Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Make and End a Call

Nowadays people are required to do everything quickly and precisely. Due to this reason efficiency is an important thing that is always taken into consideration in any case, including when you choose a smartphone. Samsung Galaxy SIII is a smartphone that will be able to simplify your day-to-day activities with useful features inside it, so that you can do many things quickly and save you more time. One of such feature is a direct call. By turn this feature on you can make a call to the contact that is being displayed on the screen with just pick your phone near your ear.

See also: How to Enable and Use Direct Call on Samsung Galaxy S3

You can also make a call by using the easy call feature that is owned by this phone by swiping the contact you want to call from the left to the right.

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How to Make a Call?
Although, both handy features mentioned above can simplify and accelerate you to make a call with this phone, you can still make a call in a regular way. There are 3 ways that you can use to make a call. As written on vodafone.co.uk, they are:
  1. By entering the number
    • Go to Apps through Home screen.
    • Scroll to Phone, then tap on it.
    • Tap on the Keypad tab.
    • Type the required number then press the call icon.
  2. By finding a contact in the phone book
    • Go to Apps through Home screen.
    • Scroll to Contact, then tap on it.
    • Tap on the Contact tab.
    • Find and select the required contact you want to call.
    • Once the contacts are displayed then press the call icon.
  3. By finding number on the call list
    • Go to Apps through Home screen.
    • Scroll to Phone, then tap on it.
    • Tap on the Logs tab.
    • Find and select the required number on the list.
    • Once you find one then press the call icon.

How to End a Call?
You can end a call you have made before by pressing the end call icon to end your call.


Well, these methods Mentioned above is easy and simple to do. This is the basic capabilities of a mobile phone. By knowing several ways to make a call and end a call, now you can stay keep in touch with anothers with your own way. So, try this useful methods then share your experience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Turn On or Off Your Caller Identification

The nice thing when you have the Samsung Galaxy SIII as your device is that you can set almost everything inside it to suit your need with ease. One of them is that you can block unknown or unwanted incoming call by adding them on your rejection list.

See also: How to Block Unknown or Unwanted Calls on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to reject a certain number that you do not want to call you, you can also hide your own caller identification. By turn this feature on, your caller id will be hidden, so the person that you call can not know your id. For example, when you want to ask about a discount at a store without wanting they know your telephone number to prevent their marketing re-contact you to promotions or offers goods.

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How to hide your caller id?
As written on vodafone.co.uk, to turn on this feature on your Galaxy SIII, kindly following the easy steps below:
  1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
  2. Scroll to Phone, then tap on it.
  3. Press the Menu Key.
  4. On the pop-up menu that appear, select Call Settings.
  5. Select Additional settings.
  6. At the setting that displayed, tap on the Caller ID.
  7. Select Hide number to turn on this features.
  8. Finish. Now your caller id will be hidden when you make a call.

How to show your caller id?
From the same source, to unhide your hidden caller id again, here are the steps you need to do:
  1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
  2. Scroll to Phone, then tap on it.
  3. Press the Menu Key.
  4. On the pop-up menu that appear, select Call Settings.
  5. Select Additional settings.
  6. At the setting that displayed, tap on the Caller ID.
  7. Select Show number to turn off this features.
  8. Finish. Now your caller id will be displayed again when you make a call.

Well, it's easy and simple to do, right? By knowing on how to setup your own caller identification, now you can set it as your wish and need. So, try this useful feature and share your experience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Record Video

As we all know that the Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with advanched camera and equipped with various useful features. With this camera you will be able to get a better picture, even you can capturing much wider perspective of the landscape into a photo using panoramic photo features owned by this camera.

See also: How to Take Panoramic Photos on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition capturing object into a better photos, you can also use this camera as a video recorder to record any events that you want to capture in a video with ease, as almost anything you do with this phone.

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How to use Galaxy S3 camera as video recorder?
As written on vodafone.co.uk, here are the steps you need to do to video recording:
  1. Turn on the video recorder by going to Apps through Home screen then select Camera. Once the camera is on, drag the indicator to the video recorder icon.
  2. Before you begin recording, tap on the video icon recorder setting to set some option, such as:
    • Turn on the video light: tap on Flash then slide switch next to this option to turn it on.
    • Select resolution: tap on Resolution then select the required resolution you want to use on your video.
    • Select Memory: tap on Storage then tap on Phone or Memory card to determine which storage you will use to save your video.
  3. To start recording tap the record icon.
  4. While you are recording, you can zoom in or zoom out the object using the Volume Up key and the Volume Down key.
  5. To end recording tap again on the record icon.
  6. Now your video will automatically saved in storage that you specify before.
  7. To exit from the video recorder press the Home key.

Well, it's so easy, right? By knowing how to record video using camera owned by Galaxy S3, now you can capture your own moments in a video and make it a memory that you can see again in the future. So, capture your precious moments in a video by using the steps mentioned above and share your thoughts here by commenting below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Setup and Access Google Now

Android operating system inside Samsung Galaxy S3 has made this device can do almost anything with ease. In addition, Android also allow you to be able to get and download thousands of useful apps easily through the Google Play Store.

See also: How to Download and Install Apps Through Google Play Store on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another best feature delivered by Android operating system and owned by Galaxy S3 is Google Now. By using Google Now you can know the day's weather, traffic conditions, rail timetable, etc.. Given of this app capabilities, of course it will make your life easier.

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How to setup and access Google Now?
As written on thefullsignal.com, to be able to use Google Now on your Galaxy SIII, then you need to setup it first by following the easy steps below:
  1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
  2. Select Google search app.
  3. Here you will be given a brief tutorial.
  4. You will need to tap through the welcome screen.
  5. Tap on the Menu button to launch Google Now or Voice Search settings.
  6. Tap on Google Now to customize Google Now cards.
  7. Go to Location setting located under the Privacy accounts. By default, all settings here should be enabled.
  8. Finish. Now you can use and access Google Now by tapping the Google search bar or Google Search app on your phone.

Well, you may need to investigate everything inside this app on your own to maximize the use of this applications. Some reviews said this application is useful and worth to try. So, try this useful app then share your experience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Pair and Unpair It with Another Bluetooth Device

Samsung Galaxy SIII comes with various useful features that will allow you to do many things, one of them is Bluetooth. By using Bluetooth you can pair your Galaxy SIII with another bluetooth capable device for file sharing, use bluetooth headset or internet connection sharing by used this device as a portable hotspot.

See also: How to Use Samsung Galaxy S3 as Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

It's easy to pair your Galaxy SIII with anothers, you just need to do a few easy steps to it. You can also easily remove a Bluetooth pairing on your Galaxy SIII after you are done using it.

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How to pair with another Bluetooth device?
As written on bell.ca, to pair your Galaxy SIII with another Bluetooth device you just need to follow the easy steps below:
  1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
  2. Scroll down until you find Settings, then tap on it.
  3. Turn on Bluetooth by sliding the switch next to Bluetooth option to the right. It will start scanning for another available Bluetooth devices.
  4. Or you can scanning manually by tap on Scan button located on the bottom of the screen.
  5. On the detected device list, tap on the device you wish to pair with yours.
  6. You will be prompt to enter 6 digit passkey on the Galaxy S3 and on your other pairing device. The numbers on both devices should be the same.
  7. Tap on the OK button on both devices.
  8. Finish. Now you have successfully pairing your Galaxy SIII with another Bluetooth device.

How to remove a Bluetooth pairing?
From the same source, if you want to remove a Bluetooth pairing, kindly following the easy steps below:
  1. Go to app through Home screen.
  2. Scroll down until you find Settings, then tap on it.
  3. Tap on Bluetooth.
  4. On Paired section, tap on the option next to the devices listed there that you want to unpair.
  5. Tap on Unpair.
  6. Finish. The pairing has been successfully removed.

Well, by knowing on how to pair on unpair your Galaxy SIII with another Bluetooth device, now you can do file sharing, photo transfer, data transfer, etc.. between the two devices via Bluetooth. And you can remove Bluetooth pairing after you finish. So, try this useful tips then share your experience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Create Shortcut For Document or Folder on Home Screen Using Free Applications

By default Samsung Galaxy SIII comes with seven Home screen that you can delete, add, rearrange and reposition each of them to your liking with ease.

See also: How to Delete, Add, Arrange and Change Home Screen on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition, you can also add shortcuts to your home screen to enable you to access applications and documents that you have on your phone. But to create a shortcut for the document or picture you need to use the help of file manager app, such as ES File Explorer or Astro File Manager.

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How to create a shortcut on Home screen using ES File Explorer?
By using this file manager app you can create shortcuts to documents, images, folders etc on your Home screen for quick access. As written on webcazine.com, here are the steps if you use ES File Manager:
  1. Download Install ES File Explorer through Google Play Store.
  2. Once you finish installing ES File Explorer on your phone, then launch it.
  3. On this app, browse the document you want to use as shortcuts.
  4. Long tap on the selected document.
  5. In the pop-up menu that appears select Shortcut.
  6. Finish. Shortcut to the selected document will be created and placed on the Home screen of your phone.

How to create a shortcut on Home screen using Astro File Manager?
From the same source, if you want to use this app as your file manager app to create shortcut, then here are the steps:
  1. Download install Astro File Manager through Google Play Store.
  2. Select Widgets tab on the apps list.
  3. Here you can find a 1x1 Astro File Manager widget by scrolling to the left or to the right on the widget panel.
  4. Add the widget to the Home screen by tap and hold it.
  5. Now, browse the document you want to create as a shortcut using Astro File Manager.
  6. Tap on the OK button.
  7. Finish. Shortcut to the selectd document will be created and placed on the Home screen of your phone.

Well, once you know how to create a shortcut to the document, picture, folder, etc.. using both file manager app mentioned above, now you can create a shortcut for the document that you frequently use and put them in the Home screen to simplify and accelerate you to access it. So, try this useful tips then share your exprience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable or Disable Backup Assistant Plus Applications

We all probably agree that the Samsung Galaxy S3 is a great smartphone that comes with some of the advanced technology and useful features. However, it does not mean that this phone could not have problems. Just like any other electronic device, mobile phone usage and age can also cause Galaxy SIII experiencing problems that also experienced by other phones.

See also: Common Problems with Samsung Galaxy SIII and How to Fix It Part I | Part II

One of the common problems experienced by the Galaxy SIII is random freezing. Usually this problem happens because of software problems or update operating system.

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One of the things you can do to avoid freezing is to disable backup assistant plus app on your phone. This app is useful to perform a backup on the contact and other data on your mobile phone.


How to turn on or off backup assistant plus?
As written on ilaks.com, to turn on or off this app all you need to do is following the easy steps below:
  1. Go to Settings through the Galaxy SIII Home screen.
  2. Scroll to the Application manager, then tap on it.
  3. Select All tab.
  4. Scroll to Backup assistant plus, then tap on it to switch it on or off.

It's easy, right? Now you can adjust the settings of backup assistant plus on your phone. If you find this app useful, then keep it on. But, if you find this app started giving problems on your phone, then you can turn it off. So, try this useful method then share your experience here through the comment below :)