Samsung Galaxy Note 8 User 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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Screen Zoom and Font
You can set the screen zoom level and the font size and 
style.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap  Settings > Display  > Screen zoom and font 
for the following options:
• Drag the  Screen zoom  slider to adjust the zoom 
level.
• Drag the  Font size slider to adjust the size of 
text.
• Tap a font to select it, or tap  Download fonts 
to find new fonts from Galaxy Apps.
3. Tap  Apply to set the screen zoom and font.
Full Screen Apps
Choose which apps...

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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 > Easy mode .
3. Tap Easy mode .
4. Tap Apply  to confirm.
To disable Easy mode:
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Easy mode  > Standard mode .
3. Tap Apply  to exit Easy mode.
Icon Frames
You can show...

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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.
• Tap  Show battery percentage  to display the 
battery charge percentage next to the battery 
icon on the Status bar.
Screen Timeout
Turn the screen off after a set amount of time.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
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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 : Display pictures in a photo frame. 
Tap 
 Settings for options.
• Photos : Display pictures from your Google 
Photos account. Tap 
 Settings for options.
5. Tap  Preview  for a demonstration of Screen saver.
Smart Stay
Smart stay detects your face with the front camera so 
that the screen stays on while you...

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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Battery
View how battery power is used for device activities.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap  Settings > Battery  for options:
• Battery usage : View details of battery usage 
by item.
• Power saving mode : Extend battery life by 
selecting a power saving mode level. Choose 
Off , Mid , or Max . Estimated remaining battery 
life for each mode is provided.
• App power monitor : Put apps to sleep so that 
they do not use battery power when not in use. 
Tap  Save power to...

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Storage
View the device memory and usage. Mount, unmount, 
or format an optional memory card (not included).
Device Memory
View and manage the memory used by the device.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap  Settings > Storage .
Memory Card (SD Card)
Once an optional memory card (not included) has been 
installed in your device, the card memory is displayed 
in the Storage setting.
For more information, see  “Install the SIM Card and a 
Memory Card” on page  6.
Mount a...