Using your cell phone in bed, just before going to sleep, is not healthy at all. Even so, checking social media or playing that game before falling asleep is a very common practice. More modern smartphones have features to reduce the impact on the eyes, such as a blue light filter, for example. But they are still not enough to make nighttime use less harmful.
Given this, Android 15 should receive a new feature that aims to make users’ vision more comfortable, especially in moments of relaxation. The news became public after dataminers investigated the code of a test version of the operating system.
Since Android 12, Google’s OS has had the “Extra Dim” feature. It is located in the accessibility settings and, in practice, darkens the screen beyond the minimum limits. Everything to offer well-being while using your mobile device.
In the new version, the feature should be in addition to the adaptive brightness setting. It identifies ambient lighting levels and adjusts the screen’s lighting intensity, offering better viewing. With this, the brightness will be automatically controlled, which eliminates the need for manual actions.
According to information on the website Android Authority, when the smartphone’s sensors detect that the ambient lights are off, the tool will adjust the screen brightness to levels even darker than normal. This adjustment will depend on the cell phone’s brightness control tool, which can vary greatly depending on the device.
The website also states that, internally, the feature is called “bright color reduction”, as it changes the pixels displayed in shades of red, green and blue. It reduces the intensity of brighter colors, which makes the screen darker and more comfortable to view.
