The cover screen is what’s used to show you relevant information and alerts and interacts with your phone while keeping it closed. Review: The Galaxy Z Flip 4 solves these two big problems for me But how you go about using the cover screen and its different features isn’t always an obvious task. Below, I’ll walk you through different ways to use the cover screen, so you can get more out of the Z Flip 4. Also: How to mark text messages as spam and block senders on Android Open the camera app by double-pressing the power button/fingerprint sensor. A moment later, you’ll see yourself on the cover screen. Swipe left or right to switch between portrait, photo and video mode. Swipe up or down on the cover screen to change how much of the photo you see on the display. Also: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4: Where to buy and top deals When you’re ready to take a picture, press the volume up or down button. Easy peasy. Touch the green phone button and then drag it towards the middle of the screen to answer. On the opposite side is the red phone button that is used to decline a call. Again, touch the button and drag your finger towards the middle of the screen. As you scroll down and read the message, you can quickly reply to the message with predefined messages right from the cover screen. Just tap on the message you want to send, then tap send when prompted. All of that without ever opening your phone. Neat!
Hold the back of the phone up to a payment terminal and wait for the transaction to go through. Also: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 vs Galaxy Z Flip 4 This is not only a cool feature but a necessity if you plan on using Samsung Wallet to make mobile payments, since the NFC tag in the Flip 4 is located on the bottom half of the phone. The location of the NFC chip makes it awkward to pay for something with the phone folded open since most NFC chips are near the top of the phone. You don’t have to stick with the widgets that are available by default, nor do you have to stick with the order that the widgets are in. You can add widgets directly on the cover screen by scrolling to the end and tapping on the + icon, but my preferred method is to open the Z Flip 4 and dive into the Settings app. Once you’re in the Settings app and scroll down until you see Cover Screen, select it. On the next screen, tap Widgets, where you’ll then be taken to a list of all the cover screen widgets available. Toggle the switch next to each widget you do or don’t want to use to the respective on or off position to tailor the list to your liking. And to reorder it, tap on the big Reorder button in the top right corner of the screen, then drag and drop the widgets into your preferred order. To change the colors, look and even background image of the cover screen on the Z Flip 4, open the phone and navigate to the Settings app. From there, select Cover Screen > Clock style. There are several different designs available for you to choose from. The basic clock options have can have a background image of your choice, including photos stored on your phone. You can also customize the color of the text to make it visible over your image of choice. The Graphical clock styles have predefined images that are shown every time you wake the cover screen. The key here is to make sure you tap the Customize button below the clock style preview to adjust the style to your liking.
