OLED Saver

This app solves the problem of flickering of AMOLED screen on low brightness

OLED Saver - Flicker-Free AMOLED Brightness Control

"OLED Saver" is an innovative app designed to eliminate flickering in AMOLED screens at low brightness. By replacing standard automatic brightness adjustments, it keeps the current flow stable and reduces display brightness by turning off some pixels and applying a transparent black mask. This allows users to adjust screen brightness effectively and even beyond the minimum stock levels, ensuring a comfortable viewing experience while protecting their eyes. It remains effective across the Android O version in various UI elements.
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By: MrJS
Version: 1.39 (Last updated: 2019-03-19)
Creation date: 2018-12-02
Permissions
Device & app history: read sensitive log data
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections
Other:
  • view network connections
  • expand/collapse status bar
  • full network access
  • control vibration
  • modify system settings

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App summary

When the brightness of the phone using the AMOLED screen lower the brightness past a certain point, the screen starts to flicker or pulsate. This is a result of the AMOLED technology Samsung, among other manufacturers, use in their displays, and the way that these types of screens operate.

With a traditional LCD screen, a light is projected through the array of pixels to increase or decrease their luminosity, and brightness adjustments are made by simply dimming this light. But with AMOLED displays, each pixel emits its own light—so in order to decrease your screen's brightness, the electrical current flowing through these pixels has to be reduced in some way. It's this reduced current that can make your screen seem to pulse or flicker.

This application solves these AMOLED problems by replacing the system functions for automatic brightness adjustment, which dims the pixels displayed on the screen without having to reduce the current flowing through them. This means it can keep the physical brightness of the screen at a high enough level to avoid screen flicker problems, while automatically reducing the actual display brightness according to ambient light, protecting your eyes. It reduces screen brightness by turning off some pixels and adding a transparent black mask layer, and then provides you with an easy-to-access control bar to further adjust the brightness. Another benefit is allowing you to darken your screen further than the minimum stock brightness level.

After the android o version, this app still effective in the status bar, notification drop-down menu or lock screen.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Helps mitigate screen issues like green tint and flickering.
  • Effective at controlling brightness and reducing eye strain.
  • Can extend the usability of older devices that have screen issues.
Cons
  • App sometimes stops working randomly.
  • Users experience issues with Always On Display.
  • There are problems with touch sensitivity at low brightness levels.
Most mentioned
  • Green tint and screen flickering issues.
  • Brightness control effectiveness.
  • Random service interruptions.
User reviews
I have a galaxy s9+ (old phone by now) that started having issues from the moment I bought it, and this app has helped me avoid needing to buy a new phone over the years. Every time my screen acts up, it is because this app isn't on. Sometimes it does turn off for reasons I don't know, but its a small price compared to getting a new phone because of the screen not working correctly...
by Michael Galvan, 2023-09-11

Amazing app .. my samsung s9 phone was showing green lines and flickering between 15 to 85% brightness , all of a sudden. Service centre confirmed screen damage and replacement cost was almost the price of a 2nd hand s9. Read about this app in a samsung forum and tried it. It does the trick and I can survive with this now !!! Kudos to the entire team :)
by Kelvin Ralph, 2021-11-19

I've been experiencing green bars/black screen, turning the brightness completely up/down fixed this issue (but screen has green tint) but then my screen was dark or the battery drained too fast, after downloading this app I can control the brightness through the app and it works, with this app the screen still has a greenish tint but no green bars or black screen at any brightness. Only I had to set basical physical brightness to maximum, then control actual brightness through the app. Love it!
by Niels Van Steen, 2021-11-02
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