Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable or Disable New Incoming Text Message Preview

As we all know that you can customize several things while you're on Messaging app settings page, such as enable or disable notifications, changing message tone, set your phone to vibrate whenever it receive a new message, etc.

See also: How to Enable or Disable Message Vibration on Samsung Galaxy S3

Here you can also setting to show the preview of the new incoming message in the notifications bar. This of course will useful if you want to know who's the sender and the quick glance of the message without having to go to Messaging app. But, the preview will only show if the screen is unlocked.


How to turn on or off new incoming text message preview?
Kindly follow the steps listed below if you want to show or not the preview of the new message in the notifications bar:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Messaging.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Settings.
5. Scroll to Notification settings section.
6. If required, tap Notifications to enable this option.
7. Depending on your current settings, tap Preview message to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the option is enabled.
8. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.
9. Finish. Now everytime you receive the new message, you will see the preview of the message on the notifications bar.

By knowing on how to enable or disable this option, now you can set it according to your needs. When you want the preview of the new message show up in the notification bar, then turn this option on. While if not you can turn this option off. So, do you have this option enable on your phone or not?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable or Disable Auto Capitalization on Keyboard Settings

Most of Samsung Galaxy SIII users usually utilizing virtual keyboard to help them while writing an email or message. This keyboard has similar function as on keyboard on personal computer, such as typing capital letter, typing a number, enter symbol, etc.

See also: How to Use Virtual Keyboard on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to use the keyboard to make you easier when compose a message, you can also customize keyboard's settings. One of which is by setting auto capitalization on or off. If you enable this option then it will automatically capitalize the first letter of the sentence.


How to turn on or off auto capitalization?
To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Settings, then tap on it.
3. Tap Language and input.
4. Make sure you've enable Samsung keyboard. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the option is turned on.
5. Tap Gear icon next to Samsung keyboard option to enter the settings page.
6. Tap Advanced.
7. Depending on your current settings, tap Auto capitalisation to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the option is turned on.
8. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

Enabling auto capitalization will help you to write correctly due to this option will capitalize the first letter of sentence automatically, even when the caps lock key is turned off. So, have you enabling this option on your keyboard settings or not? Were you helped with this option?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Repeat Message Alert

One of the best way to notify you that you receive an incoming message is by setting a message tone. Fortunately, in Samsung Galaxy SIII you can change message tone to the one you like with ease. To enable you to change message tone in this phone, then first you must enabling notifications option in Messaging app settings page.

See also: How to Change Message Tone on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another things you can do in this page which is associated with message tone is adjusting text message alert repetition. Here you can set it to ring just once or more than once.


How to adjust message alert repetition?
Kindly follow the steps listed below to do so:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Messaging.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Settings.
5. Scroll to Notification settings section then tap Message alert repetition.
6. Here you can see three options available on pop up menu. They are:
• Once: Choose this option if you want your phone ring the tone just once when receiving an incoming messages.
• Every 2 minutes: Choose this option if you want your phone ring the tone every 2 minutes until you open the message.
• every 10 minutes: Choose this option if you want your phone ring the tone every 10 minutes until you open the message.
7. Tap the required message alert repetition option you wish to use. When the dot indicator next to the option shows green means the option is selected.
8. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

By adjusting message alert repetition just once or more than once, now your phone will notify you when receiving new message and repeating the tone according to the settings you've just done. So, what's the option you use on your phone?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable or Disable Message Vibration

In Samsung Galaxy SIII you can determine which tone you wish to ring when you receive an incoming message by changing the message tone. But, you should first enabling notifications option on Messaging app settings page then you can change message tone according to your liking.

See also: How to Change Message Tone on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to enable notification and change ringtone for the messages, here you can also set your phone to vibrate when receiving an incoming messages.


How to turn on or off message notification vibration?
Here are the steps to setup this option:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Messaging.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Settings.
5. Scroll to Notifications settings section. Make sure you've enable Notifications option, when the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the option is turned on.
6. According to your current settings, tap Vibrate to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the option is turned on.
7. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

Enabling text message vibration will make your phone vibrate when you receive new incoming message. So, did you turned on this option or not? Was it useful for you?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Block Messages Contains Spam Phrases

Have you ever received unwanted message from unknown number? What would you do? Would you ignore it or decide to block it? If you put the last choice, then you can do this with ease in Samsung Galaxy SIII. All you need to do is enabling spam settings in the Messaging app settings page then enabling block unknown sender option to allow your phone to block any incoming message from the number that haven't been added to your contact list.

See also: How to Block Unknown Sender on Samsung Galaxy S3

Fortunately, here you can also determine some phrases to activate the spam block, such as "Dear friend", "Act Now", etc. But, you should remember that the term is case sensitive, so it will be different if you type "Dear friend" with "dear friend". By adding some phrases, then all incoming message which is containing one or more of the registered phrase will be considered as spam and will be directed to the spam folder.


How to register text phrases as spam?
To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Open Messaging apps.
2. Tap the Menu key.
3. On pop up menu select Settings.
4. Make sure you've enabled Spam Settings under Spam message settings section. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the option is turned on.
5. Tap Register phrase as spam.
6. Tap Add new (+) button.
7. Here you can enter the desired term or word into the field.
8. Tap Save button to save the changes.
9. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

By registering some phrases as spam, now you can block all incoming message which is containing the registered phrase. The message will be marked as spam and will be redirected to the spam folder. So, what's the phrase you've already registered to block spam messages on your Galaxy SIII?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Add Text Signature on Outgoing Messages

You can do several things while you on Messaging app settings page, such as enabling spam settings which will allow you to block an incoming message from unknown sender. By enabling this option, your phone will consider the message from the number that haven't been added to your contacts as spam message then redirect it to the spam folder.

See also: How to Block Messages from Unknown Sender on Samsung Galaxy S3

In messaging app settings page, you can also add your own text signature that will be displayed at the bottom of your outgoing messages.


How to add signature text?
Here the steps you need to do to create your own text signature:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Messaging.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Settings.
5. Scroll to signature settings section then tap Add signature. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the option is turned on.
6. Tap Signature text.
7. Here you can type your signature text.
8. Tap OK button to save the changes.
9. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

By adding your own text signature at the bottom of your outgoing message, now everyone who receive a message from you will see your signature when they read the message. So, did you've adding signature text on your outgoing message?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Block Messages from Unknown Sender

There is a reason why sometimes you don't want to receive a message on your phone from certain contact number. Fortunately you can do this with ease in Samsung Galaxy SIII by adding the number or contacts into 'register number as spam' list. But, make sure you've enabled spam settings on your phone first to make you be able to register one or more contact number as spam.

See also: How to Block Unwanted Text Messages on Samsung Galaxy S3

While you're on spam message settings section, you can also enable block unknown sender option to block incoming message from the number that haven't been added to your contact list. The message from the registered number will be considered as spam message and will be redirected to the spam folder.


How to block unknown sender from sending you a message?
Here are the steps you need to do:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Messaging.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Settings.
5. Make sure you've enabled Spam Settings under Spam message settings section. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the option is enabled.
6. Tap Block unknown senders. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the option is enabled.
7. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

By enabling block unknown senders option on the messages settings, now your phone will consider that all incoming message from unknown sender are spam messages and will redirect it to the spam folder. So, did you have enabling this feature on your Galaxy SIII?