Samsung GALAXY S5 Specification sheet

Get
Started
All you need to know to get going.

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Thanks for choosing Sprint. This booklet introduces you to the
basics of getting started with Sprint Prepaid and your Samsung
Galaxy S®5.
For ongoing support and resources, visit sprint.com/prepaidsupport.
There, you’ll ind guides, tutorials, and more to help you get the most
out of your phone.
Note: Available applications and services are subject to change at any time.
Welcome!

Using This Guide
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This Get Started guide is designed to help you set up and use your
new Galaxy S5. It’s divided into four sections to help you nd the
information you need quickly and easily.
Using This Guide
Get Ready − page 5 − Find out what
you need to do before you use your
phone the rst time, including inserting
a battery and activating Sprint Prepaid
service on your phone.
Android™Basics − page 8 − Learn some
basics about how to move around on
your phone, use the home screen, and
enter text. If you’re familiar with Android
phones, you can probably skip these
pages (although a refresher course never
hurt anyone).
Use Your Phone − page 11 − Take
advantage of your phone’s features
and Sprint services, from the basics
(making calls) to the more advanced
(using Google Play™, Wi-Fi®, and more).
Tools & Resources − page 22 −
Find useful tips for your phone and
discover resources and other
helpful Sprint information.
For additional information including
the full User Guide, videos, tutorials,
and community forums, visit
sprint.com/prepaidsupport.

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Power/Lock
Key
Speaker
Charger/
Accessory Port
Flash
Heart
Rate
Sensor
3.5mm Headset Jack
Volume
Buttons
Camera
Proximity/Light/
Gesture sensor
Earpiece
Touchscreen
Recent
Apps Key
Back Key
Self Camera
Lens
Home Key
Microphone
Status Light
Infrared
LED
Your Samsung Galaxy S5

Get Ready
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Register Your Phone on Sprint Prepaid
1. From your computer’s browser, visit
sprint.com/prepaidactivate.
2. Choose an activation option and click
Next, and then enter your ZIP code and
click Next.
3. When prompted, enter the serial number
(MEID) printed on the label on your
phone’s packaging.
4. Follow the instructions to select a plan and
payment method.
• If you’re swapping phones or bringing
your number over from a dierent carrier,
follow the prompts to sign in or provide
additional information.
Install the Battery
1. Use the slot above the power button to
remove the battery cover.
2. Align the battery’s contacts with those
inside the battery compartment and gently
press down until the battery is seated.
3. Replace the back cover.
Note: Ensure that back cover is irmly sealed,
the gasket around the cover is intact, and the
USB cover is in place to maintain water and
dust resistance.
Charge the Battery
1. Insert the USB cable into the charger/
accessory port.
2. Insert the other end of the cable into the
charging head, and then plug the charging
head into a standard AC power outlet.
Get Your Phone Ready

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Note: Your phone includes a USB 3.0 cable for
higher data transfer speeds when connected
to another USB 3.0 device. It also supports
USB 2.0 cables (not included).
Note: Connecting the charger improperly may
cause serious damage to the device. Any
damage caused by misuse is not covered by
the warranty.
Turn the Phone On or O
• Press and hold the Power/Lock Key .
Turn the Screen On and O
• To turn the display screen on or o, press the
Power/Lock Key . Swipe the screen to
unlock it.
Activate Your Phone
• Press and hold the Power/Lock Key
to turn on your new phone.
• Your phone is designed to activate
automatically. When you turn the phone
on for the irst time, you should see a
Hands Free Activation screen, which may
be followed by a PRL Update screen and a
Firmware Update screen. Follow the
onscreen instructions to continue.
If your phone is still not activated, visit
sprint.com/prepaidsupport for assistance. If
you do not have access to the Internet, call
Sprint Customer Service at 1-855-639-4644
from another phone.
Get Your Phone Ready Activate Your Phone

Get Ready
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Set Up Your Phone
Complete the Setup Screens
1. When you see the Welcome screen, select
a language and tap START to begin.
2. You’ll see a Wi-Fi setup screen. Follow the
prompts to set your Wi-Fi options.
3. Follow the prompts on the next few
screens to get your phone set up.
• Tap & Go - Quickly copy any Google
Accounts, backed up apps and data
from your existing Android device.
• Google Account - Create or sign in to
your Google Account.
• Name - Enter your First and Last name to
personalize features and apps.
• Google Services - Select Google service
preferences, including Location and
Communication options.
• Samsung account - Create or sign in to
your Samsung user account.
• Dropbox - Create or sign in to a Dropbox
cloud storage account.
• Device name - Enter a device name to
easily identify your device when using
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Direct, or tethering.
4. Tap FINISH to complete the setup.
Note: At some point during setup, you will
see a prompt to install Sprint Default
Coniguration. Follow the prompts to install
the package and then continue with the
setup screens.

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Your Home Screen
Viewing Your Home Screen
Your phone’s Home screen extends
horizontally up to seven full screens.
• To display the main Home screen,
press from any screen.
• To view extended screens, swipe the
screen left or right.
Status Bar
The status bar at the top of the Home
screen lets you quickly see both your phone
status (connections, signal strength, battery,
GPS) and any current notiications.
Notiications Panel
You can expand the notiication area to see
more about your notiications.
1. Drag the notiications panel down.
2. Tap a notiication to open its app.
Customize Your Home Screen
• To add app shortcuts, tap Apps ,
touch and hold an icon, and drag it
to the home screen.
• To change wallpaper or add widgets, touch
and hold an empty area on a home screen
and tap Wallpapers or Widgets.

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Android Basics
Keys and App Icons Open Apps
The bottom front of your phone contains
three keys: Recent Apps, Home, and Back.
Above this row is a row of app icons that
are available from every Home screen.
• If an app is on one of your Home screens,
just tap it to open it.
• If an app is not available from your Home
screen, tap Apps , and then tap the app
icon. You may have to scroll right or left to
ind your app.
Open Apps with Multi Window™
Multi Window allows you to use two apps on
the same screen in separate windows.
1. Drag the Notiications panel down and touch
> Multi window to enable the feature.
2. Touch and hold .
3. Touch and hold an app and drag it to the
Home screen, and then touch and hold
another app and drag it on top of the
irst one.
Back KeyHome KeyRecent
Apps Key
Phone AppsInternetMessagesContacts

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Your QWERTY Keyboards
Your Galaxy S5 oers two onscreen keyboards:
Samsung keyboard (default) and Swype™.
Select a ield that requires text or numbers
to display a keyboard.
Note: To switch between keyboards, drag
the notiications bar down, touch Select
Keyboard, and touch a keyboard type.
Samsung Keyboard Tips
• Touch ABC or Sym to change entry type.
• If predictive text is on, words will appear
above the keyboard as you type. Touch
a word to enter it and move on to the
next word.
• If Swiftkey Flow is on, you can enter words
by sliding your inger continuously over
the keyboard.
Your Keyboard Settings
You can customize your onscreen keyboard
settings to suit your needs:
• Tap Apps > Settings > Language and
input (under System), and then tap either of
the keyboard options (Samsung keyboard
or Swype).
Google Voice Typing
Use your voice to enter text instead
of typing.
1. From any screen where you can enter
text, touch the input ield to reveal
the keyboard.
2. Touch and speak clearly.
Enter Text

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Use Your Phone
Calls
Make a Phone Call
1. If the screen is locked, swipe the screen to
unlock it.
2. From home, tap Phone .
3. Tap the digits of the number you want to
call on the phone keypad. (The number will
appear just above the keypad as you enter
it. Tap to delete one or more digits.)
4. Tap .
Answer an Incoming Call
• Drag to the right.
Send a Call Directly to Voicemail
• Drag to the left.
Mute the Ringer on a Call
• Press the volume button on the left side
of the phone to mute the ringer.

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Voicemail
Set Up Your Voicemail
All unanswered calls are automatically
transferred to your voicemail, even if your
phone is in use or turned o. You should set
up your voicemail and personal greeting as
soon as your phone is activated:
1. From home, tap Phone .
2. Touch and hold .
3. Follow the voice prompts to create your
password and record your greeting.
Sprint strongly recommends setting a
voicemail password.
Retrieve Your Voicemail
1. From home, tap Phone .
2. Touch and hold . If prompted, enter
your voicemail password.
3. Follow the voice prompts to listen to and
manage your voicemail messages.

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Use Your Phone
Your phone’s Contacts app lets you access and manage contacts from a variety of sources,
including Google and Corporate email accounts, contacts synced from your computer, and
contacts you’ve entered manually.
Save a Phone Number
1. From home, tap Phone .
2. Enter a phone number using the
onscreen keypad.
3. Tap Add to Contacts > Create contact.
4. Select an account for the contact, such as
Google, Samsung account, or Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync. Select Device to
save the contact to your phone only.
5. Tap Name and enter a name for the
new entry.
6. Tap Mobile (default) to select a label such
as Mobile, Home, etc.
7. Add any other information you want to
save to the contact and then tap SAVE.
Add a New Entry to Contacts
1. From home, tap Apps > Contacts .
2. Tap .
3. Tap any ield and enter the name, phone
number, and other contact details.
4. Add more data ields or a picture if
desired, and tap Save.
Find a Contact
1. From home, tap Apps > Contacts ,
and then tap Search.
2. Enter the irst letter or letters of an entry.
3. Tap the contact to display its information.
Contacts

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Messages
Send a Text or Multimedia
(MMS) Message
1. From home, tap Messages .
2. Tap .
3. Enter a phone number, email address, or
contact name in the Enter recipient ield.
(If available, touch a name from the list to
inish the entry.)
4. Tap Enter message and then type
your message.
• If you want to add an attachment to
your message, such as a picture or
video, tap .
• Tap a media type (such as Images, Video,
Audio, etc.) and then tap an available
album and item.
5. When you’re ready to send, tap .
Access Messages
1. From home, tap Messages .
2. From the Messages screen, tap the
message you want to view.
–or–
1. Open the Notiications panel.
2. Tap the message you want to view.
Text and MMS messages are collected
in ongoing “conversations,” so when you
view a message, you can scroll through
the entire history of your messages with
that person.

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Use Your Phone
Email Setup
Your phone’s Email applications let you
access and manage multiple email accounts
simultaneously in one convenient location.
Set Up a Standard Email Account
1. From home, tap Apps > Email .
2. If another email account is already set up,
tap > Manage accounts > .
3. Enter the Email address and Password for
the email account.
4. Tap Next and follow the
onscreen instructions.
–or–
Tap Manual setup, select an account type
(POP3 or IMAP), and follow the instructions
to conigure your account.
Set Up a Microsoft®Exchange
ActiveSync®Account
Note: Contact your company’s Exchange Server
administrator for required sign-in information.
1. From home, tap Apps > Email .
2. If another email account is already set up,
tap
> Manage accounts > .
3. Enter your Email address and Password
information and then tap Manual setup.
4. Tap Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.
5. When prompted to provide additional
detailed information, scroll down the
screen and tap Next.
6. Enter a Domain\user name, Password, and
Exchange server information.
7. Follow the prompts to set additional options
and permissions. Tap Next to continue.
8. Identify your new account with a unique
name, enter the outgoing name, and then
tap Done.

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Email
Access Email Messages
1. From home, tap Apps > Email .
• To view a dierent inbox, tap the inbox
name at the top of the screen and then
tap the inbox you want to view.
2. From the inbox, tap the message you want
to view.
Send an Email Message
1. From home, tap Apps > Email .
2. If necessary, select the email account
you want to use.
3. Tap .
4. Enter an email address in the To: ield.
5. Enter a subject and a message.
• To add attachments, tap (on the top of
the screen) and select an attachment.
6. Tap .

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Use Your Phone
Camera & Video
Take a Picture
1. From home, tap Camera .
2. Aim the camera lens at your subject and
tap or tap the side of your phone.
View Pictures
1. From home, tap Apps > Gallery to
view the Camera folders.
2. Tap a picture and then tap to explore
options. To share a picture, tap it and then,
tap at the top of the screen.
Record a Video
1. From home, tap Camera .
2. Aim the lens at your subject, and tap to
begin recording.
3. Tap to pause or to stop recording.
View videos
1. From home, tap Apps > Gallery .
2. Tap a video and then tap the play icon to
view the video.
• You may be prompted to select a video
player to view the video.
Share Pictures and Videos
1. From home, tap Apps > Gallery .
2. Tap a picture or video to send.
3. Tap and select any of several methods
such as Email or Bluetooth. Follow the
onscreen instructions to send your
picture or video clip.

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Wi-FiWeb
Go Online
1. From home, tap Internet .
Note: The irst time, you may be prompted
to enter your wireless phone number.
2. From the Sprint home page, select
categories, navigate to websites, read
blogs, download content, and more.
• For more options, tap from any page.
• To scroll, slide your inger up or down
the page.
• To zoom in or out, pinch the screen.
Note: Additional browser options, such as
Google Chrome™, may also be available on
your phone.
Connect to a Wi-Fi Network
When you’re in range of an available Wi-Fi
network, use your phone’s Wi-Fi feature to
access the Internet and other data services.
Note: You may already have signed in to
Wi-Fi during the phone’s setup process.
1. From home, tap Apps > Settings >
Wi-Fi (under Network Connections).
2. Tap the icon next to Wi-Fi and slide to the
“ON” position.
3. Tap and then tap Scan to display a list of
available networks.
4. Tap a Wi-Fi network to connect. If necessary,
enter the security key (password) and
tap Connect.

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Use Your Phone
Google Play and Google Mobile Services
Google Play is the place to go to ind new apps,
games, movies, and more for your phone.
Download Apps and Games
1. From home, tap Apps > Play Store .
2. The irst time you visit the Google Play
Store app, tap Accept to accept the
Terms of Service.
3. Browse through featured apps and games,
or tap at the top of the app to start
a search.
4. Tap an item to read a description
and reviews.
5. Tap INSTALL (for free apps) or the
price (for paid apps) and follow the
onscreen prompts.
Note: You must have a Google Account set up
on your phone to purchase and download
apps from Google Play.
Google Mobile™Services
• Gmail™ – The Google mail service. Your
Gmail account lets you access many
Google-related services as well as Google
Play. From home, tap Apps > Gmail
to access your Gmail account.
• Google Hangouts™ – Google’s instant
messaging service. From home, tap
Apps > Hangouts to begin using
the service.
• Google Maps™ – The Google location
program. From home, tap Apps >
Maps to begin using this service.
• YouTube™ – View and share videos. From
home, tap Apps > YouTube to
browse through and view available videos.
Sign in with your Google Account to upload
your own videos.

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Bluetooth®
Pair and Connect With a
Bluetooth-Capable Device
1. Verify your Bluetooth is turned on. From
home, tap Apps > Settings >
Bluetooth, and then slide the icon to the
“ON” position.
2. From the Bluetooth settings page, tap the
check box next to your phone’s name to
make it discoverable by other devices.
3. Tap Scan. (You’ll see a list of in-range
Bluetooth devices.)
4. Tap a device from the list to initiate pairing.
5. Enter the passkey or verify the shared key,
and tap OK.
6. The external device will then have to also
accept the connection and enter your
phone’s PIN code.
7. Once you’re paired with a device, your
connection should launch. shows your
current connection status.
Share Contacts, Files, or Pictures
Using Bluetooth
1. Open the application containing the ile
you want to share (for example, from
home, tap Apps > Contacts ).
2. Locate the ile or entry you want to share.
3. You can send pictures and videos directly
from the camera or from Gallery, Calendar
events, Contacts (as vCards), music tracks,
and voice recordings. Not all devices will
be able to receive all ile types.
4. Depending on the application, tap >
Bluetooth or touch and hold the ile and
select Share (or Send)>Bluetooth.
5. Tap the name of the device to which you’re
sending the ile.