You spent a lot on this tablet, so you might as well use everything it has to offer.
Some Android OEMs have backed off making tablets over the last couple years. Not Samsung, though. It always seems to have another Android slate in the pipeline, boring though many of them are. The Galaxy Tab S3 certainly isn’t. This is a premium tablet with a sleek metal and glass chassis, and it ships with a redesigned S Pen stylus. It’s not cheap, though. Here are ten tips to help you take full advantage of your spendy new tablet.
Samsung ships the Tab S3 with Android Nougat, so you’ve got the standard customizable quick settings, plus a little extra functionality courtesy of Samsung. To edit your quick settings, open them and tap the menu button at the very top of the screen. From here you can either reorder or change the layout. When reordering, long-press and drag to move, add, or remove tiles. The top few tiles will remain visible at the top of your notification shade as well. The button layout option lets you set either a 4×3 or 5×3 grid for your quick settings. If you don’t need access to many settings, the looser grid makes each icon larger and easier to press.
The Tab S3 has a reasonably spacious 9.7-inch screen, but Samsung chose to waste a lot of space by setting the default icon and text size to “ginormous.” You can (and should) make it a little smaller. Open Settings > Display > Screen zoom and font , then use the slider to change the zoom and font size. I think they’re fine at the smallest setting, but you might want them a notch larger. The smaller you set them, the more content can fit on the screen.
Air Command offers quick access to stylus-oriented features. Just press the S Pen’s button and Air Command will appear. But don’t let Samsung tell you what to include in Air Command—you can add your own and remove the default ones. Open Air Command and tap the “Add shortcut” button. The active shortcuts are listed on the right side of the screen. Tap any app on the left to add or remove it from list. You can also choose to hide the floating Air Command bubble when it’s not in use by going to Advanced features > S Pen > Air Command > Floating icon.
