My screen is very dim what do i do?

i have a very dim screen and im not sure what to do

Did you already check settings for the brightness in the Settings on the phone?
If you have set them to max, try to reset the phone by holding the sleep and home button for about 10sec, until the Apple logo comes back again. You will not lose data by resetting.
If this does not work, set it up as new device, explained here:
How to back up your data and set up as a new device

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