I have had an iPhone for years and am very happy with it. But every now and then a problem keeps popping up. Apple help!
This Apple problem continues to annoy (and is still not fixed)
Ever since the iPhone 3G I have been a satisfied owner of Apple’s smartphone. Even though iOS has changed a lot over the years, some things remain the same. For example, I have had a problem for years that regularly returns.
Sometimes the brightness of my iPhone suddenly goes to the lowest. When you walk outside at night, that’s not such a problem. And often you want that, because then you’re not blinded by the bright screen.
But the screen of my iPhone sometimes gets (very) dark at random moments. So also when I take the smartphone out of my pocket on a sunny day. And that is quite annoying. The device is then almost impossible to use, because you can’t see anything on the screen.
It is probably due to the automatic adjustment of the screen brightness. It reacts when the iPhone is still half in your pocket. It is dark there, so the brightness is turned down.
Normally this is not a problem, because the brightness is adjusted almost immediately when the device comes into the light. However, sometimes something goes wrong, and the iPhone screen remains pitch black. It is an annoying problem that has not really been solved in all these years.
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iPhone screen too dark: here’s how to fix it
Fortunately, there is a solution. If your iPhone screen is too dark, it becomes very difficult to turn up the brightness via the Control Panel. You basically have to guess whether you actually open the Control Panel and turn up the brightness.
After a few tries (about 34 on average) you will usually succeed, but there is an easier solution. First try to stand somewhere very dark. Sometimes you can see just enough to adjust the brightness.
Another solution for your iPhone’s screen being too dark is to call on Siri. You will need to have Siri turned on, and you may need to unlock your iPhone first (which can be a problem again). If you can still use Siri, you will need to ask the voice assistant to turn the screen brightness up (a lot).
Sometimes the problem can also be solved by restarting your iPhone. You can do that quite easily, even if you don’t see much on the screen. How to do that, you can read below.
Read more: How to reset your iPhone? This is how it works
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