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 :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable Developer Option

There are some ways that you can do to make your Samsung Galaxy SIII feels more faster than before, such as by turning off transition animation which will make your phone can work faster without having to load any animation.

See also: How to Make Samsung Galaxy S3 Feel Faster with Five Simple Tweaks

You can find the option to change or disable transition animation under developer option. Unfortunately, on Android 4.2 this option is hidden in order to prevent the newbies screw up the device using this option. But, of course you still be able to unhide this option to allow you accessing some options inside it.


How to enable developer option?
Here are the steps to do to show the hidden developer option:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Settings, then tap on it.
3. Under System section, tap About Device.
4. Scroll down to the Build number, then tap Build number 7 times to show hidden developer option.
5. Tap the Back key.
6. Now you should see Developer option turn up here under System section.
7. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

Enabling developer option on your Galaxy SIII will allow you to customize some options available inside it, such as change or turn off transition animation, enable or disable USB debugging, etc. So, did you've enabled developer option on your phone? Was this option useful for you?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Switch Camera

You can customize some features embedded on Samsung Galaxy SIII camera through its settings, such as choosing shot mode that suit your needs, turn on or off flash option, switch default camera storage between phone or memory card, etc.

See also: How to Set SD Card as Default Storage for Camera Photos Images on Samsung Galaxy S3

While you're on camera settings, you will see self portrait option available there. This option will allow you to change the camera from the back camera to the front-facing camera. By default, Self portrait option is set to Off which means it use the back camera.


How to change the back camera to the front-facing camera?
There are some shot modes available on Camera app which will result better if you use it for self portrait shot which means you need to use the front-facing camera to do so. To switch the camera, kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Camera.
3. Tap Settings(gear) icon to enter to the settings.
4. Depending on your current settings, tap Self portrait to switch between the back camera and the front-facing camera. When it's OFF means it use the back camera, while if it's ON means it use the front-facing camera.

By knowing on how to switch between the back or front camera, now you can set it according to your need. If you want to use the back camera, then turn this option off. While to use the front camera, turn this option on. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Swap Icons on Camera Settings

Samsung Galaxy SIII comes with advanced camera equipped with some useful features inside it, such as several shot modes, swap default storage between phone and memory card, flash option, etc

See also: How to Turn On or Off Camera Flash Option on Samsung Galaxy S3

You can find all these feature I've mentioned above on Camera app settings. The settings has several options, which may you don't use them all so to make you more easier accessing the most used option then you can change the shortcut position according to your needs.


How to rearrange shortcuts position on camera settings?
You can swap the icon on camera settings by using edit shortcut option . Here are the steps:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Camera.
3. Tap Camera settings (gear) icon.
4. Tap Edit shortcuts.
5. Now you will see a menu with 15 shortcuts of camera settings that you can rearrange the position and pick four of them to be a quick settings . They are:
• Self Portrait
• Flash
• Shooting Mode
• Auto Focus
• Scene Mode
• Exposure Value
• Time
• Effects
• Resolution
• White Balance
• ISO
• Metering
• Auto Contrast
• Outdoor Visibility
• Guidelines
6. Tap and hold icon, then drag it to edit position of shortcuts. release to placed it.
7. To change four quick settings that you use most, hold and drag the icon over one of the existing icon then release to place it.

Reordering the most used option on camera settings to the top list will make you more easier to access them without having to scroll. Also by setting four quick icon with the icon you need most will make you more easier accessing them without having entering the settings. So, have you ever tried to reorder option on the camera settings or changing four quick icon? Was it provide benefits for you?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Import Contacts in VCF File from Internal Memory

In Samsung Galaxy SIII you can copy your contacts to your internal memory as .vcf file using export to USB storage option that you can find under Import/Export option on Contacts app.

See also: How to Export Contacts to USB Storage on Samsung Galaxy S3

Under Import/Export option, you will also see another option available there: import from USB storage. This option will allow you to import .vcf file on your internal memory to your contacts.


How to import contact from USB storage?
Below are the steps you need to do import .vcf file from internal memory to your contact:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Tap the Contact tab.
4. Tap the Menu key.
5. On pop up menu select Import/Export.
6. Tap Import from USB storage.
7. Now you will see three options available on pop up menu, they are:
• Import one vCard file: choose this option to import contact from one files.
• Import multiple vCard files: choose this option to import contact from more than one .vcf files.
• Import all vCard files: choose this option if you wants to import all .vcf files from the internal memory.
8. Tap the required option. When the dot indicator next to the option shows green means the option is selected.
9. Tap OK button.
10. Select the desired vCard files you wish to import.
11. Tap OK button to confirm importing contacts

By knowing how to import vCard files from the USB storage, now you will be able to import one, multiple or all .vcf file on your internal memory to your contact. Hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Export Contacts to Internal Memory as VCF File

There is a reason and condition that sometimes force you to copy your contacts from phone to SIM on your Galaxy SIII, such as when you want to send your phone for repair and you want to keep your contact by copying them into the SIM and use them in another phone.

See also: How to Copy Contact from Phone to SIM Card on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to copy contact from phone to SIM, here you can also copying contacts to your internal memory using export to USB storage option. The file will be a .vcf format that you can import to another phone or re-import it again to your Galaxy SIII.


How to export contacts to USB storage?
Follow the steps listed below to transfer contacts to your internal memory as .vcf file:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Tap the Contact tab.
4. Tap the Menu key.
5. On pop up menu select Import/Export.
6. Tap Export to USB storage.
7. Tap OK button to confirm exporting contacts.

Exporting contacts as .vcf file to your internal memory will allow you to import it again later. This of course will useful if you wants to replace your SIM with the new ones but still wants to keep the contacts you've already have. So, hope this helps :)