How to take a selfie by showing your palm on a Samsung Galaxy
By Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 3 steps · Published 6 October 2026
Open Camera, the settings gear, Shooting methods and turn on Show palm. Switch to the front camera and hold your open palm towards it; a short countdown starts and the photo is taken without touching the screen.
- Device
- Android
- Shown on
- Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16
- App
- Camera
- Real screenshots
- 2 of 3 steps
- Checked
- October 2026
- Sources
- 1 official, linked below
Step by step
Open Shooting methods
In Camera settings, scroll down and tap Shooting methods.
Turn on Show palm
Show palm is on on ours. Its line says it takes selfies or starts selfie videos when you show your palm to the camera.
Show your palm to the front camera
Switch to the front camera, hold the phone or prop it up, and raise your open palm towards the lens until the countdown starts.
About this guide
Show palm is handy for group selfies and photos with the phone propped up, and it avoids the shake of pressing the shutter. We only looked at these screens on our phone and changed nothing.
The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with One UI 8.5 and Android 16, in Dark mode. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8 use the same menus; on older One UI versions a few names and positions differ.
Good to know
The same page has other hands-free options: Voice commands ("Smile", "Cheese", "Capture" or "Shoot") and a Floating Shutter button you can move around the screen.
In short: Camera settings, Shooting methods, Show palm on; front camera, show your palm.
Links checked in October 2026. Rules and prices change. Check the official source before you act.
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