Some people are not fans of screen notches, and the ability to “hide” a camera clipping has been around on many devices for quite some time. However, for Samsung Galaxy owners who are upgrading to One UI 3.0, the ability to hide the camera screen notch appears to have disappeared.
The launch of Android 11 in Samsung’s One UI 3.0 flavor has been a huge success so far, and continues to target a wide range of eligible devices even before the Galaxy S21 was revealed – which is substantially better than in previous years .
According to GalaxyClub.nl, if you want to hide the camera notch from the monitor, after upgrading your Samsung Galaxy device to One UI 3.0, you will no longer find the option in the device settings. Effectively, the option moves the UI elements down and darkens the screen around the screen cutout to simulate a forehead that does a reasonably solid job of “hiding” the selfie camera.
Samsung kept the option well hidden compared to some other OEMs. As you will have to go to Settings> Screen> Full screen of the application> Advanced settings. This will allow you to switch to “Hide camera clipping”, which then places a thick black border at the top of the screen. Overall, it is an inelegant solution to a problem that will not be solved until camera technology with a lower screen becomes really viable.
We are not sure if this is intentional or even a software bug. However, those who want to hide the notch on their Galaxy devices may end up being less likely if this is an integral part of One UI 3.0. This begs the question: is Samsung prepared to present some camera technology under the impressive screen in the not too distant future? Well, given the renders of the Galaxy S21 that have already leaked to show a prominent screen notch, we wouldn’t bet for now.
So if you upgraded your Samsung Galaxy device to One UI 3.0 and you can’t understand why you can’t hide the camera notch, now you know why.
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