Screen Glare Sensitivity

Users with glare sensitivity struggle with reflections or bright hotspots on screens. Lowering brightness, increasing contrast, or using dark mode can reduce strain.

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.
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.

Bold Text

Applies a heavier system font weight on iOS to improve readability.

Invert Colors

Reverses screen colors to reduce glare and improve contrast.

Reduce Transparency & Blur

Minimizes blur and transparency effects to make interface elements clearer and easier to see.

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.

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.