Simplified Chinese: refine ambient light sensor terminology and tooltip wording

Author: TomclancCreated Sep 13, 2026Updated Sep 16, 2026
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Context

In the 11.1.1.1 release, with the UI language set to Simplified Chinese, the Time page shows Ambient light sensor and its unavailable-device tooltip in English when no sensor is detected.

I checked the current master branch before filing this: the three resource keys are already translated there, so I am not reporting the missing release translations as an unresolved master bug. Thank you for adding them. This is a suggestion to refine the terminology and phrasing, and include the translated strings in a future release.

Suggested Simplified Chinese wording

File: AutoDarkModeApp/Strings/zh-hans/Resources.resw

Key Suggested value
AmbientLightSensor 环境光传感器
AmbientLightSensor_ToolTip 根据环境光线亮度自动切换深色或浅色主题。
AmbientLightSensor_Unavailable_ToolTip 未检测到环境光传感器,因此此设备无法使用该功能。

Master currently uses “氛围光亮传感器” for the label and “氛围光传感器” in the unavailable tooltip. “环境光传感器” is a clearer, consistent description of an ambient-light sensor, while “氛围光” can suggest decorative/mood lighting. The suggested tooltip also states the detection result and its consequence directly.

I applied these strings locally in an unofficial personal preference patch: https://github.com/Tomclanc/AutoDarkMode-Personal-Patches . The patch is for my personal aesthetic/use preferences and explicitly recommends the original upstream app. This suggestion does not depend on adopting the other changes in that repository.

Source: AutoDarkMode/Windows-Auto-Night-Mode