Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable and Use Face Tag in the Gallery App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

Gallery app has been equipped with several useful features, one of which is the face tag feature. Turning on this feature will help you to recognize faces on the pictures and then allow you to tag your contacts with ease. After you've added a contact to the recognized face then you'll be easier to make a call, send a text or email message or share the picture to the contact. By default, this option is disabled, so in order to make you able to use this feature you have to enable it first from the Gallery app settings.

How to enable or disable face tag in the Gallery app?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open the Gallery app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Depending on your current settings, tap Face tag to enable or disable this option. When the box next to this option is ticked means the option is enabled. When this option is enabled, you'll see the yellow box appears around the recognized faces in the picture.

How to use face tag?
Once the face tag feature is activated, you can tag your contacts to the recognized faces by using the following steps:

1. Open the Gallery app.
2. Tap an album and then tap the required picture to view it.
3. The yellow box will appear around the recognized face on the picture.
4. Tap the yellow box and you'll see two options available:
• Me: select this option if the recognized face is you.
• Add name: select this option if the recognized face isn't you. You'll be prompted to select or add a new contact.
5. After the contact is added to the recognized face, when you tap the picture the yellow box will be replaced with the grey box contains with the contact name you've tagged. When you tap the tag, you'll be presented with some available options, such as:
• : Tap this option to make a call to the tagged contact.
• : Tap this option to send a text message to the tagged contact.
• : Tap this option to send an email message to the tagged contact.
• : Tap this option to edit or remove tag.

How to tag a contact in a picture manually?
If the device doesn't recognize the face on a picture because the face angle or other conditions, then you can tag your contact to that face manually by using the following steps:

1. Open the Gallery app.
2. Tap an album and then tap the required picture to view it.
3. Long tap on the unrecognized face.
4. Move the blue block to the face. If necessary you can adjust the blue box size.
5. Tap Save button.
6. Select or add a contact.
7. After the contact is added to the recognized face, when you tap the picture the yellow box will be replaced with the grey box contains with the contact name you've tagged. When you tap the tag, you'll be presented with some available options, such as:
• : Tap this option to make a call to the tagged contact.
• : Tap this option to send a text message to the tagged contact.
• : Tap this option to send an email message to the tagged contact.
• : Tap this option to edit or remove tag.

If you have activated the face tag feature, your phone will learn to recognize contacts in the pictures automatically therefore if you ever tagged a contact in the past then your phone will suggest you the contact name when you tag the same contact in other pictures.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable and Use Turn Over to Mute/Pause in Android 4.4 Kitkat

To speed up the way you control and interact with your Samsung Galaxy SIV, this phone has provided you some motion features, one of which is turn over to mute/pause which will let you easily mute playing sounds when you receive incoming calls, message alerts or when the alarms go off by turning over the device. This feature also let you easily pause the music/video playback with the same way. In order to make you be able to use this feature, you have to enable it through the motion menu.

How to enable or disable turn over to mute/pause?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Scroll down to find Motions and gestures, and then tap it.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Motion to the right to enable it.
5. Tap Motion.
6. Depending on your current settings, tap the ON/OFF switch next to Mute/Pause to enable or disable this option. When the switch is on the right side or shows green means this option is enabled.

How to use turn over to mute/pause?
Once the turn over to mute/pause feature is activated, you can use it to mute incoming calls, message alerts and alarms as well as to pause media(music and video) playback by turning over the device so that the screen will face downward.


Please note that this feature will not work to pause media playback if the screen is off or if the headsets is plugged in into your phone, and this feature may not work in the third-party app.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable and Use Pan to Browse Images in Android 4.4 Kitkat

Samsung Galaxy SIV is equipped with some motions that will help you controlling and interacting with your phone easily, one of which is pan to browse images. Enabling this motion will allow you to browse and move around the image which is zoomed in in the Gallery app, allows you to take a look at other parts of the image simply by using a single tap.

How to enable or disable pan to browse images?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Scroll down to find Motions and gestures, and then tap it.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Motion to the right to enable it.
5. Tap Motion.
6. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Browse an image to the right to enable it. When you tap this option when it's enabled, you'll be presented with the following options:
• Try it: select this option to try using pan to browse images in the short tutorial given by this phone.
• Advanced settings: select this option to adjust the pan sensitivity.

How to use pan to browse images?
Once the pan to browse images feature is activated, now you can use this feature to scroll through the image which is zoomed in in the Gallery app by moving the device in any direction. Here are the steps to use it:

1. Open the Gallery app.
2. Tap an album and then tap the required image to view it.
3. Zoom in the image by spreading two fingers apart on the screen or by tapping and holding the screen at two points and then tilt the device forwards.
4. When the image is zoomed in, tap and hold a point on the screen and then move the device left or right to pan vertically or move the device up and down to pan horizontally.
5. Release to stop panning.

Please note that this feature is not applicable when you use it on the image which is not zoomed in. Anyway, aside from using pan to browse image, basically you can also move around the image that is zoomed in by flicking the screen, but for me using pan to browse image is easier and simpler than flicking the screen. So, how about you? Which feature do you like best when you want to move around the image, panning to browse image or flicking the screen?

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable and Use Tilt to Zoom in Android 4.4 Kitkat

In some cases, you may want to zoom in or out while viewing images in the Gallery app to get larger and more detail image or while browsing webpages in the Internet app to get larger or closer view. To meet that need, the Samsung Galaxy SIV has provided you some methods to zoom in or out, one of which is by tilting the device back and forth. To make you able using this method, you have to enable this feature through the motion menu.

How to enable or disable tilt to zoom?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Scroll down to find Motions and gestures, and then tap it.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Motion to the right to enable this option and then allow you to access all of the motion options available under this menu.
5. Tap Motion.
6. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Zoom to the right to enable this option. If you tap Zoom when it's enabled, then you'll be given with the following options:
• Try it: tap this option to try using tilt to zoom in the short tutorial given by this phone.
• Advanced settings: tap this option to adjust the tilt sensitivity.

How to use tilt to zoom?
Once tilt to zoom is activated, you can use this feature to zoom in or out in the Gallery app and in the Internet app.

I. Using tilt to zoom in the Gallery app:

1. Open the Gallery app.
2. Tap an album and then tap the required image to view it.
3. Tap and hold the screen at two points with your fingers and then tilt the device backwards to zoom out or tilt the device forwards to zoom in.

II. Using tilt to zoom in the Internet app:

1. Open the Internet app.
2. Type the URL or webpage address in the address bar and then tap Go.
3. Once the webpage is fully loaded, tap and hold the screen at two points with your fingers and then tilt the device backwards to zoom out or tilt the device forwards to zoom in.

By knowing this method, now you have one more alternative method to zoom in or out other than the default pinch-to-zoom feature that you can use while viewing images in the Gallery app or browsing webpages in the Internet app.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable and Use Smart Alert in Android 4.4 Kitkat

Samsung Galaxy SIV provides several ways to allow you easily know if you have any missed call or message, one of which is by using the quick glance feature. Enabling this feature will let you seeing notifications, missed calls, new messages, date and time, and more, simply by hovering your hand above the sensor when the screen is off and the phone is lying on a flat surface with the display facing upward.

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

Aside from using the quick glance feature, you can also set your phone to vibrate when you pick up your phone to notify you if you have any missed call or message. You can do so by enabling the smart alert feature that you can find under the motion menu.

How to enable or disable the smart alert feature?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Scroll down to find Motions and gestures, and then tap it.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Motion to the right to enable this option.
5. Tap Motion.
6. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Smart alert to the right to enable this option.

How to use the smart alert feature?
Once the smart alert is activated in your phone, now you're ready to use this feature. Here's the example how to use it:

1. After you use your phone and then put it down, the screen will turn off after a set of interval.
2. When you pick up your phone, your phone will vibrate to notify you when you have missed any call or message.

Given to this function, this feature will be able to help you to know if you have any missed call or message and also remind you to check them as soon as you pick up your phone. As a note, this feature will not drain your battery because it doesn't need a lot of power to run.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable and Use Direct Call in Android 4.4 Kitkat

In the Samsung Galaxy SIV, you'll be allowed to do an activity by using several methods, ranging from the manual to the automatic one. For instance, when you want to make a call, aside from calling the phone number manually, you can also set the device to make a voice call automatically by picking up and holding your phone near your ear while you're viewing call, message or contact details. You can do so by enabling the direct call feature that you can find under the motion menu.

How to enable or disable the direct call feature?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Scroll down to find Motions and Gestures, and then tap it.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Motion to the right to enable this option and then allow you to access all motion options available under this menu.
5. Tap Motion.
6. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Direct call to the right to enable this option.
7. Now, you're ready to use this feature.

How to use the direct call feature?
Once the direct call feature is activated, now you can use it to call the contact whose log, message, or contact details are currently displayed on the screen with ease by bringing the phone near to your ear.

While opening a message in the Messaging app

1. When you have a new message notification, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap the notification of the new message to open up the message. Or, you can access all of your messages by opening the Messaging app and then tap the required message from particular contact.
2. Once the message is opened, bring the phone near to your ear.
3. The phone will automatically call the contact whose message you're opening.

While viewing a call log

1. When you have a missed call notification, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap the notification of the missed call to bring you to the call log screen. Or, you can access all of your call logs by opening the Phone app and then tap Logs tab.
2. Tap the required call log from particular contact.
3. Once the call log is opened, bring the phone near to your ear.
4. The phone will automatically call the contact whose log you're viewing.

While viewing a contact details

1. Open the Contacts app.
2. Tap the Contacts tab or the Favourites tab or the Groups tab.
3. (Tap the group name first if you've selected the Groups tab before) Tap the required contact name.
4. Once the contact detail is opened, bring the phone near to your ear.
5. The phone will automatically call the contact whose details you're viewing. If the contact has more than one numbers, then the phone will call the first or the default number.

In my opinion, this feature is great because it allows me to make a call to the contact currently displayed on the screen with ease without touching the screen. And the best part of it is that this feature doesn't need a lot of power to run, so you don't need to worry about your battery life while this feature is being enabled on your phone.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable and Use Smart Scroll in Android 4.4 Kitkat

Samsung Galaxy SIV is a great Android-based smartphone that comes with a set of powerful hardware and software as well as equipped with various advanced features that will be able to improve your experience while using this phone. One of the advanced features owned by this phone is the smart scroll feature. This feature utilizes the front camera to detect your face so that you can scroll down/up the webpages or email messages without touching the screen, you just need tilting your head or the device.


How to enable or disable the smart scroll feature?
Generally, there are two methods available that you can use to enable or disable the smart scroll feature, either through the quick setting panel or through the settings menu.

Method #1: From the quick setting panel
This method allows you to enable or disable the smart scroll feature quickly, but it doesn't allow you to configure the smart scroll settings. Here are the steps:

1. Swipe down the top of the screen using two fingers to open up the quick setting panel.
2. Tap the Smart scroll button to enable or disable this option.
• shows the smart scroll is disabled.
• shows the smart scroll by tilting the device is enabled
• shows the smart scroll by tilting head is enabled.

Method #2: From the Settings menu
This method is little bit longer than the method #1, but it will allow you to configure the smart scroll settings.Here are the steps:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Scroll down to find Smart screen, and then tap it.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Smart scroll to the right to enable this option.
5. Tap Smart scroll.
6. Under the Scroll by section, you'll be presented with the following options:
• Tilting head: select this option if you want to scroll pages by tilting your head backwards or forwards.
• Tilting device: select this option if you want to scroll pages by tilting the device backwards or forwards.
7. Under the General section, you'll be presented with the following options:
• Speed: use this option to adjust the speed of scrolling while using the smart scroll feature.
• Visual feedback display: enable this option to display a signal icon when the device recognizes your action.

How to use the smart scroll feature in Internet app?
To make this feature works well, make sure you're holding the device upright and steady in well lit conditions (not in the bright light or in the dark condition) as well as the screen is not in direct light because it'll make the front camera hard to recognize your face. Also, you have to disable multi window while using this feature. I noticed that this feature only will work if the ideal conditions are fulfilled. The smart scroll works in the Internet app and the stock Email app. In this post, to make it easier, the Internet app will be used as the example:

1. Open the Internet app.
2. Open a webpage by entering the URL in the address bar and then tap Go.
3. Wait until the webpage is fully loaded.
4. The Smart scroll icon will be displayed on the status bar as a sign that this feature is available.
5. If you use the smart scroll by tilting the device:
• Look at the screen until you see this icon is displayed in the middle of the screen as a sign that the device has recognized your face.
• Tilting the device backwards to scroll down the webpage or tilting the device forwards to scroll up the webpage.
6. If you use the smart scroll by tilting head:
• Look at the screen until you see this icon in the middle of the screen. The icon will change to as a sign that the device has recognized your face.
• Tilting your head backwards to scroll up the webpage or tilting your head forwards to scroll down the webpage.

For me, this feature is great. It allows me to scroll through webpages and email messages without touching the screen. But, sadly to know that this feature consumes lot of power to run. I noticed that my battery drained fast when this feature was being activated on my phone. So, how about you? Do you often use this feature?