iPhone 14 Pro Max AOD Very Dim For Everyone?

[C7 POWER]

I understand how AOD works and that the screen obviously dims during this, but for me, when it is sitting on my desk in AOD mode, it is so dim I can barely even see it. There seems to way to adjust this anywhere.

Anyone have the same issue where its so dim you struggle to see it?

 

[fwmireault]

From the reviews and my personal experience so far, always-on is at the contrary brighter than other always-on phones on the market. So far, the brightness is fine with me, you may have an issue with your unit

 

[thadoggfather]

Yeah I find it actually surprisingly bright on my 14PM

 

[Jumpie]

I just found it distracting and had to turn it off.

 

[antiprotest]

Brightness is fine on my AOD.

 

[MarkFlynn11]

I think it depends heavily on the image you have as your Lock Screen and the text colour

 

[EastHillWill]

Maybe try turning auto brightness off? And/or adjusting the brightness manually. I’m not sure if either of those settings factor into the AOD, but in addition to a restart they’re worth a try.

 

[AppleB]

AOD brightness seems fine to me. 14 PM.

 

[PirateP]

14PM here. Can read everything on my phone screen easily. It is sitting in front of me while I work.

 

[arbitrage]

Mine seems overly bright if anything. The wallpaper is fairly dark but the text is bright and the notifications seem fairly bright. My text is a light teal color so I'm sure different text colors will affect this but I'd assume the notifications show up the same brightness for everyone.

 

[leagueoflegos]

Currently using a B&W background on mine with black type. Photos dim a ton, but if you use lighter colored type, you'll see it well on AOD. White appears best.

Def not as bright as my Apple Watch Series 7. I assume "Brighter AOD" will be a selling point on future phones.

Just wish there was a touch more customization to it.

 

[macblitz]

Lol, there is a separate thread saying the AOD was too bright.

Apple can't satisfy 100% of their customer base.

 

[LeeW]

I find it ok for what it displays. I can glance quickly and know what it all says. If there were other widgets like music playing or something like that I don't think they would be so visible.

 

[SnyG]

Is it too dim or too bright? I’m struggling to keep up.

 

[benson304]

I just am annoyed that it counts as screen time!