Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Flash Notification Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Flash notification is a feature in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge that is basically designed to help the deaf or hard-hearing users to easily know when they receive notifications or when alarms sound by flashing the camera light.

How to enable or disable the flash notification feature?
You can turn on or off this feature 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 Personal section and then tap Accessibility.
3. Tap Hearing.
4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Flash notification to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green, it means the flash notification feature is enabled.

How to use the flash notification feature?
When the flash notification feature is enabled, your phone will flash the camera light to notify you when you receive notifications(e.g., calls, messages, etc) or when alarms sound. If mute gesture is enabled, you can easily stop your phone from flashing the camera light by turning the device over.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Set Power Key as Screen Lock Key in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you'd like to easily lock the screen without you have to wait the screen automatically turns off and the screen lock delay period ends, you can set the Power key as the screen lock key so that your phone will instantly lock the screen when you press this key. You can do this if you use one of the screen lock types with the security lock feature, e.g., pattern, direction lock, PIN, password, or fingerprints.

How to set Power key as the screen lock key?
You can do so 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 Personal section and then tap Lock screen and security.
3. Tap Security lock settings.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Lock instantly with power key to the right to enable and set the Power key as the screen lock key. When the switch turns green means this option is enabled and you can instantly lock the screen whenever you want simply by pressing the Power key.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Adjust Automatic Screen Lock Delay in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

By default, when you use one of the screen lock types with security lock feature(pattern, direction lock, PIN, password, or fingerprints) and the screen is off automatically, your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge will auto lock the screen after the screen lock delay is over. When needed, you can adjust the delay to a shorter period if you concern with security issue and want your phone to auto lock the screen immediately or a few seconds after it automatically turns off, or you can set it to a longer period if you'd like to have more time to easily access your phone without performing the screen lock type after the screen automatically turns off.


How to adjust automatic screen lock delay?
You can do so 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 Personal section and then tap Lock screen and security.
   
   
3. Tap Secure lock settings.
   
   
4. Tap Lock automatically.
   
   
5. Select the required screen lock delay from the following options:
• Immediately: select this option to auto lock the screen once the screen is off automatically.
• 5 seconds: select this option to auto lock the screen 5 seconds after the screen automatically turns off.
• 15 seconds
• 30 seconds
• 1 minute
• 2 minutes
• 5 minutes
• 10 minutes
• 30 minutes

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Setup Daydream in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Daydream is a feature in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge that can be used to set your phone to launch a screensaver(e.g., photos in your phone, photos in your Google account, a color change effect, etc.) when your phone is charging or connected to a desktop dock. It can be an alternative way to make your phone to be more attractive if you're bored with that black screen while your phone is charging or docked.


How to setup daydream?
You can do so 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 the screen to the Device section and then tap Display.
   
   
3. Tap Daydream.
   
   
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable daydream. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
   
   
5. When the daydream is enabled, select the desired daydream from the following options:
• Colors: select this option to display the colors change effect as the screensaver.
• Photo Frame: select this option to display a slideshow of photos on your phone as the screensaver. If needed, you can manually select which photos will be displayed as the screensaver by tapping and then select the required photo albums.
• Photo Table: select this option to display photos in your phone with the scattered effect as the screensaver. If needed, you can manually select which photos will be displayed as the screensaver by tapping and then select the required photo albums.
• Photos: select this option to display a slideshow of photos in your phone and/or in your Google account. If needed, you can manually select which photos will be displayed as the screensaver by tapping and then select the required Google account and photo albums in your phone.
  
  
6. If needed, you can preview the selected daydream by tapping More and then select Preview.
   
   
7. If needed, you can select the time when daydream should be activated by tapping More at the top right and then select Select when to daydream. Next, select from the following options:
• While docked
• While charging (either AC or USB charging)
• Both (while docked and charging).
  

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 Adjust the Screen Time Out in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge comes with some features that can be used to save more battery, one of which is the screen timeout feature. You can use this feature to adjust the length of the idle time that should be waited by your phone before turning off the screen backlight. As the example, if you set the screen timeout to 30 seconds, means your phone will automatically turn off the screen backlight after 30 seconds of inactivity.

How to adjust the screen timeout?
You can do so 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 the screen to the Device section and then tap Display.
3. Tap Screen timeout and then select from the following options:
• 15 seconds
• 30 seconds
• 1 minute
• 2 minutes
• 5 minutes
• 10 minutes
4. The screen timeout has been adjusted. FYI, if you concern with your battery life, you can set the screen timeout to a shorter period because it'll save more power as your phone doesn't have to keep the screen backlight on for a longer period.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Change Font Size and Style in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When needed, you can change the font size and style in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. You can adjust the font size to make it smaller or bigger when the current size is not suit with your need. You can also change the font style from the default to the other one to get a different or more personal looks for your phone.

How to change the font size and style?
You can do so 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 Display.
3. Tap Font.
4. To adjust the font size, drag the font size adjustment bar to the left for a smaller font or to the right for a bigger font. FYI, there are some apps that don't support the huge font size, therefore if you select this size, the font within those apps will automatically be displayed in the smaller size.
5. To change the font style, tap the required font style you want to use. By default, there are 5 font styles available: Default, Choco cooky, Cool Jazz, Rosemary and Samsung Sans.
6. See the preview of your selection in the provided live preview at the top of the screen.
7. Tap Done button to apply your selection. The changes will be applied to your phone except for the body of the email messages and the body of the webpages.