Most of the time my phone's brightness is turned down quite low. This
is a big problem if I happen to want to use it somewhere it's
particulalrly bright,. For example just now in the car I had arrived
to catch a ferry at Dover and wanted to send a text home to say that
all was well.

I couldn't see anything when I turned the phone on and I had to crouch
down with the phone under the fascia where I could see to navigate my
way to Settings to turn the brightness up.

Is there any standard short-cut way to increase brightness?

--
Chris Green
·

Chris Green wrote:

> Is there any standard short-cut way to increase brightness?

Drag down the notification shade from the top edge, and (depending on
manufacturer variations) you should see a brightness slider ...

Am 14.03.24 um 13:08 schrieb Chris Green:
> Most of the time my phone's brightness is turned down quite low. This
> is a big problem if I happen to want to use it somewhere it's
> particulalrly bright,. For example just now in the car I had arrived
> to catch a ferry at Dover and wanted to send a text home to say that
> all was well.
>
> I couldn't see anything when I turned the phone on and I had to crouch
> down with the phone under the fascia where I could see to navigate my
> way to Settings to turn the brightness up.
>
> Is there any standard short-cut way to increase brightness?

Deactivate
Settings - Display - Automatic Brightness (Pixel 7 Android 14)

Then slide a finger down from the upper edge twice until you have opened
the control center and there fix the brightness to your needs.

HTH, Jörg

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Chris Green wrote:
> Most of the time my phone's brightness is turned down quite low. This
> is a big problem if I happen to want to use it somewhere it's
> particulalrly bright,. For example just now in the car I had arrived
> to catch a ferry at Dover and wanted to send a text home to say that
> all was well.
>
> I couldn't see anything when I turned the phone on and I had to crouch
> down with the phone under the fascia where I could see to navigate my
> way to Settings to turn the brightness up.
>
> Is there any standard short-cut way to increase brightness?
>

A friend of mine works in a Tesco Mobile shop. He says that hordes of
people come in with a phone whose screen has suddenly gone blank.
He takes 30 secs to repair them; he just slides down the notification
pane and tries down the left edge, swiping right, until the display
comes back.

Ed

On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:08:44 +0000, Chris Green wrote:
>
> Most of the time my phone's brightness is turned down quite low. This
> is a big problem if I happen to want to use it somewhere it's
> particulalrly bright,. For example just now in the car I had arrived
> to catch a ferry at Dover and wanted to send a text home to say that
> all was well.
>
> I couldn't see anything when I turned the phone on and I had to crouch
> down with the phone under the fascia where I could see to navigate my
> way to Settings to turn the brightness up.
>
> Is there any standard short-cut way to increase brightness?

Does your phone have an Adaptive Brightness setting? On mine, I hold
the phone facing the sun for a couple of seconds, then turn it toward
me and can read it easily.

--
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Shikata ga nai...

Andy Burns wrote on Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:24:05 +0000 :

>> Is there any standard short-cut way to increase brightness?
>
> Drag down the notification shade from the top edge, and (depending on
> manufacturer variations) you should see a brightness slider ...

Your suggestion is best, which I tried on my Samsung for the OP.
Slide down from the top & it's a slider across the bottom of the screen.

I was gonna suggest a one-tap shortcut to the brightness settings
Samsung: Settings > Display > Brightness
But it's a private activity, not a public activity on my phone.

Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
> Am 14.03.24 um 13:08 schrieb Chris Green:
> > Most of the time my phone's brightness is turned down quite low. This
> > is a big problem if I happen to want to use it somewhere it's
> > particulalrly bright,. For example just now in the car I had arrived
> > to catch a ferry at Dover and wanted to send a text home to say that
> > all was well.
> >
> > I couldn't see anything when I turned the phone on and I had to crouch
> > down with the phone under the fascia where I could see to navigate my
> > way to Settings to turn the brightness up.
> >
> > Is there any standard short-cut way to increase brightness?
>
> Deactivate
> Settings - Display - Automatic Brightness (Pixel 7 Android 14)
>
> Then slide a finger down from the upper edge twice until you have opened
> the control center and there fix the brightness to your needs.
>
Ah! It's **two** slide-downs, thank you, that's what I needed!

--
Chris Green
·

Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
> Chris Green wrote:
>
> > Is there any standard short-cut way to increase brightness?
>
> Drag down the notification shade from the top edge, and (depending on
> manufacturer variations) you should see a brightness slider ...
>
Not on my very standard Android 11 there isn't, I just get a collction
of icons for turning things on and off (WiFi, Bluetooth, Torch, etc.)

--
Chris Green
·

Chris Green wrote:

> Andy Burns wrote:
>
>> Chris Green wrote:
>>
>>> Is there any standard short-cut way to increase brightness?
>>
>> Drag down the notification shade from the top edge, and (depending on
>> manufacturer variations) you should see a brightness slider ...
>
> Not on my very standard Android 11 there isn't

What make/model? It's been stock on my Pixels for years, on a Huawei v9
tablet, and was on a Samsung I inherited ...

> I just get a collction
> of icons for turning things on and off (WiFi, Bluetooth, Torch, etc.)

Similar icons here (google call them tiles) does your shade pull down a
second level for more? Can you customise them? (maybe a pencil icon)

Chris Green, 2024-03-14 13:08:

[...]> Is there any standard short-cut way to increase brightness?

No.

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Arno Welzel
https://arnowelzel.de

Andy Burns, 2024-03-15 08:34:

> Chris Green wrote:
>
>> Andy Burns wrote:
>>
>>> Chris Green wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is there any standard short-cut way to increase brightness?
>>>
>>> Drag down the notification shade from the top edge, and (depending on
>>> manufacturer variations) you should see a brightness slider ...
>>
>> Not on my very standard Android 11 there isn't
>
> What make/model? It's been stock on my Pixels for years, on a Huawei v9
> tablet, and was on a Samsung I inherited ...

My Pixel 6a does not have that. You have to pull down the notification
shade once - then you see the quick setting icons. Then pull it once
more down to see more quick setting icons and the brightness slider. I
believe this at how it's done at least since Android 12.

--
Arno Welzel
https://arnowelzel.de

Arno Welzel, 2024-03-20 22:07:

> Andy Burns, 2024-03-15 08:34:
>
>> Chris Green wrote:
>>
>>> Andy Burns wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chris Green wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Is there any standard short-cut way to increase brightness?
>>>>
>>>> Drag down the notification shade from the top edge, and (depending on
>>>> manufacturer variations) you should see a brightness slider ...
>>>
>>> Not on my very standard Android 11 there isn't
>>
>> What make/model? It's been stock on my Pixels for years, on a Huawei v9
>> tablet, and was on a Samsung I inherited ...
>
> My Pixel 6a does not have that. You have to pull down the notification
> shade once - then you see the quick setting icons. Then pull it once
> more down to see more quick setting icons and the brightness slider. I
> believe this at how it's done at least since Android 12.

One exception: when the device is locked, a single slide from top will
open the notification drawer fully expanded in with the brightness
slider visible.

--
Arno Welzel
https://arnowelzel.de

Arno Welzel wrote on Wed, 20 Mar 2024 22:05:49 +0100 :

> [...]> Is there any standard short-cut way to increase brightness?
>
> No.

There appear to be these free no ad apps which might work for the OP.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arogulin.brightness
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hasmetd.easyslider
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.top10labs.AutoBright
etc.

Andy Burns wrote on Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:34:31 +0000 :

>> I just get a collction
>> of icons for turning things on and off (WiFi, Bluetooth, Torch, etc.)
>
> Similar icons here (google call them tiles) does your shade pull down a
> second level for more? Can you customise them? (maybe a pencil icon)

Do you think this ad free non-root customizing tool can help the OP?

1. Install netvor settings database editor
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netvor.settings.database.editor
2. Install netvor settings database provider/
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.netvor.settings.database.provider/
3. Enable WRITE_SECURE permission
adb shell pm grant com.netvor.settings.database.provider android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
4. Toggle adaptive brightness value
adaptive brightness toggled = 1

Arno Welzel wrote on Wed, 20 Mar 2024 22:08:48 +0100 :

>>>>> Drag down the notification shade from the top edge, and (depending on
>>>>> manufacturer variations) you should see a brightness slider ...
>>>>
>>>> Not on my very standard Android 11 there isn't
>>>
>>> What make/model? It's been stock on my Pixels for years, on a Huawei v9
>>> tablet, and was on a Samsung I inherited ...
>>
>> My Pixel 6a does not have that. You have to pull down the notification
>> shade once - then you see the quick setting icons. Then pull it once
>> more down to see more quick setting icons and the brightness slider. I
>> believe this at how it's done at least since Android 12.
>
> One exception: when the device is locked, a single slide from top will
> open the notification drawer fully expanded in with the brightness
> slider visible.

These free no ad apps have easy access to "Brightness" & "Display"
where some of them specifically change how it all works when locked.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.velis.auto.brightness
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apps.settings
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hasmetd.easyslider
etc.