Samsung GH68-37099A User Manual

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ANDROID SMARTPHONE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

phone and keep it for future reference

GH68-37099A Printed in Korea

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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, including but not limited to 'PowerTOP' and 'e2fsprogs', 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 SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ON THE WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED WITH THE PRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT "AS IS", AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; THE DESIGN, CONDITION OR QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT; THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT; THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS CONTAINED THEREIN; OR COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW, RULE, SPECIFICATION OR CONTRACT PERTAINING THERETO. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE

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PRODUCT. IN ADDITION, SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS.

SAMSUNG IS NOT LIABLE FOR PERFORMANCE ISSUES OR INCOMPATIBILITIES CAUSED BY YOUR EDITING OF REGISTRY SETTINGS, OR YOUR MODIFICATION OF OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE.

USING CUSTOM OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE YOUR DEVICE AND APPLICATIONS TO WORK IMPROPERLY. YOUR CARRIER MAY NOT PERMIT USERS TO DOWNLOAD CERTAIN SOFTWARE, SUCH AS CUSTOM OS. IF YOUR CARRIER PROHIBITS THIS, IF YOU ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE ONTO THE DEVICE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED ON THE SCREEN THAT THE PHONE WILL NO LONGER OPERATE AND BE INSTRUCTED TO POWER DOWN THE DEVICE. YOU MUST THEN CONTACT YOUR CARRIER TO RESTORE THE DEVICE TO THE CARRIER-AUTHORIZED SETTINGS.

SAFE™ ("Samsung Approved For Enterprise"): 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™ APPROVED DEVICES AND SAFE™ APPROVED APPLICATIONS. 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™ APPROVED DEVICES OR SAFE™ APPROVED APPLICATIONS. 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.

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Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), LLC

Headquarters:

1301 E. Lookout Drive

Richardson, TX 75082

Customer Care Center:

1000 Klein Rd.

Plano, TX 75074 Toll Free Tel: 1.888.987.HELP (4357)

Internet Address:

http://www.samsung.com

2012 Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC. Samsung is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Do you have questions about your Samsung Mobile Phone? For 24 hour information and assistance, we offer a new FAQ/ARS System (Automated Response System) at:

www.samsung.com/us/support

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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.

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.

microSD™, microSDHC™ and the microSD logo are Trademarks of the SD Card Association. 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

ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX Certified® device must be registered in order to play purchased DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) movies. To obtain your registration code, locate the DivX VOD section in License settings under Settings > About phone > Legal information. Go to

Wi-Fi®, the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo, and the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

LTE is a trademark of ETSI. Google, Google Play and other marks are trademarks of Google, Inc.

©Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (“Samsung”). Samsung, Galaxy S, Super AMOLED, and AllShare are all trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and/or its related entities. Other company names, product names and marks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners and may be trademarks or registered trademarks. Appearance of device may vary.

©Verizon Wireless. Verizon Wireless and the Verizon Wireless logos are trademarks of Verizon Trademark Services LLC. All company names, trademarks, logos and copyrights not property of Verizon Wireless are the property of their respective owners.

vod.divx.com

www.divx.com

for more information on how to complete your registration.

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

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Section 1: Getting Started ...........................5

Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Turning the Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Your Samsung Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Guided Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

TTY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Securing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone .....16

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Primary Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Section 3: Contacts and Accounts ...........36

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Speed Dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Section 4: Calling ......................................49

Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

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Multi-party Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Section 5: Messaging ............................... 60

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Text and Multimedia Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Emergency Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Section 6: Applications ............................69

Managing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

AllShare Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Amazon Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Backup Assistant+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Guided Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Kies Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Mobile Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Music Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

My Verizon Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Play Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

S Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

S Suggest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

S Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

V CAST Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

VPN Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

VZ Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Section 7: Connections .............................98

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Wi-Fi Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Mobile Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Tethering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

NFC and Beaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Android Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

S Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Nearby devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Connecting to Video Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Section 8: Settings .................................. 111

Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Mobile Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Data usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

More Wireless and Network Settings . . . . . . .118

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

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LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Power saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Application manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Accounts and sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Backup Assistant Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Location services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Language and input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Back up and reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Developer options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

About device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Section 9: Health and Safety

Information .............................................. 159

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . 159 Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

FCC Part 15 Information to User . . . . . . . . . . 165

Commercial Mobile Alerting System (CMAS) . 166

Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . 169

UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC)

Regulations for Wireless Devices . . . . . . . 178

Restricting Children's Access to Your

Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . 181

Section 10: Warranty Information ..........183

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

End User License Agreement for Software . . 188

Index .........................................................194

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Section 1: Getting Started

Understanding this User Manual

The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your phone. A robust index for features begins on page 194.

Also included is important safety information beginning on page 159, that you should know before using your phone.

This manual gives navigation instructions according to the default display settings. If you select other settings, navigation steps may be different.

Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual assume that you are starting from the Home screen. To get to the Home screen, you may need to unlock the phone. For more information, see “Securing Your Phone” on page 14.

Note:

Instructions in this manual are based on default settings, and may vary from your phone, depending on the software version on your phone, and any changes to the phone’s Settings.

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, at the Home screen.

All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual displays may vary, depending on the software version of your phone and any changes to the phone’s Settings.

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Special Text

In this manual, you’ll find text that is set apart from the rest. These are intended to point out important information, share quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:

•

Notes

: Presents alternative options for the current feature or

menu.

•

Tips

: Provides quick or innovative methods, or useful shortcuts.

•

Important

: Points out important information about the current

feature that could affect performance.

•

Warning

: Brings to your attention important information to prevent loss of data or functionality, or even prevent damage to your phone.

Text Conventions

This manual provides condensed information about how to use your phone. To make this possible, the following text conventions are used to represent frequently-used steps:

➔

Arrows are used to represent the sequence of selecting successive options in procedures. For example:

“From the Home screen, touch

Settings

➔

Wi-Fi

select

Many settings use an On/Off toggle. Touch the On/Off toggle to turn a setting On or Off. This graphic is used to represent the On/Off toggle.

.”

Getting Started 6

, then

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Setting Up Your Phone

Install the 4G LTE SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, battery, and optional memory card, then charge the battery to begin using your phone.

Back Cover

The battery, SIM card, and optional memory card are installed under a removable cover on the back of the phone.

Removing the battery cover



Pull up using the slot provided, while lifting the cover off the phone.

Installing the battery cover



Align the cover and press it firmly into place, making sure it snaps into place.

Note:

The battery cover is flexible. Take care to avoid bending or twisting the cover when removing and installing, to prevent damage to the cover.

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SIM Card

Your phone uses a 4G LTE SIM (Subscriber Identity Module). The 4G LTE SIM is a small, rectangular plastic card that stores your phone number, information about your wireless service, and other information such as messages.

The SIM card is installed under the back cover, and must remain in the device when in use.

If you purchased your phone at a Verizon Wireless store, the SIM card is activated and ready to use. If you ordered a new phone, the card may need to be activated before you can use it. For more information about activating the SIM card, visit:

http://www.verizonwireless.com/4GSIM

Caution!

Turn the phone off before installing or removing the

SIM card. Do not bend or scratch the SIM card. Take care when handling, installing, or removing the SIM card, and avoid exposing the SIM card to static electricity, water, or dirt. Keep the SIM card out of reach of small children.

Incorrect

Installing the 4G LTE SIM Card

1. Remove the back cover.

2. With the Verizon Wireless logo facing up, carefully

insert the 4G LTE SIM Card into the slot, pressing gently until it locks into place.

3. Install the back cover.

Removing the 4G LTE SIM Card

1. Turn off the device, then remove the back cover.

2. Press the 4G LTE SIM Card in gently to release the lock,

then carefully slide the 4G LTE SIM Card out of the slot.

3. Install the back cover.

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Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion battery. A Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable) is included with the phone, for charging the battery.

The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery requires up to 4 hours of charge time. After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.

Warning!

Use only Samsung-approved charging devices and

batteries. Samsung accessories are designed to

maximize battery life. Using other accessories may

invalidate your warranty and may cause damage.

Battery Indicator

The battery icon in the Status Bar shows battery power level. Before the battery becomes too low to operate, the battery icon flashes and a tone plays. If you continue using the phone without charging, the phone will power off.

Tip:

Task Manager provides helpful information about extending battery life. For more information, see “Task Manager” on page 13.

Installing and Removing the Battery

Installing the battery

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert the battery into the phone, aligning the gold

contacts on the battery with the gold contacts in the phone.

3. Replace the battery cover.

Removing the Battery

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Lift the battery up and out of the phone, using the slot

provided.

3. Replace the battery cover.

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Charging the Battery

Incorrect

Your phone comes with a Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable) to charge your phone from any 110/220 VAC outlet.

Note:

1. Insert the USB cable into the port.

2. Connect the USB cable to the charging head.

3. Plug the charging head into a standard AC power

outlet.

4. When charging is complete, unplug the charging head

from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from the phone.

Incorrect

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Turning the Phone On and Off

Power/Lock Key

Turning the Phone On



Press and hold the phone vibrates and starts up.

Note:

Your phone’s internal antennas are located along the top and bottom of the phone. Do not block the antennas; doing so may affect call quality or cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than is necessary.

Turning the Phone Off

1. Press and hold the

phone vibrates, and the Device Options menu displays.

2. At the prompt, tap

Power off

Power/Lock Key

until the

Setup Wizard

The first time you turn your phone on, Setup Wizard will guide you through the basics of setting up your phone.

Follow the prompts to choose a default language, set up accounts, choose location services, and learn more about your phone.

You can also use the Setup Wizard to quickly configure your phone at any time.



From the Home screen, touch

Setup Wizard

Apps

➔

Your Google Account

Your new phone uses your Google account to fully utilize its Android features, including Gmail, Google Talk and the Play Store. When you turn on your phone for the first time, set up a connection with your existing Google account, or create a new Google account.

To create a Google account, or set up your Google account on your phone, use Accounts and sync settings (see “Accounts and sync” on page 135).

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Your Samsung Account

Create a Samsung account, for access to Samsung apps on your phone, including Media Hub and AllShare Play. For more information, see “Accounts and sync” on page 135.

Displaying Your Phone Number



From the Home screen, touch Menu

Settings ➔ About device ➔ Status

, then select

Voice Mail

All unanswered calls to your phone are sent to voicemail, even if your phone is turned off, so you’ll want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as you activate your phone.

For more information, see “Voicemail” on page 67.

Guided Tours

Get information about using your phone, including videos, useful tips, and other information.



From the Home screen, touch

Guided Tours

Apps

➔

Roaming

When you travel outside your home network’s coverage area, your phone can use roaming to acquire service on other compatible digital networks. When roaming, the

Roaming

icon displays in the Status bar.

Tip:

You can set your phone’s roaming behavior. For more information, see “Mobile networks” on page 123.

During roaming, some services may not be available. Depending on your coverage area and service plan, extra charges may apply when making or receiving calls, connecting to the Internet, or using data services. Contact Verizon Wireless for more information about your coverage area and service plan.

TTY Mode

Your phone is TTY-compatible, allowing you to connect a TTY device to the phone’s headset jack. Before you can use your phone with a TTY device, you’ll need to enable TTY Mode.

For more information about enabling TTY mode, see “Call Settings” on page 55.

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Task Manager

Your phone can run apps simultaneously, with some apps running in the background. Use Task Manager to see which apps are running on your phone, and to end running apps to extend battery life. You can also uninstall apps from your phone and check memory usage.

1. From any unlocked screen, press and hold the

2. Touch the

3. Touch the

4. Touch the

5. Touch the

6. Touch the

Tip:

Touch and drag your finger on the tabs to scroll the tabs.

Home Key

, then select

on your phone. Touch

apps you’ve installed on your phone. Touch remove an app from your phone.

(Random Access Memory) in use. Touch to clear processes to increase available RAM.

SD card memory statistics.

RAM, and tips for extending battery life.

Active applications

Downloaded

RAM

tab to display the amount of RAM

Storage

tab for internal system storage and

Help

tab to view information about managing

Task manager

tab to view apps running

End

, or

End all

to close apps.

tab to view information about

Clear memory

Uninstall

Memory Card

Your phone supports removable microSD™ or microSDHC™ memory cards of up to 64GB capacity, for storage of music, pictures, and other files.

For more information about using memory cards, see “Memory Card” on page 109.

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Installing a Memory Card

1. Remove the back cover.

2. With the gold contacts facing down, slide the memory

card into the slot, pushing gently until it locks into place.

3. Install the back cover.

Removing a Memory Card

Important!

To prevent damage to data stored on the memory card, unmount the card before removing it from the phone.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Storage

2. At the prompt, read the warning and select

continue. Wait for the to appear in the Status bar and Notification panel.

3. Remove the back cover.

4. Gently press on the memory card to release the lock,

then carefully pull the card out.

5. Install the back cover.

➔ Unmount SD card

SD card safe to remove

, then touch

icon

Securing Your Phone

Use your phone’s screen lock features to secure your phone.

Note:

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, at the Home screen.

To set a personal screen lock, use the Screen lock option under Security settings. For more information, see “Screen lock” on page 139.

For other settings related to securing your phone, see “Security” on page 139.

Locking the phone



By default, the phone locks automatically when the screen times out. – or –

Press the

Tip:

When the phone is locked, the Emergency call feature is available on the lock screen, to allow you to make emergency calls even while the phone is locked.

Power/Lock Key

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Unlocking the phone

Unlock the phone using one of the default unlock screens, or use Screen lock options for increased security.



Press the drag your finger across the screen.

Tip:

Special notification icons display for missed calls or new messages. Drag a missed call or message icon to view the message or call log.

Power/Lock Key

, then touch and

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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

Features

•

4.8-inch 1280x720 HD Super AMOLED™ touch screen

•

CDMA 1X/EV-DO Rev-A /LTE Wireless Technology

•

1.5 GHz dual-core processor with 2GB RAM

•

Android® 4.0

•

Google Play™ Store, plus pre-loaded Google apps

•

SAFE® Certified

•

Connections

–

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n

–

Mobile Hotspot

–

Bluetooth 4.0

–

Tet he ri ng

–

VPN

–

NFC

–

Android Beam

–

S Beam

–

Wi-Fi Direct

–

DLNA

–

USB 2.0

•

Messaging Services

–

Tex t

–

Picture

–

Video

–

Voice

–

Chat

•

8 MP Camera/Camcorder with LED flash + 1.9 MP Front camera

•

Share Shot Camera shooting mode, to quickly share photos via Wi-Fi Direct

•

Gallery, for viewing and managing pictures and videos

•

S Beam, for easy sharing of large files via NFC

•

Video Player (720p), with Pop Up Play, for watching videos while multi-tasking with other phone features

•

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

•

Music Player

•

S Voice, for natual voice commands

•

Support for microSD™ and microSDHC™ Memory Cards up to 64GB capacity

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Front View

•

LED Indicator

more information, see

•

Earpiece:

•

Proximity and Light Sensors

for use with motion settings, and to control the screen display, such as when you move the phone away from your ear during a call. Detects ambient light when Automatic brightness is enabled, and when using the Front camera.

•

1.9 Megapixel Front Camera

•

Menu Key

for the current screen or feature. While using your phone, you may notice that the Menu Key dims, but it is always available at a touch to provide a context-sensitive menu for the current screen or app (you can set the touch key light duration, see page 129).

•

Home Key

the phone is locked. Press and hold to display recent applications or launch Task Manager. Press twice from an unlocked screen to launch S Voice.

•

Back Key

using your phone, you may notice that the Back Key dims, but you can always use it to return to the previous item.

: Flashes or glows for alerts or phone status. For

“LED Indicator”

Plays sounds.

: Touch to display a context-sensitive menu of options

: Press to display the Home screen, or Lock screen if

: Touch to return to the previous screen or option. While

on page 27.

: Detects the presence of objects,

: Captures pictures or video.

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Side Views

•

Volume Key

volume. During calls or media playback, press Press to mute the ringtone of an incoming call.

•

Power/Lock Key

to access a device options menu. Press to lock the phone, or to wake the screen for unlocking.

: From the Home screen, press to adjust master

to adjust volume.

: Press and hold to turn the phone on or off, and

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Back View

•

LED Flash

: Use when taking photos or recording video.

•

Microphones (top and bottom)

during phone calls, and video chat.

•

8 Megapixel Camera

videos.

•

3.5mm Headset Jack

equipment.

•

Speaker

: Play ringtones, call audio when in Speakerphone mode,

music and media playback, and other sounds.

•

USB/Accessory Port

sync music and files.

: Capture audio during recording,

: Use when taking photos or recording

: Plug in an optional headset or TTY

: Connect a USB cable for charging or to

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Home Screen

The Home screen is the starting point for using your phone.

•

Status Bar

power, and connection details. For a list of icons, see

Bar”

•

Primary Shortcuts

more information, see

•

Shortcuts

Home screen by default, and you can add more shortcuts to your favorite apps. For more information, see page 31.

•

Widgets

found on the Home screen by default, and you can add your favorites. For more information, see

Note:

: Presents icons to show network status, battery

“Status

on page 27.

: Shortcuts to your phone’s common apps. For

“Primary Shortcuts”

: Shortcuts to apps.These shortcuts are found on the

: Apps that run on the Home screen. These widgets are

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, at the Home screen.

All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual displays may vary, depending on the software version of your phone and any changes to the phone’s Settings.

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“Shortcuts”

“Widgets”

on page 30.

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Extended Home Screen

The Home screen consists of the Home panel, plus panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more space for adding shortcuts, widgets and folders.

Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to the left or right side panels. As you scroll, the indicator at the bottom of the display shows your current position.

Customizing the Home Screen

Customize the Home screen to suit your preferences.

•

Add App Shortcuts

page 31.

•

Add Widgets

•

Add Folders

•

Change the Wallpaper

on page 32.

•

Display settings

page 128.

: For more information, see

“Shortcuts”

“Widgets”

“Folders”

“Display”

on page 30.

on page 31.

“Wallpaper”

Adding and removing Home screen panels

Your phone comes with 7 Home screen panels. You can customize the Home screen to include up to the seven default panels, and set one panel as Home.

1. From the Home screen, touch Edit

2. Slide your finger across the screen to scroll the panels, and use these controls to configure panels:

Remove

: Touch and hold on a panel, then drag it

Remove

Add

up to the default total of seven.

Tip:

Set as Home

screen. The panel set as Home will display when you press the

You can also “pinch” the Home screen to display Edit options.

: Touch a previously-removed panel to add it,

: Touch to assign a panel as the Home

Home Key

, then touch

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Navigation

Navigate your phone’s features using the command keys and the touch screen.

Warning!

Please note that a touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your finger or a nonmetallic stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic object when pressing on the touch screen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty. For more information, see “Warranty Information” on page 183.

Context-sensitive Menus

While using your phone, context-sensitive menus offer options for the feature or screen.

To access context-sensitive menus:

Touch

•

Touch and hold on an item.

Finger Gestures

Touch

Touch items to select or launch them. For example:

•

Touch the onscreen keyboard to enter characters or text.

•

Touch an item to select it.

•

Touch an app’s icon to launch the application.

Touch and Hold

Activate items by a touch and hold gesture. For example:

•

Touch and hold a widget on the Home screen to move it.

•

Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.

Swipe

Swipe your finger across the screen. For example:

•

Unlocking the screen

•

Scrolling the Home screen or a menu

•

Combine touch and hold with swipe to drag an item.

Pinch

Using two fingers, make a pinch motion on the screen. For example:

•

Pinch in to zoom in on pictures or screens.

•

Pinch out to zoom out on pictures or screens.

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Hand Gestures

Your phone recognizes motion, to allow you to navigate and access features by moving the phone in specific gestures.

To use gestures, enable the Motion settings. For more information, see “Motion” on page 131.

Pick Up or Turn Over

Lift the phone, or place the phone screen-down, on a horizontal surface, such as a table.

•

Direct call

: When this setting is On, you can lift the phone to your ear to call a displayed contact in Messaging, Contacts, or Call Log to dial the contact’s phone number.

•

Smart alert

: When this setting is On, the phone will automatically notify you to missed calls and alerts that occurred while the phone was stationary.

•

Turn over to mute/pause

phone screen-down automatically mutes incoming call ringtones and alerts sounds.

: When this setting is On, turning the

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Tap to top

Tap on the top of the phone twice, quickly.

•

Tap to top

: When this setting is On, a double tap on the top of the

phone takes you to the top of a list.

Tilt

Touch and hold with your thumbs on the screen, then tilt the phone forward and back to zoom in or out.

•

Tilt to zoom

Gallery or Internet causes the screen to zoom in or out.

: When this setting is On, tilting the phone while in

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Pan

Touch and hold on the screen, then move the phone in a side-to-side motion.

•

Pan to move icon

panning motion (side-to-side) moves a highlighted icon to a new location on the Home screen.

•

Pan to browse images

in a panning motion while viewing an image moves focus around in the image.

Shake

Shake your phone to scan for nearby devices, such as Bluetooth or Kies air devices, and more, for connecting to your phone for sharing files.

•

Shake to update

starts a scan for nearby devices for sharing.

: When this setting is On, moving the phone in a

: When this setting is On, moving the phone

: When this setting is On, shaking the phone

Palm

Use your hand to swipe across the screen, or cover the screen.

•

Palm swipe to capture

When this setting is On, swiping the screen with the side of your hand (left to right, or right to left) captures a screen shot.

•

Palm touch to mute/pause

When this setting is On, covering the screen with your hand mutes or pauses media playback.

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Notifications

Notifications shows information about connections, alerts and other items.

1. Touch and drag downward

from the top of the screen to display notifications.

2. Touch an item to open the

item, or to launch the related app or feature.

World Clock

While displaying Notifications, touch the time in the Status bar to display a World clock. Add cities to the clock to display the time in different zones around the world.

Clearing Notifications

1. Sweep your finger downward from the top of the

screen to display Notifications.

Clear

2. Touch a notification to clear it, or touch

notifications.

to clear all

Settings

Use settings at the top of Notifications to control popular settings. Slide your finger right and left to see all the icons.

•

Bluetooth

: Turn Bluetooth On or Off. See

page 102.

•

GPS

: Turn Standalone GPS services on or off. See

GPS services”

•

Sound

modes, Mute and Vibrate. See

•

Mobile data

mobile data service. See page 116.

•

Screen rotation

control whether the screen automatically updates when you rotate the phone. See

•

Power saving

“Power saving”

•

Airplane mode

mode”

on page 138.

: Switch between sound settings, and the two Silent

: Activate or deactivate your phone’s access to

“Turning Mobile data On or Off”

: Enable or disable the Auto rotation setting, to

“Auto-rotate screen”

: Enable or disable Power saving mode. See

on page 132.

: Turn Airplane mode On or Off. See

on page 118.

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“Bluetooth”

“Silent mode”

“Standalone

on page 124.

on page 129.

“Airplane

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•

Driving mode

caller ID and text messages read out. See

output”

•

Sync

“Sync”

: Enable or disable Driving mode, to have incoming

“Text-to-speech

on page 150.

: Enable or disable synchronization with your accounts. See

on page 135.

LED Indicator

The LED indicator , on the front of the phone above the screen (see “Front View” on page 17) animates or glows to show alerts or phone status.

•

Blue:

–

Pulses in multi-color blue while the phone is turning On or Off.

–

Blinks blue for a missed call, message or other notification.

•

Red:

–

Glows red when the phone is connected to a charger and charging.

–

Blinks red when the phone is connected to a charger and there is a problem with charging.

–

Blinks red when battery power is low (phone not connected to charger).

•

Green:

–

Glows green when the phone is connected to a charger and the battery is fully charged.

Status Bar

The Status Bar shows network and battery status and other details, including these common icons.

Airplane Mode Active

communications are disabled. See “Airplane mode” on page 118.

USB Connected

computer using a USB cable. For more information about transferring data between your phone and a computer, see “Transferring Da ta” on page 108.

Voice Call

: A voice call is in progress.

Speakerphone

Missed Call

Mute

: Voice or playback volume is muted.

Battery Level

Battery Charging

Device Power Critical

remaining. Charge immediately.

: All wireless

: The phone is connected to a

: Speakerphone is enabled.

: Displays when there is a missed call.

: Shown fully charged.

: Battery is charging.

: Battery has very little po wer

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GPS E911 Only

turned off). See “E911” on page 137.

GPS Location Active

services are active. See “Location services” on page 137.

Missing SIM

No Network

3G connection

arrows are colored when data is being transferred.

4G LTE Connection

system. The arrows are colored when data is being transferred.

Signal Strength

greater the number of bars, the stronger the signal.

Signal Strength Roaming, Open

strength, when the phone is roaming. The greater

: E911 location is active (cannot be

: One or more GPS location

: No SIM is installed.

: No wireless network is available.

: Phone is active on a 3G system. The

: Phone is active on a 4G LTE

: Current signal strength. The

: Current signal

Signal Strength Roaming, CDMA

: Current signal strength, when the phone is roaming on CDMA networks. The greater the number of bars, the stronger the signal.

Wi-Fi Active

: Wi-Fi is active, and connected to a Wi-Fi network. The greater the number of rays, the stronger the signal. The arrows are colored when data is being transferred. For more information about configuring Wi-Fi, see “Wi-Fi” on page 98.

Wi-Fi Action Needed

: Action needed to connec t to

Wi-Fi network. For more information about configuring Wi-Fi, see “Wi-Fi” on page 98.

New Message New Voicemail

: You have new message(s).

: You have new voicemail. A

number indicates the number of new messages.

New Email Message Download Successful

: You have new email.

: A file was downloaded

successfully.

the number of bars, the stronger the signal.

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Update Available

installed app.

Update Successful

app.

Alarm

Silent mode

are silenced, and Vibrate is not active. See “Silent mode” on page 124.

Vibrate

mode” on page 124.

Music Playing

the background. You can control playback from Notifications, or from Music player.

Music Paused: Music playback is paused. You can control playback from Notifications, or from Music player.

SD Card Ready

to prepare the card for use. For more information about using memory cards, see “Memory Card” on page 109.

: An update is available for an

: An update was installed for an

: An alarm is set.

: All sounds except media and alarms

: Vibrate Silent mode is active. See “Silent

: Music is playing, but the app is in

: A memory card scan is underway,

SD Card Safe to Remove

unmounted, and it is safe to uninstall it. For more information about using memory cards, see “Memory Card” on page 109.

SD Card Removed

uninstalled. For more information about using memory cards, see “Memor y Card” on page 109.

Bluetooth Active

information, see “Turning Bluetooth On or Off” on page 103.

Bluetooth Paired

another Bluetooth device. For more information, see “Pairing with a Bluetooth Device” on page 103.

TTY

: TTY Mode is active.

ECB

: Emergency Call Back Mode is active.

: A memory card was

: Bluetooth is turned on. For more

: Your device is paired with

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Primary Shortcuts

Primary Shortcuts appear at the bottom of the display. You can edit the Primary Shortcuts, except for

Editing the Primary Shortcuts

To add or remove shortcuts:



Touch and hold a shortcut, then drag it from the Primary Shortcuts to the Home screen, or from the Home screen to the Primary Shortcuts.

To remove shortcuts:



Touch and hold the shortcut until then drag the shortcut to the

Remove

Apps

Remove

icon.

appears,

Widgets

Widgets are self-contained applications that you can place on the Home screen for quick access.

Adding Widgets to the Home screen

Adding widgets from the Home screen

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch and hold

on the screen to display the

2. To uch

3. Touc h t h e

Adding Shortcuts from Widgets

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel.

2. Touc h

3. Touch a widget, then follow the prompts to configure

Add to Home screen

Widgets

tab, then touch a widget and follow the prompts to configure the widget and place it on the Home screen.

Apps

, then touch the

the widget and place it on the Home screen.

Home screen

, then select

Removing Widgets



Touch and hold the widget until then drag the widget to the

Delete

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Widgets

Delete

icon.

menu.

Apps

tab.

appears,

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Shortcuts

Use App shortcuts for quick access to applications from the Home screen. Your phone comes with app shortcuts already placed on the Home screen, and you can add your favorites.

Adding Shortcuts to the Home Screen

Adding shortcuts from the Home screen

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch and hold

on the screen to display the

2. Touch

3. Touch an app, then follow the prompts to configure the

Adding Shortcuts from Apps

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel.

2. Touch

3. Touch and hold on an app until it appears on the Home

Add to Home screen

shortcut and add it to the Home screen

Apps

screen.

Removing Shortcuts



Touch and hold the shortcut until then drag the shortcut to the Remove icon.

Add to Home screen

, then touch

Apps

Remove

menu.

appears,

Folder s

Place folders on the Home screen to organize items.

Adding Folders

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch and hold

on the screen to display the

2. Select

3. The folder displays on the Home screen. Touch the

Add to Home screen

folder to name it.

Home screen

, then touch

Removing Folders



Touch and hold the folder until then drag the folder to the Remove icon.

Folder

Remove

appears,

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Wallpaper

Choose a picture to display in the background of the Home screen. You can choose from pre-loaded wallpaper images, or select a picture you’ve taken with the Camera or downloaded.

1. From the Home screen, touch and hold on the screen

to display the

screen

2. Choose a source:

•Gallery

optional installed memory card. Touch a picture to select it, then use the crop tool to resize the picture, if desired. Touch

Done

• Live wallpapers

wallpapers. Touch a wallpaper, then touch

• Wallpaper

a wallpaper, then touch

Note:

You can also set Wallpaper in Settings. For more

information, see “Wallpaper” on page 130.

Home screen

Lock screen

: Choose a picture stored on your phone or on an

to set the picture as wallpaper.

: Choose from pre-loaded interactive moving

: Choose from pre-loaded wallpaper images. Touch

menu, then select

, or

Home and lock screen

Set wallpaper

Home

Set wallpaper

Apps

Apps holds all applications installed on your phone. Applications that you download and install are also added to Apps.

The Apps screen is like the Home screen, it consists of panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more space. Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to the left or right side panels. As you scroll, the indicator at the bottom of the display shows your current position.

For more information about applications, see “Applications” on page 68.

You can place shortcuts to apps on the Home screen, for quick access to the app. For more information, see “Adding

Shortcuts from Apps” on page 31.

Apps

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Slide your finger left or right to scroll the Apps screens.

3. Touch an icon to launch the application.

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Entering Text

Your phone uses a virtual QWERTY keyboard for text entry. Use the keyboard to enter letters, punctuation, numbers, and other characters into text entry fields or applications. Access the keyboard by touching any text entry field.

You can also use voice input to speak your inputs. The virtual QWERTY keyboard displays at the bottom of the

screen. By default, when you rotate the phone, the screen orientation updates to display the keyboard at the bottom of the screen.

Text Input Methods

Your phone offers two text input methods, Samsung keyboard and Google voice typing.

You can set a default text entry method in Settings. For more information, see “Keyboards and input methods” on page 146.

To choose a text input method at any time:



While entering text, touch and drag downward from the top of the screen to display Notifications, then touch

Select input method

Using Samsung Keyboard

The Samsung keyboard is a custom virtual QWERTY keyboard, featuring optional predictive text. Input characters by tapping the on-screen keys with your finger, or use speech recognition.

You can enable predictive text, to have the Samsung keyboard match your key touches to common words and displays them. Select a word from the display to insert it into your text.

Configuring Samsung keyboard

Configure the Samsung keyboard to your preferences.

•

For more information, see

•

While entering text, touch , then select from the pop-up menu.

“Samsung keyboard”

on page 147.

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Entering Upper and Lower Case Letters

The default case is lower case (abc). Enter upper and lower case alphabet letters by touching the Shift key to toggle the case, before touching the letter key(s).

•

Touch once to switch from abc to Abc mode

•

Touch and hold to switch to ABC mode

Entering Symbols and Numbers

To enter common symbols, touch to switch to symbol mode, then touch the corresponding key.

➔

To enter less-common symbols, touch

, then

touch the corresponding key. Enter numbers by touching , then touching the number

keys.

Using Google Voice Typing from the Samsung keyboard

When you enable the Voice input setting for Samsung keyboard, you can access Google Voice Typing from the Samsung keyboard.

For more information about enabling Voice input, see “Samsung keyboard” on page 147.



Touch , then speak your input.

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Using Predictive text

By using Predictive text, you can have next-letter prediction and regional error correction, which compensates for pressing the wrong keys on the QWERTY keyboard.

Note:

Enable Predictive text in Samsung keyboard settings, to have the Voice Input appear on the keyboard. For more information, see “Samsung keyboard” on page 147.



While entering characters, potential word matches display in the Predictive text area above the keyboard. Touch a word to insert it into your text.

Using Google Voice Typing

Use your voice to enter text using the Google Voice typing feature.

1. While entering text, touch and drag downward from the

top of the screen to display Notifications, then touch

Select input method ➔ Google voice typing

Listening

2. At the

the text is displayed in the text field.

prompt, speak your text. As you speak,

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Section 3: Contacts and Accounts

Accounts

Your phone provides the ability to synchronize information, from a variety of accounts, including Email, Facebook, Google, and your Samsung account. Depending on the account, you can choose to synchronize your calendar, contacts, and other types of content.

Contacts from your accounts appear in your phone’s Contacts.

With synchronization, you can ensure that information on your phone is updated with any information that changes in your accounts.

Controlling Synchronization

You can choose to have your phone automatically sync with your accounts, or manually synchronize each account when you want to check messages.

You may also choose to limit automatic or background synchronization to extend battery life.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Accounts and sync

2. At the top of the screen, touch to control

synchronization. Choose automatically, at any time, or choose OFF, you can manually sync accounts with the Sync option available in the accounts.

Tip:

You can also control synchronization from Notifications, with the Sync toggle. For more information, see “Notifications” on page 26.

to allow synchronization

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, then touch

OFF

. When set to

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Setting Up Your Accounts

Set up and manage your accounts with the Accounts and sync settings.

For information about setting up other, non-synchronized email accounts, see “Setting Up Email Accounts” on page 64.

Tip:

For more information on setting up your email, visit the Smartphone Resource Center at: https://smartphones.verizonwireless.com

Adding an account

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu Settings ➔ Accounts and sync ➔ Add account

2. Select an account provider, then follow the prompts to

enter your credentials and sign in.

3. The phone communicates with the provider’s server to set up your account on the phone.

, then touch

Managing accounts

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu Settings ➔ Accounts and sync

2. Select an account, then touch a setting to enable or

disable synchronization. When enabled, a check mark appears in the check box.

, then touch

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Contacts

Use Contacts to store information for your friends, family and colleagues, to make contacting them easy.

To a ccess Contacts:



From the Home screen, touch

Contact tips:

•

Swipe your finger left-to-right across a contact to make a call to

the contact.

•

Swipe right-to-left across a contact to create a message

addressed to the contact.

Contacts

Creating Contacts

1. From the Home screen, touch Create contact

2. At the

3. Touch contact fields to enter information:

Save contact to

the contact (options depend on accounts set up):

• Phone

: Save to the phone’s Contacts.

• Google

: Save to your Google account.

•Corporate

•

Tou c h

•

Tou c h

Name Name prefix, First name, Middle name, Last name,

enter

Name suffix

•

Touch

Phone number

Label

button to choose a label, from

Work Fax, Home Fax, Pager, Other, Custom

add another number, touch .

•

Touch

Email address

Label

button to choose a label, from

Custom

prompt, select a save option for

: Save to your Corporate account.

Photo ID

to choose a picture to identify the contact.

to enter a name for the contact. Touch to

to enter a phone number, then touch the

to enter an email address, then touch the

to create a new label. To add an address, touch .

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Contacts

➔

Mobile, Home, Work

Callback

Home, Work, Other

. To

, or

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•

Touch

Address

to enter an email address, then touch the

Label

button to choose a label, from

Custom

to create a new label. To add an address, touch .

•

Touch next to

Label

the

Anniversary, Other

•

Touch

Groups

information about Groups, see

•

Touch

Ringtone

•

Touch

Vibration pattern

along with the ringtone when this contact calls or sends you a message.

•

Touch

Add another field Phonetic Name, Organization, IM, Notes, Nickname Website

4. When you finish entering information, touch

Events

button to choose a label, from

, or

Custom

to assign the contact to a group. For more

to choose a ringtone for the contact.

to choose a vibration pattern to play

to add more fields, including

, or

Relationship

Home, Work, Other

to enter a special date, then touch

Birthday

to create a new label.

“Groups”

on page 46.

Save

Creating Contacts from Recent calls

, or

Save a phone number from a recent call to create a new contact, or update an existing contact.

For more information, see “Creating or Updating Contacts Using Recent calls” on page 54.

Creating Contacts from the Phone Keypad

Enter a phone number with the Phone Keypad, then save it.

Phone

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch the digits of the phone number on the

3. Tou ch

4. Continue entering contact information. For more

Tip:

Add to Contacts

the pop-up menu.

information, see “Creating Contacts” on page 38.

While entering a phone number, you can add waits or pauses. Enter the number up to the pause or wait, then touch Menu

to select

, then select

Add 2 sec pause

Keypad

Create contact

Add wait

from

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Updating Contacts

Make changes to update an existing contact.

Contacts

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch a contact to view its information, then touch Edit

– or –

Touch and hold a contact, then select menu.

3. Continue entering contact information. For more

information, see “Creating Contacts” on page 38.

Updating Contacts from the Phone Keypad

Enter a phone number with the Phone Keypad, then save it.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch the digits of the phone number on the

3. Touch

4. Select a contact to update, then continue entering

Add to Contacts

the pop-up menu.

contact information. For more information, see “Creating Contacts” on page 38.

, then select

Edit

from the

Phone

Keypad

Update existing

Updating Contacts from Recent calls

Save a phone number from a recent call to create a new contact, or update an existing contact.

For more information, see “Creating or Updating Contacts Using Recent calls” on page 54.

from

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Choosing Contacts to Display

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Touch

•

Choose

•

Choose an account to only display contacts from that account.

•

Touch

•

Choose account, or the phone.

, then touch

All contacts

Phone

Customized list

to show all contacts.

to show only show contacts saved to the phone.

to select contact types for each

Contacts

Contacts to display

Contacts Settings

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Touch

•

Select least one stored phone number.

•

Touch

•

Touch

•

Touch contacts by Bluetooth contacts. For more information about sending contacts, see page 44.

, then touch

Only contacts with phones

List by

to sort contacts by first or last name.

Display contacts by Send contact

to list contacts by first or last name.

to set your preference for transferring

“Sending Namecards (vCards)”

Contacts

Settings

to show contacts with at

Other Contacts Options

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch a contact to display it, then touch

•History

: View calls and messages to and from this contact.

•Edit

: Modify contact information. For more information, see

“Updating Contacts”

•Delete

: Erase the contact record.

• Join contact/Separate contact

one. For information, see

• Mark as default

(such as IM or email address). Defaults are the contact method used when creating a message or calling a contact. You can also set a default by touching and holding on a contact field.

• Share namecard via

see

“Sending Namecards (vCards)”

• Add to reject list

from the contact are rejected automatically. To remove a contact form the reject list, touch and hold on the contact in the main contacts screen, then choose

• Print namecard

compatible Samsung Bluetooth-enabled printer.

on page 40.

“Joining Contacts”

: Set a default phone number or other field

: Send the namecard. For information,

: Mark the contact so that calls or messages

: Print the namecard via Bluetooth to a

Contacts

: Manage multiple contacts as

on page 44.

Remove from reject list

on page 42.

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My Local Profile

My local profile is your own contact record, listed under ME in Contacts. You can send My local profile as a vCard via Bluetooth or as an attachment.

Creating My Local Profile

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch

Sending My Local Profile

You can send your profile as a vCard via Bluetooth to other Bluetooth devices, or as an attachment.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch your profile to display your contact information.

3. Touch

4. Choose a sending method, then follow the prompts to

Set up profile

contact fields. Contacts” on page 38.

send the profile.

, then enter your information

For more information, see “Creating

, then touch

Contacts

Share namecard via

in the

Joining Contacts

Your phone can synchronize with multiple accounts, including Google, Corporate, and other providers, plus social networking sites like Facebook. When you synchronize contacts from these accounts with your phone, you may have multiple contacts for one person.

Joining contact records allows you to see all the contact’s numbers and addresses together. Joining also helps you keep your contacts updated, because any changes to information in the respective accounts is automatically updated the next time you synchronize with the account.

Joining contacts

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch and hold on a contact, then select

3. Select a contact to join to the selected contact.

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Contacts

Join contact

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Separating contacts

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch a contact to display its information.

3. Under the

many contacts are joined to this one. Touch the

Connection

4. Touch next to a contact to remove it from the

displayed contact.

Connection

field to display joined contacts.

heading, phone icons show how

Contacts

Exporting and Importing Contacts

You can export your contact list to and from USB storage (your phone’s memory), or an installed memory card. Contacts are exported and imported as a special VCF file, and contacts are sent as vCards.

Contacts

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Tou ch

3. Select an option, then follow the prompts to complete

the operation:

• Import from USB storage

phone memory.

• Export to USB storage

• Import from SD card

card.

• Export to SD card

• Send namecard via

information, see page 44.

, then touch

: Copy contacts to an installed memory card.

“Sending Namecards (vCards)”

Import/Export

: Copy contacts that are saved in

: Copy contacts to phone memory.

: Copy contacts from an installed memory

: Share contacts as vCards. For more

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Sending Namecards (vCards)

You can send a contact namecard as a vCards via Bluetooth to other Bluetooth devices, or as an attachment via Gmail or Email.

Important!

Not all Bluetooth devices will accept contacts, and not all devices support transfers of multiple contacts. Check the target device’s documentation.

Contacts

➔

Send

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Touch

namecard via

3. Touch contacts to mark them for sending, or touch

Select all

the check box for marked contacts.

4. Touch

Done

then follow the prompts to send the namecard:

• Bluetooth

“Bluetooth”

see

•Email

“Email”

, then touch

to mark all contacts. A check mark appears in

. At the prompt, choose a sending method,

: For more information about sending via Bluetooth,

on page 102.

: For more information about sending email, see

on page 64.

Import/Export

•Gmail

: For more information about sending Gmail, see

“Composing and Sending Gmail”

• Messaging

• Wi-Fi Direct

: For more information about sending messages,

“Creating and Sending Messages”

see

: For more information about using Wi-Fi Direct,

see see

“Wi-Fi Direct”

on page 100.

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on page 67.

on page 61.

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Backing Up Contacts

Use Backup Assistant Plus to save a copy of your Contacts to a secure web site.

For more information, see “Backup Assistant+” on page 72.

Contacts

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Touch

3. Follow the prompts to log in to your Backup Assistant

account.

, then touch

Backup

Favorites

Mark contacts with a star to identify them as Favorites. Favorites display on the Favorites tab in the Phone and

Contacts for fast dialing or messaging, and are indicated by the .

Creating Favorites

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch and hold on a contact, then select

from the pop-up menu.

favorites

– or –

Touch a contact to display it, then touch at the top right of the screen.

Contacts

Add to

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Groups

Assign contacts to Groups to make searching for contacts faster, or to quickly call or send messages to group members. Your phone comes with pre-loaded groups you can use to add your contacts, or you can create new groups.

Accessing Groups



From the Home screen, touch

Groups

Creating a New Group

1. From the Home screen, touch Groups

➔

New

2. Touch

•

Touch

Group name

•

Touch

Group ringtone

members of this group.

•

Touch

Vibration pattern

from members of this group.

•

Touch

Add member

3. Touch to save the new group.

, then enter information:

to enter a Group Name.

to choose a ringtone for calls from

to choose a vibration to play for calls

to select members from Contacts.

Contacts

➔

Editing a Group

1. From the Home screen, touch Groups

2. Touch a Group to display it.

➔

Edit

3. To uch

the group. For more information, see “Creating a New Group” on page 46.

Deleting a Group

1. From the Home screen, touch Groups

2. To uch

3. Touch a group to mark it for deletion, or touch

to mark all groups. When selected, a check mark appears in the check box. You cannot delete preloaded groups.

4. To uch

group members

Delete

, then choose

, then update information for

, then touch

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Contacts

Delete

Group only

Group and

➔

Select all

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Adding Contacts to a Group

1. From the Home screen, touch Groups

Group

2. Touch a

member

3. Touch contact(s) to mark them for addition, or touch

Select all

mark appears in the check box.

4. Touch

Removing Contacts from a Group

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch a

3. Touch

4. Touch contact(s) to mark them for removal, or touch

Select all

mark appears in the check box.

5. Touch

to display it, then touch

to mark all contacts. When selected, a check

Done

to add the selected contact(s).

Group

to display it.

, then touch

to mark all contacts. When selected, a check

Done

to remove the selected contact(s).

Contacts

Remove member

➔

Add

➔

Groups

Sending a Message to Group Members

Create a new text or email message, addressed to the group’s members.

1. From the Home screen, touch Group

to display it.

, then touch

Done

Send message

2. Tou c h a

3. Tou ch

4. Touch contacts to mark them as recipients for the new

message, then touch

5. The new message opens, with the marked contacts as

recipients. Continue creating the message, as desired. For more information, see “Creating and Sending

Messages” on page 61, or see “Composing and Sending Email” on page 66.

Contacts

➔

Groups

Send

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Speed Dials

Speed dials are 1-, 2-, or 3-digit shortcuts (1 to 100) you assign to contacts, to allow you to quickly call the contact.

For more information about calling using speed dials, see “Making Calls using Speed Dials” on page 49.

Note:

Some speed dials are reserved by default, and cannot be assigned: Speed dial 1 is reserved for Voicemail. Speed dial 97 is reserved for balance inquiries. Speed dial 98 is reserved for minutes inquiries. Speed dial 99 is reserved for payment inquiries. Speed dial 100 is reserved for data usage inquiries.

Assigning Speed Dials

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Touch

3. A list of speed dials displays.Touch a speed dial, then

touch a contact to assign the contact to the speed dial.

, then touch

Contacts

Speed dial setting

Removing or Reassigning a Speed Dial

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. To uch

3. To uch

• Change order

new speed dial location to change the order.

•Remove

, then touch

, then touch an option:

: Touch an assigned speed dial, then touch a

: Touch a speed dial to remove it.

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Contacts

Speed dial setting

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Section 4: Calling

Making Calls

Your phone offers multiple ways to make calls:

•

Use the touch screen or speed dial.

•

Call a contact from

•

Call a contact from

•

Return a call, or call a recent caller, from

•

Voice dial using

Phone Keypad

Contacts Favorites

S Voice

to enter the phone number

Recent

calls.

Making Calls Using the Phone Keypad

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch the digits of the telephone number on the Keypad

3. Touch to place the call.

Phone

Making Calls using Speed Dials

Speed Dials are 1-, 2-, or 3-digit shortcuts (1 to 100) you assign to contacts, to allow you to quickly call the contact.

For more information about setting speed dials, see “Speed Dials” on page 48.

Phone

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch the digits of the speed dial number on the Keypad

, holding the last digit until the number dials.

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Making Calls from Contacts

A contact is an entry that you have created to store the name, numbers, and other information for people or groups of interest.

For more information, see “Contacts” on page 38.

Contacts

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Find the contact and touch it to open the Contact entry.

3. Swipe your finger from left to right across the contact

to dial their default number. – or –

Touch a contact, then touch to dial the number.

Making Calls using S Voice

Place a call by speaking the name or number.

Phone

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. The first time you access, follow the prompts to

confirm the license agreement, and view information about.

3. Follow the prompts to speak a command. You can say

commands such as:

• Call <Name >

• Dial <Phone number>

•Redial

Tip:

You can launch S Voice from most unlocked screens by pressing the

: Call an entry in your Contacts list.

: Call a spoken phone number.

: Repeat a recent call.

Home Key

twice.

. then touch

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Making Calls using Favorites

Favorites are contacts that you designate as favorites by starring them. For more information about creating favorites, see “Favorites” on page 45.

1. From the Home screen, touch Favorites

2. Touch

3. Find the contact and touch it to open the Contact entry.

4. Swipe your finger from left to right across the contact

to dial their default number. – or –

Touch a contact, then touch to dial the number.

to display favorites.

Phone

Making Calls from Recent calls

Return a call, or call a number from a recent call stored in Recent calls.

For more information, see “Recent Calls” on page 53.

Multi-party Calling

Use multi-party call features to set up a call between multiple callers, such as for a conference call.

1. Establish the first call, by answering an incoming call

or making a call.

2. Tou ch

3. Make the second call by touching the phone number

4. Tou ch

5. To end the call touch

Add call

. The first call is placed on hold.

digits, then press .

Merge

to merge the calls into one conference

call.

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Answering Calls

You can answer incoming calls when the phone is locked or unlocked.



Touch and drag the middle of the screen.

Tip:

To silence the ringtone for an incoming call, press the

Volume Key

Sending Calls to Voicemail

When your phone alerts you to an incoming call, you can reject the call to send the caller to voice mail, or reject the call and send a message to the caller.

Rejecting a call



Touch and drag the of the screen.

Answer

icon toward the

Reject

icon toward the middle

Rejecting a call with a message



Touch and drag middle of the screen, then select an existing message, or

Create new message

Note:

For more information about creating reject messages,

see “Set reject messages” on page 56.

Reject call with message

toward the

Answering Call-Waiting Calls

When you receive a call while on a call:

•

Touch and drag the call. The original call is placed on hold, and remains on hold until you end the second call, or swap calls back to the original call.

•

Tou ch

Swap

to place a call on hold and return to the original call.

Answer

icon to answer the incoming

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Options During a Call

While in a call, you can use these features:

•

Add call

: Display the Dialer to set up a multi-party call.

•

Keypad

: Display a keypad to enter numbers.

•

End call

: End the phone call.

•

Speaker

: Enable or disable speakerphone.

•

Mute

: Mute or unmute your voice on the call.

•

Headset

: Switch the call’s audio to a Bluetooth headset (device

and headset must already be paired; for more information see

“Pairing with a Bluetooth Device”

•

Touc h

– –

–

for options:

Contacts

: Launch Contacts.

Memo

: Launch S Memo to take notes in text, or create a

drawing.

Noise reduction on/Noise reduction off

reduction, to improve call audio quality in noisy environments.

In-call sound EQ

cases where you might need the sound softer or clear, or optimized for your right or left ear.

: Apply a sound equalizer to the call audio, in

on page 103).

: Enable or disable noise

Ending a Call



To end a call, touch .

Recent Calls

When you place, answer, or miss a call, a record of the call is saved in Recent calls.

Accessing Recent calls



From the Home screen, touch

Recent calls

Making Calls using Recent calls

1. From the Home screen, touch Recent

2. Tou c h

3. Swipe your finger from left to right across the call to

redial. – or –

Touch a call, then touch to dial the number.

to display recent calls.

Phone

➔

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Sending Messages using Recent calls

1. From the Home screen, touch Recent calls

2. Swipe your finger from right to left across the call.

– or –

Touch a call, then touch to create a message to the number.

Phone

➔

Creating or Updating Contacts Using Recent calls

1. From the Home screen, touch Recent calls

2. Touch and hold on a call, then select

from the pop-up menu.

3. Choose

4. Continue entering contact information. For more

Create contact

information, see “Contacts” on page 38.

Update existing

Phone

➔

Add to Contacts

Managing Recent calls

Deleting records

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. While viewing the calls, touch Delete

3. Touch call records to mark them for deletion, or touch Select all

4. To uch

Filtering records

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. While viewing the calls, touch View by

3. Select a filter type, from calls calls messages

Phone

➔

Recent calls

. A check indicates marked records.

Delete

Recent calls

Missed calls, Dialed calls, Received calls, Rejected

All messages, Sent messages

to delete marked records.

All calls and messages, All

, then touch

Phone

, then touch

, and

Received

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➔

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Viewing call durations

View the length of the Last call, all Dialed calls, all Received calls, or All calls.

Phone

1. From the Home screen, touch Recent calls

2. While viewing calls, touch

duration

➔

, then touch

Call

Call Settings

Configure settings for calling with your phone.

Call rejection

Create and manage a list of phone numbers, to have your phone automatically reject calls you receive from those numbers.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Tou ch

3. Select

• Auto reject mode ON

will be rejected.

• Auto reject list

Auto reject mode is ON. Turn on no caller ID. Touch numbers to reject, or select them from Contacts. Touch Mat criteria to set options for using the reject number list.

➔ Call Settings

Call rejection

OFF

for these options:

: Touch to turn Auto reject mode

. When ON, calls from numbers on the Auto reject list

: Enter telephone numbers to be rejected in

Unavailable

Create

, then follow the prompts to enter

Phone

to reject calls with

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Set reject messages

Create and manage text messages to send to callers when rejecting incoming calls. Messages you create here are available from the incoming call screen when you use the Reject with message option.

Phone

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Touch

3. Manage messages:

•

To create new messages, touch prompts.

•

To modify an existing message, touch the message, then edit the text.

➔ Call Settings

Create

➔ Set reject messages

, then follow the

Call alerts

Set options for sounds and vibrations to occur during calls.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. To uch

3. Configure options:

➔ Call Settings

• Call vibrations

have your phone vibrate when it connects to the network. Enable on the other caller ends the call.

• Call status tones

calls. Enable when the other caller answers a call. Enable have a tone play once per minute during a call. Enable

tone

the call. Touch

• Alerts on call

messages play during phone calls. When disabled, these notifications will be muted during a call.

: Enable

Call-end vibration

: Choose options for sounds to play during

Call connect tone

to have the phone play a tone when the other caller ends

to save the settings.

: Enable to have notifications for alarms and new

➔ Call alert

Vibrate on connection to network

to have the phone vibrate when

to have the phone play a tone

Phone

Minute minder

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Call end

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Call answering/ending

Manage settings for answering and ending calls.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Touch

ending

3. Configure these options:

• Answering key

call by pressing the

• The power key ends calls

Auto screen off during calls

When enabled, the screen automatically turns off during phone calls, and the proximity sensor on the front of the phone is used to turn the screen back on when the phone is moved or brought close to another surface, such as when you move the phone to your ear.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch

3. Tou ch

Auto screen off during calls

the option.

➔ Call Settings

: When enabled, you can answer an incoming

: When enabled, pressing the

Power/Lock Key

➔ Call Settings

Phone

➔ Call answering/

Home Key

ends a call.

Phone

to enable or disable

Accessory setting for call

Configure headset options for calls.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Tou ch

for call

3. Configure settings:

• Automatic answering

headset connected to the Headset Jack, incoming calls are answered automatically after a delay, set at Automatic answering timer.

• Automatic answering timer

before automatically answering an incoming call when Automatic answering is enabled and a headset is connected to the phone.

• Outgoing call conditions

Bluetooth headset, you can choose to make calls even when the phone is locked.

➔ Call Settings

: When enabled, and you have a

➔ Accessory settings

: Choose a time period to delay

: When the phone is paired with a

Phone

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Use extra volume for calls

When enabled, the call screen displays a volume control, for adjusting call volume during calls.

Phone

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Touch

Use extra vol. for calls

3. Tou ch

option.

In-call sound EQ settings

During a call, you can use the In-call sound EQ settings to customize call audio to your needs. For example, if you usually use a headset in your right ear, you can choose to have sound optimized for the right ear.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch

settings

3. Configure settings:

• In-call sound EQ

audio.

•Personalized EQ

EQ setting, based on your specific needs.

➔ Call Settings

to enable or disable the

➔ Call Settings

: Choose a default equalizer setting for call

: Follow the prompts to create a personalized

Phone

➔ In-call sound EQ

Increase volume in pocket

When enabled, the phone uses the proximity sensor to detect when the phone is in a pocket or other close-fitting location such as a purse or bag, and increases the volume for incoming call ringtones.

Phone

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. To uch

Increase volume in pocket

3. To uch

the option.

Noise reduction

When enabled, the effect of background noise is suppressed, to help you and the other caller hear better.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. To uch

3. To uch

Noise reduction

➔ Call Settings

➔ Call Settings ➔ Additional settings

to enable or disable the option.

to enable or disable

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Voicemail

Configure options for voicemail.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Touch

3. Configure options:

• Voicemail service

service provider’s voicemail service. If you have another option for voicemail installed, select it here.

• Voicemail settings

voicemail for your service provider is *86 (*VM). If you wish to use another speed dial, touch Voicemail number to set a new one.

•Vibrate

notification.

➔ Call Settings

: By default, your phone uses your wireless

: By default, the speed dial for calling

: Choose an option for vibration to play for a voicemail

Phone

Other call settings

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Tou ch

3. Configure options:

•Auto retry

• TTY mode

•DTMF tones

• Voice privacy

➔ Call Settings

: When enabled, the phone will automatically redial a

call if it receives a busy signal from the network.

: Choose a TTY mode to enable TTY mode, for use

with optional TTY equipment.

: Set the length of Dual-tone Multi-frequency tones, which play when you use the keypad during a call, such as when navigating phone menus.

: Enable or disable Enhanced voice privacy, to

improve the security of phone calls.

Phone

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Section 5: Messaging

Types of Messages

Your phone supports these types of messages:

•

Text messages

text to other mobile phones or email addresses (also known as SMS).

•

Multimedia messages

pictures, video, and/or sound to other mobile phones or email addresses (also known as MMS).

•

Mobile IMs

popular messaging sites.

•

including Corporate mail.

•

Gmail

•

Voicemail

•

Google Talk

: Send and receive simple messages containing

: Send and receive text messages with

: Exchange Instant Messages with other users of

: Send and receive email from your email accounts,

: Send and receive Gmail from your Google account.

: Retrieve voice messages from callers.

: Chat with other Google Talk users.

Note:

Messaging service availability depends on your network and service plan. Multimedia Messaging charges apply per your Calling Plan. Monthly plans are available. Higher rates apply for International Multimedia Messaging (when available). Compatible Device required. Consult Verizon Wireless for more information.

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Text and Multimedia Messaging

Your phone can send and receive text and multimedia messages.

Creating and Sending Messages

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch

3. Tou ch

or email address, or touch to add recipients from Contacts. As you enter text, matching contacts appear. Touch a contact to add it to the list.

4. Touch

entering the message, use these options (available options depend on attachment):

•

New message

Enter recipient

Enter message

Touch Attach (converts the message to MMS). Touch Menu

–

Insert smiley

–

Add text

: Select text from S Memo, Calendar, Contacts or Text

templates to add.

–

Preview

: View the message and attachments before sending.

and enter a name, phone number

, then enter the message. While

to add media or content to the message

for options:

: Add a text emoticon to the message.

Messaging

–

Add to Contacts

save the info as a new contact, or update an existing contact.

–

Add slide/Remove slide

pictures or other media, and adding a slide converts the

message to MMS.

–

Add subject

MMS.)

–

Duration

–

Layout

on top) of the attachment(s), or after (Text on bottom).

5. Touch to send the message.

: If the recipients are not saved in Contacts,

: Add or remove a slide. Slides hold

: Add a subject field (converts the message to

: Set the length of time the media on the slide displays.

: Choose whether the message text appears above (Text

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Managing Messages

Messages you send and receive to the same contact, number or address are grouped together as a “thread”, so you can see all the messages you exchanged with a recipient in one place, like a conversation.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Message threads display by contact, number, or

address. While viewing message threads, you have these options:

•

Touch and hold a thread to choose options, including:

–

View Contact / Add to Contacts

save the sender/recipient’s information.

–

Delete thread

•

Tou ch

–

Settings

–

Delete threads

erasure, or touch

–

About

: Erase the entire message thread.

for options, including:

: Enter characters to search messages and recipients.

: Configure Messaging settings.

: Touch message threads to mark them for

Select all

: View information about Messaging.

Messaging

: View the contact record, or

to mark all message threads.

Message Settings

Configure settings for message storage, delivery, or alerts.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. To uch

•Display

–

Bubble style

message thread. Touch a bubble style for each side of the conversation, then touch

–

Background style

behind message threads. Touch a style, then touch

–

Use the volume key

of message text while viewing by pressing the Volume Key.

• Storage settings

–

Delete old messages

automatically erased when storage reaches default limits. When disabled, the phone will prompt you to delete old messages to make room.

–

Text message limit

conversation.

–

Multimedia message limit

messages per thread.

, then touch

: Choose the appearance of messages in a

Save

: Choose the appearance of the screen

: When enabled, you can change the size

: When enabled, messages are

: Set the number of SMS messages per

Messaging

Settings

: Set the number of MMS

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for options:

Save

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–

Set text templates

add to your messages. Use a pre-loaded text template, or create your own.

• Text message (SMS) settings

–

Delivery reports

for text messages you send.

–

Manage SIM card messages

you’ve stored on an installed SIM card.

• Multimedia message (MMS) settings

–

Delivery reports

for multimedia messages you send.

–

Auto-retrieve

automatically. When disabled, the phone prompts for download.

–

Roaming auto-retrieve

download and display automatically when roaming. When disabled, the phone prompts you to download new MMS messages.

–

Group conversations

message is considered a group message. When this option is enabled, replies to the original message are sent to all recipients.

: Text templates are phrases that you can

: When enabled, you receive a delivery report

: View and manage messages

: When enabled, you receive a delivery report

: When enabled, MMS messages download

: When enabled, MMS messages

: When you enter multiple recipients, the

• Notification settings

–

Notifications

Status bar.

–

Select ringtone

–

Vibrate

• Emergency message settings

–

Emergency Alerts

Emergency Alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS), including Presidential Alerts, Imminent Alerts (Severe or Extreme), and AMBER Alerts (missing persons). You may choose not to receive Imminent and AMBER alerts, but Presidential Alerts cannot be disabled. All alerts are enabled by default (checkmark shown). For more information about Emergency Alerts see

–

Emergency notification preview

Emergency Alert tone (and vibration, if enabled). The Emergency Alert tone plays at the same volume as your call ringtone.

–

Vibrate

–

Alert reminder

phone plays a sound to notify you of an Emergency Alert after the Emergency Alert tone has stopped.

: When enabled, message alerts display in the

: Choose a sound for message alerts.

: Configure vibration for message alerts.

: This device is designed to receive Wireless

“Emergency Alerts”

: Configure vibration for Emergency Alerts.

: Choose whether, and at what interval, your

on page 64.

: Listen to an example of a

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Emergency Alerts

This device is designed to receive Wireless Emergency Alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS). Emergency Alerts are geographically-targeted, and alert customers of imminent threats to their safety within their area. There is no charge for receiving an Emergency Alert.

There are three types of Emergency Alerts:

•

Presidential

•

Imminent (Severe or Extreme)

•

AMBER Alerts (missing person alert)

Customers may choose not to receive Imminent Alerts and AMBER Alerts. Presidential Alerts can not be disabled. To disable Imminent Threat Alerts (Extreme and Severe) and AMBER Alerts, follow these instructions:

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Touch

Alerts

3. All alerts are enabled by default (checkmark showing).

To disable alerts, touch an alert to remove the checkmark.

, then touch

Messaging

Settings ➔ Emergency

Email

Send and receive email using popular email services.

Setting Up Email Accounts

You can configure Email for most accounts in just a few steps.

Apps

1. From the Home screen, select Email

2. The first time you set up an email account, select your

email provider. – or –

For subsequent accounts, touch

➔

, then select your email provider.

3. Follow the prompts to set up your email account.

Note:

For more information on setting up your email, visit the Smartphone Resource Center at:

https://smartphones.verizonwireless.com

➔

Menu ➔

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Settings

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Deleting Email Accounts

1. From the Home screen, select Email

2. Touch

➔ Settings

3. Select email account(s) for deletion, then touch

DELETE

Apps

➔

Syncing Email Accounts

Syncing refreshes your phone with the account’s servers. When you set up an email account, you can choose whether the account syncs in the background, or manually.



From the Home screen, select

➔

Sync

Apps

➔

Email Settings

Use settings to configure handling of your email.

Note:

Available settings depend on the email provider.

1. From the Home screen, select Email

2. Tou ch

➔ Settings

options:

• Display after deleting message

after you delete a message.

• Message preview line

: Choose the number of lines of email

text to display in the preview screen.

•Email title

• Confirm deletions

: Choose how emails are titled in the preview screen.

: When enabled, Email will prompt you to

confirm when you delete messages.

• Quick responses

: View and manage text phrases that you can

insert into emails.

3. Touch an account to configure specific settings.

Available options depend on the account.

Apps

➔ General preferences

: Choose the screen to display

➔

for

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Composing and Sending Email

1. From the Home screen, select Email

2. If you have multiple accounts set up, choose an

account from the menu at the top of the screen.

COMPOSE

3. Touch

recipients and the email text.

4. While composing a message, use these options:

•

Touch Menu for options. Available options depend on the type of email account.

•

Touch Attach options depend on the type of email account.

5. Touch

, then touch fields to enter

to add a file to the message. Available

Send

to send the message.

Apps

➔

Gmail

Send and receive emails via Gmail, Google’s web-based email.



From the Home screen, select

Gmail

Setting Up Your Gmail Account

The first time you launch Gmail, your phone will prompt you to set up your Google account, if you haven’t already set it up. If you set up your Google account on your phone, Gmail is set up automatically

1. From the Home screen, select Gmail

2. Follow the prompts to sign in, or create a new account.

3. The phone communicates with the Google server to set

up your account and synchronize your email.

Note:

You can use more than one Google account on your

phone. To add another account, use the

Accounts

option.

Apps

➔

Apps

➔

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➔

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Refreshing Your Gmail Account

Syncing refreshes your phone with the account’s servers. When you set up an email account, you can choose whether the account syncs in the background, or manually.



From the Home screen, select

Gmail ➔

Sync

Apps

➔

Gmail Settings

Use settings to configure your Gmail preferences.

Apps

1. From the Home screen, select Gmail

2. Touch

Menu ➔ Settings

for options.

➔

Composing and Sending Gmail

1. From the Home screen, select Gmail

Compose

2. Touch

message. While composing, touch options.

3. To send the message, touch

, then touch fields to compose the

Apps

Send

➔

for

Voicemail

All unanswered calls to your phone are sent to voice mail, even if your phone is turned off, so you’ll want to set up your voice mail and personal greeting as soon as you activate your phone.

Visual Voice Mail is a feature that allows you to review your voicemails on your phone, including the option to listen to your voicemail in any order. There is a monthly charge for Visual Voice Mail, and airtime charges may apply. For more information, contact Verizon Wireless.

Setting up Voicemail

1. From the Home screen, touch Voice Mail

– or –

From the Home screen, touch and hold .

2. Follow the automated instructions to set up your

password and record a greeting.

Apps

Phone

➔

, then touch

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Checking Voicemail

1. From the Home screen, touch Voice Mail

– or –

From the Home screen, touch , then touch and hold .

2. Follow the automated instructions to manage

voicemail.

Apps

➔

Clearing Voicemail Notifications

When you have new voicemail, your phone alerts you by displaying an icon in the Status bar, and, depending on your settings, by playing sound and vibration. If you want to remove the icon from the Status bar, use the Clear notifications option.



From the Home screen, touch

Voice Mail

➔

Clear notifications

Apps

➔

Google Talk

Chat with other Google Talk users.

Note:

Talk requires that you have a Google account set up on

your phone. For more information, see “Setting Up Your Accounts” on page 37. If you set up your Google account, you are automatically logged in.

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From the Home screen, select

Apps

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➔

Tal k

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Section 6: Applications

Managing Applications

Apps displays all applications installed on your phone, including apps you download and install.

From Apps, you can change the way apps appear on the screen, uninstall apps you’ve downloaded, and share apps with friends. When you install new apps, new screens are added to hold them.

Tip:

You can place shortcuts to apps on the Home screen, for quick access to the application. For more information, see “Shortcuts” on page 31.

Downloading and Installing Apps

Find new apps to download and install on your device:

•

Play Store

page 93.

•

page 73.

•

page 93.

: For more information, see

Verizon Apps

S Suggest

: For more information, see

“Play Store”

“Apps”

“S Suggest”

Uninstalling Apps

You can uninstall apps you download and install. Pre-loaded apps cannot be uninstalled.

Apps

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Tou ch

3. Apps that can be uninstalled show on their icon.

Touch , then follow the prompts to uninstall the app. Pre-loaded apps cannot be uninstalled.

➔ Uninstall

Customizing the Apps Screens

Choosing a view

By default, app icons appear in Grid view. You can change the view to list view.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Tou ch Menu

3. Choose an option:

• Customizable Grid

touch and hold on apps to move them from screen to screen.

• Alphabetical grid

• Alphabetical list

, then touch View type

: The default view, which allows you to

: Icons are arranged in a grid, in A-Z order.

: Icons display in a list, sorted from A-Z.

Apps.

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Apps screen options

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch Menu

•Play Store

apps to download.

•Edit

: Touch and hold an app icon for these options:

–

Drag it to a new location.

–

Drag it to to create a new folder to contain the icon.

–

Drag it to to create a new apps screen and place the icon on it.

–

Drag it to to launch Application manager to view information about the app. For more information, see

manager”

–

Drag to (if available) to remove the icon. The trashcan is only available for apps you’ve installed. Pre-loaded apps cannot be removed.

• Uninstall

phone. Preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled.

• Downloaded applications

downloaded.

•View type

for options:

: Launch Google™ Play Store, to browse for new

on page 134.

: Remove an app that you downloaded from your

: Display all apps you’ve

: Configure the apps screen.

Apps.

“Application

• Share apps

• Hide applications/Show hidden applications

: Select apps you’ve downloaded (not available for pre-loaded apps) to share via Backup Assistant Plus, Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, Google+, Messaging, S Memo, or Wi-Fi Direct.

: Control whether app icons are visible in Apps. Hiding an icon does not remove the app from your phone.

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AllShare Play

Use AllShare Play to stream photos, music, and videos from web storage, or between your phone and other DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certified devices.

For more information about AllShare Play, visit:

www.allshareplay.com

For more information about DLNA certified products, visit:

www.dlna.org/home

Your Samsung account manages the username and password for several applications, including AllShare Play. To use AllShare Play, you must be signed in to your Samsung Account. For more information, see “Your Samsung Account” on page 12.

Note:

AllShare Play uses Wi-Fi to communicate with other devices. Before launching AllShare Play, connect to the same Wi-Fi network as the device you want to stream with. For more information, see “Wi-Fi” on page 98.

Apps

1. From the Home screen, touch AllShare Play

2. The first time you launch AllShare Play, read the user

agreement and follow the prompts to continue.

3. If you are not already signed in to your Samsung

account, touch

4. Choose a streaming option:

• Web storages

content from storage to your phone. To set up web storage services, touch

• Devices

devices on the same Wi-Fi network. To set up connections to other devices, touch

and follow the prompts.

: Choose a web storage service, to stream

Menu ➔ Web storages

: Select content to share with other DLNA certified

Menu ➔ Devices

➔

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AllShare Play Options

1. From the Home screen, touch AllShare Play

2. Touch

•Refresh

available from other devices.

• Join Group Cast

other devices on the same Wi-Fi network.

•Settings

–

Registered storage

service, such as SugarSync. SugarSync is a web storage service where you store up to 5 GB of files.

–

Registered Devices

AllShare Play.

–

Setting up web services

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Picasa, or flickr, where you have content stored.

–

Auto Upload photos from mobile

between your phone and a web storage service, to automatically upload photos you take with your phone’s Camera to the service.

for options:

: Update the AllShare Play screen to show content

: Interact and share on-screen images with

: Configure AllShare Play.

: Configure access to a web storage

: Configure devices to share content via

: Sign in to web services, such as

Apps

➔

: Set up a connection

–

Video quality settings

videos.

–

Lock AllShare Play

Samsung account credentials each time you launch AllShare Play.

–

Language

: Choose a language for AllShare Play.

–

About

: View information about AllShare Play.

–

•My account

AllShare Play.

–

•FAQ

: Configure your Samsung account, used with

Account settings

password, and view Terms and conditions.

Sync Calendar

device with your Samsung account.

Sync Contacts

device with your Samsung account.

Sync Internet

with your Samsung account.

Sync S Memo

the S Memo app with your Samsung account.

: Display frequently-asked questions about AllShare Play.

: Configure your phone’s playback of

: When locked, you must enter your

: Send a message to the AllShare Play team.

: Access Account information, Change

: Synchronize calendar information from your

: Synchronize contacts information from your

: Synchronize internet details from your device

: Synchronize memos created on your device in

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Amazon Kindle

Use the Amazon KindleTM application to download books for reading, right on your phone.

Note:

You must be registered with Amazon to use the Kindle application. At the prompt, enter your Amazon account credentials.



From the Home screen, touch

Amazon Kindle

Apps

➔

Apps

Browse and download applications, games and more from the Verizon Apps store.



From the Home screen, touch – or –

From the Home screen, touch

Apps

Note:

Airtime or download charges may apply when using Apps.

Apps

➔

Backup Assistant+

Backup Assistant Plus is a new service that integrates the features and capabilities of Backup Assistant, V CAST Media Manager, and Sync & Connect. Back up contacts, photos, music, documents and videos to a secure, online storage cloud. Access Backup Assistant Plus from a computer, mobile phone, tablet, netbook or Web browser. All you need is an active internet connection.

For more information, visit

Note:

Subject to specific terms of use. Results may vary based on backup schedule and other factors. Contact Verizon Wireless for more information.



From the Home screen, touch touch – or –

From the Home screen, touch

Settings ➔ Backup Assistant Plus

www.verizonwireless.com/baplus

➔

Backup

Contacts

, then

, then touch

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Calculator

Use your phone’s Calculator to perform mathematical calculations.



From the Home screen, touch

Calculator

Apps

➔

Calendar

Record events and appointments to manage your schedule.

Tip:

A Calendar widget is available in Widgets. For more information about placing widgets on the Home screen, see “Widgets” on page 30.

Apps

1. From the Home screen, touch Calendar

2. Touch , then select a view, from

Day, Agenda

3. Touch

•Go to

•Delete

•Search

•Sync

•Settings

, or

Tas k

for options:

: Display a specific date.

: Delete an event.

: Search for calendar events.

: Refresh Calendar with events from your accounts.

: Customize the calendar.

➔

Yea r, Month, Week

Sending Events

Send events as vCalendar files to other Bluetooth devices, as message attachments, or via Wi-Fi Direct.

1. From the Home screen, touch Calendar

2. Touch an event to display its details.

3. To uch

prompts to select a sharing method and share the event.

, then touch Share via

Apps

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➔

, then follow the

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Camera

Use the Camera to take pictures and record video.

Sharing your photos and videos

Your device has exciting new features for sharing your photos with your friends and family:

•

Use

Share Shot

with your friends and family via Wi-Fi Direct.

•

Use

S Beam

NFC to other NFC-capable devices, by simply touching the devices together (typically back-to-back).

Important!

to automatically share your photos and videos

to transfer photos and videos (and other files) via

Do not take photos of people without their permission. Do not take photos in places where cameras are not allowed. Do not take photos in places where you may interfere with another person’s privacy.

Taking Pictures

1. From the Home screen, touch Camera

2. Using the display as a viewfinder, compose your

picture by aiming the lens at the subject. You can rotate the phone to any position, and the screen controls rotate to make taking pictures easy.

3. As you compose a picture, the Camera automatically

focuses the shot (the focus bracket turns green), or:

•

Touch the screen to focus on the area you touched.

•

“Pinch” the screen, or press the Volume Key, to zoom in or out.

•

Configure other options. For more information, see

on page 77.

Options”

4. To take the picture, touch

Capture

Apps

➔

“Picture

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Gallery

After taking a picture, review the picture in Gallery, and use options to modify or share the picture.

Apps

1. From the Home screen, touch Camera

2. Touch Gallery, then use these options:

•

“Pinch” the screen to zoom in or out, or double-tap to zoom all the way in or out. When zoomed in, touch and drag your finger on the screen to move the picture around on the screen.

•

Tou ch

to send the picture.

•

Tou ch

Slideshow

to create a slideshow to view pictures.

•

Tou ch

Upload

to store your pictures with Backup Assistant

Plus.

•

Touch

Back

to return to the Camera to take more

pictures.

•

Touch Menu

–

Delete

–

Face tag

you can touch to add tag information.

–

Copy to clipboard

–

Rotate left/Rotate right

for options:

: Erase the picture.

: When enabled, identifies faces with a yellow box, so

: Create a copy, to paste into other apps.

: Change the picture’s orientation.

➔

–

Crop

: Change the picture’s size.

–

Set picture as

wallpaper.

–

Buddy photo share

the picture.

–

printer.

–

Rename

–

Scan for nearby devices

sharing (available when Wi-Fi is turned On).

–

Details

: Assign the picture as a Contact photo, or as

: Send the picture to the people tagged in

: Print the picture via Wi-Fi to a compatible Samsung

: Change the picture’s filename.

: Search for nearby Wi-Fi devices for

: View information about the picture.

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Picture Options

1. From the Home screen, touch Camera

2. Use these options to configure the camera:

• Self portrait

front camera, for self-portraits.

• Flash

• Shooting mode

Some modes are not available for Self-portraits.

–

Single shot

–

Burst shot

shots, then choose the best shots to keep.

–

HDR

increase detail.

–

Smile shot

face. If a smile is detected, the picture is taken automatically.

–

Beauty

effect.

–

Panorama

use the on-screen guideline to move the viewfinder and take the next 7 shots automatically.

: Switch between the back camera and the

: Choose Off, On, or Auto flash.

: Choose an automatic shooting mode.

: Take a single photo.

: Hold down the Camera button to take multiple

: Take photos in High Dynamic Range (HDR) mode to

: Touch the Camera button to focus on the subject’s

: Adjust the contrast to create a smooth facial feature

: Touch the Camera button to take a picture, then

Apps

➔

–

Cartoon

: Apply a cartoon effect to pictures.

–

Share shot

: Share the pictures you take, with other devices via Wi-Fi Direct. For more information, see on page 80.

–

Buddy photo share

recognizes faces from Contacts, so you can easily share the picture with your friends.

• Focus mode

• Settings

–

Edit shortcuts

Touch and drag shortcuts between the toolbar and the list.

–

Self-portrait

front Camera.

–

Flash

: Choose the default flash mode.

–

Shooting mode

–

Scene mode

you’re taking.

–

Exposure value

–

Focus mode

–

Timer

: Set a delay to wait between touching the Camera button

and taking a picture.

: When you take a picture, the Camera

: Choose a method of focusing pictures.

: Choose shortcuts to appear on the toolbar.

: When On, the Camera takes pictures with the

: Choose the default mode for taking pictures.

: Choose a mode to match the kind of pictures

: Set the default brightness level.

: Set the default focus mode.

“Using Share Shot”

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–

Effects

: Apply an effect to pictures.

–

Resolution

: Choose a size for the image.

–

White balance

–

ISO

–

Metering

–

Anti-Shake

movement.

–

Auto contrast

–

Guidelines

composition.

–

Image quality

–

GPS Tag

–

Reset

: Choose a setting for the light source.

: Choose a setting for imaging sensitivity.

: Select a method for measuring light.

: When enabled, minimizes the effect of camera

: Allow automatic light/dark adjustment.

: Enable or disable an on-screen grid to aid in photo

: Choose a quality setting for photos.

: Add GPS location information to photo details.

: Set all Camera settings to the defaults.

Recording Videos

Use the Camera to record video.

Important!

Do not take videos of people without their permission. Do not take videos in places where cameras are not allowed. Do not take videos in places where you may interfere with another person’s privacy.

1. From the Home screen, touch Camera

➔

Camera/Camcorder

Apps

➔

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2. Using the display as a viewfinder, compose your shot

by aiming the lens at the subject. You can rotate the phone to any position, and the screen controls rotate to make recording easy.

3. As you compose a shot, the Camera automatically

focuses the shot (the focus bracket turns green), or you can:

•

“Pinch” the screen

•

Configure options. For more information, see

Options”

4. To start recording, touch

•

Touch to capture a still shot. This feature is not available when the Anti-shake option is enabled.

•

Touch the screen to focus on the area you touched.

•

Touch the

5. After recording, touch

viewing the video, use these options:

•

Touch Play

•

Tou c h

•

Tou c h and videos.

to zoom in or out.

on page 79.

Record

Stop

button.

Gallery

to view the video. While

to review the video.

to send the video.

Slideshow

to create a slideshow to view pictures

“Video

. During recording:

•

Tou c h

Upload

to store your videos with Backup Assistant

Plus.

•

Touch Menu

–

Delete

–

Rename

–

Scan for nearby devices

sharing (available when Wi-Fi is turned On).

–

Details

•

Touch videos.

for options:

: Erase the picture.

: Change the picture’s filename.

: Search for nearby Wi-Fi devices for

: View information about the picture.

Back

to return to the Camcorder to record more

Video Options

Configure the camcorder.

1. From the Home screen, touch Camera

➔

Mode

2. Use these options to configure the camera:

• Self recording

• Recording mode

–

Normal

–

Limit for MMS

as a message attachment.

• Flash

: Record video with the front lens.

: Choose a recording mode, from:

: Record a video of any length.

: Restrict the length of the video so it can be sent

: Choose Off or On.

Apps

➔

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• Settings

–

– – – –

–

– –

–

Edit shortcuts

Touch and drag shortcuts between the toolbar and the list.

Self-recording

Camera.

Flash Recording mode Exposure value Timer

and taking a picture.

Effects Resolution White balance Anti-Shake

movement.

Guidelines

composition.

Video quality Storage

optional memory card is installed.

Reset

: Choose shortcuts to appear on the toolbar.

: When On, the Camera records with the front

: Choose the default flash mode.

: Choose the default recording mode.

: Set the default brightness level.

: Set a delay to wait between touching the Camera button

: Apply an effect to pictures.

: Choose a size for the image.

: Choose a setting for the light source.

: When enabled, minimizes the effect of camera

: Enable or disable an on-screen grid to aid in photo

: Choose a quality setting for videos.

: Choose the default save location for videos, if an

: Set all settings to the defaults.

Sharing Pictures and Video

Using Share Shot

Set up a connection with other Wi-Fi Direct devices, then take pictures to share them in real-time.

1. Turn on Wi-Fi Direct. For more information, see

“Turning Wi-Fi Direct On or Off” on page 100.

2. Enable Share Shot shooting mode in Camera:

•

From the Home screen, touch

•

Touch

Settings ➔

•

Touch , then select devices to share your pictures with.

3. Take photos. For more information, see “Taking

Pictures” on page 75. The photos you take while in

Share Shot mode are shared automatically with connected devices, and your phone displays an alert in the Status bar and Notifications.

Apps

➔

Shooting mode ➔

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Camera

Share shot

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Using S Beam

Enable NFC and S Beam, then share pictures, videos (and other files) with other NFC-capable devices.

1. Activate NFC. For more information, see “NFC and

Beaming” on page 105.

2. Activate S Beam. For more information, see “S Beam”

on page 106.

3. Choose pictures, videos, or other files for sharing. This

can be in Gallery, from My files, or from another app with file-sharing capability.

4. Select a file to display it, then touch the devices back-

to-back. At the prompt, touch the picture to beam it to the other device.

Clock

The Clock application includes these features:

•

Alarm

: Create alarms to go off once, or to repeat.

•

World clock

•

Stopwatch

•

Timer

•

Desk clock

viewing.



: Display the time and date in any time zone.

: Record lap times.

: Measure elapsed time.

: Display the date and time in large format, for easy

From the Home screen, touch

Clock

Apps

➔

Color

Use Color for Facebook to instantly capture and share live video broadcasts and photos with friends on Facebook. With Color, you can share everyday moments LIVE, as they happen.

For more information about Color, visit:



From the Home screen, touch

Color

www.color.com

Apps

➔

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Contacts

Use Contacts to store information for your friends, family and colleagues, to make contacting them easy.

For more information, see “Contacts” on page 38.



From the Home screen, touch

Contacts

Apps

➔

Downloads

View and manage files and other items you download to your phone.

1. From the Home screen, touch Downloads

2. Touch an item to open it (if an appropriate application

is installed.)

Note:

Applications you download in Google Play™ Store are managed in Play Store, and will not appear in Downloads.

Apps

➔

Email

Send and receive email using popular email services. For more information, see “Email” on page 64.



From the Home screen, select

Apps

➔

Gallery

Use Gallery to view, capture, and manage pictures and videos.

Viewing Videos

1. From the Home screen, touch Gallery

2. Touch an album, then touch a video to play it.

3. While viewing videos, touch

Viewing Pictures

1. From the Home screen, touch Gallery

2. Touch an album, then touch a picture to view it.

3. While viewing a picture, touch the screen, or touch Menu

for options.

Apps

➔

for options.

Apps

➔

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Sharing pictures and video

You can share pictures and videos via Email, Messaging, Bluetooth or popular sharing services.

Apps

➔

while viewing

1. From the Home screen, touch Gallery

2. Touch an album to display thumbnails, then select

items for sharing:

•

To select an entire category, touch Menu categories, then touch the category to select all pictures in the category.

•

To select multiple pictures or videos from a category, touch

Menu while viewing the thumbnails. Touch thumbnails to

mark them for sharing, then touch

3. Touch an option, then follow the prompts.

Setting a Picture as a Contact Photo

Set a picture as a contact’s photo. The contact’s photo will appear with notifications to calls or messages from the contact.

1. From the Home screen, touch Gallery

2. Touch a category, then touch a picture to select it.

3. Tou c h

4. Select a contact, or create a new contact, with the

selected picture as the contact’s photo.

Menu ➔ Set picture as ➔ Contact photo

Apps

➔

Setting a Picture as Wallpaper

Set a picture as the wallpaper for the Home and Lock screens.

1. From the Home screen, touch Gallery

2. Touch a category, then touch a picture to select it.

3. Tou c h

4. Select an option, from Home and lock screens, Home

screen wallpaper, or Lock screen wallpaper. Use the crop tool to edit the picture, then touch

Menu ➔ Set picture as

Apps

➔

Done

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Gmail

Send and receive emails via Gmail, Google’s web-based email.

For more information, see “Gmail” on page 66.



From the Home screen, touch

Gmail

Apps

➔

Google+

Google+ makes messaging and sharing with your friends a lot easier. Set up Circles of friends, visit the Stream for updates from your Circles, use Messenger, or use Instant Upload to automatically upload photos and videos from your phone to your private album on Google+.

www.google.com/+

Apps

➔

For more information, visit:



From the Home screen, touch

Google+

Guided Tours

Get information about using your phone, including videos, useful tips, and a user manual.



From the Home screen, touch – or –

From the Home screen, touch

Guided Tours

Apps

➔

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Internet

Your phone is equipped with a full HTML Browser, which allows you to access the internet.



From the Home screen, touch – or –

From the Home screen, touch

Internet

Navigating the Internet

Command Keys

•

Touc h

•

To go forw ard,

Touching and dragging

•

Touch and drag your finger on the screen to navigate pages, and to reposition pages within the screen.

Entering text in a field

•

While browsing, touch a text field to display the virtual QWERTY keyboard to enter text.

Zoom

•

Tap the screen twice to zoom in or out.

Back

to return to the previous page.

touch Menu

, then touch

Internet

Apps

Forward

➔

Selecting items on a page

While browsing pages, use gestures and menus to navigate:

•

Touch an item to select it.

•

Touch a hyperlink to follow the link.

•

Touch and hold on a hyperlink for options.

Entering a URL

Access a website quickly by entering the URL.

Internet

1. From the Home screen, select

URL

2. Tou ch t he

field at the top of the screen to enter the

URL using the virtual QWERTY keyboard, then touch

Using Windows

You can have multiple windows open at one time, and you

can switch between windows.

•

To open a new window, touch

•

To switch to another open window, touch

Windows ➔

Add

Windows

, then

touch a window to display it.

•

To close a window, touch

Windows

, then touch beside

a window to close it.

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Using Bookmarks

While browsing, bookmark a site to quickly access it later.

Creating a bookmark

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Browse to the desired website, then touch Bookmarks ➔

3. Confirm the Name and Folder for the bookmark, then

Save

touch

Accessing bookmarks and history

Launch a bookmarked page, or reload recent pages.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch

these options:

•

Bookmarks

Touch an item to load the page. Touch and hold on an item for options. Touch

Add bookmark

to display bookmarks, then use

for more options.

Internet.

Internet

Kies Air

It’s time to share wirelessly. Kies Air makes it easy to manage content saved on your device via your desktop or mobile browser using Wi-Fi technology. Without any need for cables, you can easily play and transfer media files, manage data, and more.

For more information, visit:



From the Home screen, touch

Kies Air

www. samsung.com/us/kies

Apps

➔

Latitude

Use Google Latitude to locate your friends on a map, and share or hide your location.



From the Home screen, touch

Latitude

Apps

➔

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Maps

Use Google Maps to find your current location, plus get directions and other location-based information.

Note:

You must enable location services to use Maps, and some features require Standalone or Google location services. For more information, see “Location services” on page 137.



From the Home screen, touch

Maps

Navigating the Map

Zooming

•

Double-tap on the screen to zoom in.

•

Touch Zoom in or Zoom out.

Scrolling

•

Touch and drag on the screen to reposition the map in the display.

Touch

•

Touch an icon on the map to display information about the location.

Apps

➔

Media Hub

Samsung Media Hub is your one stop for the hottest movie and TV content. Preview, rent, or buy blockbuster hits as well as classic movies and TV shows.

For more information, visit:

http://www.samsung.com/us/mediahub/

Note:

Renting or purchasing content in Media Hub requires a Samsung account.

Apps

1. From the Home screen, select Media Hub

2. Browse content, then follow the prompts to buy or rent.

You must have a Samsung account to rent or buy media.

➔

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Messaging

Send and receive text and multimedia messages. For more information, see “Text and Multimedia Messaging”

on page 61.



From the Home screen, touch – or –

From the Home screen, touch

Messaging

Apps

➔

Messenger

Google+ Messenger lets you chat and coordinate with any of your friends, all at the same time.

For more information, visit:



From the Home screen, touch

Messenger

www.google.com/+

Apps

➔

Mobile Hotspot

Use Mobile Hotspot to share your phone’s mobile internet connection with up to 10 devices, using your phone as the mobile hotspot.

For more information, see “Mobile Hotspot” on page 101.



From the Home screen, touch

Mobile Hotspot

Apps

➔

Music Hub

Music Hub is all the music you want in one integrated mobile and web service. Upload your music collection to the cloud, and access our entire catalog of millions of songs. Enjoy personal and genre radio and discover new music every day with customized recommendations.

For more information, visit:



From the Home screen, touch

Music Hub

www.musichub.com

Apps

➔

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Music Player

Music Player plays songs stored on your phone or an installed memory card.

1. From the Home screen, select Music Player

2. Music Player scans for songs stored in phone memory,

or on an installed memory card and displays your songs on the

, and

Square

3. Touch a video to begin playback. During playback, use

the sound and playlist controls:

• Volume

then touch and drag on the scale to set volume, or press the Volume Key on the side of the phone to adjust playback volume. If you have motion settings turned on, place the phone screen-down to mute playback.

• Shuffle

When disabled, songs play in the order they appear in List view.

• Repeat

songs, or disable repeat mode.

All, Playlists, Albums, Artists, Music

Folders

tabs.

: Touch to activate on-screen volume control,

: When enabled, songs play in random order.

: Touch to repeat the current song, repeat all

Apps

➔

• List / Now Playing

view of songs. Touch title and details.

•

Touch

to choose an effect for music playback.

•

Touch to advance to the next song. Touch and hold to scan forward through the current song.

•

Touch to go back to the previous song. Touch and hold

to scan backward through the current song.

•

Touch to pause playback. Touch to resume playback.

: Touch

Now Playing

to display the current song

Creating a Playlist

1. From the Home screen, select Music Player ➔ Playlists

2. Tou c h

for the playlist.

3. Tou ch

the playlist.

Menu ➔ Create Playlist

, then touch Add music to choose music for

List

to switch to a list

Apps

➔

, then enter a name

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Adding a song to a playlist

1. From the Home screen, select Music Player

2. Touch and hold on a song, then choose

from the pop-up menu.

3. Touch a playlist to add the selected song to it, or touch

Create new playlist

selected song to it.

to create a new playlist and add the

Apps

➔

Add to playlist

Adding multiple songs to a playlist

1. From the Home screen, select Music Player

2. Touch

3. Touch songs to select them, or touch

Done

touch

4. Select a playlist, or touch

a new playlist.

Menu ➔ Add to playlist

Apps

➔

Select all

Create new playlist

to create

, then

Setting a Song as a Ringtone

You can set a song as a ringtone for all voice calls, for calls from an individual contact, or as an alarm tone.

1. From the Home screen, select Music Player

2. Touch and hold on a song, then touch

choose from these options:

• Phone ringtone

incoming voice calls.

• Caller ringtone

ringtone for calls from the contact.

• Alarm tone

alarm, or for an existing alarm.

: Set the song as the default ringtone for all

: Choose a contact to set the song as the

: Set the song as the alarm ringtone for a new

Applications 90

Apps

Set as

➔

and

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My Files

Find, view and manage files stored on an installed memory card. If the file is associated with an application on your phone, you can launch the file in the application.

Apps

1. From the Home screen, touch My Files

2. Tap a folder and swipe your finger on the screen to

browse files.

3. Touch a file to open it (if the file is associated with an

application).

4. While browsing files, use these controls:

•

Touch Up

•

Touch Home

•

Touch

to go back up to a higher directory.

to go back to the root directory.

for options.

➔

My Verizon Mobile

View details and manage your Verizon Wireless account.

Note:

No airtime or minute charges apply when accessing My Verizon Mobile.



From the Home screen, touch

My Verizon Mobile

Apps

➔

Navigation

Use Google Navigation to search for locations, and get turnby-turn directions.

Note:

You must enable location services to use Navigation, and some features require Standalone or Google location services. For more information, see “Location services” on page 137.



From the Home screen, touch

Navigation

Apps

➔

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Phone

Place calls, review recent calls, or dial a number to send a message.

For more information, see “Calling” on page 49.



From the Home screen, touch

Phone

Local

Google Places is now Google Local, to use your location to help you find destinations, such as restaurants, bars, hotels, attractions, ATMs and gas stations, or you can enter a location.

Note:

You must enable location services to use Local, and

some features require Standalone or Google location services. For more information, see “Location services” on page 137.



From the Home screen, touch

Apps ➔

Local

Play Books

Google Books is now Google Play™ Books. Discovering your favorite books and authors has never been easier. With Google Play Books, you can shop the world's largest selection of ebooks and read them anywhere you like - on a tablet, phone, ereader, or the Web.



From the Home screen, touch

Play Books

Play Movies

With Google Play™ Movies, you can rent thousands of different movies, to watch instantly, or download for offline viewing later. You’ll need to have a Google account set up on your phone to download a new application.



From the Home screen, touch

Play Movies

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Apps

➔

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Play Music

With Google Play™ Music, you can play music you’ve downloaded, and music you copied from your computer. You’ll need to have a Google account set up on your phone to download a new application.



From the Home screen, touch

Play Music

Apps

➔

Play Store

Android Market is now Google Play™ Store, where all your favorite books, movies, apps, and games are all in one place that’s accessible from the Web and your Android device. You’ll need to have a Google account set up on your phone to download a new application.

Apps

1. From the Home screen, select Play Store

2. The first time you open Play Store, read the Terms of

Service, then touch

3. Browse for applications to download, then follow the

prompts.

to continue.

➔

S Memo

Record ideas instantly and freely with memos containing text, pictures, handwritten notes or drawings, and voice recordings.

Apps

1. From the Home screen, select S Memo

2. To create a new memo, touch an option:

•

Touch a template thumbnail.

• Text mode

keyboard.

• Drawing mode

Tip:

To view a tutorial for S Memo, touch

: Open a memo to enter text with the

: Open a memo to draw or write text.

➔

Menu ➔ Tut or ia l

S Suggest

S Suggest presents recommendations for popular applications you can install on your phone.



From the Home screen, select

S Suggest

Apps

➔

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S Voice

Use S Voice to speak commands to perform operations on your phone, and to speak criteria for searches and other operations. Just speak naturally, and S Voice understands what you’re looking for. use the power of S Voice to find everything from directions to trivia answers to the current weather forecast.

Apps

1. From the Home screen, select S Voice

2. Say “Hi Galaxy”, or touch to wake up

S Voice, then speak a command or question. Touch for a list of commands, then touch a command to see examples.

3. Touch

your preferences.

Tip:

You can launch S Voice from most unlocked screens by pressing the

Menu ➔ Settings

Home Key

to configure settings to

twice.

➔

Search

Use Google Search to search the Web.

1. From the Home screen, touch the

Widget. – or –

From the Home screen, touch

Google Search

2. Enter search criteria. Search results display

automatically. Touch a search result to display it in a browser window.

Google Search

Apps

➔

Settings

Configure your phone to your preferences. For more information, see “Settings” on page 111.



From the Home screen, touch

Settings

Apps

➔

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Samsung GH68-37099A User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started

Understanding this User Manual

Setting Up Your Phone

Turning the Phone On and Off

Setup Wizard

Your Google Account

Your Samsung Account

Displaying Your Phone Number

Voice Mail

Guided Tours

Roaming

TTY Mode

Task Manager

Memory Card

Securing Your Phone

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

Features

Front View

Side Views

Back View

Home Screen

Navigation

Notifications

LED Indicator

Status Bar

Primary Shortcuts

Widgets

Shortcuts

Folder s

Wallpaper

Apps

Entering Text

Section 3: Contacts and Accounts

Accounts

Contacts

Speed Dials

Section 4: Calling

Making Calls

Multi-party Calling

Answering Calls

Ending a Call

Recent Calls

Call Settings

Section 5: Messaging

Types of Messages

Text and Multimedia Messaging

Emergency Alerts

Email

Gmail

Voicemail

Google Talk

Section 6: Applications

Managing Applications

AllShare Play

Amazon Kindle

Apps

Backup Assistant+

Calculator

Calendar

Camera

Clock

Color

Contacts

Downloads

Email

Gallery

Gmail

Google+

Guided Tours

Internet

Kies Air

Latitude

Maps

Media Hub

Messaging