Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable Send Help Messages Feature in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Send help messages is a feature available in Samsung Galaxy S5 that will let you send emergency messages to your primary contacts by pressing the Power key quickly three times. The emergency messages contain with your current location information, audio recordings and pictures of your surroundings. As a note, to make this feature works, you have to register at least one primary contact so that you can alert the contact about your situation via messages when you're in any emergency situation.


How to enable send help messages feature?
You can turn on this feature 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 at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the System section and then tap Safety assistance .
   
   
3. If it's the first time, you'll be asked to set your primary contacts before you can enable send help messages feature. Tap Add button to set your primary contacts.
   
   
4. Here, you'll be provided with two options that can be used to set your primary contacts:
   
   • Create contact: select this option if you want to create a new contact and then set it as primary contact.
   • Select from contacts: select this option if you want to pick up contacts from your contacts list and then set them as primary contacts.
   
5. Press the Back key to return to the safety assistance menu.
6. Tap Send help messages.
   
   
7. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable this feature. The switch turns green when it's enabled. As a note, your location information will automatically be included when you send emergency messages. If needed, you can also enable the following options:
• Send pictures: enable this option if you want to include pictures taken using the front-facing and rear cameras when you send emergency messages.
• Send sound recording: enable this option if you want to include an audio recording of your surroundings when you send emergency messages.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Set My Phone to Say the Caller's Name of a Specific Contact in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Yesterday, an insider left his comment and said that he wanted his phone to say his friend's name when receiving incoming calls from her. Fortunately, if you own Samsung Galaxy S5, you can enable the notification readout feature for favourite calls so that your phone will read the caller's name when receiving incoming calls from your favourite contacts, or you can use the stock Voice recorder app to record your voice that say a contact's name and then set it as ringtone for the desired contact.

How to enable notification readout feature for calls from favourite contacts?
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 at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the System section and then tap Language and input .
3. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then tap Notification readout.
4. Check the box next to Calls from favourite contacts to enable it.
5. From now on, when your favourite contact calls you, your phone will say the caller's information. As the example, if you have added a contact named "John" as favourite, your phone will say "incoming call from John" when receiving call from him. If you don't know how to add a contact to favourite, you can see the complete steps here.

How to assign your voice recording as caller ringtone?
You can record your voice by using the stock Voice recorder app and then set it as ringtone for a specific contact by using the following steps:

1. Open Voice recorder app.
2. To record your voice, do as follows:
• Tap to start recording.
• Say a phrase contains with the name of the desired contact with clearly, e.g: "you have incoming call from John".
• Tap to stop recording.
3. In the recordings list, long tap the voice recording you have just recorded to select it.
4. Tap at the top right or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Set as.
5. Tap Caller ringtone.
6. Select the required contact.
7. The selected voice recording has been set as ringtone for the selected contact.
8. From now on, when the selected contact calls you, your phone will play the voice recording you have set as caller ringtone.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Disable Emergency Mode in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

When the emergency mode is enabled, it will help you extend your phone's standby time as long as possible by restricting some apps, changing the screen colour to greyscale theme, reducing the screen brightness, etc. However, you can easily switch back your phone to the standard mode when you want to use all features and apps in your phone by disabling the emergency mode.


How to disable emergency mode?
You can turn off this mode by using two different methods: from the device options menu and from the additional options in the emergency mode home screen.

Method #1: From the device options menu

1. Long press the Power key to open up the device options menu.
2. Tap Emergency mode.
3. Tap Disable button.
4. The emergency mode will be disabled.

Method #2: From the additional options in the emergency mode home screen

1. While you're in the emergency mode home screen, tap at the top right or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then tap Disable Emergency mode.
2. Tap Disable button.
3. The emergency mode will be disabled.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Use Emergency Mode in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

When you have enabled emergency mode in your Samsung Galaxy S5, you'll be provided with the home screen contains with some essential apps and those selected by you. You'll also be provided with information about remaining battery power and estimated battery standby time so that you will know the standby time remaining before the battery power on you device runs out. But, you have to remember that the device settings and operating conditions can effect the estimated standby time.

How to use emergency mode?
While you're in the emergency mode home screen, you can do the following actions:

1. : tap it to access additional options available in the emergency mode, e.g: settings menu, the option to remove apps that you have selected before and the option to disable emergency mode.
2. : tap it to sound alarms.
3. : tap it to open Phone app and use it to access dial pad, view call logs and make a call to a contact.
4. : tap it to add more apps.
5. : tap it to activate flashlight and use it as a torch.
6. : tap it to share information about current location to a contact via message.
7. : tap it to open the stock Browser app and use it to browse webpages, search something online, etc.
8. Emergency call : tap this button to make an emergency call.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Add or Remove Apps in Emergency Mode in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Emergency mode extends your phone's standby time by taking some actions, one of which is by limiting the number of usable apps. In this mode, you're only allowed to use some provided essential apps and two apps that you have specifically chosen.

How to add apps to the emergency mode home screen?
You can add an app to the emergency mode home screen by using the following steps:

1. While you're in the emergency mode home screen, tap .
2. Here, you'll be provided with the list of apps that can be used in this mode.
3. Select the required app you want to add to.
4. The selected app has been added to the emergency mode home screen. As a note, you're allowed to add two apps to the emergency mode home screen.

How to remove apps from emergency mode home screen?
If needed, you can remove apps that you have added previously from the emergency mode home screen by using the following steps:

1. While you're in the emergency mode home screen, tap at the top right or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Remove.
2. Tap at the required apps you want to remove.
3. Tap OK button at the bottom of the screen to save the changes.
4. The selected apps have been removed from the emergency mode home screen.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable Emergency Mode in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Emergency mode is a feature you can find in your Samsung Galaxy S5 that can be used to extend your phone's standby time as long as possible when you're in an emergency situation. When this mode is enabled, it will save battery by decreasing the screen brightness, changing the colour of your phone's screen to greyscale theme, restricting some other apps and functions, turning off mobile data when the screen is off and turning off connectivity feature(e.g: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth). While you're in this mode, you can send your location via messages, make emergency calls, turn on the flash, sound alarms, and use some apps selected by you.


How to enable the emergency mode?
You can turn this mode on by using three different methods: from the device options, from the settings menu and from the S Finder app.

Method #1: From the device options
It's the fastest method to enable the emergency mode. You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, long press the Power key to open up the device options.
2. Tap Emergency mode.
3. A pop up window contains with information about emergency mode will be displayed, tap Enable button.
4. When the emergency mode is enabled, the colour of your phone's screen will be changed to greyscale theme, the number of usable applications will be limited and some features will be restricted to reduce battery consumption.

Method #2: From the settings menu
If you'd like to turn on the emergency mode through the settings menu, do as follows:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the System section and then tap Safety assistance .
3. Tap Emergency mode.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right.
5. A pop up window contains with information about emergency mode will be displayed, tap Enable button.
6. When the emergency mode is enabled, the colour of your phone's screen will be changed to greyscale theme, the number of usable applications will be limited and some features will be restricted to reduce battery consumption.

Method #3: From the S Finder app
If you'd like to turn on the emergency mode through the S Finder app, do as follows:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap S Finder button.
2. Type "emergency mode" in the search field and then tap at the virtual keyboard to start searching.
3. In the search result, tap Emergency mode to quickly go to the emergency mode menu.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right.
5. A pop up window contains with information about emergency mode will be displayed, tap Enable button.
6. When the emergency mode is enabled, the colour of your phone's screen will be changed to greyscale theme, the number of usable applications will be limited and some features will be restricted to reduce battery consumption.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Change a Memo Category in Memo App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

By default, if you don't change the category when composing a new memo, the memo will be placed to the My memo category. However, you can change the memo category to other category, either by moving it to a new category or by moving it to an existing category. This will help you to manage your memos and provide you an easier access since the memos are placing in a proper category.

How to change a memo category in Memo app?
As the example, we'll move a memo from the My memo category to other category by using the following steps:

1. Open Memo app.
2. Tap at the top left corner of the screen to open up the Memo app menus.
3. Tap My memos to view all memos under this category.
4. Long tap the required memo to select it.
5. Tap at the top right or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then tap Move. To move the memo to an existing category go to the step #6, while to move the memo to a new category go to the step #7.
6. Move the memo to an existing category:
• Tap the required category you want to place the selected memo.
• The selected memo has been moved to the selected category.
7. Move the memo to a new category:
• Tap Create category button.
• Enter the category name.
• Tap OK button.
• The selected memo has been moved to the newly created category.