How to Install Adobe Flash Player Applications in Samsung Galaxy S3?

   

One of the great things when using Android-based smartphones like the Galaxy SIII is that you can download and install a thousand of free app easily through Google Play Store or other sources.
One of the free apps that might need to be installed on your Galaxy SIII is Adobe Flash Player app or often called as a plugin. These apps will allow you to be able to play Flash files or view Flash-based websites through the browser on your phone.

How to install Flash Player?
Due to Adobe Flash Player is no longer available in the Play Store, then first you have to set your phone to allow installing apps from source other than Play Store. As written on www.webcazine.com, here are the full steps you need to do:

1. Go to Settings through Home screen.
2. Scroll down until you find Security, then tap on it.
3. Check Unknown source option to allow your phone installing apps from sources other than the Play Store.
4. Tap on the OK button to confirm.
5. On your phone's browser search for "archived flash player versions" then tap on the first site on the result page or you can directly go to this link.
6. Here you can find and select the latest version of Flash Player.
7. Wait until the download is complete.
8. Open the notification panel then tap on Download complete notice to install Adobe Flash Player apps on your phone.
9. Finish. Now Adobe Flash Player has been successfully installed on your phone.

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How to Activate an Existing Google Account in Samsung Galaxy S3:?

     

The large screen owned by Samsung Galaxy SIII will give you a different experience when you are watching movie, playing games or watch videos stored on your phone or streaming from online media such as Youtube.
To be able to use YouTube or other Google services with a maximum in your phone, then you need to sign in using a Google account. First of all you need to activate your Google account on your phone.

How to activate an existing Google account in Samsung Galaxy S3:?

To be able to use Google services on your phone, such as Gmail, YouTube, Play Store, etc., you must first activate your Google account on your phone. As written on optus.com.au, to do so kindly following the steps below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Settings, then tap on it.
3. Tap Accounts and sync.
4. Tap Add account.
5. Tap Google.
6. To start activation tap Existing.
7. Tap Email and type your Gmail email address.
8. Tap Password and type your Gmail password.
9. Tap Sign in button.
10. To select the settings for a Google account on your phone follow the instructions displayed on your phone screen.
11. To select backup settings for your Google account follow the instructions displayed on your phone screen.
12. Tap the Next button.
13. Finish. Now your Google account has been successfully activated on your phone.

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How to transfer iPhone contacts from iCloud to your Samsung Galaxy S3?

              Samsung Galaxy SIII is a great Android-based smartphone which offering modern looks and advanced features for their users. That's why no wonder if so many people end up deciding to choose this phone as their devices. Even, there are some cross-platform smartphone users, such as the iPhone users from Apple whom decided to switch to use the Samsung Galaxy SIII.
Well, if you're one of them, while you use iPhone as your device, you might have been familiar to use iCloud to backup your data, including your iPhone contacts. The good news, you can easily transfer your iPhone contacts that you already backup to iCloud to your Samsung Galaxy SIII .

How to transfer iPhone contacts from iCloud to your Samsung Galaxy S3?
First you need to export your iPhone contact as .vrf file then import this file into your Gmail contacts followed by syncing them with your phone. Well, here are the steps to do so:On your PC or laptop

1. Launch web browser by clicking the Browser icon on the desktop or access it through Start button then All program.
2. On the browser address bar type icloud.com to navigate to iCloud and then sign in using your Apple ID.
3. Select Contacts.
4. Click the Settings (cogwheel) icon located at the bottom left corner.
5. On the pop up menu select the Select All option.
6. Click the Settings (cogwheel) icon again and then on the pop up menu select Export to export contacts into a .vrf file.
7. Sign out from icloud.com
8. Now, in the browser address bar type gmail.com to navigate to Gmail and then sign in using your Google account associated with your device.
9. On your Gmail, click Contacts.
10. Click More.
11. In the drop down menu select Import.
12. Click Choose File to select the .vrf file that you've just exported from iCloud.
13. Click the Import button.
14. Finish. Now, the .vrf file has been imported into your Gmail contacts.
15. Sign out from gmail.com

On your Samsung Galaxy S3
Follow the steps listed below to sync your Gmail contacts with your phone:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap Accounts and sync.
3. Tap your Google account.
4. Here you can choose what would you like to sync by ticking the checkbox next to the option or you can tick all the options displayed on your screen, then tap Sync now button to synchronize the contacts.
5. Finish. Now your imported iPhone contacts has been synced with your Galaxy SIII.
6. If you have not activated your Google account on your phone, then you need to activate it first to allow your phone to sync your Gmail contacts with your phone.
   

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How to save your Mobile Phone battery life?

                  Android phone hardware are getting more and more powerful. Now we get over 2G frequency cpu, over 400M frequency GPU. Here comes the most important, larger screen. For example, Samsung Galaxy SIII has a huge 4.8′ screen, not to mention note II’s incredible 5.5 display. However we have to charge our battery once everyday with the development of the hardware until we see some breakthrough in battery technology.


               It’s more important to learn how to save battery life before we could see any significant increase in mobile battery capacity. Here are a few tips on saving your battery life,
1. Reduce display brightness. Turn down the brightness is up till now the most effective way to save your battery life. If you go see your battery usage, screen always eats the most battery, this is very true if you have a large screen. If you reduce the display brightness by 30% or 50%, the battery life will be drastically prolonged. For instance, my phone has a 4.7′ display, and I set the brightness from 40% to 20% and I can use my phone for another day (from 24 hours to 48 hours or more).
2. Turn off auto sync. Auto sync is the essential feature of modern Smartphone, and it drains your battery quickly too. If you have to sync your phone book, or picture or anything else, do it yourself. Do not let auto sync stays on. Besides, it helps save your data.
3. Turn off Bluetooth, WiFi and GPS until you need to use them. We generally do not use Bluetooth or GPS, so it’s strongly recommended to disable them.
4. Turn off your cell phone during the night while you sleep. It will reserve some battery power for you, but if you have emergency calls at night, this might not be applicable.
5. Disable vibration, keypad sound and backlight. While some prefer vibration and need backlight to read, but these features requires much battery power to work, if your disable them, your battery will surely last longer.
6. Reduce the apps running in the background (you need to root your phone to do this). Unnecessary features like camera and mobile internet are those features will tremendously consume your battery power. If you have a task killer installed, you will be able to see how many apps are running in the background for no purpose. So I would like advice you delete those unnecessary auto-start entries, remove those unnecessary apps or system services. Always remember to backup first.
7. Use WiFi instead of 3G to access the internet. 3G consumes more power than WiFi. So if you have access to WiFi network, just disable 3G.
8. Set your network mode correctly. If you have a 3G cell phone, you have three options: Dual mode, UMTS and GSM (depending on the cell phone you have), if you are using 3G or 2G, select the mode accordingly, never select dual mode. Because every time you turn of your cell phone or lost signal, it has to search for the network and this process consumes battery power a lot.

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Secret codes for Motorola feature phone

               Motorola has been focusing on making and marketing Android phone since its buyout by the search giant Google. However Motorola used to be well known as its feature phone, and it initiated the Symbian OS. These codes below apply to Moto feature phone exclusively and don’t waste your time trying them on its Android phone.

*#06#, (, not included, same below) shows IMEI number
*7, locks the screem with two keys, LOL
[] [] [] 0 0 8 [] 1 [], select phone line
[] [] [] 1 0 5 [] 1 [], adds phone book to the main menu
[] [] [] 1 0 7 [] 1 [], adds messages to the main menu
[] [] [] 1 0 8 [] 1 [], copys SIM memory / phone book menu
[] [] [] 1 1 3 [] 1 [], shows Eng Field options on the main menu
[] [] [] 1 0 1 [] 1 [], sets slow frequency of the search menu
[] [] [] 1 0 2 [] 1 [], sets medum frequency of the search menu
[] [] [] 1 0 3 [] 1 [], sets fast frequency of the search menu
[] [] [] 1 1 9 [] 1 [], enables EFR, what’s it anyways?
[] [] [] # # # [] 1 [], shows function
[] [] [] 0 0 4 [] 1 [], changes the pin code
[] [] [] 0 0 5 [] 1 [], unlock your phone using the PUK code
Note: [] (pause) means pressing and hold the * key until the box appears
There’s another amazing feature for Moto phone, that is, you can change the GSM frequency among 900/1800 or 850/1900 ranges by entering the engineering mode and inputing below codes in 4 easy steps.
Step 1, enter the main menu;
Step 2, press 048263* quickly
Step 3, select Engineering menu under “Opcode”
Step 4, try below codes:
10*0*3 for GSM 900
10*0*4 for GSM 1800
10*0*5 for GSM 1900
10*0*6 for dual band GSM 900/1800
10*0*7 for dual band GSM 850/1900
Here is how to to add extra message space to your Motorola C350 C450 C550 or C650 series phones.
1, press menu button;
2, press 048263* quickly,
3, enter 47 on the popup menu and press OK, press 50 and OK, press 1 OK, press 64 OK, press 1 OK, press 186 and OK. Then you will receive an extra 50 MSGs memory space. Switch phone off and back on
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How to retrieve the forgotten WiFi password?

           As Smartphone gets popularized, many people use WiFi to browse the internet, send and receive emails, and chat with friends online. However when we save the password (WPA2) on our handset, we may not recall it later.
              For example, when friends and relatives come visit us, most of them ask for the WiFi password.  I barely remember it although I myself set the code; I just have too many passwords to remember. If you have the same problem, well here are a few tips. Please note the second method only works on Android devices.
Find the password on your wireless router.
When you set up your wireless router, you have to enter the WiFi password. So you can always find the code there. First you need to login to your router, point your browser to 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 and enter your username and password. You can find them in your user manual if you never change them. If you could not find your user manual, try some common combinations like admin:admin. Or you can always Google your model + default password.
Once login successfully, you should be able to see the password. However some routers display asterisks instead of the plain text. If that’s the case then you need to download some software which can read those asterisks for you.
Hint, you can always use a new password if you could not find any software to read those encrypted passwords.
Find the password on your device

The second method is much easier if you ever save them. Make sure you have root access on your handset. Then use some file browser (such as Root Explorer) that can read system files and navigate to /data/misc/wifi/, and then open file wpa_supplicant.conf, and you can see all the plain text passwords you saved for every WiFi network.


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How to Clear Cache and Delete Internet Browsing History in Samsung Galaxy S3?

               As when you use the computer for browsing activities, there are times when you get that your browser is slower and heavier than usual. The one that causes this to happen is because of the cache and browsing history in your browser is to much. So, the solution to this problem is that you need to clear cache and delete browsing history in your browser.


The same thing could happen to your Samsung Galaxy S3, if the cache and history is too much, then the browser will be noticeably slower than usual.

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How to Clear Cache?
If you feel your phone's browser is slower, it is better if you check if its cache is too much or not, if so then you need to clear them. As written on mlivetech.com, here are the steps you need to do:

1. Tap on the Internet icon on the Samsung Galaxy SIII Home screen or you can do this through Apps then tap on the Internet.
2. The browser will open up.
3. Go to menu by tapping on soft button located in the lower left corner.
4. Scroll down until you find the Settings then tap on it.
5. Select Privacy and security.
6. Select Clear Cache.
7. Press OK button to confirm clear cache.
8. Done. Now your browser's cache has been successfully cleared.

How to Delete Browsing History?
From the same source, the following are the simple steps to delete browsing history:

1. Tap on the Internet icon on the Samsung Galaxy SIII Home screen or you can do this through Apps then tap on the Internet.
2. The browser will open up.
3. Go to menu by tapping on soft button located in the lower left corner.
4. Scroll down until you find the Settings then tap on it.
5. Select Privacy and security.
6. Select Clear history.
7. Press OK button to confirm the delete history.
8. Done. Now you have managed to delete browsing history on your browser.

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How to Make a Call to International Phone Number from Samsung Galaxy S3?

            Make a calls is the basic ability owned by all of the phones, including with the Samsung Galaxy SIII. To meet the user need of making a calls, this phone was comes with the Phone apps as one of its pre-loaded apps. You can also utilize some existing features inside this phone to make a calls more faster and easier.

The Phone app allows you to make a local or international calls. When you want to call the a local phone number then you just need to enter the phone number, while to make an international call you need to enter the country code first then followed by the phone number itself.



How to dial an international phone number?
Well, below are the complete steps to do:

1. Open the Phone app.
2. In the dial pad, tap and hold the 0 (zero) key until a + appears. The plus (+) sign shows that you make an international call.
3. Enter the international phone number. FYI, you can see the complete list of country calling codes here.
4. Tap the Call icon to make a call.

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How to Install and Setup Skype App in Samsung Galaxy S3?

           Make a video call is one of the ability owned by the Samsung Galaxy SIII. This feature utilize the front-facing camera and 3G network to works. By using this feature, you will not only be able to hear the voice but also see the person you call.

Unfortunately, some of carrier has no video call option included in them resulting the user can't make a video call by using the stock Phone app. But, if you still want to do so, there are some third-party apps which will allow you to do that thing. The popular ones is Skype app. Aside from allowing you to make a video calls, this app also allows you to make a voice call to the cell phones or landlines--either local or international--, send messages or files, etc.



How to install and set up Skype app?
Below are the complete steps to do so:

1. Download Install Skype - free IM & video calls app for free through the Google Play Store.
2. Once the installation is completed, launch the app.
3. If you already have an existing Skype account, enter your Skype name and Password then tap Sign in button. If not, you can create a new Skype account by tapping Create a Skype account then follow the on screen instruction.
4. If this is the first time you use the app, then you may be prompted to accept the terms of agreement and may be offered a tour to let you know how the app works--you can skip the tour--. You'll also get the preset option to sync your contacts, do so, then tap the Continue button.
5. If the Skype name and password you have entered is correct, then now you're ready to use the app to make and receive video calls, chat and share multimedia files with your Skype contacts.
6. To sign out, tap the Profile icon in the Skype's main screen, tap the Menu key then select Sign out.

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How to use the "Dual camera" feature on a Samsung Galaxy S4?

             One of the big selling points (or gimmicks, depending on how you see things) with the Samsung Galaxy S4 was the ability to take a picture with both the front camera and the main camera at the same time.

           The idea was that the photographer could be included in photographs and videos or
could be at a party on Skype and be included in a video conversation along with others in the room.Sadly because we're pretty much doing this guide on the fly we're unable to truly show off how useful the feature is, but we can show you how to do.


             Firstly you will need top open the camera app. From the Camera app you will notice 3 symbols on the top right hand side of the screen. The top of those 3 options allows you to switch from the front camera to main camera (and vice versa). The bottom of the 3 options opens up the camera menu. So instead of clicking on either of those two you need to select the middle option.

When you've pressed that icon you will notice a stamp like shape taken up by whatever is in the view of the other camera (as you can see in the image on the left, it's my hand!)

Of course this feature was made with certain purposes in mind though I could imagine a number of other scenarios including for example, taking a photograph of yourself somewhere rather unique (i.e. the top of a mountain) or with someone special (for example a celebrity) though it can, of course be used for various humorous pictures if you've the creativity to think of things.



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Mobile Phone Tips-How To Hard Reset Sony Xperia Z

                 Sony Xperia Z is sleek and a complete smartphone. It is right there with the iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy S series. Just like every other smartphone, there comes a time when solving a problem with the device might prove abortive. Turning off and turning on the phone may solve the problem but in the case when the problem isn't solved, it is important to fall back to the ever effective and built-in factory reset.

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How to Hard Reset Sony Xperia Z By Forcing It Off
You can force your Sony Xperia Z off by simply pressing and holding-down the Power button for about 10-15 seconds until the device is turned off.

How to Hard Reset Sony Xperia Z To Factory Settings 
Note: By initializing this process, you will loose all the data stored in your phone's memory. All settings within the apps will be lost. You will only retain the data on your card; like your music, photos and videos.

1. From your Home screen, select ‘Apps’
2. Select ‘Settings’
3. Tap ‘Backup & Reset’
4. Now, hit ‘Factory Data Reset’
5. Tap ‘Reset Phone’
6. Then hit ‘Erase Everything’


               Once this process is completed, your Sony Xperia Z will reboot and may take a while during the process. It is of best practice not to interfere with the device once this process has started.

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Check This Android Phone Sony Ericsson Xperia ™ pro

Specification :

Weight:
   142.0 grams
     5.0 ounces

Size
   120.0 × 57.0 × 13.7 mm
   4.7 × 2.2 × 0.5 inches

Battery
    Talk time (up to): 7 h [1]
     Standby time (up to): 430 hours [1]
     Music Listening time: 31 hours [1]

Colors available
Black Red Silver

Screen
  3.7 inch TFT touch-screen anti-scratch
  16 million colors, 854x480 pixels

Operating system and processor
     Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
     1 GHz Snapdragon processor

Camera
     8.1 megapixel camera with auto focus
     16x digital zoom, LED flash, aperture f/2.65
To find out more technical and complete specification please download the full specs Sony Ericsson Xperia ™ pro here

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Download User Guide Mobile LG Cookie Plus (LG-GS500g)

User Guide Mobile LG Cookie Plus (LG-GS500g)

To be able to use the LG Cookie Plus is good and right, then we need to pay attention and look at everything on the LG Cookie Plus, so that we avoid the damage and danger.

Usually the LG Cookie Plus user already exists so one time we bought a new LG Cookie Plus. But for buyers LG Cookie Plus marks, usually is not necessarily a guide book use LG Cookie Plus.

But have no fear for those of you who do not have the user manual LG Cookie Plus (LG-GS500g). Here I present the user guide LG Cookie Plus (LG-GS500g):

For Your Safety

Important Information

This user guide contains important information on the use and operation of this phone. Please read all the information carefully for optimal performance and to prevent any damage to or isuse of the phone. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this user guide could void your warranty for this equipment.

Before You Start

Always store your phone away from heat.

Never store your phone in settings that may expose it to temperatures less than 32°F or greater than 104°F, such as outside during extreme weather conditions or in your car on a hot day. Exposure to excessive cold or heat will result in malfunction, damage and/or catastrophic failure.

Be careful when using yourphone near other electronic devices.

RF emissions from your mobile phone may affect nearby in adequately shielded electronic equipment. You should consult with manufacturers of any personal medical devices such as pacemakers and hearing aides to determine if they are susceptible to interference from your mobile phone. Turn off your phone in a medical facility or at a gas station. Never place your phone in a microwave oven as this will cause the battery to explode.

Safety Information

Read these simple guidelines. Breaking the rules may be dangerous or illegal. Further detailed information is given in this user guide.

·      Never use an unapproved battery since this could damage the phone and/or battery and could cause the battery to explode.

·      Never place your phone in a microwave oven as it will cause the battery to explode.

·      Do not dispose of your battery by fire or with hazardous or flammable materials.

·      Make sure that no sharp-edged items come into contact with the battery. There is a risk of this causing a fire.

·      Store the battery in a place out of reach of children.

·      Be careful that children do not swallow any parts such as rubber plugs (earphone, connection parts of the phone, etc.). This could cause asphyxiation or suffocation.

·      Unplug the power cord and charger during lightning storms to avoid electric shock or fire.

·     When riding in a car, do not leave your phone or set up the handsfree kit near to the air bag. If wireless equipment is improperly installed and the air bag is activated, you may be seriously injured.

·      Do not use a hand-held phone while driving.

·      Do not use the phone in areas where its use is prohibited. (For example: aircraft).

·      Do not expose the battery charger or adapter to direct sunlight or use it in places with high humidity, such as a bathroom.

·      Never store your phone in temperatures less than- 4°F or greater than 122°F.

·     Do not use harsh chemicals (such as alcohol, benzene, thinners, etc.) or detergents to clean your phone. There is a risk of this causing a fire.

·     Do not drop, strike, or shake your phone severely. Such actions may harm the internal circuit boards of the phone.

·      Do not use your phone in high explosive areas as the phone may generate sparks.

·      Do not damage the power cord by bending, twisting, pulling, or heating.

·      Do not use the plug if it is loose as it may cause a fire or electric shock.

·     Do not place any heavy items on the power cord. Do not allow the power cord to be crimped as it may cause fire or electric shock.

·    Do not handle the phone with wet hands while it is being charged. It may cause an electric shock or seriously damage your phone.

·      Do not disassemble the phone.

·   Do not place or answer calls while charging the phone as it may short-circuit the phone and/or cause electric shock or fire.

·   Only use the batteries, antennas, and chargers provided by LG. The warranty will not be applied to products provided by other suppliers.

·     Only authorized personnel should service the phone and its accessories. Faulty installation or service may result in accidents and consequently invalidate the warranty.

·      Do not hold or let the antenna come in contact with your body during a call.

·      An emergency call can be made only within a service area. For an emergency call, make sure that you are within a service area and that the phone is turned on.

·    Use accessories, such as earphones and headsets, with caution. Ensure that cables are tucked away safely and do not touch the antenna unnecessarily.

CAUTION

Use only the supplied and approved antenna. Use of unauthorized antennas or modifications could impair call quality, damage the phone, void your warranty and/or result in violation of FCC regulations. Do not use the phone with a damaged antenna. If a damaged antenna comes into contact with skin, a minor burn may result. Contact your local dealer for a replacement

antenna.

*For more details, can be downloaded here User Guide Mobile LG Cookie Plus (LG-GS500g).

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Download User Guide for MOTOROLA RAZR

 

With an impossibly thin design, RAZR is a marvel of engineering — one you’ll want to show off to the world. Thinner than your friends’ smartphones, it’s better looking too, with sculpted glass and diamond-cut aluminum accents.

To download the instructions for using the Motorola Razr, please download the following file MOTOROLA RAZR User Guide

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How to change the font size on a Samsung Galaxy S4

 

 Although phone screens are slowly getting bigger as standard, they can still sometimes be hard to read. With the Samsung Galaxy S4 you easily change the font size to suit you and your needs. This guide will show you exactly how that is done.

Firstly, as with almost every display guide you will need to access the settings screens. To do this you press "Menu" on a home screen and click settings from the pop up menu (see picture at the top of this guide for clarification, if needed).

From the Settings screen (see right) you will see 4 tabs at the top. By default the phone will have opened the "Connections" tab, so you will now need to click on the "My device" tab next to it, so you can find the "Display" sub menu.
In the "My device" tab you will see "Display" near the top. From here you need to click on that and then scroll down the "Display" menu until you come to the "Font" section.

The "Font" section includes 3 options, a "Font style" a "Font size and an "Increase legibility" options. For the sake of this guide click on "Font size".


After clicking on "Font size" you will see a new menu open up with a choice of 5 options. By default the phone is set to "Normal" though you can select "Tiny", "Small", "Normal", "Large" and "Huge" depending on how you wish to personalise things.

One thing to note is that the "Huge" setting only applies to certain apps (with the rest resorting to the "Large" setting. This also doesn't cover EVERYTHING on the phone but does the menu's most apps and various other bits and bobs that you may feature writing.

Of course if at any point you want to change the size back you just need to go through the same steps and select the size you prefer.

How to tether (USB) with a Samsung Galaxy S4

I have recently moved house and as anyone who moves house will know the internet connection they have won't be instantly activated at their new home. Fortunately thanks the "The One Plan" from 3 I've not been without internet thanks to the ability to tether that the plan includes.

Tethering, for simplicity terms is where a laptop (or computer, or games console, etc) shares the internet signal that the phone is using. Effectively it uses the phone as a modem. You can tether either by bluetooth or by USB

This guide will show you how to tether with a Samsung Galaxy S4 via a USB cable (that now comes as standard as part of the phones charger). Though before we go any further there are a few things to be aware of.

Firstly your phone will need to be picking up a mobile internet signal, secondly you will need to have your phone connected to whichever device you want to use (via USB) and thirdly you can incur data charges (and a lot of them for tethering) so make sure your plan allows tethering!

To start you will need to open up the phone's "Settings" menu. If you don't know how yo do this, you will need to go to a home scree and press the phone's "Menu" button, then select "Settings".

The first screen you will see in the settings screen is the "Connections" screen which will look like the screenshot on the right hand side. The first option you need to select from this menu is "More networks".

The screen you will then be taken to should look like the one on the left with 4 options. The one you need to select at this point is the 3rd one down, the one called "Tethering and portable hotspot".

After selecting the "Tethering and portable hotspot" option will see a new menu with 4 options (including "Help") from this set of options click on "USB tethering" and make sure a little tick goes in to the box.


After you've ticked the "USB tethering" option you should notice that not only has the box got a tick in but that a new icon has appeared at the top of your screen (a little blue one that you can see in the bottom screen on the left). This means the phone is sharing a connection with your device.

Now the next step depends on what you are connecting it to. For a laptop or computer your device should treat the connection as a simple wired connection, as if you were using a USB modem (because that's effectively what you are doing) for other devices, i.e and Xbox or a Wii things may be a little more complicated (unfortunately we've not tested those).

When you are done tethering you merely need to unplug the cable from your phone or untick the "USB tethering" check box.

Once again, before you use this guide, be aware, tethering can run up major data charges. Please make sure you are on a plan that allows tethering and make sure you stay inside your limits.  

How to show the battery % on a Samsung Galaxy S4

 

One of the problems with most mobile phones now a days is that the battery gauge is too hard to really understand. In the past the battery graphic used to be broken up in to sections representing a %. For example a battery might show 5 sections with each one representing 20% of a fully charged battery. Now however we just have a green bar with no real indicator of what we have left.

Sure you can go through the menu's to check whenever you want, but wouldn't life just be easier if the phone told you what was left in the battery?

This guide will show you how to make the battery (as a %) show up in the notification bar allowing you to keep tabs on your battery level at all times, with out the need to navigate various menu's.

To start you will need to enter the settings screen. So go to a homepage and press the phone's "Menu" button, then select "Settings".

After opening the settings screen you will need to select the "My device" tab from along the top of the screen. Clicking "My device" should take you to a screen like the one in the screen shot to the left.

After clicking on "My Device" you need to select the "Display" option from the
list. It should be the second on down(as you can see in the screen shot).

When you click display you should be taken to a whole new list of options. From here you need to scroll down until you see a header for "More settings".

In the "More settings" section of the display menu you should be able to find a check box for "Display battery percentage". If you tick this box you will then notice that there is now a small "%" icon and number next to the battery icon allowing you to know exactly how much battery you have left at any time.

Of course, as with most things "Android" you can turn this on and off at will meaning that you can have it on one day and off the next with out any sort of issue at all. You just need to uncheck the box to tun it off,, 

How to change the font style on a Samsung Galaxy S4

 

One thing most people want to do when they get a new phone is personalise it, make it theirs. For many it's just about the wallpaper, the background screen and how they have their apps displayed on their homescreens, for others however they want to change more than just the lay out of things but also how things actually look.

On of the ways they can change the way things look is by changing the font that they use. This guide is going to show you just how to do that and change the font on a brand new Samsung Galaxy S4.

To start with we go through the same stages as we do for many changes we may wish to make to out phone. So to start with we go to the homescreen and press "menu" to open up a little pop up menu. From this menu you need to select "Settings".

After clicking settings you will be taken to the first "Settings" screen, the "Connections" screen. From here you need to select the second tab along and access the "My device" tab from the top of the screen.

When you get to the "My device" screen you will again be hit with a plethora of options to tinker with (further allowing you to personalise you phone). For now you need to just ignore those options and just click on the "Display" option.

After clicking on the "Display" option you will be taken to a new sub menu which again has a host of things you can change and edit to your personal preference. For now, you need to just ignore them and scroll down the screen


When scrolled part of the way down you will see a a set of options entitled "Font". From the "Font" sub-menu you will see two options. "Font style" and "Font size" for the sake of this guide you need to click on "Font style".

After clicking on "Font style" you will get a new pop up menu on the screen with a list of options. From those options you need to select the one you most like. For me it's "Choco Cooky" every time, though if you want to use one of the other options then that choice is yours.