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How to set battery limit for Wireless PowerShare on Galaxy S20, Note 10, and S10?

By simon Leave a Comment Last Modified: December 3, 2020 · Published on: March 16, 2020

Wireless PowerShare is a convenient feature allowing you to charge accessories with Galaxy S20 battery.

When the feature was first introduced in Galaxy S10, the battery limit for wireless Powershare is fixed at 30% (of the phone battery). In Android 10 update for Galaxy S10 and Note 10, Samsung allows owners to raise the battery limit for Wireless PowerShare.

Galaxy S20 also allows you to adjust the battery limit for Wireless PowerShare. And it works identically to Galaxy S10 and Note 10.

This Galaxy S20 guide shows you how to adjust the battery limit for Wireless PowerShare on Galaxy S20, S10, and Note 10. Some questions on setting the battery limit for Wireless PowerShare are also answered.

What is Wireless PowerShare on Galaxy S20?

Wireless PowerShare turns your Galaxy S20 into a Qi-wireless charger. So, you can use your Galaxy S20 to charge accessories and even other phones that support wireless charging.

The typical usage of Wireless PowerShare is to charge your smartwatch, earbuds (e.g., Samsung Galaxy Buds, Galaxy Buds+) with your Galaxy S20’s battery. You can use it to charge other phones. But the speed is not so fast (it is the standard wireless charging. No fast wireless charging.)

Samsung first introduced this feature with Galaxy S10. It is one of a few well-received new features in Galaxy S10. Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy S20 implemented the wireless Powershare similarly.

A detailed guide on how to use Wireless PowerShare can be found here. It applies to all Samsung devices supporting Wireless PowerShare.

The original implementation of the Wireless PowerShare in Galaxy S10 and Note 10 hardcoded a battery limit of 30%. Wireless Powershare will stop automatically if the phone battery is lower than 30% of its full capacity.

Because the phone battery drains faster (most of us can “feel” it) when the battery level is low, some owners want to reserve more battery, especially when charging other phones. The 30% limit may be too low for them.

So, in Android 10 update, Samsung added the option for you to set battery limit for Wireless PowerShare on Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10. Galaxy S20 has this feature from day 1.

Please note some official Samsung Galaxy S20 cases, like Galaxy S20 LED View Cover, Galaxy S20 Clear View /S View Cover, and Galaxy S20 LED back cover, may affect wireless … Read the rest

How to customize and use Galaxy S20 Quick Settings?

By simon 6 Comments Last Modified: December 19, 2020 · Published on: March 14, 2020

Galaxy S20 quick settings let you quickly turn on/off some features using the quick setting buttons from the notification panel.

This Galaxy S20 guide explains everything you need to know on using and customizing Galaxy S20 Quick Settings: what the Galaxy S20 Quick Settings is, how to access it, how to customize the quick setting button order, and how to customize the layout of the quick settings panel.

The Galaxy S20 Quick Settings is identical on Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra. So, in this guide, Galaxy S20 refers to all of these three phones.

What is Galaxy S20 Quick Settings?

Like in other Android phones, Samsung Galaxy S20 Quick Settings allows you to turn on/off some features, e.g., WiFi, mobile data, flight mode, without diving into the Galaxy S20 Settings.

The quick setting buttons are also easier to understand and use, compared to the menu and page navigations in Galaxy S20 Settings. So, it is the most efficient way to turn on or turn off some features on Galaxy S20.

By default, in the notification panel, 6 quick setting buttons (with text below them) appear, as shown below.

FYI, you can access Galaxy S20 notification panel by swiping down from the status bar.

If you need to check the meaning of any of the status icons or notification icons on Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra, you may check this guide.

These buttons are just the first 6 buttons in the Galaxy S20 quick settings. You can find all quick setting buttons if you swipe down again from the notification panel.

Galaxy S20 Quick Settings (or quick settings panel) usually refers to this full-page buttons, as shown above.

Please note, the quick setting buttons include two parts:

the button; and
the text below the button.

They have different functions.

Most of the quick setting buttons accept the following gestures:

Tapping the button to turn on/off the feature.
Tapping the text below the button to get the options for the feature.
Long tapping (tapping and holding) the button (or the text below the button) to open the corresponding entry in Galaxy S20 Settings if the feature has an entry there.

A few quick setting buttons may only accept one or two of the gestures.

In addition to the two-page quick setting buttons, in the Galaxy S20 Quick Settings page, you can also find:… Read the rest

How to remap and use Galaxy S20 Side key?

By simon Leave a Comment Last Modified: December 19, 2020 · Published on: March 10, 2020

Galaxy S20 Side key is a combination of traditional Power key and Bixby key. You can remap it to different functions.

This Galaxy S20 guide explains the functions of the Galaxy S20 Side key, how to remap the functions to different gestures and how to use the side key on Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra.

This guide applies to all three models of Galaxy S20.

What is Galaxy S20 Side key?

Samsung introduced the Bixby key on Galaxy S8. It was located below the volume keys on the left side of the phone as explained in Galaxy S8 layout.

This configuration was maintained in Galaxy Note 8, S9, Note 9, and S10 with the hope of increasing adoption of Bixby services.

But unfortunately, it did not work well. Most owners do not use Bixby and don’t like the useless physical button.

Since Android Pie update, Samsung finally allows owners to remap the Bixby key to other functions. It becomes one of the most welcomed features in Android Pie update for Galaxy S9 and S8.

In Galaxy Note 10, Samsung eventually gave up the efforts of pushing Bixby key.

So, in Galaxy Note 10, Samsung combined the Power key and the Bixby key into one and named it Side key.

But Samsung put the new Side key in the left side of Galaxy Note 10. This created unnecessary confusions among the owners because the Power key of all previous Galaxy phones was on the right side.

So, in Galaxy S20, Samsung relocated the Side key into the right side (together with the Volume key) as explained in Galaxy S20 layout.

Essentially, Galaxy S20 Side key is still a combination of the Power key and the Bixby key. And the owner can customize the functions.

What are the gestures supported by Galaxy S20 Side key?

As a hardware button, Galaxy S20 Side key supports 4 gestures:

Single press.
Double press. The default function is Galaxy S20 camera quick launch.
Long press (press and hold for more than 2 seconds). The default function is the revamped Power Off menu.

The first gesture (single press) is not customizable. It is reserved for wake up/turn off the screen, just like what the old Power key does. You can also configure it to lock Galaxy S20 instantly as explained in Galaxy S20 lock screen settings.… Read the rest

The Ultimate Guide of Galaxy S20 Touchscreen Gestures

By simon Leave a Comment Last Modified: December 6, 2020 · Published on: March 9, 2020

You need to use the Galaxy S20 touchscreen gestures to use the phone effectively.

This Galaxy S20 guide explains the commonly used Galaxy S20 touchscreen gestures and shows you how to use them. The 8 Galaxy S20 touchscreen gestures covered are tapping, double-tapping, triple-tapping, long-tapping (tapping and holding), swiping, dragging, pinching and spreading.

Why do you need to know the Galaxy S20 touchscreen gestures?

We seldom attach a physical keyboard or mouse to Galaxy S20 (except using Samsung DeX). So, the touchscreen is the interface between the user and the Galaxy S20.

The phone takes commands from us through Galaxy S20 touchscreen gestures. We interact with the apps through those gestures, most of the time.

Since Android 10, Google removed the navigation buttons by default and recommended gestures for all navigations. Of course, Galaxy S20 still allows you to choose between using buttons or navigation gestures.

More and more Android apps also prefer gestures over buttons.

Anyway, it is hard to use the phone effectively without mastering Galaxy S20 touchscreen gestures.

What are the 8 Galaxy S20 touchscreen gestures?

You will need to use the following touchscreen gestures on Galaxy S20:

Tapping (single tap).
Double-tapping.
Triple tapping.
Long tapping (tap and hold).
Swiping.
Dragging.
Pinching.
Spreading

All of the 8 Galaxy S20 touchscreen gestures are universal on all Android phones. They work on almost all Android phones and therefore are not unique to Galaxy S20.

But the functions of each gesture may depend on individual apps.

Usage of Galaxy S20 touchscreen gestures

Now, let’s go through these 8 Galaxy S20 navigation gestures one by one.

Please note, we use “tap” in this guide. Other developers or writers may prefer “press”. They are identical for touchscreen gestures.

#1. Single tapping gesture (tapping)

The tapping gesture (aka single tapping), as shown in the animation below, requires you touch somewhere on the Galaxy S20 screen once, then move your finger away from the screen.

This gesture will be then registered as tapping, which is one of the most fundamental Galaxy S20 touchscreen gestures. It corresponds to “click” when using a mouse.

The outcome of the tapping gesture depends on what you tapped.

Here are some example of using tapping gesture on Galaxy S20:

Open an app by tapping the app icon.
Navigate to another page by tapping a menu item.
Toggle some Galaxy S20 features by tapping the quick setting buttons

… Read the rest

How to use Galaxy S20 camera app?

By simon Leave a Comment Last Modified: December 6, 2020 · Published on: March 5, 2020

The camera is probably the only reason why many Galaxy S10 or S9 owners choose to upgrade to Galaxy S20 as explained in the Galaxy S20 new features page.

But you need to familiarize yourself with the Galaxy S20 camera app first to realize the full potential of Galaxy S20 camera.

This Galaxy S20 guide explains each item on the Galaxy S20 camera app interface, shows you how to use gestures in the camera app, and how to use Galaxy S20 camera quick launch.

Please note, the camera app on Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra is identical, although the camera systems on these 3 models differ significantly (as explained in the differences among Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra). So, this guide applies to all Galaxy S20, S20+, S20FE, and S20 Ultra.

Understand items on Galaxy S20 Camera app interface

By default, when you start the camera app on Galaxy S20, it is in the Photo mode, as shown in the screenshot below.

In this mode, you can find the following items:

Preview screen.
Shortcut to Gallery
Shutter (capture) button
Rear/front camera switch
Camera modes (shooting modes)
Zoom control
Scene optimizer
Camera settings
Flash
Timer
Photo size
Motion photo
Camera effects

Now, let’s go through them one by one.

#1. Preview screen

You can preview the photo before tapping the shutter button.

The size of the preview screen depends on the photo aspect ration chosen (read on).

Please note, you can tap and hold anywhere on the preview screen to lock the autofocus (AF) and exposure.

You may pinch or spread on the preview screen to zoom in or zoom out. You can switch front and rear cameras by swiping upwards or downwards on the preview screen

#2. Shortcut to Gallery

By default, the thumbnail of the latest photo is shown. It is a shortcut to the Gallery app.

Once in the Gallery app, if you tap the Back button to exit the Gallery app, then you can return to the camera app.

Please note, if you are using the Assistant Menu, you can use Assistant Plus to add the shortcut to Gallery.

#3. Shutter (capture) button

Normally, you need to tap the shutter button to take a photo with Galaxy S20 camera.

Of course, you can also use the volume key, floating shutter button, voice control, or gestures (show palm) … Read the rest

How to hide Samsung Daily (Bixby Home) on Galaxy S20?

By simon Leave a Comment Last Modified: October 30, 2020 · Published on: March 4, 2020

You will encounter the unwelcomed Samsung Daily in the Galaxy S20 Home screen when you unbox your Galaxy S20.

Luckily, you can easily disable or hide Samsung Daily (Bixby Home) on Galaxy S20 Home screen.

This Galaxy S20 guide explains what Samsung Daily is, why you should disable/hide it, and how to hide it on Galaxy S20.

Please note, Samsung preinstalled the Samsung Daily as a system-essential app. So, you cannot disable it or remove it from the phone. You can only disable or hide Samsung Daily from Galaxy S20 home screen.

Samsung Daily is a software (app) feature. It works on all three Galaxy S20 models (Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra) identically.

What is Samsung Daily on Galaxy S20?

Samsung Daily was introduced in Samsung’s Android 10 update for Galaxy S10 last year.

Although the name is now, Samsung Daily is simply a rebranded Bixby Home, which more than 90% of Galaxy owners turned off (or tried to turn off) on old generations of Galaxy Phones.

By default, Samsung Daily occupies the leftmost panel of Galaxy S20 Home screen. It mimics the Google (Google Now) page on the stock Android.

It supposes to deliver relevant and customized info for you by crawling your emails, calendar, messages, reading history, location, and other private info. It is Samsung’s version of Google Now page.

Because Samsung preinstalled the Samsung Daily as an essential app (part of the launcher), you cannot uninstall or disable it on Galaxy S20.

The good news, like in Galaxy S8, S9, and S10, you can hide Samsung Daily on Galaxy S20 very easily. So, we did not list it as one of the worst Galaxy S20 features.

Why you may want to hide Samsung Daily on Galaxy S20?

I am not a fan of Bixby Home or Samsung Daily. We always recommend Galaxy phone owners to disable it.

You may also consider to hide or disable Samsung Daily on Galaxy S20 home screen for the following three reasons.

Reason 1: Bixby is not as smart as Google Assistant.

Google Assistant is unarguably superior to Bixby. Period.

So, the info delivered from Bixby Home (Samsung Daily) generally is less useful than asking Google Assistant.

Reason 2: Data collection and third-party providers

Some processing jobs (e.g., analyze your habits/preferences), are done in the cloud. This means Samsung need to … Read the rest

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