[GH-ISSUE #1626] Switching from and to Full Screen apps reset the brightness momentarily #907

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opened 2026-05-05 06:51:37 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment

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2026-05-05 06:51:37 -06:00

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Originally created by @gr4v1ty69 on GitHub (Sep 28, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/1626

Before opening the issue, have you...?

Searched for existing issues
Looked through the wiki
Updated MonitorControl to the latest version (if applicable)

Describe the bug

Switching from normal desktop to a full screen apps resets the brightness to the monitor-set level. Mine is set at 100% while MonitorControl is set at 80%. For a brief second when entering and exiting the full screen app, the brightness reverts to 100%.

When talking about FS apps, I'm talking about this :

Here's a video of the bug :
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/67ede441-c4aa-496d-bd59-cf28ff09986b

Steps to reproduce

Put app in full screen
3 finger swipe between apps

Expected behavior

Keep same brightness.

Anything else?

No response

Environment Information (please complete the following information)

- macOS version: 15.0
- Mac model:13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports
- MonitorControl version: 4.2.0
- Monitor(s): Asus VA24DQ
- Apple Silicon/M1 (yes or no): no

Originally created by @gr4v1ty69 on GitHub (Sep 28, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/1626 ### Before opening the issue, have you...? - [X] Searched for existing issues - [X] Looked through [the wiki](https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/wiki) - [X] Updated MonitorControl to the latest version (if applicable) ### Describe the bug Switching from normal desktop to a full screen apps resets the brightness to the monitor-set level. Mine is set at 100% while MonitorControl is set at 80%. For a brief second when entering and exiting the full screen app, the brightness reverts to 100%. When talking about FS apps, I'm talking about this : ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e7a8b2a7-704c-4a1f-ae8e-b4cb97129d15) Here's a video of the bug : https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/67ede441-c4aa-496d-bd59-cf28ff09986b ### Steps to reproduce 1. Put app in full screen 2. 3 finger swipe between apps ### Expected behavior Keep same brightness. ### Anything else? _No response_ ### Environment Information (please complete the following information) ```markdown - macOS version: 15.0 - Mac model:13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports - MonitorControl version: 4.2.0 - Monitor(s): Asus VA24DQ - Apple Silicon/M1 (yes or no): no ```

gitea-mirror closed this issue

2026-05-05 06:51:39 -06:00

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:51:43 -06:00

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Sep 29, 2024):

This is normal when the app is reverting to overlay based dimming (for displays where neither hardware control nor color table dimming is available) as overlays do not work during full screen transitions.

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Sep 29, 2024): This is normal when the app is reverting to overlay based dimming (for displays where neither hardware control nor color table dimming is available) as overlays do not work during full screen transitions.