Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable and Use Direct Call Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Some features in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge work by utilising the proximity sensor, one of which is the direct call feature. When this feature is enabled, you can easily call the contact whose call log, message or contact details are currently displayed on the screen by bringing your phone near to your ear.


How to enable or disable the direct call feature?
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 Advanced features and then tap it.
   
   
3. Tap Direct call.
   
   
4. Depending on your current settings, tap the ON/OFF switch to enable or disable the direct call feature. When the switch turns blue , means this feature is enabled.
   
   

How to use the direct call feature?
As the example, we'll use this feature when viewing a contact's log by using the following steps:

1. Open the Phone app.
2. Tap Log tab.
   
   
3. Tap a call log of a contact you want to call.
   
   
4. Now, bring your phone close to your ear and it will automatically call the contact whose call log is selected by you.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable and Use Smart Alert Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Smart alert is a feature in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge that will let you set your phone to vibrate when you pick it up to notify you about missed calls and messages. This feature will help to remind you to check those notifications as soon as you pick up your phone so you won't miss any important one and can quickly do the required action, e.g., call back the call or reply the message.


How to enable or disable the smart alert feature?
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 Advanced features and then tap it.
   
   
3. Scroll down the screen and then tap Smart alert.
   
   
4. Depending on your current settings, tap the ON/OFF switch to enable or disable the smart alert feature. When the switch turns blue , means the smart alert feature is enabled.
   
   

How to use the smart alert feature?
After you use your phone then put it down, the screen will automatically turn off after the screen timeout delay is over. When the smart alert feature is enabled, your phone will vibrate when you pick it up to notify you when you have missed call or message notifications.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable and Use Single Tap Mode in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

By default, when you want to answer/reject calls or dismiss alarm/timer alerts/S Planner event in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, you have to swipe the on-screen icon. However, if you'd like doing so with a simpler way, you can enable the single tap mode so you just need to single tap the on-screen icon instead of swiping it.


How to enable or disable single tap mode?
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 find Accessibility and then tap it.
   
   

   FYI, if you have enabled the direct access feature and selected the accessibility option, you can quickly access the accessibility menu from any screen by pressing the Home key three times quickly to open up the direct access menu and then tap Accessibility.

3. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then tap the ON/OFF switch next to Single tap mode to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns blue , means the single tap mode is enabled.
   
   

How to use single tap mode?
When the single tap mode is enabled, you can easily answer/reject calls or dismiss alarm/timer/S Planner event simply by single tapping the on-screen icon.

Answer or reject call
When an incoming call arrives, single tap to answer the call or single tap to reject the call.

Dismiss alarm, timer and S Planner event(when the screen is off or locked)
When an alarm goes off or the time of a timer is up or an S Planner event reminder sounds, single tap to dismiss it.