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During Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked occasion in February, the electronics large introduced the Galaxy S23 collection with a number of new capabilities, together with GIF remastering to enhance the standard of GIF recordsdata, Astro Hyperlapse to seize time-lapse evening movies of the celebs and, in fact, the huge 200-megapixel digital camera on the Ultra.
However, beneath all the favored specs, there’s an array of latest, lesser-known options and settings that may considerably enhance your expertise on the Galaxy S23. You simply must know the place to look. Here’s the place you’ll find 5 hidden Galaxy S23 options and what they’ll do for you.
Don’t have a Galaxy S23 simply but? Check out our assessment of the Galaxy S23 Ultra, in addition to the Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus. And when you’re seeking to improve, this is how the Galaxy S23 compares to the Galaxy S22, iPhone 14 and the Pixel 7.
1. Clip objects out of your photographs and movies with a single press
Just as Apple added an image-clipping characteristic to iOS 16, so has Samsung to the Galaxy S23. With picture clipping, you’ll be able to go into any picture (and even video) in your picture gallery and separate an object, corresponding to an individual or an merchandise, from the background, permitting you to then share it with others.
If you need to reduce one thing out of a picture, go to your digital camera roll and easily press on the thing you need to clip from the picture. Not all objects will be clipped, so you might get a notification that claims “Couldn’t discover something to clip.” If an object is efficiently clipped, you will really feel a slight vibration and you’ll drag the clipped object across the picture. This additionally works on movies, however they do must be paused.
You then have three choices: Copy the clip to your clipboard, share the clip (e-mail, SMS, and so forth.) or save the clip as a brand new picture in your gallery.
For higher clipping, select a photograph with a transparent object within the foreground and a strong background.
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2. Take Expert RAW photographs from inside your digital camera
In 2022, Samsung launched its superior digital camera app Expert RAW, permitting seasoned photographers to shoot in Expert RAW format. Like RAW recordsdata, Expert RAW recordsdata are uncompressed digital photographs however with the bonus of multi-exposure HDR, giving your photographs higher dynamic vary. The solely purpose to shoot in Expert RAW is for improved picture enhancing within the post-processing section. While Expert RAW is accessible on the Galaxy S22, it is solely by means of the Expert RAW app. On the Galaxy S23, Expert RAW is now built-in to the native digital camera — however you will must allow it first.
In the Samsung digital camera, swipe by means of the varied digital camera modes on the backside and faucet on More. Next, faucet Expert RAW, which can ask you to then obtain the Expert RAW utility. You solely want the app downloaded in your gadget, however you will not must open it to shoot in Expert Raw. Once it is downloaded, you’ll be able to freely use Expert RAW mode in your digital camera to take Expert RAW photographs.
You can management white steadiness, shutter velocity and extra with Expert RAW.
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3. Prioritize your battery life over processing velocity
There are some ways to protect the battery life, together with turning your telephone off, utilizing darkish mode and enabling airplane mode — however Samsung has added a battery-saving characteristic on the Galaxy S23. The new Light mode prioritizes your battery life and cooling effectivity over processing velocity, that means your telephone will use much less power to protect battery life with out affecting basic use.
To allow the brand new Light efficiency mode, go to Settings and sort “efficiency profile.” A single end result, beneath Battery and gadget care, ought to seem — faucet it. Next, faucet Performance profile and choose the Light choice. Note that whereas this characteristic would not apply whilst you’re gaming, it could have an effect on the efficiency of different apps, so return to Standard when you discover any points.
Preserve your battery life by enabling this setting.
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4. Choose which app notifications are proven in your lock display
If your Galaxy S23 is locked, you might not need to obtain notifications for each single utility in your lock display. Instead of enabling Do Not Disturb mode, which stops all alerts generally, there is a new characteristic that lets you customise what reveals up in your lock display.
In the Settings utility, go to Notifications > Lock display notifications and faucet the gear icon subsequent to Show content material. An inventory of each utility in your telephone will seem — when you do not need to see sure app notifications in your lock display, toggle it off right here.
You can select to disable lock display notifications for all of your apps or individually.
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5. Check out the battery life for all of your Galaxy gadgets on your own home display
Samsung now makes it simpler to regulate the battery lifetime of all of your Galaxy gadgets. In your own home display customization settings, you will discover two new battery widgets you’ll be able to add to your own home display to take a look at the battery lifetime of your Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Buds and extra out of your Galaxy S23.
As lengthy as your different Galaxy gadgets are linked to your S23, you’ll be able to monitor their battery out of your lock display.
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Press your finger down wherever on a clean area on your own home display after which go into Widgets. You now have two new battery widgets you’ll be able to add to your own home display: battery standing circles in a 4×1 grid and a battery standing record in a 4×2 grid. As lengthy as your different Galaxy merchandise are linked to your S23, you’ll be able to take a look at their battery life from your own home display.