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Use and manage quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge

Samsung Galaxy S7 quick setting buttons offers speedy access of some useful features on the phone. This guide shows you how to access, use and manage quick setting buttons (and quick connect) on Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

Update: if you Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 has been updated to Android Nougat, you may find there are some new features for quick setting buttons. You can even customize the layout of quick setting buttons in Android Nougat. For details, please check this guide.

As shown in Galaxy S7 notifications panel, there are by default 10 visible quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

Quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge actually correspond to quick settings panel in most other Android phones.

As Samsung’s TouchWiz modify many default features of the quick settings in stock Android OS, many new Samsung Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge owners may get confused on using the quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

This guide will show you how to access, use and manage (rearrange) quick settings buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.  You will also learn how to disable or enable Quick connect on Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 edge.

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1) How to access quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge
1.1) Method 1: from notification panel
1.2) Method 2: Directly access all quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge
2) How to use quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge?
3) How to rearrange quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge?
4) How to enable and disable Quick connect in notification panel?
5) Do you know how to use and manage quick setting buttons on Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge?

How to access quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge

There are two ways to access access quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

Method 1: from notification panel

Galaxy S7 quick setting buttons always occupy one row in notification panel.

You can access Galaxy S7 notification panel by swiping down from top of the screen (status bar).

By default, there are 5 quick settings buttons are shown in notification panel.  You can swipe horizontally to access another 5 quick settings buttons as shown below.

So, in total, the notification panel accommodates 10 Galaxy S7 quick settings buttons.

To show all quick settings buttons on Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, tap the V icon as shown below.

You can also swipe down again on notification panel to show all Galaxy S7 quick setting buttons.

Use and manage quick setting buttons on Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge

Method 2: Directly access all quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge

You can directly access ALL Galaxy S7 quick setting buttons by swiping down from top of the screen (status bar) with two fingers.

This is a new touch screen gesture in Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, although it is a default gesture for quick settings in stock Android.

Anyway, it is good that Galaxy S7 and S7 edge now accept this gesture to access all Galaxy S7 quick setting buttons.

Swiping down with 2 fingers is equivalent to swiping down twice with one finger. 

Use and manage quick setting buttons on Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge Use and manage quick setting buttons on Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge

How to use quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge?

Galaxy S7 quick setting buttons are for you to toggle on or off some features quickly without entering the detailed settings.

So, to use  quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, you just tap the icon to turn on the feature (if the feature is off) or to turn off the feature (if the feature is on).

For example, after you tap WiFi button, Galaxy S7 will try to connect to known access points if WiFi is off currently. But if the WiFi currently is on, it will turn off WiFi.

You can also use quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge to access detailed setting page for the corresponding feature.

Tap and hold a button will direct you to the corresponding settings page.

How to rearrange quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge?

As mentioned, in the Galaxy S7 notification panel, only the first 10 quick setting buttons can be accessed directly.

So, you may want to move the most frequently used quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 to one of the top 10 spots.

When all Galaxy S7 quick setting buttons are shown, tap Edit as shown above to enter edit mode for quick setting buttons.

For example, you want to move the Do Not Disturb button to No.10 position. This means Flashlight will be pushed beyond the top 10 positions.

Tap and hold (please refer to this guide on Galaxy S7 touchscreen gestures) Do Not Disturb button, without releasing your finger from the screen, drag the icon to the Flashlight spot as shown below.

The result? Do Not Disturb now occupies the spot.

Tap Done as shown below to exit edit mode for  quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

You can tap ^ button as shown below to return to notification panel.

Of course, you can swipe upwards with one finger to return to Galaxy S7 notification panel.

Use and manage quick setting buttons on Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge Use and manage quick setting buttons on Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge

How to enable and disable Quick connect in notification panel?

In Galaxy S7 notification panel, below brightness control, you can see the Quick connect.

Although Quick connect is a useful feature for some Galaxy S7 owners, some owners may want to turn it off.

When you are in Edit mode for quick setting buttons on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, you can find the switch for Galaxy S7 Quick connect as shown above.

Drag the switch to left to disable Quick connect on Galaxy S7 or S7 edge.

Do you know how to use and manage quick setting buttons on Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge?

If you have any questions on how to use and manage quick setting buttons on Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, or how to disable Galaxy S7 quick connect, please let us know in the comment box below.

The community will try to help you.

You can get the official Samsung Galaxy S7 user manual (user guide) in your local language here, and Galaxy S7 edge user manual (user guide) in your local language here.

For other guides on using Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, please check Galaxy S7 online manual page.

For detailed Galaxy S7 how-to guides, please check Galaxy S7 how-to guides page.

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  1. Evan says

    I would like to add a tether quick setting but cannot figure out how. I had it on my s5 and s6 but it doesnt show up when i go to addit on my s7.

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  3. Mike says

    In my Google chrome internet, my search bar is now on the bottom of the page. My phone was in my pocket deleted some apps from my home screen and moved my search bar. It’s a bit annoying how do I fix this

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  6. Andrew Lawson says

    I’ve just moved from Nexus to Galaxy and bought an s7 edge and I can’t figure out where the Cast button is or how to put it into Quick Settings.

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  7. TJ says

    I am playing a game and there is a menu drop down. I can’t use it because of the Notification dropdown. Is there a way to disable and enable this?

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  8. Dave smith says

    My V button and the launch settings button do not work… when i tp them, nothing happens, they are unresponsive.. how do i fix this

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  9. Dave Ward says

    I had a screen rotation icon in quick settings but now it’s gone on my S7. Was it deleted in an update? How do I get it back?

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  10. AHS says

    I have a S7 Edge SM-G935W8 on Android 6.0.1 but There is no Mobile Data Toggle button in Quick Settings… I bought it New and Since then It is not there… bot even available in Edit menu…
    Can You Help Please…

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  11. Bezz says

    I’m using the galaxy s7 and quick connect has disappeared I have followed your instructions but there is nothing to toggle on and off there is nothing anywhere that says quick connect

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  12. Bobby says

    I have a galaxy grand prime & was wondering if there’s any way to move one of the quick settings buttons (Like “flashlight”) button to a homescreen ???

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  13. Katherine says

    Are you able to set your clock/timer/alarm as one of the quick setting features? I would find this very useful if possible!!!

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  14. Jill says

    How can I get the app to show when I have a voicemail? Every time there’s an update, I lose something or something changes that is ridiculous. For instance, I no longer have my ringtones. I don’t know how to get them back and I don’t want to do a factory reset.

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  15. WickedStepMom says

    Both my husband and I have the S7 phones and both had the Quick Connect feature in the Notificarion Bar but after an update, it now is no longer there. How do I get it reinstalled and I do NOT want to do a factory reset. Thanks.

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  16. Tifi says

    Help me out pls I have galaxy C7 but does not show quick settings apps. it only shows ‘do not disturb’. the remaining nine are missing. if I try edit it does not give me an option to add more apps.

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  17. Rik says

    Old style drop down menu is a lot better this new update is crap can’t see them far to light ..is there a return

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  19. reisa says

    Loving my new S7, but can’t seem to find a notifications log like I used to have from a quick settings widget on my old S3. Is there any way to access my notification history without a 3rd party app?

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  20. J. R. says

    I was wondering if you could help me out. I have had this phone for a while and haven’t had any problems but recently ive noticed that the music bar was missing from the quick connect spot and so I have had to go into the music app itself to change music. Any help would be much appreciated.

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  21. Tim says

    Thanks for the quick response but I have no – SIM card manager under settings. I tap apps icon then settings icon and there is no SIM card manager option. Is the SIM card manager under some other option?

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  22. Tim says

    I have expanded the quick setting panel and I have no mobile data setting on the panel. How do I get the setting on this panel?

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  23. Ronald says

    Hi

    When my S7 edge is locked, i can still use the some settings from the quick settings menu. Is it possible to lock this.
    I’ve also a S5, on this phone it is not possible to drop down the quick settings menu when the device is locked.

    Thanks,

    Ronald

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  25. Gili says

    I do not havr “mobile data” button as you have it in the above pictures right beside the “wifi” one. How can I fix this issue?!!

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  26. Luke Becker says

    How do you add and remove these quick setting buttons? I just switched from Verizon to sprint and in doing so I received a new but same model phone. On my Verizon phone there was a quick setting button for my data to turn quickly on and off. With my new sprinto phone this feature is not here. Any way to fix?

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