Samsung SGH-T959HAYTMB, SGH-T959HADTMB, SGH-T959HABTMB, SEG-T959HAATMB User Manual

PORTABLE QUAD-BAND

MOBILE PHONE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

phone, and keep it for future reference.

Intellectual Property

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

Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), LLC

Headquarters: 1301 E. Lookout Drive Richardson, TX 75082 Toll Free Tel:

Internet Address:

2011 Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and its related

entities.

http://www.samsung.com

Customer Care Center: 1000 Klein Rd. Plano, TX 75074

1.888.987.HELP (4357)

T959V_Galaxy_S_4G_UG_UVKB5_PS_070811_F6

Do you have questions about your Samsung Mobile Phone? For 24 hour information and assistance, we offer a new FAQ/ARS System (Automated Response System) at:

www.samsung.com/us/support

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. ACCESS® and NetFront™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of ACCESS Co., Ltd. in Japan and other countries. The Bluetooth® word mark, figure mark (stylized “B Design”), and combination mark (Bluetooth word mark and “B Design”) are registered trademarks and are wholly owned by the Bluetooth SIG. microSD™ and the microSD logo are Trademarks of the SD Card Association. Openwave® is a registered Trademark of Openwave, Inc. Google, the Google logo, Android, the Android logo, Android Market, Gmail, Google Mail, Google Maps, Google Talk, Picasa, and YouTube are trademarks of Google Inc. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wireless Fidelity Alliance, Inc. Swype and the Swype logos are trademarks of Swype, Inc. © 2010 Swype, Inc. All rights reserved.

Open Source Software

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

http://opensource.samsung.com

Dynamic Noise Suppression from Audience

Your phone is equipped with an advanced voice processing chip that delivers clear mobile calls by suppressing background noise, intermittent sounds (like a siren or nearby conversation), and echoes, allowing you to hear and be heard nearly anywhere.

How Does It Work?

Based on the intelligence of the human hearing system, the technology:

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Captures, evaluates and distinguishes all the sound signals surrounding your phone, and the person you're speaking with.

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Then isolates the primary voice in conversation and filters out the background noise - so the person you're calling hears only your voice, without disturbing background noise.

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Dynamically equalizes and adjusts voice volume to optimize your calling experience, so you can hear clearly and don't need to speak louder to overcome surrounding noise.

The noise suppression technology is built-in and already enabled in your new mobile phone. So it's ready to provide unsurpassed voice clarity with every call.

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.

Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................6

Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Battery Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Extending Your Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Power Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Switching the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Locking and Unlocking the Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Creating a New Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Signing into Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Retrieving your Google Account Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Visual Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 19

Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Back View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Phone Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Screen Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Customizing the Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Section 3: Memory Card .............................................. 48

Using the SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

SD card Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Section 4: Call Functions and Contacts List ...............51

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Prefix Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Using the Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Wi-Fi Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

In Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Call Logs Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 68

Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Selecting the Text Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Using the Swype Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Using the Samsung QWERTY Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Using XT9 Predictive Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Section 6: Contacts ......................................................75

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Contact List Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Contact Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Contact Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Joining Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Sending a Namecard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Copying Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Synchronizing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Get Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

My Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Additional Contact Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

The Updates Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

The History Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Section 7: Messages ....................................................92

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Viewing Newly Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Message Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Text Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Sending an Audio Postcard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Microsoft Exchange Email (Outlook) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Using Google Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Section 8: Multimedia ................................................ 106

Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Camera and Camcorder Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Using the HD Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Amazon MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

The Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

doubletwist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Using the Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

INCEPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Using Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Creating a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Transferring Music Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Removing Music Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

T-Mobile TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Section 9: Applications and Development ................ 124

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Accounts and sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Add to Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

AirSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Alarm & Clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

AllShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Amazon MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Audio Postcard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Call logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Car Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Desk Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

doubletwist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

DriveSmart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Google Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Gogo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Google Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

HD Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

INCEPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Layar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Downloading a New Google Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Launching an Installed Google Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Android Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Mini Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

My Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

My Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

News and Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Slacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Swype tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

T-Mobile TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

TeleNav GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

ThinkFree Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Qik Video Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Visual Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Wi-Fi Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Write and Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Section 10: Connections ............................................152

Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Enable Downloading for Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

PC Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Mobile AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Section 11: Time Management .................................. 168

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Alarm and Clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Setting a Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Section 12: Changing Your Settings ..........................172

Wireless and Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Drive Smart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Location and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Screen Unlock Pattern Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Android Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

USB Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Accounts and Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Privacy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

SD Card & Phone Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Search Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Language & Keyboard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Accessibility Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Voice Input and Out Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Section 13: Health and Safety Information ............... 203

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information . . . 207

Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for

Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device . . . . . . . 221

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Section 14: Warranty Information .............................224

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Index ............................................................................233

Section 1: Getting Started

This section explains how to get started with your phone by installing and charging the battery, installing the SIM card and optional memory card, and setting up your voice mail.

Before using your phone for the first time, you’ll need to install and charge the battery and install the SIM card. The SIM card is loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, available optional services, and many other features. If desired, you can also install an SD card to store media for use with your phone.

Understanding this User Manual

The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your phone. A robust index for features begins on page 233.

Also included is important safety information that you should know before using your phone. This information is available near the back of the guide, beginning on page 203.

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

Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual assume you are starting from the Home screen and using the available keys.

Note:

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

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

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

Special Text

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

•

Notes

: Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu, or

sub-menu.

•

Tips

: Provides quick or innovative methods, or useful shortcuts.

•

Important

: Points out important information about the current feature

that could affect performance.

•

Warning

: Brings to your attention important information to prevent

loss of data or functionality, or even prevent damage to your phone.

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Text Conventions

Release Latch

This manual provides condensed information about how to use

your phone. To make this possible, the following text conventions

are used to represent often-used steps:

➔

Arrows are used to represent the sequence of selecting successive options in longer, or repetitive, procedures.

Example:

“From the Home screen, press (

and network ➔ Bluetooth settings

) ➔

.”

Settings ➔ Wireless

Battery Cover

The battery, SIM card and SD card are installed under the

battery cover.

Important!:

Before removing or replacing the battery cover, make sure the phone is switched off. To turn the phone off, hold down the key until the power-off image displays, then press

Power off

To remove the battery cover:

1. Hold the device firmly and locate the cover release latch.

2. Place your fingernail in the opening and firmly “pop” the

cover off the device (similar to a soda can).

To replace the battery cover:

Install the SIM Card

Remove the SIM Card

䊳

Position the battery cover over the battery compartment and press down until you hear a click.

SIM Card Overview

Important!:

Before removing or replacing the SIM card, make sure the phone is switched off. To turn the phone off, hold down the key until the power-off image displays, then press

Power off

The SIM card is loaded with your subscription details such as your telephone number, PIN, available optional services, and many other features.

Important!:

The SIM card and its information can be easily damaged by scratching or bending, so be careful when handling, inserting, or removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out of reach of small children.

Installing and Removing the SIM card

To install the SIM card:

1. Confirm the battery is not currently installed within the

battery compartment. The battery can block the proper installation of the SIM card into the slot.

2. Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket until

the card clicks 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.

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To remove the SIM card:

1. If installed, remove the battery from its compartment

(1 and 2). The battery can block the proper removal of the SIM card from the slot.

2. Carefully slide the SIM card out of the SIM card socket.

Note:

If the card is not inserted correctly, the phone will not detect it and nor service will be available. If this happens, turn off the phone, remove the card, and reinstall the card in the correct orientation.

Installing the microSD Memory Card

Your phone supports an optional (external) microSD™ or

microSDHC™ memory card for storage of media such as music,

pictures, video and other files. The SD card is designed for use

with this mobile phone and other devices.

Note:

microSD memory cards include capacities of up to 2GB. The microSDHC™ memory card types can range from 4GB to up to 32GB.

Note:

This device supports up to a 32GB microSDHC memory card.

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Orient the card with the gold strips facing down.

3. Firmly press the card into the slot and make sure that it

catches with the push-click insertion. For more information on how to use the SD card see “Using the SD Card” on page 48.

Important!:

Be sure to align the gold contact pins on the card with the phone’s contacts.

Removing the microSD Memory Card

Installing Battery

Removing Battery

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Firmly press the card into the slot and release it. The card

should pop partially out of the slot.

3. Remove the card from the slot.

Battery

Before using your phone for the first time, install the battery and charge it fully.

Important!:

Before removing or replacing the battery, make sure the phone is switched off. To turn the phone off, hold down the key until the power-off image displays, then press

Power off

Installing the Battery

1. Slide the battery into the compartment (1) so that the tabs

on the end align with the slots at the bottom of the phone, making sure the connectors align.

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

Removing the Battery

䊳

Grip the battery at the top end (3) and lift it up and out of the battery compartment (4).

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Charging the Battery

Charging Head

USB Cable

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. A wall

charger, which is used for charging the battery, is included with

your phone. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your

local Samsung dealer for further details.

Before using your phone for the first time, you must fully charge

the battery. A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately

4 hours.

Incorrect

Correct

Note:

Verify that the battery is installed prior to connecting the wall charger. If the battery is not installed and the wall charger is connected, the handset power cycles continuously preventing proper operation. Failure to unplug the wall charger before you remove the battery, can cause the phone to become damaged.

Important!:

Although the battery comes partially charged. It is recommended you fully charge the battery before using your device for the first time.

1. Connect the USB cable to the charging head.

2. Slide open the Charger/Accessory jack cover (1).

3. Insert the USB cable into the device’s Charger/Accessory

jack (2).

4. Plug the charging head into a standard AC power outlet.

The device turns on with the screen locked and indicates both its charge state and percent of charge.

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

Incorrect

Correct

Note:

This illustration displays both the connecting the charger. If the charger is incorrectly connected, damage to the accessory port will occur therefore voiding the phone’s warranty.

5. When charging is finished, first unplug the charger’s power

plug from the AC wall outlet, then disconnect the charger’s connector from the phone.

correct

and incorrect orientation for

Important!:

If your handset has a touch screen display, 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. For more information, refer to “Standard Limited Warranty” on page 224.

Low Battery Indicator

When the battery level is low and only a few minutes of talk time remain, a warning tone sounds and the “Low battery” message repeats at regular intervals on the display. In this condition, your phone conserves its remaining battery power, by dimming the backlight.

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

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Extending Your Battery Life

Active applications, light levels, Bluetooth usage, and GPS

functionality all act to drain your battery. The following is a list of

helpful tips that can help conserve your battery power:

•

Use the Power Control shortcut bar.

•

Reduce your backlight on time.

•

Turn Bluetooth off when not in use.

•

Turn Wi-Fi off when not in use.

•

Deactivate the GPS when not needed. Most applications using this function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current location; each query drains your battery.

•

Do not wait until your battery is completely depleted before charging your device. Repeating this process of a complete discharge and recharge can over time reduce the storage capacity of any battery.

•

Turn off Automatic application sync.

•

Use the Power Control Widget to deactivate hardware functions such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Synchronization, or LCD brightness setting.

•

Check the Battery use screen to review what features or functions have been consuming your battery resources.

•

Check the Running Services and close any unnecessary applications.

•

Use the Task Manager feature to end/shutdown background applications that are still running. These minimized applications can, over time, cause your device to “slow down”.

•

Animated wallpapers use processing power, memory, and more power. Change your Live Wallpaper to a non-animated Wallpaper gallery or Gallery image.

Power Control

Active applications, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Synchronization, Location consent, or the LCD Brightness functionality all act to drain your battery.

The Power Control shortcut bar was designed to quickly activate (turn on), or deactivate (turn off) those functions or applications that use the most battery power.

1. From the Home screen,

touch and hold an empty area until the

screen

2. Tap

control

Add to Home

menu displays.

Widgets ➔ Power

. The Power Control shortcut is added to the current screen.

Tap any of the icons on the Power Control shortcut bar to

activate/deactivate the feature.

Note:

A green bar displayed beneath the icon means the application is active (turned on). The green bar is removed from beneath the icon when the feature is deactivated (turned off).

Switching the Phone On or Off

If you do not have a SIM card installed the first time you turn on the device, the

Insert SIM card to make calls

message displays

and an animated tutorial shows you how to install the SIM card. At this point you can make an emergency call with the phone but

normal cell phone service is not available.

Without a SIM card installed

䊳

Tap

Emergency call

to make an emergency call.

– or –

1. Ta p

Skip

to ignore the SIM Card installation tutorial and configure various phone settings. Follow the on-screen procedures.

Note:

Selecting Location consent may drain battery power. For more information, refer to “Power Control” on page 13.

2. Ta p

Finish

to end the tutorial.

With a SIM card installed

1. Press and hold until the phone switches on.

The phone searches for your network and after finding it, you can make or receive calls.

Note:

The display language is preset to English at the factory. To change the language, use the Language menu. For more information, refer to “Language & Keyboard Settings” on page 197.

2. Press and hold until the Phone options screen

appears.

3. Ta p

Power Off

().

Locking and Unlocking the Phone

By default, the phone screen locks when the backlight turns off.

䊳

Place your finger on the screen and swipe the glass in any of the directions shown unlock the phone.

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Note:

You can choose to configure lock settings to prevent unauthorized use of your phone. For more information, refer to “Setting up SIM Card Lock” on page 188.

Creating a New Google Account

You should create a Google™ Account when you first use your device in order to fully utilize the functionality. This account provides access to several device features such as Gmail, Google Maps, Google Search, and the Android Market applications. Before you are able to access Google applications, you must enter your account information. These applications sync between your device and your online Google account.

To create a new Google Account from your phone:

1. From the Home screen, tap

(

Market

2. Read the introduction and

tap

Next ➔ Create

3. Follow the on-screen

to begin.

instructions to create a Google Account.

– or –

If this is not the first time you are starting the phone, tap ➔ (

Gmail

Note:

If you already have a Google account, you only need to sign in.

To create a new Google Account from the Web:

1. From a computer, launch a Web browser and navigate to

www.google.com

2. On the main page, click

3. Follow the on-screen prompts to create your free account.

4. Look for an email from Google in the email box you

Sign-in ➔ Create an account now

provided, and respond to the email to confirm and activate your new account.

Signing into Your Google Account

1. Launch an application that requires a Google account

(such as Android Market or Gmail).

2. Click

3. Tap the

Next ➔ Sign in

Username

and

Password

fields and enter your

information.

4. Ta p

. Your device communicates with the Google

servers to confirm your information.

5. If prompted, create a new Gmail username by entering a

prefix for your

@gmail.com

email address.

Retrieving your Google Account Password

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

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

http://google.com/accounts.

2. Click on the

3. From the

password

4. Enter your full Gmail address and click

Can’t access your account?

Please select your issue

section, select

password recovery procedure.

Voice Mail

Setting Up Your Voice Mail

Your device automatically transfers all unanswered calls to voicemail, even if your device is in use or turned off. As soon as your battery is charged and the SIM card inserted, activate your voicemail account.

Important!:

Always use a password to protect against unauthorized access.

link.

I forgot my

Submit

. Follow the

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For new users, follow the instructions below to set up voice mail:

Note:

Voicemail setup may be different depending on your network.

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

the key until the phone dials voice mail.

You may be prompted to enter a password.

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

display name.

Accessing Your Voice Mail

You can access your Voice Mail by either pressing and holding

on the keypad, by using the phone’s Application icon, then touching the Voice Mail application. To access Voice Mail using the menu:

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

until the phone dials voice mail.

Note:

Touching and holding will launch Visual voicemail is it is already active on your phone.

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

mail center.

Accessing 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 passcode.

Visual Voicemail

Visual Voicemail enables users to view a list of people who left a voicemail message, and listen to the any message they want without being limited to chronological order.

1. From the Home screen, tap (

Visual Voicemail

2. Read the on-screen information and tap

().

Applications

➔

) ➔

Done

activate Visual Voicemail if this is the first time it was accessed.A list of the voicemail messages displays.

Note:

You must subscribe to Visual Voicemail service to use this feature. Charges may apply. Please contact your service provider for further details.

3. Tap an on-screen voicemail message to play it back.

Task Manager

Your phone can run applications simultaneously, with some applications running in the background.

Sometimes your device might seem to slow down over time, and the biggest reason for this are background applications. These are applications that were not properly closed or shutdown and are still active but minimized. The Task Manager not only lets you see which of these applications are still active in the background but also easily lets you choose which applications are left running and which are closed.

Note:

The larger the number of applications running on your phone, the larger the energy drain on your battery.

Task Manger Overview

䊳

From the Home screen, tap (

Task Manager

().

Applications

) ➔

– or –

Press and hold then tap

Task Manager

. This screen

contains the following tabs:

• Active applications

display those currently active applications

running on your phone.

• Package

displays any installed packages or applications from the

Market that are taking up memory space. Tap

Uninstall

them from your phone.

• RAM manager

, which displays the amount of current RAM

(Random Access Memory) currently being used and allow you to

Clear Memory

for either Level 1 or Level 2 (both Level memory

locations).

•Summary

displays a visual graph indicating the available and used space within the Random Access Memory (RAM), Program, and External SD card.

•Help

provides additional battery saving techniques.

Shutting Down an Currently Active Application

1. From the Home screen, tap ➔

2. From the

Active applications

applications or tap

End all

Task Manager

tab, tap

End

to close selected

to close all background running

applications.

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to remove

().

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

This section outlines key features of your phone. It also describes the phone’s keys, screen and the icons that display when the phone is in use.

Features of Your Phone

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

•

Touch screen with virtual (on-screen) QWERTY keyboard

•

High Speed Packet Access Plus (HSPA+) delivering data speeds faster than the current 3G network technology.

•

Android 2.2 Froyo

•

Compatible with Adobe® Flash

•

Wi-Fi ® Capability

•

USB Tethering-capable

•

Bluetooth enabled

•

Full integration with Google applications (Gmail, YouTube, Google

Maps)

•

Multiple Messaging Options: Email, Audio Postcard, Instant Messaging, Picture Messaging, Google Talk, Google Search, Video Messaging, Text Messaging, Predictive Text

•

Supports synchronizing with a corporate email account

•

5 Megapixel camera and video with autofocus, multi shot 8x digital zoom

•

Brilliant widescreen Super AMOLED™ display

•

MP3 player with Multitasking features

•

Assisted GPS (TeleNav GPS Navigation)

•

Webkit-based browser

•

Downloadable applications from the Android Market

•

Up to 32GB expandable memory slot

•

Front Facing camera and preloaded Qik(r) application for Video Chat

•

Mobile Hotspot Capabiltiy

•

Preloaded with the movie INCEPTION

•

doubleTwist(r) with AirSync(tm) to wirelessly sync your music playlists, photos and videos with your home computer.

•

T-Mobile TV™

•

Samsung Media Hub

•

E-Reader with preloaded Amazon® Kindle™ Application

•

Slacker Radio®

•

Wi-Fi® Calling for improved network coverage

•

Samsung Media Hub

Front View

The following illustrations show the main elements of your phone:

The following list correlates to the illustrations.

USB Power/Accessory connector

allows you to connect a power cable or optional accessories such as a USB/data cable.

Strap holder

is used to connect a carrying strap to the

phone.

Volume key

allows you to adjust the ringer volume in standby mode (with the phone open) or adjust the voice volume during a call.

•

Pressing the volume key down mutes the ring tone.

•

Pressing and holding the volume key rejects the call.

Menu key

displays a list of options available for the current

When receiving an incoming call:

screen. From the Home screen it displays Add, Wallpaper, Search, Notifications, Edit, and Settings options.

Home

key displays the Home screen when pressed.

Microphone

during phone calls and allows other

is used callers to hear you clearly when you are speaking to them. It is also used to make voice note recordings.

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Quick search

is used to search the device for applications, contact information, or searches the internet for information.

Back key

redisplays the previous screen or clears entries.

Display

shows all the information needed to operate your phone, such as the connection status, received signal strength, phone battery level, and time.

10.

Power/End key

ends a call or switches the phone off and on. Press and hold for two seconds to turn off Silent, Mobile data connection, Airplane mode, or to turn the phone on or off.

11.

Front Facing Camera

allows you to take pictures while

facing the screen and allows you to video conference.

12.

Headset jack

allows you to connect a hands-free headset

so you can listen to music.

13.

Receiver

allows you to hear the other caller and the different ring tones or sounds offered by your phone.

14.

Proximity Sensor

detects how close an object is to the surface of the screen. This is typically used to detect when your face is pressed up against the screen, such as during a phone call.

–

While talking on the phone, the sensor detects talk activity and locks the keypad to prevent accidental key presses.

15.

Light Sensor

lets you use the ambient light level to adjust

the screen brightness/contrast.

•

In a bright light condition (outdoors), the sensors cause the device to increase the brightness and contrast for better viewing.

•

In dim light conditions, the device increases the screen brightness to compensate.

Back View of Your Phone

The following illustration shows the external elements of your phone:

Phone Display

Google search

Home Screen

Primary

Notification

Shortcuts

Status Bar

area

Status

area

Shortcuts

Battery status

Connection Status

Time

Signal strength

Your phone’s display provides information about the phone’s status, and is the interface to the features of your phone. The display indicates your connection status, signal strength, battery status and time. Icons display at the top of the phone when an incoming call or message is received and also alerts you at a specified time when an alarm was set. The screen also displays notifications, and Application (or shortcut) bar with four icons: Phone, Contacts, Messaging, and Applications.

Camera lens External speaker

is used to take photos.

allows you to hear ringers, music, and

other sounds offered by your phone.

Understanding Your Phone 22

Display settings

100%

In this menu, you can change various settings for the for the wallpaper, cube, brightness or backlight.

䊳

From the Home screen, tap ( (

Settings

) ➔

Display

. For more information, refer to

Applications

“Display Settings” on page 184.

Status Bar

The Status Bar shows information about the connection status, signal strength, phone battery level, and time, and displays notifications about incoming messages and calls and other actions.

This list identifies the icons you see on your phone’s display screen:

Indicator Icons

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

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

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

) ➔

Indicates there is no signal available.

Displays when there is no SIM card in the phone.

Displays when there is a system error or alert.

Displays when a call is in progress.

Displays when a call is on hold.

Displays when you have missed an incoming call.

Displays when the speakerphone is on.

Displays when Call forwarding is set to Always forward. For more information, refer to “Configuring Voice Calls” on page 180.

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

Displays your current battery charge level is very low.

Shows your current battery only has three percent power remaining and will immediately shutdown. Represented as a blinking icon.

Displays when connected to the EDGE network.

Displays when your phone is communicating with the EDGE network.

Displays when connected to the 3G network.

Displays when your phone is communicating with the 3G network.

Displays when connected to the HSPA+ network.

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

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

Displays when there is a new text message.

Displays when an outgoing text message has failed to be delivered.

Displays when there is a new voicemail message.

Displays when there is a new visual voicemail message.

Displays in the notifications window when there is a new Email message.

Displays when an alarm is set. For more information, refer to “Setting an Alarm” on page 169.

Displays when the Sound profile is set to Silent mode and Vibrate is set to Always or Only in silent mode.

Displays when data synchronization and application sync is active and synchronization is in progress for Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts.

Displays when the Sound profile is set to Silent mode and Vibrate is set to Never or Only when not in silent mode.

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Displays when Bluetooth technology is active and enabled.

Displays when the Bluetooth technology is active and communicating with an external device.

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

Displays when Wi-Fi is active and there is an available open wireless network.

Displays when the Mobile AP Hotspot feature is activ e and communicating. For more information, refer to “Mobile AP” on page 166.

Displays when the USB Tethering feature is active and

For more details on configuring your phone’s settings, see “Changing Your Settings” on page 172.

Displays when the external SD card (internal microSD) has been disconnected (unmounted) from the phone and is now ready for either removal or formatting.

Displays when the External SD card is being prepared for mounting to the device. This is required for communication with the External SD card.

Displays when the phone has detected an active USB connection and is in a USB Debugging mode or the microSD card has been improperly removed.

communicating. For more information, refer to “Tethering” on page 175.

Displays when the phone’s location feature is on and available for location-based services such as GPS Navigation.

Displays when your phone’s GPS is on and communicating.

Displays when the Wi-Fi calling feature is active and in use.

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started

Understanding this User Manual

Battery Cover

Battery

Extending Your Battery Life

Power Control

Switching the Phone On or Off

Locking and Unlocking the Phone

Creating a New Google Account

Signing into Your Google Account

Retrieving your Google Account Password

Voice Mail

Visual Voicemail

Task Manager

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

Features of Your Phone

Front View

Back View of Your Phone

Phone Display

Status Bar