I changed 10 settings on my Samsung phone to significantly improve the performance

"I've been fairly vocal recently that Samsung's One UI 8 is my favorite Android skin. It is fast, responsive, and intuitive. But nothing comes fine-tuned to your experience straight out of the box. You need to personalize your smartphone to make it more appealing. I change almost a dozen settings on every Samsung Galaxy phone to best suit my needs, and I believe these will elevate your user experience, too. Also: The best Samsung phones to buy From setting the highest available screen resolution to more privacy-focused features, here are 10 Galaxy phone settings (plus a bonus) that I recommend changing to enhance your Galaxy phone experience. Please note that some settings might be phone-specific."

"Also: Your Samsung phone has a secret Wi-Fi menu that's incredibly useful - how to access it I do not like it when a message from a contact or an intrusive app notification pops up while I am in the middle of reading online or texting my favorite people. I get distracted easily. If a notification pops up, I tap on it and forget what I was doing. If you are anything like me, you should change this setting even before switching to gesture navigation. Go to Notifications > Notification pop-up style > Apps to show as brief > Toggle off All apps."

"Unless you are setting up your new Samsung Galaxy phone from an older model, it defaults to the older three-button navigation system. If you like it, that is fine. But I find Android's gesture navigation more intuitive -- everything is a swipe away instead of an on-screen button. If you want that, you can change the system navigation to gestures by going to Settings > Display > Navigation bar > Swipe gestures."

One UI 8 is fast, responsive, and intuitive. Personalization improves usability and requires adjusting default settings. Disable notification pop-ups to avoid distraction by setting Notifications > Notification pop-up style > Apps to show as brief and toggling off all apps. Switch from three-button navigation to gesture navigation via Settings > Display > Navigation bar > Swipe gestures for a more fluid interface. Set the display to the highest available resolution to benefit from advanced panels such as the Galaxy S25 Ultra with second-generation Gorilla Armor that reduces reflectivity and improves color. Some options may be phone-specific.

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