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Automatic screen brightness adjustment
New in version 1.0
Revive old project...
Android app for automatic screen brightness adjustment. Replacement for built-in feature.

WARNING: This app is not one click solution! It requires some configuration to work properly.
It uses 4 pairs of light sensor data and corresponding screen brightness. In-between values calculated as simple linear interpolation of those points.

Main intended working mode is "Screen unlock/rotate" - read ambient light data, set brightness once... and do not annoy with backlight beaming anymore.

Permissions:
- Modify system settings - required to control display brightness
- Phone - keep reading light sensor data while phone ringing in pocket
- Notifications - to prevent being killed by system
- Request ignore battery optimizations - to prevent service suspend
- Run background service - it has "special use" type because does not fit in any category
- Run at startup - ...
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  • Version 1.0 (1) suggested Added on Jul 06, 2025

    This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "specialUse"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "specialUse"
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read phone status and identity
      Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • ask to ignore battery optimizations
      Allows an app to ask for permission to ignore battery optimizations for that app.
    • modify system settings
      Allows the app to modify the system's settings data. Malicious apps may corrupt your system's configuration.

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