7 Galaxy S21 features that will make your friends jealous

Samsung’s Galaxy S21 lineup is spectacular. From 5G assist to a brand new digital camera setup with higher efficiency, there’s lots to be enthusiastic about. Heck, the S21 Extremely even borrowed one of many Be aware’s marque options: S-Pen stylus assist. That is proper, now you can use a stylus to write down or draw on one in every of Samsung’s S-series telephones.

All three telephones run Android 11 with Samsung’s One UI 3.1 proprietary pores and skin. Which means you get one of the best Android at the moment has to supply (till Android 12 comes out), however you even have entry to enhancements and tweaks Samsung has made to the working system. For instance, the S21 has two various kinds of floating notifications and now you can add results to your video calls.

Under I will present you a few of the greatest options I’ve found on the Galaxy S21 Extremely thus far.

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The way to flip the S21 off

Should you long-press the facility button anticipating to show the telephone off, you are in for a shock. A Bixby shock, to be actual. That is proper, holding within the energy button will launch Bixby, as a substitute of supplying you with the choice to show the telephone off. However do not fret, you have got a couple of totally different choices to energy your S21 down or restart it:

• Swipe down from the highest of the display screen to view the fast settings panel, then faucet on the facility button within the top-right nook.

• Lengthy press the aspect button and quantity down button on the identical time till the facility menu exhibits up.

• Change the aspect button to perform as the facility button by going to Settings > Superior options > Aspect key and choose Energy off menu. Any more, long-pressing the facility button will deliver up the facility menu.

S-Pen assist on the S21 Extremely

This is not a hidden characteristic, a lot because it simply is not all that apparent except you have been explicitly instructed about it. You see, the S21 Extremely lacks wherever to retailer the S Pen, just like the Be aware sequence does. So should you purchased the telephone since you needed one of the best Samsung has to supply, you would not know any higher.

The S21 Extremely will work with any Galaxy Be aware sequence or Galaxy Tab S sequence S-Pen stylus. Or you’ll be able to go for the S21 Extremely case that features an S Pen.

When you have an S Pen, all you should do to start out utilizing it with the Extremely is to the touch the tip of it to the display screen and it ought to simply work. Should you hover the pen simply above the display screen’s floor, you may see slightly icon on the show displaying that it acknowledges the stylus. When you contact it to the display screen, the Air Command icon will present up, letting you’re taking fast notes, screenshots and so forth.

Take higher screenshots

Each Galaxy S21 has Samsung’s considerably hidden Edge panels that tuck away shortcuts to apps, options and data. You might have observed a barely clear line alongside the right-side of your S21’s display screen. That is the place you entry the hidden panels. Out of the field, one of many screenshot panel is turned off. 

It is simply one of the crucial helpful panels because it provides you many choices to do extra than simply seize your display screen. The panel is definitely referred to as Good Choose, and it provides you the instruments to seize only a portion of your display screen utilizing the rectangle or oval, document an animated picture (or GIF) or pin a screenshot, maybe with a telephone quantity or handle, to your display screen. 

To activate the Good Seize panel go to Settings > Show > Edge Panels > Panels and faucet on the circle above Good choose. Going ahead, you solely have to open the Edge panel and swipe between the panels you have got added till you discover sensible choose, then choose the device you wish to use to take a screenshot. 

Add results to your video calls

Ever see somebody use these fancy backgrounds on Zoom? Those that make it appear like you are some place else? Properly, you are able to do that on the Galaxy S21 in your video calls. To pick out your impact, go to Settings > Superior options > Video name results. Flip it on, then choose whether or not you need your background simply blurred, a coloration or a particular picture out of your pictures.

Activate Floating notifications for simple entry to alerts

Android 11 introduced the launch of Google’s new Bubbles notification characteristic, which appears to be like and works lots like Fb Messenger’s Chatheads characteristic. That’s, as a substitute of getting to swipe down the notification panel to view alerts, a floating circle provides you fast entry to your conversations always. Bubbles does the identical factor, however for extra apps, corresponding to Google’s Messages.

Bubbles joins Samsung’s model of the identical characteristic, referred to as Good pop-up view. However earlier than you need to use both one, you may have to allow it.

Go to Settings > Notifications > Superior settings > Floating notifications. Choose the choice you wish to use, each of which have a fast animation on the display screen to indicate how they work. Experiment with each Bubbles and the Good pop-up characteristic to determine which one you like, even when it is neither of them.

Lock display screen widgets

Samsung’s At all times On Show characteristic has lengthy been a favourite of mine. It makes it straightforward to rapidly see info or management audio playback, however with the Galaxy S21, you are able to do much more with it. Should you go to Settings > Lock display screen > Widgets you’ll be able to activate every widget you want to make use of, together with Present on At all times On Show. Then, at any time when your telephone is locked and the AOD is lively, double-tap the clock to view your whole widgets.

Seek for something in your telephone

Having bother discovering an app, contact or file? Swipe down from the highest of the display screen to assessment the fast settings shortcut panel, then swipe down once more to view the complete fast settings panel. Faucet the search icon on the prime of the display screen and sort your question.

Should you’re nonetheless on the fence in regards to the S21, make sure to learn our assessment. The S21 Extremely has some fancy digital camera methods — this is tips on how to use them. Should you’re interested by the way forward for Android and what options it will deliver, Android 12 is at the moment in beta and we now have a roundup of our favourite options so far. When your telephone begins to really feel a bit sluggish, give it a tune-up.