Screen settings
To Adjust the Screen Brightness
1
From your Homescreen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings > Display > Brightness level.
3
Drag the slider to adjust the brightness.
Lowering the brightness level increases battery performance.
To Set the Screen to Vibrate on Touch
1
From your Homescreen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings > Sound & notification > Other sounds.
3
Drag the slider beside
Vibrate on touch to the right. The screen now vibrates
when you tap soft keys and certain applications.
To adjust the idle time before the screen turns off
1
From your Homescreen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings > Display > Sleep.
3
Select an option.
To turn off the screen quickly, briefly press the power key .
Smart backlight control
The smart backlight control keeps the screen on as long as the device is held in your
hand. Once you put down the device, the screen turns off according to your sleep
setting.
To Turn on the Smart Backlight Control Function
1
From your Homescreen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings > Display > Smart backlight control.
3
Drag the slider to the right.
Screen Pinning
Use screen pinning to set your device to display only the screen for a specific application.
For example, if you are playing a game and you accidentally touch the Home navigation
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key, the screen pinning feature prevents the active game app screen from being
minimized. You can also use this feature when you lend your device to another person to
make it harder for them to access more than one application. For example, you can lend
your device to somebody to take a photo and pin the screen to the Camera application
so that the person can't easily use other apps such as Email.
Screen pinning is not a security feature and does not fully prevent other users from unpinning a
screen and accessing your device. To protect your data, you should set up your device to
request a screen lock PIN, password, or pattern before someone can unpin the screen.
To Activate Screen Pinning
1
From your Homescreen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings > Lock screen & security > Screen pinning.
3
Drag the slider to the right.
4
If you haven't set up a pattern, PIN, or password screen lock on your device, drag
the slider beside
Lock device when unpinning to the right, then select an option. If
you already have a screen lock enabled, then drag the slider to activate the
relevant security option after you activate screen pinning.
A pattern, PIN, or password is not mandatory for screen pinning to work.
To Pin a Screen
1
Make sure screen pinning is activated on your device.
2
Open an app and go to the screen you want to pin.
3
Tap .
4
To display the screen pinning icon , swipe upward.
5
Tap .
6
In the pop-up window that appears, tap
Got it.
To Unpin a Screen
1
On the pinned screen, touch and hold and at the same time.
2
Release both buttons.
If you selected a security option when you activated the screen pinning function, you have to
enter your pattern, PIN, or password to unlock the device before the screen can be unpinned.