Help Screen darkens when landscape mode

[YoungGun]

And odd bug I am getting from time to time. My screen darkens a lot when I turn my phone sideways. To where I cant see anything on my screen. Whats suddenly make my phone do this odd behavior?

 

[xdrc45]

And odd bug I am getting from time to time. My screen darkens a lot when I turn my phone sideways. To where I cant see anything on my screen. Whats suddenly make my phone do this odd behavior?

Hi YoungGun,
Just a thought... Do you have "automatic brightness" enabled in "/Settings/Dispay/Brightness/"
It possible that when you turn your device into landscape mode (sideways) that it's reciveing a different amount of light source and the ambient light sensor on the device is activated and adjusting to the light source available.
If so maybe try and disable auto brightness and then manually set the brightness level to one that you like and then check and see if the screen still darkens when you turn the device into landscape mode.

Hope this helps AMD Good Luck! :thumbup:

 

[thisISjoel]

Hi YoungGun,
Just a thought... Do you have "automatic brightness" enabled in "/Settings/Dispay/Brightness/"
It possible that when you turn your device into landscape mode (sideways) that it's reciveing a different amount of light source and the ambient light sensor on the device is activated and adjusting to the light source available.
If so maybe try and disable auto brightness and then manually set the brightness level to one that you like and then check and see if the screen still darkens when you turn the device into landscape mode.

Hope this helps AMD Good Luck! :thumbup:

Came here to say this. It's very possible that your hand is casting a shadow over the light sensor making it think you're in a darker room.

 

[Hook]

Are you by any chance wearing polarized sunglasses. If so, that's what happens. Portrait is fine, Landscape blacks out.

 

[OhSeven]

Are you by any chance wearing polarized sunglasses. If so, that's what happens. Portrait is fine, Landscape blacks out.

That's where my money is. Portrait is bright as possible while landscape is black with polarized sunglasses. The Nexus 4 compromised by making it black halfway in between landscape and portrait, but both were dimmer. I'm not sure which is worse, but that's what we have to deal with

Covering the light sensor could be the problem too, I just don't usually see it get so dark nothing on the screen is visible

 

[Irik]

Are you by any chance wearing polarized sunglasses. If so, that's what happens. Portrait is fine, Landscape blacks out.

Thank you, Hook. I was flying my drone using the phone app and it went black in landscape mode. Took my polarized sunglasses off and viola, I can the the screen perfectly.

 

[ETM]

NO! I do NOT have sunglasses of any kind, and this is still happening to me. Auto brightness is OFF. No matter what I do, any landscape viewing goes dim.

And I DO. NOT. HAVE. SUNGLASSES. Of any kind.

I am NOT covering any sensors. This problem has not been solved.

 

[Abhishek Makwana]

NO! I do NOT have sunglasses of any kind, and this is still happening to me. Auto brightness is OFF. No matter what I do, any landscape viewing goes dim.

And I DO. NOT. HAVE. SUNGLASSES. Of any kind.

I am NOT covering any sensors. This problem has not been solved.

Maybe u downloaded a video in webrip format. Same happened to me before and it was because of webrip format. Try using webDL or bluray.

 

[Bluntedkid]

Are you by any chance wearing polarized sunglasses. If so, that's what happens. Portrait is fine, Landscape blacks out.

Wow. I am an idiot. I kept wondering why my screen was going black on landscape while sitting on my deck outside with tablet. Maybe take off my "polarized" Oakleys. Magic. Thanks internet.

 

[dihyde2010]

Are you by any chance wearing polarized sunglasses. If so, that's what happens. Portrait is fine, Landscape blacks out.

Thank you so much for that info!!! Was about to give up on fiddling with my phone to try to rectify the blackout in landscape.

 

[Purplejemima]

Are you by any chance wearing polarized sunglasses. If so, that's what happens. Portrait is fine, Landscape blacks out.

It's the sunglasses ! I can't believe it was that simple! It's Been bugging me for ages. It seemed so silly I never tried it but it works. Thank you!