
Clear and Simple
Quick Start Guide

Getting to know your
Galaxy S8
Unlocking your phone
1. Press the Power/Lock key on the side of the
phone and swipe up on the screen.
Power/Lock key
Earpiece
Front camera
Volume keys
Bixby
Charging/data port
SIM/microSD card tray
Fingerprint Scanner
Rear camera
Flash
Speaker
Microphone
Headset port

Phone setup
Inserting SIM card
1. Hold the phone securely.
2. Use the tool that came with your
phone to open the SIM/microSD™
card tray.
3. Carefully place the SIM card into the
tray with the carrier logo facing up.
4. Insert the optional microSD™card
(not included) with the gold-colored
contacts facing down.
5. Gently push the tray back into place.
6. Charge your phone.
microSD card slot
SIM card slot

Touch screen
Navigating your phone
• Use your ngertip to lightly touch the
screen.
• Use quick icks of your nger on the
touchscreen to swipe up, down, left,
and right.
• From the Home screen swipe up or down
to access apps.
• Tap Recent to view recently viewed
apps.
• Tap Back to return to the previous
screen.
• Tap Home at any time to return to the
main home screen.
‐ Press and hold the Home key to launch
Google Now.
Notication panel
The Notication panel
provides quick access
to alerts including new
messages, emails and
software updates.
• Touch the Notication
bar and drag your
nger down to see the
Notication panel.
• Swipe down to display
Quick settings.
• Swipe right to clear
individual notications or
tap CLEAR ALL to clear
all notications.