[HOW TO] Tricks and tips on Galaxy S4 4.4.2 - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General

Setup camera on lock screen.
Settings->My device->Lock Screen-> Shortcuts. There you have 3 options : None, Camera and Custom. If you choose camera you will have camera icon on Lock Screen... rest is self explanatory.
But... there is easier way to get camera from lock screen. Settings-> My device->Lock Screen -> Lock screen widgets, turn on Favorite apps or Camera, now tap on Favorite apps or Camera and choose Camera , click save on top right corner. Exit from Settings and lock your phone now touch clock or message on your lock screen and slide to left.
That one of them. Some people my not know how to get to some points in settings. This thread my help.. Please be free to post what you know and some my not.
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Have they fixed the bug where music stops if you have the Hangouts app open and a message comes in?

norbarb said:
Setup camera on lock screen.
Settings->My device->Lock Screen-> Shortcuts. There you have 3 options : None, Camera and Custom. If you choose camera you will have camera icon on Lock Screen... rest is self explanatory.
But... there is easier way to get camera from lock screen. Settings-> My device->Lock Screen -> Lock screen widgets, turn on Favorite apps or Camera, now tap on Favorite apps or Camera and choose Camera , click save on top right corner. Exit from Settings and lock your phone now touch clock or message on your lock screen and slide to left.
That one of them. Some people my not know how to get to some points in settings. This thread my help.. Please be free to post what you know and some my not.
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You can do the same thing with 4.2.2.

scott14719 said:
You can do the same thing with 4.2.2.
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I know... but some my not..

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Transparent lock screen on top of home screen after fixing permissions in ROM manager

Transparent lock screen on top of home screen after fixing permissions in ROM manager...how to fix this?
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While I cannot tell you how to permanently fix this, I can tell you it happens to me as well. I guess for now we must go re-choose the lockscreen wallpaper whenever we fix permissions.
Adb pull framework-res and change the default lock wallpaper and the keyguard wallpaper to ones of your choosing. They are in res/hdpi.
How to fix lock screen glitch?
Hey guys.
Quick question. Hope this is a good forum for this question. Hopefully someone has the answer that I have overlooked.
Lockmenu is a very cool lock screen app(to me, anyway. I'm a noob so...). Gives very quick access from the lock screen to whatever apps you wish. Sort of like Shortcuts, but directly from a lock screen.
My problem is when I unlock from the main Unlock Slider on the bottom left, it takes me to the default lock screen on my Skyrocket.
How do I disable the default system lock screen?
There is no option in the settings to disable the default lock screen for those of you who might think its that simple.
Anyone else having this problem?
I have tried the Nolock app first to disable the default system lock screen, but...
So in other words I go through two lock screens most of the time. Once in awhile it will unlock to the home screen from the Lockmenu Unlock Slider as it is supposed to.
I'm running ICS rooted on Galaxy Skyrocket.
Any help is much appreciated.
settings > security > lock screen > select lock screen > none
icenight89 said:
settings > security > lock screen > select lock screen > none
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Thanks, icenight.
I've been looking and looking and .... Guess I looked right past that option. I can be such an idiot sometmes.

[30/11/13][App][2.2+] Invisible Lock Lite | Pro (Transparent Lock Screen)

Hi All,
I've developed an app called Invisible Lock which is a transparent lock screen through which we can see the screen behind the lock screen.
This is my second android application after Simple Gestures.
This is an invisible lock where in it will block access to the screen but will show the screen behind this lock. We can see everything on screen clearly but we cannot access anything until the pre-configured swipe gesture is drawn. We can select any swipe gesture from available gestures from the app settings page. Currently this app supports 4 gestures to unlock as explained below:
- Swipe Right : Swipe from left side to right side horizontally with any finger on lock screen
- Swipe Left : Swipe from right side to left side horizontally with any finger on lock screen
- Swipe Up : Swipe from down side to up side vertically with any finger on lock screen
- Swipe Down : Swipe from up side to down side vertically with any finger on lock screen
This app will lock the screen 5 seconds after the screen turns off. This will allow you to use touch to wake feature.
It will automatically unlock while incoming call.
Note:
1) Please disable default system lock or any other lock app in order for this Invisible Lock to function properly.
2) Though this app blocks access to the screen, we can still access Notification Bar and hardware buttons (if any) on the device. I am working on this to block them and will try to include in the next version.
I've uploaded it on to play store. Checkout the below link and provide your feedback:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ramesh.security
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Invisible Lock Pro
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I have published pro version of this app to Play Store. It should be up in couple of hours. The pro version features:
1) Additional gesture (press & hold) has been added for security. Now you need to press & hold on the lock screen after doing the selected gesture to unlock.
2) Enable Sound on Unlock. This can be configured from the settings page. Currently the notification sound will be played when screen is unlocked.
3) Tutorial included on how to use this unlock feature.
Note: Please try my Invisible Lock application before purchasing the Pro version. If it is compatible, then buy this app.
Additional Gestures will be added in next version.
Here's the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ramesh.security.pro
The Invisible Lock app has been tested on the below mentioned devices:
Samsung Galaxy S3 (International version)
LG Nexus 4
Samsung Galaxy Nexus S
Samsung Galaxy Y
Amazon Kindle Fire (First Generation)
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Brilliant
Works well on my Note 2.
I have been looking for exactly this since my first android yrs ago.
It evens shows updates and animations that are happening on the home screen.
Better than the crippled shrunken widget on 4.2-4.3, things like widget locker etc.
Thanks
Interesting, I will have to try this. Dashclock to the homescreen!
cool it's not working even by disabling everything
This is awesome!.
I would love if in a future you could implement pattern lock. I Like using a hidden pattern lock so people don´t even try to solve it, this would make it just perfect
Awesome!
Working quite well on the N5.
Hey sivva, getting forced close on 4.3! I am on PA rom!
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works well with my LG Opt VU...
aketo25 said:
cool it's not working even by disabling everything
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Yep, same here :-/
Device is a P5100 ( 10" Tab 2 )
not working
on my desire x jb 4.1.1 stock. i disabled system lock. but its not working..
Amadeus01 said:
Yep, same here :-/
Device is a P5100 ( 10" Tab 2 )
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Okey, just did a reboot.
Works fine now
this looks cool and unique, will try this one. Thanks master
works great on galaxy core. at first attempt it doesn't work, just lock your device and wait for about 5 mins lol
Does the lock screen allow alarms and sms popup pass threw the lock screen?
Thanks mate works great on my nexus 5
awsome and innovative...keep going bro...
asdf20 said:
Hi All,
....
I've uploaded it on to play store. Checkout the below link and provide your feedback:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ramesh.security
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Any chance you could make it a 2 finger motion?
I ask because it would be more difficult for a random person to simply unlock my phone with a random touch / swipe.
Guys,
I am sorry that I forgot to inform you all that I've set 5 seconds delay before the lock screen applies on the screen. It will lock 5 seconds after the screen turns off. The reason is that most of the people I know are using touch to wake (from googy's kernel) feature. You won't get annoyed by the lock screen if you are using touch to wake.
I have also updated the tested devices list in the second post.
aketo25 said:
cool it's not working even by disabling everything
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Please make sure you wait for 5 seconds after the screen turns off. If it still doesn't work, please reboot the device. Let me know your device model if it still doesn't work.

New features in 4.3 and Sense 5.5

I have found a list with new features for the One here. Mostly all apply for the One mini.
New things:
Do Not Disturb, very cool thing that simply sets phone in Do No Disturb mode. You can set for how long and who/to be excluded from it. Turns of sound, notifications and all such things that might disturb. Accessed for the pull down quick settings menu.
Gallery have changed a lot. Albums now have a tiled look much like events, and you can now see your HTC Shares and even delete those (and see how much space there's left there). Video highlights got all new themes, and you can even add your own music.
In Camera Sweep Panorama can now be both landscape or portrait. Camera UI changed a bit, you see text Zoe under the Zoe button. And when you start Camera you see how many photos and minutes video there's left on the phone's storage.
With screen lock active, swipe to the left in the upper right part of the screen. Then you get a + sign where you can add screen lock widgets.
Under Call in Settings you have Phone Notification Preview, which shows you caller ID missed calls on screen lock and status bar.
If you don't want both lock screen and security screen you can disable screen lock (you need a security lock first) under Settings > Security > Bypass lock screen on wake.
Select what kind of notifications you want on lock screen under Settings > Security > Notification Settings. You can select: Phone (shows missing calls), Voice mail, Text messages, Emails and Calendar.
Select if you want Music playback controls on not on your lock screen under Settings > Security > Music Playback
With Developer options active, option Stay awake is now back. Which keeps the display on while charging.
Pull down quick settings menu can now be customized, with up to 12 quick settings.
In Weather app you can now select temperature scale under Settings.
You can add your Google+ account in Blinkfeed.
Disable Blinkfeed by long pressing empty area of a regular screen, then tapping “Blinkfeed on” on the upper left hand corner. Which turns Blinkfeed off.
Under Sleep mode in Settings > Power, you can now set start and end of Sleep mode or have it set as Auto.
With phone turned off: alarms can now turn phone on, then trigger the alarm. And when you dismiss the alarm phone gets turned back to its previous state (off), this is a major thing.
Zoom-bar in camera is hidden, you pinch-zoom to control zooming (zoom-bar is shown when you pinch-zoom).
Connect charger to phone while it's off while show a charging “animation” on the display for a while.
Things different from Sense 5.0, things that are “missing”:
Screen lock option gone from Personalize, there is no settings for any kind of screen lock theme under Settings. You can’t set screen lock theme to “none”, and there is no way to set wallpaper for lock screen since screen lock themes are gone.
T9 layout gone from stock keyboard.
Known bugs:
With Animations turned OFF under Developer options, Share menus and things will simply not work. It affects more than just one thing, so: keep animations ON. So, if you're affected: Set all Animations to 1 and restart phone (that part is important).
In lock screen you can add some widget: swipe to left and click + icon
You can also "personalize" lock screen from settings/security/notification but just for missing calls and sms !
With Sense 5 you can set also email and calendar, the ones that now I miss !!!!
Edit: after some test I'm really disappointed that even with missing calls and SMS notification active they don't came on lock screen but only in notification bar, so this is also a bug !
Things different from Sense 5.0, things that are “missing”:
Screen lock option gone from Personalize, there is no settings for any kind of screen lock theme under Settings. You can’t set screen lock theme to “none”, and there is no way to set wallpaper for lock screen since screen lock themes are gone.
T9 layout gone from stock keyboard.[\QUOTE]
Oh no! These are two of the features I enjoy most! So, no more weather animations on screen lock at all???
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You can still put widgets on lock screen, while on lockscreen swipe to the left in the right top corner. There's also a small arrow, press on the "+" and add a widget but I think it's not possible anymore to add it on the main lockscreen :/ yea I miss a notification system like Apple has. Google should built it in, in android and give the devs the option to add it into there apps like Apple do
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Hi,
I'm back to screen lock bug notification win Sense 5.5...
To be sure of this bug, before I contact htc support, can someone do a test ?
It's easy: set the notification for Text Message, go screen off and ask a friend to send a sms to you; when received wakeup screen and check notification if it is only in notification bar or also in lock screen...
Thanks.
Confirmed that text & missed call notiications don't show on lockscreen.
Also, I can only add 1 lockscreen widget it seems - once added, swiping to left again does nothing. Is this by design?
Thanks for confirming the lock screen notifications bug...
Yes, I think only one widget is by design (the widget can occupy all the screen...)
fblasot said:
Thanks for confirming the lock screen notifications bug...
Yes, I think only one widget is by design (the widget can occupy all the screen...)
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But then can't add any more widget screens to the right? That really sucks. It's always 1 step forward, 2 steps back with HTC ...
Maybe I didn't understood...
In lock screen you can add only 1 widget, but in normal screen you can have many pages with a lot's of widgets...
bug with log screen confirmed, regardless, disabled or enabled in security settings, I can not see notifications for missed calls or messages on lock screen. Can we install some app from the market in order to fix this issue (while waiting for HTC to fix it)?
Another nice new feature is the option to adjust the Automatic Brightness setting - can now set the maximum brightness value, works a bit like iOS.
Also the Music Player widgets now have a blue circle around the play icon to indicate duration of track remaining.
Anyone else finding that the Airplane widget takes you to settings now, instead of toggling Airplane mode? I'm no longer getting the rolling Airplane animation.
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I confirm, it also takes me to settings. As a solution you can set airplane mode in the notification bar toggles.
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Notifications missing from lock screen
fblasot said:
I'm back to screen lock bug notification win Sense 5.5...
To be sure of this bug, before I contact htc support, can someone do a test ?
It's easy: set the notification for Text Message, go screen off and ask a friend to send a sms to you; when received wakeup screen and check notification if it is only in notification bar or also in lock screen...
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Hi! I am confirming the bug with missing notifications on lock screen on my One Mini. HTC support had no knowledge about this bug. Are there any work-arounds to get notifications on lock screen? All apps I have found can show notifications on second (swipe right) lock screen only and it does not work for me.
I do not have this bug on my HTC One (not mini) with same Sense version.
Regards!
In gallery, i can :
- make gif from my video
- apply custom effect
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But somehow, i never can display my gallery content in blinkfeed. Any solution?
For lockscreen notifications i use Nils new floating panel. Really best solution so far. Its still in Beta but working great
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I have only 'Phone calls' and 'Text Message' in the security -> notifications. No emails / calendar.
Also wondering if I'm the only one who's music is suddenly stuttering every now and then since 4.3 (more an Android 4.3 thing than a Sense 5.5 thing I guess)
dipje said:
Also wondering if I'm the only one who's music is suddenly stuttering every now and then since 4.3 (more an Android 4.3 thing than a Sense 5.5 thing I guess)
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I can confirm this. On BT the music is hanging randomly, this is very annoying. If it's the same with cable, then this is a huge bug.
Reading here there seem to be a lot of down sides to the new 4.3 update. that or it's still in it's early stages of development? I'm still using 4.2.2 and loving it, but was wondering if there was anything major I'm missing by not upgrading?
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With Developer options active, option Stay awake is now back. Which keeps the display on while charging.
This is enough for me for an upgrade :good: :good:

How to display different wallpaper for Desktop and Lock Screen?

Hey all. Gosh I feel like an idiot for posting but cant for the life of me figure this super basic thing out.
Im on a S7 Edge, using Nova Launcher, and the Goodluck UI. Wanted to mention all that as I think that is why Im having so much trouble. No matter what app, or setting on the phone, it makes the wallpaper the same for both the lock scree and desktop. Can someone tell me what steps work with the configuration I have
Thanks!
Usually you would use the wallpaper setting in Android itself and tell it to set the Homescreen/Lock screen separately using the dropdown at the top of the wallpaper choice screen, but iirc, Good lock has its own wallpaper setting, I don't use it so not sure where it is, but I'd have a look in Good lock settings to start
You can set the home screen however you want, but the lock screen has to be done a specific way. Go into the stock Gallery app, find the pic you want to use then hit "More" in the upper right corner. Then "Set as wallpaper" and choose which you want to set it for, home screen, lock screen, or both.
It's annoying to have to use the Gallery app as it has no way to filter out unwanted folders like all my music folders with album art, but it is the only way I've found so far to set different lock screen and home screen wallpapers.

OneUi Dynamic Lockscreen Saved Wallpapers

Android Oneui Updated dynamic lock screen so i managed to save Still wallpapers from Lock screen.
Download here
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ousaCpsq_L4ikDpb-ugTRQhyt_ItZ0yo
Video review:
https://youtu.be/r80abOYBEuE
These are very nice thank you sir.
Nice! @nabeelahmad909 how do you manage to save the wallpapers from Lock screen? I Have the S10 there are a few new wallpapers that a want to save.
thank you!
Same question. How is it possible to save the dynamic screen package?
DeTurbo said:
Same question. How is it possible to save the dynamic screen package?
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Hi... if you are in dynamic lock screen mode, swipe left on the lock screen to change the wallpaper and then you can take a screenshot and save your wallpaper one by one or whatever you like...
Thanks for reply.
But then I have the status bar and the navigation buttons on the screenshot...
Where are this dynamic backgrounds stored?
DeTurbo said:
Thanks for reply.
But then I have the status bar and the navigation buttons on the screenshot...
Where are this dynamic backgrounds stored?
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Yup,but using Good Lock/Nice Lock you can hide clock & status bar with Lock Star module...and then take a screenshot...
Xode said:
Yup,but using Good Lock/Nice Lock you can hide clock & status bar with Lock Star module...and then take a screenshot...
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Lockstar forces me to use its own design with a "simple" wallpaper overriding the systems dynamic one. Or am I missing something here?
@nabeelahmad909, or could you be so kind to update your gdrive with the newly added images? In fact I am only interested in the milky way wallpaper which I attached a screenshot.
konsi said:
Lockstar forces me to use its own design with a "simple" wallpaper overriding the systems dynamic one. Or am I missing something here?
@nabeelahmad909, or could you be so kind to update your gdrive with the newly added images? In fact I am only interested in the milky way wallpaper which I attached a screenshot.
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Hi... hide everything you can hide with Lockstar, activate it, go to Dynamic lock settings and also activate it ... then go to lock screen and swipping left any background will be "clean" and you can make a screenshot....
View attachment 4857437
Xode said:
Hi... hide everything you can hide with Lockstar, activate it, go to Dynamic lock settings and also activate it ... then go to lock screen and swipping left any background will be "clean" and you can make a screenshot....
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Thanks, that kind of worked. Unfortunately there is still the back button and option button visible, just like in your attachment.
konsi said:
Lockstar forces me to use its own design with a "simple" wallpaper overriding the systems dynamic one. Or am I missing something here?
@nabeelahmad909, or could you be so kind to update your gdrive with the newly added images? In fact I am only interested in the milky way wallpaper which I attached a screenshot.
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Added. Here you go
https://drive.google.com/open?id=19mnjaNokvcbG3wAbDVI1wvNWqob_U0tW
nabeelahmad909 said:
Added. Here you go
https://drive.google.com/open?id=19mnjaNokvcbG3wAbDVI1wvNWqob_U0tW
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Thx.. [emoji106] ... you could also show us how to do the same... [emoji16]
Its simple, im not using any root.
Just lock the screen
turn display on
press screen and take scren shot. do not lift finger frm screen and take screen shot, after that it will be captured.
Xode said:
Hi... if you are in dynamic lock screen mode, swipe left on the lock screen to change the wallpaper and then you can take a screenshot and save your wallpaper one by one or whatever you like...
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Hello. If you use Microsoft Launcher is pretty easy. Take a screen shot of any of the pictures and change the wallpaper by using the Microsoft Launcher. You just have to resize the picture, so the top disappears. It will be a bigger picture but nothing that will change what you want to see. Hope it helps!
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nabeelahmad909 said:
Its simple, im not using any root.
Just lock the screen
turn display on
press screen and take scren shot. do not lift finger frm screen and take screen shot, after that it will be captured.
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This solution is better than mine (Microsoft Launcher). Thank you!!
nabeelahmad909 said:
Its simple, im not using any root.
Just lock the screen
turn display on
press screen and take scren shot. do not lift finger frm screen and take screen shot, after that it will be captured.
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For clarification to other users who may be confused as i was about those instructions: What I did was:
First deactivate finger print unlocking in the settings (to hide the finger print symbol)
Press the lock button multiple times until you see your desired picture
Then swipe up like you usually would to get to the PIN unlock but not completely and leave your finger on the screen
When you are halfway through the swipe-up motion you will see only the picture without any other objects on the screen. While leaving the finger on the screen create a screenshot with your lock-button and volume down button
Optionally set your screen resolution to the highest possible beforehand to get the wallpaper in that resolution as well.
konsi said:
For clarification to other users who may be confused as i was about those instructions: What I did was:
First deactivate finger print unlocking in the settings (to hide the finger print symbol)
Press the lock button multiple times until you see your desired picture
Then swipe up like you usually would to get to the PIN unlock but not completely and leave your finger on the screen
When you are halfway through the swipe-up motion you will see only the picture without any other objects on the screen. While leaving the finger on the screen create a screenshot with your lock-button and volume down button
Optionally set your screen resolution to the highest possible beforehand to get the wallpaper in that resolution as well.
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This works perfectly, thanks! Only other thing to consider is if you have Samsung pay enabled the tab shows on the bottom. Go into Samsung pay, settings, favorite cards and turn off the toggle for lockscreen.
I should have read page 2.
My solution was already given.
Thanks Konsi!
konsi said:
For clarification to other users who may be confused as i was about those instructions: What I did was:
First deactivate finger print unlocking in the settings (to hide the finger print symbol)
Press the lock button multiple times until you see your desired picture
Then swipe up like you usually would to get to the PIN unlock but not completely and leave your finger on the screen
When you are halfway through the swipe-up motion you will see only the picture without any other objects on the screen. While leaving the finger on the screen create a screenshot with your lock-button and volume down button
Optionally set your screen resolution to the highest possible beforehand to get the wallpaper in that resolution as well.
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My method will hide any thing on lockscreen.
nabeelahmad909 said:
Android Oneui Updated dynamic lock screen so i managed to save Still wallpapers from Lock screen.
Download here
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ousaCpsq_L4ikDpb-ugTRQhyt_ItZ0yo
Video review:
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Hey, that's very nice.
I have a Samsung S10+, how can I save Dynamic wallpaper from my lock screen?
If you take a screenshot of any document text on s10, the text never comes out as sharp as it is in actuality because taking a screenshot blurs the photo a bit.
I want to know where these dynamic lockscreen wallpapers are stored so that I can get crystal quality sharp images as they ACTUALLY are, not a blurry screenshot even at QHD+

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