Random screen dimming
- /e/ version: 1.14-s-20230816320616-stable-FP4
- Device model(s): Fairphone 4
- Developer mode enabled: yes
- Device rooted: no
- Trackers blocker enabled: yes
Summary
The brightness of the display of my Fairphone 4 randomly decreases without using automatic brightness adjustment nor extra dim. This is an issue already reported on Fairphone forum and a fix will apparently be published. /e/OS is also affected by this annoying issue.
The problem
Steps to reproduce
It is not very easy to identify a way to reproduce. I would say use the phone in a sunny environment without enabling auto brightness adjustment (on the beach for example ;))
What is the current behavior?
Even if brightness is at the maximum, the screen is dimming randomly rendering it very hard to read.
What is the expected correct behavior?
Screen brightness must not change if auto brightness adjustemnt is not enabled. And anyway in full sunshine it would stay at maximum level.
Technical informations
Relevant logs (adb logcat
)
Solutions
Workaround
No workaround has been identified
Possible fixes
See the forum thread on Fairphone website. A fix has apparently been prepared but I don't have access to their bugtracker.