How to Adjust Brightness of Always On Display on Galaxy S21, S20

AOD settings and brightness icons

In this guide we will show how to change the brightness of your Galaxy S21 or S20 Always On Display on Android 10 with One UI 3 and 2.

What’s the Matter

Always On Display (AOD) is a cool feature on Samsung Galaxy phones with AMOLED displays. It used to show a brief information on the screen without consuming much energy. Only a small part of LEDs are lit while the majority is off.

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How to Disable the Screenshot Toolbar on Galaxy S21, S20, S10

disable the screenshot toolbar on Galaxy S20

Screenshot toolbar is an extremely useful feature of Samsung smartphones for those users who often edit screenshots or like to share them immediately after they are created.

The toolbar offers such options as scroll down the screen to take the screenshot of the full page, edit the image (crop it, draw on it or highlight something), share the screenshot or open it in one of the installed apps like Gallery or Google Photos.

The only downside of the screenshot toolbar is that you have to wait for some seconds until it disappears before you will be able to take another screenshot.

So, if you are faced with the task of creating as many screenshots as possible per unit of time, then it makes sense to disable the toolbar.

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How to Set Up Auto Restart on Galaxy S22, S21, S20

Here is how to set up scheduled auto restart on Samsung Galaxy S22, Galaxy S21, S20, S10, Note 20, 10, A-series and similar devices with One UI 4.1, 3.1, 3.0, 2.5 skin.

Every Piece of Tech Needs a Restart

The longer Android runs without rebooting, the greater the likelihood of glitches and crashes. This is not about a particular phone model, this applies to any operating system.

We restart Windows computers, laptops, and Android is no exception in this regard. How often the Android operating system starts to glitch, depends not only on it itself, but it depends on what applications are installed on the phone or tablet and how many of them.

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How to Increase the Flashlight Brightness on Galaxy S21, S20, S10

If you ever used a flashlight on your Galaxy phone, you probably noticed that its brightness is “not the best on the market”. And some of you probably even got upset by comparing the brightness of the flashlight on your flagship Galaxy S21, S20, S10, S9 to another phone.

Don’t be upset! Because You Samsung Galaxy phone has a setting most of you are unaware of which allows to increase the flashlight brightness. Don’t worry, you don’t need to install any third-party apps.

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Make Samsung Galaxy S21, S20, S10 Open Home Screen after Face Unlock (Disable ‘Stay on Lock screen’)

Galaxy S10 Phone Unlocked on the lock screen

Samsung Galaxy S21 owners often complain that they need to swipe on the screen after they successfully authorize using the face unlock feature. Here is how to make your S21, S20 or recent Note series take you directly to the home screen after you face unlock it. What’s the point of doing extra movements, especially if they don’t boost the security?

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How to Make Incoming Calls Display in Full Screen on Galaxy S21, S20, S10

Galaxy S20 incoming call full screen

Some users prefer when incoming call is displayed in a small pop-up window at the top of the screen that allows to continue reading, typing or browsing. But other Galaxy owners prefer to always see the incoming call in the full screen mode.

While displaying incoming calls in a pop-up is designed to not distract users when they use apps, I often switch to it as I pull out my Galaxy S21 from my pocket by accidentally touching the screen when I receive a call.

Thus, for those who hates pop-up mode here is how to always display incoming calls in full screen on Galaxy S21, S20, S10, S9 and other Galaxy models with OneUI 2 and 3.

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