**Optimizing Your Samsung Galaxy S5 Experience**

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is a powerful and feature-rich smartphone that can provide a seamless experience for users. To get the most out of your device, you'll want to take advantage of its various features and settings.

**Using Ultra Power Saving Mode**

One way to extend the battery life of your Galaxy S5 is by using the ultra power saving mode. This mode allows you to make the most of your device's power efficiency, prolonging its battery life from a day or two to over a week. To enable this feature, swipe down on the notification bar, tap on "The View All" button at the top right, and flick on the ultra power saving toggle.

**Wearing Gloves with Your Galaxy S5**

If you live in a colder climate and want to wear gloves while using your device, you can easily do so. To enable this feature, go into the main system settings, tap on "display," and check the increased touch sensitivity option. This will make the screen work much better with gloves.

**Taking Screenshots on Your Galaxy S5**

To take a screenshot on your Galaxy S5, you have two options: press and hold the power and home button simultaneously, or swipe the edge of your palm across the screen. The latter is often considered the easiest method, as it allows for more flexibility in terms of where you want to capture the screenshot.

**Hiding Apps from Your Launcher**

If you have apps that you don't need to access frequently, you can hide them from your launcher. To do this, open the launcher, tap on the menu button at the top right, and then hit "hide apps." Check all the apps you want to hide and then hit "done" to make them disappear.

**Private Mode**

If you have files that you want to keep hidden, such as a picture or video, you can use private mode. To enable this feature, swipe down the notification bar with two fingers and turn on the private mode toggle. Then, go to the file you're trying to hide and press the menu button. Hit "move to private" to move it to your private files.

**Blocking Mode**

If you find that your phone is waking you up in the middle of the night due to a notification, you can enable blocking mode to minimize distractions. To do this, go into the system settings, tap on "blocking mode," and then set the switch to on. From here, you can select exactly when you don't want to be disturbed and what kind of features you want to block.

**Emergency Assistance**

In case of an emergency, your Galaxy S5 has a feature that allows it to automatically text your emergency contact list with your location, picture, and sound recording. To enable this feature, go into the main system settings, tap on "Safety assistance," then on "send help messages," and finally flip the switch to the on position.

**Toolbox**

The Galaxy S5 has a feature called toolbox that allows you to access up to five shortcuts from anywhere. To turn on this feature, navigate to the notification toggles and enable it. You can also customize the shortcuts that appear by going into settings, tapping on "toolbox," checking the apps you want to show up, and then hitting "save."

**Notification Light**

The Galaxy S5 has an LED notification light that provides a stronger visual cue when you receive a new message. To enable this feature, go into the main system settings, tap on "accessibility," and check the flash notification option.

**Customizing Your Home Screen**

By default, swiping left on your Galaxy S5's home screen takes you to the My Magazine app. If you prefer not to use this feature, you can disable it by going into the home screen settings and unchecking the "My magazine" option.

**Using Number Keys for Custom Shortcuts**

The Samsung keyboard allows you to set up custom shortcuts using the number keys. To do this, go into any app where you can see the keyboard, tap on the settings icon next to the space bar, and then tap on the "my shortcuts" option. From here, you can set up to 10 shortcuts one for each number key, which you can use to activate frequently used phrases or information such as your name and address.

**Conclusion**

By following these tips, you'll be able to optimize your Samsung Galaxy S5 experience and make the most of its features and settings. Whether you want to extend your battery life, customize your home screen, or access useful shortcuts, there's something on this list for everyone.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up guys David here from fun buff and the Samsung Galaxy S5 is capable of doing a lot of different things so in this video I'm going to be covering my top 15 tips and tricks that will hopefully help you get the most out of the Galaxy S5 if you already have it or at the very least give you a better idea of what it's capable of doing if you don't let's go ahead and get right into it all right so since we're going to be spending a good amount of time tinkering with the settings in this video the first step is to change the way these settings are actually displayed by opening them up and pressing the three dotted menu button at the top right from here you can select the view that you like the most which in my case happens to be the list view two something I recommend to any Galaxy S5 owner out there who doesn't use svoices disabling the double tap to SVO feature on the home button do this by going into the settings tapping on SVO and then unchecking the open via home key option this can dramatically improve the responsiveness of the home button as it will no longer need to wait and see if you're double tapping for SVO three speaking of the home button when you press and hold on it you get launched straight into Google Now pressing and holding on the app switcher will make it act as a dedicated menu button and pressing and holding on the back key will toggle The multi- Window mode on and off four one of the best things about the Galaxy S5 is this big 5.1 in display but sometimes it can get to be a little bit too big so tip number four is to resize the screen with a simple simple swipe in and out from either edge of the display enable this feature by going into settings tapping on one-handed operation and flicking the switch to the on position the fifth tip is using the ultra power saving mode to extend the Galaxy S 5's battery life from lasting anywhere between a day or two all the way up to well over a week do this by swiping down on the notification bar tapping on The View All button at the top right and flicking on the ultra power saving toggle now this isn't something that you're going to want to do all the time as it almost turns the Galaxy S5 into a basic flip phone but it's still a great way to make sure your phone doesn't die on you when you know you're going to be away from a charger for a long time six if you live in a colder climate and want to wear gloves while using the Galaxy S5 you can do so by going into the main system settings tapping on display and then checking the increased touch sensitivity option which will make the screen work much better with gloves seven if you want to take a screenshot on the Galaxy S5 you can do so by either pressing and holding on the power and home button simultaneously or by simply swiping the edge of your palm across the screen which is the way that I've personally found to be the easiest eight you can hide apps from showing up in the launcher by opening the launcher hitting the menu button at the top right tapping on hide apps checking all the apps that you want to hide and then hitting done to make them disappear nine on the topic of hiding things if you have a file like a picture or video that you want to keep hidden you can do so by turning on private mode by swiping down the notification bar with two fingers and turning on the private mode toggle once private mode is on all you have to do is go to the file you're trying to hide press the menu button and then hit move to private when you turn the password protected private mode off any file that you moved into private will no longer show up on the phone 10 if you've ever had your phone wake you up in the middle of the night only for some stupid notification you're not alone so the 10th tip is to enable blocking mode by going into the system settings tapping on blocking mode and then setting the switch to on from this menu you can select exactly when you don't want to be disturbed and what kind of features you want to be blocked but if I was you I'd be sure to specify which contacts are allowed to wake you up in case of an emergency 11 and speaking of emergencies if you ever happen to run into trouble yourself triple press the power button on the Galaxy S5 and it will automatically text the people on your emergency contact list with your location a picture and a sound recording giving them a good idea of where you are and what's happening to you right away to enable this feature and maybe even save your life in the process go to the main system settings tap on Safety assistance then on send help messages and then finally flip the switch to the on position 12 a cool little feature on the Galaxy S5 is toolbox which is a persistent floating menu that you can tap on to access up to five shortcuts from wherever you are you can turn toolbox on Via the notification toggles and you can customize the shortcuts that appear by going into to settings tapping on toolbox tapping on edit checking the apps that you want to show up and then finally hitting save when you're done using the feature simply press and hold on it move it up to the remove option and let go 13 while the Galaxy S5 has an LED notification light for a stronger visual cue that you have a new message go to the main system settings then accessibility tap on hearing and then check the flash notification option to have the flash on the back of the phone light up whenever you get a new notification 14 by default whenever you swipe over to the left of the Galaxy S 5's home screen you're taken to the My Magazine app if for whatever reason you want to disable this pinch out while on the home screen tap on the home screen settings and uncheck the my magazine option all right so the 15th and final tip for this video is using the number keys on the Samsung keyboard for your own customizable shortcuts to do this go into any app where you can see the keyboard tap the settings icon next to the space bar and then tap on the my shortcuts option from here you can set up to 10 shortcuts one for each number that are activated when you press and hold on the respective number key you can use your own commonly used phrases or even information like your name and address all right guys that's it for me in this video if you found it helpful show your support with a big thumbs up and if you haven't already make sure to subscribe to the channel for more Galaxy S5 coverage just like this thank you for watching it I'll catch you guys in the very next episodewhat's up guys David here from fun buff and the Samsung Galaxy S5 is capable of doing a lot of different things so in this video I'm going to be covering my top 15 tips and tricks that will hopefully help you get the most out of the Galaxy S5 if you already have it or at the very least give you a better idea of what it's capable of doing if you don't let's go ahead and get right into it all right so since we're going to be spending a good amount of time tinkering with the settings in this video the first step is to change the way these settings are actually displayed by opening them up and pressing the three dotted menu button at the top right from here you can select the view that you like the most which in my case happens to be the list view two something I recommend to any Galaxy S5 owner out there who doesn't use svoices disabling the double tap to SVO feature on the home button do this by going into the settings tapping on SVO and then unchecking the open via home key option this can dramatically improve the responsiveness of the home button as it will no longer need to wait and see if you're double tapping for SVO three speaking of the home button when you press and hold on it you get launched straight into Google Now pressing and holding on the app switcher will make it act as a dedicated menu button and pressing and holding on the back key will toggle The multi- Window mode on and off four one of the best things about the Galaxy S5 is this big 5.1 in display but sometimes it can get to be a little bit too big so tip number four is to resize the screen with a simple simple swipe in and out from either edge of the display enable this feature by going into settings tapping on one-handed operation and flicking the switch to the on position the fifth tip is using the ultra power saving mode to extend the Galaxy S 5's battery life from lasting anywhere between a day or two all the way up to well over a week do this by swiping down on the notification bar tapping on The View All button at the top right and flicking on the ultra power saving toggle now this isn't something that you're going to want to do all the time as it almost turns the Galaxy S5 into a basic flip phone but it's still a great way to make sure your phone doesn't die on you when you know you're going to be away from a charger for a long time six if you live in a colder climate and want to wear gloves while using the Galaxy S5 you can do so by going into the main system settings tapping on display and then checking the increased touch sensitivity option which will make the screen work much better with gloves seven if you want to take a screenshot on the Galaxy S5 you can do so by either pressing and holding on the power and home button simultaneously or by simply swiping the edge of your palm across the screen which is the way that I've personally found to be the easiest eight you can hide apps from showing up in the launcher by opening the launcher hitting the menu button at the top right tapping on hide apps checking all the apps that you want to hide and then hitting done to make them disappear nine on the topic of hiding things if you have a file like a picture or video that you want to keep hidden you can do so by turning on private mode by swiping down the notification bar with two fingers and turning on the private mode toggle once private mode is on all you have to do is go to the file you're trying to hide press the menu button and then hit move to private when you turn the password protected private mode off any file that you moved into private will no longer show up on the phone 10 if you've ever had your phone wake you up in the middle of the night only for some stupid notification you're not alone so the 10th tip is to enable blocking mode by going into the system settings tapping on blocking mode and then setting the switch to on from this menu you can select exactly when you don't want to be disturbed and what kind of features you want to be blocked but if I was you I'd be sure to specify which contacts are allowed to wake you up in case of an emergency 11 and speaking of emergencies if you ever happen to run into trouble yourself triple press the power button on the Galaxy S5 and it will automatically text the people on your emergency contact list with your location a picture and a sound recording giving them a good idea of where you are and what's happening to you right away to enable this feature and maybe even save your life in the process go to the main system settings tap on Safety assistance then on send help messages and then finally flip the switch to the on position 12 a cool little feature on the Galaxy S5 is toolbox which is a persistent floating menu that you can tap on to access up to five shortcuts from wherever you are you can turn toolbox on Via the notification toggles and you can customize the shortcuts that appear by going into to settings tapping on toolbox tapping on edit checking the apps that you want to show up and then finally hitting save when you're done using the feature simply press and hold on it move it up to the remove option and let go 13 while the Galaxy S5 has an LED notification light for a stronger visual cue that you have a new message go to the main system settings then accessibility tap on hearing and then check the flash notification option to have the flash on the back of the phone light up whenever you get a new notification 14 by default whenever you swipe over to the left of the Galaxy S 5's home screen you're taken to the My Magazine app if for whatever reason you want to disable this pinch out while on the home screen tap on the home screen settings and uncheck the my magazine option all right so the 15th and final tip for this video is using the number keys on the Samsung keyboard for your own customizable shortcuts to do this go into any app where you can see the keyboard tap the settings icon next to the space bar and then tap on the my shortcuts option from here you can set up to 10 shortcuts one for each number that are activated when you press and hold on the respective number key you can use your own commonly used phrases or even information like your name and address all right guys that's it for me in this video if you found it helpful show your support with a big thumbs up and if you haven't already make sure to subscribe to the channel for more Galaxy S5 coverage just like this thank you for watching it I'll catch you guys in the very next episode\n"