Samsung SCH-I545ZKAVZW manual

GH68-38773F Printed in Korea ANDR OID SMAR TPHONE User Manual Please read this manual before operating your phone and keep it for future reference.[...]

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1 Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started .......................... 6 Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Setting Up Your devi ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Turning the Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Smart Switch . . . . . . . . . [...]

2 Section 3: Contacts and Accounts ........... 45 Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Speed Dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Section 4: Calling ...................................... 57 Making Calls . . . . . . . . .[...]

3 Google Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Group Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 IMDb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Loc[...]

4 Section 7: Connections ........................... 115 Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Wi-Fi Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Mobile Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 VPN . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Backup Assistan t Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Add account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Backup and reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Location services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Security Settings . . . .[...]

6 Section 1: Getti ng Star ted Understanding this User Manual The sections of th is manual gene rally follow the feat ures of your device. A robust index for features begins on page 213. Also included is important safety information beginning on page 177, that you should know before using your device. This manual gives navigation in structions acco[...]

Getting Started 7 Special T ext In this manual, you’ll find text that is s et apart from the rest. These are intended to point ou t important informatio n, share quick methods for acti vating fe atures, to define terms, and more. The definitions for these methods are as follo ws: • Notes : Presents alternative options for th e current feature o[...]

8 Setting Up Y our de vice Install the 4G L TE SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, battery, and optional memory card, then charge the battery to begin using your device. Back Co ver The batter y , SIM card, and optional memor y card are installed under a removable cover on the back of the device. Removing the batter y cover  Pull up using the[...]

Getting Started 9 SIM Card Y our device uses a 4G L TE SIM (Subscriber Identity Module). The 4G L TE SIM is a small, rectangular plast ic card that stores your phone numbe r , information about your wireless service, and other inform ation such as messages. If you purchased your device at a Verizon Wireless store, the SIM card is activated and read[...]

10 Batter y Y our device is powered by a re chargeable, standa rd Li-Ion battery. A W all/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable) is included with the device, for charging the battery . The batter y comes partially charged. Y ou must fully charge the batt ery before using yo ur device for the first ti me. A fully discharged battery requires up to[...]

Getting Started 11 Char ging the Ba tter y Y our device comes with a Wall/USB Charger (charging he ad and USB cable) to charge your device from any 110/220 VAC outlet. Note: The battery comes partially charged. Y ou must fully charge the ba ttery before using your device for the f irst time. A fully discharged battery requires up to 4 hours of char[...]

12 Memor y Car d Y our device suppor ts optional, removable, microSD™ or microSDHC™ memory cards of up to 64GB capacity (not inc luded), fo r storage of m usic, pict ures, and other file s. For more information about us ing memory cards, see “Memory Card” on page 126. Installing a Memor y Car d 1. Remove the back cover . 2. With the gold co[...]

Getting Started 13 T ur ning the De vice On and Off Tu r n i n g t h e D e v i c e O n  Press and hold the Pow er/Lock Key until the device vibrates and starts up. T urning the Device Off 1. Press and hold the Pow er/Lock Key until the device vibrates and the Device Options menu displays. 2. At the prompt, tap Pow er of f . Smar t Switc h Now yo[...]

14 Setup W izard The first time you turn your device on, Setup Wizar d will guide you through the basics of setting up your device. Follow the prompts to choose a def ault language, set up accounts, choose locati on services, and learn more about your device. Y ou can also us e the Setup Wiza rd to quickly conf igure your device at any time.  Fr[...]

Getting Started 15 Roaming When you tra vel outside your home network’ s coverage area, your device can use roaming to acquir e service on other compatible digital networks. When roa ming, the Roaming icon displays in the Status bar . Tip : Y ou can set your device’ s roaming behavior . For more information, see “Mobil e networks” on page 1[...]

16 Securing Y our De vice Use your device’ s screen lock f e atures to secure your device. Note: Unless stated otherwise, inst ructions in this User Manual start with the device unlocked, at the Home s creen. T o set a persona l screen lock, use the Screen lock option under Security settings. For more infor mation, see “Screen lock” on page 1[...]

Understanding Y our Device 17 Section 2: Understanding Y our De vice F eatures • Brilliant HD Sup er AMOLED ™ touch screen, (1920x1080 resolution) • 4G L TE ne twork with 1 .9 gigahertz quad-core processor • Android ® 4.2.2, Jelly Bean • SAFE ® • Smart Switch™ compliant. F o r more informatio n, see www .samsungs martswitch.com . ?[...]

18 • Share with friends – S Beam ™ , for easy sharing of files vi a NFC – Specialized a pps, including Samsung Link ™ and Group Play ™ – Integrated fea tures, such as Share Shot in Camera • T ake yo ur content with you – 16 GB memory de vice memory (actual formatted ca pacity may vary ) – Support for microSD™ and micr oSDHC™[...]

Understanding Y our Device 19 • LED indicato r : displays bl ue when powering up, disp lays red when charging , green when fully charge d, and red blinking wh en a notification has arrived. • Light (RGB) Sensor : lets you use the ambient light level to adjust the screen brightn ess/contrast. This sensor decreases screen brightness i n dim light[...]

20 Side • Volume Key : From the Home screen, press to adjust master volume. Duri ng calls or media pl ayback, pres s to adjust volume. Press to mute th e ringtone of an incoming call. • Pow er/Lock Key : Press and hol d to turn the device on or off, and to access a device options me nu. Press to lock the device, or to wake the screen for unloc [...]

Understanding Y our Device 21 • LED Flash : Use when taking photos or recording video. • Infrared Sensor : Used to control other external devi ces. • Camera lens : Use when taking photos or recordi ng videos. • Microphones (top and bottom) : Captur e audio during recording , during phone calls, an d video chat. • 3.5mm Headset Jack : Plug[...]

22 Home Screen The Home screen is the starting point for using your device. • Status Bar : Presents icons to show network sta tus, battery power , and connection details. For a list of icons, see “Status Bar” on page 35. • Shortcuts : Shortcuts to apps.These shortcuts are found on the Home screen by default, and you can add more shortcuts t[...]

Understanding Y our Device 23 Extended Home Screen The Home screen consists of the Home pane l, plus panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more space for adding shortcuts, widgets and folders. Slide your finger horizontally across the scr een to scroll to the left or right side panels. As you scroll, the indica tor at the bottom of[...]

24 Menu Navig ation Navigat e your device’ s features using the comma nd keys and the touch screen. War ni ng ! Please n ote that a t ouch scree n responds best to a light touch from the pad of you r finger or a non- metallic stylus. Using excessive fo rce or a metallic object when pressing on the touch scr een may damage the tempered glas s surf[...]

Understanding Y our Device 25 Finger Gestures T ouch T ouch items to select or launch them. For example: • T ouch the on screen keyboard to enter characters or text. • T ouch an i tem to select it. • T ou ch an app’ s icon to launch the a pplication. T ouch and Hold Activate items by a touch and hold gesture. F or example: • T ouch and ho[...]

26 Hand Gestures Y our device recognizes motion, to allow you to navigate and access features by moving t he device in specific gestures. T o use gestures, enable the Mo tion settings. For more information, se e “Motions and Gestures” on page 161. Pick Up or T ur n Ov er Lift the device, or place the device screen-down, o n a flat, horizontal s[...]

Understanding Y our Device 27 •M o t i o n : Control your phone using natural movem ents (on the screen). – Direct call : When enabled, lift the devic e to your ear while viewing a cont act to call that contact. – Smart alert : When enabled, lift the phone to receive notifica tions of missed calls or missed notificati ons while the device was[...]

28 Activ ate Motion 1. From the Home screen, press Menu and then ta p Settings ➔ My device ➔ Motions and gestures . 2. T ap the ON /OFF slider located to the right of Motion to turn it on . 3. Read the on-screen notification and tap OK . Note: At least one feature must be activated before Motion can be activated. 4. T ap the ON /OFF slider loca[...]

Understanding Y our Device 29 Smar t Screen With Smart screen activated your phone automatically adjusts screen time-out, rota tion when it detects you are looking at the screen, and controls s crolling and playback when you are facing the screen. Smart screen feat ures inc lude: • Smart stay : The screen does not time out as long as you are look[...]

30 V oice Contr ol Use voice commands to control and interact with the phone: • Incoming calls : When enabled, use th e voice commands Answer or Reject to answer or re ject calls. When you answer , the Speaker automatically turns on fo r hands-free conversation. • Alarm : When enabled, say Stop or Snooze to stop or snooze an alarm . • Camera [...]

Understanding Y our Device 31 From Notific ations 1. Sweep your finger do wn from the top of the screen to display N otification s. 2. Scroll the se ttings at the top of Notifications, th en touch Multi wind ow to enable it. Use the B ack Key  Press and hold the Back key to hide the Multi Window tab. Use Multi Window to Launc h Multiple A pps Af[...]

32 Note: This is a quick way to get the tab out of the way if you can’t get to a button or option behind it. R epositioning the Multi Window The Multi window contains tw o components: the tab and the applications panel. Y ou can move the tab to other locations and lock it onto any of the four sides of the screen (top/bottom/left/right). To m o v [...]

Understanding Y our Device 33 Settings Use settings at the top of No tifica tions to control popul ar settings. Slide your fi nger right and left to see all the icons. • Bluetoo th : T urn Bl uetooth On or Off. See “T urning Bluetooth On or Off” on page 120. • GPS : T urn Standalone GPS ser vices on or off. See “Standal one GPS serv ices?[...]

34 • Sync : When enabled, this featu re synchronizes accounts and data. • Smart scroll : When enabled, the ph one scrolls the screen display according to the tilt of the phone and your face positi on. See “Smart Scre en” on page 29. P opup Video Multitask with Popup Video - tran sform your video player into a popup window floating on the sc[...]

Understanding Y our Device 35 Status Bar The Status Bar shows network and battery status and other details, including these common icons. Airplan e Mode Acti ve : All wireless communications are disabled. See “Ai rplane mode” on page 129. USB Connec ted : The device is connected to a computer usin g a USB cable. For more information about trans[...]

36 Signal Strength Roaming, CDMA : Current signal strength, when the device is roaming on CDMA networks. The greater the num ber of bars, the stronger the signal. Wi-Fi Active : Wi-Fi is active, and connected to a Wi-Fi network. The greater the number of rays, the stronger the signal. The arro ws are colored when data is bein g transferred. F or mo[...]

Understanding Y our Device 37 Primar y Shor tcuts Primary Shor tcuts appear at th e bottom of the displ ay . Y ou can edit the Primary Shortcuts, except for Apps . Editing the Primar y Shor tcuts T o add or remove shortcuts:  T ouch and hold a shortcut, then drag it from the Primary Shor tcuts to the Home screen, or from the Home screen to the P[...]

38 W idgets Widgets are self-contained appl ications that you can place on the Home screen for quick access. Adding Widgets to the Home screen Adding widgets f rom the Home screen 1. Navigate to a Hom e screen panel, th en touch and hold on the screen to display the Home screen menu. 2. T ouch Apps and widgets . 3. T ouch the Widget s tab, then tou[...]

Understanding Y our Device 39 F olders Place folders on the Home screen to organize items. Adding Fo lders 1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch and hold on the screen to display the Home screen menu 2. To u c h Folder . The folder displays on the Home screen. T ouch the folder to name it. R emo ving F olders  T ouch and hold the folder[...]

40 • T ravel wallpap er : When enabled, d isplays travel recommenda tions on the Lock scr een. Important! Additional charges may appl y for T ravel wallpaper . For more informat ion contact your Customer Service representa tive. Apps Apps hold s all applic ations inst alled on your devi ce. Applicat ions that you download and install are also add[...]

Understanding Y our Device 41 Entering T ext Y our device uses a virtual QWERTY keyb oard for text entry . Use the keyboard to enter letter s, punctuation, numbers, and other char acters i nto text entry fields o r applications . Access the keyboard by touching any text entr y field. Y ou can also use voice input to speak your inputs. The virtual Q[...]

42 Entering Symbols and Numbers T o enter common sy mbols, touch to switch to symbol mode, then touch the corr esponding key . T o enter les s-common symbols, touch ➔ , then touch the corresponding key . T o enter numbers, touch , th en touch the number keys. Using Google V oice Typing from the Samsung k eyboar d When you enable the Voice input s[...]

Understanding Y our Device 43 Entering T ext using Swype Swype™ is a new way to enter text on touch screens. Instead of touching each key individually , use your finger to trace over the letters of a word. For each word, place your finger on the first letter and g lide to the subsequent letters, lifting on the last letter .  While entering tex[...]

44 Editing Keyboard The Editing K eyboard provides a quick way to move the cursor and highlight text. If th e application in which you are working supports editing, yo u can cut, copy or paste highlighted text.  Swype from Swype to . Using Swype V oice Input Enter text by speaking. Swype recogni zes your speech and enters text for you.  To u [...]

Contacts and Accoun ts 45 Section 3: Contacts an d Accounts Accounts Y our device pr ovides the ability to synchronize information, from a variety of accounts, including Email, Facebook, Google, and your Samsung account. Depending on the account, you can choose to synchronize your calendar , contacts, and other types of content. Contacts from your [...]

46 Managing accounts 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings . 2. Select an account, then touc h a setting to enable or disable synchronization. Wh en enabled, a che ck mark displays in the check box. Contacts Use Contacts to store i nformation for your friends, fam ily and colleagues, to m ake contacting them easy . T o acce ss Contacts: [...]

Contacts and Accoun ts 47 • T ouch Groups to assign the contact to a group. F or more information about Groups, see “Groups ” on page 53. • T ouch Ringtone to choose a ringtone for th e contact. • T ouch Message alert to choose a ringtone for m essage alerts. • T ouch Vibration pattern to choose a vibration p attern to play along with t[...]

48 Updating Contacts Make changes to update an existing contact. 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts ➔ Contacts . 2. T ouch a contact to view its information, then touch Edit . – or – T ouch and hold a contact, then select Edit from the menu. 3. Continue entering contact infor mation. F or more information, se e “Creating Contacts” on[...]

Contacts and Accoun ts 49 Contacts Settings 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts ➔ Contacts . 2. T ouch Menu , then touch Settings : • Select Only contacts with phones to show contacts with at least o ne stored phone n umber . • T ouch List by to sort contacts by first or last name. • T ouch Display contacts by to list contacts by first [...]

50 • Print contact info : Print the contact’ s information via Bluetooth to a compatible Sam sung Bluetooth-enabled prin ter (not included). • Place to home screen : Places this contact as a shortcut on the Home scre en. My Local Profile My local profile is your own co ntact record, listed under ME in Contacts. Y ou can se nd My local profile[...]

Contacts and Accoun ts 51 Separating contacts 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts ➔ Contacts . 2. T ouch a contact to display i ts information. 3. Under the Connection heading, phone icons show how many contacts are joined to this one. 4. T ouch under the Connection heading, an d then touch next to a contact to remove it from the joined conta[...]

52 Sending Namecards (vCards) Y ou can send a contact namecard as a v Cards via Bluetooth to other Bluetooth devices, or as an a ttachment via Gmail or Email. Important! Not all Bluetooth devices will accept contacts, and not all devices support transfers of multipl e contacts. Check the target device’ s documentation. 1. From the Home screen, to[...]

Contacts and Accoun ts 53 Fa v orites Mark contacts with a star to identify them as Favorites. Favorites display on the Favorites tab in the Phone and Contacts for fast dialing or messaging , and are indicated by the . Creating Fav orites 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts ➔ Contacts . 2. T ouch and hold on a contact, then select Add to favo[...]

54 Editing a Group 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts ➔ Groups . 2. T ouch a Group to display it. 3. T ouch Menu ➔ Edit , then upd ate information f or the group. For more informa tion, see “Creating a New Group” on page 53. Deleting a Group 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts ➔ Groups . 2. T ouch Menu , then touch Delete groups [...]

Contacts and Accoun ts 55 Sending a Message to Group Mem bers Create a new text or email message, addressed to the group’ s memb ers. 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts ➔ Groups . 2. T ouch a Group to display it. 3. T ouch Menu , then touch Send message or Send email . 4. T ou ch contacts to mark t hem as recipients for the new message, th[...]

56 R emo ving or Reassigning a Speed Dial 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts ➔ Contacts . 2. T ouch Menu , then touch Speed dial setting . 3. T ouch Menu , then touch an option: • Change order : T ouch an assigned speed dial, then touch a new speed dial location to change the order . •R e m o v e : T ouch a speed dial to remove it. Conta[...]

Calling 57 Section 4: Calling Making Calls Y our device o ffers multiple ways to make calls: • Use the touch screen Phone Keypad to enter the phone number or speed d ial. • Call a contact from Contacts . • Call a contact from Fav ori tes . • Return a call, or call a recent caller , from Recent calls. • Voic e dial usin g S Voice . Making [...]

58 Making Calls from Contacts A contact is an entr y that you have created to store the name, numbers, and other info rm ation for people or groups of interest. For more information, s ee “Contacts” on page 46. 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts . 2. Find the c ontact and touch it to open the Contact entry . 3. T ouch a contact, then touch[...]

Calling 59 Making Calls using Fa v orites Favorites are contacts that yo u designate as favorites by starring them. For more information about creating favorites, see “Fav orites ” on page 53. 1. From the Home screen, touch Phone . 2. T ouch Fav ori tes to display favorites. 3. Find the contac t to call and touch to dial the number . Making Cal[...]

60 Ans wering Calls Y ou can answ er incoming calls when the device is locked or unlocked.  T ouch and drag the Answer icon toward the middle of the screen. Tip : T o silence the ringto ne for an incoming call, press the Vol um e K ey . Sending Calls to V oicemail When your device alerts you to an incoming call, you can reject the call to send t[...]

Calling 61 Options During a Call While in a call, you can use these fea tures: • Add call : Display the Dialer to set up a multi-party call. • Keypad : Display a keyp ad to enter numbers. • End call : End the phone call. • Speaker : Enable or disable speakerp hone. • Mute : Mute or unmute your voice on the call . • Headset : Switch the [...]

62 Sending Messages using R ec ent calls 1. From the Home screen, touch Phone ➔ Recent . 2. Swipe your finger from righ t to left across the call. – or – T ouch a call, then touch to create a messa ge to the number . Creating or Updating Contacts Using R ecent calls 1. From the Home screen, touch Phone ➔ Recent . 2. T ouch and hold on a cal[...]

Calling 63 Viewing ca ll durations View the length of the Last call, all Dialed calls, all Received calls, or All calls. 1. From the Home screen, touch Phone ➔ Recent . 2. While viewing calls, to uch Menu , then touch Call duration . Call Settings Configure settings for calling with your device. Call restrict ion Create and mana ge a list of phon[...]

64 3. Manage messages: • T o create new messages, touch Create , then follow the prompts. • T o modify an existing message, touch the message , then edit the text. Answ ering/ending calls Manage settings for answ ering an d ending calls. 1. From the Home screen, touch Phone . 2. T ouch Menu ➔ Call Settings ➔ Answering/ending calls . 3. Conf[...]

Calling 65 Call aler ts Set options for sounds and vibr ations to occur during calls. 1. From the Home screen, touch Phone . 2. T ouch Menu ➔ Call Sett ings ➔ Call aler ts . 3. Configure options: Call vibrations • Vibrate on connection to network : the device vibrates when it connects to the network. •C a l l - e n d v i b r a t i o n the d[...]

66 Call forwardin g Configures the Call forwarding op tions. 1. From the Home screen, touch Phone . 2. T ouch Menu ➔ Call Settings ➔ Call forwarding . 3. Configure settings: • Activate call forwarding : Enables the Call forwardi ng feature. • Deactivate Call For warding : Disab les the Call f orwarding feature. Ringtones and keypad tones Ch[...]

Calling 67 Noise re duction When enabled, the phone suppresses ba ckground noise from the side during calls. 1. From the Home screen, touch Phone . 2. T ouch Menu ➔ Call Settings ➔ Noise reduction . Increase v olume in pock et When enabled, the device uses the proximity sensor to detect when the device is in a pocket or other close-fitting loca[...]

68 Other call setti ngs 1. From the Home screen, touch Phone . 2. T ouch Menu ➔ Call Settings . 3. Configure options: • Current country : Choose t he country y ou are in. This i s used in Assisted dialing. • Assisted dialing : When turned O n, your phone automatica lly dials appropriate codes and pre fixes for international calls. T ouch to t[...]

Messaging 69 Section 5: Messaging Types of Messages Y our device supports these types of messages: • T ext messages : Send and receive simp le messages containing text to other mobile phones or email addresses (also known as SMS). • Multimedia messa ges : Send and receive text messages with pictures, video, and/or sound to other mob ile phones [...]

70 T ext and Multim edia Messaging Y our device can send and receive text and multimedia messages. Creating and Sending Messages 1. From the Home screen, touch Messaging . 2. To u c h Compose . 3. To u c h Enter recipi ent and enter a name, phone number or email address, or touch to add recipients from Contacts. As you enter text, matching cont act[...]

Messaging 71 Message T hreads Sent and received text and p icture messages are grouped into message threads. Threaded messa ges allow you to see all the message s exchanged (similar to a chat program) and displays a contact on the scre en. Message threads are listed in the order in which th ey were received, with th e latest message displayed a t t[...]

72 • Save messages : displays the saved message s folder and its contents. • Settings : allows you to access M essaging settings. For more information, refer to “Messaging Settings” on page 73. Options while composing a message  While composing a message, press Menu and select from these options: • Insert smiley : allows you to add emo[...]

Messaging 73 Messaging Settings T o configure the se ttings for text messages, multimedia messages, Voice mails, and Push messages. 1. From the main Home screen, tap Messaging ➔ Menu ➔ Setting s . 2. The following Messaging settings are available: General s ettings • Restore messages : restores saved mess ages to your inbox. • Delete old me[...]

74 Notificat ions settings • Notif ication s : allows you to see message notifications on you r status bar . • Select ringtone : allows you to set the ri ngtone for your message notifications. •V i b r a t e : allows you to configur e the vibration mode associate d with message alerts. • Message alert repetition : allows you to set the inte[...]

Messaging 75 Emergency Aler ts This device is des igned to receive Wireless Emergency Alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alert Ser vice (CMAS). Emergency Alerts are geographically-targeted, and alert customers of imminent threa ts to their safety within their area. There is no charge for re ceiving an Emergency Alert. There are three types of Emerge[...]

76 Deleting Email Acc ounts 1. From the Home screen, touch 2. Apps ➔ Menu ➔ Settings and then touch . 3. T ouch the email account to delete. 4. T ouch the email account listed under t he Accounts heading. 5. T ouch Remove account . Syncing Email Accounts Syncing refreshes your device wit h the account ’ s s ervers. When you set up an email ac[...]

Messaging 77 • Priority sender settings : Configure priority ma il sender settings. – Priority senders : Displays a list of Priority senders. – Set as the default folder : Display the priority sender inbox whenever you o pen Email. – Email notifications : Enable or disable display of notifications for new emai ls in the St atus bar . – Se[...]

78 Gmail Send and receive emails via Gmail, Google’ s web-based email.  From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Gmail . Setting Up Y our G mail Account The first time you launch Gma il, your device will prompt you to set up your Google account, if you ha ven’t already set it up. If you set up your Google account on yo ur device, Gmail is set up[...]

Messaging 79 V oicemail All unanswered calls to your de vice are sent to voice mail, even if your device is turned off, so you’ll want to set up your voice mail and personal greeti ng as soon as you activa te your device. Visual Voice Mail is a feature tha t allows you to review your voicemails on your device, including the option to listen to yo[...]

80 Google T alk Chat with other Google T alk users. Note: T alk requir es that you have a Google acco unt set up on your device. For more info rmation, see “Y our Google Account” on page 13. If you set up your Google account, you are automatically logged in.  From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Ta l k .[...]

Applications 81 Section 6: Application s Managing A pp lications Apps displays all a pplications installed on your phone, including apps you d ownload and install. From Apps, you can ch ange the way apps appear on the screen, uninstall apps you’ve do wnloaded, and share apps with friends. When you install new apps, new screens are added to hold t[...]

82 Customizing the Apps Screens Choosing a view By default, app icons appear in Grid view. Y ou can change the view to list view. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps . 2. T ouch Menu ; then touch Vie w t yp e . 3. Choose an option: • Customi zable Grid : The default view , which allo ws you to touch and hold on app s to move them from screen to s[...]

Applications 83 Amazon Shop with Amazon.  From the Home screen, touch Amazon . Amazon Kindle Use the Amazon Kindle TM application to do wnload books for reading, right on your phone. Note: Y ou must be registered with Amazon to use th e Kindle application. At the prompt, enter your Am azon account credentials.  From the Home screen, touch App[...]

84 Calendar Record events and appointments to manage your schedu le. Tip : A Calendar widget is avail able in Widgets. For more information about placi ng widgets on the Home screen, see “Widgets” on pa ge 38. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Calendar . 2. T ouch Ye a r , Month , Wee k , Day , List , or Ta s k . 3. T ouch Menu for option[...]

Applications 85 Camera Use the Camera to take pictures and record vide o. Sharing yo ur photos and videos Y our device has exciting new features for sharing your photos with your friends and family: • Use Share Shot to automatically share your ph otos and videos with your frie nds and family via Wi-Fi Direct. • Use S Beam to transfer ph otos an[...]

86 T ouch the screen to focu s on the area you touched. – or – “Pinch” the screen, or press the Volume Key , to zoom in or out. 4. Before taking the picture, ta p the screen and touch on-screen icons to configure other options. For more information, se e “Picture Options” on page 86. 5. T ouch Capture to take the picture. Picture Option[...]

Applications 87 T aking Dual Camera Photos With the Dual Camera fea ture, you can take a picture with both the front an d rear cameras at the same time. T o take a Dua l Camera picture: 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Camera . 2. From the camera viewfinder , tap the Dual Camera icon located on th e top le ft side of the screen. 3. The camer[...]

88 • Auto night detection : Automatically detects very low light conditions to take a good photo at night. •S a v e a s : Delivers images w ith greater intensity which is effective for reducing overexposure in b right conditions. Camcorder •V i d e o s i z e : Select the video record ing size. Selections: 1920x1080 ( 16:9), 1440x1080 (4: 3), [...]

Applications 89 Changing the Mode T ouch the MODE button, then scroll through and select these options : • Auto : Automatically adjusts your camera to optimize color and brightness. • Beauty fac e : L ightens faces for softer images. • Best photo : Use this to take multiple photos in a short time perio d, and then choose t he best photos from[...]

90 R ecording Vi deo s Use the Camera to record video. Important! Do not take videos of people without their permission. Do not take videos in places where cameras a re not allowed. Do not take videos in places where you ma y interfere with another person’ s privacy . 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Camera . 2. Using the display as a view[...]

Applications 91 Using S Beam Enable NFC and S Beam, and then share pictures, vide os (and other files) wit h other NFC-capable devices. 1. Activate NFC. For more inf ormation, see “NFC and Beaming” on page 123. 2. Activate S Beam. For more informa tion, see “S Beam” on page 124. 3. Choose pictures, videos, or other fi les for sharing. These[...]

92 Contacts Use Contacts to store i nformation for your friends, fam ily and colleagues, to m ake contacting them easy . For more information, s ee “Contacts” on page 46.  From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts . Downloads View and mana ge files and other items you do wnload to your phone. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Downl[...]

Applications 93 Galler y Viewing Videos 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Gallery . 2. T ouch an album; then touch a video to play it. 3. While viewing vi deos, touch Menu for options. Viewing Pictures 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Gallery . 2. T ouch an album; then touch a picture to view i t. 3. While viewing a picture, touch the [...]

94 6. Press to access the following options : • Save as : allows you to renam e your current image and save it to your gallery . •S e l e c t i m a g e : allows you to s elect a new image for e diting. • T a ke picture : allows you to activate th e camera and take a new image for editing. •S h a r e v i a : allow s you to share you r saved [...]

Applications 95 Sharing pictures and video Y ou can share pictures and vi deos via Email, Messaging, Bluetooth or popular sharing services. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Gallery . 2. T ouch an album to display thumbnails. Select items for sharing: • T o select an item, touch Menu ➔ Select it em while viewing thumbnails. T ouch thumbna[...]

96 Gmail Send and receive emails via Gmail, Google’ s web-based email. For more information, s ee “Gmail” on page 78.  From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Gmail . Google Use Google to search the Web.  From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Google . Tip : Y ou can also access Google Search from the Goo gle widget on the Home screen. Googl[...]

Applications 97 Google Settings Google Settings provides a quick access to settings for Google+, apps with Google+ Sign-In, Maps & Latitude, Location, S earch, an d Ads. This applicat ion icon does not d isplay on initial start-up of the phone. The first time you access a Googl e account (Gmail, Store, or other application) th is app icon displ[...]

98 IMDb Search movies and actors, view trailers and s howtimes, explore top charts and box office informa tion, and add movies and TV to your personal W atchlist.  From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ IMDb . Inter net Y our phone is equipped with a full HTML Browser , which allows you to access the inte rnet.  From the Home screen, touch Inte[...]

Applications 99 Local Google Places is now Google Local, to use your location to help you find destinations, such as restaurants, bars, hotels, attractions, A TMs, and gas stations, or you can enter a location. Note: Y ou must enable loca tion services to use Local, and some features re quire Standa lone or Google location services. For more inform[...]

100 Messa ging Send and receive text and multimedia mess ages. For more information, s ee “T ext and Multimedia Messaging” on page 70.  From the Home screen, touch Messaging . – or – From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Messaging . Messenger Messenger allows you to bring gr oups of friends toget her into a group conversation. 1. From the[...]

Applications 101 Music My Music plays songs stored on your phone or an installed memory card. 1. From the Home screen, select Apps ➔ Music . 2. Music Player scans for songs store d in phone memory , or on an installed memory card and displays your songs on the Songs , Playlists , Albums , Artists , Music Square , and Folders tabs. 3. T ouch a mus[...]

102 Creating a Playlist 1. From the Home screen, select Apps ➔ Music ➔ Playlist s . 2. T ouch Menu ➔ Create Playli st . Enter a name for the playlist. 3. T ouch OK . T ouch Add music to choose music for the playlist. Adding a song to a playlist 1. From the Home screen, select Apps ➔ Music . 2. T ouch and hold on a song; then choose Add to p[...]

Applications 103 • Calle r ringtone : Choose a contact to set the song as the ringtone for calls from th e contact. •A l a r m t o n e : Set the song as the al arm ringtone for a new alarm, or for an exist ing alarm. My Files Find, view and manage files st ored on an installed memory card. If the file is ass ociated with an application o n your[...]

104 NFL Mobile Play the popular game on your phone.  From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ NFL Mobile . Phone Place calls, review recent calls, or dial a number to se nd a message. For more information, s ee “Calling” on page 57.  From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Phone . Play Books Google Books is now Google Play™ Books. Discovering [...]

Applications 105 Play Store Android Market is now Google Pla y™ Store, where all your favorite books, movies, apps, and games are all in one place that’ s accessible fr om the Web and your A ndroid device. Y ou’ll need to have a Google a ccount set up on your phone to download a new ap plication. 1. From the Home screen, select Apps ➔ Play [...]

106 S Health Use S Health to manage your wellness. S Health records activity level, food consumpt ion, and other health-rela ted issues like blood glucose level, blood pressure and weight from external de vices. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ SH e a l t h . 2. T ouch Next . 3. Read the T erm s of us e, touch all of the Agree checkboxes, an[...]

Applications 107 S V oice Use S Voice to speak commands to perform operations on your phone, and to speak criteri a for searches and other operations. Just speak naturally , and S Voice understands what you’re looking for . use the power of S Voice to find everything from directions to trivia answers to the current weath er forecast. 1. From the [...]

108 Media Content is downloaded an d saved to your authorized device's SD card. No SD Card included out of box. Y our Media Content may pause/stop or not download in networks where there is a we ak signal. Y ou may begin watching downlo aded Media Content as soon as a) license acquisition has occurred and b) sufficient amount of the Media Co n[...]

Applications 109 Important! Y ou must first connect both of your communicating devices to the same Wi-Fi and be using an active/ registered Samsung account pr ior to using this application. F or more info rmation, refer to “Wi-Fi Settings ” on page 130. 1. From the Home screen, select Apps ➔ Samsung Link . 2. T ouch Sign in to sign in to Sams[...]

110 Ta l k Chat with other Google T alk users. Note: T alk requir es a Google account. F or more informa tion, see “Y our Google Account” on page 13. When you set up your Googl e account on your device, you are automatically logged i n.  From the Home screen, select Apps ➔ Ta l k . Tr i p A dv i s o r T ripAdvisor allows you to access trav[...]

Applications 111 5. During playback, use th ese playback controls: • Vol ume : T ouch to activate on-screen volume con trol; then touch and drag on the scal e to set volume, or pre ss the Volum e Key on the side of the phone to adj ust playback volume. If you have motion settings turne d, turn the phone screen-do wn to mute playback. • Full scr[...]

112 Vo i c e m a i l All unanswered calls t o your phone are sent to voicemail, even if your phone is turned of f, so you’ll want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as you activate your phone.  From the Home screen, touch Voi ce ma il . – or – From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Voicemail . Note: For mo re information [...]

Applications 113 • Enter your zip code : The zip code must match your cu rrent location. T ap Done . 4. Select a servi ce provider from the Find your TV service screen. 5. At the Personalize screen tap Per so na li ze , select the genre(s) you like to watch and then tap Next . This helps WatchON to suggest different movie types. – or – Ta p S[...]

114 4. Configure your set top box for IR communicati on with this device. Important! Y ou must configure your set top box for IR communication with your device. If you do not select More Info... below and follo w the on-screen instructions you may not be able to properly use the applicati on. 5. Ta p More Info ... to view a tutorial on conf iguring[...]

Connections 115 Section 7: Connection s W i-Fi Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technolog y that provides access to local area networks . Wi-Fi communication requires acces s to an existing Wi-Fi network. Wi-Fi networks can be Open (unsecured), or Secured (requiring you to provide login credentials). Y our device supports the 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-F i pr[...]

116 Scanning and Connecting to a Wi-Fi Netw ork When you turn on Wi-Fi, your device searches for avai lable Wi-Fi connections, then displays them. 1. From the Home scr een, sweep your finger downward to display Not ifications. 2. If Wi-Fi is not already on, touch Wi-Fi Off to turn on Wi-Fi. – or – 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Setting[...]

Connections 117 W i-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct is a standard that allo ws devices to connect to each other directly via Wi-Fi, without a Wi-Fi network or hotspot, and without havin g to set up the connection. This type of connection is commonly called pee r -to-pee r . For example, your device can use Wi-Fi Direct to share photos, contacts and other co[...]

118 Mobile Hotspot Use Mobile Hots pot to shar e your device’ s internet connection with a PC or other device through Wi-F i, using your device as the mobile hotspot. Note: Mobile Hotspot may r equire a subscription to Mobile Hotspot/Mobile Broadband Connect service. Contact Verizon Wireless for more in formation. Mobile Hotspot consumes ba ttery[...]

Connections 119 Connecting a De vice via Mobile Hotspot Use the other device’ s Wi-Fi control to connect to your device’ s Mobile Hotspot. 1. T urn on Mobile Hotspo t on your device. F or more information, see “T urning Mobile Hotspot On or Off” on page 118. 2. Activate Wi-Fi on the device, usin g the device’ s Wi-F i control. 3. Scan for[...]

120 Bluetooth Note: For Hearing Aid Compatibility Information, see pa ge 196. Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology for exchanging in fo rmation over a distance of about 30 feet. Y ou don’t need to line up the dev ices to sen d information w ith Bluetooth. If the devices are in range, you can exchange information between t[...]

Connections 121 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch Connection s . 2. T ouch and slide the sli der next to Bluetooth to turn Bluetooth On or Off. 3. Activate the target device’s discoverable mode. 4. T ouch Scan . 5. From the list of scanned devices, touch the target device, then fol low the prompts to com plete the pairin[...]

122 Te t h e r i n g Use T ether ing to share your device’ s internet connection with a computer that connects to your device via USB cable, or by Bluetooth. T ouch Help under T ethering settings to view information about tethering, and for lin ks to more informa tion. Note: Mobile Broadband Connect ma y require a subscr iption to Mobile Hotspot/[...]

Connections 123 NFC and Beaming Use NFC (Near Field Communication) to share informa tion between your device and another NFC devic e by beaming, typically by touching the devi ces together back-to-back. Y our device uses NFC for the S Beam feature. NFC m ust be turned on to use S Beam. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch Con[...]

124 S Beam Share more and share it faster with S Beam. From photos to documents, large video files to ma ps, you can share almost anything instantly with one touch, simply by placing your devices back-to-back. S Beam uses your device’ s NFC (Near Field Communication) feature to send, or “beam”, content to other NFC and Wi-Fi Direct devices, b[...]

Connections 125 Configuring File Sharing 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch Connections ➔ Nearby devices . 2. Under Advanced , touch options to control how content is shared from your device: • Shared contents : Choose the type of content to share, from Vid eo s , Photos , or Music . • Allowed devi ces list : View and[...]

126 4. On your computer , choose a method for accessing your device. Available options depend on the programs installed on your computer . 5. T ransfer files to t he memory card. When finished, you can disconnect the USB cable. Kies air Manage content saved on your device via your desktop or mobile browser usi ng Wi-F i tech nology . The pre-loaded[...]

Connections 127 Mounting and Unmounting a M emor y Car d Mounting a memory card establishes t he connection between your device and the ca rd, to prepare for saving file s to the memory card. In mo st cases, the device mounts the card automatical ly when you install it, and displays the memory card sta tus on Notifications. Before removin g the car[...]

128 Section 8: Settings Accessing Settings F rom the Home screen  To u c h Apps ➔ Settings , and select a tab. – or – Press Menu ; then select Setting s , and select a tab. F rom Notifications  T ouch and dra g downward from the top of the screen to display notificati ons; then touch , and select a tab. Settings T abs Settings now displ[...]

Settings 129 This section is presented in the same se quence as the settings that display on the tabs. Connections Settings Air plane mode When airplane mode is enable d, all your phone’ s wireless connections are disabled, a nd you cannot make or receive calls or messages or connect to networks. While in airplane mode, you can use other features[...]

130 Wi - F i Set up and manage your phone’ s connections to Wi-F i networks. Y our phone supports Wi-Fi a/b/g/n. For more information about using Wi-Fi, see “Wi-F i” on page 115. T ur ning Wi-Fi On or Off T urn your pho ne’ s Wi-Fi servic e on or off. When you turn Wi-Fi service on, your phone automa tically searches for available Wi-Fi net[...]

Settings 131 Other W i-Fi Settings 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch Connection s . 2. T ouch Wi-Fi . 3. T ouch Menu for additional settings: • Advanced : – Passpoint : When turned On, your phone wi ll automatically connect to Passpoint-enabled Wi-fi networks. – Keep Wi-Fi o n during sleep : Specify when to switch fr[...]

132 Pas sp oi nt Wi-Fi Certified Passpoint™ automat ically connects to a Passpoint-enabled Wi- F i network. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch Connections . 2. T ouch Wi-Fi . 3. Press Menu ➔ Advanced . 4. T ouch Passpoint to connect to a compatible access point. 5. T ouch and slide the Passpoint slider to the right to t[...]

Settings 133 Blueto oth Y our phone supports Bluetooth ® 4.0. Blue tooth p rofi les Bluetooth profiles are specifica tions for services supported by individual devices. Profiles improve the abilit y of different devices to work together . Y our phone supports th ese Bluetooth profiles: • Headset : HSP v1.2 profile supports use of compa tible Blu[...]

134 T ur ning Bluetooth On or Off 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch Connections . 2. T ouch and slide the slider next to Bluetoo th to turn Bluetooth On or Off. Tip : Y ou can also tur n Bluetooth On or Off at Notificati ons. Bluetooth settings Pair with other Bluetooth devi ces, manage your Bluetooth connections, and cont[...]

Settings 135 Data usage Control your device’ s connec tion to mobile data serv ice, and monitor your data usage. Note: Data usage is measured by your device, and your service provider ma y account for usage differently , so consider using a conservative limit. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch Connection s ➔ Data usage[...]

136 • Mobile hotspots : Select Wi-Fi networks that a re mobile hotspots. Y ou can re strict apps from using these networks , and you can configure apps to war n you before using these networks for large dow nloads. More Networ ks Mobile netw orks Set options for network selection and da ta service. Important! Depending on your service plan, chang[...]

Settings 137 Note: Mobile Hotspot may require a subs cription to Mobile Hotspot/Mobi le Broadband Connect ser vice. For more information, contact Verizon Wireless. Using your phone as a mobile hotspot cons umes battery power and uses dat a service. While Mobile Hotspot is active, your phone’ s applications will use the Mobile Hotspot da ta servic[...]

138 • Hide m y device : When enabled, your m obile hotspot is not visible to other Wi-Fi devices du ring a scan. Other devices can still connect to your m obile hotspot, but will have to se t up the connection manually with your N etwork SSID and Passw ord. • Security : Choose the securi ty level for your Mobile H otspot. • Password : If you [...]

Settings 139 T ethering Use T ethe ring to share your phon e’ s internet connection with a computer that connects to your device via USB cable, or by Bluetooth. For more in formation about co nn ecting computers to your phone via T ethering, see “T ethering” on page 122. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch Connection s[...]

140 VPN Set up and manage Virtual Priv ate N etwork s (VPNs ). F or mor e information about using VPNs, see “VPN” on page 121. Adding a VPN 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch Connections . 2. T ouch More networks ➔ VPN . Note: Y ou must enable a screen unlock patte rn PIN, or password befor e you can use credential st[...]

Settings 141 Android Beam When enabled, beam applicati on content to another NFC-capable device by holdin g the devices close together . Y ou can beam browser pages, Y ouT ube videos, contacts, and more. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch Connection s ➔ NFC . 2. T ouch and slide the sli der to the right of NFC to turn it [...]

142 Nearby de vices Share files with devices using DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) standards, over Wi-Fi. T o use Nearby devices for sharing, you must connect to a Wi- Fi network. The devices you wish to share files with must also be connected to the s ame Wi-F i network and must support DLNA. For more informati on about connecting to Wi-Fi,[...]

Settings 143 Screen Mir roring Use the Screen Mirroring feat ure to share media files on your phone with an HDMI device such as an HDMI tv . Note: This feature re quires an opti onal AllS hare Cast dongle accessory . See your Verizon Customer Service Representative for more information. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch Co[...]

144 My De vice Settings Lock screen Choose settings to unlock your phone. For more information about using the lock and unlock features, se e “Securing Y our Device” on p age 16. Screen lock 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch My device ➔ Lock screen . 2. To u c h Screen lo ck for settings: •S w i p e : When enabled,[...]

Settings 145 Swipe options • Multiple widgets displays multiple widgets o n your lock screen. • Lock screen widgets locks the widgets d isplayed on the home screens. •S h o r t c u t s sets shortcuts that display at the bottom of the Lock screen. T ouch and slide the slider to the right to turn it ON . • Unlock effect sets the type of effec[...]

146 Secured with patter n • Lock screen widgets locks the widgets displayed on the hom e screens. • Make pattern visible : displays the pattern as you draw it. • Lock automatically : The screen automatically locks a defined period of time after the screen turns off. • Lock instantly with power key : press the power key to instantly lock the[...]

Settings 147 Display Settings Use this menu to change display settings.  From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch My device ➔ Displ ay . Select from the foll owing options: • Wallpaper : set the Wallpa per for the Home s creen, Lock screen, or both. For mo re information, refer to “Wallpaper” on page 39. • Notification [...]

148 More displa y settings • T ouch key light duration : set the delay time before the T ouch key lig ht au tomatic ally t urns o ff. • Display battery percentage : displ ays the bat tery char ge percentage next to the batte ry charge icon at the top of the display . • Edit after screen capture : displays the edit screen after capturing a scr[...]

Settings 149 Selecting Quic k Setting buttons Customize which quick settin g buttons display at the top of the notification panel. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch My device ➔ Notificat ion panel . 2. Press and hold, then drag a bu tton to add or re-order them. LED Indicator The LED indicator on the fron t of the phone [...]

150 Sound Settings Vo l u m e Set the system volume level, and set default volume for call ringtones, notifications, and media playback. Note: Y ou can also set System volume from the Home screen by pressing the Volume Key . 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch My device ➔ Sound ➔ Vol um e . 2. T ouch and drag the sliders[...]

Settings 151 Ringtones and noti fica tions Ringtones Choose a ringtone for incoming calls. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch My device ➔ Sound ➔ Ringtones . 2. T ouch a ringtone to select it. As you touch ringtones, a sample plays, unless you ha ve a Silent mode enabled. 3. T ouch Add to add a ringtone from a music tra[...]

152 Tip : Y ou can also set songs as ringtones. For more information, se e “Setting a Song as a Ringtone” on page 102. Vibrate when ringing The phone vibrates when it is ringing. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch My device ➔ Sound . 2. Ta p Vib ra te when ringing to enable the feature. System Sound Settings Use Syst [...]

Settings 153 More Sound Settings Adapt sound Customize call sounds using the Adapt sound setting. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch My devic e ➔ Sound ➔ Adapt sound . 2. Read the instructions and touch Start . 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to customize call sound. Home Screen Mode This mode sets the display to a[...]

154 Accessor y Settings Select the Audio output mode whenever you use a car or desk dock. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch My device ➔ Accessory . 2. T ouch Dock sound if you want a sound to play whenever you insert or remove the phone from the dock. 3. T ouch Audio output mode to use the external dock speakers when the[...]

Settings 155 • Manage accessibility : save and update accessibility setting s or share them with another device. Y ou can export your settings, import a previously saved file, or share your file with another device. Ser vices • T alkBack : when installed, activates the T alkBack feature which speaks feedback to help blind and low-vision us ers.[...]

156 Hearing settings • Sound balance : allows you to use the slid er to set the Left and Right balance when using a stereo device. • Mono audio : allows you to en able stereo audio to b e compressed into a sin gle mono audio strea m for use with a single earbud/earp hone. • T urn off all sou nds : allows you to mute every sound made by the de[...]

Settings 157 K eyboards and input methods Configure text entry opti ons to your pref erences. Default Choose the defau lt method for entering text. From the factory , the de fault method is Samsung keyboard. If you install other text entr y apps, you can set them as default here. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch My dev ic[...]

158 • Portrait keyboard types : Choose the default keypad whe n the screen is in portrait mod e, from Qwerty or 3x4 keyboard (similar to a phone keypa d). • Input lang uages : Select languages for the Sam sung keyboard. Tip : When you have more than on e language selected, you can slide your finger on the spac e bar while entering text to switc[...]

Settings 159 – About : Displays the version of handwriting software used on this phone. • Advanced : Displays advanced option s: – Auto capitalization : Automaticall y capitalizes the first letter of the first word in each senten ce (standard English style). – Auto s pacin g : Automatically inserts spaces between words. – Auto-punctuate :[...]

160 – Pop-up on keypress : When enabled, characters disp lay above keys as you enter text. – Next word prediction : When enabl ed, Swype predict s the next word based on the previous word. – Reset Swype’ s dictionary : Delete all the words you’ve ad ded to the Swype dicti onary . – Ver sio n : View information about Sw ype. • Language[...]

Settings 161 • Bluetooth headset : Records audio through the Blue tooth headset (if availab le). T e xt-to-speech options T ext-to-speech (TTS) provides audible readout of text, for example, the contents of text messa ges, and the Caller ID for incoming calls. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch My device ➔ Language and [...]

162 • Quick glance : When enabled, reach toward the phone to display information such as tim e, date, missed calls, incomin g messages, and battery strength. T ouch and slide the slid er ON to enable this feature. • Air ju mp : When enabled, move your hand up or down above the sensor to jump to the top or bottom of a page or list. T ouch and sl[...]

Settings 163 • Mute/paus e : When enabled, turn the ph one face down on a flat surface to mute incoming calls a nd any sounds that are playing. T ouch and slide the slider ON to enable this featu re. 3. Press Menu ➔ Help for additional information. Palm Moti on Control your phone by touching the screen with the palm of your ha nd. 1. From the H[...]

164 Smar t Screen Customize screen settings so the screen is more responsive and easier to use. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch My device ➔ Smart screen . 2. T ouch an option to enable the feature: •S m a r t s t a y : disables the screen time out if your phone detects that your face is watching the screen. • Smart[...]

Settings 165 V oice contr ol Use this feature to contr ol the phone using voice commands. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings then touch My dev ice . 2. T ouch and slide the sli der O N next to Voi ce control . Note: Voice command is not available if the alert type fo r calls or alarms is set to vibra tion. 3. T ouch Voice control and [...]

166 Backup Assistant Plus Backup Assistant Plus is a free se rvice that protects your contacts by saving to a secure web site. If your phone is lost, stolen or damaged, or if you change phones, Backup Assistant can restore your save d contacts to a new phone, wirelessly . Schedule backups to save your informa tion manually or automatically . Log in[...]

Settings 167 Backup accou nt Sign in to a Google account to use for backing up settings. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔ Accounts ➔ Backup and reset 2. T ouch Backup account . 3. Follow the prompts to sign in to a Google account. A u tom at ic res tore Use Automatic r estore so previous applica tion settings and data automati[...]

168 5. T ouch each of the follo wing options to enable/disable the feature: •E 9 1 1 : View only field. Y ou cannot turn off E911 Location on any cell phone. • VZW location ser vices : uses th e service s provided by Veri zon Wireless. • Standalone GPS serv ices : uses location services provided by Google. • Wi-Fi & mobile net work loca[...]

Settings 169 VZW location ser vices Enable or disable locatio n service from Verizon Wireless. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔ More ➔ Location ser vices . Note: VZW location ser vices must be enabled to use some applications. 2. T ouch VZW locat ion services to enable or disable Verizon Wireless location ser vices. Important![...]

170 Wi-Fi & mobile netw ork location This feature allows applica t ions to use Google’ s loc ation service to faster estima te your location. Anonymous loca tion data is collected and sent to Goog le. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔ More ➔ Location se rvices . 2. T ouch Wi-Fi & mobile ne twork locatio n to enable th[...]

Settings 171 Encr ypt exter nal SD card As a security measure, you ca n encr ypt the contents of an optional installed SD card (n ot included), and require a password each time you acce ss the card. 1. Set up a screen lock. This is requir ed to encrypt the SD card. Fo r more information, refer t o “Screen lock” on page 144. 2. From the Home scr[...]

172 Forgotten SIM PIN pass w ord If you enter the wrong SIM PIN more than 3 times, you must contact your Customer Ser vice Represen tative to get th e PUK code for your device. Each time you enter a wrong SIM PIN nu mber the phone displays how many attempts are remaining. After the third i ncorrect attempt, the T ype PUK and new PIN code screen dis[...]

Settings 173 De vice administrators View, add or remove device administrators. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔ More ➔ Securit y . 2. T ouch Device administrators and touch the agent(s) to use. Unknown S ources When enabled, you can install applications from s ources other than Google Play®. 1. From the Home screen, touch App[...]

174 Clear credentials Clear stored credentials and reset the pass word. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔ More ➔ Security . 2. T ouch Clear credent ials , then follow the prompts to clear stored credentials and reset the password. Application manager Y ou can dow nload and install applications from the Google Play™ Store or S[...]

Settings 175 SD card 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔ More ➔ Storage . 2. T ouch Mount SD card to mount a memory card. 3. T ouch Unmount SD card to prepare the memor y card for safe removal or for matting. For more informati on, see “Removing a Memor y Card” on page 12. 4. T ouch Format SD card to permanently remove all co[...]

176 About phone View information about your phone, inc luding status, legal informatio n, hardware and software versio ns, and a tutorial. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔ More ➔ About phone . 2. T ouch items to vie w details: • Software update : Check availability and in stall updates. • Icon gloss ary : Displays a catego[...]

Health and Safety Information 177 Section 9: Health and Saf ety Inf or matio n This device is capable of operat ing in Wi-Fi mode in the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. The FCC requires that devices operating within 5.15-5.25 GHz may only be used indoor s, not outside, in order to avoid interference with Mo bile Satellite Services (MSS ). Therefore, do not us[...]

178 Very high levels of electromagnetic en ergy , such as is found in X-rays and gamma rays, ca n ioni ze biological tissues. Ionization is a process w here electrons are stripped away from their normal loca tions in atoms and molecules. It can permanently damage biological tissues including DNA, the genetic material. The energy lev els associated [...]

Health and Safety Information 179 Interphone is the largest cell phone study to date, but it d id not answer all questions a bout cell phone safety . Additional research is being conducted around the world, and the FDA continues to monitor de velopments in this field. Inter national Cohor t Study on Mobile Phone Users (COSMOS) The COSMOS study aims[...]

180 • Cooperate in prov iding users of cell phones w ith the current information on cell phone u se and human health co ncerns. The FDA also is working w ith voluntary standard-setting bodies such as the Institute of Electrica l and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Internat ional Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protecti on (ICNIRP), and oth[...]

Health and Safety Information 181 the user from RF absorption use special phone cases, while others involve nothing more than a metallic acces sory attached to the phone. Studies ha ve shown that these products gene rally do not work as advertised. Unlike “hands-free” kits, these so-called “shields” may interfere with pr oper ope ration of [...]

182 • US Food and Drug Administrati on: http://www.fda.gov/Radia tion-EmittingProducts/ RadiationEmi ttingProdu ctsandProcedu res/ HomeBusines sandEntertainment/CellPhon es/default.htm . Specific Absor ption Ra te (SAR) Cer tification Information Y our wir eless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver . It i s designed and manufactured not to e[...]

Health and Safety Information 183 FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with a n accessory that contains no metal and that po sitions t he mobil e device a minimum of 1.0cm from the body . Use of other accessories ma y not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidel ines. The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this mobile device with a[...]

184 which can be determined by turn ing the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to tr y to correct the interference by one or more of the followi ng measures: • Reorient or reloca te the receiving antenna. • Increase the se paration between the equipm ent and receiver . • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a ci rcuit different f[...]

Health and Safety Information 185 If you consider a call necessary and a ppropriate, follow these tips: • Use a hands-free de vice; • Secure your pho ne within easy reach; • Place calls when you are n ot moving; • Plan cal ls when you r car will be stationa ry; • Do not engage in stressfu l or emotional conversations; • Let the person w[...]

186 • Do not let the phone or battery come in contact with liquids. Liquids can get i nto the phone's circuits, leading to corrosion. Even when the phone appears to be dr y and appears to operat e normally , the circuitry cou ld slowly corrode and pose a safety hazard. If the phone and/or ba ttery get wet, have them checked by your ser vice [...]

Health and Safety Information 187 • Do not use incompa tible cell phone ba tteries and chargers . Some websites and second-hand de alers not associated with reputable manufacturers an d carriers, might be selling incompatible or even cou nterfeit batteries and chargers. Consumers shoul d purchase manufacturer or carrier-recommended products and a[...]

188 Mail It In The Samsung Mobile T ake-Back Program will provide Samsung customers with a free recycling mailing label. Just go to http://www .samsung.com/us/aboutsa msung/citizenship/ usactivities_en vironment_samsungrecyclingdirect.html ?INT=ST A_recyle_your_phone_page and follow the instructions t o print out a free pre-paid postag e label and [...]

Health and Safety Information 189 THIS POWER UNIT IS INTENDED TO BE CORRECTL Y ORIENTED IN A VER TICAL OR HORIZONT AL OR FLOOR MOUNT POSITION. Display / T ouch-Screen Please note the followi ng information when using your mobile device: WARNING REG ARDING DISPLA Y The display on your mobile device is made of glass or acrylic and could br eak if you[...]

190 airtime, data charges, and/or additio nal charges may apply in accordance with your service plan. Contact your wireless service provider for det ails. Y our Location Location-based informa tion inc ludes information tha t can be used to determine the approxima te location of a mobi le device. Mobile devices which are connected to a wireless net[...]

Health and Safety Information 191 make or receive any calls , the mobile device must be switched on and in a ser vic e area with adequate signal strength . Emergency calls may not be possible on all wireles s mobile device networks or when certain netw ork services and/or mobile device features are in use. Check with local s ervice providers. T o m[...]

192 cloth slightly dampened in a mild soap-and-water solution. Shock or vibration Do not drop, knock, or shake the mobile dev ice. Rough handling can break internal circuit boards. Pai nt Do not paint the mobile device. P aint can clog t he device’ s moving parts or ven t ilation openings and prevent proper operation. Responsible Listeni ng Cauti[...]

Health and Safety Information 193 • When using headphon es, turn the volume do wn if you cannot hear the people speakin g near you or if the person sitting next to you can hear what you are l istening to. • Do not turn the volu me up to block out noisy surroun dings. If you choose to l isten to your po rtable device in a noisy environment, use [...]

194 Operating En vironment Remember to follow any special regulations in force in any area, and always s witch your mobile device off whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference o r danger . When connecting the mobi le device or any accessory to another device, read its user's guide for detailed safety instructions. D[...]

Health and Safety Information 195 • Should read and follo w the directions from the manufacturer of your implantabl e medical device. If you have an y questions about using your wi reless mobile device with an implantable medical device, cons ult your health care provider . For more information see: http://www .fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/rf- faqs.html#[...]

196 W hen y our Device is Wet Do not turn on your device if it is wet. If your device is already on, turn it off and remove the batter y immediately (if the device will not turn off or you cannot rem ove the battery , leave it as-is). Then, dry the de vice with a to wel and take it to a service cente r . FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HA C) Regulat[...]

Health and Safety Information 197 Hearing devices may also be rated. Y our hearing aid manufacturer or h earing health professional may help you find this rating. Higher ratings mean that t he hearing device is relatively i mmune to interference noise. Under the current industry sta n dard, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) C63.19, the h[...]

198 It is important to tr y the diff erent features of this phone thoroughly and in different loca tions, using your hearing aid or cochlear implant, to determin e if you hear any interfering noise. Consult your ser vice provider or the manufacturer of this phone for infor mation on hearing aid compatibility . If you have questions about return or [...]

Health and Safety Information 199 • Do not store or carry flammab le liquids, gases, or explosive materials in the same compartment as the mobile device, its parts, or accessories. • For vehicles equipped with an air bag, remember tha t an air bag inflates with grea t force. Do not place objects, including installed or portable wireless eq uipm[...]

200 Section 10: W ar ranty Info r mation Standard Limited War ranty What is co vered and for how long? SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICA TIONS AMERICA, LLC (“SAMSUNG”) warrants that SAMSUNG’ s handsets and accessories (“Products”) are fr ee from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for the period commencing up on the date [...]

Warranty Information 201 or transmission, or viruses or other s oftware problems introduced into the Product; or (j) Product used or purchased outside the United States. This Limited Warranty covers batteries only if ba ttery capacity fal ls below 80% of rated capaci ty or the battery leaks, and this Limited Warranty does not cover any ba ttery if [...]

202 What are the limits on SAMSUN G’ s liability? THIS LIMITED WARRA NTY SETS OUT THE FULL EXTENT OF SAMSUNG’S RESPONSIBILITIES, AND THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY REGARDING THE PRODUCTS. ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMIT A TION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED TO THE DURA TION OF TH[...]

Warranty Information 203 What is th e procedure for resolving disputes? ALL DISPUTES WITH SAMSUNG A RISING IN ANY WA Y FROM THIS LIMITED WARRANTY OR THE SALE, CONDITION OR PERFORMANCE OF THE P RODUCTS SHALL BE RESOL VED EXCLUSIVEL Y THROUGH FINAL AND BINDING ARBITR A TION, AND NOT BY A COURT OR JUR Y . Any such dispute shall not be combined or cons[...]

204 Y ou may opt out of this dis pute resolution procedure by providing notice to SAMSUNG no later than 30 calendar days from the date of the first consumer purchaser’s purchase of the Product. T o opt out, you must send notice by e-mail to optout@sta.samsung.com, with th e subject line: “ Arbitration Opt Out. ” Y ou must include in the opt o[...]

Warranty Information 205 Samsung T elecomm unications America, LLC 1301 E. Lookout Drive Richardson, T exas 75082 Phone: 1-800-SAMSUNG Phone: 1-888-987-HELP (4357) © 2012 Samsung T elecommunica tions America, LLC. All rights rese rved. No reproduction in whol e or in part allowed without prior written a pproval. Specifications and availabili ty su[...]

206 2. RESERVA TI ON OF RIGHTS AND OWNE RSHIP . Samsung reserves a ll rights not expressly granted to you in this EULA. The Software is pr otected by copyright and other int ellectual property laws and trea ties. Samsung or its suppliers own the title, copyr ight and other intellectua l property rights in th e Software. The Software is licensed, no[...]

Warranty Information 207 While the Update will be ge nerally available, in some limited circumstances, the So ftware updates will only be offered by your network carrier , and such Software updates will be governed by y our contractual rela tionship with your netw ork carrier . With the “Automatic Upda te” function enabled (as in the default se[...]

208 terms an d conditio ns of this E ULA. Upo n terminatio n of this EULA, you must cease all use of the Softwar e and destroy all copies, full or partial, of the Software. 10. DISCLAIMER OF W ARRANTY . UNLESS SEP ARA TEL Y ST A TED IN A WRITTEN EXPRESS LIMITED W ARRANTY ACCOMP ANYING YOUR DEVICE, ALL SOFTWARE PROVIDED BY SAMSUNG WITH THIS MO BILE [...]

Warranty Information 209 responsible or liable, directly o r indirectly , f or any damage or loss, including but not limited to any damage to the mobile device or loss of da ta, caused or alleged to be caused by , or in connection with, use of or re liance on any such third party content, products, or services available on or through any such appli[...]

210 THE FOREGOING, SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC CO.'S TOT AL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL LO SSES, DAMAGES, CAUSES OF ACTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE BASED ON CONTRACT , TORT , OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SOF TW ARE OR TH IRD PAR TY APPLICA TIONS ON THIS MOBILE DEVICE, OR AN Y OTHER PROVISION OF THIS EULA, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AM[...]

Warranty Information 211 action. Th e arbitrati on shall be condu cted before a single arbitrator , whose award may not exce ed, in form or amount, the relief allo wed by the applicable law . The arbitration shal l be conducted according to the American Arbitration Association (AAA) Commercial Ar bitration Rules applicable to consumer disputes. Thi[...]

212 removable). Alternatively , you may opt out by calling 1-888-987-4357 no later than 30 calendar days from the date of the first consumer purcha ser's purchase of the device and providing the same information. These are the only two forms of notice that will be effective to opt out o f this dispute re solution proced ure. Opting out of this[...]

213 Inde x A Accounts adding a Google account 45 Google 13 Samsung 13 setting up 45 Air Gest ure Activate 27 Quick Glance 28 Airplane mode 129 Amazon Kindle 83 Applications 40 downloading new 105 Apps instal ling 81 uninstalling 81 B Back key 24 Batte ry charging 11 cover, removing & installing 8 indicator 10 installing 10 removing 10 Battery U[...]

214 Contacts backing up 52 Backup Assistant 52 creating 46 creating from Call log 47 creating from the Keypad 47 exporting and importin g 51 groups 53 joining 50 My Profile 50 namecards 52 setting a picture as contact icon 95 speed dials 55 starred contacts 53 updating 48 updating from Call log 48 , 62 updating from Keyp ad 48 D Display Using Negat[...]

215 GPS & AGPS 189 Group s adding contacts 54 creating 53 sending a message 55 Guided Tours 14 H Health and Safety I nformation 177 Home key 24 Home screen 35 adding shortcuts 38 adding widgets 38 customizing 23 folders 39 primary shortcuts 37 wallpaper 39 I Icons Status Bar 35 Internet 98 K Kindle 83 L Language and input 156 Location settings [...]

216 Music creating a playlist 102 Music Player 101 setting a song as a ringtone 102 My Profile 50 sending 50 My Verizon Mobile 103 N Namecards sending 52 Navigation 24 command keys 24 , 37 touch gestures 25 Negative Colors 155 NFC using S Beam 91 Notification Panel 32 O Operating Environment 194 Other Important Saf ety Information 198 P Pairing wit[...]

217 Setting s 128 Setup Wiza rd 109 Smart Practices While Driving 184 Smart Swit ch 13 , 17 Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information 182 Speed Dials assigning 55 removing or reassigning 56 Standard Limited Warranty 200 T Task Manager 15 Text enterin g 41 Text settings default 157 Google voice typing 157 Samsung keyboard 157 Transfer[...]