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How to organize the Home Screen of your Samsung Galaxy devices
Everyone loves a comfortable and clean home and that applies to your phone as well. No worries, you can customize and style your phone’s Home screen by changing the screen orientation, or adding widgets, folders, and extra Home screens. It will make your phone more organized and easy to navigate.
You can customize the Home screen and also the application drawer. It also comes with an enhanced screen layout, neatly arranged icons, as well as Home and Apps screens that perfectly fit Galaxy devices. That also has a blurred background option and page looping for the app drawer, and more.
Note: Available screens and settings may vary by the wireless service provider, software version, and phone model.
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Landscape Home Screen
By default, Galaxy phones are set to Auto-rotate so the phone will automatically adjust its display mode based on how you are holding it.
You can also lock the screen in Landscape mode if needed. Just turn your phone sideways, and open the Quick settings panel by swiping down from the top of the screen. Tap Auto-rotate, the phone will now be locked in Landscape mode. To go back to Auto-rotate, simply tap Landscape in the Quick settings panel.
Do you want your Home screen to rotate to landscape too:
- To do this, navigate to Settings, and then tap Display.
- Tap the Home screen, and then tap the switch next to Rotate to landscape mode.
You can also make your Always On Display appear in Landscape mode if you prefer.
- From Settings, tap Lock screen, and then tap Always On Display.
- Tap Rotate the screen to and then tap Landscape. Now your AOD will always display in Landscape mode.
Add or remove widgets
Widgets are like mini versions of apps. They appear on your Home screen and when you tap them, they will activate or use an app’s feature. These super-powered shortcuts will help you access your favorite apps faster.
- To add a widget, swipe to a Home screen. Then, touch and hold an empty spot.
- Tap Widgets, select your desired widget and then drag it onto the Home screen.
- To remove a widget, just touch and hold the widget, and then tap Remove from Home.
There are a few options available after you’ve placed your widget. User, please keep in mind the options may vary depending on the widget, as well as, it may vary on your devices.
- Resize: Widgets that can be resized will have a blue line along its edges. You can resize it by touching and dragging the lines.
- Color: Set your widget to a different color. You can access this by touching and holding the widget and then tapping Widget settings.
- Transparency: Increase or decrease the widget’s transparency so you can easily see it. You can access this by touching and holding the widget and then tapping Widget settings.
Organize your Home screen
You can customize and style your phone’s Home screen. Here are some examples you can follow to keep your Home screens neat and clean:
- You can remove unwanted apps from your Home screen by tapping and holding your desired app.
- Then, tap Remove from Home to delete the shortcut. Or, you can tap Uninstall to remove the app from your phone entirely.
- You can drag the Samsung Apps folder onto the Home screen to quickly access the Samsung apps you need.
- You can also organize the apps into digital folders on your Home screen. Just drag one app on top of another app to make a folder.
If needed, you can add more Home screens to your phone. It’s a great way to organize all your apps and folders.
- Tap and hold an empty area on your Home screen.
- Swipe until you reach a blank Home screen and then tap Add to create a new one.
- To remove an extra Home screen, swipe to that screen, and then tap the Delete icon.
- Tap Delete again to confirm.
Note: The coloring feature may vary based on the model and software.
Samsung Galaxy S24 series introduced several new features and enhancements with the One UI 6.1, one of which is Intelligent Optimization. This feature is designed to give users specific control over the image processing levels directly from the camera settings.
The Intelligent Optimization feature allows users to adjust how their photos are processed. Whether capturing everyday moments or professional shots, the Intelligent Optimization feature in One UI 6.1 ensures that your photos meet your standards with minimal effort.
How to activate it?
You can easily enable the Intelligent Optimization feature by following the steps below.
- Open the Camera app, then Settings.
- Tap on Intelligent Optimization.
- Choose the desired optimization level
- Maximum
- Medium: Speed up capture time by doing less optimization
- Minimum: Take pictures as fast as possible by not optimizing pictures after they are taken.
- Optionally, enable or disable the Scene Optimizer.
This feature allows for customization of photo attributes such as sharpness, contrast, and brightness. For example, selecting the minimum level results in more natural-looking images, while the maximum level increases detail and sharpness, which is ideal for zoomed-in shots. Notably, the quality optimization setting of these levels only affects Photo Mode.
If you enable Scene Optimizer, it automatically optimizes the color and contrast of pictures to make dark scenes look brighter, food looks tastier and landscapes look more vivid.
How to use One UI 6.1 Camera Shift feature on your Samsung Galaxy
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Samsung’s One UI 6.1 offers a range of new features and Galaxy AI Suite that significantly improves the user experience. With the latest Galaxy Enhance-X app, users of Samsung One UI 6.1 devices can enhance their photos using an innovative feature called Camera Shift. This feature is designed to provide more flexibility and control over the composition of photos.
The Camera Shift feature allows users to alter the perspective of a photograph after it has been taken. This is mainly useful in situations where capturing the perfect angle in real time is not possible.
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Moreover, the Camera Shift uses advanced AI algorithms to modify the angle and perspective of your photos, providing a result that aligns with your imagination. With events that unfold rapidly and capturing every detail that matters, Camera Shift ensures that you can revisit and adjust those moments.
How to use it?
You can easily use the Camera Shift feature on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone running One UI 6.1, just need to follow a few steps:
- Open the Galaxy Store app and download the Galaxy Enhance-X app.
- Select the photo you wish to edit and choose the “Camera Shift” option.
- A slider will appear, enabling you to change the photo’s perspective as you see fit.
Samsung Galaxy Enhance-X’s Camera Shift feature enhances mobile photography by making it easier to take pictures and expanding the creative options for users. If you have the latest version of Galaxy Enhance-X and One UI 6.1 running Samsung device then you can enjoy this feature.
Samsung Galaxy S24 series introduced a significant enhancement to the user experience with One UI 6.1, which allows extensive customization of lock screen widgets. This impressive feature is a first for the flagship devices, allowing users to personalize their lock screen to a great extent.
One UI 6.1 lets users arrange different widgets on their lock screen according to personal preference. These widgets include a customizable clock display color, battery indicators, calendar, weather forecast, and even Samsung Health’s daily activity graphs.
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Arrange Widgets on Samsung One UI 6.1 Lock Screen
To customize the lock screen, users just need to follow a few steps:
- Simply touch and hold to your phone’s lock screen.
- Select ‘Widgets’ to view the available options and swipe up to see available widgets such as battery, clock and reminders.
Add
- Now, tap on Widgets, then select the desired widget option. You can repeat this process to continue adding widgets.
- To rearrange widgets, touch and hold the selected widget, then drag it to a new place next to the other widgets.
Remove
- If a user decides to remove a widget, they can do so by tapping the red minus icon. This will delete it from your lock screen.
Once the customization is complete, users can save their settings by tapping ‘Done’. This personalized setup allows for efficient access to information directly from the lock screen. If you have a Galaxy device running One UI 6.1, then you can try Lock Screen widget customization.