Even though the Samsung Galaxy S3 is getting to be an
‘older’ device when you consider the rate at which new devices are being pumped
out of the smartphone and tablet mill, this phone still tops the charts and is
one of our users' favorites, coming even before the Galaxy S4. Today we are
presenting you with some cool, perhaps borderline gimmicky, but nonetheless
interesting and often forgotten features found in your Galaxy S3 that you might
not have know about.
Record and store from FM tuner
Granted, listening to the radio isn’t so popular anymore
considering you can get music streaming from Spotify or Stereomood among the
many other services, but radio has less of a draining impact on your battery
not to mention doesn’t use your mobile data. If you don’t have a ton of songs
already saved onto your phone, radio is a good option and it won’t use up so
much of your internal storage either. You can also record FM radio and store it
onto your internal memory and if so desired, archive it on your computer.
Blocking Mode
The worst is getting notifications in the middle of the
night when you are just trying to get a decent night’s sleep. The Galaxy S3 has
a Blocking Mode that you can switch on or off in the settings of your phone
under the Device subcategory. By tapping on ‘Blocking mode’ you will be able to
customize what you would like to block, whether it is incoming calls,
notifications, alarms, timers or LED indicators, either for all the time or a
specific period of time. You can, however, ensure that emergency calls get
through to you at any point in time by choosing ‘allowed contacts’.
Face Unlock
Though this isn’t the most secure way to lock your
smartphone, it could be used in addition to the swipe or PIN if you so wish and
setting it up is easy to do. Under Settings, you will need to go into ‘Lock
screen’ and choose ‘Screen lock’. Tapping on this will prompt you to confirm
with your current screen lock choice and then give you a list of various ways
of unlocking your phone as well as indicating which ones are the most safe. By
going through the steps as directed and holding the device at eye level to fit
your head within the form on screen, you can set it up so that your Galaxy S3
will recognize you. It might mistake a similar looking person however, so if
you are worried about your content, you might want to stick with another, more
secure locking method.
Easy Mode for your home screen
If you are buying a Samsung Galaxy S3 for the first time,
and are a beginner user, it might be a good idea to switch the user interface
mode for your home screen to easy. What this will do is give you bigger,
blockier icons on your home screen in order to make your apps and the other
functions more visible. To get into this ‘Easy mode’, go into the settings of
your phone and under the subcategory ‘Device’, choose ‘Home Screen mode’ and
choose which mode you would prefer, and finally, apply. Once you feel more
comfortable, you can always switch it back with the same steps.
Edit videos in Video Player
If you’ve shot a video and want to trim it down a little
bit, you can do this right from the video editor, without the use of an
external app from the Google Play Store. When a video is playing, tap on the
menu button and choose trim. You can then choose which parts to trim out and
which to keep.
Video overlay
Multitasking with the Galaxy S3 can be done in many
different ways, like with Multi Window for example. Another way is having a
video from Video Player play in a small window over the top of your home
screen, or while browsing the web, texting with friends and so on. The way to
do this is to go into the video that you would like to view, then select the
icon on the bottom right corner. This will launch the video on the home screen
where you can start doing something else simultaneously. Tapping on the video
will bring up the ‘X’ to close it.
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