You can turn on a digital black bar that covers the top of the screen, rendering the notch essentially invisible. The downside: you lose a little real estate from the screen, and it looks like an asymmetric bezel, which might be a case of the cure being worse than the disease. If you want to give it a try, though, here's how to do it. If you find this notch annoying, you can cover it with a black bar. Then Full screen apps page lets you hide the camera with a black bar.
Turn on "Hide front camera" by sliding the button to the right. If you choose to hide the front camera, a black bar will cover it, at the cost of reducing your screen size. If you don't want to turn on the black bar, you have another option as well: You can install a custom wallpaper that's been specially designed to disguise the notch. Of course, this fix isn't perfect, as it only works on the Home screen, where the wallpaper appears.
You'll still see the notch in apps. But if you want to give it a try, a popular source for notch-hiding wallpaper is the S10wallpapers subreddit.
Open the S10wallpapers subreddit in your Galaxy S10's browser. Browse until you find a wallpaper you want to try.
There are a lot of options from movies like "Star Wars," popular games, and TV shows. Be sure you choose a wallpaper for the right phone though, as each wallpaper is designed for a specific model of the S10, and a wallpaper for the S10 won't line up properly on the S10 Plus, or vice-versa. Tap the image so it displays full screen.
Tap and hold the image until a menu appears, then tap "Download image. But every time you snap a photo, your phone records the time and place. Magnify Small Type Need a little help reading that tiny type on the prescription label? On older models, press the Home button three times to activate the feature inside the camera app. On new iPhones, use the Side button. To activate, open the camera app and tap the screen three times.
Now, hold your finger to start the phone vibrating and release it when you want a pause. Save and name the vibration. To assign it to a specific person, find them in your contact book and open their profile. Schedule Text Messages How do you say good morning to an early bird? Good night to a night owl? With a well-timed text message, of course. Samsung phones let you compose and schedule one in advance.
Some models now have tools to help you monitor your digital distraction. Share Your Exact Location in a Text Message Send a map of your location by text so that friends can easily find you in an unfamiliar place. When the keyboard turns gray, it functions as a trackpad, letting you easily move the cursor within the text.
Hidden Eye is a simple app with no frills that will photograph the person when they try to unlock your phone. If your device doesn't have the "Find My Mobile" feature, you can turn on its "Android Device Manager" feature and log into its companion website to do the same thing. It recognises your face, so you can simply hold the phone in front of your face to conveniently unlock and access it. Image 2 of 4 Image credit: TechRadar. Xiaomi shipped 10 million units of this smartphone.
When you point the camera at the object you wish to measure, it will appear on the screen behind a floating gold dot. The Level function lets you straighten pictures using a digital interface on the phone. I write about all things "cyber" and your right to privacy. What I enjoy: cooking and learning to code with my kids.
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