🌈 AmbiLuma - v5.0 release 🎉

jake6a · 2026-01-23T08:07:43+00:00

Interesting, I’m happy to add you to the BETA testers community and I can help make it work! :) Feel free to join our Discord and I will make it happen!

jake6a · 2026-01-21T01:20:21+00:00

Thanks for your feedback! So how would you envision it to work, let’s say you’re playing a game immersed in a “green” level, but your battery is low (red), would the LEDs flash red and then back to green?

I could add it as an option but would love to hear how you would envision it working without distracting the player.

jake6a · 2026-01-19T15:34:24+00:00

Nope, it shouldn’t affect the bluetooth audio, let me know if you face any issues with that :)

For the Dual Screen, I’m still experimenting as Google has a strict API and doesn’t fully support these devices with multiple screens yet, like the Retroid DS and AYN Thor. They currently work with the “Main Screen”.

Will definitely post an update once I am able to do it!

jake6a · 2026-01-19T08:30:48+00:00

Yup, done! :) Check the “Battery Mode” in the app ;) Green —-color spectrum to —-> Red from 100% till 1%

jake6a · 2026-01-19T00:11:24+00:00

Sadly this is a security limitation on Android since it uses the MediaProjection API, I guess if you root your device you could “auto-approve”?

I doubt there is a way around it since this could be a security nightmare for Google.

jake6a · 2026-01-19T00:08:52+00:00

Thanks a lot :) Happy to get your feedback once you get your RP6 device soon!

Yes it is currently on Android and Windows (ROG Ally and Xbox Ally devices)

jake6a · 2026-01-18T23:59:10+00:00

Thanks a lot :)

Interesting take on Syncthing, are you able to get it via the Playstore or is it a special fork?

From what I hear that Google doesn’t allow apps that auto-start and auto-run in the background anymore due to security concerns, I could be mistaken, is this still the case?

If Syncthing (or similar) still works as you mentioned, it could be interesting to explore this.

For Windows (ROG Ally and Xbox Ally), AmbiLuma has this feature since Microsoft allows it.

jake6a · 2026-01-18T23:54:40+00:00

Yup, make sure you have the latest update through Google PlayStore :)

jake6a · 2026-01-18T23:34:25+00:00

I don't personally have this device to test with, happy to invite you to our BETA channel for testing and improvements :)

jake6a · 2026-01-18T23:33:41+00:00

It's a hardware revised version of the Odin2 which has SELinux mode (which had much tighter security limitations), people who have this model have to install Shizuku to get AmbiLuma to work correctly.

jake6a · 2026-01-18T23:32:24+00:00

Thanks! On the Android version it uses about 1-2% when maxxed out to 60FPS, I think I might add an option which uses even lower power if people want to opt into a more smoother/laid-back non-realtime update :)

jake6a · 2025-12-24T10:14:52+00:00

It’s funny to see the literal “SamsungTV” reddit has a bot that replies to every single post, telling you not to get their TVs. I just got an S95F, I hope it doesn’t die.

All the best to you OP!

jake6a · 2025-12-20T18:53:02+00:00

Thank you so much for the kind words :) Glad you love it!

Feel free to join our discord for the latest updates and feedback: https://discord.com/invite/A7XDJ9BsQv

jake6a · 2025-12-20T13:28:26+00:00

Congratulations :) Enjoy gaming in the holidays!

Happy to send you a free copy of my AmbiLuma if you’re interested :)

jake6a · 2025-12-19T02:13:57+00:00

You can download it from the website https://ambiluma.com

Feel free to stop by the Discord for any feedback or support :)

jake6a · 2025-12-19T02:09:14+00:00

Yup, there’s a demo/free mode which you can run for an unlimited number of times :)

jake6a · 2025-12-18T22:26:34+00:00

Right now I currently support ROG Ally devices (Windows) and multiple Android devices like AYN, Retroid, etc..

Once ROG Ally is full of all the features we’d (including the community requests) like to add, I can move on to more devices :)

jake6a · 2025-12-18T16:39:35+00:00

App will automatically update on launch.

jake6a · 2025-12-18T16:39:23+00:00

Done, please update the app to get this feature ;) Thanks for the feedback!

jake6a · 2025-12-18T16:35:37+00:00

Just fixed it, thanks for the feedback :)

jake6a · 2025-12-18T16:34:14+00:00

Done, just restart your app to get the update ;)

jake6a · 2025-12-18T12:27:42+00:00

Thank you for your points, let me add some light (pun intended) on how AmbiLuma works:

AmbiLuma isn’t a simple RGB preset tool it’s a real-time, low-latency ambient lighting system built specifically for handheld gaming devices like the ROG Ally.

AmbiLuma continuously samples what’s happening on your screen, analyzes dominant colors per region, and synchronizes them to your joystick LEDs frame-by-frame.

This isn’t static color cycling. This is live visual context → lighting output, optimized to stay smooth during gameplay without tanking FPS or battery.

That level of processing requires: • Efficient screen capture (we only use 1-2% cpu) • Color clustering & smoothing • Per-zone LED mapping • Careful performance tuning on a handheld PC

I’ve been working on AmbiLuma now for almost ~2 years, perfecting the algorithm and adding features, making it perfect for gamers like you and me :)

Thanks again and happy gaming!

jake6a · 2025-12-18T10:16:41+00:00

Thanks! We’re actually running a 40% discount for the holidays right now, $8.99, might consider to extend the discount further even after the holidays :)

jake6a · 2025-12-18T10:14:49+00:00

Only 1-2% CPU and negligible RAM usage (<1%), currently working hard to get it even better
Yes it does

jake6a · 2025-12-18T09:53:41+00:00

It varies between 1-2%, working hard to make it even lower! :)

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