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Unwanted automatic dimming of display on MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)

My screen is automatically dimmed by 15-20% every time the computer either wakes from sleep or returns from a lock screen after a few minutes of inactivity.

I have Catalina 10.15.5.

"Automatically adjust brightness" is not selected, as you can see below.

I have tried resetting the SMC the two ways recommended, and I've tried also resetting NVRAM/PRAM to no avail.

It is very frustrating to have to return to the brightness menu constantly to set it to a level which makes the laptop usable.

Any solution for that?

Posted on Jun 21, 2020 12:26 PM

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Kappy

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Posted on Jun 21, 2020 12:33 PM

Look for a setting in Energy Saver for automatically dimming the screen after a period of time. Mostly used to save power when using battery power.

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