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Question posted by tomacko on June 8th, 2014

Screen Dims Cannot Get Back To Light

I have been having an issue reading the screen of my phone since it is extremely dim.. but will on occasion brighten up for a few minutes before going back dim again. When I start the phone, it is dim as well.. nothing seems to help,, but when sitting in a dark room it will flash bright here and there.. dont have a clue.. thanks

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Answer #1: Posted by TechSupport101 on June 8th, 2014 6:28 PM
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Hi. Go to Settings > Display > unckeck/disable Auto-brighness. The device's backlight may be sadly defect on the otherhand.

Answer #2: Posted by TheWiz on June 8th, 2014 2:07 PM
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It sounds like you have auto brightness turned on. I'm not sure exactly where it is but if you go into settings there should be an option to turn auto brightness off.

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