Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Print Document or Photo to Any Type of Printer

If at the previous post has been said that you can print the document or picture directly through your Samsung Galaxy SIII to the Samsung printer that connected at the same Wi-Fi network without having to use another third-party application.

See also: How to Print Document or Photo from Samsung Galaxy S3 to the Samsung Printer via Wi-Fi

But, what if the printer you already have is not the Samsung printer? Absolutely you don't have to worry because there's still a way that will allow you to print document or photo from your phone to any printer using the third-party apps called Cloud print.


How to print files to any printer using Cloud Print applications?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Download install Cloud print apps through the Google Play Store.
2. Configure the printer by going to http://www.google.com/cloudprint through your PC or laptop.
3. Once you've finished installing the apps and configuring the printer, now you can start to print the required document or photo from your phone to the printer that you already configured.

After you have known how to print files using Cloud print, now you can print the files you want directly from your phone to the configured printer, even though the printer is not the Samsung printer.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Print Document or Photo to the Samsung printer Via Wi-Fi

Samsung Galaxy SIII has the feature called group cast which will facilitate you to share document in real time easily with another Samsung Android device with AllShare play capability. Make sure you already have a Samsung account and connected at the same Wi-Fi network to be able to use this option.

See also: How to Share Document or File Using Group Cast on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to share document with another Samsung Android device, you can also print document or picture directly through your phone to the Samsung printer using Wi-Fi connection.


How to print document or picture to the Samsung printer via Wi-Fi?
To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Turn on the Wi-Fi then connecting your phone with the same Wi-Fi network where the Samsung printer is also connected.
2. Open the required document or picture on your phone that you wish to print.
3. Tap the Menu key then select Print.
4. Tap OK button on the notification window that inform you that you can only print on Samsung printer.
5. Tap the required Samsung printer.
6. Tap Settings (gear ) icon at the top area of the screen to adjust paper size and other settings required.
7. Tap Print icon located at the top right corner of the screen to print the document or picture.

By knowing the steps mentioned above of course will useful to help you to print the document or photo directly from your Samsung Galaxy SIII to the Samsung printer that connected at the same Wi-Fi network.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to See Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Easter Egg Animation

The latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean has brings some new features to the users. As the features that you can find on your Samsung Galaxy SIII that already have upgraded to this operating system. You can find from the 'real useful' features such as blocking mode up to the 'fun only' features such as Easter Eggs Animation.

See also: How to See Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Easter Egg Animation on Samsung Galaxy S3

Apparently, the Easter egg animation is not only available on Android Jelly Bean, but also in other Android version including Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Basically the steps to find this features is a same, but the animation that you'll see is different.


How to see Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Easter egg animation?
To enjoy the Easter egg animation on Android 4.0 ICS, kindly do as follows:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Scroll to About device, then tap it.
3. Scroll to Android version, then tap it rapidly till you see the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the big pixel art Android wearing an ice cream sandwich.
4. Long tap in the middle of the screen, then you'll see more Androids wearing ice cream sandwich flying across the screen.
   

Although this feature actually has no 'real function', but surely it will be a something little fun to play with.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Show Desk Home Screen When Docked

Generally, may all of us know that you can show desk Home screen when the Samsung Galaxy SIII is placed in the dock. But, it turns out that you can show the desk Home screen without using the dock by utilizing desk clock option under clock apps. You can use this option while your phone is charged or placed in the third-party smartphone stand with a separate charger.

See also: How to Show Desk Home Screen Sans Dock on Samsung Galaxy S3

And of course, if you already have a dock for your phone, surely you can show the desk Home screen while your phone is docked. There are so many dock for Samsung Galaxy SIII that you can choose the best suit you out there.


How to display desk Home screen when docked?
First of all, please placed your phone in the dock, then follow the steps listed below to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Scroll to Accessory, then tap it.
3. Tick the box next to the Desk home screen display option to enable this option.
4. Now you can enjoy desk Home screen while your phone is docked.
   

By enabling this option, now you can delegate your phone as desk clock and calendar while the device is docked.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to See Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Easter Egg Animation

In addition comes with 'real useful' features, the Samsung Galaxy SIII also comes with some fun features, such as you can hear and see the ripple effect or drop water sound effect whenever you unlock the phone or touching the screen.

See also: How to Enable or Disable Ripple Effect on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another fun features that you can find after upgrading your phone to the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is an Easter egg animation. This of course has no real function, but it will be a fun little thing to play from time to time.


How to see Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Easter egg animation?
To do so kindly follow the simple steps listed below:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Scroll to About Phone, then tap it.
3. Scroll to Android version, then tap it rapidly until you see the picture of the Android 4.1 Jelly bean and the big bean on the screen.
4. Long tap in the middle of the screen to fill the screen with more Jelly Beans which you can throw them around using your finger.

It's so fun to play with, right? So, have you ever tried this Easter egg animation on your beloved Samsung Galaxy SIII with the Android Jelly Bean inside?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Customize Power Saving Settings

To prevent your Samsung Galaxy SIII encountering poor battery life issue or quickly drained, then enabling power saving mode is one way to save a battery a little better.

See also: How to Enable or Disable Power Saving on Samsung Galaxy S3

Once you've enabled this option, then your phone will do some adjustments in order to consume less battery, such as by decreasing the brightness of the display, limit some system resource usage, decrease the brightness of the background colour when using Email and Internet and disable haptic feedback. You can customize all of them through the options available under power saving menu.


How to customize power saving options?
Below are the steps to find options under power saving that you can customize according to your needs to save more battery:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Make sure you've enabled Power saving menu to make you be able accessing the power saving options.
3. Tap Power saving.
4. Now you'll see five options available, they are:
• CPU power saving: Enable this option to limit the maximum CPU performance.
• Screen power saving: Enable this option to make your phone using low power level for the screen.
• Background colour: Enable this option to change the background color when using Email and Internet to save the power as much as possible.
• Turn off haptic feedback: Enable this option to prevent the phone vibrating when the Menu key, Back key is touched and when you press and hold the Power key or the Home key in order to conserve more battery consumption.
• Learn about power saving: Tap this option to view information for saving battery power.
5. Enable the option that you wants. When the checkbox next the option is ticked means the option is turned on.
6. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

All the options that you have seen under power settings menu is designed to help your phone to consume less power which means enabling the option will be able to prolong your battery life and avoid it to face poor battery life issue in the near future. But, this will also prevent the phone to deliver a best performance due to the phone using the power under the standard level.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable or Disable Power Saving

Big screen and a bunch of features owned by Samsung Galaxy SIII sometimes end up you to face the problem with the poor battery life. Well, in order to prevent it and to prolong your battery life, there are some tips and tricks to do, such as altering your display's colour profile by using the different screen mode available to save a battery a little better.

See also: How to Change Screen Mode on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another thing that you can do to prolong your battery life is by using power saving mode. This mode will make the phone to use low power lever for the screen, limit the maximum CPU performance, change the background color in Email and Internet to be able saving the power as much as possible and also turn off haptic feedback.


How to turn on or off power saving mode?
To do so, kindly do as follows:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen
2. Scroll to Settings, then tap it.
3. Depending on your current settings, slide the slider next to Power saving option to enable or disable this option. When the slider is in the right side or shows green means this option is turned on.
4. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

By default, this option is turned off due to enabling this option may decreasing your experience while using this phone. Some of users also said that they were encountering some problems when they're enabling this option. So, if saving the battery is your main issue then may it worth for you to try, but if you feels this option start giving you some troubles then you can leave it by default to stay turned off.