Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Smart Lock On-Body Detection Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has some smart lock features to let you easily unlock the screen while you're using one of the screen lock types with security feature, e.g., pattern, direction lock, PIN, password or fingerprints. One of the smart lock features available in your phone is on-body detection. When this feature is enabled, once you unlock the screen, it'll stay unlocked while it's safe with you, e.g., while you hold your phone or carry it in your pocket.


How to enable smart lock on-body detection feature?
You can turn on 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 Lock screen and security.
   
   
3. Tap Secure lock settings.
   
   
4. Tap Smart lock.
   
   
5. Perform your screen lock type. As the example, if you use fingerprints as your screen lock, place your finger on the Home key to verify your identity.
   
   
6. Tap On-body detection.
   
   
7. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable on-body detection feature.
   
   
8. A pop up window appears on the screen to tell you that since on-body detection can't always distinguish between you and someone else, if you give your phone to someone else or if someone takes your phone while it's unlocked with on-body detection, they might be able to access it. Tap Continue to continue enabling on-body detection feature.
   
   
9. Smart lock on-body detection feature has been enabled.

How to use smart lock on-body detection feature?
See the following steps to use this feature:

1. When the screen is locked, perform your screen lock to unlock it. As the example, if you use fingerprints as your screen lock type, place your finger on the Home key to unlock the screen.
   
   
2. Your phone will stay unlocked while it's on you.
3. If you want to access your phone, press the Power key to turn on the screen and then swipe the screen to unlock it.
   
   
4. When you set down your phone, e.g.,on the table, it'll lock automatically after a few seconds. If it's not locked, tap and hold at the bottom of the screen and then drag it out the circle to force your phone to lock securely while smart lock on-body detection feature is on.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Setup and Use Doorbell Detector in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge comes with the doorbell detector feature that will let you use your phone to recognize or detect the sound of a doorbell ringing that you record in advance. When this feature is enabled and your phone detects the sound, your phone will give you notification through visual cues, vibration and light. To make this feature works, make sure your phone is within 10 feet of the doorbell sound.


How to setup the doorbell detector feature?
You can setup 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 Sound detectors.
   
   
5. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Doorbell detector to the right to enable it.
   
   
6. A pop up window contains with the disclaimer of the doorbell detector feature window appears on the screen, scroll down the screen to review it. Tap Confirm to continue.
   
   
7. A pop up window contains with some information about the doorbell detector feature appears on the screen. Tap Turn on to turn on the doorbell detector feature.
   
   
8. Ring your doorbell and then tap to record the sound. For the best result, keep your phone within 50cm of the doorbell sound and make sure the area is quiet.
   
   
9. When the doorbell sound has been recorded, tap and ring your doorbell to confirm and check the recorded doorbell sound.
   
   
10. When your phone detects your doorbell sound, tap OK button.
    
    
11. This icon will be displayed on the status bar as a sign that the doorbell detector feature is set up and ready to use. As a note, while this feature on, you can't use the S Voice wake-up command, the voice search "OK Google" and other apps/features that use your phone's microphone(e.g., voice recorder app, voice dictating feature, etc.).
12. If you'd like to change the doorbell sound, tap Change doorbell sound and then follow the on-screen instructions to record a new doorbell sound. FYI, the current doorbell sound will be deleted and replaced with a new recording.
    
    

How to use the doorbell detector feature?
When this feature is enabled, your phone will notify you when your doorbell is ringing. See the following steps as the example of using this feature:

1. When your doorbell is ringing and your phone detects the sound, your phone will vibrate and provide you a visual notification. If you enable the flash notification feature, your phone will also flash the camera light when it detects the doorbell sound.
2. Tap to disable the doorbell detector feature and stop your phone from vibrating.
   
   
3. Tap to re-enable and start using the doorbell detector feature.
   
   
4. If you'd like to view the log(date and time) of the doorbell alerts, you can view it in the Recent alerts section in the Sound detectors menu.
   
   

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.