What is the Game Launcher and Game Tools on my Samsung Device
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What is Game Booster and how do I use it?
No matter what type of game you're playing, Game Booster has been designed to make it even better. By monitoring how the game runs on your device and your usage, Game Booster uses data about the temperature and memory to automatically adjust your settings to give you the best experience.
Game Booster can also help you keep all of your focus on the game you're playing. While you're gaming you can disable Bixby and the Edge panel and even hide notifications to ensure that you get that high score.
The pop-up panel provides quick access for up to four apps. This helps you to easily check your messages or watch a video on how to defeat that annoying boss. You can customise your pop-up panel to include any app installed on your device.
There's nothing more annoying than losing a life in a game because an enemy was blocked by a notification. Game Booster gives you the power to limit what notifications you receive while you're playing a game. You can also disable features like Bixby and the edge panel to help keep your gaming uninterrupted.
Game Booster makes your games better by optimising the battery, memory and temperature of your device. Once you've played a game for a short while, Game Booster will learn the games requirements and your usage to provide the best possible experience.
If you're experiencing unusual behaviour on Samsung mobiles, tablets or wearables, you can send us an error report or ask us a question in the Samsung Members app.
This allows us to take a closer look at what is happening. The data is anonymised and only held for the duration of the investigation. Find out more about sending an error report through the Samsung Members app.
Game Launcher
Game Launcher is the ultimate control centre for games. All your games in one convenient place with new downloaded games added automatically. Before you start playing, you can mute and hide alerts and adjust game settings to save power or further improve your gaming experience.
Things to know:
- No alerts during games - All of your alerts will be muted and hidden during gameplay. Only incoming calls will be displayed on your screen.
- Mute game - The game volume will be muted, but your phone volume won't change. To turn off Mute game, press one of the Volume keys during gameplay.
- Tune performance - Performance tuning adjusts the performance of the game. Selecting High performance improves performance but may increase power use. Selecting Save power saves power but may reduce performance.
Click on the drop down menus below to learn how to set up or disable Game Launcher on your Samsung device.
A shortcut to Game Launcher will be added on your Home screen.
Please Note: If your Game Launcher is already on the latest version, skip to Step 7.
Once ready, tap on Open to start Game Launcher.
Game Launcher has now been successfully setup and is ready to be used.
● No alerts during games - All of your alerts will be muted and hidden during gameplay.
Only incoming calls will be displayed on your screen.
● Mute game - The game volume will be muted, but your phone volume won't change.
To turn off Mute game, press one of the Volume keys during gameplay.
● Tune performance - Performance tuning adjusts the performance of the game.
Selecting High performance improves performance but may increase power use.
Selecting Save power saves power but may reduce performance.
Game Tools
Game Tools is a function built into the Operating System of Samsung Phones and Tablets running Android OS 7 and higher. It's designed to let you record and share screenshots of your most epic game-play. Post videos and photos to your social feeds to show off your best run through, or help others find easter eggs.
Game Tools will appear in the navigation bar to allow you to quickly access the following functions:
- Record: Save a video of your gameplay
- Screenshot: Take a photo of your gameplay
- Navigation button lock: Keep the navigation buttons turned off during gameplay so you don't accidentally exit out
- Calls and notifications: Options to minimise caller notifications, or turn off most notifications while you're playing
- Block during game: Stop the Bixby/Home buttons from working and turn off Auto Brightness while you're in a game
Please Note: Functions of Game Tools will vary depending on the device and operating system.
How do I enable Game Tools?
Tap on the Game Tools icon to view the available options.
● No alerts during game: Block notifications, except for incoming calls
● Lock Recents and Back keys: Lock the Recents and Back keys
● Minimise game: Minimise the game screen
● Screenshot: Capture screenshots
● Record: Record your game a session
● Setting: Access the Game Tools settings
To remove the icon from the current game screen, tap, hold then drag the Game Tools icon to the Remove icon at the top of the screen.
- Full Screen: Will allow you to Game in full screen, the Game may restart or reload to play in full screen.
- No Alerts during Games: Most alerts during gameplay will be muted and hidden. Some alerts, including call alerts might be shown.
- Hard Press Home button Lock: Locks the Home button during gameplay, to use the home button simply hard press this button.
- Edge Touch Lock: Lock the Edge Panels
- Navigation Key Lock: Locks the Navigation Bar to prevent accidential touches or exiting the game.
- Screentouch Lock: Blocks accidential touches while you've paused the game, simply swipe across the screen to get back into gameplay
- Screenshot: Capture Screenshots
- Record: Record the Screen or yourself whilst in Gameplay
Adding Shortcuts
Shortcuts are perfect for quickly enabling or disabling a gaming function. Once you have enabled a shortcut you can use this setting while playing any game in Game Launcher. To access this function follow the below steps;
Customising Recorded Videos
- Full Screen: Will allow you to Game in full screen, the Game may restart or reload to play in full screen.
- No Alerts during Games: Most alerts during gameplay will be muted and hidden. Some alerts, including call alerts might be shown.
- Hard Press Home button Lock: Locks the Home button during gameplay, to use the home button simply hard press this button.
- Edge Touch Lock: Lock the Edge Panels
- Navigation Key Lock: Locks the Navigation Bar to prevent accidential touches or exiting the game.
- Screen touch Lock: Blocks accidential touches while you've paused the game, simply swipe across the screen to get back into gameplay
- Screenshot: Capture Screenshots
- Record: Record the Screen or yourself whilst in Gameplay
Adding Shortcuts
Shortcuts are perfect for quickly enabling or disabling a gaming function. Once you have enabled a shortcut you can use this setting while playing any game in Game Launcher. To access this function follow the below steps;
Customising Recorded Videos
Viewing your Recorded Videos
- Call and Notifications: Will allow you to block calls and notifications from interrupting your game play.
- Block during Game: Will allow you to disable services and settings such as Bixby, Edge panel and auto brightness.
- Advanced Game Features: Allows users to enabled power saving while locked, pop-up panel, auto screen lock and customise apps to be viewed in full screen.
- Edge Touch Lock: Lock the Edge Panels
- Dolby Atmos for Gaming: Enhance volume when playing games to amplify even the lowest sounds, like footsteps in a horror game.
- Navigation Button Lock: Locks the Navigation Bar to prevent accidential touches or exiting the game.
- Screen touch Lock: Blocks accidential touches while you've paused the game, simply swipe across the screen to get back into gameplay
- Screenshot: Capture Screenshots
- Record: Record the Screen or yourself whilst in Gameplay
Adding Shortcuts
Shortcuts are perfect for quickly enabling or disabling a gaming function. Once you have enabled a shortcut you can use this setting while playing any game in Game Launcher. To access this function follow the below steps;
Customising Recorded Videos
Viewing your Recorded Videos
Launch icon Game Launcher app
Pop-up Panel: Allows you to select up to 4 different apps to easily access whilst gaming. If you would like to customise your Pop-up Panel tap on 
and add/ remove your preferred apps.
Discord: Allows you to share your Gameplay status with all your Discord friends.
Settings: Allows you to adjust your Gamer Booster settings.
Screen touch lock: Blocks accidential touches while you've paused the game, simply swipe across the screen to get back into gameplay.
Screenshot: Captures screenshots whilst playing your game
You can download the user manual from our Manuals & Downloads page. For all other queries or further technical assistance, please call Samsung Customer Care on 0800 726 786 or Live Chat with our Technical Team online, services are open 24 hours, 7 days.
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