Samsung Galaxy S Tricks Tips

We know Samsung already developed device which can be work as an alternative to iPad device and which is already discussed in previous post. Now we are going to discuss about tricks and tips about samsung’s latest Android Phone with a Huge 4 inch SuperAMOLED Display , 1GHz CPU , 5 MP Camera , HD Video Recording and a lot more.( For More Specifications about this models visit:  Samsung Galaxy S )

You will ask me that I already published an article about Tricks Tips For Android Samsung Galaxy S ? Yes I do but after using Galaxy S for 2 weeks I found a lot of useful hidden features. These are more basic thing and may not be very crucial, but I am very sure that they will give you much convenience in many ways.

Samsung Galaxy S Tricks

Simple and quick soft reset :

Do you pull out battery to commit soft reset? Here is a simple way

Press volume up key and power button together for 5 secs. It will turn off and on automatically.

Restore the Galaxy S Factory Setting :

With the running Android OS on the Galaxy S, make this phone is capable of adding a lot of apps or games, customizing UI and many more. Sometimes it get your phone hangs when apps crashed and you feel you want to start all over again, a brand new fresh factory setting. This is the walkthrough how to hard reset your Samsung Galaxy S:

(All data will be erased except the data on external memory card, if you wish, before performing hard reset back your data up to your external memory)

1. Turn the device off, or if the device is halting, you can remove the battery and put it back again.
2. Simultaneously, hold the volume down button and press the power button.
3. Menu will pop-out containing the option Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock.
4. In this case choose Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button.
5. Then press and release the power button.
6. Here you need to confirm your decision, to choose YES press Volume Up button or NO by pressing down button.
7. Choosing YES will erase all data including apps and games installed; if you choose YES then the erasing process will start. After erasing process finish, the phone will automatically reboot and turn back on with default factory setting.

This tips should be works for Samsung Galaxy S variant like Samsung Sprint Epic 4G, Samsung T-Mobile Vibrant, Samsung Verizon Fascinate, and Samsung AT&T Captivate.

Use Shortcut feature :

Pressing profile photo at contact to use shortcut feature to call, SMS, email, Gtalk, and get direction.(As Shown In Figure.)

How to lock camera screen

If you press power button while camera is running, the touch screen is locked to prevent unintentional manipulation or re-loading time.
This feature is useful for the touch sensitive camera phone. You can toggle by power button and use the back key to close the camera program.

Shortcut contact

You can make a short cut of your favorite contact on the home page. You can instantly access the contact at the home screen.
Long press on homepage and Shortcut and contact and select a contact

Sending call reject message

If you cannot receive a call because of meeting or driving, you can gently reject the call and send a message why you couldn’t get the phone.
When you get a call, you can scroll up from the bottom and select a reject message.

Shortcut for Bluetooth, Wifi setting

If you like to use Bluetooth, or Wifi frequently, this tip would be very helpful. You can set the Bluetooth setting shortcut on the homescreen by long pressing on the home and choosing shortcut.

Changing screen brightness by swiping notification bar.

If you set the brightness control as manual setting, you can control the brightness by swiping notification bar.

Music player

It is the one of the best music players ever. If you rotate it horizontally, it shows different way to sort and search songs.
You are able to control player with the home button while the screen is locked.

Quick search box

Long press menu button, quick search box would come out instantly. While AT&T Captivate, Verizon Fascinate, T-mobile Vibrant doesn’t have designated search button on the bottom part. It would be a useful tip for Vibrant users.
Additionally, it searches not only internet, but contact, and application you install at the same time.

Editing home pages

Besides editing widgets on the seven home pages, you may add, delete and move the pages.
Press Menu and Edit at the home screen.

Opening new window while you are in the Internet browser.

While you are surfing the web, you can open a new window or bookmark by pressing and holding a link.

Task switcher

Long press home button, task switcher comes out and then you may choose anapplication you want to go back.

You can uninstall applications by simply choosing icons (like iPhone) on the Customized Grid view instead of doing that at setting menu. Press menu at the applications screen and make sure if it is ‘Customized Gird’ at view type.
Press Edit and choose applications you desire to take away. You can customize even the 4 icons(Call, Email, Browser, Applications) on the bottom.

Engineering Calculator

Galaxy S has very big and simple calculator but if you rotate horizontally, it will change to engineering calculator.

Turning on 5.1 ch sound

To listen music in 5.1ch, you should turn on by pressing 5.1ch button. You may distinguish the sound difference even through ordinary headset.

Searching You tube video at Samsung Music player

While you are listen music with the music player, perform long press the title of music. You will see you are able to search the music in the Youtube or internet by one click. You can easily find music video in the Youtube.

Using the massive phone storage as a thumb drive.

Galaxy S offer you 16GB internal memory which you can use as a external drive.
Setting and Applications and Development adn check ‘ USB debugging’ and then hook up the device and PC with cable. Press ‘Mount’ to connect the device to PC. Then you may find that the internal SD is recognized as Removable Disk (I:) while micro SD is (H:).

Creating Folders

As the Samsung Galaxy S comes with Android 2.1 (Eclair), you have the ability to create folders on your home page. Simply go to your home screen and keep a finger on the screen, after some haptic feedback you’ll be met with some options. One is to create folders. Creating folders allows you to save your valuable 7 screens and to help organize all your applications.

Swipe to Call, Swipe to Message

The contacts screen in the Samsung Galaxy S has a very interesting feature. Click on one of your contacts and swipe their name to the right to call them, or swipe their name towards the left to send a text message. This is a nifty little trick to help you keep in touch with your contacts more easily.

Switch Among Recent Applications

Don’t feel like going through all your applications just to go back to an application you just had open? Simply press and hold the ‘home’ button for 5 seconds. You’ll receive a pop up of your 6 most recently used applications. This pop up is extremely useful for swiching between applications quickly.

Change the Middle Two Applications

The Samsung Galaxy S has four so called dedicated shortcuts at the bottom of the screen. The middle two applications can actually be switched out! Simply click on the ‘Applications’ shortcut, then click the menu button located on the bottom left hand corner of the phone. Once you click it, you’ll see two options, Edit and View Type. If you only see View Type, then click it and select Customizable Grid. Now, click Edit and you’ll notice a faint white outline on the upper left hand corner of your applications. Now select and hold an application you want to be in the four dedicated shortcuts, wait for the haptic feedback, then move it into place. Only the 2nd and 3rd shortcuts can be replaced.

Samsung Galaxy S Tips

Rooting the Samsung Galaxy S :

The biggest trick to perform on the Samsung Galaxy S is to root the phone. There are many tutorials out there to root the Samsung Galaxy S, and depending on the carrier specific phone you have, the process may be slightly different. Some are as simple as using a one click installation program after hooking up your Samsung Galaxy S.

Once you have root access to the Samsung Galaxy S, you can install many third party programs outside of the Android Market to enhance your phone. For instance, there are wireless tether applications, root explorer applications and back up applications that are great additions to the Samsung Galaxy S.

If you feel uncomfortable with rooting a phone, that’s okay, there are other tips and tricks outside of rooting to help you enhance your experience on the Samsung Galaxy S.

Cleaning up google contacts

Are you annoying with contacts because all the google contacts synced to the device? You can display only contacts that have phone numbers. The contacts from google not having phone number won’t been shown anymore. (It’s very important tip!!)

Swipe to call or message

It is one of the best features I like. You can swipe a contact to right to call or to left to send message. It is pretty addictive.

Install Antivirus Software

The Samsung Galaxy S is a powerful smartphone, some would consider just as powerful as a computer. One thing to remember is that there are malicious users always looking to make an extra buck. The best way to stop yourself from ending up with a virus is to install a piece of antivirus software. Lookout is one such antivirus software that is highly recommended. Being proactive rather than reactive to malicious users is always a good tip.

Buy a Case, Not Protective Screen

If you’re prone to dropping the Samsung Galaxy S, look into investing some money on a protective case, however, don’t waste time buying a screen protector. The screen protectors are useful, however, the Samsung Galaxy S has a Super AMOLED screen made out of Gorilla Glass. This means the Super AMOLED screen on the Samsung Galaxy is nearly unscratchable. Save the money from buying a protective screen and use it somewhere else, such as an extra battery.

Take Advantage of DLNA

One addition on the Samsung Galaxy S that many people ignore is that it has DLNA, which stands for the Digitial Living Network Alliance. DLNA allows you to seamlessly stream media from another DLNA enabled device to your Samsung Galaxy S and vice versa. You can even watch a Playstation 3 Blu-Ray movie on your Samsung Galaxy S using DLNA. To learn more, go to DLNA.org.