Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Fix Double Notifications When Receiving a New Text Message in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

By default, Samsung Galaxy S5 has been equipped with the stock Messaging app that can be used to send text messages or receive them. But, for some reason, you may want to install a third-party Messaging app in your phone, for instance when the stock Messaging app doesn't have a feature you're looking for. Since you finally have two Messaging apps: the stock Messaging app and a third-party Messaging app, it'll make you get double notifications when receiving a new text message. To fix this issue, there are two ways that you can do: set the third-party Messaging as the default app or disable notification of the stock Messaging app.

How to set a third-party Messaging app as the default app?
By default, you'll be asked to set the third-party Messaging app as the default app once this app is installed. But, in case you skip that step, you can manually set the third-party Messaging app as the default app by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Applications section and then tap Default applications .
3. Tap Messages and then select the required third-party Messaging app you want to set as the default.
4. Tap OK button.
5. The selected third-party Messaging app has been set as the default app.
6. From now on, you won't get any notification from the stock Messaging app and will only get notification from the third-party Messaging app you have set as the default when receiving a new text message.

How to disable notification of the stock Messaging app?
FYI, this step may make you miss important alerts and updates of the stock Messaging app. To disable the stock Messaging app notification, you can use one of the following methods:

Method #1: From the app menu

1. In home screen, tap the Apps icon at the bottom right corner of the screen. It'll bring you to the apps menu.
2. Find the Messages icon.
3. Tap and hold the Messages icon and then drag it to the App info icon located at the top of the screen. It'll bring you to the App info screen of the stock Messaging app.
4. Clear the checkbox in the left side of the Show notifications.
5. Tap OK button.
6. The notification of the stock Messaging app has been disabled.
7. From now on, you won't get any notification from the stock Messaging app and will only get notification from the third-party Messaging app when receiving a new text message.

Method #2: From the settings menu

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Applications section and then tap Application manager .
3. Swipe the screen from the right to the left to access the ALL screen. All installed apps will be displayed here.
4. Scroll down to find Messages and then tap it.
5. Clear the checkbox in the left side of the Show notifications.
6. Tap OK button.
7. The notification of the stock Messaging has been disabled.
8. From now on, you won't get any notification from the stock Messaging app and will only get notification from the third-party Messaging app when receiving a new text message.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Copy or Move Photos From One Album to Another in the Stock Gallery App in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

By default, all photos you have taken with the Camera app will be saved in an album named Camera in Gallery app. Since the photos in this album may have different categories, you'll probably need to organize them by copying or moving them to the appropriate album so that the photos with the same category will be placed in the same album, for instance you can copy or move all of your family photos you have taken with the Camera app to the album named Family. As a note, copying photos will duplicate the photos to the new album without deleting the original ones, while moving photos will move the photos to the new album and deleting the original ones.

How to copy or move photos from one album to another in the stock Gallery app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Gallery app. By default, this app displays photos by album or folder where the photos are saved in.
2. Tap an album.
3. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then tap Select.
4. Select the required photos you want to copy or move.
5. Copying photos to another album:
• Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Copy to album.
• Select the required album where you want to place the selected photos to. Or, if needed, you can create a new album by tapping Create album button and then enter the required album name and then select OK button.
• The selected photos have been copied to the selected album.
6. Moving photos to another album:
• Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Move to album.
• Select the required album where you want to place the selected photos to. Or, if needed, you can create a new album by tapping Create album button and then enter the required album name and then select OK button.
• The selected photos have been moved to the selected album.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Reset App Preferences in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

If restarting the phone and performing clear app cache or clear app data couldn't fix error when using app, reset app preferences can be the next alternative way to fix the error since it'll handle other possibilities that may cause the error, such as: re-enable all disabled apps, re-enable all disabled apps notifications, clear all default apps, clear all background data restrictions for apps and clear all permission restrictions.

How to reset app preferences?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Applications section and then tap Application manager .
3. In the Downloaded tab, tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Reset app preferences.
4. Tap Reset apps button to continue the process.
5. Once the process is completed, if needed you can restart your phone before retrying the app.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Move Downloaded Apps From SD Card Back to Device Storage in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Samsung Galaxy S5 has several features that can be used to help you keep your device storage has enough free space so that your phone can work properly and doesn't encounter any error caused by low internal storage, one of those features is the ability to move downloaded apps to the SD card. It'll be helpful especially if you have a lot of downloaded apps in your phone. However, certain app may not work properly after it has been moved to the SD card. So, if you're encountering this issue, you can try to fix it by moving the app back to the device storage.

How to move a downloaded app from the SD card back to the device storage?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Applications section and then select Application manager .
3. Swipe the screen from the right to the left to access the SD CARD tab. All downloaded apps that can be moved to the SD card will be displayed here. FYI, if the checkbox in the right side of an app is checked means the app has been moved to the SD card.
4. Tap the required app that you want to move from the SD card back to the device storage.
5. Tap Move to device storage button.
6. The selected application has been successfully moved from the SD card back to the device storage.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Adjust Bluetooth Visibility Timeout in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

You have to pair your Samsung Galaxy S5 with other Bluetooth-enabled device when you want to use Bluetooth to transfer files or share Internet connection. You can make the pairing process becomes easier by setting your device visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices. By default, your device is set to visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices for 2 minutes, or in other words, your device will be visible to paired devices only after 2 minutes. However, if needed, you can adjust your Bluetooth visibility timeout so that your device will be visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices more longer, even you can set your device to always visible as long as Bluetooth is turned on.

How to adjust Bluetooth visibility timeout?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Network connections section and then tap Bluetooth .
3. If Bluetooth is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on.
4. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Visibility timeout.
5. Now, you can select from the following options:
• 2 minutes: select this option to make your device visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices for 2 minutes.
• 5 minutes: select this option to make your device visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices for 5 minutes.
• 1 hour: select this option to make your device visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices for 1 hour.
• Never timeout: select this option to make your device always visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices.
6. The Bluetooth visibility timeout has been adjusted.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Use Torch Light in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Samsung Galaxy S5 has a default widget named Torch which will let you use your phone as a flashlight to improve your visibility. This widget works by utilizing the LED flash below the rear camera to project a flashlight beam. You need to add the torch widget to your home screen first before you can use this widget to turn on or off the LED flash.

How to add the torch widget to home screen?
See the following steps to do so:

1. While you're in home screen, long press the Recent apps key or long tap on a blank area of the home screen to go to the home screen edit page.
2. Tap the Widgets icon at the bottom of the screen. It'll quickly bring you to the widgets list.
3. Find the Torch 1x1 widget.
4. Tap and hold the widget and then drag it to the home screen.
5. Release the widget to place it in home screen.
6. The torch widget has been added to home screen.

How to use the torch widget?
When you have added the torch widget in your home screen, you can use this widget to turn the LED flash on or off to improve your visibility. See the following steps as the example to use this widget:

1. Turn on the flashlight
   Tap the torch widget icon in home screen to turn on the flashlight. The torch widget turns green and the white light icon appears on the status bar as a sign that the flashlight is on.
2. Turn off the flashlight
   FYI, since this widget can't turn off automatically then you need to turn it off manually otherwise it will stay on even when the screen is locked or off. You can use one of the two following ways to turn off the flashlight:
• From home screen
  Tap the torch widget icon in home screen to turn off the flashlight. The torch widget icon turns gray and the white light icon disappear from the status bar as a sign that the flashlight is off.
• From the notification panel
  Swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap the torch notification to turn off the flashlight.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Get Back Kids Mode Installer in Home Screen in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Some insiders have sent me emails and said that they had accidentally removed the kids mode installer icon from their home screens which made them couldn't install the kids mode app. FYI, since the kids mode installer is one of default widgets on the Samsung Galaxy S5 then you can easily get the kids mode installer icon back to your home screen simply by finding the kids mode widget from the widgets list and then add it to your home screen. Once done, you can use the kids mode installer icon that you have added to the home screen to install and configure the kids mode app.

How to add the kids mode widget to home screen?
Before doing this steps, make sure you have a free space on your home screen. Well, kindly use the following steps to re-add the kids mode widget to home screen:
1. While you're on home screen, long press the Recent apps key or long tap on a blank area of the home screen to go to the home screen edit page.
2. Tap Widgets icon at the bottom of the screen. It'll quickly bring you to the widgets list.
3. Find the Kids Mode 1x1 widget.
4. Tap and hold the widget and then drag it to the home screen.
5. Release the widget to place it.
6. Once done, tap the widget to install the kids mode. You can see the detail steps to install and configure the kids mode app here.