Help auto brightness - keeps turning itself off - ne1 else??

dextroz · Sep 27, 2011

gbarry said:
A Google search for "the camera keeps turning the brightness all the way up" landed me here. This problem affects the brightness whether it is set to automatic or manual. There's no escape from the problem. I have noticed that the camera turns the brightness up all the way (very inconvenient in a darkened room, for example). Sometimes it will restore the brightness when you're done, but there's just too many ways to exit the app, and the camera is probably violating some rules laid down by Android about overriding the system settings.

I came here the same way. It's been 6 months since this phone has been out and the problem is still unresolved. I have 4 Sensations in the family. I am careful to turn the display back to auto after camera use - but there are other app interactions that also cause this to happen. This issue also exist in custom ROMs (InsertCoin and Android HD Revolution)

More important, my wife cannot care to always turn on auto-brightness back on after camera use but her battery drains as a result. It's one more thing to manage for her and it puts a bad rep for HTC for not fixing this in spite of other patches. Next time, I am getting a Nexus - these manufacturers suck balls when it comes to support quality.

BigD383lt1 · Mar 6, 2012

They still haven't fixed it and when I contacted T Mobile about it they wanted me to do a master reset and I told them no!

metropical · Mar 6, 2012

Support: How to Clear System Cache - HTC Sensation

Also, your phone should be restarted at least once a week if not daily depending on how you use it.

mrdeucie · Mar 7, 2012

Maybe when we get our ICS upgrade this month, this issue will be resolved....

BigD383lt1 · Mar 7, 2012

After reading this and posting the other night I called T Mobile and they had me do a master reset.... After I demanded they warranty the phone out if this didn't work I did the reset and it worked. At least so far! It sucks having to reload everything but at least it resolved the issue. Lets see what it does for battery life!

pomf · Mar 8, 2012

I haven't had any issues with my phone so far. (Crossing Fingers)

BigD383lt1 · Mar 9, 2012

Forget it it is doing it again don't bother wasting your time with a master reboot... Not worth the headache of having to set your phone back up I will just deal with it!

kurgbe · Apr 28, 2012

This bug is really painful e.g. when you are in a cinema and there is this bright light showing in the dark. Hopeless.

Google are real amateurs. They create smart products but they cannot maintain them. For me Google is a BETA company. They like to innovate but they do not finish their product.

metropical · Apr 28, 2012

get the Brightness widget. I haven't had any of these brightness issues and my battery life is longer.

I set it to 25% preset when I'm in a rush or 15% custom when I have a sec.
If I need 100%, it's a quick trip with the widget, in and out.

Or keep complaining about Google, who isn't even involved in the manufacture of the Sens.
Are there other holes and shortcomings in the Android OS, you bet.
I hear there are good deals on HP/Palm Pres and Pixis now. Or an ATT iPhone.

All electronics are beta ware until the new version is made.

Sheesh!

toiday · May 1, 2012

Mine will lose the auto-brightness setting and it will set brightness all the way up after reboot. It only happen after I upgraded to 2.3.4.

LX2 · May 3, 2012

I've been thru three Sensations so far and I find when I use the flash on the camera it goes to 100% brightness. I just recieved the third phone yesterday and it does it also.
Annoying and irritating but, this phone blows away all the Galaxy Vibrants I went thru.

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