How to disable automatic screen brightness adjustment on Android

This is useful in a variety of usage scenarios, but doesn't always work perfectly. This article will show you how to turn off the automatic screen brightness feature on Android, and adjust it manually.

Problem with auto-brightness on Android

Most Android devices these days refer to the 'flowery' automatic screen brightness adjustment feature as 'Adaptive Brightness'. This feature is interesting in that it not only uses the light sensor to automatically adjust the screen brightness to suit the surrounding environment, but it can also learn your usage habits to make adjustments. that the system considers reasonable. For example, if you always have the habit of reducing the screen brightness at a specific time of day, this feature will gradually learn that habit, and automatically adjust for you.

However, in many specific use situations, you want to manually adjust the screen brightness to your liking, instead of having to 'follow' the system's arrangement. In those situations, temporarily disable 'Adaptive Brightness' and adjust everything manually.

Disable automatic screen brightness adjustment on Android

Before you get started, it's important to note that due to the variety of Android customizations, there will be slight variations in the header settings for each customization. However, the basic setup operations will still be similar. In this article, we'll take an example with a phone that runs 'stock Android': the Google Pixel.

First, you need to access the system settings menu by swiping down from the top of the screen once or twice and tapping the gear icon. Or you can also click the Settings gear icon right on the main screen.

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In the Settings menu, scroll down and click 'Display'.

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Find the 'Adaptive Brightness' option, and tap the corresponding toggle next to it to turn it off.

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It's all simply that. Now you can adjust the screen brightness on the device completely manually. Repeat the same steps to enable the feature later if needed.

Jessica Tanner

Update 16 December 2021