Samsung GALAXY S5 User manual

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Table of Contents
GetStarted 1
YourPhoneataGlance 1
SetUpYourPhone 1
ActivationandService 3
CompletetheSetupScreens 4
SetUpVoicemail 10
PhoneBasics 11
YourPhone’sLayout 11
TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 12
TurnYourScreenOnandOff 13
Features 13
MotionsandGestures 13
AirView 14
MultiWindow 14
TouchscreenNavigation 16
YourHomeScreen 20
CustomizeYourHomeScreen 20
ExtendedHomeScreens 22
StatusBarandNotificationPanel 23
StatusBar 23
NotificationPanel 25
EnterText 26
TextInputMethods 26
GoogleVoiceTyping 27
SamsungKeyboard 27
Swype 28
TipsforEditingText 28
PhoneCalls 30
MakePhoneCalls 30
CallUsingtheKeypad 30
CallfromLogs 30
CallfromContacts 30
CallaNumberinaTextMessage 31

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CallaNumberinanEmailorGmailMessage 31
MakeanEmergencyCall 31
ReceivePhoneCalls 32
PhoneCallOptions 32
DialingOptions 33
CallerID 33
CallWaiting 33
3-WayCalling 34
CallForwarding 34
In-CallOptions 34
Voicemail 36
VoicemailSetup 36
RetrieveYourVoicemailMessages 36
VoicemailNotification 37
VisualVoicemail 37
SetUpVisualVoicemail 37
ReviewVisualVoicemail 38
VisualVoicemailOptions 38
ConfigureVisualVoicemailSettings 39
ChangeYourMainGreeting 39
EdittheDisplayName 40
Logs 40
AccessCallSettings 42
Contacts 43
GetStartedwithContacts 43
AccessContacts 43
FindaContact 43
AccessContactsSettings 44
AddaContact 44
SaveaPhoneNumber 45
EditaContact 45
AddorEditInformationforaContact 45
AssignaPicturetoaContact 45
AssignaRingtonetoaContact 46
LinkContacts 46
DeleteContacts 46
SaveaBusinessCardasaContact 47

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MoveContacts 47
SpeedDials 47
Favorites 48
Groups 49
ShareContacts 50
ExportandImportContacts 51
AccountsandMessaging 52
GoogleAccount 52
CreateaGoogleAccount 52
SignIntoYourGoogleAccount 52
AccessGmail 52
SendaGmailMessage 53
ReadandReplytoGmailMessages 53
SamsungAccount 54
Email 54
AddanEmailAccount 54
AddaMicrosoftExchangeActiveSyncAccount 55
ComposeandSendEmail 55
ReplyToorForwardEmail 56
ManageYourEmailInbox 56
EditEmailSettings 58
DeleteanEmailAccount 58
TextandMultimediaMessaging 58
SendaTextMessage(SMS) 59
SendaMultimediaMessage(MMS) 59
SaveandResumeaDraftMessage 60
NewMessagesNotification 60
ManageConversations 60
AccessMessagesSettings 62
SocialNetworkingAccounts 62
Facebook 62
YouTube 63
Google+ 63
Hangouts 64
AppsandEntertainment 65
GooglePlayStore 65
FindandInstallanApp 65

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CreateaGoogleWalletAccount 66
OpenanInstalledApp 66
UninstallanApp 66
GoogleMaps 66
Samsung/GALAXYApps 67
MusicApps 67
GooglePlayMusic 67
Music 67
GooglePlayMovies&TV 70
GooglePlayBooks 70
GooglePlayGames 71
GooglePlayNewsstand 71
MyMagazine 71
SHealth 72
SVoice 74
SprintFun&Games 74
SprintMoneyExpress 74
SprintZone 74
SprintTV&Movies 75
Amazon 75
Flipboard 76
NASCARMobile 76
NBAGameTime 76
NextRadio 76
EurekaOffers 76
Uber 77
WebandData 78
Wi-Fi 78
TurnWi-FiOnorOff 78
TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWi-FiNetwork 78
Internet 79
Chrome 80
DataServicesGeneralInformation(SprintSparkLTEand3GNetworks) 80
SprintSparkLTE 80
YourUserName 81
DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 81
VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 81

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PrepareYourPhoneforVPNConnection 81
AddaVPN 82
ConnecttoaVPN 83
DisconnectfromaVPN 84
CameraandVideo 85
Camera 85
OpentheCamera 85
TakeaPicture 85
RecordVideos 86
ReviewPicturesandVideosfromtheCamera 86
ConfiguretheCamera 88
Gallery 90
ViewPhotosandVideos 91
WorkingwithPhotos 93
SharePhotosandVideos 93
GooglePhotos 95
VideoPlayer 95
ToolsandCalendar 97
Bluetooth 97
TurnBluetoothOnorOff 97
ConnectaBluetoothHeadsetorCarKit 97
ReconnectaHeadsetorCarKit 98
DisconnectorUnpairfromaBluetoothDevice 98
SendInformationUsingBluetooth 99
ReceiveInformationUsingBluetooth 100
Calendar 100
AddanEventtotheCalendar 101
EventAlertsandReminders 102
ViewEvents 102
EraseEvents 103
Calculator 104
Clock 104
Drive 105
Dropbox 106
DownloadtheDesktopApplication 106
AccessingDropboxonYourDevice 106
ManuallyUploadingaPicturetoDropbox 106

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GoogleDocs 107
GoogleNow 107
GoogleSearch 107
Help 107
Memo 107
MyFiles 108
PolarisOffice5 109
SmartRemote 109
ConfigureSmartRemote 109
CustomizeYourSmartRemote 109
UseYourSmartRemotetoControlYourTV 110
VoiceRecorder 110
VoiceSearch 113
microSDCard 113
InstallamicroSDCard 113
RemoveamicroSDCard 114
ViewmicroSDCardMemory 114
FormatamicroSDCard 114
UnmountamicroSDCard 115
TransferFilesBetweenYourPhoneandaComputer 115
SystemUpdates 116
BeforeUpdatingYourFirmware 116
SystemUpdate 116
Settings 118
UsingSettings 118
AccessSettings 118
SearchSettings 118
SettingsOptions 118
Wi-FiSettings 118
ConfigureWi-FiSettings 119
AdvancedWi-FiSettings 119
Wi-FiDirectSettings 120
BluetoothSettings 120
AirplaneMode 121
DataUsageSettings 122
LocationSettings 122
MoreNetworksSettings 124

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DefaultMessagingAppSettings 124
MobileNetworksSettings 124
VPNSettings 125
NFCSettings 125
TurnNFCOnorOff 125
AndroidBeamSettings 126
SBeamSettings 126
TapandPay 126
NearbyDevicesSettings 127
PrintingSettings 127
ScreenMirroringSettings 129
SoundsandNotificationSettings 129
Sound 129
AdditionalSoundOptions 130
Notifications 130
DisplaySettings 131
WallpaperSettings 132
LockScreenSettings 132
ScreenLock 132
SetaSwipeScreenLock 132
SetaPatternScreenLock 133
SetaPINScreenLock 134
SetaPasswordScreenLock 135
SetaFingerprintScreenLock 135
MultiWindowSettings 136
NotificationPanelSettings 137
Toolbox 137
One-HandedOperationSettings 138
EasyModeSettings 138
AccessibilitySettings 138
ConfigureVisionAccessibilitySettings 139
ConfigureHearingAccessibilitySettings 140
ConfigureDexterityandInteractionSettings 140
ConfigureOtherAccessibilitySettings 141
ConfigureAccessibilityServices 142
PrivateModeSettings 142
FingerScanner 142

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MotionsandGesturesSettings 143
AirViewSettings 144
AccountsSettings 144
CloudSettings 145
BackupandResetSettings 145
LanguageandInputSettings 146
ChooseaDefaultLanguage 146
SetaDefaultInputMethod 146
SamsungKeyboardSettings 146
SwypeSettings 148
GoogleVoiceTypingSettings 149
SpeechSettings 150
Mouse/TrackpadSettings 151
DateandTimeSettings 151
SafetyAssistance 152
AccessoriesSettings 153
BatterySettings 153
PowerSavingSettings 153
StorageSettings 154
SecuritySettings 154
DeviceAdministration 154
Encryption 155
Passwords 155
SecurityUpdateService 156
CredentialStorage 156
AdvancedSettings 156
Help 157
ActivateThisDevice 157
SystemUpdateSettings 157
AboutDeviceSettings 158
ApplicationManagerSettings 158
DefaultApplicationsSettings 159
CalendarSettings 159
CallSettings 160
CallRejection 160
AnsweringandEndingCalls 161
Call-relatedPop-ups 161

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ShowCallerInformation 161
CallAlerts 162
CallAccessories 162
TTYMode 162
HearingAids 163
RingtonesandKeypadTones 163
PersonalizeCallSound 163
NoiseReduction 164
USDialing 164
InternationalDialing 164
DTMFTones 164
VoicemailSettings 164
ContactsSettings 165
EmailSettings 166
GallerySettings 169
InternetSettings 169
MessagesSettings 171
SVoiceSettings 174
SprintAccountInformationandHelp 174
SprintAccountPasswords 175
ManageYourAccount 175
SprintSupportServices 176
CopyrightInformation 176
Index 178