How to adjust Galaxy Phone screen brightness

Is your Samsung Galaxy Smartphone screen too bright or dim? Just follow our easy guide to adjust your screen brightness accordingly.

1 Tap Settings

2 Tap Display

3 Disable Adaptive Brightness

Screen displaying highlighted Adaptive Brightness toggle switch

4 Use the slider to adjust the brightness to your preference

Screen displaying highlighted Brightness slider bar

What if the screen is too dark to see?

If your screen is too dark to even change the brightness settings, you can try resetting your phone.

Press and hold the Volume down button and Power button at the same time for at least 7 seconds to reset your phone.

If your brightness is still not at your preferred level, try and repeat the steps above.

^{Please Note:}^{Resetting your phone will not affect your personal data or saved settings.}

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