Not all Android phones have the same experience. While Google is preparing the basics of the Android operating system, mobile phone manufacturers add certain features of their own. 5 features only available on Samsung mobiles.
Google itself also adds different features to its smartphone Pixel based on Android features than other phones. This is how Samsung adds new features to its phones based on Android.
Samsung uses the ‘One UI’ version of Android. Samsung also has some such features, which cannot be found in other companies’ Android phones.
5 features only available on Samsung mobiles
1. A feature to hide unused apps
Along with the apps that are used all the time in mobile, there are also apps that are used only occasionally. If the user wants to keep unused apps from taking up space on their screen.
Because it makes the interface cluttered, Samsung has a system to hide such apps.
Uninstalling apps is also an option. But users may not uninstall the app because it is rarely used. In this case, the app can be hidden.
2. Device organizing feature
After going to the mobile’s settings app and clicking on the battery and device care option, various options for managing the phone’s screen are found, which are not available on other Android devices.
In this option, what is the condition of the mobile battery, the option to free storage, system memory and other security options to keep the device safe can be found.
By going here, you can manage unnecessary data on mobile, multiple files of the same type, the largest file, etc.
3. Customize the always-on display
In Samsung smartphones, the user has more control over the display. Users can manage what can or cannot be seen on their lock screen.
Go to the settings of the mobile and click on the lock screen option and click on the all-way on display, and you can customize your lock screen according to your wishes.
You can use features like how long to enable always-display on the user’s Samsung lock screen, how much brightness to keep the text on the lock screen, whether to keep the media playback option on the lock screen or not.
However, some of Samsung’s budget phones may not have this feature.
4. Secure folder creation feature
Samsung has introduced a feature called ‘Secure Folder’ for its midrange and flagship smartphone users. Any files on the mobile can be saved in this type of folder.
If a fingerprint, pincode or any pattern is needed to open the folder saved in this way, all the data inside it is confidential.
To use this feature, you have to go to the mobile’s Settings app and tap on the Secure Folder option under the Biometric and Security option. You can add the files you want to save by clicking on the plus icon there.
5. Samsung DeX feature
This feature is useful if you have to edit a lot of photos, or do word processing work. Users can use this feature to use their phone with a keyboard, mouse or computer monitor.
Using this feature, you can use your smartphone like a desktop. It has keyboard shortcuts, floating windows and other features.
However, this feature is only available on Samsung’s Galaxy S series smartphones. By using the Dex cable, users can use their smartphone on the desktop.
