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Garmin Fenix 8 AMOLED users push back against forced adaptive brightness
· By Endurance Wire
Image source: Garmin garmin News smartwatch Wearables January 23, 2026 Marko Maslakovic 4 min read Owners of the Garmin’s Fenix 8 AMOLED and some other newer watches have been left annoyed over a simple setting that’s no longer there. A growing thread on Garmin’s official forums reveals that the watches force adaptive brightness and don’t let users switch it off. This is not a new issue. It is an ongoing one and it is puzzling why Garmin has not offered a solution for more than a year now.
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