Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is a highly advanced and popular smartphone, packed with plenty of impressive features. However, there are several hidden features and tricks that many of you might not be aware of.
In this article, we will show you the top 12 hidden features of Samsung’s S24 Ultra that will surely enhance your smartphone experience. These hidden features will revolutionize the way you use your device. So, without further ado, let’s take a look at them
1. Make your display look better
First and foremost, it’s important to address a crucial step that all Galaxy s24 Ultra users should take right away. When you unbox your new phone, you’ll notice its vibrant and high-resolution display. However, it’s worth noting that out of the box, the device is not running at its full potential resolution.
To change this, navigate the settings menu and scroll down to the display section. Once there, continue scrolling until you find the screen resolution option. By default, it’s set to FHD+, which translates to 2340 x 1080 pixels. However, if you tap on it, you’ll have the option to enhance it to QHD+, which has a sharper and more detailed image at 3120 x 1440 pixels.
Once you’ve made your selection, just hit apply, and voila! You’re good to go. This change will significantly enhance your viewing experience. However, it’s worth noting that opting for the higher resolution will consume more battery power.
If your phone’s battery doesn’t last throughout the day, stick with the lower FHD+ resolution. Nonetheless, the QHD+ option will undoubtedly provide the best visual quality for most users.
2. Clock Backgrounds
in the clock app, after you set up a new alarm, just scroll down a bit, and you’ll find this cool feature called “Background.” This is where the magic happens! You can choose a picture from your gallery or even spice things up with a video.
Once you’ve made your selection and hit save, every time your alarm goes off, you’ll wake up to this awesome animated background. It’s like adding a splash of fun to your mornings!
3. Faster Animation
Now, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra doesn’t have any problem with app opening and closing animations. They are already pretty fast and smooth. However, there is a way to make them even faster, which will make your phone look extremely powerful in front of your friends.
here’s how you do it. First, head over to Settings. Then, scroll down to the bottom where you’ll find “About Phone.” Tap on that, and then go to “Software Information.” Now, you’ll see something called “Build Number.” Start tapping on it says something like “Congratulations, you’re a developer!” Usually, it takes about eight taps.
Once you’ve unlocked developer mode, just tap the back button twice to get back to the main Settings menu. Now, scroll down again, and right at the bottom, you’ll see “Developer Options.” Tap on that.
Now, you need to tweak some settings to make things snappier. Scroll down until you see “Windows Animation Scale,” “Transition Animation Scale,” and “Animation Duration Scale.” They’re all set to 1X by default, but we want things to move faster, right? So, just tap on each of them and change the value to 0.5X. That’ll make everything zip around twice as fast, giving your phone a bit of a turbo boost!
4. Slow-Mo Videos
Inside your phone’s gallery, if you tap and hold on to any video, it will slow it down. This means you can turn regular videos into slow-mo videos. The fun part is you can do this trick with a video that’s already been shot in slow-mo, which will double the slow-motion effect with this trick.
Now you may think that this trick only works on videos shot by your Samsung Galaxy S24 smartphone, but that’s not the case. You can use this trick even on the downloaded videos.
Slow-motion videos were abandoned by the smartphone industry for a long time. So, it is nice to see that Samsung is bringing them back. You can definitely create some interesting videos with this slow-mo option.
5. Increase Battery Life-span
Now, let’s talk about a great way to take care of your battery. Changing this one setting can really improve your battery’s health and longevity. Here’s how you do it:
Go into Settings, then head to the “Battery” section. Look for something called “Battery Protection.” This feature is designed to prevent your charger from constantly keeping your phone at 100% battery, which can wear out the battery over time.
There are three levels of protection to choose from. The basic level will stop charging at 100% and won’t resume until the battery drops to 95%. Then there’s the maximum level, which stops charging at 80%, a bit too low for most people’s comfort. No one would like to walk out with their phone with only 80% battery.
The best option is Adaptive Charging. It’s like having the best of both worlds. With Adaptive Charging, your phone won’t charge above 80% while you sleep to protect the battery. However, it’ll top up to 100% right before you wake up, based on your typical phone usage patterns. It’s a smart way to keep your battery healthy without sacrificing convenience.
6. Web Page Summarizer
When browsing a website, have you noticed star icons? Well, tapping on one allows you to quickly summarize the entire web page in just a few seconds. This feature should ideally be enabled by default.
If you can’t find it, navigate to Samsung Internet settings, then go to Browser Assist, and finally, select Summarize. Make sure that the option is toggled on.
7. Ambient wallpapers and AI wallpapers
Everyone likes to have cool-looking wallpaper on their screen, and the S24 Ultra offers an impressive new option called Ambient Wallpaper. You can discover it under Advanced Features, then within Labs, labeled as Photo Ambience wallpaper.
Once activated, it will automatically detect the weather and time of day and add a captivating weather effect to your chosen picture. This effect will make your wallpaper picture look much more dynamic.
Additionally, there’s a generator feature that allows you to craft your own unique wallpapers using AI. To use it, select a style, then pick different prompt options, such as car, Animal, nature, and so on, and lastly choose a color palette. Afterward, simply tap on “Generate,” and the AI will craft several distinct wallpaper options based on your prompts.
8. Multi-window / Split screen
Now, multi-window and split-screen have been around for a while. However, the problem with them was that a particular app needed to be compatible to work with the split screen.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has fixed that problem. Now it doesn’t matter whether the app is designed to work with a split screen or not. You can choose any app, and it will work in this mode. This feature can boost your multitasking capabilities significantly.
9. Text extractor
This is a teeny tiny feature hidden inside the keyboard. What this feature does is that it allows you to import text from the real world using a camera.
For example, while the keyboard is open, you can use Text Extractor, which will open the camera below your keyboard. You can point the camera at the signboard, book, or something else, and it will import whatever text is captured in the camera.
The text extractor can be accessed by tapping on the three dots located on the keyboard.
10. Lock Screen Customisations
Now you can customize your lock screen on the S24 Ultra with different clock fonts. There’s a cool little trick hidden away that not many people know about. If you swipe to the right on your font options, you’ll see three dots. Tap on those and boom! You can add new fonts to your clock. There are loads of font options available to choose from, both freebies and paid.
But hold on, there’s more to spruce up your lock screen game. The S24 Ultra introduces these handy lock screen widgets. For example, a battery widget will give you detailed stats on your lock screen. Some other useful widgets, like Samsung Health, will show you steps and other health-related data on the lock screen.
Lastly, there is a lock screen wallpaper. Previously, you could only showcase the clock with an always-on display. However, now you can even set the wallpaper for your always-on-display. It will surely look better than just a boring clock. You can access this by going to lock screen settings and then always on display settings.
11. AI Features for Texting
Let’s say you are about to send someone a message. While writing a message, a small star icon will appear. It can analyze your message and use its Writing Styles feature to rewrite it in various tones. You can turn that message into professional, casual, polite, or any other writing style! Once you’ve picked your style, just tap insert and hit send. It’s that effortless.
But wait, it gets even wilder with live Chat Translation. Ever happen that you need to chat with someone, but they don’t speak your language? Well, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra’s Chat Translation will turn every message they send you into your language of choice.
The same thing happens when you try to reply; you can type in your language, and AI will automatically type that message in the other person’s language. Now, how’s that for futuristic convenience?
12. AI Search
If you press down your home button for a few seconds, AI kicks into action, scanning your entire screen. Now, grab your S Pen and draw a circle around anything that sparks your interest. Instantly, Google search results will pop up showing more details on that object or product.
This feature works seamlessly across your Ultra, whether you’re browsing Instagram or Snapchat. What makes it even crazier is that it even works on video, meaning you can even search for anything you see in YouTube videos.
Final Words
That’s all the features and tricks we know about the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. If we discover any new ones, we will be sure to update them here. If you also know about any cool tricks or features, you can share them in a comment below.
