Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360:Tips And Tricks

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Samsung Galaxy Y also known as GT-S5360 is an affordable android smartphone running on android gingerbread 2.3.6.This phone is best suited to an android beginner and is fully loaded with quality features.It is wifi,3G enabled actually it has 3.5G HSDPA.In this post I will tell some tips and tricks about Galaxy y which will be more useful to you.

Trick 1 : Take Screenshots On Galaxy Y

Taking screenshots on Galaxy y isn't difficult.To take screenshots you have to first hold down the menu key and then press the power/lock key quickly.Don't hold the menu key too long otherwise lock button will not work.As you hold the menu button immediately press the power/lock button to capture the screenshot.I have taken some of the screen shots which looks as follows.

Trick 2 : How To Make Galaxy y Run Faster

Galaxy y has 290 MB RAM and 832 MHz processor.But sometime you will find lack of memory due to various applications running in background.These apps waste android system memory.So you should clear them off if they are not used.You can clear them by using task manager.Galaxy y has a built in task manager which will do this work for you.Open task manager then move on to the RAM tab then click clear memory.It will free the off the RAM and save memory.There is no need to download a separate task manager for Galaxy y.Aslo you can download two more applications which are android assistant and app cache cleaner.For quick boost use android assistant and always clean the cache of various apps by using app cache cleaner.These apps are important for your galaxy smartphone.

Trick And Tip 3 : How To Backup Your Favourite Apps On Galaxy Y

You can always make a backup of your android apps on Galaxy y downloaded from play store (android market).For this you have to download an app called android assistant.Download it from play store.After downloading it open it and move to tools ,you will see apps and backup.Click on this icon and you will be shown a list of apps you wish to backup.Select the apps you want to backup.The apps will be backed up to the memory card in apk format.Later you don't need to download them from play store (android market).You can directly install them from memory card.But during installing them your phone will block them as it doesn't allows non market apps to install.For this 

• go to settings, 
• click applications and 
• select allow installation of non market apps 

Then your phone will not block them.

Tip 4 : Download Antivirus For Galaxy Y

Viruses and malwares can be a great problem for your phone.Use netqin security and antivirus 6.0 which is a free antivirus which will secure your Galaxy y from viruses and malwares.Netqin 6.0 has good features which include network manager,antitheft and a quick optimizer.Network manager will tell you about your daily network statistics.It will tell about network speed and the data amount you downloaded.It also warns you about excessive data usage.Antitheft will work as phone tracker and optimizer will otimize your phone for better performance by closing unused apps.Some good antivirus apps for android includes avast,netqin,lookout,avg free and prey antitheft.Another antivirus is zoner which is also good you can check the full tutorial about zoner antivirus here.

Zoner Antivirus For Samsung Galaxy Y S5360

Tip 5 : Switch Your Phone's Network From 2G to 3G

In Galaxy y you can switch your phone's network from 2G to 3G or reverse.For this 

• go to settings
• click wireless and networks
• click mobile networks
• move to network mode
• select GSM or WCDMA(3G)
• now enable data traffic if you want to use internet.

Tip 6 : Change Contact Picture In Samsung Galaxy Y

If you want to put a pic on your phone's contact then you have to move them first to android phone.Make a backup of your contacts because if phone is wiped then contacts will be deleted.To backup contacts on galaxy y follow the instructions below.

• Open contacts click menu and select "Import/Export".
• Now choose "Export to SD card".Click yes.
• The contact list be backed up in vcf format.And now you can restore the contacts to phone or sim through the import/export option.
• There is no way to import contacts list to phone without any app.So you should save new contacts to phone if you want to change contact picture in samsung galaxy y.

Now to put a picture in contact follow the instructions below.

• open contacts click the plus sign to add contacts.Choose phone.
• Enter all details and click the plus sign on the pic.
• You can select the pic from album or can take picture from camera.
• Click save and you are done.

Trick 7 : Restart Samsung Galaxy Y

Press and hold home and power key at same time until your phone turns off then release the buttons.Galaxy Y will restart.Restarting may be required if phone is hanged.This trick will let you to restart your galaxy y without turning it off and again starting it.

Trick 8 : Access Hidden Wallpaper In Galaxy Y
Goto settings>About phone>Android version.Click many times on "Android version" until you see a wallpapers.When you click sufficient times then a hidden wallpaper will open in galaxy y s5360.The hidden wallpaper looks like as follows.You can call this secret wallpaper in galaxy y.

Trick 9 : Quickly Delete/Uninstall Android Apps
You can quickly delete or uninstall an android app from galaxy y with this trick in just one second as galaxy y task manager will take some time to uninstall large size apps.With this trick you can uninstall any app within one second no matter how big the size of app is.To do this follow steps below.

• Open all apps by clicking the all apps button on home screen.
• Click menu button of your phone and select "Edit".You will see a small minus mark on all downloaded apps.

• To quickly delete any app just click it and that app will be deleted in just one second.
• This trick of deleting apps is very fast as compared to default task manager.

Trick 10 : Quickly Dial Or Send Sms To Any Mobile Number
This trick is useful when you play with your phone contacts.Galaxy y touchwiz has a special feature in which you can quickly call a number by sliding it towards right while you can quickly send sms messages by sliding the number towards left.This trick just take one second.To quickly dial or send sms to any mobile number open the contact list or call log then slide right on any contact to call it or slide it left to send sms message quickly.

Trick 11 : Play Cool Games On Your Galaxy Y S5360
Galaxy Y s5360 is a low end phone with no special graphics gpu but it doesn't mean that you can't play games on it.You can play playstation ps1/psx games on your galaxy y.Also you can play dos games,nes games,mame games,cps1 games and snes games.Below is the list of all tutorials to play all the games mentioned here.

• Sony playstation ps1/psx games on galaxy y.
• Mame and CPS1 games.
• Nintendo nes games.
• Classic DOS games on galaxy y like prince of persia,dangerous dave etc.
• Play Metal Slug X on galaxy y S5360.

Trick 12 : Setup SIM Change Alert On Galaxy Y

If you enable the SIM change alert feature then you will be notified by the phone about the one who have your phone or stole it,I mean the thief.If this feature is active then when somebody inserts a new SIM then the phone automatically sends a messages about the thief giving you the information about his phone number on a different phone number that you enter as alert message recipients.So you can easily catch him and get your phone back.To enable SIM change alert in galaxy y do as follows.

• First of all enable data connection and goto Settings>Location and security.
• Under “Find my mobile” check “SIM change alert”.It will ask you to login with your Samsung account.If you do not have a Samsung account then sign up from that wizard.After signing up again check SIM change alert and enter your Samsung account password to activate this feature.

• Now click “Alert message recipients”.Enter the password and enter some phone numbers with country codes.For example if you live in US then prefix "+1" before any phone number you enter,if you live in India then prefix “+91” before every phone number you enter.
• Click the green plus sign to add numbers and red minus sign to delete a number.Now scroll down a little bit and you will see “SMS message”.You can edit this message like “Keep this message,My phone has been stolen by somebody”.This text will be forwarded to all the numbers that you entered as alert message recipients when SIM is changed by a thief.

• Now put a check mark in “Remote controls” and enter your Samsung account password to enable it.If this feature is enabled then you can track and locate your lost galaxy y with “Samsung Dive”.With Samsung Dive you can track,locate and delete private data on your phone remotely.

Trick 13 : Calibrate Your Galaxy Y 

Device calibration is required when the auto rotation sensor does work properly.What happens actually that if your galaxy y is not calibrated properly then screen will not rotate when you turn your device and screen rotate when you do not rotate your device.To calibrate galaxy y steps are given below.

• Goto Settings>Display>Horizontal calibration.
• Place the device on a flat surface and click calibrate.Wait for few seconds.
• Now your galaxy y is calibrated and you won’t get any auto rotation sensor errors.

Trick 14 : Set A Password For Wi-Fi Hotspot On Galaxy Y

A Wi-Fi hotspot is a data tethering in which you can share your galaxy y 2G/3G/4G data networks with other android devices,iOS devices or laptops.I mean to say that you can use your galaxy y as a Wi-Fi tower to browse internet on other devices and laptops via wi-fi hotspot.Check this tutorial for this.

If you are using your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot then you should also use a password to secure it so everybody can not connect to it.To set a password for Wi-Fi on galaxy y goto.

• Settings>Wireless and networks>Tethering and portable hotspot.
• Now click “Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings”.Then click “Configure portable Wi-Fi hotspot”.
• Enter name of your choice in Network SSID.
• In “Security” select “WPA2 PSK”.Then enter your password and click “Save”.

• Now you galaxy y’s Wi-Fi hotspot is password protected,no body can connect with it without password.

Tip 15 : Add Power Control To Home Screen

To add power control goto home screen and click menu button.Then select “Add”,now click “Widgets”.Scroll down and select “Power control”.Power control gives quick access to enable and disable the Wi-Fi,Bluetooth,gps,automatic sync and decreasing and increasing the screen brightness.

Trick 16 : Enable Data Roaming On Galaxy Y

If you use data network(2G/3G) on your phone and if you are in roaming with a network outside home network(a new area some 40-50 KM away from your home) then you will not be able to use data network unless you enable Data roaming on galaxy y.To enable it goto

• Goto Settings>Wireless and networks>Mobile networks.
• Put a check on “Data roaming”.Now click “Network operators” then click “Select automatically”.

Trick 17 : Use Internet Of Galaxy Y On PC

If you want to use the internet of galaxy y on your pc to browse internet then you can easily do this by following the steps below.

• Activate the internet data pack by going to Settings>Wireless & Networks>Mobile Networks>Use Packet Data.
• Connect your phone to pc via usb cable and goto Settings>Wireless & Networks>Tethering and portable hotspots.Put a check mark on USB tethering.Your pc will automatically connect to internet.
• But to use the internet data pack of galaxy y on pc you need to install samsung kies to install usb drivers for galaxy y otherwise tethering won't work.
• You can use 2G/3G data pack to browse internet on your pc.To switch between 2G/3G network on galaxy y see the Tip number 5 above.

WARNING : Internet browsing is not free in roaming with most mobile networks even after activating internet packs.Check with your network provider.

Trick 18 : Download Files Faster In Galaxy Y
This is a network trick in which the internet download speed on your galaxy y will be doubled.For this trick your network should support both modes that is GSM/WCDMA.Activate 3G services just once to activate WCDMA mode on your galaxy y for lifetime.Contact your service provider for this.Now activate a GPRS internet plan and change network mode to automatic GSM/WCDMA mode by going to Settings>Wireless and networks>Mobile networks>Network mode>GSM/WCDMA(Auto mode).Now you will see an H sign when data is enabled and your phone's gprs will be doubled,you can get a maximum speed of 22 Kbps. For fast internet on galaxy y check this tutorial.

Trick 19 : Clean Galaxy Y From Inside To Remove Dust
To clean your galaxy y from inside to remove dust check this article.

Trick 20 : Play Subway Surfers On Galaxy
Galaxy Y is a low end android smartphone which can't play subway surfers, but I have a trick with which you can play subway surfers on Galaxy Y smoothly. See play subway surfers on Galaxy Y.

Trick 21 : Locate Lost/Stolen Galaxy Y
If you have accidently lost your phone or it has been stolen then you can track it by using Samsung Dive. But this trick is only useful if the phone's background data, GPS, location service and internet is enabled and the phone is not factory reset after being lost or stolen. If phone is reset the Samsung account will be removed and you can't track it, the only option left is the IMEI number no matter if it is reset and SIM is taken out. Read Lost Galaxy Y Samsung Dive Tracking.

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