How to fix screen flickering or flashing on your Samsung phone or tablet

Learn how to fix screen flickering or flashing on your Samsung phone or tablet.

There can be multiple reasons why your device screen may be flickering or flashing. The three main causes are:

a) Adaptive brightness issues: Try adjusting your brightness with the following steps.
1. Go to ‘Settings’
2. Tap ‘Display’
3. Tap the switch to disable ‘Adaptive brightness’
4. Slide the bar to the right to increase brightness and stop the flickering

b) Screen damage: If your screen is damaged, you can book a repair.
1. Visit Samsung Repair (Book Your Repair with an Authorised Service Centre | Samsung UK)
2. Select your model
3. Tell us what the issue is
4. Choose the repair option for you

c) Bug in an app: Use safe mode to determine if a bug in a third party app is causing the problem.
1. Press and hold the power button to turn off your device
2. Tap and hold ‘Power off’ until the option ‘Safe mode’ appears
3. Tap ‘Safe mode’
4. If the flickering stops when your device is in safe mode, it could be related to a bug in one of the apps. Uninstall third party apps starting with the most recently installed, until the flickering stops

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Chapters:

Adaptive brightness issues:
0:16 Settings
0:26 Display
0:36 Disable
0:46 Adjust brightness

Screen damage:

1:06 Samsung repair
1:16 Select the model
1:26 Troubleshoot
1:36 Repair options

Safe mode/Bug in app:
2:04 Power off panel
2:13 Hold Power off
2:23 Safe mode
2:32 Uninstall apps