10 Samsung Galaxy S III Tips and Tricks
Screen Tricks
Activate Smart Stay to prevent the screen going black.
Smart Stay uses the phone's camera to make sure the screen never goes black while you're looking at it. Really, everyone should have it on all the time. To activate Smart Stay, go to Settings, Display and pick Smart Stay.
Smart Stay uses the phone's camera to make sure the screen never goes black while you're looking at it. Really, everyone should have it on all the time. To activate Smart Stay, go to Settings, Display and pick Smart Stay.
Keep the Menu and Back buttons on.
I use a lot of phones, so I have trouble memorizing the locations of invisible buttons. If you keep forgetting which side of the Home button is Menu and which is Back, there's a setting for this. Go to Settings, Display, pick Touch Key Light Duration, and pick Always On. The menu and back buttons will stay illuminated whenever the screen is on (and they'll turn off when the screen is off.)
I use a lot of phones, so I have trouble memorizing the locations of invisible buttons. If you keep forgetting which side of the Home button is Menu and which is Back, there's a setting for this. Go to Settings, Display, pick Touch Key Light Duration, and pick Always On. The menu and back buttons will stay illuminated whenever the screen is on (and they'll turn off when the screen is off.)
Unlock to your favorite apps.
When you turn on your Galaxy S III's screen, you see those Dialer, Mail, S Memo, and Camera buttons at the bottom. First of all, you know that if you tap one of those and drag up, it'll directly open that app, right? Did you also know that you can change those four apps? Go to Settings, Security, Lock Screen Options. Make sure Shortcuts is set to On, and then click on the word Shortcuts. You can now change those four default shortcuts to anything you want—Gmail, for instance. Elsewhere in Lock Screen Options you'll find other useful widgets, like the ability to put AccuWeather data on your lock screen.
When you turn on your Galaxy S III's screen, you see those Dialer, Mail, S Memo, and Camera buttons at the bottom. First of all, you know that if you tap one of those and drag up, it'll directly open that app, right? Did you also know that you can change those four apps? Go to Settings, Security, Lock Screen Options. Make sure Shortcuts is set to On, and then click on the word Shortcuts. You can now change those four default shortcuts to anything you want—Gmail, for instance. Elsewhere in Lock Screen Options you'll find other useful widgets, like the ability to put AccuWeather data on your lock screen.
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