Like the Galaxy S4, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also comes with an infrared port on the upper side, an old communications port that will have a key role in your home: control various electronic devices like your cell were a universal remote .
What should you do to turn your Galaxy S5 / S4 Galaxy on your remote for your TV or DVD player or Blu-ray? It's simple, use the Samsung WatchOn application pre-installed on your terminal. I recommend you first create an account and update the Samsung Apps Samsung Apps application Galaxy: WatchOn and then update the application.
Find WatchOn in the application menu, and the first thing you should do is select the country where you reside and indicate which is the digital TV system you use in your country: it is a mandatory first step, although you can always choose a any system if you All you want to configure your Smartphone as a universal remote control (without using SmartTV services or digital TV).
Once you specified digital TV service in your country and accepted the license agreements of the application, you will enter the main screen (see left image below). The first device will have to compulsorily is a TV set, so click on the remote control drawing on the top right corner of the application: a window in which device types indicates that you can set to be launched with the application.
First choose the brand of your TV and then directing your Galaxy S5 to your TV, press on the power button to display on the screen of your phone.
If your TV is turned on, the window that you have now on screen should indicate "Yes, the code works"; otherwise, click "No, try sig code" to try again, as many times as necessary until your TV / device to be configured to respond to action.
WatchOn, before finalizing the configuration of the device asks if you want to add a shortcut to the function in the notification window or widget at one of the desks in the main screen.
After configuring the "universal remote" for your Samsung Galaxy S5 / S4 Galaxy, have assorted buttons to easily manage your TV, Blu-ray / DVD or audio.
After setting up your TV, you can now configure other electronic equipment in your home. How can you do? From the screen of your TV remote control click access with two remote controls drawn (see left image,below) and then in the next window, click "add device": repeats the configuration process and you went to the TV, but now with a DVD player, Blu-ray, receiver or audio streaming equipment.
You got everything ready, your Samsung Galaxy S5 / S4 Galaxy, through WatchOn application has become a universal remote to control all your home electronics.