When Galaxy S10 hangs, you can hold the Power button AND the volume down button for more than 7 seconds to reboot the phone forcefully. There are a few other combinations of keys (buttons) that you may need to know to power off, power on, reboot, reboot into recovery mode, or reboot into download mode on Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e, and S10 5G. This Galaxy S10 how-to guide explains how to reboot Galaxy S10 when the phone hangs, and other key combinations for powering on, powering off and rebooting Galaxy S10 (including all 4 Galaxy S10 models). How to reboot Galaxy S10 when the phone hangs? Although it happens rarely, Galaxy S10 may hang (not responsive), just like other electronic devices or other Android phones. If this happens to your Galaxy S10, you may also find the phone does not respond to the power button as well. Up to Galaxy S5, Samsung used a removable battery in their phones and you can remove the battery to force a reboot. But since Galaxy S6, Samsung has switched to non-removable batteries. And therefore, the battery removing method is not working for Galaxy S10. So, when Galaxy S10 hangs (even not responsive to… Read More
By default, Galaxy S10 camera app saves front camera photos as in the preview screen, which is mirrored. Very often, you may want to avoid mirrored photos. Although you can rotate the photo in any photo editors, you can easily change camera settings to avoid mirrored photos. This Galaxy S10 camera guide explains why you get the mirrored photos, how to stop saving mirrored photos, and how to flip the mirrored photos as normal photos without using any third-party apps. Why do you get the mirrored photos from Galaxy S10 front camera? When you take selfies with Galaxy S10 front camera (see Galaxy S10 layout), the preview screen shows you a "mirrored" image for you to check. Actually, all smartphone front cameras work in this way. This is consistent with what you do with makeups and clothes: you check them with a mirror. But very often the mirrored photo is not what you want for a selfie photo. You often want to get a "normal", not mirrored (flipped), photo, as what you get from the rear camera. Unfortunately, most Android phone manufacturers by default save the mirrored photo for the front camera. Of course, when saving, most Android phone manufacturers allow… Read More
Galaxy S10 clear view cover (aka Galaxy S10 S-View flip cover) is one of the flagship accessories from Samsung for S10, S10e, S10+, and S10 5G. The unique S-View features make the cover stand out, although some original S View features were removed or redesigned. This Galaxy S10 accessories guide explains the changes, special features, pros and cons of the Galaxy S10 clear view cover. It also shows you how to customize and use the cover, and how to use the always-on display on the clear view cover. The S View cover is available for all Galaxy S10 models (S10, S10+, S10e, and S10 5G). The only difference is the cutout and size of the case. In this guide, S10 refers to all of the four S1o models. What's new in the Galaxy S10 clear view cover (S-View flip cover)? Samsung always releases some "official" accessories for its Galaxy phones. Galaxy S10 clear view cover, aka Galaxy S10 S-View flip cover in some regions, is an evolution of the "S View" cover. But compared to the Galaxy S9 clear view cover and Galaxy S8 clear view cover, there are some changes: No kickstand. The kickstand in S-View serials covers for… Read More
Galaxy S10 Apps screen organizes all apps installed on the phone so that you can access, use and manage them easily. This Galaxy S10 how-to guide explains what Galaxy S10 apps screen is, how to access it, how to hide apps button, how to hide the apps screen, and how to customize the apps screen on Galaxy S10. This guide applies to all Galaxy S10 modes: Galaxy S10, S10e, S10+, and S10 5G. What is Galaxy S10 Apps screen? Apps screen is common in all Android phones. Sometimes (and traditionally), it is called App drawer. Essentially, the Galaxy S10 Apps screen is the warehouse of all apps installed on the phone. The individual app icon on the home screen actually is a shortcut to the corresponding app in the Apps screen. But Apps screen is different from the Home screen in the following aspects: Apps screen can only host apps. You cannot put widgets, apps shortcuts, user files, or photos in the apps screen. Apps screen does not support duplicate listings. One app can only appear once in the Apps screen. You can hide the apps screen. Surely, you cannot hide the home screen. The Apps screen shares the same… Read More
Samsung added the Galaxy S10 camera night mode for the main camera in the April (2019) firmware update. You can now use the dedicated camera night mode to take better photos in low-light conditions. Update 1: Galaxy S10 camera night mode is now available for all camera lenses, including the selfie (front-facing) camera(s) following the Galaxy S10 September update. This Galaxy S10 camera guide explains the details of the Galaxy S10 camera night mode, how to use the night mode, and differences between the night mode and the Auto (Photo) mode. The camera night mode is available for all Galaxy S10 phones (S10, S10+, S10e, and S10 5G). In this guide, Galaxy S10 refers to all these models. Please do NOT confuse this camera mode with the dark theme (which is also called night mode). What is Galaxy S10 camera night mode? On Galaxy S10 (S10, S10e, S10+, and S10 5G), you may find there was no night mode for the camera when you got the phone. Samsung removed the night mode from the camera app since Galaxy S6 as explained in this guide. Although Samsung claimed the Auto mode (Photo mode) is good enough and you do NOT need… Read More
Samsung Galaxy S10 edge screen allows you to access some features and apps quickly from the curved the display without navigating to the home screen or apps screen. Since the inception of the curved-screen in Galaxy Note Edge, Samsung tried hard to develop some killing features for the curved screen. This Galaxy S10 how-to guide explains everything you need to know about Galaxy S10 edge screen.: what is edge screen, how to access and use edge screen, edge lighting, edge panels, and Apps edge. What is Galaxy S10 edge screen? Samsung introduced the edge screen feature since Galaxy Note Edge (Note 4 Edge). But edge screen on Galaxy Note Edge is a separate display area to the right side of the main screen. Since Galaxy S6 Edge, edge screen has been no longer a separate part. It refers to a part of the main screen linked to the curved edges of the display. So, Galaxy S10 edge screen is not a separate screen. Instead, it is just part of the display close to the curved edges on both sides of Galaxy S10, S10+ and S10 5G as illustrated in Galaxy S10 layout. Because Samsung started to reduce the curved part… Read More
Galaxy S10 Home screen edit mode allows you to customize the home screen with themes, widgets, screen panels, wallpapers. Although some customizations and options can be accessed from Galaxy S10 settings or quick settings, a few features can only be accessed from the Galaxy S10 home screen edit mode. This Galaxy S10 how-to guide explains when you need to use Galaxy S10 home screen edit mode, what you can do in the edit mode, and how to access and use Galaxy S10 home screen edit mode. What is Galaxy S10 home screen edit mode? It is impossible to stuff all customizations and settings into Galaxy S10 Settings. Also, some customizations for Galaxy S10 can be done quickly on the screen with simple gestures. So, Samsung used the home screen edit mode for you to quickly customize the home screen without navigation through the Settings or other pages. In a nutshell, the home screen edit mode is a special mode of the home screen. In this mode, you can customize many aspects of the Galaxy S10 Home screen. And some settings/customizations for Galaxy S10 Home screen can only be done through this mode. For example, assigning a home screen panel as… Read More
You can use Galaxy S10 always-on display (AOD) to check notifications, the time, next alarm, today's schedule, and the weather, and to control music play without waking up the phone. On Galaxy S10, Samsung added a few new features for the always-on display and the default behavior. So, do NOT assume the AOD on Galaxy S10 is identical to that on older phones like S9. This Galaxy S10 how-to guide explains the new features of the Galaxy S10 always-on display (AOD), the difference between Galaxy S10 lock screen and AOD screen, how to enable and customize the always-on display screen on Galaxy S10. Please note, the always-on display is identical among all Galaxy S10 phones. In this guide, Galaxy S10 refers to Galaxy S10e, S10, S10+, and S10 5G, What is new in Galaxy S10 Always On Display (AOD)? In all previous Galaxy phones, the always-on display screen will not be turned off automatically unless it is turned on by the scheduler. So, once you turn on the always-on display on these devices, you have to choose to show the AOD screen all the time when the phone is locked or to show the AOD screen based on your designated… Read More
You can use Galaxy S10 wireless PowerShare to charge other devices wirelessly using Galaxy S10's battery. Galaxy S10 (including Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e, and S10 5G) can be used as a wireless charger to share Galaxy S10 battery with other devices. This Galaxy S10 new feature guide explains the details of Galaxy S10 wireless PowerShare feature, how to use it to charge other devices, and answers some questions you may have when using the wireless PowerShare. Update: with Android 10 update, you can now set the battery limit for Wireless PowerShare. Please refer to this guide on how to set the battery limit for Wireless PowerShare. Please also note, Galaxy S20, Galaxy S21, Galaxy Note 10, and Galaxy Note 20 all support Wireless PowerShare. So this guide also applies to all these phones. What is Galaxy S10 wireless PowerShare? Wireless charging is not new. Samsung added it as a standard feature since Galaxy S6. But using the phone as a wireless charger to share the phone battery with other devices is still new. Huawei named this feature as wireless reverse charging and introduced it in Mate 20 Pro (in 2018) and P30 Pro. Samsung introduced this feature in Galaxy S10… Read More
In most regions, you can use two SIM cards on Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e, S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra if you choose not to use a micro SD card. The dual-SIM version of Galaxy S10 can work in dual-standby mode. The two SIM cards share (time-sharing) one modem and therefore the dual SIM version of Galaxy S10 does not support dual active mode. This Galaxy S10 how-to guide explains how to use two SIM cards on Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e, S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra, how to enable and use dual SIM always on and how to use SIM card manager to set preferred SIM cards for calls, messages, and mobile data. Please note, Galaxy S10 5G only supports one SIM card in all regions. So, in this guide, Galaxy S10 refers to Galaxy S10, S10e, and S10+ only. Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra (both 5G and 4G variants) have a dua-SIM version. You can also use two SIM cards on these phones. This guide also applies to these Galaxy S20 phones as well. Who can use two SIM cards on Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e, S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra? In most regions of Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, the… Read More