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out-of-the-box the Galaxy s8 is set up in typical Samsung fashion which means it's setup for how Samsung thinks people will want to use the phone or to show off specific features luckily you can fine tune your new phone to work how you want it to with just a few tabs here are five settings you should change on the Galaxy s8 as soon as possible despite touting the super sharp qHD display is a key selling point of the s8 line Samsung shifts the s8 and s8 plus with the resolution scale back to full HD plus or 2220 by 1080 pixels you can change the resolution to qHD by going through settings display and screen resolution move the slider to the right and tap apply just keep in mind that you'll be sacrificing some noticeable battery life for a little extra sharpness on the screen in an attempt to make app icons more uniform Samsung has started adding frames to them while some may appreciate the way it looks other users would prefer app icons to be left alone open settings display and icon frames then select icons only to change them back base widgets are the widgets you see on the always-on display after you double tap on the clock after you double tap you can then scroll through each face widget to control music playback your schedule and upcoming alarms the last two widgets are turned off by default but can be turned on by going to settings lockscreen and security information and face widgets and then face widgets a hidden feature that's sure to catch on fast is the option to turn the fingerprint sensor into a trackpad a swipe down on the sensor reveals a notification shade and a swipe up will launch Samsung pay when you're viewing the home screen to enable either gesture open settings advanced features than open finger sensor gestures compared to what Google has done with its Nexus and pixel phones along with nearly all competing Android phone makers Samsung has always reversed the back end recent apps buttons on its devices if you've always used a Samsung device you may have become used to it or not know the difference and can skip this tip for those who are switching from another Android device go to settings display navigation bar and then button layout and select the option that puts the back button on the left for more on galaxy s 8 and other tips and tricks be sure to check out see Netcom forward slash how-to