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Samsung Galaxy Note9 - Adjust Brightness / Display Settings

2026-10-22 21:14:20.201

Samsung Galaxy Note9 - Adjust Brightness / Display Settings

Here's how to adjust screen brightness and other display settings (e.g., screen mode, screen timeout, etc.) for your Galaxy Note9.
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
      Brightness bar
       left or right to adjust the brightness level.

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
    • Dark mode
    • Accidental touch protection
  4. Tap
    Screen mode
     then select an option (e.g., Adaptive display, Basic, etc.).
  5. Tap the
    Back icon
     Back icon (lower-right) to return to the Display screen.
  6. Tap
    Screen resolution
     , select an option (HD+ 1480x720, FHD+ 2220x1080 or WQHD+ 2960x1440) 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
    Screen saver
     then select an option (e.g., None, Colors, etc.).
  13. Tap the
    Back icon
     to return to the Display screen.
  14. Tap
    Font size and style
    .
  15. Slide the
    Font size bar
     left or right to increase or decrease the font size.
  16. Tap
    Font style
     then select an option (e.g., Default, Gothic Bold, Choco cooky, etc.).
  17. Tap the
    Bold font switch
     to turn on or off.
  18. Tap the
    Back icon
     to return to the Display screen.
  19. Tap
    Screen zoom
    .
  20. Slide the
    Screen zoom bar
     left or right to increase or decrease the zoom level.