Connect Samsung Galaxy S5 to Nearby Devices via Quick Connect

You can share contents and multimedia viewing with other nearby devices using the Group Play feature of Samsung Galaxy Lines. You can use Quick connect to easily join a Group Play session.

Before joining a Group Play:

• Search for available sessions or make your own session.
• Install the application Group Play on the devices that you want to join as well as to your own phone.

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   Go to your phone's Home screen by tapping on the Back key for a few times or by pressing the Home button once.

   

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   From your Home screen, pull down the Notification Panel by doing a swiping gesture from the Status bar (top-most part of your screen) to the lower part of it.

   

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   You are now in the Notifications Panel, tap on the Quick Connect button to see the available devices that you can connect to.

   

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   Quick Connect will show the list of available nearby device

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   Tap on Join from the list of available devices.

   

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   Follow the instructions on-screen to complete the connection

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   You have just learned how to join a Group Play session using Quick Connect your Samsung Galaxy S5.

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Using the Samsung Link application (you must be signed in to your Samsung account), you can use contents saved on nearby computers. To be able to do that, follow these procedures:

Before exploring computers using Samsung Galaxy S5:

• See to it that the computer and your phone are connected to the same network.
• See to it that the computer is registered with Samsung Link.
• See to it that Samsung Link is installed on your computer and your device.

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   Go to your phone's Home screen by tapping on the Back key for a few times or by pressing the Home button once.

   

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2. 2
   From your Home screen, pull down the Notification Panel by doing a swiping gesture from the Status bar (top-most part of your screen) to the lower part of it.

   

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3. 3
   You are now in the Notifications Panel, tap on the Quick Connect button to see the available devices that you can connect to.

   

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   Quick Connect will show the list of available nearby device

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   Tap on Connect from the list of available devices.

   

   • Available computers will now show on the list, select the computer that you want to connect to.

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   Follow the instructions on-screen to complete the connection

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   You have just learned how to explore computers using Quick Connect on your Samsung Galaxy S5.

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Sometimes my Samsung S5 connects to my media Player Nero 2016 via WiFi and sometimes it doesn't?

What can I do to make this work better. I have tried: Uninstall app, turn phone on and off, and reboot computer

• On your phone, get to "Settings" > "WiFi". Press the menu button. Tap on "Advanced". Set "Keep WiFi on" to "Always".
• On your phone, get to "Settings" > "WiFi". Uncheck "Smart network switch".
• Move the phone closer to the WiFi modem or computer or turn off some electronic devices. Electronic devices may cause interference.
• On your phone, get to "Settings" > "More networks" > "Mobile networks". Disable "Mobile data".

My device is visible to nearby devices but says no devices found, I am trying to connect to my computer which is Bluetooth enabled?

What is going wrong, my device is visible to nearby devices but says no devices found, I am trying to connect to my computer Technically it is your phone that is not being recognized by the computer and not the other way around. Usually, the problem is due to your computer drivers not recognizing your USB device. The quick fix for this problem is to install Samsung Kies on your computer if you have a Samsung device. Otherwise, look for a PC companion program for your brand of phone. This is a program that makes it easier for your data to be synced across multiple devices. The official Samsung Kies download page

If this is not the issue it is possible that you are dealing with a faulty USB cord. Try another cord and see if this helps the computer recognize the files on your phone.

Hi. I was just about to upgrade to a new version of quick connect. It warned me that it may use my camera without my consent! Surely this is a MAJOR security/privacy issue. What do you think?

I have a Note4 for the past 10 days. Before that, I had iPhone 4S. Quick connect may be a time saver but nothing is worth what I am concerned about above.

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