How to reset Android’s Adaptive Brightness feature on your phone
Adaptive brightness onAndroid phonesautomatically matches the brightness of your display with that of the environment. The screen becomes brighter when you are outdoors during the day, and the intensity reduces in dimly lit settings. Your phone adjusts the light levels to reduce stress on the eyes and preserve battery life. However, it does not always get it right, causing the screen brightness to change randomly despite consistent lighting conditions. Resetting Adaptive brightness usually fixes the issue, and here’s how to do it.
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How to reset Adaptive brightness on Android phones and tablets
Adaptive brightness relies on in-built sensors, which can be overly sensitive. It periodically adjusts based on how you interact with the brightness slider in Quick Settings. Adaptive brightness is not to be confused with auto-brightness. The latter changes the brightness based only on the ambient light.
Resetting Adaptive brightness to its default state is a crucial troubleshooting step when other light methods do not work. It forces the feature to recalibrate and adapt to your preferences or ambient lighting conditions from scratch.
Adaptive brightness is part of the Device Health Services app, so you’ll find the reset button within the app’s info page in the settings menu. Some Google Pixel devices and select manufacturers don’t provide this dedicated button. it’s possible to clear the app’s cache and storage data instead. Use the following steps to reset the feature:
Clear your Adaptive brightness data
If you can’t find the reset method for Adaptive brightness, or it doesn’t work,clear the cache and storage datafor Device Health Services. Navigate to your app list and selectDevice Health Services. Instead of tapping theReset adaptive brightnessbutton, tapClear all dataand pressOKto confirm the action.
You’ll want to consider this option as a last resort. Everything in the Device Health Services app, including battery statistics, is deleted when you tap the button.
How to turn off Adaptive brightness
Adaptive brightness may frustrate with inconsistent adjustment to changing light conditions. You can turn it off and do it yourself. This way, you experience a fixed and stable screen brightness level. If you own a Samsung device, you can turn off the feature from the Quick Settings panel. Google Pixels and other models may require you to enter your settings menu.
Turn off Adaptive brightness from the Android settings menu
Turn off Adaptive brightness from Quick Settings
Check for Android updates
Upgrade your device tothe latest Android version. It usually includes app fixes and improvements. Google lists Adaptive brightness bug fixes in its update logs, but it occasionally omits details that affect some users.
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These issues can cause problems beyond what you could troubleshoot. If that’s the case, wait for an official fix from your device manufacturer. Search for the issue on the manufacturer’s forums and mention the problem on social media. Manufacturers tend to up the pace when there’s a lot of visibility around a bug.
Brighten up your Android experience
With Adaptive brightness, you don’t have to manually change the brightness levels when you’re out on a sunny day or using your phone in a dark room. If the feature doesn’t work as intended, resetting it should help resolve problems. Adaptive brightness is a handy feature since it also helps improve battery life. If you experience charging issues with your phone, you can diagnose the issue by checking thebattery health.
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I am a senior. I need more light to see. Adaptive brightness makes my screen DIMMER inside in the evening when I have a lamp on in my living room. So it’s essentially useless for its intended purpose and I am not wasting my time trying to “train” it for old eyes. Not a well thought out feature.
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