Samsung SGH-I537ZBMATT, SGH-I537ZBAATT, SGH-I537ZAMATT, SGH-I537ZAAATT User Manual

SMARTPHONE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your device

and keep it for future reference.

Legal Notices

Warning: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive toxicity. For more information, please call 1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864).

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

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 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.

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

http://opensource.samsung.com.

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.

ATT_SGH-I537_ENG_UM_OC6_TN_051115_R4

Legal Notices

IF YOUR CARRIER PROHIBITS THIS, IF YOU ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD SOFT

WARE ONTO THE DEVICE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED ON THE SCREEN THAT UNAUTHORIZED SOFTWARE HAS BEEN DETECTED. YOU SHOULD THEN POWER DOWN THE DEVICE AND CONTACT YOUR CARRIER TO RESTORE THE DEVICE TO THE CARRIER AUTHORIZED SETTINGS.

Nuance

, VSuite™, T9® Text Input, and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc., or its aﬃliates in the United States and/or other countries.

The Bluetooth

word mark, ﬁgure mark (stylized “B Design”) , and combination mark (Bluetooth word mark and “B Design”) are registered trademarks and are wholly owned by the Bluetooth SIG.

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]

Samsung Electronics America (SEA), Inc

Address:

85 Challenger Road Ridgeﬁeld Park, New Jersey 07660

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.

microSD

™

and the microSD logo are Trademarks of

the SD Card Association.

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

Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the WirelessFidelity Alliance, Inc.

LTE is a trademark of ETSI. Swype and the Swype logos are trademarks of Swype, Inc.

, DivX

, DivX Certiﬁed® and associated logos are trademarks of Rovi Corporation or its subsidiaries and are used under license.

DivX Certiﬁed

to play DivX® video up to HD 720p,

including premium content.

ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX

is a digital video

format created by DivX, LLC, a subsidiary of Rovi

Corporation. This is an oﬃcial DivX Certiﬁed device that 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 > MORE tab > Aboutdevice > Legalinformation > License settings > DivX®VOD > Register). Go to vod.divx.com for more information on how to complete your registration.

Legal Notices

Devices purchased for use on AT&T’s system are designed for use exclusively on AT&T’s system. You agree that you won’t make any modiﬁcations to the Equipment or programming to enable the Equipment to operate on any other system. A voice plan is required on all voice-capable devices, unless speciﬁcally noted otherwise in the terms governing your agreement. Some devices or plans may require you to subscribe to a data plan.

Your phone is designed to make it easy for you to access a wide variety of content. For your protection, AT&T wants you to be aware that some applications that you enable may involve the location of your phone being shared. For applications available through AT&T, AT&T oﬀers privacy controls that let you decide how an application may use the location of your phone and other phones on your account. However, AT&T’s privacy tools do not apply to applications available outside of AT&T. Please review the terms and conditions and the associated privacy policy for each location-based service to learn how location information will be used and protected.

Your phone may be used to access the Internet and to download, and/or purchase goods, applications, and services from AT&T or elsewhere from third parties. AT&T provides tools for you to control access to the Internet and certain Internet content. These controls may not be available for certain devices which bypass AT&T controls.

AT&T may collect certain types of information from your device when you use AT&T services to provide customer support and to improve its services. For more information on AT&T’s Privacy Policy, visit

www.att.com/privacy.

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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Table of Contents

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

Front View

Back View

Assemble Your Device

Set Up Your Device ...................................................... 7

Set Up Accounts on Your Device

Set Up and Access Voice Mail

Know Your Device

Home Screen

Status Bar

Navigation, Motions, and Gestures ..................15

Notiﬁcation Panel

Multi Window ..................................................................17

Enter Text ..........................................................................19

Calling

Make and Answer Calls

Applications

Apps Screen

Google Applications

AT&T Applications .......................................................31

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Music Player

My Files

S Health .............................................................................59

S Memo

S Voice ...............................................................................61

Samsung Apps/GALAXY Apps

Samsung Link ................................................................63

Video Player

Voice Recorder

WatchON

Settings

Wi-Fi Settings

Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Data Usage

Airplane Mode

Default Messaging App ...........................................75

Printing

Mobile Networks

Tethering and Wi-Fi Hotspot

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

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Other Applications ......................................................33

Calculator

Calendar

Camera and Video

Clock

Contacts

Gallery

Group Play

Internet

Messages .........................................................................53

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Share Files with NFC

S Beam

...............................................................................82

Nearby Devices

Screen Mirroring

Lock Screen ....................................................................85

Display Settings

LED Indicator

..................................................................89

Sounds and Notiﬁcations

Easy Mode .......................................................................93

Call Settings

....................................................................94

Hands-Free Mode

.................................................81

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Table of Contents

Torch Light ........................................................................99

Power Saving Mode ................................................ 100

Accessories .................................................................. 101

Accessibility .................................................................. 102

Language and Input Settings ............................ 104

Motions and Gestures ............................................ 107

Smart Screen ............................................................... 108

Air View ........................................................................... 109

Voice Control ............................................................... 110

Accounts ......................................................................... 111

Backup and Reset

Location Settings

Security

............................................................................ 114

.................................................... 112

....................................................... 113

Application Manager ............................................... 116

Default Applications ................................................ 118

Battery .............................................................................. 119

Storage ............................................................................ 120

Date and Time Settings ........................................ 122

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

Getting Started

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

Getting Started

Front View

Earpiece

Proximity and light sensors

Status light

Volume key

Menu key

Front camera

Power/Lock key

Back key

Home key

Back key: Tap to return to the previous screen, or

•

to close a dialog box, menu, or keyboard.

Earpiece: Listen to a call.

•

Front camera: Take self-portraits and record

•

videos of yourself.

Home key: Tap to return to the Home screen.

•

Menu key: Displays a list of options available for

•

the current screen.

Power/Lock key: Press and hold to turn the

•

device 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 and light sensors: Detects the

•

presence of objects near the device.

Status light: Displays red when charging or the

•

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

•

device’s sounds and audio.

Front View

Getting Started

Back View

Microphone

Infrared transmitter

Flash

Speaker

Headset jack

Rear camera

Microphone

USB charger/Accessory port

Flash: Illuminate subjects in low-light environments when taking a photo or recording video.

•

Headset jack: Connect an optional headset (notincluded) .

•

Infrared transmitter: Controls external devices using infrared light.

•

Microphone: Records audio and detects voice commands.

•

Rear camera: Take pictures and record videos.

•

Speaker: Plays music and other sounds.

•

USB charger/Accessory port: Connect the Charger/USB cable (included), and other optional accessories

•

(not included).

Back View

Getting Started

Assemble Your Device

This section helps you to assemble your device.

Remove the Back Cover

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

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

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.

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

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.

Assemble Your Device

Getting Started

Install a Memory Card

Charge the Battery

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.

Install 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.

1. Insert the USB cable into the port.

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.

Replace the Back Cover

1. Place the back cover onto the back of the phone and press down.

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.

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

Assemble Your Device

Getting Started

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 upper-right corner of your device’s display. A solid color indicates 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.

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Assemble Your Device

Getting Started

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 vibrates and the Device options menu displays.

2. Tap Power oﬀ.

Conﬁgure your Phone

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

1. As each screen is displayed, follow the instructions on each screen to set up that particular feature.

2. Tap NEXT or SKIP to progress to the next page.

Secure Your Device

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

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.

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.

3. At the last screen, tap Finish, to ﬁnish your setup.

Set Up Your Device

Getting Started

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.

► From a Home screen, tap Apps >

Settings> ACCOUNTS tab > Add account >

Google.

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.

► From a Home screen, tap Apps >

Settings> ACCOUNTS tab > Add account >

Samsungaccount.

Set Up Accounts on Your Device

Getting Started

Set Up and Access Voice Mail

Set Up Your Voice Mail

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

Voicemail.

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

Note: These steps may be diﬀerent depending on your network.

Access Your Voice Mail

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

Voicemail.

You may be prompted to enter a password.

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

Access Your Voice Mail From Another Phone

1. Dial your wireless phone number.

2. When you hear your voicemail greeting, press the asterisk key on the phone you are using.

3. Enter your password and you are connected to your Voice Mail.

Set Up and Access Voice Mail

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.

Know Your Device

Home Screen

Notiﬁcation icons

Widget

Home screen indicator

App shortcuts

Status icons

Status Bar

Apps screen

App shortcuts: Shortcuts to your favorite

•

applications.

Apps screen: Allows quick access to all of your

•

applications.

Home screen indicator: Indicates which

•

Homescreen is presently displayed.

Notiﬁcation icons: Display new messages and

•

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

Status Bar: Displays device status icons (right)

•

and notiﬁcation icons (left).

Status icons: Display information about the

•

device, such as the network signal strength, battery level, the time, and so on.

Widget: Self-contained application that runs on a

•

Home screen (not a shortcut) .

Home Screen

Know Your Device

The Home screen is the starting

App Shortcuts

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 press

Menu.

– or –

Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.

2. Use these options to manage screens:

Add a screen: Swipe to the end of the

•

screens, and then tap Add.

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 release it.

Remove a Shortcut

1. Touch and hold a shortcut to releaseit.

2. Drag the icon to Remove and release it.

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

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.

Remove a screen: Touch and hold on a

•

screen, and then drag it to Remove.

Set a screen as the main Home screen:

•

Tap Main Home screen at the top of a screen. This screen displays when you press the Home key.

Change the order of screens: Touch and hold

•

on a screen, and then drag to a new position.

Tap Home screen settings and tap an option

•

to customize.

Transition eﬀect: Select a transition to use

when swiping between Home screens.

Add a Widget to a Home Screen

1. Touch and hold an empty space on the screen, and then tap Widgets.

2. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a Homescreen and release it.

Remove a Widget

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

2. Drag the widget to

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

Remove and releaseit.

Home Screen

Know Your Device

Folders

Place folders on a Home screen to organize items.

Add a Folder to a Home Screen

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

2. Drag the shortcut onto Create folder and 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.

Use Folders

1. Tap a folder to open it and access the shortcuts inside.

2. To add shortcuts to a folder, touch and hold the shortcut, and then drag it onto the folder and release.

3. Tap

4. To delete a folder, touch and hold the folder until

More options to change the folder’s color

scheme.

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

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.

2. Tap Wallpapers, and then choose Home screen, Lock screen, or Home and lock screen.

3. Tap a wallpaper to see a sample, and then tap SET AS WALLPAPER.

For more information, see Wallpaper.

Home Screen

Know Your Device

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.

Status Icons

Battery is fully charged.

Battery is low.

Battery is charging.

Vibrate mode is enabled.

Mute mode is enabled.

Notiﬁcation Icons

Missed call.

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.

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.

File is being uploaded or sent.

Location service (GPS) is active.

App updates are available from the Google Play Store.

App installation or updates are complete.

Keyboard is in use.

Status Bar

Know Your Device

Navigation, Motions, and Gestures

Touchscreen Navigation

Tap

Lightly tap items to select or launch them.

Tap the onscreen keyboard to enter characters

•

ortext.

Tap an item to select it.

•

Tap an app icon to launch the application.

•

Touch and Hold

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

Touch and hold a widget on a Home screen to

•

move it.

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

•

of options.

Pinch and Spread

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

Pinch or spread the screen to zoom in or out while

•

viewing a picture or a webpage.

Pinch or spread the screen to zoom in or out 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 > MY DEVICE tab > Motions and

gestures.

2. Tap ON/OFF to enable each feature:

Swipe or Slide

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

Swipe the screen to unlock the device.

•

Swipe 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.

For details, see Motions and Gestures.

Navigation, Motions, and Gestures

Know Your Device

Notiﬁcation Panel

Quick settings

Adjust screen

brightness

Tap notiﬁcation

to launch app or

viewdetail

Settings

View additional Quick settings

Clear all notiﬁcations

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 press

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:

► From a Home screen, tap Apps >

Settings> MY DEVICE tab > Display

>Notiﬁcation panel.

For more information, see Notiﬁcation Panel.

Notiﬁcation Panel

Know Your Device

Multi Window

Multi Window tray

Window controls

Tray controls

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

Activate Multi Window

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >

Settings > MY DEVICE tab > 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. Additional Multi Window apps are available from the Google Play Store.

1. Press and hold Back to display the Multi Window tray.

The tray will close when not in use.

•

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.

Multi Window

Know Your Device

Window Controls

Select an application window and tap Control button 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 t applications may not support this feature.

Expand: Open the selected window in full screen view.

Close application: Close the selected app.

o another. Some

Customize Multi Window

Change the Order of Apps in the MultiWindow Tray

1. Press and hold Back to display the Multi Window tray.

2. Touch and 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. Press and hold Back to display the Multi Window tray.

2. Tap Tray Controls > Edit for options:

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

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

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

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the storage area to the tray.

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. Press and hold Back to display the 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.

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

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location.

Multi Window

Know Your Device

Enter Text

Use the SamsungKeyboard

Type your text input using a QWERTY keyboard.

Predictive text

Options key

Special Keys

Tap to insert numbers and symbols.

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

Predic ti ve Tex t

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 > MY DEVICE tab > Language

andinput.

2. Tap Samsung keyboard for options.

Tap to insert letters.

Touch and hold the Options key to:

Use Google Voice Typing.

Use your handwriting to enter text.

Access the clipboard.

Access Capture mode to detect text with the camera.

Access keyboard settings.

Insert emoticons.

Change the layout of the keyboard.

Enter Text

Know Your Device

Use Google Voice Typing

Use Swype

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.

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.

For example, to enter the word “This”, slide your ﬁnger between the letters T-h-i-s.

Enable Swype

Conﬁgure Google Voice Typing

To customize Google Voice Typing:

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >

Settings > MY DEVICE tab > Language and

input.

2. Tap Google voice typing for options.

To enable the Swype keyboard while entering text:

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

2. Tap Select keyboard.

3. Tap Swype.

Conﬁgure Swype

To customize Swype:

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >

Settings > MY DEVICE tab > Language

andinput.

2. Tap Swype for options.

Enter Text

Calling

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

Calling

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.

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 call the contact.

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.

At the incoming call screen:

► Touch and drag Answer in any direction to

answer the call.

– or –

Touch and drag reject the call and send it to your voicemail.

Reject in any direction to

End a Call

When you are ready to end your call:

► Tap Endcall.

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 Phone.

2. Tap the Logs tab. A list of recent calls is

displayed.

3. Tap a contact, and then tap

Call.

Multi-task While on a Call

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

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.

on the

Make and Answer Calls

Calling

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.

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 Add call to dial the second call. The ﬁrst call is displayed as a thumbnail.

2. Dial the new number and tap

Dial.

– 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).

► Tap Speaker to hear the caller using the

speaker.

– or –

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

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Personalize the Call Sound Setting

Adjust the sound by using an audio equalizer.

► From the currently active call, tap

Personalize call sound.

3. When the new call is answered:

Tap Swap to switch between the two calls.

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Tap Merge to hear both callers at once

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(multiconferencing).

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 Answer in any direction to answer the new call.

2. Tap an option:

Put [caller] on hold to place the previous

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caller on hold while you answer the new incoming call.

End call with [caller] to end the previous call

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and answer the new call.

3. Tap the previous On hold number entry and select Swap to switch between the two calls. This places the new caller on hold and activates the previous call.

Make and Answer Calls

Calling

Call Log

Use Speed Dial to Make a Call

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

1. From a Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Tap the Logs tab. A list of recent calls is displayed. If the caller is in your contacts list, the caller’s name is displayed.

Save a Recent Call to Your Contacts List

1. From a Home screen, tap Phone > Logs tab.

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

3. 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 Logs tab.

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

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 Apps >

Contacts.

2. Press Menu > Speed dial. The Speed

dial screen displays showing the numbers 1 through100. Number 1 is reserved for voicemail.

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 Phone.

2. Tap the Keypad tab.

3. Touch and hold the Speed dial number.

If the Speed dial number is more than 1 digit long, enter the ﬁrst digits, then hold the last digit.

To remove a Speed dial number assignment:

4. Tap Delete.

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 Phone.

2. Tap the

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

4. Tap Add to Auto reject list.

Logs tab.

1. From a Home screen, tap

Contacts.

2. Press Menu > Speed dial.

3. Find the contact to remove from the Speed dial

and tap Remove.

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Make and Answer Calls

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