Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8: My Setup

Quick summary: A lot of you asked for my Galaxy Z Fold 8 setup. It’s simple, and I’ve used it for a long time, but here it is: wallpaper, folders, dock, quick toggles and the gear I pair with the phone.

Wallpaper

The same blue gradient I made with AI, on both the inner and cover displays. I usually keep some kind of gradient for a long time.

Folders

• Camera: DJI Osmo and Insta360 apps, mostly for firmware updates.
• AI: mostly ChatGPT, then Gemini, plus Meta for my Meta glasses.
• Food: order-ahead apps for rewards and skipping the line.
• Read: mostly Reddit.
• Music: Spotify, YouTube Music and Apple Music, plus earbud apps.
• Smart: mostly checking my Tapo security cameras and controlling smart lights.
• Video: mostly YouTube. I barely watch anything scripted.
• Shopping: shopping and airline apps. I fly Alaska mostly; I like the planes and service.
• “Google”: really utilities, like my password manager and VPN.
• Social: Instagram the most, then Twitter, TikTok, a little Snapchat, and Yelp for restaurant reviews.
• Banking and Games: Roblox with my son, Wordscapes, the Steam wishlist and a little Fortnite.

A second page holds occasional apps: Speedtest, ClassDojo for my son’s school, Canva, Collabs, Ugreen for my NAS, and a bedroom-lights shortcut.

Home screen extras and dock

Google search (with the camera lookup) and Finder sit at the bottom, and the Google news feed is on both screens. My dock has Phone, Chrome, the Play Store, Google Meet, Viber, Messages and recent apps. I barely use widgets.

Quick toggles and cover screen

I use a purple quick-toggle theme because I like purple. The cover screen has the same folders in a slightly different order to fit.

Gear

• Case and grip: the dbrand Grip case with a dbrand skin, plus the OhSnap SnapGrip Stand.

• Watch: the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, with the stock strap for now.

• Earbuds: cheap Sony earbuds in bed, and the Galaxy Buds 4 Pro when I’m out or flying.

• Glasses: Ray-Ban Meta for now. I expect to switch to the Samsung and Google glasses when they launch.

• Buy the Galaxy Z Fold 8 from Samsung

• dbrand Grip case

• OhSnap SnapGrip Stand

• Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 from Samsung

• Galaxy Buds 4 Pro from Samsung