The Galaxy S5 currently represents the pinnacle of Samsung smartphones. You have your device perfectly under control, we show you here the top 15 tips for Galaxy S5
1) optics of the redesigned system settings adjust
There has been no Galaxy S flagship, in which the system settings have been retained in comparison to its predecessor. With the Galaxy S5 sat Samsung but so far the most radical changes to and presents all submenus within the system settings as round icons in the trendy flat design. If you the whole thing is too confusing, but you can or just quickly switch between three different views.
grid, list or tabbed view
to get
in the system settings, you must Pull the notification bar from the top down and tap there on the little gear icon in the upper right corner. By default, the grid view is displayed now in the round icons were grouped into categories. The whole thing can scroll up or down, which is fast due to the large amount to lose track of icons.
To change the view, tap in the upper right corner on the three dots and then “List View” . Select Here, the same menu items in the same categories are listed, but much more manageable. Ancient Galaxy S hares should another alternative most satisfied, namely the “tabbed view”: this is activated, recalls the presentation of the system settings to the known from the Galaxy S4 optics, because the menus are organized in list form in tabs
By the way: Using the search function top right, you can easily and quickly jump to the desired menu in all three view modes – a fitting slogan is sufficient and appropriate all menu items are clearly listed. A very handy feature, as we find
2) Practical Toolbox overlay use
Convenient: For frequently used apps, you can use a toolbox that you can always and everywhere Show
is how:. tap in the system settings in the category “Sound and Display” to “Toolbox” and right up there on the switch. About the “Edit” button You can customize the apps contained in the toolbox five individually. The round Toolbox can be had moved freely and edit or remove with a longer tip.
3) A screenshot customize
This tip is simple, but quite useful, as per screenshot function to take snapshots of web pages, games, or Youtube videos can be created. To this end, they only need to hold the home button and the A-and-power-off button for about one second at a time. Alternatively you can also create a screenshot by swiping in the center with your palm of the left or right out of the screen.
4) Quick Access to Menu button Google Now and multi-window function
As its predecessors, provides the S5 left and right of the home button two capacitive buttons. Links
Hidden secondary modes
is the first time a multi-tasking function to find the right is as usual the back button.
These keys provide all but a kind of secondary mode which is triggered by a long press. Here’s how: Stay for about two seconds with your finger on the left button (multi-tasking), appears as in older Galaxy S models, the right depending on the app and the environment menu. Do the same with the home button, the intelligent assistant Now Google is started. Keep your finger on the other hand hold the right button (back), you have quick access to the multi-window mode. This allows two applications simultaneously operate in each case a separate window.
5) configure Ultra-energy-saving mode and use
One of the most impressive innovations of the S5 is the Ultra Power Save Mode. Thus, the display is placed in a resource-efficient black and white mode and do not necessarily used functions are disabled
activate
power saving mode
And then activate the Ultra Power Save Mode. Pull down the notification bar down and switch my gear icon on the top right to the system settings. Then tap in the category “System” to “power saving mode” and then on “Ultra Power Save Mode”. Enable this by now switch in the upper right corner and confirm the window then appears with “OK”. You can add up to six apps for energy saving home screen, but the selection is quite limited. If you want to terminate the Ultra-energy-saving mode, tap in the upper right corner on the three dots and select the appropriate button.
6) increase detection rate of the built-in fingerprint scanner home button
With the directly accommodated in the home button fingerprint scanner to unlock your Galaxy S5 comfortable. But it may well happen that the impression is not recognized correctly. This is annoying, but a little trick to the rescue
Miss
The highlight:. Storing the fingerprint easily double or even triple a, thus increasing the detection rate significantly increased. To do this open System Preferences and tap Get in category “Quick Settings” on the icon “Finger Scanner”. Now tap on the “Fingerprint Manager” where you you memorize up to three fingerprints. Instead of three different fingers einzuspeichern, we recommend only a your thumb or index finger (depending on which finger you want to unlock your phone), and as for it to use all three locations. Tap for feeding an impression just on the plus icon and follow the instructions.
7) The Galaxy S5 as a universal remote control for TV and Co. use
Thanks to a small IR transmitter at the top of the case, the Galaxy S5 can be used as a remote control for TV, stereo and co. The required application is available in the App Drawer under “Smart Remote”.
“Smart Remote” set up
After the launch of “Smart Remote” You have your country or region specify. So, choose your country and enter your zip code. You should now see your TV provider can be selected from a list in the ideal case. You can now personalize “Smart Remote” or skip this step and catch up later. To configure the customized remote control, you need to tap the top right of a small remote control icon on the main menu of the app. From an extensive list here the corresponding TV model can choose alternatively you can use the Galaxy S5 but also to control set-top boxes (such as Sky), Blu-ray players or stereo systems.
8) use My Magazine-screen or disable
If you are on the home screen all the way to scroll left, it automatically opens the “My Magazine” app, a kind of personalized online newspaper that is based on the successful app “Flipboard”. If you want to disable “My Magazine”, you must press and hold briefly on the home screen, multitasking button left of the home button, then tap “Start Page Settings” and then uncheck “My Magazine”.
9) Start of S Voice via Home button disable
The voice control “S Voice” is not used by many users. By default, you can be started by a double tap on the home button, so that the reaction time is delayed with a simple tip, as the device waits for a possible second tip. Open to disable the second advice the system settings, tap at the bottom of “S Voice” and remove there with “About home key open” the check mark.
10) Unwanted Apps in the App Drawer Hide
At the Galaxy S5 are a number of apps pre-installed, you do not necessarily need the other, but they do not delete. But there is at least the option to hide these apps. Do this, open the App Drawer, tap the top right of the three points and then “Hide apps” on. This allows even system apps from the App Drawer Hide.
11) function “One-handed operation” use
With 5.1 inch screen size is the S5 is not just compact. But there is a possibility that the devices, to use with one hand. To do this, open System Preferences and tap into the category “Sound and Display” to “One-handed operation”. Enable the feature, go to the home screen and move the thumb quickly from right to left and back to open a scaled-down mode.
12) wiping input mode with keyboard activate
The keyboard of the Galaxy S5 is useful, however, is an optional input method on board. To enable this, you need to tap in the system settings in the “System” to “Language & input” and then click the gear next to “Samsung keypad”. Scroll down, tap “keyboard wipe” and change it to “Continuous Input”. Subsequently, words can type in, wiping from letter to letter.
13) display with gloves use
The Galaxy S5 can also be operated with any gloves, which can be very practical about in winter. To do this, open System Preferences and tap into the category “Sound and Display” on “Display”. Now scroll all the way down and check the box for the option “touch sensitivity is high.” Interesting: The display can now operate not only through gloves, but about even with the shell of a pen metal
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14) Various Tips for longer battery life
To increase the battery life, there are several practical tips. The largest power guzzlers is the display, brightness, should always be turned down manually because the automatic brightness sensor in turn consumes energy. If you have the opportunity, you should also enable the wireless connection, as this consumes less power than data over the wireless network. Also important: Set in the system settings under “site” means the mode to “power saving mode”.
15) Selective focus: Impressive depth of field effects for photos
With the new photo feature “selective focus” allows great depth of field effects to add photo, you can also change later. Please start the camera app and tap the S5 there on the symbol with the two heads. The mode “selective focus” is now active. This allows you to freely make objects of all kinds (but also people) impressive, because the background is blurred as in a single-lens reflex camera. The best works of the mode at a maximum recording distance of 50 centimeters. The highlight of this: The S5 makes two images, one with a sharp foreground and one with a good background. What is sharp, you can choose even when viewing the photos, with “pan-focus” the complete image is sharp.
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