Monochrome Apk

Latest version 1.1

09 Jun 2016

Apk Infos

Version	1.1
Rating	2.8/5, based on 424 votes
Size‎	1.3 MB
Requires Android	Android 5.0+ (Lollipop)
Author's Notes	Monochrome turns on B/W mode when your battery is low to reduce power usage

About Monochrome APK

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How to install Monochrome APK?
Questions & Answers
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Description

Monochrome automatically turns on monochrome (or black & white) mode when your battery is low, to further reduce display power consumption when your battery level is low. This means your device can last longer when its battery is low.

Monochrome is triggered when your device's battery level hits the LOW level as defined by the OEM (usually 15%) and Monochrome is triggered again when your battery level hits the OKAY level (usually 30%) as defined by the OEM. When your battery level reaches the LOW state, Monochrome is turned on and when your battery level reaches the OKAY state, Monochrome is turned off. This is all done automatically so you don't have to manage anything.

Monochrome also works on the GPU level, so Monochrome does not implement a hidden/invisible view on top of apps to enforce black and white colors. This means Monochrome does not run in the background and/or constantly monitor your battery level, it's only activated when your battery reaches LOW or OKAY states and after enabling/disabling B/W mode on the GPU level, Monochrome simply exits.

Why isn't it allowed to define your own battery percentage values to trigger Monochrome on/off?
This is because if the user was allowed to define the battery percentage values themselves, then the app will have to constantly run in the background and monitor changes to battery level, which will have a negative effect on battery life. Monochrome takes advantage of two system broadcasts: android.intent.action.BATTERY_LOW and android.intent.action.BATTERY_OKAY which are sent when the battery level is LOW and OKAY respectively. By taking advantage of these broadcasts, Monochrome is only triggered twice, instead of constantly monitoring changes in background and activating/deactivating when the battery level hits a user specified amount. This prevents Monochrome from having a negative effect on the overall device battery life.

Monochrome requires ROOT. If you are NOT ROOTED then you need to manually grant WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS permission to the app by executing the following ADB command:

adb -d shell pm grant com.suyashsrijan.lowbatterymonochrome android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

Latest updates

What's new in version 1.1

Fix for crashes and not being able to reset even when the right permissions are granted on a non-rooted device

How to install Monochrome APK on Android phone or tablet?

Download Monochrome APK file from ApkClean, then follow these steps:

Update Phone Settings

Go to your phone Settings page
Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
Check the Unknown Sources box
Confirm with OK

Go to Downloads

Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
Tap the APK file you downloaded (com.suyashsrijan.lowbatterymonochrome-v1.1-ApkClean.apk)
Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.

Older Versions

1.1 (6)

1.3 MB

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User's Reivew

4 ★Works great, but really needs an option to either manually start B&W mode or change the battery percentage at which it automatically activates

3 ★I know I can change my settings in developer options, but it seems this app would benefit anyone that is overstimulated by their phone colors if there was a simple on-off toggle mode independent of the battery level.

3 ★The app works fine but the greyscale setting can be toggled on most devices through the developer settings making the app not so handy

4 ★Hello Loves your app Hope to have some option like changing the battery % trigger point or some shortcut to force enable/disable monochrome Thanks Yeh

2 ★Used to work fine on 6.0, but since I updated to Nougat it refuses to turn on. Too bad, it was really good.

4 ★Not turning off automatically after battery charge reaches more than 15%,there should be an option to turn on and off monochrome display manually,which I am sure won't hsrm anybody.

5 ★changin stars to 5 due to fast update about issues i had, thanks a lot !

1 ★I understand that you don't want the app to keep on monitoring the battery level, but can you at least include an always on mode (no matter what the battery percentage is)? Only then I'll reinstall it...

5 ★I wish that I could set battery percent myself. It works depending on your devices default battery percent which is %15 but I could use my device with this grayscale mode with %90 I guess?

5 ★not sure about saving battery but it definitely works on a non-rooted device as it says.

1 ★Idiot developer. Why you give no option of enabling whenever you want

5 ★A feature request that everyone is looking for.. On/off mode.. Where we can select when we want it to be monochrome or not.. Would love it..

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