How to Stop Instagram Videos Increasing Brightness on iPhone?

When viewing Instagram videos, Instagram reels, Instagram stories, and select YouTube videos, some iPhone users have reported that the display brightness automatically rises.

Some people find it bothersome when the display brightness is automatically adjusted when watching certain movies. Because of this, you may have previously deactivated auto-brightness in the settings on your iPhone to prevent this from happening, and you may have also tried turning off true-tone.

However, even with the system option off, you find that viewing an Instagram Reel, Instagram Video, or certain YouTube videos still causes the display brightness to vary. This is the case even after you disabled the system setting.

Because Instagram reels, videos, and some YouTube videos are recorded in HDR, the display automatically brightens up and makes other adjustments when viewing them. This is because the dynamic range of these videos has an effect on the display. This is also the reason why, once the movie or reel has been watched all the way through, the brightness appears to return to the setting it was at before.

It does not appear that there is a way to turn off the HDR video brightness adjustment option on either Instagram or YouTube at the moment.

You have the option to turn off auto-brightness on the iPhone, as well as true-tone. Doing either of these things will stop the iPhone from making any automatic adjustments to the display's brightness in general, but it does not appear to have any effect on watching HDR video on Instagram or YouTube.

On your iPhone, you may prevent Instagram videos from brightening automatically by following these steps:

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone and select "Accessibility."
2. Scroll down and select "Display & Text Size."
3. Under "Vision," turn off the "Auto-Brightness" toggle.

If you disable this setting on your iPhone, the brightness of Instagram videos and any other content that you have stored on the device will no longer be adjusted automatically. You are still able to manually change the brightness to meet your requirements by using the control located in the Control Center or by navigating to "Settings" > "Display & Brightness."

Go into the settings of the Instagram app, choose the "Videos and Photos" option, and then turn off the toggle for the "Auto-Play Videos" option. This is an additional method for preventing the brightness of Instagram videos from increasing. Because of this, videos won't start playing on their own, and you'll have the ability to manually adjust the brightness of the screen.

If you follow these easy steps, you'll be able to watch videos on Instagram without having to constantly adjust the brightness, which can be a nuisance. You can also try restarting your iPhone to see if the issue is fixed if you are still experiencing the same problem after trying the previous solutions.

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