Samsung SM-G310HN User Manual

SM-G310HN

User Manual

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About this manual

This device provides high quality mobile communication and entertainment using Samsung’s high standards and technological expertise. This user manual is specially designed to detail the device’s functions and features.

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Please read this manual before using the device to ensure safe and proper use.

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Descriptions are based on the device’s default settings.

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Images and screenshots may differ in appearance from the actual product.

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Content may differ from the final product, or from software provided by service providers or carriers, and is subject to change without prior notice. For the latest version of the manual, refer to the Samsung website,

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Content (high quality content) that requires high CPU and RAM usage will affect the overall performance of the device. Applications related to the content may not work properly depending on the device’s specifications and the environment that it is used in.

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Available features and additional services may vary by device, software, or service provider.

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Applications and their functions may vary by country, region, or hardware specifications. Samsung is not liable for performance issues caused by applications from any provider other than Samsung.

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Samsung is not liable for performance issues or incompatibilities caused by edited registry settings or modified operating system software. Attempting to customise the operating system may cause the device or applications to work improperly.

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Software, sound sources, wallpapers, images, and other media provided with this device are licensed for limited use. Extracting and using these materials for commercial or other purposes is an infringement of copyright laws. Users are entirely responsible for illegal

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use of media.

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You may incur additional charges for data services, such as messaging, uploading and downloading, auto-syncing, or using location services. To avoid additional charges, select an appropriate data tariff plan. For details, contact your service provider.

About this manual

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Default applications that come with the device are subject to updates and may no longer be supported without prior notice. If you have questions about an application provided with the device, contact a Samsung Service Centre. For user-installed applications, contact service providers.

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Modifying the device’s operating system or installing softwares from unofficial sources may result in device malfunctions and data corruption or loss. These actions are violations of your Samsung licence agreement and will void your warranty.

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Warning: situations that could cause injury to yourself or others

Caution: situations that could cause damage to your device or other equipment

Note: notes, usage tips, or additional information

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Trademarks

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SAMSUNG and the SAMSUNG logo are registered trademarks of Samsung Electronics.

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Bluetooth® is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide.

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Wi-Fi®, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™, Wi-Fi Direct™, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, and the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

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All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.

Table of Contents

Getting started

7 Device layout

8 Buttons

9 Package contents

10 Installing the SIM or USIM card and

battery

13 Charging the battery

15 Inserting a memory card

17 Turning the device on and off

18 Holding the device

18 Locking and unlocking the device

18 Adjusting the volume

18 Switching to silent mode

34 Upgrading the device

35 Setting up parental controls

Communication

36 Phone

41 Contacts

45 Messages

46 Email

48 Google Mail

49 Hangouts

50 Google+

50 Photos

51 ChatON

Basics

19 Indicator icons

20 Using the touch screen

23 Rotating the screen

24 Notifications

25 Home screen

27 Applications screen

28 Using applications

29 Entering text

30 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network

31 Setting up accounts

32 Transferring files

33 Securing the device

Web & network

52 Chrome

53 Bluetooth

54 NFC

55 S Beam

Media

56 Camera

62 Gallery

Table of Contents

64 Video

65 YouTube

66 Radio

Application & media stores

68 Play Store

69 Samsung Apps

69 Kids Store

70 Play Music

70 Play Games

70 Play Newsstand

Utilities

Settings

83 About Settings

83 Wi-Fi

84 Bluetooth

84 Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot

85 Flight mode

85 Data usage

85 More networks

86 NFC

86 S Beam

86 Lock screen

87 Sound

87 Display

88 Call

89 Storage 71 Memo

72 S Planner

73 Drive

73 Clock

75 Calculator

75 Voice Recorder

76 Google

77 Voice Search

77 My files

79 Downloads

79 Glympse

80 Norton Family

Travel & local

89 Battery

90 Application manager

90 Location services

90 Security

91 Language and input

94 Backup and reset

94 Add account

94 Date and time

95 Parental Control

95 Accessibility

97 Printing

97 About phone

97 Google Settings

82 Maps

Troubleshooting

Getting started

Headset jack

Device layout

Front camera

Touch screen

Home button

Earpiece

Power button

Recent apps button

Multipurpose jack

Rear camera

Back cover

NFC antenna (on the

battery)

Back button

Microphone

Speaker

GPS antenna

Volume button

Main antenna

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Do not cover the antenna area with your hands or other objects. This may cause connectivity problems or drain the battery.

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Do not use a screen protector. This causes sensor malfunctions.

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Do not allow water to contact the touch screen. The touch screen may malfunction in humid conditions or when exposed to water.

Buttons

Button Function

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Press and hold to turn the device on or off.

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Press and hold for more than 7 seconds to reset the device if

Power

Recent apps

Home

Back

Volume

it has fatal errors or hang-ups, or freezes.

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Press to lock or unlock the device. The device goes into lock mode when the touch screen turns off.

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Tap to open the list of recent applications.

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Press to return to the Home screen.

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Press and hold to launch Google search.

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Tap to return to the previous screen.

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Press to adjust the device volume.

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Package contents

Check the product box for the following items:

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Device

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Battery

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Quick start guide

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The items supplied with the device and any available accessories may vary depending on the region or service provider.

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The supplied items are designed only for this device and may not be compatible with other devices.

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Appearances and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

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You can purchase additional accessories from your local Samsung retailer. Make sure they are compatible with the device before purchase.

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Other accessories may not be compatible with your device.

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Use only Samsung-approved accessories. Malfunctions caused by using unapproved accessories are not covered by the warranty service.

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Availability of all accessories is subject to change depending entirely on manufacturing companies. For more information about available accessories, refer to the Samsung website.

Getting started

Installing the SIM or USIM card and battery

Insert the SIM or USIM card provided by the mobile telephone service provider, and the included battery.

Only microSIM cards work with the device.

Remove the back cover.

Be careful not to damage your fingernails when you remove the back cover.

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

Insert the SIM or USIM card with the gold-coloured contacts facing downwards.

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Do not insert a memory card into the SIM card slot. If a memory card happens to be lodged in the SIM card slot, take the device to a Samsung Service Centre to remove the memory card.

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Use caution not to lose or let others use the SIM or USIM card. Samsung is not responsible for any damages or inconveniences caused by lost or stolen cards.

Insert the battery.

Replace the back cover.

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Removing the SIM or USIM card and battery

Remove the back cover.

Pull out the battery.

Pull out the SIM or USIM card.

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Charging the battery

Use the charger to charge the battery before using it for the first time. A computer can be also used to charge the device by connecting them via the USB cable.

Use only Samsung-approved chargers, batteries, and cables. Unapproved chargers or cables can cause the battery to explode or damage the device.

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When the battery power is low, the battery icon appears empty.

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If the battery is completely discharged, the device cannot be turned on immediately when the charger is connected. Allow a depleted battery to charge for a few minutes before turning on the device.

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If you use multiple applications at once, network applications, or applications that need a connection to another device, the battery will drain quickly. To avoid disconnecting from the network or losing power during a data transfer, always use these applications after fully charging the battery.

Charging with the charger

Plug the small end of the charger into the multipurpose jack of the device, and plug the large end of the charger into an electric socket.

Connecting the charger improperly may cause serious damage to the device. Any damage caused by misuse is not covered by the warranty.

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The device can be used while it is charging, but it may take longer to fully charge the battery.

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If the device receives an unstable power supply while charging, the touch screen may not function. If this happens, unplug the charger from the device.

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While charging, the device may heat up. This is normal and should not affect the device’s lifespan or performance. If the battery gets hotter than usual, the charger may stop charging.

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If the device is not charging properly, take the device and the charger to a Samsung Service Centre.

After fully charging, disconnect the device from the charger. First unplug the charger from the device, and then unplug it from the electric socket.

Do not remove the battery before removing the charger. This may damage the device.

To save energy, unplug the charger when not in use. The charger does not have a power switch, so you must unplug the charger from the electric socket when not in use to avoid wasting power. The charger should remain close to the electric socket and easily accessible while charging.

Checking the battery charge status

When you charge the battery while the device is off, the following icons will show the current battery charge status:

Charging Fully charged

Getting started

Reducing the battery consumption

Your device provides options that help you save battery power. By customising these options and deactivating features in the background, you can use the device longer between charges:

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When you are not using the device, switch to sleep mode by pressing the Power button.

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Close unnecessary applications with the task manager.

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Deactivate the Bluetooth feature.

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Deactivate the Wi-Fi feature.

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Deactivate auto-syncing of applications.

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Decrease the backlight time.

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Decrease the brightness of the display.

Inserting a memory card

Your device accepts memory cards with maximum capacities of 64 GB. Depending on the memory card manufacturer and type, some memory cards may not be compatible with your device.

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Some memory cards may not be fully compatible with the device. Using an incompatible card may damage the device or the memory card, or corrupt the data stored in it.

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Use caution to insert the memory card right-side up.

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The device supports the VFAT and the exFAT file systems for memory cards. When inserting a card formatted in a different file system, the device asks to reformat the memory card.

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Frequent writing and erasing of data shortens the lifespan of memory cards.

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When inserting a memory card into the device, the memory card’s file directory appears in the

SD memory card

folder.

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Remove the back cover.

Insert a memory card with the gold-coloured contacts facing downwards.

Replace the back cover.

Removing the memory card

Before removing the memory card, first unmount it for safe removal. On the Home screen, tap

→

Settings

Remove the back cover.

Pull out the memory card.

Replace the back cover.

Do not remove the memory card while the device is transferring or accessing information. Doing so can cause data to be lost or corrupted or damage to the memory card or device. Samsung is not responsible for losses that result from the misuse of damaged memory cards, including the loss of data.

→

Storage

→

Unmount SD card

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Formatting the memory card

A memory card formatted on a computer may not be compatible with the device. Format the memory card on the device.

On the Home screen, tap

Erase everything

Before formatting the memory card, remember to make backup copies of all important data stored on the device. The manufacturer’s warranty does not cover loss of data resulting from user actions.

→

Settings

→

Storage

→

Format SD card

→

Erase SD card

→

Turning the device on and off

When turning on the device for the first time, follow the on-screen instructions to set up your device.

Press and hold the Power button for a few seconds to turn on the device.

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Follow all posted warnings and directions from authorised personnel in areas where the use of wireless devices is restricted, such as aeroplanes and hospitals.

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Press and hold the Power button and tap features.

To turn off the device, press and hold the Power button, and then tap

Flight mode

to disable the wireless

Power off

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Holding the device

Do not cover the antenna area with your hands or other objects. This may cause connectivity problems or drain the battery.

Locking and unlocking the device

When not in use, lock the device to prevent unwanted operation. Pressing the Power button turns off the screen and puts the device into lock mode. The device automatically gets locked if it is not used for a specified period.

To unlock the device, press the Power button or the Home button when the touch screen is turned off, tap anywhere on the screen, and then flick your finger in any direction.

Adjusting the volume

Press the Volume button up or down to adjust the ringtone volume, or to adjust the sound volume when playing music or video.

Switching to silent mode

Use one of the following methods:

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Press and hold the Volume button down until it switches to silent mode.

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Press and hold the Power button, and then tap

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Open the notifications panel at the top of the screen, and then tap

Mute

Vibrate

Sound

Vibrate

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Indicator icons

The icons displayed at the top of the screen provide information about the status of the device. The icons listed in the table below are most common.

Icon Meaning

No signal

Signal strength

Roaming (outside of normal service area)

GPRS network connected

EDGE network connected

UMTS network connected

HSDPA network connected

HSPA+ network connected

Wi-Fi connected

Bluetooth feature activated

GPS activated

Call in progress

Missed call

Connected to computer

No SIM or USIM card

New text or multimedia message

Alarm activated

Mute mode activated

Vibration mode activated

Flight mode activated

Error occurred or caution required

Battery power level

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Using the touch screen

Use only fingers to use the touch screen.

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Do not allow the touch screen to come into contact with other electrical devices. Electrostatic discharges can cause the touch screen to malfunction.

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To avoid damaging the touch screen, do not tap it with anything sharp or apply excessive pressure to it with your fingertips.

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The device may not recognise touch inputs close to the edges of the screen, which are outside of the touch input area.

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Leaving the touch screen idle for extended periods may result in afterimages (screen burn-in) or ghosting. Turn off the touch screen when you do not use the device.

Finger gestures

Tapping

To open an application, to select a menu item, to press an on-screen button, or to enter a character using the on-screen keyboard, tap it with a finger.

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Tapping and holding

Tap and hold an item for more than 2 seconds to access available options.

Dragging

To move an icon, thumbnail, or preview to a new location, tap and hold it and drag it to the target position.

Double-tapping

Double-tap on a webpage or image to zoom in a part. Double-tap again to return.

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Flicking

Flick left or right on the Home screen or the Applications screen to see another panel. Flick up or down to scroll through a webpage or a list, such as contacts.

Pinching

Spread two fingers apart on a webpage, map, or image to zoom in a part. Pinch to zoom out.

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Rotating the screen

Many applications allow display in either portrait or landscape orientation. Rotating the device causes the display to automatically adjust to fit the new screen orientation.

To prevent the display from rotating automatically, open the notifications panel and deselect

Screen rotation

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Some applications do not allow screen rotation.

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Some applications display a different screen depending on the orientation. The calculator turns into a scientific calculator when rotated to landscape.

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Notifications

Notification icons appear on the status bar at the top of the screen to report missed calls, new messages, calendar events, device status, and more. Drag down from the status bar to open the notifications panel. Scroll the list to see additional alerts. To close the notifications panel, drag up the bar that is at the bottom of the screen.

From the notifications panel, you can view your device’s current status and use the following options:

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Wi-Fi

: Activate or deactivate the Wi-Fi feature.

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Location

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Sound

mode.

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Screen rotation

: Activate or deactivate the GPS feature.

: Activate or deactivate silent mode. You can vibrate or mute your device in silent

: Allow or prevent the interface from rotating when you rotate the device.

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Bluetooth

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Mobile data

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Wi-Fi hotspot

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S Beam

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NFC

: Activate or deactivate the NFC feature.

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Sync

: Activate or deactivate auto-syncing of applications.

The available options may vary depending on the region or service provider.

: Activate or deactivate the Bluetooth feature.

: Activate or deactivate the data connection.

: Activate or deactivate the Wi-Fi tethering feature.

: Activate or deactivate the S Beam feature.

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Home screen

The Home screen is the starting point to access all of the device’s features. It displays indicator icons, widgets, shortcuts to applications, and others.

The Home screen can have multiple panels. To view other panels, scroll left or right.

Rearranging items

Adding an application icon

On the Home screen, tap , tap and hold an application icon, and then drag it into a panel preview.

Moving an item

Tap and hold an item and drag it to a new location. To move it to another panel, drag it to the side of the screen.

Removing an item

Tap and hold an item, and drag it to the rubbish bin that appears at the top of the Home screen. When the rubbish bin turns red, release the item.

Organising with folders

Put related applications together in a folder for convenience.

On the Home screen, tap Enter a folder name and then tap

, tap and hold an application, and then drag it to

Done

. Put applications into the new folder by dragging.

Create folder

Rearranging panels

Adding a new panel

Pinch on the screen and tap .

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Moving a panel

Pinch on the screen, tap and hold a panel preview, and then drag it to a new location.

Removing a panel

Pinch on the screen, tap and hold a panel preview, and then drag it to the rubbish bin at the top of the screen.

Setting wallpaper

Set an image or photo stored in the device as wallpaper for the Home screen.

On the Home screen, tap and hold the empty area, tap then select one of the following:

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Gallery

Internet.

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Live wallpapers

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Photos

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Wallpapers

Select an image, resize the frame if necessary, and then set it as wallpaper.

: See photos taken by the device’s camera or images downloaded from the

: See animated images.

: See images in

: See wallpaper images.

Photos

Wallpapers

→

Home screen

, and

Using widgets

Widgets are small applications that provide convenient functions and information on your Home screen. To use them, add widgets from the widgets panel to the Home screen.

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Some widgets connect to web services. Using a web-based widget may result in additional charges.

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The widgets available may vary depending on the region or service provider.

On the Home screen, tap and hold the empty area, tap widgets panel, tap and hold a widget to add it to the Home screen, and then drag it into a panel preview. Put it on a location you want, resize it by dragging the frame if necessary, and then tap anywhere on the screen to save the location of the widget.

To add a widget to a new panel, drag it to the last panel.

Widgets

. Scroll left or right on the

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Applications screen

The Applications screen displays icons for all applications, including any new applications installed.

On the Home screen, tap

To view other panels, scroll left or right.

to open the Applications screen.

Rearranging applications

This feature is available only in the customisable grid view.

Tap

→

Edit

, tap and hold an application, and then drag it to a new location. To move it to

another panel, drag it to the side of the screen.

Installing applications

Use application stores, such as

Samsung Apps

, to download and install applications.

Uninstalling applications

Tap →

Uninstall/disable apps

, and then select an application to uninstall it.

Default applications that come with the device cannot be uninstalled.

Disabling applications

Tap →

To enable applications, on the Applications screen, tap applications, and then tap

Uninstall/disable apps

Done

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Downloaded applications and some default applications that come with the device cannot be disabled.

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When you use this feature, disabled applications disappear from the Applications screen but are still stored in the device.

, and then select an application to disable it.

→

Show disabled apps

, select the

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Using applications

This device can run many different types of applications, ranging from media to Internet applications.

Opening an application

On the Home screen or the Applications screen, select an application icon to open it.

Some applications are grouped into folders. Tap a folder, and then tap an application to open it.

Opening from recently-used applications

Tap to open the list of recently-used applications.

Select an application icon to open.

Closing an application

Close applications not in use to save battery power and maintain device performance.

Tap applications, tap

→ , and then tap

End all

. Alternatively, tap → .

End

next to an application to close it. To close all running

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marks.

Set options for the Samsung

Enter a space.

Entering text

Use the Samsung keyboard or the voice input feature to enter text.

Text entry is not supported in some languages. To enter text, you must change the input language to one of the supported languages.

Changing the keyboard type

Tap any text field, open the notifications panel, tap the type of keyboard to use.

Using the Samsung keyboard

Changing the keyboard layout

Tap , select a language, and then tap

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On the 3x4 keyboard, a key has three or four characters. To enter a character, tap repeatedly the key corresponding to the character.

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The keyboard layout may not be changed in some languages.

keyboard.

Enter uppercase.

Qwerty keyboard

Choose input method

3x4 keyboard

Delete a preceding character.

, and then select

Enter numerals and punctuation

Entering uppercase

Tap before entering a character. For all caps, tap it twice.

Break to the next line.

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Changing language keyboards

Add languages to the keyboard, and then slide the space key left or right to change language keyboards.

Entering text by voice

Activate the voice input feature and then speak into the microphone. The device displays what you speak.

If the device does not recognise your words correctly, tap the underlined text and select an alternative word or phrase from the dropdown list.

To change the language or add languages for the voice recognition, tap the current language.

Copying and pasting

Tap and hold over text, drag or to select more or less text, and then tap

Cut

to cut. The selected text is copied to the clipboard.

To paste it into a text entry field, tap and hold at the point where it should be inserted, and then tap

Paste

Copy

to copy or

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network

Connect the device to a Wi-Fi network to use the Internet or share media files with other devices. (p. 83)

Turning Wi-Fi on and off

Open the notifications panel, and then tap

Turn off Wi-Fi to save the battery when not in use.

Wi-Fi

to turn it on or off.

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