Manufacturers of mobile devices with the Android operating system usually have their own version, a custom layer to provide a self-designed user interface and, in addition, some configuration options, basic and advanced, which exploit the maximum potential of Android, but in their own way.
One UI is Samsung’s version for its Galaxy devices, mobile phones and tabletsand among all the layers it is one of the ones that I appreciate the most, with the purest Android that we see in the Google Pixel, because it does not only have a look and many settings to personalize the system and take advantage of what the mobile can do, especially when we talk about foldable mobiles.
If you have a Samsung Galaxy mobile and want to take advantage of the possibilities of One UI, there are features and settings you probably don’t know about that you could benefit from. Here are some of my favorites:
Dark mode that automatically activates only at the times I want
He dark mode It is something that allows us to get the most out of the OLED screens of the devices that are equipped with them, saving battery and even giving our eyes rest in low light conditions.
Personally, depending on the phone I’m using, I usually choose to use dark mode permanently. But if you prefer light mode and only enable dark mode at night, you can let your phone do it for you.
You just need to follow the following steps:
- Access the settings menu of your Samsung Galaxy mobile then the section Screen
- Then we continue Dark mode settings
- And finally, we choose the dark mode programming
We can configure dark mode to turn on automatically from dusk to dawn, to be used only at night, or specifically define hours in which dark mode will be active, for example, in my case I usually schedule between 8:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m.
More privacy for notifications
The lock screen on Samsung Galaxy phones provides quick access to important information, such as the time and notifications. However, It is not recommended to be able to see the content of notifications on the lock screen, as this poses a privacy risk. After all, if the phone is locked, we don’t want anyone else to be able to read the content of a message or the subject of an important email.
To avoid this, we follow the following steps:
- Access the mobile settings menu then the section Notifications
- Then we continue Notifications on the lock screen
- Finally, we select Hide content
However, we can be even more precise, if we wish: we can choose to “show content” but specifically configure the applications for which we want to display information on the lock screen, for example maps or the Samsung Health app; You can choose as many as you want.
Read deleted WhatsApp messages and other things, thanks to notifications
Samsung Galaxy phones, like other devices with Android operating system, have a feature called Notification history which, essentially, keeps track of the notifications the device receives. This is useful in situations like when we accidentally delete a notification and don’t know what it is.
And it is also possible to use this function to view a WhatsApp message that has been deleted, since it is saved in history. But remember, with great power comes great responsibility.
To enable notification history, follow these steps:
- Access the mobile settings menu then the section Notifications
- Then press Advanced settings
- Next we access the notification history and, finally, we activate it
Now this feature will keep a record of notifications. To see the recording we must access this section again.
Respond to notifications in floating windows
Yes, this is the third function in this list related to notifications, but there are many possibilities in One UI for one Better control and more functionality of notificationsare functions which, in my case, I use constantly.
This time we will talk about floating notifications. With this function we can quickly respond to a message or other notification on a floating window without having to leave the application we are using: for example, if we are watching a video on YouTube and receive a message on WhatsApp, we can respond quickly with video background.
Follow the steps below to enable the feature:
- Access the mobile settings menu then the section Notifications
- Then we continue Advanced settings then we select Floating notifications
- Finally, we choose Smart contextual view and we activate it
In the tab under this option we can configure exactly which applications will use this function. Personally I find this very useful for responding to messages quickly.but you can choose almost any application.
Save battery by pausing apps
If you install many apps and those apps occasionally update in the background, it consumes more battery on your device. We often install apps that we rarely use; We don’t want to eliminate them from the phone, but we also don’t want them to consume battery if we don’t use them.
A UI can pause apps you use less, if you wish it. Follow the following steps:
- Access the settings menu then the section Battery
- to push on Background Usage Limits
- Finally, enable the option Pause unused apps
Even with this feature active, we can prevent specific apps from being suspended, if desired, in addition to checking which apps are suspended.
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