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90% of the time, the explanation is "I was doing a thing that didnt require external light source and didnt notice the sun went down."
yeah but even if i did notice the sun went down i prefer to stay in the dark as long as it's not necessary to have light
Is there a eye-strain-related reason that the lights should be turned on in this circumstance? I find myself in this position a lot, not realizing the screen is way brighter than it needs to be for the brightness in the area.
I like to be in the dark and with screen at minimal brightness, all light is the enemy
I don't believe the iPhone screen gets dark enough. I've had mine on its lowest possible setting since I got it, and I still sometimes want to make it darker. Thank goodness so many sites have "dark mode" nowadays.
Check under accessibility settings, there’s a mode called “Reduce White Point” that will make it even darker. It’s great. You can add a toggle for it in your control center so it’s easy to switch on/off
lol I don’t bother to explain I usually just say “nothing” I don’t owe anyone an explanation for why I want the lights off