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If needed, you can set your Samsung Galaxy S8 to provide you a short pulse of vibration when you're tapping the edge panel handle to access edge panels by enabling the edge panel handle vibration feature. This feature comes handy especially when you set the handle to be invisible because the vibration will help you easily know that you have tapped the right area where the handle is placed in.


How to enable or disable the edge panel handle vibration feature?
Assuming that the edge panels feature is enabled, you can do so by using the following steps:
While the main screen is turned on, drag the edge panel handle towards the centre of the screen to open the edge panel.
Tap at the bottom of the screen to quickly go to the edge panels menu.
Tap at the top right and then select Handle settings.
Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Vibration to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns means the edge panel handle vibration feature is enabled and your phone will vibrate when you're…

In your Samsung Galaxy S8, you can have an invisible edge panel handle by adjusting its transparency to the highest level if you want to stay using the edge panels feature but don't want to see its handle displayed or take any space on your screen.


How to make the edge panel handle invisible?
Assuming that the edge panels feature is enabled, you can do so by using the following steps:
While the main screen is turned on, drag the edge panel handle towards the centre of the screen to open the edge panel.
Tap at the bottom of the screen to quickly go to the edge panels menu.
Tap at the top right and then select Handle settings.
Slide the handle transparency adjustment bar to the rightmost to have an invisible handle
As a note, since the handle is invisible, you have to remember where the handle position is when you need to use it to access the edge panels. You can also set the handle to a bigger size so you'll have a wider area to easily access the edge panels.

If needed, you can adjust the size of the edge panel handle in your Samsung Galaxy S8 to a smaller size if you'd like it just takes small space of your screen or to a larger size to help you easily access to your edge panels if you have difficulty when doing so with smaller handle.


How to adjust the size of the edge panel handle?
Assuming that the edge panels feature is enabled, you can do so by using the following steps:
While the main screen is turned on, drag the edge panel handle towards the centre of the screen to open the edge panel.
Tap at the bottom of the screen to quickly go to the edge panels menu.
Tap at the top right and then select Handle settings.
Slide the handle size adjustment bar to the left for a smaller handle or to the right for a larger handle.
The size of the edge panel handle has been adjusted.

In your Samsung Galaxy S8, you can select which side your edge panels will be displayed on. You can choose either to activate the right or left edge screen for easier and more convenient access to the edge panels. As the example, you can choose to activate the left edge screen if you're a left handed user so you can easily access edge panels with your left hand while holding your phone.


How to change active edge screen?
Since the right edge screen is set as the active edge screen by default, we'll change the active edge screen from right to left. Assuming that the edge panels feature is enabled, you can set the left edge screen as the active edge screen by using the following steps:
While the main screen is turned on, drag the edge panel handle towards the centre of the screen to open the edge panel.
Tap at the bottom of the screen to quickly go to the edge panels menu.
Tap at the top right and then select Handle settings.
Select Left to activate the left edge screen and place th…

If needed, you can change the position of the edge panel handle along the edge of the screen, either to a higher or lower position than the current, for easier and more convenient access to the edge panel in your Samsung Galaxy S8.


How to change the edge panel handle position?
Assuming that the edge panels feature is enabled, you can change the position of the edge panel handle by using the following steps:
While the main screen is turned on, drag the edge panel handle towards the centre of the screen to open the edge panel.
Tap at the bottom of the screen to quickly go to the edge panels menu.
Tap at the top right and then select Handle settings.
Drag up or down to change the position of the edge panel handle.
The edge panel handle position has been changed.

In Samsung Galaxy S8, you can use the edge panels feature as the alternative way to easily access your favourite apps, contacts, some specific apps functions, and other useful panels from the edge screen while the main screen is turned on.


How to enable the edge panels feature?
You can turn on this feature by using the following steps:
On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
Tap Display.
Scroll down the screen to find Edge screen and then tap it.
To enable the edge panels feature, tap the ON/OFF switch next to Edge panels. The switch turns when it's enabled.
Tap Edge panels to customise the edge panels feature.
To select which panels you want to display on the edge screen, check the radio button above the required panels. There are 13 default panels available(you may need to swipe the screen to the left or right to view all of them):
Apps edge: enable this panel so you can easily access your favourite app…