Samsung's enhancements to the cover display on Galaxy Z Flip 4 are a welcome change, but not enough. CoverScreen OS takes it to a whole new level, with caveats.
Samsung’s latest clamshell foldable — the Galaxy Z Flip 4 — has proved its mettle as a great phone for its asking price. The build quality is top-notch, there is plenty of raw firepower, the cameras are reliable, and the software update scenario is also unparalleled.
How CoverScreen OS works on the Flip 4 The first time you fire up the CoverScreen OS app, it asks for a bunch of permissions that need to be granted before you can proceed to the setup process. Thankfully, some step-by-step instructions and buttons land you straight on the page where the necessary system access needs to be granted.
Taking the cover screen to the next level Tapping anywhere on the screen will open the full app drawer while adding four buttons — switch orientation, search, sort alphabetically, and sort by most recently used apps — on the right side. A long press opens the clock face customization page. Once you launch an app on the cover screen, swiping left on the screen performs a back gesture, while swiping up again pulls up the app drawer.
For the keyboard input, you can choose between the classic T9 keyboard seen on feature phones from the past or a full-fledged QWERTY keyboard. Of course, given space constraints, you don’t get perks like swipe typing, a suggestion row, or emojis. But hey, it’s still there, and it saved me a few dozen folding-unfolding rounds every day.
However, it quickly becomes annoying if you get many notifications on communication apps like WhatsApp, Slack, Teams, and Telegram, among others. I even hit the biometric unlock stage when trying to open the calculator. How’s that for cover screen convenience? Why should you stay away? One positive side of a clamshell foldable phone is that it helped me with my unhealthy smartphone habits. While using a regular phone, I am easily distracted by the barrage of notifications. Tapping on a Twitter or Instagram notification almost always ends up in a doom-scrolling session.
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