[REF] Stock Firmware - Features Hints and Tips

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Below you will find a list of tips for the Galaxy S III - Stock Firmware. I will try to keep this list updated with more tips as they come in.

Alphabetical Sorting of the Apps Drawer
1) Open the apps drawer
2) Press Menu
3) Select “view type”
4) Select “Alphabetical Grid”

Turning on Swype Keyboard
1) Press Menu
2) Press Settings
3) Select Language and Input
4) Press the settings icon (the cog) next to “Samsung Keyboard”
5) Tick “Continuous Input”

Please note: this appears to only let you Swype in certain applications and text boxes

Adjusting the Lock Screen Settings - including shortcut icons
1) Press Menu
2) Press Settings
3) Press Security
4) Press Lock Screen Options

To Change shortcuts:
Press Shortcuts

To Use s-voice to unlock phone:
Tick “Wake up in Samsung Unlock”

To create your own vibrate pattern
1) Press Menu
2) Press Settings
3) Press Sound
4) Press “Device Vibration”
5) Press “Create”
6) Tap the screen to the pattern you wish to vibrate
7) Press Save

To turn on Battery Percentage Indicator
1) Press Menu
2) Press Settings
3) Press Display
4) Tick “Display battery percentage”

To enable Smart Stay - Screen stays on while you look at it
1) Press Menu
2) Press Settings
3) Press Display
4) Tick “smart stay”

Please note: An indicator of an eyeball will flash on the notifications bar when it is activating, it does not stay on forever, it only flashes on when its letting you know smartstay is keeping your screen on for an additional however many seconds.

How to activate some motion features e.g. direct call and smart alert
1) Press Menu
2) Press Settings
3) Press Motion
4) Press the toggle on the features you wish to use

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Swype

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Is Swype available on stock fw, if yes how could it be activated?

It's all in the first post! It's kind of like a cut down version, it's a mash up of the samsung keyboard and swype.

I have installed the swype beta, and while on the s3 the swype keyboard height is about a third shorter than other keyboards I still prefer it over the stock.

If you want a real swype experience then your better off applying for the beta, the version in the s3 is very limited.

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Originally Posted by Lennyuk

If you want a real swype experience then your better off applying for the beta, the version in the s3 is very limited.

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For some reason the Swype installer doesn't work on mine. When I run it, I get a parsing error.

I'm quite liking the built in Samsung 'swype' feature. But then i'm new to this kind of input, but it's def quicker and more accurate for me than using the standard way. My girlfriend loves Swiftkey on her GSII though and i may try that at some point.

In regards to tips, when in the contact list, you can swipe along the right hand side and flick through the alphabet quicker, as usual, but if you push your finger further left while doing this it will then narrow the search even more.

Hope that makes sense!

Originally Posted by stripealipe

I'm quite liking the built in Samsung 'swype' feature. But then i'm new to this kind of input, but it's def quicker and more accurate for me than using the standard way. My girlfriend loves Swiftkey on her GSII though and i may try that at some point.

In regards to tips, when in the contact list, you can swipe along the right hand side and flick through the alphabet quicker, as usual, but if you push your finger further left while doing this it will then narrow the search even more.

Hope that makes sense!

I won't include that in the first post as it is not s3 specific. But thanks anyway

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@LennyUK How about including how to activate Direct Call & Smart Alert as it's deactivated by default.

Go to Settings -> Motion -> Direct Call / Smart Alert

Does anyone know how and where Tap to Top works?

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Originally Posted by musafir84

@LennyUK How about including how to activate Direct Call & Smart Alert as it's deactivated by default.

Go to Settings -> Motion -> Direct Call / Smart Alert

Does anyone know how and where Tap to Top works?

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After activating it from motion settings, gently double tap on the top of the phone to go to the top of a list, unfortunately it only works in contacts and email. Another thing is that it sometimes needs more than one trial to work!