Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Delete Multimedia Messages

As we have learned before, when you've read MMS you have a number of options available, one of them is you can forward the message to the contact you want.

See also: How to Forward Multimedia Messages on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to forward the message, another option available is delete the message. This of course will help you to free up your phone's space and remove unwanted messages.


How to delete MMS?
Here's the steps you need to do to delete MMS:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Messaging.
3. Tap the required sender.
4. Tap and hold the required MMS you wish to delete until a pop up menu is displayed on your screen.
5. On pop up menu select Delete message.
6. Tap OK button to confirm delete message.
7. Finish. Now the selected message will be deleted.

Well, by knowing on how to delete multimedia messages on your Galaxy SIII, now you can remove any unwanted message to free up the space. So, hope it helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Set Live Wallpaper on Home Screen

In addition to use picture available on Samsung wallpapers as your Home screen background image, you can also set your own photo as your wallpaper.

See also: How to Change Home Screen Background Image Using Your Own Pictures on Samsung Galaxy S3

One more way you can use to change Home screen background image is by using image available on Live wallpaper.


How to set live wallpaper?
Here the steps you need to do to set live wallpaper:

1. Tap and hold on the blank area on your Home screen until you see a pop up menu displayed on your screen.
2. On pop up menu select Home screen.
3. On 'Select wallpaper from' menu select Live wallpapers.
4. Now you will see available live wallpapers, Choose the one you wish to use as your Home screen background image by tap the required picture.
5. Tap Set wallpaper button.
6. Finish. Now you have managed to change your background image using live wallpaper.

By knowing on how to set live wallpaper as your Home screen background image, now you can make your Home screen alive and interesting. So, try this then share your experience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Add, Delete and Move Shortcut on Home Screen

In Samsung Galaxy SIII, you can add apps or widgets you wish to use then place them on your Home screen or delete some of them if you no longer need them. You can do all these things with ease.

See also: How to Add and Delete Applications or Widgets on Samsung Galaxy S3 Home Screen

Fortunately, here you can also organize display shortcut with ease. You can add the new shortcut you wish to use, delete shortcut and move their position wherever you want.


How to add, delete and move shortcut?
You can do all these things by following the steps listed below:

1. To add new shortcut:
• Go to Apps through Home screen.
• Tap and hold the required shortcut you wish to add to the Home screen.
• Drag shortcut to the required position, release for placing it.
2. To delete shortcut, tap and hold the required shortcut you wish to delete then drag the shortcut to the Delete icon. Release when you finish.
3. To move shortcut, tap and hold the required shortcut you wish to move then drag the shortcut to the required position. Release for placing it.

It's so easy and simple to do. By knowing on how to organize display shortcut, now you can add a useful shortcut, delete shortcut and move them to the position you like. So, try this then share your experience here through the comment here :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Change Home Screen Background Image Using Your Own Pictures

You can change your Home screen background image from several option available, one of them is you can use Samsung wallpaper. Here you can choose the one that you wish to use.

See also: How to Change Home Screen Background Image on Samsung Galaxy S3 Using Samsung Wallpapers

In addition to use Samsung wallpaper, you can also set your own photo as your background image. This option of course will provide you more option about which picture that you wish to use.


How to set your own pictures as Home screen background image?
If you want to use your own photo as your background image of your Home screen, then you can follow the steps below:

1. Tap and hold on the blank area on your Home screen until you see a pop up menu displayed on your screen.
2. On pop up menu select Home screen.
3. On 'Select wallpaper from' menu select Gallery.
4. Go to the required folder where you save your photo you wish to use.
5. Tap the required background image you wish to use.
6. Here you can crop the picture to find the proper size and position.
7. Once you've finished, save your changes by tap Done button located on the upper right corner.
8. Finish. Now you have managed to change your background image using your own photo.

Well, by knowing on how to set your own pictures as wallpaper on your Galaxy SIII, now you can set your background image with the picture you want. So, try this then share your experience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Change Home Screen Background Image Using Samsung Wallpaper

Samsung Galaxy SIII comes with seven home screens that you can customize according to your wish and need. You can delete your existing Home screen then add the new one, you can also rearrange Home screen position and set which Home screen you wish to use as the default.

See also: How to Delete, Add, Arrange and Change Home Screen on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to the things mentioned above that you can customize, here you can also change your background image of your Home screen. You can choose the image you want to use from wallpaper, gallery or live wallpaper.


How to set Samsung wallpaper as Home screen background image?
If you want to use Samsung wallpaper as your background image of your Home screen, then you can follow the steps below:

1. Tap and hold on the blank area on your Home screen until you see a pop up menu displayed on your screen.
2. On pop up menu select Home screen.
3. On 'Select wallpaper from' menu select Wallpapers.
4. Now you will see available Samsung wallpaper, Choose the one you wish to use as your Home screen background image by tap the required picture.
5. Tap Set wallpaper.
6. Finish. Now you have managed to change your background image using Samsung wallpaper.

Well, by knowing on how to set wallpaper using Samsung wallpaper available on your Galaxy SIII, now you can set your background image with the picture you want. So, try this then share your experience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Change Barring Password

In Samsung Galaxy S3 you can restrict certain types of incoming or outgoing calls by turned on call barring settings. To make a change on you call barring settings, you will be prompted to enter 4 digit barring password.

See also: How to Set Call Barring Settings on Samsung Galaxy S3

If it's your first time and you never change your barring password, then the default is 0000. But, for security reason and else, you may want to change your current barring password with the new ones.


How to change barring password?
To change your current barring password, kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Phone.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Call settings.
5. Tap Additional settings.
6. Tap Call barring.
7. Tap Voice call.
8. Tap the Menu key.
9. On pop up menu select Change password.
10. Tap on Old password field then enter your current password. If you never change, the default is 0000.
11. Tap on New password field then enter your new 4 digit barring password.
12. Tap on Confirm password then enter your new 4 digit barring password again to confirm your new password.
13. Tap OK button to save your changes.
14. Finish. Now you have managed to change your barring password.

Well, by knowing on how to change your barring password, now you can change the old one with the new one for the security and your convenience reasons. So, hope it helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Turn Off Call Barring Settings

By turned on one or more available options on call barrings settings, you can restrict certain types of incoming or outgoing calls on your Galaxy SIII.

See also: How to Set Call Barring Settings on Samsung Galaxy S3

There are five option available on call barring settings, you can choose which one that suit your need. In addition to set up call barrings on your phone, you can also deactivated all call barring settings you've set up before.


How to deactivate call barring settings?
If you want to disable one or all call barring settings, then you can follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Phone.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Call settings.
5. Tap Additional settings.
6. Tap Call barring.
7. Tap Voice call.
8. To disable call barring, tap each of the barrings types that you've enabled before.
9. Enter your barring password. When you never change your barring password, then the default is 0000.
10. Tap OK button to save your changes.
11. Repeat from the step #8 to disable call barrings untill all call barrings have been disabled.
12. Finish. Now you have managed to turn off one or all call barring settings on your phone. For the record, when the checkbox next to these options is unchecked means the option is turned off.

Well, by knowing on how to disable one or all call barring settings on your Galaxy SIII, now you can turn it off whenever you want. So, hope it helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Set Call Barring Settings

As we have learnt before, in Samsung Galaxy SIII you can restrict an outgoing call for some numbers by turned on fixed dialing on your phone then add the required numbers into FDN list. Once you've added the numbers, your phone will only be able to make a call to the selected numbers and to the emergency numbers.

See also: How to Add Fixed Numbers to Fixed Dialing Numbers List on Samsung Galaxy S3

If fixed dialing only restrict your outgoing call to some numbers that you've been added to the list, then you can restrict certain types of incoming or outgoing call on your phone by choose one of the available option on the call barring settings.


How to restrict incoming or outgoing call using call barring?
To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Phone.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Call settings.
5. Tap Additional settings.
6. Tap Call barring.
7. Tap Voice call.
8. Here you will see call barring available option, they are:
• All outgoing calls: if you select this option, no calls can be made.
• Int'l calls: if you select this option, no international calls can be made.
• Int'l calls except home: if you select this option, no international calls can be made, but you can still call home while you're abroad.
• All incoming calls: if you select this option, you can't receive all incoming calls.
• Incoming when roaming: if you select this option, you can't receive incoming call while you're abroad. Incoming calls will be rejected by the network.
9. Tap one of the available options as mentioned above you wish to use.
10. Enter your barring password. If you never change your barring password, then the default is 0000.
11. Tap OK button to save your changes.
12. To turn on another call barring option, repeat from the step #9.
13. Finish. Now you have managed to choose setting for call barring on your phone. As a note, when the checkbox next to the option is ticked means the option is turned on.

Well, by knowing on how to choose call barring settings, now you can set it according to your wish and situations. Choose the one or more that suit your needs. So, hope it helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Set and Use Call Reject Messages

In Samsung Galaxy S3, you can use several ways to restrict an incoming call, one of the way is by adding the contact's number into rejection list. Once you've added the number, your phone will auto reject the call when the selected number call you.

See also: How to Block Unknown or Unwanted Calls on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to set call rejection, here you can also set call reject with messages. By set this option means you can reject an incoming call by send the caller a reject message. You can use available reject messages or create your own messages.


How to set call reject messages?
To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Phone.
3. Tap Call settings.
4. Tap Set reject messages.
5. Here you set call reject messages:
• Edit from available reject messages: Tap to the one you wish to edit then once you've finished you can tap Save button located on the upper right corner.
• Create your own reject messages: Tap Create to type your own reject messages then tap Save button located on the upper right corner. Your messages will be added to the list.
6. Finish. Now you have managed to set call reject messages on your phone.

How to reject call with message?
Once you've finished set call reject messages, now when you receive a call, you can reject it by tap upward reject call with messages then send one of the message available you wish to use to reject the call.


Well, by knowing on how to set and reject call with messages, now you can tell the caller the reason why you reject the call using a message. So, try this and share your experience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable or Disable Auto Redial

In Samsung Galaxy S3 you can determine which the contact you wish to enable to call by turned on fixed dialing on your phone then add the number into FDN list. Once you finished, your phone will only be able to make a call to the selected numbers and to the emergency numbers.

See also: How to Add Fixed Numbers to Fixed Dialing Numbers List on Samsung Galaxy S3

Still about ongoing call, with this phone you can also set auto redial to allow your phone do auto redial when the call is unable to connect or cut off.


How to enable auto redial?
To turn on this option, you need to follow the steps below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Phone.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Call settings.
5. Tap Additional settings.
6. Depending on your current setting, tap Auto redial to turn on this option. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means this option is enabled.
7. Finish. Now you have managed to enable auto redial on your phone.

How to disable auto redial?
To turn off this option, follow the steps below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Phone.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Call settings.
5. Tap Additional settings.
6. Depending on your current setting, tap Auto redial to turn off this option. When the checkbox next to this option is unchecked means this option is disabled.
7. Finish. Now you have managed to disable auto redial on your phone.

By knowing on how to enable or disable auto redial on your Galaxy S3, now you can set it according to your need. So, try this tip then share your experience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Adjust Automatic Answering Timer when Using Headphones

When you use headset to handle your phone calls, then you can set automatically answer the call when the headset is inserted to your phone.

See also: How to Turn On or Off Auto Answer while Using Headphones on Samsung Galaxy S3

Once you enable automatic answering when you're using headset, here you can also adjust the delay before accepting an incoming call automatically by choosing the automatic answer timer that suit your need.


How to change automatic answering timer when using headphones?
There are some option available that you can choose. Here's the steps:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Phone.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Call settings.
5. Tap Call Accessories.
6. Ensure Automatic answering is enabled. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means this option is enabled.
7. Tap Automatic answering timer.
8. On pop up menu select the delay timer you wish to use. There are three option available: 2 seconds, 5 seconds or 10 seconds. Tap on the required timer you want.
9. Finish. Now you have managed to change the delay timer.

By adjusting the automatic answering delay time, now you can set which time you wish to use to give you time to accept or reject the call manually. So, try this tip then share your experience here trough the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Turn On or Off Auto Answer while Using Headphones

As we have learnt before, in Samsung Galaxy SIII we can receive an incoming call using regular way by pressing the circled green phone icon to the right to answer the call, or you can also set your Home button to answer an incoming call.

See also: How to Set Accept Incoming Call with Home Button on Samsung Galaxy S3

But, there is situation that makes you use an accessory such as headset to facilitate you using your phone. When you use this accessory to handle your phone calls, you can set automatically answer call when the headset is connected to your phone.


How to enable automatic answering while using headset?
You can turn on accessory auto answer option by following the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Phone.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Call settings.
5. Depending on your current setting, tap Automatic answering to enable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means the option is enabled.
6. Finish. Now your phone will be automatically answered the call when headset is inserted in your phone.

How to disable automatic answering while using headset?
For any reason you may want to turn off this option. To do so kindly follow the steps below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Phone.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. On pop up menu select Call settings.
5. Depending on your current setting, tap Automatic answering to disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is unchecked means the option is disabled.
6. Finish. Now you have managed to disable this option.

Well, by knowing on how to set automatic answering while you're using headset, now you can set it according to your need and situations. So, hope it helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Use Speakerphone

When you in the middle on a call, your Samsung Galaxy SIII screen will displaying some icon, such as Add call icon that you can use to do conference call.

See also: How to Make a Conference Call on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another icon available on the screen while you are on call is speaker icon. This of course will provide you help if you can't hear the caller too well or if you want to share the call with another people around you.


How to turn on or off speakerphone?
You can enable or disable speakerphone while you are in an active call. To do so kindly following the steps below:

1. During an active call, to turn on the speakerphone tap the Speaker icon located at the bottom left corner on your screen. If the icon shows green means the speakerphone is active.
2. Tap the Speaker icon to turn it off. If the speaker icon shows grey means the speakerphone is not active.

It's easy, right? You can do the step mentioned above when you receive an incoming call or when you make a call. In an incoming call, the icon will appears once you accept the call. While in an outgoing call, the icon will appears once you hit the call icon. So, hope it helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Resize Widget on Home Screen

In Samsung Galaxy SIII, you can add new apps or widget on your Home screen with ease as long as there is still space available. And of course you can also delete some of them if you no longer need them.

See also: How to Add and Delete Applications or Widgets on Samsung Galaxy S3 Home Screen

Once you add new widget on your Home screen, now you can use the icon to access the widget. In addition, you can also resize the widget icon to the size you want.


How to resize widget icon on Home screen?
If you want to reduce or enlarge your widget icon size on Home screen, you can follow the easy steps listed below:

1. On Home screen, tap and hold the required widget icon you wish to resize.
2. Slide the orange frame of the widget to the required size you want. Please note that when the frame colour changes to red means you can no longer resize the widget.
3. Tap outside the widget to confirm the changes.

That's it! It's so simple and easy to do. By knowing on how to resize your widget icon on your Home screen, now you can resize the required widget to the size you want. So, try this tip then share your experience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Hard Reset when it’s Not Responsive

There are some common problems often experienced by Samsung Galaxy SIII user that can be solving by doing factory reset. But, you should note that it will wipe all your data on the internal storage, due to this reason you should backup your data first to another external storage available before you do factory reset.

See also: How to Factory Reset on Samsung Galaxy SIII

In addition to factory reset, in Samsung Galaxy SIII you can also do hard reset when your phone becomes not responsive or does not perform as expected. Hard reset will delete your data, apps and settings, but it will not remove data from the memory card.


How to do hard reset?
When your phone becomes unresponsive and you want to do hard reset then you can following the steps below:

1. Make sure your phone is off before you do hard reset. If the phone will not turn off, remove the battery then insert it again to your phone.
2. If your phone still will not start, then follow the next steps listed below.
3. Press and hold Home button, Volume up button and Power button at the same time until the Samsung logo appears on your screen.
4. Scroll to wipe data/factory reset by pressing Volume down button then select this option by pressing Power button.
5. Scroll to Yes--delete all user data by pressing Volume down button then select this option by pressing Power button.
6. Now your phone will wipe all data.
7. When the wipe data process is complete, then press Power button.
8. Now your phone will reboot to the initial setup screen.

The step mentioned above is easy to do, but you should have good enough reason to do this. Only do it if you really need to do it. So, hope it helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Add Or Delete Contact

In Samsung Galaxy SIII you can add new contact with ease through People apps. Here you can add contact with its detail information.

See also: How to Add New Contact Use People Apps on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition using People app, in Samsung Galaxy SIII you can also add new contact or delete it through Contacts app.


How to add new contact?
You can add new contact and its detail information by following the steps below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Tap add button located on the upper right corner to add new contact.
4. Tap Name field then enter the contact's name.
5. Tap Phone field then enter the contact's phone number.
6. If required you can also add another contact's information available, such as contact's email address or address.
7. Tap Save button located on the upper right corner to save your changes.
8. Finish. Now you have managed to add new contact.

How to delete contact?
For any reason, if you want to delete contact then you can following the steps below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Scroll to the required contact you wish to delete, then tap on it. Or you can find contact by type the contact's name in search field.
4. Tap the Menu key.
5. On pop up menu select Delete.
6. Tap OK button to confirm delete contact.
7. Finish. Now you have managed to delete contact.

Well, by knowing on how to add new contact or delete it, now you can stay keep in touch with another by adding their number to your contact to facilitate you when you want to call them and you can also delete the required contact if you no longer required them. So, try this tips then share your experience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Check Phone Memory Usage

In Samsung Galaxy SIII you can do almost everything with ease, such as by using this phone you can easily find your phone number or IMEI number.

See also: How to Find Samsung Galaxy S3 IMEI Number

In this phone, you can also check your phone memory usage with ease. This of course will provide you useful information about your phone memory, whether there is still a lot of available memory or not. You can use this information to take further action, such as backup your files to another storage to free up your memory.


How to check memory?
You can check your phone memory with ease by following the steps below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Settings, then tap on it.
3. Tap Storage.
4. Here you will see your phone memory usage, such as total space, apps, audio, miscellaneous files and available memory.

By knowing on how to check you phone memory, now you can know how much you use the memory, and how much available memory on your phone. So, try this tips then share your experience here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Answer, Reject or End a Call

In Samsung Galaxy S3, you can determine in which way you wish to use to answer an incoming call. One of the way you can use is by setting the Home button to answer the call and hang up the call with the Power button.

See also: How to Set Home Button to Answer Call and Power Button to End Call on Samsung Galaxy S3

But, if you don't want to use both of keys mentioned above to answer or end the call, then you can use a regular ways to answer and end a call.


How to answer, reject or end an incoming call?
It's easy to do. You just need to follow the simple steps below:

1. When your phone receive an incoming call, to answer the call simply tap the accept call icon or circled green phone icon then drag the icon to the right.
2. To reject an incoming call, simply tap the reject call icon or circled red phone icon then drag the icon to the left.
3. To silence the incoming call alert, tap the lower part of the Volume key. If you don't accept the call, then the call will continues until the caller disconnect the calls or until the call is diverted.
4. To end an active call, tap the End Call button.

Well, by knowing on how to answer or reject incoming call on your Galaxy SIII, now you can determine whether you want to accept the call or not. So, hope it helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Download and Install Free Apps from Samsung Apps Store

The most popular Android market widely used by Android-based smartphone users today is Google Play Store. Here you can find thousands apps that suit your needs. Another source that you can use to obtain certain apps for your Galaxy SIII is Samsung Apps. But, you need to create your Samsung account first in order to enable you to download apps from Samsung Apps.

See also: How to Setup Samsung Account on Samsung Galaxy S3

Once you've had a Samsung account, you can find and download apps or games from Samsung Apps then install it to your device.


How to download and install free applications through Samsung Apps?
If you want to download certain Android apps through Samsung Apps, then you need to follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Samsung Apps, then tap on it.
3. Here you can do a search for certain apps by its category or its name:
   
   • If you want to find apps by category you can tap the required category at the top of the display.
   • If you want to find apps by name you can tap Search located at the upper right corner of the display then enter the name of the required apps you wish to download then tap search icon or magnifying glass to start searching.
4. Here you will see list of apps that relevant with your term of search.
5. Once you find the one you like, tap the application.
6. To download the apps tap Get button.
7. Now you should do is following the instructions displayed on your screen to download and install the applications.
8. Wait until the download and installation process is completed.
9. Once the process is finished, now you can use this apps by tapping Apps through Home screen then tap the applications you've just downloaded.

Well, by knowing on how to download and install free apps through Samsung Apps, now you can obtain free Android apps from it and of course now you have another alternative source other than through Play Store. So, try this tips then share your experience here :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Turn On or Off Mobile Data

As we have learnt before, in Samsung Galaxy SIII you can control your data usage by set limitation in it. Once you've done, your data connection will automatically be disabled when it reach predefined limit.

See also: How to Manage Data Usage on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to set limit on your data usage, you can also turn the data connection on or off. If you enable this option means your phone will enable data access over mobile network. While if you turn this option off means your phone will only be able to do activity that don't require an internet connection, such as make a call, send messages and using non-internet connection apps.


How to enable mobile data?
Here's the steps you need to do to activate your data connection:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Settings, then tap on it.
3. Tap More settings.
4. Tap Mobile networks.
5. Depending your current settings, tap Use packet data to activate data connection. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means this option is enabled.
6. Finish. Now you can use data connection on your phone.

How to disable mobile data?
If you want to deactivate this option to avoid using data, then you can do so by following the steps below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Settings, then tap on it.
3. Tap More settings.
4. Tap Mobile networks.
5. Depending your current settings, tap Use packet data to deactivate data connection. When the checkbox next to this option is unchecked means this option is disabled.
6. Finish. Now you have managed to disable data connection on your phone.

By knowing on how turn on or off mobile data on your Galaxy SIII, now you can customise it according to your need. When you need to use data connection then you can turn this option on, while if you don't need data connection then you can turn this option off. So, hope it helps :)