Samsung Galaxy Note 8 User Manual
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Display Configure your display’s brightness, screen timeout delay, and other display settings.
Settings164 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 filter at night to help you sleep better. You can set a schedule to automatically turn this feature on and off. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > Display > Blue light filter , and then choose one of the following options: • Tap Turn on now to enable this feature. • Tap Turn on as scheduled to set a schedule for when Blue light filter should be enabled. You can choose Sunset to sunrise o r Custom schedule . 3. Drag the Opacity slider to set the opacity of the filter.
Settings165 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 apps will close when you change the resolution. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > Display > Screen resolution and choose a screen resolution level. 3. Tap Apply to change the resolution.
Settings166 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 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.
Settings167 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 icons with shaded frames to make them stand out on the Home screen and Apps list screen. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > Display > Icon frames and choose one of the following options: • Icons only : Show icons only. • Icons with frames : Show icons with shaded frames. 3. Tap Done . 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.
Settings168 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 . 2. Tap Settings > Display > Screen timeout and choose a time period. Block Accidental Touches Prevent the screen from detecting touch input while the device is in a dark place, such as a pocket or a bag. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > Display > Block accidental touches to enable or disable the feature. 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.
Settings169 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 are looking at it. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > Display > Smart stay , and tap On/Off to turn the feature on. 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.
Settings171 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 enable. • 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 > Performance mode . Choose one of the following options: • Optimized (recommended) : Balance battery life and screen resolution for everyday use. • Game : Enhance your gaming experience by making games run more smoothly. • Entertainment : Enjoy music and videos with ultra high quality sound and enhanced images. • High performance : Experience the highest quality display settings.
Settings172 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 Memory Card When you install an optional memory card, it is automatically mounted (connected to the device) and prepared for use. However, should you unmount the card without removing it from the device, you need to mount it before it can be accessed. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > Storage . 3. Tap More options > Storage settings . 4. Under Portable storage , tap your SD card, and then tap Mount . Remove a Memory Card Warning : To prevent damage to information stored on the memory card, unmount the card before removing it from the device. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > Storage .