Samsung Galaxy S5 User Manual - Page 40

Call a Number in a Text Message, Call a Number in an Email or Gmail Message, Make an Emergency Call

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Note: You can access Contacts directly from the Phone app. From home, tap Phone, and then tap the Contacts tab at the top of the screen. Call a Number in a Text Message While viewing a text message, you can place a call to a number that is in the body of the message. For more information, see Text and Multimedia Messaging. 1. From home, tap Messages. 2. Open the message with the phone number and then tap the phone number. 3. Tap Dial to dial the number. Call a Number in an Email or Gmail Message While viewing an email or Gmail message, you can place a call to a number that is in the body of the message. 1. From home, tap Apps > Email or Gmail. 2. Open the message with the phone number and then tap the phone number. 3. The Phone screen opens, with the phone number automatically entered and ready to be dialed. To place the call, tap Dial. Make an Emergency Call You can place calls to 9-1-1 even if the phone's screen is locked or your account is restricted. Note: To call the 9-1-1 emergency number when the phone's screen is locked, press the Power key to turn the screen on, drag the dialer keypad. Call icon up, and then tap Emergency call to display the Emergency 1. From home, tap Phone. 2. Tap (9 1 1) Dial. Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) Information This phone features GPS (Global Positioning System), which is used for E9-1-1 emergency location service, where available. When you place a call to 9-1-1, the GPS feature of your phone provides information about your approximate location. Depending on several variables, including availability and access to satellite signals, it may take up to 30 seconds or more to determine and report your approximate location. Important: Always report your location to the 9-1-1 operator when placing an emergency call. Some designated emergency call takers, known as Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), may not be equipped to receive GPS location information from your phone. Phone Calls 29

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Phone Calls
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Note
: You can access Contacts directly from the Phone app. From home, tap
Phone
, and then tap
the
Contacts
tab at the top of the screen.
Call a Number in a Text Message
While viewing a text message, you can place a call to a number that is in the body of the message. For
more information, see
Text and Multimedia Messaging
.
1. From home, tap
Messages
.
2.
Open the message with the phone number and then tap the phone number.
3. Tap
Dial
to dial the number.
Call a Number in an Email or Gmail Message
While viewing an email or Gmail message, you can place a call to a number that is in the body of the
message.
1. From home, tap
Apps
>
Email
or
Gmail
.
2.
Open the message with the phone number and then tap the phone number.
3.
The Phone screen opens, with the phone number automatically entered and ready to be dialed.
To place the call, tap
Dial
.
Make an Emergency Call
You can place calls to 9-1-1 even if the phone
’s screen is locked or your account is restricted.
Note
: To call the 9-1-1 emergency number when the phone
’s screen is locked
, press the
Power
key to
turn the screen on, drag the
Call
icon up, and then tap
Emergency call
to display the Emergency
dialer keypad.
1. From home, tap
Phone
.
2. Tap
(
9 1 1
)
Dial
.
Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) Information
This phone features GPS (Global Positioning System), which is used for E9-1-1 emergency location
service, where available.
When you place a call to 9-1-1, the GPS feature of your phone provides information about your
approximate location. Depending on several variables, including availability and access to satellite
signals, it may take up to 30 seconds or more to determine and report your approximate location.
Important
:
Always report your location to the 9-1-1 operator when placing an emergency call. Some
designated emergency call takers, known as Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), may not be
equipped to receive GPS location information from your phone.