Samsung SM-T330NU User Manual

ANDROID TABLET

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

device and keep it for future reference.

Warning!

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

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started ...........................4

Understanding This User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Turning Your Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting Up Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Securing Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Holding the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Section 2: Understanding Your Device .....10

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Front and Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Back, Top, and Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Navigating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Using the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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

Shortcuts and Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Wallpapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Apps Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Multi Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Screen Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Section 3: Accounts and Contacts ...........30

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Your Samsung Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Section 4: Messaging ...............................38

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Section 5: Multimedia ............................... 43

Listening to Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

WatchON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Section 6: Camera and Video ................... 47

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Section 7: Connections ............................ 57

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

Wi-Fi Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Connect to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Section 8: Applications ............................65

Updating Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Accessing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Dropbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Google . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Google Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Hancom Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Netflix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Play Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Play Newsstand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

S Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Samsung Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

WatchON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Section 9: Settings ....................................79

About Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

More Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Nearby Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Screen Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Multi Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Lock Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Notification Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Blocking Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Language and Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Palm Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Smart Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Backup and Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Application Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Default Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Power Saving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

About Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Index .........................................................117

Section 1: Getting Started

This section helps you to quickly start using your device.

Understanding This User Manual

The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your device. A robust index for features begins on page 117.

Also included is important safety information, beginning on page 119, that you should know before using your device.

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

Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual assume that you are starting from a Home screen. To get to a Home screen, you may need to unlock the device. For more information, refer to “Securing Your Device” on page 9.

Note: Instructions in this manual are based on default settings

and may vary from your device depending on the software version on your device and any changes to the device’s settings.

Note: Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this user

manual start with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.

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

Special Text

In this manual, some text is set apart from the rest. This special text is intended to point out important information, share quick methods for activating features, define terms, and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:

• Note: Presents alternative options for the current feature,

menu, or sub-menu.

• Tip: Provides quick or innovative methods or useful

shortcuts.

• Important: Points out important information about the

current feature that could affect performance.

Getting Started 4

• Warning: Brings important information to your attention

that can help to prevent loss of data or functionality or damage to your device.

Text Conventions

This manual provides condensed information about how to use your device. 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.

For example: From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings

➔ Connections tab ➔ Wi-Fi. Certain features and options use an OFF/ON

button. For example: Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Bluetooth

ON or OFF .

Battery

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

Warning! Use only approved charging devices. Approved

accessories are designed to maximize battery life. Using other accessories may invalidate your warranty and may cause damage.

Battery Indicator

The Battery icon in the Status Bar shows the battery power level. When battery power is 15% or less, your device prompts you to charge the battery. If you continue to operate the device without charging, the device powers off. For battery use information, see “About Device” on page 115.

Charging the Battery

Your device comes with a Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable) to charge your device from any standard AC power outlet.

Note: The battery comes partially charged. You must fully

charge the battery before using your device for the first time. After the first charge, you can use the device while charging.

1. Insert the USB cable into the device’s Charger/

Accessory Port.

Important! You cannot charge the battery using the USB

cable and your PC.

Note: If the battery is completely discharged, allow it to

charge for a few minutes before you try to turn on the device.

2. Insert the USB cable into the Charging Head.

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3. Plug the Charging Head into a standard AC power

outlet.

Warning! 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.

4. When charging is complete, unplug the Charging Head

from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from the device.

Turning Your Device On and Off

Turning Your Device On

 Press and hold the

Power/Lock Key.

For more information, refer to “Unlocking the Device” on page 9.

Turning Your Device Off

1. Press and hold the Power/Lock Key.

2. On the Device options menu, touch Power off ➔ OK.

Setting Up Your Device

When you turn on your device for the first time, it displays a Welcome screen. Follow the prompts to set up features and preferences on your device.

Some screens can be skipped (touch Next) or re-displayed (touch Back).

Note: If your screen dims or turns off, press the Home

key to continue.

Memory Card

Your device supports removable microSD or microSDHC memory cards with maximum capacities of 64 GB (not included). Memory cards are used to store music, photos, videos, and other files.

Installing a Memory Card

1. Open the memory card slot cover and turn to expose

the slot.

2. With the gold contacts facing down, carefully slide the

memory card into the slot, pushing gently until it clicks into place.

3. Close the memory card slot cover.

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Securing Your Device

By default, the device locks automatically when the screen times out or you can lock it manually.

 Unlock the tablet by swiping your finger across the

screen. This is the default Screen lock (Swipe), and offers no security.

Prevent others from using or accessing personal data and information stored in the device by using a secure Screen Lock.

For more information about creating and enabling a secure Screen Lock, see “Lock Screen” on page 88.

For other settings related to securing your device, see “Security” on page 111.

Locking the Device Manually

 Press the Power/Lock Key.

Unlocking the Device

1. Press the Power/Lock Key. The Lock screen displays.

2. Swipe across the screen as shown. This is the default

Swipe screen lock and offers no security.

Holding the Device

Your device’s internal antenna is located along the top back of the device. Do not block the antenna; doing so may affect signal quality and may cause the device to operate at a higher power level than is necessary.

Section 2: Understanding Your Device

This section outlines key features of your device and describes the screen and the icons that appear when the device is in use. It also shows how to navigate through the device.

Features

• 8-inch WXGA (1280 X 800) TFT (PLS) LCD touch screen

• Android Version: KitKat 4.4

• Wi-Fi, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor

• Full HTML Web Browser

• Bluetooth 4.0 Wireless technology. For more information,

refer to “Bluetooth” on page 60.

• Built-in Wi-Fi technology (802.11 a/b/g/n)

• 3 megapixel camera and camcorder, plus 1.3 megapixel

full HD forward-facing camera for video chat

• Full integration of Google applications (Gmail, YouTube,

Google Maps, and Voice Search)

• Photo gallery that supports BMP, GIF, JPG, and PNG formats

• Messaging Features: – Gmail – Email (corporate and personal)

– Google Hangouts (Instant Messaging and Video Chat)

• HD Video player (1080p) that supports MP4, 3GP, WMV,

ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, and WEBM formats

• Music player that supports MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG,

WAV, WMA, and FLAC formats

• Support for microSD and microSDHC

memory cards

• Preloaded applications such as Google Play Books, Google

Play Store, and more. For more information, refer to “Applications” on page 65.

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Front and Sides

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The following items can be found on the front and sides of your device.

1. Front-Facing Camera Lens: Takes photos or records

videos.

2. Microphone: Records audio.

3. Power/Lock Key: Press and hold to turn the device on

or off. Press to lock the device or to wake the screen for unlocking.

4. Volume Key: From a Home Screen, press to adjust

master volume. During music playback, press to adjust volume.

5. Memory Card Slot: Install a memory card for storage

of files (not included).

6. Back Key: Return to the previous screen or option.

7. Home Key: Display the central Home Screen.

8. Recent Key: Touch and hold to display recently

used apps.

Back, Top, and Bottom

The following items can be found on the back, top, and bottom of your device.

1. 3.5mm Headset Jack: Plug in for headphones.

2. Camera: Takes photos or recording videos.

3. Speaker: Plays music, notification tones, and audio.

4. Charger/Accessory Port: Plug in a USB cable for

charging or to sync music and files.

Understanding Your Device 12

Navigating Your Device

Use command keys and the touch screen to navigate.

Command Keys

Recent Apps

To display a list of recently used apps:

 To uch Recent apps. Touch an app to open it.

To close an app:

 Drag the app preview up or down.

To end all running apps:

 Touc h Close all.

To manage running apps, downloads, device memory, and storage:

 To uch Recent apps ➔ Task Manager.

For more information, refer to “Task Manager” on page 27.

Home

To display the main Home screen:

 Tou ch

To launch Google Now:

 Touch and hold

Back

To return to the previous screen, option, or step:

 Tou ch

Home.

Back.

Home.

Using the Touch Screen

Use only fingers to touch the screen.

Caution! Do not allow the touch screen to come into contact

with other electrical devices. Electrostatic discharges can cause the touch screen to malfunction.

Caution! To avoid damaging the touch screen, do not touch it

with anything sharp or apply excessive pressure to it with your fingertips.

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

Touching

To open an application, select a menu item, press an onscreen button, or enter a character using the onscreen keyboard, touch it with a finger.

Touching and Holding

Touch 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, touch and hold it and drag it to the target position.

Double-Tapping

Double-tap on a web page, map, or image to zoom in a part. Double-tap again to zoom out again.

Swipe

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

Pinching and Spreading

Spread two fingers apart on a web page, map, or image to zoom in. 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.

Sweeping

Sweep your hand across the screen to capture a screenshot. The image is saved in Gallery ➔ Screenshots album.

To prevent the display from rotating automatically, open the Notification Panel and deselect Screen rotation.

Note: Some applications do not allow screen rotation. Some

applications display a different screen depending on the orientation. For example, the calculator turns into a scientific calculator when rotated to landscape.

Note: It may not be possible to capture a screenshot while

using some applications.

Covering

Cover the screen with a palm to pause media playback.

Capturing Screenshots

 Press and hold the Power/Lock Key and Home

to capture and save an image of the current screen.

Note: A copy of the screenshot is automatically saved to the

clipboard.

To view the screenshot:

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ My Files.

2. Under Categories ➔ touch Images.

3. Touch a screenshot file to display it.

Home Screen

The main Home screen is the starting point for many applications and functions and it contains items like application icons, shortcuts, folders, or Google widgets, which gives you instant access to information and applications. This is the default page and accessible from any menu by pressing

Note: Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this user

manual start with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.

Home.

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Apps Screen

Refresh Content

Status Indicators

App Shortcuts

Notifications

Status

Bar

Widgets

Current Screen

Google Search

Extended Home Screen

The Home screen consists of the Home panel plus additional panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more space for adding shortcuts and widgets.

Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to the left or right side panels. As you scroll, the indicator at the bottom of the display shows your current position.

Customizing the Home Screens

To customize the Home screens to suit your preferences:

1. Navigate to one of the Home screen panels.

2. Touch and hold on the screen until the Home screen

pop-up displays.

3. Tou ch Set wallpaper to change the Home screen

wallpaper. For more information, refer to “Wallpapers” on page 23.

4. Under Add to home screen touch:

• Apps and widgets to add app or widget shortcuts on

the Home screen.

•Folder to add a folder on a Home screen. For more

information, refer to “Folders” on page 23.

•Page to add a Home screen.

Display Settings

Remove

Default Home

Screen

Add

You can customize display screen settings to your preferences. For more information, refer to “Display” on page 87.

Adding and Removing Home Screen Panels

Your device comes with seven Home screen panels. You can customize the Home screen by removing or adding panels.

Note: The default Home screen displays when you touch

Home.

 From a Home screen, pinch the screen from the left

and right side to the center to display the editing screen.

Tip: Touch and hold on the screen until the Home screen

pop-up displays. Under Add to Home screen, touch Page to add a Home screen.

Use these controls to configure panels:

1. Remove: Touch and drag a panel to the Trash Can to

remove the panel from the Home screen.

2. Default Home Page: Touch the Home icon on a panel

to set it as the default home screen.

3. Add: Touch to add a new panel, up to a total of seven.

This option is available when less than seven panels have been added.

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To rearrange the order of panels:

 Touch and drag a panel to a new location.

To return to the Home screen:

 To uch

Back.

Google Search Bar

The Google Search Bar provides an onscreen Internet search engine powered by Google.

1. From the main Home screen, swipe the screen to the

left to bring up the next Home screen.

2. Touch the Google Search bar .

3. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter the item you want

to search for, then touch .

4. Touch to use Google Voice Search. Follow the

onscreen instructions.

Notifications

Notification icons appear on the Status Bar at the top of the screen to report new messages, calendar events, device status, and more. For details about these notifications, open the Notification Panel.

Notification Panel

To view the Notification Panel:

1. On the Home screen, touch and hold the Status Bar

and then drag downward to display the Notification Panel.

2. Scroll down the list to see additional notification

details.

3. Touch an item to view or open it.

4. To clear a single notification, drag the notification left

or right. Touch to clear all notifications.

To close the Notification Panel:

 Swipe upward from the bottom of the screen or touch

Back.

Accessing Additional Panel Functions

In addition to notifications, the Notification Panel also provides quick and ready access to separate device functions. These can be quickly activated or deactivated by toggling them on or off. You can also select which functions are displayed.

1. To go to Settings, touch Settings. For more

information, refer to “Settings” on page 79.

2. Touch to display additional quick settings buttons.

• Touch to configure the Notification panel. For more

information, refer to “Notification Panel” on page 92.

• Touch to display your primary quick settings

buttons and notifications.

3. To set the display brightness, touch the Brightness

slider and drag it to set the brightness. For more information, refer to “Display” on page 87.

4. To adjust the system volume, touch the Sound

slider and drag it to set the Notification sound level or touch to set the level for Notifications, Media, and System sounds. For more information, refer to “Sound” on page 86.

Status Bar

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

To display the Status Bar:

 From a Home screen, swipe downward from the top of

the screen. The grey Status Bar will appear. It will disappear after a few seconds.

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Status Bar Icons

Some common status and notification icons are shown below.

Connectivity Icons

Wi-Fi connected

Bluetooth enabled

Bluetooth paired

Connected to computer

Wi-Fi Direct is active and your tablet is connected to another device.

The Nearby devices setting is enabled.

Device Status Icons

Battery full

Battery charging

Battery low

GPS enabled

Mute mode enabled

Error occurred or caution required

Other Icons

Alarm activated

Messaging Icons

New email

New Gmail

Airplane mode activated

Blocking mode activated

Shortcuts and Widgets

You can add, reposition, or remove shortcuts and widgets from the Home screen.

• Shortcuts: Icons on the Home screen that launch

applications.

• Widgets: Small applications that run on the Home screen.

Adding a Shortcut or Widget

You can customize the Home screen by adding shortcuts and widgets.

1. From a Home screen, touch and hold on an empty area

of the screen until the Home screen pop-up displays. Touch Apps and Widgets. – or – Touch to display the Apps screen.

2. For shortcuts, touch the Apps tab. For widgets, touch the Widgets tab.

3. Touch and hold the shortcut or widget, and then drag it to the Home screen and release.

Removing a Shortcut or Widget

Shortcuts and widgets can be removed from the Home screen.

 Touch and hold the shortcut or widget until it detaches,

and then drag it to Remove and release.

Note: Removing a shortcut does not delete the application;

it simply removes the shortcut from the Home screen.

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Folder s

Place folders on the Home screen to organize items.

Adding Folders

1. From a Home screen, touch and hold on an empty area

of the screen until the Home screen pop-up appears.

2. Touch Folder.

3. Enter a name for the folder and touch OK.

Using Folders

 Touch the folder to open it and access the shortcuts

inside.

 To add shortcuts to the folder, touch and hold the

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

 To delete a folder, touch and hold the folder until it

detaches, and then drag it to Remove and release.

Note: All shortcuts contained in the folder will also be deleted.

Wallpapers

You can choose a picture to display on the Home Screen, Lock screen, or on both the Home and Lock screens. Choose from preloaded wallpapers, or select a photo you have downloaded or taken with the Camera.

1. From a Home screen, touch and hold on an empty area

of the screen until the Home screen pop-up displays.

2. Tou ch Home Screen, Lock screen, or Home and lock screens for options:

• Gallery: Access the Gallery to select a photo.

• Live wallpapers: Choose from pre-loaded interactive

animated wallpapers (Home screen only).

•Photos: Access Google Photos to select a photo (Home

screen only).

• Wallpapers: Choose from pre-loaded wallpaper

images.

Note: You can also set the wallpaper in Settings. From a

Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔ Device tab ➔ Wallpaper.

Apps Screen

The Apps screen displays all applications installed on your tablet. Applications that you download and install from Google Play or from the web are also added to a Home screen.

For more information, refer to “Applications” on page 65.

To arrange the Apps icons in alphabetical order:

1. From a Home screen, touch .

2. Touch Menu ➔ View type.

3. Touch Alphabetical grid.

To manually change the order of the icons on the Apps screen:

1. From a Home screen, touch .

2. Touch Menu ➔ Edit.

3. Touch and hold an icon and drag it to a new position.

4. Touch Save to save the changes.

You can place shortcuts to applications on the Home screen for quick access to the application. For more information, refer to “Adding a Shortcut or Widget” on page 22.

To view your downloaded applications:

1. From a Home screen, touch .

2. Tou ch Download to view downloaded apps.

3. Touch an icon on the Downloaded applications

screen to launch the application. – or – Add an App Shortcut to a Home screen by dragging the App icon onto the Home screen. For more information, refer to “Adding a Shortcut or Widget” on page 22.

Application Information

To view information about an App, such as the amount of storage it uses, force the App to stop, uninstall updates, and clear data:

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔ General tab ➔ Application manager.

2. Tou c h the All tab, scroll through the apps list, and

touch the app to open a screen with details about the App.

Multi Window

Multi task by using up to four applications at the same time.

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Note: Only applications displayed on the Multi window panel

Multi Window Controls

Multi Window Panel

App 1

Panel Controls

App 2

can be used with the Multi window feature.

Activate Multi Window

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔ Device tab.

2. Touch the OFF/ON button under Multi window to turn

Multi window ON .

3. If desired, touch Multi window and then touch Open in multi window view to automatically view content in

Multi window when you open files from My Files or Video player, or attachments from email.

Note: You can also activate Multi window from the Notification

Panel. For more information, refer to “Notification Panel” on page 19.

Note: Once Multi window is activated, to show the Multi

window panel, touch and hold Recent apps. The Multi window panel appears at the right side of the screen. To hide the Multi window panel, touch

Back.

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