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.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Mute by Covering the Screen with Hand or by Turning the Device Over in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Mute is a motions and gestures feature in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge that can be used to mute incoming calls or alarms by using palm motion or facing the device screen downwards. This feature can help you to easily silence the call or alarm tone when it rings loudly in the wrong or unwanted situation, e.g: when you're at library, when you're taking a nap, etc.

How to enable mute by covering the screen with hand or by turning the device over?
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 ON/OFF switch next to Mute to the right to enable this option. The switch turns green when it's enabled.

How to mute calls or alarms by covering the screen with hand?
When an incoming call arrives or an alarm goes off, cover the screen with your palm to mute the call or alarm so that the phone won't play the ringtone or alarm tone.


How to mute calls or alarms by turning the device over?
When an incoming call arrives or an alarm goes off, turn the device over so that the screen will face downwards. It will mute the call or alarm so that the phone won't play the ringtone or alarm tone.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Take a Screenshot in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

As same as the older Samsung Galaxy S phones, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge also has the ability to capture the screen, lets you easily save what's on your screen as image and share it to others. You can take a screenshot either by using physical button combinations or by using your palm.

How to take a screenshot by using physical button combinations?
Since it's a default feature, you can use this method to take a screenshot without you have to turn on any feature first. As the example, we'll take a screenshot of an article in a webpage using physical button combinations by using the following steps:

1. Open Internet app and then open a webpage.
2. Press the Power key and the Home key simultaneously until you hear the shutter sound.
3. The screenshot has been taken and will be saved in the Screenshot album in your Gallery app.

How to take a screenshot by using your palm?
If you'd like using a simpler way to take a screenshot than using the keys, you can set your phone to let you do so by swiping your palm across the screen. As the example, we'll take a screenshot of an article in a webpage using the palm swipe to capture feature by using the following steps:

1. Before you can take a screenshot by using your palm, you have to enable the palm swipe to capture feature first with these steps:
• 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.
• Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Motions and gestures.
• Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Palm swipe to capture to the right to enable the palm swipe to capture feature. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
2. Now, open Internet app and then open a webpage.
3. Place the edge of your palm on the screen and then swipe it across the screen from side to side until you hear the shutter sound.
4. The screenshot has been taken and will be saved in the Screenshot album in your Gallery app.

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.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Gesture Wake Up Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Gesture wake up, in older Samsung Galaxy S phones we used to call it as air wake up feature, is a feature in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge which will let you wake up the screen by moving your hand above the proximity and gesture sensor, lets you turn on the screen automatically without you have to press the Power key or Home key. It can be useful when you want to check clock, weather or other notifications in your lock screen but you don't want to press the physical button with your hand, e.g: when your hand is wet or dirty.


How to enable the gesture wake up feature?
As the example, we'll turn on this feature by using two different methods: from the settings menu and from the direct access menu(it can be used if you have enabled the direct access feature).

Method #1: 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 to the Personal section and then tap Accessibility.
   
   
3. Tap Dexterity and interaction.
   
   
4. Tap Gesture wake up.
   
   
5. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable the gesture wake up feature. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
   
   

Method #2: From the direct access menu

1. While the screen is unlocked, press the Home key three times quickly to open up the direct access menu.
2. In the direct access menu, tap Accessibility.
   
   
3. Tap Dexterity and interaction.
   
   
4. Tap Gesture wake up.
   
   
5. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable the gesture wake up feature. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
   
   

How to use the gesture wake up feature?
When the gesture wake up feature is enabled, you can use the following steps to use this feature to easily turn on your phone's screen:

1. When your phone is on a flat or stable surface and the screen is turned off, move your hand above the proximity and gesture sensor(it's located above the screen next to the LED indicator).
2. When the sensor recognizes your gesture, the screen will turn on automatically.