Manage screen & display settings on a Pixel phone

You can change your screen'southward brightness, font size, brandish size, rotation settings, and more.

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Change display settings

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. TapDisplay.
  3. Tap the setting that y'all want to alter. To run across more settings, tapAvant-garde.

Tip: You tin can go to the settings y'all use almost from any screen with Quick Settings. Larn how to quickly alter common settings.

Use display settings

Brightness settings

  • Brightness level
    To set your screen'due south brightness, tap Brightness level and motion the slider .
  • Adaptive brightness
    To automatically fit your screen's brightness to the light around you, turn onAdaptive brightness. This option is on by default. Yous tin can alter your effulgence while adaptive brightness is on. Over time, your phone volition larn your preferences.
    Tip: On Pixel 4 and afterward Pixel phones, adaptive brightness tin can temporarily brighten your screen to a higher place the normal maximum to make reading easier when y'all're in extremely bright ambient lighting, like straight sunlight.
  • Nighttime theme
    TapNight theme. To save your telephone'south bombardment, darken the groundwork on some of your telephone'south screens. You can set Dark theme to automatically plough on at certain times. Larn how to schedule Dark theme.
  • Night Light
    You can make it easier to use your phone in dim light. Learn how to apply Night Light.

Screen settings

  • Wallpaper
    • Styles & wallpapers (Pixel 2 & later): Change your phone'due south accent color, icon shapes, and fonts, or pick a blazon of wallpaper. Learn how to change your styles & wallpapers.
    • Wallpaper (Pixel 1 just): Choice from default wallpapers, live wallpapers, and your photos. Learn how to change your wallpaper.
  • Nighttime theme
    You can save battery by using a dark color scheme on some screens, like your Settings app. Tap Dark theme.
  • Screen timeout
    Change how long it takes for your phone's screen to go black when you lot're not using information technology.
  • Screen attention (Pixel 4 & afterwards)
    Proceed your screen turned on when you're looking at it.
    Tip: Screen attention works best when the screen is well-lit but not in direct sunlight.
  • Ambience EQ (Pixel iv only)
    Automatically adjust your screen'southward color temperature to the calorie-free around you.
  • Shine Display (Pixel iv only)
    Amend scrolling and animations across most apps.
  • Screen saver
    Set a screen saver to show photos, colorful backgrounds, and more while your telephone is charging. Learn how to use screen savers.
  • Lock screen display
    • Lock screen: Cull how notifications bear witness on your lock screen.
    • Lock screen bulletin Add a line of text to your lock screen.
    • Prove lockdown option: Learn more well-nigh lockdown.
    • Double line clock: Choose whether a double-line or single-line clock displays on the lock screen.
    • Now Playing: Quickly place songs you hear virtually y'all. Acquire more near At present Playing.
    • Idle lock screen (Pixel 4 only): Have your telephone screen turn on when you're nearby, or stay on even when idle. Larn how to change what'due south on your idle lock screen.
    • E'er show time and info (All Pixel phones except Pixel 4): Check the fourth dimension, and some other info, even when your screen is off. Learn how to turn off your screen when you're not using it.
    • Tap to bank check telephone: View certain info when you tap your screen twice. Learn how to use gestures.
    • Lift to cheque phone: View your notifications when you pick up your phone. Learn how to use gestures.
    • New notifications: Bank check new notifications on your lock screen. Learn how to control notifications.
  • Colors
    • Natural: See the most authentic colors.
    • Boosted: Encounter accurate colors with more vividness. This is on by default for Pixel 2.
    • Adaptive (Pixel 3 & later on): See the nearly vivid colors and keep color details. This is on by default.
    • Saturated (Pixel 2 only): See the near vivid colors.

Visibility settings

  • Font size
    Alter the size of words on your screen.
  • Display size
    Make the items on your screen smaller or larger.
  • Automobile-rotate screen
    Plough what's showing on the screen when yous turn your phone.
    Tip: You can rotate your screen while Machine-rotate is turned off. Rotate your phone, and so in the corner, tap Rotate.
  • When phone is in VR way
    Change whether your telephone reduces blur or flicker when in VR mode.

Change language settings

Related resources

  • Change font & display size
  • Quickly change common settings
  • Get the virtually life from your battery
  • Encounter 2 apps at the same fourth dimension

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