Visibility in the sun??

Also, I just noticed there's a setting in Camera that lets you make the screen a bit brighter than maximum. (But only available in Camera). I assume for when you're shooting pics outside.

That just changes the exposure, not the actual brightness

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That just changes the exposure, not the actual brightness

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Actually jodyberry is correct, it doesn't affect the exposure at all, it just makes the screen easier to see in sunlight to take photos/videos.
 
There are screen protectors that will help with this issue but, I don't really like them because they make the display look grainy.

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There are screen protectors that will help with this issue but, I don't really like them because they make the display look grainy.

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Except we're discussing the lack of brightness of the screen, not glare. I agree that the anti-glare screen protectors make the display look grainy.
 
All the more reason to carry two phones, an outside phone and an inside one. :)
 
I had a Maxx before and you could not read the screen in the sun at all. My Note actually is the best I have had so far for Sunlight visibility. I was actually shocked because of some reviews I had read, but it is very usable in full sun.
 
While outside I just noticed that if I crank the brightness all the way up and enable Auto Brightness, it will make the screen even brighter.
I was using Power Amp Music Player. It puts the album art and playback settings in the notification tray. I cranked the brightness all the way up. I then enabled Auto Brightness, and noticed that the album art got even brighter. I remember someone saying that Auto Brightness will allow you to achieve brighter results when enabled.

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While outside I just noticed that if I crank the brightness all the way up and enable Auto Brightness, it will make the screen even brighter.
I was using Power Amp Music Player. It puts the album art and playback settings in the notification tray. I cranked the brightness all the way up. I then enabled Auto Brightness, and noticed that the album art got even brighter. I remember someone saying that Auto Brightness will allow you to achieve brighter results when enabled.

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Thanks for the reminder- I read it somewhere else as well and forgot about the Auto setting making the display even brighter.