Android 5.0.1 Lollipop for Galaxy S5 US Cellular comes with Material Design UI, new Android ART Runtime that replaces dalvik, Smart Lock feature, new Quick
Settings toggles, improved Wi - Fi and Bluetooth connections, Device Sharing capabilities like multi-user, guest user and Screen Pinning along with tons of other features.
Swiping up from the bottom reveals a panel full of quick
settings toggles for adjusting screen brightness, quickly switching Wi - Fi, silent mode, Bluetooth, location services and other features on or off (which would normally be a swipe down in stock Android).
Despite the introduction of a circle - based motif in the Quick
Settings toggles and the Settings menu, along with the move to a flatter overall profile, this is still Touchwiz, with Samsung's second homescreen experience in the Magazine UX.
All augmentations to the experience are welcome, including
settings toggles in the notification shade and a gorgeous lockscreen that provides quick access to the camera and music controls.
Other than that, the user interface is the very same Jelly Bean experience we've come to know and love over the last year: widgets on the home and lock screens, folders, five total home screens, and the split pull - down notification shades at the top — left for notifications and right for quick
settings toggles.
The notification shade, which we found a bit cumbersome, also has a custom
settings toggles menu, which includes settings like toggles for Wi - Fi, mobile data, sound profile, orientation lock, a kill all tasks shortcut, and a brightness slider.
When you pull down the notification draw and sitting under the Quick
Settings toggles, brightness slider, and Quick Connect prompt is a big black widget for DirecTV.
Pulling down will reveal even more
settings toggles.
Apple could add give us quick access to
the Settings toggles via the Notification Center.
Besides the usual battery drain issues and Wi - Fi and Bluetooth troubles, people we noticing that Control Center won't disable Wi - Fi and Bluetooth from the quick
settings toggles.
The quick
settings toggles turn blue when enabled.
LG has added a few touches as part of its Android overlay including quick
settings toggles in the notification bar allowing you to easily control Wi - Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and NFC.
Now when you swipe downwards on the the fingerprint sensor, your notifications and quick
settings toggles will drop down from the top of the screen.
This section provide access to a new Recent Apps panel, blur effect for your wallpaper (which had previously been removed for «performance» reasons) and the ability to customize the Quick
Settings toggles in the notifications shade.
There are updated home screen widgets as well as
settings toggles, making it easier for users to access essential options in just a few taps.
A new Samsung Good Lock UI update is now available, with new quick
settings toggles and the ability to remove Keep and the app tray in recent apps.
The most notable change is the animations which happen after the user touches certain quick
settings toggles.
The Quick
Settings toggles also received some changes.
You have the ability to edit the quick
settings toggles, the status bar icons, the color of the operating system theme, the notification light and the color balance of the screen.
Now the quick
settings toggles are here as soon as you gesture downward once to see notifications.
The app itself is called Tiles, and it offers a wide variety of Quick
Settings toggles to choose from.
Regardless of your Android version, this will immediately open your Quick
Settings toggles and skip the extra swipe or tap.
Previously, the simple pull - down panel would have a large area for notifications with a selection of quick
settings toggles towards the top: it was simple, effective and visually pleasant.
Android 5.1 still didn't radically change the system, but it did add a few features like HD video calling, a security tweak that blocks a phone even when it's reset, and a tweak to how the notification menu
settings toggles work.
This first relatively unknown Android gesture will give you quicker access to your Quick
Settings toggles, which allow you to turn settings like Wi - Fi or Bluetooth on or off.
And
settings toggles like NFC, Cast and Android Beam are more discoverable, living in the new «Connected Devices» area.
As it stands, depending on your Android version, you have to swipe down from the top of your screen to expand the notification tray, then either tap a button or swipe down again to see your Quick
Settings toggles.
In order to get to the Quick
Settings toggles you will have to swipe down once to open the notifications bar, then swipe once more.
A single finger swipe on all devices to open the notifications pane gives you access to a single line of
settings toggles that swipe left and right.
From the lock screen you can also swipe down to access quick
settings toggles and notifications.
There are a number of tweaks you can install on your jailbroken iOS device that'll add quick
settings toggles to your lock screen, but some of them are far more complicated — and more ugly — than they need to be.
Samsung has completely moved away from circular
settings toggles and the blue - green accent colors of previous phones.
By default you've got a row of
settings toggles, a brightness slider, and a volume slider.
A pull - down menu accessible from the lock screen, home screen, within apps, and pretty much everywhere else, that contains easy - access
settings toggles (or buttons, as Samsung calls them) for a number of commonly used settings like Wi - Fi, Bluetooth, screen rotation, etc..
Fortunately though, you can toggle Wi - Fi and Bluetooth on or off via the ever - present Quick
Settings toggles at the top of the notifications shade.
So now there are buttons across the top for your most - used
settings toggles and you can customize their order, too.
If this ends up happening, the best workaround is to reset your Quick
Settings toggles, then add the Night Mode switch again.
Swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal your quick
settings toggles and hit «edit».
A new Invert Colors option can also be added to the Quick
Settings toggles.
The default pulldown on the notification bar brings out the notification pane as well as an expandable set of quick
settings toggles.
It also provides access to quick options like brightness, and
settings toggles for the phone your watch is connected to.
The quick
settings toggles, meanwhile, are all now rounded and are blue when enabled.
On the Pixel, there are several customizations, including how the Quick
Settings toggles and panels are now white to better blend in with notifications.
Google introduced actionable quick
settings toggles from the notification bar in Android Lollipop, but Samsung devices have had this feature for much longer.
Here you'll be shown the remainder of the quick
settings toggles which weren't visible before, and you can drag and drop the ones you want to use and have access to into the little box towards the top of the screen.
The notification shade in Android Nougat is completely revamped, and one of the biggest changes is that you can now access your most common Quick
Settings toggles without having to swipe down twice.
Dig around your camera app's quick
settings toggles or settings screen and look for an option that disables this feature — or just perform a quick web search to find out how to disable it on your phone and its camera app.
To start, it helps to know where the quick
settings toggles are.
Here you'll see a list of the app's channels, along with
settings toggles for each channel and indicators showing their priority.
Now the brightness slider appears under the single row of
settings toggles at the top of the notification shade.