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Samsung A5

Interactive tutorials for your A5

Learn how to do essential tasks and discover more of what your technology can do for you. Follow along with the steps and corresponding screens to complete a tutorial for the A5.

Search or browse for a tutorial to get started.

All tutorials for the Samsung A5

on Android 5.0.2
Setup and orientation
  • Hardware and physical features
  • Setup and activation
  • Settings basics
Security and privacy
  • Security and lock screens
  • Privacy and location
Personalization
  • Display
  • Home screen and feeds
  • Sound and ringtones
App use and management
  • App use and organization
  • App permissions and maintenance
  • App store and installation
Efficiency and multitasking
  • Multitasking
  • Shortcuts
Maintenance and optimization
  • Battery and power
  • Storage and memory
  • Update and reset
  • Backup and restore
Internet and wireless connections
  • Mobile network and data
  • Wifi
  • Connected devices
  • Web browsing
Notifications and interruptions
  • Notifications
Users and accounts
  • Personal information and accounts
Communication and contacts
  • Phone calls
  • Contacts
  • Texting
  • Email
  • International and travel
Camera and media
  • Camera
  • Photos
  • Video
Entertainment apps
  • Play Music
Map and directions apps
  • Google Maps
Social media apps
  • Twitter
Chat and messaging apps
  • Hangouts
Auto and vehicle apps
  • Telus Drive+
    • Hardware and physical features
    • Setup and activation
    • Settings basics
    • Security and lock screens
    • Privacy and location
    • Display
    • Home screen and feeds
    • Sound and ringtones
    • App use and organization
    • App permissions and maintenance
    • App store and installation
    • Multitasking
    • Shortcuts
    • Battery and power
    • Storage and memory
    • Update and reset
    • Backup and restore
    • Mobile network and data
    • Wifi
    • Connected devices
    • Web browsing
    • Notifications
    • Personal information and accounts
    • Phone calls
    • Contacts
    • Texting
    • Email
    • International and travel
    • Camera
    • Photos
    • Video
    • Play Music
    • Google Maps
    • Twitter
    • Hangouts
    • Telus Drive+

All categories
Hardware and physical features
  • Understanding the Device Buttons and Features
  • Understanding Indicator Icons
  • Inserting and Removing the SIM Card
All categories
Setup and activation
  • Inserting and Removing the SIM Card
All categories
Settings basics
  • Accessing Settings

All categories
Security and lock screens
  • Unlocking the Screen
  • Changing Lock Screen Security
All categories
Privacy and location
  • Configuring Location Settings

All categories
Display
  • Changing the Language
  • Changing the Wallpaper
  • Adjusting the Screen Timeout
All categories
Home screen and feeds
  • Creating Folders
  • Managing Apps and Widgets
  • Adding and Removing Home Screen Pages
  • Removing Cards
  • Changing Settings
  • Customizing Google Now
  • Setting a Reminder
All categories
Sound and ringtones
  • Changing Notification Sounds
  • Assigning a Ringtone to a Contact

All categories
App use and organization
  • Creating Folders
  • Managing Open Apps
  • Managing Apps and Widgets
All categories
App permissions and maintenance
  • Managing App Power Usage and Force Closing Apps
All categories
App store and installation
    • Uninstalling an App or Widget
    • Changing Settings

All categories
Multitasking
  • Managing Open Apps
All categories
Shortcuts
  • Adding and Deleting Contacts from Favourites

All categories
Battery and power
  • Restarting Your Phone
  • Managing the Battery
  • Managing App Power Usage and Force Closing Apps
  • Adjusting the Screen Timeout
All categories
Storage and memory
  • Managing the Device Memory
  • Deleting Conversations
All categories
Update and reset
  • Checking for and Installing System Updates
  • Performing a Factory Reset
  • Backing Up and Restoring Your Phone
All categories
Backup and restore
  • Backing Up and Restoring Your Phone
  • Importing and Exporting Contacts
  • Syncing Accounts

All categories
Mobile network and data
  • Managing App Power Usage and Force Closing Apps
  • Managing Data Usage
  • Using Airplane Mode
  • Accessing Mobile Network Settings
All categories
Wifi
  • Connecting to Wi-Fi™
  • Using Airplane Mode
All categories
Connected devices
  • Pairing with a Bluetooth® Device
All categories
Web browsing
  • Clearing Browsing Data
  • Bookmarking Websites
  • Changing Content Settings
  • Managing Browser Tabs

All categories
Notifications
  • Changing Notification Sounds
  • Setting a Reminder

All categories
Personal information and accounts
  • Adding an Account
  • Removing an Account
  • Changing Account Settings

All categories
Phone calls
  • Using Your Phone
  • Changing Call Settings
  • Adding a Phone Number as a Contact
All categories
Contacts
  • Adding a Phone Number as a Contact
  • Importing and Exporting Contacts
  • Syncing Accounts
  • Adding a Contact
  • Assigning a Ringtone to a Contact
  • Adding a Picture to a Contact
  • Adding and Deleting Contacts from Favourites
All categories
Texting
  • Sending a Text with an Attachment
  • Changing Message Settings
  • Deleting Conversations
All categories
Email
    • Adding a Personal Email Account
    • Adding a Corporate Email Account
    • Removing an Account
    • Changing Account Settings
    • Sending an Email with an Attachment
    • Changing Inbox Views
    • Changing General Settings
    • Changing Account Settings
    • Changing Inboxes
    • Sending an Email with an Attachment
All categories
International and travel
  • Accessing Mobile Network Settings

All categories
Camera
  • Taking a Picture
  • Capturing a Video
  • Switching Between Rear and Front Cameras
All categories
Photos
  • Taking a Picture
  • Changing Picture Size
All categories
Video
  • Capturing a Video

All categories
Play Music
  • Adding Music to Your Queue
  • Adding Music to a Playlist
  • Viewing the Download Queue

All categories
Google Maps
  • Using Turn-by-Turn Directions
  • Adding Map Layers

All categories
Twitter
  • Adding a Twitter Account
  • Tweeting

All categories
Hangouts
  • Turning on SMS Messaging
  • Changing Account Settings
  • Placing a Video Call

All categories
Telus Drive+
    • Downloading Drive+
    • Understanding your OBD-II device features
    • Understanding your OBD-II status lights
    • Inserting and removing the micro SIM card from your OBD-II device
    • Restarting your OBD-II device
    • Manually resetting your OBD-II device
    • Creating your Drive+ account
    • Adding a vehicle to your Drive+ account
    • Editing your Drive+ account information
    • Editing your vehicle information
    • Viewing your vehicle’s battery health
    • Viewing your vehicle’s Diagnostic Trouble Code
    • Removing a vehicle
    • Switching between multiple vehicles
    • Managing your notifications for your vehicle
    • Viewing your trip history
    • Exporting your trip history
    • Tagging and exporting a business trip
    • Adding your vehicle insurance to Drive+
    • Adding your vehicle registration to Drive+
    • Adding a receipt to Drive+
    • Editing a document in Drive+
    • Removing a document from Drive+
    • Turning your Wi-Fi hotspot on and off
    • Connecting to your Wi-Fi hotspot
    • Managing your Wi-Fi hotspot settings
    • Getting directions to locate your vehicle
    • Sharing your vehicle’s location
    • Creating a geofence for your vehicle
    • Downloading Drive+
    • Understanding your OBD-II device features
    • Understanding your OBD-II status lights
    • Inserting and removing the micro SIM card from your OBD-II device
    • Locating the OBD-II port on your vehicle
    • Restarting your OBD-II device
    • Manually resetting your OBD-II device
    • Creating your Drive+ account
    • Adding a vehicle to your Drive+ account
    • Editing your Drive+ account information
    • Editing your vehicle information
    • Viewing your vehicle’s battery health
    • Viewing your vehicle’s Diagnostic Trouble Code
    • Merging a duplicate vehicle
    • Removing a vehicle
    • Switching between multiple vehicles
    • Managing your notifications for your vehicle
    • Viewing your trip history
    • Exporting your trip history
    • Tagging and exporting a business trip
    • Adding your vehicle insurance to Drive+
    • Adding your vehicle registration to Drive+
    • Adding a receipt to Drive+
    • Editing a document in Drive+
    • Removing a document from Drive+
    • Turning your Wi-Fi hotspot on and off
    • Connecting to your Wi-Fi hotspot
    • Managing your Wi-Fi hotspot settings
    • Getting directions to locate your vehicle
    • Sharing your vehicle’s location
    • Creating a geofence for your vehicle
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