Auto screen brightness

[R8J8D]

Hi , auto screen brightness when I am outside and receive a call is so bad that I cannot
see who is calling me . So I use max brightness when outside . Is there anyway way to change/adjust the auto screen brightness , or do I have a sensor problem ?

Thanx...
P.S. I am using a nexus 5 ...

 

[maxburn]

You could use Lux to see what the sensor is doing.

I used Lux auto brightness for a long time but recently went back to stock because I noticed that was working much better after the last couple updates somewhere.

 

[AaronAverage]

Which phone do you use? On Samsung Galaxy phones with stock rom for example you can adjust the auto brightness right from the notification panel. Otherwise, you could try this.

 

[03_CTD]

Hi , auto screen brightness when I am outside and receive a call is so bad that I cannot
see who is calling me . So I use max brightness when outside . Is there anyway way to change/adjust the auto screen brightness , or do I have a sensor problem ?

Thanx...
P.S. I am using a nexus 5 ...

I have this exact same issue. Got my Nexus 5 a few weeks ago and while this is one of the easiest screens to see in daylight I've encountered so far it's the incoming call screen that still plagues me. I use auto brightness also and the incoming call screen is almost black when a call comes through. Allowing the call to ring a few times before answering yields the same results. Doesn't seem like the sensor is able to register properly before the call goes to VM.

I too would like to know if this is a sensor issue or if I have a setting improperly adjusted. Any help for the OP (and myself) would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[rrollar]

I just use my own shadow in that situation and the auto brightness kicks in just fine. Helps with this Arizona sun.

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[R8J8D]

I was hoping that the incoming call screen brightness issue would be dealt with in Android 5.0 ...
Well the screen is exactly the same , even when I adjust the screen brightness whilst using Adaptive brightness or in other words Auto screen brightness , the screen it way way to dim when in the sun , however what gets me is that once you answer and when you finish the call the screen is the correct brightness !!!
And the screen itself , running apps in the sun , is very clear in the sun and bright enough on " Auto brightness " ...