Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Fix Wrong Display in the Messaging App Icon in the Home Screen

Messaging app is one of pre-installed apps on the Samsung Galaxy SIII which is presented to meet the user needs to send a message, either text or multimedia messages. Usually, when you get a new message you will get a notification in the status bar, and if you see the Messaging app icon in the Home screen, it will be marked with a certain number that indicates the number of unread messages. In certain case, some users experienced wrong display in their Messaging app icon. The Messaging app icon marked with number but when they open it there's no unread messages.


How to solve wrong display in Messaging app icon?
AFAIK, there are two possible ways to fix this problem. Here they are:
I. Disable the option Do not keep activities
The first methods is by checking the Do not keep activities option to see whether it's enabled. If so, you need to disable it by following the steps listed below:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Scroll down to Developer options, then tap it.
3. Uncheck the checkbox next to the Do not keep activities option to disable this option.
4. Now, restart the phone.
5. Once the phone is waked up, the wrong displays on Messaging app icon should be fixed.

II. Remove the Messaging app icon then add it again
Yes, you can also fix this problem by removing the Messaging app icon and then add it again to your Home screen. Then the marked number in Messaging app icon should be removed.
See also: How to Add or Remove App on Home Screen on Samsung Galaxy S3


Well, these are two methods that I've know to fix this problem. If you have your own methods and it's not listed here, then I'll appreciate if you willing to share them through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Display Facebook Albums and Photos in Gallery

Gallery app is one of the stock app available on Samsung Galaxy SIII which will allow you to view photos and play back videos. All of photos and videos with supported file types that you have saved or downloaded inside your phone or SD card will be displayed here, including the picture you have saved from your Facebook account to your phone.

See also: How to Save Pictures from Facebook Account to Samsung Galaxy S3

Aside from manually save the picture from your Facebook account, you can also set the phone to display your Facebook albums and photos on your Gallery app by syncing your Facebook gallery.


How to sync Facebook gallery?
To do so, kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap Account and sync.
3. Tap your Facebook account name you wish to sync its gallery.
4. Tick the checkbox next to Sync Gallery option.
5. Once the sync process is completed, you should see the album synced marked with Facebook logo on your Gallery.

Well, by doing this step, now you can view your Facebook albums and photos directly through your Gallery app. But, you should note that it will slow down the device during the sync process, especially if your Facebook account has lot of pictures to sync.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Sync with Blackberry Contacts

Before Android smartphones dominate the market, you may have been familiar with the Blackberry smartphone. The ability to send and receive email at that time, as well as the Blackberry Messenger services (BBM) make this smartphone to get their own place. Now, when the smartphone market flooded with Android phones, lot of Blackberry users decide to migrate to Android smartphone, including the Samsung Galaxy SIII.

If you are one of Blackberry users who decide to migrate to the Samsung Galaxy SIII, you might also want to migrate the data from your Blackberry to your shiny Samsung Galaxy SIII. One of the important data you might want to migrate is the contacts. Luckily, you can easily transfer your Blackberry contacts to your new Samsung Galaxy SIII.


How to transfer Blackberry contacts to Samsung Galaxy S3?
Basically, there are 3 steps you need to do, first of all you need to export contacts from your Blackberry as .csv file, import .csv file into Gmail contacts and followed by syncing them with your phone. Well, here they are:
Export Blackberry contacts

1. On your computer or laptop, open the Blackberry desktop software and connect the device.
2. Click Organizer menu in the left side of the screen.
3. Click the Configure settings button.
4. On the pop-up window select the Address Book option , then in the following pop up windows select ASCII exporter/importer option to generate .csv contact files as this type of file is allowed to import on the Gmail contacts.
5. Select One way sync from device, then save the file with .csv extension to export the contact to .csv file. Select the files as the targets and the setup will finish.
6. Now you'll see in the Organizer menu the checkbox in the left side of the Address Book option is ticked.
7. Click the Sync button located at the bottom right corner to start exporting.
8. Click Yes button to confirm exporting contacts.
9. The app will count the number of contact being exported, if the number is correct then click the Yes button to finish exporting.

Import exported .csv file into Gmail contacts

1. On your computer launch the web browser by clicking the browser icon on the desktop or access it through the Start button then all programs.
2. On the browser address bar type gmail.com to navigate to Gmail and then sign in using your Google account associated with your device.
3. On your Gmail, click Contacts.
4. Click More.
5. In the drop down menu select Import.
6. Click Choose File to select the .csv file that you've just exported from your Blackberry.
7. Click the Import button.
8. Finish. Now, the .csv file has been imported into your Gmail contacts.
9. Sign out from gmail.com

Sync Gmail contacts with the Samsung Galaxy S3

1. On your Galaxy SIII, go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Settings, then tap on it.
3. Tap Accounts and sync.
4. Tap your Google account.
5. Here you can choose what you would like to sync by ticking the checkbox next to the option or you can tick all the options displayed on your screen, then tap Sync now button to synchronize the contacts.
6. Finish. Now your imported contacts Blackberry has been synced with your Galaxy SIII.
7. If you have not activated your Google account on your phone, then you need to activate it first to allow your phone to sync your phone with your Gmail contacts.
   See also: How to Activate Google Account on Samsung Galaxy S3

Well, by knowing these steps, now you can easily transfer your Blackberry contacts to your Samsung Galaxy SIII. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Sync with iPhone Contacts

Samsung Galaxy SIII is a great Android-based smartphone which offering modern looks and advanced features for their users. That's why no wonder if so many people end up deciding to choose this phone as their devices. Even, there are some cross-platform smartphone users, such as the iPhone users from Apple whom decided to switch to use the Samsung Galaxy SIII.

Well, if you're one of them, while you use iPhone as your device, you might have been familiar to use iCloud to backup your data, including your iPhone contacts. The good news, you can easily transfer your iPhone contacts that you already backup to iCloud to your Samsung Galaxy SIII .


How to transfer iPhone contacts from iCloud to your Samsung Galaxy S3?
First you need to export your iPhone contact as .vrf file then import this file into your Gmail contacts followed by syncing them with your phone. Well, here are the steps to do so:
On your PC or laptop

1. Launch web browser by clicking the Browser icon on the desktop or access it through Start button then All program.
2. On the browser address bar type icloud.com to navigate to iCloud and then sign in using your Apple ID.
3. Select Contacts.
4. Click the Settings (cogwheel) icon located at the bottom left corner.
5. On the pop up menu select the Select All option.
6. Click the Settings (cogwheel) icon again and then on the pop up menu select Export to export contacts into a .vrf file.
7. Sign out from icloud.com
8. Now, in the browser address bar type gmail.com to navigate to Gmail and then sign in using your Google account associated with your device.
9. On your Gmail, click Contacts.
10. Click More.
11. In the drop down menu select Import.
12. Click Choose File to select the .vrf file that you've just exported from iCloud.
13. Click the Import button.
14. Finish. Now, the .vrf file has been imported into your Gmail contacts.
15. Sign out from gmail.com

On your Samsung Galaxy S3
Follow the steps listed below to sync your Gmail contacts with your phone:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap Accounts and sync.
3. Tap your Google account.
4. Here you can choose what would you like to sync by ticking the checkbox next to the option or you can tick all the options displayed on your screen, then tap Sync now button to synchronize the contacts.
5. Finish. Now your imported iPhone contacts has been synced with your Galaxy SIII.
6. If you have not activated your Google account on your phone, then you need to activate it first to allow your phone to sync your Gmail contacts with your phone.
   See also: How to Activate Google Account on Samsung Galaxy S3

Well, after knowing the steps as mentioned above, now you can easily import your saved iPhone contacts in iCloud to your shiny Samsung Galaxy SIII. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Clear Youtube Search History with 2 Easy Ways

As we all know that Youtube is the most popular video-sharing website today which will allow the users to upload, view and share their videos with everyone or with certain person only. In Samsung Galaxy SIII you'll find the Youtube app as one of the stock apps. So, if you already activated your Google account on your phone, then you can directly use this app.

See also: How to Use Youtube App on Samsung Galaxy S3

By default, Youtube app will record your search histories to helps you more easier to track what you have searched before. But, in certain case you might be don't want the app to do so or you don't want others knows your Youtube search histories. Luckily, there some methods to do so, you can see the two of them as listed below.


First method: Clear search history through the Youtube settings menu
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
3. Tap Search.
4. Tap Clear search history option to erase the existing Youtube search histories, and then tap OK button to confirm erasing the histories.
5. You can also tick the check box next to Never remember history option to tell the app not to remember your search history in the future.

Second method: Clear Youtube search history by clearing the application data
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap Application manager.
3. Swipe to the All screen.
4. Scroll down to find the Youtube app, then tap it.
5. Tap Clear data button, and then tap OK button to confirm clearing the app data.

For the record, the second methods will only erase the history and once you use the Youtube app to search video then it will start to record your history again. So, if you wish to erase the history and set the app to not record them, then you can use the first method to do so. Well, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Switch Between Installed Home Launcher App

One of tweak to speed up the performance of the Samsung Galaxy SIII is by changing the default launcher with others. There are many launcher available in Google Play Store--said Nova launcher app, ADW launcher app, etc-- that you can choose which one best suits your needs. But, better you read the review first to see if the launcher is work well or not.

See also: How to Make Samsung Galaxy S3 Faster with 5 Simple Tweaks

Once you find the appropriate launcher, you can just install it on your phone. Once the installation is completed you will be presented with the option to choose between the default TouchWiz and your newly installed launcher. This menu also will allow you to set the default launcher or choose which one you will use.


How to change the home launcher?
In this example assumes that you have set the third-party launcher app as the default. The following are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap Application Manager.
3. Swipe to the All screen.
4. Tap the newly installed launcher app.
5. Tap Clear default button.
6. Tap Home button, then you'll see the "Complete action using" menu allows you to set the default launcher and choose which the installed launcher you wish to use.

Well, above is the steps to switch between the installed launcher is on the phone through the settings menu. You can also use another third party app through the Google Play Store, such as Home switcher / manager app to switch between installed launcher app on your phone. So, Hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Switch Between Installed Keyboard Application

The good thing on Samsung Galaxy SIII is whenever you're not satisfied with the stock one then you can choose and install various another third party app from the Google Play Store. For instance, you could install another third party keyboard app to get the things you want that doesn't exist in the stock keyboard app.

See also: How to Install Third Party Keyboard App on Samsung Galaxy S3

And, the best part of it is that once you have installed another keyboard app you can easily switch between the installed keyboard app on your phone allows you to choose and use which the keyboard you want by changing the input method.


How to change the input method?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open the app that need you to use keyboard, such as Messaging app.
2. Tap the keyboard icon in the notification bar.
3. Drag down the notification panel.
4. Tap Choose input method.
5. Here you can see the pop up menu contains of all installed keyboard app on your phone.
6. Tap the desired keyboard app you wish to use.

It's easy to do. By knowing this step, now you can easily change and use which the installed keyboard app you want to use. So, hope this helps :)