The Samsung Galaxy S7 has integrated a great function, with which you can dictate text. This function is language-to-text and can be found on the Samsung keyboard. Now it is usually necessary for this function to have an active Internet connection via Wi-Fi or mobile data in order for it to work.

If you want to use the voice recognition function offline, you have to activate it in the settings as follows:

1. Open the message app and create a new message so that the Samsung keyboard appears.

2. Tap the microphone icon on the left

3. The language-to-text function will now open. Tap the gear icon for the settings.

4. In the next submenu, select "Offline Voice Recognition" and then switch to the "All" tab.

5. Tap "Englisch" and the download of almost 15 MB language files starts.

6. You can then use the voice recognition offline on your Samsung Galaxy S7 to dictate text.

You now know how to activate the offline voice recognition on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and thus can easily dictate text. Have fun with this very useful feature.

If you want to connect the Samsung Galaxy S7 to your Windows 10 PC via a USB cable and you do not have a connection to it, you must proceed as follows:

1. Enable USB Debugging

On the Samsung Galaxy S7, the developer options must be activated first. These are disabled by default and are not visible. This article describes how to make the developer options visible on the Samsung Galaxy S7.

After you have activated the developer options, they are located in the settings at the end of the list. Open it and activate the developer options via the master slider. Then scroll down. Here you see the option USB Debugging. Select the option. Then connect the Samsung Galaxy S7 again with the PC and Windows 10. A connection should now come.

2. Check USB settings

If the wrong USB settings on your Samsung Galaxy S7 are active, you should check them and adjust accordingly. Where you can find and customize the USB settings, this is explained here: Adjust USB settings for Windows 10 on Galaxy S7

3. Check USB cable

 Finally, check if the USB cable you are using causes the problems. We recommend alternatively to use a different USB cable. In normal case, the USB cable, which is included in the scope of delivery, should work. We hope that these tips have helped you to establish a connection between the Samsung Galaxy S7 and your Windows 10 PC.

A simple method to write on the Samsung Galaxy S7 text is the input method "language to text". This function, which can usually be started directly from the keyboard, may not be found by some new users right away.

That's why we would like to briefly describe how to activate the "Language to Text" function on the Samsung Galaxy S7.

Please open an app, in which the Samsung keyboard is opened. In our example, we take the message app and write a new text message. The Samsung keyboard is now shown. Directly next on the left to the empty key you will find a multifunction key.

You have to tap this button for a long time and a mini-menu will appear. In this, tap the icon with the microphone. The voice recognition "Language to Text" will now appear on the display and you can begin to speak your text for the SMS.

You now know how to find the language to text input on the Samsung Galaxy S7.

If you are using the app "S Planner" as your calendar on your new Samsung Galaxy S7, then you may also want to display the current holidays in this calendar.

The holidays can be activated very easily in the settings in the S Planner Calendar app:

To do this, navigate with the Samsung Galaxy S7 as follows:

Homescreen -> App Menu --> Splanner

In the calendar overview, tap on "More "and then click" Manage Calendar ". You will now see a list of possible calendars. Scroll down the list until the Google section appears. Here you can now set the controller to "Active" at "Holidays".

The holidays are then displayed in the S Planner calendar app as well as in the widget.

You now know how to display the holidays on the Samsung Galaxy S7 in the S Planner Calendar app.

If you want to install an app on your Samsung Galaxy S7, there are different possibilities for it. The default method is using an app market such as the Google Play Store or Amazon Underground App Market.

It may also be that you want to install an app using an APK file, an Android installation file on your Samsung Galaxy S7. This may be the case, for example, when you download the latest WhatsApp version from the official homepage as an APK file.

Now imagine the question how to install such an APK file on the Samsung Galaxy S7, then you will find the answer in this article:

1. Open the app menu on your Samsung Galaxy S7 and then the settings

2. Select "Device security".

3. In the next sub-menu you will find "Unknown sources". Activate the slider and confirm the message with "Ok".

4. Then open the app "My Files" and there the "Download" folder. In this you will find the APK file you downloaded from a web page.

5. Note! The APK file should come from a trusted website!

6. Tap the APK file and the installation wizard will open on the Samsung Galaxy S7.

Follow this to install the app. You have just successfully installed an APK file on your Samsung Galaxy S7.

For security reasons, we recommend you disabling the "Unknown sources" option after the installation. This is the only way to keep your Samsung Galaxy S7 protected.

If your Samsung Galaxy S7 has recorded a video in the upright format, then you may want to rotate this so that this can be viewed more comfortably in full width on the display.

A video shot on the Samsung Galaxy S7 can be rotated as follows:

Open from the Samsung Galaxy S7 home screen:

• App Menu -> Gallery

1. Tap the video you want to rotate. See below a menu bar (if not even touch the display). In this menu bar, select "Edit".

2. A new menu bar will appear, in which you now select "Video Editor". (If this option does not appear, download the video editor from the Galaxy apps store)

3. The video editor will now open. Below you see a menu bar again. You can scroll them, so drag them to the left.

4. Drag the bar to the left and the Align option appears. Tap it, and then select the direction in which the video should be rotated. Rotate for example Right.

5. Rotate the video in the desired direction. Tap "Export" to save the video to your Samsung Galaxy S7. Done!

You now know how to shoot videos that are recorded in the wrong format, for example, by using the video editor of your Samsung Galaxy S7.

There is on the Samsung Galaxy S5 a very unsightly error, which usually occurs very suddenly and without warning. This is the blackscreen error. With this error, the display of the Samsung Galaxy S5 shows only black.

The smartphone does not accept any input via the screen or the hardware buttons. Also a soft reset is no longer possible. So what can you do now, if you get the blackscreen error on the Samsung Galaxy S5?

Option 1: Use key combination for download mode

This is the gentle method. You have to press and hold down the following buttons for about 10 seconds at the same time:

•     Power On / Off Button
•     Volume-Silent
•     Home Button  
     

This button combination will lead you into the so-called download mode. Strangely, this key combination works with the Blackscreen error on the Samsung Galaxy S5. If you are in the download mode of your smartphone, then turn it off by pressing the Volume Down key for "Cancel".

Your Samsung Galaxy S5 will now restart and work again as usual.

Option 2: Removing the battery

By removing the battery of your Samsung Galaxy S5, the power supply is interrupted. Wait approximately 5 minutes for the battery to recharge. After that, the blackscreen error on your Samsung Galaxy S5 is also eliminated.

You now know what to do when the display of your Samsung Galaxy S5 only shows black.

If you download an app on your Samsung Galaxy S7, it may happen that the app is not downloaded and the message "Download Pending" is permanently displayed.

The error is usually caused by the option "Disable background data" in the Android system settings. Therefore, you should turn off this option on your smartphone.

This works as follows:

Open the settings and then "Data usage". In this Android sub-menu, you will find the "Background data" option. In this submenu, the controller must now be switched from "Off" to "On". If you now open the Google Play Store, you will have to cancel the app download.

Then restart it again. The download will now be done as usual. You now know what to do if the download of an app is not continued through the Google Play Store.

If you have activated the automatic brightness on your Samsung Galaxy S7, then it can still happen that the brightness is not automatically adjusted. The cause here is the light sensor, which does not properly correct.

Therefore, if the automatic brightness does not automatically adjust your screen brightness, do the following. Hold the finger on the brightness sensor to the upper left of the handset. This gives the light sensor a very strong impulse, namely complete darkness.

This is usually sufficient to correctly recognize the brightness. If this error is more common then you need to check your brightness sensor.

You now know how to proceed on the Samsung Galaxy S7 when the display brightness is not adjusted automatically.

There is in Android the possibility to activate so-called developer options, in which the option "USB Debugging" is integrated. USB debugging can be helpful, for example, if you have problems with the USB connection to your computer.

However, maybe USB debugging cannot be activated, even though the developer options are enabled. The entry is grayed out and the controller cannot be set to "active". The solution is usually very simple and is as follows:

Check if "MyKnox" is installed on your Samsung Galaxy S7. If this app is installed on the Samsung Galaxy S7, the "USB Debugging" option will be disabled and cannot be activated. So open the app menu and find the app "My Knox".

If you do not use it actively, then uninstall it, in order to activate USB debugging in the developer options. You now know why USB debugging is grayed out on your Samsung Galaxy S7 in the developer options.