Samsung Galaxy S5 User Manual

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Locking and unlocking the device
Pressing the Power button turns off the screen and puts the device into lock mode. The 
device automatically gets locked if it is not used for a specified period.
To unlock the device, press the Power button or the Home button and flick your finger in any 
direction within the unlock screen area.
You can change the unlock code to unlock the device. Refer to ‘Changing the screen lock 
method’ for details.   
						

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Basics
Using the touch screen
•	Do not allow the touch screen to come into contact with other electrical devices. 
Electrostatic discharges can cause the touch screen to malfunction.
•	To avoid damaging the touch screen, do not tap it with anything sharp or apply 
excessive pressure to it with your fingertips.
•	The device may not recognise touch inputs close to the edges of the screen, which 
are outside of the touch input area.
•	Leaving the touch screen idle for extended periods may result in afterimages 
(screen burn-in) or ghosting. Turn off the touch screen when you do not use the 
device.
•	It is recommended to use fingers when you use the touch screen.
Tapping
To open an app, to select a menu item, to press an on-screen button, or to enter a character 
using the keyboard on the screen tap it with a finger.  
						

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Tapping and holding
Tap and hold an item for more than 2 seconds to access available options.
Dragging
To move an icon or thumbnail, tap and hold it and drag it to the target position.
Double-tapping
Double-tap on a webpage or image to zoom in a part. Double-tap again to return.    
						

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Flicking
Flick left or right on the Home screen or the Apps screen to see another panel. Flick up or 
down to scroll through a webpage or a list, such as contacts.
Spreading and pinching
Spread two fingers apart on a webpage, map, or image to zoom in a part. Pinch to zoom out.   
						

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Indicator icons
The icons displayed on the status bar provide information about the status of the device. The 
icons listed in the table below are most common.
The status bar may not appear at the top of the screen in some apps. To display the 
status bar, drag down from the top of the screen.
Icon Meaning
No signal
Signal strength
Roaming (outside of normal service area)
GPRS network connected
EDGE network connected
UMTS network connected
HSDPA network connected
HSPA+ network connected
LTE network connected
Wi-Fi connected
Bluetooth feature activated
GPS activated
Call in progress
Missed call
Air gesture feature activated
Smart screen feature activated
Synced with the web
Connected to computer
No SIM or USIM card
New text or multimedia message
Alarm activated   
						

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Icon Meaning
Mute mode activated
Vibration mode activated
Flight mode activated
Error occurred or caution required
Battery power level
Notifications and quick setting panels
Using the notifications panel
When you receive new notifications, such as messages or missed calls, indicator icons appear 
on the status bar. To see more information about the icons, open the notifications panel and 
view the details.
To open the notifications panel, drag the status bar downwards.
To close the notifications panel, drag the bar from the bottom of the screen upwards.   
						

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You can use the following functions on the notifications panel.
Launch Settings.
Launch S Finder.
Tap a notification and perform 
various actions.
Clear all notifications.
Adjust the brightness. View all quick setting buttons.
Activate or deactivate options. 
Tap and hold options to view  more detailed settings.
Launch Quick connect.
Adjusting the brightness
To set the device to adjust the brightness automatically, tick Auto. To manually adjust the 
brightness from the automatic level, drag the brightness adjustment bar to the left or right.
When battery power is low, the brightness adjustment bar disappears from the notifications 
panel.   
						

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Using the quick setting panel
A number of quick setting buttons are available on the notifications panel. To view or access 
more quick setting buttons, open the quick setting panel. When you open the quick setting 
panel, you can activate or deactivate various features or configure settings.
To open the quick setting panel, drag the status bar downwards with two fingers.
To close the quick setting panel, drag the bar from the bottom of the screen upwards.
To rearrange quick setting buttons on the notifications panel, tap 
, tap and hold an item, 
and then drag the item to another location.
Use the following options:
•	Wi-Fi: Activate or deactivate the  Wi-Fi feature. Refer to ‘Connecting to a Wi-Fi network’ for 
details.
•	Location: Activate or deactivate the GPS feature.
•	Sound / Vibration / Mute: Activate or deactivate sound mode and silent mode. You can 
set the device to vibrate or mute all sound in silent mode.
•	Screen rotation: Allow or prevent the interface from rotating when you rotate the device.
Some apps do not allow screen rotation.
•	Bluetooth: Activate or deactivate the Bluetooth feature.
•	Mobile data: Activate or deactivate the mobile data connection.   
						

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•	Download booster: Activate or deactivate the download booster feature. Refer to ‘Using 
Download booster’ for details.
•	U.power saving: Activate or deactivate ultra power-saving mode. Refer to ‘Using the 
power saving feature’ for details.
•	Multi window: Set to use Multi Window. Refer to ‘Multi Window’ for details.
•	Toolbox: Hide or show the toolbox icon. Refer to ‘Toolbox’ for details.
•	Mobile hotspot: Activate or deactivate the  Wi-Fi tethering feature. Refer to ‘Tethering 
devices and using mobile hotspots’ for details.
•	Screen Mirroring: Activate or deactivate the screen mirroring feature. Refer to ‘Screen 
mirroring’ for details.
•	NFC: Activate or deactivate the NFC feature. Refer to ‘NFC’ for details.
•	Sync: Activate or deactivate auto-syncing of apps.
•	Smart stay: Activate or deactivate the smart stay feature. When you activate this feature, 
the screen stays on as long as you look at it.
•	Smart pause: Activate or deactivate the smart pause feature. When you activate this 
feature, playback pauses when you look away from the screen.
•	Power saving: Activate or deactivate power-saving mode. Refer to ‘Using the power 
saving feature’ for details.
•	Blocking mode: Activate or deactivate blocking mode. In blocking mode, your device 
will block notifications. To select which notifications will be blocked, tap 
Settings → 
Blocking mode.
•	Flight mode: Activate or deactivate flight mode.
•	Car mode: Activate or deactivate car mode. Refer to ‘Car mode’ for details.
•	Private mode: Activate or deactivate private mode. Refer to ‘Private mode’ for details.
•	Touch sensitivity: Activate or deactivate the touch sensitivity feature. Refer to ‘Increasing 
touch screen sensitivity’ for details.   
						

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Home and Apps screens
Home screen
The Home screen is the starting point to access all of the device’s features. It displays widgets, 
shortcuts to apps, and more. Widgets are small apps that launch specific app functions to 
provide information and convenient access on your Home screen.
The Home screen can have multiple panels. To view other panels, scroll left or right. To 
customise the Home screen, refer to ‘Managing the Home and Apps screens’ for details.
A widget
An appA folder
Screen indicators
Favourite apps