Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable and Use USB Tethering in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with some features that will let you share your phone's mobile data connection with other devices, one of which is the USB tethering feature. If you have a Windows computer, you can enable the USB tethering feature so you can use your phone's mobile data connection in your PC when these both devices are connected using the USB cable.

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Disclaimer: this post is written based on Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 runs with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop and the computer uses Windows 7 Professional 32-bit as the operating system.
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How to enable and use the USB tethering feature?
Assuming that you have enabled mobile data in your Samsung Galaxy S4, you can enable the USB tethering feature and then use its Internet connection in your Windows PC by using the following steps:

1. Connect your phone to the computer using the provided USB cable by plugging the micro USB connector to the micro USB port in your phone (it's located under the Home key) and the USB connector to a USB port on your PC. If it's the first time for you to connect your phone with the PC, your PC may need a few minutes to install the driver.
2. Now, open your phone's settings menu by swiping down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
3. Tap Connections tab.
4. Tap More networks.
5. Tap Tethering and Mobile hotspot.
6. Check the box next to USB tethering to enable this option. When the USB tethering feature is enabled, the tethering icon will be displayed in the status bar.
7. If it's the first time for you to use the USB tethering feature with your PC, your PC may need a few minutes to install the driver.
8. Once done, you can automatically use your phone's mobile data connections in your PC.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Manage Emergency Contacts in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Safety assistance is a life care feature that is designed to help you send emergency messages contain with your location and visual surroundings to your emergency contacts with ease. Given the function, it'd better if your emergency contacts are the ones who can provide a quick respond or help when you're in an emergency situation, e.g: your family member, your closest friend, etc. Fortunately, the safety assistance feature in Samsung Galaxy S4 lets you manage your emergency contacts so that you can easily add or remove your emergency contacts.

How to add or delete an emergency contact?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Scroll down the screen and then tap Safety assistance.
4. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then tap Emergency contacts. To add an emergency contact go to the step #5, while to remove an emergency contact go to the step #6.
5. Adding a contact to the emergency contacts list:
• Tap Create primary contact .
• Tap Create contact if you want to create a new contact and then add it to your emergency contacts list, or tap Select from contacts if you want to pick up a contact from your contacts list and then add it to your emergency contacts list.
• The selected contact has been added to your emergency contacts list.
6. Removing a contact from the emergency contacts list:
• Tap at the top right.
• Select the required emergency contact you want to remove.
• Tap Delete button at the top right.
• Tap Delete button to confirm.
• The selected contact has been removed from your emergency contacts list.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable and Use Safety Assistance Feature in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Safety assistance is a life care feature available in Samsung Galaxy S4 runs with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop that can be used to help you send emergency messages to your emergency contacts. The message contains with your approximate location and visual surroundings taken using both the front and rear cameras.


How to enable the safety assistance feature?
You can enable and configure this feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Scroll down the screen and then tap Safety assistance.
   
   
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable the safety assistance. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
5. If it's the first time, you'll be provided with the terms and conditions screen. Scroll down the screen to read it and then check all checkboxes to agree the terms and conditions, then tap OK button to continue.
   
   
6. Since you have to register at least one emergency contact to make this feature works, you'll be asked to do so. Tap Add button to add your emergency contacts.
   
   
7. Select Create contact if you want to create a new contact and then set it as emergency contact, or select Select from contacts to pick up contacts from your contacts list and then set them as emergency contacts.
   
   
8. Once you have added your emergency contacts, press the Back key to return to the safety assistance menu.
9. If you'd like to include pictures taken with the rear and front-facing cameras within your emergency messages, check the box next to the Send emergency pictures option to enable it.
   
   

How to use the safety assistance feature?
While you're in an emergency situation, tap and hold the Volume Up key and the Volume Down key for 3 seconds, your phone will turn on Wi-Fi, mobile data and GPS automatically and then send an emergency message contains with your current location as well as pictures of your surroundings that are taken using both the rear and front-facing cameras to your emergency contacts.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Edit Tagged Information in a Photo in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

When you have enabled the tag buddy feature in the stock Gallery app, the tagged information(date and time, location, category and tags) will be displayed at the bottom left corner of each photo. If needed, you can easily edit the tagged information, for instance: assign other categories, enter a new tag, etc.

How to edit tagged information in a photo in the stock Gallery app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Gallery app.
2. Tap an album and then tap the required picture.
3. Tap the tagged information in the bottom left corner, or tap at the top right and then select More info.
4. Tap at the top right to edit the tagged information of the selected picture.
5. Now, you can edit the required information, such as: set/change/remove location, assign or remove categories, add or remove tags. As a note, since the people's faces you have tagged can't be removed from here, if you'd like to remove the tagged name, you can find the complete steps here.
6. Tap Done button to save the changes.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable Tag Buddy Feature in Gallery App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Tag buddy is a useful feature in the stock Gallery app that can be used to tag your photos with some information, such as: date and time, categories, location and tags. The tagged information will be displayed at the bottom left corner of each photo.

How to enable the tag buddy feature in the stock Gallery app?
You can turn this feature on by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Gallery app.
2. Tap at the top right corner of the screen or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. If needed, scroll down the screen.
4. Tap Tag buddy.
5. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable the tag buddy feature. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
6. Now, you can enable the following options to tag them in your photos:
• Date: enable this option to let your phone adds the date and time to your photos. Your phone will use the currently set date and time when the picture was taken.
• Location: enable this option to let your phone adds location data to your photos. Your phone will use the currently location where the picture was taken. As a note, this feature works if you have enabled the location tags feature in the stock Camera app before taking the photo.
• Category: enable this option to let your phone assigns categories to your photos automatically. There are 7 default categories available: people, scenery, documents, food, pets, vehicles and flowers.
• Tags: enable this option if you want to be able to add tags to your photos. If you have tagged people's faces within a photo using the face tag feature, the tagged names will automatically be displayed under this option.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable Location Tags Feature in Camera App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

The stock Camera app comes with several useful features, one of which is the location tags. When you enable this feature, each picture taken with the stock Camera app will be attached with a GPS location tag. But, you have to remember that since these pictures contain with location information, make sure you use caution when you send, share, distribute or copy them.

How to enable the location tags feature in the stock Camera app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Camera app. If you'd like to speed up the way to access the stock Camera app, you can enable the camera shortcut on the lock screen.
2. Tap at the top left to open up the settings menu of the stock Camera app.
3. Scroll down the menu and then tap Location tags .
4. A pop up window contains with information about the location tags feature is displayed on your screen. Tap OK button to continue.
5. Since the location tags feature works by utilizing the location service, if it's disabled, you'll be brought to the Location menu and asked to enable it. You can enable it by sliding the ON/OFF switch to the right and then tap Agree button if you'd like to improve location accuracy. You will need to press the Back key to return to the Camera app.
6. The location tags feature has been enabled.
7. From now on, each picture taken with the stock Camera app will be attached with the geographical location data.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Fix Can't Forward a Text Message

Today, an insider asked me why he couldn't find the "forward" option when long pressing a text message in the stock Messaging app. He just had delete and copy text options. From what I know, the text messages forwarding feature is not available when we are in the easy mode. As we all know that the easy mode has simpler layout and disables some advanced features(including with the text messages forwarding feature) since it is designed for first smartphone users. Thus, if you want to be able to forward text messages, you have to use standard mode by disabling the easy mode.

How to disable the easy mode?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. While you're in the easy mode, swipe down the top of the screen using your finger to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the easy settings menu.
2. Tap Home screen mode .
3. Select Standard mode and then tap Apply button.
4. Tap OK button.
5. The easy mode will be disabled and your phone will use the standard mode as the home screen mode.
6. Now, you should find the forward option when long pressing a bubble message within a conversation in the stock Messaging app.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Manage Primary Contacts in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

If you want to use send help messages feature, you have to register at least one contact as your primary contact. That's why when you enable the send help messages feature for the first time, you'll be asked to set your primary contact. Your primary contacts will be alerted to your situation via messages when the emergency situation is declared. However, you can manage your primary contacts when needed, such as: add contacts to the primary contacts list or delete contacts from the primary contacts list.

How to add or delete primary contacts?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the System section and then tap Safety assistance .
3. Tap Manage primary contacts. To add a contact to the list go to the step #4, while to delete a contact from the list go to the step #5.
4. To add a contact to the primary contacts list, do as follows:
• Tap at the top of the screen.
• Select Create contact if you want to create a new contact and then set it as your primary contact, or select Select from contacts if you want to pick up contacts from your contacts list and then set them as your primary contacts.
• The selected contacts have been added to the list and set as primary contacts.
5. To delete a contact from the primary contacts list, do as follows:
• Tap at the top right.
• Select the required contacts you want to delete.
• Tap Delete at the top right.
• Tap Delete button to confirm.
• The selected contacts have been deleted from the list.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable Send Help Messages Feature in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Send help messages is a feature available in Samsung Galaxy S5 that will let you send emergency messages to your primary contacts by pressing the Power key quickly three times. The emergency messages contain with your current location information, audio recordings and pictures of your surroundings. As a note, to make this feature works, you have to register at least one primary contact so that you can alert the contact about your situation via messages when you're in any emergency situation.


How to enable send help messages feature?
You can turn on this feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the System section and then tap Safety assistance .
   
   
3. If it's the first time, you'll be asked to set your primary contacts before you can enable send help messages feature. Tap Add button to set your primary contacts.
   
   
4. Here, you'll be provided with two options that can be used to set your primary contacts:
   
   • Create contact: select this option if you want to create a new contact and then set it as primary contact.
   • Select from contacts: select this option if you want to pick up contacts from your contacts list and then set them as primary contacts.
   
5. Press the Back key to return to the safety assistance menu.
6. Tap Send help messages.
   
   
7. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable this feature. The switch turns green when it's enabled. As a note, your location information will automatically be included when you send emergency messages. If needed, you can also enable the following options:
• Send pictures: enable this option if you want to include pictures taken using the front-facing and rear cameras when you send emergency messages.
• Send sound recording: enable this option if you want to include an audio recording of your surroundings when you send emergency messages.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Set My Phone to Say the Caller's Name of a Specific Contact in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Yesterday, an insider left his comment and said that he wanted his phone to say his friend's name when receiving incoming calls from her. Fortunately, if you own Samsung Galaxy S5, you can enable the notification readout feature for favourite calls so that your phone will read the caller's name when receiving incoming calls from your favourite contacts, or you can use the stock Voice recorder app to record your voice that say a contact's name and then set it as ringtone for the desired contact.

How to enable notification readout feature for calls from favourite contacts?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the System section and then tap Language and input .
3. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then tap Notification readout.
4. Check the box next to Calls from favourite contacts to enable it.
5. From now on, when your favourite contact calls you, your phone will say the caller's information. As the example, if you have added a contact named "John" as favourite, your phone will say "incoming call from John" when receiving call from him. If you don't know how to add a contact to favourite, you can see the complete steps here.

How to assign your voice recording as caller ringtone?
You can record your voice by using the stock Voice recorder app and then set it as ringtone for a specific contact by using the following steps:

1. Open Voice recorder app.
2. To record your voice, do as follows:
• Tap to start recording.
• Say a phrase contains with the name of the desired contact with clearly, e.g: "you have incoming call from John".
• Tap to stop recording.
3. In the recordings list, long tap the voice recording you have just recorded to select it.
4. Tap at the top right or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Set as.
5. Tap Caller ringtone.
6. Select the required contact.
7. The selected voice recording has been set as ringtone for the selected contact.
8. From now on, when the selected contact calls you, your phone will play the voice recording you have set as caller ringtone.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Disable Assistant Menu Feature in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Assistant menu is a feature you can find in your Samsung Galaxy S5. This feature is designed to assist those with dexterity issues or those who want to easily navigate their phones using one hand by providing quick access(the assistant menu icon) to a menu of important functions. However, you can also easily turn this feature off if needed, e.g: when you want to get rid the assistant menu icon from your screen, when you no longer want to use this feature on your phone, etc.


How to disable the assistant menu feature?
You can do so by using some different methods: 1) From the assistant menu icon, 2) From the settings menu, 3) From the S Finder app, and 4) From the direct access menu.

Method #1: From the assistant menu icon
Utilizing the assistant menu icon is the fastest way to turn off the assistant menu feature. You can use the following steps to do so:

1. On any screen, tap the assistant menu icon and then select Settings to quickly go to the settings menu for the assistant menu feature.
2. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the left to disable the assistant menu feature. The switch turns gray when it's disabled and the assistant menu icon will disappear from your screen.

Method #2: From the Settings menu
You can use the following steps if you'd like to turn off the assistant menu feature from the general settings menu:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Personalisation section and then tap Accessibility.
3. Tap Dexterity and interaction.
4. Tap Assistant menu.
5. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the left to disable the assistant menu feature. The switch turns gray when it's disabled and the assistant menu icon will disappear from your screen.

Method #3: From the S Finder app
You can use the following steps if you'd like to turn off the assistant menu feature from the S Finder app:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap S Finder button.
2. Type "assistant menu" in the search field and then tap at the virtual keyboard to start searching.
3. In the search result list, tap Assistant menu to go to the assistant menu feature.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the left to disable the assistant menu feature. The switch turns gray when this feature is disabled and the assistant menu icon will disappear from your screen.

Method #4: From the direct access menu
If the direct access menu is enabled, you can use the following steps to turn off the assistant menu feature from the direct access menu:

1. On any screen, press the Home key three times to open up the direct access menu.
2. Tap Accessibility.
3. Tap Dexterity and interaction.
4. Tap Assistant menu.
5. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the left to disable the assistant menu feature. The switch turns gray when this feature is disabled and the assistant menu icon will disappear from your screen.