Samsung GALAXY S3 User Manual

SGH-I747M

MOBILE PHONE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

phone, and keep it for future reference.

Intellectual Property

All Intellectual Property, as defined below, owned by or which is otherwise the property of Samsung or its respective suppliers relating to the SAMSUNG Phone, including but not limited to, accessories, parts, or software relating there to (the “Phone System”), is proprietary to Samsung and protected under federal laws, state laws, and international treaty provisions. Intellectual Property includes, but is not limited to, inventions (patentable or unpatentable), patents, trade secrets, copyrights, software, computer programs, and related documentation and other works of authorship. You may not infringe or otherwise violate the rights secured by the Intellectual Property. Moreover, you agree that you will not (and will not attempt to) modify, prepare derivative works of, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to create source code from the software. No title to or ownership in the Intellectual Property is transferred to you. All applicable rights of the Intellectual Property shall remain with SAMSUNG and its suppliers.

Open Source Software

Some software components of this product incorporate source code covered under GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), OpenSSL License, BSD License and other open source licenses. To obtain the source code covered under the open source licenses, please visit:

http://opensource.samsung.com

Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THEIR STANDARD END USER LICENSE AND WARRANTY, TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, AND THEIR AFFILIATES (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO HEREIN AS THE "SAMSUNG ENTITIES") EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, INTEROPERABILITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY PROTECTION, SAFE™ DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS TESTED WITH SAFE™ DEVICES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE SAMSUNG ENTITIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY PROTECTION, SAFE™ DEVICES OR APPLICATIONS TESTED WITH SAFE™ DEVICES. In addition, information technology security protection will be affected by features or functionality associated with, among other things the e-mail platform, master data management, and virtual private network solutions selected by the software provider, solution provider or user. Choice of an e-mail, master data management, and virtual private network solution is at the sole discretion of the software provider, solution provider or user and any associated effect on information technology security protection is solely the responsibility of the software provider, solution provider or user. For complete statement of limited warranty, please refer to www.samsung.com/us/safe, available on the web and where Samsung smartphone and Galaxy Tab™ devices are sold.

Nuance®, VSuite™, T9® Text Input, and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc., or its

affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. The Bluetooth® word mark, figure mark (stylized “B Design”), and combination mark (Bluetooth word mark and “B Design”) are registered

trademarks and are wholly owned by the Bluetooth SIG. microSD™ and the microSD logo are Trademarks of the SD Card Association. Openwave® is a registered Trademark of Openwave, Inc.

and are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. CS Headphone and WOW HD technologies are incorporated under license from

SRS Labs, Inc.

, DivX®, DivX Certified® and associated logos are trademarks of Rovi Corporation or its subsidiaries and are used under license. DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to HD 720p, including premium content. ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX® is a digital video format created by DivX, LLC, a subsidiary of Rovi Corporation. This is an official DivX Certified

device that plays DivX video. Visit

www.divx.com

for more information and software tools to convert your files into DivX videos.

ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX Certified® device must be registered in order to play purchased DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) movies. T o obtain your regi stration code, locate the DivX VOD section in your device setup menu (tap

Legal information > Licence settings > DivX® VOD > Register

). Go to

vod.divx.com

for more information on how to complete your registration.

Apps > Settings > About device >

Google, the Google logo, Android, the Android logo, Google Play, Gmail, Google Mail, Google Maps, Google Music, Google Talk, Picasa, YouTube and other marks are trademarks of Google Inc.

Your phone features earSmart™, an intelligent voice processor that delivers a clear voice experience, allowing you to nearly any environment. earSmart technology uses the science of human hearing to distinguish sounds, identify your voice and suppress surrounding noise, for clear conversations just about anywhere.

How Does t Work?

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The earSmart voice processor in your phone captures your voice and all the sounds around you.

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Llike the human ear, it processes and distinguishes sounds, isolates your voice conversation, and removes background noise - from both ends of a call.

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It also automatically equalizes and adjusts voice volume so you can hear and talk naturally, even in the noisiest places.

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With earSmart technology, you can talk where you want, and have clear conversations for mobile calls, video chats, even speakerphone calls, wi thout

worrying about surrounding noise.

hear and be heard

™ in

SAFE™: “SAFE™” (Samsung for Enterprise) is a mark for a Samsung device that has been tested against Samsung's own internal criteria for interoperability with certain third party security-related solutions for MDM and VPN. The testing includes field testing with local network connection and menu tree testing that tests functionality of the solutions in conjunction with the Samsung device. During the testing, the device is tested with the security solutions to see if the solutions work with the device as described by the third party security solution providers. The testing, for example, includes field testing with local network connection and menu tree testing that tests functionality of the solutions in conjunction with the Samsung device For more information about Samsung's SAFE™ program, please refer to www.samsung.com/us/safe.

The actual available capacity of the internal memory is less than the specified capacity because the operating system and default applications occupy part of the memory. The available capacity may change when you upgrade the device.

IC Notice

This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Section 1: Getting Started ........................................... ..... 1

Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Charging a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Switching the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Locking and Unlocking the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Configuring your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Creating a Samsung Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Creating a New Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Retrieving your Google Account Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Android System Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Safe Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone .......................... 11

Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Side Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Rear View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Display Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Multi Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Customizing Your Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Notification Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Section 3: Call Functions ................................................42

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Making Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Making a Call Using Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Making a Call from the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Call Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Options During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Internet call settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Section 4: Entering Text . ............................. .. .................. 58

Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Entering Text Using the Samsung Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Changing the Text Input Mode - Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Using ABC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Using Symbol/Numeric Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Predictive Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Samsung Keyboard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Using the Google Voice Typing Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Section 5: Contacts and Your Address Book ...............62

Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Editing an Existing Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Joining Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Synchronizing Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Address Book Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Address Book Favourites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Managing Address Book Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Section 6: Multimedia .......................................................73

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Play Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Camera Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Using the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Camcorder Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Section 7: Messaging .......................................................85

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Viewing New Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Message Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Using Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Using Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

ChatON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Section 8: Changing Your Settings ................................ 96

Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Wi-Fi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Bluetooth settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

More settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Power Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Application manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Accounts and Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Location Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Language and Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Backup and Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Developer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

About Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Section 9: Connections .................................................126

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

NFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

PC Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

NFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Section 10: Applications ............................................... 139

AllShare Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

ChatON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Dropbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Flipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Play Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

S Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

S Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

S Suggest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

S Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Samsung Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

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Section 1: Getting Started

This section explains how to start using your phone by first configuring your hardware, activating your service, and then setting up your voice mail.

Setting Up Your Phone

Prior to use it is necessary to install both the battery and SIM into their corresponding internal compartments. The microSD™ card slot is also located in this same internal area.

1. Remove the back cover by inserting a fingernail into the slot

on the top of your phone (1).

2. Lift the cover up and away from the phone (2).

Getting Started 1

If necessary, remove the battery.

Installing the SIM Card

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, available optional services, and many others features.

Important!:

The plug-in SIM card information and its contacts can be easily

damaged by scratching or bending, so be careful when handling,

inserting, or removing th e card . Ke ep al l SIM c ards out of rea ch o f

small children.

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Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket (as shown) until the card locks into place.

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Make sure that the card’s gold contacts face into the phone and that the upper-left angled corner of the card is positioned as shown.

Note:

If the card is not inserted correctly, the phone will not detect the SIM card. Re-orient the card back into th e slot if the SIM is not detected.

Installing the Battery

1. Insert the battery into the opening on the back of the phone,

making sure the connectors align (1).

2. Gently press down to secure the battery (2).

Removing and Installing the Memory Card

You can use a microSD (SD) or microSDHC card to expand available memory space if you desire. This secure digital card enables you to exchange images, music, and data between SD-compatible devices. This type of memory card is designed for use with this mobile phone and other devices.

Note:

Your phone has been tested to support up to a 64GB memory card.

Installing the Memory Card

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Push the microSD card into the slot until it clicks (as shown).

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Make sure the microSD’s gold contact pins face downward and the card is securely inserted.

For more information on Memory Cards, see “Memory Card” on page 40.

Removing the Memory Card

1. Push on the memory card until it clicks and is released.

2. Grasp the memory card and remove it from the phone.

Getting Started 3

Installing the Back Cover

1. Place the battery cover onto the back of the phone (1) and

press down (2).

2. Press along the edge of the back cover (3) until you have a

secure seal.

Note:

Make sure the battery is properly installed before switching on the phone.

Charging a Battery

Your device is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. The Travel Charger that is used to charge the battery, is included with your device. Use only Samsung-approved batteries and chargers.

Note:

Long backlight settings, searching for ser vice, vibrate mode, web browser use, and other variables may reduce the ba ttery’s talk and standby times.

Although you can use the phone while the battery is charging, doing so will require additional charging time.

Note:

You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 4 hours.

Using the Travel Charger

Important!:

Verify that th e hand set ba ttery is ins talled prior to co nnec tion. I f the

battery is not properly installed and the wall charger is connected, the handset may power off and on continuously, preventing proper operation.

1. Plug the flat end of the Travel Charger into the Power/

Accessory Interface connector and the other end into a standard AC wall outlet.

2. When charging is finished, remove the flat end from the

interface connector jack on the phone.

Warning!:

The touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your

finger. Using excessive force or a metallic object when pressing on the touch screen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty.

Note:

Failure to unplug the wall charger before you remove the battery, can cause damage to the phone.

Low Battery Indicator

When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, the battery icon ( ) blinks and the device sounds a warning tone at regular intervals. In this condition, your phone conserves its remaining battery power, not by turning off the backlight, but by entering the dimming mode. For a quick check of your battery level, glance at the battery charge indicator located in the upper-right corner of your device’s display. Solid color ( ) indicates a full charge.

When the battery level becomes too low, the phone automatically turns off.

Getting Started 5

Switching the Phone On or Off

1. Press and hold (on the upper right side of the

phone) until the phone switches on.

2. Sweep your finger across the screen to unlock the phone.

Note:

The display language is preset to English at the fa ctory. To change the language, use the Language menu. For more information, refer to “Changing Your Settings” on page 96.

3. To switch off the phone, press and hold , until the

Device options

4. Tap

Power off

screen displays.

➔

to switch off the phone.

Locking and Unlocking the Touch Screen

1. Press to lock the touch screen.

2. Press again to display the main screen then sweep

your finger across the glass to unlock the touch screen.

Configuring your Phone

When you first turn on your phone, you will need to set up a few things.

1. The

Welcome

screen displays. The default language for your phone is English. If you would like to select another language, tap

English

and select one of the listed

languages.

2. Tap

Start

to begin.

The

Make it Google

screen is displayed.

If you already have a Google account, tap

otherwise, tap

Get an account

and follow the onscreen

instructions to create a Google account. You can also tap

Not now

if you want to create an account later.

Note:

In order to utilize your device to the fullest extent, you will need to create a Google™ Account when you first use your device. With a Google Account, you will have access to more Google applications and applications will always be in sync between your phone and computer.

4. At the

Backup and restore

screen, blue checkmarks appear next to the text that explains that you allow backup of your data to your Google account and restoration of the data to your phone. If you disagree, tap the checkmarks to remove them.

5. At the

Use Google location

screen, a blue checkmark appears next to the text that explains that you allow Google’s location service to collect anonymous location data from your phone. If you disagree, tap the checkmark to remove it.

6. A blue checkmark also appears next to the text that explains

that you allows your location to be used for Google search results and other Google services. If you disagree, tap the checkmark to remove it. Tap

7. In the provided fields, enter your

your phone can personalize some applications. Tap

8. Read the information on the

tap

9. At the

Setup complete

Google services

screen, tap

First

and

Finish

Last

name so that

screen, then

to complete your

setup.

10. Read the informational tips and tap

The main Home screen is displayed.

Creating a Samsung Account

With a Samsung account, you will be able to use Samsung services such as AppCenter on your phone.

1. From the home screen, touch and hold the Notification Bar

until the pull-down displays, then drag down vertically. For more information, refer to “Notification Bar” on page 39.

2. Tap

Samsung account

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Tap

Create account

and follow the onscreen instructions to

create a Samsung account.

4. Tap Terms and conditions, read the content and tap OK,

then tap the

5. Tap

6. Enter the required information and tap

I accept all the terms

Agree

above checkbox.

Creating a New Google Account

In order to utilize your device to the fullest extent, you will need to create a Google™ Account when you first use your device. With a Google Account, Google applications will always be in sync between your phone and computer.

If you did not create a new account during the setup procedure when you first turned your phone on, follow these steps:

1. From the Home screen, tap ➔

The

Add a Google Account

2. Tap

New

to create a new Google account.

Gmail

screen displays.

– or –

If you already have a Google account, tap

Existing

to sign in

and add the account to your phone.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to add a Google Account.

Note:

Once you have created a Google account, you only need to sign in.

Retrieving your Google Account Password

A Google account password is required for Google applications. If you misplace or forget your Google Account password, follow these instructions to retrieve it:

1. From your computer, use an Internet browser to navigate to

http://google.com/accounts

2. Click the

3. Click the I forgot my password radio button.

4. Enter your Email address and click Continue.

5. Follow the password recovery procedure.

Can’t access your account?

link.

Setting Up Your Voice Mail

1. From the Home screen, tap , then tap and hold

2. Follow the tutorial to create a password, record a greeting,

and record your name.

Note:

These steps may be diffe rent depending on your network.

Accessing Your Voic e M ail

1. From the Home screen, tap , then tap .

You may be prompted to enter a password.

2. When connected, follow the voice prompts from the voice

mail center.

Accessing Your Voice Ma il F rom An othe r Ph on e

1. Dial your wireless phone number.

2. When you hear your voicemail greeting, press the asterisk

key on the phone you are using.

3. Enter your password.

Android System Recovery

Android System Recovery is used for Google updates but the average user will never need to perform a system recovery.

Note:

If you entered this menu by mistake, use the Volume Up key to select

reboot system now

continue to boot up.

, then press the Power key. Your phone will then

To enter the Android System Recovery mode, follow these steps:

1. With the phone turned off, press the Power key, Volume Up

key and Home key at the same time until the phone switches on.

2. Once the Samsung Galaxy S III logo appears, release the

Power key while continuing to press the Volume Up key.

3. Continue to press the Volume Up and Home keys for at

least 8 seconds, until Recovery mode is launched and the Android System Recovery screen is displayed.

4. Release the Volume Up and Home keys.

5. The following options are available:

• reboot system now

• apply update from external storage

: this option turns on your phone.

: this option allows you to

apply updates from your memory card to your phone.

• wipe data/factory reset

pictures and videos. For more information, refer to

Data Reset”

• wipe cache partition

: deletes all data from the phone except

“Factory

on page 120.

: allows you to delete all cache data such as

log files.

• apply update from cache

: allows you to update your phone’s software once it has been placed in the cache after you have performed a Software update from the Settings menu.

6. Use the Volume Up/Down keys to scroll up or down, then

use the Power key to make a selection.

Getting Started 9

Safe Mode

You can boot your phone into Safe Mode if you wish to troubleshoot whether or not added applications are causing problems with the device. Safe mode will only load basic system software.

1. Make sure your phone is turned off.

2. Press and hold the power key ( ) to boot up your

device.

3. After the animation starts to display, continually tap the

key until the backlight turns on behind the bottom keys.

4. Press and hold the key.

When the Home screen is displayed,

Safe mode

is displayed

in the lower left corner of the screen.

Troubleshooting

If your device has fatal errors, hangs up, or freezes, you may need to reset the device to regain functionality.

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If your device is frozen and unresponsive, press and hold the Power/Lock Key for 8 to 10 seconds.

For more information, refer to “Android System Recovery” on page 9.

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

This section outlines some key features of your phone and

describes the screen and the icons that appear when the phone is in use. It also shows how to navigate through the phone and provides information on using a memory card.

Features of Your Phone

Your phone is lightweight, easy-to-use and offers many useful features. The following list outlines a few of the features included in your phone.

•

4G LTE network with 1.5 gigahertz dual core processor

•

Android v 4.x

•

T ouch screen provides quick response to a variety of in-phone menus

and options including applications and seven home screens

•

Virtual (on-screen) QWERTY keyboard

•

Ready access to the Internet

•

Built-in Bluetooth and advanced Wi-Fi® technology

•

USB Tethering-capable

•

Mobile Hotspot Capability

•

Brilliant 4.8” HD SuperAMOLED display

•

8 Megapixel camera and camcorder with 2 Megapixel Front Facing

camera

•

HSDPA 7.2 mbps high speed download capability

•

16GB/32GB built-in memory (on-board)

•

Up to 64 GB expandable memory slot

•

Corporate and Personal Email

•

Sync and update social network applications

•

Over 250,000 Apps available to download from the Play Store™

•

Google Video Chat via Google Talk

•

Full Integration of Google Mobile™ Services (Gmail, YouTube, Google

Maps, Google Voice Search)

•

Multiple Messaging Options: Text/Picture/Video Messaging, and Instant

Messaging with Google Talk™

•

HD Video Player 1080p

•

DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to HD 720p, including premium

content

•

AllShare™ to share your media content across DLNA certified devices

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Front View of Your Phone

12 11

Status light

: displays red when charging, green when fully

charged, blue when powering up, and orange when a

notification has arrived.

External speaker

3. Application icons: you can place shortcuts to your favorite

: allows you to hear the caller.

applications on the Home screen.

4. Primary shortcuts: allows quick access to important

features such as Phone, Contacts, Messaging, Internet, and Apps. For more information, refer to “Primary Shortcuts” on page 15.

5. Menu key: allows you to access sub-menus with additional

options for different features and applications such as Home screen, Phone, Contacts, Messaging, and Internet.

6. Home key: allows you to return to the main Home screen

from any Home screen or menu. Press and hold to display T ask Manager.

7. Back key: allows you step backwards when navigating a

menu or web page.

Home screen indicator

: shows which Home screen is

presently displayed.

9. Google Quick Search bar: a shortcut to Google Search

that allows you to search for items on the internet.

AccuWeather screen: displays Time, Day, Date,

10.

Temperature and weather conditions for your area.

11. Indicator icons: shows the information needed to operate

your phone, such as the received signal strength, phone battery level, time, unread Emails, missed calls, etc.

12.

Front facing camera

: allows you to take pictures of yourself

when you set the camera shooting mode to Self shot.

13.

Proximity sensors

: use the ambient light level to adjust keypad access. If the light path is blocked, for example, when holding the phone close to your ear, the touch screen will turn off.

Side Views of Your Phone

Understanding Your Phone 13

3.5mm Headset jack

Volume keys

: allows you to plug in headphones.

: allow you to adjust the ringer volume while in standby mode or adjust the voice volume during a call. When receiving an incoming call, briefly press either volume key ( ) to mute the ring tone. Adjusts text size when reading a message or using the browser in the Applications folder.

3. Power/Accessory Interface connector: allows you to

connect a Travel Charger or other optional accessories such as a USB/data cable or a hands-free headset for convenient, hands-free conversations.

Microphone

speaking to them.

5. Power/Lock key: ( ) lets you power your phone on

and off. Also allows you to lock or unlock the touch screen.

: allows callers to hear you when you are

For more information on locking your phone, see “Locking and Unlocking the Phone” on page 27.

Microphone

: for recording video and allows other callers to

hear you when you are using the speakerphone.

Rear View of Your Phone

Flash

: is used to provide adequate light when taking pictures

in dark places.

Camera lens

External speaker

: is used to take pictures and shoot videos.

: allows you to hear when the

Speakerphone is turned on.

Display Layout

Your display screen provides a wealth of information about the phone’s status and options, as well as providing access to application icons. For more information, refer to “Front View of Your Phone” on page 12.

Primary Shortcuts

There are four non-movable Application Shortcuts that appear at the bottom of all Home screens. The default shortcuts are:

•

Phone

for dialing a number.

•

Contacts

for accessing your Address book.

•

Messaging

for creating and viewing Messages.

•

Internet

for surfing the Internet.

•

Apps

for accessing the applications on your phone.

You can change the Phone, Contacts, Messaging, and Internet application shortcuts to any icon that is displayed in the Applications menu.

For more information, refer to “Adding and Removing Primary Shortcuts” on page 34.

Indicato r Icons

This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s display and Indicator area:

Displays your current signal strength. The greater the number of bars, the stronger the signal.

Indicates that the Flight Mode is active. You cannot send or receive any calls or access online information.

Displays when there is no SIM card in the phone.

Displays when there is no network available.

Displays when there is a system error or alert.

Displays when a call is in progress and you exit the call screen.

Displays when a call is on hold and you exit the call screen.

Displays when the speakerphone is on and you exit the call screen.

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LTE

Displays when a call has been missed.

Displays when a call has been muted.

Displays when Call forwarding is set to Always forward. For more information, refer to “Sound Settings” on page 103.

Displays your battery charge level. Icon shown is fully charged.

Displays when your battery is charging. Also displays battery charge level.

Device Power Critical – Shows your current battery only has three percent power remaining and will immediately shutdown.

Displays when your connection to an EDGE network is active.

Displays when your phone is communicating with the EDGE network.

Displays when your connection to a UTMS network is active.

Displays when your phone is communicating with the UTMS network.

Displays when your connection to an HSDPA, HSP A, or HSPA+ network is active.

Displays when your phone is communicating with the HSDPA, HSPA, or HSPA+ network.

Displays when your connection to a 4G L TE network is active.

Displays when your phone is communicating with the 4G LTE network.

Displays when your phone is downloading or has downloaded a file. It will blink green when it is installing.

Displays when the an outbound file transfer is in progress.

Displays when a Play Store download has completed.

Displays when updates are available for download.

Displays when the phone is connected to a computer via a supported USB cable connection.

Displays when the phone is tethered via a supported USB cable connection.

Displays when a new text or multimedia message is received.

Displays when a new voice mail is received.

Displays when Email is received.

Displays when the time and date for a Calendar Event has arrived. For more information, refer to “S Planner” on page 152.

Displays when you set an alarm to ring at a specified time. For more information, refer to “Alarm” on page 140.

Displays when the Sound profile is set to Mute.

Displays when the Sound profile is set to Vibrate.

Displays when Bluetooth is activated.

Displays when a Bluetooth device has been paired with the phone.

Displays briefly when Bluetooth is on but is not connected to a Bluetooth device.

Displays when Wi-Fi is connected, active, and communicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).

Displays when Wi-Fi is active but there is a communication issue with the target Wireless Access Point (WAP).

Displays when Wi-Fi Direct is active and your phone is connected to another device.

Displays when your phone as been configured as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

Displays when your phone is connected to a PC using Kies air.

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Displays when your phone is connected to a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified device using the AllShare Play application.

Displays when GPS is active and acquiring a signal.

Displays when Power saving mode is enabled.

Displays when a file is being uploaded or synchronized between your device and an external Web storage location.

Displays when the uploaded or transferred file was successfully delivered.

Displays when a screen capture has been taken.

Displays when data synchronization and application

Displays when the keypad is active.

sync is active and synchronization is in progress for Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts.

Displays when your phone is connecting to the Device Management server when you first turn on your phone.

Displays when you have not yet set up a Samsung Account.

Displays when an emergency call is taking place.

Displays when your device is connected being used to control streaming media and is connected to a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified device using the AllShare Play application.

Displays when your device is currently sharing/ streaming media to paired device using the AllShare Play application.

For more details on configuring your phone’s settings, see “Changing Your Settings” on page 96.

Application Icons

The Application menu provides quick access to the items you use most frequently.

The following table contains a description of each application. If the application is already described in another section of this user manual, then a cross reference to that particular section is provided.

For information on navigating through the Applications icons, see “Navigating Through the Application Menus” on page 28.

1. From the Home screen, tap , then tap one of the

application icons.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions.

3. To return to the main Home screen, tap .

The following applications are available:

AllShare Play

: AllShare Play allows your phone to stream

photos, music and videos from its memory to other Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified devices. Your phone can also play digital content streamed from other DLNA certified devices. For more information, refer to “AllShare Play” on page 139.

Calculator

: Using this feature you can use the phone as a calculator. The calculator provides the basic arithmetic functions; addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. You can also use this as a scientific calculator. For more information, refer to “Calculator” on page 140.

Camera

: Use your 8.0 megapixel camera feature to produce photos and videos. For more information, refer to “Camera” on page 78.

ChatON

: With the ChatON application, you can interact with friends and family with text, images, hand-written notes and video shared instantly. You can also chat in groups. For more information, refer to “ChatON” on page 140.

Clock

: The Clock application allows you to access alarms, view the World Clock, set a stopwatch, use a timer or view a Desk clock. For more information, refer to “Clock” on page 140.

Contacts

: You can manage your daily contacts by storing their name and number in your Address Book. Address Book entries can be sorted by name, entry, or group. For more information, refer to “Contacts and Your Address Book” on page 62.

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Downloads

: The Downloads application allows you to manage all of your downloads from the Market and the Browser. For more information, refer to “Downloads” on page 143.

Dropbox: Dropbox lets you synchronize files between your phone, computers, and the Dropbox website. For more information, refer to “Dropbox” on page 143.

: Email enables you to review and create email using various email services. You can also receive text message alerts when you receive an important email. For more information, refer to “Using Email” on page 90.

Flipboard: Flipboard collects the content of social media and other websites and presents it in magazine format that lets you “flip” through the content.

Gallery

: The Gallery is where you view photos and play back videos. For photos, you can also perform basic editing tasks, view a slideshow, set photos as wallpaper or contact image, and share as a picture message. For more information, refer to “Gallery” on page 77.

Game Hub: Game Hub is a premium game service that lets you play, connect and share games on Samsung Android devices.

Gmail

: Gmail is a web-based email service. Gmail is configured when you first set up your phone. Depending on your synchronization settings, Gmail can automatically synchronize with your Gmail account on the web. For more information, refer to “Google+” on page 94.

Google +

: Google+ makes messaging and sharing with your friends a lot easier. Y ou can set up Circles of friends, visit the Stream to get updates from your Circles, use Messenger for fast messaging with everyone in your Circles, or use Instant Upload to automatically upload videos and photos to your own private album on Google+. For more information, refer to “Google+” on page 94.

Internet

: Open the web browser to start surfing the web. The browser is fully optimized and comes with advanced functionality to enhance the Internet browsing feature on your phone. For more information, refer to “Internet” on page 126.

Latitude

: With Google Latitude, you can see the location of all of your friends on a map or on a list. You can also share or hide your location. For more information, refer to “Latitude” on page 144.

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Samsung GALAXY S3 User Manual

Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started

Setting Up Your Phone

Charging a Battery

Switching the Phone On or Off

Locking and Unlocking the Touch Screen

Configuring your Phone

Creating a Samsung Account

Creating a New Google Account

Retrieving your Google Account Password

Setting Up Your Voice Mail

Android System Recovery

Safe Mode

Troubleshooting

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

Features of Your Phone

Front View of Your Phone

Side Views of Your Phone

Rear View of Your Phone

Display Layout