Samsung Always-On Display updated to support GIFs

30 March 2018
You can now set a GIF to adorn your Always-On display on the Galaxy S8, S8+, or Galaxy Note8.

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    • benben
    • RN5
    • 02 Apr 2018

    ah.. ways to screw up you battery life even more..

      Nokia was doing this in 2009

        Anonymous, 01 Apr 2018like split screen, themes? AOD? Stock is bland, dont unders... morePutting a GIFs on AOD is a gimmick and a waste of battery life. AOD is supposed to be simple, showing the time and notifications not overcrowding it that Samsung is doing.

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          • Anonymous
          • kAF
          • 01 Apr 2018

          Shellyman Infinity, 01 Apr 2018Calm down Samsung Knight...like split screen, themes? AOD? Stock is bland, dont understand hatred towards other UI.The beauty of android is you choose what u want. Don't understand rabid twitterati too. Sometimes i think company do right thing deleting polls. 10000 people deciding what millions want? heck democracy is far better than this...

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            • Anonymous
            • EFR
            • 01 Apr 2018

            This almost reaches 'animated wallpaper' in the Most Idiotic Feature ranking.

              AnonD-501073, 31 Mar 2018stock android fgts will get this feature in 2050.Calm down Samsung Knight...

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                • Anonymous
                • TLF
                • 01 Apr 2018

                I have disabled always-on from day 1.

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                  • mpU
                  • 31 Mar 2018

                  AnonD-241270, 31 Mar 2018men oh men, so many sammycrapfans here...i dont belive how ... moredammmnnn soo much negative in you.. first of all whatever u do with always on display its yourproblem.. you can even disable it.. yea ? now..just becose you have more optionns on it that`s a good thing.. maybe you use it maybe not.. but good you have the option.. in terms of battery ? like really ? i dont care as much as you "cry" .. i can charge the phone at home at work in the car .. like what ? i`ll ahve to charge the phone with 2 hours earlyer? i dont care i dont mind.. and whatever consume battery will be fine anyway ..! and yes i like that i can costum a bit more the "always on display" .. i dont see why u have to complain about small changes.. its good is there.. and is your problem if you use it or not.! guess samsung have to say sorry to you for not makeing huge impact on your phone.. well i`m happy with it and actualy glad i can put a gif on that always on display ..

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                    • AnonD-241270
                    • 3E4
                    • 31 Mar 2018

                    men oh men, so many sammycrapfans here...i dont belive how st*pid are all. just a gimmick as fk.

                    nothing special and nothins essential, sammy is out of ideas and now doing crappp but anyway sammycrappboys are telling "good work, waste of battery" lol

                    crapple and sammycrapp fans are the lol'est ever, bug losers big time. meh....

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                      • ZouS
                      • N18
                      • 31 Mar 2018

                      Anonymous, 31 Mar 2018what about s7 edge it has always on display support ??Very good question, what about the s7 edge ? If we dont get an answer, someone have to try it manually and test it.
                      There is no reason why it won't work, maybe its just once again for commercial purposes.

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                        • AnonD-748738
                        • 8@U
                        • 31 Mar 2018

                        As pointed out in Android Police, the update only works for devices updated to oreo

                          Armali, 31 Mar 2018okay, you need to update this article, it killed my phone m... moreI suggest trying to delete or uninstall the apk or seek help online or from Samsung to know how to fix the problem........

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                            • AnonD-723538
                            • kPN
                            • 31 Mar 2018

                            dancing anime girl gifs incoming...

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                              • AnonD-696542
                              • rJS
                              • 31 Mar 2018

                              Oh Samsung, you always do wonders.. The most beautiful smartphone just got more beautiful with this.

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                                • Gee
                                • sXV
                                • 31 Mar 2018

                                Anonymous, 31 Mar 2018battery killerIndeed just another pointless battery eating feature.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Sm7
                                  • 31 Mar 2018

                                  what about s7 edge it has always on display support ??

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                                    • AnonD-501073
                                    • YMk
                                    • 31 Mar 2018

                                    stock android fgts will get this feature in 2050.

                                      Please people, install this only if you're on Android Oreo not Nougat

                                        okay, you need to update this article, it killed my phone man, i have a note 8 i downloaded the apk, the power button not working, the home screen not working, the fingerprint not working, the whole device is messed up now