Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Keep Wi-Fi On or Off During Sleep

One way that you can do to get internet connection on the Samsung Galaxy SIII is using Wi-Fi to connect to Wi-Fi network.

See also: How to Connect to Wi-Fi Network on Samsung Galaxy S3

Here you can also keep your phone's Wi-Fi on during it is asleep. But, you should note that when you turn this option on then you must pay it with more battery consumption.


How to turn on keep Wi-Fi on during asleep?
As written on videotron.tmtx.ca, you can activated this option by following the steps below:

1. Tap the Menu key on Home screen.
2. On the pop up menu select Settings.
3. Here make sure that the slider next to the Wi-Fi option shows ON.
4. Tap Wi-Fi.
5. Tap the Menu key then select Advanced.
6. Tap Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep.
7. On the pop up menu select Always. When the dot indicator shows green means this option is selected.
8. Done. Now your phone's Wi-Fi will remain connected to the Wi-Fi network even if your phone is asleep.

How to turn off keep Wi-Fi on during asleep?
From the same source, if you want to deactivated this option due to any reasons, then following the steps below:

1. Tap the Menu key on Home screen.
2. On the pop up menu select Settings.
3. Tap Wi-Fi.
4. Tap the Menu key then select Advanced.
5. Tap Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep.
6. On the pop up menu select Never. When the dot indicator shows green means this option is selected.
7. Done. Now your phone's Wi-Fi will not connected to the Wi-Fi network while it is asleep.

Well, by knowing on how to turn this option on or off, now you can set it according to your needs and conditions. When you want to stay connected to the Wi-Fi network and want to save your data usage, then keep it on. But, if you want not to always connected to the Wi-Fi network especially while it is asleep and want to save more battery consumption, then you can turn it off. So, choose which best for you then share your experience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Use Sound and Shot Mode

In the recent update Android 4.3, the camera app gets a new feature which will allow the user to take picture with the Volume up key or the Volume down key. Previously, some insiders has leave their comment here to ask how to take picture with the physical button, either with the Power key or the Volume key. Sadly, in the previous version this feature is not yet available. But in the Android 4.3, the users will be able to take picture using the Volume key which will help them to take picture in certain condition when using the on-screen camera button is little difficult to do, such as when they're diving.

See also: How to Take Picture Using the Volume Key On Samsung Galaxy S3 with the Android 4.3

Aside the ability to assign the Volume key as the camera key, in this update the camera app also gets a new camera mode named sound and shot mode. This mode will allow the user to record the background sound up to 5 or 9 seconds before capturing which will make the picture more alive.


How to use Sound and Shot mode?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open Camera app.
2. Tap the Cogwheel icon to enter the settings menu.
3. Scroll down to find Shooting mode, then tap it.
4. Select Sound & shot.
5. Go back to the camera screen.
6. Now, you're ready to take a picture using Sound and Shot mode.

As a note, this mode will give you a better result when used in the situation with the noises in the background, such as in the concerts or in the birthday party or else. Well, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Take Picture Using Volume Key on Android 4.3

The recent update Android 4.3 brings some new options to improve the user experience of using this phone. Though, in some cases, the new option brought by this operating system alleged by some user as the "problem" due to the user yet not familiar with it, such as the flash notification option which will make the camera flashes when receiving new email or calls or when the alarm goes off. This option surely will useful for the low-vision or deaf users where the flash light will make them more easier to know the notification rather than the notification on the screen. Unfortunately, lot of users didn't like with this option. They said that the flash light is too bright and really bothered them.

See also: How to Fix Camera Flashes when Alarm Goes Off in Android 4.3 in Samsung Galaxy S3

Aside from the flash notification option, Android 4.3 also brings new option under Camera app settings which will allow you to take the picture using the Volume key. This option will helpful for the users who wants to take a picture using the physical button in certain condition, such as when they're diving and wants to take picture under water. As we all know that the waterproof cases sometimes bring the difficulty to the user to take picture using the on-screen camera button, but now with this new option the user will be able to take picture using the Volume key.


How to set Volume key as the camera key on Android 4.3?
By default, the Volume key is used to control the zoom on Camera app. But, in Android 4.3 you can assign the Volume key as the camera key by following the steps below:

1. Open Camera app.
2. Tap the Cogwheel icon to enter the settings menu.
3. Scroll down to find Volume key option, then tap it.
4. Select The camera key option.
5. Go back to the camera screen.
6. Now you're ready to take picture using the Volume up key or the Volume down key.

For the record, indeed in certain case taking a picture using the physical button is helpful but it will also increase the shake that will produce not focused image. So, when you decide to take a picture using the Volume key, make sure to hold the phone as smooth as possible to get the best result. Well, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Fix Keyboard Always Replace the Typed Word After Update to Android 4.3

An insider has leave his comment here and ask why after he did update his phone to the Android 4.3, the auto correct on his phone tend to rein in what should be typed which will not letting him to type anything anymore without having to correct whatever he really wants to type. Seems the auto correct in this recent update is the stubborn auto-correct and in some cases it's really annoying the user who need to type with the different language than the phone.

See also: How to Turn On or Off Auto Correct on Samsung Galaxy S3

At the first time, I thinks that it's about predictive text, but apparently this issue is brought by the new option in the stock keyboard app called auto replacement which will auto replace the word you're typing with the most probable word. Due to the cause, to stop the keyboard always replacing a word the user should turn this option off.

How to disable auto replacement on Android 4.3?
Generally, there are two methods to turn off auto replacement that you can choose which best suit you.
Methods #1: Through the Settings menu
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Tap Language and input.
4. Tap the cogwheel icon next to Samsung keyboard to access the settings menu.
5. Slide the switch next to Auto replacement to the left to disable this option.

Method #2: Through the Messaging app
Actually you can do this step using any app which requires you to use keyboard. But, as the example we'll use the Messaging app to do so:

1. Open Messaging app then create new message.
2. Tap on Enter messages field to bring up the keyboard.
3. Tap the Settings icon on the virtual keyboard.
4. Slide the switch next to Auto replacement to the left to disable this option.

By disabling this option, now whenever you're typing a word then tap the space bar or punctuation mark then the keyboard should not replace your word with the most probable word which in certain case this is might be not the word you want to type. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Clear Cache of All Applications on Android 4.3

Clear cache is one of the most common solution done by the users when they're experiencing some problems with certain app. For instance, when you feels the Browser app on your phone become more slower and heavier than before, then clearing its cache might will be one of the solution you have to try to fix this problem.

See also: How to Clear Cache and Delete Internet Browsing History on Samsung Galaxy S3

In the latest update Android 4.3, you can perform clear cache in two different methods through the Settings menu. The one is clear cache through the application manager menu which is the common methods done in the previous Android version. The second is clear cache through the storage menu. What's makes the different between both of the methods is the second method will allow you to clear cache for all apps in a single time.


How to clear all apps cache on Android 4.3?
For any reason, if you decide to clear all apps cache on the phone, then below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap More.
3. Tap Storage.
4. Find Cached data, then tap the row.
5. Now, you'll be prompted to choose either to clear cached data or not.
6. Tap OK button to clear all apps cache.
7. Caches in all apps will be cleared.

One of the possible reason why clear all apps cache option is now reside in the storage menu is may be it's designed to make the user more easier to clear all apps cache when they're checking the available storage and wants to free up some space as well as fixed some problems experienced by the app due to lot of cache stored. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Stop the Phone Keeps Scanning Wi-Fi on Android 4.3

Though lot of users alleges that turned on Wi-Fi all the times will poor the battery life, in certain case a user might be want to keep this option always on. As has been said by an insider named Nicola who wants to keep the Wi-Fi on all the time to keep the Viber on his phone always connected as it's the only way for a couple of peoples to contact him in an emergency.

See also: How to Fix Wi-Fi Always Turn Off When the Phone is Sleep on Samsung Galaxy S3

While in Android 4.3, there's a Wi-Fi related option named Always allow scanning which will allow your phone to constantly scanning for Wi-Fi networks even when the Wi-Fi is turned off. This option is claimed will be able to save more power due to the phone doesn't need to use some powers taking by the GPS to get your location information. In another side, this option also reported by some users as the culprit of some problems occurs on their phones, such as boot loop issue after restart and else. If that happen, you can easily turning off this option.


How to disable Always allow scanning option?
For any reason, if you wants to turn this option off then kindly do as follows:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My connections tab.
3. If necessary slide the switch next to Wi-Fi option to the right to enable this option which will let you accessing the menu inside this option.
4. Tap Wi-Fi.
5. Tap the Menu key then select Advanced.
6. Uncheck the box next to Always allow scanning option.

Once you've done the steps, now the phone should be stopped constantly scanning Wi-Fi, though by disabling this option would reduce a quality of the information location provided. But, if you really bothered with the problem caused by this option, then it might be the right time for you to turn off this option. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Fix Can't Open Multi Window Panel Using Back Button After Update to the Android 4.3

Lot of Samsung Galaxy S3 users out there starts reporting that they're encountering multiple issues once they did update their phone to the Android 4.3. Some of issues occurs because when the user wants to enable or disable certain option, they need to do some extra things to make it works, such as when the user wants to get rid camera flashes when receiving new email or call, the user must turn on the flash notification option and turn it off again to make it works.

See also: How to Fix Camera Flashes When Receiving New Email or Calls in Android 4.3 in Samsung Galaxy S3

Another issue with the similar causes which also occurs in Android 4.3 is the difficulty to get back the functionality of the multi window feature. If previously the user will be able to bring up the multi window panel by long pressing the Back button, now in Android 4.3 the user can't do so, though they already checked the multi window option through the Settings menu. To fix this problem, you need to do another steps instead of just turned on the multi window option.


How to enable multi window feature on Android 4.3?
Below are the steps with a little tweaks revealed by a user in XDA-developer forum that you need to do to allow you brings up the multi window panel using the Back button:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My Device.
3. Tap Home screen mode.
4. Select Easy mode and then followed by tapping Apply button.
5. Now, go back to the Settings menu.
6. Tap My Device.
7. Tap Home screen mode.
8. Select Standard mode and then followed by tapping Apply button.
9. Now, go back to the Settings menu.
10. Tap My Device.
11. Tap Display.
12. Enable Multi window by ticking the box next to this option. When the box is ticked means this option is enabled.

Once you've done the step above, now you should be able to open up the multi window panel by long pressing the Back button. So, hope this helps :)