Manage the Flex Window cover screen on the Galaxy Z Flip5

Change the wallpaper and clock

The clock and wallpaper are the first thing you'll see when unlocking the phone while it’s closed, and you can decide exactly what it looks like.

The customization options will vary with each layout. You may be able to add a custom wallpaper, or change shortcuts.

Add new presets

If you don’t see a wallpaper you like, you can choose a picture from your Gallery or use a simple color option. You can also add a variety of clock faces, filters, and frames

Add widgets

Widgets allow you to access common useful functions and information on your Cover screen.

You can choose from the following widgets:

The Flex Window cover screen gives you quick access to your notifications, and is powerful enough to let you reply to messages without even opening your phone.

When you are looking at a notification’s details, and you need to see the whole context, open your phone and the related app will be opened.

If you'd like to manage how notifications are shown on the cover screen, open Settings, and then tap Cover screen. Tap the switch by Show notifications to turn their display on the cover screen on or off. You can also tap the switch by Turn on screen for notifications to decide if you'd like to see notifications as they come in. See our guide to managing notifications on your device to decide how to manage all your notifications.

Labs features are experimental enhancements to your Galaxy Flip5. These features are works in progress that may not necessarily operate as intended. As such, they are unsupported, but we hope you may find them useful.

To access the labs features, open Settings, tap Advanced features, and then tap Labs. The following options apply to the cover screen: