Sharing of Contact via Bluetooth on Samsung S3

There are some methods that you can use to transfer contact from your Samsung Galaxy SIII to another device. One of the possible methods to do is by using Bluetooth. To make you be able to do so, first of all make sure you have enabled Bluetooth on your device, as well as the another device you want to share the contact to.

Once the Bluetooth is enabled in both of the devices, now you're ready transferring the required contact you wish.

How to share namecard via Bluetooth?
To do so, kindly follow the steps listed below:

• Open Contacts apps from your Home screen or App drawer.
• Tap Contacts tab.
• Tap the required contact you wish to share.
• Tap the Menu key.
• On pop up menu select Share namecard via.
• Tap Bluetooth.
• Tap the desired device you would like to share the contact to.
• The required contact has been sent.
• Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

By knowing how to transfer contact details using Bluetooth connection, now you can share the required contact you wish with another Bluetooth capable device. So, hope this helps :)

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.

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.

 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.

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.

 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


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:

• Open the Browser apps.
• Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
• Tap Advanced.
• Tap Select search engine.
• On pop up menu, tap the required search engine you wish to use as the default.
• 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.


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:

• Open the Browser apps.
• Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
• Tap Privacy and security.
• Scroll down to Password section, then tap Clear password.
• Tap OK button to confirm clearing password.
• 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.

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.


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?

• Open the stock browser apps.
• Tap the Menu key.
• Scroll down to Settings, then tap it.
• Tap Privacy and security.
• 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.
• 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.

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.


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:

• Open the Browser apps.
• Tap the Menu key.
• Scroll down to the Settings, then tap it.
• Tap General.
• 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.
• Tap Auto-fill text then fill the available information fields with your data, such as name, company, address, country,etc.
• Once you've done, tap Save button to save the changes.
• 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?

 Why the White Battery Cover Sometimes Looks Like Rainbow

Sometimes the Samsung Galaxy SIII users found something new in their phone and thinks that it is a problem, but actually it's not, such as when they realize that whenever they opening the browser then the backlight becomes dimmer, even when they have increasing the brightness of the main display. Actually, this is not a problem, it's only a Samsung effort to provide a power saving solution by dimming the display whenever the user opening the browser.


Another 'looks like a problem' in this phone is a visual phenomenon on the white battery cover that sometimes looks like a rainbow. Some of user thinks that it's a hardware defect, but once again it's not. So, here's the explanation.

Why the white battery cover sometimes looks like rainbow?
This visual phenomenon is happen because this phone is using pearl white glossy material surface that caused the looks like rainbow appearance whenever there are refraction of light on its multi coating flat.

By knowing the causes of this visual phenomenon, now you know that it's not a problem or hardware defect so you don't have to worry if it happen on your phone.

 How to Fix Missed Call in Phone Icon can't be Removed

Phone apps is one of the stock application available inside Samsung Galaxy SIII that you can use to make a call, either voice calls or video calls. This apps also will provide your call activities information, such as incoming call, outgoing calls and missed calls..

However, some of Galaxy SIII users said that they have difficulty to remove missed call in phone icon. Well, if you're also encountering this problem in your phone, then there are two possible ways to do to fix it.

I. Clear call logs.
The first way that you can do when you faced this problem is by deleting the call logs from your phone apps.

II. Clear data BadgeProvider
If you have done the first way but you have no luck and the problem is still there, then try to do this steps:

• Go to Settings.
• Scroll down to Application manager, then tap it.
• Tap All tab.
• Scroll down to BadgeProvider, then tap it.
• Tap Clear data button.
• Tap OK button to confirm clearing the data.
• Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

Once you've done the steps mentioned above, now the missed call in phone icon should be removed. But, if you have your own solution to fix this problem and it's not listed here then I'll really appreciate 

 How to Customize the Phone When Docked

While you're Samsung Galaxy SIII placed in the dock or in the third-party smartphone stand with a separate charger, you can delegate your phone as desk calendar and clock by utilizing an option inside this phone called desk home screen display.


Another things that you can do while you're phone is docked is customizing the settings for using a dock, such as set the phone to play a sound when placed and removed from the dock or determining to use between the phone or external speaker.

How to customize the phone when docked?
Below are the steps to do to access the settings for using a dock and the options available there:

• Go to Settings.
• Scroll to Accessory, then tap it.
• Now you'll see some options available, such as:
• Dock sound: use this option to set your phone to play a sound whenever the phone is connected or disconnected from the dock.
• Audio output mode: use this option to determine which speaker you wish to use when the phone is docked, the phone's speaker or the external speaker.
• Desk home screen display: use this option to delegate your phone to show the desk clock when docked.
• Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

By knowing the option available that you can use to customize the phone when it's docked, also knowing the function per option, now you can set your phone while docked according to your needs.

 How to Customize the Stock Music Player Settings

Listen to the music directly through your Samsung Galaxy SIII is one of fun things to do, especially if you're the one who really loved to the music. This activity also will helps you to kill the time while you're in a boring situations or while you're in an exhausting journey. The good news, this phone has come with the stock music player apps which will facilitate you to listen to your favourites music from the phone.


As with another apps, the music player apps also has its own settings that will allow you to customize this apps according to your need and desires.

How to customize music player apps settings?
Here are the steps to do to access the music apps settings and the options available there:

• Go to Apps through Home screen.
• In the apps list, tap Music player.
• Tap the Menu key, then select Settings.
• Here you'll see some options available, such as:
• SoundAlive: use this option to select a sound effect.
• Play speed: use this option to determine the playback speed you wish to use.
• Music menu: use this option to select music categories to display on the music library screen.
• Lyrics: use this option to display song lyrics during playback.
• Music auto off: use this option to auto turn off the player after a certain period of time.
• Tap the Back key to return to the music player.
• Tap the Home key to return to the standby mode.

By knowing how to access the settings and knows what the option available with the function on each of them, now you can customize the music player apps use these options to suit your need.

 How to Turn On or Off Voice Announcements

There is an option inside Samsung Galaxy SIII that specifically designed for those with vision-impaired called Talk Back. Enabling this option will make your phone give a spoken feedback for whatever you do with the phone.

How to turn on voice announcements?
The voice announcement usually will auto-turned on when you enable talk back mode on your phone. This will make your phone to announce the incoming calls, incoming messages, etc.

How to turn off voice announcements?
If you were annoyed with the voice and also talk back on your phone, then you can disable them by following the steps listed below:

• Double tap Apps on your Home screen.
• Double tap Settings.
• Double tap Application manager.
• Find TalkBack mode.
• Use two fingers to swipe and double tap to disable.
• Double tap Done button.
• Finish. Now you have managed to disable voice announcements and also any talk back on your phone.

By knowing the steps to enable and disable voice announcements, now you can set it according to your needs. If you're the one with low vision and need a spoken feedback to guide you while using the phone then you can enable it on your phone, while if you think that this option is bothering you then you can disable it from your phone.

 How to Unlock Lock Screen while in Talk Back Mode

Talk back mode is one of the feature inside Samsung Galaxy SIII that principally designed for people with vision-impaired or those with low-vision. Enabling this mode will make the phone give a spoken  feedback to describe whatever the user do with the phone.

But, there are also some user that said they were stuck and get the difficulty when they want to get out from this mode. Generally, most of them are not realize that enabling this mode will change the way they interact with the phone, such as you will need to use two fingers instead one finger to swipe or scrolling and use double tap instead a single tap to select menu, apps or option.

How to unlock the phone with password or PIN:
If your phone has locked with password or PIN while in the talk back mode, then kindly follow the steps listed below to unlock it:

• Long tap in the password field, then double tap it to display the keyboard.
• Long tap the characters(alphabets or numbers) of your password.
• Once you've finished entering the password, double tap Done button in the virtual keyboard.
• Finish. Now your phone is managed to unlock.

How to unlock the phone with swipe?
To unlock the phone with swipe while in the talk back mode, then you can unlock it by double tapping and swiping your finger on the lock screen.

How to unlock the phone with pattern?
To unlock the phone with pattern while in the talk back mode, then you can unlock it by drawing your pattern using your two fingers.

If you was bothered with this mode, then once your phone is unlocked, now you can deactivate it completely from your phone using two fingers swipe and double tap methods.


Well, by knowing how to unlock the phone using password or swipe, now you can unlock your phone easily even when your phone is in talk back mode.

 How to Completely Disable Talk Back Mode

Talk back mode is an option inside Samsung Galaxy SIII designed for vision-impaired or low vision people to make them more easier when using this phone. You can easily enable this option on your phone. Once this option is turned on, then the phone will give a spoken feedback for anything the user do with this phone.


In other side of this option's advantages, there are lot of users said that they were stuck with this mode and have difficulty to get out from this mode. The main reason of this situation is because this mode will change the way user interact with the phone and they not realize that while in this mode they need to use two finger instead one finger and use double tap instead a single tap.


How to turn off talk back mode?
Here's how to do to disable this mode:

• From your Home screen, double tap Apps.
• Double tap Settings.
• Scroll down using two fingers to Accessibility, then double tap it.
• Double tap Talk Back.
• Slide the slider to the left using two fingers, then double tap OK button to disable talk back mode.

In certain conditions, the talk back is still operating even when you already turned off the option. The possible reason for it is that you have Google Text To Speech (Google TTS) and/or Samsung TTS and you need to disable them in order to completely disable talk back mode on your phone.

How to disable Google Text To Speech and Samsung TTS?
Here are the complete steps to do:

• Go to Settings.
• Tap Application manager.
• Tap Running tab.
• Tap All tab.
• From here, disable Google Text to Speech Engine and also disable Samsung TTS.
• Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

By disabling talk back option under accessibility settings and disable Google TTS and/or Samsung TTS, now your phone will completely get out from the talk back mode and you will be able to use the phone as you used to be.

How to Enable Talk Back Mode

In the past articles, we all already have learned about some modes available in Samsung Galaxy SIII which will allow you to stay using this phone in certain conditions, such as driving mode that will facilitate you using the phone while you're driving.


Another mode that you can find inside this phone is talk back mode. Basically, this mode is designed to facilitate the people with vision-impaired or low vision to make them more easier using the phone. By enabling this option, the phone will provides spoken feedback to help the user, such as the phone will describe what the user touch, select and activate.


How to turn on talk back mode?
If you want to activate this option, then kindly do as follows:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Scroll to Accessibility, then tap it.
3. Scroll to Talk back, then tap it.
4. Slide the slider to the right then tap OK button to enable talk back mode.
5. Finish. Now you have managed to turn on talk back mode.

Once you've activated this mode, the phone will give a spoken feedback on whatever you do with the phone. For the record, enabling this feature will change the way you interact with the phone. In this mode, you need to use two finger instead one finger to scroll the phone and use double tap instead single tap to select the menu, app or option. Using this mode also will disable some features on your phone, such as you will no longer be able to take a screen shot or open the notification.

 

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Internet Connection Sharing by Using Bluetooth on Samsung Galaxy S3

 For those of you who didn't already know, aside for transfer files you can also use this to share the internet connection with another Bluetooth-enabled devices. This methods commonly referred as Bluetooth tethering. To make the steps more easier, you can also first change your Bluetooth name in order to make another devices more easier to recognize you.

Bluetooth securing of  Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.7.0 and Samsung Galaxy S3

    I can't guarantee that this steps will work on Android 4.3 because some carriers has been decided to remove this option. And also, generally you can use this steps with another Bluetooth-capable devices, but as the example we'll use the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.7.0. Well, here are the steps:

• In Samsung Galaxy SIII, go to Settings.
• If necessary, slide the switch next to Bluetooth to the right to enable this option.
• Tap Bluetooth.
• Check the box next to your Samsung Galaxy SIII Bluetooth name to make your device visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices.
• Go back to Settings.
• Tap More settings
• Check the box next to Bluetooth tethering to enable this option.
• In Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.7.0, go to Settings then slide the switch next to Bluetooth to the right to enable it.
• Tap Bluetooth and then followed by tapping the Scan for devices button to scan for another Bluetooth-enabled device within range.
• The Samsung Galaxy SIII Bluetooth name should be appear under Available devices section.
• Tap the Samsung Galaxy SIII Bluetooth name to request pairing.
• Now, the Bluetooth pairing request notification should be appear in your Samsung Galaxy SIII screen, and then tap OK button.
• Back to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.7.0, tap Pair button in the request pairing notification.
• Now, you should see the cogwheel icon next to Samsung Galaxy S3 Bluetooth name under Available devices section, tap the cogwheel icon to enter the settings menu.
• Check the box next to Internet access.
• Done. Now the internet connection is ready to use in the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.7.0

Indeed using Wi-Fi tethering will be able to allow you get more faster internet connection and more wider range. But, by knowing this steps, now at least you have one more option to share internet connection to another Bluetooth-capable devices.

  Using of  Sound and Shot Mode on Samsung Galaxy S3

  
In the recent update Android 4.3, the camera app gets a new feature which will allow the user to take picture with the Volume up key or the Volume down key. Previously. But in the Android 4.3, the users will be able to take picture using the Volume key which will help them to take picture in certain condition when using the on-screen camera button is little difficult to do, such as when they're diving.

Aside the ability to assign the Volume key as the camera key, in this update the camera app also gets a new camera mode named sound and shot mode. This mode will allow the user to record the background sound up to 5 or 9 seconds before capturing which will make the picture more alive.

How to use Sound and Shot mode?
Below are the steps to do so:

• Open Camera app.
• Tap the Cogwheel icon to enter the settings menu.
• Scroll down to find Shooting mode, then tap it.
• Select Sound & shot.
• Go back to the camera screen.
• Now, you're ready to take a picture using Sound and Shot mode.

As a note, this mode will give you a better result when used in the situation with the noises in the background, such as in the concerts or in the birthday party or else.

Taking a Picture Using Volume Key on Android 4.3

 
The recent update Android 4.3 brings some new options to improve the user experience of using this phone. Though, in some cases, the new option brought by this operating system alleged by some user as the "problem" due to the user yet not familiar with it, such as the flash notification option which will make the camera flashes when receiving new email or calls or when the alarm goes off.  Unfortunately, lot of users didn't like with this option. They said that the flash light is too bright and really bothered them.

Aside from the flash notification option, Android 4.3 also brings new option under Camera app settings which will allow you to take the picture using the Volume key. This option will helpful for the users who wants to take a picture using the physical button in certain condition, such as when they're diving and wants to take picture under water. As we all know that the waterproof cases sometimes bring the difficulty to the user to take picture using the on-screen camera button, but now with this new option the user will be able to take picture using the Volume key.

Setting of  Volume key as the camera key on Android 4.3?
By default, the Volume key is used to control the zoom on Camera app. But, in Android 4.3 you can assign the Volume key as the camera key by following the steps below:

• Open Camera app.
• Tap the Cogwheel icon to enter the settings menu.
• Scroll down to find Volume key option, then tap it.
• Select The camera key option.
• Go back to the camera screen.
• Now you're ready to take picture using the Volume up key or the Volume down key.

For the record, indeed in certain case taking a picture using the physical button is helpful but it will also increase the shake that will produce not focused image. So, when you decide to take a picture using the Volume key, make sure to hold the phone as smooth as possible to get the best result. 

Clearing of  Caches of All Applications on Android 4.3 

 

Clear cache is one of the most common solution done by the users when they're experiencing some problems with certain app. For instance, when you feels the Browser app on your phone become more slower and heavier than before, then clearing its cache might will be one of the solution you have to try to fix this problem.

In the latest update Android 4.3, you can perform clear cache in two different methods through the Settings menu. The one is clear cache through the application manager menu which is the common methods done in the previous Android version. The second is clear cache through the storage menu. What's makes the different between both of the methods is the second method will allow you to clear cache for all apps in a single time.

How to clear all apps cache on Android 4.3?
For any reason, if you decide to clear all apps cache on the phone, then below are the steps to do so:

• Go to Settings.
• Tap More.
• Tap Storage.
• Find Cached data, then tap the row.
• Now, you'll be prompted to choose either to clear cached data or not.
• Tap OK button to clear all apps cache.
• Caches in all apps will be cleared.

One of the possible reason why clear all apps cache option is now reside in the storage menu is may be it's designed to make the user more easier to clear all apps cache when they're checking the available storage and wants to free up some space as well as fixed some problems experienced by the app due to lot of cache stored.

Stopping of the Phone Keeps Scanning Wi-Fi on Android 4.3 

 

Though lot of users alleges that turned on Wi-Fi all the times will poor the battery life, in certain case a user might be want to keep this option always on.

While in Android 4.3, there's a Wi-Fi related option named Always allow scanning which will allow your phone to constantly scanning for Wi-Fi networks even when the Wi-Fi is turned off. This option is claimed will be able to save more power due to the phone doesn't need to use some powers taking by the GPS to get your location information. In another side, this option also reported by some users as the culprit of some problems occurs on their phones, such as boot loop issue after restart and else. If that happen, you can easily turning off this option.

How to disable Always allow scanning option?

For any reason, if you wants to turn this option off then kindly do as follows:

• Go to Settings.
• Tap My connections tab.
• If necessary slide the switch next to Wi-Fi option to the right to enable this option which will let you accessing the menu inside this option.
• Tap Wi-Fi.
• Tap the Menu key then select Advanced.
• Uncheck the box next to Always allow scanning option.

Once you've done the steps, now the phone should be stopped constantly scanning Wi-Fi, though by disabling this option would reduce a quality of the information location provided. But, if you really bothered with the problem caused by this option, then it might be the right time for you to turn off this option

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