Tips & Tricks

We've all been in the frustrating situation where we've placed our phone in our pocket, then removed it a short while later only to find that it's dialed just about everyone in our contacts. However, Samsung has bundled a rather useful software feature on board its latest smartphones which is dedicated to making this is an issue of the past. It's super easy to enable, too.

Here's how:

Open Settings
Tap Display.
Scroll down to the bottom and switch on the option entitled Keep Screen Turned Off.

Voilà! You have successfully ensured that the screen will not accidentally power on while your smartphone is in your pocket. If you happen to run into any issues along the way, do be sure to let us know in the comments section below, and we’ll do our very best to get you back on track.

Josh L.

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