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Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 edge - Adjust Brightness / Display Settings

2026-10-22 21:18:12.612

Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 edge - Adjust Brightness / Display Settings

Here's how to adjust screen brightness and other display settings (e.g., Screen saver, Sleep, Display size, etc.) for your Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 edge.
Follow these steps to adjust brightness settings and display / font settings.

Adjust Brightness Settings

  1. From a Home screen, swipe up or down from the center of the display to access the apps screen.
    These instructions only apply to Standard mode and the default Home screen layout.
  2. Navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Display
    .
  3. From the Brightness section, perform one of the following:
    • To adjust automatically, ensure Auto brightness is on Switch on icon .
      Brightness is optimized under varying lighting conditions.
    • To adjust manually, ensure Auto brightness is off Switch off icon then slide the
      blue bar
       left or right to adjust the amount of brightness.

Adjust Display / Font Settings

  1. From a Home screen, swipe up or down from the center of the display to access the apps screen.
    These instructions only apply to Standard mode and the default Home screen layout.
  2. Navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Display
    .
  3. Tap the switch for any of the following to turn on Switch on icon or off Switch off icon :
    If necessary, tap each option to configure additional settings.
    • Blue light filter
    • LED indicator
    • Block accidental touches
    • Screen saver
  4. Tap
    Font and screen zoom
    .
  5. From the Screen zoom section, slide the
    blue bar
     left or right to adjust the zoom level.
    Slide left to decrease zoom, slide right to increase.
  6. From the Font size section, slide the
    blue bar
     left or right to adjust the size.
    Slide left to decrease text size, slide right to increase.
  7. From the Font style section, select an option (e.g., Default, Cool Jazz, Samsung Sans, etc.).
  8. Tap
    APPLY
     (upper-right).
  9. Tap
    Screen mode
     then select an option (e.g., Adaptive display, Basic, etc.).
  10. Tap
    Screen resolution
     , select an option (HD 1280x720, FHD 1920x1080 or WQHD 2560x1440) then tap
    APPLY
     (upper-right).
  11. Tap
    Icon frames
     , select an option (Icons only, Icon with frames) then tap
    DONE
     (upper-right).
  12. Tap
    Edge screen
     then configure any of the following:
    • Edge panels
      Tap the
      switch
       to turn on or off.
    • Edge lighting
      Tap the
      switch
       to turn on or off.
  13. Tap
    Status bar
     then tap the following to turn on or off:
    • Show recent notifications only
    • Show battery percentage
  14. Tap the
    left Arrow icon
     (upper-left) to return to the Display screen.
  15. Tap
    Navigation bar
     then configure any of the following:
    • Show and hide button
      Tap the
      switch
       to turn on or off.
    • Background color
    • Hard press Home button
      Tap the
      switch
       to turn on or off.
    • Unlock with Home button
      Tap the
      switch
       to turn on or off.
    • Button layout
  16. Tap the
    Back icon
     to return to the Display screen.
  17. Tap
    Screen timeout
     then select an option (e.g., 15 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, etc.).