Wow, that setting is buried pretty deep. Used to just simply be in the list under display settings.
Deidre > On Jan 23, 2018, at 5:28 AM, 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone > <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > hi, > Okay, now I am getting confused… I would much rather have my screen > brightness set to some kind of normal level, while having it turned down to 0 > when I use the screen curtain. I often have to pass my phone to show someone > something or to let them use it, and it is always a pain going into control > centre and flicking up on the brightness et cetera. how much easier to just > do three finger triple tap? however, I am possessive of my battery life. so, > could someone give me the definitive steps for making screen curtain > automatically set brightness to 0? and when I turn screen curtain off, have > the display set to some preset or automatic level? > > thanks, Sandy > > Sent from The dark side of the moon > >> On 22 Jan 2018, at 20:06, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> Ed, >> >> Turning auto brightness on and off was moved into Accessibility Settings >> although I don’t for the life of me know why Apple did this, according to my >> logic it is much more appropriate under Display and Brightness in the main >> Settings where it used to be. >> Anyhow, open Accessibility Settings, you are looking for “Display >> Accommodations”, it’s the fourth item from the top after Voiceover, Zoom and >> Magnifier. >> >> As for brightness dropping to 0% when auto brightness is enabled and screen >> curtain is on this does seem to be the case although when I first tried this >> it didn’t seem to be so. When I first toggled screen curtain on and checked >> it still read the same value as before, but once I locked my phone and then >> unlocked it it was reading as 0% so it seems that if you turn on screen >> curtain the phone first has to lock and then as long as you keep screen >> curtain on when you unlock it the screen brightness is indeed at 0%. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> turn auto brightness off and then manually set your brightness to 0% or 5% >> if you want just a bit of backlighting. >> >> Also, just as a little tip which I think many of us forget, when you can’t >> find a particular setting but pretty much know a word from it’s title, just >> try the search field at the top of the main settings screen. >> If you type either “auto” or “brightness” or even “bright” the setting for >> adjusting auto brightness shows up in the list of matches. It even reads the >> settings group where you find that setting. >> Now, here is an interesting item: Auto Brightness exists twice, once in >> General > Accessibility > Magnifier and also General > Accessibility > >> Display Accommodation. If you tap on the item in the search results it does >> take you to the Accessibility Settings, but interestingly enough not >> straight into Display Accommodations. >> When I checked Magnifier the setting for Auto Brightness there was turned >> off on my phone although it’s turned on in Display Accommodations. I assume >> maybe Apple moved it to Accessibility since you can control it separately >> for when you use the phone normally and when you turn on magnifier? >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Mr. Ed >> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2018 10:53 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Does having screen curtain on save battery power? >> >> Hi Feliciano, >> I could not find the auto brightness in IOS 11. Could you please tell me >> where it is located. >> Also how do you know what you said in your email below is correct? >> Mr. Ed >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Feliciano Godoy >> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2018 11:10 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Does having screen curtain on save battery power? >> >> Hi, >> with iOS 11, if screen curtain and auto brightness is enabled. Brightness >> goes to 0%. With that said, you will conserve battery power. >> >> >> Regards, >> Feliciano >> For tech tips and updates, LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v >> Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v >> >> On Jan 21, 2018, at 7:46 PM, Kelly Pierce <kellyt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> It is correct. this is because on LCD screens, the same amount of >> energy is used to project black on the screen as white or other >> colors. The display elements are not turned off but just turned to >> black. On OLED screens such as with the iPhone X, a black screen >> turnes off the diodes. >> >> Kelly >> >> On 1/21/18, Mr. Ed <pink...@abe.midco.net> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I know this has been discuss way back when. To my recollection I remember >> it >> being said that having the screen curtain turned on does not save battery >> power. 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