iPhone 12 screen brightness issue

Hmmmm, interesting, well thanks dude, finally I can try to do something about it. I found this on Amazon, I guess we will just have to put this on while flying, it looks like there’s ways to clamp it on while it’s on the DJI remote, hope it at least keeps it cool during flights. I’ll let you know if it works, will reply back soon, thanks

My iPhone 12 Pro Max only 2 mins in my car , auto brightness off as instructed to do see pic my brightness is set to 100 and I can’t even see my phone very dim . I think it’s a faulty photo sensor or software to prevent burn in but I like my phone on bright enough to see it while driving and I just can’t it dims in only 1 or 2 minutes!!

I set my settings just how you and Apple Genius Bar said after 2 mins driving this is how my iPhone 12 Pro Max looks it’s almost impossible to see and if it were maps I would have to use the force .. hope apple can fix this with a software update ???

My experience is that EVERY iPhone since at least the 6 will overheat and dim by design. However the 12 series does so MUCH MUCH SOONER.

i wouldn’t worry about the 11 doing that on you. It happens on a hot day especially of certain apps are running and then you take pics etc. if you had the 12 it would have happened event sooner I assure you.

Keep an eye on it but don’t worry too much. It will rarely happen in previous generation phones.

oh today I got this on my 12 at the pool…

I am having the same issue with my 12 Pro Max, suddenly dimmed and unable to brighten it up even it is "max" brightness.

I think it is related to overheat (especially with the case), once it is cool down with a fan or something, it is possible to control the brightness again.

There is a definite bug with iPhone 12 screen brightness IMO. Has happened multiple times quite randomly that screen suddenly dims to excessive levels and even dragging brightness manually up to max still results in a dull screen. This has happened indoors and outdoors; at normal temperature and heat; and happens suddenly and without any changes in ambient light. So the phone isn't responding to changes in ambient lighting conditions.

Today I corrected it by switch g auto I'm on amd off but I doubt this will be a lasting fix. Apply will need to fix this glitch with an update IMO

same thing here. I just bought a 12 pro. Screen brightness randomly changes brightness. I have switched off any automatic screen adjustment stuff in settings and still happening. Apple, anything? This is a huge problem for me. I do a lot of photo editing on this device (not the best idea...) and now I can’t trust what I’m seeing. Thinking of returning this phone.

I've been doing some research and just paying attention to my own phone. This seems to happen when the phone is overheating. Perhaps Apple needs a better cooling system. Not sure software can fix this.

I'm familiar with the iPhones turning dim while overheating, but it's pretty clear when this happens. For me, whenever I was outside in ~90 degree F while doing something intensive on the phone with full brightness, AKA in music with GPS, intensive app game, steaming. I understood the screen went dim because the phone was warm and I was using it more than normal in hot temperatures.

Now with my 12 Pro, after just plugging the phone indoors to charge and starting up a game, the phone instantly went dim as if it were overheating which is strange because the phone wasn't warm; the sun wasn't out nor was I outside to begin with. Brightness slider at max was still really dim, bringing it down makes the screen barely visible. After pressing the sleep button once and waking the phone, the screen was at normal brightness like normal. Maybe the phone is really overheating in just that one moment in some weird programming logic way, or it simply a bug/hardware issue. Maybe I'm unlucky and the other replies are overheating issues, I'm not sure. But it's definitely happened more on the 12 Pro for me compared to my old 5s, 6s, and Xs, not once did those phones get dim unless the phone or the environment were obviously warm. At least, I think it should be looked into.. this thread has a good number of replies compared to what I've read of older phones tbh.

The issue I’m having is similar but different.

When I have the phone at full brightness with no overheating or sun issues,and put the phone in standby sleep and then wake it, the screen is always at 50% brightness. I have battery screen all set not to do this, but Apple insists I brighten the screen each time I wake the device. This is frustrating

I think it’s Apple writing code to do this to protect the future value of the screen when I upgrade. But I’m buying this phone and paying duckets for it.

I don’t like this intrusion and hope it is corrected before I take the complaint higher up

Yes this is a KNOWN problem for some its a hardware issue. Apple will replace if its still under warranty best not to wait and start the replacement process immediately this is a hardware issue no amount of updates will fix it

idd i did this and it gave my brightnes baxk but i removed my cover and my phone still feels bit hot when i did the trick you explain my brightnes got bck but after 2min lost like 15% brightnes whe haveing evrything maxxed out

I have had my iPhone 12 Pro Max for 3 hrs and my screen brightness is so dark. I have tried a bunch of things but it is still very dark! This was happening with my old iPhone as well. Apple please fix this.

Holy crap. My phone got so hot it put a heat stain on my dining table. This is so dangerous. Called apple and they will send me a new phone but I’m wondering if this issue will occur again. Crossing fingers

This happened to me as well, thought my phone was defective. I got lucky and was able to see just enough to raise it back up. Of course when I went to speak with the Verizon phone rep (I had just bought the 12 mini) the screen magically was brighter. it seems to only happen in sunlight, get really dark then slowly brighter and after a couple of minutes snap out of it and brighten all the way back up to where it should be...apple needs to fix this now.

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