Samsung Galaxy A20 et Galaxy A10
Following the massive success of
Galaxy A30
and
Galaxy A50
, Samsung was quick to launch the
Galaxy A10 and Galaxy A20 in India
.These handsets are lower than the Galaxy A30 and A50 but offer the same set of features.If you recently purchased the Galaxy A10 or Galaxy A20, check out our detailed tips and tricks for them.
The tips and tricks below will help you get the most out of the Galaxy A10 and Galaxy A20 while helping you uncover the handsets' hidden features.
Samsung Galaxy A10 and Galaxy A20 tips and tricks
#1 Fingerprint Gestures
The Galaxy A20 comes with a traditional fingerprint sensor located on the back. In addition to using it to lock/unlock the handset, you can also use it to quickly expand the notification panel. The feature is disabled by default, so be sure to enable it from
Settings -> Advanced Features -> Motion & Gestures -> Finger Sensor Gestures.
#2 Floating shutter button
You can move the shutter button in the Galaxy A10 and Galaxy A20 camera app as you wish and place it in a more convenient place while taking selfies. Just drag the shutter button and place it wherever you want in the viewfinder.
To remove this floating trigger, simply put it back on top of the main trigger.
#3 Save photos/videos in HEIF/HEVC format
With only 32 GB of internal space, you really can't click photos and record videos on the Galaxy A10 or Galaxy A20. To maximize the use of this space, you can save photos in HEIF format and save videos in HEVC format on handsets. This will save considerable space, but note that older phones and PCs will not support HEIF/HEVC media files.
#4 Night Mode
One of my favorite features in One UI is the excellent Night mode. This is a system-wide dark theme that has been implemented extremely well by Samsung. It is available on the Galaxy A10 and the Galaxy A20, although much better on the latter as it comes with an AMOLED display.
Enabling Night mode on the Galaxy A20 will also help improve battery life, as AMOLED displays consume less power while displaying black content.
On devices with an AMOLED display, a dark mode will help save battery life. Plus, it's also incredibly easy on the eyes. You can enable Night mode on the Galaxy A10/A20 from
Settings -> Display
.
#5 New system font
Another handy customization feature that is part of One UI on the Galaxy A10/A20 is the ability to change system fonts. While Samsung itself preloads a few system fonts, you can also download additional fonts for your convenience from the Samsung's Galaxy Store.
To change system fonts on the Galaxy A30 or Galaxy A50, go to
Settings -> Display -> Font size and style.
Tap the Download option and you will be redirected to the Galaxy Store from where you can download more fonts. However, apart from 2-3 fonts, all other system fonts in the store are only available for paid download.
#6 Full Screen Navigation Gestures
The Galaxy A10 and A20 come with a navigation bar by default. However, you can switch to Samsung's own implementation of full-screen gestures if you wish. Go to
Settings -> Display -> Navigation Bar
and enable the Full screen gestures option.
Samsung gestures work the same way as button placement on the navigation bar. This means you swipe up from the left edge of the screen to go back, swipe up from the center to go to the home screen, while a swipe up from the right side of the screen will bring up the list of recent apps.
#7 Gestures
There are many useful motion gestures on Galaxy A10 and Galaxy A20. Some of them are enabled by default while others are disabled. You can find and enable/disable the ones you like by going to
Settings -> Advanced Features -> Motion & Gestures
.My recommendation would be to enable Smart stay, double tap to wake up and Smart alert as these are useful gestures to have.
#8 Digital Wellbeing
Impressively, Samsung has also included the Digital Wellbeing feature on the Galaxy A10 and Galaxy A20. This feature was first released by Google as part of Android 9.0 Pie and Samsung has integrated it well into One UI and made sure it is available on all of its devices.
Digital Wellbeing provides a detailed breakdown of how much time they spend in apps, how many notifications they've received in a day, and more. This feature can also be used to reduce reliance on a smartphone or PUBG by limiting the time they spend in each app daily.
Be sure to configure Digital Wellbeing according to your preferences from
Settings -> Digital Wellbeing
.
#9 Detailed Lock Screen Notifications
By default, Galaxy A10 and Galaxy A20 only show the notification icon on the lock screen. This can be a bit cumbersome and many users may find it irritating. Luckily, you can also show detailed notifications on the lock screen.Go to
Settings -> Lock screen -> Notifications.
From there, modify the
show style
to
Detailed.
You can also select the
Short
option to show notifications briefly.
#10 Lock Screen Stories
I don't really like the Lock Screen Stories feature on the Galaxy A10/A20 which basically changes the lock screen wallpaper every time you unlock your phone. Luckily, this distracting feature can be turned off by you making on
Settings → Lock screen → Lock screen stories.
#11 Dolby Atmos
The Galaxy A series packs a number of features found on Samsung's flagship devices. This includes support for Dolby Atmos among others. While this won't make a huge difference on sound quality, audiophiles will always appreciate its inclusion.Enable Dolby Atmos from
Settings → Sounds and vibrations → Sound quality and effects
.You can keep the Dolby Atmos setting on Auto, but if you mostly watch movies, you can switch to Movie mode.
#12 Adapt the sound
The Galaxy A10/A20 also comes with Adapt Sound, a feature usually found on flagship Samsung devices. As the name suggests, using this feature, one can adjust the sound output on the phone's headphones to adapt it to your own hearing. This is a nice feature if you have a good pair of headphones and you are a music lover.
You can set up Adapt Sound on your Galaxy A10/A20 from
Settings → Sound → Adapt sound
.
What are your favorite Galaxy A10 and Galaxy A20 tips and tricks? Leave a comment and share them with our readers!