Many of our iPhone users are complaining about the problem they are facing with their iPhones. They reported that the iPhone screen keeps dimming by itself and it is making them uncomfortable using it.
There could be many reasons behind this issue and some of them are listed below.
- Auto-brightness feature must have been enabled
- The user has turned on the True Tone option on the iPhone.
- The night Shift is scheduled.
- The iPhone locks very quickly.
- Overheating problems on the iPhone might also be the main reason.
Having pointed out these factors that might be responsible for this issue, we have gathered a bunch of fixes in the article below in a detailed manner so the user could easily resolve their issue.
Preliminary Fixes
Cool down the iPhone
Many problems are observed within the iPhone due to the overheating issue. Many a time, users tend to forget that they are using their iPhones in bright sunlight areas or in places which is extreme temperatures. This causes the iPhone to start getting heated.
Therefore, we suggest our users try cooling down their iPhones and see if this helps.
Turn Off Always On Display (Only for iPhone 14 Users)
This applies to only iPhone 14 users where there is a newly introduced feature called Always On Display. This feature dims the brightness and displays some necessary widgets, time, etc on the screen even after it is locked.
This makes users feel like the screen is dimmed and not locked. So try turning off this feature by going to the Settings app and selecting the Display & Brightness option. After that, scroll down and disable the Always On option by tapping on its toggle switch as shown below.
Fix 1 – Disable the Auto-Brightness feature
Auto-Brightness is an option available on the iPhone that adjusts the screen brightness level depending on the surrounding. For example, if you are inside the house in a dark room, it reduces the brightness so the user can be comfortable viewing the screen.
So try turning off the Auto-Brightness feature on your iPhone using the steps below.
1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone first and select the Accessibility option by clicking on it.
2. Then click on the Display & Text Size option to open it.
3. Now scroll this page down to its bottom and look for the Auto-Brightness option.
4. Disable this feature by tapping on its toggle button as shown in the below screenshot.
5. Once done, you have to turn off another option just above this called Reduce White Point by tapping on its toggle button as shown below.
6. Now you can close the Settings app.
Fix 2 – Turn Off the True Tone option
If the problem still persists, you can always adjust the brightness of your iPhone screen manually using the steps mentioned below in this method. This also shows you how to turn off the true tone option which usually dims the screen in general.
1. First of all, you have to go to the Settings app on your iPhone and select the Display & Brightness option by tapping on it.
2. Next, you can adjust the brightness level by moving the slider towards the left or right to decrease or increase it respectively.
3. Just below the brightness slider, there is an option called True Tone.
4. You have to disable it by clicking on its toggle button as shown below.
Fix 3 – Disable the Low Power Mode feature
When the Low Power Mode feature is enabled on the iPhone, it tries to save battery consumption by restricting certain things like dimming the screen, auto-locking the screen in 30 seconds, etc. So to avoid this, disable the low power mode and check if this helped in resolving the issue.
1. Open the Settings app on the iPhone by tapping on the settings icon.
2. Then scroll down and tap on the Battery option as shown in the below screenshot.
3. Once the Battery page opens, disable the Low Power Mode option by clicking on the toggle switch as shown.
Fix 4 – Turn Off the Night Shift Schedule
Some users have found that after they have enabled the Night Shift schedule on their iPhones, they are noticing this problem. So we recommend turning it off using the steps explained below.
1. First you have to unlock your iPhone and head toward the Settings app.
2. Once the Settings app is open, look for the Display & Brightness option and tap on it.
3. Scroll down the Display & Brightness page and select the Night Shift option by clicking on it as shown below.
4. Now, disable the Scheduled option by toggling its switch as shown.
5. After it is done, the screen brightness issue must be resolved.
Fix 5 – Increase the Auto-Lock duration
Just before the iPhone gets auto-locked, it will dim the brightness of the screen for some time to let the user know that the iPhone is about to get locked. This might be causing the issue. So to fix it, you can increase the auto-lock duration by some more minutes or never to auto-lock the iPhone using the steps below.
1. Open your Settings app first, scroll it down and select the Display & Brightness option by clicking on it as shown below.
2. Once the page opens, scroll a little bit and tap on the Auto-Lock option.
3. Now you can select any more time duration like 4 or 5 minutes if you want to.
4. But you can also choose the Never option which is the best option as suggested here to resolve the issue permanently.
Additional Tips
Update your iPhone
Most of the time, iPhone users forget to check for any updates for their iPhone since it does not notify them unless they open the Settings app. This may actually be the reason behind this screen-dimming problem.
So what you can do is, first go to the Settings app and navigate to the General option. Then click on the Software Update where you will find whether any updates are available. It might take a few seconds to load the updates depending on your internet speed.
If you find any updates available, please download and install them and then check whether the issue still persists.