Screen brightness changes on iOS 11. How to quickly adjust or disable auto-brightness on any version of iOS
As you know, not every user trusts their iPhone to independently adjust the screen brightness, preferring to disable the so-called Auto Brightness and configure the appropriate modes manually.
Fortunately, on the iPhone you just need to go to the “ Screen and brightness"system settings and disable with one swipe" Auto brightness» with one tap on the switch. I mean, it's not difficult to do. Was!
In the new iOS 11, this matter is now not so simple.
For the simple reason that the usual button to turn off auto-brightness from the mentioned section “ Screen and brightness» iPhone settings The developers removed it altogether.
Moreover, if you try to find the option through the standard built-in search of iOS 11, the system somehow suspiciously doesn’t show anything when asking for “Auto Brightness”.
Hence the question: what to do?
The answer is clear: SEARCH!
Apple, apparently, decided to slightly shake up the “relaxed” users this time. In the sense that " Auto brightness“They did leave it in the settings, but they hid the switch so cleverly and in such a place that you wouldn’t even guess it right away.
In general, if you are also used to adjusting the brightness of your iPhone screen yourself or simply need to turn off its automatic adjustment for a while, then “ Auto brightness" in iOS 11 is disabled as follows:
- V " Settings "tap" Basic ", Further - " Universal access ", there we go to the section " Display adaptation "...eeeeeeee! ...
- we find the treasured switch there (by the way, neither the shape, nor the color, nor the name, as we see, have changed).
IMPORTANT: If you have new iPhone X, we also recommend that you carefully read the warning under the Auto-Brightness switch. Unlike other models, this smartphone, as you know, is equipped with a real OLED display, which in turn is prone to so-called burn-in.
And if you disable Auto-Brightness, this may contribute to the development of this extremely undesirable process.
You may ask, why was it necessary to arrange all these “hide and seek”? But who knows them, these developers...
True, there is an opinion that Apple, in such a simple way, tried to slightly reduce the number of users who constantly complain about the unenviable autonomy of their iPhones and passionately want it, this autonomy, to be extended in every possible way. Including by disabling automatic brightness adjustment, which, as we all know, is actually an obvious and proven measure...
Auto Brightness has been around since first iPhone, and often turns out to be useful, but from time to time it causes some inconvenience. There are situations when the function sets the brightness too high, or vice versa, very low. In iOS 10, the function was turned off very simply, to do this you just had to go to “ Settings» — « Screen and brightness". With the release of iOS 11, the situation has changed a little: 
In fact. in iOS 11, simply move the function to the section Universal access.
Apple says that auto brightness should not be turned off. The function is hidden deep in the jungle of settings, and under it there is a message that “Turning off auto brightness may reduce battery life.”
It is likely that Apple has improved the feature to the point where it is able to adjust the screen brightness for any environment and lighting, and it is able to reduce battery consumption.
How to disable auto brightness.
But if you are not sure that auto brightness will not work correctly on your device or you like to adjust the screen brightness yourself. In this case, disabling it is still not difficult:
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: Come in Settings and go to Basic.
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: Then go to section Universal access.
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: Select . 
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: And then just turn it off Auto brightness.
As you can see, disabling auto-brightness in iOS 11 is still as simple as before.
Where is auto-brightness in iOS 11 and why was it removed from its usual place?
Many iPhone, iPad and iPod touch that have been installed on their devices iOS 11, we were surprised to notice that in the screen and brightness control menu there is no “Auto Brightness” function switch. This article explained where it went, and also why Apple decided to remove it from its usual place.
On iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch running iOS 11, the “Auto Brightness” option is not located in the usual “Screen and Brightness” section. Apple developers moved it very deep into the iOS settings - into the “ Settings» → « Basic» → « Universal access» → « Display adaptation».
Despite such a significant change in dislocation, the Auto Brightness function has not changed. She, as before, is in automatic mode adjusts the brightness of the mobile display Apple devices, changing it depending on external lighting. By default, Auto Brightness is turned on, as in previous versions iOS.
Why Apple moved the auto-brightness feature
The relocation of the auto-brightness switch surprised many iPhone users, iPad and iPod touch. And this is not surprising, since the option is one of the most frequently used on iOS devices. So why did Apple decide to make life so difficult for its users?
The reason is that Apple doesn't want users to turn off automatic brightness adjustment. Not many people know (although Apple itself notifies you about this in plain text in the description of the function), but disabling auto-brightness has a detrimental effect on the time battery life iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. iOS is very fast, and most importantly, it accurately sets the brightness level acceptable for work, without bothering the user to monitor it. If the brightness is adjusted manually, it often happens that it is set higher required level and the battery charge drains faster.
Of course, provided that the user has set the minimum brightness level and disabled its automatic adjustment, the battery charge will be consumed more slowly. However, when increasing the brightness, there is a risk that it will be set to a level higher than necessary for a particular lighting.
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Many owners Apple products after updating your devices to latest version iOS 11 faced a new challenge: when turning on iPhone The “Auto Brightness” function is automatically activated, which independently sets the level of light transmission on the screen.
On previous versions operating system This option could easily be disabled by going to the “Screen and Brightness” section, where this characteristic is now absent. But what happened that Apple decided to remove such a useful feature for many?
How to disable/enable auto-brightness in iOS 11 on iPhone or iPad
Devices running iOS 11, as before, have the “Auto Brightness” option, which has moved from its usual location in the “Screen and Brightness” section to a completely different, fairly well-disguised and distant place in the menu. Now the specified function can be detected by performing the following steps:
- Go to the “Settings” menu.
- Section "Basic".
- "Universal access".
- The “Display Adaptation” section will contain the function moved by the developers.
With a significant change in location, the “Auto Brightness” option did not undergo any drastic changes. This function is still responsible for automatically adjusting the brightness level on the screens of Apple devices, taking into account external light sources and adapting to them. The “Auto-Brightness” option, as it was in previous versions of iOS, is a default setting that is enabled by default in devices.
Why did they move auto-brightness so far?
“Auto-brightness” missing from its usual location was puzzling a large number of owners. Apple product users were surprised. They began to contact en masse technical support, after all this function is considered one of the most used on devices running iOS. So what finally forced developers to make such changes, complicating the process of using their products?
The answer to the question is quite simple. Apple employees do not want owners of purchased equipment to disable automatic brightness adjustment for several reasons. Not every user is aware that disabling the “Auto Brightness” option has a bad effect on the battery life of iPad, iPhone and iPod devices.
It is for this reason that the specified option under the guidance of the operating room iOS systems quickly and extremely accurately adjusts the effective brightness for full use of the device, without requiring mandatory intervention from the owner.
What could be the consequences of refusing auto-brightness?
The developers noticed that with manual adjustment it often happens that users set an order of magnitude higher brightness level than necessary, contributing to faster discharge battery.
By setting the device to the minimum brightness level, it will be possible to reduce battery consumption, thereby extending its battery life. Having performed the opposite action, raising the saturation an order of magnitude higher than the required value, not only will the battery begin to run out faster, but there is a possibility that external lighting with very bright backlighting will cause damage effective use mobile or other Apple equipment.
Disabling auto brightness on iPhone in iOS 11
After the release of iOS 11, users noticed not only the appearance of new functions, but also the absence of old options that were familiar to everyone. One of them - automatic shutdown auto brightness on a smartphone.
Previously, you could disable auto-brightness in iOS 11 in the smartphone settings (Tab “Screen and Brightness”“Auto-Brightness”). There is no more necessary switch in the settings menu.
In the settings window, you can only set the brightness manually, configure the operation of the Night Shift function, select auto-locking options, raising to activate and text display options.
Where did the option go?
After numerous questions, Apple representatives finally answered and it turned out that the function has not gone away. It was simply removed into another settings window in order to simplify screen settings as much as possible, which is quite illogical, because many users have always preferred to configure the automatic brightness control option in the “Display and Brightness” window and this option did not bother anyone.
Now, before you remove auto-brightness on iOS 11, be careful, because the new name of the parameter is display adaptation.
Follow the instructions to disable auto brightness:
- Go to “Settings” and open the “General” item;
- Scroll down the page until "Accessibility" appears. Click on it;
- Now this menu tab contains all the functions that are designed to make reading easier and reduce eye strain when working with the display. You can customize voiceovers using VoiceOver, select Magnifier, adjust magnification, screen adaptation, or speech controls. Click on “Display adaptation”;
- In the new window, deactivate the button opposite the “Auto Brightness” item. Now the screen will not automatically change lighting.
Also, using the “Adaptation” parameter, you can adjust the inversion of colors. This will make all screen shades more realistic. Note that when you activate Inversion, Night Shift is disabled and you will have to configure it again.
Light filters are another interesting feature of the new settings section. It is designed specifically for people with poor vision. The essence of creating light filters is that the user manually adjusts the display level of each of the primary colors. This made it possible to recognize shades much better.
To reduce the intensity of bright colors, we recommend using the “Lower White Point” option. It works in automatic mode and helps reduce eye strain if you are used to reading from a smartphone screen or spend a lot of time watching videos and web pages.
