Samsung Galaxy S III mini GT-I8190 manual

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2 About this manual This device pr ovides high qualit y mobile communication and en ter tainment using Samsung ’ s high standards and technolog ical exper tise. This user manual is specially designed t o detail the device ’ s functions and features . • Please read this manual bef ore using the device to ensur e safe and pr oper use. •[...]

About this manual 3 • Default applications that come with the device ar e subjec t to updates and ma y no longer be suppor ted without prior notice . If you have questions about an applica tion provided with the device , contact a Samsung Ser vice Centre . F or user-installed applications , contact ser vice pro viders. • Modifying the dev[...]

About this manual 4 T rademarks • SAMSUNG and the SAMSUNG logo ar e regist ered trademarks of Samsung Electronics. • The Andr oid logo , G oogle ™ , Google Maps ™ , Google Mail ™ , Y ouT ube ™ , Google Play ™ Stor e, and Google T alk ™ are trademarks of Google , Inc. • Bluetooth ® is a regist ered trademark of Bluetooth [...]

5 T able of C onten ts Getting star ted 8 Device lay out 9 Buttons 10 P ack age contents 11 Installing the SIM or USIM card and battery 14 Charging the ba tter y 16 Inser ting a memor y card 19 T ur ning the device on and off 19 Holding the device 20 Locking and unlock ing the device 20 Adjusting the v olume 21 Switching t o silent mode Basics 22 I[...]

T able of Con tents 6 93 Mediencenter 93 Mobile T V T rav el & local 94 Maps 95 Local 96 Latitude 96 Navigation 97 NA VIGON selec t Settings 98 About Settings 98 Wi-F i 99 Bluetooth 99 Data usage 99 More settings 101 Home screen mode 101 Blocking mode 101 Sound 102 Display 103 Storage 103 P ower saving mode 103 Battery 103 Application manager 1[...]

T able of Con tents 7 110 Motion 111 Ac cessor y 111 Date and time 112 Ac cessibility 113 Developer options 114 About device T roubleshooting[...]

8 Getting star ted Devic e lay out Back button Multipurpose jack F ront camera Earpiece Menu button Microphone P ower button Home button Pr oximity sensor T ouch screen Rear camera GPS antenna Main antenna Headset jack V olume button Flash Back cov er Speaker[...]

Getting star ted 9 • Do not cov er the antenna ar ea with your hands or other objects. This may cause connectivity problems or drain the battery . • Do not use a screen prot ec tor . This causes sensor malfunctions. • Do not allow water t o contac t the touch scr een. The touch scr een may malfunc tion in humid conditions or when exp[...]

Getting star ted 10 P ack age c ont ents Check the product box f or the following items: • Device • Battery • Quick star t guide Use only Samsung-appro ved software. P irated or illegal software may cause damage or malfunctions, which are not co ver ed by the warranty . • The items supplied with the devic e and any a vailable ac[...]

Getting star ted 11 Installing the SIM or USIM card and batt er y Inser t the SIM or USIM card provided b y the mobile telephone ser vice provider , and the included battery . 1 Remove the back c over . • Be careful not to damage y our finger nails when you r emove the back cov er . • Do not bend or twist the back cover ex cessively . D o[...]

Getting star ted 12 • Do not remov e the protective tape cov ering the antenna, as this can damage the antenna. • Do not inser t a memor y card into the SIM car d slot. I f a memor y card happens t o be lodged in the SIM card slot, take the devic e to a Samsung Ser vice Centr e to remov e the memor y card. • The SIM card slot of y ou[...]

Getting star ted 13 Removing the SIM or USIM car d and battery 1 Remove the back c over . 2 Pull out the ba tter y . 3 Pull out the SIM or USIM car d.[...]

Getting star ted 14 Char ging the ba tter y Charge the batt er y befor e using it for the first time . Use the charger to charge the batt er y . A computer can be also used t o charge the device b y connecting them via the USB cable. Use only Samsung-appro ved chargers , batteries, and cables. Unappr oved chargers or cables can cause the battery to[...]

Getting star ted 15 • The device can be used while it is char ging , but it may take longer to fully char ge the battery . • If the device receiv es an unstable power supply while charging , the touch screen may not function. If this happens, unplug the charger from the devic e. • While charg ing, the devic e may heat up . This is no[...]

Getting star ted 16 Reducing the batter y c onsumption Y our device provides options that help y ou save ba tter y pow er . By customising these options and deactivating featur es in the background, y ou can use the device longer between charges: • When you ar e not using the device, switch to sleep mode b y pressing the P ower butt on. •[...]

Getting star ted 17 1 Remove the back c over and ba tter y . 2 Inser t a memor y card with the gold- colour ed contacts facing downw ards , and then push the memor y card down. 1 2 3 Push the memory card down into the slot and then slide it backwar ds until it locks into place . 4 Replace the battery and back cover .[...]

Getting star ted 18 Removing the memor y card Befor e removing the memory card, first unmount it f or safe remo val. On the Home scr een, tap Apps → Settings → Stor age → Unmount SD card . 1 Remove the back c over and ba tter y . 2 Push the memory card into the slot until it disengages fr om the device, and then pull it out. 3 Replace the bat[...]

Getting star ted 19 T urning the devic e on and off When turning on the device f or the first time, f ollow the on-screen instructions to set up your device . Pr ess and hold the Po wer button f or a few seconds to turn on the device . • F ollow all posted warnings and directions from authorised personnel in ar eas where the use of wir eless d[...]

Getting star ted 20 L ock ing and unlock ing the devic e When not in use, lock the devic e to prevent un wanted operation. P ressing the P ower button turns off the screen and puts the device int o lock mode. The device automa tically gets locked if it is not used for a specified period . T o unlock the device , press the P ower button or the Home [...]

Getting star ted 21 S witching to silent mode Use one of the f ollowing methods: • Pr ess and hold the Volume butt on down until it switches to silent mode . • Pr ess and hold the Po wer button, and then tap Mute . • Open the notifications panel at the top of the scr een, and then tap Sound . Set the device to aler t you t o various [...]

22 Basics Indicator ic ons The icons displa yed at the t op of the screen pr ovide inf ormation about the status of the device . The icons list ed in the table below are most c ommon. Icon Meaning No signal Signal strength Roaming (outside of normal ser vice area) GPRS network connected EDGE network connected UMTS network c onnected HSDP A net work[...]

Basics 23 U sing the touch scr een Use only fingers to use the t ouch screen. • Do not allow the touch scr een to come int o contact with other electr ical devices . Electrostatic discharges can cause the touch scr een to malfunc tion. • Do not allow the touch scr een to contact water . The touch screen ma y malfunction in humid condition[...]

Basics 24 Dragging T o mov e an icon, thumbnail, or preview t o a new location, tap and hold it and drag it to the target position. Double -tapping Double -tap on a webpage, map , or image to zoom in a part. Double -tap again to return.[...]

Basics 25 F licking Flick left or right on the Home screen or the A pplications screen t o see another panel. F lick up or down to scr oll 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 .[...]

Basics 26 C ontrol motions Simple motions allow easy contr ol of the device. Befor e using motions, make sur e the motion featur e is ac tivated . On the Home screen, tap Apps → Settings → Motion , and then drag the Motion switch to the right. Rotating the screen Many applications allo w display in either por trait or landscape orientation. Rot[...]

Basics 27 Picking up When you pick up the devic e after it has been idle for some time or when the scr een has turned off , it vibrates if you ha ve missed calls or new messages. Holding to ear While viewing call, message , or contact details, pick up and hold the device to y our ear to make a call.[...]

Basics 28 P anning to mov e T ap and hold an item, and then mov e the device to the left or right to move the item t o another panel on the Home screen or the Applications scr een. P anning to bro wse When an image is zoomed in, tap and hold a point on the scr een, and then move the device in any dir ec tion to bro wse the image.[...]

Basics 29 Double -tapping Double -tap the device to mov e to the top of a list of c ontacts or emails. Rotating While the screen is locked , tap and hold the screen, and then rotate the devic e to landscape orientation to launch the camera. T o use this motion, on the Home screen, tap Apps → Settings → Lock scr een → Lock scr een options , an[...]

Basics 30 T urning o ver T ur n ov er the device to mut e ringtone, pause media pla yback, or mute the FM radio . Shaking • Shake the device to sear ch for Bluetooth devices . • Shake the device to updat e the list of emails or information from Y ahoo News, Y ahoo F inance, or Ac cuWea ther .[...]

Basics 31 T ilting T ap and hold two points on the scr een, and then tilt the device back and forth to zoom in or out. Notifications Notification icons appear on the status bar a t the top of the screen t o report missed calls, new messages, calendar ev ents, devic e status, and mor e. Drag down fr om the status bar to open the notifications panel.[...]

Basics 32 • Blocking mode : Activate or deactivate blocking mode. In block ing mode , the device will block notifications. T o select which notifications will be blocked, tap Settings → Blocking mode . • P ower saving : Activate or deactivate po wer-sa ving mode. • Sync : Activate or deactivate aut o-syncing of applications. The av[...]

Basics 33 Moving an item T ap and hold an item and drag it t o a new location. T o move it to another panel , drag it to the side of the screen. Removing an item T ap and hold an item, and drag it t o the rubbish bin that appears at the top of the Home screen. When the rubbish bin turns red, release it . Rearranging panels Adding a ne w panel T ap [...]

Basics 34 U sing applications This device can run man y different types of applications , ranging fr om media to Internet applications. Opening an application On the Home screen or the Applications scr een, selec t an application icon to open it . Opening from r ecently-used applica tions Pr ess and hold the Home button to open the list of recen tl[...]

Basics 35 Rearranging applica tions This f eature is a vailable only in the customisable grid view . T ap → V iew t ype → Cust omisable grid . T ap → Edit , tap and hold an application, and then drag it to a new location. T o mov e it to another panel, drag it to the side of the scr een. Organising with f olders Put r elated applications toge[...]

Basics 36 Help Ac cess help information t o lear n how to use the devic e and applications or configure impor tant settings. T ap Help on the Applications screen. Select an item to view tips . T o r eset help pop-ups if you have hidden them, tap Show help tip pop-ups , and then select items by ticking. Ent ering te x t Use the Samsung keyboard or t[...]

Basics 37 Entering upper case T ap befor e entering a charac ter . F or all caps, tap it twice. Changing language ke yboards Slide the space key left or right to change language keyboards . Handwriting T ap and hold , tap , and then write a wor d with a finger . Suggested wor ds appear as characters are ent ered. Select a suggested wor d. Entering [...]

Basics 38 C opying and pasting T ap and hold ov er text, drag or to select more or less text, and then tap to copy or to cut. The selected text is copied to the clipboard. T o paste it in to a text entr y field, plac e the cursor at the point where it should be inserted, and then tap → P aste . C onnec ting to a W i-F i net w ork Connect the devi[...]

Basics 39 A dding W i-F i netw orks If the desired network does not appear in the networks list, tap Add W i-F i net work at the bottom of the networks list. Enter the network name in Network SSID , select the securit y type and enter the passwor d if it is not an open network, and then tap S ave . F orgetting W i-Fi net w orks Any network that has[...]

Basics 40 Removing ac coun ts On the Applications screen, tap Settings , select an account name under Ac counts , select the account t o remove , and then tap Remov e accoun t . T ransf erring files Move audio , video , image, or other types of files from the devic e to the computer , or vice versa. The f ollowing file f ormats are supported by som[...]

Basics 41 C onnec ting as a media device 1 Connect the device to the comput er using the USB cable. 2 Open the notifications panel, and then tap Connected as a media devic e → Media device (M TP) . T ap Camer a (PTP) if your comput er does not suppor t M edia T ransfer P rotoc ol (MTP) or not hav e any appr opriate driver installed . 3 T ransfer [...]

Basics 42 Setting a pattern On the Applications screen, tap Settings → Lock scr een → Screen lock → P attern . Draw a patt er n by connecting four dots or mor e, and then draw the patt er n again to v erify it. Set a backup unlock PIN to unlock the screen when you f orget the pattern. Setting a PIN On the Applications screen, tap Settings →[...]

Basics 43 Unlock ing the devic e T ur n on the screen b y pressing the P ower butt on or the Home button, and enter the unlock code . If the unlock code is forgott en, take the device to a Samsung Ser vice Centre t o reset it. Upgr ading the device The device can be upg raded to the lat est soft ware . This f eature ma y not be available depending [...]

44 C ommunication Phone Use this application to make or answ er a call. T ap Phone on the Applications screen. Mak ing calls Mak ing a call Use one of the f ollowing methods: • Keypad : Enter the number using the keypad , and then tap . • Logs : Make a call from the history of incoming and outgoing calls and messages. • F av ourites [...]

Communication 45 F inding contacts Enter a name , phone number , or email address to find a c ontact in the contacts list. As characters are ent ered, pr edic ted contacts appear . Selec t one to place a call to it . Mak ing an interna tional call T ap and hold 0 until the + sign appears. En ter the country code, ar ea code, and phone number , and [...]

Communication 46 Adding c ontac ts T o add a phone number to the c ontac ts list from the keypad , enter the number and tap Add to con tacts . V iewing call logs T ap Logs to view the history of incoming and outgoing calls. T o filter a call log , tap → V iew by , and then select an option. F ixed dialling number The device can be set t o restric[...]

Communication 47 Receiving calls Answ ering a call When a call comes in, drag outside the circle, or pr ess the headset button. If the call waiting ser vice is active, another call can be made . When the second call is answer ed, the first call is put on hold . Rejec ting a call When a call comes in, drag outside the cir cle, or press and hold the [...]

Communication 48 Call f or warding The device can be set t o send incoming calls to a specified number . T ap → Call settings → Call f or warding , and then select a call t ype and condition. Ent er a number and tap Enable . Ending a call T ap End call to end a call. Or pr ess the headset button. V ideo calls Mak ing a video call Enter the numb[...]

Communication 49 T ap and hold the other par ty ’ s image to access the f ollowing options: • Captur e image : Capture the other party ’ s image . • Record video : T ake a video of the other par ty ’ s images. It is illegal in many countries to r ecord a call without the other part y ’ s prior permission. T ap and hold your image [...]

Communication 50 C ontac ts Use this application to manage c ontac ts, including phone numbers , email addresses , and others. T ap Con tacts on the Applications screen. Managing con tac ts Crea ting a contac t T ap and enter contact information. • : Add an image . • / : Add or delete a c ontac t field. Editing a con tac t Selec t a conta[...]

Communication 51 Once a contact is selected, take one of the f ollowing actions: • : Add t o favourite c ontac ts. • / : Make a voice or video call. • : Compose a message . • : Compose an email . Impor ting and expor ting contacts Syncing with Google C ontac ts T ap → Merge with Google . Contacts synced with Google Con tacts a[...]

Communication 52 Sharing con tac ts T ap → Impor t/Expor t → Share namecar d via , select contacts, tap Done , and then select a sharing method. F av ourite con tac ts T ap , and then take one of the follo wing actions: • Search : Search for c ontac ts. • Add t o fav ourites : Add c ontacts to favourites . • Remov e from fav ouri[...]

Communication 53 Business card Creat e a business card and send it to others. T ap Set up my pr ofile , enter details , such as phone number , email address, and postal address , and then tap S ave . If user information has been sav ed when you set up the device , select the business card in ME , and then tap to edit. T ap → Share namecar d via ,[...]

Communication 54 V iewing incoming messages Incoming messages are gr ouped into message threads by con tact. Selec t a contact to view the person ’ s message . Listening to a v oice message T ap and hold 1 on the keypad , and then follow the instructions from your service provider . Email Use this application to send or view email messages . T ap[...]

Communication 55 Reading messages Selec t an email accoun t to use , and new messages are retriev ed. T o manually retriev e new messages, tap . T ap a message to r ead. Open attachments. Reply to the message. Add this email addr ess to the contacts list. Delete the message. Mark the message as a reminder . F or ward the message. T ap the attachmen[...]

Communication 56 Sending messages In any mailbox, tap , enter recipien ts, a subject, and a message, and then tap . T ap → Attach file to attach images . T ap → Add C c/Bcc to add more r ecipients. T ap → Save dr af t to sav e the message for later deliv er y . T ap → Discard to star t ov er . Reading messages Download attachment. Mark the [...]

Communication 57 Labels Google Mail does not use ac tual folders , but uses labels instead. When Google Mail is launched, it displa ys messages labelled Inbox. T ap to view messages in other labels. T o add a label to a message , selec t the message, tap , and then select the label to assign. T alk Use this application to cha t with others via Goog[...]

Communication 58 Swit ching bet w een chats Scroll left or right. Deleting chat history Chats are aut omatically sav ed. T o delete chat history , tap → Clear chat history . Google+ Use this application to sta y connec ted with people via Google ’ s social network ser vice. T ap Google+ on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be a[...]

Communication 59 ChatON Use this application to cha t with any devic e that has a mobile phone number . T ap ChatON on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider . Creat e the buddies list by entering phone numbers or email addresses of Samsung accoun ts, or selecting buddies from [...]

60 W eb & net w ork Internet Use this application to br owse the Internet. T ap Internet on the Applications screen. V iewing webpages T ap the address field , enter the web address , and then tap Go . T ap to share , save , or print the current w ebpage while viewing a webpage . Opening a new page T ap → New window . T o go to another w ebpa[...]

W eb & network 61 Histor y T ap → Histor y to open a webpage fr om the list of recently-visit ed webpages. T o clear the histor y , tap → Clear history . T ap → Histor y → Most visited to open a webpage fr om the list of most visited webpages. Sav ed pages T o view sa ved webpages , tap → Saved pages . Links T ap and hold a link on th[...]

W eb & network 62 Opening a new page T ap → New tab . T o go to another w ebpage, tap → a webpage . Searching the w eb by voic e T ap the address field , tap , speak a keyword , and then select one of the suggested key wor ds that appear . Syncing with other de vices Sync open tabs and bookmarks to use with Chrome on another device , when y[...]

W eb & network 63 T o activate Bluetooth, on the A pplications screen, tap Settings → Bluetooth , and then drag the Bluetooth switch to the right. P airing with other Bluetooth devices On the Applications screen, tap Settings → Bluetooth → Scan , and detected devices are listed. Select the device you wan t to pair with, and then acc ept t[...]

64 Media Music Pla yer Use this application to list en to music. T ap Music Play er on the Applications screen. • Some file formats are not supported depending on the device ’ s soft war e version. • Some files may not play pr operly depending on the encoding used. Pla ying music Selec t a music category , and then selec t a song to pla[...]

Media 65 Setting a song as ringtone T o use the curren tly-playing song as ringtone , tap → Set as → Phone ringtone . Crea ting playlists Make an own selection of songs. T ap Playlists , and then tap → Crea te playlist . Enter a title and tap OK . T ap Add music , select songs to include, and then tap Done . T o add the curren tly-playing son[...]

Media 66 T ak ing photos T ak ing a photo T ap the image on the preview scr een where the camera should focus . When the subject is in focus , the focus frame turns green. T ap to take the photo . Indicates which storage is in use . Switch between still and video mode. Open the image viewer to displa y photos. Switch between the front and r ear cam[...]

Media 67 • Autumn c olour : Use this setting f or red-shifted backgr ound scener y . • Te x t : Use this setting f or books or posters. • Candlelight : Use this setting f or images of bright light against a dark background . • F irework : Use this setting f or high- contr ast scenes. • Backlight : Use this setting f or subj[...]

Media 68 T ak ing videos T ak ing a video Slide the still-video switch to the video ic on, and then tap to take a video . T o stop recor ding, tap . • Manual focus is not av ailable in video mode. • The zoom function may not be av ailable when recor ding at the highest resolution. Recor ding mode Switch between the front and r ear camera.[...]

Media 69 T ap to change rec ording mode. • Normal : Use this mode f or normal quality . • Limit for MMS : Use this mode to lo wer quality for sending via messag ing. Zooming in and out Use one of the f ollowing methods: • Use the V olume button to zoom in or out . • Spread two fingers apart on the screen to zoom in, and pinch to[...]

Media 70 • Flash : Activate or deactivate the flash. • Shooting mode : Change the shooting mode. • Recording mode : Change recor ding mode. • Effects : Selec t among various photo eff ec ts that are a vailable. • Scene mode : Change the scene mode . • Exposure value : This determines ho w much light the camera ’ s se[...]

Media 71 • Image quality : Set the quality level for photos . H igher quality images require mor e storage space . • V ideo qualit y : Set the quality level for videos . • Stor age : Selec t the memor y location f or storage . • Reset : Reset the camera settings. Shor tcuts Reorganise shor tcuts f or easy access to the camera ?[...]

Media 72 Zooming in and out Use one of the f ollowing methods to z oom in an image: • Double -tap anywhere to zoom in. • Spread two fingers apart on any place to z oom in. Pinch t o zoom out, or double -tap to return. V iewing images using the motion featur e Use the motion f eature t o execut e a function with par ticular motion. On the [...]

Media 73 • Edit : Launch the Photo editor applica tion. • Set as : Set the image as a wallpaper or a contact image. • Buddy photo share : Send the image to a person whose face is tagged in the image . • Print : Print via a USB or Wi-F i connection. The device is only compatible with some Samsung printers. • Rename : Rename [...]

Media 74 V ideo Pla yer Use this application to pla y video files. T ap V ideo Player on the Applications screen. • Some file formats are not supported depending on the device's software. • Some files may not play pr operly depending on how they are enc oded. Pla ying videos Selec t a video to pla y . Change screen ratio . Move f or [...]

Media 75 Y ou T ube Use this application to w atch videos fr om the Y ou T ube website . T ap Y ou T ube on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider . W atching videos T ap , and then enter a keyword . S elect one of the returned search results t o watch a video . Rotate the devi[...]

Media 76 F M R adio Listen to music and new s on the FM r adio . T o listen to the F M radio, y ou must connec t a headset, which ser ves as the radio an tenna. T ap FM Radio on the Applications screen. Listening to the F M radio Plug a headset into the devic e befor e launching the FM radio . The F M radio scans and saves av ailable stations autom[...]

Media 77 Scanning radio stations T ap → Scan , and then select a scan option. The FM r adio scans and saves a vailable stations automatically . Selec t the radio station y ou want from the stations list and tap to return t o the FM r adio screen. A dding stations to the fa vourites list Scroll to a radio sta tion, and then tap to add the station [...]

78 Applica tion & media stor es Pla y Stor e Use this application to pur chase and download applications and games that are able t o run on the device . T ap Play St ore on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider . Installing applications Brow se applications by categor y , [...]

Application & media stor es 79 Samsung Apps Use this application to pur chase and download dedicated Samsung applications. F or more information, visit ww w .samsungapps.com . T ap Samsung Apps on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider . If a Samsung account is not reg iste[...]

Application & media stor es 80 T opApps Use this application to pur chase and download applications. T ap T opApps on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider . Game Hub Use this application to ac cess games. T ap Game Hub on the Applications screen. This application ma y not[...]

Application & media stor es 81 Pla y M ovies Use this application to w atch, download , and rent movies or T V shows. T ap Play Movies on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider . Selec t a category at the top of the screen, and then select a movie, T V progr amme, or video [...]

Application & media stor es 82 T OP GAMES Use this application to pur chase and download games. T ap T OP GAMES on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider .[...]

83 Utilities Memo Use this application to r ecord impor tant inf ormation to sav e and view at a later date . T ap Memo on the Applications screen. C omposing memos T ap , enter a memo , and then tap S ave . T o change the backgr ound colour , tap → . T o lock the memo so that others cannot view it, tap → . Bro wsing memos Brow se memo thumbnai[...]

Utilities 84 • : Change the background c olour . • : Lock the memo so tha t others cannot view it. • : Print the memo via a USB or Wi-F i connection. The device is only compatible with some Samsung printers. S Planner Use this application to manage ev ents and tasks. T ap S Planner on the Applications screen. Crea ting events or task[...]

Utilities 85 Enter a title and specify which calendar to use or sync with. Then tap Edit ev ent details or Edit task details to add more details , such as how often the event repea ts, when it has an advance alert, or where it takes place. Attach a map showing the loca tion of the event. En ter the location in the Location field, tap next to the fi[...]

Utilities 86 Deleting ev ents Selec t a date or ev ent, and then tap → Delete . Sharing ev ents Selec t an even t, tap → Share via , and then select a sharing method. Clock Use this application to set alarms , check the time in any location in the world, measur e the duration of an ev ent, set a timer , or use as the desk clock. T ap Clock on t[...]

Utilities 87 Alarm Setting alarms T ap Crea te alarm , set a time for the alarm to go off , selec t days f or the alar m to r epeat, and then tap S ave . • Snooze : Set an inter val and the number of times f or the alarm to repeat after the pr eset time. • Smar t alarm : Set a time for the alarm to go off bef ore the preset time. Stopping[...]

Utilities 88 Stopwatch T ap Star t to time an even t. T ap Lap to rec ord lap times. T ap Reset to clear lap time rec ords. T imer Set the duration, and then tap Star t . Drag outside the large cir cle when the timer goes off . Desk clock T ap to view in full screen. Calcula tor Use this application f or simple or complex calculations. T ap Calcula[...]

Utilities 89 Recor ding voice memos T ap to start recor ding. Speak int o the microphone at the bottom of the device . T ap to pause recording . T ap to finish rec ording. Star t rec ording . Recording elapsed time Display the list of voic e memos. Pla ying voic e memos Selec t a voic e memo to play . • : Adjust the pla yback speed. • : T[...]

Utilities 90 Managing v oice memos In the list of voice memos, tap and select one of the following: • Share via : Selec t voic e memos to send, and then select a sharing method. • Delete : Selec t voic e memos to delete . • Settings : Change the voice r ecorder settings. • End : Close the voice r ecorder . S V oic e Use this app[...]

Utilities 91 Searching the devic e T ap the search field , and then enter a key wor d. Alternatively , tap , speak a key wor d, and then select one of the suggested key wor ds that appear . If no results are r eturned from the applications , the web br owser appears , displaying the search r esults. Search scope T o select what applications to sear[...]

Utilities 92 • Search : Search for files . • V iew by : Change the view mode. • Sor t by : Sor t files or folders . • Settings : Change the file manager settings. Downloads Use this application to see wha t files are downloaded thr ough the applications. T ap Downloads on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be ava[...]

Utilities 93 Mediencent er Use this application to view and upload media files via the cloud st orage ser ver . T ap Mediencenter on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider . Mobile T V Use this application to w atch T V shows online. T ap Mobile T V on the Applications screen. [...]

94 T r av el & local Maps Use this application to pinpoin t the location of the device , search f or places, or get directions. T ap Maps on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider . Searching f or locations T ap , en ter an address , and then tap . Selec t a location to vie[...]

T ravel & local 95 Getting directions for a destination 1 T ap . 2 T ap , and then select a method to enter star ting and ending locations: • My current location : Use current loca tion for starting location. • Con tacts : Selec t from the c ontacts list. • P oint on map : Pinpoin t by tapping on the map . • My Places : Sele[...]

T ravel & local 96 Latitude Use this application to shar e location information with friends. T ap Latitude on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider . T o add a friend with whom location inf or mation is shar ed, tap → Selec t from C ontac ts or Add via email addr ess . [...]

T ravel & local 97 NA VIGON selec t Use this application to sear ch for a route t o a destination. T ap NA VIGON selec t on the Applications screen. • Navigation maps , your current location, and other naviga tional data may diff er from actual location information. Y ou should alw ays pa y attention t o road conditions, tr affic, and any [...]

98 Settings About Settings Use this application to c onfigure the device, set application options , and add accounts. T ap Settings on the Applications screen. Wi - Fi Activate the Wi-F i featur e to connect to a Wi-F i network and access the Internet or other network devices. T o use options , tap . • Adv anced : Cust omise Wi-F i settings. ?[...]

Settings 99 Bluetooth Activate the Bluet ooth featur e to exchange inf or mation ov er shor t distances. Data usage Keep track of your da ta usage amount, and customise the settings f or the limitation. • Mobile data : Set to use data connections on any mobile network. • Set mobile data limit : Set a limit for the mobile data usage . •?[...]

Settings 100 Mobile networks • Mobile data : Use to allo w packet switching data networks f or network ser vices. • Data roaming : Use the device t o connect to another network when you are r oaming or your home network is not av ailable. • Ac cess Poin t Names : Set up access point names ( APNs). • Network mode : Selec t a netw[...]

Settings 101 • Not-allow ed devices list : View the list of devic es that are blocked fr om accessing your device . • Download to : Selec t a memor y location f or saving media files . • Upload from other devic es : Set to accept uploads fr om other devices. Kies via Wi-F i Connect the device to Samsung Kies via a Wi-F i network . Ho[...]

Settings 102 • V ibrate when ringing : Set the device to vibrat e and play a ringtone f or incoming calls. • Keyt ones : Set the device to sound when tapping the buttons on the keypad . • T ouch sounds : Set the device to sound when selecting an application or option on the touch screen. • Screen lock sound : Set the device to s[...]

Settings 103 St orage View memory information for y our device and memor y card, or f ormat a memor y card. F ormatting a memor y card permanently deletes all data fr om it. The actual available capacity of the internal memor y is less than the specified capacity because the operating system and default applications oc cupy par t of the memor y . P[...]

Settings 104 L ocation ser vices • Use wir eless networks : Set to use Wi-F i and/or mobile networks for finding the curren t location. • Use GPS sat ellites : Set to use the GPS satellite f or finding the current location. • Location and Google sear ch : Set to use your curren t location for Google sear ch and other Google ser vices[...]

Settings 105 Securit y Change settings for securing the device and the SIM or USIM car d. • Encr ypt device : Set a password t o encr ypt data sav ed on the device. Y ou must enter the passwor d each time you turn on the device . Charge the batt er y befor e enabling this setting because it may take more than an hour to encr ypt your da ta. ?[...]

Settings 106 • Device administr ators : View devic e administrators installed on the devic e. Y ou can allow device administrat ors to apply new policies to the devic e. • Unknown sources : Choose to install applications fr om any sour ce. If not chosen, download applications only fr om Play St ore . • T rusted credentials : Use cert[...]

Settings 107 Samsung keyboar d T o change the Samsung keyboard settings , tap . • P or trait keyboard types : Change the keyboard la yout. • Input language : Selec t languages f or text input. • Pr edictive text : Activate pr edic tive text mode to predict wor ds based on your input and show wor d suggestions. Y ou can also customise[...]

Settings 108 V oice sear ch F or Samsung voice rec ognition, use the f ollowing options: • Language : Selec t a language f or the voice r ecognition. • Open via the home key : Set to launch S V oice by pressing the Home butt on t wice. • Use location da ta : Set to use location information f or voice search r esults. • Hide offe[...]

Settings 109 F or Google voice rec ognition, use the follo wing options: • Language : Selec t a language f or the voice r ecognition. • Speech output : Set the device to pro vide voice feedback t o aler t you to the curr ent action. • Block offensiv e words : Hide offensive w ords from voic e search r esults. • Download offline [...]

Settings 110 A dd acc ount Add email or SNS ac counts . Motion Activate the motion f eature and change settings for motion r ecognition. • Direct call : Set to make a voice call b y pick ing up and holding the device near your ear while viewing call, message , or contac t details. • Smar t aler t : Set the device to aler t you if y ou hav[...]

Settings 111 A cc essor y Change the accessory settings. • Dock sound : Set the device to play a sound when y our device is connected to or remov ed from a car or desktop dock. • Audio output mode : Set to use the dock speaker when your device is c onnec ted to a car or desktop dock. • Desk home screen displa y : Set the device to sh[...]

Settings 112 A cc essibility Ac cessibility ser vices are special f eatures for those with certain physical disabilities . Access and aler t the follo wing settings to impro ve accessibility to the device . • Aut o-rotate screen : Set the inter face to r otate automa tically when you r otate the device . • Screen timeout : Set the length [...]

Settings 113 • Enhance w eb accessibility : Set applications to install web scripts to make their w eb conten t more acc essible. • Mono audio : Enable mono sound when listening to audio with one earbud . • T urn off all sounds : Mute all device sounds . • T ap and hold delay : Set the recognition time f or tapping and holding t[...]

Settings 114 • Show GPU view upda tes : Set to flash areas of the scr een when they are updat ed with the GPU . • Show scr een updates : Set to flash areas of the scr een when they are updat ed. • W indow animation scale : Selec t a speed f or opening and closing pop -up window s. • T ransition animation scale : Selec t a speed [...]

115 T r oubleshooting When y ou turn on your devic e or while you ar e using the device , it prompts y ou to enter one of the f ollowing codes: • P assword: When the device lock f eature is enabled, y ou must enter the password y ou set for the devic e. • PIN: When using the device f or the first time or when the PIN requir ement is enabl[...]

T roubleshooting 116 Y our device fr eezes or has fatal errors If your device freez es or hangs, you may need t o close progr ams or reset the device t o regain functionalit y . If your device is fr ozen and unr esponsive , press and hold the P ower butt on for 8-10 seconds. The device r eboots automatically . If this does not solve the problem, pe[...]

T roubleshooting 117 A udio quality is poor • Ensure that y ou are not block ing the device ’ s internal ant enna. • When you ar e in areas with weak signals or poor r eception, you may lose rec eption. M ov e to another area and try again. When dialling fr om contacts, the call is not c onnec ted • Ensure that the c orrect number [...]

T roubleshooting 118 Error messages appear when launching the camer a Y our S amsung device must ha ve sufficient a vailable memor y and battery power to opera te the camera application. If you r eceive err or messages when launching the camera, tr y the follo wing: • Charge the batt er y or replace it with a batt er y that is fully charged . [...]

T roubleshooting 119 Another Bluetooth de vice is not locat ed • Ensure that the Bluet ooth wireless f eature is activated on your device . • Ensure that the Bluet ooth wireless f eature is activated on the device you wish t o connect to , if necessar y . • Ensure that y our device and the other Bluetooth device are within the maximu[...]

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