iPad screen too dark

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Jadebel Author

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iPad screen too dark

During bright sunshine my iPad will not go bright enough and we cannot use it outdoors

i have checked all settings and adjusted for anything I could find. Still not bright enough

iPad Air, iPadOS 17

Posted on Nov 2, 2024 1:34 AM

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Answer 1

Nov 3, 2024 3:10 AM in response to Jadebel

As now described, your iPad may simply be overheating when operating at maximum screen brightness - and is automatically reducing brightness to protect the iPad's battery from damage.

Additional information can be found here:

If your iPhone or iPad gets too hot or too cold - Apple Support

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Jadebel Author

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Nov 2, 2024 9:04 PM in response to LotusPilot

Well it starts bright then makes its own mind up to go dark

that sounds like an iPad issue not a generation issue ?

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Answer 3

Nov 2, 2024 5:36 AM in response to Jadebel

Conventional LCD screens often cannot provide sufficient brightness to be used in very bright ambient lighting - such as when being used outdoors in bright sunshine. This isn't a fault of the LCD screen, but is a fundamental limitation of the screen backlight used by LCD screen.

OLED screens can operate at significantly brighter levels - this screen technology being used by the fifth/sixth generation iPad Pro 12.9" - and the current iPad Pro M4 11" and 13" models - all of which use Apple's Retina XDR (OLED) display technology.

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