Lapho ubuka i-smartphone yakho ekamelweni elimnyama ebusuku, wake wazizwa sengathi ngisho noma usinciphise kakhulu isikrini, "sisakhanya kakhulu"?
Ukuqhubeka nokubuka isikrini esikhanyayo ekamelweni elimnyama akubangeli nje kuphela ukukhathala kwamehlo okukhulu namehlo omile, kodwa kungaphazamisa nohlelo lwakho lwezinzwa (autonomic nervous system), okwehlisa kakhulu izinga lokulala kwakho.
Kulesi sihloko, sizochaza indlela yokusebenzisa isici esijwayelekile se-Android esithi "Extra Dim", ukuthi kungani leso sici sinesikhathi esilinganiselwe, kanye nendlela yokusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza ukuze wenze isikrini "sibe mnyama kakhulu ngangokunokwenzeka."
π οΈ Indlela yokusebenzisa isici esijwayelekile se-Android 12 nangaphezulu: "Extra Dim"
Kusukela ku-Android 12, izinhlelo zokusebenza zifaka isici esiwusizo esithi "Extra Dim" esikuvumela ukuthi wenze isikrini sibe mnyama kakhulu kunalokho okuvunyelwa ukulungiselelwa okujwayelekile kwefoni.
π± Izinyathelo zokulungiselela (kumadivayisi amaningi e-Android)
- Vula uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-"Settings" (Izilungiselelo) kufoni yakho.
- Thepha okuthi "Accessibility" (Ukufinyeleleka) β "Extra Dim".
- Vula inkinobho (ON) ukuze isikrini sonke sibe mnyama kakhulu.
- Ungakwazi ukulungisa izinga lokumnyama ngokusebenzisa isilayidi (slider).
β‘ Ukudala isinqamuleli (shortcut) ukuze ushintshe ngokushesha
Njengoba kungakhathazi ukuvula izilungiselelo njalo, sincoma kakhulu ukuthi uyengeze ku-"Quick Settings Panel" ngezinyathelo ezilandelayo:
- Swayiphela phansi kabili ukusuka phezulu esikrinini ukuze uvule i-Quick Settings Panel.
- Thepha isithonjana sepensela (isithonjana sokuhlela).
- Thola okuthi "Extra Dim" ohlwini lwamathayela afihliwe, bese uwucindezela isikhathi eside ukuze uwuhudulele endaweni esebenzayo (active area).
- Lokhu kuzokuvumela ukuthi wehlise ukukhanya ngokuthepha kanye nje ebusuku.
β οΈ Ingabe isici esijwayelekile esithi "Extra Dim" sinesikhathi esilinganiselwe?
Nakuba kuwusizo kakhulu, abasebenzisi abaningi babhekana nemikhawulo noma ukunganeliseki okulandelayo:
- "Umkhawulo" wokumnyama usaphezulu: Ngenxa yezici zokubonisa zedivayisi noma imikhawulo yohlelo, uzobona umkhawulo lapho ungakwazi khona ukwenza isikrini sibe mnyama nakakhulu.
- Izinkinga ngokunyamalala kwenkinobho yesinqamuleli: Kunezinkinga ezivame ukwenzeka lapho inkinobho inyamalala ku-Quick Panel ngenxa yezibuyekezo zedivayisi noma izindlela zokonga amandla.
- Akukwazi ukuhlela ngokuzenzakalelayo: Awukwazi ukusetha isikhathi esifana nokuthi "yenza mnyama ngokuzenzakalelayo ngo-10 ebusuku" njengokujwayelekile.

π Uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-"Brightness Control" olweqa imikhawulo yohlelo
Kulabo abanganelisekile ngokukhanya kwesici esijwayelekile, noma abafuna ukuvikela impilo yamehlo abo ngobuhlakani, uhlelo lwethu lokusebenza lwe-Android lwamahhala oluthi "Brightness Control" luyisinqumo esihle kakhulu.
I-"Brightness Control" ibeka "isihlungi esimnyama esincane kakhulu" (black overlay filter) phezu kwesikrini, okwenza kube nokwenzeka ukufinyelela "ekumnyameni okukhulu" (ultra-low brightness) okweqa imikhawulo yohlelo ngokuphepha.
π Ukuqhathaniswa phakathi kwesici esijwayelekile nohlelo lokusebenza lwe-"Brightness Control"
| Isici | Android "Extra Dim" | Brightness Control (Uhlelo lwethu) |
|---|---|---|
| Umkhawulo wokumnyama | Kuze kufike emkhawulweni wedivayisi | Kungenzeka ukulungisa kuze kufike ku-0% (kumnyama ngokuphelele) |
| Isici sesikhathi esizenzakalelayo | Ayikho (kufanele wenze mathupha) | Isikhathi esizenzakalelayo sokuvula/ukuvala |
| Ukuvikelwa kwesimo (status bar) | Akusekelwa kwamanye amadivayisi | Kusekelwa ngokugcwele kuzo zonke izindawo |
| I-Widget/Ukusebenza okusheshayo | I-Quick Settings Panel kuphela | I-Widget, iphaneli yezaziso, nokusetha okusheshayo |
| Ukusetshenziswa kwebhethri | Okujwayelekile | Idizayini elula kakhulu. Ukonga ibhethri okumangalisayo kuma-OLED |
Ngokusebenzisa i-"Brightness Control", ungasebenzisa ifoni yakho ngokukhanya okumnene emehlweni ngaphandle kokuphazamisa umuntu olele eduze kwakho, ngisho nasekamelweni elimnyama kakhulu. Kuyasiza kakhulu nasezimweni eziphuthumayo njengokubheka imiyalezo emotweni ebusuku noma e-cinema.
Sicela uzame ukulanda futhi uzizwele ukunethezeka kokwenza isikrini sibe mnyama ngangokunokwenzeka.
β Imibuzo evame ukubuzwa (FAQ) mayelana nokukhanya kwesikrini
Q. Ingabe ukwenza isikrini sibe mnyama kakhulu kuzodla ibhethri eliningi?
A. Cha, kunalokho, kusiza kakhulu ekongeni ibhethri. Ikakhulukazi izikrini ze-OLED ezitholakala kuma-smartphone amaningi namuhla, uma isikrini simnyama, ukukhanya kuyancipha, okunciphisa kakhulu ukusetshenziswa kwamandla. Uhlelo lwethu lokusebenza lwakhiwe lwalula kakhulu, ngakho ukusetshenziswa kwamandla ohlelo ngokwalo kucishe kube ngu-zero.
Q. Isihlungi sohlelo lokusebenza sinyamalala ngokuzenzakalelayo. Ngingenzani?
A. Lokhu kubangelwa "imikhawulo yangemuva" (background restrictions) yamanye amadivayisi e-Android. Kumadivayisi afana ne-Samsung ne-Xiaomi, izici zokonga amandla zohlelo zingayimisa imisebenzi yangemuva. Ngokulungisa izilungiselelo zohlelo lokusebenza ukuthi "Ungabeki mkhawulo ebhethrini" (battery restriction off), ungavimbela ngokuphelele isihlungi ukuthi singanyamalali.
Q. Ingabe isikrini sizoba mnyama uma ngithatha isithombe-skrini (screenshot)?
A. Cha, ungathatha izithombe-skrini ezicacile. I-"Screen Dimmer" inesici esikhipha isihlungi ngokuzenzakalelayo okwesikhashana lapho uthatha isithombe-skrini. Ngakho-ke, isithombe esithathiwe ngeke sibe mnyama, sizogcinwa ngokukhanya okujwayelekile nokucacile.

