How to customise your Galaxy phones like a pro
It’s time to personalise your Galaxy mobile phones and truly make them your own! After all, it is all about making Your Galaxy, Your Way! One UI lets you create a mobile device that reflects your personality and preferences, enhancing your phone’s overall look and feel and optimising its functionality and performance.
But beyond that, you can customise your phone interface, from the lock screen and wallpapers to the widgets, display, lighting and more. Samsung has given its users the tools to create a mobile device that is truly personal, and we would like to share some tips that you might not know about to create a phone that is uniquely you!
1. Display different photo or video wallpapers
Fancy having a different wallpaper each time you switch on your screen? Or a clip from your favourite video as your video wallpaper? Your Galaxy mobile device allows you to do that! With One UI 5, your wallpaper options and possibilities are endless.
You can create a wallpaper design within minutes or set a collection of your favourite photos or videos as your wallpaper. And the best part is these photos and videos will change each time you switch on your screen.
How do I do it?
1. Press and hold lock screen for few seconds.
2. Tap on Wallpapers.
3. Select Gallery option.
4. Choose photos or videos to be used.
5. Tap Done.
2. Set an image clock with the Always on Display feature
Are you considering a digital or analogue clock on your lock screen? Let’s take it one step further!
One UI 5 allows you to customise the Always on Display feature, enhancing the clock on your Galaxy phones even to feature an AR emoji of yourself, a sticker, or even include a photo of your pet! So with just one tap, your phone display will be a reflection of you!
How do I do it?
1. Tap on Settings.
2. Tap on Lock screen.
3. Enable Always On Display and tap on it.
4. Tap on Clock style.
5. Tap on Image clock.
6. Customise to suit your preferences!
3. Customise your notifications with Edge Lighting
Jazz up your notifications with Edge Lighting! You can customise the effects, colour scheme, transparency levels, width and even the duration of the Edge Lighting each time a notification comes in.
How do I do it?
1. Tap on Settings.
2. Tap on Notifications.
3. Select Notification pop-up style.
4. Select Brief.
5. Tap on Edge lighting style.
6. Select your preferences and tap Done.
4. Customise backgrounds for calls
Why stop at lighting for your notifications when you can customise call backgrounds? You can now set your call backgrounds to feature videos from your Gallery or use your AR emoji and animate it in different styles. The personalisation possibilities for your call backgrounds are limitless!
How do I do it?
1. Tap on Phone.
2. Tap on the three dots on the top right hand corner.
3. Tap on Settings.
4. Select Call background.
5. Customise your call background according to your preferences.
5. Keep your Secure Folder even more secured
The Secure Folder on your Galaxy devices lets you keep sensitive materials safe on your phone. But, rather than have it show an icon with the text Secure Folder, you can make it inconspicuous among your other apps by customising it to feature one of the Samsung icons of your choice and changing the text too!
How do I do it?
1. Tap on your Secure Folder.
2. Tap on the three dots on the top right hand corner.
3. Tap Customise.
4. Edit your file name, colour and icon to suit your preferences.
5. Tap Apply.
6. Customise your Edge Panel
The Edge Panel on your Galaxy mobile devices is designed to give you quick access to all your favourite apps, features and contacts. And with One UI, you can also customise each panel by changing the handle colour, transparency, size and width to suit the theme you have on your Galaxy mobile. That makes it super convenient to colour-code them by app categories!
How do I do it?
1. Tap on Settings.
2. Tap on Display.
3. Select Edge panels and turn the toggle On.
4. Select Handle.
5. Select your preferences!
Pro tips you can try!
With Samsung, the customisation experience goes beyond what is built-in on your Galaxy devices. We recommend downloading Samsung’s Good Lock for more customisation possibilities. Good Lock features a variety of modules that will allow you to further enhance the user interface on your Galaxy mobile phones.
Whether it is to change your keyboard, upgrade your navigation experience or unlock unique gestures for your convenience, Good Lock offers a wide selection for Galaxy users. Check out some of our favourite Good Lock feature selections!
Keys Café
Whether you would like some splashes of paint as you type, or to stylise it in the way you like it, Keys Café allows you to personalise your keyboard the way you want it. Check out how you can change your keyboard style with Keys Café.
RegiStar
The module allows you to customise your shortcuts when using your Galaxy phones. You can choose to activate the back tap action to open up specific apps, or even use the power button as a way to trigger your Google Assistant.
Theme Park
Change your app icons just the way you like it. Whether it is to create your own theme or to select from the options available, you can customise your icons in any style you like. Check out one of the theme park icon selection in the image below!
Did you know?
The Samsung Galaxy ecosystem also allows you to customise your Galaxy watch straps and faces. Find out how to customise your Galaxy Watch series’ watch face with your photos and check out the various Galaxy Watch straps available.
