Bonnie writes:
A couple of years ago, I purchased an Android tablet. Not long after I got it, the Kindle app darkened and I couldn’t get it to lighten up. Your tech support told me what to do to correct it. I thought I’d written down what to do, but now I can’t find it. All the other apps are fine and the settings are set to the highest brightness level. Can you please tell me what I need to do with it? I don’t think I had to uninstall and reinstall the app before, but if I have to do that, I will.
Bonnie, there’s no need for that. For those not familiar with the Kindle app, the free app can turn your Android tablet, Windows tablet or iPad into a an eReader with full access to your Amazon collection. It also works on your smartphone. Books will sync across devices, enabling you to pick up reading right where you left off.
Your issue show one of the tricky things about the Kindle app. You don’t find the brightness controls under “Settings” where you’d normally expect to find such controls in an app.
Instead, open up a book and tap the middle of the screen at the very top or bottom to bring up controls for the book.
Tap the top right of the screen where you see Aa.
Here’s where you’ll find the slider bar to control brightness.
You can also check the tick box and the Kindle app will use your system brightness settings.
This is also where you can adjust the text size, font, line spacing, colors and margins to suit your preferences.
Hope this helps!
~ Cynthia
Another great help!! Thanks.
that says it all!
Thank you! That was driving me nuts!
Thank you so much. Now I can stop squinting!
Thanx ive been trying to fix this exact issue for weeks with no luck. Thanx again.
Thank you so much , great help
THANK YOU! phew !
I’ve got the ordinary touch kindle and don’t seem to have those settings to brighten the screen ???
Bonnie, these are directions for the Kindle App, they would only apply to those devices. Does your touch Kindle have any kind of illumination? Or is it just an e-ink screen?
Thank you. This was frustrating and such a simple fix
Thank you, not sure why this suddenly happened it had been working fine, then all of a sudden.. I was in the dark.. Thank You again.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. As Danielle said, it was so frustrating.
Tap In the center And nothing Happens. If it does come up It’s too dark for me To even see it.
Okay. Got it. I just kept Poking In the dark Until I found The spot And it works Thanks
This just happened to me and your fix worked Instantly. Thank you!!
Yep, like the others here I had that issue and couldn`t find a solution but now, after your fix, I can read my books in the comfort of our conservatory. Thank you for the tip.
THANK YOU!
Brilliant…so clear… worked a treat
Thank you!
Thank you! I was getting frustrated trying to figure this out. Very helpful!
Thank you! This worked on my Nokia 521! The screen had suddenly gone much darker, making it nearly impossible for me to read my books. By learning how to increase the font size, I can read much better now than I ever could before!
Thanks so much, been looking for settings for over a month 🙂
Didn’t work for me. I’m generally tech savvy but no menu is popping up