Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use Air Wake Up in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Samsung Galaxy S5 has some air gesture features which will allow you control your phone or do certain function by waving your hand above the proximity and gesture sensors located at the top side of the phone. One of the air gesture features available in this phone is the air wake up feature. When this feature is enabled, you can easily wake up your phone after the screen has turned off without you have to press any physical button since you can do so simply by waving your hand above the sensors.


How to enable or disable the air wake up feature?
You can turn on or off the air wake up feature by using two different methods: from the general settings menu and from the direct access option.

Method #1: From the settings menu
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Personalisation section and then tap Accessibility .
3. Tap Dexterity and interaction.
4. Tap Air wake up.
5. Depending on your current settings, tap the ON/OFF switch to enable or disable the air wake up feature. When the ON/OFF switch is on the right side or turns green means the air wake up feature is enabled.

Method #2: From the direct access option
You can use this method if you have enabled the accessibility menu within the direct access feature. See the following steps to enable or disable the air wake up feature from the direct access option:

1. On any screen, press the Home key three times quickly.
2. Tap Accessibility.
3. Tap Dexterity and interaction.
4. Tap Air wake up.
5. Depending on your current settings, tap the ON/OFF switch to enable or disable the air wake up feature. When the ON/OFF switch is on the right side or turns green means the air wake up feature is enabled.

How to use the air wake up feature?
Assuming that you have enabled the air wake up feature, then you can use this feature to turn the screen back on without pressing the Home key or Power key. See the following steps as the example:

1. When the screen has turned off, put your phone on a flat or stable surface, or you can hold your phone securely so that it won't move.
2. Move your hand back and forth over the sensors(it's located above the screen in the right side of the earpiece). FYI, make sure to make a smooth and steady movement up to three inches above the sensors so that the sensors can easily recognize your gesture.
3. The screen will be turn back on.