MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - hardware backlight control for brightness?

bells · 10-25-2011, 11:37 PM

Sorry if this is common knowledge/covered elsewhere, but I'm having trouble finding out if any ereader apps on iOS support my #1 feature, a brightness slider which actually lowers the backlight. I read a lot in the dark and like to have the screen quite dim for that use. This is not simply a case of making the white text darker, but actually lowering the backlight intensity so that the black background dims as well. It's astonishing how bright black can be!

Anyway, I currently have an Android phone and use an ereader app which does this very well (slide your finger up or down along the left edge and the backlight adjusts). I'm seriously considering switching back to an iPhone in the near future, but this is sort of a make-or-break feature for me. Does an app with this functionality exist on iOS 5?

Much thanks in advance for any suggestions.

10-25-2011, 11:37 PM	#1
bells Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook Color	hardware backlight control for brightness? Sorry if this is common knowledge/covered elsewhere, but I'm having trouble finding out if any ereader apps on iOS support my #1 feature, a brightness slider which actually lowers the backlight. I read a lot in the dark and like to have the screen quite dim for that use. This is not simply a case of making the white text darker, but actually lowering the backlight intensity so that the black background dims as well. It's astonishing how bright black can be! Anyway, I currently have an Android phone and use an ereader app which does this very well (slide your finger up or down along the left edge and the backlight adjusts). I'm seriously considering switching back to an iPhone in the near future, but this is sort of a make-or-break feature for me. Does an app with this functionality exist on iOS 5? Much thanks in advance for any suggestions.