For the first time after 16 months of ownership, I found a fault with my Alexa-powered smart speaker – Echo Show. Initially, I dismissed it as a minor bug but when it continued to persist even after updating the device, I realized Echo Show screen dimming was a real problem and had to be fixed. Luckily, it didn’t require any repair or service but just a mere re-setting of the defaults.
How to remove the Echo Show screen dimming problem?
Echo Show offers some good advantages like videoconferencing and video-streaming over its audio-only counterparts but becomes a real problem when it starts behaving weirdly. During my recent interaction with the device, I found the Echo Show screen dimming randomly, rendering the device completely useless. However, it was not something to be worried about and fortunately, quite easy to fix!
- On the screen, swipe down from the top
- Choose Settings.
- Scroll down to Display & Brightness.
- Look for the Adaptive Brightness heading.
- Turn off the toggle.
- Exit Settings.
If you are being troubled by the same problem, don’t worry, you are not alone. Just follow the list of instructions to fix the issue permanently.
How do I stop my screen from auto dimming?
To stop your Echo Show screen from auto-dimming, you’ll need to disable the Adaptive Brightness feature. Here’s how it’s done!
On your Echo Show screen, swipe down from the top. From the menu, choose the Settings icon.
When directed to a new screen, scroll down to find the Display & Brightness settings.
Next, locate the Adaptive Brightness section and under it, slide the toggle for Automatically adjust screen brightness based on available light to the Off position.
Once done, exit the settings. You should no more see the Echo Show screen dimming randomly.
Is it good to use adaptive brightness?
It’s a setting in Echo Show that lets the device adjust the brightness of the display depending on the amount of light that is reaching the system’s ambient light sensor. So, while the mode helps in automatically optimizing the color range, saturation, and sharpness of your display for certain applications, it can severely compromise the utility of the device. If you do not need it, keep it disabled.
That’s all there is to it. Hope it makes sense!
I have tried it myself as I was experiencing this issue for quite a long. It solved my problem completely.
Is this article about the “Repeating Dimming in and out”? This type of dimming is where the screen dims to black and then returns to the original brightness. This dimming repeats every 12 seconds. I have sent two Echo Shows back to Amazon for this repeating dimming. The solution in this article does not solve the repeating dimming.
Software version is Fire OS 6.5.5.3 (NS6553/4077). My Echo Spot has recently started the repeated dimming.
Unfortunately, that’s one of the major drawbacks of Adaptive brightness. Even if you change its level, it will keep adjusting back to the surrounding level. Even if I find this feature quite bothering.
I just got the Echo show 5 and love it. I use the Adaptive Brightness setting and it works great, except that it gets too dark and I cannot see readily see the numbers in the middle of the night. Is there any way to turn the brightness up a notch or two when the Adaptive Brightness is engaged?