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ADAPTIVE COLOUR TONE FEATURE - THE S24 Series WASHED SCREEN EXPLANATION

(Topic created on: 01-02-2024 01:34 PM)
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GoanGeek
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Hi Lovely People. 

You might want to grab a coffee.

A Few Thoughts about the new Samsung Screen and the new features it comes with.

Dynamic AMOLED 2X: This latest iteration of Samsung's AMOLED display technology delivers exceptional brightness, colour accuracy, and power efficiency. It can reach a peak brightness of 2,600 nits, significantly higher than the S23 Ultra's 1,750 nits, making it viewable even in bright sunlight. Additionally, it boasts a 100% Mobile Colour Volume in the DCI-P3 colour range, ensuring vibrant and realistic colours across the entire brightness spectrum.

The Adaptive Colour

Tone: Your Personal Display Chameleon

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra's new "Adaptive Colour Tone" feature takes display customization to a whole new level. Here's how it works and its benefits:

Think of it like sunglasses for your phone: Instead of manually adjusting brightness and colour temperature, this feature automatically adapts the display based on your environment.

Imagine this: You're reading an eBook in a dimly lit room. The display automatically warms up, reducing harsh blues and creating a more comfortable reading experience. Step outside into the bright sun, and the display instantly cools down and brightens up, making everything easy to see.

How does it work? It uses sensors to detect the ambient light around you and then adjusts the colour temperature and white balance accordingly. So, no more fiddling with settings – your phone adjusts automatically!

Benefits:

  • Reduced eye strain: Warmer tones in low light are easier on your eyes, especially at night.
  • Improved readability: Cooler tones in bright light make text and images sharper and easier to see.
  • More natural viewing experience: The display feels more natural and less jarring when it adapts to your surroundings.
  • Convenience: No more manually adjusting display settings – it just works!

Is it for everyone? Some users prefer complete control over their display settings. While Adaptive Colour Tone offers a convenient solution, you can always turn it off and adjust things yourself if you prefer.

Overall, Adaptive Colour Tone is a smart and convenient feature that improves your viewing experience by automatically adjusting the display to your environment.

 

Q1: What is ‘Adaptive colour tone’ feature?

A1: The Adaptive colour tone feature is a colour optimization function available in the Galaxy S24 series. It adjusts the colour and white balance of the device screen based on the ambient brightness, providing more natural colours suited for different environments or lighting conditions.
 To enable the feature:
① Settings > Display > Adaptive colour tone
② Quick panel > Brightness bar > More options > Adaptive colour tone

 

Q2: How does the Adaptive colour tone function work?A2: The Adaptive colour tone function works by adjusting the colour and white balance according to various ambient brightness changes based on the brightness and light source. However, in low brightness conditions or strong light sources, such as outdoors, the Adaptive colour tone values prior to specific environmental conditions are applied instead.

Q3: What is the difference between ‘Adaptive colour tone’ feature and the ‘Eye comfort shield’ function?
A3: ‘Eye comfort shield’ is a function that automatically adjusts the colour temperature of the device screen over time according to lighting.
Meanwhile, the ‘Adaptive colour tone’ function adjusts the colour to an optimized one according to ambient environment such as brightness and light source.

Q4: How do both ‘Adaptive colour tone’ and ‘Eye comfort shield’ function work together?
A4: When both functions are turned on, the colour of ‘Eye comfort shield’ is applied first, and then the ‘Adaptive colour tone’ function optimizes the colour that doesn't interfere with sleep.

Q5: The display colour tone looks awkward after turning on the ‘Adaptive colour tone’ function. / Blue tone seems prominent.
A5: After enabling the ‘Adaptive colour tone’ function, you may notice some changes in the colours displayed on the screen that can be seen more intensified and prominent particularly as a blue tone. This can be attributed to the adjustment in white colour temperature. As a result, other colours in complementary relationship may appear slightly darker or different than usual. This is because of an optical illusion created by contrast and should not cause any concern.

PERSONAL THOUGHTS AND SUMMARY:

1. Having had the S9+ > S21 Ultra > S24 Ultra I have seen Samsung slowing transitioning away from Vivid and contrasty look (both in camera and screen) due to the endless complaints from consumers. It has been a love and hate relationship with some loving it and some don't.

2. Having received my S24 ultra I too initially saw the difference but quickly got used to it. The only thing it effects is the home screen icons which look a bit pale. It doesn't seem to affect your photos or videos etc.

3. The most complaint feature that VIVID vs NATURAL doesn't do anything is both correct and wrong in the sense for me it just switches the screen from between cool for vivid and warm for natural. Yes, it doesn't work the way it used to before and it could be intentional on the part of Samsung.  Read above post again.

4. There is also another feature under EYE COMFORT called ENHANCED COMFORT which when turned ON will lighten your fonts and make them less contrasty.

5. All in all, I feel Samsung has adopted a NATURAL Look and Feel with the S24 series and the VIVID was probably not an option they thought people would want as much and probably with the new screen tech and high brightness and HDR and stuff it may not be feasible. 

6. At this point in time there are rumours that Samsung is listening to Consumers so do send FEEDBACK.

 

SOLUTIONS TO TRY ( Either one or a combination of the below)

1. Turn OFF EYE COMFORT

2. Turn OFF ENHANCED COMFORT if EYE COMFORT is ON

3. Someone suggested wipe caching the accessibilities settings (will come back on this one if I find it)

4. If it's really bad try a phone Wipe Cache and Repair Apps when in same Menu

5. Try Factory Resetting your Phone. (Wouldn't really recommend this as it won't really make much difference due to explained fact above. It might make a slight difference but not much)

 

FINAL THOUGHTS

I would say enjoy the phone as it's not really a deal breaker for a lot of people specially those coming from the s23 series (I have spoken to a few, and some didn't even notice)

There is a possibility Samsung might release some update for the VIVID and NATURAL Toggle or Just remove it to avoid confusion.

Comments and further discussions are Welcome. (Do post which phone you are coming from and what is washed out for you e.g.: icons, pictures, videos etc.)

Thanks for Reading if you made it this far. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Suz1008
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People keep going on about the ultra; it's all the s24 series. I have the plus and there is not one ioata of difference between vivid and natural. That's a software fault.
georgieboy
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If you don't use smartswitch are you saving everything to Google or Samsung or both and loading to new phone front that?
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Babishko
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It will get fixed for sure. As quickly as possible hopefully. I am an S23 Ultra owner, but even I cannot wait for this Vivid screen issue to be sorted for S24 series owners. The day it is fixed, the collective international sigh of relief will be enormous. It may even trigger mild tsunamis in coastal areas!..😆
bjnm
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"Of course, they should properly implement the vivid mode as well for those who prefer it."
Correct! and also for those who paid (no unsubstantial amount) for it 👍 there's no reason or justification for taking away the ability to adjust the setting 🙂👍
bjnm
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I totally agree, the S24 series is much more expensive than anything preceding it so everything should be spot on, colour palette is subjective but it did come with a feature that's broken and needs fixed, I totally disagree with anyone saying that they could now remove it.
Samsung has got to clarify and rectify this quickly.
Suz1008
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It's a disgrace imo. Nearly £900 for a phone they haven't even tested properly on specific builds it seems. First and last time I'll be buying from them directly and may even switch to a Google phone.
GoanGeek
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Yeah Google One. For photos, contacts and stuff.

So I set my phone as new.
New settings and Apps installed as and when I need them. Rest all from backup.
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bjnm
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Agree Suz1008, the silence from Samsung is deafening, ridiculous they're hanging us all out to dry instead of issuing a statement as to what's going on, I'm angry at myself because I don't normally splash out as much on a mobile, in fact it cost more than my S9 tab ultra 😲👎
Suz1008
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Me too. I am moving from an s10 5g and the s10 seems better except the battery is now nearly done. I thought this would be an investment but I hardly want to look at it and haven't transferred my sim or most of my data because I'm 90% certain I'm returning it.
bjnm
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@Suz1008, that's a shame, I actually like the phone apart from the one issue, I've already done the switch over, which was pretty painless and quick, not sure what the cooling off period is but I'm going to look into it as I don't want to get stonewalled with Samsung till that option disappears, I'm still on a contract till September so I'm still paying that contract as well as shelling out for the ultra, makes it a little bit more painful, hope we all get a fix soon and you can do the smart switch 👍