Samsung Galaxy: You should change these settings on your cell phone immediately

• Samsung phones offer their own user interface called One UI.
• This expands Android with numerous options.
• It is not optimally configured ex works.

Samsung ships its Galaxy phones with its own user interface called One UI. This offers many improvements compared to pure Android, but is not optimally configured ex works. We’ll tell you below which options you should definitely adjust.

Activate battery protection

If you charge your cell phone overnight, you should activate the battery protection. This significantly extends the life of the battery. We’ll tell you how to turn on the optional “Battery Protection” feature on your Galaxy cell phone.

Turn off the cell phone with the power switch

Samsung is breaking a habit with its Galaxy phones. So far, all you have to do is long-press the power button to turn off the phone. But this procedure now opens the voice assistant Bixby instead. If you don’t want to get used to it, you can find out from us how you can switch off your Samsung cell phone as usual.

Replace Bixby with Google Assistant

Samsung cell phones come with their own language assistant, Bixby, but this can be deactivated or, if you’re more of a fan of the Google Assistant, replaced directly with it. In the linked instructions we show you the necessary steps.

Disable accidental touch protection

If your Galaxy cell phone is in your pocket without a lock, an algorithm should recognize this and prevent you from accidentally making calls by touching it. However, the protection against accidental touches often causes problems when unlocking the cell phone because it is set too sensitively. But that can be fixed. As? We explain that to you in the linked instructions.

Block spam calls

Spam calls are increasing. For example, many of you are currently receiving calls from the Federal Police Department. What you may not know is that your Galaxy cell phone offers integrated spam protection with Smart Call, but it is deactivated ex works. We’ll tell you how to turn on Smart Call.

Empty the recycle bin or switch off directly

The memory of your Galaxy cell phone is full, you then delete numerous pictures – but you still don’t get the storage space back? The recordings are probably still in the recycle bin. We’ll tell you how you empty it on Galaxy phones or turn it off directly.

Disable Samsung Free

Samsung Free is a separate start screen that bundles Samsung news and its own offers. You can reach it with a swipe to the left. If you don’t use the area, you can switch it off: This is how you deactivate Samsung Free.

Enable clipboard warning

The clipboard can be a potential security vulnerability on Android smartphones. Samsung offers you a warning function on newer devices that alerts you as soon as the clipboard is accessed, so you can activate the clipboard warning.

Disable Samsung Pay

Do you use Google Pay instead of Samsung Pay? Then you probably want to ban Samsung’s payment service from your cell phone. But that is not easily possible. But we will show you how you can at least deactivate Samsung Pay.

Do you already know these secret Samsung codes? You use them to unlock certain features on your cell phone. Don’t you have a Samsung phone, but a Xiaomi smartphone? Then you should change these settings.