How to access brightness on iphone 11

We will show you how to turn off the auto brightness feature on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max in iOS 13.

As Obvious it May Sound but Turning off Auto Brightness on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max is Not that Simple as it May Seem

Apple believes that auto brightness is so good in iOS that users don't need to fiddle with the toggle switch anymore therefore it has hidden it deep inside system settings. Head over to Settings > Display & Brightness right now and the toggle switch is just not there. That's the one place where you'd expect the most obvious thing to be and it is just not there. It's somewhere else, and Apple took this decision with iOS 11 only to be slightly altered with subsequent releases of iOS.

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If you are new to iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro or iPhone 11 Pro Max, then the lack of auto brightness toggle switch might leave you scratching your head. But don't worry, we got you today, and we will show you how you can access the toggle switch so you can manually adjust the brightness whenever you like.

Tutorial

Step 1. Launch the Settings app.

Step 2. Tap on Accessibility.

Step 3. Now tap on Display & Text Size.

Step 4. Scroll all the way down and you'll find the Auto-Brightness toggle switch waiting to be turned off.

If you think this decision by Apple is weird, then try powering down the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro or iPhone 11 Pro Max. Simply pressing and holding the sleep/wake button won't do you justice. You really have to fiddle with some button combinations in order to power down an iPhone now. Force restart an iPhone 11? That's an entirely different story. The thing is, Apple made some changes and they are worth pointing out as time goes by. And if you got a new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro or iPhone 11 Pro Max for Christmas, you now know how to turn off auto brightness and take full control.

With the option turned off you can save quite a bit of battery life too. As you take your phone out in direct sunlight, the built-in sensors will kick in, pushing the display to full brightness, giving you a serious hit in the battery life department. If you believe iOS is doing it wrong, then just turn the feature off. Simple.

Several users have noticed that their iPhone 11 model, XR, XS, and iPhone XS Max displays are darker than usual. The displays show low brightness even when the auto-brightness feature is enabled on the device.

The change in iPhone display brightness is prominently visible to folks who switched from the older iPhone models.

Out of the box, the new iPhones are set to a low display setting. It requires some use before it can adjust to user preferences.

Contents

• Quick Tips 
• Newer Model iPhone?
• Turn off Zoom
• Check Night Shift and True Tone
• How To Fix Auto-Brightness Issue on iPhone 11/XS/XS Max /XR
  • Is Your Display Still Dark or Dim?
  • Screen Looks Yellow?
• Wrapping It Up

Quick Tips 

Follow These Quick Tips To Help When Your iPhone’s Display is Too Dark or Dim

• Turn off Zoom in your device’s accessibility settings
• Check Night Shift and True Tone features
• Toggle on Auto-Brightness or toggle it off and on
• Adjust the Brightness Slider
• Do not use a Zoom Filter–set it to None
• Toggle off any Low Light filters
• Turn off Reduce White Point

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Newer Model iPhone?

The new iPhone 11 Pro models have a display brightness of 800 nits max brightness (typical) with 1200 nits max brightness (HDR)

While the iPhone 11 and X Series, including the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR have the same display brightness specifications

If you experience this issue with your iPhone’s auto-dimming feature,  you are not alone.

This issue is not a hardware issue by any means so you can relax a bit!

The auto-brightness/auto-dimming feature is controlled by the iOS software, which has the capability to learn user preferences.

You can quickly fix this issue by following the steps below to help the iOS to tune to your preferences.

Turn off Zoom

• Go to Settings > Accessibility (for older iOS version, go to Settings > General > Accessibility)
• Tap Zoom
  
  
• Toggle Zoom off

Check Night Shift and True Tone

Before you spend a lot of time troubleshooting, make sure Night Shift feature is off. and True Tone is on.

Night Shift changes the colors of your display to warmer colors–like oranges and yellow.

True Tone adjusts the color and intensity of your display to match your current environments ambient light.

Either or both of these display settings can dim your screen or cause it to look slightly yellow or warm toned.

I like tapping into Control Center and then pressing down on the Brightness Slider to open up further details.

How To Fix Auto-Brightness Issue on iPhone 11/XS/XS Max /XR

1. Start by taking your iPhone into a dark room or dimly lit area
2. Turn on the display of your iPhone screen and wait for a few seconds till it adjusts and shows you the darker display
3. Tap on Settings >Accessibility > Display & Text Size (or  General > Accessibility >Display Accommodations)
4. Toggle off Reduce White Point and turn on  Auto-Brightness
   1.  If Auto-Brightness is already on, toggle it off, wait 20 seconds, and toggle it back on
      
      
5. Next, Tap on Settings > Display and Brightness
6. Adjust the Brightness slider to the setting of your preference 
   
   
7. Go to Settings > Zoom (or  General > Accessibility > Zoom) > Zoom Filter and checkmark None as your Zoom filter option–do not use the Low Light setting!
   
   
8. Essentially, you are suggesting to the iOS software that in a dim or darker setting, your iPhone will use the level of brightness that you have chosen in step 6
9. Switch off your device and Switch it back on
10. You should now see a brighter display based on the calibration that you made on step 6
11. Next, take your iPhone 11/XS/XR to a brighter place and follow steps 3 to 6 above for setting up your display preferences in a bright environment

The steps above should take care of the dimming or dark display on your new iPhone. iOS does this to preserve battery.

Is Your Display Still Dark or Dim?

• Toggle on and off Reduce White Point in Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size (or General > Accessibility > Display Accommodations)
  
• Toggle off Auto-Brightness
• Turn off True Tone in Settings > Display & Brightness

You may need to restart your device to get these setting changes to stick!

Screen Looks Yellow?

• Go to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size (or General > Accessibility > Display Accommodations) and toggle on Color Filter 
  
  
• Adjust the Hue and Intensity sliders left or right until you reach your screen tint preference with that yellow tint gone

Wrapping It Up

It’s always a good idea to keep your iPhone  tuned to Auto-Brightness to save battery power.

Apple’s iOS has an uncanny ability to learn user preferences as you use your iPhone.

With most settings that you change to adjust to your preferences, it auto adjusts the device to show you your preferred preferences.

SK

Obsessed with tech since the early arrival of A/UX on Apple, Sudz (SK) is responsible for the original editorial direction of AppleToolBox. He is based out of Los Angeles, CA.

Sudz specializes in covering all things macOS, having reviewed dozens of OS X and macOS developments over the years.

In a former life, Sudz worked helping Fortune 100 companies with their technology and business transformation aspirations.

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