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Darker (Screen Filter)

Darker (Screen Filter)

Everyone
Rating
V7.0.0
Version
1M+
Installs
3.50
808 + Reviews
1
23%
2
7%
3
4%
4
10%
5
56%

Review By AppsWm

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Refinement Points

This application, designed to filter screen brightness, excels in its core functionality, offering a simplistic yet effective way to reduce eye strain in low-light environments. Refinement value lies in its ease of use and minimal resource consumption.

  • Adaptive Brightness: Adjusts screen brightness below system minimums.
  • Color Temperature Adjustment: Shifts screen color to reduce blue light.

Grace Features

The grace of this application is evident in its unobtrusive design and seamless integration with the operating system. Sophistication elements include the ability to create custom filter presets and schedule automatic activation.

Custom Filter Presets

Users can create and save custom filter configurations, tailoring the screen to specific lighting conditions and preferences.

Sophistication Aspects

Sophistication is present in the application's granular control over screen dimming and color tinting. The user interface, while basic, provides all necessary controls in an accessible manner. An example of this is the ability to adjust the filter opacity with precision.

  1. Precise opacity control.
  2. Color adjustment sliders.

Polish Paths

The application's polish stems from its stable performance and lack of unnecessary features. Its developers focused on executing a single task with proficiency. Polish aspects also include a small application size, which contributes to a faster loading time.

Aspect Value
Application Size Small
Loading Speed Fast
Resource Usage Minimal

Elegant Moments

An elegant moment is when the application automatically adjusts to the user's preferred settings at sunset, providing a seamless transition to a more comfortable viewing experience. Style details include its minimalist icon and absence of intrusive ads.

Overall Elegant Value

This application provides a highly functional solution with an elegant design. Its strength resides in its simplicity, ease of use, and reliable performance. It successfully delivers a refined experience.

Description

Darker is an app that can help prevent eyestrain during the night by lowering your screen brightness to extremely low levels. It also includes a built-in color filter that can adjust the color of your display, perfect for filtering out harsh white backgrounds during the night. The app is fully functional and does not include advertisements, but additional paid features are unlockable through an In-app purchase. Xiaomi device / MIUI users need to enable "Display pop-up window" for Darker to work correctly. Paid features include Auto-On & Auto-Off, Start at boot, Lower brightness below 20%, Darken navigation bar, Custom filter colors, Root mode, and Customizable notification buttons. The color filter is similar to how the desktop version of f.lux works. Selecting a redder color will reduce more bluelight emitted from the display. Darker also has Tasker support, which allows users to send commands to Darker using intents. To use Darker with FlickStart, an app that can send commands to Darker using the sensors on your phone or Android Wear device, users can download the command set from the FlickStart website and import it into FlickStart. Note that when manually installing APK files, Android blocks the "Install" button from being pressed when Darker is running. This is a protective measure to prevent malicious apps from camouflaging the install button. Pausing Darker will solve this issue. Overall, Darker is a useful app for those who want to reduce eyestrain during the night and customize their screen brightness and color filter settings.

All Versions

V7.0.0

Updated: 2024-11-17

329.89 kB

Summary Of User Reviews

Daniel Shinabarger
Daniel Shinabarger
March 30, 2024
It works, but it constantly and unpredictably turns off. Then when I go to reenable if, I have to reenable permissions, and go through about 6 clicks every time. I have no idea if this is a quirk of it being free or some other shenanigans. I'll be moving on to something more consistent with a better UI/UX. This would easily be 1 star except it works when it works.
Josiah Schumacher
Josiah Schumacher
February 27, 2024
When you take screenshots they appear much darker. Given the permissions you already have in order to run the app, it seems possible to turn off the dimming right as a screenshot is taken to get around this, but I don't know how the app works internally or if this is actually possible. Other than this, it works great and is super easy + simple to use! I had some issues before where the amount the screen dimmed by was inconsistent, but I haven't had that problem in a while.
Derek (Programmer)
Derek (Programmer)
October 13, 2025
I needed a darkening app for my Google TV. I could not find any, but sideloading this worked well, unlike some others. However, once installed on my TV I could not modify the settings after initial settings were set. Would you mind making it official for Android/Google TV? Modern TVs are almost incapable of getting dark. I would like to use Pro features on my TV. My wife and eyes would appreciate it.