Why brightness increases automatically (in WhatsApp).

On my iPhone (iOS 16.6), the brightness goes to max when I use WhatsApp. This is happening despite turning off Auto-Brightness in accessibility. How can I sort this once and for all rather than manually reducing brightness in the control centre every time I use WhatsApp. This problem has surfaced very recently (is eating away battery/charge too quickly).

Posted on Aug 25, 2023 8:22 PM

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Aug 25, 2023 10:41 PM in response to Kurtosis12

i was fearing this situation. I had msgd the issue to whatsapp support too and their reply is:

“Hi,

Thanks for your message.

Sorry, this sounds like an issue with your phone and isn't related to WhatsApp. Please contact your phone's manufacturer for assistance.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. We'll be happy to help!”

what do I do now?

looking fwd to the solution.

Aug 25, 2023 10:48 PM in response to spsood

If the issue of brightness happens only with WhatsApp then surely it is not an iPhone issue.

Tell WhatsApp support about it. They may be assuming it to be an issue will all Apps in your iPhone. Please clarify it to them.


However, before you do that take a backup of your chat history delete the app and redownload the app again.




Oct 12, 2023 1:38 AM in response to spsood

Here’s Quick fix So this happened with me as well while scanning QR code for web WhatsApp what you can do is “Go again to scan web WhatsApp QR code and try reducing the brightness or change it, and come back to the main interface of chats in WhatsApp and there you problem fixed” Cheers 🥂 by the way this issue is with both the companies apple should have had permission to use adaptive screen brightness !! and WhatsApp should have been fixed this bug of increased brightness as soon as we get back to chat screen.

Why brightness increases automatically (in WhatsApp).

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