Light Sensitivity

Users with light sensitivity experience discomfort or visual strain when screens are too bright or high-contrast. Adjustments such as reducing brightness, using dark mode, or enabling reduced white point can significantly improve comfort.

This difficulty may occur in connection with:

Photosensitivity – Sensitivity to bright light, screen glare, or high-contrast elements.
High Sensitivity (HSP) – Increased sensory sensitivity to light, sound, colors, or emotional stimuli.
Autism (mild) – Mild autism-spectrum traits with sensory sensitivities to light, sound, motion or complex interfaces.
Anxiety Disorder – Heightened sensitivity to sudden changes, alerts, flashing content or notifications.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) – Chronic worry and tension causing lower tolerance for sensory or cognitive load.
Age-related Vision Changes – Reduced sharpness, color distinction and tolerance for small text.
Migraine – A neurological condition associated with increased sensitivity to light, motion, sound, and visual stimuli. Digital interfaces can quickly become overwhelming or triggering.

Relevant Settings

Auto-Brightness / Adaptive Brightness

Automatically adjusts screen brightness based on ambient lighting.

Invert Colors

Reverses screen colors to reduce glare and improve contrast.

Reduce Brightness / Dark Mode

Uses darker interfaces and lower screen brightness to reduce glare and visual strain.

Reduce White Point

Lowers the intensity of bright areas to decrease glare and visual strain.

Greyscale Mode

Displays the entire screen in black and white to reduce visual overstimulation and unify colour contrasts.

Night Mode / Blue Light Filter

Reduces the blue light component of the screen and shifts the colour temperature to warmer tones — to relieve eye strain and support sleep.