Showing posts with label Stock Apps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stock Apps. Show all posts

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Disable and Enable the Stock Applications in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

As we all know that Samsung Galaxy S5 is equipped with some stock/default applications that are designed to meet your basic need, such as make a call, send a message, etc. You can use those apps directly without having install them first and of course most of them are ads-free so that you can use them conveniently. However, for some reason, if you don't want some of pre-installed apps are displayed in your apps menu then you can disable them because the default apps can't be uninstalled. Once you disable the app, you or other related-apps won't be able to use or access the app.


How to disable the stock apps?
Before disabling an app in the Samsung Galaxy S5, you have to know that the app may be linked and accessed by other apps. That's why disable an app can cause error for other related-apps. Given to that fact, when your phone encounters any error after an app is disabled, then you have to re-enable the app to fix this problem.


Method #1: From the additional menu in the Apps menu
This method is easier than other method to disable app and it also allows you to disable multiple apps with ease, but not all apps can be disabled by using this method even when the app is listed in the apps menu.
  1. In Home screen, tap Apps to go to apps menu.
  2. Long tap the Recent apps key or tap to open up the additional options and then select Uninstall/disable apps. All stock apps that can be disabled will have in their shortcuts.
  3. Tap the required stock app you want to disable.
  4. Tap Disable button.
  5. The selected app has been disabled.
  6. To disable more apps, repeat from the step #3.


Method #2: From the Disable icon in the Apps menu
This method allows you to disable apps quickly from the apps menu. But, the disable icon may not available for some apps therefore some apps can't be disabled by using this method.
  1. In Home screen, tap Apps to go to apps menu.
  2. Tap and hold the required app you want to disable and then drag it to the Disable icon located at the top of the screen.
  3. Tap Disable button.
  4. The selected app has been disabled.


Method #3: From the App info icon in the Apps menu
This method allows you to go to the app info for particular app with ease and fast, compared if you have to scroll the screen down and up in the application manager to find the app. Some app that can't be disabled using method #1 or #2 may be able to be disabled by using this method. But, still, there are some apps that can't be disabled by default.
  1. In Home screen, tap Apps to go to apps menu.
  2. Tap and hold the required app you want to disable and then drag it to the App info icon located at the top of the screen.
  3. In the app info screen, tap Turn off button.
  4. Tap OK button to confirm.
  5. The selected app has been disabled.


Method #4: From the Settings menu
Since this method will show you all of installed apps in your phone, then make sure only use this method to disable user apps not system apps. Disabling system apps can make you phone doesn't work well.
  1. Swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel.
  2. Tap the Settings icon to enter the Settings menu.
  3. With the Settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Applications section and then tap Application manager .
  4. Swipe the screen from right to the left until you see the All tab. All installed apps in your phone will be displayed here.
  5. Tap the required app you want to disable.
  6. Tap Turn off button.
  7. Tap OK button to confirm.
  8. The selected app has been disabled.


How to re-enable disabled apps?
For any reason, if you want to re-enable disabled apps, you can do so either through the apps menu or the settings menu. As a note, both these methods will allow you to re-enable all disabled apps regardless the method you are using to disable that app.


Method #1: From the Apps menu
  1. In Home screen, tap Apps to go to apps menu.
  2. Long tap the Recent apps key or tap to open up the additional options and then select Show disabled apps(this option only available if you have disabled apps before).
  3. Tap the required app you want to re-enable. The selected apps will be check-marked.
  4. Tap Done button.
  5. The selected apps will be re-enabled.

Method #2: From the Settings menu
  1. Swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel.
  2. Tap the Settings icon to enter the Settings menu.
  3. With the Settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Applications section and then tap Application manager .
  4. Swipe the screen from right to the left until you see the Turned off tab. All disabled apps will be listed here.
  5. Tap the required app you want to re-enable.
  6. Tap Turn on button.
  7. The selected app will be re-enabled.

As a note, the shortcut of an app will be removed from Home screen and the apps menu when you disable the app. Then when you re-enable it, only the shortcut in the apps menu will be displayed again, thus if you want the shortcut of the app is displayed again in Home screen, then you have to add the app to the Home screen manually.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Use and Customize S Finder App in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Have you ever felt that you often wasted a lot of time to find a file you saved on your phone? Or, have you ever spent a lot of time digging into the Settings menu just to find a menu or feature? These situations will be worse if you have a lot of contents on your phone but you forget when or where you save that file, or if the menu you're looking for is located in the deep side of the settings menu. If you have ever been in those situations, then you can save yourself and your times by using the S Finder app.

S Finder app will help you to find content on your phone or search more about the keyword you have entered in the search bar in the search engine with more easily and fast. In this app, you can also apply various filters to refine the search results and give you a better result. Therefore you can rely on S Finder instead of search function in each app to help you easily find a file or menu you're looking for in a few seconds.


How to use S Finder app?
You can use S Finder app to browse content on your phone or find more information for certain keyword in search engine by using the following steps:
  1. Swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel.
  2. Tap S Finder button .
  3. If this is the first time for you using this app, you'll be presented with the short introduction of this app. Feel free to check Do not show again option if you don't want to be presented with this window again in the future. Tap OK button.
  4. Tap the search bar and then type anything you want to find. Tap to start searching.
  5. The search result will be displayed on the screen. By default, S Finder will find all content related with your keyword in all categories unless you set filter for it.
  6. If necessary, you can update the search results by tapping and then select Refresh.
  7. If you want to refine your search result for certain parameter, you can set filter for your search by using the following steps:
    • Filtering the categories
      • Tap .
      • In the category filter row , tap the required categories you want to use (they are likely: Notes, Conversations, Settings, Images, Music, Videos). The selected filters will turn blue.
      • The search results will be displayed based on the selected categories.
      • For instance, if you want to search "flash" in the settings menu, then you can type flash in the search bar and then select Settings for your filter.
    • Filtering the time
      • Tap .
      • In the time filter row , tap the required time you want to use (they are likely: Past 30 days, Past 7 days, Yesterday, Today, Next 7 days). The selected filters will turn blue.
      • The search results will be displayed based on the selected time.
      • For instance, if you want to search "schedule.pdf" you created in the 3 days ago, then you can type schedule.pdf in the search bar and then select Past 7 days for your filter.
    • Filtering the tag
      If previously you've tagged your contacts in the pictures, then you can select the tagged contact as the filter and the S Finder app will display all tagged-contact-related contents.
    • Filtering the location
      If previously you've tagged locations in the pictures, events or else, then you can select the tagged location and the S Finder app will display all tagged-location-related contents.
  8. Some search results (e.g: picture, contact, music, url) can be shared to others by using the following steps:
    • Tap and then tap Select.
    • All share-able search results will have a checkbox in their left sides.
    • Tick the checkbox in the desired search results you want to share.
    • Tap Share button .
    • Select the required share method you want to use (e.g: Email, Gmail, Messages, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, etc).
    • Follow the on-screen instruction to complete sharing the selected search results.


How to customize S Finder app?
You can customize the settings menu of the S Finder app to suit your need by using the following steps:
  1. Swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel.
  2. Tap S Finder button .
  3. Long tap the Recent apps key or tap to display additional options and then select Settings.
  4. Change the order of the search results
  5. You can change the order of the search results by using the following steps:
    • Tap Result display order.
    • You'll see 4 options available, they are:
      • Frequently used category first: select this option if the search results are ordered by frequently used category. For instance, if the Music is the most often used category, then S Finder will display search results for music at the first place.
      • Currently used category: select this option if you want the search results are ordered by the currently used category/app. For instance, if the Internet app is the currently used app, then S Finder will display search results for Internet/web history at the first place.
      • Alphabetical: select this option if you want the search result categories are ordered alphabetically.
      • Custom: Select this option if you want the search results are ordered by your own setting. Choosing this option will enable the "Category order" option. Tap Category order and then re-arrange category positions per you need by dragging the in the required category to the required place.
  6. Select search category
  7. By default, all categories in S Finder are selected. In case you want to select or deselect some of categories, then you can do so by using the following steps:
    • Tap Select search category to see all available categories.
    • To activate the categories, tick the checkbox in the left side of the desired categories. Or, you can check the box besides Select all to activate all categories.
    • To deactivate the categories, clear the checkbox in the left side of the desired categories.
  8. Enable or disable save search history
  9. If necessary, you can save all search histories you have made in S Finder app by checking the box next to Save search history.
  10. Delete saved search history
  11. If previously you have enabled save search history, then S Finder app will save all search histories you have made before. In case you want to delete some saved search histories, you can do so by using the following steps:
    • Tap Delete history.
    • All saved search history will be displayed.
    • Select the desired search histories you want to delete. Or select Select all to select all saved searcg histories.
    • Tap Done button.
    • Tap OK button to confirm.
    • The selected search histories will be deleted.
  12. Show or hide filters:
  13. By default, S Finder app displays all filter options. In case you want to show or hide some of filters, then you can do so by using the following steps:
    • Tap Select filters.
    • You'll see 4 filter options (they are likely: Category filter, Time filter, Tag filter, Location filter).
    • To show the filter options, tick the checkbox next to the desired filter options you want to show in the S Finder app.
    • To hide the filter options, clear the checkbox next to the desired filter options you want to hide in the S Finder app.
    • Tap OK button.

Given to its function, using S Finder will be able to help you save your time and find files or menus you're looking for with more easily and fast. So, how about you? Has this app helped you?

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable, Use and Disable My Magazine in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

When I got my Samsung Galaxy S5 for the first time, I noticed that when I scrolled right on the Home screen, I was presented with inactive My Magazine, asked me whether I wanted to activate it. Since this app is not activated by default therefore you have to configure it first before using it in your phone. In case you have not known about My Magazine yet, when it's activated you'll be able to see summary of the news and live social network updates that you're interested with in a single page.


How to enable My Magazine?
It's quite simple to configure or turn on My Magazine, you can use the following steps to do so:
  1. In Home screen, tap to go to My Magazine.
  2. Tap Next button in the welcome screen.
  3. Check the box in the left side of I agree option in the Term of use screen and then tap Start button.
  4. To change the content of My Magazine, tap and then select Settings.
  5. If necessary, you can set My Magazine to refresh its content when you open it by checking the box next to Auto refresh on opening.
  6. Under the NEWS section, you can choose the news you're interested with by checking the box in the desired news from the following options:
    • Arts and culture
    • Business
    • New and noteworthy
    • News
    • Photos and design
    • Sport
    • Style
    • Technology and science
    • Books
    • Today's picks
    • Food and dining
    • Living
    • Music
    • Travel
  7. Under the SOCIAL section, you can choose social networks you're interested with by checking the box in the desired social network from the following options:
    • 500px
    • Flickr
    • Google+
    • LinkedIn
    • RenRen
    • SINA Weibo
    • Tumblr
    • Twitter
    • Youtube
  8. My Magazine app will display the news and live update for the social networks you have selected before.


How to use My Magazine?
Once you activate My Magazine and select the desired news and social networks, then you can use My Magazine by using the following steps:
  1. In Home screen, tap to go to My Magazine.
  2. It'll automatically refresh the content if you have activated auto refresh on opening. If not, you can refresh My Magazine content manually by swiping down the screen.
  3. Tap and hold a content and then drag it to the top or bottom to reorder the content.
  4. Tap the news or social network update to read the entire news or social network update in the website/app. FYI, if you have selected a social network that has not been activated in your phone then you'll be asked to activate it when you tap the social network content in My Magazine. Until you activate it, the content of inactive social networks will be blank and labelled with Tap to get started.


How to disable My Magazine?
In case you don't want My Magazine is displayed on the Home screen or want to remove it from the Home screen, then you can turn off My Magazine by using the following steps:
  1. Pinch your fingers together on the Home screen or tap on any blank area on the Home screen to enter the edit mode.
  2. Tap Home screen settings .
  3. Clear the checkbox next to My Magazine to disable this option.
  4. Tap the Back button to return to the edit mode.
  5. Spread two fingers apart together on the screen or tap on any Home screen preview to get out from the edit mode.
  6. My Magazine won't be displayed on the Home screen.

Please note that since this app requires a network connection, it may result in additional charges if you use mobile data instead of Wi-Fi. Thus it'd better if you disable auto refresh content if you're not connected to the Wi-Fi network or if your data plan is not unlimited.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Make the Browser to Load or Not the Flash on the Web

One way to do to enable you viewing flash-based website is by installing Adobe Flash Player on your Samsung Galaxy SIII. Even though nowadays Adobe Flash Player is no longer available on Google Play Store, you still be able to install it from another source. First, you need to allow your phone to install from unknown source to do so.

See also: How to Install Adobe Flash Player Application on Samsung Galaxy S3

once you've finished installing it on your phone, now you can viewing website contains with flash through the Browser apps. But, you should remember that load the flash on the web may cost you more data. Fortunately, there is an option in the stock browser apps which will allow you to make the browser to load the flash or not.


How to customize plug-ins settings on Browser apps?
Below are the complete steps to do:
  1. Open the Browser apps.
  2. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
  3. Tap Advanced.
  4. Tap Enable plug-ins.
  5. Now you'll see three options available on pop up menu, they are:
    • Always on: choose this option to allow the browser load flash on the web.
    • On demand: choose this option if you want to decide which the flash content on the web you wish to load.
    • Off: choose this option to make the browser not to load flash on the web.
  6. Tap the required enable plug-ins option you wish to use. When the dot indicator next to the option shows green means the option is selected.
  7. Tap the Back key to return to the browser page.

By knowing how to change plug-ins settings on the Browser apps, now you can set it according to your needs. When your priority is a better experience while viewing the web then you can set it to always on, but if you have no problem to view the web without load the flash and want to save more data, then you can set it to on demand or turn it off.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Share Selected Text in the Web Page

Web search is one of the option available when you're selecting text in the web. By using this option you can search whatever the text selected directly from the web, and you will find the search result be displayed in the default search engine page.

See also: How to Search Selected Text on the Web Page on Samsung Galaxy S3

While you selecting text in the web, you can also find another option available called Share. This option will allow you to share the highlighted text in the web to another device through several ways, such as via Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, Messaging or Wi-Fi Direct.


How to Share highlighted text in the web page?
If you wants to share text in the stock Browser apps in Samsung Galaxy SIII to another device by using some options available there, then below are the steps you need to do:
  1. Open the stock Browser apps.
  2. Navigate to the required web page.
  3. Tap and hold the text until the text select is shown. You can adjust the text selected area by tapping and drag one of the anchor points at the selected text. The text selected will be highlighted.
  4. Tap Share icon at the top area of the display.
  5. Now, you'll see some options available to share, such as:
    • Bluetooth: choose this option to share the selected text to another Bluetooth-capable device. Make sure both of the devices to enable the Bluetooth to do so.
    • Email: choose this option to share the selected text via Email. This will copying the selected text to a new email message in the Email apps. When you have multiple email accounts, then you will be asked to choose which the account you want to send the email with. But, if you've already set the default email account, then it will automatically use this account to send the email with.
    • Gmail: choose this option to share the selected text via Gmail. This will copying the text selected to a new email message in the Gmail apps.
    • Messaging: choose this option to share the selected text via messaging. This will copying the text selected to a new text message in the Messaging apps.
    • Wi-Fi Direct: choose this option to share the selected text by connecting to another Wi-Fi capable device.
  6. Choose the required option you wish to use to share the text.
  7. The selected text will be sent to another device by using the selected methods.

By knowing how to share the selected text in the web to another device using some methods, now you can share a useful information in the web easily by using one of the available methods as mentioned above. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Search Selected Text on the Web Page

Nowadays, search engine is the main component which is widely use when the people use Internet to search something. By using the search engine, people can find whatever they looking for in the Internet with ease by typing the desired search term in the search engine. Due to its importance, most of browser apps available today provide a feature to automatically search whatever the user typed in the address bar without http or www through the default search engine.

See also: How to Set Default Search Engine in the Browser Apps on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to automatically search the search term typed in the address bar, you can also search the highlighted text on the web. This of course will useful if you find some text in the web and you want to use them as the search term on the default search engine.


How to search highlighted text on the web page?
If you wants to search the selected text in the Browser apps on Samsung Galaxy SIII, then kindly follow the steps listed below:
  1. Open the stock Browser apps.
  2. Navigate to the required web page.
  3. Tap and hold the text until the text select is shown. You can adjust the text selected area by tapping and drag one of the anchor points at the selected text. The text selected will be highlighted.
  4. To search the highlighted text, tap the Menu key located at the top right corner of the screen or next to share icon, then tap Web search.
  5. Now, the result will be displayed in the default search engine. If you set the default to Google search, then the search results will appear in a Google Search page.

This methods of course will also be able to save your time because you can search whatever the highlighted text in the web directly from there, and you don't need to open the search engine page to search for the certain text that you find in the web.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Copy Paste Text

Browser apps is one of the stock applications available in Samsung Galaxy SIII that you can use to meet your daily Internet needs, from browsing the webs, read online magazine, download, etc.

See also: How to Use Browser in Samsung Galaxy S3

You can get lot of useful information through the Internet because nowadays people share about almost everything in there. In some cases, you may have found something useful from the Internet and wants to keep it on your memo or note. If so, you can do this easily by copying them from the browser then paste them into your memo.


How to copy text in Browser apps?
Kindly follow the steps listed below to do so:
  1. Open Browser apps.
  2. Navigate to the web page that contain information you wish to copy.
  3. Select the required text by tapping and hold the area contains text until the text select is shown.
  4. Tap and drag one of the anchor point at the selected text to adjust the selected text area. The selected text area will be highlighted.
  5. Tap Copy icon to copy the selected texts.
  6. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

How to paste copied text to S Memo apps?
Once you've copied text, now you can paste it to another apps. In this case, we will try to paste copied text from the Browser apps to S Memo apps:
  1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
  2. Scroll to S Memo, then tap it.
  3. Tap Create text memo ( T) button located on the upper right corner.
  4. Now you can paste copied text to your memo by using one of the steps listed below:
    • Long tap the text field until Paste option is shown, then tap it to paste copied text to your memo.
    • Tap Clipboard icon on the keyboard, then select the required copied text you wish to paste.
  5. Finish. You have managed to paste copied text from the Browser apps to your memo.

For the record, this methods also can be applied in another apps, such as Messaging apps, S Planner, Email, etc.So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Clear All Saved Form Data in Browser Application

For some users, enable remember form data option in the stock browser apps in Samsung Galaxy SIII will make their Internet activity more easier, such as they will no longer need to enter the whole of the data that they've ever entered before because whenever they type it then the pop up contain saved data will appear and they can select it.

See also: How to Enable or Disable Remember Form Data in the Browser Apps on Samsung Galaxy S3

But, in certain condition you may want to remove the saved form data, for instance if you ever entering the wrong data for the first time and you were annoyed with its pop up whenever you try to enter it. If so, you can remove all of them easily by utilizing clear form data option directly through the browser apps.


How to remove all saved form data in Browser apps?
To do so, kindly follow the steps listed below:
  1. Open the Browser apps.
  2. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
  3. Tap Privacy and security.
  4. Scroll down to Form data section, then tap Clear form data.
  5. Tap OK button to confirm clearing form data.
  6. Tap the Back key to return to the browser page.

As a note, this option will remove all saved form data, not one or more of them. So, hope this help :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable or Disable Remember Form Data in the Browser Applications

Remember password is one of useful option available in the stock Browser apps in Samsung Galaxy SIII. By enabling this option, the browser will remember user name and password for websites. This option will also be able to prevent you entering the wrong password, moreover if you should entering lot of passwords in a day.

See also: How to Make the Browser Remember Password in Samsung Galaxy S3

Another option that has similar function with the remember password is remember form data. Enabling this option will make the browser remembering all the data you've entered in the web, so next time when you type it then you'll see the data pop up and you can select it.


How to turn on or off remember form data?
If you wants the browser save the form data for the website, then kindly follow the steps listed below:
  1. Open the Browser apps.
  2. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
  3. Tap Privacy and security.
  4. Under Form data section, tap Remember form data to enable or disable this option. When the box next to this option is ticked means this option is turned on.
  5. Tap the Back key to return to the browser page.

Once you've enabling this option, then try to navigate to the site that prompt you to entering data to allow the browser remember them. Later, whenever you type the first letter or some letters of the data, the pop up contains the data will appears and you can select it. Well, given the function of this option, enabling this option will also make you more easier when entering the data that you've ever entered before and of course this will save your time because you don't need to enter the whole of the data.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Set Default Search Engine in Browser Apps

Nowadays, almost everyone who have a smartphone as their device surely have known and ever use the Browser apps to meet their Internet activity needs. That's why most of smartphone today has this apps as the stock application, as well as the Samsung Galaxy SIII

See also: How to Use Browser on Samsung Galaxy S3

When you use the browser to search something, then generally you will use the search engine to make you more faster and easier to find what you are looking for in the Internet.


How to change the default search engine?
If you want to change the default search engine in the stock Browser apps, the kindly follow the steps listed below:
  1. Open the Browser apps.
  2. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
  3. Tap Advanced.
  4. Tap Select search engine.
  5. On pop up menu, tap the required search engine you wish to use as the default.
  6. Tap the Back key to return to the browser page.

Once you've finished selecting search engine, now whenever you type something in the address bar without including www or http then it will automatically searched on the selected search engine.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Clear All Saved Passwords in the Browser Apps

There is an option inside the stock Browser apps on Samsung Galaxy S3 called remember password that will make the browser save the user name and password for websites. This of course will help you to prevent entering the wrong password, given in a single day you may have to entering lot of passwords, from the social media up to a bank account password.

See also: How to Make the Browser Remember Password on Samsung Galaxy S3

But, for certain reason you may want the browser no longer remembering the password for the website. If so, then you can easily removed all of them directly through the browser apps.


How to removed all saved passwords?
Below are the steps to do so:
  1. Open the Browser apps.
  2. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
  3. Tap Privacy and security.
  4. Scroll down to Password section, then tap Clear password.
  5. Tap OK button to confirm clearing password.
  6. Finish. Now you have managed to remove all saved password.

For the record, this option can't be use to remove one or some of passwords, so whenever you use this option then all saved password on the browser apps will be removed.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Make the Browser to Remember Password

Nowadays, Internet become a daily need for almost everyone, from using it to access social media, send email, etc. Due to this reason, most of smartphone today was equipped with the Browser apps as one of their pre-installed apps, as with the Samsung Galaxy SIII.

See also: How to Use Browser on Samsung Galaxy S3

Lot of activities we do using the Internet sometimes made us should entering several passwords in a single day, from the social media, email, even a bank account password. These sometimes end up us to forgetting these passwords. Fortunately, the stock browser apps inside Samsung Galaxy SIII has a useful option to remember the password entered in webpage while you're using this apps.


How to enable or disable remember password in the stock browser apps?
  1. Open the stock browser apps.
  2. Tap the Menu key.
  3. Scroll down to Settings, then tap it.
  4. Tap Privacy and security.
  5. Under Password section, tap Remember password to enable or disable this option. When the box next to this option is ticked means this option is turned on.
  6. Tap the Back key to return to the browser page.

Once you've enable this option, the browser will save the user name and password for websites. This of course will facilitate you whenever you need to use the password to login. But, it's not hurt if you write down all of them in somewhere secure to avoid you forgotten them due to you never fill them by your own.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable or Disable Form Auto-Fill

There are some options inside the stock Browser apps that comes to facilitate you while using this apps to fulfill your Internet activity needs, such as auto capitalization that will automatically capitalize the first letter of the sentence.

See also: How to Enable or Disable Auto Capitalization on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another option inside this apps that will also facilitate you is form auto-fill. By enabling this option and filling the available fields of information, the browser will automatically use them whenever needed.


How to enable or disable form auto-fill?
Below are the steps to do so:
  1. Open the Browser apps.
  2. Tap the Menu key.
  3. Scroll down to the Settings, then tap it.
  4. Tap General.
  5. Under Auto-fill section, tap Form auto-fill to enable or disable this option. When the box next to this option is ticked means this option is turned on.
  6. Tap Auto-fill text then fill the available information fields with your data, such as name, company, address, country,etc.
  7. Once you've done, tap Save button to save the changes.
  8. Tap the Back key to return to the browser page.

By enabling and filling auto-fill, now you just need a single tap to fill the web form. So, did you enable this option on your browser app? Did it help you?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Use Calculator Application

Samsung Galaxy SIII has come with some pre-loaded applications which means you can directly use them without having to install them by yourself. One of pre-loaded apps available in this phone is video player apps which will allow you to play the video files.

See also: How to Use Video Player Application on Samsung Galaxy S3

Still with the pre-loaded apps, calculator apps is also one of them. You can use it to perform calculation as when you do with the regular calculator.


How to use calculator apps?
To do some calculation using this apps, kindly do as follows:
  1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
  2. Tap Calculator.
  3. Hold your phone in the portrait view to use this apps performing the basic calculation, or rotate the phone to the landscape view to use this apps as scientific calculator. But, if you want to use it as scientific calculator only, no matter how you viewing this phone, then tap the Menu key then select Scientific calculator.
  4. Tap the arrow down icon above the virtual keyboard to expand the screen and viewing your calculation history.
  5. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

Calculator apps is one of the common application that available in almost all the smartphones. This apps will be able to substitute the regular calculator and of course will also be able to facilitate your calculating activity.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Customize Video Player Settings

You can watching your favourite videos directly through your Samsung Galaxy SIII by using the stock video player application available inside this phone. You can also utilizing some options available while you're watching the video, such as rewind, pause, stop, etc.

See also: How to Use Video Player Applications on Samsung Galaxy S3

As another apps, you can also customizing this apps through the options available under its settings, such as adjust the brightness or set to auto play the next video, etc.


How to customize video player settings?
Below are the steps to do to customize available options under video player application settings:
  1. Go to Apps through the Home screen.
  2. Scroll to Video player, then tap it.
  3. Select the required video you want to watch.
  4. To access the settings, tap the Menu key then select Settings.
  5. Now you'll see some options available there, such as:
    • Video brightness: use this option to adjust the brightness of the display while you're watching the video.
    • Auto play next: use this option to set the video player to auto play the next video.
    • Play speed: use this option to change the playback speed.
    • SoundAlive: use this option to select a sound effect.
    • Subtitles: use this option to customize the settings for a subtitle file.
    • Colour tone: use this option to select a color tone.
    • Outdoor visibility: use this option to improve the display's contrast to better use under a bright sunlight.
  6. Tap Back button to return to the video player screen.
  7. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

By knowing the options available under video player settings and what's the function on each of them, now you can customizing this apps according to your need and desires.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Use Video Player Applications

You can use Samsung Galaxy SIII not only to make a call or text a message, but also you can use this phone to play a music as you can do with another music player. Moreover, this phone also comes with the stock music player that you can use to listen to the music whenever you want.

See also: How to Use Music Player on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to listen to the music using music player apps, you can also use this phone to watch the video by using the stock video player apps available inside this phone. But, you should remember that some file formats are not supported depending on the device's software.


How to use video player apps?
To play video files using video player apps, kindly follow the steps listed below:
  1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
  2. Scroll to Video player, then tap it.
  3. Select the required video you wish to watch.
  4. While you're watching the video, you can control playback by utilizing some options available, such as:
    • Tap on upper or lower part of the Volume key to adjust volume.
    • Tap on the indicator located at the bottom of the display then slide it to the right to forward or slide it to the left to rewind the video.
    • Watching the video on full screen by tap the full screen icon located in the bottom left corner of the screen.
    • Tap Arrow left icon to go to the previous video.
    • Tap Pause/Play icon to pause and play the video.
    • Tap Arrow right icon to go to the next video.
  5. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

Watching video directly through the phone is one of fun thing that you can do with this phone. You can use it to watch your favourite videos or even just to kill the time while you're in a boring situations.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Add and View Bookmarks

Samsung Galaxy SIII comes with Internet application as one of its pre-installed apps. You can use this apps to browse the web you like. Even you can use this apps to offline reading means while you're connected with the Internet you can saved the required website then read them later without having to use Internet connection.

See also: How to Offline Reading on Samsung Galaxy S3

This apps also has an option which will allow you to add your favourite web page to the bookmarks. This of course will make you more easier to access them without having to remember and entering the URL in the address bar each time you want to visit them.


How to bookmark website?
If you want to add certain website to bookmarks then kindly follow the steps listed below:
  1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
  2. Tap Internet.
  3. Navigate to the required website by entering the URL in the address bar then press Go.
  4. Once the website is completely loaded, tap the Menu key then select Add bookmark.
  5. Give the name of the bookmarked website as you like.
  6. Tap Save button.
  7. Finish. Now you have managed to bookmark a website.

How to view bookmarked website?
Once you've finished bookmarking a website, then you can access them easily by following the steps below:
  1. While you're on the Internet apps page, tap the Bookmarks icon .
  2. Tap Bookmarks tab.
  3. Now you'll see all thumbnails of the bookmarked websites.
  4. Tap the required bookmarked website you wish to view.
  5. Now the browser will load the website.

Bookmarking your favourite website of course will help you to access them more easier and faster. It also means you can save your time by using this option because you don't have to enter the URL whenever you want to access them.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Go to Destination Using Navigation Applications

Once you've configured location services on your Samsung Galaxy SIII, now your information location will be available for another function in this phone, such as for navigation. You can utilizing Google maps apps inside this phone to find certain location or to plan route to certain location.

See also: How to Plan Route in Google Maps Using Samsung Galaxy S3

Another apps that also has navigation function is Navigation apps. This apps is integrated with Google maps. By using this apps you can get helps to navigate to certain location, get the voice guided navigation and get the route to get back to your location etc.


How to go to the destination using GPS Navigation?
Below are the steps to do so:
  1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
  2. Tap Navigation.
  3. Now you'll see four shortcuts to plan route and start navigation. They are:
    • Speak destination: You can determine your destination by speaking the required destination to the phone.
    • Type destination: Enter your destination then tap the Search icon located at the bottom right corner to get navigation to that place.
    • Go Home: Select your location as your destination.
    • Map: Use Maps apps to get to your destination.
  4. Use one of the option available you wish to use.
  5. Now you'll see the navigation windows is displayed with information about your route to the destination.
  6. The Next turn icon and the Next route detail icon will be displayed at the top of the screen and the time needed to go to the destination will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
  7. You can follow the voice guided or instructions displayed on the screen to go to your destination.
  8. To exit Navigation, tap the Back key then press OK button.
  9. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

By knowing how to use Navigation applications on your phone, now you can navigate to certain location using the ways that best suit you. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Plan Route to Destination in Google Maps

Google Maps application is one of the apps that has navigation function that you can find inside Samsung Galaxy SIII. You can utilize this apps to find certain location once you've enabled the location services on your phone.

See also: How to Change Location Services in Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to find certain location, you can also utilizing this apps to plan route to certain location. By doing this, you'll get the information about how far the distance, the time needed and the suggested route to get to your destination.


How to plan route in Google maps?
To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:
  1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
  2. Tap Maps.
  3. Find your destination by using the Search icon.
  4. Once you've find your destination, tap the information field above your destination then tap the Direction icon.
  5. Tap the mode of transportation icon that you use, if you use the car then tap the car icon.
  6. Tap GET DIRECTIONS button.
  7. Now you'll see in the map your current location and your destination will be connected with the blue line as the suggested route. Above the maps, you can see the information about the name, the distance and the suggested route of your destination.
  8. Drag two fingers together to zoom in and drag them apart to zoom out.
  9. To clear the maps, tap the Menu key then select Clear Map.
  10. Tap Home button to exit the maps and return to the standby mode.

By knowing how to plan route to certain location using Google maps, now you can estimate how long and how far you should take, also to know which way is advisable to get to the destination faster and easier.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Save Favourite Destination in Google Maps

Google maps is one of pre-installed apps that you can find inside Samsung Galaxy SIII. You can utilize this apps as navigation tool which will enable to help you to find certain location.

See also: How to Find Destination Using Google Maps on Samsung Galaxy S3

If you used to find several location using this apps, there is an option which will allow you to save these destination information to your favourites list.


How to add destination to the favourite list in Google maps?
If you have certain location that you love to visit, then it will more easier and helpful if you add them to the favourite. To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:
  1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
  2. Tap Maps.
  3. Find your destination by using the Search icon .
  4. Once you've find your destination, tap the information field above your destination then tap the Favourite icon at the top of the screen.
  5. Tap the Back key to return to map view.
  6. To add more destination to the favourite, repeat from the step #3.
  7. Tap Home key to exit the maps and return to the standby mode.

Adding some destinations to the favourite of course will make you more easier if you want to go to these locations and get the information using Google maps apps.