How to use Night Light on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Display and touch › Night Light: Use Night Light › Schedule › Intensity

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

What we did

Looked at each screen; changed nothing

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Night Light

   Open Settings and tap Display and touch. Night Light is under Colour, with a switch on the row. Ours said Will never turn on automatically.

   Done

2. 

   Turn on Use Night Light

   The page says Night Light tints your screen amber, which makes it easier to look at or read in dim light and may help you fall asleep more easily. Turn on Use Night Light. Ours was off.

   Done

3. 

   Pick a schedule

   Tap Schedule. The choices are None, Turns on at custom time and Turns on from sunset to sunrise. Ours was None.

   Done

4. 

   Sunset needs your location

   The page said Device location needed to determine your sunset and sunrise times. So the sunset to sunrise schedule needs location turned on.

   Done

5. 

   Set the intensity

   Intensity sets how strong the tint is. It was greyed out on ours while Night Light was off.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Looking for Comfort filters? Google says Pixel 10 phones other than the 10a keep Night Light under Display and touch, Comfort filters. On the Pixel 10a and Pixel 9 and earlier it is its own row, as on ours. Source: Manage screen & display settings on a Pixel phone
• Want a Quick Settings tile? Google says you can swipe down and tap the Night Light tile. We didn't check our tiles for it. Source: Manage screen & display settings on a Pixel phone

If this does not work

• Doesn't come on at sunset? Check that Schedule says Turns on from sunset to sunrise and that location is on, since the phone needs it for sunset times.
• Screen still too bright at night? Dark theme is on the same Display and touch page: how to use dark theme on a Google Pixel.

About this guide

Night Light makes the screen warmer in the evening, so it is easier on the eyes in dim light.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005), in Dark mode. Night Light was off, with no schedule. We only looked and changed nothing.

Good to know

Adaptive tone, just above Night Light, adapts the display to warmer or cooler tones based on ambient lighting. It was on on ours.

In short: Settings, Display and touch, Night Light: Use Night Light, Schedule, Intensity.