IPhone auto dim feature?

My auto dim works. BUT, I just noticed that my two friends iphones put the screen in a really low dim mode when they aren't touched for 30 seconds or so. Mine will not do it, even if the auto-dim is on. Does anyone know if it has anything to do with another feature?

I just figured it out. If you have the auto-lock feature set to "never", your phone will never dim the screen when not in use. If you set it to any one of the "minute" intervals, it will dim.
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