sense to use the Internet.

Exactly what I need A widget that is capable of switching the brightness between auto and full. My only disappointment is the design of the widget itself, as it could be much nicer looking. It's too big compared to other icons and widgets and looks kind of ugly.

Christian McC

Loved the widget after 3 minutes use Would like a different image for the widget, or choice of images, but mainly rocks! The only other thing I'd get rid of is the icon in the app drawer. 4 stars until these are fixed.

User reviews

Charles Herold December 5, 2013

Tyler from MA August 28, 2016

A Google User November 14, 2014

Dain Schneck September 14, 2014

August 11, 2013

Christian McC July 27, 2014

Gutierrez PS January 9, 2014

What I was looking for, but That's an ugly icon. Wish I could change it :/ Another thing that I didn't like was that when I click on its icon on the app list, it acts like the widget, i.e. changing the brightness after setup (even though the user is warned about this behavior, it sucks). Hope this changes in future versions.

J Butler April 29, 2016

Does exactly what it needs to Simple and straightforward, just tap the icon to cycle. The only tricky part is figuring out your own preferences, clearing app data will let you re-enter. I'm liking 10,70,140 to keep the cycle short, then using manual slider for anything higher.

Mike W April 28, 2016

Well done. One issue... the settings are off by a few %. 55% setting should be 140 or 141. To set a system setting of 55% I had to specify 145 which read in the widget as 56%. Not a big deal. Must be a decimal point rounding issue. Suggestion: add option to specify % levels.

Oran Switzer May 21, 2015

The only one that met my need I keep my brightness low to conserve battery, and this is only a problem when I walk out into bright sun. I can easily adjust the brightness with the pull-down slider if I can barely see my screen, but when I can't see the slider, it's hard to find. I put this widget filling up an entire screen just to the left of my home screen, so now I can swipe right and tap in the middle of the screen to set brightness to "auto" without having to be able to see the screen.

TiNNiTuS TQ January 10, 2014

Simply Easy I hated Android auto brightness function. I preferred my own sets of brightness setting. Set this up correctly. Put a widget. At a click you can change your brightness settings easily.

Leslie Kepka September 3, 2013

Handy widget Please remove exclamation point from name. Looks silly and unprofessional. Otherwise works just like I want it too. Thank you.

No- Name January 20, 2014

Good idea, but poor execution Liked the overall idea, but several things caused me to uninstall and look elsewhere. To not be able to go in and EASILY change the values, and forcing me to add an EXTRA widget in addition to the ICON widget (just to be able to be able to go back into the settings, is very inefficient, and counter-intuitive). Found another app Brightness Display (or vice versa) that allows you to set a small adjustment bar (anywhere, that STAYS on ANY screen you're currently working in). Very efficient- no need to search

Bruce Wayne July 25, 2014

Good app but It has not good ui.....how to under stand it but my screen lill bit dull now

Ant Watts July 23, 2013

Just what I need. I like my apps tip just perform the basic functions they were intended to do and nothing else. This is perfect. I wanted a widget I could click to switch to several brightness values, and that's what I got :-)

Dan Williams January 3, 2015

Works fine. Only problem I have with it is the gradient from the lowest setting to the next. Goes from VERY dim to quite bright...needs one in between

Mustafa Gabuji July 12, 2014

Exactly what I need This is such a simple app/widget. It is also exactly what I have been looking for. I have it set up for 1,26,64(0%,10%,25%) and is perfect for everyday use of the nexus 4 which happens to have a bright screen but small battery. Thank you very much!

Mat Reive June 22, 2014

Exactly what I was looking for. This app let's me toggle between 2 brightness levels, one for indoor and for outdoor. This is exactly what I was looking for. All the other brightness apps had to many levels you had to cycle through, this app is very customizable.

Pasakorn Tiwatthanont July 24, 2014

Screen shutdown timer It would be great if you implement an screen turn-off time selection. Just waiting hopefully.

Steve M November 15, 2014

Brilliant! Does exactly what it's supposed to. A few tweaks to the aesthetic and the UI would get 6 stars... But it Works and that's rare. Galaxy Note 2

Lesly Leon Lee June 24, 2016

Why must it show the options everytime? Every time I click it, it will go to the settings options. What's the point? I want to set the preference and not ever see it again. The point is speed.

October 23, 2013

I can see the percent values but I can only adjust values on a 1-255 scale? I can see the percent values but I can only adjust values on a 1-255 scale? Why? Why can't I find a simple brightness adjuster that works how I want it.

venu dayyam January 19, 2016

Amazing...short and sweet For the one's who doesn't know . size of widgets may be customized based on launcher . widget size shouldn't decide the app rating .

Michael Y September 27, 2013

does not lower the backlight brightness past the system default

Ankur Thakran September 28, 2013

Gr8 Gr8b to set the desired level of brightness and above all default brightness functionality is the super useful in case if someone accidently changes yr brightness level.

Teresha Sprankle May 5, 2015

I'm back😎 There's no comparison. This is the best for beating sun glare.🌞

Steven Davidson February 28, 2014

WOW! This is exactly what I was looking for, and I love it. Thanks. Make a pro version just so people whom love it can donate.

Duncan Edwards September 9, 2013

Perfect! Fully customisable widget for brightness control just what I've been trying to find for ages Thank you

Eric HandymanAuto May 8, 2015

The Fastest Display Brightness Level Changer in the West. This one's a keeper. Kudos to the developer. Thank you!

David Filskov February 28, 2015

Doesn't dim - just lowest backlight

A Google User January 3, 2014

My pick Very customizable and makes it easy to brighten a dark screen after entering lighted area.

Its Peet August 31, 2014

♥ Very, very useful. Though the customization of brightness values would be easier in % than in 0-255.

Ali Sagheb January 3, 2014

Excellent! One tap access to four brightness levels. This should be a native app.

Eva Wilding August 22, 2015

Great This is working well on my Sony Xperia Z3, very happy!

kevin duck February 4, 2016

Love it... Easily the best and easiest to set up. Just what I was looking for. Thank you Devs.

Justin G August 6, 2013

Perfect Exactly what I was looking for; 100% brightness to auto in one touch!

Bok Bak March 25, 2015

Thanks Needs improvement..

ANDREW ROBERTS May 4, 2014

Kept asking for preferences

Scott Adair July 23, 2013

Great appear Great app, just what I need. Thanks

Anildev AD7 June 30, 2014

awesome nd easy thanks alot <3

What's New

1. Enhanced icon.

2. Added disable to intensity popup duration if intensity checkbox isn't checked.

3. Added description about setting brightness values directly to the preference dialog window.

4. Cleaned up the setup window.

Additional information

Updated

November 10, 2013

Size

375k

Installs

100,000 - 500,000

Current Version

1.4.12

Requires Android

1.5 and up

Content Rating

Everyone

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