Sprint Galaxy Note 2 - Screen auto dimming below 5%

[yankees177]

So I dont know what happened to my phone but it never used to auto dim at 5%. I dont have any power saving settings on and recently when I go below 5% battery now the screen auto dims and I have no way to manually adjust it. This feature is now blacked out. Its been like this on my Galaxy Tab 2 for quite a while and is annoying when my son is trying to finish a movie. Anyone figure out a work around? Also is this bothering anyone else?