The Suggestions & Ideas Thread (for software-based features/apps for mobile, tablets, & wearables)

[AntS]

Hi all! 😃

If you have any suggestions for features or apps, then please share them with us here.

[evilapplepicker]

I would like an option to override my phones 'Silent' setting for certain contacts.

I know that if my brother is ringing me then it's probably quite serious and even if my phone's ringtone, media volume, notification volume or system sounds are set to vibration only or silent, i would still like to have my phone make super loud noises if my brother calls. Like full volume for if I'm asleep, or at the cinema or in a meeting I don't care, i need to take that call. It could be called something like 'emergency contact override' and my phone would just keep making loud, un-ignorable noises until i answered etc.

[Champion101]

I did that first they linked me to here

[Minius22]

Hi! I want to ask. Could it be possible to make it so that on the lock screen, you just have to press and hold the app icon to activate it? Like on the original Android

[Chookz]

Feature request: Force "Full screen apps" for any installed app that a user chooses.

Ability to force the native Android Immersive Mode on any installed app. 

Hello Samsung,

You have a beautiful feature in Settings callled "Full screen apps in split screen"

This setting used to be a 'Labs' feature. 

It basically forces any installed app to the native Android Feature of Immersive Mode. 

Immersive Mode hides the status bar but allows users to manually display the status bar with a flick of the finger downwards. 

What we need in One UI is to have this same feature option for all apps in normal view, without Split screeni.

It would force the full screen on any app just like that aforementioned setting successfully does in Multi Window split screen.

We need this option in normal view (non multi window).

This is because it's beautiful having the status bar (notification bar) Hidden away while in full screen and it's beautiful seeing my apps being scrolled under camera notch cut out. This includes apps such as Chrome in whereby Chrome doesn't natively allow a user to hide the status bar. 

We already have "Full screen apps" in the Settings but unfortunately it only shows a limited number of apps. We need a way to force the full screen on any and all apps just like what that split screen setting in Labs can do. 

Is there anything I can do to support you in what I mean. Feel free to let me know.

[Chookz]

Hello Samsung One UI team,

I have passionately made two topics on Samsung forums about the need for One UI to have better Full screen immersion in every app that runs on One UI android. 

I have now come up with the idea that this could be achieved with a two-finger Tap&Hold gesture (perhaps hold for 5 seconds) which would then allow a UI element to be hidden from view by shrinking it to a small app circle or corner tab. 

Please consider this for the next One UI and also inform the Android app team about this suggestion.

There are 'stubborn' apps such as Chrome who won't or can't implement thier own type of Full screen and this is the same for other app devs out there which is actually OK. 

https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/mobile-apps-services/one-ui-and-android-feature-idea-hide-any-ap...

https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/mobile-apps-services/one-ui-feature-request-force-full-screen-ap...

[Chookz]

One UI Feature request: Copy number from Recent calls screen. 

I use the "Recents" view a lot in the native Phone app. We can already swipe right to make a phone call or swipe left to send a text message.

What I'm also proposing is the ability to swipe right and then Up Or swipe left and then Up (L shape) as a new gesture to be able to simply Copy a number to clipboard from the Recents screen.

Please support in this by looking at the possibility of implementing this basic feature. Thank you Samsung.


https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-note20-series/feature-request-copy-number-to-be-added-to-...

[Chookz]

Request: Further enhancement to the lovely "Hide status bar" feature within Samsung Internet app

I love the ability to "Hide status bar" however this needs enhancing. 

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Suggestion - Full Transparent Status Bar

I think we also need a "Full Transparent Status Bar" user option just like in Google Maps. This is better as it allows webpage content to flow under a fully transparent low opacity status bar, rather than top page content get cut off by the camera hole cut out. I've tested this in Google Maps and it would fit greatly in Samsung Internet. 

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Suggestion - More rows in Grid view of Tab switcher

Secondly I'd like if Tabs in the tab switcher could display in a 2 row or even 3 row grid just like in Chrome. A 3 row grid would be nicer.

I found this funny Twitter/X page:

https://twitter.com/transparentsbar

Thank you

[Chookz]

Request: Option to have iOS-like scrolling friction and scrolling inertia  across all apps on One UI (vertical scrolling). 

It would be great if there was the user-option to tweak the scrolling friction and scrolling movement across One UI. 

scrolling friction, scrolling fling velocity and overall scrolling 'intertia' of iOS. 

Could One UI have the ability or user option to have that classic iOS scrolling frcition

Great Reddit topic on this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/7qar46/its_amazing_how_much_scrolling_behavior/

Interesting Video clip:

https://streamable.com/59901

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPotQpBDTCM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEF_AxSnBTc

[Chookz]

Request: Samsung Internet - Paste & Go 

Hello, it would be really nice if Samsung Internet app natively had a "Paste & Go" feature for pasting any url link. 

This option would appear when tap and holding on any Tab in the app but would also appear as a paste option in the address bar. 

Several "Paste & Go" addons have existed for Firefox over the years. These addons have also featured for Chrome in recent years, see the links below: 

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/paste-and-go-key/ 

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/paste-n-go/ 

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/paste-and-go-key/maalehmgoojdjbooodmgcbehchengpje?hl=en

[Chookz]

Samsung Internet app request: Manual Hide address bar, tab bar, bookmarks bar

There needs to be the ability to manually Hide the address bar (with tab bar and bookmarks bar) with a simple arrow button that would shrink it to a translucent circle in the corner of the screen. 

May I suggest achieving this with a two finger pinch gesture? 

The reason for this request is because not all websites are allowing the address bar to hide, especially when a Web page is viewed static (no scrolling taking place). 

I always have my address bar displayed at the bottom (and love it) whenever I use Samsung Internet app.