Samsung Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover is one of the official accessories for Galaxy S9 and S9+.
In addition to protecting your Galaxy S9 and S9+, Samsung Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover offers a few unique features to make it fun and effective to use your Galaxy S9 and S9+
This Galaxy S9 accessories guide shows you everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover: unique features, how does the cover work, pros and cons of the cover, how to customize and use the cover.
What are the unique features of Samsung Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover?
The official Galaxy S9 accessories were designed to enhance some features or improve the user experiences of Galaxy S9 and S9+.
Unlike the Galaxy S9 clear view cover, Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover does not have a translucent front. It is opaque.
So, Galaxy S9 LED cover uses LED dots on the cover to display icons for calls and notifications on the front cover.
The unique features of Samsung Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover includes:
- LED icons for incoming calls, notifications, alarms, battery status, clock and music controls. You can assign different LED icons for different contacts and different apps so that you can know who is calling or where is the notification from without opening the cover.
- LED with colours. You can assign border colours to the LED icons for Galaxy S9 LED cover. In previous generations of LED cover, there is no border colour option.
- Powered by the phone battery through the NFC connection (induction).
- Respond to incoming calls directly on the cover (LED part) without opening it.
- Control the music playing on the cover directly.
- Respond to alarms on the cover directly.
Of course, as a cover, Samsung Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover offers decent protection for the phone.
How does Samsung Galaxy S9 LED cover work?
As you may know, you need the power to light up LED icons. But there is no built-in battery in Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover.
So, how does the cover get the power?
The answer is NFC.
Samsung Galaxy S9 LED cover gets the power from the phone battery through NFC. The cover is a passive NFC device and communicates with the phone using the NFC chip inside the cover.
Like other passive NFC devices, the case can draw power from the phone through electromagnetic induction to power up itself to offer some features.
As power consumption for LED icons is very low, you should not worry about the battery consumption of the cover. It is very marginal.
You will not notice the difference in Galaxy S9 battery life with or without the LED cover.
Pros and cons of Samsung Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover
If you are considering whether Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover is a “right” cover for your Galaxy S9 or S9+, you may check the pros and cons of Samsung Galaxy S9 LED cover.
Please note, there are no perfect cases. It all depends on your requirements and budget.
Based on our review, Samsung Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover has the following advantages:
- It is an official case. The unique features of this LED cover will very likely work even after future software updates. Galaxy S9 and S9+ will get Android P and Q updates.
- Precise cutouts and perfect fit.
- Customizable LED icons for calls and notifications.
- Respond to calls and alarms without opening the case.
- A credit card holder inside the case. It is convenient for commuters to hold public transportation card.
- Decent and full protection for Galaxy S9 and S9+. It protects camera lens, screen, back and rim
- Top-notch build quality.
- Improved design with top side fully covered.
- Improved texture of the surface material.
- Wake up and sleep the phone when the case opens/closes.
Of course, there are some disadvantages of the Galaxy S9 LED wallet case:
- It is not wallet-friendly. The $64.99 list price is probably too high for many owners.
- There is no kickstand as in Galaxy S9 clear view cover.
- It is not light. The 50-60g weight may not be the taste for some Galaxy S9 and S9+ owners.
- It may slightly slow down wireless charging.
Again, you should choose a case for Galaxy S9 and S9+ based on:
- Your budget.
- Your requirements.
In fact, some Galaxy S9 and S9+ owners do not use any cases at all. It is all up to you.
How to use Samsung Galaxy S9 LED cover for Galaxy S9 and S9+?
After unboxing Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover, you need to remove the plastic films first.
When you apply the LED cover to Galaxy S9 or S9+, you should start from the top part. Because the top part is now fully covered except the microphone hole, it is hard to fit the phone into the case if you start from the bottom (the side with the USB port).
When you want to remove the phone from the case (for example, you have to remove the case to add/change SIM card or SD card.), you should start from the bottom part.
Once the Galaxy S9 LED cover is applied, Galaxy S9 or S9+ should recognize it immediately. It normally asks you to choose a Galaxy S9 theme for your S9 or S9+ to match the LED case.
If your phone fails to recognize the cover, you can try to reboot the phone.
Once Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover is recognized by the phone, you can find it in Settings —Advanced features—Accessories —LED view cover as shown below.
As shown above, you can turn on/off automatic unlock (marked as 1).
This option does NOT bypass your lock screen security settings. It only works if you set the lock screen security as none or swipe, which is not recommended.
How to use LED icon editor yo customize Samsung Galaxy S9 LED cover for Galaxy S9 and S9+?
As shown above, you can tap LED icon editor (marked as 2) to edit preloaded LED icons or to create your own LED icons for calls and notifications.
You can assign a LED icon to individual contacts or individual apps.
Besides the dedicated icons for calls and battery status, the LED wallet cover offers another 54 preloaded LED icons for you to assign to contacts and apps.
For the preloaded icons, you can customize them with a border colour.
You can tap the floating button to create your own LED icons.
For example, as shown below, tap Smiley icon. The number of 0 below the icon indicates that this icon is not associated with any apps or contacts.
In the Smiley page, Tap Choose colour as shown above if you want to add a border colour for the icon.
For example, after you choose the red colour, the preview window will show the icon with a red border as shown below.
You can assign this icon to a contact (or more contacts) so that this icon will be shown when the contact calls you or SMS you.
You can tap Add as shown below select a contact or a group of contacts for this icon if you want.
It is allowed to assign multiple contacts to one LED icon. But one contact can only have one LED icon.
If you assign an icon to a contact with other LED icons assigned, the last LED icon assigned will be used.
Of course, you can also assign this icon to one or more apps.
In the Smiley page, as shown above, tap the Notifications to navigate to notifications panel.
Then you can tap Add button to assign this icon to one or more apps.
After assigning the LED icon to an app, this LED icon will be shown when you get notifications from this app.
For example, after assigning the icon to some contacts and apps, as shown below, the number below the icon is not zero anymore.
Of course, we also customized the two LED icons with border colours as indicated in the screenshot.
As explained earlier, you can tap the floating button (action button) to create your own LED icons for Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover.
As shown above, there is a 17*9 (in pixels/dots) canvas for you to create your own LED icons.
You can tap individual dots to choose it. You can also draw a line to select all dots in that line.
After creating your own LED icons, you need to give it a name.
All LED icons created by you will be shown under the custom tab, not the preloaded tab.
You can add border colour for the created LED icons after they are saved in the custom tab.
Can you use and customize Samsung Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover? Do you understand the pros and cons of Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover?
If you have any questions or encounter any problems with Samsung Galaxy S9 LED wallet cover for Galaxy S9 and S9+, please let us know in the comment box below.
The community will help you find the answer.
For the user guide for new features of Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+, please check Galaxy S9 new features guides page.
For using Galaxy S9 and S9+, please check Galaxy S9 how-to guides page.
For using Galaxy S9 camera, please check Galaxy S9 camera guides page.
For accessories for Galaxy S9 and S9+, please check Galaxy S9 accessories guides page.
I bought the s9+ back in March and I also bought the led cover. I have been having problems since day 1, I assign phone and app to my contacts and when they call or message its always the wrong icon. Can you please help me fix it.
Thank you
Did you check the LED icon settings to see whether the icon is used or not?
When you got a call from a contract with assigned icon, was the icon same as others who were not assigned specific icon?
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Yes every phone call shows the same icon. I set each contact with a call and app. And it changes everytime I get a message or call. I spent a lot of money for this stupid cover and it is pushing me off that it doesn’t work as it should.
Extremely disappointed Suzanne
After you set the icon for individual contacts, did you check the LED icon settings?
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No I’m not sure what you are asking.
You need assign an led icon to the contact. If an led icon was assigned to one or more contacts, you can find this info on led icon editor. If the desired LED icon doesn’t work as expected, you may check the settings in led icon editor.
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Where are the settings for the led cover. I have S9+
Settings – advanced features – accessories – LED cover.
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Can this feature be used with text messages? I don’t see that app included in the menu of notifications. I receive more texts than calls throughout my day
LED caller icons work for both phone calls and text messages (if you use default Samsung Messaging app).
Assigning an LED icon to an app is for other normal apps. Messaging app can use different icons based on contact settings, and therefore it is not necessary to assign a LED icon for the app,
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Is there a way to keep the LED time display on all the time?
Nope. It would be a very useful feature. But Samsung didn’t implement it probably because of the limited life span of the LED.
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Is it waterproof? Will it work after accidently throwing it to water?
Nope. Samsung doesn’t mention anything about waterproofing for the case. Normally, if the water is not deep, it probably will be no issues.
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I have been trying to allocate the existing icons to my contacts, using the same icon and colour for the same contact but on multiple apps however it seems like it forgets what apps have been added. E.g. I allocated the man icon to my dad and set it up for calls and WhatsApp, email notifications. I click on “done”, the icon shows (3) but when I set my next icon, my dad’s has returned to (1). I’ve also found that icons are shown against notifications for other contacts e.g. I allocated the cat to my partner (which also forgets), the cat flashed up but on the back of an email that didn’t come from my partner at all. Is the case faulty?
Icons for contacts only work in phone calls and text messages. They don’t work with WhatsApp or other third-party apps.
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Thanks for the reply. Just to double check, is that definitely the case for the S9? It allows me to select the other apps from the list of apps and has “remembered” i.e. shows (3) against another contact, where I have set them up for calls, Messenger and WhatsApp (although haven’t received any of those from that contact to know if it works for sure).
Sorry to question this but I don’t understand why it would allow to me to select from the list of apps on my phone if it can only be set up for calls and texts?
Thank you.
There are many cases in the market for S9. It depends on your requirements and budget. The LED case is an official accessory with some unique features.
Each app can have different LED icons.
The LED icons assigned to individual contact only work with phone calls and messages. WhatsApp (and other apps) can NOT use the LED icon settings for the individual contact. They can only use the icon assigned to them (if you did assign).
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Hi, I recently got and S9+ with the led view cover. And after reading this I wanted to know if the NFC on the phone needs to be on for it to work 100%. I seem to remember that you could tap the cover to get it display some information like the time and so on. but every time I tried it does not work.
Can you clarify on this please?
The LED case works even you turn off NFC on the phone.
if the LED display on the case times out, you can NOT wake it up by tapping on the surface. You can lift the edge to partially open it to wake it up.
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I forgot to metion that I have played Spotiffy to and never got to see the controls on the cover either
There is no control for Spotify on the LED cover. When you play music, the LED briefly animates, then times out. You cannot make it light up all the time.
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Samsung Galaxy S9+ LED Cover – Every once in a while the lights on the cover come on that looks like a square moving in a circle – what is the reason for this and can I turn it off?
Did you check notifications in the notification panel?
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I seen this on mine too, and it is usually related to Oculus for my VR
Is it possible to have the cover closed and able to listen to music (as for example Youtube)
I previously had a S7 Edge with a ledder cover and I could continue to listen to music as if the cover was closed… With my new S9 with Led View, each time the cover is closed all is stopped.
You should have no issue to listen to music when the cover is closed.
Youtube is a different issue. Youtube does NOt allow background playing unless you subscribe to Youtube Red. When you close the LED cover, S9 or S9+ will be locked. Background music playing should be OK. But Youtube should stop.
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