halfway open in Flex Mode<\/a>, like make a hands-free video call or take a selfie. But there\u2019s also plenty you can do with the phone closed, thanks to that little 1.9-inch OLED on the front panel, aka the cover screen. <\/p>\nIt may be small, but it\u2019s a place where you can read notifications, check the weather, set a timer, and control your smart home \u2014 all without flipping the phone open. Plus, you can customize the display with an animated wallpaper or a photo of your own. <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/source><\/picture>\n
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The 1.9-inch cover screen lets you see info without flipping the phone open.<\/em><\/figcaption>Photo by Allison Johnson \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
Here\u2019s how to take control of the Z Flip\u2019s cover screen and get the most out of it. For reference, we used the Galaxy Z Flip 4 to write the following guidelines.<\/p>\n
Basic controls<\/h2>\n First, a primer on basic controls. By default, the cover screen won\u2019t display anything until a notification comes in. You can wake the display by double tapping it. From here, swipe right to see your notifications and left to view widgets. Swiping down from the top of the screen will bring up a quick settings panel, and swiping up from the bottom will access Samsung Pay.<\/p>\n
Clock style<\/h2>\n With the screen active, you can also long press the display to change the wallpaper and clock style to another preset option. To customize these options, you\u2019ll need to open the phone\u2019s main display. From there, tap Settings > Cover screen > Clock style.<\/strong><\/p>\nHere you can choose from a basic or graphical style. Tap any of the basic styles, and you\u2019ll enable an option at the bottom of the page to add a clock background image (they\u2019re all on a black background by default). You can pick from one of Samsung\u2019s provided wallpapers (yawn) to set behind the clock, or<\/em> if you want to have fun<\/em>, you can select a photo or video from the phone\u2019s gallery. <\/p>\n\n
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Some of the graphical backgrounds offer variations and color customizations.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nYou can only choose one custom photo or image to be used on all 12 of the basic clock styles \u2014 you can\u2019t assign a different photo to each, for example. With your photo selected, you can tap customize to change the clock font color.<\/p>\n
Below the basic clock style options are some graphical options, with plenty of customization options to get it just to your taste. Tap one and hit \u201cCustomize\u201d at the top of the screen to see all of your options \u2014 the animated image with the bright yellow flower, for example, can be swapped for a purple flower with a bee buzzing around the scene. There\u2019s a lot of fun to be had here, so take a look at all of your options if you\u2019re not into the default graphics.<\/p>\n
Cover screen backgrounds<\/h2>\n You can also cycle through different cover screen backgrounds without diving into the menus. Tap the cover screen twice to wake it, then long press the screen. From here, you can swipe left and right between the different clock and graphical options. Some days, you\u2019re into a minimalist vibe; sometimes, you want the little bee buzzing around \u2014 it\u2019s your world.<\/p>\n
Widgets<\/h2>\n On the main cover screen settings menu, tap Widgets <\/strong>to toggle individual widgets on and off and to reorder them. Your options are:<\/p>\n\nWeather<\/li>\n Next alarm<\/li>\n Today\u2019s schedule<\/li>\n Timer<\/li>\n Music<\/li>\n Calendar<\/li>\n Direct Dial<\/li>\n Samsung Health <\/li>\n SmartThings scenes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThey\u2019re all simple on\/off toggles with no customization options, except for Direct Dial \u2014 tap it to add up to three contacts you\u2019ll be able to call from the cover screen. You can change the order that the widgets appear in by tapping Reorder<\/strong> and dragging and dropping them. When you\u2019re happy with it, navigate back \u2014 there\u2019s no \u201cSave\u201d button to press.<\/p>\nAlways on display<\/h2>\n There\u2019s one more way you can customize your cover screen \u2014 by turning on the Always on display, or AOD. By default, the cover screen will light up when you get a notification and will display the clock when you double tap it, but it will time out and turn off completely unless you enable the AOD. It does use more battery, so be careful of that \u2014 especially if you\u2019re a power user. <\/p>\n
To enable the AOD, go to Settings > Lock screen > Always on display.<\/strong> Tap Always on Display<\/strong> and set the main toggle at the top of the page to On<\/strong>. You can use the options below that to set it to always show the display or to keep it on during scheduled hours. Other options like Clock style<\/strong> and Show music information<\/strong> pertain to the inner display\u2019s lock screen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nSource: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23316946\/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-cover-screen-widgets-clock-options-always-on-display<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Source: Part of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip\u2019s appeal is what you can do with the phone halfway open in Flex Mode, like make a hands-free video call or take a selfie. But there\u2019s also plenty you can do with the phone closed, thanks to that little 1.9-inch OLED on the front panel, aka the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,8],"tags":[58],"class_list":["post-12912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","category-technology","tag-how-to"],"yoast_head":"\n
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