Modes and Routines gets a huge boost with One UI 7.0

Modes and Routines is a powerful app that automates tasks on your Galaxy smartphone and tablet. With the One UI 7.0 update, it is getting even more powerful, thanks to the addition of several new conditions. One UI 7.0 brings more conditions to Modes and Routines The One UI 7.0 beta update, which was recently […]

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Make your Samsung TV smarter with routines on your Galaxy phone

Modes and Routines, the app that lets Galaxy phone and tablet users create automations and IFTTT (If This Than That) event chains, has a handful of options that expand into the IoT and smart home realms. It’s very easy to create custom routines on your Galaxy mobile device, and through them, you can automate SmartThings […]

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New SmartThings update brings Home Insights, Daily Routines, and more features

Samsung has released a major new update to its SmartThings app on Android devices. It brings some new features, including Home Insights, Daily Routines, expanded cards for devices, Quick Controls for more device categories, and automatic backup for SmartThings Hub. SmartThings app gets updated to bring Home Insights, Daily Routines, Quick Controls, and Hub backup […]

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Your Galaxy Watch can look different based on what you’re doing

Samsung’s latest Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra have attracted a lot of new users who may have never owned a smartwatch before or have been using older models for a long time. Either way, they’ve embarked on a new journey of discovering what these latest smartwatches are all about. Today, we want to […]

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Every new Galaxy phone user should know about this routine

Samsung was among the first OEMs to implement the Always On Display (AOD) feature on its smartphones, and to this day, AOD remains a staple of the Galaxy phone experience. With the Galaxy S24 series, AOD became even more prominent because it can now work full-screen and show a faint wallpaper when you’re not using […]

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Turn off the lights and run Routines using Galaxy SmartTag 2

Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag 2 is a location tracker first and foremost. However, what you may not know is that the SmartTag 2 can also be used as a remote controller for SmartThings automations and Routines. This may not be too obvious, but if you press on the Galaxy SmartTag 2, you’ll notice this small wearable […]

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Samsung’s Modes and Routines is sorely lacking device ecosystem features

I’ve been a fan of Samsung’s Modes and Routines tool for years, but the feeling that it could use a few more options never went away. In fact, as my Samsung device ecosystem expanded, that feeling became more prominent. Granted, you can create plenty of fun and useful automations when you pair a Samsung smart […]

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Turn off Always On Display automatically at night on your Galaxy phone

Samsung has pioneered Always On Display technology for mobile phones. Other brands have borrowed AOD in recent years, but Samsung arguably does it best, especially with the release of the Galaxy S24 series, which boasts an upgraded AOD. The Always On Display is a useful tool that allows Galaxy phone users to get information about […]

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One UI Watch 5 new Theater Mode works like a charm, here’s how to set it up

With the recent release of the One UI Watch 5 update for Wear OS Galaxy smartwatches, Samsung revamped Theater Mode. The latter was a smartwatch-specific feature users could activate from the quick toggle area on One UI Watch. But One UI Watch 5 came along, and Samsung made some (positive) changes to the way it […]

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One UI 5.0 removed an Android feature nobody seems to care about

One UI is, by far, our favorite overlay for Android OS. It’s one of the many reasons why we are Samsung fans, and the latest version — One UI 5.0 — reminded us again why we prefer Samsung’s proprietary Android skin over any other. And that includes Google’s pure Android OS experience. Samsung’s One UI […]

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Modes and Routines app gets updated with better sleep mode features

A few weeks ago, Samsung revealed that it renamed the Bixby Routines app ‘Modes And Routines.’ The new and updated app arrived on Galaxy smartphones and tablets with the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 update. The South Korean firm has now released a new app update. The latest update to the Modes And Routines app […]

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Samsung is bringing Modes & Routines to phones, smartwatches, and tablets

During its SDC 2022 event yesterday, Samsung revealed that it has simplified the Bixby Routines feature on its smartphones so that more people can use it. The company is now calling it Modes, a part of the new Modes And Routines app. It is debuting with One UI 5.0 on Galaxy smartphones. With Modes, the […]

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