Pixel Filter APK
App information
Version 2.4 (#24)
Updated 2018-01-18
APK Size 122.4 KB
Requires Android Android 4.2+ (Jelly Bean)
Offered by pelya
Category Free Productivity App
App id screen.dimmer.pixelfilter
Developer's notes Screen dimmer for AMOLED screens
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Latest updates
What's new in Pixel Filter 2.4
Option to keep notification when filter is disabled, for quick access.
Enabled support for Android 7. The app has limited functionality on Android 7 and above.
Editor's review
Download the latest Pixel Filter application, version 2.4, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Productivity app is developed by pelya and is easy to download and install.
Previous versions, including 2.4, 1.6, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.
Description
Save battery on newer AMOLED screens - they will turn off black pixels completely.
Tap app icon 3 times to show settings dialog.
Includes screen pattern editor.
Screen pattern is shifted each 5 minutes to prevent uneven pixel wear-out.
This app has limited functionality on Android 7 and newer, it cannot dim system buttons and notification area, because of new security model in Android 7.
App sources available here: https://github.com/pelya/screen-dimmer-pixel-filter
App permissions
Pixel Filter 2.4 APK requires following permissions:
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Ratings and Reviews
Rating: 4.1/5 based on 3K+ reviews
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5 ★ This is the best battery saving app out there!!! Thank you so much for creating it! now I can keep my phone charged for the whole day instead of it dying on me half way!
4 ★ Best battery saver for amoled devices. Go for it though there are some bugs but its quiet good.
2 ★ It does what it says, but it kept constantly crashing on my stock Samsung S20 Ultra.
3 ★ I don't recommend this to some phones. This app is good but sometimes it leaves you with dead pixels. Or permanently blacked out pixels.i am using a Nokia 4.2 and that what happened to me
2 ★ I do like the filter itself and the notification with the option to quickly turn off more or less pixels. I kind of wish it had an option to set it to turn on and off when the battery gets down to a certain level or at certain hours. However, the app crashes every time the screen rotates, even when the filter is not active.
5 ★ Works great for me on Nougat 7.1.1 the settings tile was an unexpected bonus! And I still can do everything with it on such as using the OK to verify. Example i had Pixel Filter on and went to settings > apps and chose an app to uninstall and it asked me and I touched the dim OK and it uninstalled the app! Also I can turn off the notification but I like it because when I expand it I can tap Configure and it brings up the Pixel Filter app!! Thank you for a great free app.
1 ★ I'm not seeing the point. Turning off half of all pixels versus halving the intensity of all pixels uses the same overall power. The latter is built in. Tried it anyway to see what it looks like on my AMOLED display. Everything looks terrible, and it kills your ability to read very fine text. So I lose out on image quality and break even on power savings? Moreover, the app crashed after 4 minutes. Conclusion: Nope
4 ★ Works and customizing your own filter is free compared to the others however it seems to be causing random ghost touches which I sadly have to stop using this in a mere 30 minutes. Not sure if this is a isolated case or not but I'll wait for a fix. Update 2/3/20: Certain custom mesh such as my scanline custom mesh can cause the ghost touching at random times however using the presets remedy the issue.
3 ★ It would be better if it could cover the status bar, on-screen navbar, notification panel and other areas of the device so my device doesn't get burn in on those areas. Also, the options to make the notification "less visible" doesn't work on my phone.
2 ★ Great idea and it works; however, it claims access to the screen overlay which blocks the ability to activate various system settings for other apps by blocking accessibility to the "OK" butting to confirm a setting's activation. Too bad, the app does what it says but at a huge cost to other device functionality.
5 ★ I've been using this app for years. I love it. It simply lets you make the screen darker than the stock settings allow by shutting off pixels if you have an oled display. I use it every night to watch movies on my phone when I go to bed
3 ★ Overall it does dim your screen so it isn't so bright however it doesn't help the battery life at all. If anything it makes the battery life worse. Overall not impressed for my personal usage but it gets the job done by dimming the screen and alternating the pixels.
5 ★ works fantastic /still/ even on android 7... pixel filter dims $y$tem notifications and even the pull-down ones!
3 ★ Unfortunately it crashes every time I turn the screen off. So I need to start the app every time after unlocking the phone. Very annoying. (OP 6, Pie)
5 ★ This is awesome !!! It reduced my battery usage so much ... the changes in display are not even noticeable but you can see the battery usage lowerd ...
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