Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Adjust Automatic Answering Timer when Using Headphones

When you use headset to handle your phone calls, then you can set automatically answer the call when the headset is inserted to your phone.

See also: How to Turn On or Off Auto Answer while Using Headphones on Samsung Galaxy S3

Once you enable automatic answering when you're using headset, here you can also adjust the delay before accepting an incoming call automatically by choosing the automatic answer timer that suit your need.


How to change automatic answering timer when using headphones?
There are some option available that you can choose. Here's the steps:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Phone.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Call settings.
5. Tap Call Accessories.
6. Ensure Automatic answering is enabled. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means this option is enabled.
7. Tap Automatic answering timer.
8. On pop up menu select the delay timer you wish to use. There are three option available: 2 seconds, 5 seconds or 10 seconds. Tap on the required timer you want.
9. Finish. Now you have managed to change the delay timer.

By adjusting the automatic answering delay time, now you can set which time you wish to use to give you time to accept or reject the call manually. So, try this tip then share your experience here trough the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Turn On or Off Auto Answer while Using Headphones

As we have learnt before, in Samsung Galaxy SIII we can receive an incoming call using regular way by pressing the circled green phone icon to the right to answer the call, or you can also set your Home button to answer an incoming call.

See also: How to Set Accept Incoming Call with Home Button on Samsung Galaxy S3

But, there is situation that makes you use an accessory such as headset to facilitate you using your phone. When you use this accessory to handle your phone calls, you can set automatically answer call when the headset is connected to your phone.


How to enable automatic answering while using headset?
You can turn on accessory auto answer option by following the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Phone.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Call settings.
5. Depending on your current setting, tap Automatic answering to enable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the option is enabled.
6. Finish. Now your phone will be automatically answered the call when headset is inserted in your phone.

How to disable automatic answering while using headset?
For any reason you may want to turn off this option. To do so kindly follow the steps below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Phone.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Call settings.
5. Depending on your current setting, tap Automatic answering to disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is unchecked means the option is disabled.
6. Finish. Now you have managed to disable this option.

Well, by knowing on how to set automatic answering while you're using headset, now you can set it according to your need and situations. So, hope it helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Use Call Waiting

By using Samsung Galaxy S3, you can still answering an incoming call during an ongoing call by turned on call waiting. Call waiting will allow the caller to wait for you to answer the call until your ongoing call is ended. So, now you don't have to worry about missing an important call

See also: How to Enable or Disable Call Waiting on Samsung Galaxy S3

Once you enable call waiting on your phone, now you can use it to answer a second call while you are on ongoing call.


How to answer call waiting?
It's easy to do. Follow the steps below to do so:

1. When there is a new call while you're on an ongoing call, it will be signalled by a sound.
2. Tap the accept call icon or circled green phone icon to the right to answer the new call.
3. To swap the call, tap Swap icon.
4. To end active call, tap End call button. Now the active call is ended and the call on hold will be automatically activated.
5. To end a second call, tap End call button.

Well, by knowing on how to answer call waiting on your Galaxy SIII, now you can answering new call while you're on an ongoing call. So, hope it helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Use Speakerphone

When you in the middle on a call, your Samsung Galaxy SIII screen will displaying some icon, such as Add call icon that you can use to do conference call.

See also: How to Make a Conference Call on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another icon available on the screen while you are on call is speaker icon. This of course will provide you help if you can't hear the caller too well or if you want to share the call with another people around you.


How to turn on or off speakerphone?
You can enable or disable speakerphone while you are in an active call. To do so kindly following the steps below:

1. During an active call, to turn on the speakerphone tap the Speaker icon located at the bottom left corner on your screen. If the icon shows green means the speakerphone is active.
2. Tap the Speaker icon to turn it off. If the speaker icon shows grey means the speakerphone is not active.

It's easy, right? You can do the step mentioned above when you receive an incoming call or when you make a call. In an incoming call, the icon will appears once you accept the call. While in an outgoing call, the icon will appears once you hit the call icon. So, hope it helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Resize Widget on Home Screen

In Samsung Galaxy SIII, you can add new apps or widget on your Home screen with ease as long as there is still space available. And of course you can also delete some of them if you no longer need them.

See also: How to Add and Delete Applications or Widgets on Samsung Galaxy S3 Home Screen

Once you add new widget on your Home screen, now you can use the icon to access the widget. In addition, you can also resize the widget icon to the size you want.


How to resize widget icon on Home screen?
If you want to reduce or enlarge your widget icon size on Home screen, you can follow the easy steps listed below:

1. On Home screen, tap and hold the required widget icon you wish to resize.
2. Slide the orange frame of the widget to the required size you want. Please note that when the frame colour changes to red means you can no longer resize the widget.
3. Tap outside the widget to confirm the changes.

That's it! It's so simple and easy to do. By knowing on how to resize your widget icon on your Home screen, now you can resize the required widget to the size you want. So, try this tip then share your experience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Hard Reset when it’s Not Responsive

There are some common problems often experienced by Samsung Galaxy SIII user that can be solving by doing factory reset. But, you should note that it will wipe all your data on the internal storage, due to this reason you should backup your data first to another external storage available before you do factory reset.

See also: How to Factory Reset on Samsung Galaxy SIII

In addition to factory reset, in Samsung Galaxy SIII you can also do hard reset when your phone becomes not responsive or does not perform as expected. Hard reset will delete your data, apps and settings, but it will not remove data from the memory card.


How to do hard reset?
When your phone becomes unresponsive and you want to do hard reset then you can following the steps below:

1. Make sure your phone is off before you do hard reset. If the phone will not turn off, remove the battery then insert it again to your phone.
2. If your phone still will not start, then follow the next steps listed below.
3. Press and hold Home button, Volume up button and Power button at the same time until the Samsung logo appears on your screen.
4. Scroll to wipe data/factory reset by pressing Volume down button then select this option by pressing Power button.
5. Scroll to Yes--delete all user data by pressing Volume down button then select this option by pressing Power button.
6. Now your phone will wipe all data.
7. When the wipe data process is complete, then press Power button.
8. Now your phone will reboot to the initial setup screen.

The step mentioned above is easy to do, but you should have good enough reason to do this. Only do it if you really need to do it. So, hope it helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Add Or Delete Contact

In Samsung Galaxy SIII you can add new contact with ease through People apps. Here you can add contact with its detail information.

See also: How to Add New Contact Use People Apps on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition using People app, in Samsung Galaxy SIII you can also add new contact or delete it through Contacts app.


How to add new contact?
You can add new contact and its detail information by following the steps below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Tap add button located on the upper right corner to add new contact.
4. Tap Name field then enter the contact's name.
5. Tap Phone field then enter the contact's phone number.
6. If required you can also add another contact's information available, such as contact's email address or address.
7. Tap Save button located on the upper right corner to save your changes.
8. Finish. Now you have managed to add new contact.

How to delete contact?
For any reason, if you want to delete contact then you can following the steps below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Scroll to the required contact you wish to delete, then tap on it. Or you can find contact by type the contact's name in search field.
4. Tap the Menu key.
5. On pop up menu select Delete.
6. Tap OK button to confirm delete contact.
7. Finish. Now you have managed to delete contact.

Well, by knowing on how to add new contact or delete it, now you can stay keep in touch with another by adding their number to your contact to facilitate you when you want to call them and you can also delete the required contact if you no longer required them. So, try this tips then share your experience here through the comment below :)