Uploading HDR photos and videos can be a great way to show off your new phone's stylish display and test out how bright it can get. But sometimes, especially at night, you might not want your screen to speed up with blinding lights just because someone posted a random video on instagram in HDR. (Devices are increasingly set to capture video with increased dynamic range by default, so let's not blame each other.)
With its upcoming One UI 7 update that is currently in beta, Samsung is offering Galaxy phone owners a system-wide kill switch to disable HDR content. As covered by 9to5GoogleThere is a new “Super HDR” option in the settings menu.
The description – “automatically adjust the screen to show the full range of colors and contrast in photos taken with Galaxy devices” – is a bit misleading, as it turns out that turning this option on will keep the screen's brightness in check at all times. all applications. But that's exactly the end result I would like.
On the iPhone side, Apple currently does not have a specific setting for HDR. It's possible to avoid HDR content by enabling Low Power Mode on your iPhone, but doing so involves a lot of other system changes that could be overkill.
If you're looking for a break from HDR on instagram in particular, you can turn it off in the app's settings under the “media quality” section. (I take credit for this after complaining about the issue a couple of years ago.) However, that only applies to iOS. The option doesn't exist on Android, which makes Samsung's new option even more useful.