Samsung Galaxy Note 5 User Guide

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Settings Backup and Reset
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings.
2. Tap Backup and reset > Factory data reset.
3. Tap RESET DEVICE > RESET PHONE and follow 
the prompts to perform the reset.
Reset Your System Settings
Reset your system settings back to their defaults.
Warning: This action returns your device to its factory 
default settings. This does not affect your downloaded 
apps, personal data, your security settings, language 
settings, account settings, or your default application 
settings.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings.
2. Tap Backup and reset > Reset settings.
3. Tap RESET SETTINGS and follow the prompts to 
perform the reset.  
						

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SettingsDate and Time
By default, your device receives date and 
time information from the wireless network. 
When you are outside network coverage, you 
may want to set date and time information 
manually using the date and time settings.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings.
2. Tap Date and time.
3. The following options are available:
• Automatic date and time: Receive date and 
time updates from the wireless network.
• Automatic time zone: Receive the time zone 
from the wireless network.
• Set date : Enter the current date (only available 
when Automatic date and time is disabled) .
• Set time: Enter the current time (only available 
when the Automatic setting is disabled) . 
• Select time zone: Choose your local time zone 
(only available when the Automatic setting is 
disabled) .
• Use 24-hour format: Set the format for time 
displays.
Date and Time   
						

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SettingsAccessibility
Accessibility
Accessibility services are special features 
that make using the device easier for those 
with certain physical disabilities. 
Note : You can download additional accessibility 
applications from the Google Play store.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings .
2. Tap Accessibility for options:
Vision
• Voice Assistant: Give spoken feedback to help 
blind and low-vision users.
 -Voice Assistant can collect all of the text you 
enter, except passwords, including personal 
data and credit card numbers. It may also 
log your user interface interactions with the 
device.
 -You can turn on Voice Assistant from any 
screen by pressing the Home key quickly 
three times (triple-press) .
• Voice Assistant help: Tap for help on using 
Voice Assistant.
• Dark screen: Keep the screen turned off at all 
times for privacy.
• Rapid key input: Release your finger to enter 
selection instead of double tapping. 
• Speak passwords: Read the characters aloud 
as you enter your passwords.
• Voice Label: Write voice recordings to NFC tags 
to provide information about nearby objects.
• Font size: Set the font size.
• Magnification gestures: Use exaggerated 
gestures such as triple-tapping, double 
pinching, and dragging two fingers across the 
screen. 
• Magnifier window: Magnify content shown on 
the screen.
• Grayscale: Change all colors to gray.   
						

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Settings Accessibility
• Negative colors: Reverse the display of colors 
from white text on a black background to black 
text on a white background.
• Color adjustment: Adjust the color of the 
screen if you are color blind or have difficulty 
reading the display because of the screen color. 
Tap Color adjustment for options.
• Accessibility shortcut: Quickly enable 
accessibility features in two quick steps. Tap 
ON/OFF
 to turn the feature on.
• Text-to-speech options: Set your preferred TTS 
engine and options. For more information, see 
“Text-To-Speech Options” on page 190.Hearing
• Sound detectors: Give an alert when baby 
crying or the doorbell is detected.
• Flash notification: Set your camera light to 
blink whenever you receive a notification.
• Turn off all sounds: For privacy, turn off all 
notifications and audio.
• Hearing aids: Improve the sound quality for use 
with hearing aids.
• Samsung subtitles (CC): Use Samsung 
subtitles with multimedia files when available 
Tap Samsung subtitles (CC) for options.
• Google subtitles (CC): Use Google subtitles 
with multimedia files when available. Tap Google 
subtitles (CC) for options.
• Left and right sound balance: Use the slider 
to set the left and right balance when using a 
stereo device.
• Mono audio: Switch audio from stereo to mono 
for use with one earphone.  
						

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Settings Accessibility
• Auto haptic: The device will vibrate in time to 
the sound when listening to music, watching 
videos, or playing games. It will also vibrate 
when buttons are tapped in supported apps. 
This may consume battery power, and not all 
applications will support this feature.
Dexterity and interaction
• Universal switch: Control your phone with your 
customized switches.
• Assistant menu: Improve the device 
accessibility for users with reduced dexterity.
• Gesture wake up: Wake up your device by 
waving your hand over the sensor.
• Touch and hold delay: Select a time interval for 
this tap action.
• Interaction control: Block areas of the screen 
from touch interaction. Disable Auto rotate 
screen and hard key functions. Only show 
application notifications in the Notification panel 
and the Status bar.  More settings
• Direction lock: Unlock the screen by swiping in 
a series of four to eight directions. 
• Direct access: Open your accessibility settings 
by pressing the Home key three times in quick 
succession.
• Notification reminder: Beep at set intervals to 
remind you of any unread notifications.
• Answering and ending calls: Select shortcuts 
for answering and ending calls.
• Single tap mode: Tap to stop/snooze alarms 
and calendar events.
• Manage accessibility: Export your accessibility 
settings and share them with another device.  
						

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Settings Accessibility
Services
• TalkBack: When TalkBack is on, your device 
provides spoken feedback to help blind and 
low-vision users.
• Switch Access
: Allows you to control your 
device using configurable key combinations. 
You can move focus to clickable items and 
select them.
• Additional accessibility apps may be 
downloaded from the Google Play store. 
Certain accessibility services you install may be 
configured here.  
						

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SettingsHelp
View tips and guidelines for using your 
device.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings.
2. Tap Help for information about:
• New features
• How-to videos
• Useful tips
• User guide
• My Verizon Mobile
• Icon glossary
• Getting started
• Applications
• Settings
Help   
						

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SettingsAbout Phone
About Phone
View information about your phone, including 
current status, legal information, hardware 
and software versions, and more.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings.
2. Tap About phone, and then tap items for more 
details:
• Icon glossary: View information about the 
notifications and status icons.
• Status: View the status of the battery, network, 
and other information about your device.
• Legal information: View legal notices and other 
legal information.
• Phone name: View and change your device’s 
name.
• Additional device information includes the Model 
number, Android version, Build number, and 
more.   
						

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SettingsSystem Updates
Use System updates to update your device’s 
software.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings  > 
System updates.
2. Tap Check for new system update.
• Tap Show system update history to view 
previous software updates.
3. Follow the prompts to check for available software 
updates to download and install.
System Updates