apple watch screen brightness control

How do i control screen brightness on my apple watch 9 (watchos 10.4)- at night in bed on my wrist I cannot control the display brightness. The machine seems to provide no obvious way to control this.

Apple Watch Series 9, watchOS 10

Posted on Apr 24, 2024 4:42 PM

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Posted on Apr 25, 2024 10:23 PM

I just tested this again on my Ultra, watchOS 10.4


If I am wearing my watch at night in sleep mode, the display shut off and in standby. Turning the Digital Crown will slowly increase/decrease the brightness of the display.


But, this does not work, if you tap on the display to activate it. In that case the ambient light sensor will set the brightness for the screen.


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Apr 25, 2024 10:23 PM in response to Danny McC

I just tested this again on my Ultra, watchOS 10.4


If I am wearing my watch at night in sleep mode, the display shut off and in standby. Turning the Digital Crown will slowly increase/decrease the brightness of the display.


But, this does not work, if you tap on the display to activate it. In that case the ambient light sensor will set the brightness for the screen.


Apr 25, 2024 1:21 AM in response to Danny McC

If I put my Apple Watch in sleep mode during the night, the watch will switch to the green digital time display and the ambient light sensor adjusts the brightness automatically.


In previous watchOS versions you were able to adjust the brightness for the sleep mode by turning the Digital Crown.


If you want this feature back, you can reach Apple directly by using the Feedback link:

Feedback - Apple Watch - Apple

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