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Samsung’s latest Galaxy S25 series has several display-related features that can either make or break your experience. To help you explore them, here are the 10 most important settings you should tweak to get the most out of your Galaxy S25’s display.
Enable This Setting Before Applying a Screen Protector
Not allscreen protectorsare built the same. While thin ones work well with touchscreens, those with added thickness can decrease the screen’s touch sensitivity.
Whether you get abranded tempered glass for your Galaxy S25or a cheap one, I strongly recommend enabling the “Touch sensitivity” toggle in the display settings menu. It allows the phone to detect even the slightest pressure on the screen, resulting inbetter touch accuracyand usability with a screen protector.
Increase the Resolution to QHD+
If you’ve got a Galaxy S25 Plus or theGalaxy S25 Ultra, increasing the screen resolution should be among the first things you do. These phones have aQHD panel, but by default, Samsung sets the screen resolution to FHD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels, 416 ppi) to save battery life.
What’s good is that there’s an option to setthe screen at the sharpest resolution. All you’ve to do is go to Settings > Display > Screen resolution and choose the QHD+ (3120 x 1440, 512 ppi) option.
Unfortunately, the vanilla Galaxy S25 has an FHD+ screen, so you can’t increase its resolution. For reference, thebaseline iPhone 16has a resolution of 2556 x 1179, which is better than the Galaxy S25’s.
Increase the Maximum Manual Brightness
By default, the Galaxy S25’s screen can only achieve itspeak brightnessin the adaptive brightness mode (when enough light is falling on the phone, such as in direct sunlight).
However, ifyou’re not a fan of the adaptive brightness modebut still want your Galaxy S25’s screen to shine as bright as possible, disable adaptive brightness in Settings > Display and enable the “Extra brightness” toggle.
Your Galaxy S25’s screen should brighten up instantly. Readjust the brightness level per your requirement, and rest assured that the screen will always retain its brightness.
Tweak the Screen’s Color Profile
By default, the Galaxy S25’s screen is set to the Vividcolor profile. While this makes the screen look vibrant and punchy, not everyone likes popping colors.
If you want your handset to have a neutral color profile, go to Settings > Display > Screen mode and select Natural. Thistones down the colors a bit, making it more comfortable to look at the screen.
On the other hand, if you can’t get enough of how vibrant the screen looks, you can tap on “Advanced settings” andincrease the vividness sliderto make the colors pop out even more.
Personally, I prefer the Natural color profile on the Galaxy S25+ to the Vivid.
Enable Eye Comfort Shield for Limiting Blue Light
If you’re concerned about the blue light emissions from the Galaxy S25’s screen, you should enable theEye Comfort Shield featurein the Display settings menu. The feature uses warmer colors to protect your eyes from excessive strain.
You can even choose how you want the feature to work. In the Adaptive mode, your Galaxy S25 automatically adjusts the screen’s temperature based on the time of the day and the ambient lighting conditions (similar toApple’s True Tone).
In the Custom mode, One UI allows you to select the color temperature and a schedule (always on, sunset to sunrise, or custom). Moreover, this could be a helpful feature for those witheye-related issues.
Set the Screen Timeout per Your Convenience
Next on the list of settings to tweak after getting the Galaxy S25 isthe screen timeout limit. This obvious yet important display setting can be very annoying when you’re reading something or following recipes and the screen keeps turning off.
I’ve seen people poke at their smartphone’s screen for no reason but to keep it awake. To fix the issue, head to Settings > Display > screen timeout and select the desired limit. I’ve set my device to 1 minute, which I feel is the right balance between keeping the screen on andthe battery consumption.
Alternatively, you can enable the “Keep screen on while viewing” toggle, but it doesn’t always work flawlessly (like theAttention Aware features on iPhone).
Customize the Font Style, Size, and Screen Zoom
You canapply system-wide font stylesin the “Font size and style” menu. Out of the box, the phone has four options: default, SamsungOne, Gothic Bold, and Roboto. However, you’re able to get more fonts by tapping the “download fonts” button; apply the one you like the most.
If you have thebaseline Galaxy S25 with a 6.1-inch screenand feel that the text appears a bit too congested, you may decrease theFont Size to the minimum(as long as you can see the font comfortably). This feature also works exceptionally well on the Galaxy S25+ or Galaxy S25 Ultra.
Besides font size and style, you can also adjust the size ofOne UI’s visual elements on the screen(like the borders, text boxes, headings, etc). In the display settings menu, tap “Screen zoom” and adjust the area the user interface occupies, freeing up more space.
Choose the Preferred Navigation Settings
Over the years, I’ve become habitual of usingon-screen gestures to navigate a smartphone’s user interface(be it an Android or iOS device). However, the phone seems to boot up with the button-based navigation bar at the bottom.
If you’re like me andprefer gesture-based navigation, go to Settings > Display > Navigation bar and select “Swipe gestures.” Now, you’re able to swipe around to go back, return to the home screen, or access the recent apps section.
Customize Your Galaxy S25’s Always-on Display
The Galaxy S25supports always-on functionality, and much likeApple’s Pro iPhones, it dims the lock screen wallpaper to highlight key information like time and date.
While it looks good, you might not want thelock screen wallpaper to show up in the always-on mode. To change that, go to Settings > Lock screen and AOD > Always On Display and disable the “Show Lock screen wallpaper” option.
By default, the always-on display appears when you tap onthe Galaxy S25’s screen. However, in the “When to show” menu, you’re able to set its appearance to auto (the phone detects when you’re sleeping, face down, or in a dark place and haven’t moved for five minutes), always, as scheduled, or for new notifications.
You can also disable the toggle beside “Show Now Bar” if you don’t want the rectangular bar to appear on the always-on display.
Personalize the Dark Mode on Your Galaxy S25
Toenable dark modeon your Galaxy S25, head to Settings > Display and mark the checkbox under “Dark.”
In the"Dark mode settings" menu, you can schedule it to turn on from sunset to sunrise or create a custom schedule (by selecting the time).
That’s it. Those were the 10 settings that you should tweak after getting a brand-new Galaxy S25.
