Samsung Galaxy Note 5 User Guide

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SettingsMotions and Gestures
Control certain device actions by picking up 
the phone or by touching the screen with 
the palm of your hand.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings .
2. Tap Motions and gestures.
3. Tap ON/OFF to enable each of the following:
• Direct call: Call the contact whose call log, 
message, or contact details are currently on the 
screen by bringing the device close to your ear.
• Smart alert: Set the device to vibrate when you 
pick it up to notify you about missed calls...

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SettingsStorage
View the device memory and usage.
Device Memory
View and manage the memory used by the device.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings.
2. Tap Storage .
• The Device memory displays Total space.
• The amounts of memory used are further 
divided into:
 -Total space: View the total space/free space 
in your phone’s memory.
 -Available space: The amount of storage 
space currently available.
 -Applications: The amount of storage being 
used by applications.
 -Pictures, videos: The...

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SettingsBattery
View how battery power is used for device 
activities.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings.
2. Tap Battery for options:
• Power saving mode: Tap ON/OFF to turn the feature on, and customize options.
• Ultra power saving mode: Tap ON/OFF to turn the feature on.
• Show battery percentage: Display the battery 
charge percentage next to the battery icon on 
the Status bar.
• Battery chart: The battery level displays as a 
percentage. The amount of time the battery has 
been used...

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SettingsApplications
Applications
Manage settings for applications on your 
phone.
Application Manager
You can download and install new applications on your 
device. Use Application manager settings to manage 
your downloaded and preloaded applications.
Warning: Because this device can be configured 
with system software not provided by or supported 
by Google or any other company, you operate such 
software at your own risk.
Memory Usage
See how memory is being used by Downloaded or 
Running...

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Settings Applications
Downloaded
Displays apps you have downloaded onto your device.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings > 
Applications > Application manager.
2. Tap DOWNLOADED to view a list of all the 
downloaded applications on your device.
• To switch the order of the DOWNLOADED list, 
tap MORE > Sort by size, Sort by name, or 
Sort by date.
• To reset all of your application preferences, tap 
MORE > Reset app preferences.
• To unistall several apps at once, tap MORE > 
Uninstall...

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Settings Applications
Running Services
View and control services running on your device.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings > 
Applications > Application manager.
2. Tap RUNNING to view a list of running services.
All the applications that are currently running on the 
device display.
3. Tap MORE > Show cached processes to display 
all the cached processes that are running. Tap 
MORE > Show services in use to switch back.
4. Tap one of the applications to view application 
information.
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Settings Applications
Application Settings
Shortcuts to the settings for various apps are available 
in one convenient location.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings > 
Applications.
2. Tap one of the following to display the settings for 
the selected app:
• Calendar
• Camera
• Contacts
• Email
• Internet
• Messages
• Music
• Phone
• S Voice
• Weather  

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SettingsNFC and Payment
NFC (Near Field Communication) allows data 
exchange when you touch your device with 
another compatible device. This is used for 
features like Android Beam.
To activate NFC:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings > 
NFC and payment. 
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn NFC on.
Android Beam
When Android Beam is activated, you can beam app 
content to another NFC -capable device by holding the 
devices close together. You can beam browser pages, 
YouTube videos, contacts, and more.
1....

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Settings NFC and Payment
Tap and Pay
Tap and pay allows you to select the default payment 
app you want to use for making purchases on your 
phone.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings > 
NFC and payment. 
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn NFC on.
3. Tap Tap and pay.
4. Select the app that you want as your default.  

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SettingsThemes
Set the theme to be applied to your Home 
and Lock screens, wallpapers, and app 
icons.
Apply Themes
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings 
> Themes.
• Tap a theme to view a preview of various 
screens.
• Tap THEME STORE to download additional 
themes from the Theme Store with your 
Samsung account.
• Tap HELP for help using this feature.
2. Tap APPLY to apply the selected theme.
Themes