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.
4. Tap on the finger or thumb that you would like to
register.
5. Swipe your finger over the Home key from the first 
knuckle to the tip of the finger. An animated drawing 
shows you exactly how.
6. Continue to swipe your finger until the progress bar 
shows 100%.
7. Enter a password to use as an alternative in case your
fingerprint is not read correctly. 8.
Confirm the password and tap 
OK.
9. Your fingerprint is now registered. Tap   to return to 
the fingerprint screen.
10. Under the Settings heading, the following options are 
available:
 Fingerprint manager: allows you to register more fingerpints 
or deregister the fingerprints that are on your phone.
 Change alternative password: allows you to change your 
alternative password which is used in case your fingerprint is 
not recognized.
11. Under the Features heading  the following options are 
available:
 Screen lock: allows you to sign into websites which support 
the remember passwords feature. Follow the onscreen 
instructions.
 Verify Samsung account: allows you to use your fingerpint 
instead of your password when signing onto your Samsung 
account. Follow the onscreen instructions.
: allows you to link your PayPay account to 
your phone to make quick and secure payments using any of 
your registered fingerprints.
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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 slide the slider to the right 
to turn it on  .
3. Tap on the applications that you would like to enable to
use the Air browse feature. A checkmark will appear.
4. When using a supported app lication, move your open 
hand across the screen to use Air browse.
Direct call
With the Direct Call feature, your phone will dial the currently 
displayed on-screen Contact entry as soon as you place the 
device to your ear.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Motions and 
gestures 
➔ Direct call.
2. In a single motion touch and  slide the slider to the right 
to turn it on  .
Smart alert
Once Smart alert is enabled, you can pickup the device to be 
alerted and notified if you have missed any calls or 
messages. 1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Motions and 
gestures 
➔ Smart alert.
2. In a single motion touch and  slide the slider to the right 
to turn it on  .
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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 following methods that you want to use to 
Mute/Pause your phone: 
 Covering screen with hand: Place your hand on the screen to 
mute incoming calls and alarms, or to pause media while the 
screen is on.
 Turning device over: Turn your phone over to mute incoming 
calls, message alerts, and alarms, or to pause media.
 Smart pause: uses the front camera to detect if you are facing 
the screen and pauses a video when you look away.
Palm swipe to capture
Once enabled, you can capture any on-screen information 
swiping across the screen. In a single motion, press the side 
of your hand on the screen and swipe form left to right.  1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Motions and 
gestures 
➔ Palm swipe to capture.
2. In a single motion touch and slide the slider to the right
to turn it on  .
3. You can find the captured screen in the Images section 
in My Files and in your Gallery.
Air view
When Air view is enabled, it displays helpful information 
when you hover your finger over the screen.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Air view.
2. The following options are available:
 Information preview: allows you to preview information, 
extend text, or enlarge pictures by hovering your finger over the 
screen. In a single motion touch and slide the slider to the right 
to turn it on  .
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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
1.From the main Settings screen, tap   Accounts ➔ 
 Add account.
2. Tap one of the account types.
3. Use the keyboard and follow the prompts to enter your 
credentials and set up the account.
A green circle will appear next to the account type once 
you have created an account . Your email account will 
also be displayed in the 
My Accounts section of the 
main Accounts menu.
Removing an Account
Important! Removing an account also deletes all of its  messages, contacts, and other data from the 
device.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Accounts.
2. Tap the account which is located in the 
My Accounts
sect

ion.
3. Tap the account name.
4. Ta p    ➔ 
Remove account, then tap Remove account 
at the prompt to remove the account and delete all its 
messages, contacts, and other data.
Synchronizing Accounts
Select the items you want to synchronize on your account 
such as Books, Calendar, Contacts, and more. 1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Accounts.
2. Tap the account which is located in the 
My Accounts
sect

ion.
3. Tap the account name.
4. Ta p    ➔ 
Sync all to synchronize your account or 
only tap the Sync items that you want to synchronize.
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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 Settings screen, tap   Backup and 
reset
.
Back Up My Data
By setting this option, the Google server will back up all of 
your settings and data.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Backup and 
reset
.
2. Ta p  
Back up my data to enable or disable back up of 
application data, WI-Fi passwords, and other settings 
to the Google server.
Backup Account
If you have enabled the Back up my data option, then the 
Backup account option is available.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Backup and 
reset
.
2. Ta p  
Backup account and tap your Google Gmail account 
or tap 
Add account to set your Google Gmail account to
be backed up to the Google server.
Automatic Restore
By setting this option, when you re install an application, all of 
your backed up settings and data will be restored.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Backup and 
reset
.
2. Ta p  
Automatic restore to enable or disable automatic 
restoration of settings from the Google server.
Factor y Data Reset
From this menu you can reset yo ur phone and sound settings 
to the factory default settings.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Backup and 
reset
.
2. Ta p  
Factory data reset.
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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 gure the language in which to 
display the menus. You can also set on-screen keyboard 
options.
  From the main Settings screen, tap   Language and 
input
.
Language
You can change the language used by your device by 
following these steps: 1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Language and 
input 
➔ Language.
2. Tap a language from the list.
Keyboards and Input Methods
You can change the keyboard used by your device by 
following these steps:
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Language and 
input
.
2. Ta p  
Default and select a keyboard.
Select Samsung keyboard or Swype.
3. Ta p  t h e  
 icon next to the input method that you 
would like to configure the settings for.
4. Based on your selection of input method, the 
appropriate settings will appear and are explained 
below.
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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 sets the input language. Tap a 
language from the available list. The keyboard is updated to the 
selected language.
 Smart typing settings provide access to additional typing 
settings.
–Predictive text enables predictive text entry mode. This must 
be enabled to gain access to the advanced settings. Touch and 
hold to access the advanced settings. 
Touch and slide the 
slider to the right to turn it on  .
–Auto replacement automatically completes or replaces the 
current word with the most probable word match after 
tapping the space bar or entering a punctuation mark. Touch 
and slide the slider to the right to turn it on  .
–My Shortcuts creates number key shortcuts to enter 
predefined words or phrases more quickly.
–Auto capitalization automatically capitalizes the first letter of 
the first word in each sentence (standard English style). 
–Auto spacing automatically inserts space between words.
–Auto punctuate automatically inserts a full stop in a sentence 
by tapping the space bar twice when using the on-screen 
QWERTY keyboard. 
–Keyboard swipe allows you to combine the Samsung 
keyboard with an additional  input method choose from:
–None leaves text input as only via the on-screen keyboard.
–SwiftKey Flow like using Swipe, allows you to enter text by 
sliding your fingers across the  on-screen keyboard. This feature 
is optimized for use with the on-screen QWERTY keyboard. 
–Cursor control when enabled, allows you to control your 
on-screen cursor by moving your finger across the keyboard.
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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: allows you to select a time interval 
for this action. Choose from: Short, Medium, Long, or 
Custom.
 More settings provides access to additional access to more 
settings.
–Reset settings resets the keyboard settings back to their 
original configuration.
Predictive Text Settings
From this menu you can set Predictive Text settings. 1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Language and 
input
.
2. Ta p  t h e  
 icon next to Samsung keyboard. 
3.
 Tap the ON/OFF slider, located to the right of the 
Predictive text field, to turn it ON  . 
4. Ta p
 Predictive text.
5. The following options are available:
 Live word update allows the device to automatically update its 
word database with popular new words every day.
 Personalized data: allows you to use personal language that 
you have added to make your prediction results better.
 Learn from Facebook: allows you to login to your Facebook 
account so your phone can learn your Facebook style.
 Learn from Gmail: allows you to login to your Gmail account so 
your phone can learn your Gmail style.
 Learn from Twitter: allows you to login to your Twitter account 
so your phone can learn your Twitter style.
 Learn from Messages: allows your device to learn from your 
Messages.
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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 the left side of the  screen to alter these 
settings:
 Vibrate on keypress: activates a vibration sensation as you 
enter text using the keypad.
 Sound on keypress: turns on sounds generated by the Swype 
application.
 Pop-up on keypress: displays the character above the key 
when typing.
 Long-press delay: set the time needed to select alternate 
characters.
 Show complete trace: once enabled, sets wether or not to 
display the complete Swype path.
 Auto-capitalization: automatically capitalizes the first letter of 
every sentence.
: automatically inserts a space between words. 
When you finish a word, just lift your finger or stylus and start 
the next word.
 Next word prediction: once enabled, predicts the next word in 
your text string based on your current text entries.
 Show Voice key: once enabled, displays the Voice icon on 
your Swype keyboard so you can use the Voice input option. 
4. Ta p  Themes on the left side of the screen to access the 
following options:
 Portrait keyboard: allows you to set the Portrait keyboard to 
Full screen, Mini left, or Mini right.
 Landscape keyboard: allows you to set the Landscape 
keyboard to Full screen, Mini left, Mini right, or split.
 Keyboard height: allows you to set the keyboard height in both 
Portrait and Landscape modes.
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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 to help you while using 
Swype.
 Edit my dictionary: allows you to edit your personal Swype 
dictionary.
 Clear language data: deletes all of your personal language 
data, including your words.
 Contribute usage data: when enabled, allows the Nuance® 
application to collect usage data for better word predictions.
: when enabled, activates cellular data usage by 
the Swype application so it can receive program updates, 
language downloads, and other related features via your 
existing data connection.
6. Ta p  Languages on the left side of th e screen to activate 
and select the current text  input language. Default 
language is English. Touch 
Download languages, to
download additional languages.
7. Ta p  
Gestures on the left side of  the screen to view 
helpful information on using gestures while using 
Swype.
8. Ta p  
Help on the left side of the screen to see the 
following options:
: provides tips on how to learn to use Swype.
 Show helpful tips: once enabled, displays helpful tips and 
hints as you are using Swype.
: displays the software version information.
9. Ta p  Updates on the left side of th e screen to download 
any new Swype updates. If an update is available, it 
will display under the updates heading. If no updates 
are displayed, then check back later to see any 
available updates.
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