Samsung Galaxy S8 User Manual

Notifications 
Select which apps you want to receive alerts from. 
Alerts include notifications, sounds, and vibrations. 

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Block App Notifications
Block notifications for apps.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap  Settings >  Notifications .
3. Tap On/Off  next to an app or All apps to enable or 
disable notifications.
Customize App 
Notifications
Customize notification settings for each application 
individually.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings >  Notifications .
3. Tap an app, and select an option:
• Allow notifications : Receive notifications from 
this app.
• Show silently :...

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 home, 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.
Note : You can also control Brightness from...

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Screen Mode
Choose a screen mode to match your type of viewing.
1. From home, 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...

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Screen Zoom and Font
You can set the screen zoom, font size, and font style 
for all text that is displayed on the screen.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap  Settings >  Display.
3. Tap Screen zoom and font for the following 
options;
• Drag the  Screen zoom slider to adjust screen 
zoom. The preview above it will adjust 
accordingly.
• Drag the  Font size slider to adjust the font size.
• Tap a font style to select a font, or tap  Download 
fonts  to find new fonts from Galaxy...

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Easy Mode
Easy mode provides a simpler experience using your 
phone, with a simpler home screen layout and simpler 
app interactions. If you are a first-time smartphone 
user, or just to want to simplify the operation of your 
phone, you can turn on Easy mode at any time.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap  Settings >  Display > Easy mode .
3. Tap Easy mode to enable this feature.
• When Easy mode is enabled, you can swipe 
down the page and select which apps you want 
to display...

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Icon Frames
You can show icons with shaded frames to make them 
stand out on the Home screen and Apps list screen.
1. From home, 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  Apply , and confirm when prompted.
LED Indicator
Light up the LED indicator when charging, voice 
recording, or receiving notifications.
1. From home, swipe up to...

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Navigation Bar
You can configure the Navigation bar background color 
and button layout.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap  Settings >  Display > Navigation bar  fo r 
the following settings:
• Background color : Choose color for the 
background of the Navigation bar.
• Unlock with Home button : Touch and hold 
 Home while the screen is off to skip the Lock 
screen and go directly to the Home screen.
• Button layout : Choose the order of the 
navigation keys.
• Home button...

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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 home, 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 : Display...