Are you thinking of purchasing the new Samsung Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9 Plus? So don't lose sight of our tricks guide to get the most out of your new smartphone of Samsung. A series of functions that perhaps you did not know about and that make the new South Korean terminal one of the most versatile and attractive on the market in its day-to-day use. We leave you with the 10 best new tricks Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus.
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Slide camera selector
Samsung offers the possibility of navigating between the different cameras of the terminal in a quick and comfortable way through simple swipes on the screen, without the need to exit and enter again and again from each type of camera to access another. Thus, and from the camera app itself, we can slide our finger up and down to switch between the front and rear cameras, as well as changing modes on a given camera.
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Respond notifications with floating window
One of the most useful functions of Galaxy S9 in the field of notifications is the possibility of view and interact with messaging services without having to change applications. Thus, if we scroll down the top notification, a pop-up window will appear in which we can respond to a message keeping the original app in the background. Once we have sent the message or finished with the notification, we will only have to close said window to continue with the original app.
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Selfie focus
One of the most useful features of the new selfies of the Galaxy S9 (beyond the new AR Emojis) is the possibility of blur our surroundings in the selfies, in order to achieve better snapshots and for our face to gain presence. To use this option we just have to open the front camera and select Selfie Focus through the top menu.
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Change screen resolution
The new ones Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus bet on a large screen with an impressive resolution of up to 2,960x1,440 pixels or WQHD+, although the terminal allows us to adjust said resolution in order to save battery. Thus, we can choose between FHD+ (2,220×1,080), which would be Full HD, and HD+ (1,480×720), the equivalent of 720p. To do this we only have to go to Settings – Display – Screen resolution to slide your finger on the resolution selector.
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Turn Dolby Atmos sound on and off
The new Galaxy S9 offers Dolby Atmos high-quality sound, which allows us to increase the sound quality of our terminal and enjoy 360-degree surround sound. To activate and deactivate this option, we just have to display the notifications menu at the top of the screen and activate or deactivate the Dolby Atmos icon. Furthermore, if we keep pressing on the icon we will access the Dolby Atmos options, from which to choose different sound effects like music, movie or voice.
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double messaging
He Galaxy S9 It gives us the opportunity to enjoy the same messaging application or social network if we have two different accounts, quickly and comfortably and without forcing us to open and close the session over and over again. To activate this option we must go to Settings – Advanced features – Dual messaging. Apps compatible with the following: WhatsApp, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Skype, Viber, Telegram and Snapchat.
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Blood pressure control
Samsung has been offering heart rate monitoring through its sensors for several generations of its Galaxy S family. In the case of the Galaxy S9, the blood pressure function. Beyond the partnership with the University of California in San Francisco to collect user data and conduct studies, we can always measure our blood pressure to monitor our own health, always under the supervision of our doctor. We will find this function in the Samsung apps folder – Samsung Health – HLF.
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Internet browser customization
We can always enjoy the Internet browsing in full screen if we lightly touch the navigation bar to hide it. We can also access through Settings – Screen – Navigation. Through this same menu we can customize numerous elements of the internet browser such as the interface color among a good handful of colors.
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Samsung Pass
Beyond the default AutoComplete feature Android 8.0 Oreo, Samsung offers its own system with the so-called Samsung Pass, which will allow us to speed up navigation through different applications, completing fields such as passwords for websites or applications with our own security systems through fingerprint or iris sensors. Of course, we can always change to the Android system if it convinces us more through Settings – Samsung Pass.
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Touch control sensitivity
If we decide on a screen protector to avoid scratches on it, we can always increase touch panel sensitivity so that our navigation is more precise and comfortable. To do this we only have to go to Settings – Advanced features – Touch sensitivity.