Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Block Unwanted Email Messages in the Stock Email App in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Have you ever wanted to stop certain email address or domain (it's the part of email address after the @) from sending you email messages? Luckily, the stock Email app lets you register the email address or domain as spam to add it to the spam list so that all email messages from them will be blocked. When an incoming email message from a blocked email address or domain arrives, you won't receive any notification and the email message will be redirected to the Junk folder automatically to keep your inbox clean from unwanted email messages.


How to add an email address or domain to the spam list in the stock Email app?
You can do so by using two different methods: from the email messages list and from the stock Email app settings menu.

Method #1: From the email messages list
You can easily register an email address or domain as spam from the email messages list by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Email app. FYI, if you have multiple email accounts, the combined inbox will be opened by default.
2. Tap at the top left corner of the screen to open up the Email app menus.
3. Scroll down the menus to the required email account and then tap Inbox. All email messages sent to this account will be displayed here.
4. Select the required email message you want to block.
5. Tap at the bottom of the screen and then select from the following options:
• Block the sender: select this option to register the sender of the selected email message as spam. As the example, if the sender is myemail@example.com then all email messages from this email address will be blocked.
• Block the domain: select this option to register the domain of the selected email message as spam. As the example, if the domain is @example then all email messages come from all email address with this domain will be blocked.
6. The email address or domain of the selected email message has been added to the spam list.

Method #2: From the stock Email app settings menu
You can register an email address or domain from the stock Email app settings menu by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Email app.
2. Tap at the top right corner of the screen or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Tap Spam addresses.
4. Tap to add an email address or domain to the spam list.
5. Enter the required email address or domain you want to block. As the example, if you add an email address (e.g: myemail@example.com) then all email messages from this email address will be blocked, while if you add a domain (e.g: example.com) then all email messages come from all email address with this domain will be blocked.
6. Tap OK button.
7. The email address or domain has been added to the spam list.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Send a Scheduled Email Message in the Stock Email App in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Schedule email is a feature available in the stock Email app that can be used to delay the delivery of your email messages by holding the messages in the Scheduled outbox folder for a specified time after you tap Send button, in other words, this feature will let you compose an email message now and send it at the scheduled time. Given the function, this feature will be useful if you use it to send an email message when it's hard for you to send it manually. But, you have to remember that when it comes to send a scheduled email message but your phone is turned off or the network is unstable/unavailable, then the email message won't be sent.

How to send a scheduled email message in the stock Email app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Email app.
2. Tap at the bottom of the screen to compose a new email message. FYI, if you have multiple email accounts, the default account will be used as the sender automatically.
3. Enter the recipient's email address in the To field or tap to pick up the required contact from your contacts list.
4. Enter the email subject in the Subject field.
5. Now, you can type your email message in the message field below the Subject field.
6. If needed, you can attach some files (e,g: images, videos and others) into your email message by tapping at the top of the screen and then follow the on-screen instructions.
7. To schedule the email message, do as follows:
• Tap at the top right or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Schedule email.
• Check the box next to Schedule email to let you schedule your email message.
• Adjust the date and time when the email message should be sent.
• Tap Done button.
8. Tap at the top of the screen to send scheduled email message. Your email message will be placed in the Scheduled outbox folder and will be sent automatically at the scheduled time.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Play Burst Shot Photos in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

When burst shot mode in the stock Camera app is enabled, you can use this shooting mode to take up to 30 photos of moving subjects continuously with a single touch. When viewing a burst shot photo in the stock Gallery app, you'll see that it contains with a series of photos and can be played continuously so that it will look like a simple animated photo.

How to play a burst shot photo in the stock Gallery app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Gallery app. By default, this app views photos by album.
2. Tap Camera album. FYI, you can find all burst shot photos here because they are saved in the DCIM folder in the device storage automatically. Burst shot photos will be labelled with this icon .
3. Tap a burst shot photo.
4. If needed, you can change the play speed before playing burst shot photos by tapping at the top left corner of the photo and then select from the following options:
• x1/5: select this option if you want the device plays burst shot photos five times slower than the actual.
• x1/2: select this option if you want the device plays burst shot photos two times slower than the actual.
• x1: select this option if you want the device plays burst shot photos at the actual speed.
• x2: select this option if you want the device plays burst shot photos two times faster than the actual.
5. Tap at the top left corner of the photo to play the selected burst shot photo.
6. Single tap the photo to stop playing the selected burst shot photo.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Take Photos Using Burst Shot in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Burst shot is a shooting mode that is available in the stock Camera app in Samsung Galaxy S5 and is designed to let you take a series of photos of moving subjects. By using this shooting mode, you can capture up to 30 photos with a single touch. But, you have to remember that burst shot photos will continue to be saved in the device storage even if you have set your SD card as the default storage in the stock Camera app.

How to enable burst shot in the stock Camera app?
You can turn on this shooting mode by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Camera app.
2. Tap to open up the detailed settings menu.
3. Tap Burst shots to enable this shooting mode.
4. A window will appear to tell you that burst shot photos will be saved in the device storage. If you wish to not see this window again, check the box in the left side of Do not show again. Tap OK button.
5. The burst shot mode has been enabled.

How to take a burst shot photo?
When you have enabled burst shot mode, now you can use it to take a series of photos of moving subjects. See the following steps as the example:
1. Open the stock Camera app. By default, auto will be used as the shooting mode.
2. Aim the camera to the subject.
3. If needed, you can change the focus point by tapping the screen where the camera should focus. When the subject is in focus, the focus frame turns green.
4. Tap and hold to take a burst shot photo. You can keep holding the camera icon to let the camera takes photos continuously up to 30 photos, or if needed you can stop taking burst shot photos by releasing the camera icon.
5. Burst shot photos will be saved in the device storage.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Fix Can't Find an App in the Apps Menu in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

An insider ever asked me about how to get an app back to his phone since he couldn't find the app in the apps menu. Well, if you're also experiencing this issue, there are two possibilities that can be the culprit of this issue. If the app is a pre-installed app then it may has been accidentally hidden or disabled, while if the app is a third-party app then it may has been accidentally hidden. Thus, to get the app back to the apps menu, you have to unhide the app if it has been hidden or re-enable the app if it has been disabled.

How to show a hidden app?
If the app has been accidentally hidden, you have to unhide the app to get it back to the apps menu by using the following steps:

1. In home screen, tap Apps at the bottom right corner of the screen to go to the apps menu.
2. Tap at the top right or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Show hidden apps.
3. All hidden apps will be displayed here. If the app you're looking for is listed here, tap the app to select it and then tap Done button.
4. The selected app will be shown again in the apps menu.

How to re-enable a disabled app?
If the app has been accidentally disabled, you have to re-enable the app to get it back to the apps menu by using the following steps:

1. In home screen, tap Apps at the bottom right corner of the screen to go to the apps menu.
2. Tap at the top right or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Show disabled apps.
3. All disabled apps will be displayed here. If the app you're looking for is listed here, tap the app to select it and then tap Done button.
4. The selected app will be re-enabled and you should see the app in the apps menu.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Change Recording Mode in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

By default, the stock Camera app uses normal as the recording mode. This recording mode will let you record videos with normal quality. But, if needed you can change the recording mode according to your need. You'll be provided with 5 recording modes. Since each of the recording modes has their own advantage, select the right recording mode will give you a better result.

How to change recording mode in the stock Camera app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Camera app.
2. Tap to open up the detailed settings menu.
3. Tap Recording mode and then select from the following options:
• Normal: this option is enabled by default. Select this option if you want to record the video with normal quality.
• Limit for MMS: select this option if you want to decrease the quality of the video to allow you send the video via messaging. This mode limits the video up to 295K.
• Slow motion: select this option when you record a video of a moving object and want the device plays the video in slow motion. You can set the slow motion value to: x1/2, x1/4 or x1/8. As the example, if you choose x1/4 then the device will play the video four times slower than the actual.
• Fast motion: select this option when you record a video of a moving object and want the device plays the video in fast motion. You can set the fast motion value to: x2, x4 or x8. As the example, if you choose x4 then the device will play the video four times faster than the actual.
• Smooth motion: select this option to get a better result when you record a video of a fast moving object.
4. The recording mode has been changed.

As a note, the feature to take photos whilst recording videos is only available in normal mode while the zoom function can only be used in normal mode, limit for MMS mode and smooth mode.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Take Photos Whilst Recording Video in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Whilst recording a video, there are some scenes that may be good if captured as photos. Luckily, the stock Camera app lets you easily take photos whilst recording the video so that you can still continue recording the video and capture the desired scenes. Since taking photos whilst recording video is a default feature, you can directly use this feature without you have to set anything first.

How to take a photo whilst recording a video in the stock Camera app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Camera app.
2. Aim the camera to the object.
3. Tap to start recording video, or say "Record video" if you have enabled the voice command feature for recording videos, or press the Volume key if you have set the Volume key as the video-recorder key.
4. Whilst recording video, you can take a photo by tapping . FYI, you can tap this icon to take more photos whilst recording video.
5. Tap to end recording, or press the Volume key if you have set this key as the video-recorder key.