topic Re: Get Rid of Long Press to Change Lock Screen in Galaxy S24

Get Rid of Long Press to Change Lock Screen

ProphetSeven — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:42:22 GMT

Please fire the entire team who created and permitted the long press to change lock screen. Three out of four times I pull my phone out of my pocket, the screen shrinks, I say two or three swear words, I press done at the top right of the shrunken screen, and then the phone becomes usable. I still have no idea how to change the lock screen. I don't know why anyone would ever want to change the lock screen myself, but I assume if anyone ever wants to change their lock screen they can do it by going to settings and do it. Changing the lock screen strikes me as something you do once per year, or once during the life of your phone. So whoever thought of the idea of changing the lock screen by touching the phone for longer than a split second should just be publicly castigated and fired, as should anyone who approved of the feature, and the feature should be removed.

Remember why you guys did accidental touch protection? So, why are you working against that?

Re: Get Rid of Long Press to Change Lock Screen

realaud — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:09:25 GMT

Long pressing the lock screen is an easy, quick and convenient way to change wallpapers, edit the lock screen apps and widgets and clock. It has been this way for as long as I can remember, it's not a new feature. Yes, one can do it through settings, as well, but this makes it very quick and easy. You ever hear of grabbing your phone by the sides? How tight is your pocket, anyway, that you have to hold to the screen long enough to go into edit mode? You can turn on the AOD, which gives you an extra cover of protection against the accidental long press. You can also put your phone in a holster instead of your pocket.

Re: Get Rid of Long Press to Change Lock Screen

Tidbitty — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:16:40 GMT

Can turn it off with a toggle.

Re: Get Rid of Long Press to Change Lock Screen

kmb1 — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:31:12 GMT

I love the long - press feature. I also keep my phone in my back pocket, and have never had this happen to me.

Re: Get Rid of Long Press to Change Lock Screen

ProphetSeven — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:14:43 GMT

Thank you guys for showing me that toggle! Good riddance long press to edit lock screen!

Re: Get Rid of Long Press to Change Lock Screen

ProphetSeven — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:05:58 GMT

And, I'm thinking you guys who love this feature, because you need to change your lock screen five times a week, use the PIN or pattern or face recognition to get into your phones. I use the fingerprint sensor, so I press my thumb to my phone to unlock it, and POOF! I am inadvertently editing my lock screen. I'm just so glad I was able to turn that feature off.

Re: Get Rid of Long Press to Change Lock Screen

realaud — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 22:27:43 GMT

No, I actually rarely change my lock screen. It is just a convenient way to access the edit feature. Most of us don't manhandle our phones by grabbing it by the screen. If you are entering edit mode by using the fingerprint scanner, you are pressing too hard on the scanner. It only needs a brief, light touch; certainly not anything hard enough or long enough to trigger the edit mode. Perhaps you need to learn how to properly use the biometric. Of course, now you have discovered the toggle so it shouldn't be an issue for you any longer.

Re: Get Rid of Long Press to Change Lock Screen

harrybrook324 — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 06:21:10 GMT

If you want to disable the "long press to change lock screen" feature on your Samsung Galaxy device, follow these steps:

Open Settings
Go to Wallpaper and Style
Tap on Lock Screen
Look for the option Change wallpapers with a long press (or similar)
Disable it

If you don’t see this option, your phone may not have this setting, and you may need to avoid long-pressing the lock screen or use a third-party lock screen customization tool.

Hope this helps! 😊

Re: Get Rid of Long Press to Change Lock Screen

userqJp0HqbI09 — Thu, 01 May 2025 13:33:19 GMT

So this is a BIG BIG BIG problem on the Samsung Galaxy watch. I actually thought that's what this thread was. But PLEASE give the Galaxy Watch 5 the ability to disable it. I agree it shouldn't be a default anyway, but holy mother how is there no way to disable that??!!! I keep looking down and my watch screen is different because of how I hold my arms, or activities I do apparently. MAKE IT STOP!!! Other models have the ability to disable. Not the Galaxy Watch 5.

Re: Get Rid of Long Press to Change Lock Screen

Kell97 — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 21:24:30 GMT

I keep my phone in my purse and this literally happens to me at least once a day. I am so so glad I finally got around to searching for a way to get rid of it and that I'm not the only one that is driven crazy by this feature.

Re: Get Rid of Long Press to Change Lock Screen

Kell97 — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 21:39:55 GMT

Okay so I went in and I turned off that toggle and guess what? It still does it. I probably just watched 14 videos all showing me the same thing and for some reason it's still doing it. I tried restarting my phone, that did not help.

I wonder if I have some other setting turned on that's preventing this from working? Because it seems to work just fine for everybody else.