How to Get Started With Your Brand-New Samsung Galaxy S9

Happy launch day, new Samsung Galaxy S9 and or S9+ owners!

Setting up your brand-new Galaxy S9

Setting up a brand-new smartphone is usually pretty simple.

Do it now so you dont have to deal with it later.

You did back up your old Android gear, right?

Googles free cloud services do an excellent job storing your photos, data, and contactsto name a few.

Fire up the Smart Switch app on your new Galaxy S9 and get transferrin.

And anything you cant disable or uninstall, justremove from the home screen.

VLC:Play all the movies you download or transfer to your brand-new Galaxy W9.

MyFitnessPal:Let your Galaxy S9 help you get healthy, stat.

If you dont tell MyFitnessPal, we wont.

Perhaps youre tired of switching back and forth between your work and personal account.

Or maybe youre a super-spy.

Either way, heresa quick run-throughof how to download two copies of a handful of apps onto your unit.

This is also where you tweak the information that appears on your always-on display.

Setting it up is easy, as YouTuberJimmy is Promodemonstrates in the above video.

Speaking of, dont forget to customize your edge panels.

Swipe inward from either side of the screen and then tap on the prefs icon in the lower-right corner.

Go ahead; let er rip.

Are you looking at your Galaxy S9?

Rotate it 90 degrees.

Perhaps Samsung has some trepidation too, as the feature is disabled by default on the Galaxy S9.

Tap on prefs > Display, then scroll to the bottom until you see the Looking for something else?

Flip it on, and your videoson the supported apps listed within the sectionwill look brighter and more vibrant.

To get a sense of what the difference looks looks like, check outPhoneArenasdynamic comparison.