Samsung Galaxy Ace Tips and Tricks

Android 2.2
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Ace
Factory OS: Android 2.2

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In your Camera app, press the small arrow on the left. Press the Gear icon – Then the Spanner icon. Scroll down and press Storage. Then select the location you would like to save photos / videos

Go to Settings – Language and Keyboard – Touch Input – Text Input – Prediction. Select On or Off

While the phone is ringing, slide the Screen Lock from right to left to silence the call

When using the standard calculator, rotate the phone to landscape mode. The calculator will change to a scientific one

Go to Menu – Settings – Sounds & display. Then change the Screen Time Out option

If you receive a call you cannot take (eg if you’re in a meeting) you can send a text reply rather than just reject the call. When you receive the call, scroll up from the bottom and select a reject message

Go to Settings – About Phone – Software Information

If someone sends you a text with an email address or a phone number, you can easily add this to your contacts by a long press on the email / phone. Then select Add to contacts

If you regularly visit a website you can add a shortcut to your homescreen. To do this, go into your browser and find the bookmark of the page you want to create a shortcut for. Long press on the bookmark and select Add Shortcut to Home

When dialing a number, or storing a number in your contacts, inserting a comma ( , ) will pause the dialing for about 2 seconds