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How to customize the screen lock of the Galaxy S8

The Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus offer several ways to customize the screen lock. Features made available by Samsung cell phones involve changing the wallpaper, adjusting notifications, and even modifying quick access shortcuts with your smartphone locked.

Another way to leave the phone with another look is to change the appearance of Always On Display, a feature that leaves information always on display, even when the phone is not in use. Learn, in this tutorial, the step-by-step how to customize the locking screen of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus.

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Wallpaper

Step 1. Hold down an empty area of the home screen and touch the option "Wallpapers and Themes". Select one of the images available in the Samsung store - there are free and paid options. To access a photo from the gallery, touch "View all".

Choose a wallpaper on the Galaxy S8

Step 2. When applying the wallpaper, select "Lock Screen" to use the image only when the device is locked. Confirm your choice in the "Set as wallpaper" button.

Change wallpaper on Galaxy S8

App shortcuts

Step 1. Access the device settings and select the "Lock screen". Then open the "Application shortcuts" option.

Access app shortcuts on the Galaxy S8

Step 2. Customize the shortcuts for the two applications of the lock screen. By default, they are set to phone and camera, but you can adopt any others, such as WhatsApp and Facebook.

Change the lock screen shortcuts

Notifications

Step 1. In the S8 settings, go to the "Lock screen and security" menu and touch "Notifications".

Access block notifications on the Galaxy S8

Step 2. By default, all apps can show notifications on the lock screen, but you can disable them individually on the keys next to each program. You can use both options at the top to receive notifications without content - in this case, the lock screen shows only the name of the application that has a pending alert.

Select which apps appear on the locked screen in Galaxy S8

Always On Display

Step 1. In the "Lock screen and security" settings, enable the "Always On Display" option and touch the item name to access its settings.

Turn on Always On Display on Galaxy S8

Step 2. Choose one of the available layouts with clock and other information to show on the deleted screen. The feature is useful for knowing the hours and notifications without touching the cell phone. In the "Set schedule" option, choose the time when the feature is active.