The main settings need to be changed on Galaxy S10, S10 + or S10e

Whether you have bought Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus or Galaxy S10e, you are in the hands of a powerful device. These phones can do a lot of things, but many features are not enabled by default. The following article will summarize all the main settings you want to change to make the most of your new phone.

First, you need to know the fastest way to access the Settings menu - swipe down from the top of the screen and click the gear icon located at the top right of the notification pane. Or, swipe up from the main screen to open the App Drawer and find the Settings app .

Show more notification icons and battery percentage

The hole-punch camera for all three phones is above. Hole-punch is the name for floating selfie camera at the top right. Like phones with notchs (notch is a term that refers to a U-shaped cut at the top of the screen), users have less space on the Status bar (status bar) for Android notification icons. or even the battery percentage. By default, the phone will only display 3 of the most recent notification icons and no battery percentage. Here's how to change this setting.

Go to Settings> Notifications> Status bar and click All notifications . Now, you should be able to see multiple notification icons on the Status bar instead of just the three icons as before.

Under All notifications, you will see the option to turn on Show battery percentage . Turn this feature on and it will be easier to evaluate the remaining battery life.

Swipe down to open the notification panel

On Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, you can swipe your finger on the fingerprint scanner to pull down the notification drawer. Because there's no fingerprint scanner on the back of the Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus, just swipe down anywhere on the main screen to pull down the notification drawer, instead of having to swipe down from the top.

Go to Settings> Display> Home screen and turn on the Quick-open notification panel option .

Now just swipe down from anywhere on the home screen to pull down the notification drawer. This also works on Galaxy S10e, with capacitive fingerprint scanning device.

Activate Finger sensor (only available on S10e)

Because Galaxy S10e has a traditional fingerprint scanner (on the side of the phone), users can swipe their thumbs down or up there to control the notification drawer.

Go to Settings> Advanced features> Motions and gestures and turn on the Finger sensor gestures option .

This is a handy way to open the notification drawer without having to move your finger too much. Touch the Finger sensor gestures option and you will also see the option to open Samsung Pay by swiping up the sensor on the main screen. Please enable this option, if you think you will use it regularly.

Maximize screen resolution (S10 and S10 Plus only)

Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus have large, beautiful screens. Sadly, by default, they are set to a lower Full HD + resolution (2,280 x 1,080). It is possible to keep the screen at this resolution if you want to save battery power, but if you want the best experience, change it to WQHD + (3,040 x 1,440).

Go to Settings> Display> Screen resolution and click on the option WQHD +.

Use the HD + option (1.520 x 720) if you really want to save battery. This setting does not exist in Galaxy S10e. This line only has Full HD + resolution (2,280 x 1,440).

Make the face detection feature more secure

The Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus have an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor on the screen, which means the sensors are under the glass on the front of the screen. These sensors are secure and can be used to access sensitive applications such as banking applications or to authenticate payments with Samsung Pay. Galaxy S10e can only rely on its capacitive fingerprint sensor only. However, all three phones have a different way to unlock. It is using facial recognition. However, this is not a safe tool. Fully convenient facial recognition feature and to unlock the phone from the lockscreen screen.

By default, Samsung activates Faster recognition, so face detection technology responds very quickly, but this is detrimental to the security aspect: Face recognition technology can be fooled with just one photo. Photo taken face.

Therefore, disable this feature.

Go to Settings> Biometrics and security> Face recognition (if you've set it up) and disable Faster recognition. Now, face detection technology will not be easily fooled, but remember that this is still not the safest biometric option on these phones.

If you want to go straight to the main screen after the camera recognizes the face, you can turn off the Stay on Lock screen option in the same menu.

Always display the option Always On Display

By default, the Always On Display option , displays the time, date, battery status and notification when the phone screen is off, is not always activated. Here's how to change that.

Go to Settings> Lock screen> Always On Display and scroll down to find and click Display mode. Touch Show always to always see this option. You can choose Tap to show and Always On Display will turn on for 30 seconds or it can be set to Show as scheduled .

In this setup menu, you can also turn on Show music information to control playback from Always On Display .

Remove the traditional navigation bar to use the Full screen gestures feature

Samsung has done its best to reduce the edges around the gorgeous Dynamic AMOLED screen on all three smartphones, so why ruin it with the traditional Android navigation bar? If you want to maximize your phone screen, go to Settings> Display> Navigation bar and click on Full screen gestures . Now, just swipe your finger up where the traditional Android navigation buttons are used to complete the operation. For example, swiping in the middle will be like pressing the Home button .

Turn off Gesture hints if you want a cleaner interface.

Samsung phones have long used the self- titled ' Back, Home, Recents ' buttons, so if you're used to this, don't change it. If not, you can change the button order in the same Settings menu .

Custom Bixby Routines

A new feature in this Samsung smartphone trio is Bixby Routines. Bixby Routines are very similar to IFTTT actions (if you have used them before). You can set different profiles for your phone and use certain actions to activate it. For example, when you get home, you can set up your phone to turn on volume alerts and have different application shortcuts displayed on the lock screen.

Access Bixby Routines by going to Settings> Advanced features> Bixby Routines . There are some recommended habits that you can turn on and edit or click the + sign to create a new custom habit.

Activate the volume keys

It is handy to quickly adjust the volume before playing a song or video on your phone, instead of changing the volume after something has started playing.

Go to Settings> Sounds and vibration and turn on the Use Volume keys for media option .

You can also enable this feature by tapping the volume control button and swipe down the pop-up volume settings.

Schedule green light and Night Mode filter options

Dynamic AMOLED screens on these new models really reduce 42% of blue light emission. This is really useful because too much blue light at night can affect sleep and health. But if you want to use the blue light filter on your phone, you can schedule them to automatically turn on at a certain time or just from sunset to dawn. Samsung's new One UI software, also features Night Mode, can be used for darker themes across the operating system when using the phone at night, in the dark.

To schedule a blue light filter, go to Settings> Display> Blue light filter and click Sunset to sunrise .

To turn on a darker theme in the entire user interface, go to Settings> Display> Night mode and click Turn on now . If you want the interface to be white again during the day, you can click Turn on as scheduled and set the Night Mode to start from sunset to dawn.

Activate Smart Stay

Smart Stay is a feature already available in Samsung phones for a long time. Basically, as long as your eyes are glued to the screen, the screen will never turn off.

Turn on Smart Stay by going to Settings> Advanced features> Motions and gestures and turning on Smart Stay .

There are a number of other features in this menu and Advanced features you can look at like Lift to wake and Double tap to wake up , but all are turned on by default.

Change wallpaper to cover moles if desired

For more details on this section, please refer to the article: Invite to download a unique set of wallpapers for Samsung S10 / S10 + to help cover the "mole" camera.

These are the main settings you will want to change as soon as you set up the new Galaxy S10, S10 Plus or S10e.

Enjoy the new phone in your own way!