Can I put a S4 smartphone into a flatbed scanner? Will the scanner rays harm the smartphone/sensors?
Can I put a S4 smartphone into a flatbed scanner?
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Scan to know what apps I have and the default icons when I just bought the phone now, so I can know what are the additional new apps/icons that I installed in future. I do not want to accidentally delete important icons/apps in future.
Yes I want to scan my phone. Put my phone into scanner and scan it. Is it safe to do so?
I dont see how it would hurt, but im not an expert when it comes to bad ideas. I dont think youll get a good capture of the screen anyway. Why dont you press the home and screen lock buttons at the same time, then email yourself the screenshots? Seriously, that would be quicker and secure the information so you could access it anywhere.
I'm just curious, are you a time traveler from the 1980's who has a loose grasp of technology circa 2013?
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I'm just curious, are you a time traveler from the 1980's who has a loose grasp of technology circa 2013?
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S4 is my first smartphone. I was using K800i Sony Ericsson previously.
Is using the email on smartphone same as using email from windows 7 desktop? Go to browsers, go to gmail, type email and attached pic?
Sizzers
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Your screenshot will save to Gallery.
When you open the screenshot you may have the Gmail icon showing automatically next to the ?Share? icon at the top (I say ?may? because I don?t recall it originally being there but for some reason it is now). If the Gmail icon isn?t showing just tap on the ?Share? icon and you can access it in the options there, then simply tap on it and enter the email address where you want to send it to.
When you open the screenshot you may have the Gmail icon showing automatically next to the ?Share? icon at the top (I say ?may? because I don?t recall it originally being there but for some reason it is now). If the Gmail icon isn?t showing just tap on the ?Share? icon and you can access it in the options there, then simply tap on it and enter the email address where you want to send it to.
You are correct. However, you can just use the Gmail app for convenience instead of going into the browser.
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natehoy
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Though you have found a better way (thankfully), it is safe to scan your phone. Scanners just use bright light and reflection, so there isn't anything to a scanner that could do any harm to your phone. That is, provided you don't try using a sheet feeder or something. (grin)
Same goes for FAX machines, so if you need to send someone a message you can compose it on your phone screen, place the phone on a FAX machine, and send the message that way.
Many FAX services have OCR and conversion to email, so this is a great way to send an email to someone as well.
Same goes for FAX machines, so if you need to send someone a message you can compose it on your phone screen, place the phone on a FAX machine, and send the message that way.
Many FAX services have OCR and conversion to email, so this is a great way to send an email to someone as well.I have to agree, you probably had to setup GMail when you first setup your phone...so you should be able to just use the app. Go to your gallery and select the screenshots you took, hit the sharing butting and send them via GMail.
Another piece of advice, setup a Dropbox account if you haven't already done so, then install the dropbox app on your phone...then you can easily upload files (such as your screenshots) to dropbox and grab them off your computer...plus the files are then saved online for future viewing.
Though you have found a better way (thankfully), it is safe to scan your phone. Scanners just use bright light and reflection, so there isn't anything to a scanner that could do any harm to your phone. That is, provided you don't try using a sheet feeder or something. (grin)
Same goes for FAX machines, so if you need to send someone a message you can compose it on your phone screen, place the phone on a FAX machine, and send the message that way.
Granted, I haven't tried it, but I have a feeling that if you scanned the phone you wouldn't be able to actually see what's on the screen anyway...?
To take a screenshot on the S4, hold both the center button and the power button till the screen flashes.
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Actually, there's a "palm swipe to capture" option that makes it so all you have to do is swipe your palm across the screen to take a screen shot. I found it works pretty well.
How to take a screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3, or Note 2 | Digital Trends
I don't see how scanning could possibly be faster. You could have had all of the accounts set up, screen shots taken and uploaded to cloud storage before you even got the first reply.
Not Quite Right
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It's made me smile ...
Incase the OP is still considering this method, the screen would just show up as black I believe. (can't photocopy light)
Instead of trying to do some trick styles, I think holding the home button and power button to be the most reliable. This is just my own opinion.
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natehoy
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There's going to be an awful lot of reflection, but no more so than glossy paper or a glossy photo, and most scanners can manage that.
Dunno, I don't have a color scanner handy nor am I interested in putting my phone on a photocopier, but I would be willing to bet you'd get a readable, if somewhat poor, image.
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