Power management tools that used to be in other menus, such
as adaptive brightness, sleep, and a battery percentage icon for the status bar, are now consolidated within Android O's battery settings menu.
Common battery - related options such
as Adaptive brightness and Battery saver are now near the top of the menu for easy access, and the battery usage graph is a bit easier to read.
Not exact matches
First - in - class new «Matrix»
adaptive LED headlamps is offered
as an option on the new MINI Hatch and Convertible range, which automatically adjusts
brightness using a matrix of different light elements to cater for specific road conditions.
I felt the
adaptive brightness mode
as well leaned too much toward the dim side of the scale, and I did find myself manually adjusting the screen's
brightness, both indoors and outdoors, on a few occasions to get what I felt was a more suitable viewing experience.
This
adaptive front light will dim and brighten depending on where you are, which should make going inside or outside effortless
as the Kindle adapts
brightness to make reading
as easy
as possible.
More significant is the
adaptive light sensor, which automatically adjusts screen
brightness as ambient light changes.
There's also a new
adaptive front light that adjusts
brightness, depending on time of day such
as morning or night.
Tap on the Battery tab, for instance, and you'll see a new visualization of remaining run time (tap it to get back to the old chart),
as well
as toggles for battery saver and
adaptive brightness, and the inactivity sleep timer.
We also found sunlight readability to be very good during our testing,
as was the
adaptive brightness feature.
It adds new optimisations in gaming mode
as well for a more immersive gaming experience, along with power - saving and pausing
adaptive brightness when a user is in this mode.
It's interesting to note that the new Paperwhite models launched recently by Amazon have an
adaptive brightness feature that gradually steps down
brightness as your eyes adjust to the darkness.
Adaptive Brightness here works
as expected.
It is also bright enough to read in direct sunlight, although the
adaptive brightness doesn't work
as well
as one would hope.
Both phones run Android 7 Nougat, and both come equipped with Sony's Xperia Actions
adaptive software, which learns your behavior over time and makes suggestions (such
as turning down screen
brightness after dark, for example) to help make your life easier.