Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Organize Apps in the Applications Menu

Samsung Galaxy SIV has comes with several pre-installed apps to meet the basic needs of the user. But, if you're not satisfied with these pre-installed apps or wants to install another apps, then you can do so easily by downloading and installing the desired apps from the Google Play Store.

See also: How to Download and Install Free Apps from the Google Play Store in Samsung Galaxy S4

You can see and access all installed apps through the application menu. By default, the apps in the application menu are displayed in the customizable 3x4 grid which will place all pre-installed apps in the first place and then the recent installed apps in the next place. The flaws of this default layout is the apps will looks like not organized well and sometimes makes us end up to spend more time to swipe back and forth in the apps menu to find certain apps. So, if you don't like this default, you can change the way of the application menu to arrange all apps by changing the view type option available in here.

How to change view type in the applications menu?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap the Menu key then select View type.
3. You'll see three options available in the pop up menu. They are:
• Customizable grid: This is the default view type used by the apps menu which will display the apps in the 4x5 grid layout. When you choose this option, you will allowed to rearrange the apps position as your wish as well as add a new page if there's no more room available to place the new installed apps.
• Alphabetical grid: This option will display the apps in the 4x5 grid alphabetically
• Alphabetical list: This option will display one app per row in the vertical list alphabetically. When you choose this option, you can jump to another apps easily by tapping the letter category displayed at the right side of the screen, for instance when you tap the letter A then all apps which is beginning with the letter A will be displayed in the screen.
4. Select the desired view type you wish to use. If the radio button next to the option shows green means the option is selected.
5. Now, the apps will be sorted according to the view type you've just selected.

As a note, each view type option has their own advantage and disadvantage, so choose the best one that suit your needs. Choose the right view type will help you to improve your experience while you're in the application menu.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable and Use Air View

The first time Samsung Galaxy SIV was released in the past year, one thing that being the talk of the town of this phone is the new advanced features which are pinned inside it. One of which is the air gesture feature which will allow you to control the phone without actually having to touch the screen. Though this feature is not supports with all apps, but an air gesture icon will be displayed at the top of the screen to inform you when this feature is available.

See also: How to Enable and Use Air Gesture Feature in Samsung Galaxy S4

Another feature which is similar with the air gesture available in this phone is the air view. When you enable this feature, you can preview helpful information in the apps that supports with this features simply by hovering your finger over the screen.

How to enable and use air view?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Slide the switch next to Air view option to the right to enable this option.
4. Tap Air view.
5. Here you'll see some air view features. To enable and use information preview go to the step #6, progress preview go to the step #7, speed dial preview go to the step #8, webpage magnifier go to the step #9, while to enable or disable Sound and haptic feedback go to the step #10.
6. Enable and use Information preview:
• Slide the switch next to Information preview to the right to enable this option. Enable this option will allow you to preview information, extend text, or enlarge pictures by hovering your fingers over the screen.
• Tap Information preview to try to use this feature in the S Planner app, Gallery app and the Messaging app by tapping the Try it button.
7. Enable and use Progress preview:
• Slide the switch next to Progress preview to the right to enable this option. Enable this option will allow you to preview a scene or show elapsed time by hovering your fingers over the progress bar.
• Tap Progress preview and then tap Try it button to try to use this feature while play back the video.
8. Enable and use Speed dial preview:
• Slide the switch next to Speed dial preview to the right to enable this option. Enable this option will allow you to preview the contacts assigned to speed dial numbers by hovering your fingers over the keypad.
• Tap Speed dial preview and then tap Try it button to try to use this feature while using the Phone app.
9. Enable and use Webpage magnifier:
• Slide the switch next to Webpage magnifier to the right to enable this option. Enable this option will allow you to magnify the content of the webpages by hovering your fingers over the screen.
• Tap Webpage magnifier then tap Try it button to try to use this feature while using the Browser app to browse the web.
10. Enable or disable Sound and haptic feedback:
    Depending on your current settings, tap Sound and haptic feedback to enable or disable this option. When the box next the option is ticked means this option is enabled. Also, enable this option will make the phone to play sound and vibrate when you're hovering your finger over the air view items.

Indeed, the air view is really cool feature but this feature does suspected by lot of users as one of the thing which will causing the battery drained more faster. So, if you're tight with the battery life issue, it'll be better if you only use the air view feature as needed.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Adjust Screen Brightness

Aside from going to the Settings menu, the Samsung Galaxy SIV user does allowed to access certain option through the notification panel. By default, there are 10 quick setting buttons in the notification panel which will allow you to quickly enable or disable them and a brightness slider allows you to adjust the screen brightness quickly from there.

See also: How to Customize Notification Panel in Samsung Galaxy S4

In certain case, you might be need to adjust the screen brightness manually to fit it with your situation, such as: you might be need to increase the brightness under the sunlight or decrease the brightness in the brighter environment. You could also decide to turn on automatic brightness to let the phone adjusts the best brightness for the screen.


How to change the screen brightness?
Generally, there are two methods available to do so as listed in the steps below:

Method #1: From the notification panel

1. Swipe your finger from the top of the screen to the bottom to open up the notification panel.
2. Slide the brightness slider to the left to decrease the screen brightness or to the right to increase the screen brightness manually. Or, you can also check the box in the left side of the Auto option to enable automatic brightness.

Method #2: From the Settings menu

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Tap Display.
4. Tap Brightness.
5. Slide the brightness slider to the left to decrease the screen brightness or to the right to increase the screen brightness manually. Or, you can also check the box in the left side of the Automatic brightness to enable this option.

FYI, if you turn on the automatic brightness, you may noticed that the screen became more dimmer compared when you turn off this option. It occurs to avoid overheating and to conserve the battery power consumed by the huge screen by reducing maximum brightness.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Change Font Style and Size

Change the wallpaper is one of the best way to personalize the phone. This will not only beautify the phone, but also will give it a personal touch which differentiate it with another. You can choose to use the stock wallpaper, live wallpaper and even your own picture as the wallpaper.

See also: How to Change Home Screen or Lock Screen Wallpaper on Samsung Galaxy S4

Aside from changing the wallpaper, you can also change the font style and size used by the device. There are some options available to customize both of them which you can choose the best one suit your personal taste.



How to change font style and size?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Tap Display.
4. Scroll down to the Font section. To change the font style go to the step #5, while to change the font size go to the step #6.
5. Change the font style:
• Tap Font style.
• You'll see some default font styles in the pop up menu. They are: Default font, Choco cooky, Coll jazz, Rosemary, Samsung Sans.
• Select the font style you like best to use.
• Tap Yes button.
• The selected font style will be applied to the device.
6. Change the font size:
• Tap Font size.
• You'll see some font size options available in the pop up menu. They are: Tiny, Small, Normal, Large, Huge.
• Select the font size you like best to use.
• The selected font size will be applied to the device.

Once you've changed the font style and size, you'll see these changes applied in the menu items, icon names, messaging and other apps, email and web site URL (the content of the email and web site will remain use the default font). Well, which the font style and size you like best to use on your Samsung Galaxy SIV?

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Customize Notification Panel

In Samsung Galaxy SIV, accessing notification panel by swiping your finger from the top of the screen to the bottom will allow you to enable or disable certain option which is displayed as the quick setting buttons. By default, there are 10 quick setting buttons appears in there. They are likely: Wi-Fi, GPS, Mute/Sound/Vibrate, Screen rotation, Bluetooth, Reading mode, Mobile data, Blocking mode, Power saving and Multi window button.

See also: How to Enable and Use Multi Window Feature in Samsung Galaxy S4

As another thing in this phone, you're also allowed to customize the notification panel, allows you to control which the quick setting buttons you wish to display at the top of the notification panel as well as to display or not the brightness adjustment bar in there.

How to customize notification panel?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Tap Display.
4. Tap Notification panel.
5. Depending on your current settings, tap Brightness adjustment to enable or disable this option. When the box next to the option is checked means the brightness adjustment will be displayed in the notification panel, allows you to adjust the screen brightness from there.
6. Under Set the quick setting buttons section, you can customize the quick setting button appears at the top of the notification panel. To change quick setting buttons go to the step #7, to remove quick setting buttons go to the step #8, to add quick setting button go to the step #9, while to rearrange quick setting button go to the step #10.
7. Change quick setting buttons
   By default, there are 10 quick setting buttons displayed at the top of the notification panel. If you don't like these default, you can change them to the desired quick setting button by following the steps below:
• Tap and hold the desired quick setting button in the notification panel section and then drag it to the quick setting button you wish to change with in the available buttons section or vice versa.
• Release to exchange them.
8. Remove quick setting buttons
   If you want to remove certain quick setting button from the notification panel, then you can do so by following the step below:
• Tap and hold the desired quick setting button you wish to remove in the notification panel section and then drag it to the blank spot in the available buttons section.
• Release to remove the quick setting button.
• Removed quick setting button will be a blank spot which will allow you to add another quick setting button later.
9. Add quick setting buttons
   You can do this if there's a blank spot available in the notification panel section. Well, here's the step:
• Tap and hold the desired quick setting button in the available buttons section and then drag it to the blank spot in the notification panel section.
• Release to add it to the notification panel.
10. Rearrange quick setting buttons
    To reorder the position of the quick setting buttons in the notification panel, kindly do as follows:
• Tap and hold the desired quick setting button in the notification panel section and then drag it to another quick setting button in the same section.
• Release to exchange their position.
11. If you want to reset edited notification panel and go back to the default settings, tap Reset button and then tap OK button.

As a note, this will be more useful if you places the most frequently used quick setting button in the notification panel to make you more easier and faster when you want to enable or disable them.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Hide, Move and Edit Multi Window

Lot of tasks to be done at this time made us should do everything faster. That's why the ability to do multiple tasks in the same time is being the one thing needed by most of everyone. Luckily, by using the Samsung Galaxy SIV, you can do so with ease. Moreover, this phone has pinned with the enhanced multitask feature called multi window which is not only will allow you to do multiple tasks in the same time but also displaying two apps in the same screen.

See also: How to Enable and Use Multi Window Feature in Samsung Galaxy S4

Once you enable multi window, you'll see a half circle icon which you can use to access multi window tray contains apps that support with this feature. To suit your need, you're allowed to hide and move that icon, even you do allowed to control which apps you wish to display in the multi window tray.

How to hide multi window icon?
By default, you'll see a half circle icon in the left middle of the screen. But, if you don't want that icon be displayed there without having to turn off the multi windows then you can do so by long tapping the Back key. To bring back the icon, long tap the Back key again.

How to move multi window tray?
By default, the multi window tray is used to reside in the left middle of the screen. But, you can move the tray to the right side by following the steps below:

1. Tap and hold the half circle icon and then drag it to the right side of the screen.
2. Release to placed it.
3. The multi window tray will be moved.

How to edit displayed apps in multi window tray?
If the default apps displayed in the multi window tray are not suit with your needs, then you can easily to remove unwanted apps from the tray, add additional apps that support with this feature into the tray and even you can reorder the position of the apps by following the steps below:

1. Tap the half circle icon to open up the multi window tray.
2. Tap Edit button.
3. Here you'll see another additional apps that support with the multi window displayed in the outside of the tray. To remove apps from the tray go to the step #4, to add apps into the tray go to the step #5, while to rearrange the apps position in the tray go to the step #6.
4. Remove apps from the multi window tray:
• Tap and hold the desired app you wish to remove from the tray and then drag it out.
• Release to remove the app.
• The selected app will be removed from the tray.
5. Add apps into the multi window tray:
• Tap and hold the desired app you wish to add from the additional apps panel and then drag it to the tray.
• Release to add it.
• The selected app will be added into the tray.
6. Rearrange apps position:
• Tap and hold the desired app in the tray that you wish to change its position and then drag it to another app in the tray.
• Release to exchange their position.
7. Tap Done button to save the changes.

Well, once you know how to customize the multi window feature by using the steps mentioned above, now you can easily control to display or not the multi window icon, change the position of the multi window tray and even editing the apps displayed in the tray per your needs. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable and Use Multi Window Feature

The ability to do more than one task or we used to refer it as the multitasking is one of best thing that you can do with most of smartphone available today, including with the Samsung Galaxy SIV. Moreover this phone has equipped with the powerful processor which will allow you do multitask smoothly and as easy as when you do multitask with your personal computer.

See also: How to Multitask and Remove All Running Applications in the Samsung Galaxy S4

To deliver a better multitask experience for the user, this phone does has the enhanced multitask feature called multi window. This feature will allow you to open two different apps at once by splitting the screen into two windows, allows you to browse the webs while watching a video as the example.


How to enable or disable multi window feature?
There are two methods available to do so as listed below:

Method #1: From the notification panel

1. Swipe two fingers from the top of the screen to the bottom to bring up the quick panel.
2. Depending on your current settings, tap Multi window icon to enable or disable this option. When the icon shows green means the option is turned on.
3. Now, you should see a half circle icon in the left middle or the right middle of the screen which you can use to open up the multi window tray. If you don't see the icon, long tap the Back key to bring up the multi window tray.

Method #2: From the Settings menu

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Tap Display.
4. Check the box next to Multi Window option to enable this option.
5. Now, you should see a half circle icon in the left middle or the right middle of the screen. If you don't see the icon, long tap the Back key to bring up the multi window tray.

How to use multi window feature?
Once you activated the multi window feature on your phone, now you can use this feature by following the steps below:

1. Tap the half circle icon to bring up the multi window tray. Or, if you don't see the icon, you can do so by long tapping the Back button.
2. Tap and hold the desired app from the multi window tray then drag it to the main screen.
3. To add the second app, tap and hold another app from the multi window tray then drag it to the top or the bottom of the screen if the phone is held vertically, or drag it to the left or the right of the screen if the phone is held horizontally.
4. Now, you should see the screen splits into two windows and opening two apps you just selected.
5. Tap and hold the separator bar in the middle of the screen and then drag it to the top or to the bottom to resize the window of the active apps if you hold the phone vertically, or drag it to the left or to the right to resize the window of the active app if you hold the phone horizontally.
6. Tap the arrow icon in the middle of the separator bar to see more option of the multi window, such as:
• Flip icon (): tap this option to swap the position between two apps, the top app became the bottom app and vice versa.
• Full screen icon (): tap this option to view active app in full screen.
• Close icon (): tap this option to close active app.

FYI, not all apps supports with this feature. If the app is supported with this feature, then the app will show up in the multi window panel or tray.