Ive been keeping a personal track of tips to help but didnt see a thread in here for just small things that can help us newbs
Please share more tips! even the simple ones help.
a few to start off from other people/threads.
appologise for stepping on any feet, but know that you have helped and thanks again!
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Originally Posted by lilo
This is how you add shortcuts in TouchWiz. When at the home screen, press the screen where it's free from icons and hold it. The phone will pop up a menu that has a number o options including one for shortcut.
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Originally Posted by jimlad
6) Factory Reset (Optional)
There are three ways to reset the phone, through Dialer, Settings or Recovery mode.
- Dialer, enter *2767*3855#
- Settings, Privacy, Factory data reset.
- Recovery mode. Power off the phone, press and hold Vol Up + Home + Power. Use the Vol keys to navigate the menus and Home to action
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Originally Posted by Gearu
if you hold down on any homescreen, then choose shortcuts, you can then choose contacts>then choose a contact to stick them on the homescreen, or you can choose direct message/dial and then a contact to do the same with that feature.
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Originally Posted by Quboid
Go into Aeroplane mode (hold the power button for menu) before launching a game if you can't stand ads.
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Originally Posted by fumbleduck
Home screen and apps disappear on startup.
Have managed to solve the problem by going into settings - accounts and sync and unchecking both background sync and auto sync. Phone now starts up with no issues and everything works exactly as I want it to (i. e. it only gets info when I tell it to).
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Originally Posted by Ludlum
camera focusing
You can also touch anywhere on the screen to ensure it focuses on that specific point.
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Originally Posted by daz2000/Jdizzle/NZtechFreak
1. In gallery, I want to sort my videos by list, not thumbnails?
-what you could do is access the movie thru your file explorer instead of the gallery, that way you can seethe name of the movie on the file
-If you use the videos app you get a thumbnail, and the title.
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Originally Posted by jo157
Hi if u go in to your folders then media/audio/notifications u can put any sounds u want to use for messages etc in there.
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Originally Posted by Gearu
Vibrate and silent modes.
Press and hold on homescreen, choose Shortcuts, scroll down to and press settings, then scroll
down and choose sounds.
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Link Originally Posted by ironass
If using O2 Provider then this is how you set up your APN:
Setting up your APN for O2 for Galaxy S2
Please share more tips! even the simple ones help.
a few to start off from other people/threads.
appologise for stepping on any feet, but know that you have helped and thanks again!
-------------------------------
Originally Posted by lilo
This is how you add shortcuts in TouchWiz. When at the home screen, press the screen where it's free from icons and hold it. The phone will pop up a menu that has a number o options including one for shortcut.
-------------------------------
Originally Posted by jimlad
6) Factory Reset (Optional)
There are three ways to reset the phone, through Dialer, Settings or Recovery mode.
- Dialer, enter *2767*3855#
- Settings, Privacy, Factory data reset.
- Recovery mode. Power off the phone, press and hold Vol Up + Home + Power. Use the Vol keys to navigate the menus and Home to action
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Originally Posted by Gearu
if you hold down on any homescreen, then choose shortcuts, you can then choose contacts>then choose a contact to stick them on the homescreen, or you can choose direct message/dial and then a contact to do the same with that feature.
---------------------------------
Originally Posted by Quboid
Go into Aeroplane mode (hold the power button for menu) before launching a game if you can't stand ads.
---------------------------------
Originally Posted by fumbleduck
Home screen and apps disappear on startup.
Have managed to solve the problem by going into settings - accounts and sync and unchecking both background sync and auto sync. Phone now starts up with no issues and everything works exactly as I want it to (i. e. it only gets info when I tell it to).
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Originally Posted by Ludlum
camera focusing
You can also touch anywhere on the screen to ensure it focuses on that specific point.
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Originally Posted by daz2000/Jdizzle/NZtechFreak
1. In gallery, I want to sort my videos by list, not thumbnails?
-what you could do is access the movie thru your file explorer instead of the gallery, that way you can seethe name of the movie on the file
-If you use the videos app you get a thumbnail, and the title.
---------------------------------
Originally Posted by jo157
Hi if u go in to your folders then media/audio/notifications u can put any sounds u want to use for messages etc in there.
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Originally Posted by Gearu
Vibrate and silent modes.
Press and hold on homescreen, choose Shortcuts, scroll down to and press settings, then scroll
down and choose sounds.
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Link Originally Posted by ironass
If using O2 Provider then this is how you set up your APN:
Setting up your APN for O2 for Galaxy S2