If the brightness is limited on your MacBook Pro with Liquid Retina XDR display or Apple Pro Display XDR

Learn what to do if the brightness is limited on your display.

If a warning icona warning icon appears by itself or next to a display icona display icon in the menu bar or Display menu in Control Center on your MacBook Pro with Liquid Retina XDR display or Apple Pro Display XDR, your display is using limited brightness. This can occur if the ambient temperature of the room is high and you've been playing very bright content for an extended period of time. If this happens, try the following:

  • On MacBook Pro with Liquid Retina XDR display, quit any apps that could be consuming significant system resources.

  • Use the Apple XDR Display or Pro Display XDR reference mode unless your current workflow requires a specific reference mode.

  • Lower the ambient temperature of the room.

  • Close or hide any windows with HDR content.

  • Choose Apple menu  > Sleep to put your Mac to sleep. Let your display cool down for 5-10 minutes, then press any key on the keyboard to wake your Mac.

If the issue continues and the ambient temperature of the room is less than 77° F, contact Apple.

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