You’ve probably woken up several times in the middle of the night and checked your phone for a few seconds (either to check the time or to check a notification). and the screen of your cell phone completely dazzled you. This is especially annoying if you don’t use Android’s dark mode.
Fortunately, among the accessibility options of the operating system there is an option with which we can darken the screen even more than what the minimum brightness setting of our mobile allows, which is particularly useful if the brightness minimum of your device It’s not as low as you’d like.
The setting can be found in the Mobile Accessibility Options
We talk about the function Additional attenuationan option available in Android’s accessibility settings that This is particularly useful for photosensitive people. As shown in control panel Additional attenuation, it is a function that can be useful when we use our cell phone in the dark. Enable Additional attenuation You just need to follow the following steps:
- Open application Afair
- Enter Accessibility
- Click on the option Additional attenuation to access the configuration options for this parameter
- Make sure to enable the option Additional screen dimming using the corresponding button
One of the key points of Additional attenuation is the intensity adjustment found a little lower: using this control We can adjust the screen darkness.
When adjusting the intensity, it is advisable to set it in a dark room and with the screen brightness at minimum, because if you do it with the brightness at maximum or somewhere in between You may find that when you lower the brightness, you reduce it too much. and you can’t even see the screen. If this happens, you can restart the device (by default, the Additional attenuation It is not maintained when the mobile is restarted).
In the settings of this option you will find an option that will allow you activate a shortcut, so you can activate it by touching the accessibility button on your mobile screen. Alternatively, you can either disable the Additional attenuation in the quick settings menu that appears when you swipe down on the screen.
At this point it is important to keep in mind that The function we talked about also affects the maximum brightness of the device: If you enable this feature, you will see that the screen no longer lights up as much as before. If you have no problem with the brightness of your mobile screen during the day, it is advisable to manually activate and deactivate the additional dimming when you need it (for example, before going to bed).
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