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•Navigation bar: Change the navigation bar settings. Refer to Navigation bar (soft buttons) for more information.
•Accidental touch protection: Set the device to prevent the screen from detecting touch input when it is in a dark place, such as a pocket or bag.
•Touch sensitivity: Increase the touch sensitivity of the screen for use with screen protectors.
•Screensaver: Set the device to launch a screensaver when the device is charging. Refer to Screensaver for more information.
Blue light filter
Reduce eye strain by limiting the amount of blue light emitted by the screen.
While you are watching HDR videos from HDR-exclusive video services, the blue light filter may not be applied.
1On the Settings screen, tap Display → Blue light filter, and then tap the Turn on now switch to activate it.
2 Drag the adjustment bar to adjust the filter’s opacity.
3To set the schedule to apply the blue light filter to the screen, tap the Turn on as scheduled switch to activate it and select an option.
•Sunset to sunrise: Set the device to apply the blue light filter at night and turn it off in the morning based on your current location.
•Custom schedule: Set a specific time to apply the blue light filter.
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Changing the screen mode or adjusting the display colour
Select a screen mode suitable for viewing movies or images, or adjust the display colour to your preference. If you select the Adaptive display mode, you can adjust the display colour balance by colour value.
Changing the screen mode
On the Settings screen, tap Display → Screen mode and select a mode you want.
•Adaptive display: This optimizes the colour range, saturation, and sharpness of your display. You can also adjust the display colour balance by colour value.
•AMOLED cinema: This is suitable for watching videos.
•AMOLED photo: This is suitable for viewing images.
•Basic: This is set as default and is suitable for general use.
•You can adjust the display colour only in Adaptive display mode.
•Adaptive display mode may not be compatible with third-party apps.
•You cannot change the screen mode while applying the blue light filter.
Optimizing the full screen colour balance
Optimize the display colour by adjusting the colour tones to your preference.
When you drag the colour adjustment bar towards Cool, the blue colour tone will increase. When you drag the bar towards Warm, the red colour tone will increase.
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Adjust the colour adjustment bar under White balance.
The colour balance of the screen will be optimized.
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Adjusting the screen tone by colour value
Increase or lower certain colour tones by adjusting the values individually.
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On the Settings screen, tap Display → Screen mode → Adaptive display.
Tap Advanced settings.
Adjust the colour bars to your preference.
The screen tone screen will be adjusted.
Screensaver
You can set to display images as a screensaver when the screen turns off automatically. The screensaver will be displayed when the device is charging.
1 On the Settings screen, tap Display → Screensaver and tap the switch to activate it.
2Select an option.
If you select Photo Frame or Photos, a slideshow with selected images will start. If you select Photo Table, selected images will appear as small cards and overlap.
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Tap to select albums for displaying images.
When you are finished, tap the Back button.
To preview the selected option, tap Preview.
When you tap the screen while your screensaver is displayed, the screen will turn on.
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Wallpapers and themes
Change the wallpaper settings for the Home screen and the locked screen or apply various themes to the device.
On the Settings screen, tap Wallpapers and themes.
•Wallpapers: Change the wallpaper settings for the Home screen and the locked screen.
•Themes: Change the device’s theme.
•Icons: Change the icon style.
•AODs: Select an image to display on the Always On Display.
Lock screen
Options
Change the settings for the locked screen.
On the Settings screen, tap Lock screen.
The available options may vary depending on the screen lock method selected.
•Screen lock type: Change the screen lock method.
•Smart Lock: Set the device to unlock itself when trusted locations or devices are detected. Refer to Smart Lock for more information.
•Secure lock settings: Change screen lock settings for the selected lock method.
•Always On Display: Set the device to display information while the screen is turned off. Refer to Always On Display for more information.
•Clock style: Change the type and colour of the clock on the locked screen.
•Roaming clock: Change the clock to show both the local and home time zones on the locked screen when roaming.
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•FaceWidgets: Change the settings of the items displayed on the locked screen.
•Contact information: Set the device to show contact information, such as your email address, on the locked screen.
•Notifications: Set how to show notifications on the locked screen.
•App shortcuts: Select apps to display shortcuts to them on the locked screen.
•About Lock screen: View the Locked screen version and legal information.
Smart Lock
You can set the device to unlock itself and remain unlocked when trusted locations or devices are detected.
For example, if you have set your home as a trusted location, when you get home your device will detect the location and automatically unlock itself.
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•This feature will be available to use after you set a screen lock method.
•If you do not use your device for four hours or when you turn on the device, you must unlock the screen using the pattern, PIN, or password you set.
On the Settings screen, tap Lock screen → Smart Lock.
Unlock the screen using the preset screen lock method.
Select an option and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setting.
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Biometrics and security
Options
Change the settings for securing the device.
On the Settings screen, tap Biometrics and security.
•Face recognition: Set the device to unlock the screen by recognizing your face. Refer to Face recognition for more information.
•Fingerprints: Register your fingerprints to unlock the screen. Refer to Fingerprint recognition for more information.
•Biometrics preferences: Change the settings for biometric data.
•Google Play Protect: Set the device to check for harmful apps and behaviour and warn about potential harm and remove them.
•Find My Mobile: Activate or deactivate the Find My Mobile feature. Access the Find My Mobile website (findmymobile.samsung.com) to track and control your lost or stolen device.
You can also allow the Google location service to provide more accurate information about the location of your device.
•Security update: View the version of your device’s software and check for updates.
•Samsung Pass: Verify your identity easily and securely via your biometric data. Refer to Samsung Pass for more information.
•Install unknown apps: Set the device to allow the installation of apps from unknown sources.
•Secure Folder: Create a secure folder to protect your private content and apps from others. Refer to Secure Folder for more information.
•Encrypt SD card: Set the device to encrypt files on a memory card.
If you reset your device to the factory defaults with this setting enabled, the device will not be able to read your encrypted files. Disable this setting before resetting the device.
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•Other security settings: Configure additional security settings.
•Location: Change settings for location information permissions.
•App permissions: View the list of features and apps that have permission to use them. You can also edit the permission settings.
•Send diagnostic data: Set the device to automatically send the device’s diagnostic and usage information to Samsung.
•Receive marketing information: Set whether to receive Samsung marketing information, such as special offers, membership benefits, and newsletters.
Face recognition
You can set the device to unlock the screen by recognizing your face.
•If you use your face as a screen lock method, your face cannot be used to unlock the screen for the first time after turning on the device. To use the device, you must unlock the screen using the pattern, PIN, or password you set when registering the face. Be careful not to forget your pattern, PIN, or password.
•If you change the screen lock method to Swipe or None, which are not secure, all of your biometric data will be deleted. If you want to use your biometric data in apps or features, you must register your biometric data again.
Precautions for using face recognition
Before using the face recognition to unlock your device, keep the following precautions in mind.
•Your device could be unlocked by someone or something that looks like your image.
•Face recognition is less secure than Pattern, PIN, or Password.
For better face recognition
Consider the following when using face recognition:
•Consider the conditions when registering, such as wearing glasses; a hat, mask, or beard; or heavy makeup
•Ensure that you are in a well-lit area and that the camera lens is clean when registering
•Ensure your image is not blurry for better match results
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Registering your face
For better face registration, register your face indoors and out of direct sunlight.
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On the Settings screen, tap Biometrics and security → Face recognition.
Unlock the screen using the preset screen lock method. If you have not set a screen lock method, create one.
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Read the on-screen instructions and tap Continue.
Select whether you are wearing glasses or not and tap Continue.
Hold the device with the screen facing towards you and look at the screen.
6Position your face inside the frame on the screen. The camera will scan your face.
When the useful face recognition screen appears, turn on a switch to activate a feature and tap OK.
If unlocking the screen with your face is not working properly, tap Remove face data to remove your registered face and register your face again.
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Deleting the registered face data
You can delete face data that you have registered.
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On the Settings screen, tap Biometrics and security → Face recognition.
Unlock the screen using the preset screen lock method.
3Tap Remove face data → Remove.
Once the registered face is deleted, all the related features will also be deactivated.
Unlocking the screen with your face
You can unlock the screen with your face instead of using a pattern, PIN, or password.
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On the Settings screen, tap Biometrics and security → Face recognition.
Unlock the screen using the preset screen lock method.
Tap the Face unlock switch to activate it.
If you want to reduce the possibility of recognizing faces in photos or videos, tap the Faster recognition switch to deactivate it. This may decrease the face recognition speed.
4On the locked screen, look at the screen.
When your face is recognized, you can unlock the screen without using any additional screen lock method. If your face is not recognized, use the preset screen lock method.
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Fingerprint recognition
In order for fingerprint recognition to function, your fingerprint information needs to be registered and stored in your device. After registering, you can set the device to use your fingerprint for the features below:
•Screen lock
•Secure Folder
•This feature may not be available depending on the region or service provider.
•Fingerprint recognition uses the unique characteristics of each fingerprint to enhance the security of your device. The likelihood of the fingerprint sensor confusing two different fingerprints is very low. However, in rare cases where separate fingerprints are very similar the sensor may recognize them as identical.
•If you use your fingerprint as a screen lock method, your fingerprint cannot be used to unlock the screen for the first time after turning on the device. To use the device, you must unlock the screen using the pattern, PIN, or password you set when registering the fingerprint. Be careful not to forget your pattern, PIN, or password.
•If your fingerprint is not recognized, unlock the device using the pattern, PIN, or password you set when registering the fingerprint, and then re-register your fingerprint. If your pattern, PIN, or password is forgotten, you will not be able to
use the device if you do not reset it. Samsung is not responsible for any data loss or inconvenience caused by forgotten unlock codes.
•If you change the screen lock method to Swipe or None, which are not secure, all of your biometric data will be deleted. If you want to use your biometric data in apps or features, you must register your biometric data again.
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For better fingerprint recognition
When you scan your fingerprints on the device, be aware of the following conditions that may affect the feature’s performance:
•The device may not recognize fingerprints that are affected by wrinkles or scars.
•The device may not recognize fingerprints from small or thin fingers.
•To improve recognition performance, register fingerprints of the hand used most often to perform tasks on the device.
•Your device has a built-in fingerprint recognition sensor at the bottom centre of the screen. Ensure that the screen protector or the touchscreen on the fingerprint
recognition sensor area is not scratched or damaged by objects, such as coins, keys, pens, and necklaces.
•Ensure that the fingerprint recognition sensor area at the bottom centre of the screen and your fingers are clean and dry.
•If you bend your finger or use a fingertip, the device may not recognize your fingerprints.
Press the screen so that your fingertip spreads over the wide surface of the fingerprint recognition area.
Registering fingerprints
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On the Settings screen, tap Biometrics and security → Fingerprints.
Unlock the screen using the preset screen lock method. If you have not set a screen lock method, set one.
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3Register your fingerprint.
Place your finger on the fingerprint recognition sensor at the bottom of the screen. After the device detects your finger, lift it up and place it on the fingerprint recognition sensor again.
Repeat this action until the fingerprint is registered.
4 When you are finished registering your fingerprints, tap Done.
Deleting registered fingerprints
You can delete registered fingerprints.
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On the Settings screen, tap Biometrics and security → Fingerprints.
Unlock the screen using the preset screen lock method.
Select a fingerprint to delete and tap Remove → Remove.
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Unlocking the screen with your fingerprints
You can unlock the screen with your fingerprint instead of using a pattern, PIN, or password.
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On the Settings screen, tap Biometrics and security → Fingerprints.
Unlock the screen using the preset screen lock method.
Tap the Fingerprint unlock switch to activate it.
4On the locked screen, place your finger on the fingerprint recognition sensor and scan your fingerprint.
Samsung Pass
Samsung Pass allows you to sign in to your Samsung account, websites, or apps more easily and securely via your biometric data, such as fingerprints, rather than entering your login information. Also, Samsung Pass allows you to enter the personal information, such as your address or payment card information, more easily and quickly via your registered biometric data.
Register your biometric data to Samsung Pass and set to sign in to supported websites or apps using the data via Samsung Pass.
•To use this feature, your device must be connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile network.
•To use this feature, you must register and sign in to your Samsung account. For more information, refer to Samsung account.
•The website sign-in feature is only available for websites that you access via the Internet app. Some websites may not support this feature.
•Registered biometric data and saved payment card information are only saved to your device and are not synced with other devices or servers.
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Registering Samsung Pass
Before using Samsung Pass, register your biometric data to Samsung Pass.
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On the Settings screen, tap Biometrics and security → Samsung Pass.
Tap Sign-in, enter your Samsung account ID and password, and then tap Sign in.
Agree to the terms and conditions of Samsung Pass.
Tap Continue and register your fingerprints.
Refer to Fingerprint recognition for more information.
5Scan your fingerprint and tap Next to complete the Samsung Pass registration.
If the Add Samsung Pass to Home screen option is ticked, the Samsung Pass icon will be added on the Home screen.
If the Use Samsung Pass instead of Samsung account password option is ticked, you can use your registered biometric data to verify your identity instead of entering the Samsung account password.
Verifying the Samsung account password
You can use your registered biometric data to verify your identity instead of entering your Samsung account password when, for example, you purchase content from Galaxy Apps
(Galaxy Store).
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On the Settings screen, tap Biometrics and security → Samsung Pass.
Unlock the screen using the preset screen lock method.
3Tap → Settings → Samsung account, and then tap the Verify with Samsung Pass switch to activate it.
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Using Samsung Pass to sign in to websites
You can use Samsung Pass to easily sign in to websites that support ID and password autofill.
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Open a website that you want to sign in to. |
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Enter your user name and password, and then tap the website’s sign in button. |
3When a pop-up window asking whether you want to save the sign-in information appears, tick Sign in with Samsung Pass and tap Remember.
You can now use the biometric data you registered to Samsung Pass when signing in to the website.
Using Samsung Pass to sign in to apps
You can use Samsung Pass to easily sign in to apps that support ID and password autofill.
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Open an app that you want to sign in to. |
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Enter your user name and password, and then tap the app’s sign in button. |
3When a pop-up window asking whether you want to save the sign-in information appears, tap Save.
You can now use the biometric data you registered to Samsung Pass when signing in to the app.
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Managing sign-in information
View the list of websites and apps you have set to use Samsung Pass and manage your sign-in information.
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On the Settings screen, tap Biometrics and security → Samsung Pass. |
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Unlock the screen using the preset screen lock method. |
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Tap Sign-in and select a website or app from the list. |
4Tap Edit and modify your ID, password, and the website’s or app’s name. To delete the website or app, tap Delete.
Using Samsung Pass with websites and apps
When using websites or apps that support Samsung Pass, you can easily sign in with Samsung Pass.
To see the list of websites and apps that support Samsung Pass, on the Settings screen, tap Biometrics and security → Samsung Pass, unlock the screen using your preset screen lock method, and then tap → Partners. If there are no websites or apps that support Samsung Pass, Partners will not appear.
•Available websites and apps may vary depending on the region or service provider.
•Samsung is not responsible for any loss or inconvenience caused by signing in to websites or apps via Samsung Pass.
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Entering your personal information automatically
You can use Samsung Pass to easily enter your address or payment card information on apps that support personal information autofill.
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On the Settings screen, tap Biometrics and security → Samsung Pass. |
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Unlock the screen using the preset screen lock method. |
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Tap Autofill forms and select Add address or Add card. |
4Enter the information and tap Save.
You can now use the biometric data you registered to Samsung Pass when entering the personal information automatically on supported apps.
Deleting your Samsung Pass data
You can delete your biometric data, sign-in information, and app data registered to Samsung Pass. Your agreement to the terms and conditions and your Samsung account will remain active.
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On the Settings screen, tap Biometrics and security → Samsung Pass.
Unlock the screen using the preset screen lock method.
Tap → Settings → Delete data → Delete.
Enter your Samsung account password and tap OK.
Your Samsung Pass data will be deleted.
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Secure Folder
Secure Folder protects your private content and apps, such as photos and contacts, from being accessed by others. You can keep your private content and apps secure even when the device is unlocked.
Secure Folder is a separate, secured storage area. The data in Secure Folder cannot be transferred to other devices via unapproved sharing methods, such as USB or Wi-Fi Direct. Attempting to customize the operating system or modifying software will cause Secure Folder to be automatically locked and inaccessible. Before saving data in Secure Folder, make sure to back up a copy of the data in another secure location.
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Setting up Secure Folder
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Launch the Settings app and tap Biometrics and security → Secure Folder.
Tap Continue.
Enter your Samsung account ID and password and tap Sign in.
Read and agree to the terms and conditions and tap Next.
5Select a lock method to use for Secure Folder and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
To change the name or icon colour of Secure Folder, tap → Customize icon.
•When you launch the Secure Folder app, you must unlock the app using your preset lock method.
•If you forget your Secure Folder unlock code, you can reset it using your Samsung account. Tap the reset button at the bottom of the locked screen, and enter your Samsung account password.
Setting auto lock for Secure Folder
Set the device to automatically lock Secure Folder when it is not being used.
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Launch the Secure Folder app and tap → Settings → Auto lock Secure Folder. |
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Select a lock option. |
To manually lock your Secure Folder, tap → Lock.
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