Samsung Galaxy S8: How to Enable and Use Unlock with Home Button Feature in Android 7.0 Nougat

Lock screen is basically designed for security reason, such as to prevent unauthorised people from accessing your phone or accidental screen touching that can make an unwanted call or open an app while your phone is in your pocket or bag. If needed, you can simplify the way you use your phone without you have to lose those lock screen functions by using the unlock with home button feature in your Samsung Galaxy S8. When this feature is enabled, you can skip the lock screen and go directly to the home screen by hard pressing the home button while the screen is off.


How to enable the unlock with home button feature?
You have to enable this feature first before you can use the home button to unlock the screen 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 Display.
   
   
3. Scroll down the screen to find Navigation bar and then tap it.
   
   
4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Unlock with Home button to enable or disable this option. The switch turns when it's enabled.
   
   

How to use the unlock with home button feature?
You can use this feature to simplify your way to unlock the screen by using the following steps:

1. While the screen is off, hard press(tap and hold) the home button.
2. If your screen lock type is set to swipe, the lock screen will be skipped and you'll go directly to the home screen.
   
   
3. If your screen lock type is set to one of those with secure lock settings, such as pattern or PIN, the lock screen will be skipped but you have to perform your current screen lock first before you can go directly to the home screen.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S8: How to Change Navigation Bar Background Color in Android 7.0 Nougat

In Samsung Galaxy S8, all navigation keys are soft keys. The best part of it is the navigation bar where those soft keys are placed in can now be customised to suit your need. One of which is you can change its background color to another provided color in case you're bored with the current one, want to have a brighter or darker navigation bar for easier access, etc.

How to change the background color of the navigation bar?
You can do so 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 Display.
   
   
3. Scroll down the screen to find Navigation bar and then tap it.
   
   
4. Tap the required color you want to use for the background of the navigation bar.
   
   
5. Now, the background color of the navigation bar will be the color you set it. However, you have to remember that the navigation bar will keep using the default background color when you're in home screen, apps screen, and in some other apps.

Samsung Galaxy S8: How to Fix Cannot Find the Show and Hide Navigation Bar Button in Android 7.0 Nougat

By default, the show and hide navigation bar button is enable and can be found in the left side of the navigation bar in your Samsung Galaxy S8. You can use this button to show the navigation bar so you can easily use it to navigate your phone or auto-hide the navigation bar so you can reclaim its space to display content in your phone for a more immersive experience with your phone's gorgeous screen. If you cannot find this button, it may has been disabled accidentally so you just need to enable it to get it back in your bar.


How to enable the show and hide navigation bar button?
You can do so 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 Display.
   
3. Scroll down the screen to find Navigation bar and then tap it.
   
   
4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Show and hide button to enable or disable this option. The ON/OFF switch turns when it's enabled.
   
   
5. Now, the show and hide navigation bar button will be added or displayed in the left side of the navigation bar to let you use it to show or auto-hide the navigation bar.