The Samsung Galaxy S22, Samsung Galaxy S22+ and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra will automatically adjust the screen brightness depending on the current ambient lighting conditions.
If you are using your smartphone in a dark environment, then these devices will automatically lower the screen brightness. If you are using your phone in a bright environment, then these will automatically increase the screen brightness.
With that said, there may be situations where the S22, S22+ or S22 Ultra will be overly aggressive with its automatic brightness adjustments, causing the screen to be too bright or too dark to your liking.
To see how you can resolve this issue, you can take a look at this troubleshooting tutorial at Seeking Tech.
1. The first step we recommend taking is to check to see if your Samsung Galaxy S22, Samsung Galaxy S22+ or Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra has the Adaptive Brightness feature enabled.
In order to do so, you need to take the following steps:
- Open the Settings App on your phone.
- Tap the Display option.
- Make sure that the Adaptive Brightness setting is turned on.
With Adaptive Brightness enabled, you will no longer be able to use the Extra Brightness setting, which would have let you set the screen brightness to an even higher level.
With Adaptive Brightness enabled, your Samsung phone will use machine learning to learn about your screen brightness preferences over time.
2. To make the automatic brightness feature more accurate, you need to manually adjust the screen brightness of your Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ or Galaxy S22 Ultra as much as possible in multiple lighting conditions.
To manually adjust using the Quick Settings menu, swipe downwards from the top of the screen to open the Notification Panel. You then need to swipe the Notification Panel downwards to open the Quick Settings menu. Here, you should find the brightness adjustment bar at the bottom.
If you don’t see brightness adjustment bar from the Quick Settings menu, tap the icon that has the three dots. Next, you need to tap Quick Panel Layout and then Brightness Control. Finally, make sure that the Brightness Control setting is set to Show Always.
You can also adjust the brightness by opening the Settings App and then heading over to the Display menu.
Keep adjusting the screen brightness if you find it to be too bright or too dark. Eventually, the Adaptive Brightness feature will hone in on your preferences and should provide more accurate brightness adjustments.
3. If you are still suffering from auto brightness issues with your Samsung Galaxy S22, Samsung Galaxy S22+ or Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, then you may be blocking the light sensor.
This sensor is located just below the front camera on your phone if you are holding it in the portrait position. If you are holding your smartphone in the landscape position, then the light sensor is slightly to the right of the front camera.
Make sure that your hand, or any other object, isn’t obstructing the light sensor in anyway.