Adjust your screen brightness & display settings

You can manually set the brightness of your Googlebook's screen.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under Internal display brightness, select Brightness level.
5. Drag the brightness slider to your desired level.

Adaptive brightness automatically adjusts your screen's brightness based on the lighting conditions around you.

Important: This setting depends on your Googlebook's hardware capabilities and may not be available on all devices.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under Internal display brightness, select Adaptive brightness.
5. Turn Use adaptive brightness on or off.

High Dynamic Range (HDR) delivers richer colors and deeper contrast, making your content look more lifelike.

Important: This setting depends on your Googlebook's capabilities and may not be available on all devices.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under Internal display brightness, select Enhanced HDR brightness.
5. Turn Use enhanced HDR brightness on or off.

Dark theme changes your screen's color scheme to a darker background, which can be easier on your eyes in low light conditions and save battery.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under Appearance, select Dark theme.
5. Turn Use dark theme on or off.
6. (Optional) Choose between Standard or Expanded options.
7. (Optional) Under Timing, select Schedule to choose when Dark theme turns on.

You can adjust the size of text and other display elements on your screen.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under Appearance, select Display size & text.
5. Adjust the sliders for Font size and Display size to your preference.
6. (Optional) Under Style options, turn Bold text or Outline text.

You can choose how you interact with your Googlebook's interface.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under Appearance, select Navigation mode.
5. Choose your preferred navigation mode:
   • Gesture navigation: Allows you to navigate your device using swipes from the edges of the screen, removing the traditional navigation buttons.
   • 3-button navigation: Uses three distinct buttons at the bottom of the screen for Back, Home, and Recents.
6. Select the Settings icon to adjust additional gesture settings.

A screen saver can display photos, artwork, or a clock when your Googlebook is idle.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under Appearance, select Screen saver.
5. Turn Use screen saver on or off.
6. Select a screen saver.

Night Light makes your screen's colors warmer, which can help reduce eye strain and make it easier to sleep at night.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under Color, select Night Light.
5. Turn Night Light on or off.
6. (Optional) If you turn it on, you can:
   • Set a schedule for Night Light to turn on and off automatically.
   • Drag the slider to adjust the color temperature.

You can adjust the color profile of your Googlebook's screen to suit your preferences.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under Color, select Colors.
5. Choose between Natural or Boosted.

You can adjust the level of color contrast on your Googlebook's screen.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under Color, select Color contrast.
5. Under "Color contrast," choose from Default, Medium, or High.
6. (Optional) Turn on Outline text if you want to add a black or white background around text to increase contrast.

Smooth display provides a smoother scrolling and animation experience by increasing the refresh rate of your screen.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under Other display controls, turn Smooth display on or off.

You can change the physical arrangement of your external displays to match your desk setup.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under External displays, select and drag the display boxes to their desired physical positions.

Once you've selected your external display in the settings, you can adjust its size:

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under External displays, select the external display you want to adjust.
5. Drag the Display size slider to your desired level.

The available resolution and refresh rate options depend on the capabilities of your connected external display.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under External displays, select the external display you want to adjust.
5. Select Resolution and refresh rate.
6. In the dialog that appears:
   • For Resolution, select your preferred resolution from the dropdown menu.
   • For Refresh rate, select your preferred refresh rate from the dropdown menu.

You can rotate the display of your external monitor.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under External displays, select the external display you want to adjust.
5. Select Rotation.
6. Choose your preferred setting:
   1. Standard
   2. 90
   3. 180
   4. 270

You can choose to duplicate your Googlebook's screen on the external monitor or use it as an extension of your workspace.

1. Open your Googlebook's Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories.
3. Select Display.
4. Under External displays, select the external display you want to adjust.
5. Choose your display mode:
   • Mirror internal display: Shows the same content on both screens.
   • Extend internal display to external display: Expands your desktop across both screens.