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Samsung Galaxy S8 / S8+ - Adjust Brightness / Display Settings

2026-10-22 22:10:56.246

Samsung Galaxy S8 / S8+ - Adjust Brightness / Display Settings

Here's how to adjust screen brightness and other display settings (e.g., Screen mode, Font size, Edge screen, etc.) for your Samsung Galaxy S8 / S8+.
Follow these steps to adjust brightness settings and display / font settings.

Adjust Brightness Settings

  1. From a Home screen, touch and swipe up or down to display all apps.
    These instructions apply to Standard mode and the default Home screen layout.
  2. Navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    >
    Display Display settings icon
    .
  3. Adjust the Brightness level by using the slide control at the top of the screen.
    To adjust automatically, tap
    Adaptive brightness
     to turn on Switch On icon.

Adjust Display / Font Settings

  1. From a Home screen, touch and swipe up or down to display all apps.
    These instructions apply to Standard mode and the default Home screen layout.
  2. Navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    >
    Display Display settings icon
    .
  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
    • Night mode
  4. Tap
    Screen mode
     then select an option (e.g., Adaptive display, Basic, etc.).
  5. Tap
    Font size and style
    .
  6. From the Font Size section, adjust using the slider control.
  7. From the Font Style section, tap the preferred option (e.g., Choco cooky, Rosemary, etc.).
  8. Tap the
    Bold font switch Switch On icon
    to turn on.
  9. Tap the
    left arrow icon
    (upper-left) to return to the Display screen.
  10. Tap
    Screen Zoom
    .
  11. From the Screen zoom section, adjust using the slider control.
  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 the
    Back icon
     (upper-left) to return to the Display screen.
  14. Tap
    Navigation bar
     then configure any of the following:
    • Hard press Home button - tap the
      switch
       to turn on or off.
    • Unlock with Home button - tap the
      switch
       to turn on or off.
    • Navigation type
    • Button layout
  15. Tap the
    Back icon
     to return to the Display screen.
  16. Tap
    Screen timeout
     then select an option (e.g., 30 seconds, 2 minutes, etc.).