How To Navigate – Samsung Galaxy S5

Learn how to navigate on your Samsung Galaxy S5. You can tailor the phones range of functions to fit your needs using both menus and widgets. Menus, sub-menus, and features can be accessed by scrolling through the available on-screen menus.

Your phone originally has three home screens but you can expand up to seven home screens.

Command Keys

Recent Key

Press Recent icon to display a list of recently opened apps.

Home Key

Press Home Key to display the main Home screen. Press and hold to display access the Google Search feature.

Back Key

Press Back Key to return to the previous screen, option or step.

Terms used in this user manual

Tap

Lightly touch items to select or launch them. For example:

• Tap the on screen keyboard to enter characters or text.
• Tap a menu item to select it.
• Tap an applications icon to launch the application.

Touch and Hold

Activate on-screen items by a touch and hold gesture. For example:

• Touch and hold a widget on the home screen to move it.
• Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.

Swipe and Palm Swipe

To swipe, lightly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. Use swipe when:

• Unlocking the screen
• Scrolling through the Home screen or a menu

To palm swipe, swipe the side of your hand horizontally across the screen. Use palm swipe when:

• Capturing the screen

Turn over

Turn your phone over so that the screen faces downward. For example:

• Mute incoming calls and playing sounds by turning your phone over.