Samsung S5 Active Owners Manual

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Creating Application Folders
You can create application folders to hold similar applications 
if you wish.
To create a folder follow these steps:1. Press  to activate the main Home screen.
2. Tap   to display your current applications.
3. Ta p
 and tap Edit.
4. Touch and hold the first application that you would like 
to move to a folder.
5. Drag the icon up to the 
Create folder  icon.
6. Enter a folder name and tap 
OK.
A folder is displayed in the original place of the 
application icon with the application icon displayed on 
top of it. You can now drag other Apps into the folder.
7. To view information on an App, drag the App icon up to 
the App info 
 icon to view information on the
application.
8. Ta p  
Save.
Managing Shortcuts
Note: To move a shortcut from one screen to another, you 
must carefully touch and hold the shortcut and slowly 
drag it to the edge of the  screen. As the shortcut turns 
light blue, you can begin to move it to the adjacent 
screen.If this does not work, delete it from its current 
screen. Activate the new screen and then add the 
selected shortcut.
To add a shortcut from the Applications screen:
1. From the Home screen, select a screen location for 
your new shortcut by scrolling across your available 
screens until you reach the desired one.
2. Ta p  
Apps ( ) to reveal all your current available 
applications. By default, applications are displayed as
an Alphabetical grid.
3. Scroll across the screens and locate your desired 
application.
4. Touch and hold the on-screen icon. The new shortcut 
then appears to hover over the current screen.
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While still holding the on-scr een icon, position it on the 
current screen. Once complete, release the screen to 
lock the shortcut into its new position.
To delete a shortcut:
1. From the Home screen, touch and hold the desired 
shortcut. This unlocks it from  its location on the current 
screen.
2. Drag the shortcut over the   
Remove tab and release 
it.
Adding and Removing Primar y Shor tcuts
Note: You can change any of your primary shortcuts with the exception of the Apps shortcut.
To remove a primary shortcut:
  From the Home screen, touch and hold the primary 
shortcut you want to replace, then drag it to an empty 
space on any available scr een. The primary shortcuts 
are now updated to show an empty slot.
To insert a new primary shortcut:
1. From the Home screen, tap  (Apps).
2. Locate your desired application, then touch and hold 
the on-screen icon to position it in the desired primary 
shortcut location. For more information, refer to 
“Managing Shortcuts”   on page 33. The new primary 
shortcut will now appear on both the Home and 
Extended screens.
Adding and Removing Widgets
Widgets are self-contained applications that can be placed 
on any screen. Unlike shortcuts, widgets appear as 
applications.
To add a Widget:
1. Navigate to a target screen containing an available 
open area, then press and hold   
Recent until the 
Edit Home screen option appears.
2. Ta p  
Widgets pages and locate a desired Widget. 
3. Touch and hold an available Widget until it detaches 
from the screen.
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4.
While still holding the Widget, scroll over the location of
the available screen and let go of the Widget to place it 
in the desired location.
To remove a Widget:
1.Touch and hold a Widget un til it unlocks from the 
current screen.
2. Drag the widget over the 
 Remove tab and release 
it.
As you place the Widget into the remove/trash, both items turn 
red.
This action doesn’t delete the Widget, it just removes it from the  current screen.
To place a widget onto a different screen:
1. Touch and hold the widget until it becomes 
transparent.
2. Slowly drag it past the ed ge of the screen until the 
adjacent page appears highlighted and it then snaps 
onto the new page.
3. Drag the widget to its desired position on the new
screen. 4.
Repeat these steps to cont inue moving it to other 
screens.
Managing Wallpapers
Wallpapers consist of either Gallery images (user taken), 
Static Wallpaper gallery images (default wallpapers), or Live 
wallpapers (animated backgrounds).
Note: Selecting animated Live wallpapers will require additional battery power.
To change the current Home screen wallpaper:
1. Navigate to an available screen containing an open 
area.
2. Press and hold   
Recent to launch the Home 
Screen Options page.
3. Ta p  
Wallpapers ➔ Home screen.
4. Scroll across the available wallpaper images and select 
a Wallpaper type:
Ta p  More images to select from a user image stored in the 
camera image gallery, crop the image, and tap 
Done.
Ta p  a  Live wallpapers to select from an available animated 
background, once done tap 
Set wallpaper. 
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Note: Wallpapers supports the following image types: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, and WBMP.
To change Wallpapers from Settings Menu:
1.From the Home screen, tap   Apps ➔ 
 Settings ➔  Wallpaper. 
2. Choose from 
Home screen, Lock screen, or Home and 
lock screens
.
Note: The Home and lock screens is an option that allows you 
to change both screens at the same time.
3. Select a wallpaper image and tap 
Done or Set
wallpaper
.
For more information, refer to  “Wallpaper”  on page 95.
To change the current Lock screen wallpaper:
1.From the Home screen, tap   Apps ➔ 
 Settings ➔  Wallpaper ➔ Lock screen.
2. Select a wallpaper image and tap 
Done or Set
wallpaper
.
Adding and Deleting Screens
Your device comes with up to  seven screens. You can delete 
these screens and then add them back later.
Note: These screens can be deleted and re-arranged.
Important! Your device can only contain at most seven screens 
and at least one screen.
To add a screen:
1. Navigate to an available screen containing an open 
area, then press and hold   
Recent until the Edit 
Home screen option page appears.
2. Scroll to the far right of the available screens and tap 
 Add screen. The newly added screen appears as 
the last page.
3. Press   to return to the main Home screen.
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To delete a screen:
1.Navigate to an available screen containing an open 
area, then press and hold   
Recent until the Edit 
Home screen option displays.
2. Scroll across the available  screens, then drag the 
undesired screen up to the 
 Remove tab.
3. Press  
Home to return to the main Home screen.
Rearranging the Screens
1.Navigate to the Edit Home screen option page. 
2. Touch and hold a screen and then drag it left or right 
into its new location. Left most is screen position #1 
and right most is screen last screen.
Assigning a New Home Screen
1.Navigate to the Edit Home screen option page displays. 
2. Tap   to assign an existing screen as the new 
Home screen. The new Home  screen is highlighted and 
indicates the   
Home screen icon at the top of the 
selected screen.
Notification Panel
The Notification panel includes a pull-down list to show 
information about processes that are running, recent 
notifications, and alerts. To display the Status indicator: 1. On the Home screen, touch and hold the Notification 
panel until the pull-down displays, then drag down 
vertically.
2. Tap a notification entry to open the associated 
application.
Note: S Finder and Quick connect can quickly be accessed 
from the top area of the main Notifications screen.
Clearing Notifications
To clear all notifications from the Notification panel:
1. From the Home screen, touch and hold the Notification 
panel until the pull-down displays, then drag down 
vertically.
2. Ta p  t h e  
Clear button.
The notifications are cleared and the panel closes.
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Accessing Additional Panel Functions
In addition to notifications, the Notification panel also 
provides quick and ready access to separate device 
functions. These can be quickly activated or deactivated by 
toggling them on or off. You can choose the functions that 
will be displayed.
1. From the notification panel, tap   to display 
additional options. 
The following functions (default) are located in the top 
two rows and can either be activated (green) or 
deactivated (light blue): Wi-Fi, Location, Sound, Screen 
rotation, Bluetooth, S Finder, Quick connect, Power 
saving, Multi window, and Toolbox.
2. Tap   then locate the Notifications panel area 
located at the bottom of the Notifications panel screen.
3. In a single motion, touch and hold a desired function 
from the bottom two rows and then drag it to the top 
two rows. Additional functions are Screen mirroring, 
NFC, Sync, Smart stay, Smart pause, Power saving, 
Blocking mode, Airplane mode, Private mode, and 
Touch sensitivity. 4.
Ta p  
Brightness adjustment to create a checkmark if you 
want to be able to adjust  the screen brightness via the 
Notification panel.
5. Ta p  
 and then tap   to display only your primary 
functions.
Entering Text
Your device comes equipped with  an orientation detector that 
can tell if the phone is being held in an upright (Portrait) or 
sideways (Landscape) orientation. This is useful when 
entering text.
Your device also provides several on-screen keypad text 
entry options to make the task of  text entry that much easier.
Text Input Methods
There are three text input methods available:
Google voice typing: allows you to enter text by speaking. 
Samsung keyboard (default): Samsung’s on-screen 
QWERTY keypad that can be used in both portrait and 
landscape orientation.
Swype: a new way to enter text  on touch screens. Instead 
of tapping each key, use your finger to trace over each 
letter of a word.
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To change the input method, see 
“Keyboards and Input 
Methods”  on page 108.
The on-screen QWERTY keypad works the same in both 
portrait and landscape mode.
Selecting the Text Input Method
The Text Input Method can be  assigned from within one of 
two locations:
Settings Menu:
  From the Home screen, tap   (Apps) ➔ 
 Settings  ➔  Language and input ➔ Default 
and select an input method.
Text Input field:
1. From a screen where you can enter text, in a single 
motion, touch and drag the Status bar down to the 
bottom of the screen to open the Notifications screen.
2. Ta p   (
Choose input method) and select an 
availa
ble input method.
Using Google Voice Typing
This feature uses Google voice recognition to convert your 
spoken words into on-screen text. 
You can use your voice to enter text using the Google Voice 
typing feature. 1. From the keyboard, touch the top of the screen and 
drag it down to display your notification panel.
2. Ta p   (
Choose input method) ➔ Google voice 
typing
.
3. At the Listening prompt   (
Speak now), speak 
clearly and distinctly into the microphone. 
The text is displayed in the message as you are
speaking. 
For more detailed information on configuring Google Voice 
Typing settings, see “Google voice typing settings” on 
page 113. 4. Ta p   (
Done) when you are finished.
– or –
Ta p   (
Resume) to resume recognition.
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Note: The feature works best when you break your message down into smaller segments.
Using the Samsung Keyboard
This device has a built-in, QWERTY keypad (portrait mode) or 
keyboard (landscape mode). Using the QWERTY keypad/ 
keyboard, you can type letter, numbers, punctuation, and 
other characters.
To use the Samsung keyboard you must first configure the 
settings to default to  the Samsung keyboard.
1. From the Home screen, tap    (
Apps) ➔ 
 Settings ➔  Language and input ➔ Default 
➔ 
Samsung keyboard.
– or –
From a screen where you can enter text, in a single 
motion, touch and drag the Status bar down to the 
bottom of the screen , then select   (
Choose input 
method
) ➔ Samsung keyboard.
2. The virtual keyboard is then  assigned to the Samsung 
keyboard configuration for all subsequent text input. For more detailed information on configuring Samsung 
Keyboard se

ttings, see “Samsung Keyboard settings”  on 
page 109.
Text input field
Input Mode
Input OptionsDeleteCurrent Mode
IndicatorSend
/Settings
Shift key
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Entering Text using Different Input Options
Although the default text input method with the Samsung 
keyboard is to use the on-screen keys you have other 
options.
Note: To access settings, touch and hold the Input Methods 
button  , then tap   (
Settings) then select it from 
the available options.
1. From within an active message, tap the text input field 
to reveal the on-screen keyboard.
2. Ta p   (
Input Methods) to use the default Voice 
typing input method to convert your spoken words to 
on-screen text.
– or –
Touch and hold   to select from other input 
methods such as:
 Voice to text to launch the device’s Google Voice typing 
application to covert spoken words into on-screen text.
 Handwriting to launch an on-screen handwriting area that can 
be used to convert on-screen patterns (text) to text.
 Clipboard to launch the device’s clipboard area from where 
you can select a current clipboard item to place in your current 
message.
 to access the Samsung keyboard settings menu.
 to access the available Emoticons pages.
 Keyboard alignment to detach the on-screen keyboard so that 
you can manually dock it anywhere on the current text entry 
screen. Selecting the feature again re-docks the keyboard into 
its original location using the original size.
Changing the Text Input Mode in Keyboard
1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap the text 
input field to reveal the on-screen keyboard.
2. With Samsung keyboard as your text entry method, 
select one of the follow ing text mode options:
: to use alphabetic characters from the on-screen 
keyboard. In this mode, the text mode button displays  .
: to enter numbers by pressing the 
numbers selecting them on the on-screen keyboard. In this 
mode, the text mode button displays  . 
There are up to 2 available pages of numeric symbols available 
by tapping  .
ABC ABC
Sym
Sym
ABC
ABC
1/2
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Note: After typing an initial uppercase character, tap   to toggle capitalization.
By default, the first letter of a new entry is capitalized and the 
following letters are lower-cased. After a character is 
entered, the cursor automati cally advances to the next 
space.
Using ABC Mode in Samsung Keyboard
1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap the text 
input field to reveal the on-screen keyboard.
2. Tap   to configure the keyboard for ABC mode. 
Once in this mode, the text input type shows  .
Note: After typing an initial uppercase character, the   key 
changes to   and all letters that follow are in lower 
case.
3. Enter your text using the on-screen keyboard.
–If you make a mistake, tap   to erase a single character. 
Touch and hold   to erase an entire word.
4.Ta p   (Send) to deliver the message.
All lowercase
Displays when the next character is entered in 
lowercase.
Initial Uppercase
Displays when the first  character of each word is 
entered as uppercase but all subsequent 
characters are lowercase.
All Uppercase
Displays when all characters will be entered as 
uppercase characters.
ABC ABC
Sym
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