Use the Notifications Panel on Samsung Galaxy S5
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- 1 Modify and Setup
- 2 Steps
- 3 Video: Use the Notifications Panel on Samsung Galaxy S5 Modify and Setup
- 4 Open and close the Notification Panel
- 5 Notification Panel icons and functions
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6 Questions and Answers
- 6.1 Cannot access notification panel vertically?
- 6.2 Trying to find settings to change Samsung Galaxy S5 to MTP mode in Notifications Panel?
- 6.3 I had a message on my notification bar and it was important when I clicked on it, it disappeared, how do I find that message or where it came from?
- 6.4 My notification is clear, I don't want it to be clear?
- 6.5 Can I see my notification history?
- 6.6 When on a phone call with my ear to the phone, the contact of my ear to the screen pulls down the notification panel. Then my ear opens a button. Is there a setting to prevent this?
- 6.7 How do I download my pictures safely from my Samsung SM-G530w into my portable hard drive?
- 6.8 Hi Walakobay, I am unable to open the Notifications panel on the Samsung Galaxy 5 phone?
- 7 Comments
Modify and Setup
Hi, you are watching VisiHow. Today we are going to teach how to modify the notifications panel of your Samsung Galaxy S5 or Android phones.
Steps
- 1Press the power button on the right side of your phone here.
Advertisement - 2It will open up the phone, then swipe to open the unlock screen.
Advertisement - 3To access to the notification panel we are simply going to swipe it down from the top.
- 4When we swipe it down you will see our notification panel.
- 5You can swipe to the side to see additional apps we got here in the notification panel.
- 6In our case what we are going to do is tap on the settings icon.
- 7That sets of the icons we have will show, there is the notification panel here.
- 8Tap on the notification panel here.
- 9That will allow us to see our notification panel and change it.
- 10Tap on the home button, I will show another way you get there.
- 11If you want to use another way to get there, on your home screen, tap on the Apps button.
- 12Once you tap on Apps, scroll through until you find the settings icon (gear shaped icon).
- 13Here are my settings.
- 14Tap on the settings and it will open up the same page I showed you.
- 15Tap on the notifications panel.
- 16Once you are in the notifications panel you are going to have the option to allow the Brightness Adjustment.
- 17Also setup your recommended applications; it is used when you plug your headphone. That is going to change some of the applications that popup, because you change the way you are interacting with your device by using headphones.
- 18We can also change the quick setting buttons. We have this set of Active buttons.
- 19I can reset this.
- 20Or I can add Available buttons to it. My Smart Stay is a great feature where when you are looking at your phone, and it detects that you are looking at it, and the screen stays on.
- 21There is also an Airplane Mode which is very useful especially for travelers.
- 22Now let us start with the Brightness adjustment. Tap on that it will turn OFF.
- 23Tap on the Brightness adjustment again to turn it back ON. It is adjusting the brightness depending on the environment they you are in. If they step up in the bright sun, verses stepping in the building, elevator, or basement, as your phone detects the change in the ambient light It will also going to shift the brightness of the screen. It is a great way to save some battery.
- 24Next we are going to click on the Recommended Applications. Tap on it and we will have this screen.
- 25The recommended applications as you can see here are the applications that come on when your earphone are connected to the device. You can change how this happen you can customize how this popup.
- 26Now we have the Music Player, YouTube, Phone or Remote etc.
- 27These are the things that Samsung has determined it is beneficial and helpful to you when you have your earphone connected. And in general they are because you are probably listening to YouTube or playing music or on a phone call. So it is fine to keep this turned ON.
- 28Our Quick settings buttons is used to add or remove any of them.
- 29You can simply tap and drag.
- 30For example I will tap on the Airplane icon and drag it here.
- 31To maneuver those icons, you simply have to slide and move them around.
- 32I like my WiFi,I like my Location, I like my Sound, while Screen Rotation I almost never use that because I like my screen just to rotate, Bluetooth it is nice to use it occasionally to turn ON, Mobile Data, I don't worry much about that, Power Saving I don't worry so much about that. Tool box I rarely use that, Screen Mirroring is a special function apps.
- 33However you may have different ways you use your device or would like them used. As in that case as in mine, what I am trying to do is to set the things I use the most at the top.
- 34I use WiFi a lot.
- 35I use Location a lot.
- 36I use the Sound.
- 37I travel frequently; Airplane Mode is a big one for me, so let us move this up here.
- 38I am not worried about Power Saving.
- 39I am not worried about SYNC, Touch Sensitivity, Mobile Hotspot, Private Mode, Screen Resolution, or Screen Mirroring. Or really any of the other things that are out here.
- 40The main ones for me are the top ones. Those are what I use the most.
- 41If you want to drag, for example the Private Mode up, the Screen Resolution will swipe there.
- 42You can only have a maximum of ten of these apps in your Active buttons set.
- 43If you want to reset it, just tap on the reset button there.
- 44It will say: your quick settings layout will be reset to the default settings. Press on OK.
- 45Here we go, now the big deal for me is getting the Airplane Mode back up there.
- 46So this is how you access your notifications panel and change the setting on the notification panel.
- 47Press on the Home button.
- 48It will take us back to the home screen.
- 49To see how we did set the notification panel, swipe down the notification panel.
- 50And now my notifications panel has changed as I set it.
- 51Press the home button back.
- 52Thanks very much for watching VisiHow. Have a great day I am looking forward to see you in our next video.
Video: Use the Notifications Panel on Samsung Galaxy S5 Modify and Setup
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The notification allows you to view more details about the icons and new events on your status bar. These include the indicator icons, new messages, missed calls and other application notifications. The notification panel also allows you to quickly go to Galaxy S5's Settings, launch S Finder and Quick connect, adjust brightness and do other functions.
Open and close the Notification Panel
To open or close the notification panel, follow these procedures:
- 1Wherever you are on the Home screen, drag the status bar to the bottom part of your screen to open the Notification Panel. You can do this be touching the top-most part of your screen then do a dragging gesture to the lower part of the screen.
- Most applications allow you to open the notification panel while you are using the application. You need to double swipe to the bottom to open the Notifications Panel. First swipe will show the Status bar and the second swipe will pull down the Notification Panel. If an application does not allow you to pull down the Notification panel, then you can minimize it by pressing the Home button.
- 2You will now see the Notification Panel for your Samsung Galaxy S5. Here, you can do actions depending on what you want to do. The next section will discuss on how to use and maximize the functions of your Notifications Panel.
- 3To close the notification panel, drag the Notification bar from the bottom to the upper part of your phone's screen.
- 4You have just learned how to open and close the notifications panel on your Samsung Galaxy S5.
Notification Panel icons and functions
The Notification Panel contains icons and actions that can help you maximize your time while using your phone. The Notification Panel is shown below showing each icon and function:
- 1Date and Time - allows you to quickly go to the Date and Time Settings and edit your time and date preferences.
- 2Launch Settings icon - allows you to quickly go to your device's settings where you can change your phone's default settings to your chosen settings.
- 3View all Quick Settings buttons - allows you to open the quick options panel where you can view icons that you can quickly turn on and off. This will save you time since you do not need to go to the Settings to turn on or off some features.
- 4Quick Options Panel - contains the icon that allows you to turn on and off some features on your phone.
- 5Connect Samsung Galaxy S5 to Nearby Devices via Quick Connect icon - allows you to search and connect to supporting nearby devices. This feature also allows your phone to be used as a remote control for a supporting TV. You can also share files and data between your device and computers.
- 6Manual adjust screen brightness icon - allows to quickly and manually adjust the brightness of your phone's screen. Make sure that the auto-adjust tick box is not checked so that manual adjustment option will work. Take note that this bar will disappear when your phone runs on low battery to maximize your phone power usage.
- 7Auto-adjust screen brightness tick box - allows your phone to automatically adjust your screen's brightness depending on the ambient lighting conditions. Galaxy S5 has an ambient light detector that senses the amount of light on the surrounding environment.
- 8Clear all notification button - allows you delete and clear all notifications on the notification bar.
- 9Notifications bar - displays the notifications on your phone. You can tap on a notification to open and view it.
Questions and Answers
Cannot access notification panel vertically?
To access your notifications panel, swipe down from the top of your Samsung Galaxy S5's screen with one finger. Using two fingers will access the Quick Settings bar on your Galaxy S5, where you can quickly turn on and off various features. Using just one finger, on the other hand, will open up your notifications panel.
Trying to find settings to change Samsung Galaxy S5 to MTP mode in Notifications Panel?
Trying to find settings to change Samsung Galaxy S5 to MTP mode in Notifications Panel
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I had a message on my notification bar and it was important when I clicked on it, it disappeared, how do I find that message or where it came from?
I had a message on my notification bar and it was important when I clicked on it, it disappeared, how do I find that message or where it came from
Install Notification History. It is not an application: it is just a shortcut from widgets to notifications that shows notification history.
My notification is clear, I don't want it to be clear?
What can I do? I don't want to the notification tap to be clear
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Can I see my notification history?
I was looking in my notification panel and cleared my notifications by mistake. Is there any way I can see the ones I cleared or already looked at?
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When on a phone call with my ear to the phone, the contact of my ear to the screen pulls down the notification panel. Then my ear opens a button. Is there a setting to prevent this?
All details are in the Question. I have a Galaxy S5. I have tried: Reviewed settings. Looked for solutions online. I cannot find a reference to this problem with the keywords I'm using. I think it was caused by: Must have been the result of an update.
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How do I download my pictures safely from my Samsung SM-G530w into my portable hard drive?
When I followed the previous instructions, I could not find the place where I was to ("connect as a media device (MTP) tap Camera (PTP) and find out if the computer does not have any appropriate driver applied. I have tried: I tried to find the Notifications Panel and they were all apps from Google, which I do not understand (as I do not want to give over control of all my pictures to Google) Then I was supposed to go to connect as a media device (MTP). I think it was caused by: I had pictures taken off my cell and landed in windows on display because I had the USB connected to the computer......even including private matters which were in my documents...all without my knowledge or consent. I want to keep my art and photography private.
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Hi Walakobay, I am unable to open the Notifications panel on the Samsung Galaxy 5 phone?
I am unable to open the Notifications panel on the Samsung Galaxy 5 phone. I have had some issues with swiping 2x to get the Notifications Panel. Can you help, please? The goal is that I need to transfer photos from the phone to my PC (will be using Windows).
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