Samsung SM-G900R4 (US Cellular) User Manual

4G LTE SMARTPHONE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

phone, and keep it for future reference.

Warning!

This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive toxicity.

Intellectual Property

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

Open Source Software

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

http://opensource.samsung.com

Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability

EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ON THE WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED WITH THE PRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT "AS IS", AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR

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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.

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.

SAFE™ (Samsung Approved For Enterprise)

SAFE™: "SAFE™" (Samsung for Enterprise) is a mark for a Samsung device which has been tested against Samsung's own internal criteria for interoperability with certain third party security-related solutions for MDM and VPN. The testing includes field testing with local network connection and menu tree testing which tests functionality of the solutions in conjunction with the Samsung device. During the testing, the device is tested with the security solutions to see if the solutions work with the device as described by the third party security solution providers. The testing, for example, includes field testing with local network connection and menu tree testing which tests functionality of the solutions in conjunction with the Samsung device. For more information about Samsung's SAFE™ program, please refer to

www.samsung.com/us/safe

Disclaimer of Warranties: EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THEIR STANDARD END USER LICENSE AND WARRANTY, TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, AND THEIR AFFILIATES (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO HEREIN AS THE "SAMSUNG ENTITIES") EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, INTEROPERABILITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY PROTECTION, SAFE™ DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS TESTED WITH SAFE™ DEVICES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE SAMSUNG ENTITIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY PROTECTION, SAFE™ DEVICES OR APPLICATIONS TESTED WITH SAFE™ DEVICES. In addition, information technology security protection will be affected by features or functionality associated with, among other things the e-mail platform, master data management, and virtual private network solutions selected by the software provider, solution provider or user. Choice of an e-mail, master data management, and virtual private network solution is at the sole discretion of the software provider, solution provider or user and any associated effect on information technology security protection is solely the responsibility of the software provider, solution provider or user. For complete statement of limited warranty, please refer to devices are sold. [101212]

www.samsung.com/us/safe

, available on the web and where Samsung smartphone and Galaxy Tab™

Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), LLC

Headquarters: 1301 E. Lookout Drive Richardson, TX 75082

Customer Care Center: 1000 Klein Rd. Plano, TX 75074 Toll Free Tel: 1.888.987.HELP (4357)

Internet Address:

http://www.samsung.com

©2014 Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC. Samsung is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Do you have questions about your Samsung Mobile Phone? For 24 hour information and assistance, we offer a new FAQ/ARS

System (Automated Response System) at:

http://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.

, VSuite™, T9® Text Input, and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications,

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

Openwave

is a registered Trademark of Openwave, Inc.

LTE is a trademark of ETSI.

and are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. CS Headphone and WOW HD technologies are incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc. Google, the Google logo, Android, the Android logo, Google Play, Gmail, Google Mail, Google Maps, Google Music, Google Hangouts, Picasa, YouTube and other marks 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.

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.

Phone Health/Safety and Warranty Guide

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

http://www.samsung.com/us/Legal/Phone_HSGuide

English: Spanish:

http://www.samsung.com/us/Legal/Phone_HSGuide_SP

Location of Legal Information on the Device:

Health and Safety Information

• Settings ➔ About device ➔ Legal information ➔ Samsung Legal ➔ Health & Safety.

Warranty

• Settings ➔ About device ➔ Legal information ➔ Samsung Legal ➔ Warranty.

EULA

• Settings ➔ About device ➔ Legal information ➔ Samsung legal ➔ End User License Agreement.

- or -

Available online at: http://www.samsung.com/us/Legal/SamsungLegal-EULA2

Table of Contents

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

Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Extending Your Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Switching the Device On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Locking and Unlocking the Touch Screen . . . . . . 13

Configuring your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Creating a New Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Creating a Samsung Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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

Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Multi Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Customizing Your Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Notification Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using Google Voice Typing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using the Samsung Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Entering Text Using Swype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Section 3: Call Functions .............................48

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Making Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Making a Call Using Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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

Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Call Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Options During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Section 4: Contacts ......................................61

Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Editing an Existing Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Linking Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Synchronizing Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Contacts list Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Managing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Section 5: Messaging ...................................73

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Viewing New Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Message Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Messages Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Section 6: Changing Your Settings ..............82

Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Wi-Fi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Download booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Airplane mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

More networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

NFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Nearby devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Screen Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Lock Screen settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Multi window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Notification panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

One-handed operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Easy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Blocking Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Private Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Finger Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Motions and gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Air view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Back up and reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Language and input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Safety assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Power saving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

About Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Application Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Default applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

S Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Section 7: Connections .............................. 147

PC Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

NFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

USB Tethering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Section 8: Applications ..............................161

Amazon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

ChatON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

City ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Dropbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Flipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Gameloft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Google . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Google Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Mobile Data Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Mobile TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Play Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Play Newsstand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

POLARIS Office 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

S Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

S Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Samsung Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Slacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Smart Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Tone Room Deluxe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Wi-Fi Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Your Navigator Deluxe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Section 9: Samsung Product

Registration .............................................. 207

Index ........................................................... 208

Section 1: Getting Started

This section explains how to start using your phone by first configuring your hardware, activating your service, and then setting up your voice mail.

Setting Up Your Phone

Prior to use it is necessary to install both the battery and SIM into their corresponding internal compartments. The microSD™ card slot is also located in this same internal area.

1. Remove the back cover using the slot on the top of

your phone (1).

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

Caution!

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

Installing 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 many others features.

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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.

Important!

The plug-in SIM card information and its contacts 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.

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Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket (as shown) until the card locks into place.

Note:

If the card is not inserted correctly, the phone will not detect the SIM card. Re-orient the card back into the slot if the SIM is not detected.

Getting Started 6

Installing the Battery

1. Insert the battery into the opening on the back of the

phone, making sure the connectors align (1).

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

Installing and Installing a Memory Card

You can use an optional microSD (SD) or microSDHC card to expand available memory space if you desire. These memory cards enable you to store additional images, music, and data. This type of memory card is designed for use with mobile phones, like this one, and other devices.

Note:

Your phone has been tested to support up to a 128 GB memory card.

Installing the Memory Card

1. Remove the battery.

2. Carefully insert the microSD card into the slot until it

stops (as shown).

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Make sure the microSD card’s gold contact pins face downward and the card is securely inserted.

3. Install the battery.

For more information on Memory Cards, see “Storage” on page 122.

Removing the Memory Card

1. Remove the battery.

2. Grasp the memory card and slide it from the phone.

3. Install the battery.

Installing the Back Cover

1. Place the battery cover onto the back of the phone (1)

and press down (2).

2. Press along the edge of the back cover (3) until you

have a secure seal.

Note:

Make sure the battery is properly installed before switching on the phone.

Getting Started 8

Charging the Battery

Charging Head

USB Cable

Your device is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. A wall charger, which is used for charging the battery, is included with your device. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer for further details.

Before using your device for the first time, you must fully charge the battery.

Your device is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. The Travel Charger that is used to charge the battery, is included with your device. Use only Samsung-approved batteries and chargers.

Note:

You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 4 hours. Although you can use the phone while the battery is charging, doing so will require additional charging time.

Important!

Verify that the battery is installed prior to connecting the wall charger. If both the wall charger is connected and the battery is not installed, the handset will power cycle continuously and prevent proper operation. Failure to unplug the wall charger before you remove the battery, can cause damage to the phone.

To connect a USB 3.0 cable to the device:

USB 3.0

USB 2.0

connector

1. Connect the USB cable to the charging head.

2. Locate the Charger/Accessory jack.

3. Open the jack cover, as shown.

4. Insert the USB 3.0 cable into the device’s

Charger/Accessory jack.

5. 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.

Important!

While the device is charging, if the touch screen does not function due to an unstable power supply unplug the USB power adapter from the power outlet or unplug the USB cable from the device.

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

7. If you are using the older style USB 2.0 cable to charge

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

your battery, plug the flat end of the cable into the smaller port in the device’s Charger/Accessory jack.

8. 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.

9. Close the Charger/Accessory jack cover.

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Important!

Your 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 “Phone Health/ Safety and Warranty Guide” at the front of this manual.)

Low Battery Indicator

When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, the battery icon ( ) blinks and the device sounds a warning tone at regular intervals. In this condition, your phone conserves its remaining battery power, not by turning off the backlight, but by entering the dimming mode. For a quick check of your battery level, glance at the battery charge indicator located in the upper-right corner of your device’s display. Solid color ( ) indicates a full charge.

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

You can also choose to display a percentage value. Having a percentage value onscreen can provide a better idea of the remaining charge on the battery.



From the Home screen, tap

➔

Battery ➔

Apps

➔

Settings

Show battery percentage

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:

•

Reduce the time your backlight stays on.

•

Turn Bluetooth off when not in use.

•

Turn Wi-Fi off when not in use.

•

Deactivate Location when not needed. (For more information, refer to

“Location”

function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current location; each query drains your battery.

on page 89.) Most applications using this

•

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.

•

Use the Power Saving feature to deactivate some hardware and interface functions.

•

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.

Switching the Device On or Off

Once the device has been configured, you will not be prompted with setup screens again.

To turn the device on:

1. Press and hold

switches on. The device searches for your network and after finding

it, you can make or receive calls.

2. Swipe your finger across the screen to unlock the

phone.

To turn the device off:

1. Press and hold

options screen appears.

2. Tap

3. At the

Power off

prompt, tap OK.

Power/End

until the device

until the Device

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Locking and Unlocking the Touch Screen

1. Press End

to lock the touch

screen.

2. Press End

again to display the lock screen then swipe your finger across the screen to unlock.

Note:

Swipe is the default screen locking method. To change your screen lock, see “Lock Screen settings” on page 99.

Power/

Configuring your Phone

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

Welcome

1. The

your phone is English. If you would like to select another language, tap select one of the listed languages.

2. Tap the

modify any of the Accessibility function if you desire. (For more information, refer to “Accessories” on page

121.)

3. Tap

set up your phone.

screen displays. The default language for

English

and scroll up or down to

Accessibility

and follow the instructions on each screen to

box at the bottom of the screen to

Creating a New Google Account

In order to utilize your device to the fullest extent, you will need to create a Google™ Account when you first use your device. With a Google Account, Google applications will always be in sync between your phone and computer.

If you did not create a new account during the setup procedure when you first turned your phone on, follow these steps:

1. From the Home screen, tap

The

Add a Google Account New

2. Ta p

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to add a Google

Note:

to create a new Google account.

– or – If you already have a Google account, tap

Account.

Once you have created a Google account, you only need to sign in.

Apps

➔

screen displays.

Gmail

Existing

Creating a Samsung Account

An active Samsung account is required to begin accessing applications such as ChatON and Samsung Apps. If you did not create a Samsung account when you first set up your phone, follow these steps:

1. From the home screen, tap Settings

➔

2. Tap

3. Ta p

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to create and activate

Samsung account

Create account

your account.

Apps

➔

Accounts ➔ Add account

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Setting Up Your Voice Mail

1. From the Home screen, tap

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.

Accessing Your Voice Mail

1. From the Home screen, tap

You may be prompted to enter a password.

2. When connected, follow the voice prompts from the

voice mail center.

Phone

, then tap

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 password and you are connected to your

Voice Mail.

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

This section outlines some key features of your phone and describes the screen and the icons that appear when the phone is in use. It also shows how to navigate through the phone and provides information on using a memory card.

Features of Your Phone

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

•

Android v 4.4.2, KitKat Platform

•

Brilliant 5.1” Full HD Super AMOLED® (1080 x 1920) display

•

Multi-core processor

•

USB 3.0 connector for faster transfer speeds

•

Wi-Fi ® Capability (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) @ both 2.4GHz and 5GHz

•

Delivers data faster using 4G LTE and High Speed Packet Access

Plus (HSPA+)

•

Galaxy Gear™ compliant. For more information, please visit:

www.samsung.com/us/galaxygearsupport

•

Smart Switch™ compliant. For more information, see

www.samsungsmartswitch.com

•

Fingerprint and Heart Rate sensors

•

Ready access to the Internet

•

Built-in Bluetooth and advanced Wi-Fi® technology

•

Tethering and Wi-Fi hot spot capability

•

16 Megapixel camera and camcorder with 2 Megapixel Front Facing camera

•

Smart Remote control using Smart Remote

•

Up to 128 GB expandable memory slot

•

Corporate and Personal Email

•

Sync and update social network applications

•

Thousands of Apps available to download via Google Play Store™ and Samsung Hub

•

Full Integration of Google Mobile™ Services (Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, Google Voice Search)

•

Multiple Messaging Options: Text/Picture/Video Messaging, and Instant Messaging with Google Hangouts™

•

Video with UHD 3840x2160 recording and playback

•

Screen Mirroring to share the media files on your device screen with an HDMI device such as an HDMI TV

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Front View

1312

2 3 4

Status Light

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

Receiver

2. Gestures Sensor

3. Proximity and Light Sensors

level to make adjustments. If the light path is blocked, for example, when holding the phone close to your ear, the touch screen will turn off.

Front Facing Camera

the screen and allows you to video conference.

Indicator Icons

operate your phone, such as the received signal strength, phone battery level, time, unread Emails, missed calls, and so on.

Widgets:

shortcuts). These can be placed onto any of the available screens (Home or extended).

: Displays red when charging or the battery

: Allows you to hear the caller.

: Used to detect Gesture motions.

: Uses the ambient light

: Used to take pictures while facing

: Shows the information needed to

Self-contained onscreen applications (not

2 3

Google Quick Search Widget

on the Internet. For more information, refer to “Google Search widget” on page 23.

Application Icons

applications on the Home screen.

Home Screen Indicator

10.

presently displayed.

Primary Shortcuts

11.

features such as Phone, Contacts, Messages, Internet, and Apps.

Recent Key

12.

provides access to the Task Manager.

13.

Home

Key: Displays the Home screen when pressed.

Press and hold to display the Google Now app. Doublepress to activate S Voice.

Back Key

14.

entries.

: Shortcuts to your favorite

: Displays a list of recently opened apps and

: Re-displays the previous screen or clears

: Lets you search for items

: Indicates which Home screen is

: Allows quick access to important

Back View

External speaker

and other sounds offered by your phone.

Flash

: Used to take photos in low-light conditions.

2. Camera lens

3. Heart Rate Sensor

sensor measures your heart rate via your fingertip. For information on the S Health app, see “S Health” on page 195.

: Allows you to hear ringers, music,

: Used to take photos.

: When using the S Health app, this

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1 2

Temperature and Humidty sensor

read both temperature and humidity conditions. This is useful to calculate calories burned within S Health.

Side Views

IR Transmitter

controlling external devices. For more information, refer to “Smart Remote” on page 198.

allows your device to

used to emit infrared signals used for

Microphones

callers to hear you clearly when you are speaking to them. There are two microphones on the device:

•

Bottom microphone: used during handset mode.

•

Top microphone: used while an active call is in the speakerphone mode and assists in noise cancellation (2 microphone solution).

3.5mm Headset jack

Volume key

standby mode (with the phone open) or adjust the voice volume during a call.

•

Pressing the volume key down mutes the ring tone.

Power/End key

and on. Press and hold for two seconds to:

•

Access the audio modes for the device. Tap an on-screen selection (Mute, Vibrate, or Sound).

•

Turn the device Off or Restart the device.

•

Enable Emergency mode .

USB Power/Accessory connector

power cable or optional accessories such as a USB/ data cable.

: Used during phone calls and allow other

: Used to plug in headphones.

: Used to adjust the ringer volume in

When receiving an incoming call:

: Ends a call or switches the phone off

: Used to connect a

Status Bar

The Status Bar shows information about the connection status, signal strength, battery level, and time, and displays additional notifications information.

This list identifies the icons you see on your device’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 Airplane Mode is active. You cannot send or receive any calls or access online information.

Displays when there is no SIM card in the phone.

Displays when there is no network available.

Displays when your phone is in Blocking mode.

Displays when there is a system error or alert.

Displays to indicate a security warning. You are prompted to set a screen lock password.

Displays when a call is in progress.

Displays when a call is on hold.

Displays when the speakerphone is on.

Displays when a call has been missed.

Displays when a call has been muted.

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

Displays when your battery is charging. Also displays battery charge level.

Device Power Low – Shows your current battery charge level.

Device Power Critical – Shows your current battery only has less than 5 percent power remaining and will soon shutdown.

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

Displays when your phone is communicating with the 4G LTE network.

Displays when your phone is downloading or has downloaded a file. It will blink green when it is installing. Displays when the an outbound file transfer is in progress.

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

Displays when the phone is tethered via a supported USB cable connection. Displays when a new text or multimedia message is received.

Displays when a new voice mail is received.

Displays when Email is received.

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

Displays when the time and date for a Calendar Event has arrived. For more information, refer to “Calendar” on page 162.

Displays when you set an alarm to ring at a specified time. For more information, refer to “Alarm” on page

171. Displays when the Sound profile is set to Mute.

Displays when the Sound profile is set to Vibrate.

Displays when Bluetooth is activated.

Displays when a Bluetooth device has been paired with the phone.

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

Displays when there is a Wi-Fi access point available but you are not connected to it. May also display if there is a communication issue with the target Wireless Access Point (WAP).

Displays when Wi-Fi Direct is active and your phone is connected to another device.

Displays when your phone as been configured as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

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

Displays when Near Field Communication (NFC) has been activated.

Displays when your device is connected being used to control streaming media and is connected to a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified device using the Samsung Link application.

Displays when your device is currently sharing/ streaming media to a paired device using the Samsung Link application.

Displays when TTY device has been inserted.

Displays when a screen capture has been taken.

Displays when the keypad is active.

Displays when Location is active and acquiring a signal.

(For more details on configuring your phone’s settings, see “Changing Your Settings” on page 82.)

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Google Search widget

The Google Search widget provides you an onscreen Internet search engine powered by Google™.

1. From the main Home screen, tap the Google Search

widget (see “Front View” on page 17).

2. Use the onscreen keypad to enter the item you want to

search for, then tap .

3. Tap to use Google Voice Search. Follow the

onscreen instructions.

Locking and Unlocking the Phone

To unlock your phone:

1. Press

right side of your phone).

2. The lock screen will display with unlock

displayed at the bottom of the screen.

3. Swipe the touch screen in any direction.

4. The Home screen will be displayed.

Note:

There are several additional ways you can lock your screen. (For more information, refer to “Lock Screen settings” on page 99.)

Power/End

(located on the upper

Swipe screen to

Menu Navigation

You can tailor the phone’s range of functions to fit your needs using both menus and widgets. Menus, sub-menus, and features can be accessed by scrolling through the available onscreen menus. Your phone originally has three home screens but you can expand up to seven home screens.

Command Keys

Recent Key

Tap Recent to access the Task Manager. Touch and hold access the Home screen options menu.

Home Key

Press

Back Key

Tap

to display a list of recently opened apps and

Home

to display the Home screen.

Back

to return to the previous screen, option or step.

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