9 Hidden Features in Your Samsung Galaxy You've Probably Never Turned On

Want to find the best hidden settings on your Samsung Galaxy to boost your security and privacy? Discover crucial One UI 7 features you should turn on right now to protect your device from fake apps, malicious USB cables, and mobile thieves. We break down the exact menu taps for every hidden option, showing you how to lock down your phone against common security threats. Learn how to secure your lock screen, stop unauthorized app installs, and prevent thieves from accessing your personal data with these essential tips. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:00 1. The Install You Didn't Mean to Make 2:57 2. The Setting With a Price Tag 4:26 3. The Snatch 6:17 4. The Thief Who Knows Your PIN 7:23 5. Four Things People Get Wrong 8:19 6. The Switch a Thief Reaches For 9:47 7. What's Inside the Phone SOURCES 1. Samsung Support: Protect your Galaxy device with the Auto Blocker feature (Settings › Security and privacy › Auto Blocker; blocks apps from unauthorised sources; USB commands; malware images; Maximum restrictions with 2G and non-secure Wi-Fi blocking). https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mo... 2. Samsung Newsroom: Samsung One UI 7 Enhances Security and Privacy in the Age of AI (Maximum restrictions adds 2G blocking and no auto-reconnect to non-secure Wi-Fi). https://news.samsung.com/au/samsung-o... 3. Samsung Support: What Is Theft Protection in One UI 7? (Settings › Security and privacy › Lost device protection › Theft protection; Identity Check, Safe Places). https://www.samsung.com/ae/support/mo... 4. Samsung Newsroom: Samsung Encouraging Users to Activate Latest Anti-Theft Features Available on One UI 7 (Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock, Remote Lock, Identity Check, Security Delay of 1 hour; supported models). https://news.samsung.com/au/samsung-e... 5. Samsung UK Support: Protect your Galaxy device with the Auto Blocker feature (Maximum Restrictions added starting with One UI 6.1.1). https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mo... 5b. GSMArena (2023): Samsung's Auto Blocker protects your device as part of One UI 6. https://m.gsmarena.com/samsungs_auto_... 5c. Android Police (Mar 2025): One UI 7 with Android 15 lands on Samsung's Galaxy phones. https://www.androidpolice.com/one-ui-... 6. SamMobile: Samsung reaches out to 40 million users to help them secure their phones. https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsun... 7. Samsung Support: What are the Secure Lock settings? (Lock screen and AOD › Secure lock settings; Lock network and security). https://www.samsung.com/nz/support/mo... 8. SlashGear (Jun 2025): Samsung Galaxy anti-theft settings (Theft Detection Lock and Offline Device Lock from Google on Android 10+; Identity Check and Security Delay on One UI 7; which Galaxy models get One UI 7). https://www.slashgear.com/1879270/sam... 9. Samsung Support: How does Find My Mobile work? (Allow this phone to be found, Send last location, Offline finding). https://www.samsung.com/in/support/ap... 10. Samsung Support: Removing Location Data from Photos in the Gallery (One UI 3.0 and higher). https://www.samsung.com/nz/support/mo... 11. Samsung Support: All About Secure Folder. https://www.samsung.com/nz/support/mo... 12. HKCERT: Samsung adds zero-click attack protection to Galaxy devices (Message Guard, 2023). https://www.hkcert.org/security-news/... Menu note: paths are One UI 7 (Android 15) wording. One UI 8 and newer, and some models, may name or place menus differently; use the search bar in Settings. The photo-location wording on One UI 7 is unconfirmed. Footage: Pexels (free licence). Thumbnail photo: Photo by Suki Lee on Pexels (https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up...) Music: generated with ElevenLabs. #samsunggalaxy #hiddenfeatures #androidsecurity