https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/tablets/brightness-on-start-up-new-tab-a7/m-p/2211215#M5941 hi thanks for the suggestions, there is no auto brightness option in my display settings but there is adaptive brightness which I had thought would help my screen on these dull Scottish days. But you're right, turned off the adaptive brightness (& my 'dim' logic) and I now have a tablet that restarts bright enough to see. Thank you. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:24:27 GMT FredAyr 2020-10-29T14:24:27Z https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/tablets/brightness-on-start-up-new-tab-a7/m-p/2210865#M5925 My new tab A7 is always at minimum brightness when I start it, I require to increase it manually each time. The adaptive brightness setting  is selected but I presume that should not be the problem.  Any suggestions? Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:05:07 GMT https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/tablets/brightness-on-start-up-new-tab-a7/m-p/2210865#M5925 FredAyr 2020-10-29T13:05:07Z https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/tablets/brightness-on-start-up-new-tab-a7/m-p/2210927#M5927 have you try to disable auto brightness Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:20:33 GMT https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/tablets/brightness-on-start-up-new-tab-a7/m-p/2210927#M5927 TRY2HELP 2020-10-29T13:20:33Z https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/tablets/brightness-on-start-up-new-tab-a7/m-p/2210980#M5935 I have the same issue on my new A71, trying the above suggestion now Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:33:46 GMT https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/tablets/brightness-on-start-up-new-tab-a7/m-p/2210980#M5935 ZoeSM 2020-10-29T13:33:46Z https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/tablets/brightness-on-start-up-new-tab-a7/m-p/2210990#M5936 put it on auto brightness Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:35:47 GMT https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/tablets/brightness-on-start-up-new-tab-a7/m-p/2210990#M5936 diorrr 2020-10-29T13:35:47Z https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/tablets/brightness-on-start-up-new-tab-a7/m-p/2211215#M5941 hi thanks for the suggestions, there is no auto brightness option in my display settings but there is adaptive brightness which I had thought would help my screen on these dull Scottish days. But you're right, turned off the adaptive brightness (& my 'dim' logic) and I now have a tablet that restarts bright enough to see. Thank you. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:24:27 GMT https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/tablets/brightness-on-start-up-new-tab-a7/m-p/2211215#M5941 FredAyr 2020-10-29T14:24:27Z