Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold: First 20 Things To Do

Quick summary: These are the first 20 or so things I do on the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold, including a few that take advantage of that huge screen.

Camera

1. 4K video everywhere: in Video, set UHD 60 (or at least UHD 30) on the rear camera, the selfie camera, and again with the phone closed on the cover display.
2. Shutter sound off in camera Settings.
3. Shooting methods: keep voice commands (smile, cheese, capture, shoot) and show palm on.

Home screen and quick panel

4. Home screen grid: press and hold the home screen, open Settings, and pick a grid. I chose 10x6 for more screen real estate. Tap Save.
5. Apps screen grid: choose how many icons show in the app drawer (I picked 8). Tap Done.
6. Brightest flashlight: swipe down, open the Flashlight controls, turn it on and set it to 5. It defaults to 3, and those settings don’t transfer from your old phone.
7. Panel settings: tap the pencil > Panel settings and switch from Separate to Together.
8. Edit quick toggles: drag tiles where you want, remove ones you don’t use (I removed Wi-Fi calling and the kids tile), then tap Done.

Settings

9. Wi-Fi network notifications: Connections > Wi-Fi > three dots > Advanced settings, turn them off. You’ll thank me.
10. Galaxy AI: go through each category and turn the features on. In Now Brief, turn on Expand Now Brief without unlocking.
11. Sounds: set your ringtone and notification sounds, and turn off system sounds.
12. Dolby Atmos: in Sound quality and effects, make sure it’s on. You can also set an equalizer.
13. Status bar: turn on show battery percentage and show date. Pick your notification pop-up style. Note: the edge lighting notifications only appear with Brief pop-ups, not Detailed.
14. Vivid display: choose dark mode or a schedule, set Screen mode to Vivid, turn white balance down a notch or two, and turn vividness all the way up in Advanced settings. Change your font style and size here too.
15. Aspect ratio: if an app doesn’t look right (my Amazon Alexa app), set it to Full screen in Display > Aspect ratio. Set screen timeout to 2 minutes and turn on Edge panels.
16. Face and fingerprint unlock: in Security and privacy > Lock screen, register your face, turn off Stay on lock screen until swipe, and set the fingerprint to work even when the screen is off.

Advanced features

17. Labs: make sure Multi window for all apps is on, and turn on Landscape view for portrait apps for any apps that won’t display correctly.
18. Motions and gestures: I turn them all on.
19. Updates and split screen: check Software update, then in Advanced features > Multi window, turn on swipe for split screen (two-finger swipe). I leave pop-up view off.
20. Try DeX: open Recent apps and tap the plus sign to get into DeX. Apps open in resizable windows, you can open several, and you can add a second desktop.

Get it

• Galaxy Z TriFold from Samsung
• Samsung phones at Walmart