One UI 7.0 Lets You Disable Auto Screen Dimming at 5% Battery

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Have you ever been outside using your phone when the screen suddenly becomes too dim to see? Samsung Galaxy devices automatically drop brightness to zero when the battery falls to 5%, regardless of what you’re doing. If this happens outdoors, you’re left struggling to adjust the brightness just to use your phone again. The good news? Samsung has fixed this issue with One UI 7.0.

One UI 7.0 addresses an annoying battery saver feature on Galaxy phones

Samsung designed this feature to save your Galaxy phone’s battery. With only 5% battery left, you should ideally charge your phone rather than continue using it. Dropping the brightness also helps extend the battery life, saving it for potential emergency situations if you can’t immediately put it to charge. Samsung’s reasoning is fair enough, but not without flaws.

A user might be working on something important and planning to charge their Galaxy afterward. By drastically lowering the brightness, Samsung only makes things harder, forcing users to struggle with the screen while trying to adjust the brightness. Instead, the company could reduce brightness gradually rather than making it excessively dim all at once.

While One UI 7.0 still doesn’t do that, users now have the option to completely turn off this battery-saving feature. A new “Auto dim screen” toggle in Battery settings lets you disable it. When off, your Galaxy will maintain the screen brightness even when the battery falls below 5%. It might be particularly helpful for people who often use their phones until the battery drops really low before putting it to charge.

Introduced with the Galaxy S25 series last month, One UI 7.0 is expected to roll out to other eligible models starting this month. The Galaxy S24 series, which already has access to the beta version, should receive the update first, followed by other models. We will let you know when Samsung begins the rollout.

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Sumit Adhikari

Sumit, a life-long Samsung user, is passionate about technology and has been professionally writing on tech since 2017. He’s a mathematics graduate by education and enjoys teaching basic mathematics tricks to school kids in his spare time. Sumit believes in artificial intelligence and dreams of a fully open, intelligent and connected world.

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