Did you know One UI lets you use your Galaxy phone as a webcam?

Just about every laptop has a webcam built in these days, but the quality usually isn’t anything to write home about. Desktop PCs, meanwhile, don’t come with built-in cameras, so you’ll need a separate webcam. And depending on which one you buy, the quality can be just as hit or miss. Your Galaxy phone’s camera […]

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Galaxy phones can finally display network speed in the status bar, here’s how

A network speed indicator in the status bar is a feature that Galaxy fans have been asking Samsung for over many years. Chinese manufacturers have offered it on their phones for a long time, and its absence on Galaxy devices always stood out a little. Until now, there were two ways to get a live […]

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Customizing One UI 8.5: 6 settings and features worth tweaking

One UI 8.5 gives you more room to customize and tune the look and behavior of your Galaxy phone than you might realize. Some of these options sit right in the stock settings, and some are available through Samsung’s Good Lock app. Here’s a look at a few worth setting up, from the Quick Panel […]

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One UI 8.5 alarm clocks can match the weather outside, here’s how to set it up

The long-awaited One UI 8.5 update is spreading to more Galaxy devices. An increasing number of users are now experiencing Samsung’s latest features and visual refinements. Samsung describes One UI 8.5 as offering “immersive visuals” and “meaningful personalization for a more refined and sophisticated design.” Some of the latest aesthetic changes are obvious the moment […]

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Sensitive to flashing lights? One UI 8.5 has a new setting for that

Samsung’s latest One UI 8.5 firmware update introduced a handful of new accessibility features, one of which could be extremely helpful in certain situations, especially for Galaxy phone users who are sensitive to flashing lights. When enabled, this new accessibility option automatically dims videos with strobing effects to make content more comfortable to watch. Here’s […]

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Like Google’s Pixel Glow idea Try Edge Lighting on your Galaxy phone

Several recent leaks suggest that Google’s upcoming hardware, including new Pixel phones and laptops, could introduce a lighting system on the back panel that reacts to notifications, alerting users to important activity. Exactly how Google may implement this so-called Pixel Glow technology remains unclear, but the idea of using extra lights for notifications — especially […]

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