Galaxy S5 · the Missing Manual by Gralla, Preston -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Galaxy S5: The Missing Manual The Missing Credits

About the Author About the Creative Team Acknowledgements The Missing Manual Series

Introduction

About the Samsung Galaxy S5 What’s New in the S5 About This Book About the Outline About→These→Arrows About the Online Resources

Missing CD Registration Feedback Errata

Safari® Books Online

I. The Basics

1. The Guided Tour

Power/Lock Button

Locking the Screen

Headset Jack About the Screen

Built-in Sensors

Status Bar Icons The Three Keys

Recent Apps Home Key Back Key

Multipurpose Jack and Charger Ringer Volume Microphone Battery SIM Card MicroSD Card Camera Water-Resistant Case Samsung and Google Accounts

Google Account Samsung Account

Home Screen

Notification and Quick Settings Panel Apps Screen The Panes

Easy Mode and Standard Mode Customizing the Home Screen and Panes

Adding Widgets and Wallpaper

Wallpapers Widgets Home screen settings

Adding Apps and Folders to the Home Screen Deleting and Moving Adding and Deleting Panes

Controlling the Galaxy S5 with Your Fingers

Tap Touch and Hold Drag Slide Flick Pinch and Spread Double-Tap

The Magic of the S5’s Gestures

Air Browse Direct Call Mute/Pause Air View

Using Multi Window

2. Typing, Texting, and Searching

Using the Samsung Keyboard

Auto-Suggestions and the Dictionary Moving the Insertion Point Accented and Special Characters The Express Lane to Punctuation Marks Swipe Your Way to Better Text Input Tips for Swiping Text

The Magic of the Microphone Key Copying and Pasting Text

Copying Text from a Web Page

Text Messaging

Receiving a Text Message Sending a Text Message Adding Pictures, Audio, and Video Text Messaging Tricks

Searching Your Galaxy S5

Performing a Search

Voice Search

3. Phone Calls

Placing a Phone Call Dialing a Call

Choosing from the Logs Choosing from Your Contacts

Managing Contacts

Adding a Contact Editing Contacts Working with Groups Fancy Tricks with Contacts

Designating Favorites Answering Calls

Turning Off the Ring Ignoring the Call

Conference Calling Voicemail

Visual Voicemail

Call Waiting Call Forwarding Caller ID Bluetooth Earpieces

Pairing with a Bluetooth Earpiece Bluetooth and Car Kits

II. The Built-In Features

4. Music

Where to Get Music Using the Music App Playing Your Music

More Music Controls and Features More Song Options

Creating Playlists Using Your Galaxy S5 While Playing Music Playing Music and Media on Other Devices Google Music Cloud Player App

5. Camera, Photos, and Video

Opening the Gallery

Viewing Pictures

Tagging Faces in Photos More Photo Options Working with Multiple Photos Videos in the Gallery Taking Still Photos Using the Onscreen Controls Using Different Modes Taking Video Playing S5 Video on Your TV

Connecting to the TV by Cable Connecting to a Samsung TV Wirelessly

Using Your S5 as a Universal Remote

6. Maps and Navigation

Google Maps

Browsing Google Maps Changing Your View Traffic Google Earth Street View More Layers The Compass Button How the Galaxy S5 Finds Your Location Searching Maps

Finding Businesses and Contacts Getting Directions Turn-by-Turn Navigation

7. Calendar

Using the Calendar

Calendar Views Making an Appointment Getting Notifications about Who Has Accepted Editing, Rescheduling, and Deleting Events Accepting an Invitation

Calendar and Geolocation Working with Multiple Calendars More Calendar Options Google Calendar on the Web Synchronizing Your Calendar with Outlook Corporate Calendar and Microsoft Exchange

III. The Galaxy S5 Online

8. Getting Online: WiFi, 3G/4G, and Mobile Hotspots

How the Galaxy S5 Gets Online Connecting via WiFi

Disconnecting and Reconnecting Connecting to For-Pay WiFi Networks Connecting to an “Invisible” Network Boost Your Download Speed The WPS Alternative

Turning Your Galaxy S5 into a WiFi Hotspot or Tethering It

Setting Up a Hotspot Setting Up and Using Tethering

Configuring Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Calling Airplane Mode

9. The Web

The Galaxy S5’s Browser Basic Navigation and Managing Windows Navigating a Web Page Web Pages Designed for Mobile Phones The Address Bar

Typing an Address

Bookmarks

Adding a Bookmark Managing Bookmarks

The History List

Editing and Managing the History List

Tapping Links

Other Things to Tap

Saving Online Images

Viewing Downloaded Images

Finding Text, Sharing Pages, Getting Page Information, and More Selecting and Copying Text Online Privacy and Security

Pop-up Blocker Cookies Privacy Settings

10. Email and Gmail

Understanding Email on the Galaxy S5 Setting Up Gmail Reading Mail in Gmail

Handling Graphics in Gmail Attachments in Gmail Information about the Sender

Replying and Forwarding in Gmail Understanding Gmail’s Organization Managing Incoming Mail in Gmail

Managing Multiple Email Messages

Writing Messages in Gmail

Adding a Signature

Working with Labels and Search Searching Gmail

Advanced Gmail Searching

Setting Up Email Accounts

POP3 and IMAP Accounts

Reading Mail Handling Attachments and Pictures in Email

Attachments in Email Adding the Sender to Your Contacts

Managing Mail Creating and Sending Mail

Adding a Signature

Using Web-Based Mail Programs

11. Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Chat, and Videochat

Facebook

Writing Posts, Uploading Photos, and Using Check In Navigating Facebook’s World Interacting with Friends and Finding New Ones Viewing Your Friends’ Walls, Info, and More Facebook Notifications Add a Facebook Widget

Twitter

Taking Action on Tweets Twitter Notifications

Google+ Chat and Videochat with Google Hangouts

Videochat with Hangouts Retrieving Archived Hangouts and More Responding to a Hangouts Invitation

Chat and Videochat with ChatON

12. Downloading and Using Apps

The Galaxy S5’s Free and Easy Approach to Apps Apps and Multitasking

Seeing Your Most Recently Run Apps

Where to Get Apps Using Google’s Play Store

Browsing by Category Searching Google Play for Apps Getting Info About an App Downloading and Installing Apps

Downloading from the Web Downloading and Using a Bar Code Scanner Updating Apps Managing, Sharing, and Uninstalling Apps

Using the Task Manager for Managing Apps

Putting an App on the Home Screen or Panes Troubleshooting Apps Thirteen Great Apps

S Health

S Health Endomondo Sports Tracker TuneIn Radio Google Play Newsstand Evernote Aldiko Book Reader Candy Crush Saga Google Goggles WhatsApp Messenger Vine Instagram Snapchat Duolingo

IV. Advanced Features

13. Transferring Music, Videos, Pictures, and Other Files, and Using Group Play

Connecting Your Galaxy S5 to Your Computer Transferring Files by Using Your PC Transferring Files by Using Your Mac Using the Galaxy S5 My Files App Sharing Files by NFC and Beaming Quick Connect Checking Space on Your Galaxy S5 Using Group Play

14. Taking the Galaxy S5 to Work

Setting Up Your Galaxy S5 with Your Company Account Virtual Private Networking (VPN) Using Microsoft’s Office Mobile for Android

Viewing and Editing Files

Using Polaris Office Using Google Docs

Google Drive

15. My Magazine, Google Now, and Voice Search and Control

Using My Magazine Using Google Now

Using Cards in Google Now

Using the Magic of Voice Search and Voice Control

What You Can Do with Voice Search Editing Text Messages and Email with Voice Search

16. Settings

Quick Settings Network Connections

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Download booster Bluetooth Tethering and Mobile HotSpot Airplane Mode Data Usage Location More Networks Default messaging app Mobile Networks VPN Settings WiFi Calling

Connect and Share

NFC

NFC Nearby devices Printing Screen Mirroring

Sound and Display

Sound

Sound Display Wallpaper Lock screen Multi window Notification panel Toolbox One-handed operation

Personalization

Easy mode

Easy mode Accessibility Blocking mode Private mode Finger scanner

Motion

Motion and gestures

Motion and gestures Air view

User and Backup

Accounts

Accounts Cloud Backup and reset

System

Language and Input

Language Keyboards and input methods Voice search Text-to-speech options Read notifications aloud Pointer speed

Date and Time

Automatic date and time Set date Set time Automatic time zone Select time zone Use 24-hour format Select date format

Safety Assistance Accessories Battery Power Saving

Power saving mode Ultra power saving mode

Storage Security

Encrypt device Encrypt external SD card Set up SIM card lock Make passwords visible Device administrators Unknown sources Verify apps Security policy updates Send security reports Credential storage

Help About Device

Software update Status Legal information Device name Model number Android version Other information

Applications

Application Manager Default Applications Calendar Call Contacts Email Gallery Internet Messages S Voice

V. Appendixes

A. Setup and Signup

Choosing a Plan

Your Phone Number

Making Account Changes on the Web Upgrading to the Newest Software

B. Accessories

Useful Accessories Places to Shop

C. Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Make Sure Your Software Is Up to Date Fixing a Frozen Phone Correcting Email Settings

If Email Doesn’t Work at All If You Can’t Send Email

Try using a different port Use Gmail’s outgoing mail server

Troubleshooting the SD Card Resetting the Galaxy S5 Warranty and Repair Where to Go for Help

Index About the Author Copyright

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