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Here’s how to turn on Always-on display on Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G/S22 Plus/S22/Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G/S21 Plus/S21. When you activate always-on display in Samsung galaxy, you can see the information on the screen such as date & time, clock, battery percentage, and notifications without unlocking your phone. Also, customize the always-on display clock style and add widgets to AOD or lock screen in Samsung One UI using lock screen settings. This Samsung AOD feature consumes a little bit of battery. Follow the below steps to enable or disable always-on display in Samsung Galaxy devices.

How do I Turn On Always On Display Samsung?

Step 1: Swipe down the notification panel from the top and tap the Settings icon.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap on the Lock screen.

Step 3: Tap the Always-on display. Make sure to toggle it on to activate the always-on display.

Here, you can customize always on display you want using the below settings. Below options given are available on your Samsung device.

Tap to Show: Touch on screen to show all AOD notifications for 30 seconds.

Show Always: It will continuously show an Always-On display notification whenever your phone screen is turned off.

Show as scheduled: Set time to automatically show information on your AOD screen.

Show for new notifications: Automatically wake up the AOD screen when you receive new messages.

Step 4: Select the AOD settings you want from the above-given list.

Other Samsung AOD settings include screen orientation to vertical or horizontal, show music information on AOD such as artist & song details, and automatically adjusting the brightness level on the always-on display screen. You can manually move the slider bar to set auto-brightness.

How to Turn Off Always On Display on Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G/S21 Ultra 5G

Step 1: Go to Settings.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap on the Lock screen.

Step 3: Toggle off the Always-on display.

How to Change Always-on Display Clock Style on Samsung Galaxy

You can set your favorite clock style & color on the always-on display and lock screen in your Samsung series using the below settings.

Step 1: Go to Settings.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap on the Lock screen.

Step 3: Tap on Clock style.

Step 4: Tap the Always-on display.

Step 5: Select the AOD clock style and color you want to set and tap Done.

How to Add Widgets to Always-on Display or Lock Screen in Samsung Galaxy

You can add weather, alarms, music controller, Bixby routine, and more using Samsung facewidgets settings.

Step 1: Go to Settings.

Step 2: Scroll and tap the Lock screen.

Step 3: Scroll down and tap Facewidgets.

Step 4: Toggle on & off the options you want to add a widget to the lock screen or Always-on display.

Does Samsung S21 Ultra have Always-on Display?

Yes, you can enable always-on display on your Samsung S21 Ultra to go Settings > Lock screen > Alway on display. This AOD setting includes showing AOD, clock style, music information, screen orientation, and auto-brightness settings.

How do I Wake up my Samsung Galaxy S21?

You can wake up or turn on the screen on your Samsung Galaxy S21 device using gestures including lift to wake and double tap on turn on screen. You can find motion and gestures on your Samsung to go Settings > Advanced features > Motions and gestures > Make sure to toggle on “Lift to wake” and “Double tap to turn on screen”. Also, set the always-on display to “Show for new notifications” for each time the screen wakes up when you receive new notifications without unlocking your Samsung device.

Does Always on Display Drain Battery S22?

Yes, AOD drains the battery on average 1% per hour in your device. So, don’t worry about activating the always-on display on your Samsung devices.

How do I Make my Samsung Screen Light Up when I Get a Notification?

To flash the screen light on your Samsung when you receive a notification, go to Accessibility > Advanced settings > Flash notification > Toggle on Screen flash notification. Now, flash the screen light when you receive notifications or an alarm sounds. You can turn on camera flash notification also to flash the camera light when you receive notifications.

Why doesn’t my Samsung Phone Light Up When I Get a Notification?

Make sure to enable flash notification for the screen in your Samsung Galaxy devices. To enable flash notifications, go to Accessibility > Advanced settings > Flash notification > Toggle on Screen flash notification. Also, check to turn on edge lighting effect on your Samsung device, go to Settings > Notifications > Brief pop-up settings > Toggle on Show even while the screen is off.

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• How to Enable and Use Edge Lighting on Samsung Galaxy 
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And that’s all. We hope this tutorial helps you to get all details of turning on the always-on display on the Samsung Galaxy S21 device. If you have any questions, tell us in below comment box.t

Do you want to take screenshot on Galaxy S21 series? Here are the different methods to take a screenshot on Galaxy S21 Ultra, S21+, and S21 One UI. My favorite method is a palm swipe to capture gestures (Quickest Way) to take a screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy device. Also, you can use the volume down & side buttons and Bixby or Google Assistant voice commands to screenshot Samsung S21 series. Is the Samsung S21 series support long screenshots? You can access the taken screenshots on your phone gallery.

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How to Take a Screenshot on Samsung S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra

Check out the below-given different ways to screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S21 series running One UI 5.0.

How to Screenshot on Galaxy S21 Using Power & Volume Down Button

Step 1: Open the Page or Screen in your Samsung.

Step 2: Press & release the volume down keys and side key.

You can view the capture screenshot on the screen. Also, edit and share screenshots directly without opening them. To find a screenshot taken, go to your phone gallery.

How to Screenshot on Samsung S21 Using Palm Swipe Capture Gesture

Make sure to toggle on palm swipe to capture gestures to screenshot Samsung S21 series. You can enable it using the below settings.

Step 1: Swipe down the notification panel and tap the Settings gear icon.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap Advanced features.

Step 3: Tap Motions and gestures.

Step 4: Toggle on the Palm swipe to capture button.

Step 5: Open the Screen you want to capture.

Step 6: Swiping the edge of your hand across side to side to take a screenshot.

How to Take a Screenshot on Galaxy S21, S21+, or S21 Ultra Using Bixby or Google Assistant

Set up Bixby or Google Assistant on your Samsung devices to screenshot on S21 Plus, S21 Ultra, and S21 devices.

Step 1: Open the Page or Screen.

Step 2: Now say, Hey Bixby or Hey Google/OK Google, When launching the Assistant, say Take a screenshot.

Step 3: Automatically take a screenshot S21 screen.

End the list of methods to the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra screen shot. Which is your favorite method from the above list? Tell us in below comment box.

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How to Change Settings of Screenshot Samsung S21 Plus, S21, S21 Ultra 5G

Step 1: Go to Settings.

Step 2: Tap on Advanced features.

Step 3: Tap on Screenshot and screen recorder.

The below options are available here.

Screenshot toolbar: You can show further options after you take a screenshot.

Hide status and navigation bars: It will hide the navigation bar and status bar when your capture a screenshot.

Delete shared screenshot: Automatically remove the screenshot after they are shared through the screenshot toolbar.

Screenshot format: Choose how to save screenshot from JPG or PNG files.

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• How to Record a Gameplay Video on Samsung Galaxy
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• How to Take a Screenshot on Samsung

By default, Samsung Galaxy S21 series use the three button navigation system. You can enable and use full navigation gestures on Galaxy S21 Ultra/S21 Plus if you want set Android 11’s gesture system. Also, customize the navigation bar and switch them back and recent button order on the S21 Ultra/S21 navigation bar. This Samsung S21 series is launch with One UI 3.1 running Android 11 OS.

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• How to Customize Always On Display Galaxy S10 Plus
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How to Turn On Gesture Navigation on Samsung S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra

You can enable gesture navigation on Samsung Galaxy S21 series using given settings.

Step 1: Swipe down the notification panel from the top and touch on the Settings gear icon.

Step 2: Tap on Display.

Step 3: Scroll down and tap on the Navigation bar.

Step 4: Select a Swipe gesture to activate fully navigation gesture.

Also, below given options are available on your Samsung devices.

Gesture hints: It will help to find where to swipe up to use full screen navigation gestures. Also, swipe left or right across the hints to quickly switch between apps.

Show button to hide keyboard: Use this in the portrait mode only.

Block gestures with S Pen: Prevent the S Pen from being used full screen gestures.

Step 5: Tap on More options.

Step 6: Choose from Swipe from bottom or Swipe from sides and bottom to customize navigation button.

Also, increase or decrease back gesture sensitivity you want to set in your S21 series.

How to Change Navigation Bar Buttons Order on Samsung S21 Ultra/S21+/S21

You can see recent apps (Left), home, and back (Right) buttons on the navigation bar in default settings. To change the recent and back button order, apply the given settings.

Step 1: Go to Phone Settings.

Step 2: Tap Display.

Step 3: Tap the Navigation bar at the bottom list.

Step 4: Select a button from Recent apps (Left), Home, and Back (Right) or Back (Left), Home, and Recent apps (Right) in the button order section.

Do you still have any questions regarding enable and use gesture navigation in your Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra? Tell us in below comment box. Stay and connect with us for the latest Samsung tips and tricks.

Do you want to use Google live transcribe in your Google Pixels? Here’s how to turn on live transcribe on Google Pixel 6 Pro/Pixel 6/Pixel 6a/Pixel 5/Pixel 5. You can change live transcribe settings like text size, audio & language, save transcription, delete history, and more. If your phone has installed this app, you can download and install the Live Transcribe & Notification app here.

What is Live Transcribe on Pixel 6?

The live transcribe feature converts speech to text on your screen automatically. It uses your phone’s microphone to capture the speech and converts it into text, which is then a real-time view on the screen. You can type responses on the screen while viewing the transcription, get alerted when your name is spoken, and search within transcriptions.

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How to Enable and Use Google Live Transcribe on Pixel Phone

Follow the below-given steps to enable live transcribe on a Google Pixel.

Step 1: Swipe up from the bottom to open the App drawer and tap the Settings app.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap on Accessibility.

Step 3: Scroll and tap Live Transcribe in the captions section.

Step 4: Tap on Open Live Transcribe.

You can set save or don’t save the language and other settings.

Step 5: Now, speak the words you want to transcribe in your Pixel.

How to Change Live Transcribe Shortcut in Google Pixel

Step 1: Go to Phone Settings.

Step 2: Tap on Accessibility.

Step 3: Tap on Live Transcribe.

Step 4: Tap the Live Transcribe shortcut.

Below given, two options appear.

Tap the Accessibility button: You can access the button or gesture quickly.

Hold volume keys: Press & hold both volume keys.

Step 5: Choose from the Tap accessibility button or Hold volume keys and tap on Save.

How to Set Accessibility Button or Gesture to Use Live Transcribe on Google Pixel

Settings > Accessibility > Live Transcribe > Live Transcribe shortcut > Tap on More options in Tap accessibility button > Adjust the settings you want.

You can change text size, show the icon on the app list, change primary or secondary language, add custom words or phrases that aren’t in the dictionary, enable or disable save transcription, show sound labels, delete history, and more.

How to Change Live Transcribe Settings on Google Pixel

Step 1: Go to Settings.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap Accessibility.

Step 3: Tap Live Transcribe.

Step 4: Tap Open Live Transcribe.

Step 5: Tap the Settings gear icon at the bottom left corner.

Step 6: Tap More Settings.

You can see below given Google Live Transcribe settings on your Pixel phone.

Google Live Transcribe settings include increasing or decreasing text size, theme, show icons in the app list, microphone, primary language, secondary language, offline transcriptions, add custom words or phrases, enable transcription history, delete transcription history, show sound labels, vibrate when a name is spoken, and more.

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How to Turn Off Live Transcribe in Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 6a, 5, 5a 5G

Settings > Accessibility > Live Transcribe > Toggle off the Live Transcribe shortcut.

OR

Pull down the notification panel at the top and tap Live Transcribe to turn it on/off.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Does Pixel 6 Have Live Captions?

Yes, you can use live captions on your Pixel 6 series to automatically generate captions for the speech on your phone. Using the volume control button, you can enable or disable live caption in your Pixels. Make sure to enable live caption in the volume button to turn live caption on & off using the volume key.

How do I Enable Live Translation in Pixel 6?

To enable live translation in Pixel 6, go to Settings and tap on System. Tap Live Translate and toggle on Use live translate in your Pixels. Now, set the language you want to translate the speech. It will help to detect the other languages and shows you translations.

Do you still have questions about turning on live transcribe on your Google Pixels? Share your thoughts on the live transcribe feature in the comment box below.

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• How to Turn Off Hey Google Pixel
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Here’s how to turn on and use live caption on Google Pixel 5. You can use captions on Pixel 5 to automatically generate captions in the English language when playing YouTube videos or other videos/movies. Also, enable live captions for phone calls (Phone & Video) in your Pixel 5, 4a 5G, 4 XL, 4, 3a XL, 3a, 3, 3 XL, 2, and 2 XL. To quickly turn live captions on or off, you can use the volume up or down button in Pixels.

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How to Turn On/Turn Off Live Caption on Google Pixel 5

Follow below given two methods to enable live caption in Pixel devices running stock Android 11 OS.

How to Turn On Live Captions in Pixels

Step 1: Swipe down the notification panel from the top and tap on the Settings gear icon.

Step 2: Tap on Sound & vibration.

Step 3: Tap on Live Caption.

Step 4: Toggle on the Live Caption button.

Step 5: Open the YouTube video or other video and you can see caption speech on the screen.

You can view the below given live caption settings in your Pixels.

Language: Set English language in your Pixel. Currently only English is available. More languages are coming soon.

Hide profanity: Enable it if you want to replace it with an asterisk (*) symbol.

Show sound labels: It includes sounds like music, applause, and laughter with caption speech.

Live Caption in volume control: Turn on toggle to quickly turn on or turn off live caption using volume up or down button.

Alternative Way: Settings > Accessibility > Live caption under Audio & On-screen text section > Toggle on Live Caption

How to Use Live Captions for Phone Calls on Pixel Phones

Step 1: Go to Settings.

Step 2: Tap Sound & vibration.

Step 3: Tap Live Caption.

Step 4: Scroll at the end and tap on Caption calls.

Step 5: Choose from Ask every time (Default)/Always/Off.

How to Turn Off Live Caption on Pixel 5/4a 5G/4 XL/4/3a XL/3a/3 XL/3/2 XL/2

Settings > Sound & vibration > Live caption > Toggle off live caption

How to Turn On Live Transcribe in Pixel 5

Settings > Accessibility > Live Transcribe > Toggle on Live Transcribe shortcut

Now, just swipe up with 2 fingers from the bottom of the screen. To switch between features, swipe up with 2 fingers and hold.

And that’s all. Do you use the live caption feature in your Pixel? Tell us in below comment box.

Want to change the default apps in Google Pixel devices? Here’s how to change the default browser to Pixel 5, Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 4 XL/4, Pixel 3a/3a XL, etc. By default set Google Chrome as the default browser in your Pixel Smartphone. You can change default app in Google Pixels like the Phone app, Browser app, Caller ID & spam app, Digital assistant app, Home app, and SMS app. Also, clear default apps to restore default app settings on your Pixel devices.

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• How to clear app cache on Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL
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How to Change the Default Browser in Google Pixel

Step 1: Swipe down the notification panel from the top and tap on the Settings gear icon.

Step 2: Tap on Apps & notifications.

Step 3: Tap on Advanced.

Step 4: Tap on Default apps.

Step 5: Tap on the Browser app.

Step 6: Choose the Browser app from the list.

You can anytime change the default apps in your Pixel or Stock Android OS devices.

How to Change the Default Apps in Pixel 5

Step 1: Go to Phone Settings.

Step 2: Tap Apps & notifications.

Step 3: Tap See all apps.

Step 4: Select the Default App (Browser app/Phone app/Caller ID & spam app/Launcher app/Spam app etc.).

Step 5: Tap on Advanced.

Step 6: Tap the App you select in step 4.

Step 7: Choose the App you want to set from the list.

How to Clear Default Apps in Pixel 5

Settings > Apps & notifications > See all apps > Select the app (Pre-installed) > Advanced > Open by default > Clear defaults

And that’s all. We hope this makes it clear how to change the default browser to Pixels Smartphone. If you have any questions, tell us in below comment box. Stay and connect with us for the latest Pixel 5 tips and tricks.