Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Instruction Manual

Display
Configure your display’s brightness, screen 
timeout delay, and other display settings. 

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Screen Brightness
Adjust the screen brightness to suit your surroundings 
or personal preference. You may also want to adjust 
screen brightness to conserve battery power.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Display .
3. Customize options under Brightness:
• Drag the  Brightness slider to set a custom 
brightness level.
• Tap  Auto brightness  to automatically adjust 
the screen brightness based on the lighting 
conditions.
Blue Light Filter
Use the Blue light...

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Screen Mode
Choose a screen mode to match your type of viewing.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Display  > Screen mode  and 
choose a screen mode:
• Tap  Adaptive display  if you want your device to 
automatically optimize the display to match the 
type of image displayed and other criteria, such 
as battery level.
– or –
Choose a specific type of screen mode based on 
what you are viewing.
Screen Resolution
You can change the screen resolution level. All...

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Full Screen Apps
Choose which apps you want to use in the full screen 
aspect ratio. 
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Display  > Full screen apps and 
tap apps to enable or disable this feature.
Easy Mode
Switch between the default screen layout and a simpler 
layout. The Easy mode layout has larger text and icons, 
making for a more straightforward visual experience.
To enable Easy mode:
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings >...

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LED Indicator
Light up the LED indicator when charging, voice 
recording, or receiving notifications.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Display  > LED indicator  to turn 
the feature on or off.
Status Bar
Configure display options for the Status bar.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Display  > Status bar .
• Tap Show recent notifications only  to display 
only the three most recent notification icons on 
the Status bar.
•...

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Screen Saver
Screen saver controls what is displayed on the screen 
when the device is docked (dock not included) or while 
charging. You can choose to display colors or photos.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Display  > Screen saver .
3. Tap On/Off  to enable Screen saver.
4. Configure options:
• Colors: Tap the selector to display a changing 
screen of colors.
• Photo table : Display pictures in a photo table. 
Tap 
 Settings for options.
• Photo frame :...

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One-Handed Mode
Change the screen layout to accommodate operating 
your device with one hand.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Advanced features  > 
One‑handed mode .
3. Tap On/Off  to enable or disable the following:
• Gesture : Swipe up diagonally from either 
bottom corner to reduce the display size.
• Button : Tap  Home three times in quick 
succession to reduce the display size. 

Device 
Maintenance
View the status of your device’s battery, 
storage, and memory. You can also 
automatically optimize your device’s 
system resources. 

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Quick Optimization
The quick optimization feature improves device 
performance through the following actions:
• Identifying apps that use excessive battery power 
and clearing unneeded items from memory.
• Deleting unnecessary files and closing apps running 
in the background.
• Scanning for malware.
To use the quick optimization feature:
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Device maintenance .
3. Tap Optimize now .
Battery
View how battery power is used for...

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• Unmonitored apps : Select apps to exclude from 
being put to sleep by the App power monitor.
• Always sleeping apps : Select apps that will 
be put to sleep immediately when they are not 
being used.
•  More options >  Advanced settings : Configure 
advanced battery settings and notifications.
Performance Mode
Optimize your device’s performance features to best fit 
your usage.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Device maintenance  > 
Performance mode ....