“How do I adjust the light bar brightness on my PS4 Dualshock 4 controller? Is there a way to make it less bright?”
Yes there is a a way to adjust the PS4 lightbar on the controller. The Playstation update 1.72 added this specific feature for brightness adjustment. So if you’re running an earlier software version you’ll need to update in order for this to work.
PS4 Dualshock 4 Brightness Adjustment:
1. Head over to the top menu bar and scroll over to ‘Settings’ and hit the X button.
2. Find ‘Devices’ and tap the X button.
3. Scroll to ‘Controllers’. Hit X.
4. Go down to ‘Brightness of DUALSHOCK 4 LIGHT BAR’ and tap X.
5. You have three options for brightness settings for the PS4 controller – Bright (default), Medium and Dim. Choose the brightness and hit the X button to
Note: Some apps and games may over-ride your light bar settings.
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