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SAMSUNG GALAXY Z FOLD2

FIRST ADD THESE…

ONE HUAWEI FREEBUDS STUDIO

As excellent as the stereo speakers on the Fold2 are, nothing beats premium noise-cancelling wireless audio. The FreeBuds Studio over-ear headphones match the phone’s massive screen masterfully, making for immersive sound with their crisp, broad sonic profile – complete with handy touch controls. £230 / huawei.com TWO ZHIYUN SMOOTH-XS

Samsung’s do-it-all foldable has pared-back camera specs compared to phones like the Note20 Ultra, so why not give your photos and videos a boost with some extra stabilisation? The Smooth-XS is a fun and affordable two-axis gimbal that steadies your smartphone for crisper photos and silky-smooth 4K video. £75 / amazon.co.uk THREE HONOR WATCH GS PRO

When you know it’s worth the best part of two grand, you might be treating your Fold2 like antique porcelain… but at least you can let your Watch GS Pro out to play. This smartwatch handles temperatures from -40°C to 70°C, holds off water, sand and dust, and will relay notifications from the Galaxy you’ve tucked away safely in a padded pocket. £200 / hihonor.com

NOW DO THIS…

1 SWIPE IT UP

Make the most of both of the Fold2’s screens and ditch the Android navigation buttons. Switching out the ‘back’, ‘home’ and ‘recent apps’ on-screen icons for gesture navigation means your Fold2 can go properly full-screen, with swipes replacing each button function. To activate gestures, open up Settings, tap ‘Display’ and select ‘Navigation bar’. Here, select ‘Swipe gestures’. 2 EDGE YOUR BETS

The little lip on the right side of your screen isn’t just there for fun – that’s your Edge Panel waiting to pop out. Swipe it into the screen to get a bunch of app shortcuts that you can mix and match: press the pencil icon and drag-and-drop apps into it. This is also handy for multitasking: swipe in the Edge Panel and pick up an app with a long press. Now drop it over another app to create a hovering app window. 3 RELEASE THE CREASE

When opened up, the Fold2 has a crease down the middle. Don’t fight it, just fire up split-screen multitasking. This will fling one app to each side of the unfolded tablet, and the crease will be a subtle divider between them. There are a few ways do this, but the first step is always to open one of the apps you want. Now you can swipe in your Edge Panel and drag another app into the left or right side.

4 LINE ’EM APP

App Pair gives you one-tap access to your favourite duo of apps. Simply fire up the two apps you want to use together then, in split-screen view, tap the three dots in the middle and select the symbol on the right – your duo will be added to the Edge Panel. You can even split-screen across three apps by dragging a third app into the bottom right, or run four by adding a floating window. 5 SPLIT YOUR SNAPPER

If you half-fold the phone it becomes its own tripod… and Samsung has customised the UI to take advantage of this. Fire up the camera app and the top half now acts as a viewfinder while the bottom half displays photo controls. Better yet, tap a picture in the gallery and you’ll see it in the top half… while in the bottom is a touchpad, so you can pinch, zoom and swipe without obstructing the view. 6 GO THE DISTANCE

If you know you’ll be away from a charger for a while, you can do a few things to boost the Fold2’s battery life. First of all, drop the screen refresh rate by hopping into the display settings, tapping ‘Motion smoothness’ and selecting ‘Standard’. Next, make sure adaptive brightness is on. Finally, in Settings, select ‘Device care’ then ‘Battery’, go to ‘Power mode’ and choose ‘Maximum power’.

THEN GET THESE…

GENSHIN IMPACT

The smash-hit RPG has stunning graphics and fast gameplay, taking full advantage of the Fold2’s octa-core power and expansive speakers. £free (IAPs)

DISNEY+

Becoming a bit of a Mandalorian addict? You could do worse than match your Fold2 with the Disney+ app, which looks fantastic on its bright and zingy HDR10+ screen. £5.99/m

YOYU

When’s the best time to refuel your phone? Ask Yoyu. This simple app shows when your local power comes from renewable sources, so you can make your tech habits that little bit greener. £free

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