Samsung Galaxy’s reported Labs menus use different entry points: How-To Geek describes app-specific About screens, a route through Intelligent Wi-Fi, and a Samsung Browser Labs page already in Settings. If you’re looking for a particular control, start with the app or task it belongs to.
Match the menu to the task
How-To Geek describes these six menus and routes. The options and paths are reported instructions, not a guarantee that every Galaxy phone has the same menu.
| Menu | Reported access route | Described use |
| Samsung Capture developer menu | Settings > Advanced features > Screenshots and screen recordings > About Samsung Capture; tap the version number 10 times. Repeat the taps after leaving to reopen it. | Developer options, including screenshot history, AI Select model selection, telemetry, and feature toggles. |
| Connectivity Labs | Settings > Connections > Wi-Fi > three-dot menu > Intelligent Wi-Fi; repeatedly tap the Intelligent Wi-Fi version. | Wi-Fi diagnostics and Home Wi-Fi Inspection. |
| Contacts Labs | Contacts > three-dot menu > Settings > About Contacts; tap Contacts seven times. | Show contacts from third-party chat apps in Samsung Contacts. |
| Gallery Labs | Gallery > menu > Settings > About Gallery; tap the version number 10 times. | Gallery options such as PDF export, album locking, and date grouping. |
| My Files Labs | My Files > three-dot menu > Settings > About My Files; tap My Files about 10 times, then select Enable MyFiles Labs. | Includes a Permanently Delete Option for files deleted in My Files. |
| Samsung Browser Labs | Browser > three-dot menu > Settings > Useful features > Labs. | Use the phone’s system font on webpages; no unlock sequence is described. |
Before changing a Labs option, check which app it affects. My Files’ Permanently Delete Option bypasses Trash for deletions made in My Files.
What the app-specific menus change
In Gallery Labs, the options described by How-To Geek include saving images as PDFs, locking albums, grouping photos by date, adding collection categories, and changing legacy Gallery behaviors. Contacts Labs has a more focused purpose: its described option brings contacts from third-party chat apps into Samsung Contacts.
The deletion setting in My Files has a narrower scope. It bypasses Trash for files deleted within My Files; it does not apply to deletions made in Gallery.
How-To Geek describes Samsung Capture’s developer menu as poorly documented. Its listed controls include screenshot history, AI Select model selection, telemetry, and feature toggles, so the guide advises against enabling options without understanding them.
Find Connectivity Labs through Intelligent Wi-Fi
Open Settings > Connections > Wi-Fi > three-dot menu > Intelligent Wi-Fi, then repeatedly tap the Intelligent Wi-Fi version. How-To Geek says Connectivity Labs can show connection duration, saved networks, Wi-Fi bands and standards, and daily usage. It also describes Home Wi-Fi Inspection and an option to select 2.4 GHz when setting up IoT devices.
How-To Geek associates AI Network Guard, which blocks internet access for selected apps, with One UI 9. Its guide also describes a Wi-Fi 7 mode for phones that support Wi-Fi 7.
Samsung Browser Labs is already in Settings
The Samsung Browser route does not use an About screen or repeated taps: open Settings > Useful features > Labs from the browser’s menu. How-To Geek describes an option there that lets webpages use the phone’s system font.
Other hidden menus had different routes
A Samsung Members user guide dated March 24, 2023, described additional routes: About-screen taps for Bixby, SmartThings, and Link Sharing; System UI Tuner activities for Samsung Keyboard Lab and Bixby Voice; and Activity Launcher for Call Labs and Galaxy Themes Test Mode.
