Samsung’s smartphone screens have gotten brighter and brighter over the years. The company’s latest flagships, the Galaxy S22+ and S22 Ultra, have displays that can reach a peak brightness of 1750 nits, which is absolutely bonkers.
Of course, higher brightness levels consume more battery, that is pretty common knowledge, which is why Galaxy phones tend to drop screen brightness as soon as they hit critically low battery levels. But why is it that every time your Galaxy phone’s battery drops down to 5%, Samsung drops brightness levels so low as to leave you fumbling in the dark?
I’m sure you know what I mean: Your Galaxy phone is almost out of juice, and once the battery level goes down to 5%, the screen suddenly goes dark, leaving you fumbling and trying to increase it back again by squinting at the screen really hard. Or, if you happen to be outside, you pretty much have to blindly try and hit the brightness slider in the notification shade so you can raise the brightness back up.
It’s an incredibly frustrating aspect of Samsung’s smartphones, and if I had a penny for every time I’ve cursed at my Galaxy phone for suddenly making the screen pitch dark, I probably would have amassed a fortune. I understand dropping screen brightness is one of the best ways to conserve battery charge, but does it have to be as bad of an experience as it is on Galaxy phones right now?
I really hope there was an option that lets us prevent the phone from dropping display brightness when it has only 5% charge left. Make it happen, Samsung, preferably with a regular software update instead of making us wait for Android 13 and One UI 5.0 or an even later version of the OS.
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