Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Add a Webpage Shortcut to Home Screen in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

There are several ways available that can be used to speed up the way you access your favourite webpages, one of which is by adding a shortcut to that webpage to home screen. This will let you to quickly access to that webpage even without you have to open up the Internet app first. All you have to do is simply by tapping the shortcut on the home screen and the webpage will be loaded shortly.


How to add a webpage shortcut to home screen?
Before doing this steps, make sure you have a free space in your home screen otherwise it won't work. Well, if you want to add shortcut to webpages in home screen, you can do so by using two methods available: from an opened webpage or from the bookmarks list.

Method #1: From an opened webpage

1. Open Internet app.
2. Enter the URL or webpage address in the address bar and then tap Go.
3. Wait until the webpage is fully loaded.
4. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Add shortcut to home.
5. A shortcut of the currently opened webpage has been created on home screen.

Method #2: From the bookmarks list
This method can be used if you have bookmarked the webpage you want to add its shortcut to home screen. See the following steps to do so:

1. Open Internet app.
2. Tap located at the bottom right corner of the screen to view all bookmarked webpages.
3. Long tap the required bookmark you want to add its shortcut to home screen until it's selected.
4. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Add shortcut to home.
5. A shortcut of the selected bookmark has been created on home screen.

As a note, this feature will be more useful if you use it to add shortcut of your favourite or most frequently accessed webpages to home screen since it will be able to help you to save more time by skipping some steps you used to do when accessing those webpages with other methods.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Change Default Search Engine in Internet App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

Internet users always grow from time to time. It triggers the emergence of many new websites that provide various information for the users. To help you find the webpage and/or information you're looking for in Internet with ease, then you can use a search engine. The search engine will help you to find a webpage contains with the information as same as the search term you have typed in the search field in the search engine. By default, when you type a word in the address bar of the Internet app, then you'll be given with the search result of the word you have typed by using the default search engine.

How to change default search engine in Internet app?
By default, the Internet app uses Google search as the default search engine. However, if you want to use another search engine as the default then you can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Internet app.
2. Tap the box in the left side of the address bar and you'll see some search engine options displayed in the drop down menu:
• Google search: select this option if you want to use google.com as the default search engine in Internet app.
• Ask Jeeves: select this option if you want to use uk.ask.com as the default search engine in Internet app.
• Yahoo! UK & Ireland: select this option if you want to use uk.search.yahoo.com as the default search engine in Internet app.
• Bing: select this option if you want to use bing.com as the default search engine in Internet app.
3. Select the desired search engine you want to use.
4. Type the search term in the address bar and then tap Go. The Internet app will automatically search the search term by using the search engine you have selected before.
5. In the search result page, you can tap the link to open the webpage in the currently opened tab or you can long tap the link and then select Open in new window to open the webpage in the new tab.
6. To make you easier to find the webpage you have found through the search engine, you can bookmark the webpage or save the webpage to read it later offline.

FYI, the selected search engine won't change even when the phone is restarted or turned off, it will only change and re-use Google as the default search engine if you clear the Internet app data from the app info or from the application manager. From the four search engines available, I prefer to use Google search as the default search engine because it gives me more accurate and relevant result. So, how about you? Which search engine do you like best?

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable and Use Tilt to Zoom in Android 4.4 Kitkat

In some cases, you may want to zoom in or out while viewing images in the Gallery app to get larger and more detail image or while browsing webpages in the Internet app to get larger or closer view. To meet that need, the Samsung Galaxy SIV has provided you some methods to zoom in or out, one of which is by tilting the device back and forth. To make you able using this method, you have to enable this feature through the motion menu.

How to enable or disable tilt to zoom?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Scroll down to find Motions and gestures, and then tap it.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Motion to the right to enable this option and then allow you to access all of the motion options available under this menu.
5. Tap Motion.
6. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Zoom to the right to enable this option. If you tap Zoom when it's enabled, then you'll be given with the following options:
• Try it: tap this option to try using tilt to zoom in the short tutorial given by this phone.
• Advanced settings: tap this option to adjust the tilt sensitivity.

How to use tilt to zoom?
Once tilt to zoom is activated, you can use this feature to zoom in or out in the Gallery app and in the Internet app.

I. Using tilt to zoom in the Gallery app:

1. Open the Gallery app.
2. Tap an album and then tap the required image to view it.
3. Tap and hold the screen at two points with your fingers and then tilt the device backwards to zoom out or tilt the device forwards to zoom in.

II. Using tilt to zoom in the Internet app:

1. Open the Internet app.
2. Type the URL or webpage address in the address bar and then tap Go.
3. Once the webpage is fully loaded, tap and hold the screen at two points with your fingers and then tilt the device backwards to zoom out or tilt the device forwards to zoom in.

By knowing this method, now you have one more alternative method to zoom in or out other than the default pinch-to-zoom feature that you can use while viewing images in the Gallery app or browsing webpages in the Internet app.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable and Use Reader Mode in the Internet App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

I like reading therefore when I have some spare times, I often use it for reading. Well, the best part of it is that my beloved phone, the Samsung Galaxy SIV, has some useful features that will facilitate me for reading in this phone, one of which is the reading mode that will adjust the screen settings automatically to make it more suit for reading. One of the apps available in my phone that I have added to the reading mode list is the Internet app because I always use this app to browse the webpages and then read the contents.

See also: How to Enable, Configure and Use the Reading Mode in the Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 4.4 Kitkat

Aside from activating the reading mode for the Internet app, I usually use the reader mode in this app to make me easier reading the webpage contents. This feature will strip away other webpage components (e.g: widgets, header, frame, advertisement, etc) so that I can focus on what I'm reading.

How to enable and use the reader mode in the Internet app?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open the Internet app.
2. Enter the URL of a webpage you want to visit in the address bar and then tap Go.
3. Once the webpage is fully loaded, tap the Reader mode icon located in the left side of the webpage address to enter into the reader mode.
4. While you're in the reader mode, you can do the following actions:
• : tap this option to increase the font size of the webpage you're reading.
• : tap this option to decrease the font size of the webpage you're reading. This option will be available if you have increased the font size.
• : tap this option to share a link to the webpage you're reading using the available share methods.
• Enable or disable the night mode: you can do so by tapping the Menu key and then select Night mode. When the checkbox besides this option is checked means the night mode is enabled. When the night mode is enabled, the Internet app will reverse the webpage colors (the background becomes black and the text becomes white).
• Save the webpage as image: you can do so by tapping the Menu key and then select Save as image. The webpage will be saved as .png file and then will be saved in the /storage/emulated/0/Internet/Reader/file_name.png or you can see the saved image in the Reader album in the Gallery app.
• Zoom in: you can zoom in by tilting the device towards you or by double tapping the screen or by spreading two fingers apart on the screen.
• Zoom out: you can zoom out by tilting the device backwards or by double tapping the screen or by pinching the screen.
• : tap this option to quit from the reader mode.

Basically, there's also a reader-mode-like feature in other third-party browser apps. But, I like using the stock Browser app (Internet app) because it's ads-free and I don't need to install it by myself. So, how about you? Do you like using the reader mode feature while reading webpage contents in the Internet app?

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable, Configure and Use Reading Mode in Android 4.4 Kitkat

l really like using the Internet app in my Samsung Galaxy SIV to browse the webpages and read the contents --even I often save a webpage to read it later--, moreover since my phone updated to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and got a new feature called reading mode(this feature is still available in Android 4.4 Kitkat). This feature will optimize the display by adjusting the screen settings to make it better suited for reading. FYI, I have cylindris in my left eye, it makes my eye hurts when it's exposed with the bright light, but by using the reading mode now reading on the phone is more pleasant to do.

How to enable and configure reading mode?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Tap Display.
4. Depending on your current settings, tap the ON/OFF switch next to Reading mode to enable or disable this option. When the switch is on the right side or turns green means the option is enabled.
5. When the reading mode is enabled, you can add/remove the apps from the reading mode list. To add apps go to step #6, while to remove apps go to the step #7.
6. Adding apps into the reading mode list:
   These steps will activate the reading mode in the selected app.
• Tap Reading mode.
• Tap Edit button located at the top right corner of the screen.
• Mark the checkbox next to the desired apps to select them.
• Tap Done button.
• The selected apps will be added to the reading mode list and the reading mode is now available in these apps.
7. Removing apps from the reading mode list:
   These steps will deactivated the reading mode in the removed apps.
• Tap Reading mode.
• Tap Edit button located at the top right corner of the screen.
• When the reading mode is activated, the checkbox next to the apps will be checked. To remove the apps from the reading mode list, you just need to clear the checkbox next to the desired apps.
• Tap Done button.
• The app will be removed from the reading mode list and the reading mode feature will be deactivated in these apps.

How to use reading mode?
If an app has been added into the reading mode list, then the phone will optimize the display automatically in the app so that the display will be easier to read.


For the record, turning on this feature will not drain your battery because it works by changing the colors/contrast and reducing the screen brightness. This feature is best used if you like reading text for a long period of time (e.g: reading e-book, long web posts, etc). So, how about you? Have you tried to use this feature?

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Switch Between Desktop View and Mobile View in the Internet App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

For those of users who are tight with data usage or those who don't have unlimited data plan, any option to save more data of course will be helpful for them. It may becomes one of the reason why the stock Browser app in the Samsung Galaxy SIV provides an option that will let you to load or not images in webpages. When this option is disabled, the Internet app won't load the images in the webpages. No image means save more data.

See also: How to Enable or Disable Load Image in the Internet App in Android 4.4 Kitkat in the Samsung Galaxy S4

If you notice, by default the Internet app will display the webpage in the mobile view. It's done to speed up the internet access and also help you to save more data. Even so, if you want to view a webpage in the desktop view, you don't need to worry because the Internet app also has provided an option named desktop view(by default this option is disabled) which will let you easily switch between desktop and mobile view.

How to switch between desktop view and mobile view in the Internet app?
You can do so by following the steps listed below:

1. Open Internet app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then depending on your current settings tap Desktop view to enable or disable this option. When the box next to this option is ticked means this option is enabled and the Internet app will display the currently opened webpage in the desktop view, while if it's disabled then the Internet app will display the currently opened webpage in the mobile view.

FYI, this option only applied in the currently opened webpage, so you need to enable this option again when you want to open a webpage in the desktop view in the new tab.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable or Disable Load Images in the Internet App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

Internet app is the stock Browser app that is owned by the Samsung Galaxy SIV that you can use to browse webpages. In order to facilitate the user's activity, this app also has been equipped with some useful features, one of which is an option that will allow you to save the currently opened webpage while you're connected with internet so that you can read them later offline.

See also: How to Save a Webpage for Offline Reading in Android 4.4 Kitkat in the Samsung Galaxy S4

Another useful feature available in this app is an option that will allow you to load or not images in the webpages. By default, this option is enabled therefore when you have not changed this option yet then the Browser app will load images in the webpages.

How to set the Internet app to load or not webpage images?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Internet app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Tap Bandwidth management.
4. Depending on your current settings, tap Load images to enable or disable this option. When the box next to this option is ticked means the option is enabled. If this option is enabled then the images in the webpage will be loaded, while if it's disabled then the images in the webpage will not be loaded.

By knowing these steps, now you can set it according to your need. If you want to save more data then you can disable this option, while if you want the Browser app loads the images in the webpage then you can enable this option. So, how about you? Do you enable or disable this option?

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Save Pages for Offline Reading in Any Browser App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

As we have known that the save page is an option that is owned by the stock Browser app in the Samsung Galaxy SIV. This option will allow you to read saved pages offline or without using an internet connection.

See also: How to Offline Reading Using the Stock Browser App in Android 4.4 Kitkat in the Samsung Galaxy S4

However, for those of you who are prefer to use another third-party browser apps (e.g: Chrome, Firefox, Dolphin, Opera, etc), then you can also save a page to read it offline later though some of them have no option to save a page by default. You can do so by using third-party app called Pocket app.


How to save a page in any browser app?
You need an internet connection to do these steps. FYI, I've already tested these steps in the stock Browser(Internet app), Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Dolphin app. But, to make it easier, these steps use Chrome app and Dolphin app.

By using Chrome app:

1. Download and install Pocket app from the Google Play Store and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.
2. Open Chrome app.
3. Open a webpage by entering its address or URL in the address bar and then tap Go.
4. Once the webpage is fully loaded, tap the Menu key then select Share...
5. On pop up menu select Add to Pocket.
6. The webpage will be saved to the Pocket app.

By using Dolphin app:

1. Download and install Pocket app from the Google Play Store and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.
2. Open Dolphin app.
3. Open a webpage by entering its address or URL in the address bar and then tap Go.
4. Once the webpage is fully loaded, tap the Menu key then select Share page.
5. Tap Add to Pocket.
6. The webpage will be saved to the Pocket app.

How to read offline a saved page from any Browser app using Pocket app?
If previously you've saved a webpage from any browser to the Pocket app, then you can read it offline or without using an internet connection from Pocket app by using the following steps:

1. Open Pocket app.
2. By default, Pocket app will display all your saved pages.
3. Tap the required save page you want to read.
4. The selected saved page will be opened and ready to read.

For certain reason, some of users prefer to use third-party browser app than the stock one. So, by knowing these steps, now you can enjoy using an offline-reading-like feature by using Pocket app to read articles you've saved from any browser app you like.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Save a Webpage for Offline Reading in Android 4.4 Kitkat

Browsing a webpage is one of the most frequently performed activities by the Samsung Galaxy SIV users therefore this phone has provided a stock Browser app as one of pre-installed apps. You need an internet connection to make this app works. You can get it by connecting your phone to a Wi-Fi network or by using mobile data.

See also: How to Connect to a Wi-Fi Network in Android 4.4 Kitkat in the Samsung Galaxy S4

However, the stock app also has an option called save page that will allow you to load a webpage when you don't have an internet connection in condition that you have saved the webpage when you're connected with internet. This is commonly referred as offline reading.

How to save a webpage in the stock Browser app?
These steps need you to connect with internet. Also, please note that some webpages may not allow you to save its pages. Well, to save a webpage, kindly using the following steps:

1. Open Internet app.
2. Open a webpage by entering its address or URL in the address bar and then tap Go.
3. Once the webpage is fully loaded, tap the Menu key then select Save page.
4. The currently opened webpage will be saved in the saved pages.

How to read a saved page offline in the stock Browser app?
If a webpage has been saved, later you can load and read it offline or in other word you don't need an internet connection to do these steps:

1. Open Internet app.
2. Tap Bookmark icon located at the top right corner of the screen.
3. Tap Saved pages tab.
4. Tap the required saved page.
5. The selected saved webpage will be loaded.
6. Now, you can read the webpage content offline.

In a quick glance, save page option seems have the same function with bookmark which will allow you easily reload a webpage, the difference is by using save page you can reload a saved webpage without using an internet connection. So, by utilizing this option, you still be able to read a saved webpage though you're not connected with internet or while you're in a area where radio transmitter is prohibited. So, how about you? Have you ever used this feature?

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Add a Webpage Shortcut to Home Screen in Android 4.4 Kitkat

There are some options in the stock Browser app that will allow you to access your favourite webpage easier and faster, one of which is an option called set as homepage. This option will be more useful if you use it to assign your favourite webpage as the homepage because the webpage you've assigned as the homepage will be automatically loaded whenever the stock Browser app is opened.

See also: How to Set Homepage in the Stock Browser App in Android 4.4 Kitkat In the Samsung Galaxy S4

Aside from assigning a webpage as the homepage, there's another way that has a similar function with the homepage: create a shortcut to a webpage on the Home screen. By doing this, you can easily access to a particular webpage directly through your Home screen.


How to create a shortcut to a webpage in the stock Browser app?
There 2 methods available that you can do to create a webpage shortcut on the Home screen, from the currently opened webpage and from the bookmarks.

Method #1: From the currently opened webpage
This method will allow you to create a shortcut for the currently opened webpage. Here are the steps:

1. Open Internet app.
2. Open a webpage by entering its address or URL in the address bar and then tap Go.
3. Once the webpage is fully loaded, tap the Menu key then select Add shortcut to home.
4. A shortcut of the currently opened webpage will be created on the Home screen.

Method #2: From the bookmarks
This method will allow you to create a shortcut for the webpage you've already bookmarked before. Here are the steps:

1. Open Internet app.
2. Tap Bookmark icon located at the top right corner of the screen.
3. Tap Bookmarks tab to display all of your bookmarked webpages.
4. Long tap the required bookmark and then on pop up menu select Add shortcut to home.
5. A shortcut of the selected bookmark will be created on the Home screen.

FYI, by using these methods you can add webpage shortcuts as many as possible in condition that you have free space in your Home screen to place the shortcuts. So, how about you? Have you ever used this options?

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Set Homepage in the Stock Browser App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

Bookmark webpage is a feature that you can find in the stock Browser app in the Samsung Galaxy SIV. You can use this feature to mark a webpage so that you can load them later easier without having to enter the webpage address(URL). This will of course will make you easier and faster accessing your favourite webpage and prevent you from a trouble of forgetting the webpage address.

See also: How to Bookmark a Webpage and View It in the Stock Browser App in Android 4.4 Kitkat in the Samsung Galaxy S4

Aside from bookmark a webpage, the stock Browser app also has another useful feature which will facilitate your browsing activities. One of which is a feature that will allow you to assign a webpage as your homepage so that whenever you're opening the stock Browser app, the webpage that you've assigned as the homepage will be automatically loaded.


How to set homepage in the Stock Browser app?
There are 3 methods that you can use to set homepage in the stock Browser app. You can see them below.

Method #1: From the settings menu of the Internet app
This is a common method used by users to set their homepage. Here are the steps:

1. Open Internet app.
2. Tap the Menu key, scroll to the bottom to find Settings and then tap it.
3. Tap Set homepage.
4. Here, you'll see four options available, they are:
• Default page: select this option if you want to set the default webpage (it's usually a Samsung webpage) as your homepage.
• Current page: select this option if you want to set currently opened webpage as your homepage.
• Most visited sites: select this option if you want to set the most visited sites as your homepage.
• Other: select this option if you want to set another webpage as your homepage. When you select this option, you'll be asked to enter the URL of the webpage you want to set as your homepage.
5. Tap Done button.
6. The selected homepage will be set.

Method #2: From the bookmarks
This method will allow you to set one of bookmarked webpages as the homepage. Here are the steps:

1. Open Internet app.
2. Tap Bookmark icon located at the top right corner of the screen.
3. Tap Bookmarks tab.
4. Long tap the required bookmark.
5. On pop up menu select Set as homepage.
6. The selected bookmark will be set as the homepage.

Method #4: From the Internet histories
This method will allow you to set a webpage that you've ever visited as the homepage. Here are the steps:

1. Open Internet app.
2. Tap Bookmark icon located at the top right corner of the screen.
3. Tap History tab.
4. Tap the required history of a webpage.
5. On pop up menu select Set as homepage.
6. The selected history of a webpage will be set as the homepage.

I personally prefer to set the most visited sites as the homepage because it'll make me easier and faster accessing up to 6 webpages of the most visited sites whenever I'm opening the stock Browser app.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Bookmark a Webpage and View It in the Stock Browser App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

Internet app is one of the stock apps available in the Samsung Galaxy SIV that you can use to browse webpages. You need to have an internet connection to make this app works. You can get it by connecting to a Wi-Fi network or by using mobile data.

See also: How to Connect to a Wi-Fi Network in Android 4.4 Kitkat in the Samsung Galaxy S4

As with another stock apps, Internet app also has come with some useful features that will facilitate your activities while using this app. One of features available in this app is a bookmark feature. This feature will allow you to bookmark a currently opened webpage to make you easier to access them later.

How to bookmark a webpage?
You can do so by following the steps below:

1. Open the Internet app.
2. Tap the address bar, and then enter the web address or URL by using the on-screen keyboard and then tap Go.
3. The webpage will be loaded shortly.
4. Once the webpage is fully loaded, tap Bookmark icon located at the top right corner of the screen.
5. In the Bookmarks tab, tap Add bookmark.
6. If necessary, you can create new folder for your bookmark by tapping My device option and then tap Create new folder icon . Enter the name for your new folder then tap Done button. Now, you can select the newly created folder to save your bookmark.
7. If necessary, you can edit the bookmark name in the Title field.
8. Tap Save button.
9. The webpage has been bookmarked.

How to view a bookmarked webpage?
When a webpage has been bookmarked, then you can easily access the webpage later by following the steps below:

1. Open the Internet app.
2. Tap Bookmark icon located at the top right corner of the screen.
3. Tap Bookmarks tab. Here all bookmarked webpages will be displayed.
4. Tap the desired bookmark you want to view.
5. The selected bookmark will be loaded shortly.

Given its function, it'll be useful if you use bookmark feature to bookmark your favourite webpages so that you can access them easily whenever you want without having to enter the web address. Aside from bookmark favourite webpages, I usually use this feature to bookmark a useful webpage that I find while I'm browsing webpages but having no time to read it. So, by bookmarking the webpage, I can easily load then read them later without struggling hard to remember what the web address are.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Reduce Data Usage on Chrome Beta App

When you browse the web using the stock browser app in the Samsung Galaxy SIII, you might be found an option which will allow you to set the browser to load images in the web or not. This option of course will help you to save more data, but this will also decrease your quality of experience while browsing the web caused by the image not loaded.

See also: How to Enable or Disable Web Pages Loading Images on Samsung Galaxy S3

That's will be different if you're using the third-party browser app named Chrome Beta app. Indeed, this app doesn't have the option to turn on or off images in the web, but this app has the option to reduce data usage while you browse the web. The advantage of this option is that you can enjoy browsing the web with the complete image loaded without having worry to lost lot of data.


How to enable reduce data usage option on Chrome Beta app?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Download install Chrome Beta for Android app.
2. Follow the on-screen instruction given by the app.
3. In the first time you use this app, you will be prompted to sign in to the Chrome Beta app. You can either to choose to sign-in by tapping Sign in button or skip this step by tapping No thanks button.
4. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
5.  Scroll down to the Bandwidth management, then tap it.
6. Tap Reduce data usage.
7. Slide the slider next to Reduce data usage option to the right to turn on this option.
8. Go back to the Chrome beta screen, and then you're ready to enjoy browsing the web with more lower data usage.

While you're in the reduce data usage screen, you can also see the information about how much the percentage of the data being compressed by the app and how much the data you're saving in certain period of time. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Quickly Accessing Your Favourite Website

Nowadays we can easily get the information we want through the Internet. That's why no wonder if the easiness to do that makes Internet users growth rapidly from time to time. The growth of Internet users has also resulted in a growing number of websites present which offers a variety of information to the visitor.

As the users of the Samsung Galaxy SIII, you can utilize the stock Browser app available on this phone to browse the web and get the information you want. Usually when you use this app to browse the web, you may be met with an interesting website that you might want to visit again later. Well, here we'll discuss about some methods that you can do to make you more easier and faster to access your favourite websites by using the stock Browser app inside your precious Samsung Galaxy SIII.

1. Add to bookmarks
By adding your favourite websites to bookmark, then another time you can easily reopen the bookmarked website by tapping the bookmark icon and choose which bookmarks you want to open.
See also: How to Add and View Bookmarks on Samsung Galaxy S3

2. Create shortcut on Home screen
Create a shortcut to your favourite website on the Home screen will certainly make you more faster in accessing the website, simply by tapping the shortcut on the Home screen and it'll open up the web in the Browser app.
See also: How to Create a Website Shortcut on Samsung Galaxy S3 Home Screen

3. Set custom homepage
Set the browser homepage to your favourite websites is the next method that you can do to access the website more faster and easier. Once you set the homepage, then every time you open the browser app, then the app will open up the web page that you have previously set as the homepage.
See also: How to Set Browser Home Page on Samsung Galaxy S3

4. Access from the Internet history
The last method that you can do to access the website is through the Internet history. You can reopen the website through the available entries under the last 7 days section, last month section or most visited section.
See also: How to Find Most Visited Website List on Samsung Galaxy S3

Well, these are 4 methods that you can do to speed up accessing your favourite website. And because all of the methods mentioned above don't require you to manually entering the URL, then of course all of them will save you from the trouble of forgetting the website address that you want to visit. Even so, if you know any other method to do so and it's not listed here, then I'll really appreciate if you're willing to share it through the comments below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Set Home Page on Chrome Browser App

Nowadays the Internet has become a daily need for almost everyone. Due to this fact, that's why no wonder if almost all of smartphone available today has present the stock browser app inside to be able to meet the needs of their users, including the Samsung Galaxy SIII with its stock Browser app. You can use this app to browse the web, download the files, etc.

See also: How to Use the Browser App in the Samsung Galaxy S3

Although the stock Browser app has been equipped with several options that will facilitate the user while use this app, but there are some users who are not satisfied with this app and then decided to use a third-party browser app to replace it. One that has been widely used is Chrome browser app. One of the reason is that the browser is considered to be lighter and faster than the stock Browser app. Unfortunately this app does not have the option that allows you to change the homepage which will make this app open up certain web page whenever you open it. However, you can still do so with a little trick by adding certain shortcuts to the website that you already bookmarked on Chrome app to the Home screen.


How to add a website shortcut on Chrome app to Home screen?
Below are the steps you need to do:

1. Open Chrome browser app.
2. Navigate to the desired web page you wish to set as the home page by entering the URL in the address bar.
3. Tap the Menu key then tap the Star icon to bookmark the web.
4. If necessary, you can edit the bookmark's name and then save it in Mobile bookmarks.
5. Tap Save button.
6. Tap the Menu key then select Bookmarks.
7. Long tap in the required bookmark then on the pop up menu select Add to home screen.
8. The shortcut to the bookmark has been created on the home screen.
9. Later, you just need to tap the shortcut then it will load the web in the Chrome browser app. If you prompted with the "complete action using" menu, then you can set Chrome app as the default.

Indeed, this step only add certain web page shortcuts to the Home screen not set the homepage. But, at least by using the steps, now you can load the desired web page on the Chrome app every time you tap it, which is the same as how the homepage works.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Get Out from Incognito Mode

Incognito mode is one of feature available inside Browser app in Samsung Galaxy SIII. When you browse the web under the incognito mode, then the page won't appear in the browser history, the download files won't appear in the download history and the cookies will wiped out once you closed the page. Browse the page under this mode of course will help you if you want to access something important or a sensitive data without having to leave any trace.

See also: How to Use Incognito Feature on Browser App in Samsung Galaxy S3

Aside from the advantage, some of users said that once they turned on this mode or accidentally get in into this mode, they have difficulties to get out from there.


How to get out from incognito mode?
If you're also have the difficulty to do so, then you can follow the step listed below:

1. Open Browser app.
2. If you're in incognito mode, tap the Thumbnails of active browser windows icon.
3. Here you should see the plus (+) icon and the Incognito icon.
4. Find the incognito tab that's open, then tap the Red minus button on the top right of the tab to get back to the regular mode.
5. Tap the Bookmark icon .
6. You can choose to tap either the History or Saved pages.
7. Tap and hold an entry from the list to get the pop up menu.
8. Tap Set as homepage to assign the selected entry as the new homepage.
9. Now, try to close the app then open it again.
10. The browser will load the new homepage in a regular mode.

Well, your thought might be right, the step mentioned above actually not removing the incognito completely, but this will allow you to switch between the incognito and the regular mode, as well as prevent you to enter the incognito mode each time you open the Browser app. However, if you know another methods to do so and they are not listed here, then I'll appreciate if you willing to share them through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Use the Incognito Feature in the Browser App

As one of pre-installed app in Samsung Galaxy SIII, You can directly use the Browser app without having to install it first. You can use this app to browse the web, read online magazine, etc. By default, the app will record all of your browsing activities to help you more easier to track what you have searched before. But, if you don't want to keep them, you can easily remove them from there. As we all know that lot of caches will make the browser run more slower and heavier.

See also: How to Clear Cache and Delete Internet Browsing History on Samsung Galaxy S3

Aside from manually clearing the histories, you can also utilize incognito feature inside this app which will make the page you open will not appear in the browser history after you close the page. This of course will useful if you want to browse any web page without leaving any trace.


How to use incognito mode?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open Browser app.
2. Tap Thumbnails of active browser windows iconlocated in the upper right corner.
3. To use incognito mode, tap the Incognito iconin the upper right corner.
4. The incognito page will opened and explained in the screen. The page will marked with the incognito icon in the left of address bar.
5. Now, you're ready to browse the webs by typing in the URL in the address bar to navigate the web you wish to visit. While you using this mode, all of the webs you open will no longer appear in the Browser history, the files downloaded will not record in the download histories and cookies will not be saved once you closed the page.
6. To use the regular mode, tap Thumbnails of active browser windows icon and then select a web page which is not using the incognito feature.

By knowing how to use incognito feature, now you can make the browser app not to record your browsing activities which means you have no need to clear the browser cache and history manually as what you do when you use a regular mode. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Zoom In or Zoom Out Webpage

Samsung Galaxy SIII has come with some useful pre-installed apps that you can use directly without you need to install them first. One of them is the Browser app that you can use to browse the web, read online magazine, etc.

See also: How to Use Browser App on Samsung Galaxy S3

To facilitate you while using the Browser app to browse the web, this app allows you to zoom in or zoom out the webpage to make the page more easier to read, moreover if the webpage is too big or too small.


How to zoom in or zoom out the web?
There are some methods that you can do to zoom in or out the web on Browser app. You can see them below:

1. TILTING
   While you're viewing a webpage, tap and hold the screen with your two thumbs at two points then tilt the phone away from you or tilt the phone towards you to zoom in or zoom out. In order to make you be able to use this motion, first you need to enable this motion in Settings menu.
   See also: How to Enable and Use Smart Motion Gestures on Samsung Galaxy S3
2. PINCHING
   While you're viewing a webpage, pinch the screen using your two fingers then move them farther apart or closer together to zoom in or zoom out.
3. DOUBLE TAP
   While you're viewing a webpage, double tap the screen quickly to zoom in or zoom out.

Well, these are three methods that you can do to zoom in or out the web. However, if there is a methods you know and it's not listed here, then I'll really appreciate if you willing to share them here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Set and Clear Default on Certain Apps

Once upon the time, one of this blog's visitor named Kelly was send me an email. She ask me how to bring back the "Complete action using" menu because she was accidentally made a wrong selection when her Samsung Galaxy SIII prompt her to choose between the stock Internet browser and Mozilla Firefox browser when opening a URL of website.

See also: How to Use Browser App on Samsung Galaxy S3


How to set apps as default for certain action?
For those of you who don't know how to set certain app as the default to perform specific action, here I show how to do so. According to the Kelly's problem, we'll try to set the stock Internet browser as default when the phone open the URL of a website:

1. Open the URL of a website in any app, for example if you already receive a text message with a URL inside, then open the Messaging app and open the required text message contains with URL.
2. Tap the URL.
3. You should see "Complete action using" option menu appears (on Kelly's mail, she said that she has two option available, Internet Browser and Mozilla Firefox Browser). The option appears may vary depending on the apps installed on the phone.
4. Tick the checkbox next to the "Use by default for this action" option.
5. Tap the Internet Browser.
6. The URL will be loaded in the Internet Browser app for now and so.

How to clear default on certain apps?
In certain case, you may ever made a wrong selection, as happen in Kelly's problem. Well, to fix this problem kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Scroll down to Application manager, then tap it.
3. Swipe to the All screen.
4. In this case, tap the Internet Browser app.
5. Tap Clear defaults button.
6. Now you should see the "Complete action using" menu whenever opening the URL link.

Well, these two methods also can be applied in another applications. For instance if you want to get rid the annoying "Complete action using" menu or want to set the Gallery apps as the default when opening the image, then you can use the step to set certain apps as the default as mentioned above. While if you have made a wrong selection or want to bring back the same prompt to make a correct selection, then you can use the step to clear default as mentioned above. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Use Reader Mode in Browser Apps

Internet Browser apps is one of the pre-installed application that you can find inside the Samsung Galaxy SIII. You can use this apps to meet your Internet needs, such as to browse the webs or read online magazine, etc.

See also: How to Use Browser Apps in Samsung Galaxy S3

While you use this apps to view web page and read its content, usually you'll see another web's components, such as widgets, header, frame, advertisement, etc. Luckily, when your Samsung Galaxy SIII have upgraded to the Android Jelly Bean then you'll see the new feature in the Browser apps called reader mode. This feature will make the Browser only to show the main content allows you to read the content more comfort.


How to enable or disable reader mode?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open the Stock Internet Browser apps.
2. Navigate to the desired web page you wish to read its contents.
3. Once the web page is fully loaded, tap the R icon next to the URL in the address bar to use reader mode.
4. Now the browser will only show the main contents. This would be like you're reading a book.
5. You can adjust the web's font by tapping the T icon at the top area of the browser apps.
6. To disable reader mode, simply tap the Back key and the Browser will display the web with all its components.

Enabling this mode of course will help you when you want to read magazine or article on certain web page without being distracted by other components owned by the web page you're currently viewing. So, hope this helps :)