Galaxy A8 (2018)Adjusting the screen timeout and brightness

Changing the length of time before the lock screen shows up (known as screen timeout), and brightness of your device can impact your battery life. Decreasing the time of inactivity before your device goes to sleep and lowering the brightness of your device can help extend your device's battery life.

Changing the length of time before the lock screen shows up (known as screen timeout), and brightness of your device can impact your battery life. Decreasing the time of inactivity before your device goes to sleep and lowering the brightness of your device can help extend your device's battery life.

Steps List - Interactive list of steps. Select a step to read its corresponding text, and to see its Product Image and the Indicators necessary to complete the step.

Current Step: 1 - From the Home screen, drag down the Notification panel.
  1. 1 - From the Home screen, drag down the Notification panel.
  2. 2 - Tap the Settings icon.
  3. 3 - Tap Display.
  4. 4 - Scroll to Screen timeout.
  5. 5 - Tap Screen timeout.
  6. 6 - Select your preferred screen timeout duration.
    • Note: Decrease the screen timeout to help extend your phone's battery life.
  7. 7 - Scroll to Brightness.
  8. 8 - Select your preferred brightness level.
    • Note: Lowering the screen's brightness can help to extend your phone's battery life.
  9. 9 - You've completed the steps!

Product Image and Indicators - Image of the current step and indicators demonstrating the interactions necessary to complete the step.

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