Tip # 1: My Magazine disable
Samsung has released a version of the popular news reader Flipboard integrated with the Galaxy S5 in the home screen. My Magazine called the number and it really is not wrong - but you can not with My Magazine scroll through the Home screen and if you accidentally wipes to the left, opens directly to the reader. If you do not want to, My Magazine can simply disable. Either the multitasking button for more, or contract on for two fingers and then remove the bottom right under "Start Page Setup" the hook on My magazines. Done.
Tip # 2: S disable voice behind the home button
Not necessarily Galaxy S5-specific the tip that you disable the opening of S Voice with a double-tap the home button. Normally, "waiting" smartphone always short, if there follows a second press of the home button and reacts after this waiting. In the Galaxy S5 can be under Settings - (bottom) S Voice - "About Home button to open" the check box and clear the opening of S Voice on the home button so.
Tip # 3: Change view in the settings
With the Galaxy S5 Samsung has introduced a new view in flat design. This seems less cluttered, but also sometimes confusing to users who were accustomed to the opinion of grade 3 or Galaxy S4. On the top right menu item can be adjusted on this simple, the tab view is more or less the familiar look.
Tip # 4: The hidden menu button
Samsung has started with the PRO-tablets, instead of a menu to set a multitasking button. With the Galaxy S5 this trend continues even now on smartphones and so it takes some getting used to and only a frequently accidentally open Task Manager until you can no longer find these changes so disturbing. Indeed, there is the menu button still, press the multitasking button longer, the menu function is activated as usual. With a long press on the home button, Google Now (instead of the earlier multitasking function) opens with a long press on back there as usual, the multi-window function.
Tip # 5: The Mini-screen for one-handed operation
Who changes from about an iPhone on Galaxy S5 will find the one-handed operation sometimes difficult. If you hold about yourself in the path remains only one hand, who under Settings - activates the switch Handed operation, with a quick swipe can from right to left and back reduce the virtual screen. Not pretty, but useful for specific situations.
Tip # 6: take screenshots
Well known but forgotten like: Screenshots can be at the Galaxy S5 (as with other Galaxy smartphones) either by pressing home and power button at the same time, or take a swipe gesture with his hand edge from right to left.
Tip # 7: The Ultra-energy-saving mode
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a special mode in which five percent of remaining battery a few hours can still be squeezed out. In this mode, the display is changed to grayscale and severely curtailed the functions about Internet is active only on actual usage. In the mode, you can even Facebook and add, but you will of course not the promised considerably longer service time. Nevertheless: Who would like to be a couple of hours by telephone, can come up with the ultra-energy-saving mode ends meet.
Tip # 8: The Toolbox
Under Settings - Toolbox can enable a feature that constantly puts a small dot on the display. If you tap on it, the works on a ledge with up to five predefined apps. Do not want to be the toolbox, the point as an app on the home screen can be deleted (and then activate again on the Quick Settings).
Tip # 9 Use fingerprint scanner side and lower error rate:
The Galaxy S5 is the first smartphone from Samsung which is based on a fingerprint scanner on the Home button. Faster than about a pattern can thus be relatively safe to unlock your phone. The problem is: single-handed, it does not work, if you deposited the fingerprint as shown in the instructions. One can, however, storing the thumb side / one-handed, then the hit rate is not as good when unlocking, so far it is recommended to store the thumb directly twice in the same position. This has led, at least in my own significantly less errors. Sometimes it also helps to clear the stored print and resave.
Tip # 10: Remove Pre-installed Apps
Samsung typical, there are again some preinstalled apps on the Samsung Galaxy S5. They can not all be uninstalled and updates are apps where the uninstallation is still possible, re-installed. If you want to banish these apps from the App Drawer, simply type the top right of the menu and select there "Hide apps". So you can get apps disappear, sometimes quite handy if you are frequently the smartphone times out of hand. With the private mode, it is not (yet?) Possible not by a password to lock apps, they are at least not directly visible.
Tip # 11 Trigger camera volume button:
The Galaxy S5 is IP67 certified and thus also waterproof up to a certain depth. The problem: Underwater, the touchscreen is not to be used. Who would still like to take pictures underwater photos can simply trigger on the volume button.
Tip # 12: Sleep mode
As in previous Galaxy devices, can be found at the Galaxy S5 sleep mode. In this notifications and calls can be deactivated for a defined period of time. Moreover, in turn, can be inserted exceptions. If you want to rather sleep at night, instead of seeing the notification LED flash, can provide peace hereby, same goes for meetings where then can if at all by ringing only the boss is.
Tip # 13: Laying With WatchOn the remote control in the Notification Bar
The Galaxy S5 has an infrared LED over which the local telly can be controlled. "Remote control in the notification area Show" a remote place in the Notification Bar - Who belongs to the group of chronic Remote publisher, but the smartphone is always at hand, may WatchOn in Menu - Settings. Incidentally, there is a fix for WatchOn, looks dufte from.
Tip # 14: Continuous input to the keyboard
One of the biggest weaknesses about the iPhone is in my opinion the keyboard. Android is alternative through the Google Play Store keyboards can relate (my recommendation is Swiftkey), but also from house offers the Galaxy S5 a practical function. If you are in a field for entering text, you can pull down the Notification Bar, the "Select Input Method" under there - "Configuring Input Method" - "wipe keyboard" among other things, a continuous input select. This "pulls" the words you then. Faster but takes practice.
Tip # 15: Selective focus
The camera of Galaxy S5 is - provided enough light - an extraordinarily good. With the "selective focus" is also leave with a click images with two focal planes take. The pictures are amazing, some of the focus point operates forward, as if it were taken with a large maximum aperture (f / 1.2 around) on a DSLR. The result of the effect I like better than about the HTC One M8.
So these are our personal best Samsung Galaxy S5 tips and tricks in an attempt to provide a combination between beginner and advanced. The video can be found as said above, if you change to YouTube, giving a thumbs up there would be real dufte. The report follows in the next few days.
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