Samsung One UI Help Tips and HiddenFeatures

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Samsung One UI Help Tips and HiddenFeatures.

Samsung is rolling out One UI on its flagship devices, and it will also be available on most Samsung smartphones released in 2019. Samsung has come a long way from the horrible days of TouchWiz to the more recent and almost decent Samsung Experience. I’ve been testing One UI features on my Note 9 for the past few weeks, and it’s surprisingly good.

For all Samsung Galaxy users who have just updated their One UI and want to get the most out of One UI, I’ve compiled a list of the best One UI tips and tricks. Let’s start.

Some of the features listed below are not exclusive to One UI, but we have included them anyway as this is something everyone should know. However, you can still find most of these features on your Galaxy smartphone with One UI.

Samsung One UI – What’s New?

1. Application icons and app drawer

If you’ve used Galaxy phones before the One UI update, then you probably remember how awful it was to place icons in the app drawer. One UI fixes this. Now you can just long-press on any icon in the application bar to move it through the tabs. You also get additional features when you long-press on an app icon, such as adding to the home screen, selecting multiple apps, and app quick actions.

2. Take a screenshot

As with iOS, One UI now allows you to take screenshots by simply pressing two buttons (power + volume down) instead of pressing and holding by default in Android. By the way, if you have a Samsung Note series, you can also use the smart screenshot tools built into the Edge bar. It gives you advanced options such as capturing parts of the screen, recording GIFs, snapping to screen, etc.

3. Rotate the button on the navigation bar

You probably already knew about this feature as it is not exclusive to One UI. When you watch a Youtube video or use an app, rotating the screen to landscape orientation takes a long process. With this function, you can simply rotate the device and the button will simply appear at the bottom corner of the screen. Just press the button to flip the screen to landscape orientation. Once you’re done, just re-orient your phone and the button will reappear and you can tap on it to return to portrait mode.

4. Navigation gestures

Samsung, like some other flagship smartphones, has ditched navigation buttons forever. One UI adds navigation gestures to get rid of the persistent buttons at the bottom of the screen. Just go to the following settings and enable gestures.

Select – Settings> Display> Navigation Bar> Full Screen Gestures .

Also Read: Gesture Navigation Apps for Android

Note. The gesture option doesn’t appear if you’ve turned on any accessibility feature that adds a button to the navigation bar.

5. Use one hand

A single user interface makes it easy to use your larger phone with one hand. You can see these changes in the Settings app and in the quick settings. While this is thoughtful, this layout only applies to native apps.

Also Read: 42 Best OnePlus 6T Tips & Tricks

6. One-handed mode

By enabling this mode, you can shrink the actual screen on your Samsung device to a more affordable size. Just enable this feature in the settings and activate it with a gesture or a button.

Select – Settings> Advanced Features> Movement and Gestures> One-handed Mode> Gesture / Button.

7. Night mode

Samsung’s super bright AMOLED screen is great, and Dark Mode makes it even better. One user interface implements dark mode throughout the system, well, almost. Once activated, quick settings, notifications, dialer, messages and settings are dark. It’s seamless and goes well with the design. The only caveat is that there is currently no option to disable third party apps.

Must Read: 20+ Dark Mode Android Apps and How to Turn It On

Select – Settings> Display> Night Mode> Turn On Now.

8. Recycle Bin

The native Samsung Gallery app is not bad, and with the system-wide dark mode I prefer it to Google Photos. The only thing stopping me from making it my default gallery app was the lack of a trash folder. One UI has finally included the cart in the default gallery app. Any deleted file is temporarily stored in the trash for the next 15 days. You can restore images from trash to gallery or delete it permanently.

Open – Gallery> Options ( â‹® )> Gallery Settings> Trash

9. AOD

All smartphones with AMOLED display have Always On Display function. You can enable AOD in settings and choose what to display on the screen. It has three options: Home button and clock, Clock and Home button. Even though AOD is minimal, it still consumes resources. You can schedule a time for AOD or click to show.

Select – Settings> Lock Screen> Always On Display

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10. Home screen layout

Android has always had a separate home and app screens, giving you more freedom to customize your apps. One UI also gives you the ability to pin your most used apps as a shortcut to your home screen, while all other apps go to the Apps screen.

Select – Settings> Home Screen> Home Screen Layout

If you are a fan of the standard Apple app screen layout, you can also do it with One UI. Just go to settings and select only the home screen. The app drawer is removed and all apps are located on the home screen.

11. Application icon badges

Instead of pulling down the notification shade each time to check for pending notifications, you can simply turn on icon icons to get an idea of â€‹â€‹how many missed calls or unread text messages are on your phone. If you want the elements to be minimal, turn on display without numbers and you’ll get a small dot on the edge of your app icon every time you receive a message. Pretty cool, right?

Select – Settings> Display> Home Screen> App Icon Icons> Show With Number

12. Lock home screen layout

I like to organize my apps instead of the traditional alphabetical order on my smartphone, and every time a new app is installed it messes up my structure. One UI allows you to lock your home screen layout, which prevents apps from being removed or repositioned.

Select – Settings> Display> Home Screen> Lock Home Screen Layout

13. Quick-open notification panel

Previously, you could swipe up or down anywhere on the screen to open and close the app drawer. While this is a great feature, it is also redundant. Instead, you can set the swipe down gesture on the home screen to open the notification panel instead. This will allow you to access notifications with a single swipe.

Go to – Settings> Display> Home Screen> Quick Notification Bar

14. Lock screen notifications

One interface keeps the order of notifications even on the lock screen. You can control how the notification appears on the lock screen. You can choose to show only icons, a brief summary, or full notifications. One UI also lets you tweak the transparency to match the theme well with third-party app notifications like YouTube, which are usually very vibrant.

Go to – Settings> Lock Screen> Notifications>

15. Quick Settings

Quick Settings is the easiest way to switch Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, data, etc. One user interface adds many important settings to quick settings like blue light filter, portrait, AOD, navigation bar, night mode, NFC, etc. E. You can change the order and size of the grid so that the most used settings remain on the first tab.

16. Sleep applications

Gone are the days when you had to think twice before installing an app, and the Play Store still got the error that the app didn’t have enough storage space. Thanks to the large amount of internal memory and better optimization, I have installed many applications and do not even use half of them, but I still refuse to uninstall them as I donâ€™t want to wait a few seconds to install them again. I put these apps to hibernate, which is similar to hibernation for apps. Sleep apps do not run in the background and consume battery power.

Select – Settings> Device care> Battery> Settings ( â‹® )> Settings> Sleep apps

17. Dual instance of the application

I keep my work and personal life separate, but unfortunately I only have one phone. To avoid a mess of one WhatsApp, I can use two instances of the same app. After activating the second instance of the app, I can assign a separate contact list that appears in the second messaging app. Right now it only works for selected apps and you cannot have more than two instances.

Select – Settings> Advanced Features> Dual Messenger

18. Secure Folder

Secure Folder is an exclusive application for Samsung Mobile running Android 7.0 and higher. You can encrypt your files and applications with this application. Just add files to the app and protect it from any potential malware attacks. You can set a PIN, password or biometric lock to keep out nosy friends.

19. Apps Edge

Samsung’s curved edge display is great, and the Edge panels have some quick settings for power users. You can host applications, tools, clipboard, contacts and some other functions. Depending on what you like, you can turn the edge panel on or off.

Select – Settings> Display> Side Screen> Side Panels

20. App lock in Recents

If you have an app that needs to run in the background, you can block it in Recents, just press and hold the app icon in the Recents window and select Block this app.

21. Quickly the recent switch

Speaking of the Recents screen, accessing the last used app in One UI is very intuitive. Let’s say you’re browsing Reddit and want to switch to WhatsApp, you can do this by switching the Recent screen instead of going the traditional way. Just press and swipe right on the Home button to open Recents. You can switch between all recent apps. It even works with full screen gestures, just make sure gesture prompts are enabled.

22. Split screen

In the minimalistic One UI layout, some features are housed behind drop-down menus. Popup and split screen are now available in the dropdown menu. Go to Recents, press and hold the app icon at the top and select split screen mode or popup.

23. Smart Popup display

One UI allows you to create small instances of widget-style apps with a smart popups. You can open the application as a floating window, it can come in handy if you need to calculate something, just open the calculator in the pop-up window and use it at the same time with other applications. No need to switch between apps anymore.

Go to Recents> Press and hold the app> Open in Smart Popup

24. Application pair on the edge

If your Samsung smartphone supports split-screen, instead of manually selecting two apps, you can create a pair of apps. This pair of apps launch two apps at the same time on a split-screen with one tap. You can create it at the edge of the panel.

Go to – Swipe the Edge bar> tap the settings icon> Apps Edge> add a couple of apps

25. Blue light filter

Looking at a cell phone screen for an extended period of time will strain your eyes, and most manufacturers have taken this as a moral responsibility. One UI offers a blue light filter that reduces the blue light emitted from the screen. You can turn it on manually in the settings, or toggle it in the quick settings panel, or schedule it for the night.

Select – Settings> Display> Blue Light Filter

26. Screen setting

You can customize the display for optimal viewing. It has four modes: Adaptive, AMOLED Cinema, AMOLED Photo, and Basic. If you are not sure which is the best use Adaptive.

Select – Settings> Display> Screen Mode> Responsive Display

27. Enlarge the screen

Screen Zoom is a feature designed for seniors where you can increase the size of icons and fonts. This makes it easier for the elderly to read on their mobile phone screen.

Select – Settings> Display> Screen Scale> Adjust Scale

28. Font size and font style

Samsung supports many fonts that you can install on your Galaxy smartphone and customize the layout. Installing a font changes the entire text system except for websites. You can select it from the list or download it from the Galaxy Apps Store. On the settings page, it shows you a preview of how the text will look, and you can choose the size by adjusting the slider.

Select – Settings> Display> Font Size and Style> Font Style

29. Screen resolution

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has a resolution of almost 3K, which looks sharp but also consumes a significant amount of resources. Most apps work fine at 1080p unless you’re watching 4K content. You can lower the resolution to 1080p or even 720p.

Select – Settings> Display> Screen Resolution .

30. Topics

I love the minimalistic layout and One UI icons, but it can only be me. The icons look cartoonish and not everyone will like them. You can install themes from Galaxy Apps Store and change the look of your phone. Just tap and hold on an empty spot on your home screen and then tap themes. It opens the Galaxy Apps store, where you can browse and install the theme to your liking.

31. The camera

Camera on One’s interface is pretty much the same except for a few minor changes. The most obvious change was the removal of the record button next to the shutter button. You can now swipe to change the recording mode for video shooting. It has several shooting methods that I found very useful. For example, you can trigger the shutter with a voice command such as cheese, smile, snapshot, etc.

You can also add a floating shutter button that can be positioned anywhere on the screen to help you take pictures without adjusting the frame. Just press and hold the shutter button and slide it anywhere on the screen.

Read: 7 Best Raw Camera Apps for Android

Hidden tips, tricks, and features for one UI

These were some of the One UI tips and tricks that will make your user experience more enjoyable. It’s good to see that Samsung has done a good job with the interface, it’s not perfect, but this is just the beginning and we should see a few more updates as updates progress. Do you love these One UI features, which is your favorite? leave a comment below.
Samsung One UI Help Tips and HiddenFeatures.