Showing posts with label Features. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Features. Show all posts

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Flash Notification Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Flash notification is a feature in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge that is basically designed to help the deaf or hard-hearing users to easily know when they receive notifications or when alarms sound by flashing the camera light.


How to enable or disable the flash notification feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:
  1. While the screen is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Personal section and then tap Accessibility.
  3. Tap Hearing.
  4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Flash notification to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green, it means the flash notification feature is enabled.


How to use the flash notification feature?
When the flash notification feature is enabled, your phone will flash the camera light to notify you when you receive notifications(e.g., calls, messages, etc) or when alarms sound. If mute gesture is enabled, you can easily stop your phone from flashing the camera light by turning the device over.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Use Pin Windows Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge comes with some security features that can be used to secure your phone based on your need and condition, one of which is the pin windows feature. When this feature is enabled, you can pin an app so that your phone can only be used to navigate this app. It can be useful when you want to prevent other people who borrow your phone for certain purpose, e.g: seeing your photo collection, to access other apps or dig your phone secretly to know your personal data or information.


How to enable the pin windows feature?
You can turn this feature on by using the following steps:
  1. While the screen is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Personal section and then tap Lock screen and security.
  3. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then tap Other security settings.
  4. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then tap Pin windows.
  5. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable the pin windows feature. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
  6. When needed, you can set your phone to ask performing screen lock type when unpin a pinned app by sliding the ON/OFF switch next to Use screen lock type to unpin to the right to enable it. The switch turns green when it's enabled. FYI, you have to use more secure screen lock type(pattern, pin, password or fingerprints) if you'd like to use this option.


How to pin an app?
As the example, we'll use this feature to pin Gallery app by using the following steps:
  1. Open Gallery app.
  2. Tap the Recent apps key(it's located in the left side of the Home key) to view your recent apps list.
  3. When needed, scroll the screen to the very bottom and then tap at the bottom right corner of the screen.
  4. A pop up window contains with some information about the pin windows feature will be displayed on the screen. Tap Start to start pinning Gallery app.
  5. Gallery app has been pinned and you can only use your phone to navigate this app. As a note, while an app is pinned, notifications from other apps will be blocked and other functions, such calling and messaging, may not available.


How to unpin a pinned app?
You have to unpin a pinned app if you'd like to be able to navigate away from the pinned app. As the example, we'll unpin Gallery app that we have pinned before by using the following steps:
  1. Tap and hold the Back key and the Recent apps key at the same time.
  2. Perform the screen lock type(assuming that you set fingerprints as the screen lock type, place the registered fingerprint on the Home key). FYI, it has to be done if you enable the use screen lock type to unpin option in advance.
  3. Gallery app has been unpinned and you now can navigate your phone or open other apps.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Reject Calls in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has several features that can be used to reject calls depending on your need and condition, e,g: you can reject the call with messages so you can easily tell the caller about the reason why you rejected the call, you can reject the call using voice command when your hand can't control the phone, you can set your phone to auto-reject unwanted or unknown calls, etc.


How to reject incoming calls?
You can use these 7 different ways to reject incoming calls:
  1. By swiping the reject call icon.
    When you're not using your phone and an incoming call arrives, the call notification will be displayed in full screen. Swipe the reject call icon to reject the call. You can use this way without you have to turn on any feature.
  2. By tapping the reject option.
    When you're opening another app and an incoming call arrives, your phone will show the call notification as pop up. Tap the Reject option in the pop up to reject the call. You can use this way without you have to turn on any feature.
  3. By single tapping the reject call icon.
    If you don't like swiping the reject call icon and want a simpler way to reject calls, you can enable the single tap mode so you can reject call by single tapping the reject call icon when the call notification is displayed in full screen.
  4. By sending a rejection message.
    If you'd like to tell the caller about the reason why you rejected the call, you can use the reject call with messages feature so that your phone will reject the call and send the selected rejection message to the caller at the same time.
  5. By placing your finger on the heart rate sensor.
    By enabling the quick reply feature, you can easily reject calls by placing your finger on the heart rate sensor and holding it in place for 2 seconds when your phone is facing downwards.
  6. By saying voice command.
    When you're in a condition where your hand can't control your phone, you can reject the calls by using voice command. You just need to say "reject" to reject the call.
  7. By using the auto reject feature.
    You can set your phone to auto reject calls come from a specific number or those who have not listed in your contacts list.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Answer Incoming Calls in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge comes with some useful features which will let you easily answer incoming calls in any situation, e.g: you can answer the calls by pressing the physical button when you have problem using the touch screen, you can set your phone to auto-answer the calls so you can easily answer the calls when you can't use your hands to control the phone, etc.


How to answer incoming calls?
You can use these 6 different ways to easily answer incoming calls in different situation:


1. By swiping the answer call icon.
When you're not using your phone and an incoming call arrives, you can answer the call by swiping the answer call icon . You can use this way without you have to turn on any feature.


2. By tapping the answer call option.
When you're opening another application and an incoming call arrives, your phone will show incoming call notification as pop-up. You just need to tap the Answer option to answer the call. You can use this way without you have to turn on any feature.


3. By single tapping the answer call icon.
If you don't like swiping the answer call icon and want a simpler way to answer calls, you can enable single tap mode so you can answer incoming calls by single tapping the answer call icon .


4. By pressing the Home key.
When needed, you can set your phone to let you answer incoming calls by pressing the Home key. It can be used to answer incoming calls when you have trouble using the touch screen, when you like to have an alternative way to answer calls or when you want to answer calls as you used to do with your old phone.


5. By saying the voice command.
When you're in a situation where your hand can't control your phone, either for touching the screen or pressing the physical button, you can still answer incoming calls simply by saying the voice command "answer". When you answer the call using the voice command, the speakerphone will automatically turn on.


6. By waiting for 2 seconds.
If a headset or Bluetooth device is connected to your phone, you can set your phone to automatically answer incoming calls after 2 seconds by enabling the automatic answering feature. It can be an alternative way if you don't like using the voice command to answer calls when your hand can't control the phone.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Automatic Answering in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a feature named automatic answering which will let you easily answer incoming calls, even without you have to touch any on-screen icon, pressing any physical button or saying any voice command. If this feature is enabled, your phone will automatically answer incoming calls after 2 seconds when a headset or Bluetooth device is connected.


How to enable the automatic answering feature?
You can turn this feature on by using the following steps:
  1. Open Phone app.
  2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
  3. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Automatic answering to the right to enable it. The switch turns green as a sign that the automatic answering feature is enabled.


How to use the automatic answering feature?
Assuming that the automatic answering feature is enabled and a headset or Bluetooth device is connected to your phone, when an incoming call arrives, your phone will automatically answer the call after 2 seconds.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Edit or Delete a VPN Profile in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

There's a reason why you might need to edit or delete a VPN profile you had added in your phone, for instance: when you want to change its name or type, when you want to remove unused VPN profile, or when you want to turn off your lock screen so you have to delete all of your VPN profiles.


How to edit or delete a VPN profile?
You can do so by using the following steps:
  1. While your phone is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Tap Connections tab.
  3. Tap More networks.
  4. Tap VPN. All VPN profiles you have added will be displayed here. To edit a VPN profile go to the step #5, while to delete a VPN profile go to the step #6.
  5. Edit a VPN profile:
    • Long tap the required VPN profile.
    • Tap Edit network.
    • Now you can edit the values within the selected VPN profile, e.g: VPN name, VPN type, VPN server address, etc.
    • Tap Save button to save the changes.
  6. Delete a VPN profile:
    • Long tap the required VPN profile.
    • Tap Delete network.
    • The selected VPN profile has been deleted.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Use VPN in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

In Samsung Galaxy S4, you're allowed to add VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) and connect to one of them. You'll have some benefits when using VPN, e.g: you can access your business or home network over Internet with more securely anywhere you are, you can have private browsing even when you're in the public network, you can access country-blocked websites by connecting to a VPN located in another country, etc.


How to add a new VPN profile?
Before connecting to a VPN, you have to add the VPN profile first in your phone. You can do so by using the following steps:
  1. While your phone is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Tap Connections tab.
  3. Tap More networks.
  4. Tap VPN. As a note, if you turn off your lock screen or use swipe as your unlock method, you'll be asked to use another secure screen lock type, e.g: PIN, password or pattern. You just need to follow the on-screen instructions to complete the lock screen configuration.
  5. Tap at the top right to add a new VPN profile.
  6. Enter the desired name for your VPN profile in the Name field.
  7. By default, the VPN uses PPTP as the protocol type. You can change it if your VPN server uses another type.
  8. Enter the correct address of your VPN server (IP address or domain) in the Server address field.
  9. Tap Save button.
  10. The VPN profile has been added.


How to connect to a VPN?
Assuming that you have Internet connection(Wi-Fi or mobile data), you can connect to a VPN by using the following steps:
  1. Tap the required VPN profile.
  2. Enter your VPN username and password in the provided fields.
  3. If you don't want to enter the username and password each time you connect to this VPN profile, check the box in the left side of the "Save account information" option.
  4. Tap Connect button. If the username and password are entered correctly, you'll be connected to the selected VPN.
  5. Now, you can enjoy private browsing in your phone without you have to worry that there will be the one who know who or where you are.
  6. To disconnect your VPN, tap the VPN profile and then tap Disconnect button.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use USB Tethering in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

There are some features in Samsung Galaxy S5 that can be used to share its mobile data connections with other devices, one of which is USB tethering. If you have a Windows computer, you can enable the USB tethering feature in your phone so you can use its mobile data connection in your PC when both these devices are connected using the USB cable.

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Disclaimer: this post is written based on Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900H runs with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop and the computer uses Windows 7 Professional 32-bit as the operating system.
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How to enable and use USB tethering?
Assuming that mobile data in your phone is enabled, you can share its connections to your Windows PC 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.
  2. Now, open your phone's settings menu by swiping down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  3. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Network connections section and then tap Tethering and Mobile hotspot .
  4. Check the box next to USB tethering to enable this option. When the USB tethering is enabled, the tethering icon will be displayed in the status bar.
  5. If it's the first time for you using the USB tethering feature with your PC, your PC may need a few minutes to install the driver.
  6. Once done, you can automatically use your phone's mobile data connections in your PC.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Quickly Enable the Priority Interruptions Mode via the Quick Settings Panel in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

By default, the interruptions setting is set to Always interrupt which mean all notification sounds and vibrations will be allowed. But, if you want to allow some notifications and mute others, you can set your interruptions setting to priority interruptions mode so you can select the required notifications as your priority interruptions. Once you have configured your priority interruptions mode, you can quickly enable this mode via the quick settings panel. This will save you more time since you can skip some steps compared if you have to enable this mode via the general settings menu.


How to quickly enable the priority interruptions mode via the quick settings panel?
You can do so by using the following steps:
  1. While your phone is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen using two fingers to open up the quick settings panel. Here all quick setting buttons will be displayed.
  2. Tap Always interrupt button . The button switches to Priority only and this icon is displayed in the status bar as a sign that the priority interruptions mode has been enabled.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Use Priority Interruptions Mode in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

When you have updated your Samsung Galaxy S4 to Android 5.0.1 Lollipop, you'll have some new features in your phone, one of which is the interruptions feature that can be used to customize the notification sound settings in your phone. By default, this feature is set to Always interrupt which mean your phone will sound or vibrate for all notifications. However, if needed, you can set this feature to Priority only so you can set your phone to sound or vibrate for the selected notifications only.


How to enable the priority interruptions mode?
You can do so using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Tap My Device tab.
  3. Tap Sounds and notifications.
  4. Tap Interruptions.
  5. Tap When calls and notifications arrive and then select Only allow priority interruptions.
  6. Select Indefinitely if you don't want to set timer for the priority interruptions mode, or select the other option(For 8 hours, For 4 hours, For 3 hours, For 2 hours, For one hour, For 45 minutes, For 30 minutes or For 15 minutes) if you want to set timer for the priority interruptions mode. As the example, if you select For 45 minutes, then the priority interruptions mode will be turned off and switched to Always interrupt after it has been activated for 45 minutes .
  7. Tap Confirm button.
  8. The priority interruptions mode has been enabled and you'll see this icon is displayed in the status bar.


How to set priority interruptions?
When the priority interruptions mode is enabled, you can select the required notifications you want your phone to sound or vibrate for by using the following steps:
  1. While you're in the Interruptions menu, scroll down the screen to the Priority interruptions section.
  2. Here, you can enable the required options you want to set as priority interruptions:
    • Events and reminders: check the box next to this option to allow notification sounds or vibrations for S Planner events and personal reminders.
    • Calls: check the box next to this option to allow notification sounds or vibrations for incoming calls.
    • Messages: check the box next to this option to allow notification sounds or vibrations for incoming messages.
    • Allowed contacts: this option will be available if you have set Calls and/or Messages as priority interruptions. You can use this option to choose whose calls and/or messages will make your phone plays notification sounds or vibrates. You can select All to allow notification sounds or vibrations for all incoming calls and messages, Favourite contacts only to allow notifications sounds or vibrations for incoming calls and messages come from favourite contacts, or Contacts only to allow notification sounds or vibrations for incoming calls and messages come from those listed in your contacts list.


How to set schedule for the priority interruptions mode?
If needed, you can set your phone to automatically turn on and off the priority interruptions mode by using the following steps:
  1. While you're in the Interruptions menu, scroll down the screen to the Set priority interruption period section.
  2. Set the days:
    • Tap Days.
    • Select the required days within a week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) you want your phone to automatically turn on the priority interruptions mode.
    • Tap Done button to save the changes.
  3. Set the time:
    • Tap Start time to set the time you want your phone to automatically turn on the priority interruptions mode. Tap OK button to save the changes.
    • Tap End time to set the time you want your phone to automatically turn off the priority interruptions mode. Tap OK button to save the changes.