Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use Single Tap Mode in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Single tap mode is a feature available in Samsung Galaxy S5. Enabling this feature will allow you to dismiss or snooze alarms and calendar events, dismiss timer alerts, as well as answer or reject incoming calls by single tapping the on-screen icon instead of dragging the on-screen icon.


How to enable or disable single tap mode?
You can turn on or off the single tap mode feature by using two methods available, through the direct access option or the settings menu.


Method #1: From the direct access option
You can quickly turn on or off the single tap mode feature by using the following steps if you have enabled the direct access feature and added the accessibility menu to the direct access option:
  1. On any screen, press the Home key three times quickly to open up the direct access option.
  2. On pop up menu select Accessibility.
  3. Depending on your current settings, tap Single tap mode to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox is checked means the single tap mode feature is enabled.


Method #2: From the settings menu
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel.
  2. Tap to go to the settings menu.
  3. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Personalization section and then tap Accessibility .
  4. Depending on your current settings, tap Single tap mode to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox is checked means the single tap mode feature is enabled.

How to use single tap mode?
You can use single tap mode in the following actions:
  1. Answer or reject an incoming call
    When you receive an incoming call, single tap to answer the call or single tap to reject the call.
  2. Dismiss or snooze alarms
    When your alarm goes off, single tap to dismiss the alarm or single tap to snooze the alarm.
  3. Dismiss timer alert
    When the time you have set in the timer app is over, tap to dismiss the timer alert.
  4. Dismiss or snooze calendar event
    When the reminder of a calendar event is displayed on the screen, tap to dismiss the event or tap to snooze the event.

I personally prefer to enable single tap mode in my phone because single tap the on-screen icon is easier and simpler for me compared if I have to drag the on-screen icon. So, how about you? Which one do you like best, single tap or drag the on-screen icon?

1 comment:

  1. Actually neither fits my need. I use a belt holster which requires me to take the phone out of the holster to press the icon. I would prefer a "press any button feature" that would answer the phone while activating the speaker or if it's an alarm, any button pressed would silence it. Having to wrestle my phone out of its holster while buckled in a car seat is a chore!

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