No it is not really the end. It is back to how it was, yes. But how it was was far from perfect.
If you have battery saver on but plug your phone into a charger the lights come back on and the screen gets a bit brighter. They need to let us just switch the capacitive backlight off and set the lowest screen brightness possible much lower. Then I will be happy.
I shall keep on fighting until I feel it is how it should be!