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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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One UI 6.1.1 introduced several new features and enhancements, one of which is the Motion Clipper feature of Editor. This feature lets you enhance your photos and create unique GIFs and stickers. This tool is perfect and useful for those who want to add a bit of fun and creativity to their photos and share them.
Motion Clipper is a minor yet powerful feature of One UI 6.1.1 that allows you to turn a part of your Motion Photos into animated GIFs or motion stickers. Users can easily use this feature when they have a motion photo in the Gallery app.
You have to open the motion photo in the Gallery app and long-press on a person or object you want to select. By doing so, you create a GIF or sticker from it. You can now use these custom GIFs and stickers on messenger apps or social media platforms that support Sticker Center.
Image Credit: Samsung
Currently, Motion Clipper is available on select Samsung models including the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6. Additionally, several other flagships will get this feature with next major update.
These Galaxy devices will soon get the Motion Clipper feature of One UI 6.1.1.
Galaxy Z series
- Galaxy Z Fold 5
- Galaxy Z Flip 5
- Galaxy Z Fold 4
- Galaxy Z Flip 4
Galaxy S series
- Galaxy S22
- Galaxy S22 Plus
- Galaxy S22 Ultra
- Galaxy S23
- Galaxy S23 Plus
- Galaxy S23 Ultra
- Galaxy S24
- Galaxy S24 Plus
- Galaxy S24 Ultra
Galaxy Tab Series
- Galaxy Tab S8
- Galaxy Tab S8 Plus
- Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
- Galaxy Tab S9
- Galaxy Tab S9 Plus
- Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
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On July 10, Samsung launched the smallest and most compact product within the Galaxy lineup, the Galaxy Ring. It offers several innovative health management functions along with an exciting way to control your phone using simple gestures. You can easily activate gesture features on your Galaxy Ring.
Samsung Galaxy Ring’s gesture feature lets you turn on an alarm or take a photo or video while the camera app is running by double-clicking your finger and thumb while wearing the ring.
How to activate gestures on Galaxy Ring :
To use the Galaxy Ring’s gesture controls, follow these steps:
- Open the Galaxy Wearable app on the smartphone connected to the Galaxy Ring.
- Navigate to the “Gestures” section within the Galaxy Ring’ Settings.
- Choose which functions you want to control with gestures. Options include dismissing an alarm or taking a photo or video.
After you have chosen your desired functions, you can start using them by performing a simple gesture. To dismiss an alarm or capture a photo or video, double-tap with your finger and thumb while wearing the Galaxy Ring. This gesture will start the selected function without needing to touch your phone.
If you have a Galaxy Z Fold 6 or Z Flip 6 model, you can start using these features. This feature will be extended to other Galaxy devices through future software updates.
Galaxy Ring
Samsung Galaxy Ring features a sleek design with dimensions of 7.0 mm x 2.6 mm, 24-hour-a-day health monitoring, long-lasting battery from 18mAh (Size 5) to 23.5mAh (Size 13), Galaxy AI features, and more.
Moreover, the Galaxy Ring provides comprehensive health insights and analysis via the Samsung Health app without any additional fees. It gives detailed metrics on sleep patterns, including movement, sleep latency, heart rate, and breathing rate during sleep. It also introduces Energy score and Wellness tips for daily health insights.
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Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6 with One UI 6.1.1 software, introducing an impressive feature called Portrait Studio. This feature uses generative AI to transform normal photos into artistic portraits with just a few taps.
Portrait Studio of One UI 6.1.1 is accessible through Gallery and Contacts apps. It offers four different styles of portraits- Comic, 3D Character, Watercolor, and Sketch. Whether you prefer a comic-inspired look or a watercolor effect, there’s a style for every taste.
The process of using the Portrait Studio is very simple. First, select a portrait photo from your gallery, pick the desired style, and let the AI work its magic. Even if there are multiple people in the photo, you can select which individual you want the portrait created for.
The AI processing takes around 15 seconds to generate the portrait, and if you’re not completely satisfied with the result, you can easily create another version with the ‘Create Again’ button. Final Portraits can be saved through the photo editor or you can set directly it as a profile image for contacts.
The quality of the generated portrait improves with higher-resolution photos where the subject is visible and facing forward. Also, all portraits created using Portrait Studio contain a watermark in the bottom left corner to indicate their AI generation.
The good news is that Samsung plans to expand the availability of Portrait Studio beyond the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6. Users of Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5, Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy S24, Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy S23, Galaxy S22, Galaxy Tab S8, and Galaxy Tab S9 devices will soon also enjoy this amazing feature.
As the rollout progresses, more Samsung users can enjoy the amazing styles of AI-enhanced portraits on their smartphones. Stay tuned for more information.
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