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Screen dims and turns off while using Niagara Launcher

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Hello,

I installed Niagara Launcher and subscribed to Niagara Pro only two days ago. I really like the concept, but since installing it, I have regularly experienced an issue on my Samsung Galaxy S23.

While I am actively using my phone, the screen suddenly becomes extremely dim and almost unreadable. A few seconds later, it turns off completely, and I have to press the side button to wake it up again.

I had never experienced this issue before installing Niagara Launcher.

Is this a known issue, or is there a specific setting I should change in Niagara Launcher or in my Samsung settings?

Thank you for your help.

Best regards,

Laurent

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  • NL Help Bot

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    Aug 19

    Hi Laurent, thanks for the detailed description! Screen brightness and timeout are controlled by Android itself rather than by the launcher, so Niagara can't dim the screen on its own. The only screen-off feature it has is the optional double tap to sleep gesture - if you have that enabled, an accidental double tap on an empty home screen area turns the screen off, so it's worth toggling off as a test.

    Since this started right after installing, one comparison would help pin down the cause: does the same dimming happen with another third-party launcher (e.g. Nova) set as default? Android sometimes behaves differently as soon as any non-stock launcher is active, and that test tells us exactly where to look. If it points back to Niagara, reply here and we'll dig in together.