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Showing posts with label advanced features. Show all posts

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Use Game Launcher Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Game launcher is an advanced feature that is designed to improve your experience when playing games in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. When this feature is enabled, all your games that you have downloaded from Play Store and Galaxy Apps will be gathered in one place automatically in the home screen and apps screen for easier access. While you're in the game launcher, you can enable some features that are useful while playing games, check out the hottest games among Galaxy device users, and watch game videos from Youtube.


How to enable the game launcher feature?
You can turn on this feature by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down the screen to find Advanced features and then tap it.
  3. Tap Games.
  4. Tap Game launcher.
  5. If the Game launcher is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on. When the switch turns means the game launcher feature is enabled and a game launcher contains with all your games will be added to your home screen and apps screen so you can easily access them.


How to manage the game launcher?
If needed, you can manage game launcher, such as add or remove game from the game launcher, to suit your need by using the following steps:
  1. On the home screen or apps screen, tap the game launcher to view all your games.
  2. Tap a game to launch it.
  3. If you cannot find your game in the game launcher, you can manually add it by tapping Tap here to add unlisted games, select the required game and then tap Done button to add the selected game to the game launcher.
  4. To remove a game from the game launcher, tap and hold the required game and then drag it to Remove icon at the top of the screen to remove the game from game launcher.
  5. To change the order of your games in the game launcher, drag and drop a game.
  6. To disable the game launcher, do as follows:
    • Tap .
    • Tap the ON/OFF switch followed by tapping OK button to confirm disabling the game launcher feature. When the switch turns means this feature is disabled and the game launcher will be removed from the home screen and apps screen.


How to enable or use features in the game launcher?
When the game launcher is enabled, you can enable or use some features to improve your experience while playing game in your phone.

Feature #1: Game power saving feature
If needed, you can set your phone to lower games' resolution and frame rate to reduce battery consumption while you're playing game by using the following steps:
  1. On the home screen or apps screen, tap the game launcher.
  2. Tap Save power during game.
  3. Here, you'll be provided with the following options:
    • Off: select this option to disable game power saving feature if you'd like to have a better experience while playing games by using normal resolution and 60fps frame rate.
    • Save power: select this option to decrease battery power consumption while playing games by lowering the resolution and set the frame rate to 30fps.
    • Save maximum power: select this option to minimise battery usage while playing games by using lowest resolution and set the frame rate to 30fps.
    As the example, we'll select Save power to save more power while playing games and then tap Done button to save the changes.

Feature #2: No alert during game feature
If needed, you can mute or hide notifications sounds and display only notifications for incoming calls and emergency alerts so you can enjoy playing games without you have to be disturbed with those sounds by using the following steps:
  1. On the home screen or apps screen, tap the game launcher.
  2. Tap No Alert during game to enable it. When the button shows means this feature is enabled and all alerts will be muted and hidden during gameplay except for incoming calls. If you receive an incoming call, a small notification will appear at the top of the screen.

Feature #3: Game tools feature
If needed, you can enable this feature so you can easily adjust some settings or use some features, such as capture screenshots or lock the soft keys, while playing games by using the following steps:
  1. On the home screen or apps screen, tap the game launcher.
  2. Tap Game tools to enable it. When the button shows means this feature is enabled and your phone will display the game tools icon as a floating icon while you're playing a game.

Feature #4: Other features
  1. On the home screen or apps screen, tap the game launcher.
  2. Tap Top charts to view a list of the most popular games among Galaxy device users.
  3. Tap Featured videos to view game videos from Youtube based on your installed games.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable and Use Pop Up View Gesture Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Pop-up view gesture is one of gesture-based features in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge that will let you easily view an app in pop-up view so you can run multiple apps in the same screen at the same time. This feature provides you an easier way to do multiple tasks in your phone, as the example, you can chat with your friends in different apps about a nice movie you're watching while controlling your music playlist, because using this feature lets you easily switch between apps without you have to access the recent apps list to do so.


How to enable or disable the pop-up view gesture feature?
Before you can run an app in pop-up view, you have to enable the pop-up view gesture feature by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down the screen to find Advanced features and then tap it.
  3. Tap Pop-up view gesture.
  4. Depending on your current settings, tap the ON/OFF switch to enable or disable the pop-up view gesture feature. When the switch turns blue , means this feature is enabled.


How to run multiple apps at once using pop-up view gesture feature?
When this feature is enabled, you can use it to run multiple apps at once by using the following steps:
  1. Open an app and then drag downwards diagonally from the top left/right corner of the screen to view the app in the pop-up view. Repeat this step to open more apps in pop-up view.
  2. To adjust the size of a pop-up window, tap the required pop-up window and then drag downwards or upwards diagonally the edge of the pop up window until you get the desired size.
  3. To move a pop-up window, tap the required pop-up window and then drag at the top of the pop-up window to the required location.
  4. To switch among pop-up windows, tap a pop-up window of the required app. The selected pop-up window will be displayed at the top.
  5. To access available options of a pop-up window, tap the required pop-up window and then tap at the top of the pop-up. The options are:
    • : tap this option to drag and drop text or image from one pop-up window to another. You can use this option when you need to easily copy text or image between pop-up windows.
    • : tap this option to minimize the selected pop-up window. When a pop-up window is minimized, it'll be displayed as a floated icon and always on top to let you easily access the minimized app whenever you want simply by tapping the floated icon. You can also press the Home key if you'd like to minimize all pop-up windows at once.
    • : tap this option to maximize the selected pop-up window.
    • : tap this option to close the selected pop-up window. You can also tap the Recents key(it's located in the left side of the Home key) and then tap Close all button if you'd like to close all pop-up windows at once.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable and Use One-Handed Operation Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

One-handed operation is a feature in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge that is designed for your convenience when using your phone with one hand. You can use this feature to reduce the size of the display to become smaller and change its position so you can easily control your phone with one hand. You can also use this feature to adjust the size and position of the input methods, e.g., keypad, in-call buttons, Samsung keyboard, calculator, unlock pattern, unlock PIN/password, etc., so you can easily input character(text, number, etc.) in your phone with one hand


How to enable or disable the one-handed operation feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down the screen to find Advanced features and then tap it.
  3. Tap One-handed operation.
  4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Reduce screen size to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns blue , means this option is enabled and you can reduce the screen size for easy controlling your phone with one hand.
  5. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to One-handed input to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns blue , means this option is enabled and you can reduce the size of the input methods for easier input with one hand.


How to use the one-handed operation feature?
See the following steps as the example of using this feature:
  1. Reducing the screen size.
    You can use it whenever you need to easily control or use your phone with one hand. As the example, we'll do so when browsing a webpage in the Internet app with these steps:
    • Open the Internet app and then open a webpage.
    • Press the Home key three times quickly to reduce the screen size and its layout so it will be smaller than the default size. FYI, when this feature is enabled, the direct access feature will be turned off automatically.
    • Tap or to change the screen position. As the example, if you're a left handed user, you can place the adjusted screen in the left side of the screen.
    • Now, you can easily use your phone to browse the webpage with one hand.
    • Tap Return to full screen button to return the screen size back to the normal size.
  2. Adjusting the size of the input methods.
    You can use it on any screen or app where you need to easily input something in your phone with one hand. As the example, we'll do so when unlocking the screen with PIN number with these steps:
    • Swipe your finger on the lock screen to open the screen where you can input your PIN number.
    • Tap or to change the keypad position. As the example, if you're a left handed user, you can place the adjusted keypad in the left side of the screen.
    • Now, you can enter your PIN number with one hand and then tap OK button to unlock the screen.