Apple Watch Ultra 2 VERY dim inside and dark enviroments..

I have an Apple Watch SE, and I was also receiving very dim light on my watch, which is frustrating. This really helped though:

1. Press the Digital Crown until the Home Screen appears, then tap the Settings app .
2. Tap Display & Brightness.
3. Scroll down, then tap Always On.
4. Tap Always On to turn on or turn off the feature.

Also, whenever I want my watch to be at full brightness, before waking my watch screen, I scroll the Digital Crown to the highest brightness point. Unfortunately, the Apple Watch Ultra stays on, am I correct? Try scrolling up the Digital Crown before using your watch.

Almost 30 months and nearly 1000 comments/replies, and one would think we would have a fix. The watch os 10.2 update goes from 1 nit to maybe 10? Still not a fix by any means. Where is our dial to adjust brightness that we have had since the original apple watch? Every single other apple product allows users to adjust brightness, and that includes iphone and ipad, both of which run on batteries. Don't tell me it must be plugged in for this. There has to be a better solution. Maybe Apple is just waiting for X number of apple watch returns before issuing a "fix" (like a car manufacturer recall)...?

2008Bullitt wrote:

Hello.

just installed 10.3.1.

no change in dim light. And no way to brighten screen manually.

was this the update you spoke of that was going to make you happy? Or is there an update that the general public can’t load yet ?

Thanks. 😊

The latter. I am still smiling. So, hold tight...

I have exactly the same problem. Needs to be fixed asap. Apple boast a 1 NIT brightness in dark conditions but that level is almost no display at all.

Same issue with my new 9. My Ultra 1 was fine. It’s hit and miss with the brightness. Sometimes it’s bright when I raise but then goes dim again. This has to be a software issue. Frustrating tho

UGH... I just found another video that says the only way to enable or disable night mode is through the wayfinder face. So you need to turn the way finder face on then edit it.

I don’t believe its a hardware issue…because… Updating to WatchOS 10 massively darkened my original Ultra as well! So this has to mean its a software or driver issue related to OS10.

I guess if everyone makes a call to support and logs a complaint - that is what the lady I spoke with told me .. not sure if this was to get me off the phone :-)

Exactly. WatchOS 10 caused my original Ultra to darken as well…though not as dark as Ultra 2. Definitely a software induced CHOICE by Apple.

Send your complaint about the Apple Watch Ultra 2 to ww.apple.com/feedback

No fix in 10.1…. So…

Back the Ultra 2 goes…again.

Calling "may" help, but to truly get your feedback to Apple, please use the links above.

That way you know it's in the system, and that's how we get traction!

I agree should be able to set your night brightness wherever you want it. It was better on the first ultra. They changed it with the programming, needs software update

If we have a watch at 3000 nits and a mega bright torch this problem makes no sense, there’s a simple fix Apple. Allow us to manually turn the ambient light sensor off.