Deleting of videos in Samsung Galaxy S4 with Samsung Kies 3 app in a Windows computer?

Deleting of  videos in Samsung Galaxy S4 with Samsung Kies 3 app in a Windows computer?

While your Samsung Galaxy S4 is being connected to a Windows PC, you can alternatively delete unwanted videos stored in your phone by using Samsung Kies 3 app. If you'd like to backup your videos first, you can



Deleting of  videos in Samsung Galaxy S4 with Samsung Kies 3 app in a Windows computer?
 
As the example, we'll delete all videos stored in the DCIM\Camera folder(it's the default folder used to save all videos recorded by the stock Camera app) in the internal storage of Samsung Galaxy S4 via Samsung Kies 3 app by using the following steps:

1. Connect your phone to the computer using the provided USB cable by plugging the micro USB connector to the micro USB port in your device (it's located under the Home key) and the USB connector to a USB port on your PC. If it's the first time for you to connect your phone with the PC, your PC may need a few minutes to install the driver. By default, your phone will use MTP as the connection mode.
   
2. When your phone has been successfully connected to your PC, launch Samsung Kies 3 app in your computer.
3. Samsung Kies 3 app will connect to your phone automatically.
4. In the Kies screen, click Videos located at the left side menu to view all videos stored in your phone. By default, those videos will be grouped by the date.
5. Click the By folder tab to group your videos by the folder.
   
6. Click the box in the left side of the INTERNAL:\DCIM\Camera to select all videos stored in the DCIM\Camera folder in the internal storage of Samsung Galaxy S4, and then click at the top of the Kies screen.
   
7. Click the Delete button to confirm deleting the selected videos.
   
8. All videos in the DCIM\Camera folder in the internal storage of your phone will be deleted permanently.
9. Once done, you can disconnect your phone from Samsung Kies 3 app by clicking in the right side of the device name in the Kies screen. Then, you can disconnect your phone from the PC by unplugging the USB cable from your phone and your PC.

Videos Transferring to a Windows Computer via Samsung Kies 3 in Samsung Galaxy S4

 
The combination between 13MP rear camera, 2MP front camera and set of useful features inside the stock Camera app in Samsung Galaxy S4 will let you to easily capture your precious moment into a good quality video. However, in order to prevent you from losing those videos(e.g: when you have accidentally deleted a video in your phone), periodically backup your videos to other storage or devices is something important to do. If you have a Windows PC, you can easily making backup for your videos by transferring them to your PC via Samsung Kies 3 app.


Transferring of  videos from Samsung Galaxy S4
As the example, we'll copy all videos stored in DCIM\Camera folder in the internal storage of Samsung Galaxy S4 to a Windows PC via Samsung Kies 3 app by using the following steps:

• Connect your phone to the computer using the provided USB cable by plugging the micro USB connector to the micro USB port in your device (it's located under the Home key) and the USB connector to a USB port on your PC. If it's the first time for you to connect your phone with the PC, your PC may need a few minutes to install the driver. By default, your phone will use MTP as the connection mode.
  
  
  
  
• Click the box in the left side of the INTERNAL:\DCIM\Camera to select all videos stored in the DCIM\Camera folder in the internal storage of your phone and then click at the top of the Kies screen.
• When your phone has been successfully connected to your PC, launch Samsung Kies 3 app in your computer.
• Samsung Kies 3 app will connect to your phone automatically.
• In the Kies screen, click Videos located at the left side menu to view all videos stored in your phone. By default, your videos will be grouped by the date.
• In the right frame of the Kies screen, click By folder tab to group your videos by the folder.
  
   
  
  

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2. Select a folder in your PC and then click the Select Folder button to save the selected videos to the selected folder. FYI, the more videos you transfer to your PC, the longer the time it takes to complete the transfer process.
   
   
   
   
3. When the transfer process is completed, you can disconnect your phone from Samsung Kies 3 app by clicking in the right side of the device name in the Kies screen. Then, you can disconnect your phone from the PC by unplugging the USB cable from your phone and your PC.

Videos Adding from a Windows Computer via Samsung Kies 3 App in Samsung Galaxy S4

 
If you'd like to watch videos or movies stored in your Windows PC directly from your Samsung Galaxy S4, you have to connect your phone with your Windows PC first and then add the required videos into your phone by using Samsung Kies 3 app.

Add videos from a Windows computer to Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 5.0.1

You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Connect your phone to the computer using the provided USB cable by plugging the micro USB connector to the micro USB port in your device (it's located under the Home key) and the USB connector to a USB port on your PC. If it's the first time for you to connect your phone with the PC, your PC may need a few minutes to install the driver. By default, your phone will use MTP as the connection mode.
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• When your phone has been successfully connected to your PC, launch Samsung Kies 3 app in your computer.
• Samsung Kies 3 app will connect to your phone automatically.
• In the Kies screen, click Videos located at the left side menu. All videos in your phone, either those in the internal storage or in the SD card, will be displayed here.
• Tap at the top of the Kies screen and then select Internal memory if you'd like to add the videos to the DCIM\Camera folder in the internal storage of your phone, or select External memory if you'd like to add the videos to the DCIM\Camera folder in the SD card.
  
• Navigate to the folder in your Windows PC where the videos you want to add to the phone are placed in. 
• Select the required videos you want to add to your phone and then Click the Open button.
  
• The selected videos will be added to your phone.
• Once the process is completed, you can disconnect your phone from Samsung Kies 3 app by clicking in the right side of the device name in the Kies screen. Then, you can disconnect your phone from the PC by unplugging the USB cable from your phone and your PC.
• Now, you can watch the videos you have added in your phone by using the stock Video Player app or other third-party Video Player apps.

Record Mode Changing in Samsung Galaxy S5

 

By default, the stock Camera app uses normal as the recording mode. This recording mode will let you record videos with normal quality. But, if needed you can change the recording mode according to your need. You'll be provided with 5 recording modes. Since each of the recording modes has their own advantage, select the right recording mode will give you a better result.

 Change record mode in the stock Camera app

You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Camera app.
2. Click  to open up the detailed settings menu.
3. Click Recording mode and then select from the following options:
• Normal: this option is enabled by default. Select this option if you want to record the video with normal quality.
• Limit for MMS: select this option if you want to decrease the quality of the video to allow you send the video via messaging. This mode limits the video up to 295K.
• Slow motion: select this option when you record a video of a moving object and want the device plays the video in slow motion. You can set the slow motion value to: x1/2, x1/4 or x1/8. As the example, if you choose x1/4 then the device will play the video four times slower than the actual.
• Fast motion: select this option when you record a video of a moving object and want the device plays the video in fast motion. You can set the fast motion value to: x2, x4 or x8. As the example, if you choose x4 then the device will play the video four times faster than the actual.
• Smooth motion: select this option to get a better result when you record a video of a fast moving object.
4. The recording mode has been changed.

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Taking a Photos Whilst Recording Video in Android 4.4.2 Galaxy S5

Taking a Photos Whilst Recording Video in Android 4.4.2 Galaxy S5

 
Whilst recording a video, there are some scenes that may be good if captured as photos. Luckily, the stock Camera app lets you easily take photos whilst recording the video so that you can still continue recording the video and capture the desired scenes. Since taking photos whilst recording video is a default feature, you can directly use this feature without you have to set anything first.


Taking a photo whilst recording a video in the stock Camera apps
You can do so by using the following steps:

• Open the stock Camera app.
• Aim the camera to the object.
• Tap to start recording video, or say "Record video" if you have enabled the voice command feature for recording videos, or press the Volume key if you have set the Volume key as the video-recorder key.
• Whilst recording video, you can take a photo by tapping . If you can click this icon to take more photos whilst recording video.
• Tap to end recording, or press the Volume key if you have set this key as the video-recorder key.

Recording Video by Volume Key in Samsung Galaxy S5

 
By default, the Volume key in the stock Camera app is set as the zoom key that can be used to adjust the zoom level. But, if needed you can assign this key to other functions, one of which is as the video-recorder key. Set the Volume key as the video-recorder key will let you start and end recording videos simply by pressing the Volume Up key or the Volume Down key.


Setting of  Volume key as the video-recorder key in the stock Camera app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

• Open the stock Camera app.
• Tap to open up the detailed settings menu.
• Scroll the settings menu to the very bottom.
• Tap Volume key and then select Record video.
• The Volume key has been set as the video-recorder key.

How to use the Volume key to record a video?
When you have set the Volume key as the video-recorder key, now you can use this key to start and end recording a video. See the following steps as the example:

• Open the stock Camera app.
• Aim the camera to the object.
• To start recording video, press the Volume Up key or the Volume Down key.
• Since there's no key that can be used to pause or resume the recording. If you want to do so, you can use the on-screen icon by tapping to pause the recording and tapping to resume the recording.
• To end recording video, press the Volume Up key or the Volume Down key.

  How to Recording of  Video Using Voice Command in Samsung Galaxy S5

 

For any reason, if you want to be able to start recording videos without you have to tap any on-screen video-recorder icon or press any physical button, you can alternatively do so by using the default voice command for recording video that is available in the stock Camera app. Unfortunately, there's no voice command to pause/resume/end recording videos so that you have to do so manually.


Enabling the voice command feature for recording videos in the Camera app
Since this feature is not enabled by default, you have to enable this feature first before you can use it to record videos by using the following steps:

• Open the stock Camera app. You can speed up the way you access the stock Camera app by enabling the camera shortcut in the lock screen.
• Click to open the detailed settings menu.
• Scroll the settings menu to the very bottom.
• Click Voice control to enable the voice command feature for recording videos.
• A window will pop up to show you the voice command that can be used to record videos. The default voice command to record video is "record video".

  Using of  voice command to record a video
When the voice command feature for recording video has been enabled, now you can use it to start recording videos. See the following steps as the example:

• Open the stock Camera app.
• Aim the camera to the object.
• Say "record video" to start recording the video.
• If needed, you can pause the recording by clicking  and then resume the recording by tapping .
• Click to stop recording video.

Enabling  or disabling of  cover to mute/pause feature in Samsung Galaxy S4

Samsung has provided some motion features to their users in order to help them controlling and interacting with their phone easier and faster. One of the motion features available is the turn over to mute/pause that you can use to mute incoming calls, alarms and to pause media playback by turning over the phone so that the screen will face downward.

If you notice, there's also a motion called cover to mute/pause that has the similar function with turn over to mute/pause. You can use both of them to mute incoming calls and alarms as well as to pause the media playback. The difference is turn over to mute/pause works when you turn the device over, while cover to mute/pause works when you cover the screen with your palm. Since this option is not enabled by default, then you have to enable it first if you want to use it on your phone

Enabling  or disabling of  cover to mute/pause feature

Below are the steps to do so:

• Move to Settings.
• Click My device tab.
• Scroll down to find Motions and gestures, and then tap it.
• Swipe the ON/OFF switch next to Palm motion to the right to enable this option.
• Click Palm motion.
• 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 turns green means this option is enabled. When this option is enabled, you can tap this option and then tap Try it button to try this feature on the short tutorial given by this phone.

Using of  cover to mute/pause feature in Samsung Galaxy S4 

 Generally you can use this feature to mute sound or pause the playback without putting the phone into the silent mode. Here's the example:

1. Muting the sound
   While your phone is playing sound for an incoming call or an alarm, cover the screen using your palm to mute the sound.
2. Pausing the media playback
   While your phone is playing video or music, on any screen, cover the screen using your palm to pause the playback. FYI, this function also works while the video is being viewed in the pop up window.

Please note that you can't use this feature to pause media playback if the screen is off or while you're using headsets.Because this motion is simpler to be used.

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Installation and Downloading of applications through Samsung Apps

Installation and Downloading  of applications through Samsung Apps

 

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.

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


Installation and Downloading  of applications through Samsung Apps
If you want to download certain Android apps through Samsung Apps, then you need to follow the steps listed below:

• Go to Apps through Home screen.
• Scroll to Samsung Apps, then tap on it.
• 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.
• Here you will see list of apps that relevant with your term of search.
• Once you find the one you like, tap the application.
• To download the apps tap Get button.
• Now you should do is following the instructions displayed on your screen to download and install the applications.
• Wait until the download and installation process is completed.
• 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.

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Using of Music Player in Samsung Galaxy S3

Using of Music Player in Samsung Galaxy S3

 

One of the capabilities of the Samsung Galaxy S3 is its ability as a media player. With this phone you can enjoy your favorite music wherever and whenever you want. You can get a great selection of music by download it from internet, load from Kies or copy them from your computer.


In the Samsung Galaxy S3 has available stock music player that you can use to listen to music directly without having to download another player. But, of course, you may download other player if you want.


How to use stock music player?
As written on vodafone.co.uk, here are the steps to use stock music player on your Galaxy S3

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Music player, then tap on it.
3. Once the player is open, you can play the music by pressing the required category located at the top of the display or go to the required audio file or playlist then press on the required audio file or the required playlist.
4. While you listen to music, you can control it with a few options below:
• Tap on play/pause icon to play or pause the music.
• Tap on the right arrow to go to the next music.
• Tap on the left arrow to go to the previous music.
• Tap on the indicator located at the bottom of the display then slide it to the right to forward or slide it to the left to rewind.
• Tap on the shuffle icon to turn it on or off.
• Tap on the repeat icon to turn it on or off.
• Tap on upper or lower part of the Volume key to adjust the volume.
5. You can also select sound quality by pressing on the sound quality icon then select the required sound quality. Tap on the OK button to save your changes.

Well, by knowing on how to use the music player, now you can enjoy your favorite music and control it to your liking. 

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Setting up and accessing Google Now in Galaxy S3

Android operating system inside Samsung Galaxy S3 has made this device can do almost anything with ease. In addition, Android also allow you to be able to get and download thousands of useful apps easily through the Google Play Store.

Another best feature delivered by Android operating system and owned by Galaxy S3 is Google Now. By using Google Now you can know the day's weather, traffic conditions, rail timetable, etc.. Given of this app capabilities, of course it will make your life easier.


Setting up and accessing Google Now
As written on thefullsignal.com, to be able to use Google Now on your Galaxy S3, then you need to setup it first by following the easy steps below:

• Move to Apps through Home screen.
• Select Google search app.
• Here you will be given a brief tutorial.
• You will need to tap through the welcome screen.
• Click on the Menu button to launch Google Now or Voice Search settings.
• Click on Google Now to customize Google Now cards.
• Go to Location setting located under the Privacy accounts. By default, all settings here should be enabled.
• Finish. Now you can use and access Google Now by tapping the Google search bar or Google Search app on your phone.

Well, you may need to investigate everything inside this app on your own to maximize the use of this applications. Some reviews said this application is useful and worth to try.

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