Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Increase Bluetooth Visibility Time

Once you've upgrading your Galaxy SIII to Android Jelly Bean, your phone will get some new features inside it. One of which is blocking mode option which will allow you to block all or certain of notifications, calls, texts and messages.

See also: How to Enable or Disable Blocking Mode on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another feature that you will find after upgrading is the option to increase the time of your Bluetooth visibility. If by default, Bluetooth visibility time is only within 2 minutes, then now with this option you can increase it up to 1 hour, even you can set it to always visible.


How to change Bluetooth visibility time?
To adjust this option, kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Settings, then tap on it.
3. Slide the switch next to Bluetooth option to the right to turn it on.
4. Tap Bluetooth.
5. Tap the Menu key.
6. On pop up menu select Visible time-out.
7. Now you will see four options available. They are:
• 2 minutes
• 5 minutes
• 1 hour
• Never time out.
8. Tap the required visible time-out option. When the dot indicator next to the option shows green means the option is selected.
9. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

By knowing how to adjust the visible time out, now you can set your Bluetooth to visible longer or even set it not to time out. So, have you ever tried this option once you've upgrading your phone to the Android Jelly Bean?

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 Export Contacts to SD Card

As we all know that Samsung Galaxy SIII allows you to expand your storage by inserting SD card inside it. It's easy to do so, that's why you can open the back case then insert it into its slot by yourself. Once you've finished, now you're ready to use it as your extended storage.

See also: How to Insert and Remove Memory Card on Samsung Galaxy S3

As same as SIM or internal memory, you can also export your contacts as .vcf file then save it to your SD card. Later days, you can use this file to import contacts to your PC or another phone or re-import it again to your Galaxy SIII.


How to export contacts to SD card as .vcf file?
Below are the steps you need to do to transfer contacts to 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/Export.
6. On the next pop up menu select Export to SD card.
7. Tap OK button to confirm exporting contacts to SD card.

By knowing on how to transfer contacts to your SD card as .vcf file, later you can import the files to another phone or PC. You can also perform these steps to backup your contacts manually. So, have you ever transferring contacts to your SD card? Why you did that?

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 :)