These are the hidden settings and options it’s worthwhile to find out about on the Galaxy S22.
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Now that the Galaxy S22 sequence is right here, you are certain to discover the big-ticket options in your brand-new S22, S22 Plus or S22 Ultra, like drawing and writing with the S Pen or testing out the unbelievable zoom and low-light pictures. However, the S22 can be full of little-known and generally hidden options and settings that may utterly change how you employ your Samsung telephone.In this story we’ll take a better take a look at the options flying beneath the radar, such because the drive darkish mode function, hidden widgets in your lock display and the Dolby Atmos immersive sound expertise. Here’s what it’s worthwhile to know.

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Force all apps to make use of darkish modeThe Samsung S22’s built-in system-wide darkish mode function works with practically each facet of your telephone, nevertheless it would not at all times play good with third-party functions. Even if darkish mode is enabled, some particular person apps may proceed to seem in gentle mode, which is not nice in case you’re attempting to avoid wasting battery or utilizing your telephone at night time. Luckily, you may drive any app to undertake darkish mode with this hidden setting.Before you may allow the drive darkish mode function, you should first allow your telephone’s developer choices. To do that, go to Settings > About telephone > Software info after which faucet Build quantity 7 occasions. Enter your passcode if prompted and also you now have developer settings accessible.To allow drive darkish mode, go to Settings > Developer choices, scroll right down to Hardware accelerated rendering and toggle on Force Dark mode. Now any time that darkish mode is enabled, third-party apps that do not assist the function shall be pressured to make use of darkish mode.You can drive all apps, even those who do not assist it, to make use of darkish mode.
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Stop your display from turning off while you’re itIf you do not contact your display for a bit, relying on how lengthy your display timeout is (the default is 30 seconds), it normally turns off shortly to assist preserve battery. That’s nice and all, however in case you’re studying one thing and never touching your telephone, your display will hold falling asleep. Thankfully, there is a technique to cease that.In the Settings utility, go to Advanced options > Motions and gestures and toggle on Keep display on whereas viewing. From then on, the display will proceed to remain on so long as the entrance digicam can detect your face and your eyes it.Stop your display from robotically turning off while you’re studying.
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Turn on Dolby Atmos for cinematic encompass soundYour Galaxy S22 options Dolby Atmos, which provides your telephone high-quality encompass sound, whether or not you are watching a film or just listening to your favourite artist on Spotify. However, this sound setting is not enabled by default, so you will have to show it on manually.To allow Dolby Atmos, go to Settings > Sound high quality and results after which toggle on Dolby Atmos. By default, Dolby Atmos will then activate robotically for no matter you are listening to, however in case you faucet on Auto, you may configure that so Dolby Atmos solely activates while you’re watching a film, listening to music or speaking on the telephone. Also, if it is not already on, allow Dolby Atmos for gaming to get encompass sound while you recreation in your telephone.Get encompass sound for while you watch films or take heed to music in your telephone.
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Automatically allow energy saving function to assist save batteryDepending on how a lot you employ your Galaxy S22, your battery could be near lifeless as early as noon. That’s much more seemingly in case you spend a number of time watching movies on YouTube or scrolling by way of Instagram. However, if you do not have your charger useful, there are some methods to assist save battery life — like robotically enabling your telephone’s adaptive energy saving function.You can activate the automated energy saving function in Settings > Battery and gadget care. In the Device care web page, faucet the three-dot menu button within the top-right after which faucet Automation within the menu that seems. Toggle on Adaptive energy saving and your S22 will go into energy saving mode robotically relying in your utilization patterns. The energy saving mode function might cease background refresh or activate the Always On Display; this may increasingly range.Help preserve your telephone’s battery with this automation.
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View and take away/add hidden widgets on lock screenNotifications normally dwell in your lock display, however on the Galaxy S22 you even have the choice so as to add widgets — they’re simply kind of hidden. If you need to view your present lock display widgets, merely faucet on the time on the prime of the display. The default widgets which ought to seem embody Music, Next alarm and Bixby Routines.To take away or add widgets to your lock display, faucet Settings on the backside of the lock display when the widgets are in view. Now you may untoggle any widgets you need to do away with and toggle on any widgets you need to add to your lock display. To rearrange the widgets, faucet on Reorder after which faucet on the arrows to maneuver the widgets round, prime to backside.Tap on the time to view your widgets.
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Add an additional button to your navigation barThe navigation bar on the backside of your display helps you shortly return, go house and think about all your open apps, with a single faucet. It’s the way you maneuver round your Galaxy S22, and you may make it even higher by including an additional button to it, which you should utilize to do issues resembling dim your display or mute all sounds.If you go to Settings > Accessibility > Advanced settings > Accessibility button, you may then select so as to add a button to both your navigation bar or to drift over different apps. To select what the button does, faucet on Select actions: there you may select from over a dozen choices, together with magnification, amplifying ambient sound and different helpful capabilities.You can add an additional button to your S22’s navigation bar on the backside of the display.
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Stop Bixby from by chance opening everytime you maintain the aspect buttonBixby, Samsung’s private voice assistant, permits you to run any variety of instructions with simply your voice. Speak and you’ll play an album from Spotify, textual content your buddy or discover pictures from a trip you took final 12 months. By default, the aspect button on the Galaxy S22 wakes up Bixby, however in case you do not use the voice assistant, that could be form of annoying as a result of it is simple sufficient to by chance set off.If you do not need to carry up Bixby anytime you press down on the aspect button, go to Settings > Advanced options > Side key. From there, you may select to as a substitute open the ability off menu (energy off, restart and emergency mode) while you press and maintain down on the aspect button. You may also change what occurs while you double-press the aspect key, or disable that function altogether.If you do not use Bixby, you may stop it from opening while you hit the aspect key.
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Use the S Pen to shortly translate textual content (as a substitute of simply drawing)The S Pen, which is new to the Galaxy S sequence, is not only for drawing or writing. If you pull out the stylus out of your Galaxy S22 Ultra, you may press down on the pen’s button to carry up the Air Command menu and select from a number of actions: create a observe, ship a dwell message, draw an AR Doodle and extra.One of one of the best S Pen options is the flexibility to translate textual content by hovering your pen over a phrase. To translate textual content along with your S Pen, select the Translate choice from the Air Command menu, choose which language you wish to translate from and to after which merely hover the pen over the phrase you need to translate, with out touching the display. After a second of loading, a Google Translate window will seem, with the phrase in blue and the interpretation in black. You may also faucet on the copy button to avoid wasting the interpretation to your clipboard.You can use your S Pen to do extra than simply write and draw.
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Hide an app with out having to completely delete itAlthough you most likely use a lot of the functions in your Galaxy S22, there could be situations the place you employ an app as soon as after which do not want it. You may delete it completely out of your gadget, however in case you assume you will want it once more, you may at all times simply conceal the applying.To conceal an app, long-press on the house display and faucet Home Screen Settings after which on Hide Apps. This will carry up a menu displaying you all of the apps downloaded to your telephone. Select the app or apps you need to conceal. The functions ought to then disappear from your house display, in addition to your apps folder and settings. If you need to carry the app again, simply carry out the identical actions as above, however this time uncheck the apps from the Hide Apps part.Instead of deleting an app, you may simply conceal it.
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