Open a New Tab in Samsung Internet
Trying to check a second website without losing the page you already have open? Samsung Internet handles this through tabs, and if you don't know where the option sits, you end up replacing your current page instead of adding a new one. This mainly affects people switching from other browsers where the tab icon looks different.
Turn On Wi-Fi Sharing (Wi-Fi Repeater Mode)
Your Samsung phone's Mobile Hotspot normally broadcasts your mobile data connection, not the Wi-Fi network you are already connected to. If you want the phone to act as a repeater and extend an existing Wi-Fi signal to other devices, that behavior sits behind a separate 'Wi-Fi sharing' switch hidden inside the hotspot's advanced settings. Without enabling it, devices that join your hotspot stay on cellular data even though your phone already has a working Wi-Fi connection.
Delete a Saved Fingerprint
Old fingerprints stored on your Samsung phone stay active even after you stop using them, and every extra entry gives a spoofed or borrowed print another chance to unlock the device. If a family member's finger, a child's print, or an unreliable scan is still registered under Fingerprints, it can grant access you no longer want. Removing entries you do not need closes that gap without touching your other saved biometrics.
Edit a Saved Contact's Details
A contact's phone number or email often changes, but deleting the whole entry and creating a new one throws away the call history and message threads tied to that contact. Samsung's Contacts app lets you update individual fields directly, without breaking the link to existing calls and chats. Skipping this and adding a duplicate contact instead is the most common mistake here.
Add New Apps to the Home Screen Automatically
After installing a new app, you check your Home screen and find nothing there. The app only shows up in the App Overview, which means an extra step every time you want to use it. This happens because the automatic Home screen placement option is turned off by default on Samsung devices.
Turn the Flashlight On or Off
Looking for a flashlight app on your Samsung phone? You will not find one, because Samsung built the torch function directly into the quick settings panel instead of a separate app. If you cannot locate the toggle, the tile has usually been moved or removed from your quick settings.
Connect to a Wi-Fi Network
If your Samsung phone shows no internet access or keeps dropping the connection at home, the Wi-Fi network is often not paired correctly yet. A saved profile with an outdated password can also block a new connection attempt. This mostly happens after a router change or a forgotten network entry.
Add Emergency Medical Info to Contacts
If first responders can't tell rescue workers about allergies, medications or blood type, critical seconds get lost during an emergency. Samsung phones let you store this medical information directly in your Contacts profile, but many users never find where to enter it. The data lives outside your regular contact card and stays visible even when the phone is locked.
Take Photos with a Tap on Screen
Holding your phone at arm's length for a selfie makes the shutter button hard to reach, especially with one hand. Samsung's camera offers a shooting method called Tap screen that turns the whole preview into a trigger area instead of relying on the small button. Without it switched on, you're stuck stretching your thumb across the screen every time.
Schedule Eye Comfort Shield (Blue Light Filter)
Manually turning Eye comfort shield on and off every evening gets old fast, especially when sunset times shift throughout the year. If the blue light filter only ever runs when you remember to tap it, you are missing the automatic scheduling option built into the display settings. A fixed start and end time or a sunset-to-sunrise rule keeps the warm tint active exactly when you need it.
Set a Custom Ringtone
Tired of the same handful of default tones on your Samsung phone? If a downloaded ringtone or your favorite song does not show up when you try to assign it, the sound picker usually just has not scanned that folder yet or the file sits in a format the phone does not recognize as a ringtone.
Change Always On Display Orientation
On Samsung phones, the Always On Display defaults to portrait orientation even when the phone sits flat in a stand, car mount, or dock turned sideways. That leaves the clock and icons rotated on their side instead of readable across the screen. The fix sits in a setting most people never open because it is separate from the normal screen rotation toggle.
Quick Settings Button Grid Size
If your Samsung quick settings panel feels cramped or only shows a handful of toggles, the button grid is likely still stuck on the default size. Switching to a larger 5x3 layout fits up to 15 shortcuts at once, while 3x3 keeps each tile bigger and easier to tap.
Turn Mobile Hotspot On or Off
If you need to share your Samsung phone's mobile data connection with a laptop, tablet, or another phone, Mobile Hotspot has to be switched on first. Without it, nearby devices cannot detect your phone as a Wi-Fi access point at all. Many people also struggle to find where this toggle sits once they need to turn it off again to save data or battery.
Delete Cookies and Site Data in Samsung Internet
If Samsung Internet keeps showing you the same ads or logs you out of sites you visit often, stored cookies are usually behind it. Site data builds up quietly in the background and can slow down page loading over time. Clearing it wipes the tracking history without touching your saved passwords or bookmarks.
Change Region and Time Zone
On many Samsung phones the Time zone option stays greyed out and cannot be tapped. This happens because Automatic date and time is still switched on in system settings. Once that toggle is off, you can pick both Region and Time zone by hand.
Lock Secure Folder Manually
If Secure Folder stays open after you close it, the automatic lock timer or restart-only setting is probably still active. That leaves private apps and files reachable until the timer runs out or the phone reboots. A manual lock option inside the folder closes it right away, without waiting for either condition.
Mute All Sounds Setting
If your Samsung phone suddenly stays silent for calls, alerts and media at the same time, the Mute all sounds function is likely active. This mode can trigger by accident when you hold the volume key too long, and it overrides every individual volume slider. Once enabled, no ringtone, notification or app sound plays until you switch it off again.
Power Off a Samsung Device
On newer Samsung phones, holding the power button often opens Bixby instead of the shutdown menu, so the classic press-and-hold trick stops working. If your device does not react when you hold the side key, the button has likely been reassigned and you need another way to power down. This mix-up leaves many users stuck between a frozen screen and an assistant they never asked for.
Delete Single or Multiple Contacts
Deleted contacts sometimes come back or disappear for good, depending on your Samsung software version. On newer Android releases with One UI, removed contacts sit in a trash bin for 30 days before they are gone permanently, while older Android 9 devices delete contacts right away, even if they were saved to your Samsung or Google account.
Turn Charging Sound On or Off
Every time you plug in or unplug the cable, your Samsung phone plays a short charging chime. That sound gets annoying fast if you charge overnight, top up during meetings, or use a wireless charger that triggers it repeatedly. The toggle for this sound is easy to miss because it sits inside a separate system sound menu, not the regular notification settings.
Manage Full Screen App Display
When an app stretches oddly across the screen or crops content at the top and bottom, Samsung's full screen scaling is usually the reason. You cannot switch off full screen display system-wide, since it is tied to the display aspect ratio itself. What you can do is tell individual apps to render in the older, non-stretched format instead. This mainly affects apps that were never updated for taller Samsung displays and end up with distorted buttons or misplaced UI elements.
Move Apps to an SD Card
Samsung phones install every app to internal storage by default, and that fills up fast once photos, games and updates pile on. If your device has a memory card slot, moving apps off internal storage is often the quickest way to reclaim space without deleting anything you need.
Turn On/Off Bold Font
If every app on your Samsung suddenly looks like its letters gained extra weight, the system-wide Bold font toggle is likely active. This setting thickens all text, including fonts that are already bold, such as Gothic Bold, which can make some layouts look cramped or hard to scan. It sits separately from font size, so changing text size alone will not fix it.