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Turn down brightness in camera app and dark theme

I just bought my Zenfone 5z a few days ago and I'm satisfied with its performance. The software can use more clean-up but this version of ZenUI is a lot better than the previous ones. But one thing tho, the system UI is primarily white, especially the nav bar. It looks really ugly especially that I always have my apps on night mode whenever possible. And of course, seeing the pull-down menu in dark mode will always be a delight. It used to be possible with themes but this new ZenUI only changes the icons and wallpapers and leaves out the quick settings.
Second is that the camera app is always on full brightness. I can always use the modded GCam but the native camera app always yields bettee photo quality based on my test, the only thing that annoys me is that it's so bright when I use it. Is it possible to have a modded version of the native cam app where we can turn off down the brightness?
Thank you for taking your time in reading this. More suggestions and comments is welcome since there aren't a lot of discussions about this phone yet.

ogobsopinion said:
I just bought my Zenfone 5z a few days ago and I'm satisfied with its performance. The software can use more clean-up but this version of ZenUI is a lot better than the previous ones. But one thing tho, the system UI is primarily white, especially the nav bar. It looks really ugly especially that I always have my apps on night mode whenever possible. And of course, seeing the pull-down menu in dark mode will always be a delight. It used to be possible with themes but this new ZenUI only changes the icons and wallpapers and leaves out the quick settings.
Second is that the camera app is always on full brightness. I can always use the modded GCam but the native camera app always yields bettee photo quality based on my test, the only thing that annoys me is that it's so bright when I use it. Is it possible to have a modded version of the native cam app where we can turn off down the brightness?
Thank you for taking your time in reading this. More suggestions and comments is welcome since there aren't a lot of discussions about this phone yet.
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Which google camera are you using?

android P

I followed a guide to use vpn to get android p update, after update I wonder where is android p features?!
No round corners
Brightness issues
No digital dashboard
And I wonder if this is the last release or just beta although in the update page didn't say beta!!

Medo22 said:
I followed a guide to use vpn to get android p update, after update I wonder where is android p features?!
No round corners
Brightness issues
No digital dashboard
And I wonder if this is the last release or just beta although in the update page didn't say beta!!
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Final release with bugs

theforbidden said:
Final release with bugs
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Yes, as same as releasing android o with no charge sound and warm display color temperature
Google sucks!!

i can't confirm this.
i got alot Pie features like:
- new look and feel
- navigation gestures
- snappier and more fluid system
- YT fullscreen
- AI Battery
- digital wellbeing
and much more i guess.

Medo22 said:
I followed a guide to use vpn to get android p update, after update I wonder where is android p features?!
No round corners
Brightness issues
No digital dashboard
And I wonder if this is the last release or just beta although in the update page didn't say beta!!
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No round corners - what round corners you are referring to ?
Brightness issues - the brightness issues such? for me I notice that the brightness is significantly reduce when u reduce the brightness to the lowest
No digital dashboard - if you are referring to digital wellbeing , you need to download it from playstore first after update to PIE.

mytowyn said:
No round corners - what round corners you are referring to ?
Brightness issues - the brightness issues such? for me I notice that the brightness is significantly reduce when u reduce the brightness to the lowest
No digital dashboard - if you are referring to digital wellbeing , you need to download it from playstore first after update to PIE.
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This corners not rounded as in pixel phones and also why the color isn't just blue like pixel istead of this strange color!!

No text copying from recent apps screen like pixel

For brightness I have to slide it for about 45% to get the same brightness as 20% in oreo and for sure it's more battery consuming!

The rounded corners thing is true, notification shade and quick actions are not as rounded as Pixel and you can't select text from an Overview/recent apps. But you can always flash custom ROM if you're not satisfied. I personally like it and, performance-wise, it works great. Once they polish these bugs, it will be even better experience.

The corners are rounded because the phone's screen has rounded edges..Unless you mean about another thing... What do you mean with digital dashboard? If you mean Digital WellBeing you might need to join their beta. I had no problems with the brightness.. the only problems I had is with the camera and I had one time when the recent screen was stuck for 4 seconds

Medo22 said:
For brightness I have to slide it for about 45% to get the same brightness as 20% in oreo
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Me too !

Another bug in landscape you can't go to settings!!

Medo22 said:
Another bug in landscape you can't go to settings!!
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If you tap the bottom edge, it does open on my phone.

After upgrade i have problems with the wifi. I m not able to Connect

mircescu11 said:
After upgrade i have problems with the wifi. I m not able to Connect
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Forget saved networks and sign back in

Reset data/wiffi.

anyone having problems with stock camera? after a few hours stopped to work, it shows me error

Brugos27 said:
anyone having problems with stock camera? after a few hours stopped to work, it shows me error
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Clear cache and data of the camera app, it'll work again.

godoy.rafa said:
Clear cache and data of the camera app, it'll work again.
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even cleaning cache and forced ... after opening again the cam will show the same message. Dont know if its fault of last update to PIE.
But only stock camera, with any other camera app from playstore, will work ok... just the stock wont work.

Brugos27 said:
anyone having problems with stock camera? after a few hours stopped to work, it shows me error
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Disable do not disturb mode

Fixing few things after upgrade MIUI from 10 to 11

Hi
Today my Redmi Note 5 Pro has been updated to MIUI 11 and few issues showed up. Maybe you have some hints on solving them (phone is not rooted).
1) I have automatic brightness turned on and on MIUI 9 and 10 it was quite smooth and with nice delay. Sometimes too dark but most of the time ok. With 11 update it's extremely jagged, like it has only 5-6 steps and not smooth transition anymore. It's enough to rotate the phone just a bit to get instant brightness drop to a half, very annoying and if that's the new way of working I would call automatic change pointless. Any way to bring back smooth transition?
2) before the update I could swipe lock screen to the right and there I had quick access to flashlight, without unblocking the phone. Currently there is some kind of advertisement of wallpapers for lockscreen I don't care and want. Any way to bring back quick access to flashlight?
Those were two major issues do far. Now two minor ones:
3) scrolling lists is way to "smooth" now and won't stop scrolling when lifting the finger. Have to tap it again to stop scrolling. Looks like a bug, not an improvement.
4) paddings! Lots of wasted space everywhere like a theme for seniors. Dialer for example, before update I could see 5 (if I remember correctly) last calls. Now only 3 fit with lots of margins between them. Similar to settings list. I assume it's some designer vision we can't do anything about it but to embrace (and keep scrolling)
Anyway, thanks in advance for any hints on above issues.

There is no issues on miui 11. I use OTA one 818MB.

Question 12 "Stable" Issues Thread

Besides the general low quality of this piece of software, here are some specific pains:
1. SafetyNet test fails (no root) - WTF? Can't use any of my work applications because of that.
2. Status bar notification icons don't appear (except for Gmail, for some reason)
3. About device shows there's an update available but I can't update because I'm not the "owner" of the device (there is only 1 user configured, no multiple users) - screenshot attached.
Please share your experience and whether or not you're seeing the same issues (or more).
Thanks!

Another botched update from oneplus scams

Well, it's a good thing I decided that the OP9P would be my last OP smartphone. I'm gona stick with Pixel phone from now on. Finally release A12 and no phone or data works. Really OP???

- Phone stuck in 60hz like 99% of the time.
- Keyboard doesn't have this convenient padding anymore. (On botttom to make typing easier.)
- [Launcher] Can't search apps with a single up swipe anymore, will have to find some hacky solution again. Usually I put a KISS launcher shortcut on other phones. But why ruin it when they had it ....
- [Launcher] Folders open on the middle of screen. Makes no sensse.
- [Launcher] The whole launcher experience is just way worse.
- Battery Management is a mess, now there are other options per app. The previous settings were reset.
- Rooting with Canary Magsik can soft brick. Managed to fix it but it took me a while and I consider myself a veteran.
Honestly, tons of great features are missing. I wish they would just give us a lean AOSP instead like the ASUS Android and call it a day. This feels like a botched, budget Android on a cheap Chinese phone.

App drawers can only display 4 icons per row. Anyone knows how to change it to 5 per row or more?

it is no longer possible to film and in 21:9... or I am blind.
Like a say h8Aramex Phone stuck in 60hz like 99% of the time.
anhtin said:
App drawers can only display 4 icons per row. Anyone knows how to change it to 5 per row or more?
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it's possible. settings --> home screen and lock screen

purpleman2k said:
Status bar notification icons don't appear (except for Gmail, for some reason)
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That's not actually a bug, that's feature. Go to notification settings for particular app and you can set to show notification icon on status bar. Disabled by default for all apss (I think it should be enabled by default), except Gmail, Dialer and a few others.
Bug I found:
- font size issues. I want to set small fonts and dpi. But some apps, like default camera app, power menu, google feeds when swipe etc has still default large font, experience is terrible
- custom dpi set in developer settings will be reverted after reboot. If you set smaller dpi in phone settings, it will be applied a few seconds after boot, phone starts with default dpi
- AOD does not work, even if enabled, screen will turn off when inactive
I installed via built in ota from Oxygen 11 Global, I got update to ColorOS 12

Just got my first 1+ yesterday and was really impressed with the OOS 11 experience.
All day long. All the magic has gone after the update.
In addition to what was already said, the AOD is flickering terribly.
Perhaps it is caused by the pwm of low frequency.

Lol, I paid 1000 euros for this phone because the software was supposed to be good...

Oh yeah, the CLOCK. What is WRONG with that CLOCK!? LMAO.
I mean look at this ABOMINATION.
WHO DRAWS A CLOCK LIKE THAT? SATAN?!?!??!
Like wtf lol.

I have a new problem. I listen to music while walking with my wireless headphones. The phone is in my pocket. Unknown reason causes the phone to crash.
I feel it's going to be complicated.... At least I have 5G working.

Why would they remove the seconds on the clock feature. This update is horrible all around

anhtin said:
App drawers can only display 4 icons per row. Anyone knows how to change it to 5 per row or more?
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Get Nova launcher and don't look back?

I'm not even going to upgrade A12, I deleted the 4gig update I got from Oxygen Updater. Oneplus just shoot them self in the foot and will not recover from this. I'll be suprise if they sell 1k Oneplus 10 phone next month.

h8Aramex said:
Oh yeah, the CLOCK. What is WRONG with that CLOCK!? LMAO.
I mean look at this ABOMINATION.
WHO DRAWS A CLOCK LIKE THAT? SATAN?!?!??!
Like wtf lol.
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Is your phone in 24-hour format? Mine looks normal in 12-hour format but like yours in 24-hour format. I don't use the stock clock app so I hadn't noticed.
ddizzy81 said:
Why would they remove the seconds on the clock feature. This update is horrible all around
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They didn't. This is only when setting an alarm in the clock app.

Camera goes bananas when zoomed beyond 10x.. See attached

Any custom DPI set in developer options is completely lost after reboot.
Reported by me multiple times and was also seen in previous phones/Android versions.

Hi all, i can't open the icon option in the Launcher and and in the settings too it simply crash and nothing. Anyone as an idea? I just wipe launcher data but nothing.

h8Aramex said:
- Phone stuck in 60hz like 99% of the time.
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Did you select "High" refresh rate in settings? Mine is at 120hz the vast majority of the time.

I have issues with screen brightness not adjusting to low-light conditions. When setting my phone on my dash mount I have to manually adjust the screen brightness down or go blind, even in dark mode. Worked fine with Oxygen OS 11. Fairly disappointed with the overall quality of this update, and I usually love getting the shiny new OS version update.

Question MIUI13 A12 - able to switch to old notification style?

Hi,
On A12, Google changed the quick style notification toggles and this takes up a lot of unnecessary space and I personally hate this. The old notification style allows you to see much more toggles.
My question is, does MIUI13 A12 have an option to revert to the old notification style? At the moment on A11, you can choose to use the new style or the old style in the built-in MIUI settings. I don't know if this is removed in MIUI13 or not and I don't want to waste the time to upgrade just to find out.
If it supports switching to the old style on MIUI13, then that's great, as there's finally a OFox that can support storage decryption on A12.

Hi,
I am attaching some screenshots and hope that they answer your question.
They are from the MIUI 13 notification style. Small bug when pulling down in landscape mode, only half the screen is utilized.

Rubz_Mod said:
Hi,
I am attaching some screenshots and hope that they answer your question.
They are from the MIUI 13 notification style. Small bug when pulling down in landscape mode, only half the screen is utilized.
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Perfect, that's what I needed.
How is MIUI 13 so far, especially the battery life?

I have noticed quite a significant amount of battery loss compared to 12 and the dark mode isn't the same (not as efficient at dimming). The minimum brightness is also higher for some random reason. Nothing I can't live with but it would have been good if I knew this before updating.