10 Best Galaxy Tab S10 Tips and Tricks You Need To Know

Samsung recently launched its new generation of tablets: the Galaxy Tab S10 series. This time, we get to see the Galaxy Tab S10+ and the Galaxy Tab S10 ultra models. Tablets are used mainly for media consumption and productivity. The Galaxy Tab S10 series can tick-mark both types of tasks, but did you know that there is more than what the Galaxy Tab S10 duos can do?

Well. If you’re someone upgrading to any of the Galaxy Tab S10 series or will be getting their first Galaxy Tab, here are some of the tips and tricks that you need to know and most importantly use when you get your hands on the new device.

Galaxy Tab S10 Series: Best Tips and Tricks

Powered by Galaxy AI, the new Galaxy Tab S10 has a lot of cool things that you can do. Being able to make the most out of your smart device is important as it shows that you know what your device is capable of doing and with these tips and tricks, it is likely that you will end up using these as it can help with improving the user experience.

Customize The Taskbar

On the home screen of your tablet, you will see a column of apps present at the bottom of the screen. This is called the taskbar on the Galaxy Tab S10. It is useful if you want to quickly switch between apps that you use on a regular basis.

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By default, several apps are already present on the taskbar. If you want to add your favorite app, simply tap and hold the app and drag it to your taskbar. Similarly, if you want to remove an app from the Taskbar, simply tap and hold on the app and slide the app to your home screen. This helps you to be more productive if you have to use multiple apps at the same time.

As this is a tablet, you can also have two of your favorite apps open and running at the same time, side by side. A total of 14 apps can be added to the taskbar.

Get A Super Bright Screen For Select Apps

One of the more popular uses of the Galaxy Tab is for consuming content. Moreover, streaming shows and videos from services like Netflix and YouTube. Did you know that you can make the Tab S10’s screen brighter and more vibrant when you are streaming video from select apps automatically? Here’s what you need to do.

Open the Settings app on your Galaxy Tab S10.
Now, scroll down till you see the Advanced Features option. Tap on it.
With the Advanced Features option open, scroll, and tap on Video brightness.
Tap on the Bright option and then select the apps that you would like to make use of this feature.

When you stream anything from the supported apps, the screen brightness is set to max and will return to normal once you have closed out from the app.

Make Use of Dolby Atmos

The Galaxy Tab S10+ and the S10 Ultra come with quad speakers, for better sound output when consuming media. These Tabs also have Dolby Atmos built into the device, and it is best to enable this. Here are the steps.

Open the Settings menu on your Galaxy Tab S10+/S10 Ultra.
Scroll and select Sounds and Vibrations > Sound Quality and Effects.
Next, turn the toggle on for Dolby Atmos.
Make sure to switch the toggle on.
You can let the equalizer be set to auto or pick from Movie, Music, or Voice manually.

Enable Eye Comfort Shield

The Galaxy Tab S10 is a great media consumption device that is paired with a great display as well as Dolby-powered audio. But, what do you do if you want to watch or stream your favorite shows or movies at night while in bed? Of course, you can reduce the brightness to a certain percentage. Enabling the comfort shield will reduce the amount of blue light from the screen entering your eyes.

Launch the Settings app on your Galaxy Tab.
Tap on Display and choose eye comfort shield.
Switch the toggle On and pick between adaptive or custom.

Modify the S Pen Air Command Menu

As these Galaxy Tabs come with the Galaxy S Pen, which is perfect if you plan to do some drawing or designing, did you know that you can change what shortcuts you want from the Air Command menu? When you remove the S Pen, you will see a small floating icon on your screen, upon tapping, launches the Air Command menu. Here is how you can change the shortcuts.

Grab the S Pen for your Galaxy Tab and launch the Settings app.
Scroll down, tap on Advanced Features, and then tap on the S Pen.
Now, tap on Air Command followed by Shortcuts.
Here, you can pick up to 10 of your favorite app shortcuts.
Also, go back and choose between the standard view or compact view for the Air Command menu.

Write on the Calendar with the S Pen

One of the cool things about the Galaxy Tab’s S Pen is that you can easily write on apps with ease. If you have the Write on Calendar shortcut added to your Air Command menu, here is how you can write on the Calendar app.

Tap on the floating icon on the screen using your S Pen.
Now, choose Write on Calendar. The calendar app will open up.
Simply write anything that you like on the calendar block.
You can change the color of the ink as well, highlighting whatever you have written.
Once you have tapped on Save, you can launch the Calendar app and see all the writing you have done on the calendar itself.

Use Samsung DeX Natively on your Galaxy Tab

Samsung DeX is another cool feature that is exclusive to a select number of Samsung smartphones and tablets. However, if you have your Galaxy Tab S10 series, you can enable and run DeX right away. Of course, you need to have a keyboard with a trackpad and a mouse to make it feel like you are using a desktop/laptop device.

Open the Settings app and tap on Connected Devices
Now, tap on Samsung Dex.
Choose from the New or Classic interface and finally tap on Start DeX
You will get a desktop-like screen with a taskbar running through the bottom of the screen.

Use Sketch to Image – AI Tools

One of the cool things about this year’s Galaxy Tabs is the addition of Galaxy AI. And a cool new feature that you can use is to simply draw any object that you like on the screen and Galaxy AI will process and give you an output image right away. Here is how you can do that.

Open up the Air Command menu using your S Pen.
Now tap on Sketch to Image.
Draw whatever you would like to generate as an art.
Once you have chosen the style, tap on Generate.
In a few moments, you will be given 4 outputs to pick from.
You can save the ones that you like to your device, or, you can save them all.
Additionally, you can also use this feature with your photos to add objects to it right away.

Using the Notes app, you can use Sketch to Image within the app and save it to your notes right away.

Change Your Home Screen Layout

Now, if you are someone who has just upgraded to the Galaxy Tab S10 series from an Apple iPad, you can change the home screen layout style similar to that of the iPad. Here is how you can do that,

Tap and hold on the home screen of your Galaxy Tab S10.
Now tap on the Settings icon.
You need to tap on the Home screen layout option.
Choose the Home Screen Only option. This will let you access all your apps by simply swiping left or right. The app launcher will not be present when this layout is selected.

Use Circle To Search

One of the best AI features to ever grace Samsung smartphones and tablets is the Circle to Search feature. This feature will let you Google search anything and everything without having to switch apps.

For this to work, you simply press and hold on the home button on your screen and the Google Circle to Search screen will pop up. To get more details about a certain object on your screen, simply tap on it, and you will get search results about it right away.

Closing Thoughts

This concludes the tips and tricks that you need to make the most out of with your Galaxy Tab S10 Plus or Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra. Of course, you can also take a deep dive into the Samsung Good Lock customization feature to change the look and feel of your home screen, lock screen, and other elements. But, if you just use your Tab for media consumption and video calls, the above tips and tricks are good enough.

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