Extend the Samsung Galaxy S5 Lock Screen Timeout

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Hi, you're watching VisiHow. Today, we're going to show you how to correct problems with your lock screen when it times out or closes out too quickly. To start with, let's demonstrate:

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   If we press the power button on the right-hand side of your phone, the lock screen will open up.

   

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   Now, we've got about 6 seconds normally before the lock screen turned off. But as you saw, my lock screen just turned off in a matter of 2 to 3 seconds. Let's do that again, press the Power button. The screen will remain for 3 seconds before it goes off. That fast! If you're using the fingerprint scanner or another option, and you look away or check something on your phone, you're not going to be able to do that when your lock screen is set like this.

   

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   To fix it, press the Power button to open up your phone.

   

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   Swipe across to get into the system.

   

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   We're going to access the Settings menu. The Settings menu can be accessed by tapping on the Apps button and scrolling through the menus until you find the Settings button. Tap on the icon.

   

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   Another way of getting to Settings is by swiping down to access the Notification Panel. Press the Home button to get back to your Home screen. On the Home screen, swipe down. Tap on the Settings icon at the top.

   

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   With Settings opened, go to Power Saving options.

   

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   Under Power Saving, you will see Power Saving mode, which is turned on at the moment. You could also have Ultra Power Saving mode turned on. We'll discuss Power Saving mode in another article.

   

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   Turn Power Saving mode off. Tap on the little green switch to turn it off.

   

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    Go back to see that Power Saving mode is off. Make sure that Ultra Power Saving mode is also off.

    

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    Simply press the power button one time to lock your screen.

    

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    Press the power button again to open your phone's screen. The phone's screen will now last for 8 to 9 seconds. That's how long you have to access your phone. If you swipe down for fingerprint scan or anything else like that, you'd want that setup.

    

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    That is how you change the settings on your lock screen to have a longer time. Thanks for choosing VisiHow. Have a great day. We look forward to seeing you again.

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My Gs5 screen not turn off even after timeout?

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   You can try changing the screen time-out to 15 or 30 seconds. Some users reported this new bug to be fixed with these settings.

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   If that did not help, back up the data by following this tutorial: "How to back up data on Samsung GALAXY S5".

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   Perform a hard reset. To do this, follow the "Hard reset Samsung S5" section in this article: "How to reset Samsung GALAXY S5".

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