Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Insert Emoticon to Text Messages

Using text message template is the best way you can do if you are the one who often send message with the same format to a lot of peoples in many times.

See also: How to Create Text Message Template on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to add text template while you on enter text field on Messaging app, you can also add smiley emoticon to your message to make your message more live and expressive.


How to insert smiley emoticon into text messages?
Below are the steps you need to do to add smiley emoticon to your messages:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Messaging.
3. Tap Compose to create new messages.
4. Enter recipient number or you can tap Contact to find the number you want to send a message.
5. Tap the required contact.
6. Tap Done button.
7. Tap Enter text field. Here you can type your messages.
8. Tap the Menu key.
9. On pop up menu select Insert smiley.
10. Now you will see a list of available smiley emoticon you can add into your message.
11. Tap the required smiley emoticon.
12. To insert more smiley, repeat from the step #8.
13. Tap Send button to send your message.
    

Inserting smiley emoticon into your messages will make your message more expressive and represents your feelings. So, did you often inserting smiley emoticon to your message? What emoticon you most like? Let me know by writing them through the comment below :) 

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Forward Calls and Messages Remotely Using Samsung Dive

One of the useful option on Samsung Dive is you can remotely locked your lost or stolen phone to avoid unauthorized people accessing your phone and data.

See also: How to Lock Samsung Galaxy S3 Remotely Using Samsung Dive

While you on samsungdive.com, you can also setting to forward calls or messages received on your lost or stolen phone to another mobile phone number. This option will be useful to help you not to missing the important messages or calls.


How to forward calls and messages remotely using Samsung Dive?
Here are the steps you need to do:

1. Launch the Web Browser through your Computer's desktop.
2. On Web Browser page, go to samsungdive.com
3. Login to samsung dive using your Samsung account.
4. On Samsung Dive main page, click Call/Message forwarding option located on the left side of the screen.
5. Enter your another phone number you wish to use to forward the received calls to. Ensure you choose "Set" option.
6. Enter your another phone number you wish to use to forward the received messages to. Ensure you choose "Set" option.
7. Tick the checkbox next to "Forward to the number for call forwarding".
8. Click Execute forwarding button.
9. Now all the incoming calls and messages received on your lost or stolen phone will be forwarded to the specified phone number you've just entered before.
   

It will be better if you lock your lost or stolen phone first then forwarding the calls and messages to another phone number to keep you received an important calls and messages. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Sort Applications on App Drawer

There are so many things that you can do while you on app drawer on your Samsung Galaxy SIII. One of them is you can hide certain apps in order to make another person don't know that this apps is running on your phone.

See also: How to Hide or Unhide Apps on Samsung Galaxy S3

One more thing you can do while on app drawer is customizing its layout. You can choose which view type you wish to use to sort the apps on the app drawer.


How to sort apps on app drawer?
Here are the steps you need to do to sort the apps:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap the Menu key.
3. On pop up menu select View type.
4. Now you will see three options available. They are:
• Customizable grid: By default, your phone was set to this option. If you choose this option then you will be able to view your apps in 4x5 grid layout and you can arrange your apps as you like.
• Alphabetical grid: If you select this option then you will be able to view your apps in 4x5 grid layout which is organized alphabetically.
• Alphabetical grid: If you select this option then you will be able to view your apps in a vertical scrolling which is organized alphabetically. This view type also features a letter list to facilitate you when you want to jump to apps that begin with the letter you touch.
5. Select the view type you want to use. When the dot indicator next to the option shows green means the option is selected.
6. Now your apps will be sorted according to the view type you've just selected.
7. Tap the Home button to return to the standby mode.

Customizing the apps layout on the app drawer with the view type which best suits you will make you more easier when you want to use them. So, what the view type you use on your app drawer?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Create and Send Multimedia Message to Group

One of the advantage that you can get once you create new contact group on your Galaxy S3 and add members to this group is you can send them a same text message at once.

See also: How to Send Text Message to Group on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to send text message, you can also send multimedia message to group with ease. This of course will be useful if you want to send them message contain picture or video file at once.


How to create and send MMS to group?
If you want to do so, kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Messaging.
3. Tap New messages icon to create new message.
4. Tap Contact icon.
5. Tap Group tab.
6. Here you will see a list of your contact group, tap the required group you wish to send a multimedia messages.
7. Tap the required contact within the group if you want to send multimedia message to some of contacts on this group, or tap Select all to send the message to all of member of this group.
8. Tap Done button.
9. Tap the Enter message field. Here you can type your messages.
10. Tap Attach button to add picture or video you want to attach to the message.
11. Tap the required option such as picture, video etc.
12. Go to the required folder where you save the picture or video files.
13. Select the files by tapping the required picture or video file.
14. Tap Done button.
15. Tap Send icon to send the message.
16. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.
17. Finish. Now your MMS will be send to the selected contact group.

By following the steps mentioned above, now you can create and send multimedia message to the certain group at once easily. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Ring Remotely Using Samsung Dive

So many advantages that you can get when you have a Samsung account, one of them is you can use this account to login to samsungdive.com and utilize many services inside it, such as lock your lost or stolen phone remotely through this site.

See also: How to Lock Samsung Galaxy S3 Remotely Using Samsung Dive

One more thing you can do while you login in Samsung Dive site is you can ring your phone and following it with certain message. Your phone will ring for 1 minute with the highest volume, regardless whether you're phone was set to vibrate or silent.


How to ring your phone remotely using Samsung Dive?
Here are the steps you need to do:

1. Open web browser by clicking the web browser icon on your computer's desktop.
2. In a web browser, go to www.samsungdive.com
3. Click Sign In button.
4. Click E-mail field then type your email address associated with your Samsung account.
5. Click Password field then type your password.
6. Click Sign In button.
7. Click Ring My Mobile option in the left side of the screen.
8. Here you can type message that will be send to your lost or stolen phone. Ensure you tick the checkbox next to the option "The following message will be displayed with the ring of the bell".
9. Click Ring button to ring your phone remotely.
10. Now your phone will ring for 1 minute and displaying the message you've just created.

Knowing how to ring your phone using Samsung Dive of course will help you to find your phone, especially if you forget your phone's location. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Lock Remotely Using Samsung Dive

If you already have Samsung account, then you can use it to download or purchase application through Samsung Apps. You can also use this account to find and track your lost or stolen phone by utilizing Samsung Dive.

See also: How to Find and Track Your Lost Samsung Galaxy S3 Using Samsung Dive

In addition to find and track location of your Galaxy SIII, you can use Samsung Dive to lock your phone remotely. This of course will help you to prevent unauthorized person to access your phone and secure your phone data.


How to lock your phone remotely using Samsung Dive?
Before you can do this, make sure you have a Samsung account that will you use to login to samsungdive.com. Here are the steps to lock your phone:

1. Open web browser by clicking the web browser icon on your PC.
2. In a web browser, go to www.samsungdive.com
3. Click Sign In button.
4. Click E-mail field then type your email address associated with your Samsung account.
5. Click Password field then type your password.
6. Click Sign In button.
7. Click Lock My Mobile option in the left side of the screen.
8. Here you can send the message to your phone that will be displayed on your phone's screen lock. Ensure you tick the checkbox next to the option "The following message will be displayed on your phone".
9. Tick the checkbox next to option to enter a mobile number then enter your phone number that can be called from the locked phone. This number is also used to send notification message when the SIM card on your phone is changed.
10. Set your new Unlock PIN to unlock your phone. As a note this PIN is temporary and only used by the Find My Mobile service.
11. Tap Lock button to lock your phone remotely.
12. Now your phone will be locked and displayed message and contact number you've just entered.

By knowing on how to lock your Galaxy SIII remotely using Samsung Dive, now you can secure your phone data if your phone was lost or stolen. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Delete One, Multiple or All Call History Logs

So many things in Phone app on Samsung Galaxy SIII that you can customize to suit your needs. One of them is you can add or remove the required contacts to your Favourites contact list. This list will make you more easier when you want to call them.

See also: How to Add and Remove Contacts on Favourites List on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another things you can do on Phone apps is deleting one or more or all call history logs. This of course will helps you to clean up your logs and free up your phone's storage.


How to clear one, multiple or all call history logs?
If you want to clear call history logs on your Galaxy SIII, then here are the steps you need to do:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Phone.
3. Tap Logs tab.
4. Here you will see a list of your call history logs.
5. To delete one call log go to the step #6, to delete multiple call logs go to step #7, while to delete all call logs go to the step #8.
6. Delete one call log:
• Tap and hold the required call log you wish to delete.
• On pop up menu select Delete.
7. Delete multiple call logs:
• Tap the Menu key.
• Tap Delete.
• Tap the required call logs you wish to delete.
• Tap Delete button.
• Tap OK button to confirm delete multiple call logs.
8. Delete all call logs:
• Tap the Menu key.
• Tap Delete.
• Tap Select all option at the top.
• Tap Delete button.
• Tap OK button to confirm delete all call logs.
9. Now the call logs you've just deleted should no longer listed on your phone's history logs.
10. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

It's easy and simple to do. By knowing on how to clear call logs on your Galaxy SIII, now you can keep your call logs clean and keep your phone's storage free. So, hope this helps :)