Galaxy S25 Edge: First 20 Things To Do

Quick summary: Here are the first 20 things I do on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, in the order I do them.

Updates and quick panel

1. Update Galaxy Store apps: open the Galaxy Store, go to Menu > Updates and tap Update all.
2. Update Play Store apps: in the Google Play Store, tap your photo, open Manage apps and device and tap Update all.
3. Combine notifications and quick settings: by default, swiping down on the left shows notifications and the right shows quick toggles. Swipe down, tap the pencil, open Panel settings and choose Together. Set brightness control to always show, and device control and media output to show when the panel is collapsed.
4. Rearrange your toggles: tap the pencil, then press, hold and drag tiles. I keep Wi-Fi and Bluetooth at the top.

Connections and Galaxy AI

5. Turn off open Wi-Fi notifications: Settings > Connections > Wi-Fi > three dots > Advanced settings, turn off Wi-Fi network notification.
6. Turn on Galaxy AI features: go into each one (Interpreter, Transcript assist, Browsing assist, Drawing assist, Now Brief, Health assist) and make sure its main switch is on. I leave Process data only on device off, because that limits which features work.

Sound

7. System sounds: I turn off dial pad, touch, keyboard, charging and screen lock sounds.
8. System vibrations: I turn these off too. Keep them if you like them.
9. Dolby Atmos: in Sound quality and effects, turn on Dolby Atmos set to Auto. Music and videos sound much better.

Display

10. Dark mode schedule: use Dark mode settings > Turn on as scheduled (sunset to sunrise) or a custom schedule.
11. Vivid colors: set Screen mode to Vivid and turn everything up in Advanced settings.
12. QHD+ resolution: Display resolution defaults to FHD+. Change it to QHD+ (3120 x 1440) for the sharpest screen. It uses a bit more battery.
13. Screen timeout: 2 minutes is the perfect amount of time.
14. Navigation bar and Circle to Search: I use gestures (you can adjust their sensitivity). Buttons are there if you prefer them, and you can swap their order. Keep Circle to Search on: press and hold the bottom bar to use it.
15. Battery percentage: Battery > Show battery percentage. There’s no reason not to.
16. Swipe down for notifications: in Home screen settings, turn on Swipe down for notification panel so you can swipe down from anywhere on the home screen.

Advanced features and performance

17. Multi window for all apps and the side button: in Advanced features > Labs, turn on Multi window for all apps so apps like Instagram work in split screen. Keep double press for camera on. Long press opens your digital assistant (Gemini) by default, or you can switch it to the power menu. You can always power off from the quick panel.
18. Game Booster: set Game optimization to Performance to take full advantage of the processor.
19. Software update: Settings > Software update > Download and install.

Camera

20. 200MP and 4K, plus camera settings: on the rear camera, switch from 12MP to 200MP (or 50MP). In Video, choose UHD 30 or UHD 60. 8K is overkill. In camera settings, I turn on location tags and the voice command and show palm shooting methods, and turn off the shutter sound.

The S25 Edge is super thin, super fast, and has a great camera and screen. My S25+ feels so much thicker next to it.

Get it

• Galaxy S25 Edge at Walmart
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