How to Easily Reset Adaptive Brightness in Android 9 Pie to Factory Default Without Clearing All Your Battery Data

The Device Health Services app just started rolling out a new update that would allow users to quickly reset Android 9 Pie's Adaptive Brightness.

Adaptive Brightness feature uses machine learning to “automatically adjust brightness based on your environment and activities." However, if something or circumstances changes your brightness preferences and make it to stop relying on the settings, you would be required to reset it by clearing all your battery data. But with the roll out of version 1.6 of Device Health Services, that feature may no longer be needed.

The Device Health Services update now provides users with the option to reset Adaptive Brightness to factory default settings without having to clear all storage, which includes things like battery statistics. The purpose for this is that overtime Android will learn your preferences and no longer require input. To get to this option on a phone running Android Pie, follow the easy steps below.

 

How to reset Adaptive Brightness

1. Go to Settings.

2. Hit Apps & notifications.

3. Tap Device Health Services.

 

4. Next tap on Storage.

5. Finally, tap Clear storage. In the past, clicking on “Clear storage” would “delete app data” like any other application, along with clearing battery statistics.

The page of Device Health Services shows with two options. The first is new which lets users “Reset adaptive brightness.” The second is the “Clear all data” that has been around.

Device Health Services app was first updated in October last year shortly after the launch of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. The app provides “personalized battery estimates based on your actual usage” for devices running Android 9 Pie.

Adaptive Brightness and Device Health Services version 1.6 is now rolling out on Play Store, but it is yet to be available to all Android handsets. Google, however, says it's working on bringing the feature to more manufacturers.