Important note: Samsung has recalled the Galaxy Note7 due to an exploding battery defect, urges users not to use the phone until they have exchanged it. ’ve instituted a hold on our buy recommendation for the phone until the matter’s sorted out. You should only use these tips— the Galaxy Note7 itself—if you’ve already returned your phone for a safe replacement. Next, let’s get rid of those unnecessary “squircle” frames around all your app icons. at is this, 2012? Head into the system settings open the Display submenu. Scroll down you’ll see “Icon frames.” Change it to icons only, the squircles are dead. stly, you should take a long hard look at the app drawer. It defaults to custom organization with folders. It’s probably smarter to get rid of the folders organize by name, which you can do from the overflow menu button in the upper right. Unfortunately, you have to re-order the icons regularly as you install uninstall things. You can change the position, size, opacity of the hle from the overflow menu button up top. More importantly, you have the option to add, move, hide tools from the ge panel. If you want to get new ge panel tools, the download button takes you to Samsung’s app store. so make sure to configure the settings for individual items in the ge panel list using the “it” button below them. nt to know which ge panels we suggest? Take a look at our hy list. The fingerprint scanner is accessible in the “ck screen security” submenu. en adding a fingerprint, make sure to hold the phone in a natural way. Samsung’s sensor is more sensitive to changes in angle than most. The option to add your irises to the device is right below fingerprints in that same menu. If you wear glasses, take them off for the purposes of adding your iris print. It only takes a few seconds, then you can use the iris scanner to unlock the device verify your identity with Samsung services. The phone uses an IR pulse to illuminate your face, so iris scanning still works with most glasses or in the dark. Secure Folder comes pre-populated with various Samsung apps, but you can add others to it. For example, if you have a business email that contains sensitive information, you can put a copy of Gmail in Secure Folder only access the business email from that. There are some settings in the main “ck screen security” submenu for Secure Folder. You can change the notification preferences, input method, unlock method, more. It’s like a little mini-OS inside Android. First, add any apps you might want to use the stylus in frequently to your Air Comm list. Tap the “Add shortcut” icon to include more apps. You can also get rid of tools you don’t need from this screen. The settings icon in Air Comm includes an option to turn the floating icon version of Air Comm off (it will hide completely when you’re not using it). If you do that, you’ll still be able to access it by clicking the stylus button. If you decide you don’t want Air Comm popping up every time you remove the stylus, you can disable that in Settings > Advanced features > S n. Simply set the detachment option to “none.” Tapping the divider opens a control panel with buttons to enable drag drop between windows. You can also close apps, minimise them, maximize. Minimizing actually sends compatible apps into “pop-up view.” These are true floating windows that you can move around the screen minimize to floating icons. Not all apps work in pop-up view, though. Apps that do have support can be put in windowed mode by dragging in from the top left corner of the screen.
