Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 is one of the best smartphones that we can find these days in the market, especially if we take into account its quality / price ratio. It has a very nice design with a glass back and metal sides that is very reminiscent of the Samsung Galaxy S6. This is coupled with technical specifications that promise great performance.
But if you are reading this article it is because you know that and because right now you have a Galaxy A5 2016 in your hands ready to start using it. Therefore, we are going to help you configure it and take the first steps so that you have everything you need prepared from the beginning.
After inserting the SIM card and turning on the phone on the button on the right side, it welcomes you by offering you, first of all, the language with which you want your phone to show you all the menus. Once selected, choose if you want and have access, the WiFi network to connect your Galaxy A5 2016 to the Internet and not spend data on your rate.
Before proceeding further, we must consent to the legal "Terms and Conditions". Click OK and we continue.
If your previous phone was Android, it has an NFC connection and you had already created a Google account, Galaxy A5 2016 offers you the option to copy it along with the data and applications included in "backups" of your old device. To do this, you just have to have the other smartphone activated and unlocked, and join the backs of both devices. You will then hear a tone, which means they are already paired and data is being copied from one terminal to another.
The truth, if you have chosen this option, you have almost everything done, because you will have transferred to your new Galaxy A5 2016 the configuration of the previous phone, including the wallpaper or the accounts of your social profiles.
Before finishing, whether or not you have copied the data from your previous phone, Galaxy A5 2016 asks you to confirm the date and time and to configure the lock screen so that no one can use the phone without your permission. You can skip this step, but we recommend that you activate some of the options it offers you, you will be calmer if one day you forget your device somewhere or, unfortunately, it is stolen, because your data will be safe.
To activate a type of security, click on the Configure lock screen now button and choose between these four options:
- Pattern: is a type of medium security lock. The phone asks you to draw a pattern by connecting the dots. Every time you want to use the phone you will have to reproduce the pattern that you have established.
- Secret number: it is a medium-high security lock. This is the classic four-digit PIN that you must enter each time you use the device.
- Password: high security, it is a lock similar to the previous one, but including letters
- Fingerprints: it is the safest of all, because the phone memorizes your fingerprint and only you can unlock the phone by placing your index on the finger sensor of the Galaxy A5 2016.
From here, the smartphone asks you if you want to activate some more features. You decide if you do it or if you click on the Later button. In this sense, you can configure Google location services and your Samsung account. Then it offers you the Simple mode, a simpler screen design with icons and large text specially designed for users who do not need many applications and who are not very adept at handling a smartphone. And finally, My Knox, a separate safe space to protect private data and applications such as email or social networks.
But don't worry, if you prefer, you can activate all these services or functionalities later.
And that's it. Now you have your Galaxy A5 2016 ready to start enjoying. We hope this post has helped you.
