15 Best Galaxy S24 Tips and Tricks: Samsung Galaxy S24/S24+/S24 Ultra

If you’ve recently bought a brand new Samsung Galaxy S24, Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus or even the bigger one, the S24 Ultra, then you might think what are their best features? Don’t worry! This post will walk you through 15 best Galaxy S24 tips and tricks to master your phones like a pro.

Meanwhile, as you all know that, Samsung packed its latest flagship devices with some brilliant AI Feature. In the meantime, this post won’t tell anything about enabling dark mode or changing the screen resolution, as these things are normal and everyone knows about these features.

15 Best Galaxy S24 Tips and Tricks (S24/S24+/S24 Ultra)

So, here some of the best tips, tricks and hidden features of Samsung Galaxy S24 phones running One UI 6.1 based on Android 14.

1. Enable and Use Photo Ambient Wallpaper

The Photo ambient wallpaper is a hidden feature on Samsung Galaxy S24 models, and you’ve to dig in to find it.

It’s like having a smart assistant for your photos! This nifty feature uses fancy technology to add cool overlays to your pictures based on the time and weather of your location. The overlays smoothly blend with your wallpaper, making your experience not just eye-catching, but also interactive. Thanks to real-time data from the Samsung Weather app, the feature adjusts the overlay to match the current weather conditions and time of day.

Keep in mind, though, it might not work seamlessly with all photos. For the best results, go for outdoor photos taken during the daytime, and steer clear of using nighttime or indoor shots.

How to Enable it?

• Go to the Settings app and then tap Advanced features.
• Tap Labs > Photo ambient wallpaper.
• Now, enable it.

How to Use it?

1. Open the Settings and then select Wallpaper and style.

2. Select Change wallpapers.

3. Next to the Generative option, select Photo ambient.

4. After that, browse your phone’s gallery and find the wallpaper that you would like to use.

5. To preview the wallpaper, tap on the play button. Once, everything is all set tap Done.

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2. Show/Hide Wallpaper on Always-On Display

The new Galaxy S24 lineup – including the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra – comes with an improved AOD mode. This mode doesn’t just show the clock and notification icons; it also supports wallpapers and widgets.

Samsung has been offering the always-on display feature for a while now. This feature lets users check the time, notifications, and other information without having to turn on the screen. With One UI, you can even add widgets, pictures, and animations to make it more interesting.

1. Go to the Settings app.

2. Tap Lock screen and AOD.

3. Select Always On Display.

4. On the Always On Display settings page, simple turn on/off the option next to the Show lock screen wallpaper.

3. Make Use of Performance Profile Feature

There’s no doubt that Samsung Galaxy S24 models has the best battery life than it’s its predecessor Galaxy S23 Ultra. However, there’s a time when you travel and don’t have time to charge your phone again and again. 

1. Open the Settings app.

2. From the Settings screen, select Device care.

3. Tap on the Performance profile option.

4. Finally, select Light. This mode will prioritize battery life and cooling efficiency over processing speed.

4. Add Widgets to Your Galaxy S24 Lock Screen

The latest update, One UI 6.1 for the Samsung Galaxy S24, brings some cool new features to your phone’s lock screen, kinda like what you see on iOS 16. Now, you can quickly glance at your lock screen to see your phone’s battery life, check upcoming reminders, get the latest weather updates, peek at your Samsung Health stats, and more, all without unlocking your phone. It’s super handy and makes staying on top of things even easier.

1. Go to the Settings and navigate to Lock Screen and AOD.

2. Scroll to the Looking for Something Else section and tap the Edit Lock Screen option.

3. It will take you to the lock screen editing mode. Tap the Widgets box below the clock and choose the ones you want to add to your lock screen. You can currently add widgets for Battery, Calendar, Reminders, Clock, Weather, and Samsung Health.

4. Tap Done.

5. Enable the New Battery Protection Feature on S24 Series

As our smartphones continue to be with us for more extended periods, taking care of our battery’s well-being becomes a top concern for many users. Recognizing this, Samsung is introducing a thoughtful addition called “Battery Protection” in its upcoming One UI update.

Meanwhile, protect battery feature allows charging to 85% charge then it stops. However, with One UI 6.1 battery protection, you’ll 3 options like Basic, Adaptive and Maximum.

1. Go to the Settings app.

2. Select Battery.

4. Enable it first and then choose any option you want:

• Basic

• Adaptive

• Maximum

6. Use Circle to Search

Here’s a cool feature that lets you easily search the web for things you’re interested in within an image or text, all without the hassle of switching apps or typing out your search. Just use your finger or the S-pen to circle the item or text you’re curious about, and it’ll automatically kick off a search. This nifty trick works on any app that supports screen capture.

Enable Circle to Search:

• Go to the Setting app,
• Tap Display.
• Tap on the Navigation bar option and turn on the Circle to Search feature.

Use Circle to Search

1. Open any photo that you would like to search an item.

2. Tap and hold on the home screen button.

3. After that, use your finger or S Pen to draw a circle around the object. 

4. The AI will actually scan or analyze what you circled and then literally search for it on Google and show the results.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Series AI Features

7. Use Chat Translation on Samsung Galaxy S24 Series: Best Galaxy S24 Tips

The Writing assist feature is designed to make your communication with coworkers, friends, and loved ones smoother. Integrated into the Samsung Keyboard, Writing Assist provides three helpful tools to ensure your messages come across as professional or friendly, depending on the context:

1. Chat Translation
2. Writing Style.
3. Spelling and Grammar

Interestingly, these new functions are optional, meaning you have to activate them yourself. Here’s a guide on how to do just that.

Interestingly, these new functions are optional, meaning you have to activate them yourself. Here’s a guide on how to do just that.

• • Go to the Settings app.
  • Navigate to Advanced features > Advanced intelligence.
  • Tap Samsung keyboard > Chat translation.
  • Enable Chat translation feature.

1. While typing a message, tap on the writing assist icon.

2. Choose Chat translation.

3. Select your preferred language in the popup at the top of the screen. 

4. You’ll see the translated text right below the original message.

8. Add Cover for Samsung Notes: Best Galaxy S24 Tips

Meanwhile, with the new One UI 6.1 based on Android 14, there’s a new hidden feature called “Generate cover”. By the help of this feature, you can create a custom cover for your notes with ease.

Here’s how it’s done:

1. Open the Samsung Notes and then select any note that you would like to add a cover. Tap the 3 dots menu and the bottom and then select Generate cover.

2. Wait for a while. The AI will generate a cover for you. Once created, tap Done.

3. You can also customize the cover. Simply, open that note that you added a cover for it. Tap the 3 dots at the top and select Edit cover.

4. Here, you can add different icons, choose colors and layouts. Even you can retitle the cover.

9. Use Transcript Assist on Galaxy S24 Series

Samsung has introduced a cool new feature called Transcript Assist for its Voice Recorder app on the Galaxy S24 series with One UI 6.1. Now, users can easily transcribe their voice recordings using artificial intelligence. This handy tool is part of Samsung’s Galaxy AI, designed to make your experience with the phone even better by adding smart features.

With Transcript Assist, you can turn your voice recordings into written text. Plus, it can identify and label different speakers in the recording, making it simpler to keep track of who’s saying what. On top of that, you can translate the transcription into another language and compare the original and translated text side by side. It’s all about making things more convenient and accessible for you.

1. Open the Voice Recorder app.

2. Record a memo or simply tap on your recorded voice. After that, a window will open, select Transcribe. Transcribe this recording to get a full text transcript and concise summary of it for easy review.

3. Choose your preferred language and then tap on the Transcribe button.

4. The S24 Ultra will begin processing the recording and then display a written transcript for you to read. Under the Transcript menu, you’ll see the converted texts.

5. Moreover, you can also select the Summary option at the top to receive a condensed overview of the entire recording.

10. Summarize a Web Page on Samsung Internet: Best Galaxy S24 Tips

In the Galaxy S24 series, there’s this cool Browsing Assist AI and some AI magic for making slow-motion videos. With One UI 6.1, the Browsing Assist AI has three awesome tricks. It can point out important stuff on a webpage, translate languages, and even summarize a webpage or article. These tricks are super handy, making it easier and quicker to do things like reading and understanding articles.

Before you utilize this wonderful, first you’ll need to enable this feature if not enabled by default.

• • Go to the Settings app.
  • Tap Advanced features > Advanced intelligence.
  • Tap on Samsung Internet.
  • Select Summarize and then enable it.

1. Open Samsung Internet and then browse a page that you would like to summarize.

2. After that, tap on the browsing assist button at the bottom of the screen. Tap OK.

3. Now, the app will pop a question asking if you want a quick summary or if you prefer to translate. Choose Summarize.

4. The app will then take a moment to crunch the info before presenting you with a nice summary of the whole web page.

11. Use Interpreter Mode on Samsung Galaxy S24/S24+/S24 Ultra

Even though Live Translate is great, it only works for phone calls. Imagine you’re in another country, haggling with a shopkeeper, and you need translation help. Sure, you could use Google Translate, but the Galaxy S24 Ultra takes it up a notch with its special Interpreter Mode.

Interpreter mode is a cool feature on the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. You can easily access it from the quick settings panel. This mode acts like a language translator in real life. So, if you need to chat with someone who speaks a different language, the phone can translate what they say into your language, and what you say into theirs – all in real time.

• Go to the Settings app.
• Tap Advanced features > Advanced intelligence.
• Finally, select Interpreter.

Simply tap on ‘Language packs for translation.’ From there, you can download the languages you want for translation.

How to Access and Use it?

Just swipe down the notification tray to see the quick settings options. Find ‘Interpreter‘ and give it a tap.

12. Enable & Use Live Translate on Galaxy S24 Models During Calls: Best Galaxy S24 Tips

The company just rolled out a cool update that’s all about making your phone calls even better. They’ve introduced this amazing Live Translation feature powered by AI. Now, with this new feature on your smartphone, you can have a call in a language you don’t speak, and guess what? It not only translates the conversation live but also shows it on your screen. So, you can hear and see what’s being said, making communication a breeze even when languages get in the way. How cool is that?

How to Enable & Configure it?

• Open the Phone app on your Galaxy S24 model.
• Tap on the 3 dots menu and select Settings.
• Select Live translate and then enable it.

Right under that, you get to customize the languages for both parties involved. And get this – you can even choose the voice for the system when it speaks for you. It’s like having your own personal touch!

Oh, and here’s a nifty feature: ‘Mute my voice‘. Turn this on, and when you’re using this cool translation feature during a call, your voice won’t get muted. The other person will only hear the translated version, making things smooth and easy. It’s all about giving you control and making the conversation just the way you want it.

How to Use Live Translate During a Phone Call on Galaxy S24

1. Make a phone call or receive a call.

2. After that, tap on the Call assist button and then select Live Translate.

3.  Bixby jumps right into action, translating your conversation on the spot, following the language settings you’ve picked. It’s like having your own language wizard making sure you understand and are understood in real time.

13. Create AI Wallpapers for S24 Series Lock & Home Screens: Best Galaxy S24 Tips

The cool feature we first saw on Google Pixel 8 phones is now making its way to Samsung’s smartphones. You get to choose from a bunch of themes and topics, and the AI creates a custom image based on your selection.

Now, here’s the interesting part: Samsung adds a small watermark at the bottom of the image, setting it apart from the Google version. Maybe this is their way of making sure you don’t sneak your AI-generated masterpiece into an art contest.

1. Tap and hold on the home screen and select Wallpaper and style.

2. Tap on Change wallpapers.

3. Under the Creative menu, select Generative.

4. There are already some created wallpapers to choose from. But to create a new wallpaper, select any wallpaper under the Create something new.

5. Here, you’ll be present with a command line. Simply choose the layout and color. Once done, tap Generate.

6. After that, you’ll have a selection of create AI wallpapers. Tap on Set.

8. Tap Next and Done to set them as your lock screen or home screen wallpapers. 

14. Summarize your Notes on Samsung Notes app [S24 Series]

When you’re using Samsung Notes, let me introduce you to Note Assist – your new buddy for turning those long and messy notes into concise AI-generated summaries. Even if your notes are a bit all over the place, Note Assist can give them a neat makeover with pre-made formats. And guess what? You can even create covers to make finding your notes a breeze. It’s like having a personal assistant for your notes!

Before we move forward, make sure that the Note assist feature is turned on for Samsung Notes app.

• • Go to the Settings app > Advanced features.
  • Select Advanced intelligence.
  • Select Samsung Notes and enable the Note Assist feature.

1. Open the Notes app aka Samsung Notes app and then open any note that you would like to summarize.

2. Now, tap on the Note Assist icon and select OK.

3. Here, you’ll see a bunch of new AI features like:

• • Auto format
  • Summarize
  • Correct spelling
  • Translate.

Select Summarize.

4. The Note Assist will instantly summarize your note. You can find out the summary of your notes under the Summarize menu.

15. Use Generative Edit on Samsung Galaxy S24 Models: Best Galaxy S24 Tips

Generative Edit is essentially Samsung’s take on Magic Editor, which Google introduced on its Pixel devices last year. This tool harnesses Samsung’s AI model to enhance photo editing, enabling you to locate and remove objects from any image, or even rearrange them. While it may seem straightforward, a significant amount of complex processing happens behind the scenes.

In typical photo editing applications, you can meticulously select any object using a lasso tool or a similar feature. Once selected, you can freely move, resize, and position the object anywhere within the image. That’s the simple part. The real challenge lies in seamlessly filling the void left behind by the removed portion of the image.

Generative Edit is perfect at filling in the gaps when you remove something from a picture. It looks at the rest of the picture and uses clues to create new parts that fit in. For example, if you move a person from one part of the picture to another, Generative Edit can recreate the missing part of the background, like the tree, including all the leaves.

Here are the steps to enable it:

• Go to the Settings app.
• Tap Advanced features.
• Select Advanced intelligence.
• Select Photo Editor and then enable it.

How to Use AI Generative Edit on Samsung Galaxy S24 Models

1. Open the Gallery app on your Galaxy S24 phone.

2. Locate any image that you want to edit.

3. Tap on the pencil icon at the bottom of the screen to edit. 

4. Tap on the AI Generative Edit button on the left.

5. Tap or draw a circle around any object. For more precision, use the S Pen. After you’ve selected it, press and hold your finger on it for a while. Then, you can move it to a different spot and make it bigger or smaller using the little tabs on the edges. If you want to get rid of it, just tap the small eraser icon. For the purpose of this, we’ll erase it.

6. Select Generate.

7. The AI will do its magic. Once you’re happy with the edits, hit Done and Save as copy.

Take control of your Samsung Galaxy S24!

With Samsung’s One UI 6.1 update, there’s a whole bunch of neat stuff to explore. If you love customizing your phone, Good Lock is here to help with even more options. Whether you’ve got the S24, S24 Plus, or S24 Ultra, these tips and tricks will help you squeeze every last drop of awesome out of your device. So go on, dive in, and tailor it to your liking to supercharge your everyday productivity!

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