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How to change brightness on Windows 11

Tired of your display always being too dim or too bright? Our guide will help you sort it out.

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Windows 11 has made many changes from Windows 10, and a lot of those changes can be seen with the new design. After upgrading your great laptop or PC to the new OS, you might be a bit confused by the new settings app and all the options available to you. Fortunately, it's easy to get used to everything once you've used Windows 11 for a bit. Still, it's possible to struggle with some of these changes, such as learning how to change the screen brightness.

OnePlus 6
Some OnePlus 6 owners report display flickering issue in bright light when adaptive brightness is on

Some OnePlus 6 device owners are reporting a display flickering issue when the device is in bright light and adaptive brightnes is switched on.

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OnePlus as a company isn't a stranger to display issues. With the advent of the OnePlus 5, there was one issue that the device was notorious for - the jelly scrolling effect. Now another issue is rearing its head with the OnePlus 6, but it appears to, thankfully, mainly be a software issue rather than a hardware one. Many users across the internet (including our own forums) are reporting a display flickering issue when adaptive brightness is left on in bright light. What could potentially be worrying is that not everybody reports having it, though admittedly that could simply be because it's hard to notice.

Underburn XDA Labs
Underburn is an App that Changes Brightness Level Based on Screen Content [XDA Spotlight]

Underburn is an adaptive brightness alternative which, instead of changing brightness based on light conditions, changes it based on screen contents.

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An automatic brightness feature has been present on nearly every Android device for years now. Before Android 5.0 Lollipop, the auto-brightness feature changed your phone's brightness based on the ambient light sensor readings, but the quick scaling up and down was bothersome. Auto-brightness evolved into adaptive brightness with Android Lollipop, which combines auto-brightness with a manual brightness level set by the user, so the brightness level stays generally around what the user wants it to be.