Latest Always On Display news

Always On Display draining your Galaxy phone battery? Here’s a tip to deal with it

Always On Display on Samsung phones can be set to turn on only when you get a new notification.

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

The iPhone 14 will have a new feature your Samsung has had since 2016

Apple tends to bring features to its smartphones on its own terms. Just because Android phones have a feature, regardless of how useful it might be if it doesn't fit Apple's vision at that point in time you're not going to find it on an iPhone. That has basically been the case with the Always […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 years ago

New Always On Display update improves layouts, fixes a couple of bugs

Samsung is rolling out a new update for Always On Display, pushing the app to version 5.2.05.8. It fixes a couple of bugs related to Dark Mode and Bluetooth-connected keyboards, and also claims to improve the layouts for some clock styles. Before this update, Always On Display had an issue whereby the background would turn […]

By Mihai Matei
4 years ago

Galaxy S10 lets you use Always On Display in landscape orientation

The Galaxy S10 comes with an option that lets users change the screen orientation for Always On Display (AOD). Samsung's latest flagship was the first to come with One UI 1.1 out of the box, and compared to One UI 1.0 that we find on every device that was updated to Android Pie from Android […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
5 years ago

Galaxy S9 Android 9 update adds ‘Tap to Show’ for Always On Display

Samsung has recently been working on the Galaxy S9 Android 9 update. It's expected to launch the official beta program for Pie in the near future. Fresh builds continue to surface online prior to the release and the latest reveals a new feature that Samsung has added for the Always On Display. Always On Display […]

By Adnan Farooqui
5 years ago

Always On Display to get colored notification icons with Android Pie

Android Pie will bring notable user interface changes, as leaked firmware for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 have revealed. A new dark theme is the main addition, and it will likely be part of the reason why Project Treble won't be too useful for Samsung. As with all major upgrades, some existing features […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
5 years ago

Tip: Enable Always On Display only when charging with Good Lock 2018

I've never been a fan of Always On Display. It's a neat feature, but the toll it takes on a phone's battery life makes it less compelling. As a user of Samsung's wireless charger, though, I had felt the lack of the ability to have AOD enabled only when the phone was being charged was […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Get new Always On Display and lock screen clock faces with this Samsung app

Samsung's new Good Lock 2018 is packed to the brim with new customization features. It's not available everywhere, but you can get some of its functionality, such as a neat new multitasking interface, to work with a few simple steps. And it seems there's another new app that Samsung seems to have launched as part […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Always On Display update brings GIF support for the Galaxy S8 and Note 8

The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are Samsung's latest top-end phones, and it's no surprise that these devices come with new functionality that isn't present on the company's 2017 flagships. It's also not surprising that Samsung is working on slowly bringing some of that functionality to older devices through updates, and one such Galaxy S9 […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Indian Galaxy S8, Note 8, and A8 users can quick launch the camera via Always On Display

When the Galaxy S8 and S8+ launched in India, consumers in the country were surprised to see that the quick launch camera shortcut mapped to the power button was disabled on the Indian variants. Samsung did this on purpose, as the Indian government necessitates that three presses of the power button should dial emergency services, […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

How to get the most out of the Galaxy Note 8 Always On Display

Ever wondered how you can get the most out of your Galaxy Note 8 Always On Display? If you have, this guide will walk you through the various customization options that are available. You can change the look of the clock, switch up the backgrounds and even add a custom image to the display. Samsung […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Always On Display with Clear Cover support released on Google Play

Samsung is keeping up with its penchant for unbundling system apps from its Galaxy smartphones and releasing them as standalone apps on the Google Play Store. This enables them company to quickly send out updates for these apps without having to bundle them with software updates. Always On Display is the latest to receive this […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

PSA: Double tap the Galaxy S8’s AOD home button to wake up the phone

The Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ feature large Infinity Displays with curved corners and edges. Samsung had to ditch its traditional physical home buttons to bring us such a beautiful smartphone design. The company has now shifted to on-screen navigation buttons (the on-screen home button is also pressure sensitive). There are multiple ways to […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 years ago

Always On Display for Galaxy S7 and S7 edge gets an update, no third-party app notifications yet

Samsung has pushed out an update to the Always On Display functionality on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, bringing new customization options. The update replaces the two existing calendar themes with a single calendar, and you can now set any image on the device as the AOD background through one of the new clock […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
8 years ago

Samsung’s high-end flip phone rumored to feature Always On Display

We were the first to tell you a few months ago that Samsung is developing a new high-end flagship flip phone internally codenamed Veyron. Since then we've spotted the handset being imported into India for testing and have even seen some leaked images. Its specifications have also been leaked as well. There's now a new report […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

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