We’ve all, at some point in our lives, pocket-dialed people, sent messages we hadn’t intended on sending, or just messed up a podcast we were listening to because the screen was left unlocked while our phone was in our pocket. It’s to avoid exactly such scenarios that features like ‘accidental touch protection’ exist on Samsung phones.
What is Accidental touch protection?
In the case of Samsung Galaxy phones, Accidental touch protection essentially monitors where your phone is, and disables touch input and/or your screen when the phone is in a dark place like your pocket.
The phone usually does this by using the light sensor on the front of the phone. This sensor is normally used to adjust auto-brightness in varying lighting conditions, and to help with auto-exposure when taking selfies. Some phones might also turn on the camera from time to time to confirm that nobody is looking at the screen.
The sensors usually work well together to ensure that accidental touches are prevented while in a pocket and that you don’t get locked out when trying to use your phone in the dark.
Enabling Accidental touch protection
Unlock your Samsung Galaxy phone and head to Settings, then look for ‘Accidental touch protection’. You can find this via the search function in settings. Once found, tap the toggle switch and you are done. Now. your phone is being protected from accidental touches.
In addition, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip owners might want to disable the ‘Fingerprint always on’ feature, which can also be found by searching for it in Settings or by looking for the option under the Display tab.
This feature disables the fingerprint sensor when the display is off. This prevents accidental unlocks from being detected, which in turn prevents you from getting locked out of your device because of multiple accidental unlocking attempts.
In some cases, users might want to disable the tap-to-show feature of their Samsung Galaxy phone’s always-on display (AOD). It is normally not an issue, but sometimes users might turn on the display and trigger an arbitrary action via the AOD. Disabling the feature is also better for the battery in the long run anyway.
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Accidental touch protection is a common feature on Samsung Galaxy smartphones and you’ll find similar features on devices from other smartphone makers as well. You will of course need to visit the manufacturer’s website to confirm.

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