Samsung Galaxy S3: How to View, Sending a Message and Calling Back a Missed Call from the Lock Screen

Samsung Galaxy SIII provides several methods that you can use to unlock the screen, from the basic swipe method up to using a password or PIN. You can also customize your lock screen by changing its background image or change the default shortcut with the new shortcut to your favourite apps.

See also: How to Change Lock Screen Shortcuts on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another thing that you can do in the lock screen is viewing missed calls to allow you call back the number or send a message. This of course will be able to save your time because you can view the missed call in a single tap.


How to view, send message and call back to a missed call number from the lock screen?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Tap the Missed call icon in the lock screen then move it in any direction to display call details.
2. The call log is displayed and missed calls are identified by the Missed call icon  next to the number.
3. To call back the missed call number by swiping it to the right.
4. To send a message swipe the missed call number to the left.

For the record, this step only works if you use the basic swipe methods to unlock the screen. If you use another methods, such as pattern, PIN or password, you need to unlock the screen first, then viewing the missed call icon through the notification bar or Phone app. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3 : How to Use Notification Bar

One of the important part of the Samsung Galaxy SIII which will be able to tell you everything happens in your phone is the notification bar. From here you can see the recent notification messages, status bar, alerts, etc. Through the notification bar you can also activate some device function quickly, such as Bluetooth, Sync, Mobile Data, etc.


How to use notification bar?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. On the Home screen, tap and hold notification bar to see the pull down, then drag it downwards to display notification panel.
2. Here you'll see a group of toggle button represent some device function, such as Wi-Fi, Silent mode, Bluetooth, etc. You can access additional device functions by sliding the screen to the right or to the left. To activate or deactivate them, simply by toggling them on or off. When the toggle button shows green means the function is turned on, while if it shows gray means the function is turned off.
3. To open the recent notification, tap the notification messages. This will also be able to clear the notification individually.
4. Tap Clear button to clear all the notification messages and close the panel.

Well, this is the way to use the notification bar in the Samsung Galaxy SIII. Even the notification is useful to tell you the recent notification or updates, some of users said that they were also get annoyed thing from there caused by the ads from certain apps appears there. If you're experiencing the same problem then there are some steps that you can do to get rid them. To see the complete steps, kindly see in the link below.

See also: How to Stops Ads Appears in the Notification Bar on Samsung Galaxy S3

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Dial and Save a Recent Call or Number

You can view the call histories on the Samsung Galaxy SIII through the call log menu in the Phone app. Here you can see a list of incoming calls, outgoing calls and missed calls. You can either redial, save the phone numbers or may remove some or all of the existing call logs.

See also : How to Delete Call Logs on Samsung Galaxy S3

Well, as we have known the way to remove the call logs in the previous post --you can see the steps in the link above-- then in this post we will learn about how to dial and/or save the recent call or number to the phone book, either as new contact or to update an existing contact.


How to dial a recent call or number?
To do so, kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap the Logs tab.
3. Here you can see a list of recent calls.
4. Tap the desired contact or phone numbers you wish to dial.
5. Tap the Call icon to make a call.

How to save a recent call or number?
You can either add the recent number as a new contact or add it to an exiting contact by following the steps listed below:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap the Logs tab.
3. Here you can see a list of recent calls.
4. Tap the desired contacts you wish to save.
5. Here you will see two options available, they are:
• Create contact: tap this option to create new contacts for the recent number.
• Update existing: tap this option to add the recent number to an existing contact.
6. Tap the required option you wish to use.
7. Tap the Done button to save the changes.

Well, by knowing how to call or save recent call or number as mentioned in both of the steps above, now you can easily to dial and/or add the recent number as a new contact or update an existing contact. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Search Message on Messaging App

Samsung Galaxy SIII allows you to compose and send a text or multimedia message by utilizing Messaging app. The incoming and sent messages will be displayed as a conversation. However, the easiness and the needs to communicate with others using the messages sometimes end up the Messaging app filled quickly with lot of messages. Fortunately, there is an option that will allow you to set limitation on how many messages will be saved.

See also: How to Set Limit and Auto Delete Old Text or Multimedia Messages on Samsung Galaxy S3

When you have lot of messages, the search function will help you lot to find the desired message more easier and faster without you need to looking up them manually one by one. All you need to do is entering the search term to display all the messages contains with them.


How to search message?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open Messaging app.
2. Tap the Menu key then select Search.
3. Enter your word or phrase you wish to search.
4. Tap Search key on the virtual keyboard to start searching.
5. All the message contains with the word or phrase you have entered before will be displayed.

By knowing how to utilizing and perform searching on the Messaging app, now you can easily find the message you're looking for. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Make an Emergency Call Without or With SIM Card

There are some conditions that make you have to make an emergency calls, such as a fire, car accident, etc. The ability to make this calls is generally owned by all phones, including the Samsung Galaxy SIII. You can do so while your phone is inserted with SIM card or not.

See also: How to Fix No SIM Card Error on Samsung Galaxy S3


How to make an emergency call without a SIM card?
When your phone has no SIM card installed, then you'll not be able to use another normal phone services. But, you can still be able to make an emergency call as listed in the steps below:

1. Tap Emergency call icon displaying on the screen.
2. Enter emergency numbers, for instance 9-1-1.
3. Tap the Call icon.
4. While you're on call, you can utilize some options available, such as turn on or off the speaker, keypad and end call.
5. Tap the End Call icon to end the call.

How to make an emergency call with a SIM card?
Here's how to do so when the SIM card is installed on the phone:

1. Open the Phone app.
2. Enter the emergency number, for instance 9-1-1.
3. Tap the Call icon.
4. While you're on call, you can utilize some options available, such as turn on or off the speaker, keypad and end call.
5. Tap the End Call icon to end the call.
6. In the notification area you'll see the Emergency call icon appears. 
7. At the Emergency Callback screen:
• Tap to callback the emergency number with a single tap.
• Tap and slide  to the right to exit from the emergency call mode. Once you do this step, the Emergency call icon will disappears from the notifications bar.
• Tap and slide  to the left to return to the Home screen. This will allow you to access another apps while you're on the emergency call mode.

For the record, while you're on the emergency calling mode there is an advantage and disadvantage. The advantage is while in this mode you can redialing the emergency number with a single tap and the disadvantage is while in this mode the battery will run out more quickly compared while you're on the normal calling mode.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Change Recording Mode

Samsung Galaxy SIII has come with the advanced camera that equipped with some features and capabilities which will allow you to take a better picture. Aside from using the camera to take a picture, you can also use it to record video in HD.

See also: How to Record Video in HD on Samsung Galaxy S3

Next, you can save the video files or send it to another you wish to share with through the Messaging app or Email app. For the record, the Messaging app or Email app has a limitation on how large the size of the video file allowed to attach by the app. Luckily, there is an option to limit the video size for SMS or email.


How to limit video recording size?
To do so, kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Open Camera app.
2. If necessary, switch the camera icon to the video recorder icon.
3. Tap the Settings icon.
4. On pop up menu select Recording mode.
5. Here you'll see three option available, they are:
• Normal: this mode will limit the video by available space on the default storage.
• Limit for MMS: this mode will limit the video by MMS size restrictions.
• Limit for email: this mode will limit the video by email size restrictions.
6. Now, you're ready to record the video.

By knowing how to change the recording mode, now you can set it according to your need. For instance, if you record the video and want to send it through the message, then you can set the recording mode to Limit for MMS. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Set or Clear Mark as Default on the Certain Contacts

One of the insiders named Sara was asked me how to assign non-default numbers to the speed dialing on her Samsung Galaxy SIII. First of all, you might be wondering why the numbers need to set as default? Well, it'll be useful if you have several phone numbers in a single contact and you want to send a message using easy text features, then the messaging app will automatically use the default number as the recipient.

See also: How to Use Easy Text Feature on Samsung Galaxy S3

Back to the Sara's case, if the certain phone number in contacts was marked as default, then you can only assign the default number to the speed dialing. So, in order to make you be able to assign another numbers in a contact to speed dialing, then first you need to clear the default number.

See also: How to Set and Use Speed Dialing on Samsung Galaxy S3


How to mark contact as default?
For those of you who don't know the steps, then here I show you how to do so:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Tap the desired contact name you wish to mark one of the numbers as default.
3. Tap the Menu key then select Mark as default.
4. Now, you'll see the mark as default screen display radio button next to all the phone numbers in the contacts. When the radio button shows green means the phone numbers is set as default.
5. To change the default number, tap the radio button next to another phone numbers you wish to set as default. The radio button will turn green.
6. Tap Done button to save the changes.

How to clear mark as default?
For certain reason you might want to remove mark as default in certain contacts, as with Sara who want to set all phone numbers linked in a single contact to speed dialing. To do so, the mark as default should be cleared to enable you assign all of them to speed dialing. Well, here are the steps:

1. Open contacts app.
2. Tap the required contact name you wish to clear it default.
3. Long tap in the phone number marked as default.
4. On pop up menu select Clear default.
5. Now the mark as default has been removed.

Once the default number is removed, now you can assign some or all of the numbers in a single contacts to a speed dialing. If you don't know how to assign contacts to speed dialing, you can see the steps to do so in the link mentioned above. So, hope this helps :)