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How To Customize Galaxy Z Fold 4 Edge Panels
Want To Learn How To Customize Galaxy Z Fold 4 Edge Panels – Edge Panels debuted in Samsung devices with the launch of the Galaxy Note in 2014. Today, several other Android OEMs have adopted edge panels for their own devices, given just how useful they are.
With so many apps and features on your phone, sometimes it takes a while to find what you need. Kind of like speed dial, the Edge panels on your Galaxy phone let you access your favorite apps and content quickly and easily. And to make things better, you can add, remove, or download Edge panels any time you want.
There are a few preinstalled Edge panels on your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 smartphone, you can use to quickly open up your frequently used apps, message your favorite contacts, check the weather, and more! You can add or remove these panels based on which ones you like the most.
How To Add or Remove App From Edge Panels
- To open up the menu, swipe left on the Edge panel handle; it’s a gray tab on the right side of the screen.
- Then, tap the Settings icon (it looks like a gear) located to the left of the panel.
- Select or deselect the edge panel you want to add or remove. You can select up to ten Edge panels.
- You can also download additional panels. Please see the next section for more details.
How To Download New Edge Panels
Want Google Maps at your fingertips? How about a Calculator panel so splitting the tab at dinner is a cinch? There’s a panel for just about everything available for download from the Galaxy Store.
- To open up the menu, swipe left on the Edge panel handle; it’s a gray tab on the right side of the screen.
- Then, tap the Settings icon (it looks like a gear) located to the left of the panel.
- Tap Galaxy Store at the bottom.
- Select the Edge panel app you want to download, and then follow the on-screen prompts to download it.
How To Edit Apps in Edge Panels
For example, if you use some apps more than others, you can move them to the top of the list.
- Swipe left to open the Edge panel, and then tap the Settings icon (it looks like a gear) located to the left of the panel.
- Tap Edit below the Apps Edge panel to begin customizing it.Note: The Edit option may not appear unless you’ve selected the panel.
- A list of all your phone’s apps will appear on the left. Choose the apps you’d liked to add to the panel. You can add over 10 apps!Note: If an app’s icon is grayed out, it cannot be added to the Apps Edge panel.
- To delete an app from the panel, simply tap the red minus sign next to it. You can also touch and hold the apps and then drag them to rearrage the order of the panel.Note: If an app’s icon is grayed out, it cannot be moved to a new position.
- While still in the Edit menu, tap More options (the three vertical dots), and then tap the switch next to “Show recent apps” to turn this feature on or off.
- Additionally, you can create App pairs on the Apps edge panel to make multitasking easier.
Nowadays, every smartphone user generally uses hundreds of applications on their devices, and due to the large number of applications, it’s a bit difficult to find the desired application, so to make it simple, users have only one solution: manually search for the application with its name using the finder option.
Samsung Swipe Down To Access App Finder
Samsung has rolled out a new update for the Home Up application. With the latest update, users have received some useful features; Finder Access is one of them, which has made app access more convenient. It allows users to quickly jump to the app finder with one swipe. Let’s understand how you can use it.
How to Enable Samsung Home Screen App Finder with Good Lock Home Up
To use the App Finder, your Samsung Galaxy phone should support the Good Lock application and then you need to update the Home Up application to the latest version (v15.0.01.19), then follow the below steps:
- Go to the Good lock.
- Here, select the Home Up module.
- Turn on the Home Up
- Then tap on the Home screen option.
- Here, you will get the Finder access option, then tap on it.
- Now choose any option from the “Home screen” or “App screen” where the feature should be activated.
- Now if you swipe down on the Home Screen to access App Finder.
Note: The latest update for Home Up is only available for Galaxy devices that are running on One UI 6.1 or above. And Swipe Down control centre won’t work after enable this feature.
Samsung has recently rolled out the One UI 6.1 update for several Galaxy devices. With the late One UI update, the company has brought several innovations that will provide several utility options for the users. From several features, the AI power ones are the most highlighted, and voice record summarization is also a unique feature.
What is voice recording summarization?
Now, with the One UI 6.1 update, Galaxy users can easily transcribe any voice recording into text form and summarize it in their own language. This will help users easily make notes according to what is recorded.
To use this feature, you need to go to the settings and then select the Advanced feature. Here you will see the voice recorder, tap on it, and then touch the summaries option. Now turn it on. When it is turned on, you can enjoy summarizing voice recordings.
To summarize the voice recording Go to the recorder application, select the desired recording file, and here you will see the option ‘transcribe’. Once it finishes transcribing, you will see one more tab for summarization. However, the option is currently not working correctly as it fails to detect the exact wording of other languages except English. However, it is expected that the company may bring more optimization to the device to make the feature more powerful.
How to Transcribe Voice Recording into Text on Samsung Phones
If you are using a Galaxy device that has installed the One UI 6.1 update, then you can easily use voice recorder summarization by following these steps:
- Go to the Settings and select the advanced feature.
- Here you will see a voice recorder option. Tap on it to access
- Now turn the toggle on to activate it.
- Once activated, open the voice recorder, then select any saved file.
- Now you will see the option “transcribe.” It will provide all the information from the test.
- Once the transcription is done, you will get a summarize tab adjacent to it; just swipe write to access it.
Samsung has introduced some new utilities with One UI 6.1 for the AOD display. Users who own the Galaxy S24 can put wallpaper in the Always on display and add some widgets as well; however, the company has removed the manual brightness settings for the same feature. But you don’t have to worry, as you can still manage the always-on-display brightness with new methods.
How to manage AOD brightness for Galaxy S24 series
With the latest One UI 6.1, Samsung has removed the manual brightness settings for the Galaxy S24 devices. If you want to adjust the auto brightness, you have to set the preferred brightness level of the main display from the notification panel. The reason behind the removal of the feature is to give convenience to users, as it brings automation for brightness by default, so it will dim or increase the brightness of the AOD according to the light condition.
How to Manage AOD Brightness after One UI 6.1 update
Apart from Galaxy S24 devices, Samsung has placed the AOD manual control option in the Good Lock – LockStar App settings, so if you want to take advantage of the manual control settings, first you need to update the Lockstar application to the latest version, then follow the below steps:
- Open the Good Lock on your device’
- Then tap on the LockStar module from the list of “Makeup” modules.
- Here you will see the option Always On Display Auto Brightness.
- If you don’t see the manual brightness control, then turn the auto brightness off.
- Then you will get a dedicated slider so you can set the brightness to a different level.
