Samsung Galaxy S5 User Manual

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Sound alarms.
Add more apps to use.
Make an emergency call.
Remaining battery power and 
estimated battery running time
Turn on the flash.
Launch  Phone.Send your current location 
information in a message.
Launch  Internet.
Access additional options.
The maximum standby time is the estimated time that the device will maintain a 
battery charge. The standby time is the time taken for the battery to fully discharge 
if the device is not used. Standby time may vary depending on device settings and 
operating conditions.
Deactivating emergency mode
To deactivate emergency mode, press and hold the Power button, and then tap Emergency 
mode
. Alternatively, tap  → Disable Emergency mode. Emergency mode is deactivated.   
						

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Sending help messages
About sending help messages
You can preset contacts to send a message to in an emergency. Make calls or send messages 
to your primary contacts by quickly pressing the Power button three times.
On the Apps screen, tap 
Settings → Safety assistance.
Adding primary contacts
1 On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Safety assistance.
2 Tap Manage primary contacts → Create primary contact.
3 Tap Create new contact and enter contact information or tap Select from contacts to 
add an existing contact as a primary contact.
Setting help messages
On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Safety assistance → Send help messages, drag the 
Send help messages switch to the right, and then select content to include in help messages.
Sending help messages
In an emergency situation, quickly press the Power button three times. The device sends 
messages to your primary contacts. The messages include your location information.
You may incur additional charges for sending messages or using the mobile network.   
						

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Severe weather notification (Geo News)
About severe weather notification (Geo News)
Use this feature to receive notifications about severe weather conditions close to your current 
location.
•	The feature identifies your location and provides you with information about 
disasters if they occur in your area. The information provided may differ depending 
on the service provider in your current location.
To view information about severe weather conditions and the regions and 
languages that the information is available in, visit 
www.samsung.com/geonews.
•	You may incur additional charges if you receive notifications from a weather 
forecasting service while you are roaming.
Setting severe weather notifications
On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Safety assistance → Geo News, and then drag the Geo 
News
 switch to the right.
Receiving notifications
On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Safety assistance → Geo News, and then drag the Geo 
News
 switch to the right.
Warning notifications
Tick Notification pop-ups.
If the weather conditions worsen, the device displays the notification in a pop-up window. 
You can make an emergency call or send emergency messages to preset contacts from the 
pop-up window.   
						

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Watch notifications
Notifications for less severe weather conditions appear on the status bar at the top of the 
screen. The information provided is displayed in the 
Geo News widget.
Using the geo news widget
You can view your current location and information about disasters in your region in the Geo 
News
 widget.
On the Home screen, scroll left and tap the 
Geo News widget.
Current location
Disaster information for 
your current location.
Access additional 
options.  
						

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Utilities
S Finder
Use this app to search for content on the device and via the Internet. You can apply various 
filters and view the search history.
Open the notifications panel and tap 
S Finder.
Searching for content
Tap the search field and enter a keyword, or tap  and say a keyword.
To get more refined results, tap 
 and apply filters under the search field.
To update the list of search results, tap 
 → Refresh.
You can set the search parameters using the available filters or select search categories. Tap 
 
→ Settings → Select filters or Select search category.
Managing the search history
To delete the history, tap  → Settings → Delete history.
To set the device not to save the search results, tap 
 → Settings, and then deselect Save 
search history
.  
						

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S Planner
Starting S Planner
Use this app to manage events and tasks.
Tap 
S Planner on the Apps screen.
Access additional options.
Create events or tasks.
Change view mode.
Go to todays date.
Tap  and use the following:
•	Go to: Move to a specific date.
•	Delete: Delete events or tasks.
•	Search: Search for events or tasks.
•	Calendars: Select the calendars to display.
•	Sync: Sync events and tasks with your accounts.
•	Settings: Change settings for S Planner.   
						

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Creating events or tasks
1 Tap S Planner on the Apps screen.
2 Tap . Alternatively, select a date with no events or tasks in it and tap the date again.
If the date already has saved events or tasks in it, tap the date and tap 
.
3 Select either event or task and enter details.
•	Add event: Set a start and end date for an event. You can set an optional repeat 
setting.
•	Add task: Add a task to do on a specific date. You can set an optional priority setting.
Enter a title.
Attach a map showing the 
location of the event.
Add more details.
Select a calendar to use or sync 
with.
Select an item.
Set a start and end date for the event.
4 Tap Save to save the event or task.   
						

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Syncing events and tasks with your accounts
Tap S Planner on the Apps screen.
To sync events and tasks with your accounts, tap 
 → Sync.
To add accounts to sync with, tap 
 → Calendars → Add account. Then, select an account 
to sync with and sign in. When an account is added a green circle is displayed next to the 
account name.
To change an account’s syncing option, tap 
Settings → Accounts, and then select an account 
service.
Deleting events or tasks
Tap S Planner on the Apps screen.
To delete events or tasks, tap 
 → Delete, select the events or tasks, and then tap Done.
To delete an event or task while viewing it, tap 
 → OK.
To mark tasks as completed, tap a date that has tasks in it and tick completed tasks.
Sharing events or tasks
Tap S Planner on the Apps screen.
To share an event or task while viewing it, tap 
 → Share via, and then select a sharing 
method.   
						

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Calculator
Use this app for simple or complex calculations.
Tap 
Calculator on the Apps screen.
Rotate the device to landscape orientation to display the scientific calculator. If 
Screen 
rotation
 is disabled, tap  → Scientific calculator.
To see the calculation history, tap 
 to hide the keypad.
To clear the history, tap 
 → Clear history.
Clock
Alarm
On the Apps screen, tap Clock → Alarm.
Setting alarms
Tap  in the alarms list, set an alarm time, select the days on which the alarm will repeat, set 
other various alarm options, and then tap 
Save.
•	Snooze: Set an interval and the number of times for the alarm to repeat after the preset 
time.
•	Smart alarm: Set a time and tone for the smart alarm. A smart alarm starts at a low 
volume a few minutes before a preset alarm is scheduled to sound. The volume of the 
smart alarm increases gradually until you turn it off or the preset alarm sounds.
To activate or deactivate alarms, tap 
 next to the alarm in the alarms list.
Stopping alarms
Drag  outside the large circle to stop an alarm. Drag  outside the large circle to repeat 
the alarm after a specified length of time.   
						

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Deleting alarms
Tap  → Delete, select alarms, and then tap Done.
World clock
On the Apps screen, tap Clock → World clock.
Creating clocks
Tap  and enter a city name or select a city from the cities list.
To apply summer time, tap and hold a clock, and then tap 
.
Deleting clocks
Tap  → Delete, select clocks, and then tap Done.
Stopwatch
On the Apps screen, tap Clock → Stopwatch.
Tap 
Start to time an event. Tap Lap to record lap times.
Tap 
Stop to stop timing. To clear lap times, tap Reset.
Timer
On the Apps screen, tap Clock → Timer.
Set the duration, and then tap 
Start.
Drag 
 outside the large circle when the timer goes off.