How To Use Call Settings – Samsung Galaxy S5

Amarnath Natarajan
10 years ago
Categories: Gadgets
Tags: Android, Calls, Galaxy, Galaxy S5, Ringtone, Samsung, Settings, Sound

Learn how to useCall Settings on your Samsung Galaxy S5. The Call settings menu allows you to modify your settings for making calls with your phone.

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon.
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• From the Home screen, tap Call icon > Menuicon > Settings.

The following options are available:

Call rejection

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon > Call rejection.
• Tap Auto reject mode and tap one of the following options:
  • Off: to turn Auto reject mode off.
  • All incoming calls: to reject all calls.
  • Auto reject numbers: to reject all calls in your Reject list.
  • Tap Auto reject list.
  • Tap + icon to manually add numbers to the Reject list.
  • Tap Unknown, to create a checkmark and automatically reject all calls that are not in your Contacts list.

Set up call rejection messages

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon > Call rejection > Set up call rejection messages.
• Tap + icon to manually add a reject message.

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Tap one of the pre-written messages to be displayed when you want the call to be rejected. You can edit the message if desired.

• Tap Save to save the reject message.

Answering and ending calls

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon > Answering and ending calls.

The following options are available:

• Pressing the home key: Tap this option to be able to accept incoming calls by pressing the Home key.
• Voice control: Tap this option to be able to accept incoming calls by using your voice.
• Waving hand over device: Tap this option to answer a call by waving your hand over the device.
• Pressing the power key: This option will allow you to end a call by pressing the power key without turning off the screen.

Call notification pop-ups

This option allows you to have incoming call notifications pop-up on your display if an application is open on the screen.

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon.
• Tap Call notification pop-ups to create a checkmark and activate the feature.

In-call status pop-ups

This option allows you to have in-call status information displayed in a pop-up if an application is open on the screen.

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon.
• Tap In-call status pop-ups to create a checkmark and activate the feature.

Show caller information

This option displays a callers recent social network activity and the history of your communication with them when a call is received.

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon.
• Tap Show caller information to create a checkmark and activate the feature.

Call alerts

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon > Call alerts.

Tap the following options to create a checkmark and activate the features:

• Vibrate when answered: enables your phone to vibrate when the called party answers the phone.
• Call-end vibration: enables your phone to vibrate when the call ends.
• Call connect tone: plays a tone when a call is connected.
• Minute minder: beeps twice every minute that you are on a call.
• Call end tone: plays a tone when a call is ended.
• Notify during calls: turns on alarm and message notifications during a call.

Call Accessories

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon > Call accessories.

The following options are available:

• Automatic answering: configures the device to automatically answer and incoming call when a headset is detected.
• Automatic answering timer: configures the time delay before the device automatically accepts the incoming call.
• Outgoing call conditions: allows you to make calls even when the device is locked.

Additional settings

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon > Additional settings.

Tap one of the following options:

• Caller ID: allows you to choose how your Caller ID will be displayed. Select Network default, Hide number, or Show number.
• Call forwarding: allows you to forward your calls to another number.
• Auto area code: allows you to automatically prepend a specific area code to all outbound calls.
• Call waiting: the network service informs you when someone is trying to reach you during another call. Tap to activate.
• Auto redial: automatically redials the last number if the call was either cut off or was unable to connect. Tap to activate.
• Fixed dialing numbers: allows you to restrict outgoing calls to a limited set of phone numbers.
• TTY mode: allows you to connect your phone and a TTY device via a special cable that plugs into your phones headset jack. If this cable was not provided with your TTY device, contact your TTY device manufacturer to purchase the connector cable.
• Hearing aids: allows you to improve the sound quality of your phone when you are using a hearing aid.

Ringtones and keypad tones

This option allows you to personalize the sounds you hear when your phone rings and when you press the keypad.

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon > Ringtones and keypad tones.
• Tap Ringtones, select a ringtone, and tap OK.
• Tap Vibrations, select a vibration type, and tap OK.
• Tap Vibrate when ringing to create a checkmark if you want your phone to vibrate when a call is incoming.
• Tap Dialing keypad tone to create a checkmark if you want tones to play when the keypad is pressed.

Personalize call sound

This option allows you to personalize the sounds you hear during a call with and without earphones.

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon > Personalize call sound.

At the Personalize call sound display, tap one of the following options:

• Adapt sound: allows you to customize your sounds. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your personal call sound.
• Soft sound: plays a softer sound when the other party is in a noisy environment.
• Clear sound: plays a clearer sound when the other party sounds unclear or muffled.
• Off: turns off your customized call sound and plays the default sounds.

Noise reduction

This option helps to suppress background noise from your side during a call.

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon > Noise reduction to create a checkmark and enable the feature.

Sound

This option allows you select your default ringtone that you receive whenever you get a call.

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon > Sound.
• Tap a ringtone to hear it played.
• Select a ringtone and tap OK.

Vibrate

This option allows you turn on vibration when you receive a call.

• From the main Settings screen, tap Call icon.
• Tap Vibrate to create a checkmark and activate the Vibrate feature.