How to edit a video on a Samsung Galaxy (speed, filters, sound)

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-edit-a-video-on-a-samsung-galaxy/ · Checked October 2026 · SM-A576B), One UI 9, Android 17 (build A576BXXU6BZIE · Samsung Galaxy A57

5 of 5 steps with real screenshots · 3 official sources below

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 (SM-A576B), One UI 9, Android 17 (build A576BXXU6BZIE)

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

3 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Tap the pencil

   Open the video in Gallery and tap the pencil at the bottom.

   Done

2. 

   Find the tools

   Along the bottom: trim, transform, filters, tone, decorations and sound. The gauge next to the time sets the speed.

   Done

3. 

   Change the speed

   Tap the gauge: ours offered 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1x and 2 (shown without an x).

   Done

4. 

   Add a filter

   Tap the filters icon, the third one, and swipe through them. Original, the unchanged look, comes right after the + tile.

   Done

5. 

   Change the sound

   Tap the speaker: a slider sets Video sound, and Add soundtrack picks music. On our screen recording the slider sat at the far left, next to a muted speaker.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No editor, or fewer tools? Samsung says its Video editor is available on S20 models and above. On older Galaxy phones the pencil may open fewer tools than our A57 shows. Source: How to use Samsung Video editor
• Did the speed change? On a second short screen recording, after we picked 2 the speed icon turned yellow and Revert and Save at the top became active.

  

• Want to cut the start or end? Drag the white handles at either end of the timeline. Source: How to use Samsung Video editor

  

If this does not work

• Saving takes a while? Samsung says long or high-resolution videos can take a few minutes to save. Source: How to use Samsung Video editor
• Don't want to change the original? Tap Revert to undo before saving. Source: How to use Samsung Video editor

About this guide

Gallery has a full video editor, so speed, filters and music need no extra app.

The screenshots are from our Samsung Galaxy A57 (SM-A576B) with One UI 9 and Android 17, in Dark mode, taken on 25 October 2026. Our test clips were short screen recordings; we did not save any change.

Good to know

Samsung lists Filter and Audio, with Add soundtrack and video volume, for videos too.

Just trimming? See trim a video on a Samsung Galaxy.

In short: Gallery, video, pencil, speed, filters, sound, Save.

📷 See real photos from the Galaxy A57 in our Camera Lab, next to 10 other phones.