Samsung Galaxy Photography Tutorials · page 9

201 free step-by-step guides for the phone you already own. Independent, not affiliated with Samsung.

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Samsung Gallery albums and collages: organise and combine photos

How to make albums, auto albums and collages in Samsung Gallery, use Collections and Stories, hide an album, and find the Freeform collage layout.

7 min read

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Camera Fixes

Samsung 'Camera failed' error: causes and fixes, step by step

Fix the Samsung 'Camera failed' warning in order: restart, clear the Camera cache, Safe mode, permissions, updates, Reset settings, diagnostics and repair.

9 min read

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Gallery, Backup & Sharing

How to recover deleted photos on a Samsung Galaxy

Get deleted Galaxy photos back from Gallery's Trash (the old Recycle bin), Google Photos, OneDrive or a Smart Switch backup, and what can't be recovered.

8 min read

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Gallery, Backup & Sharing

How to hide photos on a Samsung: Private album, Secure Folder and hidden albums

Hide photos on a Samsung Galaxy with the Private album, Secure Folder or Hide albums, what each one protects, and how to keep them out of cloud sync.

7 min read

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Gear & Camera Apps

Best Photography Apps for Android, From Planning to Sharing

The best photography apps for Android by job, from shooting and editing to planning with PhotoPills, backup and sharing, with November 2026 prices.

8 min read

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Editing

Best Video Editing Apps for Android on a Samsung Galaxy

The best Android video editors for Galaxy owners, from Samsung Studio to Premiere, CapCut, VN and LumaFusion, with watermarks, free limits and prices.

9 min read

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Editing

Lightroom Mobile on a Samsung Galaxy: Setup, RAW and Export

How to use Lightroom mobile on a Samsung Galaxy: what's free vs Premium, importing Expert RAW DNGs, masking, presets, sync and export settings.

10 min read

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Composition & Technique

How to Turn On Grid Lines in the Samsung Camera

Turn on grid lines in the Samsung camera: the Composition guide path on One UI 7 to 9, Grid lines on older phones, the level, and fixes if it's missing.

8 min read

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Expert RAW & Pro Mode

Samsung Pro Mode Presets: Settings to Save by Situation

How to save and load Samsung Pro mode presets in Camera Assistant, with starting values for night streets, tripods, action, portraits and the moon.

10 min read

Samsung Gallery albums and collages: organise and combine photos

Updated 6 Nov 2026 · 7 min read

Samsung 'Camera failed' error: causes and fixes, step by step

Updated 6 Nov 2026 · 9 min read

How to recover deleted photos on a Samsung Galaxy

Updated 6 Nov 2026 · 8 min read

How to hide photos on a Samsung: Private album, Secure Folder and hidden albums

Updated 6 Nov 2026 · 7 min read

Best Photography Apps for Android, From Planning to Sharing

Updated 6 Nov 2026 · 8 min read

Best Video Editing Apps for Android on a Samsung Galaxy

Updated 6 Nov 2026 · 9 min read

Lightroom Mobile on a Samsung Galaxy: Setup, RAW and Export

Updated 6 Nov 2026 · 10 min read

How to Turn On Grid Lines in the Samsung Camera

Updated 6 Nov 2026 · 8 min read

Samsung Pro Mode Presets: Settings to Save by Situation

Updated 6 Nov 2026 · 10 min read

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