Turn Smart Alert On and Off in Marshmallow, Nougat, and Oreo
Smart Alert is a Samsung feature that alerts you to missed calls and text messages by vibrating your phone when you pick it up. These features aren’t enabled by default, but it’s easy to turn them on and off. Here’s how to turn on Smart Alert on a Samsung smartphone running Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), 7.0 (Nougat), or Android 8.0 (Oreo): Now you see that the Smart Alert feature is On. You can return to the Advanced Features screen by tapping the < icon in the upper-left corner of the screen. If you want to turn off Smart alert, repeat Steps 1 through 5 above. Then, in the Smart Alert screen, move the toggle button in the upper-right corner of the screen from right to left. The Smart Alert status at the top of the screen is Off.
Enable Direct Call in Marshmallow, Nougat, and Oreo
If you have the Direct Call feature on, and you see a message from or contact information for a contact stored on your smartphone, you can call that contact just by bringing the phone close to your ear. Here’s how to turn on the Direct Call feature on a Samsung smartphone running Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), 7.0 (Nougat), and 8.0 (Oreo):
Activate Direct Call on KitKat and Lollipop
With a smartphone running Android 4.4 (KitKat) or Android 5.0 (Lollipop), here’s how to activate the features:
Activate Direct Call on Jelly Bean
To activate Direct Call and Smart Alert on a Samsung smartphone running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean):
Activate Direct Call on Ice Cream Sandwich
Here’s how to activate Direct Call and Smart Alert on a Samsung smartphone running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich):
Testing Smart Alert and Direct Call
It’s easy to test both Smart Alert and Direct Call to make sure they work after you’ve activated those features. You can have someone send you a text message while your smartphone is on your desk and you’re doing something else. Then, when you check your smartphone again, it should vibrate when you pick it up. With a Direct Call, all you have to do is go into your Contacts app, select someone to call, then hold the smartphone up to your ear. You should hear your smartphone dialing the number as soon as the speaker above the screen reaches your ear.
