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You can drag the buttons from this menu, so the ones you use most are easily accessible. To customize these buttons, open the toggle list with the button in the upper right corner, then tap the edit button in that same area. But that’s no problem for someone like you who had the good judgment to buy a Galaxy S5. The handy buttons at the top of the notification shade might not contain all the settings you want. It’s a great way to find that sneaky hidden setting buried 4 sub-menus deep. This helpful universal search app finds matching apps, calendar appointments, browsing history, bookmarks, contacts, messages, files, settings, and more. The notification shade in Touchwiz is graced by two new, non-removable buttons, one of which is S Finder. To re-enable any of these apps, go to Settings > Applications > Application Manager and look for the Turned off a column on the far right. Alternatively, you can long-press on an icon in the app drawer and drag it up to the Disable link at the top of the screen. Open the info screen for any app you want to silence, and tap Turn off. Head to the Application Manager settings and swipe to the All Apps tab. While you can’t truly delete them, you can at least disable them, so they don’t show up in the app drawer or run in the background. Disable Built-in Appsīoth Samsung and your carrier have been kind enough to include some non-removable apps that you’ll probably never use thanks, guys. Check the Settings for the wallpaper item, then select home screen, lock screen, or both from the menu before picking an image. Still, Samsung offers you the option to set these individually. Many Android devices use your home screen wallpaper on the lock screen. The toggle for Ultra Power Saving Mode is in the notification area, but you’ll need to check it out to get your apps set up before you need it. And flipping the screen to a delicious retro-black-white theme. The new Ultra power saving mode can give you substantially more standby time by shutting off C-cores and blocking background tasks. You need not fear a dead battery when you’re away from the charger with a nearly empty Galaxy S5. This feature can be found in the Display sub-menu or a few rows in the notification toggles. High screen sensitivity mode lets you use the device with regular gloves rather than those special touchscreen gloves. High Screen Sensitivityīuried in the settings is an option to make Galaxy S5 owners in colder climates happy in the winter. The screen shrinks toward the lower right corner, making it easier to reach everything. Once enabled, you can toggle it on with a quick edge gesture, swipe in from the edge of the screen toward the middle, and back out again. To help with that, head into the main system settings, and find One-handed operation under Sound Display. With a big phone, the one-handed operation can sometimes be an issue with the Galaxy S5. Get rid of the delay by going into the S Voice app settings and disabling the option to wake up via the home button. But that came at a cost after a single press of the home button, the phone will delay briefly to wait and see if you will press it again to activate S Voice. S Voice was still hidden behind a double-press of the home button. It was strange that S Voice still existed, considering the more prominent role of Google’s voice function on the Galaxy S5’s home screen. Tilt it side-to-side several times so the phone learns what the patterns look like in different directions. You get eight swipes to register each track, but don’t just hold your finger straight up and down every time. The Galaxy S5 fingerprint reader was a little finicky, but setting up your prints correctly went a long way toward improving the accuracy. Register Fingerprints for Better Accuracy It was almost identical to stock Android devices but a little fancier. Tell your phone which you want to call or text, or ask it common questions to get search results or the Google Feed. If you can see the search bar, you can say OK to launch the voice interface. The updated Touchwiz home screen has a voice search with hot-word detection. You can configure which apps are listed in the main system settings for the Toolbox under Sound Display. You will find the expected notifications in the notifications drawer. It could be toggled on and off with the button. This was a floating icon, think Facebook, chat head that opened a list of customizable app shortcuts. The Toolbox is one of those features that made a ton of sense but wasn’t very prominent, all tucked away in the settings menu. RELATED : Carl Pei Continues Building Nothing Phone 1 Hype with a New Pre-Order Pass Toolbox
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