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How do I turn off the auto-brightness/ambient lighting feature? It drives me nuts.
I can’t find a specific setting in Display & Brightness or through Accessibility.
My phone is an iPhone XS, iOS 14.0.1 and I normally have dark mode on if that makes a difference.
iPhone XS, iOS 14
Salutations issy9798,
It sounds like you're looking to manage the automatic display adjustments of your iPhone, and we'll be happy to help.
You can find the option to manage auto-brightness by tapping Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size.
True Tone, which also adjusts based on ambient light, can be managed by tapping Settings > Display & Brightness.
The following page of the iPhone User Guide offers additional information and guidance in regard to your iPhone's display: Adjust the screen brightness and color on iPhone
Take care!
Salutations issy9798,
It sounds like you're looking to manage the automatic display adjustments of your iPhone, and we'll be happy to help.
You can find the option to manage auto-brightness by tapping Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size.
True Tone, which also adjusts based on ambient light, can be managed by tapping Settings > Display & Brightness.
The following page of the iPhone User Guide offers additional information and guidance in regard to your iPhone's display: Adjust the screen brightness and color on iPhone
Take care!
If you are missing that setting, your iOS is seriously corrupted or your screen is not an Apple screen. Restore iOS to factory settings and check again—>Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support
Are you the original owner of this phone? Might a previous owner have replaced the screen? I’m almost certain that the screen was replaced with a non-Apple screen, because True Tone is also missing from Display & Brightness in your screen image:
Thanks for getting back to us issy9798,
We appreciate you keeping us in the loop with what you're seeing. If you haven't yet, we suggest updating your iPhone to the latest release, iOS 14.2.
Before you update, it's a good idea to make sure you have a current backup. This page can help: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
When you're ready, use the guidance on the following page to Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
After completing the update, try completing the steps we provided previously to manage Auto-Brightness and True Tone, once more.
If you need further assistance, connect with one of our technical experts, here: Contact Apple Support
Cheers!
I’ve already been to that page which has the 2 solutions that you posted by t the don’t work for me.
There is no auto brightness setting in Accessibility and I don’t have a True Tone setting.
I have updated my phone but the steps posted still don’t work. I tried the link to Apple Support but apparently I no longer have support coverage despite my phone being less than 2 years old.
It is below Reduce White Point.
However, have you had your screen replaced by an independent repairer?
I don’t have anything below Reduce White Point as the screenshot shows.
And I have never had my screen replaced.
I am the only owner of this phone and the screen has definitely never been replaced no matter how sure of it you are.
Surely there has to be another solution besides a factory reset.
And you bought it new, directly from Apple? If a full reset doesn’t fix it your display is defective, regardless of its history. The missing True Tone is the giveaway.
How to turn off Auto-brightness?
