Galaxy S6 Guide

How to use Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings?

Use Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings, re-arrange Galaxy S6 quick setting buttons, and manage quick settings in Settings

Update 1: Added section 5, How to restore missing icons in Galaxy S6 quick settings panel?

If you find some icons or buttons are missing from the quick settings panel, please follow this section (section 5) to restore the missing icons in quick settings panel.

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1) 1. What and where is Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings?
2) 2. How to use Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons?
3) 3. How to manage Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons?
4) 4. How to manage Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings?
4.1) Step 1: Tap EDIT as shown below.
4.2) Step 2: select items to be presented in quick settings section.
4.3) Step 3: Tap back button to return.
5) 5. (Updated) How to restore missing icons in Galaxy S6 quick settings panel?
5.1) Step 1: Start Galaxy Apps in Galaxy S6 (or S6 edge).
5.2) Step 2: Search Quick Panel Restore as shown below.
5.3) Step 3: Install Quick Panel Restore.
5.4) Step 4: Run Quick Panel Restore app.
5.5) Can you use Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings? Can you rearrange Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons?
5.5.1) Please note, Samsung Galaxy S6 edge quick settings are identical to those of Galaxy S6, this guide applies to both Samsung Galaxy S6 and galaxy S6 edge.

1. What and where is Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings?

Similar to other Android phones, Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings can be found in the notification panel.

Samsung Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings in the notification panel allow you to quickly toggle on/off some commonly used features without digging further in the settings page.

Android Lollipop even make quick settings interactive. But Samsung Galaxy S6 did not adopt this implementation. This is one of the Galaxy S6 defects: non-genuine Android Lollipop.

So, Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings is more similar to the old quick settings in Galaxy S5 and in Galaxy Note 4 than that in Android Lollipop.

In the top of Setting app (page), Samsung also have a quick settings section where you can put up to 9 items for you to access these settings quickly.

2. How to use Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons?

To access Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons, you can swipe down from top of the screen (i.e., status bar).

As shown below, in the second row of the Galaxy S6 notification panel, you can find 5 Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons. 5 other buttons can be accessed by flicking to left as shown below.

This area is called highlight box for quick settings buttons.

For these 10 Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons in the highlight box, you can:

  1. Tap it. This will toggle on/off the corresponding features of the buttons. For example, tap WiFi button, it will turn on/off WiFi on your Galaxy S6.  Tap sound mode button to cycle through the 3 sound modes (mute, sound and vibrate).
  2. Tap and hold it. This will open the detailed setting page for this feature. For example, if you tap and hold WiFi button, the Settings–WiFi page will be opened.

Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons do not support other interactions.

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3. How to manage Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons?

Besides these 10 Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons, Galaxy S6 also offers many other quick settings buttons in the notification panel. And you can re-arrange the locations of these Galaxy S6 quick setting buttons.

In Galaxy S5 or other Galaxy devices, you can swipe down from status bar with two fingers to access all quick settings buttons.

But Samsung Galaxy S6 does not support this 2-finger gesture. Check this page for screen gestures accepted by Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge.

The only way to access the full list of Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons is to tap the EDIT button as shown above.

After tapping EDIT button, you will get the full list of Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons as shown below.

Again, these buttons accept two screen gestures.

  1. Tap. It will toggle on/off the corresponding features. This is identical to the  first 10 buttons in highlight box.
  2. Tap, hold and move.  This will move the quick settings button to another location. So this feature is for you to re-arrange Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons. For example, you may want to move one button into highlight box so that you can access it faster.

As shown below, you can re-arrange the location of the Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons as you want.

Please note, the highlight box has 10 spots so only the first 10 quick settings buttons can be accessed from the highlight box. Also, only the first 5 can be accessed without flicking to left or right.

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 4. How to manage Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings?

In the Settings page, on the top,  you can put up to nine commonly accessed settings extries into the quick settings section.

This is actually very useful. There are so many settings entries. Even some experienced Android users sometimes need think again and again to find the location of the entry.

So, this quick settings in Settings page can save you a lot of time to access the corresponding settings.

To rearrange or customize this Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings, you may follow these steps.

Step 1: Tap EDIT as shown below.

Step 2: select items to be presented in quick settings section.

Please note, you can only add up to 9 entries in Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings. If you attempt to add more, you will get the message like (as shown below):

Unable to add items. Maximum number of quick settings item (9) reached.

Step 3: Tap back button to return.

The new items in your Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings will be listed as shown below.

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5.  (Updated) How to restore missing icons in Galaxy S6 quick settings panel?

On June 12, some Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge users found some icons (quick setting buttons) were suddenly missing. The missing quick setting buttons usually include mobile data, private mode, and hotspot. The problem is apparently region and carrier specific.

The missing quick setting icons problem only affects part of Galaxy S6 and S6 edge users.   Although the icons (buttons) are missing from the quick settings panel, you can still manage these features in Settings. What is missing is the shortcut or quick toggle to these features in quick settings panel. These features themselves are NOT affected.

The cause of the suddenly missing some quick setting icons was not disclosed by Samsung yet. Initially, the problem was believed to be related to an update. But this is probably not true: it is very likely a software bug in TouchWiz for some regions/carriers.

On June 18, Samsung released the official solution to restore the missing icons (buttons) on Galaxy S6 quick settings panel: the Quick Panel Restore app in Galaxy Apps. The app was updated on June 23.

So, if you are one of the Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge owners who are facing the problem of missing some icons in quick settings panel, you may try to follow the steps to restore the missing icons in Galaxy S6 quick settings panel.

Step 1: Start Galaxy Apps in Galaxy S6 (or S6 edge).

Step 2: Search  Quick Panel Restore as shown below.

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Step 3: Install Quick Panel Restore.

Tap the Quick Panel Restore as shown above in the search result.

In the details page of Quick Panel Restore page, tap Install as shown below.

You will then be prompted to acknowledge the permissions the  Quick Panel Restore app is seeking, just like installing other apps.

Tap Accept and download as shown below to install the app to Galaxy S6 or S6 edge.

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Step 4: Run  Quick Panel Restore app.

After installing Quick Panel Restore app, you can now run the app.

The interface of the Quick Panel Restore app is very simple: there is only one Restore button as shown below.

Tap Restore as shown below.

If there are no missing icons in your Galaxy S6 quick settings panel, you will get pop out notification ‘Already updated‘ as shown below.

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After successfully restoring the missing icons in Galaxy S6 quick settings panel, you will be prompted to uninstall the Quick Panel Restore app as shown below.

You can tap UNINSTALL  as shown below to remove this app because it is no longer needed.

Of course, you can uninstall the Quick Panel Restore app just like any other apps (please refer to this page on how to disable and uninstall apps on Galaxy S6 and S6 edge).

If you want to keep the app, tap Cancel to exit the app without uninstalling it.

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Now, all icons are available after tapping EDIT in Galaxy S6 quick settings panel.

Can you use Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings? Can you rearrange Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons?

If you have any questions or encounter any problems to use Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings, or to  rearrange Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons, please let us know in the comment box below,

We will try to help you.

Please note, Samsung Galaxy S6 edge quick settings are identical to those of Galaxy S6, this guide applies to both Samsung Galaxy S6 and galaxy S6 edge.

For other features of Galaxy S6, please check Galaxy S6 online manual page.

For detailed guides on how to use Samsung Galaxy S6, please check Galaxy S6 how-to guides page.

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Comments

  1. Tim says

    why does my galaxy s6 not have the mobile data quick settings in the notification panel. even when i select edit, it is nowhere to be found, however i have every other one????

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  2. irshaad says

    I cannot find my mobile data quick setting button if anyone does know how to get it back in the panel please reply

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  3. Sun says

    my mobile data shortcut button just gone missing today on my s6 edge … no were to be found in notification panel, not even in edit, is there a way to get it back ?

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    • Bruno says

      The same problem on my Galaxy S6 just gone the shortcut today on 11/06! I don’t understand why? My phone is an unlock version!

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      • Brittany says

        Go into were it wants you to a factory reset and reset the settings and you will not lose any apps or pictures however it will change all you settings back to factory and this will make the mobile data quick button come back

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    • Sun says

      well i just do a factory reset to get it back… … luckily my phone is only 1 week old xD doesn’t have much thing in it

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  4. Brittany says

    If you lose your mobile data quicl setting button this how tou fix it with have to fulli g factory reset ypur phone and lose everything!!! Go into were it wants you to a factory reset and reset the settings and you will not lose any apps or pictures however it will change all you settings back to factory and this will make the mobile data quick button come back

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  6. Calin says

    The mobile data and the hotspot icons are missing from my quick settings panel too, since few hours ago. Yesterday they were there and I currently have used them.
    Does anybody know why are missing ?
    What should I do to have them back ?

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  7. RedJewel says

    Same problem I’ve experienced just now on my S6 edge.. My Mobile data shortcut icon gone missing.. I was just using this morning and suddenly it’s nowhere to be found even in edit screen… Is there really no other way than factory reset? Does it mean after doing factory reset, it can go missing again and I’ll have to factory reset again?
    It’s so annoying.

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  9. John says

    Mine did the same thing yesterday too. The mobile data, private mode, and Bluetooth icon are missing. Ugh

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  11. Claire says

    I had the same thing happen to me today. The Mobile data shortcut icon just disappeared. Spoken to Samsung help and they say have to do a factory restart. . .but if anyone knows another way it would be great!

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  17. T.zaid says

    My mobile data button has disappeared too today!it was right there yesterday!!I searched the phone upside down and tried to fix it ,no good!I think its due to some software update!now what to do?am so annoyed I like being able to turn the data off and on quickly at will.

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  18. Jhunne says

    Wheeew! I thought I was the only one having this problem. I have been cheking in internet for hours just to get any info on how to get the mobile data back icon onto the quick setting panel. I am sure it was still there last night before I charged it but this morning it was just gone. From what I heard they are rolling out the lollipop 5.1 version so I think updating the os would solve this problem.

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  20. jay dones says

    What the hell! We’re having the same issues on the S6! I lost my mobile data icon just now on my s6 edge! how the hell can that be! anybody know how to fix it???

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  21. Moe says

    Lolz … it seems that Samsung is missing around… it’s a shame that we see such problem. I’ve S6 and I lost my mobile data icon too which appears to be a lousy update … they better fix it soon or we may just save the time and switch to Apple’s.

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  22. vansze says

    Started work at 2300 on the 12/06, turned off mobile data on the notification panel due to free wifi at work, 4 hours later left the workplace for some lunch and tried to turn back mobile data on through the notification panel and its GONE!?!? WTF!?!?

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    • ben says

      the same happens to my S6 but even though the mobile data icon has disappeared, it still provides internet access. looks like this icon is in the notification panel but it’s invisible.

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  23. ROBYN says

    Same thing here. Mobile data icon disappeared today. Anybody found a fix yet besides wiping the phone? I have an S6 edge

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  24. Ramasubbu says

    I’ve lost my mobile data and hotspot and a few other quick setting options on my gs6! I had it yesterday and it just disappeared today. My phone is hardly 20 days old… Anyone knows a fix??

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  25. Priscilla Reay-Henderson says

    I have the same issue. I thought I was going crazy. My mobile data quick launch button has gone. Was there this morning and now it’s vanished. If anyone knows how to fix this without a factory reset that would be great.

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  26. Wahid says

    I cannot find my mobile data quick setting button if anyone does know how to get it back in the panel please reply

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  27. Janet says

    Good to know I’m not the only one with this problem. I’ll just wait for the update then. Am way too lazy to reset my phone. It doesn’t bother me that much yet.

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  29. Kojot says

    I am reporting same problem too! This morning (June 12) I lost mobile data, mobile hotspot from quick settings. Any way to get them back!

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  30. vera says

    Same with me here. Lost the icon last night. Well will wait for the update anyway. If Samsung will not fix this, they will be the same with Apple where you still nees to go directly to the settings and have it enable. The one function of Samsung I like is just the one swipe and you will be able to disable the mobile data in tap.

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  31. Mayy K says

    My s6 got a little crazy yesterday with my mobile data and hotspot icons vanishing in the afternoon even though i had it in the morning! Then at night it wont recognise my fingerprints nor my backup password which i know is 100% right. Had to log in via google which thankfully work. It still wont let me access the fingerprints section and wipe the memory and password. Other than factory reset, I hope there is a solution out there or an update from Samsung? Please advise me if anyone has a solution for me other than factory reset. Ive been using this for 2 months already so alot on it

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  33. ROBYN says

    I spoke to Samsung South Africa, they are aware of the problem. They took my email address and said they would send a mail once it has been resolved.

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  34. boby says

    This is plain crazy. You pay for the phone little fortune and u wont get what u paid for initially. Is this stealing? I want this icon back by the end of tbe day or I will give the pho e back to the provider. You cannot mess with someones phone cos now it gives me winders if they can switch my settings arround what else these guys van do to my privacy? First u have to agree to google terms and conditions giving them everything you owe in ur phone now samsung who else f f sake!!!! Enough is enough!

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    • Michael says

      I hate to see how you’d react if something actually serious happened in your life. An icon has gone missing…it will come back with a new update. It’s hardly the end of the world is it?

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  35. Swati Kedia says

    Faced exactly the same problem with my s6 edge. The mobile data, hotspot and private mode icons just disappeared n first, I got scared that I have messed up my settings.. Even my hubby thought so n then we realized it’s happening everywhere. Samsung better act fast on this one .. Irritated.

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  36. Joli says

    Same here. I thought I had misclicked my phone setting too because I just installed a new app. It’s scared me! I don’t want to do factory reset. Hopefully Samsung could fix it asap, as I like the feature so much.

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  38. daisy says

    samsung/ provider i want to return s6….too much problem…mobile data icon disappeared……phone cannot recognize thumb print….

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  39. Arlyn says

    Most of my shortcuts disappeared and I am shocked it even happend now.. sofware update please be due not to soon I want everything back to the way I use to see all the shortcuts, not impressed right now.

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  41. Peter says

    I have just experienced the same problem today 14th June 2015. Mobile Data icon disappeared under quick settings panel. Samsung, do something. Thanks

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  42. Jellis Onsea says

    Same problem here in Belgium. Mobile data, hotspot and private mode gone overnight on S6 Edge without approval of any update. 14 June 2015. Irritated.

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  43. Maen_Hadid says

    Same thing with me as well. I got the mobile data disappeared from couple of days and till today (June 14th) I couldn’t find any reasonable solution. (I don’t want to reset my settings..)

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  44. MOMS says

    I ve lost the 3 quick shortcuts in the notificatiom panel as well. Data, private mode and the wifi hotspot toggle.

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  45. MOURAD says

    Hey friends i think that it has nothing to do with operators im fro Algeria my S6 edge i bought it fro a store (without any operator) one week later i lost the mobile date icone and the hotspot shortcut too. hope they will find a quick solution for such a very expensive phone

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  46. Krilu says

    The same problem here, mobile data, private mode etc. shortcut buttons missing since yesterday (June 15th, 2015), no system update was launched, or at least i did not get any notifications about it, plugged in the charger and afterwards the icons went missing. However my fingerprint reader and passwords are ok. Do not want to do a factory reset, will wait for a new system update, but must say – this isn’t funny at all.

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  50. Claire says

    Samsung had software update today (17 June)! Had high hopes that it would fix the missing shortcuts. . .but most disappointing update ever! Still missing! Over this bug! Samsung get your sh*t sorted!

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  51. nasiru says

    Am in Nigeria and have the problem i lost 4 icons, mobile data, etc, i almost tore the phone apart searching for it, thank goodness its a general issue. i guess the update wont take long hence it will crash their sales from very poor review by us already having issues enjoying the phone.

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  52. Juanita says

    My mobile data quick setting icon also just disappeared last week. I thought I somehow did something wrong but haven’t been able to fix it. It’s quite annoying as I use it daily!! Wonder how long we have to wait for the fix?

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  54. ODP says

    Yep. Mobile data and hotspot icons have gone missing on my phone too. Not happy Samsung. Hurry up and restore these item to us.

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  55. Proud says

    Ok! Great to know that i’m not the only one faced this problem. This morning i still use the mobile data button and then in the afternoon it had
    disappered.

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  57. ROBYN says

    Thanks to Aar – it works! Go to Galaxy apps. Download quick panel restore! Restart phone, go to the quick panel, edit and move mobile data back into your favourites

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  59. Luis says

    on S5 I was able to display all the quick access buttons, is there any way to do this on S6? or I will can only see 10, and if I need another option, I have to edir everytime?

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  61. Chris Bust says

    I have had 2 galaxy’s and been brilliant after a I Phone – had a galaxy s6 Car phone warehouse did not even give me instructions – How the fXXX do you down load photos on to your PC. The Galaxy has the best camera on a phone but struggling to dwn load them I don’t ask for much. After a divorce I am at my parents with no interenet. and cant get them at work.

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  62. Nick says

    Hello ! I am completely missing the ENTIRE quick settings panel. In other words, once i go to settings, there is no space for “quick settings” at all. Instead, the menu immediately starts from “connections” and goes on with “device” “personal” etc… Could you guys help me with that ? Thank you !

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  63. S6user says

    Hello.
    How can I go to the settings of the hidden toggles directly?
    If I hold them down, I am just able to move them. On my previous S5, I could still access their advanced options.

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  66. Hassan says

    My device is note5 and I’ve done the same you said and after I had downloaded the quickpanel restore, I pressed restore and I got the sign of (already updated) , I checked the buttoms but they are still the same and the mobile data didn’t appear .. Please help me if you can.

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  67. Mark says

    Any idea why i can’t use wifi or bluetooth in quick settings, without opening screen lock? Flashlight and airplane mode works with screen locked.

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