Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Transfer Videos to a Windows Computer via Samsung Kies 3 App

The combination between 13MP rear camera, 2MP front camera and set of useful features inside the stock Camera app in Samsung Galaxy S4 will let you to easily capture your precious moment into a good quality video. However, in order to prevent you from losing those videos(e.g: when you have accidentally deleted a video in your phone), periodically backup your videos to other storage or devices is something important to do. If you have a Windows PC, you can easily making backup for your videos by transferring them to your PC via Samsung Kies 3 app.

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Disclaimer: this post is written based on Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 runs with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop and the computer uses Windows 7 Professional 32-bit as the operating system.
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How to transfer videos from Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop to a Windows computer via Samsung Kies 3 app?
As the example, we'll copy all videos stored in DCIM\Camera folder in the internal storage of Samsung Galaxy S4 to a Windows PC via Samsung Kies 3 app by using the following steps:

1. Connect your phone to the computer using the provided USB cable by plugging the micro USB connector to the micro USB port in your device (it's located under the Home key) and the USB connector to a USB port on your PC. If it's the first time for you to connect your phone with the PC, your PC may need a few minutes to install the driver. By default, your phone will use MTP as the connection mode.
   
   
2. When your phone has been successfully connected to your PC, launch Samsung Kies 3 app in your computer. If you have not installed this app yet, you can download it here and then install it in your computer.
3. Samsung Kies 3 app will connect to your phone automatically.
4. In the Kies screen, click Videos located at the left side menu to view all videos stored in your phone. By default, your videos will be grouped by the date.
5. In the right frame of the Kies screen, click By folder tab to group your videos by the folder.
   
   
6. Click the box in the left side of the INTERNAL:\DCIM\Camera to select all videos stored in the DCIM\Camera folder in the internal storage of your phone and then click at the top of the Kies screen.
   
   
7. Select a folder in your PC and then click the Select Folder button to save the selected videos to the selected folder. FYI, the more videos you transfer to your PC, the longer the time it takes to complete the transfer process.
   
   
8. When the transfer process is completed, you can disconnect your phone from Samsung Kies 3 app by clicking in the right side of the device name in the Kies screen. Then, you can disconnect your phone from the PC by unplugging the USB cable from your phone and your PC.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Add Videos from a Windows Computer via Samsung Kies 3 App

If you'd like to watch videos or movies stored in your Windows PC directly from your Samsung Galaxy S4, you have to connect your phone with your Windows PC first and then add the required videos into your phone by using Samsung Kies 3 app.

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Disclaimer: this post is written based on Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 runs with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop and the computer uses Windows 7 Professional 32-bit as the operating system.
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How to add videos from a Windows computer to Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop via Samsung Kies 3 app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Connect your phone to the computer using the provided USB cable by plugging the micro USB connector to the micro USB port in your device (it's located under the Home key) and the USB connector to a USB port on your PC. If it's the first time for you to connect your phone with the PC, your PC may need a few minutes to install the driver. By default, your phone will use MTP as the connection mode.
   
   
2. When your phone has been successfully connected to your PC, launch Samsung Kies 3 app in your computer. If you have not installed this app yet, you can download it here and then install it in your computer.
3. Samsung Kies 3 app will connect to your phone automatically.
4. In the Kies screen, click Videos located at the left side menu. All videos in your phone, either those in the internal storage or in the SD card, will be displayed here.
5. Tap at the top of the Kies screen and then select Internal memory if you'd like to add the videos to the DCIM\Camera folder in the internal storage of your phone, or select External memory if you'd like to add the videos to the DCIM\Camera folder in the SD card.
   
   
6. Navigate to the folder in your Windows PC where the videos you want to add to the phone are placed in.
7. Select the required videos you want to add to your phone and then Click the Open button.
   
   
8. The selected videos will be added to your phone.
9. Once the process is completed, you can disconnect your phone from Samsung Kies 3 app by clicking in the right side of the device name in the Kies screen. Then, you can disconnect your phone from the PC by unplugging the USB cable from your phone and your PC.
10. Now, you can watch the videos you have added in your phone by using the stock Video Player app or other third-party Video Player apps.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Fix Still Get Message Notifications when Do Not Disturb Mode is Enabled and Messages is not Set as Exceptions in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

A couple weeks back, an insider asked me through her comment about why her phone still played notifications when receiving messages whereas she had turned on the Do not disturb mode and didn't set messages as exceptions. After some further investigation, it turned out that the stock Messaging app notification in her phone has been accidentally set as priority. Thus, if you're also experience this problem, you have to turn off priority settings for the stock Messaging app notification in your Samsung Galaxy S5 so that your phone will mute notifications(sound and vibration) when you receive messages when the Do not disturb is enabled and messages is not set as exceptions.

How to turn off priority settings for the stock Messaging app notification?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Sounds and notifications .
3. Scroll the screen to the very bottom, and then tap App notifications.
4. Scroll down to find Messages, and then tap it.
5. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Priority to the left to turn this option off. The switch turns gray when it's disabled.
6. From now on, assuming that the Do not disturb mode is enabled and messages is not set as exceptions, your phone will mute notification(sound and vibration) when a new message arrives.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Delete Music Files in a Windows Computer via Windows Explorer App

If you can't delete your music files directly from your Samsung Galaxy S4, e.g: when the screen is broken but the phone can still be turned on, then alternatively you can connect your phone with your Windows PC and then delete the music files using Windows Explorer app. It can also be an alternative way if you have not had the Samsung Kies 3 app in your PC yet. However, if you'd like to backup your music files first by transferring them to your computer before deleting them, you can see the complete steps here.

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Disclaimer: this post is written based on Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 runs with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop and the computer uses Windows 7 Professional 32-bit as the operating system.
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How to delete music files from Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop in a Windows computer via Windows Explorer app?
As the example, we'll delete all music files stored in the Music folder in the internal storage of Samsung Galaxy S4 while it's being connected to a Windows PC via Windows Explorer app by using the following steps:

1. Connect your phone to the computer using the provided USB cable by plugging the micro USB connector to the micro USB port in your device (it's located under the Home key) and the USB connector to a USB port on your PC. If it's the first time for you to connect your phone with the PC, your PC may need a few minutes to install the driver. By default, your phone will use MTP as the connection mode.
   
   
2. When the phone has been successfully connected to your PC and is ready to use, a pop up window will appear on your computer. Click Open device to view files to automatically explore your phone in the Windows Explorer.
   
   
3. In the Windows Explorer app, click the Phone folder to explore the internal storage of your phone, and then click the Music folder to view all music files within this folder.
4. Select all music files within the Music folder by using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+A.
5. To delete the selected music files, press the Delete key in your PC's keyboard, or click the right-mouse button and then select Delete.
   
   
6. Click the Yes button to confirm deleting the music files.
   
   
7. All music files within the Music folder will be permanently deleted from your phone.
8. Once done, close the Windows Explorer app and then you can disconnect your phone from the PC by unplugging the USB cable from your phone and your PC.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Transfer Music Files to a Windows PC via Windows Explorer App

For some reason, you'll probably need to transfer your music files to your Windows computer, e.g: when you want to backup your music files by copying them to your computer so that when you accidentally lose them you can easily retrieve them from your computer, when you want to free up some space in your phone by moving your music files to your computer, etc. However, if you don't like using Samsung Kies 3 app to transfer files between your phone and your Windows PC, or if you have not installed Samsung Kies 3 app yet, you can still easily transfer your music files from your phone to your Windows computer by using Windows Explorer app.

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Disclaimer: this post is written based on Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 runs with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop and the computer uses Windows 7 Professional 32-bit as the operating system.
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How to transfer music files from Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop to a Windows computer via Windows Explorer app?
As the example, we'll copy and move all music files stored in the Music folder in the internal storage of Samsung Galaxy S4 to a Windows PC via Windows Explorer app by using the following steps:

1. Connect your phone to the computer using the provided USB cable by plugging the micro USB connector to the micro USB port in your device (it's located under the Home key) and the USB connector to a USB port on your PC. If it's the first time for you to connect your phone with the PC, your PC may need a few minutes to install the driver. By default, your phone will use MTP as the connection mode.
   
   
2. When the phone has been successfully connected to your PC and is ready to use, a pop up window will appear on your computer. Click Open device to view files to automatically explore your phone in the Windows Explorer app.
   
   
3. In the Windows Explorer app, click the Phone folder to explore the internal storage of your phone, and then click the Music folder to view all music files stored within this folder.
4. Select all music files within the Music folder by using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+A.
5. If you'd like to copy the music files, use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+C, or click the right-mouse button and then select Copy. While, if you'd like to move the music files, use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+X, or click the right-mouse button and then select Cut.
   
   
6. Now, navigate to a folder in your PC where you want to place the copied music files and then paste the files by using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+V, or click the right-mouse button and then select Paste.
   
   
7. The music files will be copied or moved from the Music folder in the internal storage of your phone to the selected folder in your PC.
8. Once done, close the Windows Explorer app and then you can disconnect your phone from the PC by unplugging the USB cable from your phone and your PC.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Add Music from a Windows Computer via Windows Explorer App

Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with the default Music Player app that can be used to listen to the music stored in the phone memory or in the SD card. If you use your Windows PC as the main storage of your music collections, you can transfer them to your phone with ease via Windows Explorer app so that you can listen them directly from your phone anytime you like. Also, it can be an alternative way if you don't like using Samsung Kies 3 app to transfer files between your PC and your phone.

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Disclaimer: this post is written based on Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 runs with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop and the computer uses Windows 7 Professional 32-bit as the operating system.
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How to add music from a Windows Computer to Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop via Windows Explorer App?
As the example, we'll copy some music files from a Windows PC to the Music folder in the SD card in Samsung Galaxy S4 by using the following steps:

1. Connect your phone to the computer using the provided USB cable by plugging the micro USB connector to the micro USB port in your device (it's located under the Home key) and the USB connector to a USB port on your PC. If it's the first time for you to connect your phone with the PC, your PC may need a few minutes to install the driver. By default, your phone will use MTP as the connection mode.
   
   
2. When your phone has been successfully connected to your PC and is ready to use, a pop up window will appear on your computer. Click Open device to view files to automatically explore your phone in the Windows Explorer app.
   
   
3. In the Windows Explorer app, navigate to the Music folder in the SD card in your phone by using the following steps:
• Click the Card folder to explore SD card in your phone.
• Click the Music folder. All music files in this folder will be displayed here.

4. Copy the required music files in your PC via Windows Explorer app by using the following steps:
• Open a new Windows Explorer app and then navigate to the folder in your PC where the music files you want to add to your phone are placed in.
• Select the required music files and then copy them by using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+C, or click the right-mouse button and then select Copy.

5. Paste copied music files to your phone by using the following steps:
• Open the Windows Explorer app that you use to explorer the Music folder in the SD card in your phone (see the step #3).
• Paste the copied music files by using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+V, or click the right-mouse button and then select Paste.
• The selected music files will be copied from your PC to your phone. 
• Wait until the process is completed.

6. Once done, close all Windows Explorer apps and you can disconnect your phone from the PC by unplugging the USB cable from your phone and your PC.
7. Now, you can enjoy listening to the music that you have just added in your Samsung Galaxy S4 by using the stock Music Player app or any third-party Music Player app that you have installed in your phone.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Delete Music Files via Samsung Kies 3 App in a Windows Computer

Samsung Kies 3 app is an app from Samsung that can be used to manage multimedia files in your Samsung Galaxy S4. If needed, you can use this app to easily delete unwanted music files from your phone when your phone is being connected to a computer. However, if you'd like to backup your music files first before deleting them, you can see the complete steps here.

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Disclaimer: this post is written based on Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 runs with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop and the computer uses Windows 7 Professional 32-bit as the operating system.
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How to delete music files in Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop via Samsung Kies 3 app in a Windows computer?
As the example, we'll delete some music files in Samsung Galaxy S4 via Samsung Kies 3 app in a Windows PC by using the following steps:

1. Connect your phone to the computer using the provided USB cable by plugging the micro USB connector to the micro USB port in your device (it's located under the Home key) and the USB connector to a USB port on your PC. If it's the first time for you to connect your phone with the PC, your PC may need a few minutes to install the driver. By default, your phone will use MTP as the connection mode.
   
   
2. When your phone has been successfully connected to your PC, launch Samsung Kies 3 app in your computer. If you have not installed this app yet, you can download it here and then install it in your computer.
3. Samsung Kies 3 app will connect to your phone automatically.
4. In the Kies screen, click Music located at the left side menu. All of music files in your phone, either those in the internal memory or in the SD card, will be displayed here.
5. Select the required music files you want to delete from your phone and then click at the top of the Kies screen.
   
   
6. Click the Delete button to confirm deleting the selected music files.
   
   
7. The selected music files will be deleted from your phone.
8. Once done, you can disconnect your phone from Samsung Kies 3 app by clicking in the right side of the device name in the Kies screen. Then, you can disconnect your phone from the PC by unplugging the USB cable from your phone and your PC.