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One UI 5.0 Lock Screen: The most customizable lockscreen in Samsung’s history
Along with the Home Screen, the Lock Screen is also a very important part of the smartphone as it helps to keep your device more secure. Samsung already offers several customization options for the lock screen, however, with the One UI 5 update, the company brings more new features and improvements to the lock screen.
With One UI 5, the Korean tech giant brings the most customizable lock screen in Samsung’s history. The company has also created a new section for the lock screen and widgets to make it better. It has well-optimized lock screen settings options.
One UI 5.0 Lock screen
Screen lock type
For security and safety, it is important to lock your smartphone. You can lock your Galaxy smartphone by using the Swipe gesture, Pattern, PIN, or Password. Along with this, you can also use a fingerprint sensor and face recognition feature to unlock your smartphone.
Smart lock
To keep your phone unlocked while it’s on you at specific places that you trust, or near your connected device, you can use the smart lock feature. To use this option you can turn on On body detection feature, add trusted places and trusted devices.
After enabling all this, your device stays unlocked when it is connected with trusted devices, in touch with your body, or in any trusted place. Your phone stays unlocked for up to 4 hours or until you put it down, leave one of your trusted places or disconnect from trusted devices.
Secure lock Settings
Aside from the normal setting, there are more options for better security of your smartphones.
- Auto lock when the screen turns off
- Lock instantly with the side key
- Auto factory reset
- Lock network and security
- Show Lockdown option
Lock Screen
Samsung provides various customization options for lock screen, you can decorate your lock screen however you like. On the lock screen, you can set clocks style, notifications, contact information, or any text, and left and right shortcuts to open any apps, wallpaper, and filter.
Widgets
You can choose useful info to show when you tap the clock on the lock screen. After locking your smartphone, you can get information on Music, schedule, next alarm, voice recorder, weather, Digital Wellbeing, Modes, and Always on Display (AOD).
If you want to see some app notifications on the top then you can select them by re-arranging the apps by the reorder option given on the right corner.
Touch and hold to edit
This option allows you to edit the lock screen by touch and hold it.
Always on Display
AOD or Always on Display is a feature that let you see important information such as time, date, battery, status, an image or GIF, and notifications on your smartphone’s screen without unlocking it. This feature saves your time as well as your smartphone’s battery.
Roaming Clock
To enable Roaming Clock, you can turn on the toggle. After enabling this feature, you can see both the time where you are and at home while you’re roaming.
