{"id":7203,"date":"2012-06-15T22:46:02","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T20:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chipwreck.de\/blog\/?p=7203"},"modified":"2012-06-23T23:12:16","modified_gmt":"2012-06-23T21:12:16","slug":"samsung-galaxy-s3-shortcuts-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chipwreck.de\/blog\/2012\/06\/15\/samsung-galaxy-s3-shortcuts-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy S3 – Shortcuts & Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some tips, shortcuts and stuff you won’t find in the manual, collected from different forum and personal experimentation. Please use only tips you understand – if you don’t know what a factory reset<\/q> means, you do not want to find out :)<\/p>\n

Explanation<\/h4>\n

\u201ePinch\u201c means using 2 fingers to zoom in our out (Google it if you don’t know the word). The buttons are depicted here:
\n\"Samsung<\/a><\/p>\n

Swype keyboard<\/h3>\n

The Samsung stock keyboard has a Swype-like feature. You can enable this via: “Settings” > “Language and Input” and then click the wheel next to “Samsung keyboard” and check “Continuous Input”.<\/p>\n

Lock screen shortcuts<\/h3>\n

\"Customizable<\/a><\/p>\n

Go to Settings > Security, enable “With swipe lock” and then click on “Lock screen options”. There you can enable different shortcuts for the lockscreen and modify them, display a clock, current weather and you can enable a nice shortcut for quick camera access [holding the device straight, tapping and holding the screen and then rotating the device].<\/p>\n

Use S-Voice to unlock the phone: Choose “Wake up in Samsung Unlock” in the above menu.<\/p>\n

Battery percentage display<\/h3>\n

Go to “Settings” -> “Display” -> “Display battery percentage” to show an additional percentage display next to the battery icon.<\/p>\n

Application drawer by alphabet<\/h3>\n

\"App<\/a><\/p>\n

In the application drawer you can choose an additional view setting: “Alphabetical grid”. Open the app drawer, click menu<\/strong>, then “View Type”.<\/p>\n

Disable shutter sound [root only]<\/h3>\n

If you don’t like the camera shutter sound you can disable it by renaming the following file: \/system\/media\/audio\/ui\/Shutter.ogg<\/kbd> – therefore root access is required. I haven’t yet found out how to disable the shutter sound for burst shots.<\/p>\n

Additional free apps from Samsung<\/h3>\n

There are some additional apps from samsung which can be installed for free: Start “Samsung Apps”, click on “Category” and then choose “More Services”. Apps I found useful:
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“Flipboard”, which is a very nice looking news reader – including Google Reader, Twitter and Facebook integration.
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“Photo Editor”, a good picture editing app.\n<\/p>\n

Custom vibration patterns<\/h3>\n

\"Create<\/a><\/p>\n

You can create your own vibration patterns here: “Settings” > “Sound” > “Device Vibration”. Then click “Create” and press the wheel to create patterns.<\/p>\n

In Call EQ<\/h3>\n

A bit hidden: Open keypad, press menu<\/strong>, choose “Call settings”, “Additional settings” and scroll down. There you can select different equalizer settings for calls and create a personalized one.<\/p>\n

User interface<\/h3>\n