Why Your iPhone Gets Darker In The Sun

If you’ve ever used your iPhone on a beach, at a pool, or in a park, you may’ve noticed the screen slowly dim until it becomes almost unreadable. So why does this happen?
Well, it has to do with the direct sunlight making the device too hot. And while there are a variety of things that can heat up your iPhone.

[@IntegraDIY]

This explains why I always have to find shade to see my blank screen. I’ve actually had another iPhone that went to max brightness in direct sunlight

[@ExciYT]

Yeah because shade reduces heat 🤣

[@IntegraDIY]

@@ExciYT shade helps to see the screen better, to crank the brightness all the way up.. which defeated the whole point of the dimming feature

[@Donut-jm6by]

@@ExciYTwhy is that funny?

[@ChefGoreb]

@@Donut-jm6by He either doesent get it twice or is trolling. He means its useless to bring an overheated iPhone to the shade, because shade will not reduce the heat of the air around it. Which is semi-true. What he doesnt get: OP was talking about the difference of OLED and the old screens, bringing a new iPhone to the shade to see the blank dimmed screen is so its darker, not colder.

[@Unknown14264]

Bro its common sense

[@Zeyek1]

simple: heat

[@sarahshihat4045]

Thanks!

[@Jeagletboard]

Bro this channel is for 8 year olds that don’t know how to use common sense 😂

[@sarahshihat4045]

@@Jeagletboard what?? This is Apple explained and some things in the videos 8 year olds don’t know

[@Jeagletboard]

@@sarahshihat4045 true, I have only watched a few videos on this channel that were pretty much common sense, so I could be wrong for his other detailed videos. I’m sorry

[@sarahshihat4045]

@@Jeagletboard it’s fine

[@CalebW451]

They advertise 2000 nits outdoors but really only a short while until it overheats then have to turn it down

[@kasten8020]

Yeah but nearly nobody mentions this in reviews on 13 pro max it was insane a bit sun and you can't see anything

[@User05199]

Lol and this shows again, that apple products are overrated 😂. For the price u pay, there should be much better cooling. What's the point of 2000 nits for short times 😂

[@kasten8020]

@@User05199 Samsung does exacatly the same. Used a S24 Ultra for about 2 months brightness is about the same under same conditions. Also massiv brightness drop on Samsung

[@Sameerkadav77]

​@@User05199samsung clown spotted ! They are neither overrated nor overexposed ! The thing is you just know how to hate rather than how to praise

[@Sameerkadav77]

They never advertised it as outdoor brightness ! Where have you been sll the while

[@Yuna-bz4fg]

As someone who FaceTimes my friend while playing video games outside on a sunny day, I feel attacked.

[@glitchedbeamng]

LOL

[@thatonefoxxy]

bro hates his phone

[@TibialPlace]

Bro got the wombo combo

[@Insanestuff999]

I have noticed this my iPhone gets so dim and lags nice to finally have a good explanation

[@trustee1108]

iphones are annoying

[@tullo5564]

@@trustee1108 yeah, stupid devices. What is the point of putting the powerful chipsets if the screen dims itself like crazy while playing games and stuff

[@trustee1108]

@@tullo5564 exactly my point. years back, I used an iphone x and I could not use it outdoors alot because of this screen dimming issue. I also could not play all games well. now am happily using a galaxy device which addressed all those issues.

[@golsitito4492]

I thought it got brighter because I made his day

[@ninethetwotailedfox]

lol

[@Donut-jm6by]

Who’s day?

[@elevate4844]

Lol

[@mokaLARE]

Haha

[@alxngggggggggggggg]

No

[@MohammedKhaled-ju7gy]

This used to happen on my 6 plus after 5 years of usage but doesn’t on my 14 pro max. It actually brightens up a lot

[@LIME4YOURLIFE]

Pro here

[@kevinsmithfox4614]

Maybe it’s because it has better thermal thingies? I have 14 pro and i noticed it does dim the display

[@MohammedKhaled-ju7gy]

@@kevinsmithfox4614 could be idk. The biggest issue I have with new phone is battery degradation. Already at 89% after 1 year 5 months. My 6 plus was at this point after 4 years

[@pro-hz7kx]

My iPhone 15 heats up like oven in direct sunlight 😅

[@kasten8020]

Every pro dims I had 11 pro until 15 pro max every device does this S24 ultra also

[@ChromeheartHanna]

Wanted to know this for the longest thanks!!

[@gamingwithmemes]

Gg, you’re first

[@ChromeheartHanna]

@@gamingwithmemes 🥳

[@AncienMultico]

𝚈𝚊𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚒𝚛 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝

[@Riumew]

you could just google it though...

[@Kamilashraf6]

Same

[@NathanYellowStarProductions]

Not just iPhones even my LG G3 gets darker in the sun. Even worse it reduces the birghtness at its own from 100 to 90 due to overheating which is sometimes a safety barrier to prevent further damages. But on the iPhone side it also dims itself even if it's not overheating like being said on the video, FYI i never owned an iPhone before but it seems like i have been experiencing the same thing to my phone too.

[@megapangolin1093]

Any phone with an OLED screen should be similarly affected.

[@NathanYellowStarProductions]

@@megapangolin1093 Yes but there are 2 factors to consider. The Operating system and the brightness nits. If your OS automatically adjusts your brightness then it will be darker by itself. But if the nits are low then you'll get a lower brightness even if you set it to 100. I use my 2 LG phones at 0 brightness on indoors and they are pretty fully usable, i set it to 30 if i am on outdoors as i need more brightness on outdoors. Man i just cannot believe that LG Made the brightest displays even on 0 percent they remain usable on indoors. But on outdoors you need more brightness.

[@LeeStewart]

I have an iPhone 13 and on some really bright days I cannot see or read what's on the display despite being at maximum brightness, which can be annoying.

[@megapangolin1093]

Thank you, very clear and helpful to know this. Shame that it takes 5 years of iPhone ownership for me to find this out, thought it was bad settings on display brightness. Such a shame that Apple dont tell buyers this, it might save a bit of heartache, worry and fear (my iphones dying, and I cant afford a mortgage)...

[@rifatsupergaming6258]

Idea for new animation: That one fly that keeps landing on you when you’re trying to sleep

[@skulldude101]

not relevant???

[@ninethetwotailedfox]

@@skulldude101 it's a joke but i see your point.

[@GhostsGenocide]

@@skulldude101next video idea: why is windows 11 so controversial?

[@TheHimanshuRastogi]

😂😂

[@Ryked96]

Sometimes I wonder what my phone is doing outside, I take it out of my pocket, and it goes dim after like two minutes of use.

[@TheCrazyChickenProductions]

Ideas are the one thing that prevents KZbinrs from making content.

[@yensteel]

Tandem OLED should do some load balancing for this scenario.

[@heroicsplendid]

Is there a way to disable that? It gets pretty annoying when your using your phone or playing games when the brightness suddenly goes dim.

[@kingdeespadas]

no

[@adakalyoncu1913]

It is a safety hazard that it happens when I am doing long range with a mavic mini that has a phone you connect to the radio as a monitor. You end up being unable to see where you are going while the drone is also a lil dot in the sky making it impossible to see where it is facing. They should give us the option to prioritise some apps that have more value to protect than the screen to not dim the screen during use of

[@nothingtosee226]

Here are some more ideas you can milk: - Why are touch typing keys different in Japan - Why doesn’t Mac have right click - Why does iPhone send an overheat message - Why is there no Basic MacBook model and only Pro and Air

[@masterdoge17]

let bro exist lol. damn

[@niceice6969]

Aksddkussdgyfygukasduyfkg

[@shaneanagrams]

@@masterdoge17 This did not need a video.

[@Yellow-channell]

These are good suggestions

[@tatendanenhanga]

"Why does iPhone send an over heat message" Because it's overheating???

[@MollinaX]

can you explain why the iPad 10th generation does not support the Apple Pencil 2nd gen?

[@TEAML3ZAR]

Apple doesn’t want you to

[@arisdr6504]

Does it get darker in the sun 🌞, even in maximum brightness 🔆?

[@Roboseal2]

But its so annoying because sometimes I don't care about heat and need that extra oomph from the brightness to see whats happening.

[@draz9765]

The reason why I bought S24 Ultra because it has the brightest screen on a smartphone but I work outdoors it's always dimmer to the point I can't see what's on the display. There are times I'm dipping my phone on the ice chest to get a brighter image

[@ObviouslyMegamind]

How bright is the display?

[@𰻝]

Great video! I didn't know iPhones can overheat. Now why does the screen turn black when I press one of the buttons on the side? Also I just realized that touching on an app opens that app. Apple doesn't mention that on their website.

[@Jayden-lr2mm]

Same thing happens when it gets brighter under the direct sun

[@indrahaseo]

they have auto brightness features as well

[@Kiddo_Likes_Drones]

Thanks I have been wondering why my iPhone dims in the cool 😂 very helpful 👍

[@M1cha3l1]

Up next - Why your iPhone rings when someone calls you…

[@withonestonechannel]

"You sure about that?"

[@fdafsfnsdkfjn]

Are u sick bro ? or is the power out and ur using an iPhone mic ?

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

Now I need a brighter iPhone to upgrade

[@sober_soul_1]

Thanks nice topic… it happened with me recently

[@TibialPlace]

Bro I manually do that I turn down my brightness to like the middle even in sunlight to prevent burn in and any heat in the first place

[@AlmostBrokeLbs]

I know that this seems like basic knowledge to us tech nerds. But this channel is useful, some people don't know those info and can help the a lot to save their devices. So stop hating

[@ObviouslyMegamind]

Yep

[@williamsanborn9195]

I remember one time I used my 2017 MacBook Pro in direct sunlight one time. Even with the fans on fully, it was hot af

[@monkedonke96]

Holy shit I have the iPhone 12 Pro Max and it is not sun friendly at all, overheats very quickly and dims the screen every time I charge it

[@redfive5856]

Multi-apping gig apps dims your screen to. I've heard.

[@EmioGD]

thanks always wanted to know this

[@travelpackgamerz]

I work as food delivery on motorcycle the weather hot. I can’t see the maps if the phone goes hot!! This is the problem.. anyone be able to help?

[@anujbharadwaj9463]

But why this never happened with any samsung or other android phones. They still can perform at peak performance in direct sunlight ? Why only apple ?

[@BCD2279]

Just like your skin gets tan, no differences here

[@ObviouslyMegamind]

I hope that this is a joke

[@MissMyah37]

That’s why my screen keeps getting darker… there’s no ac it’s in direct sunlight and I’m playing games while charging

[@Lu161-]

It's a feature

[@Emouse2is]

Doesn’t it just appear darker because the sun is brighter than your phone screen? A phone screen is a light emitter and is just weaker than the sun so it just becomes darker. Also, if it is to prevent overheating, then why do features such as adaptive brightness exist? Isn’t the entire point of adaptive brightness to adjust to the brightness of outdoors?

[@klincollection]

But other KZbin reviewers say otherwise that it’s very bright and they have use it to read or play games outdoors for extended period of time. So either they are lying or they aren’t?

[@toasti2699]

do people not realize that it’s because the sourounding light is much brighter?

[@ObviouslyMegamind]

It’s a combination of that and what he said about heat

[@frostanimate]

Honestly I’ve always seen old Nokia phones have absolutely no backlight in the sun.

[@CaramelCraft]

0:40 it can also just shut down too :)

[@TimHPop776]

Thanks!

[@Timooji]

Why only Apple has this issue? Why other phones do NOT have issues with heating?

[@yesnoztr]

Or a logical reason: older phones are equipped with low nits of brightness, mine has no problem in the sun

[@neppie9665]

this definitely came after that one tiktok posted abt being at the beach 😭

[@Charlesb88]

Hello darkness, iPhone's friend. I come to see it once again. Because a heat softly creeping Left my phone weeping, And the image that was burned into it's OLED pane, Still remains It's all sound science.

[@TheeAiDiva]

How to stop this because it’s annoying if you want to take beach pictures

[@zatwhyen]

I already knew this but still I watched it

[@albertmunoz9075]

my friend was doing a tiktok live in the direct sun while charging his phone wirelessly. it burst

[@Alvi-911]

I turned off auto brightness off, shut it off turn it on? My phone: iphone12 P.M

[@QuantumCanvas07]

You better hire me for content idea before you make next video that goes like "Why you're broke if you dont own an apple product"

[@colt5189]

When are you going to do live streams again?

[@impala124]

girl i’ve always had this question lmaoo

[@therealtaylorswiftt]

Even I get darker in the sun 😂

[@MyDogSteppedOnaBeee]

Let me save you some time it'll get to hot from the brightness 😁

[@radmilocarevic]

i kept it at low brightness anyways

[@bigbubba0439]

If only there was a way to cool the device without relying on throttling the user experience (there is such thing as fans that don't spin)

[@everythingprotrz7449]

Samsung Phones also have the Same Problem

[@ar12nickypoo23]

My phone is hot just watching this video

[@CensoredMercy]

People keep getting greater brightness options on their phones, my iPhone 13 doesn't have a low enough one for night.

[@hanve]

Thanks❤

[@cubekoss7547]

Do this for black berry

[@jubayerjubu4038]

meanwhile my 7 year old android maintains 600 nits (max brightness) even when the ambient temperature is over 40°C while my phone shuts down mobile data, GPS and other stuff to prevent overheating (above 50°C). 🤣

[@yoorichyrichGaming]

Next video: why Siri can’t listen to you and why Siri continues to play music when you asked Siri to stop and why Siri can’t answer/accomplish multiple things asked/tasked (like 2 questions asked or turn off WiFi & Bluetooth)

[@George.16hz]

Gonna burn the kangaroo emoji on my iphone 12 mini

[@suitcasegaming]

No need to be consistent, just Stap it

[@cosimomatassini8531]

Because it gets tanned

[@pinathedallsheep.5174]

And i thought that it was cuz of my 12 mini didnt had enough brightness

[@codybrandoncargle3129]

That makes sense I was wondering why my IPhone 13 does that? 🤔

[@paninidevOfficial]

What is the song?

[@RandomBogey]

Oh, I just thought it was getting a tan

[@kurikuraconkuritas]

no, it is because max brightness is not strong enough compared to the sun

[@Flodar_Eltih]

because of the temperature of the device too high so it dims the screen. you're welcome. 2 mins saved.

[@ChibiSteak]

1:14 fin.

[@dumengbukid4700]

Thank u now i know

[@galaticwarrior213]

And android had this in 2010

[@jaredfontaine2002]

Why do I get darker in the sun???

[@Pop_o_Rap_Photo085]

This always annoys me way too much, but it does make sense I guess🤷‍♂️

[@user-John1]

It really doesn't matter. It can be a cold sunny day in the winter and the phone screen will still be dimmed outside. Even in the fall or spring when it's not hot, or cold. The screen will still dim in the sun. This KZbinr don't realize that

[@zachariaholmsted786]

I never like putting the brightness any higher than half or else my phone dies in like ten minutes

[@LIME4YOURLIFE]

This comment section is so dumb 🤦

[@parzival9693]

This was a major issue for me

[@matt007]

Next video - “Why the iPhone shuts down when the battery dies”.

[@windy_zeph]

true tone :👁👄👁

[@mickeygarcia2331_]

More like it gets hotter and it doesn’t charge lmao

[@pr1s1nt8]

Why iPhone alarms don’t work?

[@zachariaholmsted786]

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[@chaitanyakiran]

My budget samsung m series mobile works perfect in sunlight ( example navigation) but my other phone iphone 15promax dims like shitty crap 💩 😮

[@MrBrewman95]

Don’t want it to get too cold. It may completely freeze up on you. 😂

[@fr3shSwag]

badum tssss

[@alkandavuter]

If you live in hot cities you definitely should try white phones. YOU WILL FEEL A DIFFERENCE

[@Fhox]

wow

[@Happycat977]

Ok

[@smileeface]

Good thing I have a Samsung

[@QuantumCanvas07]

My iPhones go dark in the sun and light up at night!

[@dirhi]