Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Add Shortcut Per Email Account on Home Screen

One of the ability owned by the Samsung Galaxy SIII is handling multiple email accounts, or in other words you can add several email accounts in this phone. You can also set one of them as the default email account that will be use by default to write an email.

See also: How to Set Added Email Account as Default on Samsung Galaxy S3

As with the apps and widget, you can also create the shortcut for each your email account to the Home screen to make you more faster and easier when you want to access them. You can do this by utilizing email account widget.


How to create shortcut for each email account on Home screen?
Before you do this steps, make sure you have space enough on your Home screen that you'll use to add the widget. Well, here are the complete steps to do:

1. Long tap on your Home screen.
2. On pop up menu select Add to Home screen.
3. Tap Widget tab.
4. Find Email account 1x1 widget by swiping the screen to the left or to the right, then tap and hold to move it to the Home screen.
5. Now you'll see a list of your email accounts.
6. Tap the required email account you wish to add the shortcut.
7. Finish. the shortcut to an email account has been added to the Home screen.
8. To add more shortcut for another email account, you can repeat from the step #1.

It's easy, right? Adding shortcuts for each email account will of course be able to facilitate you accessing them directly through the Home screen. Also it will save you more time because now you just need to tap the required email account shortcut on Home screen when you want to access them. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Add Website Shortcut on Home Screen

Bookmarks your favourite or most visited website is one of the way that you can do to make you more faster and easier when you want to visit them. By doing this, you don't need to enter the URL each time you want to access them, you just need to tap Bookmark icon then choose which the bookmarked website you wish to visit.

See also: How to Add and View Bookmark on Samsung Galaxy S3

One more way to make you more easier and faster accessing the bookmarked website is by adding the shortcut to them in the Home screen. This of course will save your time, because you just need to tap the shortcuts on the Home screen to visit them without having to open the Browser apps first.


How to add shortcut to a website on Home screen?
To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Long tap on the Home screen.
2. On pop up menu select Add to Home screen.
3. Tap Widget tab.
4. Find Bookmark 1x1 widget, then tap and hold to move it on your Home screen.
5. Now you'll see thumbnails of the bookmarked website.
6. Choose which bookmarked website you wish to add its shortcuts.
7. Finish. The shortcuts of your selected bookmarked website has been created on the Home screen.

Once you've done these steps, now you can easily accessing your favourites website by tapping the shortcuts on the Home screen then it will load the site in the Browser apps. For the record, make sure you have space enough on your Home screen before you add the widget.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Make the Browser to Load or Not the Flash on the Web

One way to do to enable you viewing flash-based website is by installing Adobe Flash Player on your Samsung Galaxy SIII. Even though nowadays Adobe Flash Player is no longer available on Google Play Store, you still be able to install it from another source. First, you need to allow your phone to install from unknown source to do so.

See also: How to Install Adobe Flash Player Application on Samsung Galaxy S3

once you've finished installing it on your phone, now you can viewing website contains with flash through the Browser apps. But, you should remember that load the flash on the web may cost you more data. Fortunately, there is an option in the stock browser apps which will allow you to make the browser to load the flash or not.


How to customize plug-ins settings on Browser apps?
Below are the complete steps to do:

1. Open the Browser apps.
2. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
3. Tap Advanced.
4. Tap Enable plug-ins.
5. Now you'll see three options available on pop up menu, they are:
• Always on: choose this option to allow the browser load flash on the web.
• On demand: choose this option if you want to decide which the flash content on the web you wish to load.
• Off: choose this option to make the browser not to load flash on the web.
6. Tap the required enable plug-ins option you wish to use. When the dot indicator next to the option shows green means the option is selected.
7. Tap the Back key to return to the browser page.

By knowing how to change plug-ins settings on the Browser apps, now you can set it according to your needs. When your priority is a better experience while viewing the web then you can set it to always on, but if you have no problem to view the web without load the flash and want to save more data, then you can set it to on demand or turn it off.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Make the Weather Widget to Auto Update

Accu weather is the stock weather widget that you can find in the primary Home screen on Samsung Galaxy SIII. This widget will provide you information about the temperature and weather forecast on your location. For the personal need, you can change the preferred temperature unit you wish to use, either Celsius or Fahrenheit.

See also: How to Change Weather Widget from Celsius to Fahrenheit on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to change the temperature unit, in this widget you can also determine how often the widget to refresh the information. There are several auto refresh option that you can choose which best suit you.


How to change weather widget auto refresh?
Below are the steps you need to do to determine the frequency of the weather widget updating the information:

1. Tap the Weather widget on your Home screen.
2. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
3. Tap Widgets.
4. Tap Auto refresh.
5. Now you'll see some option available on pop up menu, they are:
   
   • None
   • Every 1 hour: choose this option to make your weather widget refreshing the information for every one hour.
   • Every 3 hours: choose this option to make your weather widget refreshing the information for every 3 hours.
   • Every 6 hours: choose this option to make your weather widget refreshing the information for every 6 hours.
   • Every 12 hours: choose this option to make your weather widget refreshing the information for every 12 hours.
   • Every 24 hours: choose this option to make your weather widget refreshing the information for every 24 hours.
6. Tap the required auto refresh option you wish to use. When the dot indicator next the option shows green means the option is selected.
7. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

FYI, you can also manually refresh the weather widget by tapping the auto refresh icon located at the bottom right corner of this widget. Also, you should remember that the frequency of auto refresh weather widget may cost some data plan. In other words, more shorter the auto refresh frequency means more data will be used. So, which auto refresh option do you use?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Change Weather Widget from Celsius to Fahrenheit

When you first turn on your Samsung Galaxy SIII, generally you'll find the stock weather widget was installed on your primary Home screen. You can use this widget to obtain the information about temperature and weather forecast on your current location. But, first of all you need to enable location services on your phone to make this widget works.

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

As another apps and widgets installed in this phone, you can also customize this Accu weather widget to suit your needs, such as change the preferred temperature unit from Celsius to Fahrenheit or vice versa.


How to change weather widget from Celsius to Fahrenheit or Fahrenheit to Celsius?
Below are the complete steps to do:

1. On your primary Home screen, tap Accu weather widget.
2. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
3. Tap General.
4. Tap Unit.
5. Depending on your current settings, tap Unit to change from Celsius to Fahrenheit or vice versa. When the dot indicator next the option shows green means the option is selected.
6. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

Some countries use Celsius to explain the temperature and the other countries use Fahrenheit. So, by knowing how to change the temperature unit from Celsius to Fahrenheit or vice versa then you can set it according to your needs.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Remove Password Protection when Purchasing on Google Play Store

Enable password on the Google Play Store settings is one of the way that you can do to prevent unwanted or accidentally purchases because whenever you'll made a purchase you'll be prompted to enter your Google password. This also will avoid unauthorized people purchasing through your device.

See also: How to Password Protect When Purchasing from Google Play Store on Samsung Galaxy S3

However, for some reason you may want to purchase through Play store without having to enter your Google password. If so, you can turn off the password easily from the Play Store settings or when you're purchasing something from there.


How to disable use password for Google Play Store purchases?
You can do this on your Samsung Galaxy SIII by using one of the steps listed below:
I. From the Play Store settings

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Play Store, then tap it.
3. Tap the Menu key, then select Settings.
4. Under User control section, remove the tick on the box next to the Password option to disable it.
5. Enter your Google password associated with your device, then tap OK button to confirm removing password protection.

II. While you're purchasing something on Play Store.
You can remove the password protection by checking the box next to the option "Never ask me again" when you confirm password to purchase something from Play Store.


For the record, you should remember that removing password protection may result in unwanted purchases. So, it's strongly recommended not to remove the password if your device often used by your kids or another people that may purchase something from Play Store while they use the device. But, if you decide to do this, then it means that you assume responsibility for all charges from the purchases made using your account.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Password Protect When Purchasing on Google Play Store

Google Play Store is the official market for Android device, including the Samsung Galaxy SIII. Here you can find hundreds of useful apps and games, both free and paid. Once you've activated your Google account on your Android device, then you can accessing the Google Play Store to get applications that suit your needs.

See also: How to Access Google Play Store on Samsung Galaxy S3

Nowadays, the easiness to make purchase in Play store sometimes makes you end up with an accidentally purchased. Fortunately, there is an option in Google Play Store setting which will allow you to set entering password whenever you'll made purchases from play store.


How to enable use password to restrict Google Play Store purchases?
If you wants to enable this option, then kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Play Store, then tap it.
3. Tap the Menu key, then select Settings.
4. Under User control section, tick the check box next to the Password option to enable this option.
5. Now, you'll be prompted to enter your Google password associated with your device.
6. Tap OK button.

By enabling this option, now whenever anyone who will made purchase from Google Play Store through your device will be asked to enter the password. This of course will help you to prevent unwanted purchases, moreover if your device often used by your children or another who potentially made purchases or in-app purchases while they use the device to play the game or do something else.