iOS 11 - Screen brightness to dark on iPad Pro 10.5

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iOS 11 - Screen brightness to dark on iPad Pro 10.5

Hello,

I own an iPad Pro 10.5 and updated it last night to iOS11.

Since the update, the maximum screen brighness is much lower than before and even after manually setting it to highest possible level, the brightness is too low for comfortable working and reading.

I tried w/o success the following:

1. Disabling TrueTone

2. Disabling NightShift

3. Switch iPad off (via dialoge/slide) and restart

4. Reboot iPad (Home + Power long pressed until reboot)

Anyone an idea whether there is a fix for it?

Thanks!

iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular, iOS 11

Posted on Sep 20, 2017 5:08 AM

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Answer 1

SwissSmith Author

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Sep 20, 2017 7:27 AM in response to Diana.McCall

Thank you Diana, this - indirectly - solved my problem!

Auto Brightness was "ON" as before. However, it didn't cause the problem.
Triggered by your suggestion, I then also played with the Setting for "Reduce White Point". By switching "Reduce White Piont" OFF, I regained the full screen brightness.

This can only be a temporary work-around of course, since it makes the Reduce White Point feature useless. Instead of only reducing bright colours, it overall decreases screen brightness. I hope for a fix by Apple.

Note: I was able to reproduce this behaviour now also on iPhone 6S.

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Answer 2

SwissSmith Author

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Sep 20, 2017 8:05 AM in response to SwissSmith

Update - Problem found

The update to iOS11 has increased the "Reduce White Point" value automatically to 80%. This dims the screen excessively. The previous standard value is 25%. Restoring a value of 25% solves the problem.

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ntice

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Oct 30, 2017 12:14 PM in response to SwissSmith

Hi had the same issue. In newest IOS version you have to go into GENERAL settings the ACCESIBILITY and turn off REDUCE WHITE POINT. Then my screen went back to normal brightness and my slider was able to make the screen bright again. Hope this helps 😊

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Msayyar

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Dec 9, 2017 12:26 AM in response to SwissSmith

I got the same problem on my iPad Pro 12.9 (first versio) but I‘ve tried every thing, even turning off the "reduce white point " but the issue still there. I’d say I just have about 60-70% of the actual brightness.😔

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MichelPM

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Sep 20, 2017 6:14 AM in response to SwissSmith

Nevermind.

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Answer 6

Sep 20, 2017 7:27 AM in response to SwissSmith

Hi. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Display Accomodations and check for Auto-Brightness.

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