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Samsung Galaxy Note8 - Adjust Brightness / Display Settings

2026-10-22 21:11:09.668

Samsung Galaxy Note8 - Adjust Brightness / Display Settings

Here's how to adjust screen brightness and other display settings (e.g., Screen timeout, Font size, etc.) for your Galaxy Note8.
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, do one of the following:
    • To adjust automatically, ensure Adaptive brightness is on Switch on.
      Brightness is optimized under varying lighting conditions.
    • To adjust manually, ensure Adaptive brightness is off Switch off 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 or off Switch off :
    If necessary, tap each option to configure additional settings.
    • Blue light filter
    • Night mode
    • Accidental touch protection
    • Screen saver
  4. Tap
    Screen mode
     then select an option (e.g., Adaptive display, AMOLED cinema, etc.).
  5. Tap the
    Back icon
     (lower-right)
    Back icon
    to return to the Display screen.
  6. Tap
    Screen resolution
     , select an option (HD+ 1480 x 720, FHD+ 2220 x 1080 or WQHD 2960 x 1440) then tap
    Apply
    .
  7. Tap
    Screen timeout
     then select an option (e.g., 15 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, etc.).
  8. 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.
  9. Tap the
    Back icon
     to return to the Display screen.
  10. 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 order
  11. Tap the
    Back icon
     to return to the Display screen.
  12. Tap
    Font size and style
    .
  13. Slide the
    Font size bar
     left or right to increase or decrease the font size.
  14. Tap
    Font style
     then select an option (e.g., Default, Gathic Bold, Choco cooky, etc.).
  15. Tap the
    Bold font switch
     to turn on Switch on icon  or off Switch off icon.
  16. Tap the
    Back icon Back icon
    (lower-right) to return to the Display screen.
  17. Tap
    Screen zoom
    .
  18. Slide the
    Screen zoom bar
     left or right to increase or decrease the zoom level.