Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use Assistant Plus Feature in the Stock Phone/Contacts App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

One of the apps that is supported by the assistant plus feature is the stock Phone/Contacts app. Thus, you can enable the assistant plus feature for the Phone/Contacts app so that you can easily access to some frequently used options or places in this app, e.g: edit contact, delete contact, add or remove contact from favourites, view call logs, view contacts list, etc.

How to enable the assistant plus feature for the stock Phone/Contacts app?
Assuming that you have enabled the assistant menu feature, you can easily turn on the assistant plus feature for the stock Phone/Contacts app by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, tap the assistant menu icon
   and then select Settings to quickly go to the settings menu for the assistant menu feature.
2. Tap Assistant plus.
3. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable this option. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
4. Check the box next to Phone/Contacts to enable this option.
5. The assistant plus feature for the stock Phone/Contacts app has been enabled.

How to use the assistant plus feature in the stock Phone/Contacts app?
When you have enabled the assistant plus feature for the stock Phone/Contacts app, you can use the following steps as the example of using this feature when you're using Phone/Contacts app:
I. While viewing your contacts list

1. Open Phone/Contacts app.
2. Tap the Contacts tab.
3. Tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these additional contextual menu options:
• Keypad : tap this option to open up the dial pad.
• Logs : tap this option to go to the Logs tab and view all of your call histories.
• Favourites : tap this option to go to the Favourites tab and view you favourite contacts list.

II. While viewing a contact's detail information

1. Open Phone/Contacts app.
2. Tap the Contacts tab.
3. Tap the required contact to view its detail information.
4. Tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these additional contextual menu options:
• Add to favourites : tap this option to add the selected contact to your favourite contacts list.
• Remove from favourites : if the selected contact has been added to your favourite contacts list, tap this option to remove the contact from the favourite contacts list.
• Edit : tap this option to edit the selected contact.
• Delete : tap this option to delete the selected contact.

III. While viewing your favourite contacts list

1. Open Phone/Contacts app.
2. Tap the Favourites tab.
3. Tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these additional contextual menu options:
• Keypad : tap this option to open up the dial pad.
• Logs : tap this option to go to the Logs tab and view all of your call histories.
• Contacts : tap this option to view your contacts list.

IV. While viewing your call logs

1. Open Phone/Contacts app.
2. Tap the Logs tab.
3.  Tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these additional contextual menu options:
• Keypad : tap this option to open up the dial pad.
• Favourites : tap this option to go to the Favourites tab and view you favourite contacts list.
• Contacts : tap this option to view your contacts list.

V. While in the dial pad

1. Open Phone/Contacts app.
2. Tap the Keypad tab.
3. Tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these additional contextual menu options:
• Logs : tap this option to go to the Logs tab and view all of your call histories.
• Favourites : tap this option to go to the Favourites tab and view you favourite contacts list.
• Contacts : tap this option to view your contacts list.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use Assistant Plus Feature in the Stock Messaging App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Assistant menu is a feature in Samsung Galaxy S5 designed to assist those with dexterity issues or those who want to easily navigate their phones using one hand. This feature also has an option that will let you display contextual menu options when you're using the stock Messaging app so that you can easily access to some frequently used options or features in this app, e.g: compose a new message, delete messages or conversations, add recipients from your contacts list, etc.

How to enable the assistant plus feature for the stock Messaging app?
Assuming that the assistant menu feature is enabled, you can enable the assistant plus feature for the stock Messaging app by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, tap the assistant menu icon and then select Settings to quickly go to the settings menu for the assistant menu feature.
2. Tap Assistant plus.
3. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable this option. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
4. Check the box next to Messages to enable this option.
5. The assistant plus feature for the stock Messaging app has been enabled.

How to use the assistant plus feature in the stock Messaging app?
You can use the following steps as the example of using the assistant plus feature in the stock Messaging app:

1. Open the stock Messaging app.
2. While you're viewing the conversation list, tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these additional contextual menu options:
• Search : tap this option to search a specific message.
• Compose : tap this option to create a new message, in other word, you can use this option to replace the compose button function.
• Delete : tap this option to delete some or all conversations.
3. While you're viewing messages within a conversation, tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these additional contextual menu options:
• Call : tap this option to call the contact of the selected conversation.
• Delete : tap this option to delete some or all messages within the selected conversation.
4. While you're composing a new message, tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with this additional contextual menu option:
• Add from contacts : tap this option to add contacts from your contact list as the recipient.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use Assistant Plus Feature in Internet App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

If you often use the stock Internet app in your Samsung Galaxy S5 to browse webpages or search something online, you can enable the assistant plus feature within the assistant menu so that you can easily access to some frequently used options or features available in the stock Internet app, e.g: enter URL, open a new page, close an opened page, etc.

How to enable the assistant plus feature for the stock Internet app?
When the assistant menu feature has been enabled, you can easily enable the assistant plus feature for the stock Internet app by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, tap the assistant menu icon and then tap Settings to quickly go to the settings menu for the assistant menu feature.
2. Tap Assistant plus.
3. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable this option. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
4. Check the box next to Internet to enable assistant plus for the stock Internet app.
5. The assistant plus feature for the stock Internet app has been enabled.

How to use the assistant plus feature for the stock Internet app?
You can use the following steps to use the assistant plus feature in the stock Internet app:

1. Open the stock Internet app.
2. Tap the assistant menu icon .
3. Aside from all default menus, you'll see these three additional contextual menu options within the assistant menu icon:
• Enter URL : tap this option to easily enter the webpage URL in the address bar.
• Tab manager : tap this option to go to the tab manager when you want to open a new page, switch between opened pages, close certain or all opened pages, open a new incognito page, etc.
• New tab : tap this option to easily open a new page or tab.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use Assistant Plus Feature in Camera App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Within the assistant menu, there's a feature named assistant plus that can be used in some default apps, one of which is the stock Camera app. By enabling the assistant plus feature, you'll be given with some additional contextual menu options within the assistant menu icon when you're using the stock Camera app to let you easily access to a certain frequently used option or feature in the stock Camera app.

How to enable the assistant plus feature for the stock Camera app?
Assuming that you have enabled the assistant menu feature, you can easily enable assistant plus feature for the stock Camera app by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, tap the assistant menu icon and then tap Settings to quickly go to the settings menu for the assistant menu feature.
2. Tap Assistant plus.
3. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable this option. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
4. Check the box next to Camera to enable assistant plus for the stock Camera app.
5. The assistant plus feature for the stock Camera app has been enabled.

How to use the assistant plus feature for the stock Camera app?
Once the assistant plus feature for the stock Camera app is enabled, you can use the following steps to use this feature in the stock Camera app:

1. Open the stock Camera app.
2. Tap the assistant menu icon .
3. Aside from all default menus, you'll see these two additional contextual menu options within the assistant menu icon:
• Switch camera : tap this option to easily switch between the rear and the front-facing camera.
• Gallery : tap this option to quickly open up the latest picture taken with the stock Camera app in the Gallery app.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Use Assistant Menu Feature in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

If you want to easily navigate your phone using one hand or if you're the one with dexterity issue, you can enable the assistant menu feature so that your phone will display the assistant menu icon on your screen to let you easily access to a certain frequently used feature or action. You can enable this feature using some methods and then configure it to suit your needs.


How to use the assistant menu feature?
Assuming that you have enabled the assistant menu feature, you'll see the assistant menu icon is displayed on your screen and always stays on top when you're opening apps, in the home screen and lock screen. You just need to tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these default menus:

• Recent apps : tap this option to view all recently used apps, or long tap this option to access additional options available for the currently opened screen or app.
• Home : tap this option to return to the default home screen, or in other word you can use this option to replace the Home button function
• Back : tap this option to return to the previous screen or undo your last action, or in other word you can use this option to replace the Back button function
• Notification panel : tap this option to open up the notification panel.
• Cursor : tap this option to use the cursor tool to navigate your phone.
• More options : tap this option to access additional options available for the currently opened screen or app.
• Volume : tap this option to open the volume adjustment bar and then you can use it to adjust the volume.
• Easy pinch to zoom : tap this option to open up the zoom adjustment bar and then you can use it to zoom in or out the currently opened screen or app. Please note, that some apps don't support this option.
• Settings : tap this option to quickly go to the setting menu for the assistant menu feature.
• Power off : tap this option to turn off the phone, or long tap this option to open up the device options menu.
• Lock screen : tap this option to lock the screen.
• Screen capture : tap this option to take a screenshot of the currently opened screen.
• Device options : tap this option to open up the device options menu.
• Screen rotation : tap this option to enable or disable the screen rotation feature. When the screen rotation is disabled, you can tap this option to manually change the screen rotation (portrait view or landscape view with the Home button in the left side or the right side)
• Brightness : tap this option to open up the brightness adjustment bar and then you can use it to adjust the screen brightness as well as to enable or disable auto brightness feature.
• Restart : tap this option to restart your phone.

As a note, if you have enabled the assistant plus feature, you'll see some contextual menu options within the assistant menu icon when you access this icon in the selected app.