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Q: brightness of background in general settings

How can I lower the brightness on the background of the general settings in ios7?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)

Posted on Sep 18, 2013 6:22 PM

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Q: brightness of background in general settings

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  • by sheila_m.,

    sheila_m. sheila_m. Sep 21, 2013 12:58 PM in response to pmalone
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    Sep 21, 2013 12:58 PM in response to pmalone

    Hello pmalone,

     

    You can adjust the brightness at any time using the Control Center in iOS 7:

    You can access Control Center from anywhere in iOS—including the Lock screen. To access Control Center, swipe up from the bottom of the screen. To close Control Center, swipe down, tap the top of the screen, or press the Home button.

    HT5858-ios7-control_center_home_screen-001-en.png.png

     

    Find out more about Control Center here:

    iOS: Understanding Control Center

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5858

     

    Additionally, you can adjust the text and contrast:

    Large and bold text

    Display larger text in alerts, and in apps such as Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, and Notes.

    Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Larger Type, where you can turn on Larger Dynamic Type and adjust the font size.

    Display bolder text for all items on iPhone. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility and turn on Bold Text.

    Increase text contrast on difficult backgrounds when possible. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility and turn on Increase Contrast.

     

    Those steps are from page 131 of the iPhone User Guide:

    iPhone User Guide

    http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1565/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf

     

    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

     

    Best,

    Sheila M.