The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G has a more usable cover screen than its predecessor, but it's still far from letting you control all of the phone's features. It basically runs a copy of the Galaxy Watch4's OS - giving you an always-on clock, notifications, and a few control toggles.
But a launcher called CoverScreen OS tries to give you more. You can get more information from notifications, additional quick toggles, an app drawer, and even a task manager of sorts - allowing you to swipe between your recently-opened apps.
You'll need to grant a few permissions in order for the app to work and will need to set up Bixby to a long press on the power button. Here's a video that shows CoverScreen OS in action.
You can track the development here. You can download it and give it a try over at the Google Play Store.
Then what is the point of having a flip phone if you can do "everything" on the coverscreen? Might as well buy a basic, bar-shaped smartphone. You open the flip to use it. The coverscreen of the zflip3 already covers its basic purpose. The ...
Yeah, but with your standards the internet (= sheep) will kill you. I lowered mine a long time ago and I'm much happier.
Why accept something bad because there's something worse out there? That's like excusing child abduction if there was no physical abuse.
Tip us
1.7m 126k
RSS
EV
Merch
Log in I forgot my password Sign up