iPad screen is going dark

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iPad screen is going dark

The display on my iPad Air (first gen) has suddenly become very dim. At max brightness, it's only about half as bright as my older iPad 3 (the last iPad to use the 30 pin connector).

This pic was taken outside at a park. It's daytime but overcast and I'm in an exercise area that is covered by a canopy. It's almost impossible to see even at maximum brightness.

I've tried a full backup and restore, with no change. That makes this iPad pretty much useless except in a darkened room.

Is there anything else I can do to try to "reset" the iPad's display settings?

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iPad (4th gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 8.1

Posted on Oct 11, 2017 1:04 AM

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AndyVideoLog

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Oct 11, 2017 1:16 AM in response to augratin

How to brighten the screen usually goes dim after iOS update

it seems like you already tried option one

-go to settings

-turn off auto brightness

-raise your brightness level

Option 2

-Go to settings

-Tap on general tab

-Tap on Accessibility tab

-Choose Display Accommodations on iOS 10 or Increase contrast on iOS 9

-Turn off "Reduce White Point"

Option 3

-Go to settings

-Tap on general tab

-Tap on Accessibility tab

- Choose Zoom

-Turn off Zoom

Option 4 (If nothing else worked above)

-Go to settings

-tap on general tab

-tap on Reset tab

-Tap on Reset All Settings

-Confirm and reset

Options 2 or 3 should fix your brightness issues.

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augratin Author

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Oct 11, 2017 3:56 AM in response to AndyVideoLog

That was it! And yes I did an iOS update last week, so apparently this "white point" setting is on by default now? I never would have seen it under accessibility... why not also have the same option under the display brightness area, since it is a display setting!

Thank you.

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Answer 3

Oct 11, 2017 4:17 AM in response to augratin

Very good to hear the problem has been resolved, gives me a warm feeling inside. I would agree with you as well, but most people usually never face this problem and may activate it by accident if it was too easy to access, just my two cents on the matter.

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Dec 28, 2017 9:06 AM in response to AndyVideoLog

Thanks a lot for this. Option 3 ended up resolving it, but...

I actually do need the zoom option on, why does zoom reduces the maximum brightness and how to avoid that, does anybody know?

Thanks

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Answer 5

Dec 28, 2017 9:08 AM in response to Julienb44

Sorry I already found the answer to my own question, in the zoom feature, there is an option "zoom filter" which I had set for "low light", setting it to none solved the issue

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