I have 'night mode' and 'extra dark' in my quick settings right below the slider. If I can get rid of one or both with an updated slider that'd be a great improvement. Never understood why smartphones are so super bright by default.
Also they probably want to avoid the issue of a user accidentally sliding it all the way to the left and then being unable to use their phone lol, there'd be no way to fix it except finding a dark room (if you were even aware of what happened and why your screen "won't turn on")
My screen gets dimm enough that it's almost impossible to see outside with the slider at the left.
The solution is extremely easy though. Put an option in the settings so pressing volume up/down while the screen is locked changes the brightness instead of the volume.
That would be great. The only time I'm ever adjusting the slider is the dimmest 5%. The top 50% of the slider really doesn't matter to me. It's annoying trying to hit exactly the right pixel on the low end though