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Exynos Flaw: How to Disable VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling on Your Samsung Galaxy for Maximum Security
Google is actively working on strengthening the security of Android devices, and from time to time, gives new updates as security patches that fix security vulnerabilities and make their security more strong, so your personal information is safe. Recently Google has discovered some security flaws in the calling functions of Galaxy devices, including VoLTE and WiFi calling, in which VoLTE is designed for voice calling over an LTE network. As we reported earlier, several Exynos chipset-featured devices.
Google Project Zero uncovered 18 vulnerabilities in Exynos modems, which are used in a range of Samsung Galaxy devices. Of particular concern were four flaws, including CVE-2023-24033, that allowed for internet-to-baseband remote code execution. This meant that an attacker could potentially execute malicious code on a device simply by sending a specially crafted packet over the internet.
Google will surely push a new update to fix the security issues in the form of new security patches, but till then, we have only one option to keep our personal information safe. Just turn off these features; yes, we know these are important features for communication, but it is also necessary to make sure that no one is spying and no one can break into your privacy. To know how to turn off these functions, follow the given steps.
How to turn off WiFi calling and VoLTE in Galaxy devices
WiFi calling and VoLTE is basic calling functions that provide a better calling experience. As now we are now using 5G phones, we can easily communicate over 5G networks and prevent our devices from these vulnerabilities by entirely disabling the VoLTE and WiFi calling in the Galaxy devices; follow these steps to do so
- First, Go to the ‘Settings’ App
- Tap on ‘Connections’
- Click on ‘WiFi Calling’ option
- Now tap the toggle and turn it off with a dedicated toggle
- After doing it now, tap on the ‘Mobile Network’
- Tap on ‘VoLTE calls’
- Turn it off.
After following these steps, you will no more able to call over these functionalities, but if your network support 3G or 5G network, you can easily communicate over them; however, these issues will be fixed in the coming days, in other words, Google will release a new security patch update and resolve the issues, so stay connected us, as soon as Google will release the update we will notify you.
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.
