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YES! MX Player 4.5 stars with 2.6 million votes. I use it on all my mobiles and tablets. Swipe left and right for forward and rewind. Swipe up and down on the left side for brightness and on the right side for volume. It's amazing.

I noticed a huge improvement when I switched to Swipe for Facebook. The official Facebook app is a notoriously bad battery draining resource hog. I uninstalled the official app months ago and never looked back.

Swipe for Facebook (free)

Hey, its Zooper widget.

Rooting is simple.

Get the TWRP recovery rar file here - https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys5qualcomm.html

Get supersu beta zip from here and place on the SDcard - http://download.chainfire.eu/964/

Odin flash TWRP in the AP slot. Reboot into TWRP recovery. Keep the system read only.

Click install, find the SuperSu beta zip file and flash it. Supersu beta will detect the device and apply the best root method. Reboot and you are rooted.

If at any point TWRP asks you to root the device, select NO. You do not want twrp attempting to root the device. If TWRP attempts to root the device it will bootloop.

Rooting will trip the knox fuse and that cannot be reset.

Verizon locks their device's bootloaders. There is an exploit but it only works on certain variants. Please download a terminal app like this and run cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid. What does it return?

I use FoxFi to tether without rooting. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi

The free version is limited- you can only transfer a bit at a time (something like 50-100MB) before you have to restart the connection. Full version (unlimited) of the app is $8.

Edit: speeling

I use ExDialer and Android L Theme

are you sure it's not the sender's issue?

maybe try Google's Android Messages app? overall i find it behaves much better than the stock app (is that even the stock app? it looks odd.)

Not sure if this the same app the other poster's referring to, but it's the one I generally use to eyeball where my space has gone: DiskUsage.

There's definitely an argument to be made for not keeping rarely-used apps permanently installed... but, like you, I'm tired of having to micromanage installed apps, their caches, and do without the convenience of keeping things installed just to compensate for miserable device capacity.

My S5 has been a workhorse and lasted me decently well for 2.5 years. The S6 was a non-starter without microSD and I had no great desire to jump on the S7 either, but I think the S8 having 64GB + microSD finally gives me incentive to upgrade later this year.

Rooting won't add that much for customization. Custom ROM's will. Why do you want to downgrade apps?

Download this and run cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid. What does it return?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage

Shows the size of folders etc on your phone, very handy to quickly see exactly where that space has gone. I had an app that had been logging data that was over 2gb in size and this made it so easy to pinpoint

Please, do yourself a favor and install Google Photos. It will automatically backup every photo and video you take, and provides unlimited free storage. That way, even if you do another factory reset, you will always have your photos backed up.

Other apps do this as well, but Google Photos is probably the best photo application ever created.

Download DiskUsage. It'll show you in a graphical interface where the most memory is being used. I just cleared my downloaded file cache yesterday after seeing it in there, saved me ~1.25gb.

Personally I rarely use emoji's outside of texting my friends. Good news is Textra, Whatsapp (and some other apps) have the iOS ones built in. Textra is better than the stock messaging app and even without emoji's I recommend it for you.

Get this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra&hl=en

Then this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra.emoji&hl=en

I just ignore the emoji's from the keyboard because like you said they're different. If you need to put in an emoji in something that's not a text message (ex: Twitter) the samsung emoji's are close enough that you can figure out which one to use. You probably won't be doing this very much.

If only there was a thing that you could put a question into and it'll return results based on said question, a search engine perhaps. Oh wait...

To answer your question though, here.

Chrome is good if you have a lot of synced tabs. But I really like this a lot more :)

Unfortunately you've reached a $12 conclusion that everyone else has reached a long time ago.

Any memory card from China/eBay or what have you that is significantly discounted from normal retail cost or the price is too good to be true is most certainly a fake card. You can find hundreds of examples of this and tests users have ran.

A good site for testing tools and information: http://www.rmprepusb.com/tutorials/-fake-usb-flash-memory-drives

Have a look at the LineageOS for microG that u/darcrayvin linked. I'm running it on my S5 and am very happy with it. Even from a purely technical/user-experience level, my phone is running much better/smoother than it did on a LineageOS-based ROM with gapps.

Are you absolutely sure your contacts aren't on https://contacts.google.com and are in local storage.

If they are in local storage they'll be in a database somewhere, then you could probably extract it.

Depends on which S5 this is. Please download a terminal app like this and run cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid. What does it return?

Assuming "Verison" was meant to be "Verizon", then your bootloader is most likely locked. And depending on the Verizon S5 you might be able to unlock it with an exploit, or it's stuck locked. What is the model number on the sticker behind the battery? And please download a terminal app like this and run cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid, what does it return?

Also, pre-rooted stock ROMs are pretty much the shit-end of custom ROMs. I suggest looking into LineageOS or something if possible.

Blast from the past. Total Commander does all of these things, is small and has great plugins.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander

SMB via the LAN plugin.

Please don't follow those random tutorials. I don't have time to read them but most of the time they're wrong. I'll get you instructions when I get home from school.

For backup you can use Google's built-in backup (if it is supported) or you can root (I'll help you with that too if you want) and use Titanium Backup. Or you can use this for simple stuff like SMS and call logs.

Verizon locks the bootloader but some variants can get it unlocked. All variants can get root, guide here.

You can make it even better though by installing CyanogenMod if your device can have the bootloader unlocked. What does cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid return when run in shell? Use this.

Do you mean your phone presently pauses your music, makes a notification sound, and then does NOT resume your music?

Or do you mean your phone presently pauses your music, makes a notification sound, and then resumes your music?

If the latter, I believe you're looking for audio ducking. There are apps that can help, or you can simply lower your notifcation volume independent of ringtone and media volumes.

I use this app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en

Backup on your phone with the app and either email or save the .xml somewhere and download the app on her phone and restore using the same app. Should take no more than 5 minutes(minus the time it takes to back up your texts/restore)

You're better off with Solid Explorer instead now.

ES File Explorer was the king until recently when they added all the bloatware to the free version then after all the backlash about it added a Paid/Pro version. While it still works and is great (Pro), there's no reason not to try out Solid Explorer instead.

That's what the majority of other users have switched to now while reading through comments on XDA and other various Android sites.

Remove unnecessary storage (photos?--backup to Google Photos, Dropbox, etc) and remove unnecessary/unused games (especially) and apps. Check your downloads folder and other locations, I recommend using the app called Disk Usage & Storage Analyzer (Drives) to figure out where all your space is being used if you need help locating the big files/problems.

Make sure to clear the cache of any apps that are using a lot.

If you absolutely don't want to do any of that, then your only option of increasing storage space would be to buy an SD card. I'd recommend a 64GB SD card or even as high as 128GB (the max supported). You can usually find the good ones cheap at Amazon every other month for around $20-$40 depending on the size you want, they just recently had deals on these a few weeks back.

Insert your Micro SD card into the phone. You can do this while the phone is on and without taking the battery out. It should ask you to prepare the SD card or format it once inserted, click OK or accept to prepare it.

Download ES File Explorer and tap n hold the folder you want to "mark" it, you can then tap additional folders to mark them too. Do NOT select Android, media, Ringtones or any hidden folders if you enable that option. Then press Cut from the bottom of the screen.

Then, at the top, there will be either "sdcard" or "emulated > 0". Either way, tap near to the blue triangle mark on the right hand side and tap "sdcard1" or External SD". Once here, press paste. You can either watch the transfer, or press home and continue to use your phone and use the notification bar to check the progress.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop

It's a glitch with Bacon Reader, used to happen to me frequently and sometimes I'd have to restart the whole phone to get it to work. Can't really help you out with more than that. I've since switched to using Relay for Reddit (the old Reddit News) and I like it a lot more.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fastemulator.gbafree

That's the link to the emulator.... Then you can go here http://www.freeroms.com/ to download the games...navigate to the Gameboy color/gameboy advanced section... Download whatever game you want into a folder you'll remember ( I recommend making a brans new folder on the phone titled gameboy games) ... Then you just load up the myboy emulator, hit load game and find the zip file in the folder you created, click the game and it should auto start...and there ya go

You could search the play store for 'lockscreen'. There are a ton of them. Here is one i found for you.

Weather+

You can also use apps like AppMgr III which are made for this purpose. Will list all the apps you can move and let you know the ones that moving them might break some functionality (widgets, bootup events and so on).

I use Google's Messenger app. Integrates really well and you can custom color your contacts too. I also think it works great for group messaging.

ResurrectionRemix

The person that's doing the KLTE builds does a new one every few weeks so it's pretty stable. Just like all Linage based ROMs you can go in and change Apps permissions about what can StartUp when the phone turns on. That should help you knock down any apps that are sucking down the batt. Not sure about custom kernals on it though.

This is two years old, but still holds true. You've got a running app that's actively polling for your location, and it's trying to get you to turn location services on. You'll get something similar when trying to use maps for directions and it'll request high accuracy location be enabled. My first guess would be whatever that weather widget is that you've got on your homescreen is trying to check your location before polling for the weather. From that amazon thread it looks like there were a number of suspects though.

I've got my location set on power saving and I didn't really notice a huge battery consumption difference between that and having it completely disabled (possibly/probably because I'm on WiFi often.) Any reason you want this disabled completely?

It's a hostfile-based ad blocker. Like most such tools, it offers a menu of common blocklists, which it will automatically manage, causing unwanted URLs to resolve to ... your device, which immediately tells itself it isn't a webserver offering the blocked content.

It can't kill ads in some apps that uses google's services (like Youtube) because they directly resolve instead of using the DNS system, but it de-craps any web browser and most apps.

I usually install from the F-Droid repository because downloading then not updating random APKs from the internet is dangerous.

This is what I would suspect them calling Liquid damage. not sure about that spot on the cable in the bottom right, just looked out of place - http://tinypic.com/r/20ggyon/8 - What worries me is that spot in the picture is right by the speaker on the back. So they probably look really hard at that spot. And yeah, the green is a thread locker like Loctite.

Straight Talk Samsung Galaxy S5 4G LTE Prepaid Smartphone

https://www.walmart.com/ip/106473215?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222228032164323&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=61529624312&wl4=pla-125616843152&wl5=1018447&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&a...

Purchased this one for a trip to NYC since I knew I was going to be out and about all day. Worked great! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JVKC6IE/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_qs5Ptb0Y433HYP5J

Edit: there's a slot for the charging flap.

It's a framework that allows you to install various "modules" that allow deeper customization of Android than what is normally allowed. It's really cool.

I bought one of these http://www.dx.com/p/cy-mh-049-mhl-usb-otg-2-port-hub-hdmi-hdtv-dock-for-samsung-s4-i9500-note-2-n7100-s3-i9300-n5100-241793#.U9ZnRjRdX-s

And it works on my boss's S4, but NOT on my s5, despite the box and many listings saying so.

So be cautious.

If you still have unlimited data that doesn't apply.

> What if I have an old Verizon unlimited data plan? Can I download an app and avoid the $20 tethering fee too?

> Unfortunately, the answer to this question is no. Verizon says that customers under the unlimited plan are required by the company's terms of service to pay an additional fee to tether their device. If I have a 3G wireless device will I be able to tether for free or does this only apply to 4G devices that use the 700 MHz spectrum that has these conditions?

http://www.cnet.com/news/what-verizons-fcc-tethering-settlement-means-to-you-faq/

I recommend trying out reddit sync if you don't like reddit is fun. There's also BaconReader that is very popular as well and I've tried it on my tablet. I moved from reddit is fun to reddit sync over a year ago.

You just download the version for your S5 model https://download.lineageos.org/

You put it in your phone then you go to twrp and choose "install update", choose the zip file you just downloaded and that's it.

However if you want to have google apps (google play, google maps, ...) then you also need to download and install opengapps https://opengapps.org/

It's installed in the same way, download the zip file and after you have installed lineage OS from TWRP u install opengapps at the same time!!!!

Opengapps won't install if you already booted into lineageos and configured it.

If you get any problem, we are here to help :D

Make sure to install a custom recovery first, I use TWRP (2.8.7.0). There's really no big advantage between the ones available to choose from them. The other being CWM. You can't do anything with stock recovery other than have root, and there's no advantage or reason to keep the stock recovery if you even could either since these custom recovery's bring some nice features to have handy if ever necessary too (especially to create a full backup, etc).

You'll probably end up needing to install them via ODIN. Since you are probably not rooted. Either one will probably come with or have a download location for ODIN as well. Then you'll simply plugin your phone to your computer and follow the instructions step-by-step and making sure everything is correct before proceeding.

It's a very simple easy process to install a custom recovery and rom on most the Galaxy S5's. But if it's your first time ever doing this or even if not, I always recommend everyone be extra careful and make sure everything is in order just to be safe. Make all the proper backups necessary before going ahead with it, make sure everything is sync'd too, all that type of stuff.

I imagine you were in the Settings > Backup and Reset menu and selected Factory data reset from there? That sucks and sorry to hear but it is your own fault (to be blunt), not sure why you were randomly pressing things without looking at your phone while in the Settings screen either or however it ended up working out.

Anyways, I doubt Google failed you either but it is certainly possible.... But at the same time there are settings that prevent backups from happening while connected to mobile data, and only will backup while on WiFi, do you happen to remember which setting you had? I know Photos apps had some changes lately to the Auto Backups that had permissions that needed to be approved again of some sort (cannot remember specifically).

It might be possible to recover some of your photos too. There are some recovery apps available out there as well as you should be able to connect the phone to your PC and use TestDisk. TestDisk should pick up the file system.

Oreo (15.1) adds a lot of changes like 2x boot speed, saves more power, adds Picture in Picture, new emojis, more smooth UI, compacted settings... see https://www.android.com/versions/oreo-8-0 for all the changes.

The '"changes to be included in next build' are only LineageOS fixes to their builds.

My results is that I'm getting at least more 30% battery duration on my S5, a camera that isn't shit, faster charging times, smooth UI and all the advantages of Oreo. It's totally worth it in my opinion. Just follow the instructions on lineageos.org and you should have no problem.

I work on a specific application wich is not available on the market but i would recommend Flud - Torrent Downloader

I also have installed Team Viewer, GPS Essentials, Polaris Office, Real Calc, SmartTools, and one of may favorite: Video Downloader

They occasionally appear in my virtual machine and may be enabled on some sites in my whitelist.

I have nothing explicitly blacklisted (implicitly though the base rule is to block everything).

My entire ruleset on my work machine (I don't have a vm here to test with and basically only use reddit as most of the internet is blocked) is:

https-strict: * true matrix-off: about-scheme true matrix-off: angular.io true matrix-off: behind-the-scene true matrix-off: chrome-extension-scheme true matrix-off: chrome-scheme true matrix-off: localhost true matrix-off: opera-scheme true * * * block * * css allow * * image allow * 1st-party * allow reddit.com redditstatic.com script allow

My home machine is much longer.

I suppose if there are google ads on angular.io I would show them.

The button combo will be much faster and easier right now. I know Google has changed this feature in Marshmallow too so you could look forward to that in the future.

But if you are still stuck with wanting to use this method then it's going to take a little bit of practice. While a little hard to describe, just take your hand and lay your pinky side as flat as possible on the screen touching as much as possible all at the same exact time. Sort of as if you were going to shake someones hand. Then swipe to the right (if using your right hand, this hand may be easier or more natural).

Then copy them all to Google Keep via the website and get the app. Notes finally made it into the 21st century in a non-obnoxious way.

This three pack on Amazon is my favorite. 3ea for $11.

I use and abuse my S5 and one of these actually saved my screen big time. I dropped my phone from about waist high with a little forward velocity. My phone went screen first onto the stainless steel floor, even bounced around a little. I cringed having to pick it up and look at the screen, being certain it would have cracked through this cheap screen cover. But it hadn't. At first it looked F-ed but after I peeled up a corner and got some seperation, I could see it was totally fine underneath.

Now, I keep at least two at home or in my desk at all times. If I just get a bad scratch, I'll replace it.

Amazon has a kit - Mudder 9 in 1 Replacement Accessories for Samsung Galaxy S5, 3 Pieces USB Charger Port Cover Flap + 2 Pieces Plastic Holder + 2 Pieces Screw + Screwdriver + Cleaning Cloth for $6.99.

I didn't like the way the cover fit on my phone when I bought it so I picked up the kit rather than replace the new phone with a refurb. Replacement is easy.

These seems like the real deal, judging from the reviews. amazon link
I agree, the're decent earphones, especially for the price.

How thin? I have the urban armour gear case which is milspec rated for falls. It's not Otter box huge but it does add some mm. it seems to do well, Gone through one year of use so far

Mine is black but I can't find that on Amazon

UAG Samsung Galaxy S5 Feather-Light Composite [ICE] Military Drop Tested Phone Case https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IEFUC4C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_89UbybDKBXN85

I honestly haven't tried (nor do I have a Verizon phone), but as per Foxfi's app description it seems like 6.1 is the latest version that will work

I still manage with the normal maps on my s5, but it does go slow when you first open it. I heard of this 'light' version of maps though for slower phones...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.mapslite

Might be worth a try

Hmm that's weird. That feature got removed in 5.0. I'm not sure how you can bring it back without root or custom ROMs. But there are alternatives like this or you can try another messaging app

I use the Genius app. It opens a notification when it detects the music you're listening to. Can confirm it works on Spotify.

Link :)

Download this app on his S5: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oh1000.limitedvolume&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dvolume+limiter+android&pcampaignid=APPU_1_0HAeWdjIKsKEjwOAu4nQDg

Use app lock so only you can change it, you can change whether or not it applies to the phone speaker, or when a phone call comes in. You can also let the user know the volume is being limited or not. Change Max Volume Limit to whatever you deem fit.

Whenever he tries raising the volume, it will automatically put it back down to the limit you defined.

Good luck!

Yandex Browser with Adguard ended up being faster than Firefox with ublock origin for me. Yandex also has "turbo mode" which speeds up loading stuff on slower connections.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yandex.browser

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adguard.android.contentblocker

Then change the alarm tone. Don't blame the phone for not understanding how to use it.

Also, this is what I meant by "vanilla Android experience". Samsung skins their phones with shitty UIs and apps. So if you'd like to try the clock app that Google provides with vanilla Android, disable the stock one and download this.

I'm assuming you mean "LineageOS" from "Legion".

Anyway, this is because you're on SM-G900V. Verizon is a piece of shit and bootloader locks their device. This means you can't run or install anything custom. Fortunately there is an exploit to unlock it, but it only works on certain variants. To find out if it will work on yours. Download a terminal app like this and run cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid. What does it return?

Well technically you can on that one. There's an exploit so you can get root on 5.1. The thing is there's also an exploit to bootloader unlock the device, the problem is it only works on some of them. Please download a terminal app like this and run cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid. What does it return?

No problem. Guide here. If you would like to see if you can install CyanogenMod please install a terminal like this and run cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid and tell me what it returns.

There is an exploit available to get root on the Verizon S5. There is also an exploit to unlock the bootloader (which will allow you to install CyanogenMod) but it only works on certain variants. Download a terminal emulator like this one and run cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid. What does it return?

There is an exploit available to get root on the Verizon S5. There is also an exploit to unlock the bootloader (which will allow you to install CyanogenMod) but it only works on certain variants. Download a terminal emulator like this one and run cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid. What does it return?

Is there anyway you can login to your access point and try changing the channel? Sometimes WiFi issues can be caused by interference from other access points. You can use this to look at the WiFi spectrum of your area and find the least occupied channel.

Also, I suggest you try a custom ROM like CyanogenMod. Would you like to try it out? And if you do, do you have any warranty (you would like to keep) and what is the model number on the sticker behind the battery?

It doesn't require root to check.

Download a terminal app like this one and then run the command cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid. What does it return?

You can root however you may need to downgrade. There is a guide here.

However a much better alternative is to unlock the bootloader and install a custom ROM. The thing is the exploit that unlocks the bootloader on Verizon S5s only works on some of them. Please install a terminal app like this one. Then run the command cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid. What does it return?

Depends. And having Verizon makes it a bit more difficult. They lock the bootloader meaning you can't flash or run anything custom. There is an exploit but it only works on some devices.

Please install a terminal app like this and run the command cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid. What does it return?

Hey, I would recommend doing a fresh factory reset of the phone, and then getting package disalber. Gets rid of all that shitty bloatware without rooting. aside from that, we wait for marshmallow :|

There are a couple different ways to back stuff up. Super Backup is pretty solid, but either way, you're gonna want to get an SD card of some sort, and move everything you can to that.

I have an S5 as well and for me, as well as many others on this sub, have noticed an occasional stutter / lag in the phone the longer we have it - so from that point of view, your issue isn't "unusual".  

That said, I know the Samsung Keyboard has a higher tendency to lag than other keyboards. Personally I use the SwiftKey keyboard (see link below) which I think is miles more advanced (performance and stylistic wise) than the default Samsung one. Another good one is the Google Keyboard. Definitely switch your keyboard, and I think you'll see less of this stutter.  

Swiftkey: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey&hl=en  

Google Keyboard: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin&hl=en

You should be able to use IFTTT to do this but as far as a simple setting and no 3rd party app goes as to where it saves the file to, no I don't think so.

I had similar troubles and the space obviously wasn't being accounted for when sorting all apps by size.

I installed DiskUsage and this showed me Skype was using something like 4 GB. Sure enough, it had 4 GB cache.

Clearing the entire cache works too, but this is a way I can clear only the offending cache and not have to clear everything.

I searched for ages for an Android music player that would stop this. Finally found it in GoneMAD music player, which has given me absolutely spot-on gapless playback with no fuss on at least three different phones now. I'd highly recommend the paid version - since getting it, this is something I've just not worried about for years.

Many Android player apps suffer from gapless playback bugs, including Samsung's default app. This is not one of them.

The dev, /u/gonemad16, is active on reddit and very responsive on his own subreddit /r/gonemadmusicplayer

Facebook changed the ability of 3rd pty apps pulling contacts.

I did it yesterday, and used this app

You have to pull the contacts manually using their fb id or username, but once you're done you can uninstall, or keep to autosync.

Have a look at tasker - might help you out! There is a free demo.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en_GB&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dapp+store+tasker&pcampaignid=APPU_1__SDBVfCgLoG2ecvjqLgC

I use the Mr. Number app. Once you block them there, your phone usually doesn't even ring if they try again from the same number.

Doesn't help that the dickbags change numbers all the time, but it's about all you can do. They have a lookup function, too, where you can see if others have reported the same number as spam if you're not sure that it's somebody you want to block.

I know there are more features at the premium level with them but I've never tried that. Not perfect, for sure, but better than nothing.

> How do I trim my music to make a ringtone? It only allows me to either use the whole song or their dumb sound identifier thing. No, I want to trim it my way!

Use Ringdroid to make your own custom ringtones from mp3s:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ringdroid

I don't know offhand because I didn't investigate since I didn't want to kill my battery. IIRC there's an xposed mod, and also an app in Play.

Edit: The app was called Open Mic

Try Llama?

Add a new area = Train Stop (Teach/learn a cell towers before or in the area of your stop).

Create new event (Name of your choice).

Add condition = Enter Area - Train Stop.

Add action = Play Sound.

Edit: Screen Shots.

I've been using this app for a weel or two now. It's called premium HD wallpapers.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixign.premiumwallpapers

I also google any specific wallpapers I can't find. I just type in what I'm looking for and add 1080p to the search.

I've been asking this question for ages.. I mean is there seriously a reason why this doesn't exist? Like some technical reasoning why these cell phone cameras cant have a manual focus control?

I found this but according to the description, only a couple of phones support the manual focus option.

I installed Mr. Number (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrnumber.blocker&hl=en) on my phone. It gives you the option to set numbers to either go straight to VM or to answer and hang-up immediately. As an added bonus it will show which numbers have a high spam rating saving the effort having to research the number on the internet.

Try this app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cp2.start.and.play.music.player

Instead of picking a music player go to the bottom of the list and select 'STOP music from playing'

a) The second screenshot shows that something is keeping your phone awake ~90% of the time. This is not normal. This is what's annihilating your battery.

b) Your network signal is consistently awful, which drains additional battery as the phone searches for a better signal.

(b) is not great for your battery, but (a) is the main culprit. Unless you were deliberately playing music through the entire day, you need to figure out what's constantly waking the phone and kill it.

If your phone is rooted, there are plenty of ways of going about this. (Wakelock analysis, disabling services, freezing or hibernating apps, reducing alarm/wake timers, etc., either with standalone apps or Xposed plugins.)

If you're not rooted... I'm not honestly sure what options there are. (My phones are always rooted, plus I think changes in KitKat made a lot of handy system tools require root that previously didn't.) Greenify might help but I'd start by looking at obvious suspects like Location, which can be a huge battery drain, especially if a rogue app is constantly asking for a location check. If location services are on, toggle them off for the day via options and monitor what happens.

Edit: What makes me suspect that something like location services is the culprit is that Android System, Android OS, and Google Play Services are your top 3 drains for 60% battery total. Android System and Android OS are notoriously (and, so far, inexplicably) bad on the S5 and often feature high on the battery list, but not this bad. Something else is constantly waking your phone and pinging System, OS, and GP Services for some low-level system function like location.

Ok it looks like the stock players aren't very good for just copying a file or backing up like that as they store playlists in a database..

Luckily there's a nice free app that seems to work perfectly in my 2 minutes testing for backing up and restoring your playlists. So that would be my suggestion.

I'd also suggest switching to something like Shuttle+ (or some free alternative) as the stock player while it's ok isn't really the best.

In my post I said I installed "Rec. Screen Recorder" from Google play, and used it to simply record the gif playing on my device. The only catch is for the app to work, you either have to have 5.0 Lollipop installed or have a rooted device. That's also why I added "Sort of..." to my title. It's more of a work around than actually solved, I guess.

Xposed doesn't work on TouchWiz Lollipop ROMs for now... if you want an app that does like DS Battery, you can try Leandroid? You need root but trust after I've downloaded it I've never used a single battery app again, maybe except GSAM but just to see batt usage

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teqtic.leandata

Try using Clean Master. I use it every couple of days and it gets rid of unnecessary files that are taking up space on your phone.

Swipe down from the top on the home screen. Hit the four squares in the top right to expand the drawer. There should be a star icon that changes from Priority" mode to "Always Interrupt". Then change the Interruptions setting in the Sound settings. The only problem I had with this was that due to a bug, my phone would still buzz once the battery reached 100% charging overnight and it would wake me. Nights Keeper was the solution for me. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nightskeeper&hl=en

There are some listed here, I tried Open Camera and it worked well for me (you can change saved image quality) but I think it might be slower than the native app.

I am assuming you are using the official charging cable and wall charger? If so, have you checked to make sure that the cable is fine with either no cuts, terrible bends, the connection port itself or anything else?

If that all checks out fine, you could check and see if there might be something wrong with the USB port on your phone by using another cable.

You can also use this app called Ampere to check the charge rate of the cable plugged in.

Aside from my fingerprint scanner not recognizing me from time to time, there is one really big reason why I stopped using it. The police can make you unlock your phone so that they can rummage through it any way they want to, if you unlock your phone with the fingerprint scanner.

http://mashable.com/2014/10/30/cops-can-force-you-to-unlock-phone-with-fingerprint-ruling/

Ive been running the extended battery on mine for a few years now.
Last me 4-5 days until I need to recharge the phone. https://www.amazon.com/Extended-Replacement-Protection-Versions-Warranty/dp/B07VYQ22SX/

Yep, that's what it is. Like this.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/INSTEN-Black-Micro-11-Pin-USB-to-HDMI-MHL-TV-Adapter-For-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-S4-S5-Note-2-3-4-Note-Edge/42594626?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=1375&adid=22222222228030452340&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3...

Same thing happened to mine... here is a picture of the camera itself rather than a picture it took. You can see a piece of black plastic, behind the phone's glass, that is blocking the lens. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5uhG66FRpw-UDRoMi1HeEYzVEk/edit?usp=sharing