How to display the Galaxy S3 desk home screen sans dock

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The Samsung Galaxy S3 (and Note 2) has a neat feature when docked to a Samsung multimedia dock; it can automatically display the desk home screen. The desk home screen is a useful display with a clock, calendar, local weather and multimedia shortcuts. It's a nice companion display when you're charging your S3 at your desk. However, you don't necessarily need a dock to use the desk home screen.

If you're using a third-party smartphone stand with a separate charger, you can still make use of the desk home screen.

(Credit: Ed Rhee/CNET)

To use the desk home screen, go to the built-in clock app on your Galaxy S3 or ... [Read more]





by Ed Rhee via CNET How To