It has already hit stores the new flagship of Samsung, the Galaxy S5. This new terminal brings many new features that we discussed at length but not only brings these new enhancements, but users after purchasing the terminal have been able to find new extra features.
Today in Android Libre, we will show the 50 tricks, curiosities and hidden options that brings this Korean beast. You along with many videos, you can see more visually much of the things that we show you. Clarify that some of these curiosities require an accessory that will not cost more than € 2 (an adapter cable OTG, for example). Without further ado, here goes.
Basic mode
This mode is responsible for providing the user a simple interface with larger, especially for seniors who purchase this terminal or first-time buyers who need to go slowly icons.
To activate this mode have to go to Settings> Easy Mode> On / Off. When we activate prompted us to choose the applications that appear on the main screen and if we leave a gap without choosing, can then click on the icon "+" and choose one. The video will leave you clearer operation.
Children mode
It is not surprising that smaller house smartphone ask us occasionally to play a game. For he sees that there are parents and Samsung have been incorporated in the Galaxy S5 a new way for children.
Once this mode, you can do it from the quick settings menu or from the phone settings enabled, the device can give our son. When he receives will see a very interactive interface and vivid colors as if it were an animated series. Also, before you can configure the games you want to be displayed or which you have access. If to go where it should not, I would ask an access code that we will have previously selected.
No need to fear from now so do these tadpoles with our mobile, just be careful you do not end up on the floor.
Use it with one hand
We saw this option on the LG Optimus G Pro 2 and in my opinion, when it comes to devices with screens of 5 inches or more is required as well. The Galaxy S5 includes an option that reduces the size of the screen to control it with one hand get anywhere with your finger.
To activate this mode, we must go to Settings> Operations with one hand> On / Off. Here we will explain how to activate this mode later. One detail that I liked is that we can move the screen to the left side in the event we are lefties.
Download faster using WiFi and LTE at once
One of the features highlighted in the presentation of Galaxy S5 was the possibility of using WiFi and LTE network at the same time to achieve amazing download speeds. But operators are starting to cancel this option users who have a Galaxy S5. Hopefully later stop further exploit this in the Galaxy S5.
To activate this mode and use it if your operator allows you, ye must go to Settings> Download Booster and press to activate. If you wear it, do not be surprised when you see a jump in your data consumption.
Smart Playlists
One of the improvements found in the new flagship of Samsung we found in your music player.
Now when we are listening to music on your device, if you put in landscape mode will show playlists made by the smartphone with music similar to what we are hearing. If we want to hear all about a genre, we will easy.
Disables WiFi as the received signal fails
Another related options WiFi network that has incorporated this terminal is auto-disconnect from the network when WiFi signal you receive is bad and buggy. Another option for those who can use it is to leave home as WiFi option is turned off. Of course, those with a poor WiFi network will have to use more mobile network, which will mean more spending data rate.
If you want enabled on your smartphone, just go to Settings> WiFi> Change Marçais box smart grid.
Air View, uses all the sensors on your Galaxy S5
One of the most striking options Galaxy S5 is its Air View feature. This is achieved through sensors on the screen that detect when the finger passes over untouched. For if we go to Settings> Air View> On / Off we can use this utility for previewing photos, expand the contents of a calendar event or see the contact information when we are marking.
Change smartphone without worrying about data
When we change smartphone have to spend all our information to your new device. We can do this through a backup if we are root or use Google services. But we have stored files you want to transfer and will require a computer in some cases to make it faster.
This is over the Galaxy S5 has since launched in the Play Store an application that lets you transfer all your data and files from your old smartphone Galaxy S5. But not just Android, but if we had an iPhone can also transfer all the information from iCloud or if we wanted to, restore from a backup of iTunes.
Hone your battery Saving Mode
Undoubtedly, one of the functions most emphasized in the presentation of the terminal was fantastic Save Mode brings incorporated the Galaxy S5. Thanks to him our smartphone will last five days in standby with 30% battery.
This mode changes whites in black to save battery consumption and limits the access of certain applications, leaving us make calls, send messages, surf the internet and little else. All for no sweat blood to get through the day.
To activate it you have to go to Settings> Saving Mode and activate it. Or directly from the Quick Settings panel.
Use the buttons correctly
We all thought that with the addition of multitasking button on the Galaxy S5 we would forget the menu button but it is not true. The buttons on this new device conceal a series of cool features that you should know as it will bring you a better user experience.
Press Button Home - Home
Hold Home button - Google Now
Double tap the Home button - S Voice
Kick Push button - Rewind
Hold reverse button - Enables multi-window mode
Press multitasking button - Opens the multitasking
Hold multitasking button - Acts as button menu
Panel hotkey settings
Another of the features built into the Galaxy S5 is the menu for quick access to settings that have very similar to that found in the Nexus. Now we can swipe with two fingers down the notification bar and we deploy an odd number of settings you can activate / deactivate the push or accessed by holding down. One thing I liked is that you can customize the settings you want to display. Google, I think you should put that in an update of Android.
No doubt that this feature will be very useful for those people who never stop changing the settings on your phone, whether WiFi, Bluetooth or NFC among many others.
S Use the Finder to search your device
A new tool called S Galaxy S5 Finder will save time when searching for a song, picture, application or document. With this tool you can write what we are looking for and we will show below automatically without delay.
To access S Finder'll have to go to quick settings we talked about earlier and click on the application to begin the search.
Use a USB on your smartphone
Lately the latest devices incorporate OTG (On The Go) function that allows you to expand the storage of our device through a USB memory. With this we can expand the memory of your smartphone and entertain our journeys with movies or music. We will have to take the screen incorporating Galaxy S5, right?
To take advantage of OTG utility Galaxy S5 will require a USB adapter (female) to microUSB (male) or else buy one of the many USB memories with microUSB port. If the adapter will not cost us € 2-3 but if we wanted a USB stick would talk about 15 €.
Unlock directly with your finger
Another strong and very highlights of the Galaxy S5 is the fingerprint reader built into the Home button. To do this we must store before our fingerprint and then with just slide down your finger on the Home button, we can unlock the smartphone. Now that's a unique password.
In addition to the safety of our device, also brings linking to PayPal to pay more safely in establishments permit. NFC + PayPal + only Password = perfect combination.
The notifications when you pick
More than one will last you leave the phone on the table and we get notifications but we did not know them. The Samsung have thought of that set of people and have implemented a new way of intelligent notifications.
You may ask, what is it ?, Since these notifications receive notification being the smartphone where it is but when we catch the device will vibrate to alert notification.
If you want to activate this mode you have to go to Settings> Movements and gestures> Smart Alert> On / Off. Now whenever cojáis terminal vibrate again to notify you of the old alerts.
Answer the calls just by bringing the phone to your ear
Nor hard time tap the screen to pick up the phone but it is more convenient to take you directly to the device to your ear to answer and start talking. The Galaxy S5 enables this feature and to do so we'll just go to Settings> Movement and gestures> Direct Call> On / Off.
Keep the screen on while you look
Many times we are only seeing the screen, whether reading a story or watching a picture for a long time and tends to dim the screen and off since no're down. The Galaxy S5, along with some previous devices have an option that keeps the active screen while you're watching.
To activate this function will have to go to the Quick Settings panel and click on Smart Stay. So keep your phone detects the active screen while your eyes.
Use gestures in the air to manage your smartphone
If you want to give a futuristic touch to your smartphone, you can activate a mode called Air Gestures that lets you control your device without touching it, just passing the hand over. To do this we must go to Settings> Movement and Gestures> On / Off Air Gestures.
With this active way we can move around a site running his hand over or also control our music. If we hand glide up and down the website to that effect. On the subject of music playback, sliding left or right sail for music and placing a hand on pausaremos. In front of friends'll be a magician.
Multi Window, uses two applications simultaneously
Having a 5-inch screen can be used to have two applications simultaneously displayed on screen. This feature is both the Galaxy S5 as in some previous Samsung devices. With this function we can have two windows running different applications, for example we see Twitter while watching a video on Youtube.
To activate the multiwindow you can do from the Quick Settings panel or from the settings by pressing in Multi Window. Once activated, we can deploy the left edge applications bar. Here we move them to the top or bottom of the screen and placed in one of the two windows.
Do not take off your gloves to use
Sometimes it is really uncomfortable having to remove your gloves to answer a call or message. Some devices already bring built so the Galaxy S5 would not be less this way. If we navigate through the settings and click on touch sensitivity can activate the gloves mode. Forget riding gloves to answer a call or press the nose.
8 Tips and Tricks for the camera
No doubt that the Galaxy S5 has one of the best cameras in the mobile market and boasts well be the fastest camera. But is that not only has a good camera but incorporates a number of interesting features and you become an every photographer.
Then we leave a list of features that includes:
Live HDR - Looks like the HDR act before taking the picture.
Drama Shot - Gives action objects in the image.
Best Face - Take the best side in a burst of pictures.
Eraser - Removes items that spoil photography
Panning Shot - photography brings motion blurring the background
Dual Mode Camera - Take a picture with the front and rear camera while
Selective Focus - Select what you want to focus
Burst Mode - Burst mode
Visualize your Galaxy S5 through another Galaxy
Thanks to a tool of the Galaxy S5, we can mount it on a tripod or place it somewhere and from another device (Galaxy S5 or earlier NFC) we can control it. NFC connection will need to pair up the two devices and WiFi to make the mirroring of the camera to another Galaxy.
A very interesting utility if we take photographs. So leave it in one place and with another mobile we handle. For them we have to activate the Remote View mode in the camera settings.
Use a microSD card
We know the problems with KitKat Google is putting the SD card terminals and is not allowed to store applications on the SD or content you download through them. But if we want to have stored music, movies, books and others, a storage expansion could do no wrong. Root Although there are methods to bypass the blockade imposed by Google.
Today there are quite cheaply for 16GB or 32GB microSD cards. You can search by Amazon because there are very good options.
Play with your Xbox 360 Controller
OTG adapter cable not only serves to connect USB sticks but we can also use it to connect an Xbox 360 with USB port. So we can play in our Galaxy S5 with a physical control. This goes especially dedicated to the nostalgic analog and buttons.
We said before that an OTG adapter cable not cost more than 2-3 € and with respect to the control, we will need the model with cable. Otherwise we will not use it.
Take the pulsations
One of the strengths of the new Galaxy S5 is the heart rate sensor which is located on the back. With him we may take the beats just place your finger on the sensor and the S Health application will do the rest.
To use this tensiometro'll have to go to the S Health application and click on Heart Rate. Here we show the directions we have to follow and the same application displays the beats per minute that we have.
Control your diet and exercise
The S Health application was updated to version 3.0 on the Galaxy S5 to provide total control of your exercise and diet you follow. Allowing and see how much you spent and consumed in a day to help you achieve your goals bikini operation.
Here we mark the paths we have followed, the miles we ran, calories we burn and the time it has taken us. In addition, we compare the consumed calories burned to see if we have reduced a few grams that day or if we lost a kilo in the last week.
S Voice active voice
Another improvement incorporated in this Galaxy S5 is activating your voice manager (S Voice) through the voice. That is, if we say the words that we established even with the screen off we will activate the S Voice to directly ask him what we want.
To do this we must open S Voice, click on the settings button in the upper right, tap Settings> Commands to wake> Awakening voice> choose what we want.
Video floating window mode
If you want to view a video of your dispostivo while doing things, with the floating window you can do so. While you play a video using the default player from Samsung, you can click on the lower right corner to jump full screen floating window.
Fingerprints to pay with PayPal
Apart from the safety of the device, which brings built-in fingerprint sensor Galaxy S5 also serve as a password to pay with PayPal in establishments permit. In Spain is still not widespread this payment method but hopefully will be soon.
To enable this we must go to Settings> Fingerprint Scanner> PayPal then install FIDO Ready and attach it to your PayPal account.
Ensures your photos and documents with the private mode
One of the features I liked most certainly the Galaxy S5, the Private Mode. With this way we can hide certain photos or documents of our device and secured by, as only one password that each person have one, our fingerprint. To do this we must go to Settings> Private Mode> On / Off.
When we have this on, so we'll just go to our gallery, click the icon of the three dots at the top and send him to private mode.
Emergency Mode
This mode consists mainly of completely restrict access to non-essential applications and extend the maximum battery life. Also, when activated This will allow us to send a text message using our location and turn the flash as a flashlight.
To activate it you have to go to Settings> Emergency Mode and activate it. Here you can also set a shortcut to be triggered for example by pressing three times on the unlock button.
Notifications time
For those who worry about the weather or wherever they go will this new feature of Galaxy S5 will love. Based on its location and the weather servers using the Galaxy S5 constantly send notifications to the changes made in the weather forecast. For example, if we go to the beach and it's going to rain, we will get a notification alerting us to not waste time taking things.
If we activate this option, we will insert into our home screen weather widget default Samsung, click on it, go to the Settings section and this time click on Notifications. We may also use Geo News Widget that will alert us in case of earthquake or fire.
Turn your Galaxy S5 in your wallet
Thanks to the Google Wallet application we can bring all our credit / debit card within the application and pay them in establishments permit. The same application will help in the process of configuring it so you can pay with your phone asap.
Use your smartphone as a remote control
Another of the features built into this smartphone is the remote control HDTVs. Thanks to infrared sensor located on top of the device, we can send signals to our TV and change channels or increase / decrease the volume with our same phone.
Drawing on the installed default Remote Control application can forget our traditional remote and use our smartphone. At application startup we explain its operation and the possibilities it offers.
Customize your lock screen to your liking
You can change the lock screen of our Galaxy Sy to show what we want to see. We only need to go to Settings> Lock screen. Here you can flag as you want it to display information on the lock screen.
For example you can change the clock size, add the shortcut to the camera or even show the owner information in case you lose.
Do Not Disturb
Definitely one of the features that I like to sleep is quietly DND mode. In the Galaxy S5 takes another name, Lock Mode, but performs the same functions. Activating this mode can mute all notifications and calls important to rest easy. But of course, we can choose our important contacts to skip blocking.
To do this we must go to Settings> Mode Lock> On / Off or directly from the quick settings panel notification center.
Send a text message when you're in trouble
This functionality Galaxy S5 I found very interesting because it allows you to send a text message with your location to contact you have assigned. Just press the button three times in blocking this text message will be sent and ask for help if you're in trouble. For example if you go just down the street or if you have an accident while only.
My advice, use this seriously and not as if the story of "Liar Shepherd and his sheep."
Fits the screen of your smartphone in any situation
Throughout the day we can go through multiple lighting conditions and there are times when we do not see the screen or just too bright. With activated Adapted Screen mode, your smartphone will handle by itself to set the best settings screen and always have an optimal experience.
Contains preset modes: Dynamic, Standard, Professional Photography and Film that will alternate between them depending on the situation. For example, in the way of professional photography have more saturated colors and film mode the display will dim to not harm us view in low light conditions.
Notifications if your baby cries
Another function that have gone unnoticed Galaxy S5 is in the aspect of accessibility where we have a way to notify us if our child is crying. Notifications will be vibration and flashing LED flash, everything is for the baby of the house.
To activate this mode have to go to Settings> special accessibility> Hearing> crying detector> On / Off. Once we activate our device will start to hear constantly waiting for our baby cry.
Skip between applications quickly
If you are of those who do not to jump from one application to another, this bar applications will greatly facilitate things. It is placed in a floating widget top having 5 applications can choose ourselves. To activate this mode we will fast from Notification Center settings and configuration Toolbox, then so is the name of the application, we can choose which five applications we want to show us.
Smart Audio to reduce noise on calls
Adapt Sound provide you a better experience on phone calls reduciéndote noise from the microphone placed at the top and correctly equalizing before transmitting your voice on the call.
If you want to activate it you have to go to Settings> Sound -> Call -> Customize ringing sound. Here you just have to tick Sound Adapted and will have already activated. The adjustment process may take awhile to finally find the perfect item.
Modify the home screen and My Magazines
If you get along to a Galaxy S5 hands you will realize that the right of the main screen you will meet with My Magazines, similar to BlinkFeed that brings news of interest on a single page from the boot menu.
On the other hand, if you want to customize your start menu you have to hold the button multitasking and give you the ability to add widgets or modify some phone settings, such as modifying the transitions between pages.
How you can see, the new flagship of the South Korean is full of new features that go unnoticed on the day of your presentation. This is what is not seen but is special about each of the manufacturers.