With Android lollipop 5.0 on the Samsung Galaxy S5, it is possible to start the camera directly from the lock screen. For this purpose, you can now activate a camera widget on the lock screen, through which the camera can be opened directly. The good thing is that you can use the camera despite being unlocked by pin or password.
If you like to use the camera on the lock screen of the Samsung Galaxy S5, then you can add it as follows:
Opens on the Samsung Galaxy S5 the app menu and then the settings. Navigate from there to "lock screen". Under the section "Secured with Pin" you see the entry "Camera Shortcut". Set a check mark in the check box and you can now quickly and easily take advantage of the camera from the lock screen.
So you won´t lose any valuable seconds while entering the pin.
You know now how you can activate on the Samsung Galaxy S5 the camera function on the lock screen.