Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Extract Text from an Object or Image in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Have you ever wanted to have text within an object or image because it has important information for you? If that so, instead of manually typing the text, you can easily extract the text from the object or image by using the optical reader app in your phone. This app works by utilizing the rear camera to detect text within an object or image and then convert the text into digital text so that you can copy or share the text with ease.

How to extract text from an object or image using the Optical Reader app?
As a note, if you don't have the optical reader app, you can get it from the Galaxy Apps. Well, kindly use the following steps to extract text from an object or image using the optical reader app:

1. Open Optical reader app. To extract text from an object go to the step #2, while to extract text from a stored image go to the step #3.
2. Extract text from an object:
   You can take a photo of an object contains with text to extract the text by using the following steps:
• Point the camera to the required object.
• Tap to take a photo.
• The extracted text from the object will be displayed on the screen.
3. Extract text from a stored image:
   You can load any stored image contains with text to extract the text by using the following steps:
• Tap at the bottom right corner of the screen or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Load image.
• Select the required image you want to extract its text.
• Tap OK button.
• The extracted text from the selected image will be displayed on the screen.
4. If needed, you can copy the extracted text to clipboard by using the following steps:
• Tap at the top right and then select Edit.
• Tap and hold over the required text you want to copy.
• You can adjust the selected text by dragging or . Or, you can tap Select all to select all text.
• Tap Copy to copy the selected text to clipboard.
• Now, you can paste the copied text to other apps.
5. If needed, you can share the extracted text to others by using the following steps:
• Tap at the top right and then select Share via.
• Select which one you want to share: Image, Text or Image + Text.
• Tap OK button.
• Select the required method you want to use to share, e.g: Email, Messages, etc.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.
6. If needed, you can set your phone to read aloud the extracted text by tapping at the top right and then select Text-to-speech.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Reset Kids Mode Application in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

I have ever been asked by insiders about how to exit from the Kids Mode without using PIN. FYI, you can only exit from this mode by entering the 4-digits PIN numbers of the Kids Mode, otherwise you'll stuck in this mode even if you force to restart your phone. From what I know, the only way to exit from the Kids Mode if you forget the PIN is by performing factory reset which I surmise most of us don't want to deal with it. So, if you forget your PIN and don't want to encounter this issue, you can avoid it by resetting the Kids Mode app so that you can re-configure this app and set a new PIN. However, it'd better if you write down your PIN somewhere safe so that you can use it when you forget your PIN.

How to reset Kids Mode app?
As a note, this steps will remove Kids Mode settings, profiles and PIN, but it won't delete any Kids Mode files, e.g: kids voice recorder, kids camera, etc., which you can still find in the Kids Mode folder in the internal storage. Well, you can reset Kids mode app by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right of the screen to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Applications section and then select Application manager .
3. Swipe the screen from the right to the left to access the ALL tab.
4. Scroll down to find Kids Parental Control and then tap it.
5. Tap Clear data button.
6. Tap OK button to continue the process.
7. Once done, you can tap the Kids Mode icon in the home screen or in the apps menu to re-configure Kids Mode app and set a new PIN. You can see the complete steps to configure the Kids Mode app here.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Add Signature Text in the Stock Messaging App in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Signature text is a feature available in the stock Messaging app that will let you automatically display some of information, for instance: your name, contact information, etc., at the bottom of every message you send. You can add signature text up to 40 chars. But, you have to remember that the length of your signature text will reduce the length of your message.

How to add signature text in the stock Messaging app?
You can set your own signature text by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Messaging app.
2. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Scroll the screen to the very bottom.
4. Tap Signature. If Signature is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on.
5. Tap Edit signature.
6. Enter your own signature here.
7. Tap Save button.
8. The signature text has been added.
9. From now on, your signature text will be inserted automatically at the bottom of your message each time you send a message.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Disable Auto Add Icons for Newly Installed Apps to Home Screen in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Google Play Store is the official market for all Android phones, including with Samsung Galaxy S5, that can be used to install apps in condition that you have added a Google account into your phone. By default, once the installation of an app is completed, your phone will automatically add the icon for the app to home screen. But, if you don't like this feature, for instance when you don't want to place all new apps icons to home screen, you can easily turn this feature off in the Play Store app settings.

How to turn off auto add icons for newly installed apps to home screen?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Play Store app.
2. Tap at the top left corner of the screen to open up the Play Store menus.
3. Tap Settings.
4. Clear the checkbox next to Add icon to Home screen to disable this option.
5. Now, your phone won't add the icons to home screen after you have finished installing apps from the Play Store.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Remove Contacts From Favourites List in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Set contacts you communicate with frequently as favourites will save you time since they will be placed in a different list which is separated from the entire of your contacts list so that you can find them with more easily and you just need a single tap your favourite contacts to call them. However, if needed you can also easily remove your favourite contacts from the list, for instance if you have set a wrong contact as favourites or if you just want to remove certain contact from your favourites list.


How to remove a contact from the favourites list?
You can do so by using three different methods: while viewing your favourites list, while viewing contact's detail information and while viewing the Starred in Android contacts group.

Method #1: While viewing the favourites list
You can easily remove contacts from the favourites list while viewing the favourites list by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Contacts app.
2. Tap the Favourites tab.
3. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Remove from Favourites.
4. Select the required contacts you want to remove from the list.
5. Tap Done button.
6. The selected contacts have been removed from the favourites list.

Method #2: While viewing the contact's detail information
FYI, your phone will add the favourite icon or the yellow star icon at the photo contact to help you easily know that the contact has been set as favourite. See the following steps to remove a contact from favourites list while viewing the contact's detail information:

1. Open the stock Contacts app.
2. Tap the Contacts tab.
3. Tap the required contact whose photo has the favourite icon to view the contact's detail info.
4. Tap to remove the contact from the favourites list. The favourite icon will turn gray as a sign that the selected contact has been removed from the favourites list.

Method #3: While viewing the Starred in Android contacts group
If adding contacts to the Starred in Android contacts group will automatically add those contacts to the favourites list then removing contacts from this group will automatically remove contacts from the favourites list as well. Use the following steps to remove contacts from the favourites list while viewing the Starred in Android contacts group:

1. Open the stock Contacts app.
2. Tap the Contacts tab.
3. Tap to view your contacts groups list.
4. Tap Starred in Android.
5. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Remove from group.
6. Select the required contacts you want to remove from group.
7. Tap Done button.
8. The selected contacts have been removed from the Starred in Android contacts group and from the favourites list as well.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Change Signature in the Stock Email App in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

By default, the stock Email app gives the same signature, "Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone", for all email accounts you have added to this app. The signature will be displayed at the bottom of your outgoing email messages. If needed, you can change that default signature with your own signature which contains your personal information or any other information you want to include in your signature.

How to change signature of an email account in the stock Email app?
FYI, if you have multiple accounts then you have to change the signature separately since each account has their own signature. Use the following steps to change the signature of an email account in the stock Email app:

1. Open the stock Email app.
2. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Tap Manage accounts. All of email accounts you have added to the stock Email app will be listed here.
4. Tap the required account you want to change its signature.
5. Tap Signature.
6. If Signature is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on.
7. Tap Edit signature.
8. Now, you can enter your own signature here. As the example, you can create your own signature by including your name, phone number, or other information you want to include in your signature.
9. Tap Done button.
10. The signature of the selected email account has been changed.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Send Email Messages Using the Stock Email App in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Sending email messages is one of the common ways to communicate with others. It may be the reason why Samsung Galaxy S5 is equipped with the stock Email app that you can use to send or receive email messages in condition that you have added an email account to this app. When you're going to send an email message, you can also attach some files into your email messages, e.g: image, audio, contact, etc.

How to send an email message using the stock Email app?
As the example, we'll try sending an email message contains with images by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Email app. The combined inbox will be opened by default if you have multiple accounts.
2. Tap at the bottom of the screen to compose a new email message. By default, if you have multiple accounts, the default email account will be used as the sender automatically.
3. Enter the recipient email address in the To field.
4. Enter the email subject in the Subject field.
5. Now, enter your message in the message field below the Subject field.
6. To attach some images into your email message, kindly do as follows:
• Tap at the top of the screen.
• Tap Images. It'll bring you to the Gallery app.
• Select the required images you want to attach into your email message.
• Tap Done button.
• Select the required option to resize the selected images: Original, Large(70%), Medium(30%) or Small(10%).
• The selected images have been attached to the email message.
7. Once done, tap to send the email message. FYI, if you have enabled the delay email sending feature, you can cancel the email message sending before the specified delay time is over otherwise the email message will be sent automatically.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use Delay Email Sending Feature in the Stock Email App in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Have you ever been in a situation when you wanted to cancel the email message sending, for instance when you have accidentally sent an email message to a wrong contact? If that so, you can make it possible by enabling the delay email sending feature in the stock Email app so that the device will wait for the specified delay time before sending email messages after you tap the Send button. Before the specified delay time is over, you'll be provided with the button that can be used to cancel the email message sending.

How to enable delay email sending feature in the stock Email app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Email app.
2. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Tap Delay email sending.
4. Check the box next to Delay email sending to enable this option.
5. If needed, you can adjust the length of the delay time the device should wait before sending email messages after you tap the Send button by tapping Set length of delay and then select from the following options:
• 3 seconds
• 5 seconds
• 10 seconds
• 20 seconds
• 30 seconds

How to use delay email sending feature in the stock Email app?
With the delay email sending feature is enabled, when you have finished composing an email message and then tap Send button, you'll see a notification message with a Cancel button at the bottom of the screen. If needed, you can cancel the email message sending by tapping the Cancel button. If you don't tap the Cancel button and the specified delay time is over, the email message will be sent automatically.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Remove or Rearrange Contacts in the Priority Senders List in the Stock Email App in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

If you want to easily manage your favourite contacts in the stock Email app, you can add them to your priority senders list so that you can have a separate inbox for their email messages and a separate settings for them. However, if needed, you can edit the contacts you have added to the priority senders list, for instance: remove contacts from the list or rearrange their positions in the list.

How to remove or rearrange contacts in the priority senders list in the stock Email app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Email app.
2. Tap at the top left corner of the screen to open up the Email app menus.
3. Tap Priority senders. All email addresses or contacts with email addresses you have added to the priority senders list will be displayed here.
4. Long tap on a contact within the priority senders list and then select Edit list of priority senders. To remove contact from the list go to the step #5, while to rearrange contacts in the list go to the step #6.
5. Remove a contact from the priority senders list:
• Tap at the required contact you want to remove from the list.
• Tap Done button.
• The selected contact has been removed from the list.
6. Rearrange contacts in the priority senders list:
• Tap and hold the the required contact and then drag it to the desired position.
• Release to place the contact in the new position.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Change Default Email Account in the Stock Email App in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

As we all know that the stock Email app has the ability to manage multiple email accounts so that you can add more than one email account to this app. When you have added two or more email accounts, you can set one of them as the default so that the app will automatically use this account as the default sender when you're composing a new email message from the combined inbox or from other apps.


How to set an email account as the default in the stock Email app?
You can set an email account as the default by using some methods. But, as the example, we'll do so by using two different methods: when adding an email account and from the email account settings menu.

Method #1: When adding an email account
When you add another email account to your phone, either from the general settings menu or from the Email app itself, within the process you'll be provided with an option to set the email account as the default. You can see the steps to add an email account here.

Method #2: From the email account settings menu
This method can be used to set the email account that has been added to the stock Email app as default. Use the following steps to do so:

1. Open the stock Email app.
2. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Tap Manage accounts.
4. Tap the required account you want to set as default.
5. Check the box next to Default account to enable this option.
6. The selected email account has been set as the default.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Change Email Message Tone in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Change the ringtone for incoming email messages is the best way that can be done to help you recognize that you have new email messages. If needed, you can set different tones for different email accounts(if you have multiple accounts) so that you can easily know to which account the email message is sent for, or set different tone for your priority contacts so that you can easily know that you have email messages from contacts you have marked as priority senders.


How to change email message tone?
You can change the email message tone by using three different methods: from the general sound settings menu, from an email account settings menu and from the priority sender settings menu.

Method #1: From the general sound settings menu
This method can be used if you have set the "Default notification sound" as the email message tone. But, you have to remember that this method will change the notification tone for other apps that also use the default notification sound as the notification tone. See the following steps to do so:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top of the screen to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Sound .
3. Tap Notifications.
4. Select the required notification tone.
5. Tap OK button.
6. The general notification sound has been changed.

Method #2: From an email account settings menu
FYI, this method can be used to change the email message tone for a single account only. Thus, if you have multiple email accounts, you have to set email message tone for each account separately if you want to use different tones for different accounts. See the following steps to change email message tone for certain account:

1. Open the stock Email app.
2. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Tap Manage accounts.
4. Tap the required email account you want to change its tone.
5. Make sure to check the box next to Email notifications to enable this option so that you can receive notifications when new email messages arrive.
6. Now, tap Notification sound.
7. Select the required tone. FYI, if you select Default notification sound then it'll use the tone that has been selected in the general notification sound (see method #1).
8. Tap OK button.
9. The email message tone for the selected account has been changed.

Method #3: From the priority sender settings
If you have set some email addresses or contacts with email addresses as priority senders, then you can set different tone for them separately by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Email app.
2. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Tap Priority sender settings.
4. Make sure to check the box next to Email notifications to enable this option so that you can receive notifications when new email messages from priority senders arrive.
5. Now, tap Notification sound.
6. Select the required tone. FYI, if you select Default notification sound then it'll use the tone that has been selected in the general notification sound (see method #1).
7. Tap OK button.
8. The email message tone for priority senders has been changed.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Add an Email Account to the Stock Email App in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Sending or receiving email messages is one of the most popular ways that can be used to communicate with others. It may be the reason why most of smartphones available today, including with Samsung Galaxy S5, always have an Email app as one of the stock apps. You have to add an email account first to your phone before you can use the stock Email app to send or receive email messages.


How to add an email account to the stock Email app?
Assuming that you have an existing email account, then you can add this account to your phone by using two different methods: from the stock Email app and from the settings menu.

Method #1: From the stock Email app
You can add an email account directly from the stock Email app by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Email app.
2. If it's the first time for you use this app, you'll be provided with the set up email screen directly. If you have added an email account previously, tap at the top right corner of the screen then tap Settings then tap Manage accounts then tap at the top of the screen to add another email account.
3. Enter the email address (if yours is a Yahoo email account then it'll be like this: xxxxxxx@yahoo.com) and the password in the provided fields. FYI, you can check the box in the left side of the Show password option to help you make sure that you have entered the right password.
4. Tap Next button.
5. If needed, you can adjust the email account options available here according to your needs, e.g: period to sync, sync schedule, etc. Once done, tap Next button.
6. If needed, you can change the email account name (it will be used as the email account name in the stock Email app) and your name for the email account (it will be displayed in outgoing email messages) in the provided fields.
7. Tap Done button.
8. The email account has been added and the stock Email apps will display inbox of this email account.

Method #2: From the settings menu
You can add an email account from the general settings menu 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 of the screen to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the User and backup section and then tap Accounts .
3. Tap Add account.
4. Tap Email.
5. Enter the email address (if yours is a Yahoo email account then it'll be like this: xxxxxxx@yahoo.com) and the password in the provided fields. FYI, you can check the box in the left side of the Show password option to help you make sure that you have entered the right password.
6. Tap Next button.
7. If needed, you can adjust the email account options available here according your needs, e.g: period to sync, sync schedule, etc. Once done, tap Next button.
8. If needed, you can change the email account name (it will be used as the email account name in the stock Email app) and your name for the email account (it will be displayed in outgoing email messages) in the provided fields.Tap Done button.
9. The email account has been successfully added.
10. Now, you can open the stock Email app and you'll see this app displays inbox of the email account you have added.

As a note, the stock Email app has the ability to manage multiple email accounts therefore you can add more than one email account to this app by using two methods above.