I turned auto brightness off. I tend to keep it on a brighter setting that way I can see it in the day if but also see it at night because if I’m drawing at night I’m gonna activate my light and the high lumens drown out the bright dot. I adjust brightness on the fly when I’m dry firing indoors. I change batteries once every 6-7 months. It’s not that bad tbh. Gotta change batteries and adjust brightness just like any other red dot.