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Episode 153, Samsung One UI Part 9 Notifications, Do Not Disturb and AI
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Episode 153: Samsung UI (Notifications/do not disturb) and moreANDROID BASICS
We continue our exploration of Samsung settings. John demonstrates the notifications and Do Not Disturb settings.
App of the weekEd brings us a demo of the much vaunted new artificial intelligence functionality – Be My AI – in the Be My Eyes app.
CommentaryIn our next video on Jieshuo, Karene takes a look at traditional vs multicolumn menus.
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