Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Automatically Call Contacts with Extensions in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

If you often make a call to a contact whose phone number has extensions, instead of entering the extensions number manually each time you call him, you can make it simpler by setting your phone to automatically call the extensions. All you have to do is by adding a pause or a comma(,) after the regular phone number and then add the extensions number. By doing this, once the call is answered, your phone will wait for 2 seconds before dialing the next set of the extensions number after the pause or comma(,).

How to add a pause into a contact for auto dialing extensions?
As the example, say that you're going to call your friend at his company. Your friend's company phone number is 1234567899 and the extensions is 231. You can set your phone to automatically call the extensions by adding a pause and the extensions number after the regular phone number by using the following steps:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. If needed, tap the Contacts tab to view your contacts list.
3. Tap the required contact.
4. Tap to edit the selected contact.
5. Tap the phone number field to edit it and display the on-screen keyboard.
6. Tap and then tap to insert a pause or comma(,) after the regular phone number.
7. Tap and then enter the extensions number.
8. Now, your friend's phone number will look like this: 1234567899,231
9. Tap Save button to save the changes.
10. Tap next to the phone number to call the contact.
11. When the call is accepted, your phone will automatically call the extensions number after waits for 2 seconds.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Share Contacts via Bluetooth in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Samsung Galaxy S5 has been equipped with some connectivity features that can be used to transfer or share contacts to other devices, one of which is by using Bluetooth. By utilizing Bluetooth, you can send a single contact or multiple contacts at once to another Bluetooth-enabled device with ease.


How to send contacts via Bluetooth?
There are some methods that can be used to transfer or share contacts via Bluetooth, but this time I'm going to show you how to do so from the Contacts app by using two different methods.

Method #1
This method can be used if you want to send a single contact via Bluetooth. See the following steps to do so:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. If needed, tap the Contacts tab to view your contacts list.
3. Tap the required contact.
4. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Share name card.
5. Tap Bluetooth.
6. If Bluetooth is off, you'll be asked to turn it on. Tap the Turn on button to turn on Bluetooth.
7. Tap the required device you want to share with. FYI, the device that receives the file may need to confirm to accept the file first before the file can be sent completely.
8. The selected contact has been sent to the selected device.

Method #2
This method can be used if you want to send multiple contacts at once via Bluetooth. See the following steps to do so:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. If needed, tap the Contacts tab to view your contacts list.
3. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then tap Select.
4. Select the required contacts you want to share via Bluetooth.
5. Tap and then select Bluetooth.
6. If the Bluetooth is off, you'll be asked to turn it on. Tap the Turn on button to turn on Bluetooth.
7. Tap the required device you want to share with. FYI, the device that receives the file may need to confirm to accept the file first before the file can be sent completely.
8. The selected contacts have been sent to the selected device.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Add or Remove Contact From the Reject List in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Auto reject numbers is a call rejection feature in Samsung Galaxy S5 that will allow you to block unwanted calls from certain phone number. When this feature is enabled, incoming calls from all phone numbers that have been added to the reject list will be rejected automatically. Aside from managing contacts in the reject list from the call settings menu, you can also add or remove the required contact from the reject list with ease from the Contacts app.

How to add a contact to reject list?
You can easily add a contact to the reject list from the Contacts app by using the following steps:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. If needed, tap the Contacts tab to view your contacts list.
3. Tap the required contact.
4. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Add to reject list.
5. Tap OK button to confirm.
6. You'll see this icon is displayed next to the phone number as a sign that the selected contact has been added to the reject list and incoming calls from this contact will be blocked. If the contact has multiple phone numbers, then all of them will be added to the reject list.

How to remove a contact from the reject list?
You can easily remove a contact from the reject list via the Contacts app by using the following steps:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. If needed, tap the Contacts tab to view your contacts list.
3. Tap the required contact.
4. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Remove from reject list.
5. This icon will be removed from the phone number as a sign that the selected contact has been removed from the reject list.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Add a Contact Shortcut to Home Screen in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

You may have some contacts that you communicate with frequently. To help you communicate with them, Samsung Galaxy S5 has provided you with some features that will allow you to access those contacts with ease, one of which is by letting you create a shortcut to the required contact in home screen. By creating a contact shortcut, you can easily reach the contact from home screen and then do the required action, e.g: call the contact, send a message, see the contact's detail, etc.


How to add a shortcut to a contact in home screen?
There are some methods that can be used to create a contact shortcut in home screen. But, this time I'm going to show you how to do so by using two different methods: from the Contacts app and from the home screen.

Method #1: From the Contacts app
When you're viewing a contact's detail page, you can create a shortcut to this contact to the home screen by using the following steps:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. If needed, tap the Contacts tab to view your contacts list.
3. Tap the required contact.
4. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Add shortcut to home screen.
5. A shortcut to the selected contact has been created in home screen. If you have added a photo to the contact, then the shortcut will display the photo contact.

Method #2: From the home screen
You can create a contact shortcut in home screen with a widget by using the following steps:

1. Long tap on the blank area of the home screen or long press the Recent apps key and then tap Widgets .
2. To find the widget with ease, you can use the search function by tapping and then select Search widgets.
3. Key in "contact" in the search field and all contact-related widgets will be displayed shortly.
4. Tap and hold the Contact 1x1 widget and then drag it to the blank area of the home screen. Release to place the widget on home screen.
5. Select the required contact you want to create its shortcut.
6. A shortcut to the selected contact has been created in home screen. If you have added a photo to the contact, then the shortcut will display the photo contact.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Edit Existing Contact in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

When you add a new contact, you probably only add primary contact's information, e.g: name and phone number. Next time, if you have some additional information of a contact and need to add them then you can easily do so by editing the contact and then change or add the required information.

How to edit an existing contact?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. If needed, tap the Contacts tab to view your contacts list.
3. Tap the required contact.
4. Tap to edit the selected contact.
5. Now, you can edit the required contact's information, e.g: name, phone number, picture, email, etc.
6. If needed, you can also add more contact's information by using the following steps:
• Tap Add another field button.
• Select from following fields: Phonetic name, Organisation, IM, Address, Notes, Nickname, Website, Internet call, Events, Relation, Message tone or Vibration pattern.
• Tap OK button.
• The selected fields will be added to the contact.
• Now, you can enter the required information or value for the fields you have added to the contact.
7. Tap Save button to save the changes.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Export Contacts to Device Storage in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

For some reason, you will probably need to export your contacts list as .vcf file, for instance when you need to backup your contacts list or when you need to send your contacts list to other phones, etc. Fortunately, the stock Contacts app lets you export your contacts list as .vcf file, either to the SD card or to the device storage.

How to export contacts list as .vcf file to the device storage?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. If needed, tap the Contacts tab.
3. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
4. Tap Contacts.
5. Tap Import/export.
6. Tap Export to device storage to export your contacts list as .vcf file to the device storage.
7. Tap OK button to continue exporting contacts.
8. The contacts list will be exported shortly as .vcf file and will be saved in the device storage. You'll be notified in the notification panel when the process is completed.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Import Contacts From Device Storage in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

A contacts file is usually saved as .vcf file. By using the import/export menu in the stock Contacts app, you cannot only import .vcf files from the SD card, but also from the internal storage. You can import a single contact file or multiple contacts files you have saved in the internal storage to your contacts list at once.

How to import .vcf file in the device storage to your contacts list?
Basically, you can import .vcf files to your phone contacts list or other accounts (e.g: Google account or Samsung account), but as the example, we'll try to import .vcf file that has been saved in the internal storage to the phone contacts list by using the following steps:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. If needed, tap the Contacts tab.
3. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
4. Tap Contacts.
5. Tap Import/export.
6. Tap Import from device storage.
7. Tap Device to add the contacts in the .vcf files to your phone contacts list.
8. If you only have a single vcf file in your internal storage then the file will be imported directly. If you have some vcf files in your internal storage then you'll be provided with the following options:
• Import one vCard file: select this option if you want to import a single .vcf file in the internal storage to your phone contacts list.
• Import multiple vCard files: select this option if you want to import more than one .vcf files in the internal storage to your phone contacts list at once.
• Import all vCard files: select this option if you want to import all .vcf files in the internal storage to your phone contacts list at once.
9. Tap OK button.
10. If you have chosen to import one or multiple vCard files then you'll need to select which .vcf files you want to import and then tap OK button. If you have chosen to import all vCard files then all .vcf files in the internal storage will be imported directly.
11. The selected .vcf files have been imported to your phone contacts list.