Turn on and Off the Samsung Galaxy S5

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Samsung's most powerful for 2014 has arrived! Samsung Galaxy S5 is packed with one of the most powerful processor, camera and health features. We have all the tutorials, instructions and tips on how to get the most out of your phone on this Category:All About Samsung Galaxy S5.

Like most Samsung Galaxy devices, the S5 can be turned on and off by pressing and holding the Power button. Aside from the usual Power button, we'll also discuss a few workarounds for powering your Galaxy S5 on and off.

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Turn on Samsung Galaxy S5

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    Ensure that you have enough battery juice to boot up your Samsung Galaxy S5.
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    Press and hold the Power button located on the appear right part of your phone
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    Wait for a few seconds until the Samsung logo appears and the phone vibrates, then release the power button.
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    If this is the first time that you used your device, Samsung will guide you through the initial setup for your Galaxy S5
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    You can opt to follow the procedures or skip them to begin using your device immediately.
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Turn off Samsung Galaxy S5

Turning off your device every now and then is actually good for it. To safely shutdown your phone follow these steps:

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    Make sure that you saved any document or application progress before proceeding with the device shutdown.
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    Press and hold the Power button until a popup box appears
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    From the list of options, tap Power off to shutdown your phone.
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    Tap "OK" to confirm turning off your device.
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Turn off S5 without using the Power button

Aside from using the Power button to power off your device, you can turn off your Galaxy S5 by using a free app called, Button Savior.

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    Download and install Button Savior on your device.
     
    1. Go to your Home screen by pressing on the Home button located on the lower-middle part of your phone or by pressing the Back key on the lower-right part of it.
    2. From your Galaxy S5's Home screen, tap on the Applications icon located on the extreme right part of your Favorites bar.
    3. From the Applications screen, locate Play Store and tap on it to open the application.
    4. From Play Store, search for Button Savior. Choose either "Button Savior Non Root" or "Button Savior Root" and tap on Install to start downloading and installing the application.
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    Open Button Savior
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    Tap on Kill/Start Button Savior Service to start Button Savior service.
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    Tap on the small arrow button located on the right part of your screen.
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    List of buttons will appear, tap and hold on the Power icon
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    This will emulate the gesture of pressing and holding the Power button. Wait for the Device option to show before releasing the Power icon.
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    From the list of Device options, tap on Power off to turn the device off
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    Tap on OK to confirm action.
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    Your phone will now turn off
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    Wait for the process to be done. Once turned off, your Galaxy S5's screen will turn completely black.
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    You have successfully turned off your Samsung Galaxy S5 without using the Power button.
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    • Turn on S5 without using the Power button

    If you have a defective Power button, you normally, cannot turn on your device by pressing and holding it. We have a way of turning on your device by following the procedures below:

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      With your phone turned off, press and hold the Volume down and Home buttons.
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      While holding the Volume Down and Home, use a USB data cable to connect your phone to your computer.
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      Continue holding the Volume Down and Home button to until your phone will boot into Download mode.
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      Once your phone boots to Download mode, press on the Volume Down button to cancel the Download mode.
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      Once Download mode has been canceled, your Galaxy S5 will reboot
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      Wait for your phone to completely start.
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    Questions and Answers

    Power button will not work. Even putting the battery in, the phone won't come on. I've got it hooked up to the computer. Is there any way to turn it on from the computer?

    Samsung S5 won't turn on, because the power button won't work.

    If your phone will not come on due to an issue with the power button, then it needs to be taken to a shop for repairs. However, based on the description you've provided, it seems more likely that your USB cable / charger cable or battery may not be functioning properly. A quick and simple test is to try a different USB cable. If that does not work, then have a friend with an S5 come over with his charger.

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    First, test his charger on your phone. If it works, then you have an issue with your USB cable or your charger. If it does not work, then do a quick battery swap to test his battery in your phone. If your phone comes on, then it's a battery problem you have, and a new battery will fix it. However, if your phone still does not come on, you have a more serious problem, and will need repairs.

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    I just updated my Galaxy S5 and it got stuck half way in between the lock screen and home screen. I can't power it down and I don't know what to do now. Its just froze. What do I do?

    When you are on the home screen and you can drag down the update/notifications screen from the home screen, my phone is stuck with that drag down on but the background is black. I press the lock button on the side and my phone sleeps, I press it again to wake it up and it goes back to that half black screen. I can't power down my phone, I've tried but the screen is frozen so I can't press any buttons. What do I do?

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    I just got my S5 yesterday and overnight it randomly shuts off. It also did this once yesterday....Any suggestions?

    How to make phone stop randomly shutting off

    Perform a factory reset by reading this article.

    If it still restarts, then there is a possibility that the power button (or any other hardware component, actually) of the phone is faulty. Bring your phone to a service center to have it checked.

    There's also a possibility that your phone software has become corrupt. You should consider flashing your phone software.

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      Download and extract a fresh copy of your phone firmware.
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      Download and install Odin on your computer.
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      Download and install the required Samsung USB driver.
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      Enable USB debugging on your phone by going to "Settings", "Developer Options", "USB Debugging" or by going to "Settings", "About Phone", and tap on "Build number" seven times.
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      Turn off your phone.
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      Boot into the download mode
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      Press and hold volume down, home, and power buttons.
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      Release the power button when the phone vibrates.
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      Press the volume up on any warning screens.
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      Launch ODIN on your PC.
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      Connect your phone to your computer with the USB cable.
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      Click "PDA".
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      Select the *.tar.md5 file from the files extracted from the ROM in step 1.
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      Click "Start".
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      If you see "PASS!" in ODIN, take the USB cable out
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      The device will be stuck in the booting loop.
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      Press and hold volume up, home, and power buttons.
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      When the phone vibrates, release the power button only
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      Your phone will boot into recovery mode.
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      Use the volume buttons to navigate to "Select Wipe data/Factory reset".
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      Press the power button to confirm the selection.
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      On the next screen, use the volume buttons to navigate and highlight "YES -- delete all user data".
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      Press the power button to confirm action.
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      Your phone will now reset, wait for the process to be completed before doing anything.
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      Once the reset has been completed, reboot your phone by highlighting "Reboot system now" using the volume buttons.
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      You can also press and hold the power button to restart your device.
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    My uncle has a FBI virus on his phone trying to get it rebooted

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    I am often in a place where cell reception is poor but WiFi is great?

    I want to turn OFF phone features and just use WiFi and WiFi connection to internet, I am new to Android and this was easy on blackberry

    Since we don't know your mobile brand and model, simply look in your mobile settings to turn ON Flight mode. Then turn the WiFi ON.

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    Auto turn on/off by programming off at 23.00 and auto turn on at 8.00 am?

    Samsung Galaxy S5, I would like to program my phone so it will auto turn on/off by programming the off time off at 23.00 and auto turn on time at 8.00 am, where do I locate this function, or do I need an app download, cheers Richard. I believe it is different as I can not find it anywhere in the settings menu. I have tried: Searched all settings menu , no luck can't find it anywhere.............. I think it was caused by: Don't know not too sure....... ........!

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    Not able to "Reboot" as power button not working because it may be damaged?

    When the volume button is moved and I select 'reboot', I am unable to reboot because I am unable to use power key as it is not working. Please help

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