Reviews of Samsung Galaxy S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra, price, technical specifications, design, screen, software, hardware, battery life charging, and other specifications of these phones.
Review of Samsung Galaxy S24, S24 Plus and S24 Ultra
Introduction
Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series is now official, and as the rumors suggest, there are a few key hardware upgrades, but the novelty lies in the new AI capabilities. Following on from Google’s Pixel 7 and Pixel 8 lineup, the Galaxy S24 family is now smarter than ever with Galaxy AI, which aims to improve almost every aspect of the phone.
Galaxy AI is an umbrella term for all the artificial intelligence-related features that come with the Galaxy S24 series and One UI 6.1. It’s pretty clear that Samsung is heavily relying on AI to make its smartphones smarter by 2024. And judging by the list of features, some of which are unique, the Galaxy S24 phones are Samsung’s smartest phones yet.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra specifications at a glance:
Body: 79.0×162.3×8.6mm, 233g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass Armor), glass back (Gorilla Glass Armor), titanium frame; IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 minutes), stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyroscope).
Screen: 6.80 inches Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak), 1440x3088px resolution, 19.3:9 aspect ratio, 501ppi; The display is always on.
Front camera: 12 MP, f/2.2, 26 mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF.
Video recording: Rear camera : 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound recording, EIS gyroscope. Front camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps.
Aside from these smarts, the Galaxy S24 Ultra gets notable upgrades like a brighter display, a more powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip for all markets, and replacing the older 10MP telephoto camera with a 50x 50MP zoom unit that promises to zoom in. It gives no losses even in time. 10x, but the rest of the cameras remain unchanged.
Other notable design changes include a new titanium frame for the S24 Ultra and a move away from the curved screen. The screen is now flat and has narrower bezels.
Specifications of Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus at a glance:
Body: 75.9×158.5×7.7mm, 197g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 3), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 3), aluminum frame; IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 minutes), Armor 2 aluminum frame with stronger drop and scratch resistance (advertised).
Screen: 6.70 inches Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak), resolution 1440×3088 pixels, aspect ratio 19.3:9, 509ppi; The display is always on.
Chipset: Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4nm) – US/Canada, Exynos 2400 – International: Octa-core (1 x 3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 and 5 x 3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 and 2 x 2.3 GHz Cortex-A720 and 2×2.3 GHz A520) – US / Canada; Adreno 750 – US / Canada; Xclipse 940 – International.
Front camera: 12 MP, f/2.2, 26 mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF.
Video recording: Rear camera : 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound recording, EIS gyroscope. Front camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps.
Connectivity: 5G; Electronic SIM card with two SIM cards; Wi-Fi 6E; BT 5.3; NFC.
Other specifications: fingerprint reader (under the display, ultrasonic); stereo speakers; Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (support desktop experience).
Moving on to the Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus, we see relatively few changes. Sure, the Vanilla and Plus now have brighter displays (same as the Galaxy S24 Ultra, but smaller), an upgraded aluminum Armor frame, and a new chipset. However, the Exynos 2400 will be available in most markets this year, while the Snapdragon 8 3G remains exclusive to the US, South Korea, and China.
Samsung Galaxy S24 specifications at a glance:
Body: 70.6x147x7.6mm, 168g. Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 3), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 3), aluminum frame; IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 minutes), Armor 2 aluminum frame with stronger drop and scratch resistance (advertised).
Screen: 6.20 inches Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak), resolution 1080x2340px, aspect ratio 19.5:9, 416ppi; The display is always on.
Chipset: Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4nm) – US/Canada, Exynos 2400 – International: Octa-core (1 x 3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 and 5 x 3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 and 2 x 2.3 GHz Cortex-A720 and 2×2.3 GHz A520) – US / Canada; Adreno 750 – US / Canada.
Front camera: 12 MP, f/2.2, 26 mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF.
Video recording: Rear camera : 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo recording, EIS gyroscope. Front camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps.
Connectivity: 5G; Electronic SIM card with two SIM cards; Wi-Fi 6E; BT 5.3; NFC.
Other specifications: fingerprint reader (under the display, ultrasonic); stereo speakers; Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (support desktop experience).
There are some minor bumps in screen size and battery capacity, too, and in the case of the Galaxy S24 Plus, it’s more than welcome. We feel that the S24 Plus is now closer than ever to the Galaxy S24 Ultra, giving users a fair choice between the two.
The design of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra remains largely unchanged at first glance. The chassis retains a rectangular shape with sharp corners, curved side bezels, and smooth top and bottom sides.
The S24 Ultra is now built with a titanium frame similar to the iPhone 15 Pro series. The front and back glass sheets are a new generation of Gorilla Glass armor that is said to have 4x better crack resistance than competing aluminosilicate solutions and 75% better anti-glare properties than regular glass.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
As you may have already noticed, the front of the S24 Ultra is now completely flat – gone are the curved side edges. It’s a surprising departure from curved screens, especially since Samsung pioneered them. On the other hand, the company promises the slimmest margins. We can confirm that they really do look quite slim in person.
These design changes and new materials have almost zero impact on weight and dimensions. The S24 Ultra is still around 230g, albeit now slightly slimmer – 8.6mm, down from 8.9mm. It’s not something you can figure out right away.
Not much has changed in the back design – the vertical cameras are stacked, separated by separate rings. The glass back is matte and completely smooth. Available colors are titanium black, titanium gray, titanium purple, and titanium yellow. There are fewer colors than last year, but probably more color work to come in the coming months.
Hardware and software features
While Samsung’s focus this year is more on the software side of things, particularly AI-based features, there are a few notable hardware upgrades or changes depending on who you ask.
This chipset will be universal for all global models of the Galaxy S24 Ultra, and there may be no need to go through the specs, as this is not the first device to use the said chipset.
Either way, when it comes to AI-related tasks, you can expect overall performance, efficiency, and faster number crunching. The Adreno 750 GPU can also provide better ray tracing performance for more beautiful visuals during gaming.
To support this beast of a chipset, Samsung has built a 1.9x larger vapor chamber into the Galaxy S24 Ultra than its predecessor, so that it can maintain higher clock speeds for longer periods of time without overheating.
The screen, although still 6.8 inches with the same 1440 x 3088-pixel resolution, is now brighter. Samsung advertises a maximum brightness of 2600 nits, which is likely to be achieved when playing HDR content.
With the most significant hardware changes out of the way, let’s talk software. The main user interface of this year’s One UI 6.1 based on Android 14 is artificial intelligence. Samsung calls it Galaxy AI, and it’s an umbrella term for all AI-related features.
Although some of the AI-powered functions are very similar to what we’ve seen on Google’s Pixel phones before, Samsung has developed some unique features. For example, the Galaxy S24 phones are the first to support two-way live translation during calls and support 13 languages at launch.
Like the Google Pixel, the S24 Ultra and its peers can translate live conversations and assign speaker tags. The transcribed text can then be summarized by an AI assistant.
Text translation on the go is also possible, and Samsung calls it Chat Assist. This keyboard is built natively by Samsung and can translate text from a messaging app or a social media app. It also helps you write a text with the right tone depending on the context.
Galaxy AI is active even when connected to Android Auto. After receiving a message, you can let the voice assistant summarize the message and provide adequate responses depending on the context.
The Galaxy S24 series is the first phone to introduce the so-called Circle to search. It’s a feature that lets you draw, tap, or underline specific objects on the screen, whether text or images and start a Google search. This feature works in all apps. This is especially convenient when using the S Pen on the S24 Ultra.
Design and Build
Just like their bigger counterparts, the Galaxy S24 Ultra, the S24 and S24 Vanilla don’t differ much from the regular design. Both phones are very similar to their predecessors with only minor design changes.
For starters, the side bezel is now made of a second-generation aluminum armor, as Samsung likes to call it, and is completely flat with a matte finish, as opposed to the glossy finish on previous Galaxy S releases.
Samsung Galaxy S24+
The transition between the back glass and the side frame is now smoother and seamless. However, the camera design remains the same – the camera units vertically with separate rings protruding from the back panel.
Rounding the front, we immediately noticed the smaller bezels. Even if Samsung didn’t highlight this change, it’s pretty obvious. The bezels around the screen are razor-thin.
In terms of weight and dimensions, there is absolutely no change. The two devices look exactly like the Galaxy S23 series, except for the matte finish, which is a little easier to hold.
Both the Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus come in Cobalt Purple, Amber Yellow, Onyx Black, and Marble Grey. Fewer colors than last year’s model, but new additions may come in the coming months.
Hardware and software features
The hardware changes are not many, but we can say that they are at least significant. The first thing to notice here is the screen technology. The vanilla and Plus models finally got some of the LTPO treatment this year. The Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus now support granular refresh rate control up to 120Hz, with the Plus variant bumping up the resolution to 1440 x 3120 pixels, matching the S24 Ultra in terms of resolution and features. The vanilla S24 maintains a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
In addition, the two new displays can grow up to 2600 nits, just like the S24 Ultra, and 0.1 inches compared to the non-Ultra S23 series. The vanilla S24’s screen diameter is now 6.2 inches, while the S24+ is 6.7 inches.
Unfortunately for some, the chipsets of these two are once again region-dependent. While the US and Canada get Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered versions, European and other markets use Exynos. These two phones are equipped with the new Exynos 2400 which promises a significant leap in performance and efficiency compared to the previous Exynos 2200 model.
Similar to the S24 Ultra, the base memory of the S24 Plus has been upgraded – it now starts at 12GB instead of 8 GB. The extra RAM might come in handy given Samsung’s long-term commitment to keeping its flagship devices up-to-date for more than five years. However, the standard S24 skips the line and settles for 8GB/128GB base storage, and that’s only midrange specs by 2024 standards.
Last but not least, the Galaxy S24 proper and its Plus counterpart gets a slight increase in battery capacity – 4,000 mAh for the Galaxy S24, up from 3,900 mAh, and 4,900 mAh for the S24+, up from 4,700 mAh.
There are no other significant changes to the hardware. As for software features, we’re happy to report that all AI-related features, meaning the entire Galaxy AI suite, will be available for non-Ultra models as well. So be sure to check out the S24 Ultra section for more information.
Camera features and examples
Perhaps the biggest change to the Galaxy S24 Ultra is the camera hardware. While the 200MP main unit and ultra-wide camera remain the same, Samsung has focused more on the telephoto side, now using a 3x + 5x combination instead of the old 3x + 10x combination. And while that might seem like a downgrade at first, Samsung argues that it’s actually an upgrade, and we’d be inclined to agree if the phone supported ads. Let us explain in detail.
Samsung introduced the so-called Quad Tele system with the help of algorithms based on artificial intelligence. With just two telephoto cameras, Samsung is able to cover zoom levels of 2x, 3x, 5x, and 10x, and every other step with optical-level quality. So, in a way, Samsung doesn’t completely abandon 10x zoom but only uses adaptive pixel sensor technology, AI multi-frame processing, and AI super-resolution to achieve a lossless 10x zoom. Additionally, the 50MP telephoto camera uses a large 1/2.6-inch sensor, which is much larger than last year’s 10x telephoto.
The math shows that at 10x zoom, the sensor + aperture combination of this new 5X camera should have the same light-gathering capability as the previous 10X camera on the S23 Ultra.
If our past comparisons between the S23 Ultra and the iPhone 15 Pro Max are anything to go by, it’s not that hard to get equivalent quality from a good 5x zoom camera.
Galaxy S24 Ultra: 0.6x • 1x • 2x • 3x • 5x • 10x
Moreover, AI processing algorithms are used in almost all scenarios including video recording. There are better algorithms to reduce it, and a smart system can distinguish the movements of the subject from the movements of the user taking the video, thus removing the noise more effectively.
Additionally, the new 50MP telephoto camera now features 2x OIS correction angle and 1.6x larger pixels to capture better details in the dark.
Galaxy S24 Ultra camera app
We took some indoor samples using all of the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s cameras to find out what the device is capable of. However, it is too early to judge.
Galaxy S24 Ultra: 1x • 3x • 5x • 10x
And while the Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus retain the exact same camera hardware as their predecessors, Samsung promises similar improvements in overall quality thanks to AI-based algorithm improvements. Unfortunately, the ultra-wide unit is once again neglected and lacks autofocus.
However, we have also prepared some camera samples from the S24 and S24+.
Galaxy S24/24+: 1x • 1x • 3x
Aside from the photo and video recording improvements, Samsung has implemented a few neat features regarding post-processing. Super HDR is now supported in native apps like the Gallery app and non-native apps like Instagram. All images captured with your camera are displayed with Super HDR with excellent detail in highlights and shadows. Super HDR is also available in the camera preview before taking the photo. This is especially useful because you can see how a photo will look before you hit the shutter button.
Image editing also becomes smarter. Thanks to artificial intelligence, you will receive text suggestions about what needs improvement in the mentioned frame, and remove or move objects in the image with a few simple taps.
Standard video playback in the native Gallery app allows you to play certain parts of a video in slow motion. Tapping and holding on a video while it’s playing will slow the video down and the AI will insert frames to make the video look smoother. AI algorithm tracks movement in real-time and intelligently inserts frames.
Summary
It’s quite obvious that Galaxy AI will be doing the heavy lifting this year, as most hardware improvements and software features rely heavily on on-device AI algorithms. For another year, the Galaxy S24 Ultra takes center stage with its new telephoto camera, titanium side bezels, and sleek front design.
However, the changes to the Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus are very welcome. A slight bump in battery capacity and an upgrade to brighter LTPO OLED panels are significant upgrades. In fact, the Galaxy S24 Plus, with its higher-resolution LTPO panel and 4,900 mAh battery, brings it much closer to the S24 Ultra than ever before. We’re curious to see how this plays out as some may prefer the S24+ due to the similar feature set and large price gap.
Additionally, we’re eager to see how the new AI-based features help in real-world situations and whether Samsung’s heavy bet on AI rather than a more meaningful hardware upgrade is enough to boost sales and spark user interest.
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Have you ever come across a font that looks great for your next project but can’t figure out what type it is?
How to recognize the name of the font from its picture?
For people who always deal with graphic images, photos or advertising banners, knowing how to recognize text fonts from photos is a useful and practical trick. Sometimes you are looking for a font that can attract the attention of viewers for an advertising banner or a special ad, and you prefer to use a font that you have seen before on a certain photo, so that your image looks just as attractive and spectacular; but you don’t know. How to find that particular font type.
If a particular font has caught your eye recently, you will see in this article that you can easily find the fonts on the images and use them for your purposes. If you need a specific font for personal use or if you need to identify it at the request of a customer, you will need the following methods.
Before starting, keep in mind that the software, websites and solutions that we introduce in this article do not have the ability to recognize Persian fonts and can only be used to recognize English fonts and so on.
Table of contents
Font recognition from photos online
FontSquirrel
Fontspring
MyFonts
The best artificial intelligence tool to find fonts from photos
Recognizing the text font from the photo on the computer and laptop
The best font recognition programs for photos
WhatTheFont
Find my Font
Is it possible to find the Persian font from the photo?
Font recognition from photos online
Online font detection sites are the best way to find a font from a photo, and almost all of them work the same way. To use these sites, it is enough to enter one of these sites using your phone and upload your photo so that it recognizes the font used in the image in a short time. In the following, we introduce some of the best online sites for recognizing fonts from photos:
FontSquirrel
FontSquirrel is one of the best online font recognition sites that, in addition to font recognition, allows you to download different fonts and chat with other people in the FontTalk section.
Working with the FontSquirrel website is easier than you might think. You just need to enter the site, upload the desired photo, and give the site a few seconds to display the photo font and other similar fonts for you. To upload a photo on this site, you can drag and drop the photo or tap on the Upload option and select the photo from your image gallery.
After uploading the photo on the FontSquirrel site, you will be asked to specify the part of the text that you want the font program to recognize, and finally, click on the Matcherate it button to provide you with the fonts that match the image.
The great thing about FontSquirrel is that it also allows you to purchase the provided fonts, and if you’re lucky, you might be able to download some of them for free.
Fontspring
Fontspring works just like other free online font recognition tools; But with 900,000 different fonts, it can increase your chances of finding the font you’re looking for.
By entering the macerator section of this site, you will see a page similar to the image above. Tap on Upload Image and upload the image you have in mind. In the next step, if necessary, you can crop the photo or change its direction. Finally, select the text on the photo and click on Matcherate. After a few seconds, all matching fonts will appear.
MyFonts
If the previous sites failed to help you find the font you want, you can visit MyFonts. This site offers many professional fonts for different projects and currently provides users with access to more than 230,000 fonts.
The great thing about the MyFonts website is that once you upload a photo, it automatically identifies the text on the photo; So you will spend less time compared to other tools. Tap on the highlighted text and then tap the Identify option. Finally, if you find the desired font, you can buy or download it directly from the site.
The best artificial intelligence tool to find fonts from photos
These days, when the fever of artificial intelligence is hot everywhere in the world, the use of artificial intelligence to recognize fonts from photos is one of the most important concerns of many people in the world. If you are one of these people, we recommend that you visit the WhatFontIs website. This website has two web versions, free and pro, and using artificial intelligence and 840,000 commercial and free fonts, it displays more than 60 types of similar fonts for every image you upload.
Try to have the photo you upload as high quality as possible; Because sometimes the low quality of the photo makes WhatFontIs unable to identify the corresponding font. Also, after uploading the image, the website tries to separate the letters automatically; However, if you want to identify broken fonts, you need to separate each letter with an advanced image editor.
Recognizing the text font from the photo on the computer and laptop
In addition to the online tools that you are not limited to using on your phone and computer, there is a lesser-known feature in Photoshop that can recognize fonts from photos for you. To use this font recognition tool, open the desired image in Adobe Photoshop and then select the text on the photo with the Rectangular marquee tool. Finally, click on Type in the toolbar and press Match Font.
Photoshop will show you similar and alternative fonts that match the text in the selected image. If after trying different methods, you have not managed to find the font you want, this tool can help you to some extent.
The best font recognition programs for photos
A number of programs also allow you to recognize the font on your phone; Thus, even if you do not have access to the Internet, you will always have font recognition software with you to use when necessary. In the following, you will get to know some of the best programs for finding fonts from photos:
WhatTheFont
If you don’t want to use online tools, WhatTheFont will do the font recognition process for you. After specifying the font that you want WhatTheFont to recognize, this program will provide you with a list of similar fonts and you can find the option you want.
WhatTheFont is a popular app for designers, crafters, and typography enthusiasts to get ideas and inspiration for their projects. This program has a smooth and simple user interface and helps you identify fonts in an instant.
In addition to software, WhatTheFont has a free web version that you can use to recognize fonts from photos without occupying your phone’s memory.
If you are looking for a program to recognize Latin fonts, Find My Font is a very good choice for you. This program is an ideal software for graphic designers, web designers, and all creative people who don’t want to waste time looking for fonts. You can take a photo of a particular font through the app’s camera or upload an image from your phone’s gallery and let the app find the font in just a few seconds.
Find My Font includes more than 150,000 different fonts; But besides the good features it offers, it is not possible to download fonts from it and you can only use it to identify fonts. Among other features of this program, we can mention the possibility of rotating images and identifying disconnected letters.
It should be noted that the desktop version of Find My Font, which is available for Windows and Mac operating systems, also has the ability to identify non-Latin fonts. This software detects fonts in a short time and in addition to finding the font from the photo, it also displays similar fonts.
Is it possible to find the Persian font from the photo?
Most of the sites that we have introduced in this article are active in the field of selling and providing different fonts, and in addition to this work, they also provide users with an online tool for recognizing text fonts from photos.
Unfortunately, most Iranian sites do not have a font recognition tool from the photo and are only considered as a reference for buying all kinds of Iranian fonts; fortunately, the Font Yab website provides its users with the option of finding a font from a photo. If you are looking for a Persian font finder from a photo, be sure to visit this site.
The need to find a font from a photo is something that most of us have probably experienced at least once. Do you have experience using any of the methods introduced in this article? Do you think the best way to recognize a font from a photo is to use websites or programs designed for this purpose?
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If you are tired of the high RAM consumption of Chrome, you can use some tricks to give your system RAM a breath of fresh air.
How to reduce the use of Chrome
Chrome browser has always been considered one of the most popular browsers and the main RAM killer of computers since its release until now. It doesn’t matter if the RAM capacity of your system is 4 GB or even 32 GB and more; In any case, by opening Chrome, you will dedicate most of the RAM capacity to Chrome.
Although Google has always been trying to optimize the use of Chrome and periodically improves the stability and consumption of hardware resources of this browser with frequent updates, RAM consumption is still one of the biggest problems for users when using Chrome.
This issue becomes more pronounced when you connect your Google account to Chrome to sync information, extensions, and history, and at this time you will see that at least half of the RAM capacity is easily allocated to this browser.
In general, it is inevitable that a large part of the system resources will be used to use this browser, but with solutions, this effect can be greatly reduced, especially in the case of RAM consumption.
Table of contents
Enable Memory Saver in Chrome
Prevent tabs from being disabled for a specific site in Chrome
Close unused and high-use tabs
Remove or disable unused plugins
Disable Preload Pages
Close Chrome completely and disable background activities
Enable Memory Saver in Chrome
Nearly two years ago, Google introduced the Memory Saver feature to reduce Chrome’s RAM consumption. This feature intelligently disables tabs, add-ons, and other processes that remain unused for a while and do not refer to them, deletes their data from the RAM, and has a significant impact on the RAM consumption of this browser. To enable this feature:
Enter Settings from the three-dot option at the top of the screen.
Search for a Memory saver in the search bar above.
By activating the RAM saver, three levels, Moderate, Balanced, and Maximum, will be displayed, and by choosing each, you can determine the period of time for the tabs to be disabled. By selecting Balanced, the tabs will be disabled after a normal amount of time of inactivity. If you select Moderate, the tabs will be disabled for a longer time, and with Maximum, they will be disabled for a very short time after leaving.
If your RAM fills up quickly and slows down the system, use the Maximum option; However, closing unused tabs is a more logical solution.
If your RAM is not affected much by Chrome, we recommend leaving the setting on Balanced so that when the tab returns and activates, less time is spent on reloading the page and refreshing the cache, thus reducing the processing load.
Prevent tabs from being disabled for a specific site in Chrome
If you have opened an important site that has certain information or is involved in a process that is lost if the tab is disabled, you can prevent it from being disabled by adding the address of this site to the list of exceptions and keeping it open all the time.
In Chrome settings, from the top search bar, search for inactive.
Click on the Add option in the Always keep these sites active section.
You can choose your desired site from the open tabs or enter the desired website address manually from the Add Sites section.
Close unused and high-use tabs
Perhaps Chrome is always accused of high RAM consumption, but the user himself can also be guilty in this case; Therefore, it is better to manage your open tabs and if you are one of those people like me who thinks you should keep tabs open to refer to them every hour or day, you will never see the empty half of the device’s RAM.
For more convenient RAM management, Chrome allows you to see the RAM consumption of each tab by hovering the mouse over the tabs, and thus you can make an easier decision by closing the tabs that are consuming the most RAM.
If you don’t see the RAM usage information by hovering over each tab:
Open Settings and enter Appearance from the left bar.
Activate the Show tab memory usage option from the Tab hover preview card section.
Remove or disable unused plugins
Chrome is not just a browser and provides a platform for running various applications and extensions so that as a multi-purpose software, various tools and facilities can be used. This browser has a lot of codes and many complications, part of this complexity is due to the existence of many features and facilities, and most importantly, the infrastructure of the ChromeOS operating system is based on Chromium.
Chrome extensions are so wide and diverse, and among them, there are useful tools that there is rarely a situation where the user of this browser does not install an extension; But sometimes the number of installed add-ons becomes so large that the user loses track of the number and does not notice the increase of add-ons that may have been used only once.
Therefore, if you are one of the people who have many extensions in Chrome, it is better to fix this section and help increase the speed of Chrome and thus reduce its RAM consumption. For this:
First, through Chrome’s Task Manager, check which extensions occupy the most RAM; To do this, press Shift+Esc.
Click the Memory footprint tab a few times until an upside-down triangle icon appears next to it.
Tabs, processes, and add-ons will be shown in order of RAM consumption, and in this way, you can identify the most consuming add-ons.
Click on the three dots option from the top menu and click on manage extensions from the Extensions section.
On the add-ons page, turn off frequently used or underused items or remove them completely from Chrome by clicking Remove.
Disable Preload Pages
Chrome has a feature that preloads some sites and pages before the user requests to speed up the page-loading process when the user wants to enter a site.
This feature will be useful for people who have weak internet and it even reduces the processing load of the processor to a great extent, but it will lead to an increase in RAM consumption another way to prevent this is to turn off the mentioned feature:
In the Chrome settings, search for Preload from the top toolbar and turn off the Preload Pages option.
You can also balance the level of preloading pages by Chrome and enable Standard Preloading instead of Extended Preloading.
Close Chrome completely and disable background activities
Sometimes, by closing the Chrome window, the processes of this browser do not stop completely and Chrome remains open in the background so that it can be opened faster in the next execution of Chrome. Of course, some extensions and applications that do not deal with tabs and operate independently of Chrome can lead to Chrome’s activity in the background and, as a result, increase RAM consumption.
If you don’t want this app to keep running in the background when you’re not using Chrome:
Open the settings and enter System from the left menu.
Turn off the Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed option.
In this article, we explained the most important tricks to reduce Chrome consumption; However, with some initiatives, it is possible to reduce Chrome’s RAM consumption even more. If you know or have tried a specific method or trick that has been fruitful and effective for you, share it with us in the comments section.
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By following a few simple steps, you can hide your favorite files and directories in Linux.
How to hide a file or directory in Linux?
Most of us have files on our computer or laptop that we don’t want other people to see. If your system uses a Mac or Windows operating system, you can use various tools to hide different files and folders or even encrypt your favorite files to better protect your privacy. In this article, we will talk about how to hide a file or directory in Linux.
In Linux computers and laptops, like Windows and Mac, you can hide your favorite files and directories from the view of others both through the terminal of the operating system and by using some tools that are very easy to use. In the following, we will introduce some efficient methods to hide files and directories in Linux.
Hide files and directories through the terminal
The easiest way to hide various files and directories in Linux is to use the Linux terminal or the Linux graphical environment (GUI).
Open a Linux terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.
In the terminal, type the following command:
$ ls $ mv sync.ffs_db .sync.ffs_db $ ls
Note: instead of sync.ffs_db, you must enter the name of the file you want and then type the file name again with a dot (.) at the beginning.
To hide the file through the graphical environment (GUI) of Linux, proceed as follows:
First, right-click on the desired file and click on the Rename option.
Put a dot (.) at the beginning of the file name.
Open and close the file once to apply the changes and hide the file.
Hide files in an image
Although hiding the file and directory in Linux by changing the file name seems to be a simple and fast method, but equally, it becomes easy for people who are a little familiar with the Linux environment to access this file. Therefore, we suggest that you go for a better method.
Data encryption or steganography is a method of hiding information in a normal image file, which, like the first method, has almost simple steps, but unlike it, it really hides the files you want from anyone’s view, and you can even hide them after hiding them. Delete the original file in the image irretrievably. In the following, we will teach the steps to hide the file and directory in an image file using the Linux terminal.
Open the Linux terminal and create a new folder (directory) using the following command.
mkdir newdir
Note: instead of newdir, enter your desired name for the new directory.
Copy or move the image file (PNG or JPG) you want to use to hide your desired file into the new folder you created.
Important note: sometimes, depending on the size of the files or the number of files you want to hide in an image, you may need to use a large image so that you have enough space to store the files inside the image.
If you want to hide multiple files, it is better to compress them into one zip file. To compress files in Linux, you must first create a new folder.
To create a new folder inside the folder you have already created, enter the following command in the Linux terminal:
mkdir /tmp/newdir
Note: instead of tmp, you must type the name of the folder you created in the previous step and enter your desired name for the new folder instead of newdir.
In this tutorial, we created a main folder named Images, which contains an image named MainImage.png and a subfolder named FileToHide. This subfolder contains all the files we want to hide.
To compress your files into a zip file, run the following command in the Linux terminal:
/zip -r secret.zip FilesToHide
Note: The r- code in the above command includes all the subfolders in the specified folder in the compressed file. In this command, instead of secret.zip, replace the desired name; You should also enter the name of the folder where you have saved all the files you want to hide instead of FileToHide.
To hide the zipped file in your desired image, run the following command in the Linux terminal:
cat MainImage.png secret.zip > secret.png
Note: In this command, MainImage.png is our main image file and secret.zip is the name of the zip file that contains all the files we want to hide. In fact, we redirected these two files to a new image file called secret.png. Be careful that the names of MainImage and secret (in both files with PNG and zip extensions) should be replaced with the names you want.
After running this command, if you want to see a list of all the files in the folder, use the ls command. In this directory, you will see the file name of the new image you created.
To access files hidden in an image file, use the following command to extract the zip file from within the image:
unzip secret.png
Note: replace secret.png with the name you chose for the image file containing the secret files .
When you run the ls command , the root folder containing the files you zipped will be displayed.
In this case, if you want to see the original files, enter the following command in the terminal:
Delete the original file after hiding it in the image
Sometimes you may want to delete the original version of the file after hiding the sample files you want in an image file. You can use the shred command to do this. This command replaces the file value with a specific value when the file is deleted. For example, we can set the file value to zero when deleting a file.
For this purpose, after opening the Linux window, run the following command:
By default, these files are overwritten three times (meaning rewriting new information, without the ability to recover previous information). This amount is usually enough, but if you want to overwrite the file more often, you only need to enter the command as follows and replace N with the number of times you want the files to be overwritten.
In this command, the z-code replaces the value of the file with the value zero. Also, the remove- code removes files; Of course, this is done through the shred command itself, but without entering remove- in the shred command, the file removal operation will not be done completely.
What method do you use to hide your files in Linux? We will be happy if you share your experiences in this field with us and other Zomit users.