iPhone 12 screen brightness issue

It’s a glitch with its hardware I believe. With the new 5G speeds the design and hardware can’t keep up and causes to over heat internally. It’s 64 degrees and is acting like I’m on the beach in direct sun! Apple make it right. Find all those faithful customers that bought your defective product and make it right. U aren’t worth trillions without us.

I have reported this as a bug through the Feedback Assistant. Each of you should do the same.

I have noticed that it does seem to happen more when I am on 5G and the battery is lower than 70%. Right before I went to reply this thread I was having the issue. When it looked like I hit about 90% power level the screen went back to bright.

Have same problem iPhone 12 Pro Max. After numerous Apple chat reps told me I had “imported a bug while downloading an iOS update via unsecured Wi-Fi” I finally went the local Apple Store and had them wipe the device and reinstall new 14.4.2 directly from their own Mac. Nope... still have same screen brightness problems. Just today it went almost completely black. I had to go into a restroom at work and turn off the lights to see the barely lit screen. Otherwise I had no other way to see the swipe icon to turn off the device. Supposedly the new iOS 14.5 launches today. I’m going straight back to the same store to download it. If not fixed I’m leaving with a new replacement. Let you know.

Me too i have the same issue with my phone i got shocked and i thought that i have a problem with my screen but when i checked the comments here i think it is a general problem and Apple have to check it

I enjoy iPhones. I have the latest best iPhone 12pro. However, I’m a disabled Vet who is slightly visually and hearing impaired. I battle constantly in trying to keep my iPhone bright enough. I also battle incessant warnings to turn down the volume. I literally feel harassed by my phone which is just ridiculous. I can no longer support your product with this approach to business. Alas, I am at a loss, because I love everything else about Apple products. Just crazy frustrated in hitting a wall with the brightness and sound chastisement. Please consider my feedback for those like me with sensory disability. Thank you for you time and attention. James

These steps didn’t work. Plus they messed up the tonal appearance of my screen. Everything got a bluish cast and that messed with trying to edit photos. My phone gets so hot and goes dark within minutes of turning it on. Two store trips, they did total reset which put everything back to original problem.

As a registered disabled Veteran-person with hearing loss and vision impairment, I had trouble with auto-settings, but experienced a bit of improvement from the latest upgrade after posting a complaint per: twitter. My issue is with uncontrollable auto-dimming and uncontrollable auto-volume warnings as a disabled client. Otherwise, I am happy with everything else about my iphone12pro. It helps me keep track of so much with all its "bells & whistles" for organizational purposes. Vocalizing the issue publicly is also to make mention of others who might have the same difficulty in relation to one's personal state-of-health. Thank you for having a means of passing along customer responses. Maintaining control over automation is a true concern for some of us over others. Personally, I just can't have power over sensory control settings taken from me - to remain satisfied. I hope work continues to improve all the time with apple products.

I've experienced this issue both on my iPhone SE 2020 and iPhone 12 PRO. I Called costumer service they adviced me reset my general settings. For me its a huge mistake. If I want to use my phone with full brightness I must use it exact settings that I made on setting including deactivated auto modes (true tone, brightness etc.) However I cant use it. Its was not helpful experience for me. I am really upset about that apple issue. Where is freedom of my desires?

I’m having the same issues! All my settings in display and even accessibility are correctly set yet my phone still goes dim whenever it wants to AND get really hot!!! I’m not sure why it’s having this issue!!

I have tried everything and nothing works, it’s a hardware defect, I don’t think it can be fixed, it sucks cause I fly my drone with this phone and I’m outside in the sun most of the time, hard to see when it happens, so now I have an expensive drone I can’t fly cause of this defect

Bull crap Michael in the above comment. U think we are tards?? That’s the first thing I turn off when I get any phone!! There is a glitch so shut yo mouth. U can apologize after apple mans up and addresses this issue

And sorry, I know this doesn’t solve anything lol. We fly drones outside in sunny day. I guess just have to somehow keep the phone cool, maybe in the shade.. or just have to prepare fly the drone back blindly after 20 min lol

same thing happening to me! i’m trying to see if anyone knows how to fix it. my screen brightness will be up and then when i “wake the screen up” after the screen is off the brightness is all the way down and i can barely see the screen in order to increase the brightness.

Its happening to me too. When i am in the sun and i set the display to Max menue-ly it still darker and cant see the screen properly. Is that problem fixed for you. Kindly let me know if u had figured it out thanks

Is anyone experiencing this issue with a 12 mini? I’ve about had it and it’s only been 5 days with the new phone (12 pro).

i’m thinking of exchanging it for a 12 mini at t-mobile for a small $35 fee.