Last updated: April 3rd, 2024 at 05:29 UTC+02:00
Before the official announcement of the Galaxy S24 series, it was reported that users could set Instagram Camera and Snapchat Camera as the lockscreen shortcuts. However, during the launch, there was no mention of that feature. It has started appearing now on phones running One UI 6.1.
One UI 6.1 brings Instagram Camera lockscreen shortcut
Devices running One UI 6.1 now have a new option for the lockscreen shortcut: Instagram Camera. As you can see in the screenshots below, the feature is present on our Galaxy S23 Ultra and Galaxy S24+. Both devices are running One UI 6.1 and have the latest beta version of Instagram. Once you set Instagram Camera as your phone’s lockscreen shortcut, you can jump directly to Instagram’s camera view, making it easier to create stories or post images and videos on your social media profile.
You can set Instagram Camera as your phone’s lockscreen shortcut by long-pressing on your phone’s lockscreen, entering your lockscreen password, selecting any of the lockscreen shortcuts (left or right), and then choosing the Instagram Camera option from the grid.
We couldn’t find the option to set Snapchat Camera as the lockscreen shortcut. Maybe the feature is still under development and could be released later. However, we can’t say for sure if Snapchat Camera will also appear as a lockscreen shortcut on Samsung phones.
With the Galaxy S24, Samsung introduced the Super HDR feature. The Galaxy S24 can capture, display, and upload (to instant messaging and social media apps) Super HDR images and videos. The Super HDR feature is built using Google’s Ultra HDR format and was introduced with One UI 6.1. Older phones won’t get the Super HDR feature.