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Nougat Tip: Switch between front and rear cameras by double pressing the home button

Being able to launch the camera app by pressing the home button twice was introduced to the Galaxy lineup with the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge and has been a feature on every Samsung smartphone ever since. Samsung has also made numerous improvements to the camera app in the last two years, with the latest iteration […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
8 years ago

Nougat Tip: You can hide Secure Folder using its quick setting toggle

The Secure Folder app, which debuted with the Galaxy Note 7, was recently released for the Nougat-powered Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. It's a place where you can keep your private files and apps protected using fingerprint authentication. However, if you wish to hide Secure Folder itself, you can do that as well. If you've installed […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

Nougat Tip: Samsung’s camera app now has the timer option in the camera settings

Like every other major Android update, Nougat is a mix of useful new features and some changes to how things used to work before. When it comes to the latter, the camera app in Nougat is probably the most affected, with an entirely new way of operation that is based around swiping rather than touch. […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
8 years ago

Nougat Tip: Get brightness control back in the notification shade

If you had followed our coverage of the Nougat beta for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, you had probably heard that at one point Samsung had removed the brightness control slider from the notification shade. Samsung later added a toggle for putting the brightness slider back in the notification shade; unfortunately, the final […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
8 years ago

Nougat Tip: Double tap on Always On Display notifications to launch the relevant app

We've been sharing Nougat tips as we dig deeper into the Android 7.0 update for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. The latest tip is for those who rely on the Always On Display to keep themselves informed of all their notifications. With Nougat, Always On Display is capable of displaying notifications for […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Nougat Tip: Use ‘beauty mode’ in the rear camera on the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge

Do you ever rue the fact that you can make your face look shinier and blemish-free when taking selfies on your phone, but can't do the same when taking pictures from the rear camera? If you have upgraded to Android 7.0 Nougat on your Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, that should no longer be a concern, as […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
8 years ago

Nougat Tip: Enable ‘tap to take selfies’ on your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge

In Android 6.0, the front camera on Samsung devices would allow you to take selfies by tapping anywhere on the screen instead of reaching for the shutter button or the volume keys. If you have upgraded to Nougat on your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge recently (especially if you wiped your phone clean after […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
8 years ago

Nougat Tip: Switch between camera modes, camera filters and more with a swipe

If you have updated your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge to Android 7.0 Nougat, you might have noticed that Samsung has brought about a major change to the camera app's user interface. The buttons have been moved to different positions, and Samsung has also changed the way a few things work. Did you know that […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
8 years ago

Nougat Tip: Change the intensity of the flashlight on your Galaxy S7 or S7 edge

One of our favourite features baked into Tizen is the facility to change the intensity of the flashlight, and now Samsung's finally brought that option to its flagship Android-powered smartphones, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, with its long-awaited Nougat update. Fortunately, taking advantage of the feature couldn't be easier. All you have to do […]

By Josh L.
8 years ago

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