Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 Notification Settings That Can Improve Your Experience
Interacting with the 7.6-inch display of theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 4is quite an experience. Although the smartphone has a regular screen on the exterior, the internal foldable display has many advantages, with more space for notifications being one of them. When you take the Fold 4 in hand, unfold it, and swipe down from the top, you’ll realize that Android’s notification shade doesn’t feel the same anymore.
Standard phones like theiPhone 14and the Galaxy S22 are 2.81 inches and 2.78 inches wide from left to right respectively. However, the Fold 4 display measures around 5.1 inches in width, nearly double the size. Hence, when you swipe down from the top of the display to view your notifications, you get bigger app tiles with clearer text. It’s not just that the notifications look better — you have more space to react to them, too.
There are also specific Galaxy Z Fold 4 notification settings that can improve your notifications even more. How about making the notifications light up the corner of the display, or making certain words appear in a different color than the rest? If you’re heading to a meeting or a casual gathering where you don’t want any disturbances, you can turn off notifications entirely. By tweaking specific notification settings, you can unlock the best of your Galaxy Z Fold 4.
Flaunt the Edge lighting
As the name suggests, Edge lighting on the Galaxy Z Fold 4 makes the edges of your phone light up in various styles and colors whenever you get a notification. Instead of blocking your view, it notifies you by lighting up the display’s sides. By default, many Android notifications pop up as a rectangular box on top of your screen, which could be very annoying when watching your favorite web series or playing a video game. you’re able to turn pop-ups off, but Edge lighting solves the problem easily and elegantly.
On theofficial support page, Samsung notes that Edge lighting is on by default. You’ll very likely see it while setting up your device for the first time. To customize it, follow the steps given below.
Color notifications by keyword and more
Since you’ve set up Edge lighting, you should know about related settings that can improve your experience further. If you wish to see Edge lighting notifications even when your Fold 4’s screen is off, head back toSettings > Notifications, tapBrief pop-up settings, and enable theShow even while screen is offoption. If you want only a few apps to show Edge lighting notifications, return toNotificationsand deactivate unwanted apps in theIncluded appsmenu.
Another interesting setting that can help you screen certain notifications from others isColor by keyword. Throughout the day, you probably receive dozens of updates from all your apps, right? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to quickly review the notifications related to a particular keyword? You can do just that on your Galaxy Z Fold 4.
Hide all or specific notifications
If you’re about to attend a meeting, watch a movie, or spend some time with your family and don’t want to be interrupted by notifications, you’re able to turn them off (viaSamsung).
On the contrary, if you want to stay focused and keep notifications from social media apps away, you’re able to select them individually.
Bonus settings that might help you
By default, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 displays the app icons for the three most recent notifications. For those who receive too many notifications, knowing about the notification icon settings might help organize them. Follow these steps to change the settings to your liking.
In theAdvanced settingsmenu, you’ll also find theSuggest actions and replies for notificationsoption (viaSamsung). This feature suggests actions or replies to the messages or notifications you receive. Although it’s hit-and-miss, you may like the feature and keep it enabled on your Fold 4. Additionally, you can set reminders if you feel that you miss important notifications quite often. This setting is underNotification reminders.
