Auto brightness too dark?

My 840 also looks very bad indoors especially. My 530 looked clearer. any solution, will it get better with any updates?

It's still horrible when brightness is set to auto on the latest 18.25 firmware.

I rode in really bad weather yesterday. It was fairly dark even during daylight hours.
Even under that condition in Auto Mode the display did not get brighter.
BUT when I stopped the ride - at the end - it did.
So to me this looks like really to be a bug.
Auto only enables lowest setting during a ride and does not change according to the real conditions.
But as mentioned it seems not to be a tech issue, as it works in general.

Any news here? Screen is still way too dim

Auto on my 840 is so dark I absolutely can’t use it. Even when I turn off auto and push the slider to the brightest setting it is too dark, and it drains the battery. I am pretty much telling everyone I know not to buy the the solar version, it’s the worst Edge I’ve ever had. Also, this is my second one, I broke the screen on my first 840 and paid for a crash replacement through Garmin. Customer service wouldn’t let me switch models or I would’ve went non solar. Point is, this is not a one off case, all the 840’s are way too dim.

especially with NEW "improvements" - like super thin lines ....

It's getting even less visible/readable ....

i wish i kept my 830. 840 solar is such a disappointment

I have the same too-dim problem on my Garmin Edge 540.  I do a lot of rides with a bicycle club, where I use the Garmin for navigation. This dim screen problem is a big safety hazard, because I stare down at the screen to read directions much longer than I should have to.  I would have expected that in the year 2023/2024, Garmin would be putting out clearly readable screens.  What a disappointment!

Just made the same unpleasant discovery too.