Top 5 Tips for Samsung Galaxy

• 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). 

 

• 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.  

 

• 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). 

 

• . 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.

 

• Vibrate and silent modes.
  Press and hold on homescreen, choose Shortcuts, scroll down to and press settings, then scroll down and choose sounds.