Useful Menu I did not know about - by dialing *#0*# - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

At least on the Sprint version of the Galaxy S5 this brings up a screen of menu options not found anywhere else. Hopefully this is not old news. Enjoy!

Herby6262 said:
At least on the Sprint version of the Galaxy S5 this brings up a screen of menu options not found anywhere else.
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That is the hardware test menu. As far as I know, accessible on all S5 variants and many other Samsung phones. And yes, quite useful.
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[Q] can we turn off lte?

I keep seeing in reviews that they get much better battery life in hspa+ mode and when they turn on lte battery suffers etc
So can we turn off lte??
jdhommert said:
I keep seeing in reviews that they get much better battery life in hspa+ mode and when they turn on lte battery suffers etc
So can we turn off lte??
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Yes, you can.
Here's from Sean's SKYICS.
It's on Page # 3, Look for APNs just do *#2263# choose WCDMA instead of LTE, , I just tried mine and voila, :victory:
pakxelaos said:
Yes, you can.
Here's from Sean's SKYICS.
It's on Page # 3, Look for APNs just do *#2263# choose WCDMA instead of LTE, , I just tried mine and voila, :victory:
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Doesn't work. Brings up an option that says "RAT Selection Option is restricted" I can't select anything or make any changes (it also doesn't give an option for Cellular type" looks like AT&T locked it down again.)
pakxelaos said:
Yes, you can.
Here's from Sean's SKYICS.
It's on Page # 3, Look for APNs just do *#2263# choose WCDMA instead of LTE, , I just tried mine and voila, :victory:
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It doesn't work and even if it works upon reboot you will have LTE again
naturefreak85 said:
Doesn't work. Brings up an option that says "RAT Selection Option is restricted" I can't select anything or make any changes (it also doesn't give an option for Cellular type" looks like AT&T locked it down again.)
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Did you take the SIM card out before you do that ? It won't work with the SIM in.
daraj said:
It doesn't work and even if it works upon reboot you will have LTE again
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It should stay here's how.
With the SIM card remove Dial *#2263# select WCDMA, select All, then bottom left haptic button select end and reboot with the SIM card in
I mean don't do the next step (Open dialer again.Dial *#2263# select automatic)
maybe this could be a project for the devs that allow us to simply enable and disable using radio buttons or something.
anyone know if it's possible?
rwc3b said:
maybe this could be a project for the devs that allow us to simply enable and disable using radio buttons or something.
anyone know if it's possible?
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Yes it is possible but we'll have to be patient.
Does it drain battery even if you are not in an LTE supplied area?
Originally Posted by brkaras View Post Well my friends I have found the answer...please note if you don't have ICS build on your phone I'm not sure if this will work but I am running ICS 4.0.4 UCLE2 build and this should work for all ICS builds.
1.Click on Menu button and go to Settings.
2. Go to "More....", once in, click on "Mobile Networks"
3. Go to "Access Point Names"
4. Once in you will see "AT&T PTA" with a radial button as your only option. This is the default gateway.
5. Click on Menu button below, and you will have two choices, "New APN" or "Reset to default" click on New APN.
You will see a series of lines under "Edit Access Point" and click on "APN" and enter as follows "wap.cingular"
If you like you can rename the "Name" to whatever you like...I used "AT&T HSPA+"
Click "Save"
This will give you access to HSPA+ network only. I found this info online for the Galaxy SIII with ICS coming stock. This is an ICS only option I believe, I don't recall cause I dumped the Gingerbread 2.3.6 cause it was burning up batteries like crazy.
Please be advised I have the Galaxy SII Skyrocket, they are building the LTE network in my area as we speak and I was getting all sorts of interference from their testing and upgrades so until its complete I'm running HSPA+ only and the problems went away.
Hope this helps!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
carica42 said:
Originally Posted by brkaras View Post Well my friends I have found the answer...please note if you don't have ICS build on your phone I'm not sure if this will work but I am running ICS 4.0.4 UCLE2 build and this should work for all ICS builds.
1.Click on Menu button and go to Settings.
2. Go to "More....", once in, click on "Mobile Networks"
3. Go to "Access Point Names"
4. Once in you will see "AT&T PTA" with a radial button as your only option. This is the default gateway.
5. Click on Menu button below, and you will have two choices, "New APN" or "Reset to default" click on New APN.
You will see a series of lines under "Edit Access Point" and click on "APN" and enter as follows "wap.cingular"
If you like you can rename the "Name" to whatever you like...I used "AT&T HSPA+"
Click "Save"
This will give you access to HSPA+ network only. I found this info online for the Galaxy SIII with ICS coming stock. This is an ICS only option I believe, I don't recall cause I dumped the Gingerbread 2.3.6 cause it was burning up batteries like crazy.
Please be advised I have the Galaxy SII Skyrocket, they are building the LTE network in my area as we speak and I was getting all sorts of interference from their testing and upgrades so until its complete I'm running HSPA+ only and the problems went away.
Hope this helps!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
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That might work. But it will not turn off the LTE radio, the phone will still have LTE on but will connect to the slower internet. LTE remains on=battery drain is on.

[Q] How to get S4 "last apps" on S5

Pressing home button in my Galaxy S5 opens Google Now, but I want classic "Last apps" list from Galaxy S4. How can I get it?
Aterven said:
Pressing home button in my Galaxy S5 opens Google Now, but I want classic "Last apps" list from Galaxy S4. How can I get it?
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I am so used to my S3 I would love an option to switch the home button and menu button so that home is my apps list and menu is the google now / s voice
Dont see why they changed something everyone was used to since S2 and I cant see them changing it back either
My hardware buttons are back to the old S4 way. Used xposed and gravity box love it!
Aterven said:
Pressing home button in my Galaxy S5 opens Google Now, but I want classic "Last apps" list from Galaxy S4. How can I get it?
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I think, you just need to download a third party app to get what you want.
I havent found a single third party app that would do it yet.
Stallion, do u have any links showing how to do it? Will it require root? Im looking for a non-root method for the time being
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richhaynes said:
I havent found a single third party app that would do it yet.
Stallion, do u have any links showing how to do it? Will it require root? Im looking for a non-root method for the time being
Sent from my SM-G900F
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You need root to use xposed. Not sure of any non root methods, pretty sure you can't without root.
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Someone have answer ?
Aterven said:
Pressing home button in my Galaxy S5 opens Google Now, but I want classic "Last apps" list from Galaxy S4. How can I get it?
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To open "Recent apps" you have to press and hold the Home button.
The alternative way is install the 'Android Missing Shortcuts' app and select 'Recent Apps' in the main screen.
(download link in my signature)

LG G3 Has A Screen Mode

So I'm looking in the hidden menu with the Quick Shortcut Maker app and searched screen mode and what do you know its there. Standard, Vivid, and Natural. I cant tell the difference when switching but its there. Just sharing info...:good:
Cant find this mode on secret menu..
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Hmm maybe this has something to do with the difference in whites between screens (blue tint vs yellow tint)
samakos said:
Cant find this mode on secret menu..
Sent from my LG-D855 using XDA Free mobile app
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It's not in the secret menu. You have to go through the app mentioned in the first post. At least that's how I found it. Hope this helps.
JeffyLube0 said:
Hmm maybe this has something to do with the difference in whites between screens (blue tint vs yellow tint)
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What do you mean?
memtenn said:
What do you mean?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/help/q-screen-blue-yellow-tint-t2820593
And from this app how i find this option for the screen??
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samakos said:
And from this app how i find this option for the screen??
Sent from my LG-D855 using XDA Free mobile app
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As soon as you open the app it says input keyword. Type screen mode and the tap done. Settings pops up tap it and then you will see settings Screen Mode tap it then tap on Try and it pops up.
I've tried changing it but I don't seem to see a difference. Although it could be me since I'm not very into detail. Can anyone tell which is the best setting?
It's probably a feature that wasn't finished and left in incomplete. That's probably why there isn't a difference and it's hidden. They have that accessibility thing for color that they might have gone with instead.
Sent from my LG-D851
I search for this with shortcut app and there is no "screen mode" on hidden menu or any other app in my phone.if I search for screen and mode there are options but not this one.
Which version and model are you running?
Mine is V10j for D855.
It is present in the Verizon 985 version, but does not seem to do anything.
badtzo said:
I search for this with shortcut app and there is no "screen mode" on hidden menu or any other app in my phone.if I search for screen and mode there are options but not this one.
Which version and model are you running?
Mine is V10j for D855.
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It's hidden in the settings when you search for screen mode under the activities. Press the down arrow and a list will show, find the screen mode. Mine is V10i, SEA version. From what I see, they're all the same.
If you use an alternative launcher as in Nova you can get to the ScreenMode without installing any other app.
Simply press & hold on Home Screen, select Shortcuts, then from the list select Activities and scroll down to Settings (on my G3 it says there are 364 different settings to choose). Finally scroll through the list until you get to ScreenMode, tap on it and it will create a shortcut icon on your Home screen.
Tap on the icon and it launches ScreenMode.
Note: I didn't notice any differences with the choices available.
Same here no difference i am on v10H.
Nice find man. But I don't notice anything?
10j no difference.
My guess would be that they would add it with an update in the future.
Would actually be cool if you can have the option to make things more vibrant (not to say i'm not satisfied with the screen, but sometimes change can be nice)
DevilMayEmo said:
My guess would be that they would add it with an update in the future.
Would actually be cool if you can have the option to make things more vibrant (not to say i'm not satisfied with the screen, but sometimes change can be nice)
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Too bad it doesn't mean anything right now. Oh well
Sent from my LG Gangster 3
DevilMayEmo said:
My guess would be that they would add it with an update in the future.
Would actually be cool if you can have the option to make things more vibrant (not to say i'm not satisfied with the screen, but sometimes change can be nice)
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I sure hope so. I hope it's not the opposite, where they disabled it, but forgot to remove the code. I'd like a more vivid screen as well. I played with the color options in accessibility, but the results are... Ehh....

Led soft buttons

The option for led soft buttons to stay always on seems to be gone on s7. It's a fact that it never worked properly on my other phones but is there a way to enable it on s7 without root?
andreasy said:
The option for led soft buttons to stay always on seems to be gone on s7. It's a fact that it never worked properly on my other phones but is there a way to enable it on s7 without root?
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Its in settings, display
dynospectrum said:
Its in settings, display
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Yes that's what i mean but i don't have this option on s7 edge. I had it in all other phones. Is this pic from this phone and is it stock or custom rom?
On all other phones i was using custom rom but now i have stock
andreasy said:
Yes that's what i mean but i don't have this option on s7 edge. I had it in all other phones. Is this pic from this phone and is it stock or custom rom?
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It's the same on my s7 edge, I no longer have the option. They must have taken the option away in the August or September update. If you need to change the settings for the touch key lights use this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.notquiteinsane.galaxybuttonlights2
amar95353 said:
It's the same on my s7 edge, I no longer have the option. They must have taken the option away in the August or September update. If you need to change the settings for the touch key lights use this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.notquiteinsane.galaxybuttonlights2
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Thanks my friend. You saved me plenty of time
andreasy said:
Thanks my friend. You saved me plenty of time
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You're welcome
Certain carrier versions have this feature and some have it removed, it is removed from the U firmware but is available on the AT&T version.

Remove the edge panel?

I can't find any option to remove or disable the edge panel. Is there a way to do that?
Try going into Settings> do a search for "edge".
Turn off.
blackhawk said:
Try going into Settings> do a search for "edge".
Turn off.
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There is no such setting anywhere in the settings.
Open edge panel, punch gear icon, turn off
I would do that if that'd be an option. No gear icon.
I have Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 (Android 4.4.4)
Try finding it in apps.
Sure it's Samsung Edge? Not another app or malware?
I really tried everything! That's why I asked here. I'd appreciate if someone who turned it off on this exact tablet would tell me exactly how it was done.
0Artur0 said:
I really tried everything! That's why I asked here. I'd appreciate if someone who turned it off on this exact tablet would tell me exactly how it was done.
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Without the gear icon you can't adjust the settings. With the panel open it appears in the lower right hand corner at least on Notes.
I like Kitkat but it's primitive compared to Pie.
Possible malware... play with it.
No option to disable it. Not malware, just a "feature".
Maybe there's an app or something that gets rid of it? I have my tablet rooted.
OMG, I just figured it out. It's called "Multi window". Disabling that gets rid of it. Multi window
Problem solved!
0Artur0 said:
OMG, I just figured it out. It's called "Multi window". Disabling that gets rid of it. Multi window
Problem solved!
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Yeah I can see why it was hard to find
However Edge Clipboard is very useful as it allows you to store a dozen or so cut/paste's.
I use this constantly. The hidden tab is fully adjustable on the Note's so it doesn't get in the way.

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