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It also gives you the Ai Command pop-up where you can access stylus-enabled apps more easily. The S Pen lets you sketch, write, and color on your phone with ease.

However, you can also just buy a cheap replacement Note20 Stylus for under $20 that will work just as well.

You can get a stylus specifically for the S21 Ultra, plus a case to hold it for $70.

This phone has a digitizer in the screen, allowing you to use Samsung’s inductive stylus technology. If you’ve got Samsung’s latest and greatest S21 Ultra, there’s one more feature to explore that the other S21s don’t have: S Pen support. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is the only Galaxy phone to support S Pen.

S Pen support (S21 Ultra only) Ryan Whitwam/IDG With Good Lock, you can do things like force apps to work with multiwindow, change the color of your nav button, keep notification logs, and more. With everything installed, there are a ton of settings to explore.

It’s free and will link you to all the individual modules to control different parts of the phone: LockStar, QuickStar, Clockface, MultiStar, NavStar, Home Up, and NotiStar. To get started, get Good Lock from the Galaxy Store. Samsung’s Good Lock hub includes even more customization for your home screen, lock, screen, clock, buttons, and more. That’s not the extent of your modification options, though. You might think the S21 has a lot of features built-in, and you’re right. The Good Lock app hub offers a wealth of options for controlling your smartphone. There are some recommended routines to start your morning or mute your phone at work, but the possibilities are almost endless. Routines are easy to set up, too-they’re configured as “If-Then” statements. Flip the toggle on, and start linking actions and services to see what you can create. To get started, just head into Settings > Advanced settings, and find Bixby Routines. Bixby Routines let you create automation schemes to change your phone settings and control connected devices. Despite having the same branding, there’s no connection between the features. The Bixby voice assistant isn’t very useful, but Samsung’s Bixby Routines are. Bixby Routines Ryan Whitwam/IDGīixby Routines let you automate smartphone tasks to ease your day. Just select the smart home devices you want included, and then long-press and drag to move them where you want. You’ll want to customize the devices visible here, which is in the settings hiding in the overflow menu. You can control lights, thermostats, cameras, and more. Tap that, and you can see an overview of smart home devices under either Google Home or Samsung SmartThings. On the S21, you’ll find a new “Devices” item the top of the notification shade. Samsung adopted Google’s new smart home dashboard, but it’s not putting it on the power menu screen. Manage Google or Samsung smart home devices on the Devices screen. It uses a little more power during video calls, but you won’t have to worry about what’s behind you before answering a call.Ĭustomize smart home devices Ryan Whitwam/IDG It plugs into numerous apps, including Duo and Zoom. Just head into Settings > Advanced settings > Video call effects.įrom this menu, you can choose between blur, solid color, and custom images. Even if your app doesn’t have live background effects, the S21 might be able to add them.

The usage of video conferencing software like Zoom has skyrocketed in the last year, and the S21 has a feature to make these apps a bit more powerful. The video effects can plug into popular conferencing apps including Duo and Zoom. Once that’s on, the screen will wake up when you pick up the phone, making it much easier to find the sensor and unlock the phone in one smooth motion. You’ll find this toggle under Settings > Advanced settings > Motions and Gestures > Lift to wake. The quickest and most efficient way to unlock your phone is to turn on “Lift to wake,” which Samsung has buried deep in the settings.

The area with the sensor is only highlighted when the screen is awake or in always-on mode. Samsung has a new in-display fingerprint sensor in the S21, and it’s much, much faster. Set up lift-to-wake to get the most out of the fingerprint sensor.

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