Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use Voice Control to Answer or Reject Calls in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Voice control lets you to control some of functions in the Samsung Galaxy S5 by using predefined voice commands so that you can do those functions without having to touch the phone, one of which is a voice control for incoming call. When you have enabled voice control for incoming call, you can answer or reject calls by saying the predefined voice commands instead of touching the on-screen icon or pressing the physical button.

How to enable or disable voice command for incoming call?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Tap Call.
4. Tap Answering and ending calls.
5. Depending on your current settings, tap Voice control to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is checked means you can use predefined voice commands to answer or reject calls.

How to answer or reject calls using voice command?
Assuming that you have enabled voice control for incoming call, then you can answer or reject calls by using predefined voice commands. See the following steps to do so:

1. When an incoming call is received, you'll see is displayed on the status bar as a sign that the voice control for incoming call is available.
2. Say "answer" to answer the call. FYI, answering calls with voice command will automatically turn the speakerphone on.
3. Say "reject" to reject the call.

As a note, the voice control for incoming call won't be available when you put your phone into vibration mode. Also, to get better voice recognition, say the voice command for incoming call during the gaps of the ringtone when there's less background noise.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How Enable and Use Air Call-Accept Feature in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Samsung Galaxy S5 provides you with several air-gestures-based features, one of which is the air call-accept feature that can be found in the Phone app settings. This feature lets you to answer incoming calls without having to touch the phone since you can do so simply by moving your hand above the sensor(it's located above the screen in the right side of the earpiece).

How to enable or disable air call-accept feature?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Tap Call.
4. Tap Answering and ending calls.
5. Depending on your current settings, tap Waving hand over device to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is checked means the air call-accept feature is enabled.

How to use air call-accept feature?
Assuming that you have enabled the air call-accept feature in the Phone app settings, then you can use it to answer calls. See the following steps to do so:

1. When an incoming call is received, you'll see is displayed on the status bar as a sign that air call-accept feature is available.
2. To answer the call, wave your hand above the sensor left and right repeatedly.

As a note, to make the sensor easily recognize your gesture, make sure to move your hand smoothly and steadily above the sensor up to 7 cm above the screen.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Make a Call in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Making a call is a basic function of a phone thus no wonder if all of the phones always provide a stock Phone/Contacts app to their users so that they can make a call to the required contact with ease. In Samsung Galaxy S5, you're provided with various methods to make a call, ranging from the common methods to the advanced ones.


How to make a call?
Actually, there are various methods that can be used to make a call to the required contact, but in this post we'll learn how to make a call with 6 different methods. each of them has their own advantage so that you can use the one that best suit your need.

Method #1: Entering the number
It's the most common method that you can use to make a call to those you have added to the contacts app or those you have not. See the following steps to do so:

1. Open Phone app.
2. If necessary, tap Keypad tab.
3. Enter the phone number you want to call to. While you're entering the number, you will see prediction above the entered number. You can either tap the prediction or tap to see all matching contacts to select one of them.
4. Tap to make a call to the entered number.

Method #2: From the Logs or Contacts app
You can use this method to easily make a call to those who have ever called you or have ever been called by you or those you have added to the Contacts app. See the following steps to do so:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap Logs or Contacts tab.
3. Tap the required contact you want to call to.
4. Tap to make a call to the selected contact.

Method #3: From the Favourite
You can use this method to easily make a call to those you have added to the favourite list or to those that you communicate with frequently. See the following steps to do so:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap Favorites tab.
3. Tap the required contact you want to call to and the phone will automatically call to the selected contact.

Method #4: Using Easy Call Feature
While you're viewing contacts list in the call logs, favourite contacts list or Contacts app, you can easily call to the required contact simply by swiping the contact from left to the right and the phone will automatically call to the selected contact. If it didn't work, make sure you have enabled the easy call feature in the Phone app settings.

Method #5: Using Direct Call Feature
You can easily make a call to the contacts whose messages, call logs or contacts detail are being displayed on the screen simply by bringing the phone near your ear. Soon after the phone vibrates, it will automatically call the contact. If it didn't work, make sure you have enabled the direct call feature in the settings menu.


Method #6: Using Speed Dial Feature
Speed dial feature lets you assign a contact to a speed dial number and easily call the contact simply by long tapping the speed dial number(if it's multi-digit speed dial number, enter the speed dial number and then long tap the final number) without you have to enter the complete phone number and tap the call icon. In this phone you can add up to 999 speed dial numbers.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Set Home Button to Accept Calls and Power Button to End Calls in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Samsung Galaxy S5 provides you with various ways to answer or end calls, one of which is by pressing the physical button. In this phone, you can set the home key to accept calls and the power key to end calls. It definitely will be a similar way you used to do when you were still using a feature phone or an old smartphone.

How to answer an incoming call with home key?
You have to enable the option to allow you using home key to answer calls. See the following steps to do so:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Tap Call.
4. Tap Answering and ending calls.
5. Check the box next to Pressing the Home key to enable this option.
6. Now, when an incoming call is received, you can pick it up by pressing the home key.

How to end an active call with power key?
You have to enable the option to allow you using power key to end active calls. See the following steps to do so:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Tap Call.
4. Tap Answering and ending calls.
5. Check the box next to Pressing the power key to enable this option.
6. Now, when you're on an active call, you can hang it up by pressing the power key.

Given its function, this feature will be useful for those of you who want to be able to answer or end calls using the physical buttons instead of using other methods (e.g: using on-screen icon, voice command or gesture etc).

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use Easy Call and Easy Text Features in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

By default, while you're viewing your contacts list, you can easily call or send a message to a particular contact simply by swiping it to the right or to the left. Since it's not a new feature, some of you may have seen or used this feature in other Samsung Galaxy phones. The different is now you're provided with an option which will let you enable or disable this feature.

How to enable or disable easy call and easy text features?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Tap Contacts.
4. Depending on your current settings, tap Swipe to call or send msg to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is checked means the easy call and easy text features are enabled.

How to use easy call and easy text features?
Assuming that you have enabled this feature, then you can use it to make a call or send a message with more easily from your contacts list. See the following steps to do so:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap Logs or Favourites or Contacts tab.
3. Making a call with easy call feature:
• Find the required contact you want to make a call to.
• Swipe the contact from left to the right to call the contact.
4. Sending a message with easy text feature:
• Find the required contact you want to send a message to.
• Swipe the contact from right to the left to start writing a message to the contact.
• Send the message when you have finished writing it.

I personally prefer to keep this feature on since for me it's easier to swipe the contact to make a call or send a message while I'm viewing my contacts list than if I have to tap the contact and then tap the small make-a-call/send-message icons. At the first time use you will probably swipe to a wrong direction, but the more you use this feature the less you do the wrong swipe.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use In-Call Status Pop-ups in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

In-call status pop-ups is a new feature that can be found in Phone app in Samsung Galaxy S5. If this feature is enabled, when you use other apps whilst on an active call, your phone will display your in-call status in a small pop-up window so that you can easily know your in-call status without having open up the phone app first.

How to enable or disable in-call status pop-ups?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Tap Call.
4. Tap Call-related pop-ups.
5. Depending on your current settings, tap In-call status pop-ups to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is checked means the option is enabled and the phone will display your in-call status in a small pop up window while using other app.

How to use in-call status pop-ups?
Assuming that you have enabled in-call status pop-ups, when you're on an active call and then use another app then you'll see the in-call status is displayed in a small pop up window.

• When you're still on an active call, the pop-up window will display the caller's picture and the call duration with the green-coloured background.
• When the call is ended, the pop-up window will display the caller's picture with the word "Ended" as the call status with the orange-coloured background.
• Tap the pop up window to display in-call status in full screen view.
• Drag the pop-up window to move it to the required position.

As a note, though the pop-up will remain on top, it will still let you use/navigate your phone normally. The in-call status pop-ups will be useful for those of you who are tight with the call duration of the incoming calls especially if you have limited voice plan. This feature helps you easily know the call duration so that you can hang up the call at the right time even when using other app.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use Call Notification Pop-ups in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Have you ever felt so annoyed when an incoming call was received and taken the whole screen up when you were doing your task/work or chatting with your friends? If that so, you may have to try enabling call notification pop-ups. When this feature is enabled, the incoming call notification will pop up in a small window instead of displayed in full screen view and it allows you keep using/navigating your phone normally so that you'll have some time to finish/save/close your work or write your friend a "I gotta take a call, I'll chat you later" before taking the call.

How to enable or disable call notification pop-ups?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Tap Call.
4. Tap Call-related pop-ups.
5. Depending on your current settings, tap Call notification pop-ups to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is checked means this option is enabled and the phone will display incoming call notification in pop-up window when an incoming call is received.

How to use call notification pop-ups?
Assuming that you have enabled the call notification pop-ups feature, when an incoming call is received whilst you're using another app in full screen then you'll see a small window pop-ups displaying the call notification(caller's name and phone number) as well as some of the following call-related buttons:

• : tap this option to display the incoming call screen in full screen view.
• : tap this option to answer the incoming call.
• : tap this option to answer the call and enable the speakerphone
• : tap this option to answer the call and switch to headset. This option will be available if a headset is connected into your phone.
• : tap this option to reject the call.

As a note, the call notification pop-up only appears when you're using another app in full screen view and when the screen is not locked. When there's no app that is being used or when the screen is locked then the incoming call will be displayed in full screen.