Echo Show too bright at night? Here Is How To Make It Less Bright!

Is the baclight of your Amazon Echo show too bright at night? Is it too high that your eyes get hurt?

You might have already tried everything you know now and that is why you probably landed here.

As an Amazon Echo user, I know how frustrating it can be to look at a bright screen at night aside from the fact that this issue actually irritates the eyes.

Worry no more because this article assures you that you have come to the right place. In this guide, you will learn how to decrease the brightness of the Amazon Echo show and some other brightness-related things that you should know as an Echo Show user.

Table of Contents

• Why is the Echo Show too bright at night?
• Does the Echo Show have night light settings (night mode)?
• How to make echo show less bright at night (fix too much brightness)
  • Fix 01 – Decrease the brightness of the echo show
  • Fix 02 – Turn off the screen at night
  • Fix 03 – Turn on Night mode
  • FIX 04 – Turn off auto dim
• Conclusion

Why is the Echo Show too bright at night?

If you are not going to use it all night and if it is placed inside the room well, then it can be a hassle for you to look at. If you are using the Echo Show as a bedside clock, then the white light could be more annoying whenever you sleep.

You might be wondering why this happens, right? The reason behind its high brightness is that the Echo Show has an LCD screen which uses one backlight to lighten up the entire screen. Therefore, the light it emits can be a bit brighter from how you like it. Also, if you have not set up the display correctly, the brightness issue can be even more bothersome to you.

Another reason why the Echo Show is too bright at night is the device’s fault. In this case, then you will have to take the device to the repair center to make it work again.

Does the Echo Show have night light settings (night mode)?

Starting from Amazon Echo show 5, a built-in night mode feature is enabled with Echo devices. This allows users to reduce the brightness at night when the Echo show is not used much but if you use an earlier version of the device, then you won’t see this feature on your Echo show.

However, even in the old echo show devices, there is a brightness slider that can be used to decrease the brightness of the screen. If you are unaware of this feature, don’t worry, we will explain how to use it as well.

Moreover, there are some other functions and voice commands that you can use to turn off or decrease the brightness level of your Echo show. And, everything will be explained below.

Keep reading!

How to make echo show less bright at night (fix too much brightness)

Now, you have a clear idea of why the Echo show has a high brightness level and whether you can solve it or not (of course you can).

Let’s see how to fix the too much brightness on your Echo show device.

Fix 01 – Decrease the brightness of the echo show

If you don’t know yet, you can reduce the echo show’s screen brightness in Settings. Also, there will be the Adaptive brightness feature that controls the brightness according to the environment.

Follow the steps below to decrease the brightness of the Amazon Echo show:

1. Say “Go to settings” or swipe down the echo show’s screen and tap on Settings

2. The settings windows will be opened, after that, go to Display settings

3. You will now see a brightness slider, decrease the brightness using the slider

4. If there is Adaptive brightness available, turn it on.

You would have seen the Sunrise effect feature when you turn on the Adaptive brightness. This feature is best because it uses the clock time to adjust the brightness so if the Adaptive brightness does not work, turn on the Sunrise effect.

Fix 02 – Turn off the screen at night

If you are not going to use the echo show during the night, you can simply turn off its screen. This works perfectly fine on any Echo show device.

All you have to do is say “Alexa turn off the screen” and the Echo show’s screen will turn off during the night. Not only that, it will be automatically turned on when morning arrives.

Fix 03 – Turn on Night mode

As I mentioned earlier, the Echo show 5 and the newer versions have the Night mode which reduces the screen brightness during the night.

If you are an Echo show 5 user, then this method will definitely work for you. Follow the instructions below to enable the night mode:

1. Swipe down the screen ans select Settings

2. Go Home and Clock

3. Select Night mode and from the slider, you can enable the night mode.

FIX 04 – Turn off auto dim

Auto dim feature is introduced to dim the backlight when the device is in idle mode, but the problem is that this feature can get glitches sometimes; therefore, it is better if you can turn off this feature and only keep either Adaptive brightness or the Sunrise effect.

1. Swipe down the screen
2. Swipe down the screen

3. Tap on Display
4. Turn off the Auto dim feature
5. Restart the device

Conclusion

By following this guide, I hope you are able to successfully fix the brightness issue on the Amazon Echo show

If you are still struggling to decrease the brightness, then I recommend contacting Alexa Customer Support without wasting the time. It is because by the time I write this guide, there are no other options to decrease the brightness of the Echo show.

Have any questions regarding this guide? Feel free to leave a comment below! I’ll be glad to help you through the comment section.

Have a great day!