Floating Brightness Control Apk
Latest version 1.4.4
17 Jun 2018
Apk Infos
| Version | 1.4.4 |
| Rating | 4.3/5, based on 81 votes |
| Size | 3.1 MB |
| Requires Android | Android 2.3+ (Gingerbread) |
| Author's Notes | Change the display brightness from within any app with a floating brightness bar |
About Floating Brightness Control APK
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Description
Floating Brightness Control adds a brightness level bar overlay to your screen that is always on top of other apps. This allows you to change the display brightness instantly without interrupting what you are doing, like watching a movie or playing a fullscreen game. If the bar is too big for your taste, try the brightness trigger instead - a smaller configurable "tap target" that allows you to use the screen space above and below as slider for the brightness level!The brightness overlay bar can be positioned freely, scaled and colored, you can even make it fully transparent, if you can remember where you placed it :)
Negative brightness values can optionally be allowed and add a dim color overlay with adjustable color and intensity.
Further settings include automatically adding the bar when rebooting the device, adding an indicator showing the current display brightness and styling the look of the indicator.
Features:
- display brightness bar / trigger opacity and color adjustable
- change position and size
- indicator for current brightness
- double-tap to enable repositioning mode if you can't reach buttons underneath the bar
- allow negative brightness for dim color overlay
- restart automatically
- no ads, no additional in-app purchases
Required permissions:
WRITE_SETTINGS - to update the current display brightness level
OVERLAY_PERMISSION/ALERT_WINDOW/OVERLAY_WINDOW - to be able to draw above other apps
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - to automatically start Floating Brightness Control on boot
The overlay permission may cause secure actions like installing apps or granting permissions to fail on some Android versions - sadly without any indication by Android why. If you experience this strange behavior you can pause Floating Brightness Control using the "Pause for 2 minutes" button on the main settings screen and perform the secure actions.
Latest updates
What's new in version 1.4.4
v1.4.4:Downgraded compile SDK version again as it broke overlays in Android 8 - sorry about that!
v1.4.3:
Fixed crash related to missing permissions, now asks to grant these permissions. Fixed wrong trigger dimensions when it is added after a screen orientation changed. Bumped up target SDK version
v1.4.2:
Added option to specify individual brightness steps (makes it possible to have many steps at low brightness, but jump from 50% to 100% for example)
How to install Floating Brightness Control APK on Android phone or tablet?
Download Floating Brightness Control 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 (me.klooz.dominik.floatingbrightnesscontrol-v1.4.4-ApkClean.apk)
- Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
Older Versions
| 1.4.4 (1) | 3.1 MB |
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User's Reivew
5 ★Perfect app for what i need.
5 ★Absolutely brilliant app. I have a tiny and hardly noticeable slider toadjust my brightness at any time!
5 ★Handy and cool app. If can please try to add "Auto brightness" feature on Long press. Thanks 5 stars
5 ★Excellent app for my watch. Thanks!
5 ★Love it. Thankyou for making this!
5 ★I've always used another app that had a brightness control as a baroverlay, but I am no longer able to find it, so I was so lucky to comeacross this app! It's simple to use, has great functionality, and has abeautiful interface! Its dim option also functions as a separate app I haveto lower the brightness even more than normal! Love it!
5 ★This app is fantastic. There is nothing more convenient than controllingthe backlight with a single thumb-swipe onto the screen. It literally takesa fraction of a second to change screen brightness.
5 ★I used an overlay dimmer app for 4 years now and today I opened up a powerconsumption app and dimming the screen did NOT change the power being used.I have an electrical engineering background and this made no sense. It'snot like a light is turned on and there is just a gray piece of plasticover top of it reducing the light coming through like sunglasses. Thepixels are actually dimmer and should use less power. Anyhow, I downloadedthis app and dimming the screen reduced power consumption by up to threetimes, although allowing the app to go into "negative brightness values"did not noticeably reduce power consumption values any more. A phone's ortablet's display is by far the biggest drain on a battery's life, so thisis a huge advantage in addition to quickly adjusting the brightness whileusing any app without swiping down, adjusting and swiping back up again.The app is stable so far unlike the other app that would crash every timewhile in Firefox and a few other apps, returning the screen to fullbrightness (very annoying). I usually utilize free apps, but this was worththe $.99 to me and no I don't know the developer ☺.
5 ★EXCELLENT APP FOR SAVING BATTERY. INSTANT EASY USE AND MUST TO EVERY SMARTPHONE.
5 ★This has become one of my most useful apps. Fine tuning the brightness with a floating slider? Awesome! I've been waiting for this for a long time. Any chance of a slider for volume? I'd gladly pay for that dual setup. Keep up the good work!
5 ★Great idea. Saves me having to use the quick settings panel and works really well!
2 ★Excellent idea. However, doesn't works well in locked landscape screen rotation. Also can't find a singe spot on the screen for this feature, I use all the screen, meaning I accidentally hits the trigger and scroll a lot. Perhaps a finger gesture trigger would be preferable for me.
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