Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Use Video Player Applications

You can use Samsung Galaxy SIII not only to make a call or text a message, but also you can use this phone to play a music as you can do with another music player. Moreover, this phone also comes with the stock music player that you can use to listen to the music whenever you want.

See also: How to Use Music Player on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to listen to the music using music player apps, you can also use this phone to watch the video by using the stock video player apps available inside this phone. But, you should remember that some file formats are not supported depending on the device's software.


How to use video player apps?
To play video files using video player apps, kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Video player, then tap it.
3. Select the required video you wish to watch.
4. While you're watching the video, you can control playback by utilizing some options available, such as:
• Tap on upper or lower part of the Volume key to adjust volume.
• Tap on the indicator located at the bottom of the display then slide it to the right to forward or slide it to the left to rewind the video.
• Watching the video on full screen by tap the full screen icon located in the bottom left corner of the screen.
• Tap Arrow left icon to go to the previous video.
• Tap Pause/Play icon to pause and play the video.
• Tap Arrow right icon to go to the next video.
5. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

Watching video directly through the phone is one of fun thing that you can do with this phone. You can use it to watch your favourite videos or even just to kill the time while you're in a boring situations.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Show Dual Clock of Different Cities on Home Screen

While you customizing your Samsung Galaxy SIII lock screen, then you can find an option which will allow you to show dual clock when you're on abroad. This of course will helps you to know the time on your Home and your current location.

See also: How to Enable or Disable Dual Clock on Samsung Galaxy S3 Lock Screen

As in the lock screen, you can also displaying dual clock on your Home screen by adding world/dual clock widget to your Home screen.


How to add dual clock widget to the Home screen?
To display time of two different locations, then kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Widget tab.
3. Swipe the screen to the right or to the left to find the Dual clock widgets. There are two dual clock widgets available, analog and digital. You can choose the one that you like best.
4. Tap and hold the dual clock widget then drag it to the Home screen.
5. Release to placed it.
6. Tap the first clock to select the city.
7. Now tap the second clock to add the city, you can use the search box to find the required city.
8. Finish. Now you have managed to show times of two different cities on your Home screen.

This widget basically has the same function with the dual clock on your lock screen to show time of two different locations, but the difference is if you use this widget you don't have to go abroad to see the dual clock and you can manually choose which the city you like to show the time.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Add and View Bookmarks

Samsung Galaxy SIII comes with Internet application as one of its pre-installed apps. You can use this apps to browse the web you like. Even you can use this apps to offline reading means while you're connected with the Internet you can saved the required website then read them later without having to use Internet connection.

See also: How to Offline Reading on Samsung Galaxy S3

This apps also has an option which will allow you to add your favourite web page to the bookmarks. This of course will make you more easier to access them without having to remember and entering the URL in the address bar each time you want to visit them.


How to bookmark website?
If you want to add certain website to bookmarks then kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Internet.
3. Navigate to the required website by entering the URL in the address bar then press Go.
4. Once the website is completely loaded, tap the Menu key then select Add bookmark.
5. Give the name of the bookmarked website as you like.
6. Tap Save button.
7. Finish. Now you have managed to bookmark a website.

How to view bookmarked website?
Once you've finished bookmarking a website, then you can access them easily by following the steps below:

1. While you're on the Internet apps page, tap the Bookmarks icon .
2. Tap Bookmarks tab.
3. Now you'll see all thumbnails of the bookmarked websites.
4. Tap the required bookmarked website you wish to view.
5. Now the browser will load the website.

Bookmarking your favourite website of course will help you to access them more easier and faster. It also means you can save your time by using this option because you don't have to enter the URL whenever you want to access them.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable or Disable Character Preview

The virtual keyboard in Samsung Galaxy SIII will make you more easier when you want to type a message or email. This keyboard also has some options to facilitate your typing activity, such as auto capitalization. This option will help you to type properly by automatically capitalize the first letter of the sentence.

See also: How to Enable or Disable Auto Capitalization on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another option available on this keyboard is character preview. By enabling this option, whenever you touch the key on the virtual keyboard then you'll see a big character bubble appear above the keyboard.


How to turn on or off character preview?
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. Ensure the Samsung keyboard is turned on.
5. Tap gear icon next to Samsung keyboard option to enter the settings.
6. Tap Advanced.
7. Depending on your current settings, tap Character preview to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means this option is turned on.
8. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

Once you've enabled this option, a big bubble with key will appear whenever you touch the key on the virtual keyboard. So, you can enable this option to help you ensure that you touch the right key as you want. But, if you was annoyed with the bubble then you can simply turn this option off.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Select Favourite Location as Destination in Navigation Applications

If you used to find certain location using maps application in Samsung Galaxy SIII and have some location you loved to visit, then it will be much easier for you to access them if you set them as favourite location.

See also: How to Save Favourite Destination on Samsung Galaxy S3

Later, you can accessing all the favourite location you already saved on maps through navigation apps. This of course will helpfull because you don't need to enter destination to find them, just pick up one of them from the list and you'll get the plan route and navigation guidance.


How to set favourite location as destination in navigation apps?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Navigation.
3. Slide your finger to the right.
4. Now you'll see all your saved favourite locations are displayed on the screen.
5. Tap the required favourite location you wish to use as destination.
6. Now you'll see the navigation windows is displayed with information about your route to the destination.
7. The Next turn icon and the Next route detail icon will be displayed at the top of the screen and the time needed to go to the destination will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
8. You can following the voice guided or instructions displayed on the screen to go to your destination.
9. To exit Navigation, tap the Back key then press OK button.
10. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

Adding some locations to the favourite list of course will help you to access them more faster and easier.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Go to Destination Using Navigation Applications

Once you've configured location services on your Samsung Galaxy SIII, now your information location will be available for another function in this phone, such as for navigation. You can utilizing Google maps apps inside this phone to find certain location or to plan route to certain location.

See also: How to Plan Route in Google Maps Using Samsung Galaxy S3

Another apps that also has navigation function is Navigation apps. This apps is integrated with Google maps. By using this apps you can get helps to navigate to certain location, get the voice guided navigation and get the route to get back to your location etc.


How to go to the destination using GPS Navigation?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Navigation.
3. Now you'll see four shortcuts to plan route and start navigation. They are:
• Speak destination: You can determine your destination by speaking the required destination to the phone.
• Type destination: Enter your destination then tap the Search icon located at the bottom right corner to get navigation to that place.
• Go Home: Select your location as your destination.
• Map: Use Maps apps to get to your destination.
4. Use one of the option available you wish to use.
5. Now you'll see the navigation windows is displayed with information about your route to the destination.
6. The Next turn icon and the Next route detail icon will be displayed at the top of the screen and the time needed to go to the destination will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
7. You can follow the voice guided or instructions displayed on the screen to go to your destination.
8. To exit Navigation, tap the Back key then press OK button.
9. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

By knowing how to use Navigation applications on your phone, now you can navigate to certain location using the ways that best suit you. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Plan Route to Destination in Google Maps

Google Maps application is one of the apps that has navigation function that you can find inside Samsung Galaxy SIII. You can utilize this apps to find certain location once you've enabled the location services on your phone.

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

In addition to find certain location, you can also utilizing this apps to plan route to certain location. By doing this, you'll get the information about how far the distance, the time needed and the suggested route to get to your destination.


How to plan route in Google maps?
To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Maps.
3. Find your destination by using the Search icon.
4. Once you've find your destination, tap the information field above your destination then tap the Direction icon.
5. Tap the mode of transportation icon that you use, if you use the car then tap the car icon.
6. Tap GET DIRECTIONS button.
7. Now you'll see in the map your current location and your destination will be connected with the blue line as the suggested route. Above the maps, you can see the information about the name, the distance and the suggested route of your destination.
8. Drag two fingers together to zoom in and drag them apart to zoom out.
9. To clear the maps, tap the Menu key then select Clear Map.
10. Tap Home button to exit the maps and return to the standby mode.

By knowing how to plan route to certain location using Google maps, now you can estimate how long and how far you should take, also to know which way is advisable to get to the destination faster and easier.