Autobrightness after iOS8

[ijon01]

Since installing ios8 my autobrihjtness is shafted, when I go in a dark room the slider goes down to the very lowest setting ?? When I move into light it works fine, it's going way to dim in dark places, anyone notice this?

 

[lysola]

Might want to ask this over in the iOS8 subforum. I haven't tried it out yet, but is there no way to turn off Autobrightness? If there isn't, that's kinda messed up. If there is, just turn it off until they fix the bug.

 

[Steve686]

I just wish there were a way to calibrate it how you like it for low light conditions.

 

[Newtons Apple]

I find it works better than it used to. In a dark room the light is way down but it is all I need to read the messages in a dark room. Looks like they fixed it to me.

 

[antiprotest]

I recalibrated it and it works fine.

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I just wish there were a way to calibrate it how you like it for low light conditions.

There is. Just keep auto brightness on and use control center to set it to the desired brightness.

 

[ijon01]

I've tried calibration and it doesn't work, the feature works because when I hold the front of the phone to a light the slider flies across to the right, it's just when say I'm in a room with dim lighting the slider goes to zero and the screen is too dark ??? Was ok before update....

I can't be the only one to notice this after the update ?

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Thanks antiprotest

I did that and seems ok now, so whilst in a dim room I set the slider to where I want it, then I turned on lights and slider went up as it should, after turning lights off again the slider went back to where I set it !!! Hurray

Your method is simple and works great, the calibration methods i found on Google dont work or I'm doing them wrong ??

Anyway All sorted now, thanks again !

 

[Steve686]

I recalibrated it and it works fine.

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There is. Just keep auto brightness on and use control center to set it to the desired brightness.

No kidding?? Lol. I've been an iOS user from day one and thought it went to the lowest setting in a dark room song just always left auto brightness off.

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Interesting note: when adjusting the brightness in control center, the app you are using brightens separately from the control center graphics for a more detailed idea of your setting.

 

[eoblaed]

Since installing ios8 my autobrihjtness is shafted, when I go in a dark room the slider goes down to the very lowest setting ?? When I move into light it works fine, it's going way to dim in dark places, anyone notice this?

I always turn off that feature. I prefer control over my own brightness. I've never seen an implementation of that that's the way I want it always.

 

[Taxi for matt]

Since installing ios8 my autobrihjtness is shafted, when I go in a dark room the slider goes down to the very lowest setting ?? When I move into light it works fine, it's going way to dim in dark places, anyone notice this?

Yep, same has happened to me yesterday on my iPhone 4s. Really annoying. Yes I can adjust manually but why should i. It should not default to its absolute lowest setting.

 

[Ganesha]

I personally think the *new* behavior is the correct behavior. I always the earlier one was unpredictable in how bright the screen would be in the dark. Now it's always at a level that doesn't try to sear out my retinas.

 

[joeblow7777]

Since installing ios8 my autobrihjtness is shafted, when I go in a dark room the slider goes down to the very lowest setting ?? When I move into light it works fine, it's going way to dim in dark places, anyone notice this?

Doesn't it make sense for the brightness to go way down in the dark? When I'm using my phone or tablet in bed with all the lights off, I usually turn the screen brightness to zero even if the auto brightness doesn't do it for me.