Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Find Destination in Google Maps

One of the way that you can do to allow your phone knowing your current location is by setting the location services on your Samsung Galaxy SIII. There are four methods available that can be used by your phone to determine your location data.

See also: How to Change Location Services on Samsung Galaxy S3

Once you've finished setting your location services on your phone, now your location information will be available on other function in the phone. One of which is on navigation function. You can utilize this function in Google maps apps to find certain location.


How to find location on Google maps?
You can use this function as substitute of traditional maps by utilizing navigation function in Google maps to find your destination. To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Maps.
3. To find certain location, tap the Search icon located at the bottom left corner.
4. Enter the required destination in search field box, then you will see a list of result matching with your search term.
5. Tap the required destination from the list.
6. Now you'll see your destination was pointed on the map and equipped with the information field.
7. Drag two fingers together to zoom in and drag them apart to zoom out.
8. To clear the maps, tap the Menu key then select Clear Map.
9. Tap Home button to exit the maps and return to the standby mode.

By knowing how to find certain location in Google maps, now you don't have to worry about getting lost, even when you want to go to the place that you never visited before.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Set Image from the Web as Home Screen Wallpaper

There are several ways that you can do to change wallpaper on your Samsung Galaxy SIII Home screen. One of which is by using Live wallpaper available on this phone as your wallpaper.

See also: How to Set Live Wallpaper on Samsung Galaxy S3 Home Screen

In addition using the image saved on your phone, you can also using the image from the web as your wallpaper. This of course will expand your choice to set which the image you want to use as wallpaper, which the image is unavailable on your phone.


How to set image from the web as wallpaper?
To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Internet.
3. Find the image on the web using certain search engine.
4. Once you've found the one that you like, then view it in full size.
5. Long press on the image to get the options.
6. On pop up menu select Set as wallpaper.
7. Finish. Now you have managed to change your wallpaper using the image from the web.

By knowing one more way to change the Home screen wallpaper, now you can use it as your another way to do so. This method also will allow you to set your wallpaper with whatever the image you want from the web.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable or Disable Browser Inverted Mode

The stock Internet applications inside Samsung Galaxy SIII has come with many options to make the user feels comfort and enjoy their browsing activity. One of which is an option which will allow you to enjoy browsing the web page in full screen mode.

See also: How to Enable or Disable Browsing Web Page in Full Screen on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another option available in this browser that will make you more comfort is an option to invert the colors of the web page, turning the white color becomes black and vice versa. As we all know most of the webpages has a bright background so by using this option you can set the browser to reverse the color to not hurt your eyes.


How to turn on or off browser inverted color mode?
If you want the browser to reverse the colour of the webpage, then kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Internet.
3. Navigate to the web page you wish to view.
4. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
5. Tap Accessibility.
6. Scroll down to the Inverted rendering option. Depending on your current settings, tap this option to enable or disable it. When this option is checked means the browser will load the webpage and inverting the colors.

Some of peoples call this option as night mode. For the record, enabling this option not only will make it more easier on your eyes to read, but also will help you to save your battery because the dark background will consume less battery.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable or Disable Internet Desktop View

A big screen owned by Samsung Galaxy SIII and the Internet apps as one of its pre-loaded applications of course will expand your experience of using this phone to meet your need of browsing activity. Moreover, this apps also has an option that will allow you to enjoy browsing the web page in full screen mode.

See also: How to Enable or Disable Browsing Web Page in Full Screen on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another option available on the stock Internet apps which will extend your experience of browsing a web page on a big screen is an option to view the web page in the desktop view mode. As we all know, today some webpages already have their mobile version so with this option you can load the webpage as what you see in the desktop.


How to turn on or off Internet desktop view?
If you want to browse web page in desktop view or mobile view, then kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Internet.
3. Navigate to the required webpage you wish to view.
4. Tap the Menu key.
5. Depending on your current settings, tap Desktop view to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the browser will load the web page in the desktop view.

After reading the steps mentioned above, now you can set your browser to load web page in desktop view by enabling this option or to load in mobile view by disabling this option. FYI, by default this option is set to off and will be back to off whenever you close the browser so to enjoy browsing in desktop view you need to check this option every time you launch the browser.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable or Disable Browsing Web Pages in Full Screen

As we all know that Samsung Galaxy SIII comes with big screen which will be able to provide you different experience while you using it to play the game, watching the movie or browsing the webpages.

See also: How to Use Browser on Samsung galaxy S3

To extend your experience on using Galaxy SIII's big screen while browsing a web page, you can utilize an option available under Internet settings menu to set your browser in full screen mode.


How to turn on or off viewing web page in full screen?
To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Internet.
3. Navigate to the web page you want to view.
4. Tap the Menu key.
5. On pop up menu select Settings.
6. Tap Labs.
7. Depending on your current settings, tap Full screen option to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the browser is now using the full screen mode.

Enabling this option will hide the notifications bar and will allow you to enjoy browsing the web page in full screen mode. For the record, while you're on full screen mode, the soft button will stay displayed but with the very dim dots.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Set Web Browser Home Page

When using the stock Internet application on Samsung Galaxy SIII you will be able to know your favourite pages or the most visited pages by seeing the list that you can find under history tab.

See also: How to Find the Most Visited Pages List on Samsung Galaxy S3

Knowing the list of your favourite pages of course will help you to easily accessing those pages. Another way that you can do to easier your experience of using the stock browser is by setting the certain page as its homepage.


How to set browser homepage?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Internet.
3. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
4. Tap General.
5. Tap Set homepage.
6. Now you will see four options available on pop up menu. They are:
• Current page: choose this option if you want to set the page you're currently viewing as the browser homepage.
• Blank page: choose this option if you want the browser to load a blank page whenever you open the browser.
• Default page: choose this option to set the default page as the browser homepage.
• Other: choose this option if you want to set another web page to set it as the browser homepage.
7. Tap the required set homepage option you wish to use. When the dot indicator next to the option shows green means the option is selected.
8. Finish. Now you have managed to set homepage on your browser.

Setting the browser homepage to the desired page of course will useful to help you save the time because now you don't need to navigate from the unwanted homepage whenever you open the browser.

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

You can find several options available under settings menu while you're using the stock Internet applications in Samsung Galaxy SIII. One of which is a find on page option which will allow you to easily find a text or string on a web page you're currently viewing.

See also: How to Find Text on Web Page on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another option that you can find under settings menu in Internet apps is a bandwidth management option that you can use to set the browser to display or not the image on the website you're viewing.


How to turn on or off loading image?
Here are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Internet.
3. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
4. Tap Bandwidth management.
5. Depending on your current settings, tap Load images to enable or disable loading image. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the option is enabled.

By knowing how to set your browser to display or not the image on the website you're viewing, now you can set it to on or off according to your need. If you want to load images then you can enable this option, while if you don't want to load images or want to save more data then you can turn this option off.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Find the Most Visited Web Pages List

If you go to the bookmark icon in the stock Internet application in Samsung Galaxy SIII, you will see some tabs available there, one of them is a saved pages tab which is contain saved pages for you to use for offline reading. This of course will useful if you want to read them later without having to use Internet connection.

See also: How to Offline Reading on Samsung Galaxy S3

Still at the tabs under Bookmarks, another tabs that you can find is history tab. Here you can see the history of your browsing activity grouped into some categories and the history of your favourites pages that grouped into the most visited category.


How to Find the Most Visited Website List?
If you want to see which pages you're often visiting, then kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Internet.
3. Tap Bookmarks icon .
4. Tap History tab.
5. Tap the Most visited category to expand and viewing the list.
6. To open the link, long tap in the required link you wish to open then on pop up menu select Open to open the link in the current page or select Open in new window to open the links in the new window.

By knowing where to find the most visited pages list, now you can visit your favourites pages using the stock Internet application easily. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Find a Text on Web Page

Samsung Galaxy SIII comes with the stock Internet apps that you can use to browse a webpages you likes. In this apps, you can see some options available under its settings menu, one of which is an option called saved for offline reading for you to save certain webpage to read it later without having to use Internet connection.

See also: How to Offline Reading on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another option that you will see under Internet apps settings menu is an option to allow you to search for certain text or string on the website you're currently viewing. This of course will useful to helps you find the text you're looking on the website.


How to search a text on a web page?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Internet.
3. Navigate to the web page you want to open.
4. To find text or string, tap the Menu key then select Find on page.
5. Enter the text you're looking for in the search text box.
6. Tap the Up arrow key to page up or tap the down arrow key to page down.
7. If there is a match text in the website, then you will see the text will be highlighted.

By knowing how to use this option of course will make you more easier to find specific text or string that you're looking for on a website. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Offline Reading

In certain condition or area, you're prohibited to use radio transmitter, such as while you're on a plane or in a hospital. Fortunately, Samsung Galaxy SIII provides you an option called flight mode which will allow you to stay using your phone in this area. This mode will turn off the wireless signal on your phone for safe use in this area.

See also: How to Turn On of Off Flight Mode on Samsung Galaxy S3

While you're on flight mode, surely you can't use Internet connection to browse webpage. But, if you still want to read certain web page, there is an option on the stock Internet apps which will allow you to save certain webpages for offline reading. Once you've saved the page, you can open and read the pages later without having to use an Internet connection.


How to save a page for offline reading?
Below are the steps to do to save certain pages for you to use it for offline reading:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Internet.
3. Navigate to the webpage you wants to save for offline reading.
4. Once it completed loading, tap the Menu key then select Save for offline reading.

How to read a saved page?
Once you've finished saving the page, later you can read it offline by following the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Internet.
3. Tap Bookmarks icons .
4. Tap Saved page tab.
5. Now you will see thumbnails of the saved page.
6. Tap the desired saved page to open the offline page.

Knowing how to save page for offline reading then read it later will of course helps you to stay be able to read your favourites pages while you're on flight mode or when you have no Internet connection.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Add Voice Memo on S Memo

S Memo is one of pre-installed application on Samsung Galaxy SIII that you can use to create text memo, drawing memo or memo that combine both of them.

See also: How to Create New Drawing Memo Using S Memo on Samsung Galaxy S3

While you're on S Memo edit memo screen, you can add voice into your memo. Later, if you choose to share the memo using email or post it through a social media, then the voice you've inserted will be a part of the memo for people listening to.


How to add voice memo?
Below are the steps to do:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to S Memo, then tap on it.
3. To start a new memo, you can choose the Drawing icon to draw a memo or touch the 'T' icon to start a text memo.
4. Now you can compose your memo.
5. To add voice memo, tap the Microphone icon to record a voice memo then embed it to the memo.
6. Save your memo by tapping the Menu key then select Save as option.
7. Enter the title for your memo, then tap OK button.
8. Or you can tap Enter title button at the top to give a title to your memo then tap Save button to save the memo.
9. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

By knowing how to add voice on your memo, now you can embed your text or drawing memo with audio file you want. So, have you ever inserted voice recording on your memo?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Play Back Audio Files Using Voice Recorder Application

Voice recorder is one of pre-installed application that you can find inside Samsung Galaxy SIII. This apps will allow you to record an audio then save it as 3ga file format.

See also: How to Use the Stock Voice Recorder Applications on Samsung Galaxy S3

Later, you can share the files with others using AllShare, Messaging, Gmail or Bluetooth. In addition, you can also listen to the files you already saved using voice recorder.


How to play back voice memo?
Here are the steps you need to do to play back the recorded audio file through the stock voice recorder apps:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Voice recorder, then tap on it.
3. Tap List to view all saved voice recordings.
4. Tap the required voice recording file to play it.
5. While you're playing, you can utilize some options, such as the Pause button to pause the playback and the Stop button to stop the playback.

By knowing how to listen recorded audio file using voice recorder, now you can play back all the recorded audio files anytime you want.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Use the Stock Voice Recorder Applications

Samsung Galaxy SIII comes with some pre-installed applications that you can use directly without having to install it first. One of which is S Suggest apps, this applications will helps you to know which recommended popular applications that compatible with your phone that you should choose to install.

See also: How to Use S Suggest on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another pre-installed apps that you can find inside Samsung Galaxy SIII is voice recorder apps. This apps will allow you to record an audio file and share it using AllShare, Messaging, Gmail or Bluetooth.


How to record audio using voice recorder?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Voice recorder, then tap on it.
3. Tap Red circle button to start recording.
4. Now you can speak into the microphone.
5. While your phone record the audio, you can utilize some option available there:
• Tap Stop button to stop recording. It will automatically save the audio file and the recorded files screen is displayed.
• Tap Pause button to temporarily stop the recording and tap Record button again to resume recording.
• Tap Cancel button to cancel the recording without saving.
6. Finish. Now you have managed to record an audio using the stock voice recorder applications.

It's easy to do, right? Now you can record audio files you want using voice recorder apps available on your phone, save it then listen to it again later. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How Customize Contacts Display

Samsung Galaxy SIII provide you with two options to sort your contacts, alphabetically by first name or by last name. This of course will helps you to manage you contacts and facilitate you when using them.

See also: How to Sort Contacts on Samsung Galaxy S3

While you're on Contacts app settings, you will see another option to customize the contacts display. This option will allow you to specify how your contacts will appear in the list. You can choose to display contacts by first name first or by last name first.


How to customize contacts display in the list?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Tap Contact tab.
4. Tap the Menu key.
5. Scroll down to Settings, then tap on it.
6. Tap Display contacts by.
7. Now you will see two options available on pop up menu. They are:
• first name first: choose this option if you wants the contacts listed by first name first.
• last name first: choose this option if you wants the contacts listed by last name first.
8. Tap the required option you wish to use.
9. Tap the Back key.
10. Now your contacts will be listed according to the selected option.
11. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

In some countries people used to write the name by first name first whilst another countries used to write the name by last name first. By knowing how to customize contacts display, now you can set it according to your need. So, which option do you choose to customize your contacts display? First name first or last name first?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Sort Contacts

One of the way that you can do to make you more easier when you want to call someone through Contacts apps on your Samsung Galaxy SIII is by displaying contacts with the number only. Enabling this option will make your Contacts apps not shows contacts without phone number.

See also: How to Show Only Contacts with Phone Numbers on Samsung Galaxy S3

In Contacts apps you will also can find option which will allow you to sort your contacts. You can choose to sort the contacts alphabetically by first name or by last name.


How to sort contacts by last name or by first name?
Below are the steps to do to sort your contacts:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Tap Contact tab.
4. Tap the Menu key.
5. Scroll down to Settings, then tap on it.
6. Tap Sort list by.
7. Now you will see two options available on pop up menu. They are:
• by first name: choose this option if you wants to sort your contacts by first name.
• by last name: choose this option if you wants to sort your contacts by last name.
8. Tap the required sort option you wish to use.
9. Tap the Back button and you will see your contacts sorted by sort option you've just selected before.
10. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

Sorting contacts alphabetically by first name or last name will helps you to organize your contacts and make you more easier when you want to use them. So, which option do you choose to sort your contacts? By first name or by last name?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Take Photo While Recording Video

The best way to perpetuate your precious moment is by recording it into a video. Fortunately, Samsung Galaxy SIII comes with advanced camera which also you can use as video recorder.

See also: How to Record Video on Samsung Galaxy S3

While you're recording a video using your Galaxy SIII, you will also be able to take a picture. This of course will useful if in the middle of recording a video you find a best moment that you wants to capture into a photo.


How to take a picture while recording video?
To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Camera.
3. If required, drag the indicator to the video recorder icon.
4. Tap the Record icon to start recording video.
5. To change the focus, tap anywhere on the viewfinder screen you want to focus. To focus on the center of the screen, tap Auto focus [AF] icon.
6. Tap the camera icon to take a picture whilst recording.
7. To stop recording tap again on the Record icon.
8. Now the video and photo will be automatically saved on your gallery.

For the record, in order to make you be able to take a picture while recording, make sure you have disabled anti-shake option that you can find under camera settings. So, have you ever tried to take a photo while you record a video?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Import Contacts in VCF File from SD Card

Exporting contacts to your SD card surely will facilitate you when you wants to re-import the contacts to the another phone or PC. The file will be .vcf file and automatically saved to your SD card.

See also: How to Export Contacts to SD Card on Samsung galaxy S3

In addition to export contacts to SD card, in Samsung Galaxy SIII you will also be able to import contacts in .vcf file saved on your SD card. This of course will useful if you wants to import contacts in .vcf files from another source which you've already save on your SD card.


How to import contacts from SD card?
Here are the steps to do if you wants to import .vcf file from your SD card:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Tap Contact tab.
4. Tap the Menu key.
5. On pop up menu select Import from SD card.
6. Now you will see three options available.
• Choose Import one vCard file if you wants to import one .vcf file among lot of vcf files on your SD card.
• Choose Import multiple vCard files if you wants to import more than one vcf files from your SD card.
• Choose Import all vCard files if you wants to import all .vcf files saved in your SD card.
7. Tap OK button.
8. Select the .vcf file you wants to import.
9. Tap OK button to confirm importing contacts.

You can also use these steps to import contacts from another source which have .vcf file format that you've already saved on your SD card. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable or Disable Camera Outdoor Visibility

Samsung Galaxy SIII camera comes with some features that you can find most of them on its settings. But, may you will not use all of them. Rearrange the icon on camera settings and pick four of them which you use most as quick settings will of course facilitate you in accessing them.

See also: How to Swap Icons on Camera Settings on Samsung Galaxy S3

While you're on camera settings, you will also see outdoor visibility option. This option will make your phone to boost the brightness of the screen and colour profile resulting on improved visibility when you use the camera to take a picture in situation where glare and screen reflections which make you difficult to viewing and framing shots.


How to turn on or off camera outdoor visibility?
Below are the steps you need to do to set this option:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Camera.
3. Tap Settings (gear) icon to enter the settings.
4. Scroll to Outdoor visibility, then tap on it.
5. Now you will see two options available, Off and On.
6. Tap Off to disable this option or tap On to enable this option. When the dot indicator next to the option shows green means the option is selected.

By enabling this option, your phone will change the screen brightness and font to facilitate you when viewing and framing shot under the sun. So, have you ever tried to use this option? Was it helps you when taking a picture under the sun?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Show Only Contacts with Phone Numbers

In Samsung Galaxy SIII you were allowed to retrieve contacts from multiple accounts, such as phone contacts, Google account, etc. These multiple sources sometimes end up your phonebook displaying one or more duplicate contacts. In this case, showing contacts from a single source is one of the way which will helps you to remove duplicate contacts on your phonebook.

See also: How to Remove Duplicate Contacts on Samsung Galaxy S3

The most preferably contact source is Google account. By choosing this option, then your phonebook will displaying all contacts from your Google account, whether it's contacts with phone number or not which resulting duplicate contacts. Fortunately, there is an option which will allow you to only shows contacts with number on your phonebook.


How to show only contacts with phone numbers?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Tap Contact tab.
4. Tap the Menu key.
5. Scroll to Settings, then tap on it.
6. Depending on your current settings, tap Only contacts with phone to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the option is turned on. Enabling this option will make your phone only display contacts that have phone number on your phonebook.
7. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

Some peoples may feel annoyed when they wants to call someone but they find the contacts displayed in the phonebook are more than one which will force them to take a look which one the contact with number that they can use to call. Only showing contact with number is one of the way to solve this problem. This option also will be useful if you wants to hide email contacts or contact without phone number on your phonebook. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Remove Duplicate Contacts

Samsung Galaxy SIII lets you to add contacts from several accounts, such as SIM card contacts, phone contacts, Google account, etc. This sometimes end up your phone with one or more duplicate contacts for each entry. Fortunately, there is an option which will allow you to merge the same or duplicate contacts into one.

See also: How to Merge Duplicate Contacts on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another way that you can do to remove duplicate contacts on your phone book is by displaying contacts from a single source only. You can choose to only displaying phone contacts, SIM card contact, Google account or another email account you already synced.


How to remove duplicate contacts by displaying contacts from single source?
Here are the steps you need to do:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Tap Contact tab.
4. Tap the Menu key.
5. Scroll to Contacts to display, then tap on it.
6. Now you will see a list of your contacts source. They are:
• All contacts: Choose this option if you want to display contacts from all the accounts.
• Phone: Choose this option to only displaying phone contacts.
• SIM: Choose this option to only displaying SIM card contacts.
• Your synced Google account: Choose this option to only displaying contacts from your Google account.
• Another your synced email account: Choose this option to only displaying contacts from your synced email account.
7. Tap the desired contacts source you wish to display.
8. Now your phonebook will display contacts from the account you've just selected before.

Showing contacts from single source will prevent your phonebook displaying duplicate contacts. This of course will help you to clean up your phonebook and make you more easier when you want to use them. You can also use the steps I've mentioned above to hide SIM contacts or another contacts source. So, hope this helps :)