Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Lock Instantly with Power Key Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

When needed, you can enable the lock instantly with power key feature to assign the power key as the screen lock key so when you press this key, it will not only turn off the screen backlight, but also instantly lock the screen. It comes handy when you need to quickly secure your phone from unauthorised access without you have to wait until the current automatic screen lock delay is over.


How to enable or disable the lock instantly with power key feature?
Assuming that you use one of the screen lock types with secure lock settings(pattern, PIN, password, or fingerprints), 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 Lock screen and security and then tap it.
   
   
3. Tap Secure lock settings.
   
   
4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Lock instantly with power key to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns blue , means this feature is enabled and the Power key has been assigned as the screen lock key so you can turn off and instantly lock the screen at the same time by pressing the Power key.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Adjust Automatic Screen Lock Delay in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

When the screen turns off automatically after the screen timeout is over while you use one of screen lock types with security lock settings(PIN, password, pattern, or fingerprints), your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge will lock the screen automatically after the current automatic screen lock delay is over for security reason. When needed, you can adjust the delay to a shorter period if you concern with the security issue or to a longer period for convenient access to your phone.


How to adjust the automatic screen lock delay?
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. Scroll down the screen to find Lock screen and security and then tap it.
   
   
3. Tap Secure lock settings.
   
   
4. Tap Lock automatically and then select from the following options:
   
   • Immediately: select this option to automatically lock the screen once the screen is turned off automatically.
   • 5 seconds
   • 15 seconds
   • 30 seconds
   • 1 minute
   • 2 minutes
   • 5 minutes
   • 10 minutes
   • 30 minutes
   
5. The automatic screen lock delay has been adjusted.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Adjust Screen Timeout in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

By default, your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge will automatically turn off the screen backlight when the current screen timeout is over. As the example, if the screen timeout is set to 30 seconds, means your phone will wait for 30 seconds of inactivity before turning off the screen backlight. When needed, you can adjust the screen timeout to a shorter period if you want to save more battery life or to a longer period for convenient usage.


How to adjust the screen timeout?
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. Scroll down to the screen to find Display and then tap it.
   
   
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.