1. A method comprising: detecting initiation of an application on a device; searching at least one database comprising a plurality of preexisting application profiles for an application profile that is associated with the application, wherein the application profile is associated with the application and includes application-specific ambient light setting (ASALS) data which establishes an application-specific configuration of a display of the device while the application is being presented on the display; in response to being unable to locate the application profile within the at least one database: collecting on-pixel ratio (OPR) data of the display over a time period during which the application is being presented on the display, wherein the OPR data categorizes a visual content of the display; storing the OPR data to application data associated with the application within the at least one database; and generating, from the application data, the application profile for the application; and in response to locating the application profile within the at least one database, automatically applying the application profile to the device, wherein applying the application profile overrides a default ambient light setting (ALS) data associated with the display with the ASALS data.