Samsung has upgraded the core hardware on its latest Galaxy Z Flip 4. Although its design hasn’t changed, it has been refined to perform better than the previous model. What hasn’t changed at all, is the size of the cover display. According to our initial impressions, Samsung has made some improvements in terms of performance, but it still has a long way to go before it’s as useful as the Moto Razr’s external display, as it primarily functions as a smartwatch display. Now, a developer has come up with an interesting solution that adds more functionality to the 1.9-inch cover display by bringing a launcher and app drawer.
As reported by CoverScreen OS, XDA Developersdeveloped by Jagan 2, and the cover of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 is intended to make the display more useful. The app requires a lot of permissions, but worked well on our Z Flip 4 review unit with few glitches, which is fine given its beta status.
CoverScreen OS basically brings a proper launcher to the cover display. It gives you more options with customizable toggles, the ability to add regular widgets instead of the default widgets from Samsung, and an app drawer. The launcher can launch apps, play movies and run games right in the cover screen without opening the main display.
The feature that most Galaxy Z Flip 4 owners will get this app for is actually the CoverScreen OS notifications, which look much more detailed (similar to regular notifications in the notification tray) compared to the truncated notifications that Samsung displays. Cover display with its limited response options. There are also many more features like edge-lighting for the cover display. The app also brings support for full-sized keyboards like the one above [Motorola Razr 2022],
While the app gives you basic functionality for free, many features are locked behind a paywall. The app is currently offered as a subscription model with a monthly payment of Rs. 160, and annually Rs. 1,200. A lifetime subscription to CoverScreen OS for the Galaxy Z Flip 4 can be purchased for Rs 2,400. The developer promises support for future Flip models, which are planned for Rs. starts from 4,000 onwards.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 was announced globally on August 10, with pre-bookings for the phone starting August 16 in India. Galaxy Z Flip 4 is priced at Rs. is from. 89,999 for the base variant and is also available in a customizable bespoke edition. 97,999. The phone has an upgraded Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC and is available with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage. The smartphone has two 12-megapixel rear cameras and a 10-megapixel selfie camera.
