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User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your device

and keep it for future reference.

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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,

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Modiﬁcation of Software

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.

Samsung Knox™

Samsung Knox™ is Samsung’s security platform and is a mark for a Samsung device tested for security with enterprise use in mind. Additional licensing fee may be required. For more information about Knox, please refer to: www.samsung.com/us/knox. [030115]

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Address:

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Phone: 1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864)

Internet Address:

www.samsung.com

Do you have questions about your Samsung Mobile Device?

For 24 hour information and assistance, we oﬀer a new FAQ/ARS System (Automated Response System) at: www.samsung.com/us/support

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

Nuance are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc., or its aﬃliates in the United States and/or other countries.

, VSuite™, T9® Text Input, and the Nuance logo

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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.

™

microSD

and the microSD logo are Trademarks of the

SD Card Association.

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are trademarks of Rovi Corporation or its subsidiaries

, DivX®, DivX Certiﬁed® and associated logos

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 has passed rigorous testing to verify that it plays DivX video. Visit www.divx.com for more information and software tools to convert your ﬁles into DivX videos.

ABOUT DIVX VIDEO- ON-DEMAND: This DivX

Certiﬁed

device must be registered in order to play purchased DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) movies. Toobtain your registration code, locate the DivX VOD section in your device setup menu (tapApps>

Settings > About phone > Legal information > License settings > DivX® VOD > Register). Go to

vod.divx.com for more information on how to complete

your registration.

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Online Legal Information

The online version of the Health/Safety and Warranty guide for your device can be found at:

English

www.samsung.com/us/Legal/Phone-HSGuide

Spanish

www.samsung.com/us/Legal/Phone-HSGuide-SP

The online version of the End User Licensing Agreement for your device can be found online at:

www.samsung.com/us/Legal/SamsungLegal-EULA4

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Getting Started ........................................................... 1

Front View .........................................................................2

Back View ......................................................................... 4

Assemble Your Device ...................................................6

Set Up Your Device .......................................................11

Secure Your Device ......................................................12

Set Up Accounts on Your Device .............................13

Know Your Device .................................................. 14

Home Screen .................................................................15

Status Bar .......................................................................21

Navigation, Motions, and Gestures ..........................23

Notiﬁcation Panel ..........................................................25

Multi Window ..................................................................27

Enter Text .......................................................................31

Calling ............................................................................ 35

Make and Answer Calls ...............................................36

Applications ................................................................ 42

Apps Screen...................................................................43

Google Applications .....................................................47

Verizon Applications .....................................................51

Other Applications ........................................................53

Calculator ........................................................................56

Calendar ..........................................................................57

Camera and Video ........................................................59

Clock ................................................................................64

Contacts ..........................................................................66

Email ................................................................................73

Emergency Alerts ..........................................................75

Gallery .............................................................................76

Internet ............................................................................81

Messaging ......................................................................85

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

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

S Health ...........................................................................94

S Memo ...........................................................................96

S Voice ............................................................................97

Video Player ...................................................................98

Voice Recorder .......................................................... 100

Settings .......................................................................102

How to Use Settings ................................................. 103

Airplane Mode ........................................................... 104

Wi-Fi Settings ............................................................. 105

Bluetooth ...................................................................... 109

Data Usage .................................................................. 113

More Networks ........................................................... 114

Home Screen Mode ................................................... 124

Hands-Free Mode ...................................................... 125

Call Settings ................................................................ 126

Sound and Notiﬁcation Settings ............................. 132

Display Settings .......................................................... 137

Storage ......................................................................... 145

Power Saving Mode ................................................... 148

Battery .......................................................................... 149

Application Manager .................................................. 150

Default Applications ................................................... 153

Location Settings ....................................................... 154

Lock Screen ................................................................ 157

Security ........................................................................ 159

Language and Input Settings................................... 163

Backup and Reset ...................................................... 167

Accounts ...................................................................... 169

Motions and Gestures ............................................... 171

Air View ........................................................................ 172

Voice Control ............................................................... 173

Accessories ................................................................. 174

Date and Time Settings ............................................. 175

Accessibility ................................................................ 176

About Phone ................................................................ 179

System Updates ......................................................... 180

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Getting Started

Learn about your mobile device hardware, assembly procedures, and how to get started using your new device.

Front View

Earpiece

Status light

Volume key

Home key

Getting Started Front View

Proximity sensors

Front camera

Power/Lock key

Back

Here are some key features on the front and sides of your device.

Back: Tap to return to the previous screen or to

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close a dialog box, menu, or keyboard.

Earpiece: Listen to a call.

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Front camera: Take self-portraits and record

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videos of yourself.

Home key: Tap to return to the Home screen.

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Menu: Displays a list of options available for the

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current screen.

Power/Lock key: Press and hold to turn the device

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on or oﬀ. Press to lock or wake up the screen. Press and hold to turn the device oﬀ or restart it or for quick access to Airplane Mode.

Proximity sensors: Detects the presence of objects

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near the device.

Status light: Displays red when charging or the

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battery is low, blue when a notiﬁcation has arrived or you are voice recording, and green when fully charged.

Volume key: Press to adjust the volume of your

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device’s sounds and audio.

Getting Started Front View

Back View

Infrared transmitter

Flash

Speaker

Microphone

Headset jack

Rear camera

USB charger/Accessory port

Getting Started Back View

Microphone

Here are some key features found on the back and sides of your device.

Flash: Illuminate subjects in low-light environments

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when taking a photo or recording video.

Headset jack: Connect an optional headset

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(notincluded).

Infrared transmitter: Controls external devices

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using infrared light.

Microphone: Records audio and detects voice

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commands.

Rear camera: Take pictures and record videos.

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Speaker: Plays music and other sounds.

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USB charger/Accessory port: Connect the

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Charger/USB cable (included) , and other optional accessories (not included) .

Getting Started Back View

Assemble Your Device

This section helps you to assemble

2. Lift the cover up and to the right of the phone.

your device.

Remove the Back Cover

1. Remove the back cover using the slot on the top left of your phone.

Warning: Do not bend or twist the back cover excessively. Doing so may damage the cover.

Getting Started Assemble Your Device

Install the SIM Card

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

Warning: Please be careful when handling the SIM card to avoid damaging it. Keep all SIM cards out of reach of small children.

► Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot

until the card locks into place.

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

Caution: If the card is not inserted correctly, the device will not detect the SIM card. Re-orient the card and place it back into the slot if the SIM is notdetected.

Getting Started Assemble Your Device

Install a Memory Card

You can install an optional microSD or microSDHC memory card (not included) to expand available memory space.

Note: A memory card can be installed at any time; it is not necessary to install it prior to using the device.

For more information on installing a memory card, see “Install a Memory Card” on page 146.

Install the Battery

1. Insert the battery into the opening on the back of the phone, making sure the connectors align.

2. Gently press down to secure the battery.

Getting Started Assemble Your Device

Replace the Back Cover

1. Place the cover on the back of the phone.

2. Press down on the back cover.

3. Press along the edge of the back cover until you have a secure seal.

Charge the Battery

Your device is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion battery. A Wall/USB Charger (charging head and USB cable) is included with the device for charging the battery from any standard outlet.

The battery comes partially charged. A fully discharged battery requires up to four hours of charge time. You can use the device while charging.

Caution: 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.

Getting Started Assemble Your Device

1. Insert the USB cable into the port.

2. Connect the USB cable to the charging head, and then plug the charging head into a standard outlet.

3. When charging is complete, unplug the charging head from the outlet and remove the USB cable from the device.

Caution: Failure to unplug the wall charger before you remove the battery, can cause damage to the device.

When to Charge the Battery

When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of operation remain, the device sounds a warning tone at regular intervals.

In this condition, your device conserves its remaining battery power by dimming the screen.

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

► For a quick check of your battery level, view the

battery charge indicator located in the StatusBar of your device’s display. A solid color ( a full charge.

You can also choose to display a percentage value. Viewing a percentage value can provide a better idea of the remaining charge on the battery. For more information, see “Battery” on page 149.

) indicates

Getting Started Assemble Your Device

Set Up Your Device

Turn Your Device On or Oﬀ

Turn the Device On

► Press and hold the Power/Lock key until the

device vibrates and starts up.

Turn the Device Oﬀ

1. Press and hold the Power/Lock key until the Device options menu displays.

2. Tap Power oﬀ.

Getting Started Set Up Your Device

Setup Wizard

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

Follow the prompts to choose a default language, connect to a Wi-Fi network, set up accounts, choose location services, learn about your device’s features, and more.

Secure Your Device

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

Set Up a Secure Screen Lock

The default Screen lock is Swipe, which oﬀers no security. To choose a more secure screen lock, see “Set a Screen Lock” on page 157.

Lock the Device

By default, the device locks automatically when the screen times out.

► To lock the device, press the Power/Lock key.

Unlock the Device

The default Screen lock on your device is Swipe.

► To unlock your device, press the Power/Lock key

or Home key, and then touch and drag your ﬁnger across the screen.

Getting Started Secure Your Device

Set Up Accounts on Your Device

Google Account

Your new device uses your Google Account to fully utilize its Android features, including Gmail, GoogleHangouts, and the Google Play store.

When you turn on your device for the ﬁrst time, set up your existing Google Account or create a new GoogleAccount.

– or –

To create a new Google Account or set up your Google Account on your device at any time, use Accounts settings. Formore information, see “Accounts” on page 169.

► From a Home screen, tap

Add account > Google.

Getting Started Set Up Accounts on Your Device

Apps > Settings>

Samsung Account

Create a Samsung account, for access to Samsung content and apps on your device.

When you turn on your device for the ﬁrst time, set up your existing Samsung account, or create a new Samsung account.

– or –

To create a new Samsung account or set up your Samsung account on your device at any time, use Accounts settings. Formore information, see “Accounts” on page 169.

► From a Home screen, tap

Add account > Samsungaccount.

Apps > Settings>

Know Your Device

Learn some of the key features of your mobile device, including the screens and icons, as well as how to navigate the device and enter text using the keyboard.

Warning: Please note that a touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your ﬁnger or a non-metallic stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic object when pressing on the touch screen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty.

Home Screen

Notiﬁcation icons

Widget

Home screen indicator

App shortcuts

Know Your Device Home Screen

Status icons

Status Bar

Apps screen

Here are some features of the Homescreen.

Apps screen: Allows quick access to all of your

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applications.

App shortcuts: Shortcuts to your favorite

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applications.

Home screen indicator: Indicates which

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Homescreen is presently displayed.

Notiﬁcation icons: Display new messages and

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emails, notiﬁcations, available software updates, and so on.

Status Bar: Displays device status icons (right) and

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notiﬁcation icons (left).

Status icons: Display information about the device,

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such as the network signal strength, batter y level, the time, and so on.

Widget: Self-contained application that runs on a

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Home screen (not a shortcut) .

Know Your Device Home Screen

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

Customize your Home screen by adding application shortcuts, widgets, folders, andusing wallpapers.

Manage Home Screens

Your device comes with multiple Home screens to hold apps and widgets. You can rearrange the Home screens in a diﬀerent order.

1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.

– or –

Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.

– or –

Menu from a Home screen.

Tap

2. Use these options to manage screens:

Add a screen: Scroll to the end of the screens,

•

and then tap Add.

Remove a screen: Touch and hold on a screen,

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and then drag it to Remove.

Set the main Home screen: Tap

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MainHome screen at the top of a screen.

This screen displays when you press the

Homekey.

Change order of screens: Touch and hold a

•

screen, and then drag to a new position.

Tap Home screen settings and tap an option to

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customize.

Transition eﬀect: Select a transition to use

when swiping between Home screens.

Know Your Device Home Screen

Change the Wallpaper

Change the look of the Home and Lock screens with wallpaper. You can display a favorite picture or choose from preloaded wallpapers.

1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.

– or –

Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.

– or –

Menu from a Home screen.

Tap

2. Tap Wallpapers.

For details on viewing and changing wallpapers, see “Wallpaper” on page 137.

To access Wallpaper settings:

► From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings >

Display > Wallpaper

Widgets

Widgets are self-contained apps that run on a Homescreen. There are all kinds of widgets, including links to a speciﬁc contact, Internet bookmarks, Gmail and email accounts, and manyothers.

Add a Widget to a Home Screen

1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.

– or –

Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.

– or –

Tap Menu from a Home screen.

2. Tap Widgets.

3. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a Home screen, and then release it.

Know Your Device Home Screen

Remove a Widget

1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to release it.

2. Drag the widget to Remove and releaseit.

Note: Removing a widget does not delete the widget, it just removes the widget from the Home screen.

App Shortcuts

You can use app shortcuts to launch an app from any Home screen.

Add a Shortcut to a Home Screen

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps.

2. Touch and hold an app shortcut, drag it to a Home screen, and then release it.

Remove a Shortcut

1. Touch and hold an app shortcut to release it.

2. Drag the app shortcut to Remove and release it.

Note: Removing a shortcut does not delete the app, it just removes the shortcut from the Home screen.

Know Your Device Home Screen

Folders

Place folders on a Home screen to organize items.

Create a Folder

You can create a folder on a Home screen.

1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an app shortcut.

2. Drag the shortcut onto release.

3. Enter a folder name.

4. Tap Add application to place additional apps in the folder.

5. Tap DONE.

A folder is created with the shortcuts inside.

Create folder and

Use Folders

Tap a folder to open it and access the shortcuts

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inside.

To add shortcuts to a folder, touch and hold the

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shortcut, and then drag it onto the folder and release.

Tap More options to change the folder’s color

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scheme.

To delete a folder, touch and hold the folder until

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it detaches, and then drag it to Remove and release.

Know Your Device Home Screen

Status Bar

The Status Bar at the top of the Home screen provides device information (such as network status, battery charge, and time) on the rightside and notiﬁcation alerts on the left side.

Status Icons

Battery is fully charged.

Battery is low.

Battery is charging.

Know Your Device Status Bar

Status Icons

Vibrate mode is enabled.

Mute mode is enabled.

The device is connected to a 4G LTE wireless network.

Signal strength.

Wi-Fi is active.

No wireless network is available.

NFC (Near-Field Communication) is enabled.

Notication Icons

Missed call.

Notication Icons

File is being uploaded or sent.

Call in progress.

Call is on hold.

Call is using speakerphone.

New email has arrived.

New Gmail has arrived.

New voicemail message has been received.

New text or multimedia message has arrived.

Download of a ﬁle or app is in progress.

Know Your Device Status Bar

Location service (GPS) is active.

App updates are available from the Google Play store.

App installation or updates are complete.

Keyboard is in use.

Connected to a computer using a USB cable.

Navigation, Motions, and Gestures

Touchscreen Navigation

Tap

Lightly tap items to select or launch them.

Tap the onscreen keyboard to enter characters

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ortext.

Tap an item to select it.

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Tap an app icon to launch the application.

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Touch and Hold

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

Touch and hold a widget on a Home screen to

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move it.

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

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options.

Know Your Device Navigation, Motions, and Gestures

Swipe or Slide

To swipe, lightly drag your ﬁnger vertically or horizontally across the screen.

Swipe or slide the screen to unlock the device.

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Swipe or slide the screen to scroll through the

•

Homescreens or menu options.

Drag

To drag, touch and hold on an item, and then move it to a new location.

Drag an app shortcut to add it to a Home screen.

•

Drag a widget to place it in a new location on a

•

Homescreen.

Pinch and Spread

Pinch the screen using your thumb and foreﬁnger or spread by moving your ﬁngers apart.

Pinch the screen to zoom out while viewing a

•

picture or a webpage.

Spread the screen to zoom in while taking a

•

picture.

Motions and Gestures

Control your device by making speciﬁc gestures with your hand above the device’s screen.

Enable Motions and Gestures

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings> Motions and gestures.

2. Tap ON/OFF to enable each feature.

For more information, see “Motions and Gestures” on page 171.

Know Your Device Navigation, Motions, and Gestures

Notiﬁcation Panel

Quick settings

Adjust screen

brightness

Tap notiﬁcation to launch

app or view detail

Settings

View additional Quicksettings

Clear all notiﬁcations

Know Your Device Notiﬁcation Panel

Notiﬁcation icons on the Status Bar display calendar events, device status, and more. For details, open the Notiﬁcation Panel.

View the Notiﬁcation Panel

1. Swipe down on the Status Bar to display the Notiﬁcation Panel.

2. Scroll down the list to see notiﬁcation details.

Tap an item to open it.

•

To clear a single notiﬁcation, drag the notiﬁcation

•

left or right. Tap CLEAR to clear all notiﬁcations.

3. To close the Notiﬁcation Panel, swipe upward from the bottom of the screen or tap

Back.

Quick Settings

In addition to notiﬁcations, the Notiﬁcation Panel also provides quick access to device functions such as Wi-Fi, allowing you to quickly turn them on or oﬀ.

To view additional Quick settings:

► Swipe left or right across the visible icons.

– or –

► Tap

Viewall.

Notiﬁcation Panel Settings

To customize the Notiﬁcation Panel:

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings> Display.

2. Tap Notiﬁcation panel for options.

Know Your Device Notiﬁcation Panel

Multi Window

Multi Window Tray

Tray Controls

Window Controls

Know Your Device Multi Window

Multi-task by using multiple applications at the same time.

Activate Multi Window

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings> Display.

2. Tap Multiwindow to activate.

Tip: You can also activate Multi Window from the Notiﬁcation Panel.

Use Multi Window

After activating Multi Window, you can use it to run multiple apps at the same time.

Note: Only apps located on the Multi Window tray can be used together.

1. Touch and hold MultiWindow tray.

The tray will close when not in use.

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2. Drag apps oﬀ of the tray and onto the main screen area to use multiple apps at once.

Note: The number of apps you can use at the same time depends on your device model.

Back to display the

Know Your Device Multi Window

Window Controls

Select an application window and tap Control in the middle of the window to display the window controls.

Control Buttons

Switch windows: Switch the positions of two Multi Window applications.

Move content: Share items between the application windows. Drag an item to share from one window to another. Some applications may not support this feature.

Expand: Open the selected window in full screen view.

Close application: Close the selected app.

Customize Multi Window

You can customize Multi Window to suit your preferences.

Create a Window Group

If you use certain apps together in Multi Window often, you can create a window group to quickly display the two apps in Multi Window.

The window group will be stored in the Multi Window tray, so you can choose it any time to display the two apps.

1. Touch and hold MultiWindow tray, and then drag apps to the windows.

2. Scroll to the bottom of the Multi Window tray, and then tap Tray Controls > Create.

Back to display the

Know Your Device Multi Window

Change the Order of Apps in the MultiWindow Tray

1. Touch and hold Back to display the MultiWindow tray.

2. Tap an hold an app, drag it to a new position in the tray and then drop it.

Choose Apps to Display in the MultiWindow Tray

You can choose the apps you want to display in the Multi Window tray.

1. Touch and hold MultiWindow tray.

2. Tap Tray Controls > Edit for options:

To remove an app from the tray, tap and drag it

•

oﬀ of the tray and place it in the storage area.

To add an app to the tray, tap and drag it from

•

the storage area to the tray.

To relocate an app, tap and drag it to a new

•

location.

Back to display the

Know Your Device Multi Window

Enter Tex t

Use the SamsungKeyboard

Type your text input using a QWERTY keyboard.

Predictive Text

Options key

Know Your Device Enter Text

Special Keys

Sym

ABC

Tap to insert numbers and symbols.

Tap to switch to letters.

Touch and hold the Options key to:

Use Google Voice Typing.

Use your handwriting to enter text.

Display the contents of the clipboard.

Detect text.

Access keyboard settings.

Insert emoticons.

Change the layout of the keyboard.

Note: The available Option keys depend on the application in use. Not all options are available for all apps.

Predictive Text

Predictive text suggest words matching your text entries, and, optionally, completes common words automatically. Predictive text can learn your personal writing style from your contacts, messages, email, and social networking sites — improving its accuracy of predicting your text entries.

Conﬁgure the Samsung Keyboard

To customize the Samsung Keyboard:

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings> Language and input.

2. Tap Samsung keyboard for options.

Know Your Device Enter Text

Use Google Voice Typing

Instead of typing, speak your text input.

To enable Google Voice Typing:

1. On the Samsung Keyboard, tap

Googlevoicetyping. You may need to touch and hold the Options key (left of the Space key) to ﬁnd it.

2. Speak your text.

Conﬁgure Google Voice Typing

To customize Google Voice Typing :

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings> Language and input.

2. Tap Google voice typing for options.

Know Your Device Enter Text

Use Swype

Swype is a text input method that makes it possible to enter a word by sliding your ﬁnger or stylus from letter to letter, lifting your ﬁnger between words.

Enable Swype

To enable the Swype keyboard:

1. Touch the top of the screen and swipe downward to display the Notiﬁcation Panel.

2. Touch Select keyboard.

3. Touch Swype.

Conﬁgure Swype

To customize Swype:

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings> Language and input.

2. Tap Swype for options.

Know Your Device Enter Text

Calling

Make telephone calls using a variety of calling features and services.

Make and Answer Calls

Learn how to make or answer a call. Explore features and functionality associated with making or answering a call.

Make a Call

1. From a Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Enter a number and tap Dial.

Dial a Recent Number

All incoming, outgoing, and missed calls are recorded in the Call log. If the number or caller is listed in your contacts list, the associated name is also displayed.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap the Recent tab. A list of recent calls is displayed.

3. Tap a contact, and then tap Call.

Phone.

Quickly Dial a Number from YourContact List

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts.

2. While viewing your contact list, swipe your ﬁnger across a contact to the right to call the contact.

Calling Make and Answer Calls

Answer or Reject a Call

When a call is received, the phone rings and displays the caller’s phone number or name if stored in the contacts list.

On the Main Screen

► Touch and drag Answer in any direction to

answer the call.

– or –

Touch and drag Reject in any direction to reject the call and send it to your voicemail.

End a Call

When you are ready to end your call:

Endcall.

► Tap

Multi-task While on a Call

If you exit the call screen and return to a Home screen, your active call is indicated by an icon on the Status Bar, and a thumbnail on the screen.

This lets you continue with your current call and do something else, such as access the contacts list, view a recent email, locate a picture, and so on.

To return to the call screen:

► Swipe the Status Bar downward to reveal the

Notiﬁcation Panel, and then tap the call notiﬁcation.

To end a call from any application:

► Swipe the Status Bar downward to reveal the

Notiﬁcation Panel, and then tap

End.

Calling Make and Answer Calls

Options During a Call

Your phone provides a number of functions that you can use during a call.

Adjust the Call Volume

► Press the Volume key to increase or decrease the

volume.

– or –

Quickly add more volume to the incoming audio by tapping Extra volume.

Listen with the Speaker or BluetoothHeadset

Listen to the call using the speaker or through a Bluetoothheadset (not included).

Speaker to hear the caller using the

► Tap

speaker.

– or –

Tap Bluetooth to use a Bluetooth headset (notincluded).

Personalize the Call Sound Setting

Adjust the sound by using an audio equalizer.

► From the currently active call, tap

Personalize call sound.

Place a New Call While on a Call

If your service plan supports this feature, you can make another call while a call is in progress.

1. From the active call, tap the second call. The ﬁrst call is displayed as a thumbnail.

2. Dial the new number and tap Dial.

3. When the new call is answered:

Tap Merge to hear both callers at once

•

(multiconferencing).

Add call to dial

Calling Make and Answer Calls

Call Waiting

If your service plan supports this feature, you can answer an incoming call while you have a call in progress. You are notiﬁed of an incoming call by a call waiting tone.

To answer a new call while you have a call in progress:

1. Slide

2. Tap the previous Swap to switch between the

Answer in any direction to answer the new

call.

two calls. This places the new caller on hold and activates the previous call.

Call Log

The numbers of the calls you have dialed, received, or missed are stored in the Call log.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap the Recent tab. A list of recent calls is displayed. If the caller is in your contacts list, their name is displayed.

Phone.

Save a Recent Call to Your Contacts List

1. From a Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Tap the Recent tab.

3. Tap the call that contains the information that you want to save to your contacts list.

4. Tap CREATE CONTACT.

– or –

If you want to replace the number for an existing contact, tap UPDATE EXISTING.

Delete a Call from the Call Log

1. From a Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Tap the Recent tab.

3. Touch and hold the call you want to delete from the Call log.

4. Tap Delete.

Calling Make and Answer Calls

Add a Call to the Reject List

By adding a caller to your Reject list, future calls from this number will be sent directly to your voicemail.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap the Recent tab.

3. Touch and hold the caller you want to add to the Reject list.

4. Tap Add to Auto reject list.

Phone.

Use Speed Dial to Make a Call

You can assign a shortcut number to a contact for speed dialing their default number.

To create a Speed Dial:

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Menu > Speed dial. The Speed dial screen displays showing the numbers 1 through 100. Number 1 is reserved for Voice Mail.

Phone.

3. Tap an unused number. A list of contacts displays.

4. Tap a contact to assign to the number. The selected contact displays in the speed dial number box.

To make a call using Speed Dial:

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap the Keypad tab.

3. Touch and hold the speed dial number.

If the speed dial number is more than one digit long, enter the ﬁrst digits, then hold the last digit.

To remove a Speed Dial number assignment:

1. From a Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Tap Menu > Speed dial.

3. Find the contact to remove from the Speed Dial and tap Remove.

Phone.

Calling Make and Answer Calls

Make an Emergency Call

The Emergency calling mode makes redialing an emergency number a one-tap process.

Note: This mode can drain your battery power more rapidly than normal calling mode.

Make an Emergency Call with a SIM Card

1. From a Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Enter the emergency number (example: 911), then tap Dial.

Make an Emergency Call without a SIMCard

Without a SIM card, you can only make an emergency call with the phone; normal cell phone service is not available.

1. From the Lock screen, tap the phone icon and swipe outward.

2. Tap EMERGENCY CALL.

3. Enter 911 and tap

4. Complete your call. During this type of call, you will have access to the Speaker mode, Keypad, and End Call features.

Calling Make and Answer Calls

Dial.

Call Settings

To access the Call settings menu:

1. From a Home screen, tap Phone, and then tap Menu > Settings > Call.

2. Tap an option and follow the onscreen instructions.

Applications

The Apps screen displays all applications installed on your device, both preloaded apps and apps you download and install yourself.

Learn how to change the way apps appear, organize apps into folders, and uninstall or disable apps.

Apps Screen

The Apps screen shows all preloaded apps and apps that you downloaded. You can uninstall, disable, or hide apps from view.

Shortcuts to apps can be placed on any of the Home screens. For more information,see

“Add a Shortcut to a Home Screen” on page 19.

Access Applications

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps.

2. Tap an application’s icon to launch it.

3. To return to the main Home screen, press the Home key.

Applications Apps Screen

Download and Install New Apps

Find new apps to download and install on your device:

Play Store: Download new apps from the

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Google Play store. Visit play.google.com/store/apps to learn more.

Uninstall or Turn Oﬀ Apps

You can uninstall or turn oﬀ apps you download and install.

Preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled.

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Apps that are turned oﬀ are hidden from view.

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To turn oﬀ apps:

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Menu > Uninstall/turn oﬀ apps. Apps that can be uninstalled or turned oﬀ show Select on their icon.

3. Tap Select and follow the prompts to either uninstall or turn oﬀ the app.

To show turned oﬀ apps:

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps.

2. Tap Menu > Show turned oﬀ apps.

3. Select turned oﬀ apps, and then tap DONE.

Apps.

Organize Your Apps

The Apps icons can be organized in folders and listed alphabetically or in your own custom order.

Change the Order Apps Are Listed

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps.

2. Tap Menu > View as.

3. Tap an option:

Custom: Touch and hold, and then drag app

•

icons to arrange them in any order.

Alphabetical order: App icons are arranged in

•

alphabetical order.

Applications Apps Screen

Use Folders to Organize Apps

Hide or Show Apps

To create a folder:

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps.

2. Tap Menu > Create folder.

3. Enter a folder name.

4. Tap Add applications, select apps to include in the folder, and then tap DONE.

To launch apps in a folder:

► Tap a folder, and then tap an app to launch it.

To delete a folder:

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps.

2. Tap Menu > Remove folder

3. Select a folder to delete and tap DONE.

Applications Apps Screen

Hide Apps from View

You can hide (rather than uninstall or turn oﬀ) any apps you do not want to see on the Apps screen.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Menu > Hide apps.

3. Tap apps to hide, and then tap DONE.

Apps.

Show Hidden Apps

You can unhide apps you have hidden and put them back on the Apps screen.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Menu > Show hidden apps.

3. Tap apps to unhide, and then tap DONE.

Apps.

Apps Screen Options

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps.

2. Tap Menu for these options :

Edit: Touch and hold an app icon then drag itto:

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Create folder to create a new folder.

App info to view information about this

app.

Uninstall/Disable to remove the app.

Create folder: Create a new folder to hold the

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app icon.

Remove folder: Remove folders that you have

•

created.

View as: Conﬁgure the Apps screen. Options

•

are: Custom or Alphabetical order.

Uninstall/turn oﬀ apps: Uninstall an app that

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you downloaded to your device, or turn oﬀ a preloaded app (preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled). Touch Delete to uninstall or turn oﬀ the selected app.

Hide apps: Hide apps from the Apps screen.

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Show turned oﬀ apps: Display disabled apps.

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Show hidden apps: Display hidden apps.

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Help: View information about your device.

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Applications Apps Screen

Google Applications

Enjoy these applications from Google.

Note: Certain applications require a Google Account. Visit google.com to learn more.

Drive

Open, view, rename, and share your Google Docs and ﬁles.

Visit drive.google.com to learn more.

Gmail

Send and receive email with Gmail, Google’s

Chrome

Use Google Chrome to browse the Internet and bring your open tabs, bookmarks and address bar data from your computer to your mobile device.

Visit google.com/chrome/browser to learn more.

Applications Google Applications

web-based email service.

Visit gmail.com to learn more.

Google

Search not only the Internet, but also the apps and contents of your device.

Google Now

Google Now works in the background to collect information you regularly look up and organize it into convenient cards that appear when you need them.

Visit google.com/landing/now to learn more.

► Press and hold the Home key.

Note: When Google Now is enabled, you can

also access it by touching

Google.

Google Settings

Quickly and easily change Google app settings to suit your preferences.

Note: You must be signed in to the application you want to conﬁgure. For example, sign in to Google+ to conﬁgure Google+ settings.

Google+

Stay connected and share with Google+. Chat with friends and family, post photos, and see what others are sharing.

Visit google.com/mobile/+ to learn more.

Hangouts

Hangouts is an online place to meet friends and family, share photos, and host video calls.

Visit google.com/hangouts to learn more.

Maps

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

Visit google.com/maps to learn more.

Note: You must enable location services to use Maps. Please see

“Location Services” on page 155.

Applications Google Applications

Photos

This application automatically backs up your photos and videos to your Google+ account.

Play Books

With Google Play Books, you can ﬁnd millions of free e-books and hundreds of thousands more to buy in the eBookstore.

Visit play.google.com/store/books to learn more.

Play Games

Discover hundreds of games for download and purchase through the Google Play store.

Visit play.google.com/store to learn more.

Play Movies & TV

Watch movies and TV shows purchased from Google Play. You can stream them instantly, or download them for viewing when you are not connected to the Internet. You can also view videos saved on your device.

Visit play.google.com/about/movies to learn more.

Play Music

With Google Play Music, you can play music and audio ﬁles on your device.

Visit play.google.com/about/music to learn more.

Play Newsstand

Subscribe to your favorite magazines to read on your device at your leisure.

Visit play.google.com/store/newsstand to learn more.

Applications Google Applications

PlayStore

Find new apps, movies and TV shows, music, books, magazines, and games in Google Play store.

Visit play.google.com/store to learn more.

Voice Search

Use voice commands to search the web with Google.

YouTube

View and upload YouTube videos right from your device.

Visit youtube.com to learn more.

Applications Google Applications

Verizon Applications

Enjoy these applications from Verizon Wireless.

Note: Certain applications require a data plan or paid subscription. Visit verizonwireless.com to learn more, or contact your service provider for additional information.

My Verizon Mobile

View details and manage your Verizon Wireless account.

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

Verizon Tones

Preview, purchase, and download ringtones

Cloud

Use Verizon Cloud to back up and access your data. You can also use Verizon Cloud to transfer content between other devices.

Mobile Hotspot

This is a shortcut to your Mobile Hotspot.

For more information, see

“Mobile Hotspot” on page 115.

Applications Verizon Applications

and ringback tones.

Voice Mail

Unanswered calls are sent to Voice Mail.

VZ Navigator

Use VZ Navigator to ﬁnd, share and navigate to millions of locations, avoid traﬃc and drive, or walk with ease.

VZ Protect

The Verizon Support and Protection application helps protect your phone from digital threats, including viruses and malware, risky web sites, and from people accessing the information on your phone if it is ever lost or misplaced.

Applications Verizon Applications

Other Applications

Amazon

Shop at Amazon.com from your device.

Amazon Kindle

Use the Amazon Kindle application to download books for reading right on your device. You must have an account with Amazon to use the Kindle application.

Audible

Download audio books to enjoy on your phone.

Caller Name ID

Subscribe to Caller Name ID to identify unknown callers by name, picture, and city and state.

Note: Caller Name ID requires a subscription.

Amazon Music

Shop for music with Amazon.

Appstore

Browse and download applications, games and more from the Amazon Appstore.

Applications Other Applications

Downloads

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

Flipboard

Use this application to access your personalized magazines.

Group Play

Share documents, photos, or music in real-time with other connected friends.

Help

View information on using your device’s basic features and settings.

Optical Reader

Use Optical Reader to scan printed text into a note.

Note: Downloading additional content for this application may result in additional charges. To avoid additional charges, activate Wi-Fi before you continue.

IMDb

Search movies and actors, view trailers and show times, explore top charts and box oﬃce information, and add movies and TV to your personal Watch list.

KNOX

Use this application to secure the data on your device.

NFL Mobile

Play the popular game on your phone.

Applications Other Applications

POLARIS Oﬃce 5

POLARIS Oﬃce 5 is a Microsoft Oﬃce compatible oﬃce suite for managing your documents online or oﬄine. It can also open Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) ﬁles.

S Translator

You can easily translate words and phrases (verbal or text messages) into many diﬀerent languages with STranslator.

Samsung Link

This application wirelessly synchronizes your Samsung mobile phone with your TV, streams content and even keeps tabs on who calls or sends text messages with real-time, onscreen monitoring. Samsung’s Samsung Link makes staying connected easy.

Setup Wizard

Use Setup Wizard to quickly conﬁgure your phone. For more information,see

“Setup Wizard” on page 11

Story Album

Create an album with your story on one timeline.

TripAdvisor

With the TripAdvisor, you can plan and have your perfect trip. With over 75 million reviews and opinions by travelers, it is easy to ﬁnd the best hotels, restaurants, and fun things to do.

WatchOn

WatchON turns your device into a remote control. Not only can you control your TV, set-top box, DVR and other devices from your device, but it will recommend great shows and movies based on your preferences and past viewing behavior.

Applications Other Applications

Calculator

The Calculator provides basic and advanced arithmetic functions.

Basic Operation

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Calculator.

2. Enter the ﬁrst number using the numeric keys.

3. Tap the appropriate arithmetic function key.

4. Enter the next number.

5. To view the result, tap Equals.

Additional Functions

To clear the results:

► Tap Clear.

To clear the calculator history:

► Tap > Clear history.

To copy all or part of the calculation to the clipboard:

► Touch and hold an entry in the display ﬁeld.

Scientiﬁc Calculator

Turn the device landscape to use advanced arithmetic functions, such as sin, cos, and tan.

Applications Calculator

Calendar

Manage your events and tasks.

Create an Event or Task

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Calendar.

2. Tap Add and use one of the following methods:

Add event: Enter an event with an optional

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repeat setting.

Add task: Enter a task with an optional priority

•

setting.

Add memo: Create a memo for the date.

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3. Enter details for the event, task, or memo, and then tap SAVE.

Applications Calendar

Delete an Event or Task

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Calendar.

2. Tap an event or task to view it.

3. Tap Delete.

To delete multiple events or tasks:

1. Tap Menu > Delete.

2. Select events or tasks.

3. Tap DONE.

Share Events

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Calendar.

2. Tap to view an event or task.

3. Tap Share via, select a sharing method, and follow the prompts.

Calendar Settings

These settings allow you to modify settings associated with using the Calendar.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Menu > Settings.

3. Tap an option and follow the prompts.

Apps > Calendar.

Applications Calendar

Camera and Video

Quick settings

Dual camera

Switch

between the

front and rear

cameras

View pictures and videos in

the Gallery

Applications Camera and Video

Storage location

Current shooting mode

Record video

Take a picture

Change shooting mode

Eﬀects

Take Pictures

Take pictures with your device’s front or rear camera, or combine shots with Dual camera.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Using the display screen as a viewﬁnder, compose your shot by aiming the camera at the subject. While composing your picture, use the onscreen options or these gestures:

Touch the screen with two ﬁngers and pinch or

•

spread them on the screen to zoom in and out.

Tap the screen to focus on the area you

•

touched.

3. If desired, before taking the photo, you can touch onscreen icons to access various camera options and settings. You can also touch the screen to move the focus ﬁeld to the area you touch.

4. Tap

Note: By default, the Volume key is set as a zoom key. You can also set the Volume key to take a picture or record video when you press it. For more information, see “Camera and Video Settings” on page 62.

Capture to take the picture.

Apps > Camera.

Shooting Mode

Several visual eﬀects are available. Some modes are not available when taking self-portraits.

1. From a Home screen, tap

MODE

2. Tap

MODE to display the following options:

Auto: Allow the camera to evaluate the

•

surroundings and determine the ideal mode for the picture.

Beauty face: Take a picture with lightened faces

•

for gentler images.

Best photo: Take multiple photos in a short time

•

and then choose the best photos among them.

Best face: Take multiple group shots at the

•

same time and combine them to create the best possible image.

Sound & shot: Enrich pictures by adding

•

background sounds for a few seconds.

Drama: Take a series of photos of a moving

•

object and then merge them together into one image.

Apps > Camera.

Applications Camera and Video

Animated photo: Create a picture in which a

•

few selected static objects move by animating objects detected by the device.

Rich tone (HDR): Take photos with richer colors

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and contrasts by merging images taken at diﬀerent exposure levels.

Eraser: Saves the best of 5 taken pictures and

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removes any passers by.

Panorama: Create a linear image by taking

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pictures in either a horizontal or vertical direction.

Sports: Take fast action photos.

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Night: Take brighter, clearer pictures in low light

•

settings without the use of the ﬂash.

Taking Dual Camera Photos

With the Dual Camera feature, you can take a picture with both the front and rear cameras at the same time.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Dual Camera located at the top left side of the screen.

3. Touch and drag the inset picture to another position on the screen.

4. Tap the inset picture, and then touch and drag the corners to enlarge or reduce the size of the inset.

5. Tap Eﬀects, and then tap a style for the inset picture.

6. For additional information, tap Menu > Help.

Apps > Camera.

Applications Camera and Video

Camera and Video Settings

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Camera.

2. Tap Quick Settings > Settings to conﬁgure settings for Camera. Available options vary depending on the camera/recording mode used.

Camera

Photo size: Select a resolution. Use higher

•

resolution for higher quality. Higher resolution pictures take up more memory.

Burst shot: Take a series of pictures of moving

•

subjects.

Face detection: Detect faces in pictures for

•

tagging with the person’s name.

Metering modes: Select a metering method.

•

This determines how light values are calculated. Center-weighted measures background light in the center of the scene. Spot measures the light value at a speciﬁc location. Matrix averages the entire scene.

ISO: Select an ISO value. This controls camera

•

light sensitivity. It is measured in ﬁlm-camera equivalents. Low values are for stationary or brightly-lit objects. Higher values are for fastmoving or poorly-lit objects.

Anti-shake: compensates for camera movement.

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Auto night detection: Activates or deactivates

•

the night detection feature.

Save as: Assign rich tone usage to an image.

•

Video Recorder

Video size: Select a resolution. Use higher

•

resolution for higher quality. Higher resolution videos take up more memory.

Video stabilization: Activate anti-shake.

•

Anti-shake helps to keep the focus steady when the camera is moving.

Applications Camera and Video

General

Location tag: Attach a GPS location tag to the

•

picture.

Review pics/videos: Set to show pictures or

•

videos after taking them.

Volume key: Use the Volume key as the camera

•

key, the record key, or as a zoom key.

Timer: Take time-delayed pictures or videos.

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White balance: Select an appropriate white

•

balance, so images have a true-to-life color range. The settings are designed for speciﬁc lighting situations. These settings are similar to the heat range for white-balance exposure in professional cameras.

Exposure value: Change the exposure value.

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This determines how much light the camera’s sensor receives. For low light situations, use a higher exposure.

Guidelines: Display viewﬁnder guides to help

•

composition when selecting subjects.

Flash: Activate or deactivate the ﬂash.

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Voice control: Set the camera to take pictures

•

with voice commands.

Contextual ﬁlename: Your location is added

•

as part of the ﬁlename. You must ﬁrst activate Location tag described above.

Save as ﬂipped: Save the self-portrait or

•

self-recording as a reversed (or mirrored) image.

Storage: Select the memory location for storage.

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Shutter sound: Turn the shutter sound on or oﬀ.

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Reset: Reset the camera settings.

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Applications Camera and Video

Clock

The Clock app oﬀers features for keeping track of time and setting alarms.

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Clock.

2. Tap a tab to use a feature:

Alarm: This feature allows you to set an alarm to

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ring at a speciﬁc time.

World clock: View the time of day or night in

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other parts of the world. World Clock displays time in hundreds of diﬀerent cities, within all 24 time zones around the world.

Stopwatch: Measure intervals of time.

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Timer: Use a timer to count down to an event

•

based on a preset time length (hours, minutes, and seconds).

Desk clock: You can use the Desk clock when

•

you have a dock and you want your phone to display the time, day, date, location, and weather conditions when it is docked.

Applications Clock

Create an Alarm

Create an alarm event. You can set one-time or recurring alarms, and choose options for how to be notiﬁed.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Create alarm to conﬁgure:

Time: Set a time for the alarm.

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Days: Choose the days to use this alarm.

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Repeat weekly: Repeat the alarm every week.

•

Alarm type: Choose whether the alarm will use

•

sound, vibration, or vibration and sound to alert you.

Alarm tone: If you have chosen an alarm type

•

that includes sound, choose a sound to play for the alarm.

Volume: If you have chosen an alarm type that

•

includes sound, drag the slider to set the volume of the alarm.

Apps > Clock.

Location alarm: The alarm will only be activated

•

when you are at a speciﬁed location.

Snooze: Allow snoozing. Set a time interval and

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number of repeats for snoozing.

Smart alarm: When on, the alarm will start

•

playing a tone at a low volume at an interval before the alarm time, and slowly increase in volume. Choose a time interval and a tone to use with smart alarm. Available when you have chosen an alarm type that includes sound.

Name: Enter a name for the alarm.

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3. Tap DONE.

Delete an Alarm

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Clock.

2. Touch and hold an alarm, and then tap Delete.

Applications Clock

Contacts

Store and manage your contacts with the Contacts app, which can be synchronized with a variety of your existing personal accounts, including Google, Email, Facebook, and your Samsung account.

For more information on connecting with and managing your accounts through your device, see “Accounts” on page 169.

Find a Contact

You can search for a contact, or scroll the list to ﬁnd one by name.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap the Search ﬁeld, and then enter characters to ﬁnd contacts that match.

– or –

Tap a letter on the side of the list to jump directly to that letter in the alphabetical list. You can also press and slide across the alphabetical list to select a letter with better precision.

Apps > Contacts.

Manage Contacts

Access your list of contacts by using the Contacts app, which is a shortcut to the Contacts tab. To access your Contacts list:

► From a Home screen, tap

Applications Contacts

Apps > Contacts.

Add a Contact

Use the following procedure to add a new contact.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Create contact, and then tap contact ﬁelds to enter information.

Choose a storage account for the contact. You

•

can store the contact on the device, or sync it with an account.

Tap Contact photo to assign a picture to the

•

new contact.

Enter a name, phone number, email address,

•

and assign the contact to a group, and choose a default ringtone. Tap ADDANOTHER FIELD to add additional contact information.

Tap Add to enter additional entries.

Tap Remove to remove an entry.

Tap Expand for additional ﬁelds.

Tap Label to choose a label for the ﬁeld.

3. Tap SAVE.

Apps > Contacts.

Edit a Contact

When editing a contact, you can tap a ﬁeld and change or delete the information, or you can add additional ﬁelds to the contact’s list of information.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap the contact to display it, and then tap Edit.

3. Tap any of the ﬁelds to add, change, or delete information.

4. Tap SAVE.

Apps > Contacts.

Share a Name Card

When you share a name card, the contact’s information is sent as a vCard ﬁle (.vcf). You can share a vCard via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct, attach it to a message, or save it to a storage location.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap a contact to display it, and then tap Menu> Share name card.

3. Choose a sharing method and follow the prompts.

Apps > Contacts.

Applications Contacts

Link Contacts

When you have contacts from various sources (Gmail, Facebook, and so on), you may have multiple similar entries for a single contact. Contacts lets you link multiple entries into a single contact.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap the contact to display it, and then tap Linked contact.

3. Tap LINK ANOTHER CONTACT, and then select

contacts to link to the original contact.

4. Tap DONE to save the linked contact.

Apps > Contacts.

Unlink Contacts

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts.

2. Tap the contact to display it, and then tap Linked contact.

3. Tap Separate beside contacts to unlink them

from the main contact.

Delete Contacts

You can delete a single contact or choose multiple contacts to delete.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Touch and hold a contact to select it, and then tap

Delete.

– or –

Tap Menu, tap Delete, tap contacts or tap the checkbox at the top of the screen, and then tapDONE.

Apps > Contacts.

Applications Contacts

Favorites

When you mark contacts as favorites, they are easily accessible from other apps. Favorites display together on the Favorites tab in Contacts.

Mark Contacts as Favorites

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts.

2. Tap a contact to display it, and then tap AddtoFavorites (the star turns gold ).

Remove Contacts from Favorites

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts.

2. Tap the Favorites tab.

3. Touch and hold a contact to select it, and then tap

Remove from Favorites.

– or –

Tap Menu > Remove from Favorites, tap contacts to remove or tap the checkbox at the top of the screen to select all contacts, and then tap DONE.

Create a Shortcut to a Favorite

You can create a shortcut to a favorite on the home screen, to access their information directly from the home screen.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap the Favorites tab, and then touch and hold a contact to select it.

3. Tap Add shortcut to Home screen. The new shortcut displays in an empty area of the home screen.

Apps > Contacts.

Applications Contacts

Groups

You can use groups to organize your contacts. Your device comes with preloaded groups, and you can create your own. You might create a group for your family, for coworkers, or a team. Groups make it easy to ﬁnd contacts, and you can send messages to the members of a group.

Create a Group

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts.

2. Tap Groups, and then tap Create group.

3. Tap ﬁelds to enter information about the group:

Tap Create group in <location> to choose

•

where to save the group. You can save it to a speciﬁc account, to the device memory, or to all accounts.

Tap Group name to enter a name for the new

•

group.

Tap Group ringtone, Group message tone, and

•

Group vibration pattern to select identifying notiﬁcations for this group.

4. Tap Add member and select contacts to add to the new group, and then tap DONE.

5. Tap SAVE.

Rename a Group

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts.

2. Tap Groups, and then tap a group.

3. Tap Menu > Edit group and enter a new name.

4. Tap SAVE.

Add Contacts to a Group

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts.

2. Tap Groups, and then tap a group.

3. Tap Add, and then tap the contacts you want to add.

4. Tap DONE.

Applications Contacts

Send a Message or an Email to aGroup

You can send a message or an email to members of a group.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Groups, and then tap a group.

3. Tap Menu > Send message or email.

4. Tap either Message or Email.

5. Tap contacts to select them, or tap the checkbox at the top of the screen to select all, and then tap DONE. Only group members that have phone numbers (Message) or email addresses (Email) in their records are shown.

6. Choose an account and follow the prompts.

Apps > Contacts.

Delete a Group

Preset groups, such as Family, cannot be deleted.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Groups.

3. Tap Menu > Delete group.

4. Tap groups to select them or tap the checkbox at the top of the screen to select all, and then tap DONE.

5. Tap Group only to only delete the group or tap Groups and members to delete the groups and the contacts in the groups.

Apps > Contacts.

Applications Contacts

Contact Settings

These settings allow you to modify settings associated with using the Contacts app.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Menu > Settings > Contacts.

3. Tap an option and follow the onscreen instructions.

Apps > Contacts.

Applications Contacts

Email

Use the Email app to view and manage all your email accounts in one application.

To access Email:

► From a Home screen, tap Apps > Email.

Conﬁgure Email Accounts

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

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your email account.

Applications Email

Apps > Email.

To add additional accounts:

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Menu > Settings > Manageaccounts.

3. Tap Add account.

The device communicates with the appropriate server to set up your account and synchronize your email. When complete, your email appears in the Inbox for the account.

Note: To conﬁgure email account settings at any time,

Menu > Settings. Tap Manage accounts and

tap then tap the account to display Account settings.

Apps > Email.

Refresh Your Email Account

Refresh your account to update your email accounts.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Refresh.

Apps > Email.

Manage Your Email Accounts

You can view email you receive for all accounts on the Combined view screen or you can view email accounts individually.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Menu at the top left of the screen to select:

Combined inbox: View all email in a combined

•

inbox.

<Account Name>: View email for only this

•

account.

Apps > Email.

Delete Email Accounts

To delete an Email account:

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Menu > MANAGE ACCOUNTS.

3. Touch and hold the account you want to delete, and then tap Remove.

Apps > Email.

Email Settings

These settings allow you to modify settings associated with using the Email app.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Menu > Settings.

3. Under General settings, tap an option and follow the onscreen instructions.

4. To conﬁgure settings for each account, tap Manage accounts, and then tap the account to conﬁgure.

Apps > Email.

Applications Email

Emergency Alerts

This device is designed to receive wireless emergency alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alerting System (CMAS) which may also be known as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN). For more information, please contact your wireless provider.

Emergency Alerts allows customers to receive geographically-targeted messages. Alert messages are provided by the US Department of Homeland Security and will alert customers of imminent threats to their safety within their area. There is no charge for receiving an Emergency Alert message.

There are three types of Emergency Alerts:

Alerts issued by the President

•

Alerts involving imminent threats to safety of life

•

(Extreme and Severe)

AMBER Alerts (missing child alert)

•

Users may choose not to receive Imminent Threats (Extreme and Severe) and AMBER Alerts. Alerts issued by the President cannot be disabled.

Applications Emergency Alerts

To disable Imminent Threats and AMBER Alerts, follow the instructions below:

1. From a Home screen, tap

Emergency Alerts.

2. Tap

3. All alerts are enabled by default (check mark

Menu > Settings > Alert types.

showing). Tap an alert option to disable it.

Apps >

Gallery

View, edit, and manage pictures and videos.

View Images and Videos

Launching Gallery displays available folders. When another application, such as Email, saves an image, a Download folder is automatically created to contain the image. Likewise, capturing a screenshot automatically creates a Screenshots folder.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap the drop down menu in the upper left corner, and then tap Albums, All, Time, Locations, People, Favorites, or Spiral to choose the way items display.

To create a newalbum, tap Albums, and then

•

tap New album.

Apps > Gallery.

To launch the Camera app, tap Camera.

•

When in Albums view, tap an album to open it.

•

3. Tap an image or video to view it in fullscreen mode. Scroll left or right to view the next or previous image or video.

Zoom In and Out

Use one of the following methods to zoom in or out on an image:

Double-tap anywhere on the screen to zoom in or

•

zoom out.

Spread two ﬁngers apart on any place to zoom in.

•

Pinch the screen to zoom out.

Applications Gallery

Play Videos

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Gallery.

2. Tap a folder to open it.

3. Tap a video to view it.

Note: Videos are indicated by the Play icon.

Trim Segments of a Video

1. Select a video, and then tap Tri m.

2. Use the sliders at the bottom of the screen to trim the video. Move the left bracket to the desired starting point, move the right bracket to the desired ending point.

3. Tap DONE to save the video.

Edit Images

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Gallery.

2. While viewing an image, tap Menu:

Edit: Use basic tools to edit your picture.

•

Favorite/Unfavorite: Add or remove the image

•

to or from your Favorites.

Slideshow: Start a slideshow with the images

•

and videos in the current folder.

Photo Frame: Add a frame around the image

•

and write or draw on it.

Photo note: Write a note on the back of the

•

image.

Copy to clipboard: Copy the image to paste into

•

another app.

Print: Print the image via a USB or Wi-Fi

•

connection. Some printers may not be compatible with the device.

Rename: Rename the ﬁle.

•

Applications Gallery

Buddy photo share: Share the photo with

•

contacts who appear in it. Your device attempts to match the faces in the image with photos of your contacts.

Crop: Resize the frame to crop the image.

•

Detect text: Detect text in an image, edit the

•

text, and share it with others.

Set as: Set the image as wallpaper or as a

•

contact’s photo.

Details: View image details.

•

Settings: Change the Gallery settings.

•

Share Images and Videos

Use one of the following methods:

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap a folder to open it.

3. In a folder, tap Menu > Select item, select images, and then tap Share via to send them to others or share them via social network services.

– or –

When viewing a single image, tap Share via to share it via social network services.

Apps > Gallery.

Applications Gallery

Tag Bu ddy

Tag buddy automatically tags your photos and videos with the date and time it was taken, and optionally adds the location it was taken. See“Location Services” on page 155 for more information.

You can view these tags by tapping More info while viewing the photo or video.

Menu >

Face Tags

Face tags allow you to add a contact name to people in your photos. Using face tags lets you ﬁlter your photos by people’s names in the Gallery app and other apps which support face tags.

While viewing photos, face tags will appear identifying your contacts. Tap a face tag to call or message the contact.

To enable Tag buddy :

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Menu > Settings > Tag buddy.

3. Tap ON/OFF to turn the feature on.

Applications Gallery

Apps > Gallery.

To enable Face tags:

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Menu > Settings.

3. Tap Face tag to turn the feature on.

Apps > Gallery.

To use Face tags:

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap an image to view it in full screen mode.

Whenever possible, the Gallery app will identify

•

faces with a circle. Tap the circle to add a contact’s name.

To manually add a face tag, touch and hold

•

the photo where you want the tag. Move and crop the box if desired, and tap SAVE. Select a contact.

If the contact you select does not currently have

•

a contact photo, you will be asked if you would like to use this photo as their contact photo.

Apps > Gallery.

Delete Images and Videos

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Gallery.

2. Tap a folder to open it.

3. In a folder, tap Menu > Select item, select images and videos, and then tap Delete.

– or –

When viewing a single image or video, tap

Delete.

Gallery Settings

These settings allow you to modify settings associated with using your Gallery.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Menu > Settings.

3. Tap an option and follow the onscreen instructions.

4. Tap Add account to add a Google or Facebook account.

Apps > Gallery.

Applications Gallery

Internet

Access the Internet with a fully featured web browser.

Access the Internet

► From a Home screen, tap Apps > Internet.

Applications Internet

Command Keys

The following command keys are available:

Back or Back to return to the previous

•

page.

Forward to go forward to a recent page.

•

Home to display your Internet Home screen.

•

Saved pages to save a web page in the saved

•

pages shortcut.

Bookmarks to bookmark a web page to a

•

bookmarks folder.

Refresh to reload the current page.

•

View a Web Site

Bookmarks

To view a web site:

► Tap the address ﬁeld, enter the web address, and

then tap Go.

Note: Browser controls automatically hide after a few seconds. Swipe down on the page to redisplay them.

To bookmark the current web page:

1. Tap Bookmarks > Add bookmark.

2. Type a name for the bookmark and tap SAVE.

To open a bookmarked web page:

► Tap Bookmarks and tap an entry.

Browser Tabs

Use tabs to view multiple web pages at the same time.

To open a new tab:

Menu > New tab.

► Tap

To close a tab:

1. Tap 2 Tab manager.

2. Tap Close by the windows you want to close.

Applications Internet

History

To view a list of recently visited web pages:

► Tap Bookmarks > History.

Saved Pages

To save a web page:

► Tap Menu > Save web page.

To view a list of saved web pages:

► Tap Saved pages.

Incognito Tabs

Pages viewed with incognito tabs do not appear within your browser history or search history, and leave no traces (such as cookies) on your device.

Incognito tabs display

Note: Any downloaded ﬁles will remain on your device after you close the incognito tab.

Incognito on their tab.

To share a web page address with others:

► Tap Menu > Share via and follow the prompts.

Applications Internet

To start incognito mode:

Menu > Incognito mode.

Tap

To open a new incognito tab:

► While in incognito mode, tap Menu >

Newincognito tab.

Internet Settings

These settings allow you to modify settings associated with using the Internet app.

1. From a Home screen, tap

2. Tap Menu > Settings.

3. Tap an option and follow the onscreen instructions.

Apps > Internet.

Applications Internet

Messaging

Learn how to send and receive diﬀerent messages using the default messaging app on your phone.

Types of Messages

The Messaging app provides the following message types:

Text Messages (SMS)

•

Multimedia Messages (MMS)

•

Applications Messaging

The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive text messages to and from other mobile phones or email addresses. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service provider’s message service.

The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and receive multimedia messages (such as picture, video, and audio messages) to and from other mobile phones or email addresses. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service provider’s multimedia message service.

Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the screen and indicate when messages are received and their type.

Create and Send Messages

Send

This section describes how to create a send a message using the Messaging app.

1. From a Home screen, tap Messaging.

2. Tap Compose.

3. Tap the Enter recipients ﬁeld to manually enter

a recipient or tap Add Recipient to select a recipient from your Contacts. You can also select the recipient based on Groups, Favorites, or Logs.

If adding a recipient from your Contacts, tap the

•

contact to place a check mark then tap DONE. The contact will be placed in the recipients ﬁeld.

Enter additional recipients by separating each

•

entry with a semicolon (;) and then using the previous procedure. More recipients can be added at any time before the message is sent.

For the Group option, if the number of recipients

•

is less than 10, all members in the group will be added. You will need to delete any unnecessary members in the list by selecting the trash can icon and deleting unwanted entries.

Apps >

4. Tap the Enter message ﬁeld and use the onscreen keyboard to enter a message.

5. Tap

6. Review the message and tap

Note: If you exit a message before you send it, the message is automatically saved as a draft.

Attachment to attach a ﬁle to the message.

To choose an available emoticon from an onscreen list and then add it into your message (at the cursor location), tap and hold the Options key on the keyboard and then tap Insert emoticons.

Send.

Applications Messaging

View New Messages

When you receive a new message, a new message icon appears on the Status Bar.

To view the message:

1. Open the Notiﬁcation Panel and select the message.

– or –

From a Home screen, tap

Messaging, and then tap the new message to

view it.

2. To play a multimedia message attachment (audio or video), tap Play.

3. To scroll through the list of messages, tap the screen and scroll up or down the page.

Apps >

Delete Messages

To delete messages, follow these steps:

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Messaging.

2. Tap Menu > Delete.

3. Tap each message you want to delete or tap the

checkbox at the top of the screen to select all messages.

4. Tap DONE.

Applications Messaging

Message Search

You can search through your messages by using the Message Search feature.

1. From a Home screen, tap Messaging.

2. Tap Search.

3. Enter a word or phrase to search for, and then tap Search on the keyboard.

Apps >

Messaging Settings

Conﬁgure the settings for text messages, multimedia messages, push messages, and so on.

1. From a Home screen, tap Messaging.

2. Tap Menu > Settings.

Apps >

Applications Messaging

Music Player

Stream the song to

another device

Mark as favorite

Playback position

Elapsed playing time

Shuﬄe songs

View playlist

Volume

Adjust volume

Adjust the sound quality with SoundAlive

Repeat mode for the song orplaylist

Length of song

Add to playlist

Rewind song or go

toprevious song

Applications Music Player

Pause/Play

Scan forward or go tonextsong

Listen to your favorite songs with the Music player. Navigate through your music library, play songs, and create customized playlists.

Listen to Music

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Music.

2. Tap a library category at the top of the screen to

view your music ﬁles.

3. Scroll through the list of songs and tap an entry to

begin playback.

Applications Music Player

My Files

Access ﬁles stored on your device, including images, videos, songs, and sound clips.

To access the My Files app:

► From a Home screen, tap Apps > MyFiles.

File Groups

Files stored in the device are organized into the following groups:

All ﬁles: View all ﬁles on the device.

•

Images: View image ﬁles.

•

Videos: View video ﬁles.

•

Music: View music and sound ﬁles.

•

Documents: View document ﬁles (like written text

•

and spreadsheets).

Applications My Files

My Files Options

On the main My Files screen:

Menu for these options:

► Tap

Add shortcut: Add a shortcut to a folder on the

•

main My Files screen.

Delete shortcuts: Delete shortcuts from the

•

main My Files screen.

Search: Search for a ﬁle or folder.

•

Settings: Change the settings for viewing ﬁles.

•

Shortcuts

When you add shortcuts to folders, displays on the main My Files screen.

► Touch and hold a shortcut

remove the shortcut.

and tap Delete to

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Front View

Back View

Assemble Your Device

Set Up Your Device

Secure Your Device

Set Up Accounts on Your Device

Know Your Device

Home Screen

Status Bar

Navigation, Motions, and Gestures

Multi Window

Enter Tex t

Calling

Make and Answer Calls

Applications

Apps Screen

Google Applications

Verizon Applications

Other Applications

Calculator

Calendar

Camera and Video

Clock

Contacts

Email

Emergency Alerts

Gallery

Internet

Messaging

Music Player

My Files