Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use Bluetooth Tethering Feature in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Bluetooth tethering is a feature available in the Samsung Galaxy S5 that you can use to share your mobile data connection with other Bluetooth enabled devices that have been paired with your phone. Please note that since this feature uses mobile data to connect to the internet, you may incur additional charge when using this feature. To avoid a big bill, you'd better have unlimited data plan (if you often use this feature) or just use this feature as needed only.

How to enable Bluetooth tethering?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen using two fingers to open up the quick settings panel.
2. Tap Mobile data button to turn it on. The button turns green when it's enabled.
3. Long tap Mobile hotspot button to view more detailed settings.
4. Check the box in the right side of Bluetooth tethering to turn it on.
5. appears on the status bar when there's a Bluetooth device that is being connected with your phone and appears on the status bar as a sign that Bluetooth tethering is enabled.

How to connect from other Bluetooth capable devices?
As the example, we'll use Samsung Galaxy SIV to connect to the Samsung Galaxy S5 to access internet via Bluetooth. Here's the steps:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap Connections tab.
3. Tap Bluetooth.
4. If Bluetooth is off, slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to turn it on.
5. Assuming that the Samsung Galaxy S5 has been paired with the Samsung Galaxy S4, tap in the right side of the Galaxy S5 and then tap Internet access. 
6. appears on the status bar when it's connected to the Samsung Galaxy S5 and appears on the status bar as a sign that Bluetooth tethering is now enabled.
7. Now, the Samsung Galaxy S5 mobile data connection can be used to access the internet in the Samsung Galaxy S4.

As a note, you may notice that when using Bluetooth tethering the internet speed is slower than when using Wi-Fi tethering. But, since from the beginning Bluetooth was designed for mobile use, Bluetooth tethering consumes less battery than Wi-Fi tethering thus if you're tight with the battery life but have to act as a wireless hotspot for a long time, Bluetooth tethering will be the best choice for you.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use Mobile Hotspot Feature in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Mobile hotspot is a feature available in the Samsung Galaxy S5 that can be used to enable or disable Wi-Fi tethering. This feature lets you set your Samsung Galaxy S5 as an internet access point so that you can share your mobile data connection with other Wi-Fi enabled devices that are connected to your phone. Since this feature uses mobile data to access internet, you may incur additional charges when using this feature. To avoid a big bill, you'd better having an unlimited data plan (if you often use this feature) or use this feature as needed only.

How to set Samsung Galaxy S5 as a mobile hotspot?
You can enable Wi-Fi tethering and configure the hotspot settings by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen using two fingers to open up the quick settings panel.
2. If your mobile data is off, tap Mobile data button to turn it on. The button turns green when it's enabled.
3. Long tap Mobile hotspot button to view more detailed settings.
4. Tap Mobile Hotspot.
5. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable mobile hotspot. In this screen, you can also see the password that can be used by other devices to connect to your mobile hotspot.
6. Mobile hotspot is now enabled and you'll see the Wi-Fi tethering icon is displayed on the status bar. FYI, Wi-Fi feature will be disabled automatically when this feature is on.
7. Change the connection mode:
• Tap AndroidAP.
• Select All devices if you want to allow all Wi-Fi enabled devices to access your mobile hotspot or select Allowed devices only to allow only devices in the allowed list to access your mobile hotspot.
8. Add or remove a device in allowed devices list:
   If needed, you can limit the devices that can access your mobile hotspot by using the following steps:
• Tap and then select Allowed devices.
• To add a device into the list, tap and then enter the device name and the MAC address and then tap OK button.
• To remove a device from the list, tap and then select the device you want to remove and then tap Done button.
9. Configure the hotspot settings:
   If needed, you can edit your hotspot configuration by using the following steps:
• Tap and then select Configure hotspot.
• Here you can do some actions, for instance: change the SSID name, hide/show the device, change the network security and change the password.
• Once done, tap Save button to save the changes.
10. Change network timeout:
    If needed, you can set the time to disable mobile hotspot automatically if there are no connected devices by using the following steps:
• Tap and then select Timeout settings.
• Select the desired timeout you want to use: Never timeout, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes or 60 minutes.

How to connect from other devices?
If you have set your Samsung Galaxy S5 as mobile hotspot, now other Wi-Fi enabled devices can connect to your network to use your mobile data connection to access the internet. As the example, we'll use Samsung Galaxy S4 to connect to the network. Here's the steps:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap Connections tab.
3. Tap Wi-Fi.
4. If Wi-Fi is off, slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to turn it on. The phone will scan all available Wi-Fi networks automatically.
5. Tap AndroidAP(it's the default SSID name of the Samsung Galaxy S5 if you didn't change it) and then enter the password.
6. Tap Connect button.
7. If the password was entered correctly, the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be connected to the network and can use the mobile data connection from the Samsung Galaxy S5 to access the internet.

FYI, this feature lets you share your mobile data connection with up to 10 Wi-Fi enabled devices. Also note that since this feature uses quite a lot of power to run, then to avoid your battery drained out quickly you'd better turn this feature on when needed only or you can set the timeout settings so that the feature will turn off automatically when there are no connected devices after the selected timeout is over.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Transfer Files Using Bluetooth in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

I do believe that most of us already know about Bluetooth because it's an old connectivity feature that can be found in almost all of the phones, either smartphones or feature phones. Though there are some advanced connectivity features, but in some conditions Bluetooth could be the only possible connectivity feature that you can use, for instance when you're in an area where there's no Wi-Fi network so that you can't use Wi-Fi direct or S Beam, or when the other phone you want to share with only has Bluetooth as the connectivity feature.


How to pair with other Bluetooth enabled devices?
Before using Bluetooth to transfer files with your Samsung Galaxy S5, you have to enable it first and then pair your device with another Bluetooth enabled devices. You can do so either through the settings menu or the notification panel.

Method #1: From the settings menu
This method allows you to pair and unpair with other Bluetooth enabled devices as well as configure the Bluetooth settings. Here's the steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel.
2. Tap to go to the settings menu.
3. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Network connections section and then tap Bluetooth .
4. If Bluetooth is off, slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to turn it on. Your phone will scan all available Bluetooth enabled devices automatically.
5. Change Bluetooth visibility:
• In the My device section, check the box in the right side of your device name.
• Your phone will visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices until the visibility timeout is over (by default it's 2 minutes).
6. Pairing with another Bluetooth enabled device:
• In the Available devices section, tap the required Bluetooth device you want to pair with.
• Tap OK button in the Bluetooth pairing request window. The other device should do the same.
• Your device is now paired with the selected device.
7. Remove a Bluetooth pairing:
• In the Paired devices section, tap next to the paired devices you want to unpair with.
• Tap Unpair.
• The Bluetooth pairing between your phone and the selected device will be removed.

Method #2: From the notification panel
This method lets you quickly enable Bluetooth and pair with other Bluetooth enabled devices. Here's the steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel.
2. Tap Bluetooth button. The button turns green when it's enabled.
3. Change Bluetooth visibility:
• In the My device section, check the box in the right side of your device name.
• Your phone will visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices until the visibility timeout is over (by default it's 2 minutes).
4. Pairing with another Bluetooth enabled devices:
• Tap Scan button.
• All nearby Bluetooth devices available will be listed under Available devices.
• Tap the required Bluetooth device.
• Tap OK button in the Bluetooth pairing request window. The other device should be the same.
• Your device is now paired with the selected device.

How to transfer files using Bluetooth?
When your phone has been paired with other Bluetooth enabled devices, now you're ready to transfer files. As the example we'll try to transfer some photos using Bluetooth from the Samsung Galaxy S5 to the Samsung Galaxy S4. Here's the steps:

1. Open Gallery app.
2. Tap an album.
3. Tap and then select Select.
4. Select the desired photos you want to transfer using Bluetooth.
5. Tap and then select Bluetooth .
6. Tap the paired device you want to share with.
7. The selected photos will be sent. FYI, the paired device needs to accept the files to be able receiving the files.

For the record, though Bluetooth has slower speed compared with other connectivity features (e.g: Wi-Fi Direct, S Beam, etc), but Bluetooth is a feature that will allow you to easily transfer files device to device with almost all of the phones.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Transfer Files Using Wi-Fi Direct in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Wi-Fi direct is a connectivity feature available in the Samsung Galaxy S5(it's my favourite one). This feature lets you transfer files to another Wi-Fi direct enabled devices that are connected in the same Wi-Fi network. By using this feature you can transfer multiple files at once at a speed up to 250Mbps, lets you transferring large file or multimedia content with ease and fast.

How to enable or disable Wi-Fi Direct?
Before transferring files using Wi-Fi direct with your Samsung Galaxy S5, you have to enable it first by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel.
2. Tap to go to the settings menu.
3. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Network connections section and then tap Wi-Fi .
4. When Wi-Fi is off, slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to turn it on.
5. Tap the required network you want to connect to. If the network is secured, enter the password and then tap Connect button.
6. Now, long tap the Recent apps key or tap to open up the additional options and then select Wi-Fi Direct. The device will scan all available Wi-Fi direct enabled devices automatically.
7. Tap the required device you want to connect to. If the selected device accepting your request to connect, then your phone will be connected to the selected devices.
8. Wi-Fi direct is now enabled and you'll see the Wi-Fi direct icon is displayed on the status bar which means you're now ready to use Wi-Fi direct to transfer files with the connected devices.
9. To disable Wi-Fi direct, tap End connection button and then tap OK button.

How to transfer files using Wi-Fi Direct?
Once the Wi-Fi direct is enabled, now you can use it to transfer files. As the example, we'll try to transfer photos via Gallery app and My Files app using Wi-Fi direct from the Samsung Galaxy S5 to the Samsung Galaxy S4 that have connected in the same Wi-Fi network.

Method #1: From Gallery app

1. Open Gallery app.
2. Tap an album.
3. Tap and then select Select.
4. Select the desired photos you want to share with.
5. Tap and then select Wi-Fi Direct .
6. Select the device you want to share with and then tap Done button.
7. The selected photos will be sent.

Method #2: From the My Files app

1. Open My Files
2. Tap Images.
3. Tap and then select Select.
4. Select the desired photos you want to share with.
5. Tap and then select Wi-Fi Direct .
6. Select the device you want to share with and then tap Done button.
7. The selected files will be sent.

As a note, since the Wi-Fi direct needs quite a lot of power to run, then it'd better if you turn this feature off once you have finished transferring files so that your battery won't be drained quickly.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Connect to a Wi-Fi Network in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Wi-Fi is a wireless connectivity feature available in the Samsung Galaxy S5. This feature will let you to connect to another Wi-Fi enabled devices to connect to the internet or to share files/information. If available, most of users would probably prefer Wi-Fi than mobile data, moreover if the Wi-Fi network is an open network, because they can connect to the internet without having to be burdened with any additional charge. In some features, even you're suggested to use Wi-Fi network as the connectivity method, for instance when updating Android version, installing apps, updating apps, etc.


How to connect to a Wi-Fi network?
Generally, you can connect to a Wi-Fi network by using two methods available, either through the settings menu or the notification panel.

Method #1: From the settings menu
You can use this method if this the first time for you using Wi-Fi or if you want to connect to other network instead of the one you have previously connected to. Here's the steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel.
2. Tap to go to the settings menu.
3. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Network connections section and then tap Wi-Fi .
4. Tap the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable it. The device will scan all available Wi-Fi networks automatically.
5. Tap the required Wi-Fi network you want to connect to.
6. If the network is secured, you have to enter the network password(it's case sensitive, as the example: "R" is not the same with "r"). You can enable the Show password option to help you review and make sure that the password is correct.
7. Tap Connect button.
8. If the password was entered correctly, your phone will be connected to the selected Wi-Fi network and you'll see the Wi-Fi icon is displayed on the status bar.
9. Now, you're ready to use Wi-Fi to connect to the internet or to share information with other devices that are connected in the same network with you.

Method #2: From the notification panel
You can use this method to quickly connect to the network you have previously connected to. Here's the steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel.
2. Tap Wi-Fi button. The button turns green when it's enabled.
3. The device will be connected automatically to the network you have previously connected to and you'll see the Wi-Fi icon is displayed on the status bar.
4. Now, you're ready to use Wi-Fi to connect to the internet or to share information with other devices that are connected in the same network with you.

As a note, the wrong password is a thing that most often causing the user unable to connect to a Wi-Fi network. Since the password is case sensitive, make sure to enter the password correctly so that you can connect to the network (please pay attention between uppercase and lowercase as well as 0 and o).