Samsung S5 Mini Instruction Manual

16Notification Panel
Quick settingsAdjust screen  brightness View additional 
Quick settings Settings
Clear all 
notifications 
Tap notification to launch 
app or view detail
Search for content on your device
Configure Quick 
connect settings
Notification icons on the 
Status bar display calendar 
events, device status, and 
more. For details, open the 
Notification panel.
View the Notification Panel
1. Swipe down on the Status bar to display the 
Notification panel.
2.
 S

croll down the list to see...

17Enter Text
Use the Samsung Keyboard
Type your text input using a QWERTY keyboard.
Options keyPredictive text
Special Keys
Symbols: Tap to insert numbers and 
symbols.
Touch and hold the Options key to:
Voice typing: Use Google Voice™ typing.
Handwriting mode: Use your handwriting 
to enter text.
Clipboard: Access the clipboard.
Keyboard settings; Access keyboard 
settings.
Insert emoji: Insert an emoji at the cursor 
position.
Keyboard layout: Change the layout of the 
keyboard. Note
: The available...

18Enter Text
Use Google Voice Typing
Instead of typing, enter text by speaking.
Languages
To enable Google voice typing:
1.
 On t
he Samsung Keyboard, tap 
 Google voice 
typing. 
• You may need to touch and hold the Options 
key (left of the Space key) to find it.
2.
 Spe

ak your text.
Note : Tap Languages to download additional 
languages for use with Google voice typing.
Configure Google Voice Typing
To customize Google voice typing:
1.
 F

rom a Home screen, tap 
 Apps > 
 Settings  > Language and...

Make telephone calls using a 
variety of calling features and 
services.
Calling  

20Make and Answer Calls
Make and Answer Calls
Learn how to make or answer 
a call. Explore features and 
functionality associated with 
making or answering a call.
Make a Call
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone.
2.
 Ent

er a number and tap 
 Dial.
Quickly Dial a Number from 
Your Contact List
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
 Contacts.
2.
 W

hile viewing your contact list, swipe your finger 
across a contact to the right call the contact.
Dial a Recent Number
All incoming, outgoing, and missed calls...

21Make and Answer Calls
Multitask While on a Call
If you exit the call screen and return to a Home 
screen, your active call is indicated by 
 on the 
Status bar.
This lets you continue with your current call and do 
something else, such as access the contacts list, 
view a recent email, locate a picture, and more.
To return to the call screen:
 ► T

ap 
 Reactivate to return to the call screen.
To end a call from any application:
 ► S

wipe the Status bar downward to reveal the 
Notification panel, and...

22Make and Answer Calls
Call Log
The numbers of the calls you have dialed, received, 
or missed are stored in the Call log.
1.
 F
rom a Home screen, tap 
 Phone:
2.
 T

ap the 
 Logs  tab. A list of recent calls is 
displayed. If the caller is in your contacts list, the 
caller’s name is displayed.
Save a Recent Call to Your Contacts List 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone:
2.
 T

ap the 
 Logs  tab.
3.
 
T

ap the call that contains the information that you 
want to save to your contacts list. 
4.
 
T...

23Make and Answer Calls
Make an Emergency Call
The Emergency calling mode makes redialing an 
emergency number a one-tap process. 
Note: This mode can drain your battery power more 
rapidly than normal calling mode. 
Make an Emergency Call without a 
SIM Card
Without a SIM card, you can only make an 
emergency call with the phone; normal cell phone 
service is not available. 
1.
 F

rom the Lock screen, tap 
 Emergency call 
and drag upward.
2.
 T

ap EMERGENCY CALL to display the 
Emergency dialer.
3....

Applications
The Apps list displays all 
applications installed on your 
device, both preloaded apps 
and apps you download and 
install yourself.
Learn how to change the way 
apps appear, organize apps 
into folders, and uninstall or 
disable apps.  

25Apps List
The Apps list shows all 
preloaded apps and apps that 
you downloaded. You can 
uninstall, disable, or hide apps 
from view.
Shortcuts to apps can be placed on any of the 
Home screens. For more information,  
see Add a Shortcut to a Home Screen.
Access Applications
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps.
2.
 T

ap an application’s shortcut to launch it.
3.
 
T

o return to the main Home screen, press the 
Home key.
Download and Install New Apps
Find new apps to download and install on your...