Solving of Can't Delete an Additional Home Screen on Samsung Galaxy S3

However, if you're also experience the same problem as Matthew has, then try to check some possible ways to fix this problem as listed below:

Step1: Delete Home screen

Try to delete Home screen using a common methods as listed below:

• On Home screen, tap the Menu key then select Edit page, or pinch the Home screen to display all of your Home screen in a single page.
• Tap and hold the desired Home screen you wish to delete, then drag it to the trash can icon.

Step 2: Change the animation scale value

If the first method is not works. Try to change the animation scale value under the developer option menu. Here's the step:

• Go to Settings then select Developer option.
• Depending on your current settings, turn off all animation scale option if previously you have set it to certain value. While if previously you have turn them off, then try to set them to certain  value, such as 1x or 5x. FYI, more higher the value more slower the phone.
• Restart the phone.
• Once the phone is up, try to delete the desired Home screen by using the step as mentioned in the Step 1.
• Once you finish, you can change back the animation scale value.

Step 3: Disable developer option

The third step that you can do is by disabling the developer option menu by following the steps below:

• Go to Settings.
• Tap Developer option.
• Turn off the developer option by sliding the slider next to the developer option to the left.
• Restart the phone.
• Once the phone is up, try to delete the desired home screen by using the steps as mentioned in the Step 1.
• Once you done, you can re-enable the developer option menu.

Step 4: Set Home screen as home page

A user in Androidcentral forum has reported that he finally be able to solve this problem by this step:

Step 5: Clear TouchWiz Home data

The next possible step to do is by clearing the data of the TouchWiz Home. But, you should remember that this step will erase all of your Home screen settings. If you don't mind with this, then here's the step to do so:

• Go to Settings.
• Tap Application manager.
• Swipe to the All screen.
• Find TouchWiz Home, then tap it.
• Tap Clear data button followed by tapping OK button to confirm.
• Restart the phone.
• Once the phone is up, try to delete the desired Home screen by using the step as mentioned in the Step 1

Step 6: Use another third-party launcher

The last step, if you don't mind, you can also try to use another third-party launcher available on Google Play Store, such as Nova launcher or ADW launcher. Lot of users said that both of them works well on their phone.

well, actually you can also perform factory reset to solve this problem, but I did not include this as one of the method to fix this problem because by doing factory reset you'll lost all of your data and settings. 

 Enabling or Disable Face and Voice Unlock Features

When you're in the lock screen menu, you will see the Face and voice as one of the methods that you can use to unlock your Samsung Galaxy SIII. This method utilizes the front-facing camera to recognize your face and utilize microphones to recognize your voice command, if a face and a voice recognisable then your phone will be unlocked.

How to enable Face and voice unlock method?

• Open Settings.
• Tap Security.
• Tap Screen lock.
• Select Face and voice.
• Tap the Set it up button.
• Tap the Continue button.
• Put your face in the dotted circle to let the phone identify your face.
• Wait until your face is captured correctly.
• Tap the Continue button.
• Tap the Microphone icon.
• Say a word or phrase you wish to use as an unlock command 4 times, then tap the Done button.
• Select a backup option, such as a PIN or Pattern. This option will be used if your face and voice are not recognized by the phone. If you choose a PIN go to the step 13, while if you choose a pattern go to the step 14.

1. PIN as a backup option:
• Enter your PIN and then followed by tapping the Continue button.
• Re-enter your PIN to confirm and then followed by tapping the OK button.
• Tap the OK button.
2. Pattern as a backup option:
• Enter your Pattern and then followed by tapping the Continue button.
• Re-enter your Pattern and then followed by tapping the OK button.
• Tap the OK button.
3. The Face and voice unlock methods has been activated.

How to disable Face and voice unlock method?

For any reason, if you want to disable the Face and voice unlock, then kindly follow the steps listed below:

• Open Settings.
• Tap Security.
• Tap Screen lock.
• Enter the PIN twice to change the lock screen settings.
• Tap the None button. FYI, some insiders said that the None button on their phone is grayed out resulting they can't turn off the lock screen. If you're also experiencing the same problem, then feel free to visit our post to fix the None button grayed out in the link below.
• The Face and voice unlock has been deactivated.

Basically, this method is the same as when you use Face unlock method to unlock the phone. The difference is this method not only use your face, but also uses your voice to unlock the phone. To make this methods works well, make sure to place your face properly in front of the camera and speak your word or phrase clearly.

 Organization of  Application in the App Menu

Lot of choices of applications available in the Google Play Store or other sources that you can install into your Samsung Galaxy SIII sometimes makes you end up with installing lot of apps to your phone. With so many apps installed, arrange the apps using the best view according to your need is one way that you can do to make you more easier when you want to access them.

How to organize apps in the app drawer?

Below are the steps to do so:

• Go to Apps through Home screen.
• Tap the Menu key then select Edit.
• To move the app, tap and hold the app then drag it to a new location.
• To add the app to a new folder, tap and hold the app then drag it to the new folder icon. You can also add another app to this new folder by tap and hold the app then drag it to the folder.
• To move the app to a new panel, tap and hold the app then drag it to the new panel icon.
• To uninstall the app, tap and hold the app then drag it to the uninstall iconthen follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall the selected app.
• To view the app info, tap and hold the app then drag it to the app info icon. Here you can perform clear cache, clear data, force stop and uninstall the app.
• Once you have done , you can tap Save to save the changes.

Well, the step above will of course be able to help you manage lots of apps by placing them in the place you want or group them per category into a folder to free up some space and make you more easier to access the app that has the similar function or category.

 Manual Pause Dialing Procedure

Maybe you've had to call someone through his office number, and you must enter the extension number after dial the regular number to speak directly with him. Well, if you often experience this situation, you might have to consider to add pauses to the contact, so you don't need to enter the additional number whenever you call him again.

In addition to add pauses to an existing contact, you can also do a manual pause dialing that will allow you to call a number with pauses--either a pause or a wait-- without saving it in your phone book.

Manually adding of  a pause or wait when make a call?

Below are the steps you need to do:

• Open Phone app.
• Enter the phone number using the on-screen keypad.
• To add a pause go to the step #4, while to add a wait go to the step #5.
• Manually add the pause:

• Tap the Menu key.
• Tap Add 2-sec pause to add a two-second pause. This will displayed as comma (,). If Necessary, you can add longer than three seconds by entering 2-sec pause twice or more.
• Enter the additional numbers.
• Tap the Call icon to call.
1. Manually add wait:
• Tap the Menu key.
• Tap Add wait to force the phone to pause the calling sequence until you enter a number or pressing a key. This will displayed as semi-colon (;).
• Enter the additional numbers.
• Tap the Call icon to call.

Basically, the step above is the same as the step when you add pause to existing contact. The different is you can do this steps without having to save the set of number or adding the pause to the contact. 

Adding of  Pauses to an Existing Contact Numbers

In the Samsung Galaxy SIII, there are several ways that you can do to make a call more faster and easier by utilizing the existing features owned by this phone. For example, you can use the easy call feature that will allow you to make calls simply by swiping the contact from left to right, or you can use the speed dial that will allow you to assign a shortcut number to an existing contact number on your contact list.

Another way that you can do to make a call more easier, especially if you want to make a call on the contact number that require you to type in the PIN numbers or extensions is by adding pauses in the contact so you do not need to enter the number each time you call them. You can either add a pause to stop the calling sequence for 2 seconds or adding a wait to pause the calling sequence until you enter number or pressing a key.

Adding of  a pause or wait to an existing contact?

Below are the steps to do so:

• Open the Contacts app.
• Dial the required contact you wish to add the pauses.
• Dial the Edit button.
• Tap the phone number field at the position where you wish to add the pause or wait.
• Dial the Sym key. To add pause go to the step  6 while to add wait go to the step 7.
• Add pause to contact
• Dial Pause to add a two second pause. This will displayed as comma (,). For example: if the standard call in 555-774-999, but Kaminula was in 798, then in Kaminula's contact: 555-774-999,888
• Dial the Save button to save the changes.
• Now, when you call Kaminula, your phone will wait for 2 seconds before the phone continue dialing the next set of number after comma.
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• Add wait to contact

• Tap Wait to add a wait. This will displayed as a semi-colon (;). For example, if the standard call in 555-774-999, but Kaminula was in 798, then in Kaminula's contact:  555-774-999
• Dial the Save button to save the changes.
• Now, when you call  Kaminula, you will be prompted with a box to enter a number or press a key to tell the phone when to continue dialing the next set of number after the semi-colon.

By knowing this step, now you can much more easier to call the persons who have phone number with extensions or you can much more easier to call the phone number which require you to type in the PIN or password, such as when you want to access a voice mail or call another automated call systems.