Discover must-have Samsung Galaxy settings adjustments for a smoother and more personalized user experience.
Several helpful settings are turned off by default on new Galaxy phones, and it's not immediately obvious how to change them. If you want to make the most of your new handset, here are several key Samsung settings to adjust. \These settings are based on the latest version of One UI 7.0, and should be applicable for most recent Samsung Galaxy phones. Some settings may not be available on older devices or they may have different pathways depending on the model and the software version.
Samsung delivers some of the longest software support among Android phone brands, so always make sure your device is up-to-date by heading to Settings >Software update >Download and install. You can find the Settings app in the app drawer or pull down the notification drawer and tap the gear icon in the top right.\Switch to Gesture Navigation Android introduced a Gesture navigation system to navigate the interface several years ago, but by default Samsung devices still use the traditional three-button navigation system. If that's what you prefer, that's fine! You can skip to our next suggestion. But if you prefer gesture navigation, here's how to turn it on. Head to Settings >Display >Navigation bar and choose Swipe gestures. You can tweak the sensitivity of the back gesture in More options. You'll also find Google's Circle to Search function here on supported Samsung devices, and you can turn it on or off. Circle to Search lets you press and hold the home button (or the pill-shaped bar if you have gesture navigation turned on), and then circle anything on the screen to run a Google Search. (It can even run an audio search based on the media playing from your phone's speakers.) \Change the Power Key’s Action I'm of the mind that pressing and holding the power key should take your phone directly to the power menu, so you can turn it off or restart it. But depending on your Galaxy phone, it might default to Samsung's Bixby assistant or Google's Gemini assistant. If you want the old-school power settings back, head to Settings >Advanced features >Side button and tap Power off menu for the press-and-hold action. Here, you can also decide whether you want to change the double-press action, which by default launches the camera. If you don't want to lose button access to a voice assistant like Gemini, here's how to power your phone off the default way. Swipe down on the right corner from the top of the phone to see the quick settings menu, then press the power button (the middle circular icon at the top right). That'll take you to the power options to restart or power off the device. \Max Out the Screen Resolution You just paid hundreds of dollars for a high-end phone, and out of the box, it only has a 1080p (Full HD) screen resolution. Really? Max it out! Upgrade to Quad High Definition+ (QHD+) by heading to Settings >Display >Screen resolution. Just know that this depends on your Samsung phone model (not all support a high resolution), and, yes, this will use up more battery. It's still worth giving it a shot for a day to see whether you can tell the difference and whether it has much impact on your battery life. I'd also recommend going into the Display settings and playing around with Screen zoom. I prefer going to the lowest zoom so I can fit more content on the screen, but this makes text smaller, so you might want to increase it if the screen is hard to read. You can change the font size if you head back to the Display settings page. \Fix Notifications on the Lock Screen Samsung has drastically changed how the lock screen looks in One UI 7. By default, your notifications appear as icons on the top left corner, but a simple swipe down anywhere will bring your notification cards into view. There's also now a permanent Now Bar sitting at the bottom to show relevant information (more on this below). If you prefer to have all your notifications showing on the lock screen all the time, go to Settings >Notifications >Lock screen notifications and tap on Cards. You can then combine this with the Show content or Hide content toggle below if you want to show or hide the details of the notification. I also recommend toggling on Show alerting notifications only. This ensures that “silent notifications,” like those from your weather app, do not take up space on the lock screen
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