iPhone 13/12 pro max keeps dimming Screen Brightness ? [Fix]

 

 

Many iPhone 13 Pro Max, 12 Pro Max are facing issue with iPhone brightness keeps on dimming on its own. iPhone 13 pro max screen dimming randomly and the issue is seen frequently on iPhone 12 as well. Even when the auto brightness is off the screen keeps on dimming and iPhone gets hotter from back. If you try to manually set the brightness to max level , the iPhone brightness will quickly dims to about half brightness.


iPhone 13 auto dimming brightness


The issue is quite frequent, even when no apps are running on the iPhone and you try to simply read a message , the iPhone 12/13 Screen dim when reading a single article. For some users the issue happens while locking and unlocking the iPhone. Every time the iphone auto locks, the iphone dims to half brightness.

 

 

Why iPhone 13,12 Pro max keeps on dimming the screen :

 

The iPhone auto dimming the brightness is pre-programmed” dimming feature to stop the phone from actually heating up, Apple has a safety feature” that dims the screen until the phone cools.

. The iPhone 13 dimming to screen brightness seems to be heat related issue. It happens to me almost every day, but it always seems to be when the phone is connected to a charger, and specifically when the phone is warm to the touch.  Please read the Apple official support page for more details Keeping iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch within acceptable operating temperatures


 

How to fix iPhone  13, 12 Pro Max Lowering /Dimming brightness on its own: iOS 15

 

Fix: Change reduce whitepoint

 

To fix iPhone 13,12  auto dimming -> Go to Settings > Accessibility > Display and text size . Now change  “reduce whitepoint” to 25% and kept turning it on and off quickly. Further the screen gets brighter every time you turned it on and off. Please give it a try and let us know if it helped.  

 

Fix:Keep Auto brightness off

 

To fix iPhone changing screen brightness on its own, go to auto brightness in the accessibility under display and text you need to turn that off. Go to Settings->General->Accessibility->Display Accommodations and you will see Auto-Brightness. Turn that off.

 

Fix : Turn off Attention aware features

 

To fix iPhone 13 auto dimming the brightness-> Go to settings >accessibility>FaceID and Attention> toggle off Attention aware features. With this feature in it causes the phone to auto dim if you are not paying attention to the phone. Also go to settings> display and brightness > Auto Lock > change setting to never.

 

Fix : Try troubleshooting

 

1.  using the phone without case: Try replacing your iPhone case. It might help to iPhone to cool down faster.

2.  Remove protection glass: If you are using a protection glass on your iPhone and if it is casuing iPhone to heat up again and again, then we recommend you to try removing the glass and check if this improve the problem.

3.  External cooling: If your iPhone is heating up too much, which may eventually dim the brightness, please try externally cooling off the iPhone using external. Also close any app which is suspected to consume too much battery.

 

Fix: Update iPhone to latest iOS

As the iphone dimming the phone brightness seems to be linked to iOS feature, therefore for permanent fix for the issue please update iPhone to latest iOS version. As some users are reporting that in the latest iOS the iPhone is auto dimmed to a acceptable level.

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