1 REARRANGE THE ON-SCREEN BUTTONS NOW DO THIS..
Switched from another Android? Ever so slightly annoyed that Samsung insists on putting the on-screen ‘back’ and ‘recents’ keys the wrong way round? Don’t worry, you can now flip them back to the way you remember. Just head into Settings, tap Display and then tap Navigation Bar. You can also adjust the sensitivity of the digital home button here.
4 PERFECT YOUR EDGE PANELS
Remember when you had to pay extra for a Galaxy Edge? Now those lustrous curves come as standard, so make use of them by setting up a few Edge Panels. ere are plenty of these handy shortcuts to choose from, including app icons, contacts and weather updates. Go to Settings > Display > Edge Screen and tap on Edge Panels.
2 SEARCH YOUR PHONE
By the time you’ve filled your handset with apps and games, it can be tricky to remember where you left them all. e search bar built into the app drawer can help you out, though. Just swipe down anywhere on screen, then tap on ‘Search phone’ at the top of the screen.
is will rifle through any installed apps, as well as calendar appointments, SMS messages and Settings pages.
5 STOP YOUR SCREEN FALLING ASLEEP
e S8’s AMOLED screen only uses juice to power the pixels that are lit up – not the whole panel. at’s why you should enable the always-on display: it’ll barely drain any battery, but will save you from constantly turning the screen on just to check the time and notifications. Simply head to Settings > Lock Screen & Security and tap Always On Display.
3 SLEEP BETTER WITH THE BLUE LIGHT FILTER
Can’t sleep at night? Don’t blame politics, North Korea and all that jazz – it’s probably your phone’s unnaturally blue glow that’s befuddling your brain. But Samsung’s got an easy fix, in the form of a blue light filter. You can turn this on manually by going to Display > Blue Light Filter in the Settings app. Or, even better, you can set it to a schedule.
6 MULTITASK LIKE A PRO
e S8’s 18.5:9 aspect ratio comes in handy for pinning part of one app to the top of your screen while you work on another below. Say you’re watching a Youtube clip – tap the ‘recents’ on-screen key and then tap the square icon that appears next to the X. is lets you drag active boxes around a portion of the screen, so your video plays on while you’re using Instagram underneath.