Samsung Galaxy S8: How to Keep Screen On While Using Your Phone in Android 7.0 Nougat

Do you often use your Samsung Galaxy S8 to read a long-form article in a webpage or read an e-book but often fell annoyed since you have to turn on the screen each time it reaches its screen timeout limit? If that so, you can try using the smart stay feature that works by using the front camera to detect your face and make the screen stays on while you're looking at it.


How to enable the smart stay feature?
You can turn on this feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
   
   
2. Tap Advanced features.
   
   
3. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Smart stay to enable or disable it. When the ON/OFF switch turns , means the smart stay feature is enabled.
   
   

As a note, since this feature works by utilising the front camera, make sure the camera can detect your face to make this feature works best by filling the following conditions:

• Hold your phone upright and steady.
• Use your phone in a well-lit environment but the screen is not in direct light.
• The front camera is not being used by another app.

How to use the smart stay feature?
As the example, we'll use this feature to keep the screen on when reading a long-form article in a webpage by using the following steps:

1. Open the Internet app and then open a webpage to read an article.
2. While you're looking the screen to read the article, the front camera will check your face each time the screen timeout period is over. If it detects your face, the screen will stay on. If not, the screen will be turned off.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Listen to Music at Equal Volume Level in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Music app in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has a feature named smart volume which will let you set your phone to automatically adjust the volume of all tracks to an equal level with the volume of the current playback. You can use this feature if your music files are come from different sources and/or have different sound qualities which make them sound louder or quieter than the current playback.


How to enable the smart volume feature in the Music app?
You can turn on this feature by using the following steps:

1. Open the Music app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
   
   
3. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Smart volume to enable or disable this option. The switch turns when it's enabled.
   
   
4. When the smart volume feature is enabled, the Music app will automatically adjust the volume of all tracks to an equal level with the volume of the current playback. As the example, if the volume of the current playback is set to 30%, then the volume of other tracks will automatically be adjusted to 30%.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable and Use Smart Stay Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If you want to use your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge for a long time without doing touch interaction, such as for reading an e-book or a long post in a webpage, but don't want to turn on the screen again and again each time the screen timeout period is over, you can enable the smart stay feature to have your phone uses the front camera to detect your face so that the screen backlight will stay on while you're looking at it.


How to enable or disable the smart stay feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
   
   
2. Scroll down the screen to find Display and then tap it.
   
   
3. Tap Smart stay.
   
   
4. Depending on your current settings, tap the ON/OFF switch to enable or disable the smart stay feature. When the switch turns blue , means this feature is enabled.
   
   

Before using the smart stay feature, you have to know that this feature works best when the following conditions are filled:

• When your phone is held steady and upright.
• When your phone is in a well-lit environment, but the screen is not in direct light so that the front camera can easily detect your face.
• When the front camera is not being used by other apps.

How to use the smart stay feature?
As the example, we'll use the smart stay feature when reading a long post in a webpage by using the following steps:

1. Open the Internet app and then open a webpage to read an article.
2. While you're reading the article on the webpage, the front camera will check your face each time the screen timeout period is over. If the front camera detects your face, the screen will stay on. If not, the screen will be turned off.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Smart Stay Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Smart stay is one of the smart features in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge that works by utilizing the front camera to detect your face to have your phone keeps the screen backlight on while you're looking at it. Enabling this feature will save you from problem of having to turn on the screen again and again each time the screen timeout period is over when you want to use your phone for long time without doing nothing, e.g, read an e-book or a long post in a webpage.


How to enable the smart stay feature?
As the example, we'll turn on the smart stay feature by using two different methods: from the quick settings panel and from the settings menu

Method #1: From the quick settings panel

1. While the screen is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel.
2. Tap Edit at the top of the screen to open the quick settings panel.
3. Tap the Smart stay button . The button turns green as a sign that the smart stay feature is enabled.

Method #2: From the settings menu

1. While the screen is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down the screen to the Device section and then tap Display.
3. Tap Smart stay.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable the smart stay feature. The switch turns green when it's enabled.

As a note, the smart stay feature works best when the following conditions are filled:

• When your phone is held steady and upright.
• When your phone is in a well-lit environment, but the screen is not in direct light so that the front camera can easily detect your face.
• When the front camera is not being used by other apps.

How to use the smart stay feature?
As the example, we'll use the smart stay feature when reading a long post in a webpage:

1. Open an article in a webpage in the Internet app.
2. While you're reading the article, the front camera will check your face each time the screen timeout period is over. If you're still looking at the screen and the front camera detects your face, the screen will stay on.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Smart Alert Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When the smart alert feature in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is enabled, it'll set your phone to vibrate when you pick up your phone to notify you about missed calls and messages, helps to remind you to check the notifications as soon as you pick up your phone. When needed, you can call back or reply the message when it came from your important or favorite contacts.

How to enable the smart alert feature?
You can turn this feature on by using the following steps:

1. While the screen is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Motions and gestures.
3. Slide the switch next to Smart alert to the right to enable the smart alert feature. The switch turns green when it's enabled.

How to use the smart alert feature?
See the following steps to use the smart alert feature:

1. After you use your phone then put it down, the screen will automatically turn off after a set of interval.
2. When you pick up your phone, your phone will vibrate when you have missed calls or messages.