My iPad mini 6 randomly dims and brightens when using it outside. I have shut off auto brightness and tried several other setting changes but it hasn’t helped. When it dims it actually dims to 3 different levels, dim,dimmer,extra dim! Then brightens whenever. Someone out there know how to stop this. And no it is not overheating.
thank you
iPad mini 6 Wi-Fi
When the iPad is too hot, your iPad will attempt to control its internal temperature by dimming the display backlight.
When used outdoors, the ambient light level tends to be much brighter than when indoors. As such, the iPad display will try to compensate by brightening - however, high backlight levels causes heat to be generated. When used in sunlight, the iPad internal temperature will rise considerably - and the iPad will respond in reducing brightness. High internal temperature may not be readily obvious.
If outdoors, it is essential that you try to control the iPad’s temperature. Stay in the shade - and where a case is used, perhaps consider removing the case to improve cooling.
When the iPad is too hot, your iPad will attempt to control its internal temperature by dimming the display backlight.
When used outdoors, the ambient light level tends to be much brighter than when indoors. As such, the iPad display will try to compensate by brightening - however, high backlight levels causes heat to be generated. When used in sunlight, the iPad internal temperature will rise considerably - and the iPad will respond in reducing brightness. High internal temperature may not be readily obvious.
If outdoors, it is essential that you try to control the iPad’s temperature. Stay in the shade - and where a case is used, perhaps consider removing the case to improve cooling.
The ambient temperature may “only” be 80°, but the internal iPad temperature will be much higher.
The iPad’s thermal management is doing its job - in trying to protect your iPad, in particular the battery, from irreversible thermal damage. Quoting directly from Apple… If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch gets too hot or too cold - Apple Support
“If your device gets too warm
iOS and iPadOS devices have built-in protections to prevent overheating. If the interior temperature of your device exceeds the normal operating range, your device will protect its internal components by attempting to regulate its temperature. Here are some of the higher ambient-temperature conditions and activities to avoid, because they might cause your device to change performance and behavior:
If the interior temperature of your device exceeds the normal operating range, you might notice these changes:
While you can disable auto-brightness, you cannot prevent the iPad from reducing the screen brightness in an attempt to control its internal temperature; screen brightness will return to its preset level when then internal temperature falls.
Do you see this behaviour only when outdoors? If so, you are almost certainly witnessing thermal management at work.
If that is true, then how do I stop the iPad from compensating the brightness? I have the auto brightness turned off. The iPad shouldn’t be trying to increase the brightness of the display. The display brightness setting I am using is fine for using the iPad outside. Is there another setting I can shut off or adjust?
thank you
Yes, This behavior only occurs when I am outside. But the outside is only 80 degrees. I would think (hope) the iPad would be able to handle this type of temperature. It’s not like I am using it in an extreme environment. It this is the case , the iPad environmental performance is very disappointing !
Thank you for the information. I understand why this dimming is happening now. But, still disappointed at the design robustness of this iPad. As I said, the conditions where I am using this device are not extreme. There are ways to do better thermal management. That being said, I guess I just have to be careful of where I am using this device. This is not what I would expect from an apple design.
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