DIM BACKLIGHT on 8100?

[I4Consulting]

Hey everyone, anyone else experiencing a really dim backlight on their 8100? For whatever reason, I think my backlight is really dim even after I've set it to 100. Is there a way to turn it up even more?

[brianlamar]

turn the automatic backlight off

[jeffmcclan]

I think the screen is much brighter and far superior to my previous 7100. Legibility is good inside and outdoors. Any brighter backlight would probably come at the expense of battery life.

[I4Consulting]

brian, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so worried. I was like, my hell I think I've got a lemon. lol That's now nice and bright. Much much better...

Thanks Again!
Cory

[brianlamar]

no problem :-)

[Stinsonddog]

I say turn it back on. After a few days you might really like how it resonds to varied lighting conditions.

[nickbee]

Ya I like how it dims in low light,,, BTW,,if you ever want to turn on the pearl light when it's not on cover the ear speaker holes with your finger... I think that's where the light sensor is...

[Marv One]

I am having the same auto dimming feature problem and I can not locate where in options I go to turn it off, can someone please help me thanks, I have the cingular version and its not listed in the screen/keyboard options, the backlight just auto dims whenever it wants.

[John Clark]

There is no option to turn off the auto-dim feature on OS versions above .42

The light sensor is with the LED.

If you want it brighter then shine a light on the LED.

That's all you can do.

[edward.alberto]

There is no option to turn off the auto-dim feature on OS versions above .42

The light sensor is with the LED.

If you want it brighter then shine a light on the LED.

That's all you can do.
so d/l the .69 OS has the auto dim feature?

[John Clark]

so d/l the .69 OS has the auto dim feature?

Not sure what you are asking...But let me try and explain it.

In the .42 version you could go to screen/keyboard and set "auto backlight" to On/Off. By turning this feature off you could force the screen bright all the time.

In all subsequent versions the option is gone. The screen will always dim in low light automatically whether you want it to or not.

Does this help?

[edward.alberto]

Not sure what you are asking...But let me try and explain it.

In the .42 version you could go to screen/keyboard and set "auto backlight" to On/Off. By turning this feature off you could force the screen bright all the time.

In all subsequent versions the option is gone. The screen will always dim in low light automatically whether you want it to or not.

Does this help?
I just recently d/l and upgraded to the .69... when i got the bb it had the .42 OS system... i do recall having that option of auto backlight when it was fresh out of the box... and now i dont have that option... so your statement was pretty much just confirmation for me! THANKS!

[Marv One]

where can I locate a version of the os that will allow me to control the auto dim feature because that is more important to me than anything else.I really wish companies didn't remove features like this since it should be up to the INDIVIDUAL to decide how their phone should be set.

[John Clark]

where can I locate a version of the os that will allow me to control the auto dim feature because that is more important to me than anything else.I really wish companies didn't remove features like this since it should be up to the INDIVIDUAL to decide how their phone should be set.

You'll need 4.2.0.42 version. Here's the link:

http://206.252.133.77/bbupdate/8100_Pearl_4.2.0.42.exe

[Marv One]

Ty John, much appericated.

[Marv One]

Ok I went into application loader on .42 but it says the blackberry desktop software doesn't have the right blackberry handheld software for the device connected to my computer? is there a third party way to load the old .42 on my pearl?

[GMK]

Ok I went into application loader on .42 but it says the blackberry desktop software doesn't have the right blackberry handheld software for the device connected to my computer? is there a third party way to load the old .42 on my pearl?

On your PC, after you install the .42 software, go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\apploader and delete the vendor.xml file. then start up desktop manager. After you plug in your phone, it should ask you if you if you want to downgrade, or something like that.

Lots of more in depth threads on how to do it in the forum.

[blakeatl]

.42 was a little unstable. The newer OSes fixed those bugs.

[asasyn]

ohh thats why the phone is dim by itself.
good thing i got you guys on this forum.

[almach1]

OMG. i just upgraded my t-mo to the latest cingular and now i have this stupid limitation. aghh.

[dabull]

I say turn it back on. After a few days you might really like how it resonds to varied lighting conditions.


or it can still bug the shit out of you months later just like its doing to me. no way to turn if off after the upgrades, so it remains the worst aspect of the pearl by far.

[almach1]

what would be the reason to disable this?

[John Clark]

To conserve battery power.

[almach1]

To conserve battery power.
with that saying, why didn't they lock the backlight to 5 seconds? that way they can claim more hrs of battery life.

[TheBigNewt]

Can you adjust how bright the backlight is in bright light without rolling back the software to .42? I realize is will still dim in low light.