The minimum brightness of your Nest display's screen can be adjusted in Display settings. You can adjust the settings for when to activate Low-light mode, and select what you’d like the screen to show during Low-light mode when you navigate to the Display settings on your Home app. When in Low-light mode, the display will either show the time or turn the screen off completely. It will be enabled regardless if Ambient EQ is on or off. Whenever the room is dark, Low-light mode will be enabled. If you’d like to offset the brightness, you can do so in the Display settings on your Home app. To disable Ambient EQ, utilize the Quick settings tray on the device when you swipe your finger up from the bottom of the display, and tap the sun icon.
You can choose to have Ambient EQ adjust the screen color to match your environment Always, during Ambient only, or Never as shown below. Enable or disable Ambient EQĪmbient EQ is automatically enabled when you set up your Nest display. When you use the sensor on the top of the device, Ambient EQ adapts the display brightness and color temperature to match the surrounding environment, so that your display resembles a physical photo. Google Nest displays have Ambient EQ, a new visual experience that dynamically adjusts the color temperature and brightness of your display to create a non-intrusive smart display experience.