Dimly - Screen Dimmer 0.7.2

Reviews

3 ★, on 2020-09-17
I use it to dim the background of the e-books I read especially at night before bed. However it randomly switches; sometimes it will stay on completely until I turn it off, sometimes it will switch off after 15-30 minutes of use, and sometimes it will immediately switch off right after I turn it on. I uninstalled and reinstalled the app and still suffer the experience. It wouldn't be too bad except that during the night going from a dim red to a bright blue hurts the eyes.

4 ★, on 2020-09-08
I have been using Dimly for two or three years now. I read at night before bed with the lights out and needed to lock down brightness even further. In general, it is great for that purpose. I took off one star because 80% of the time, when I turn the app on, the notification/status bar actually gets far BRIGHTER than before. I'm lucky my reading app hides that bar because using it in Chrome makes me wince. Not sure if that's a bug, or if the other 20% of reasonably lit notification bar is.

5 ★, on 2020-09-03
It does exactly what it says it does and is super useful for nightime phone viewage. The only complaint I have is that the notification bar is still bright but I've had other phones before and they worked perfectly fine so I'm sure it's just a limitation on my device. Great app, I recommend it if you ever want to look at your phone in bed

5 ★, on 2020-09-09
I posted a negative review here when, after upgrading to Android 10, Dimly no longer worked on the lock screen, notification area or Quick Panel—but it turns out these are new security restrictions by Google. I sure hope Google wises up and gives permission to trusted apps like this (or improves their own dimmer) so using our devices at night isn't like shining flashlights in our faces. 🙄 Thanks for your efforts, Ricardo… Could you at least not use ads with white backgrounds tho? 💥😵💥

4 ★, on 2020-08-24
Does what it says. Only thing that bothers me is that it doesn't dim apps when overlay or the drag down notifications. Both are really bright. If that got worked in it would definitely be 5 stars.

5 ★, on 2020-08-21
No ads or extra permission, it does exactly what it was made for. and also small download size. And also a night mode which helps and is good for your eyes 👀