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Tmobile gs 3 how to make a screen shot?

My friend told me use palm to cover the whole screen then it can make screen shot but I try it not working

You have to slide the SIDE of your hand across the screen either left or right
Covering the screen with your hand mutes sound like music ect.
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I can't get that slide your hand trick to work. You can press the home button + power button to take a screenshot too.

It's very simple.. This should help http://www.blogyourearth.com/en/sma...-samsung-galaxy-s3-palm-swipe-to-capture/3986
Make sure yu have the setting on.. Settings /motion / palm swipe to capture also the side of your palm has to be TOUCHING the screen as your swiping.. I've seen others with this problem they were waving their hands across instead of actually touching the screen...
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Thank you :laugh:

Why not just check youtube
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That's one way. The easiest way, IMO, is the hold Power + Home button combo.
paullu said:
My friend told me use palm to cover the whole screen then it can make screen shot but I try it not working
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xxmelissaxx said:
It's very simple.. This should help http://www.blogyourearth.com/en/sma...-samsung-galaxy-s3-palm-swipe-to-capture/3986
Make sure yu have the setting on.. Settings /motion / palm swipe to capture also the side of your palm has to be TOUCHING the screen as your swiping.. I've seen others with this problem they were waving their hands across instead of actually touching the screen...
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I still can't get this to work. If I touch my palm to the screen, the notification bar comes down or the screen swipes to the next page or something. Maybe I am just stupid. I will just just the button method forget this gesture crap.

durhamite said:
I still can't get this to work. If I touch my palm to the screen, the notification bar comes down or the screen swipes to the next page or something. Maybe I am just stupid. I will just just the button method forget this gesture crap.
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Don't use your palm face down to do it.. You have to turn your hand right and use the SIDE of your palm then swipe across like in the picture in the link I posted.. Good luck hope you get it!
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xxmelissaxx said:
It's very simple.. This should help http://www.blogyourearth.com/en/sma...-samsung-galaxy-s3-palm-swipe-to-capture/3986
Make sure yu have the setting on.. Settings /motion / palm swipe to capture also the side of your palm has to be TOUCHING the screen as your swiping.. I've seen others with this problem they were waving their hands across instead of actually touching the screen...
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Thanks, i had been trying the power + low volume trick to no avail , but your trick work great...

ironhelix said:
Thanks, i had been trying the power + low volume trick to no avail , but your trick work great...
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much easier to do the power button/ home screen combo.. the palm swipe is just for show imo.. sometimes my screen slides too other times i get it perfect.

doesnt really have to be the side f your palm. ive tested using each of my fingers and its worked.from left to right. it just takes a little getting used to is all

Preview mode

Hi everyone,
I just did some flashing to my phone, and this is the second time that this happens to me, but I have no idea how or why. But suddenly after pressing God knows what, my home goes into preview mode, where all my widgets are floating around. I honestly have no clue how did this happen, does anyone around here knows how to enable this feature?
PS. I looked before asking and couldn't find a related topic, so if there is one already there, I sincerely apologize.

Hi mate, this happens when you pinch the screen and pull your fingers together. As if your zooming out on a webpage. If you click on a widget, it will go to that screen.
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Thanks
Jon565G said:
Hi mate, this happens when you pinch the screen and pull your fingers together. As if your zooming out on a webpage. If you click on a widget, it will go to that screen.
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Thanks for the answer

HOME button after JB update

Hi there. Before update to JB on my S3, when i do my readings on the phone, screen blackout, press the HOME button, the screen will come back up.
Now, screen blackout, press HOME button, screen come back up but the app or browser that I'm using will close down instead of just led the screen on (where the app still there)
Anyone has a way to fix this? Keep pressing on the POWER button to light up the screen is not as Convenient as by using the HOME button.
Thank you.
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Glad it's not just me. This has been driving me bonkers ever since I updated. It's really the only complaint I have about the official 4.1.1. ROM right now. Would love to hear some suggestions on how to fix. In the meantime, I've been trying to train myself to use the side power button for screen on action.

Is there anyway that we can make suggestions on this matter?
It bugs me when I read on the bed at night.
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leesanhua said:
Hi there. Before update to JB on my S3, when i do my readings on the phone, screen blackout, press the HOME button, the screen will come back up.
Now, screen blackout, press HOME button, screen come back up but the app or browser that I'm using will close down instead of just led the screen on (where the app still there)
Anyone has a way to fix this? Keep pressing on the POWER button to light up the screen is not as Convenient as by using the HOME button.
Thank you.
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this has been happening on jelly bean ROMs (not cm tho) ever since the leas came out - at least for me anyways. very irritating sometimes but yes, you are not the only one.

Bump. No one else is annoyed by this but us or has any idea for a fix?

Only 'fix' is to use smart stay when theres enough light. Otherwise increase your screen on time to one min. I had to increase my time since I use it at night so often.
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An easy fix is just to use your power button as soon as the screen blacks out.
It wakes the screen back up without closing down the current app your in... I just tested it out and it works, doesn't lock the phone either.
But if you don't wanna use the power button then I suggest you increase your screen time out to one minute or more if you don't want the screen blacking out fast.
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Very annoying and not something that can be considered useful in anyway, so a bug in my opinion.
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demize! said:
Very annoying and not something that can be considered useful in anyway, so a bug in my opinion.
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Like someone else mentioned, what's wrong with smart stay?

pytyper483 said:
Like someone else mentioned, what's wrong with smart stay?
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Does it work in the dark when reading in bed like the OP asked? My comment was criticism of why they coded it this way,for what purpose?
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Its really just doing what its supposed to before the device locks. I guess they expected smart stay to take care of it.
If you keep double press home to open svoice enabled it should also stop this from happening.
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DocHoliday77 said:
If you keep double press home to open svoice enabled it should also stop this from happening.
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Bingo. This is the answer. I'd much rather have the slight lag in returning to the home screen than lose the ability to turn the screen back on with the home key. Thanks!

[Q] Lockscreen effect

Hello all,
I have the AT&T Note 4 and when I first set the phone up, I was able to select a lockscreen effect. However, I can't seem to find where that setting is located, and I'm looking to change the effect. Is there any way of doing this short of wiping and restarting?
Thanks in advance,

Settings-device-lockscreen-at the bottom
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atx84 said:
Settings-device-lockscreen-at the bottom
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Thanks for the quick reply. That location is also where I thought I'd find it, but I don't see an option for it. Attached is a screenshot

wingmanjd said:
Thanks for the quick reply. That location is also where I thought I'd find it, but I don't see an option for it. Attached is a screenshot
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It would seem that you do not get an unlock effect while using fingerprint unlock. As you are not swiping the screen
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atx84 said:
It would seem that you do not get an unlock effect while using fingerprint unlock. As you are not swiping the screen
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Huh, you're right! If the phone was unlocked, then I got the effect, but when it was prompting for the fingerprint, then I didn't get the effect. Temporarily switching to "Swipe" exposed the option to change the effect.
Thank you!

Your welcome!

wingmanjd said:
Thanks for the quick reply. That location is also where I thought I'd find it, but I don't see an option for it. Attached is a screenshot
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Change screen lock to swipe. My bad I was late lol.

Lock screen app icons after 5.01

After upgrading to Lollipop, there are 5 icons at the bottom of the lock screen but I can't find where the preference is to change them.
Thanks for any help.
Ken
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kenwchan said:
After upgrading to Lollipop, there are 5 icons at the bottom of the lock screen but I can't find where the preference is to change them.
Thanks for any help.
Ken
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Settings->Lock Screen -> Shortcuts

Right, maybe they have disappeared after Lollipop? Here's my screen...
Thanks for your reply.
Ken
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kenwchan said:
Right, maybe they have disappeared after Lollipop? Here's my screen...
Thanks for your reply.
Ken
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in "Select screen lock" select Swipe.
then look again shortcuts menu below.

Ahhh, that worked. Thank you ever so much!
Ken
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Similar problem, but with encrypted phone
I am having a similar issue, but my problem is that my phone is encrypted. I am able to use the smart lock feature to access the swipe to unlock screen with the icons at the bottom, but I can't customize the icons because the menu is not available while the device is encrypted. Is there another way to change this screen? I know I have been unable to find one.
I've also tried decrypting the device temporarily to change the lock screen, but the device refuses to decrypt. It sits for hours at the LG menu after restarting to decrypt, and I finally have to pull the battery to restart. After I do so, the phone operates as if it was never given instructions to decrypt. Any suggestions?