My iPad 2 screen is too bright

[alehen]

My iPad 2 screen is too bright, even in its dimmest brightness level. I can make it dimmer inside iBooks app, but not in the system settings.

Is there any solution?

 

[Slix]

Do you have auto-adjust brightness enabled? That could be the reason it's too bright for you.

 

[number84]

That's how all iPad 2's are. iPad 3's are definitely dimmer at the lowest setting but not as bright I think.

 

[Beta Particle]

It can’t go below the lowest brightness setting unless an app specifically has a function to dim the app rather than the screen.

What may be useful is going to Settings > General > Accessibility and setting “Triple-click Home” to Invert Colors.

Then pressing the home button three times in rapid succession will invert the screen, which generally makes things a lot dimmer and more comfortable to read in the dark. (when reading a book, I actually prefer to invert the sepia tone rather than black-on-white)

 

[Doggman]

It can’t go below the lowest brightness setting unless an app specifically has a function to dim the app rather than the screen.

What may be useful is going to Settings > General > Accessibility and setting “Triple-click Home” to Invert Colors.

Then pressing the home button three times in rapid succession will invert the screen, which generally makes things a lot dimmer and more comfortable to read in the dark. (when reading a book, I actually prefer to invert the sepia tone rather than black-on-white)

You, my friend, just made my day. I had no idea that you could invert the colors on your iphone. That is basically a new theme for the iPhone. I am no longer "bored" with iOS

 

[i0Nic]

My iPad 2 screen is too bright.
Is there any solution?

Turn down the brightness.

Failing that, use an app's 'dark mode' setting or manually invert the colours of your iPad in settings.

Macrumors - solving first world problems since 2002.

 

[Andrew K.]

Have you changed it to night mode?

 

[GeorgieAcevedo]

Wear sunglasses.

 

[alehen]

I used to have a new iPad for a couple of weeks and It was so nicer on the eyes, since it was higher resolution and backlight would get so much dimmer.

What if I jail break it? Would it get as dim as the new iPad?

 

[Redjericho]

I used to have a new iPad for a couple of weeks and It was so nicer on the eyes, since it was higher resolution and backlight would get so much dimmer.

What if I jail break it? Would it get as dim as the new iPad?

Yes, jailbreaking works. Tweak called Screendimmer

http://cydia.saurik.com/package/com.yllier.screendimmer

It basically doubles the length of the brightness bar, heck, you can make it even dimmer than the new iPad if that's what you want.

If it's a widespread nuisance like screen brightness, there's basically always a tweak for that.

 

[Redjericho]

In addition, you may want to combine it with the free and excellent f-lux (dedicated article: http://www.iphonelife.com/blog/87/d...too-blueish-or-just-too-harsh-bedtime-reading )

+1 for f.lux, it is wonderful (and again, free).