Change Screen Brightness on Samsung Galaxy S3
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Often when we get our first mobile, or even our fourth or fifth, we often leave the settings exactly as they were when we first got the phone. It's not that difficult to get your phone exactly as you'd like it. Perhaps the screen is too bright for you, or maybe it's too dark. In this article, we will show you how you can adjust the screen brightness on your Samsung Galaxy S3. It's important to note that the brighter the screen brightness is set, the more screen is Also turning down the brightness of the screen on your phone will extend your battery life to some degree.
How to the Change Screen Brightness on Samsung Galaxy S3 using the Settings
You can change the brightness of your Samsung Galaxy S3's screen by going to the Settings. To do that, follow these procedures:
- Tap the 'Apps' located on the lower right corner of your mobile.
- From your Apps tap the 'Settings'.
- Then tap 'Display'.
- Then from the Display under General tap 'Brightness'.
- There will be a popup window - you can adjust the brightness from there. When you're satisfied with your adjustments, tap 'OK' to save the changes.
How to Quickly Change Screen Brightness from the Notification Bar
Another way to change your screen's brightness, aside from going into Settings, is by using the notification bar. To do that, follow these procedures:
- 1Go to your Home screen by tapping on the Home button once.
- 2From your Home screen, pull down the notification bar by performing a swiping gesture from the top of your screen down to the bottom of your screen.
- 3On your notification bar, tap on the brightness adjustment feature and adjust the brightness to your preference.
- 4You have successfully adjusted your screen's brightness through the notification bar.
Auto-Adjust Screen Brightness on Samsung Galaxy S3
Galaxy S3 has a feature to auto-adjust its screen's brightness settings, depending on the current lighting conditions. This will help users save their battery life, without sacrificing screen visibility and without the hassles of adjusting brightness too often. There are two ways of enabling auto-adjustment on your device; both of which will be discussed in this section.
How to Auto-Adjust Screen Brightness on Galaxy S3 Using the Settings
To auto-adjust your screen's brightness through your phone's settings, follow these steps:
- 1Go to your Home screen by tapping on the Home button once or by pressing the Back key a few times.
How to Auto-Adjust Screen Brightness on Galaxy S3 Using the Notifications Bar
You can also enable auto-adjustment of brightness from your notification bar. To do that, follow these procedures:
- 1Go to your Home screen by tapping on the Home button once or by pressing the Back key a few times.
- 2From your Home screen, pull down the notification bar by performing a swiping gesture from the top of your screen down to the bottom of it.
- 3A check mark in that box means that auto-adjust brightness is enabled.On your notification bar, tap on the box to the right of "Auto".
- 4You have successfully enabled auto-adjustment of your screen's brightness using the notification bar.
Things to Note on Auto-Adjust Brightness
- Your phone will adjust its screen's brightness based on the ambient lightning conditions captured on the sensor. Make sure that you do not give the wrong signals to your phone by covering the light sensor located on the upper part of the phone beside the front camera.
- You can still manually adjust your screen's brightness although it's in auto-adjust mode. The allowed adjustment is limited to a minimal increase or decrease in screen's brightness.
Questions and Answers
I have my brightness all the way up but it is still little hard to read the stuff?
How can I fix the problem to make it brighter?. I have tried: I turned my brightness all the way up and still hard to see the stuff. I think it was caused by: Not sure
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