Table of contents:
- Accelerate animations on your Samsung mobile
- Change screen resolution
- Activate Samsung Dex on your mobile
- Without Samsung Pay? So you can pay with your Samsung mobile
- Change the default browser
- Quickly switch cameras
- Turn on the terminal screen with two taps
- Improve the sound of your Samsung mobile
- Put your Galaxy mobile in landscape mode
- Gestures on the fingerprint reader
Do you have a Samsung mobile and want to get the most out of it? Surely there are tricks that you do not know, hidden options that can only be accessed through developer mode, or some other trick that is activated through an application. Speed up performance, save battery life, shortcuts, and more. I have compiled all the best hidden tricks to get the best out of your Samsung mobile.
Accelerate animations on your Samsung mobile
Do you think your Galaxy animations are slow? You can speed them up through the developer settings. These settings are hidden in the system, as, as the name suggests, they are specific to developers. In any case, we can move through these options without having to alter the device's system. First, it will be necessary to activate the developer options, to do this, go to Settings> About phone> Software information> Build number. Then, press several times on the 'Build number' option until the message appears that you have activated the developer options. In the event that you have a PIN to start the device, it will ask for it.
Then go back to the settings and click on the last option, the one that says 'Developer options '. Next, scroll down to the 'Drawing' option and in the animation, transition, and animation duration scales, change to 0.5X to make them move faster. Go home and you can see how the animations are doubled. In case you don't like it you can always put them back to 1X.
Change screen resolution
Some Samsung phones, especially those with a QHD + screen, allow you to change the screen resolution. To save battery the South Korean company's mobiles usually come with Full HD + resolution. To upload it, go to Settings> Display> Screen resolution. Then, press QHD + or if you prefer, go down to HD + to save more battery. Of course, you will notice that the pixel density is much lower, especially in terminals with a larger screen.
Activate Samsung Dex on your mobile
Samsung Dex allows you to connect your mobile to a monitor and turn One UI into a desktop interface, with its large-scale applications and the possibility of using a keyboard and mouse. This option is very useful if you are traveling and there is only one television with HDMI in your hotel room, or you have left your laptop when going to the office. To do this, connect a USB C to HDMI cable from your mobile to the computer and wait for Samsung Dex to start up.
In Samsung tablets we can activate Dex without having to connect the keyboard that is sold separately. We will only have to display the notification panel and click on the Samsung Dex shortcut.
Without Samsung Pay? So you can pay with your Samsung mobile
Your mobile doesn't have Samsung Pay but it does have NFC? Or maybe your card is not compatible with Samsung's mobile payment service. There is another way to pay with your mobile without the need for Samsung Pay: with Google Pay. The Google payments service can be downloaded for free on practically any Android mobile, and your card or bank may be compatible with the Google mobile payments service. You just have to download Google Pay from the Google application store, log in with your account and insert the card.
To pay you will only have to bring your mobile closer to the dataphone, confirm with your fingerprint and pay.
Change the default browser
In Samsung terminals, the default browser is the company's: Samsung Browser. Maybe you are not comfortable with this browser and want to switch to Google Chrome, you can download it from Google Play or install it in the system settings. However, it will not be set as the default. For this it will be necessary to do the following.
Go to the system settings and enter the option that says 'Applications'. Afterward, head over to Chrome. In the option that says 'Application settings' click on the option that says 'Browser application' and click on Chrome. Now when you open a link from WhatsApp or another application, it will open in Google Chrome and not in Samsung's browser.
Quickly switch cameras
A quick, useful trick that you may not have known about. You can switch between the front and main cameras with a simple gesture. To do this, go to the camera app and slide the screen from top to bottom to switch cameras. As simple as that.
Turn on the terminal screen with two taps
A simple trick, we can turn on the screen of our Samsung mobile just by pressing twice on the front panel. In this way, we have access to the lock screen quickly, without having to lift the terminal. To do this, we go to Settings> Advanced functions> Movements and gestures> Press twice to activate.
Improve the sound of your Samsung mobile
Some Samsung mobiles, especially the high-end ones, have Dolby sound that offers a more inverse experience on their speakers. Due to some strange situation, the Dolby sound is deactivated in the Galaxy, so it is likely that you are not fully enjoying the music you listen to from the terminal's speakers. To activate the Dolby sound, go to the notifications and shortcuts panel, slide on the icons until you see the option for 'Dolby'. Then activate it. You will notice an improvement in the sound when watching videos or listening to music.
You can also activate or deactivate Dolby Atmos mode from the settings. To do this, go to Settings> Sound and vibration> Advanced sound settings> Sound quality and effects> Dolby Atmos.
Put your Galaxy mobile in landscape mode
If you have a Samsung mobile with a large screen and you want to navigate the system horizontally, there is a quick way to activate this option. On the home screen, press and hold until you see options for wallpaper and more. Then, go to the option that says 'Home screen settings' and check the box that says 'Rotate in landscape mode'. Remember to have the rotation lock disabled so you can rotate the screen.
Gestures on the fingerprint reader
Some Galaxy terminals have a fingerprint reader on the back, which allows us to make a gesture to open the notification panel and have much faster access to the latest messages or shortcuts. The option is activated in Settings> Advanced functions> Motions and gestures> gestures on the digital sensor.
