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Ratsaremyfreinds

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May 12, 2019
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if i close the lid on m1 macbook air it is dim when i reopen it. i looked in battery and display settings saw no option to fix it
 

Chancha

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Mar 19, 2014
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It may be a stretch, but you can check if the ambient light sensor (next to the front camera) is dirty or smudged.

Otherwise a temp solution is to disable auto screen brightness to see if it still behaves the same.
 
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