Samsung Galaxy Note 5 User Guide

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Know Your DeviceHome Screen
Home Screen
Status icons
Notification icons
Apps list Apps folder Status bar
Home screen indicator App shortcutsWidget   

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Know Your Device Home Screen
• App shortcuts: Shortcuts to your favorite 
applications.
• Apps folder: For your convenience, there are 
several apps that are grouped into a folder on the 
main Home screen.
• Apps list: Allows quick access to all of your 
applications.
• Home screen indicator: Indicates which 
Home screen is presently displayed. Swipe across 
the screen to the right to open Flipboard Briefing.
• Notification icons: Display new messages and 
emails, notifications, available software...

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Know Your Device Home Screen
The Home screen is the starting point for 
using your device. 
Customize your Home screen by adding application 
shortcuts, widgets, folders, and using wallpapers. 
To access Home Screen Manager:
 ►From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
– or –
Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.
Manage Home Screens
Your device comes with multiple Home screens to 
hold apps and widgets. You can rearrange the Home 
screens in a different order.
1. From a Home screen, pinch the...

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Know Your Device Home Screen
Wallpapers
Change the look of the Home and Lock screens with 
wallpaper. You can display a favorite picture or choose 
from preloaded wallpapers.
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
2. Tap Wallpapers.
To access Wallpaper settings:
 ► From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings > 
Display and wallpaper > Wallpaper.
For more information, see 
 “Display and Wallpaper” on page 158 in Settings.
Widgets
Widgets are self-contained apps that run on a 
Home screen. There are all...

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Know Your Device Home Screen
Themes
Set visual themes for all system screens and icons on 
your phone.
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
2. Tap Themes.
For more information, see “Themes” on page 172 in 
Settings.
To access Theme settings:
 ► From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings 
> Themes.
Screen Grid
Change the number of icons that can be placed on 
each Home screen by changing the Screen grid 
dimensions.
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
2. Tap Screen grid.
3. Tap a dimension...

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Know Your Device Home Screen
App Shortcuts
You can use app shortcuts to launch an app from any 
Home screen. 
Add a Shortcut to a Home Screen
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps.
2. Touch and hold an app shortcut, drag it to a 
Home screen, and then release it.
Delete a Shortcut
1. Touch and hold an app shortcut to release it.
2. Drag the app shortcut to  Remove and 
release it.
Note : Deleting a shortcut does not delete the app, it just 
removes the shortcut from the Home screen.
Folders
Place folders...

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Know Your Device Home Screen
Manage Folders
• Add an app: Touch an hold the app shortcut, and 
then and drag it on top of the folder and release it.
• Delete an app: Tap the folder to open it. Touch 
and hold the app shortcut, and then drag it to 
 Remove and release it.
Remove a Folder from a Home Screen
1. Touch and hold the folder until it detaches.
2. Drag the folder to  Remove and release it.  

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Know Your DeviceStatus Bar
Status Bar
The Status bar at the top of the Home 
screen provides device information (such as 
network status, battery charge, and time) on 
the right side and notification alerts on the 
left side.
Status Icons
Battery is fully charged.
Battery is low.
Battery is charging.
Vibrate mode is enabled.
Status Icons
Mute mode is enabled.
The device is connected to a 4G LTE wireless network.
Signal strength.
Wi-Fi is active.
No wireless network is available.
NFC (Near-Field...

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Know Your Device Status Bar
Notification Icons
Missed call.
Call in progress.
Call is using speakerphone.
New email has arrived.
New Gmail has arrived.
New voicemail message has been received.
New text or multimedia message has arrived.
Download of a file or app is in progress.
Notification Icons
File is being uploaded or sent.
Location service (GPS) is active.
App updates are available from the Google Play store.
App updates are complete.
Keyboard is in use.  

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Know Your DeviceNavigation
Navigation
Learn the basics for how to navigate through 
your device, and basics for how to customize 
screens by editing, sharing, and deleting 
items.
Touchscreen Navigation
Use the following motions and gestures on your 
touchscreen to navigate the device.
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Lightly tap items to select or launch them.
• Tap the displayed keyboard to enter characters 
or text.
• Tap an item to select it.
• Tap an app icon to launch the application.
Touch and Hold
Touch and hold...