New Delhi: The Samsung Galaxy S4 was undoubtedly one of the best selling Android phone of the year selling in tens of millions. Samsung has equipped with phone phone with so many features that it's truly a joy while using the phone in office and on outside. It has top-notch hardware, shipping with a zippy new Samsung Exynos 5 or Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, and a stunning, never-before-seen 1080p Super AMOLED five-inch display, Android 4.2.2 operating system, and features like Smart Stay, Smart Scroll, Air View, S Health, Watch On, Group Play, and a good battery life. With S4, Samsung cleverly handles popular gripes of smartphone users such as the screen timing out when one looks away or waking up a phone just to check the time or glance at a notification. Samsung accomplish these taks though “Air Gesture” and “Smart Stay.” These tools are some of the most useful functions you can find a smartphone today, but figuring out how to use them might not be entirely obvious. So, here is a list that tells you all the amazing things that the popular Samsung phone can do:1. Interact with S4 with a twitch of your eyeballSmart Stay is probably one of hottest features of Samsung Galaxy S4. With Smart Stay enabled, the phone detects your eyes by the front camera and as long as you are looking at the screen, your phone screen will not be darkened. Thus, you can also scroll up and down Web pages simply by tilting your head, and videos will pause when you turn your face away from the display. To enable it Go to Settings > My Device > Smart Screen.2. Enable multi-window modeA multitasking mode allows users to run two tasks or apps simultaneously side-by-side in either landscape or portrait mode. It makes possible reading your email on the right side of the screen while surfing the Web on the left. Or you can write an email while keeping your eye on your Twitter feed.Samsung includes about a dozen Multi Window compatible apps, including email, Gmail, YouTube and the browser, and you can add social networking apps Facebook and Twitter if you have them installed.To enable it Go to Settings > My Device > Select the display tab > Check the box next to Multi WindowOnce the feature is activated, you should see a semi-circle tab on the left hand side of your phone right at the edge of the display. Once you see that tab, you can tap on it and it will open up the Multi Window drawer. This drawer is scrollable vertically, and the drawer will show all the apps that are compatible with Multi Window.3. Get 50GB of free cloud storage for a yearRegister yourself as a Dropbox user ad then sign into the app. And you'll get a whopping 50GB of free cloud storage for the next 24 months. You can even configure Dropbox to automatically upload any photos you take to your cloud storage.4. Enable desktop view in the S4's Web browserS4's browswer comes with a mode that forces the phone to view the desktop version of a website rather than the mobile one. The desktop version works most of the time. To it Go to Settings > Check the box 'Desktop View' 5. Use and customize Air ViewAir View allows you to interact with the screen without even touching it. For instance, you can hover a finger over a web page to get a magnified view of what you're pointing at. Thus you can preview the content of an email, S Planner, image gallery or video without having to open it. 6. Take a photo or record video with your voiceSamsung's S Voice feature, similar to Apple's Siri, has a long list of talents. S Voice, Samsung's voice assistant, comes preloaded on the Samsung Galaxy S4. It allows you to basic perform functions on your phone, including making a phone call, sending an e-mail or a text, searching the Internet, or even updating your Facebook status. Make sure the feature is enabled (it's the microphone icon at the top of the camera settings overlay) and say "Cheese" to take a snap.To enable it press Home Button twice. Now, ask for what you want. Say you want to call someone. Call Nisha. Be ready. In just a moment, it calls Nisha. It's that easy.You can ask S-Voice to do all kinds of things on your Galaxy S 4. Some examples includeTelling you the timeSetting an alarmTurning Wi-Fi on or offTelling you the weather forecastSetting a count-down timerRecording your voiceOpening an appPlaying a playlistAdding an appointment to your scheduleFinding a local restaurant, store, or public locationNavigating to an address or location7. Answer a call using nothing but your handThe technology gives the Samsung Galaxy S4 are a nice touch, allowing a user to navigate between tabs by merely moving his or her hands a few inches from the screen. The phone's camera detects the motion and moves the screen accordingly. Say your phone is lying on a flat surface, then you need to simply move your hand above the sensor. The screen will automatically light up and display a quick summary of stats like missed calls, emails, date and time, and the status of your battery charge.8. Use hand gesture to accept a callThe S4 comes with a feature called the Air Call Accept, where you don't even have to touch your device to answer an incoming call; rather, all you need to do is swipe your hand over the infrared sensor that's next to the earpiece speaker, and the phone will read your gesture. This is great when your hands are dirty and you don't want to touch the screen.To enable this feature: Go to Settings> My Device tab> Movements and gestures> Air gesture.9. Customise your Quick Settings panel to suit your own needsPull down the notification bar to see a row of five 'Quick Settings' toggles which offers a complete overview of all options directly instead of seeing only five icons. Also, by tapping and holding the Quick Setting panel icon, you can directly access the settings. You can actually customise which buttons appear in this area -- tap the grid icon in the top-right corner of the screen, and select the pen icon. You can rearrange the Quick Settings buttons by long-pressing and dragging them into your preferred sequence.10. Take a screenshotThe Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with a screenshot function. Just press and hold the power and select buttons at the same time until the screen flashes, and an image of what's on-screen will be saved to your phone's gallery. For this go to Settings > My Device > Motions and Gestures > Palm Motion and make sure 'Capture Screen' is switched on.11. Siwtch to blockline modeSwitch to Blocking Mode to make sure that you're not bothered by unwanted calls and notifications. Assign a proper time of day for this to be triggered. Make the battery last longerGo to Settings > My Device > Power Saver Mode. Now device upon which features of the Galaxy S4 you want to be toned down in order to conserve battery life.Safety assistance modeIt is a handy feature that lets you in emergency by taking pictures using both front and rear cameras and recording sound. By holding down the up and down volume keys, you can send an emergency message to predetermined contacts, along with two photos - taken by the front and rear cameras.To switch this feature go to Settings > My Device > Safety AssistanceChange the colour of the notification LEDGo to Settings > My Device > LED Indicator to select the situations in which you want the LED to light up.Make that home screen less intimidatingSwitch to easy mode for a more streamlined experience. Go to Settings > My Device > Home Screen Mode.
