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Lowest brightness still too bright? Your Android goes darker

How to make your Android screen darker than the lowest brightness

Turn on Extra dim. On a Pixel, open Settings > Accessibility and switch on Extra dim. On a Samsung, open Settings > Accessibility > Vision enhancements > Extra dim. On a Pixel 10 there's no switch: drag the brightness slider all the way down and it goes past the old minimum by itself.

How to do it

  1. On a Pixel, open Settings and tap Accessibility. On Android 14 look under Color and motion.

  2. Tap Extra dim and switch it on.

  3. On a Samsung, open Settings > Accessibility > Vision enhancements (Visibility enhancements on some versions) and turn on Extra dim. Use its Intensity slider to set how dark it goes.

  4. Add the Extra dim tile to Quick Settings so you can switch it off in the morning with one tap.

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I used to turn the brightness right down at night and still get that glare off a white chat screen. Extra dim fixed it in one switch, and I keep the tile in Quick Settings now.

The one catch is the morning. On most phones it stays on until you switch it off, so if the screen looks oddly dark outside, that's why.

On a Pixel 10 Google folded it into the brightness slider, so there's nothing to switch on. Just drag the slider to the bottom.

Other ways to do it

  • Dark theme Built in

    Pick it if white pages and menus are the problem and you want less glare all day.

    Stick with this tip if everything is too bright at night, including photos and websites that ignore dark mode.

  • Night Light or Eye comfort shield Built in

    Pick it if the blue-white colour bothers you more than the brightness.

    Stick with this tip if the screen is simply too bright even when it's already at the lowest setting.

Questions people ask

I can't find Extra dim on my Pixel.

On Android 14 it sits under Settings > Accessibility > Color and motion. On a Pixel 10 it's gone as a switch because the brightness slider now goes that low on its own. Searching Settings for 'extra dim' finds it on any version.

Can I get to it faster than through Settings?

Yes. Swipe down twice, tap the pencil to edit Quick Settings, and drag the Extra dim tile in. Then it's one tap at night and one tap in the morning.

My screen is hard to read outside now. Why?

Extra dim is probably still on from last night. It doesn't switch off by itself on most phones, so turn it off from the tile or in Accessibility.

Is it bad for the screen?

No. It changes how the picture is drawn, not the hardware. Turning it on and off as often as you like does no harm.

Is there the same thing on iPhone?

Yes, it's called Reduce White Point, under Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size.

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