The Galaxy S21 sequence has lots of options, a few of that are hidden.
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Samsung’s Galaxy S21 lineup is spectacular. From 5G assist to a brand new digital camera setup with higher efficiency, there’s so much to be enthusiastic about. Heck, the S21 Ultra even borrowed one of many Note’s marque options: S-Pen stylus assist. That’s proper, now you can use a stylus to write down or draw on one in all Samsung’s S-series telephones.All three telephones run Android 11 with Samsung’s One UI 3.1 proprietary pores and skin. That means you get the most effective Android at the moment has to supply (till Android 12 comes out), however you even have entry to enhancements and tweaks Samsung has made to the working system. For instance, the S21 has two several types of floating notifications and now you can add results to your video calls.
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How to show the S21 offIf you long-press the ability button anticipating to show the telephone off, you are in for a shock. A Bixby shock, to be precise. That’s proper, holding within the energy button will launch Bixby, as a substitute of providing you with the choice to show the telephone off. But do not fret, you’ve a couple of completely different choices to energy your S21 down or restart it:Swipe down from the highest of the display to view the fast settings panel, then faucet on the ability button within the top-right nook. Long press the aspect button and quantity down button on the similar time till the ability menu reveals up.Change the aspect button to operate as the ability button by going to Settings > Advanced options > Side key and choose Power off menu. From now on, long-pressing the ability button will deliver up the ability menu.The S21 Ultra will work with an S Pen. Cool, proper?
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S-Pen assist on the S21 UltraThis is not a hidden characteristic, a lot because it simply is not all that apparent except you’ve got been explicitly informed about it. You see, the S21 Ultra lacks anyplace to retailer the S Pen, just like the Note sequence does. So when you purchased the telephone since you needed the most effective Samsung has to supply, you would not know any higher. The S21 Ultra will work with any Galaxy Note sequence or Galaxy Tab S sequence S-Pen stylus. Or you possibly can go for the S21 Ultra case that features an S Pen. If you’ve an S Pen, all it’s essential to do to begin utilizing it with the Ultra is to the touch the tip of it to the display and it ought to simply work. If you hover the pen simply above the display’s floor, you may see a bit icon on the show displaying that it acknowledges the stylus. Once you contact it to the display, the Air Command icon will present up, letting you’re taking fast notes, screenshots and so forth. Smart choose needs to be among the best hidden options on any Galaxy telephone.
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Take higher screenshotsEvery Galaxy S21 has Samsung’s considerably hidden Edge panels that tuck away shortcuts to apps, options and data. You might have observed a barely clear line alongside the right-side of your S21’s display. That’s the place you entry the hidden panels. Out of the field, one of many screenshot panel is turned off. It’s simply one of the helpful panels because it offers you many choices to do extra than simply seize your display. The panel is definitely known as Smart Select, and it offers you the instruments to seize only a portion of your display utilizing the rectangle or oval, document an animated picture (or GIF) or pin a screenshot, maybe with a telephone quantity or handle, to your display. To activate the Smart Capture panel go to Settings > Display > Edge Panels > Panels and faucet on the circle above Smart choose. Going ahead, you solely must open the Edge panel and swipe between the panels you’ve added till you discover sensible choose, then choose the instrument you wish to use to take a screenshot. Video calls can tackle a unique look with new video name results.
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Add results to your video callsEver see somebody use these fancy backgrounds on Zoom? The ones that make it appear like you are some other place? Well, you are able to do that on the Galaxy S21 in your video calls. To choose your impact, go to Settings > Advanced options > Video name results. Turn it on, then choose whether or not you need your background simply blurred, a shade or a selected picture out of your images. Turn on Floating notifications for straightforward entry to alertsAndroid 11 introduced the launch of Google’s new Bubbles notification characteristic, which appears to be like and works so much like Facebook Messenger’s Chatheads characteristic. That is, as a substitute of getting to swipe down the notification panel to view alerts, a floating circle offers you fast entry to your conversations always. Bubbles does the identical factor, however for extra apps, akin to Google’s Messages. Bubbles joins Samsung’s model of the identical characteristic, known as Smart pop-up view. But earlier than you should use both one, you may must allow it.Go to Settings > Notifications > Advanced settings > Floating notifications. Pick the choice you wish to use, each of which have a fast animation on the display to indicate how they work. Experiment with each Bubbles and the Smart pop-up characteristic to determine which one you favor, even when it is neither of them. Bubbles or not? That is the query.
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Lock display widgets Samsung’s Always On Display characteristic has lengthy been a favourite of mine. It makes it straightforward to rapidly see data or management audio playback, however with the Galaxy S21, you are able to do much more with it. If you go to Settings > Lock display > Widgets you possibly can activate every widget you need to make use of, together with Show on Always On Display. Then, at any time when your telephone is locked and the AOD is lively, double-tap the clock to view your whole widgets. Lock Screen widgets are the place it is at.
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Search for something in your phoneHaving bother discovering an app, contact or file? Swipe down from the highest of the display to evaluation the fast settings shortcut panel, then swipe down once more to view the complete fast settings panel. Tap the search icon on the high of the display and kind your question.If you are still on the fence in regards to the S21, you should definitely learn our evaluation. The S21 Ultra has some fancy digital camera methods — this is learn how to use them. If you are interested in the way forward for Android and what options it’s going to deliver, Android 12 is at the moment in beta and we have now a roundup of our favourite options to date. When your telephone begins to really feel a bit sluggish, give it a tune-up.