Samsung S5 Active Owners Manual

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Finger Scanner
You can use the Finger Scanner feature as an alternative 
security method for certain actions and as your lockscreen.
Note: In order for fingerprint recognition to function, your fingerprint information will be stored in your phone.
Registering your fingerprints
1.From the main Settings screen, tap   Finger 
Scanner
.
2. If you did not register your fingerprints when you first 
set up your phone, tap 
Fingerprint manager.
3. Read the Disclaimer at tap 
OK....

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Motions and gestures
The Motions and Gestures settings allow you to set up 
various Motion activation services.
  From the main Settings screen, tap  Motions and 
gestures
.
Air browse
Air browse allows you to scroll through pages or go to the 
next or previous item in a  list by moving your hand up and 
down, or left and right above the sensor located at the 
middle top of your display.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Motions and 
gestures 
➔ Air browse.
2. In a single motion touch and...

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Mute/Pause
Once enabled, you can pause any on-screen video or mute 
any current sound by simply covering the screen with your 
hand or turning it over. Once you remove your hand from the 
screen, the device goes back to normal by either continuing 
to play the current video or unmuting the current sound.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Motions and 
gestures 
➔ Air browse.
2. In a single motion touch and slide the slider to the right
to turn it on  .
3. Tap the...

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 Webpage magnifier: allows you to magnify content on 
webpages by hovering your finger over the screen. In a single 
motion touch and slide the slider to the right to turn it on  .
 Sound and haptic feedback: allows you to play sound and 
vibrate when hovering your finger over the Air view items. Tap 
to create a checkmark and activate the feature.
Accounts
This menu allows you to set up, manage, and synchronize 
your accounts.
  From the main Settings screen, tap   Accounts.
Adding an Account...

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5.
Ta p    ➔ 
Cancel sync to stop the synchronization.
6. Additional settings are av ailable under the account 
name of each account depending on the type of 
account. These may include Profile, Terms and 
conditions, Help, Storage usage, Search, Location, 
Ads, etc.
Back up and reset
The Back up and reset settings  allow you to back up your 
data, back up accounts, automatically restore your phone, 
and reset your phone settings to the factory settings.
  From the main...

108The Factory data reset screen displays reset 
information.
3. Ta p  
Reset device, then follow the prompts to perform 
the reset.
Warning! Performing a Factory data reset will erase all data  from your phone and internal  SD card, including your 
Google account, system an d application data and 
settings, and downloaded applications. It will not 
erase current system software, bundled 
applications, and external SD card files such as 
music and photos.
Language and input
This menu allows you to confi...

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Samsung Keyboard settings
From this menu you can set Samsung keyboard options.1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Language and 
input
.
2. Ta p  t h e  
 icon next to Samsung keyboard.
3. Set any of the following options:
 Input languages settings are used to setup the language you 
will be using for input.
–English(US) is the default language. Whatever language you 
select in the Select input languages option below, will be 
displayed here.
–Select input languages...

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– Flick input allows you to flick upwards on a key to view 
symbols and alternative characters.
 Key-tap feedback provides feedback functions to be enabled 
such as: 
–Sound enables auditory feedback when you tap an 
on-screen key.
–Vibration enables vibration feedback when you tap an 
on-screen key.
–Character preview provides an automatic preview of the 
current character selection within the text string. This is helpful 
when multiple characters are available within one key.
–Press and hold delay:...

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 Learn from Contacts: allows your device to learn from your 
Contacts.
: deletes anonymous data that is stored on 
the personalization server.
 Clear personal data: removes all personalized data that you 
have entered.
: click the link to read the privacy policy. Follow 
the on-screen instructions.
Swype Keypad Settings
To configure Swype settings: 1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Language and 
input
.
2. Ta p  t h e  
 icon next to Swype.
3. Ta p  
Settings on...

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 Word choice list font size: allows you to change the font size 
in the word choice list.
5. Ta p  My Words on the left side of the screen to access 
the following options:
 Backup & Sync: allows you to backup your Swype dictionary 
and sync your Swype dictionary across multiple devices.
 Living Language: when enabled, this feature automatically 
updates your Swype dictionary with popular new words.
 Social integration: allows you to learn information from your 
Facebook, Twitter, and Gmail accounts...