Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Easily Import All Photos and Videos to a Windows Computer

When your Samsung Galaxy S4 has been successfully connected to a Windows PC, you'll be provided with an option that will let you easily import all photo and video files stored in your phone, either those in the internal memory or SD card, to the PC. The option to import photos and videos will be available no matter what the connection mode you're using(MTP or PTP).

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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 easily import all photo and video files from Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop to a Windows computer?
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.
   
   
2. When the phone has been connected to your PC and is ready to use, a pop up window will appear on your computer. Click Import pictures and videos to let your PC locates all photos and videos in your phone. It may take several minutes or so, depends on how many photos and videos you have. Wait until the process is completed.
   
   
3. If needed, you can enter the desired tag for the folder name that will be used to save the imported files. By default, the folder will be created in My Pictures and "Imported date + tag" will be used as the folder name. As the example, if you import the files on August 8, 2015 and use "my photo" as the tag, then the folder name will be "2015-08-09 my photo".
4. Now, click Import button to import all photos and videos from your phone to your PC. It may take several minutes or so, depends on how many photos and videos you have. Wait until the process is completed.
5. The imported folder will be opened automatically when the PC has completely imported all photos and videos from your phone.
6. Now, 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 Photos to a Windows Computer

There are some reason why you'll probably need to transfer your photos from your Samsung Galaxy S4 to your PC, e.g: when you want to periodically backup your photos so that you can easily retrieve your photos if something bad happens with your phone, if you want to free up some space in your phone by moving your photos to your PC, etc.

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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 photos from Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop to a Windows computer?
As the example, we'll transfer some photos taken with the Camera app to 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 the phone has been 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. By default, photos taken with the Camera app will be saved in the DCIM folder in the phone memory. In the Windows Explorer, click Phone folder to explore the internal memory of your phone and then click DCIM folder and then click Camera folder. All of photos taken with the Camera app will be displayed here.
4. Select the required photos you want to transfer to your PC.
5. To copy photos from your phone to your PC go to the step #6, while to move photos from your phone to your PC go to the step #7.
6. Copying the selected photos to your PC:
• Use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+C, or click the right-mouse button and then select Copy.
• Now, navigate to the folder on your PC where you want to save the copied photos.
• To paste the copied photos, use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+V, or click the right-mouse button and then select Paste.
• The selected photos have been copied from your phone to your PC.
7. Moving the selected photos to your PC:
• Use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+X, or click the right-mouse button and then select Cut.
• Now, navigate to the folder on your PC where you want to save the selected photos.
• To paste the selected photos, you can use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+V, or click the right-mouse button and then select Paste.
• The selected photos have been moved from your phone to your PC.
8. Once done, close the Windows Explorer and you can disconnect your phone from the PC by unplugging the USB cable from your phone and your PC.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Set Youtube App to not Record Your Search History in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

In order to help you easily track or use the search term that you have used while searching a video on Youtube, this app automatically saves all your searches by default. But, for some reason, you may tend to not save your search history, for instance: when you don't want others know what you have searched on Youtube. Aside from manually deleting the search history, you can set Youtube app to not record your search history by enabling the pause search history option.

How to enable the pause search history option in Youtube app?
Assuming that you have an Internet connection, you can prevent your search history to be recorded in Youtube app by using the following steps:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Tap Privacy.
4. Check the box next to Pause search history to enable this option.
5. From now on, all of your search history won't be recorded.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Clear Search History in Youtube App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

When you want to watch a video in Youtube app in your Samsung Galaxy S4, the best way to easily find a specific video is by using the search function. Shortly after you enter the search term, you'll be provided with the list of videos match with the search term, lets you quickly find the desired video. By default, all searches you have made will be recorded automatically in order to help you track or use the search term you have made before when you want to search a video later. But, if needed, you can easily clean up your search history, for instance: when there are too many search history so that you want to clean them up, when you don't want others know what you have searched on Youtube, etc.

How to clear the search history in Youtube app?
Assuming that you have an Internet connection and is signing in with an account, you can easily clear your search history in Youtube app by using the following steps:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Tap Privacy.
4. Tap Clear search history.
5. Tap OK button to confirm,
6. All search history made with the currently used account will be cleared.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Set Youtube App to not Record Your Watch History in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

By default, you can view all videos that you have watched on Youtube in the watch history menu. But, for some reason, you may don't want a video or all videos you have watched on Youtube listed in this menu, for instance: when you don't want others know what you have watched on Youtube. Aside from manually deleting unwanted videos from the watch history menu, you can also set Youtube app to not record videos that you have watched by enabling the pause watch history option.

How to enable the pause watch history option in Youtube app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Tap Privacy.
4. Check the box next to Pause watch history to enable this option.
5. From now on, Youtube app won't record videos that you watch on Youtube.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Remove Videos from Watch History in Youtube App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

You can utilize the watch history menu within the Youtube app to find a particular video or see videos that you have watched before on Youtube. If needed, you can also easily delete a single video or all videos from the watch history so that they won't be listed there anymore. As the example, when you don't want others know a particular video or all videos that you have watched on Youtube.


How to remove videos from the watch history menu in Youtube app?
You can delete unwanted videos from the watch history by using two different methods: from the watch history menu within the Youtube app and from the Youtube app settings menu.

Method #1: From the watch history menu within the Youtube App
You can easily delete a single or all videos from watch history while you're signing in with a Google account and have an Internet connection by using the following steps:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap to open up the Account tab and then tap History. All videos that you have watched with the currently used account will be displayed here.
3. To remove a single video from the watch history, do as follows:
• Tap next to the video you want to remove and then tap Remove from Watch history.
• The selected video will be removed from the watch history.
4. To remove all videos from the watch history, do as follows:
• Tap the Menu key and then select Clear history.
• Tap Clear history button.
• All videos in the watch history will be removed.

Method #2: From the Youtube app settings menu
When you have an Internet connection, you can easily delete all videos from the watch history, either while you're signing in with a Google account or signing out, by using the following steps:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Tap Privacy.
4. Tap Clear watch history.
5. Tap OK button.
6. All videos in the watch history will be removed.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to View Videos from Watch History in Youtube App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

By default, all videos you have watched on Youtube while you're signing in with a Google account will be recorded automatically in the watch history menu in Youtube app in your Samsung Galaxy S4. If needed, you can use the watch history menu in Youtube app to easily find a particular video that you have watched in the past.

How to view a video from watch history in Youtube app?
Assuming that you have an Internet connection, you can access the watch history menu to view a particular video that you have watched before on Youtube by using the following steps:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap to view the Account tab and then tap History.
3. All videos that you have watched previously while signing in with the currently used account will be displayed here.
4. Tap a thumbnail or title of a video to watch it.
5. If needed, while watching the video, you can add the video to the Watch later playlist or to your own playlist for easier access.