Manufacturers of mobile devices with an Android operating system generally have their own version, A personalized layer to offer a user interface with its own design And, moreover, certain configuration options, both basic and advanced, which draw the best party from the potential of Android, but in their own way.
A user interface is the version of Samsung for its Galaxies, mobile devices and tabletsAnd among all the layers, it is one of those I like, alongside the Android in the purest state we see in the Google Pixel, because it has no look Distinctive and many parameters to personalize the system and take advantage of what mobile can do, especially if we are talking about folding mobiles.
If you have a Samsung Galaxy Mobile and want to take advantage of the possibilities of a user interface, there are functions and adjustments that you probably do not know and could enjoy. These are some of my favorites:
Dark mode which is automatically activated only in the times I want
He Dark fashion This is something that allows you to make the most of the OLED screens from the devices that have it, to save the battery and even to give us a break in the eyes in low light conditions.
Personally, depending on the mobile that I use the floor, choose to use dark mode permanently. But if you prefer clear mode and activate only the dark mode at night, You can let the mobile do it for you.
Just follow the following steps:
- Access the mobile settings of Samsung Galaxy then in the section Screen
- Then we press on Dark track settings
- And finally, we have chosen the programming of the dark mode
We can configure that dark mode is automatically activated from sunset, to use it only at night, or Specifically configure the hours In which the dark mode will be active, for example, in my case, I generally program between 8:00 p.m. and 07:30.
More privacy for notifications
The Samsung Galaxy mobile locking screen offers quick access to important information, such as time or even notifications. However, It is not recommended that the content of notifications on the lock screen is seenBecause it is a risk of intimacy. After all, if the mobile is blocked, we do not want another person to read the content of a message or the question of an important email.
To avoid this, we follow the following steps:
- Access the mobile settings menu then in the section Notifications
- Then we press on Notifications locking screen
- Finally, we select Hide content
However, we can be even more specific, if we wish: we can choose “display content” but specifically configure the applications that we want to display information on the blocking screen, for example, cards or application of Samsung Health; It is possible to choose how much you want.
Read eliminated Whatsapp messages and other things, thanks to notifications
Samsung Galaxy Mobiles, like other devices with an Android operating system, has a function called Notification history This, in essence, he has a recording of the notifications that the device receives. This is useful for situations like when we eliminate accidental notification and we do not know what it was.
And it is also possible to use this function to see a WhatsApp message that they have eliminated because it is saved in the recording. But remember, a great power implies a great responsibility.
To activate the notification history, we follow the following steps:
- Access the mobile settings menu then in the section Notifications
- Then press Advanced adjustments
- Then we access the history of notifications and, finally, we activate it
From now on, this function will keep a trace of the notifications. To see the recording, we must access this section.
Response Notifications on floating windows
Yes, this is the third function of this list linked to notifications, but there are many possibilities in a single user interface for a greater control and more features of notificationsThese are functions which, in my case, I constantly take advantage.
This time we will talk about Floating notifications. With this function, we can quickly answer a message or another notification on a floating window without having to leave the application we use: for example, if we watch a video on YouTube and receive a message on WhatsApp, we can Quickly answer with video in the background.
Follow the following steps to activate the function:
- Access the mobile settings menu then in the section Notifications
- Then we press on Advanced adjustments And then we select Floating notifications
- Finally, we choose Intelligent emerging view And we activate it
In the tab under this option, we can exactly configure the applications that this function will use. Personally I consider that it is very useful to respond quickly to messagesBut you can choose almost any application.
Save battery suspension applications
If you install many applications and these applications are occasionally updated in the background, this consumes more battery on your device. Several times we install applications that we rarely use; We don't want to eliminate them from the mobile, but we don't want the battery to consume if we don't use them.
A user interface can suspend the applications that you use lessIf you wish. Follow the following steps:
- Access the Settings menu and then to the section Battery
- Press Limits of use in the background
- Finally, activate the option Suspend unused requests
Even by being active this function, we can prevent the suspension of certain specific applications, if you wish, in addition to checking which applications they are suspended.
Bonus: Personalize the fast parameters to the maximum
With the arrival of an IU 7, the Samsung galaxy also receives new functions and characteristics and, above all, useful. One of them has to do with the possibility of having a more personalized experience in the rapid panel of our mobiles.
In a UI 6, it was possible Modify the order in which the widgets appear and even adds new controls And direct access from this screen, including volume level control, access to modes and routines and more.
To customize the fast parameter panel, we follow these steps:
- We slide the finger at the top right of the screen down, to access the Quick settlement panel
- We press the pencil At the top of the screen
- We are in a hurry on the widgets To organize them according to our preference
We can also click on “Modify” to Select the quick settings And configure the order in which they appear on the screen, in this way, we can have faster and faster access to the most used buttons.
This article was initially published in Xataka Android in February 2024. It was revised and updated again.
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