Does anyone else use the Starbucks app and experience and instant increase in phone's brightness? THEN, if you don't close the app after they scan your barcode, the brightness lowers so low you can't see anything but a blank screen? This happens all the time. Why does Apple allow apps to control the phones brightness. Starbucks corporate said it's Apple's issue, not theirs. Any help?
iPhone 14 Pro Max
Another update. Remove the app and reinstall only works for a little bit. The permanent fix for me was to set the screen brightness to 99%. You will have to guess on the screen settings amount since there’s no percentage indicator. But close to full brightness but NOT 100%. Brightness. The Starbucks app will go full screen 100% brightness and then back to the screen setting that you had set. But if you have the screen set on 100% the app thinks that the screen is set to something different and as a result will drop to zero brightness. Yes this is a bug.
Another update. Remove the app and reinstall only works for a little bit. The permanent fix for me was to set the screen brightness to 99%. You will have to guess on the screen settings amount since there’s no percentage indicator. But close to full brightness but NOT 100%. Brightness. The Starbucks app will go full screen 100% brightness and then back to the screen setting that you had set. But if you have the screen set on 100% the app thinks that the screen is set to something different and as a result will drop to zero brightness. Yes this is a bug.
If you have feedback for Apple, visit apple.com/feedback. You might also have better success adding your Starbucks card to the wallet wherein brightness is controlled by Apple Wallet and not by a third-party app.
Apple doesn't own the Starbucks app. If this is isolated to their app, here is how you can contact an App Developer. Apple has no control over the Starbucks app at all. They don't own the code in the app, nor can they modify the app in any way.
How to contact an app developer - Apple Support
That's now what I said at all. When Apple is updating iOS, they send the API (Application Protocol Interface) to the 3rd party App Developers. It is their responsibility to go into the code of their app to make it compliant with the newest software. Apple cannot go into the code of their app, because Apple doesn't own the code, nor have rights to alter their code. Apple simply hosts a platform for the Apps to be used by Apple users on Apple devices.
If the App Developer doesn't optimize their app or their app causes an issue in the operation of their app, Apple can't fix it. The App developer of the app has to address the issue.
Quick update, I removed, deleted my Starbucks app, and re-downloaded and installed and that seems to fix this issue of dimming. At least in my case iPhone 14 that fixed it.
This is what happens to me, too, on several apps. I can usually fix it by blindly swiping down on the top right corner and estimating where the brightness slider is (one over from the right) and ramp it back up but it is completely obnoxious.
I've used a number of QR/Barcodes, but have not noticed any reduction or increase in brightness doing so on my iPhone 15 Pro Max.
That said, I'm not doubting it's happening to anyone, but there is no setting we users can change, so if anyone wants to alert Apple to this, this isn't the place to do that as this is a user to user only forum.
Feedback to Apple goes here --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple
A number of apps, including the Starbucks app, increase the screen brightness when using the QR/barcode at the register. This is not unusual. The brightness after use is likely more dictated by the ambient light than anything else. Mine doesn't go that dim after scanning.
This is my concern. I am aware some apps increase brightness when open, especially boarding passes, however, the Starbucks app, unless I close it immediately- but in a drive through I try to scan and pull out, the app brings down the brightness to the point I can't see anything and have to restart the phone. Apple needs to a add a feature to "allow/not allow third party apps to control brightness"
Bumping this up. Same here...if you want to see this..just open the Starbucks app, hit scan, and then home on the app, and the screen will dim and stay dim on the lowest setting. This is a major bug that needs to be fixed ASAP
It happens with Delta app also. I view my boarding pass and brightness ZOOMS to max but doesn't go back down. How hard is it for apple to put in DISPLAY & BRIGHTNESS "No third party apps can control"
seanl71 wrote:
It happens with Delta app also. I view my boarding pass and brightness ZOOMS to max but doesn't go back down. How hard is it for apple to put in DISPLAY & BRIGHTNESS "No third party apps can control"
Ask Apple that question. I don't work for them. No one on this user only forum does.
So, you basically say the Apple has no control over their devices but third part apps can take control? This is the problem I don't want apps to control my phone, Apple needs to protect their devices.
I thought I was going crazy. This happens to me only when I use corporate, free standing Starbucks stores. My screen is so black I can't even see the brightness controller. It took several times for me to figure out what was happening.
I just keep on guessing in the dark as to where the control is and eventually get it back to normal.
Literally 2 minutes ago I’m sitting in the drive through unable to even see my phone trying to pay. I just gave cash instead lmao
Starbucks app controlling my iPhone 14 brightness, reduces it so I can see
