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Find My Mobile: How to enable it and find your lost Samsung Galaxy device
Samsung Find My Mobile gives you access to the location of your device, even when it’s offline. You can also back up its data to Samsung Cloud, block access to Samsung Pay, and even control it remotely, all on the Find My Mobile website. And with the SmartThings app, you can locate your other Galaxy devices through SmartThings Find.
Find My Mobile tracks down your device when it gets lost. As many of us rely heavily on our phones for business and personal use the result can be too much to handle.
With Find My Mobile goes even further by allowing you to remotely lock your device, block access to Samsung Pay, and wipe data from the entire device in the event your phone falls into the wrong hands.
This feature helps you to locate your lost device and lock it until you get it back. Features See your phone, tablet, or watch on a map. Access the ‘Find My Mobile’ service and find or lock your device and back up data.
How to enable the ‘Find My Mobile’ service on your Samsung smartphone:
- You must have set up your Samsung account on your device.
- You allow Google to collect your location information and agree to the Use wireless networks term and conditions.
- Locate my device: Availability may vary depending on your device and/or OS.
- Back up data: If your device is not connected to a Wi-Fi network, it will connect to your mobile network and this may result in additional charges depending on your payment plan.
- Locate my device
- You can track the approximate location and route of your lost device.
If you have enabled the ‘Send last location’ option in settings, it will send your device‘s last known location before it was switched off to the server, helping you track the location
- You can track the approximate location and route of your lost device.
- Lock my screen
- You can lock the screen, the power button, and Samsung Pay on the lost device.
- Ring my device
- If your device is nearby, it will sound the ringtone for 1 minute at its maximum volume, helping you find the device.
- Back up data
- You can back up data from your device to the Samsung Cloud server.
Unlock your screen even if you’ve forgotten your password
Even if you have forgotten the screen lock code for your device
(e.g., PIN, password, pattern, fingerprints and irises), you don’t need to worry anymore. You can reset the screen lock remotely from the Find My Mobile website.
Note:
- You must have set up your Samsung account on the device. When you enable this feature, your biometric data, such as your fingerprints and irises, will also be deleted from the device.
- From Android P OS, to unlock your device, previously you must turn on ‘Remote unlock’ menu in the device setting menu.
Offline devices can still be found
Once Offline Finding is enabled, your Galaxy is detectable as long as it’s turned on, even when mobile data is disconnected. Other Galaxy devices will participate in the search for your Galaxy as ‘helpers’, sending signals into the server that share your lost phone’s location.
Don’t worry, your other Galaxy devices are covered
Locate your Galaxy Watch and earbuds on the Find My Mobile website and control these devices remotely. If you enable Offline Finding on your tablet or phone and become a ‘helper’, you can find your Galaxy Watch and earbuds easily in case of missing.
How to use
- Go to settings.
- Tap the ‘Biometrics and security‘ menu.
- Go to ‘Find My Mobile‘.
- Tap Switch On.
- Enter your Samsung account details.
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Samsung Galaxy S24 series introduced several new features and enhancements with the One UI 6.1, one of which is Intelligent Optimization. This feature is designed to give users specific control over the image processing levels directly from the camera settings.
The Intelligent Optimization feature allows users to adjust how their photos are processed. Whether capturing everyday moments or professional shots, the Intelligent Optimization feature in One UI 6.1 ensures that your photos meet your standards with minimal effort.
How to activate it?
You can easily enable the Intelligent Optimization feature by following the steps below.
- Open the Camera app, then Settings.
- Tap on Intelligent Optimization.
- Choose the desired optimization level
- Maximum
- Medium: Speed up capture time by doing less optimization
- Minimum: Take pictures as fast as possible by not optimizing pictures after they are taken.
- Optionally, enable or disable the Scene Optimizer.
This feature allows for customization of photo attributes such as sharpness, contrast, and brightness. For example, selecting the minimum level results in more natural-looking images, while the maximum level increases detail and sharpness, which is ideal for zoomed-in shots. Notably, the quality optimization setting of these levels only affects Photo Mode.
If you enable Scene Optimizer, it automatically optimizes the color and contrast of pictures to make dark scenes look brighter, food looks tastier and landscapes look more vivid.
How to use One UI 6.1 Camera Shift feature on your Samsung Galaxy
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Samsung’s One UI 6.1 offers a range of new features and Galaxy AI Suite that significantly improves the user experience. With the latest Galaxy Enhance-X app, users of Samsung One UI 6.1 devices can enhance their photos using an innovative feature called Camera Shift. This feature is designed to provide more flexibility and control over the composition of photos.
The Camera Shift feature allows users to alter the perspective of a photograph after it has been taken. This is mainly useful in situations where capturing the perfect angle in real time is not possible.
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Moreover, the Camera Shift uses advanced AI algorithms to modify the angle and perspective of your photos, providing a result that aligns with your imagination. With events that unfold rapidly and capturing every detail that matters, Camera Shift ensures that you can revisit and adjust those moments.
How to use it?
You can easily use the Camera Shift feature on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone running One UI 6.1, just need to follow a few steps:
- Open the Galaxy Store app and download the Galaxy Enhance-X app.
- Select the photo you wish to edit and choose the “Camera Shift” option.
- A slider will appear, enabling you to change the photo’s perspective as you see fit.
Samsung Galaxy Enhance-X’s Camera Shift feature enhances mobile photography by making it easier to take pictures and expanding the creative options for users. If you have the latest version of Galaxy Enhance-X and One UI 6.1 running Samsung device then you can enjoy this feature.
Samsung Galaxy S24 series introduced a significant enhancement to the user experience with One UI 6.1, which allows extensive customization of lock screen widgets. This impressive feature is a first for the flagship devices, allowing users to personalize their lock screen to a great extent.
One UI 6.1 lets users arrange different widgets on their lock screen according to personal preference. These widgets include a customizable clock display color, battery indicators, calendar, weather forecast, and even Samsung Health’s daily activity graphs.
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Arrange Widgets on Samsung One UI 6.1 Lock Screen
To customize the lock screen, users just need to follow a few steps:
- Simply touch and hold to your phone’s lock screen.
- Select ‘Widgets’ to view the available options and swipe up to see available widgets such as battery, clock and reminders.
Add
- Now, tap on Widgets, then select the desired widget option. You can repeat this process to continue adding widgets.
- To rearrange widgets, touch and hold the selected widget, then drag it to a new place next to the other widgets.
Remove
- If a user decides to remove a widget, they can do so by tapping the red minus icon. This will delete it from your lock screen.
Once the customization is complete, users can save their settings by tapping ‘Done’. This personalized setup allows for efficient access to information directly from the lock screen. If you have a Galaxy device running One UI 6.1, then you can try Lock Screen widget customization.