diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
index 4b6c0dcc0409c..2d028109be3ed 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
@@ -622,11 +622,11 @@
 
     <!-- This value is used when calculating whether the device is in ambient light mode. It is
         light mode when the light sensor sample value exceeds above this value. -->
-    <integer name="config_ambientLightModeThreshold">5</integer>
+    <integer name="config_ambientLightModeThreshold">10</integer>
 
     <!-- This value is used when calculating whether the device is in ambient dark mode. It is
         dark mode when the light sensor sample value drops below this value. -->
-    <integer name="config_ambientDarkModeThreshold">2</integer>
+    <integer name="config_ambientDarkModeThreshold">5</integer>
 
     <!-- This value is used when calculating whether the device is in ambient light mode. Each
         sample contains light sensor events from this span of time duration. -->