Galaxy S2 Tips - Quick Tips

Samsung Galaxy S2 Tips Are Here - UPDATED - Now with Video 

The list may not be long but it will grow as we discover and are advised about new tips, features and shortcuts. They'll be listed in in some sort of alphabetical order. If you have any tips that aren't listed yet, be sure to enter them in the comments below so we can test them and add them. Scroll down for all the goodness.

BRIGHTNESS CONTROL	With auto-brightness disabled, tap & hold on notification bar, then after a moment it becomes a horizontal brightness scroll bar.
APP DRAWER	Organize the apps with folders. Tap Menu, then Edit.
APP DRAWER	Uninstall programs from the App Drawer. Tap menu, then Edit. Programs with '-' sign can be uninstalled from there, just tap.
APP DRAWER	Alphabetise your Apps with TouchWiz AppSorter. Root required.
BATTERY FULL NOTIFICATION	You can mute the battery notification without rooting your phone by using an app called Tasker. More details here.
BROWSER AGENT	Type 'about:useragent' in address bar and tap Go.
BROWSER SHOW TABS	Pinch inwards twice (i.e. zoom out) to display all open tabs
CAMERA SOUNDS	For full instructions on how to mute the focus and shutter sounds read this post.
CAMERA ZOOM	In the camera app you can use the volume buttons to zoom in and out. OR you can pinch to zoom in and out.
DIAL CONTACT	Swipe right on contact name from the Contact list.
DIAL CONTACT	Swipe right on contact name from Messaging list
DIALLER	Start spelling out the name of the contact on the phone keys to avoid scrolling through the contact list
FAST SCROLLING	In a few apps such as YouTube, Astro File Manager, Market, etc. use 3 fingers to scroll much faster.
EMAIL GROUP BY DATE	In the inbox of the Samsung email app, you can pinch to zoom out to group all emails by date, then expand individual dates or zoom in to expand all again.
GOOGLE EASTER EGG	Go to Preferences, then About phone, then tap on Android version 5 times very fast. (it's a bit hit and miss)
HOMESCREEN DEFAULT	To change your TouchWiz 4.0 default homescreen, you'll need to Root then read this post.
HOMESCREEN DOCK APPS	To change, go to Applications, tap Menu then edit. Tap & hold to move. Only Home/App. cannot be moved.
HOMESCREEN SLIDER	The homescreen identifier dots double as a slider to scroll through your homescreens.
KIES	Stop it from popping up on your Galaxy S2 whenever you connect it to USB. Go to Settings > Applications > Development > Select USB Debugging. Done.
LOCK ACTIVE SCREEN	While watching videos, tap the power button to disable taps on the screen, the touch sensitive buttons and the home button.
MOVE HOMESCREENS	From view of all homescreens, tap and hold then rearrange.
PAN TO MOVE	This also works on the Application pages.
PINCH TO ZOOM	You can also use pinch to zoom on the app drawer.
PINCH TO ZOOM	Do it twice in a row (pinching inwards) in the browser as a shortcut to all open tabs.
PINCH TO ZOOM	On homescreen, zoom out and see all homescreens at once.
PINCH TO ZOOM	In the inbox of the Samsung email app, you can pinch to zoom out to group all emails by date, then expand individual dates or zoom in to expand all again.
RECENT PROGRAMS	Hold down the menu button to switch to a recent program or to access the task manager.
SAMSUNG KIES	To disable auto launch when you connect to PC via USB: enable USB debugging in Settings > Applications > Development.
SCREENSHOT	Press your home button and lock screen button (power button) at the same time to save a screenshot.
SCROLLING	You can scroll much faster on some apps such as YouTube, Astro File Manager and Market by using 3 fingers and if you scroll with 2 fingers you get precise scrolling (no scroll momentum).
SEARCH TOOL	Some Android phones have a dedicated search button, to access this tool press the Menu button and hold for a sec.
SEND TEXT	Swipe left on contact name from the contact list.
SHUTDOWN (FORCED)	Push & hold the power button and just keep holding. Probably takes about 7 secs.
SHUTTER SOUND	For full instructions on how to mute the focus and shutter sounds read this post.
TASK MANAGER	Hold down the home button to access recent programs and the task manager.
TOUCHWIZ DEFAULT HOMESCREEN	To change your TouchWiz 4.0 default homescreen, you'll need to Root then read this post.
VOICE TALK	Quick access by double tapping home button (thanks Ryan)
WIDGET RESIZE	Tap and hold, then release without moving the widget location. Re-size tool appears. Does not work on all widgets. Works on: AccuWeather.com, Agenda (the first one), Ap Mobile, Bookmark, Email, Mini paper, and Picture frame.
ZOOM	In the camera app you can use the volume buttons to zoom in and out. OR you can pinch to zoom in and out.

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