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Own a Samsung phone? Changing these 10 settings gave mine a big performance boost


Samsung phones come packed with smart features - but chances are, you're not using all of them. Here are a few hidden gems worth exploring.

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNETI do not like it when a message from a contact or an intrusive app notification pops up while I am in the middle of reading online or texting my favorite people. Google's Gemini is available by other methods, and Bixby is not as useful anyway, so I suggest changing the side key's function to offer a power menu. It is set to show icons on the top left corner by default, which is a big change from the previous card view.

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