Samsung Electronics Co SMG900V Multi-Band GSM/ EDGE/ UMTS/ CDMA/ LTE Phone with WLAN, Bluetooth, RFID and ANT+ User Manual J JB UM
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Multi-Band GSM/ EDGE/ UMTS/ CDMA/ LTE Phone with WLAN, Bluetooth, RFID and ANT+ J JB UM
Users Manual

ANDROID SMARTPHONE
UserManual
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phoneandkeepitforfuturereference.

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1
Table of Contents
Section1:GettingStarted.......................... 6
UnderstandingthisUserManual............ 6
SettingUpYourdevice................... 8
MemoryCard......................... 12
TurningtheDeviceOnandOff ............ 13
SmartSwitch ......................... 13
YourGoogleAccount................... 13
YourSamsungAccount................. 13
SetupWizard ......................... 14
Help................................ 14
YourPhoneNumber.................... 14
VoiceMail........................... 14
TTYMode ........................... 14
Roaming ............................ 15
TaskManager........................ 15
SecuringYourDevice................... 16
Section2:UnderstandingYourDevice .... 17
Features ............................ 17
Front............................... 18
Side ................................ 20
Back ............................... 20
HomeScreen ......................... 22
MenuNavigation ...................... 24
UsingMotionsandGestures.............. 26
SmartScreen ......................... 29
AirView............................. 29
VoiceControl......................... 30
MultiWindowFeature .................. 30
Notifications.......................... 32
LEDIndicator......................... 34
StatusBar ........................... 35
PrimaryShortcuts ..................... 37
Widgets............................. 38
Shortcuts ............................ 38
Folders.............................. 39
Wallpaper............................ 39
Apps ............................... 40
EnteringText......................... 41
2
Section3:ContactsandAccounts ...........45
Accounts............................. 45
Contacts............................. 46
SpeedDials........................... 55
Section4:Calling ......................................57
MakingCalls .......................... 57
Multi-partyCalling...................... 59
AnsweringCalls ....................... 60
EndingaCall .......................... 61
RecentCalls .......................... 61
CallSettings.......................... 63
Section5:Messaging................................69
TypesofMessages..................... 69
TextandMultimediaMessaging ........... 70
DeletingMessages..................... 71
MessageOptions....................... 71
MessagingSettings..................... 73
EmergencyAlerts ...................... 75
Email................................ 75
Gmail ............................... 78
Voicemail ............................ 79
GoogleTalk ........................... 80
Section6:Applications.............................81
ManagingApplications...................81
Amazon ..............................83
AmazonKindle.........................83
AmazonMP3 ..........................83
Appstore(Amazon) .....................83
Audible..............................83
Calculator............................83
Calendar.............................84
CallerNameID ........................84
Camera ..............................85
Chrome ..............................91
Clock................................91
Contacts.............................92
Downloads ...........................92
Email................................92
Flipboard .............................92
Gallery...............................93
Gmail................................96
Google...............................96
Google+ .............................96
GoogleNow...........................96
3
GoogleSettings....................... 97
GroupPlay ........................... 97
Help................................ 97
IMDb............................... 98
Internet............................. 98
Local............................... 99
Maps ............................... 99
Messaging .......................... 100
Messenger.......................... 100
MobileHotspot....................... 100
Music.............................. 101
MyFiles............................ 103
MyVerizonMobile.................... 103
Navigation.......................... 103
NFLMobile ......................... 104
Phone ............................. 104
PlayBooks.......................... 104
PlayMagazines...................... 104
PlayMovies&TV ..................... 104
PlayMusic .......................... 104
PlayStore .......................... 105
PolarisOffice5.0 ..................... 105
SHealth ............................ 106
SMemo ............................ 106
STranslator ......................... 106
SVoice............................. 107
SamsungHub ....................... 107
SamsungLink ....................... 108
Settings............................ 109
SetupWizard........................ 109
StoryAlbum ......................... 109
Talk............................... 110
TripAdvisor.......................... 110
VerizonTones........................ 110
Video.............................. 110
Viewdini ............................ 111
VoiceRecorder....................... 111
VoiceSearch ........................ 111
Voicemail ........................... 112
VZNavigator......................... 112
VZSecurity.......................... 112
WatchON........................... 112
YouTube............................ 114
4
Section7:Connections ...........................115
Wi-Fi ............................... 115
Wi-FiDirect.......................... 117
MobileHotspot ....................... 118
Bluetooth ........................... 120
VPN................................ 121
Tethering ........................... 122
NFCandBeaming ..................... 123
AndroidBeam ........................ 123
SBeam ............................. 124
Nearbydevices....................... 124
ConnectingtoaComputer............... 125
MemoryCard ........................ 126
Section8:Settings ..................................128
AccessingSettings .................... 128
SettingsTabs ........................ 128
ConnectionsSettings................... 129
Airplanemode........................ 129
Wi-Fi ............................... 130
Moresettings ........................ 136
Connectandshare .................... 140
NFC................................ 140
AndroidBeam........................141
SBeam .............................141
Nearbydevices.......................142
ScreenMirroring......................143
KiesviaWi-Fi ........................143
MyDeviceSettings....................144
Lockscreen..........................144
DisplaySettings.......................147
LEDIndicator.........................149
SoundSettings .......................150
HomeScreenMode ....................153
CallSettings .........................153
Powersavingmode ....................153
AccessorySettings ....................154
AccessibilitySettings...................154
Languageandinput....................156
MotionsandGestures..................162
SmartScreen ........................164
Airview .............................165
Voicecontrol.........................165
AccountsSettings.....................166
Google..............................166
5
BackupAssistantPlus................. 166
Addaccount......................... 167
Backupandreset..................... 167
MoreSettings ....................... 168
Locationservices ..................... 168
SecuritySettings..................... 171
Encryption.......................... 171
Applicationmanager .................. 174
Battery............................. 175
Storage............................ 175
Dateandtime ....................... 176
Aboutphone ........................ 176
Section9:HealthandSafetyInformation178
ExposuretoRadioFrequency(RF)Signals.. 178
SpecificAbsorptionRate(SAR)Certification
Information........................ 183
FCCPart15InformationtoUser .......... 185
CommercialMobileAlertingSystem(CMAS). 185
SmartPracticesWhileDriving ........... 186
BatteryUseandSafety................. 187
SamsungMobileProductsandRecycling ... 189
ULCertifiedTravelCharger ............. 190
Display/Touch-Screen ................ 191
SmartPracticesWhileDriving ........... 191
BatteryUseandSafety ................. 193
SamsungMobileProductsandRecycling ... 194
ULCertifiedTravelCharger.............. 195
Display/Touch-Screen ................ 196
GPS&AGPS......................... 196
EmergencyCalls ..................... 197
CareandMaintenance ................. 198
ResponsibleListening ................. 199
OperatingEnvironment................. 202
FCCHearingAidCompatibility(HAC)
RegulationsforWirelessDevices ....... 204
RestrictingChildren'sAccesstoYour
MobileDevice ...................... 206
FCCNoticeandCautions ............... 206
OtherImportantSafetyInformation........ 207
Section10:WarrantyInformation ..........209
StandardLimitedWarranty.............. 209
StandardLimitedWarranty.............. 214
EndUserLicenseAgreementforSoftware.. 219
Index.........................................................227

6
Section 1: Getting Started
Understanding this User Manual
Thesectionsofthismanualgenerallyfollowthefeaturesof
yourdevice.Arobustindexforfeaturesbeginsonpage 227.
Alsoincludedisimportantsafetyinformationbeginningon
page 178,thatyoushouldknowbeforeusingyourdevice.
Thismanualgivesnavigationinstructionsaccordingtothe
defaultdisplaysettings.Ifyouselectothersettings,
navigationstepsmaybedifferent.
Unlessotherwisespecified,allinstructionsinthismanual
assumethatyouarestartingfromtheHomescreen.Togetto
theHomescreen,youmayneedtounlockthedevice.For
moreinformation,see“SecuringYourDevice”onpage 16.
Note:
Instructionsinthismanualarebasedondefaultsettings,
andmayvaryfromyourdevice,dependingonthe
softwareversiononyourdevice,andanychangestothe
device’sSettings.
Unlessstatedotherwise,instructionsinthisUserManual
startwiththedeviceunlocked,attheHomescreen.
Allscreenimagesinthismanualaresimulated.Actual
displaysmayvary,dependingonthesoftwareversionof
yourdeviceandanychangestothedevice’sSettings.

GettingStarted7
Special Text
Inthismanual,you’llfindtextthatissetapartfromtherest.
Theseareintendedtopointoutimportantinformation,share
quickmethodsforactivatingfeatures,todefineterms,and
more.Thedefinitionsforthesemethodsareasfollows:
•
Notes
:Presentsalternativeoptionsforthecurrentfeatureor
menu.
•
Tips
:Providesquickorinnovativemethods,orusefulshortcuts.
•
Important
:Pointsoutimportantinformationaboutthecurrent
featurethatcouldaffectperformance.
•
Warning
:Bringstoyourattentionimportantinformationto
preventlossofdataorfunctionality,orevenpreventdamageto
yourdevice.
Text Conventions
Thismanualprovidescondensedinformationabouthowto
useyourdevice.Tomakethispossible,thefollowingtext
conventionsareusedtorepresentfrequently-usedsteps:
➔
Arrowsareusedtorepresentthesequenceof
selectingsuccessiveoptionsinprocedures.For
example:
“FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
Connections
➔
Wi-Fi
.”
ManysettingsuseanOn/Offswitch.Touchthe
On/OffswitchtoturnasettingOnorOff.This
graphicisusedtorepresenttheOn/Offswitch.

8
Setting Up Your device
Installthe4GLTESIM(SubscriberIdentityModule)card,
battery,andoptionalmemorycard,thenchargethebattery
tobeginusingyourdevice.
Back Cover
Thebattery,SIMcard,andoptionalmemorycardare
installedunderaremovablecoveronthebackofthedevice.
Removingthebatterycover
䡲
Pullupusingtheslotprovided,whileliftingthecover
offthedevice.
Installingthebatterycover
䡲
Alignthecoverandpressitfirmlyintoplace,making
sureitsnapsintoplace.
Note:
Thebatterycoverisflexible.Takecaretoavoidbending
ortwistingthecoverwhenremovingandinstalling,to
preventdamagetothecover.

GettingStarted9
SIM Card
Yourdeviceusesa4GLTESIM(SubscriberIdentityModule).
The4GLTESIMisasmall,rectangularplasticcardthat
storesyourphonenumber,informationaboutyourwireless
service,andotherinformationsuchasmessages.
IfyoupurchasedyourdeviceataVerizonWirelessstore,the
SIMcardisactivatedandreadytouse.Ifyouorderedanew
device,thecardmayneedtobeactivatedbeforeyoucanuse
it.FormoreinformationaboutactivatingtheSIMcard,visit:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/4GSIM
.
Caution!
Turnthedeviceoffbeforeinstallingorremovingthe
SIMcard.DonotbendorscratchtheSIMcard.Take
carewhenhandling,installing,orremovingtheSIM
card,andavoidexposingtheSIMcardtostatic
electricity,water,ordirt.KeeptheSIMcardoutof
reachofsmallchildren.
Installingthe4GLTESIMCard
1. Removethebackcover.
2. WiththeVerizonWirelesslogofacingup,carefully
insertthe4GLTESIMCardintotheslot,pressinggently
untilitlocksintoplace.
3. Installthebackcover.
Removingthe4GLTESIMCard
1. Turnoffthedevice,thenremovethebackcover.
2. Pressthe4GLTESIMCardingentlytoreleasethelock,
thencarefullyslidethe4GLTESIMCardoutoftheslot.
3. Installthebackcover.

10
Battery
Yourdeviceispoweredbyarechargeable,standardLi-Ion
battery.AWall/USBCharger(ChargingHeadandUSBcable)
isincludedwiththedevice,forchargingthebattery.
Thebatterycomespartiallycharged.Youmustfullycharge
thebatterybeforeusingyourdeviceforthefirsttime.Afully
dischargedbatteryrequiresupto4hoursofchargetime.
Afterthefirstcharge,youcanusethedevicewhilecharging.
Warning!
UseonlySamsung-approvedchargingdevicesand
batteries.Samsungaccessoriesaredesignedto
maximizebatterylife.Usingotheraccessoriesmay
invalidateyourwarrantyandmaycausedamage.
Battery Indicator
Thebatteryicon intheStatusBarshowsbatterypower
level.Beforethebatterybecomestoolowtooperate,the
batteryiconflashesandatoneplays.Ifyoucontinueusing
thedevicewithoutcharging,thedevicewillpoweroff.
Tip:
TaskManagerprovideshelpfulinformationabout
extendingbatterylife.Formoreinformation,see“Task
Manager”onpage 15.
Installing and Removing the Battery
Installingthebattery
1. Removethebatterycover.
2. Insertthebatteryintothedevice,aligningthegold
contactsonthebatterywiththegoldcontactsinthe
device.
3. Replacethebatterycover.
RemovingtheBattery
1. Removethebatterycover.
2. Liftthebatteryupandoutofthedevice,usingtheslot
provided.
3. Replacethebatterycover.

GettingStarted11
Charging the Battery
YourdevicecomeswithaWall/USBCharger(charginghead
andUSBcable)tochargeyourdevicefromany110/220VAC
outlet.
Note:
Thebatterycomespartiallycharged.Youmustfully
chargethebatterybeforeusingyourdeviceforthefirst
time.Afullydischargedbatteryrequiresupto4hoursof
chargetime.Afterthefirstcharge,youcanusethe
devicewhilecharging.
1. InserttheUSBcableintotheport.
2. ConnecttheUSBcabletothecharginghead,thenplug
thechargingheadintoastandardACpoweroutlet.
3. Whenchargingiscomplete,unplugthecharginghead
fromthepoweroutletandremovetheUSBcablefrom
thedevice.

12
Memory Card
Yourdevicesupportsoptional,removable,microSD™or
microSDHC™memorycardsofupto64GBcapacity(not
included),forstorageofmusic,pictures,andotherfiles.
Formoreinformationaboutusingmemorycards,see
“MemoryCard”onpage 126.
Installing a Memory Card
1. Removethebackcover.
2. Withthegoldcontactsfacingdown,slidethememory
cardintotheslot,pushinggentlyuntilitlocksinto
place.
3. Installthebackcover.
Removing a Memory Card
Important!
Topreventdamagetodatastoredonthememory
card,unmountthecardbeforeremovingitfromthe
device.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Menu
,thentouch
Settings
➔
More
➔
Storage
➔
UnmountSDcard
.
2. Attheprompt,readthewarningandselect
OK
to
continue.Waitfor
SDcardsafetoremove
toappearin
theStatusbarandNotifications.
3. Removethebackcover.
4. Gentlypressonthememorycardtoreleasethelock,
thencarefullypullthecardout.
5. Installthebackcover.

GettingStarted13
Turning the Device On and Off
TurningtheDeviceOn
䡲
Pressandholdthe
Power/Lock
Key
untilthe
devicevibratesandstartsup.
TurningtheDeviceOff
1. Pressandholdthe
Power/Lock
Key
untilthe
devicevibratesandtheDeviceOptionsmenudisplays.
2. Attheprompt,tap
Poweroff
.
Smart Switch
Getstartedtodayat
www.samsungsmartswitch.com
Your Google Account
YournewdeviceusesyourGoogleaccounttofullyutilizeits
Androidfeatures,includingGmail,GoogleTalkandthePlay
Store.Whenyouturnonyourdeviceforthefirsttime,setup
aconnectionwithyourexistingGoogleaccount,orcreatea
newGoogleaccount.
TocreateaGoogleaccount,orsetupyourGoogleaccounton
yourdevice,useAccountsandsyncsettings(see“Accounts
Settings”onpage 166).
Your Samsung Account
CreateaSamsungaccount,foraccesstoSamsungappson
yourdevice,includingSamsungHub,andSamsungLink
Play.Formoreinformation,see“AccountsSettings”on
page 166.
Nowyouhavenothingtolose.Easilytransferyourphotos,
videos,music,appsandmorefromyourolddevicetothe
SamsungGalaxyS®.

14
Setup Wizard
Thefirsttimeyouturnyourdeviceon,SetupWizardwill
guideyouthroughthebasicsofsettingupyourdevice.
Followthepromptstochooseadefaultlanguage,setup
accounts,chooselocationservices,andlearnmoreabout
yourdevice.
YoucanalsousetheSetupWizardtoquicklyconfigureyour
deviceatanytime.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
SetupWizard
.
Help
Getinformationaboutusingyourdevice,includingvideos,
usefultips,andotherinformation.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Help
.
Your Phone Number
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Aboutphone
➔
Status
.
Voice Mail
Allunansweredcallstoyourdevicearesenttovoicemail,
evenifyourdeviceisturnedoff,soyou’llwanttosetupyour
voicemailandpersonalgreetingassoonasyouactivateyour
device.
Formoreinformation,see“Voicemail”onpage 112.
TTY Mode
YourdeviceisTTY-compatible,allowingyoutoconnectaTTY
devicetothedevice’sheadsetjack.Beforeyoucanuseyour
devicewithaTTYdevice,you’llneedtoenableTTYMode.
FormoreinformationaboutenablingTTYmode,see“Call
Settings”onpage 63.

GettingStarted15
Roaming
Whenyoutraveloutsideyourhomenetwork’scoveragearea,
yourdevicecanuseroamingtoacquireserviceonother
compatibledigitalnetworks.Whenroaming,the
Roaming
icondisplaysintheStatusbar.
Tip:
Youcansetyourdevice’sroamingbehavior.Formore
information,see“Mobilenetworks”onpage 136.
Duringroaming,someservicesmaynotbeavailable.
Dependingonyourcoverageareaandserviceplan,extra
chargesmayapplywhenmakingorreceivingcalls,
connectingtotheInternet,orusingdataservices.Contact
VerizonWirelessformoreinformationaboutyourcoverage
areaandserviceplan.
Task Manager
Yourdevicecanrunappssimultaneously,withsomeapps
runninginthebackground.UseTaskManagertoseewhich
appsarerunningonyourdevice,andtoendrunningappsto
extendbatterylife.Youcanalsouninstallappsfromyour
deviceandcheckmemoryusage.
1. Fromanyunlockedscreen,pressandholdthe
HomeKey
,thenselect
Taskmanager
.
2. Touchthe
Activeapplications
tabtoviewappsrunning
onyourdevice.Touch
End
,or
Endall
tocloseapps.
3. Touchthe
Downloaded
tabtoviewinformationabout
appsyou’veinstalledonyourdevice.Touch
Uninstall
to
removeanappfromyourdevice.
4. Touchthe
RAM
tabtodisplaytheamountofRAM
(RandomAccessMemory)inuse.Touch
Clearmemory
toclearprocessestoincreaseavailableRAM.
5. Touchthe
Storage
tabforinternalsystemstorageand
SDcardmemorystatistics.
Tip:
Touchanddragyourfingeronthetabstoscrollthetabs.

16
Securing Your Device
Useyourdevice’sscreenlockfeaturestosecureyourdevice.
Note:
Unlessstatedotherwise,instructionsinthisUserManual
startwiththedeviceunlocked,attheHomescreen.
Tosetapersonalscreenlock,usetheScreenlockoption
underSecuritysettings.Formoreinformation,see“Screen
lock”onpage 144.
Forothersettingsrelatedtosecuringyourdevice,see“Lock
screen”onpage 144.
Locking the Device
䡲
Bydefault,thedevicelocksautomaticallywhenthe
screentimesout.
–or–
Pressthe
Power/LockKey
.
Tip:
Whenthedeviceislocked,theEmergencycallfeatureis
availableonthelockscreen,toallowyoutomake
emergencycallsevenwhilethedeviceislocked.
Unlocking the Device
Unlockthedeviceusingoneofthedefaultunlockscreens,or
useScreenlockoptionsforincreasedsecurity.
䡲
Pressthe
Power/LockKey
,thentouchand
dragyourfingeracrossthescreen.
Tip:
Specialnotificationiconsdisplayformissedcallsornew
messages.Dragamissedcallormessageicontoview
themessageorcalllog.

UnderstandingYourDevice17
Section 2: Understanding Your Device
Features
•
BrilliantHDSuperAMOLED
™
touchscreen,
(1920x1080resolution)
•
4GLTEnetworkwith1.9gigahertzquad-coreprocessor
•
1
.9GHzquad-coreprocessorwith2GBRAM
•
Android
®
4.2.2,JellyBean
•
SAFE
®
•
SmartSwitch™compliant.Formoreinformation,see
www.samsungsmartswitch.com
.
•
Touchscreenprovidesquickresponsetoavarietyofin-phone
menusandoptionsincludingapplications,multi-windowsandup
tosevenhomescreens
•
Multi-taskwithPopupVideo
•
Keepintouch
–
SMS(Text)andMMS(Multimedia)
–
Voice
–
EmailandGmail
–
InstantmessagingwithGoogleTalk™
•
Enjoypictures,musicandvideo
–
DiscovernewmediawithMediaHub
–
Gallery,Musicplayer,andVideoplayer
–
DivXCertified
®
toplayDivX
®
videoatHD720p,including
premiumcontent
•
Connecttootherdevices
–
Wi-Fi
®
802.11a/b/g/n/ac
–
Wi-Fi
®
Direct
–
MobileHotspot
–
DLNA
–
Bluetooth4.0
–
USB2.0High-speed
–
Tethering
–
NFCandSBeam
–
GroupPlay
–
KiesviaWi-Fi
®
•
Capturememories
–
13MPCameraandCamcorderwithLEDflash+2.0MP
front-facingcamera
–
SeamlesslysharepicturesviaGroupPlaytootherdevices
–
Capturerapid-firestillpictureswithBurstShot
–
UseBestPhoto,BestFace,andErasertochoosethebest
pictures
–
SamsungLinktosharemediacontentacrossDLNAcertified
devices.
•
ControlyourdevicewithSVoice,fornaturalvoicecommands

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•
Sharewithfriends
–
SBeam
™
,foreasysharingoffilesviaNFC
–
Specializedapps,includingSamsungLink
™
andGroup
Play
™
–
Integratedfeatures,suchasShareShotinCamera
•
Takeyourcontentwithyou
–
16GBmemorydevicememory(actualformattedcapacitymay
vary)
–
SupportformicroSD™andmicroSDHC™memorycardsupto
64GBcapacity(notincluded)
Front
Note:
TheMenuandBackkeysilluminatewhennavigating
throughthedevice.
UnderstandingYourDevice19
•
LEDindicator
:
displaysbluewhenpoweringup,displaysred
whencharging,greenwhenfullycharged,andredblinkingwhen
anotificationhasarrived.
•
Light(RGB)Sensor
:letsyouusetheambientlightleveltoadjust
thescreenbrightness/contrast.Thissensordecreasesscreen
brightnessindimlight.
•
Earpiece
:
Playssoundsandautomatedpromptsduringcalls.
•
ProximityandLightSensors
:Detectsthepresenceofobjects,
forusewithmotionsettings,andtocontrolthescreendisplay,
suchaswhenyoumovethedeviceawayfromyourearduringa
call.DetectsambientlightwhenAutomaticbrightnessisenabled,
andwhenusingtheFrontcamera.
•
2.0MPFrontCamera
:Capturespicturesandvideo.
•
Touchscreen
:Providesaccesstoallthephone’sapplicationsand
features.
•
Menu
:Touchtodisplayacontext-sensitivemenuofoptionsfor
thecurrentscreenorfeature.Whileusingyourdevice,youmay
noticethattheMenuKeydims,butitisalwaysavailableata
touchtoprovideacontext-sensitivemenuforthecurrentscreen
orapp(tosetthetouchkeylightduration,see
“Moredisplay
settings”
onpage 148).
•
Home
:PresstodisplaytheHomescreen,orLockscreenifthe
deviceislocked.Pressandholdtodisplayrecentapplicationsor
launchTaskManagerorGoogleSearch.
•
Back
:Touchtoreturntothepreviousscreenoroption.While
usingyourdevice,youmaynoticethattheBackKeydims,but
youcanalwaysuseittoreturntothepreviousitem.

20
Side
•
VolumeKey
:FromtheHomescreen,presstoadjustmaster
volume.Duringcallsormediaplayback,press
toadjustvolume.
Presstomutetheringtoneofanincomingcall.
•
Power/LockKey
:Pressandholdtoturnthedeviceonoroff,and
toaccessadeviceoptionsmenu.Presstolockthedevice,orto
wakethescreenforunlocking.
Back

UnderstandingYourDevice21
•
LEDFlash
:Usewhentakingphotosorrecordingvideo.
•
InfraredSensor
:Usedtocontrolotherexternaldevices.
•
Cameralens
:Usewhentakingphotosorrecordingvideos.
•
Microphones(topandbottom)
:Captureaudioduringrecording,
duringphonecalls,andvideochat.
•
3.5mmHeadsetJack
:PluginanoptionalheadsetorTTY
equipment.
•
USBCharging/AccessoryPort
:ConnectaUSBcablefor
chargingortosyncmusicandfiles,orconnecttooptional
accessories(notincluded).
Google Search Bar
TheGoogleSearchBarprovidesyouanon-screenInternet
searchenginepoweredbyGoogle™.
1. FromthemainHomescreen,taptheGoogleSearch
bar .
2. Usetheon-screenkeypadtoentertheword(s)inwhich
tosearch,thentap .
3. Tap touseGoogleVoiceSearch.Followthe
on-screeninstructions.

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Home Screen
TheHomescreenisthestartingpointforusingyourdevice.
•
StatusBar
:Presentsiconstoshownetworkstatus,battery
power,andconnectiondetails.Foralistoficons,see
“Status
Bar”
onpage 35.
•
Shortcuts
:Shortcutstoapps.Theseshortcutsarefoundonthe
Homescreenbydefault,andyoucanaddmoreshortcutstoyour
favoriteapps.Formoreinformation,see
“Shortcuts”
on
page 38.
•
Widgets
:AppsthatrunontheHomescreen.Thesewidgetsare
foundontheHomescreenbydefault,andyoucanaddyour
favorites.Formoreinformation,see
“Widgets”
onpage 38.
Note:
Unlessstatedotherwise,instructionsinthisUserManual
startwiththedeviceunlocked,attheHomescreen.
Allscreenimagesinthismanualaresimulated.Actual
displaysmayvary,dependingonthesoftwareversionof
yourdeviceandanychangestothedevice’sSettings.

UnderstandingYourDevice23
Extended Home Screen
TheHomescreenconsistsoftheHomepanel,pluspanels
thatextendbeyondthedisplaywidthtoprovidemorespace
foraddingshortcuts,widgetsandfolders.
Slideyourfingerhorizontallyacrossthescreentoscrollto
theleftorrightsidepanels.Asyouscroll,theindicatoratthe
bottomofthedisplayshowsyourcurrentposition.
Customizing the Home Screen
CustomizetheHomescreentosuityourpreferences.
•
AddAppShortcuts
:Formoreinformation,see
“Shortcuts”
on
page 38.
•
AddWidgets
:Formoreinformation,see
“Widgets”
onpage 38.
•
AddFolders
:Formoreinformation,see
“Folders”
onpage 39.
•
ChangetheWallpaper
:Formoreinformation,see
“Wallpaper”
onpage 39.
•
Displaysettings
:Formoreinformation,see
“DisplaySettings”
onpage 147.
Adding and removing Home screen panels
Yourdevicecomeswith6Homescreenpanels.Youcan
customizetheHomescreentoincludeuptotheseven
defaultpanels.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Menu
➔
Editpage
.
2. Slideyourfingeracrossthescreentoscrollthepanels,
andusethesecontrolstoconfigurepanels:
Tip:
Youcanalso“pinch”theHomescreentodisplayEdit
options.
Remove
:Touchandholdonapanel,thendragit
to
Remove
.
Add
:Touchapreviously-removedpaneltoaddit,
uptothedefaulttotalofseven.
SetasHome
:ThepanelsetasHomewilldisplay
whenyoupressthe
HomeKey
.

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Menu Navigation
Navigateyourdevice’sfeaturesusingthecommandkeysand
thetouchscreen.
Warning!
Pleasenotethatatouchscreenrespondsbesttoa
lighttouchfromthepadofyourfingeroranon-
metallicstylus.Usingexcessiveforceorametallic
objectwhenpressingonthetouchscreenmay
damagethetemperedglasssurfaceandvoidthe
warranty.Formoreinformation,see“Warranty
Information”onpage 209.
Context-sensitive Menus
Whileusingyourdevice,context-sensitivemenusoffer
optionsforthefeatureorscreen.
Toaccesscontext-sensitivemenus:
•
Touch
Menu
.
•
Touchandholdonanitem.
Command Keys
Menu Key
Press
Menu
todisplayacontext-sensitivemenuof
optionsforthecurrentscreenorfeature.
Home Key
Press
Home
todisplaythemainHomescreen.Press
andholdtodisplayrecentlyusedappsandaccesstheTask
manager.
Back Key
Press
Back
toreturntothepreviousscreen,optionor
step.
UnderstandingYourDevice25
Finger Gestures
Touch
Touchitemstoselectorlaunchthem.Forexample:
•
Touchtheonscreenkeyboardtoentercharactersortext.
•
Touchanitemtoselectit.
•
Touchanapp’sicontolaunchtheapplication.
Touch and Hold
Activateitemsbyatouchandholdgesture.Forexample:
•
TouchandholdawidgetontheHomescreentomoveit.
•
Touchandholdonafieldtodisplayapop-upmenuofoptions.
Swipe and Palm Swipe
Swipeyourhandacrossthescreen.Forexample:
•
Unlockingthescreen
•
ScrollingtheHomescreenoramenu
•
Combinetouchandholdwithswipetodraganitem.
Palmswipebyswipingthesideofyourhandhorizontally
acrossthescreen.Usepalmswipefor:
•
Palmswipetocapture
:WhenthissettingisOn,swipingthe
screenwiththesideofyourhand(lefttoright,orrighttoleft)
capturesascreenshot.
•
Palmtouchtomute/pause
:WhenthissettingisOn,coveringthe
screenwithyourhandmutesorpausesmediaplayback.
Pan
Touchandholdonthescreen,thenmovethedeviceina
side-to-sidemotion.
•
Pantomoveicon
:WhenthissettingisOn,movingthedeviceina
panningmotion(side-to-side)movesahighlightedicontoanew
locationontheHomescreen.
•
Pantobrowseimages
:WhenthissettingisOn,movingthedevice
inapanningmotionwhileviewinganimagemovesfocusaround
intheimage.
Pinch and Spread
Usingtwofingers,makeapinchorspreadmotiononthe
screen.Forexample:
•
Pinchintozoominonpicturesorscreens.
•
Spreadoutyourfingerstozoomoutonpicturesorscreens.

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Hand Gestures
Yourdevicerecognizesmotion,toallowyoutonavigateand
accessfeaturesbymovingthedeviceinspecificgestures.
Tousegestures,enabletheMotionsettings.Formore
information,see“MotionsandGestures”onpage 162.
Pick Up or Turn Over
Liftthedevice,orplacethedevicescreen-down,onaflat,
horizontalsurface.Forexample,to:
•
Muteincomingcallsandplayingsounds.
Using Motions and Gestures
Byactivatingthevariousmotionandgesturefeatures,you
canaccessavarietyoftimesavingfunctions.
Caution!
Excessiveshakingorimpacttothedevicemaycause
unintendedresults.Tolearnhowtoproperlycontrol
motions,tap
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
My
device
➔
Motionsandgestures
.Whentapped,each
entrydisplaysanon-screentutorial.
• Airgesture
:Controlyourphonebyperformingmotionsabove
thesensor(withouttouchingthedevice).
–
Quickglance
:Whenenabled,reachtowardthedevicewiththe
screenofftoviewimportantinformation.
–
Airjump
:Whenenabled,scrollwebpagesinscreensize
jumps.
–
Airbrowse
:Whenenabled,youcanmovebetweenpictures,
pages,ormusictracks.
–
Airmove
:Whenenabled,youcanmoveappshortcutsor
Calendarevents.
–
Aircall-accept
:Whenenabled,waveyourhandoverthe
screentoanswerincomingcalls.
Mydevice
Mydevice

UnderstandingYourDevice27
•Motion
:Controlyourphoneusingnaturalmovements(onthe
screen).
–
Directcall
:Whenenabled,liftthedevicetoyourearwhile
viewingacontacttocallthatcontact.
–
Smartalert
:Whenenabled,liftthephonetoreceive
notificationsofmissedcallsormissednotificationswhilethe
devicewasstationary.
–
Zoom
:Whenenabled,tiltthephonetozoominoroutwhile
viewingpicturesfromtheGallery.
–
Browseanimage
:Whenenabled,movethephonefromside-
to-sidetopanfromsidetosidewhileviewinganimage.
–
Mute/pause
:Whenenabled,turnthephonefacedownto
muteincomingcallsandpauseplayback.
•Palmmotion
:Controlyourphonebytouchingthescreenwith
yourentirehand.
–
Capturescreen
:Whenenabled,swipethesideofyourhand
acrossthescreentoscreencaptureandsaveacopytothe
clipboard.
–
Mute/pause
:Whenenabled,coverthescreenwithyourhand
tomuteincomingcallsandpauseplayback.
• Gyroscopecalibration
:Calibrateyourphone’stouchscreen.
Activate Air Gesture
1. FromtheHomescreen,press
Menu
andthentap
Settings
➔
Mydevice
➔
Motionsandgestures
➔
Airgesture
.
2. TaptheON/OFFsliderlocatedtotherightof
Airgesture
toturnitON .
3. Readtheon-screennotificationandtap
OK
.
Note:
AtleastonefeaturemustbeactivatedbeforeAirgesture
canbeactivated.
4. Tap
Learnaboutsensorandicon
fieldtoreview
on-screeninformationabouttheAirgesturessensor
andrelatedicon.
5. TaptheON/OFFsliderlocatedtotherightofeach
featuretoturniton .
Mydevice
Mydevice

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Activate Motion
1. FromtheHomescreen,press
Menu
andthentap
Settings
➔
Mydevice
➔
Motionsandgestures
.
2. TaptheON/OFFsliderlocatedtotherightof
Motion
to
turniton .
3. Readtheon-screennotificationandtap
OK
.
Note:
AtleastonefeaturemustbeactivatedbeforeMotioncan
beactivated.
4. TaptheON/OFFsliderlocatedtotherightofeach
featuretoturniton .
Activate Palm Motion
1. FromtheHomescreen,press
Menu
andthentap
Settings
➔
Mydevice
➔
Motionsandgestures
.
2. Inasinglemotiontouchandslidethe
Palmmotion
slidertotherighttoturniton.
3. Readtheon-screennotificationandtap
OK
.
Note:
Atleastonefeaturemustbeactivatedbeforeyoucan
activatePalmmotion.
4. TaptheON/OFFsliderlocatedtotherightofeach
featuretoturniton .
Formoreinformation,referto“UsingMotionsandGestures”
onpage26.
Lock and Unlock the Phone
Tounlockyourphone:
1. Pressthelockbutton locatedontheupper
rightsideofyourphone.
2. Thelockscreendisplayswith
Swipescreentounlock
displayedatthebottomofthescreen.
3. Swipethetouchscreeninanydirection.
4. TheHomescreendisplays.
Note:
Thereareseveraladditionalwaysyoucanlockyour
screen.Formoreinformation,referto“Screenlock”on
page144.
Mydevice
Mydevice
Mydevice
Mydevice

UnderstandingYourDevice29
Smart Screen
WithSmartscreenactivatedyourphoneautomatically
adjustsscreentime-out,rotationwhenitdetectsyouare
lookingatthescreen,andcontrolsscrollingandplayback
whenyouarefacingthescreen.
Smartscreenfeaturesinclude:
•
Smartstay
:Thescreendoesnottimeoutaslongasyouare
lookingatit.
•
Smartrotation
:Thescreenautomaticallyupdatestomatchthe
angleatwhichyouareviewingthescreen.
•
Smartpause
:Thescreenautomaticallypausesvideoplaybackif
youlookawayfromthescreen.
•
Smartscroll
:Thescreenscrollsaccordingtothetiltofthephone
andyourface.
Smartscreenusesthefrontcameratodetectwhenyouare
facingthescreen.Somefactorsmayaffecttheabilityofthe
frontcameratodetectyourface:
•
Whenthephoneisnotdockedorheldupright.Forexample,when
placedonatable.
•
Whenthefrontcameracannotdetectyourfaceandeyes.
•
Whenthefrontcameraisusedforthecurrentapplication.
•
Whenthelightsourceisbehindyou,orwhenusingthephonein
thedark.
Configure Smart Screen
ToenableSmartscreenfeatures:
䡲
Press
Menu
➔
Settings
➔
Mydevice
➔
Smartscreen
.see“SmartScreen”onpage 164.
Air View
Airviewallowsyoutohoveryourfingeroveritemsonthe
screentodisplaymoreinformation.
•
Informationpreview
:Hoveroveritemstodisplayinformation
previews,extendedtext,orenlargedimages,dependingonthe
typeofitem.
•
Progresspreview
:Hoveroveraprogressbar,suchasforvideo
playback,todisplayasceneprevieworelapsedplaybacktime.
•
Speeddialpreview
:Hoveroveraspeeddialtodisplaythename
ofthecontactassignedtothespeeddial.
•
Webpagemagnifier
:Hoveroverawebpagetomagnifythe
contentunderyourfinger.
FormoredetailedinformationandAirviewsettings,see“Air
view”onpage 165.
Mydevice
Mydevice

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Voice Control
Usevoicecommandstocontrolandinteractwiththephone:
•
Incomingcalls
:Whenenabled,usethevoicecommandsAnswer
orRejecttoanswerorrejectcalls.Whenyouanswer,theSpeaker
automaticallyturnsonforhands-freeconversation.
•
Alarm
:Whenenabled,sayStoporSnoozetostoporsnoozean
alarm.
•
Camera
:Whenenabled,saySmile,Cheese,Capture,andShoot
totakepictures.
•
Music
:Whenenabled,sayNext,Previous,Play,VolumeUp,and
VolumeDowntocontrolthemusicplayer.
Multi Window Feature
Thisfeatureallowsyoutorunmultipleapplicationsonthe
currentscreenatthesametime.
Note:
OnlyapplicationsfoundwithintheMultiwindowpanel
canbeactiveatopanothercurrentapplicationonthe
screen.
Whenlaunchingapplicationsthatcontainmultimedia
files(music/video),audiofrombothfileswillbeplayed
simultaneously.
MultiWindowallowsyoutousemultipleappsonthesame
screen,inmultiple,re-sizablewindows.
Enable Multi Window
FromSettings
1. Press
Menu
➔
Settings
➔
Mydevice
➔
Display
.
2. Tapthecheckboxbeside
Multiwindow
toenableor
disablethefeature.
Mydevice
Mydevice

UnderstandingYourDevice31
FromNotifications
1. Sweepyourfingerdownfromthetopofthescreento
displayNotifications.
2. ScrollthesettingsatthetopofNotifications,then
touch
Multiwindow
toenableit.
UsetheBackKey
䡲
Pressandholdthe
Backkey
tohidetheMulti
Windowtab.
Use Multi Window to Launch Multiple Apps
AfterenablingMultiWindowyoucanlaunchapplications
fromMultiWindow,ordraganapplicationtothescreento
runmultipleapplicationsatthesametime.
Whentwoapplicationsarerunning,theydisplayonasplit
screen.Youcanswitchbetweentheapplicationsoradjust
theirsizeonthedisplay.
䡲
Whileusingoneapplication,touchtheMultiwindow
tab,thentouchanddragasecondapplicationtothe
screen.
Adjust the Size of Apps in Multi Window
Toadjustthesizeofthetwoapplicationsonthescreen:
䡲
Touchanddragtheborderbetweenthewindowsupor
down.
Switch Multi Window App Positions
Youcanswitchthepositionoftheappwindowsonthe
screen.
䡲
Touchtheborderbetweenthetwowindows,then
touch .
Make a Multi Window App Full Screen
Youcanexpandanapptofullscreenanytime.
䡲
Touchtheborderbetweenthewindows,then
touch .
Move the Multi Window Tab
WhenMultiwindowisenabled,itstabdisplaysontheedge
ofthescreenwhereit’sdocked.YoucanmovetheMulti
windowtabupordownontheedgeofthescreen.
䡲
Touchandholdonthe
tab,thendragitupordown
alongtheedgeofthescreen.

32
Note:
Thisisaquickwaytogetthetaboutofthewayifyou
can’tgettoabuttonoroptionbehindit.
Repositioning the Multi Window
TheMultiwindowcontainstwocomponents:thetabandthe
applicationspanel.Youcanmovethetabtootherlocations
andlockitontoanyofthefoursidesofthescreen
(top/bottom/left/right).
Tomovethetab
1. Pressandholdthe
Backkey
.TheMultiwindow
tabdisplaysontheleftsideofthescreen.
2. Tapthetabtodisplaytheappspanel(containingthe
scrollableapps).
3. Touchandholdthetab todetachitfromthescreen
thendragitanewlocationalonganyotheravailable
screenedge(top,bottom,left,orright).
Notifications
Notificationsshowsinformationaboutconnections,alerts
andotheritems.
1. Touchanddragdownwardfromthetopofthescreen
todisplaynotifications.
2. Touchanitemtoopentheitem,ortolaunchtherelated
apporfeature.
World Clock
WhiledisplayingNotifications,touchthetimeintheStatus
bartodisplayaWorldclock.Addcitiestotheclocktodisplay
thetimeindifferentzonesaroundtheworld.
Clearing Notifications
1. Sweepyourfingerdownwardfromthetopofthe
screentodisplayNotifications.
2. Touchanotificationtoclearit,ortouch
Clear
toclearall
notifications.
UnderstandingYourDevice33
Settings
UsesettingsatthetopofNotificationstocontrolpopular
settings.Slideyourfingerrightandlefttoseealltheicons.
•
Bluetooth
:TurnBluetoothOnorOff.See
“TurningBluetoothOn
orOff”onpage 120.
•
GPS
:TurnStandaloneGPSservicesonoroff.See
“Standalone
GPSservices”onpage 170.
•
Sound
:Switchbetweenyoursoundsettings,Mute(allsounds
silenced)andVibrate(allsoundsreplacedbyvibration).
•
Smartstay
:The
phoneautomaticallyadjustsscreen
timeout,rotationwhenitdetectsyouarelookingatthe
screen,andcontrolsscrollingandplaybackwhenyouare
facingthescreen.
See
“SmartScreen”onpage 29.
•
Screenrotation
:EnableordisabletheAutorotationsetting,to
controlwhetherthescreenautomaticallyupdateswhenyou
rotatethedevice.See
“DisplaySettings”onpage 147.
•
Airplanemode
:TurnAirplanemodeOnorOff.See
“Airplane
mode”onpage 129.
•
Powersaving
:EnableordisablePowersavingmode.See
“Powersavingmode”onpage 153.
•
Drivingmode
:EnableordisableDrivingmode,tohaveincoming
callerIDandtextmessagesreadout.See
“Text-to-speech
options”onpage 161.
•
ScreenMirroring
:Shareyourdevice’sscreenwithanother
device,usinganoptionalAllShareCastaccessory(notincluded).
See
“ScreenMirroring”onpage 143.
•
Multiwindow
:
MultiWindowallowsyoutousemultiple
appsonthesamescreen,inmultiple,resizablewindows.
See
“MultiWindowFeature”onpage 30.
•
Mobiledata
:Activateordeactivateyourdevice’saccessto
mobiledataservice.See
“Mobilenetworks”onpage 136.
•
SBeam:
SBeamusesyourphone’sNFC(NearField
Communication)tosend,or“beam”,contenttootherNFCand
Wi-FiDirectdevices,byholdingthedevicesclosetogether.See
“SBeam”onpage 141.
•
NFC
:UseNFC(NearFieldCommunication)toshareinformation
betweenyourphoneandanotherNFCdevicebytouchingthe
devicestogether,typicallyback-to-back.See
“NFC”on
page 140.
•
Airview
:Hoveryourfingeroverthescreentodisplayinformation
ordetails.See
“Airview”onpage 165.

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•
Sync
:Whenenabled,thisfeaturesynchronizesaccountsand
data.
•
Smartscroll
:Whenenabled,thephonescrollsthescreendisplay
accordingtothetiltofthephoneandyourfaceposition.See
“SmartScreen”onpage 29.
Popup Video
MultitaskwithPopupVideo-transformyourvideoplayerinto
apopupwindowfloatingonthescreen.Thevideowill
continuetoplay,andthepopupwindowcanberesizedor
movedanywhereonthescreen.
TousePopupVideo:
䡲
Whilewatchingavideo,touchthe
PopupVideo
iconinthelowerrightcornerofthescreen.
LED Indicator
TheLEDindicator,onthefrontofthedeviceabovethescreen
(see“Front”onpage 18)animatesorglowstoshowalertsor
devicestatus.
Blue •Pulsesinmulti-colorbluewhilethedeviceis
turningOnorOff.
•Blinksblueforamissedcall,messageor
othernotification.
Red •Glowsredwhenthedeviceisconnectedtoa
chargerandcharging.
•Blinksredwhenthedeviceisconnectedtoa
chargerandthereisaproblemwithcharging.
•Blinksredwhenbatterypowerislow(device
notconnectedtocharger)
Green •
Glowsgreenwhenthedeviceisconnectedtoa
chargerandthebatteryisfullycharged.

UnderstandingYourDevice35
Status Bar
TheStatusBarshowsnetworkandbatterystatusandother
details,includingthesecommonicons.
AirplaneModeActive
:Allwireless
communicationsaredisabled.See“Airplane
mode”onpage 129.
USBConnected
:Thedeviceisconnectedtoa
computerusingaUSBcable.Formoreinformation
abouttransferringdatabetweenyourdeviceand
acomputer,see“TransferringData”onpage 125.
VoiceCall
:Avoicecallisinprogress.
Speakerphone
:Speakerphoneisenabled.
CallMuted
:Acallwasmuted.
MissedCall
:Displayswhenthereisamissedcall.
Mute
:Voiceorplaybackvolumeismuted.
BatteryLevel
:Shownfullycharged.
BatteryCharging
:Batteryischarging.
DevicePowerCritical
:Batteryhasverylittlepower
remaining.Chargeimmediately.
GPSE911Only
:E911locationisactive(cannotbe
turnedoff).See“E911”onpage 169.
GPSLocationActive
:OneormoreGPSlocation
servicesareactive.See“Locationservices”on
page 168.
MissingSIM
:NoSIMisinstalled.
NoNetwork
:Nowirelessnetworkisavailable.
4GLTEConnection
:deviceisactiveona4GLTE
system.Thearrowsarecoloredwhendatais
beingtransferred.
SignalStrength
:Currentsignalstrength.The
greaterthenumberofbars,thestrongerthe
signal.
SignalStrengthRoaming,Open
:Currentsignal
strength,whenthedeviceisroaming.Thegreater
thenumberofbars,thestrongerthesignal.
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SignalStrengthRoaming,CDMA
:Currentsignal
strength,whenthedeviceisroamingonCDMA
networks.Thegreaterthenumberofbars,the
strongerthesignal.
Wi-FiActive
:Wi-Fiisactive,andconnectedtoa
Wi-Finetwork.Thegreaterthenumberofrays,
thestrongerthesignal.Thearrowsarecolored
whendataisbeingtransferred.Formore
informationaboutconfiguringWi-Fi,see“Wi-Fi”
onpage 130.
Wi-FiActionNeeded
:Actionneededtoconnectto
Wi-Finetwork.Formoreinformationabout
configuringWi-Fi,see“Wi-Fi”onpage 130.
BluetoothActive
:Bluetoothisturnedon.Formore
information,see“TurningBluetoothOnorOff”on
page 134.
BluetoothPaired
:Yourdeviceispairedwith
anotherBluetoothdevice.Formoreinformation,
see“PairingwithaBluetoothDevice”on
page 120.
NewMessage
:Youhavenewmessage(s).
NewVoicemail
:Youhavenewvoicemail.A
numberindicatesthenumberofnewmessages.
NewEmailMessage
:Youhavenewemail.
DownloadSuccessful
:Afilewasdownloaded
successfully.
UploadSuccessful
:Afilewasuploaded
successfully.
UpdateAvailable
:Anupdateisavailableforan
installedapp.
UpdateSuccessful
:Anupdatewasinstalledforan
app.
Alarm
:Analarmisset.
Drivingmode
:ThephoneissettoDrivingmode.
Silentmode
:Allsoundsexceptmediaandalarms
aresilenced,andVibrateisnotactive.
Vibrate
:VibrateSilentmodeisactive.

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Primary Shortcuts
PrimaryShortcutsappearatthebottomofthedisplay.You
caneditthePrimaryShortcuts,exceptfor
Apps
.
Editing the Primary Shortcuts
Toaddorremoveshortcuts:
䡲
Touchandholdashortcut,thendragitfromthe
PrimaryShortcutstotheHomescreen,orfromthe
HomescreentothePrimaryShortcuts.
Toremoveshortcuts:
䡲
Touchandholdtheshortcutuntil
Remove
appears,
thendragtheshortcuttothe
Remove
icon.
MusicPlaying
:Musicisplaying,buttheappisin
thebackground.Youcancontrolplaybackfrom
Notifications,orfromMusicplayer.
MusicPaused
:Musicplaybackispaused.Youcan
controlplaybackfromNotifications,orfromMusic
player.
SDCardReady
:Amemorycardscanisunderway,
topreparethecardforuse.Formoreinformation
aboutusingmemorycards,see“MemoryCard”
onpage 126.
SDCardSafetoRemove
:Amemorycardwas
unmounted,anditissafetouninstallit.Formore
informationaboutusingmemorycards,see
“MemoryCard”onpage 126.
SDCardRemoved
:Amemorycardwas
uninstalled.Formoreinformationaboutusing
memorycards,see“MemoryCard”onpage 126.

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Widgets
Widgetsareself-containedapplicationsthatyoucanplace
ontheHomescreenforquickaccess.
Adding Widgets to the Home screen
Adding widgets from the Home screen
1. NavigatetoaHomescreenpanel,thentouchandhold
onthescreentodisplaythe
Home
screen
menu.
2. Touch
Appsandwidgets
.
3. Touchthe
Widgets
tab,thentouchandholdanddragit
totheHomescreen.
Adding Shortcuts from Widgets
1. NavigatetoaHomescreenpanel.
2. Touch
Apps
,thentouchthe
Widgets
tab.
3. Touchawidget,thenfollowthepromptstoconfigure
thewidgetandplaceitontheHomescreen.
Removing Widgets
䡲
Touchandholdthewidgetuntil
Remove
appears,
thendragthewidgettotheRemoveicon.
Shortcuts
UseAppshortcutsforquickaccesstoapplicationsfromthe
Homescreen.Yourdevicecomeswithappshortcutsalready
placedontheHomescreen,andyoucanaddyourfavorites.
Adding Shortcuts to the Home Screen
Adding shortcuts from the Home screen
1. NavigatetoaHomescreenpanel,thentouchandhold
onthescreentodisplaythe
AddtoHome
Screen
menu.
2. Touch
Appsandwidgets
.
3. TouchandholdanapptoaddittotheHomescreen.
Adding Shortcuts from Apps
1. NavigatetoaHomescreenpanel.
2. Touch
Apps
.
3. TouchandholdanapptoaddittotheHomescreen.
Removing Shortcuts
䡲
Touchandholdtheshortcutuntil
Remove
appears,
thendragtheshortcuttotheRemoveicon.

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Folders
PlacefoldersontheHomescreentoorganizeitems.
Adding Folders
1. NavigatetoaHomescreenpanel,thentouchandhold
onthescreentodisplaythe
Home
screen
menu
2. Touch
Folder
.ThefolderdisplaysontheHomescreen.
Touchthefoldertonameit.
Removing Folders
䡲
Touchandholdthefolderuntil
Remove
appears,
thendragthefoldertotheRemoveicon.
Wallpaper
ChooseapicturetodisplayinthebackgroundoftheHome
screen.Youcanchoosepre-loadedwallpaperimages,or
selectapictureyou’vetakenwithCameraordownloaded.
Note:
YoucanalsosetWallpaperinSettings.Formore
information,see“Wallpaper”onpage 148.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touchandholdonthescreen
todisplaythe
Home
screen
menu,thenselect
Set
wallpaper
.
2. Choose
Homescreen
,
Lockscreen
,or
Homeandlock
screens
.
3. Chooseasource:
•Gallery
:Chooseapicturestoredonyourdeviceoronan
optionalinstalledmemorycard.Touchapicturetoselectit,
thenusethecroptooltoresizethepicture,ifdesired.Touch
Done
tosetthepictureaswallpaper.
• Livewallpapers
:Choosefrompre-loadedinteractivemoving
wallpapers.Touchawallpaper,thentouch
Setwallpaper
.
• Wallpapers
:Choosefrompre-loadedwallpaperimages.Touch
awallpaper,thentouch
Setwallpaper
.

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• Travelwallpaper
:Whenenabled,displaystravel
recommendationsontheLockscreen.
Important!
AdditionalchargesmayapplyforTravelwallpaper.
FormoreinformationcontactyourCustomer
Servicerepresentative.
Apps
Appsholdsallapplicationsinstalledonyourdevice.
Applicationsthatyoudownloadandinstallarealsoaddedto
Apps.
TheAppsscreenisliketheHomescreen,itconsistsof
panelsthatextendbeyondthedisplaywidthtoprovidemore
space.Slideyourfingerhorizontallyacrossthescreento
scrolltotheleftorrightsidepanels.Asyouscroll,the
indicatoratthebottomofthedisplayshowsyourcurrent
position.
Formoreinformationaboutapplications,see“Applications”
onpage 81.
YoucanplaceshortcutstoappsontheHomescreen,for
quickaccesstotheapp.Formoreinformation,see“Adding
ShortcutsfromApps”onpage 38.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
.
2. SlideyourfingerleftorrighttoscrolltheAppsscreens.
3. Touchanicontolaunchtheapplication.

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Entering Text
YourdeviceusesavirtualQWERTYkeyboardfortextentry.
Usethekeyboardtoenterletters,punctuation,numbers,and
othercharactersintotextentryfieldsorapplications.Access
thekeyboardbytouchinganytextentryfield.
Youcanalsousevoiceinputtospeakyourinputs.
ThevirtualQWERTYkeyboarddisplaysatthebottomofthe
screen.Bydefault,whenyourotatethedevice,thescreen
orientationupdatestodisplaythekeyboardatthebottomof
thescreen.
Text Input Methods
Yourdeviceoffersthreetextinputmethods:Googlevoice
typing,Samsungkeyboard,andSwype.
YoucansetadefaulttextentrymethodinSettings.Formore
information,see“Languageandinput”onpage 156.
Tochooseatextinputmethodatanytime:
䡲
Whileenteringtext,touchanddragdownwardfromthe
topofthescreentodisplayNotifications,thentouch
Selectinputmethod
.
Using Samsung Keyboard
TheSamsungkeyboardisacustomvirtualQWERTY
keyboard,featuringoptionalpredictivetext.Inputcharacters
bytappingtheon-screenkeyswithyourfinger,oruse
speechrecognition.
Youcanenablepredictivetext,tohavetheSamsung
keyboardmatchyourkeytouchestocommonwordsand
displaysthem.Selectawordfromthedisplaytoinsertitinto
yourtext.
Configuring Samsung keyboard
ConfiguretheSamsungkeyboardtoyourpreferences.
•
Formoreinformation,see
“Samsungkeyboard”
onpage 157.
•
Whileenteringtext,touchandhold ,thenselect from
thepop-upmenu.
Entering Upper and Lower Case Letters
Thedefaultcaseislowercase(abc).Enterupperandlower
casealphabetlettersbytouchingtheShiftkeytotogglethe
case,beforetouchingtheletterkey(s).
•
TouchoncetoswitchfromabctoAbcmode
•
TouchandholdtoswitchtoABCmode

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Entering Symbols and Numbers
Toentercommonsymbols,touch toswitchtosymbol
mode,thentouchthecorrespondingkey.
Toenterless-commonsymbols,touch
➔
,then
touchthecorrespondingkey.
Toenternumbers,touch ,thentouchthenumberkeys.
Using Google Voice Typing from the Samsung
keyboard
WhenyouenabletheVoiceinputsettingforSamsung
keyboard,youcanaccessGoogleVoiceTypingfromthe
Samsungkeyboard.
FormoreinformationaboutenablingVoiceinput,
see
“Samsungkeyboard”onpage 157.
䡲
Touch ,thenspeakyourinput.
Using Predictive text
WhenusingPredictivetext,youcanhavenext-letter
predictionandregionalerrorcorrection,whichcompensates
forpressingthewrongkeysontheQWERTYkeyboard.
䡲
Whileenteringcharacters,potentialwordmatches
displayinthePredictivetextareaabovethekeyboard.
Touchawordtoinsertitintoyourtext.
Using Google Voice Typing
UseyourvoicetoentertextusingtheGoogleVoicetyping
feature.
1. Whileenteringtext,touchanddragdownwardfromthe
topofthescreentodisplayNotifications,thentouch
Selectinputmethod
➔
Googlevoicetyping
.
2. Atthe
Speaknow
prompt,speakyourtext.Asyou
speak,thetextdisplaysinthetextfield.

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Entering Text using Swype
Swype™isanewwaytoentertextontouchscreens.
Insteadoftouchingeachkeyindividually,useyourfingerto
traceoverthelettersofaword.Foreachword,placeyour
fingeronthefirstletterandglidetothesubsequentletters,
liftingonthelastletter.
䡲
Whileenteringtext,touchanddragdownwardfromthe
topofthescreentodisplayNotifications,thentouch
Selectinputmethod
➔
Swype
.
Swype Help
Whileenteringtext,youcangetinformationaboutSwype.
䡲
Touchandhold
Swype
toaccessSettings,forthe
HowtoSwype
tutorial.
Configuring Swype
ConfigureSwypeoptionsintheLanguageandinputsettings.
•
Whileenteringtext,touchandhold
Swype
.
•
FormoreinformationaboutSwypesettings,see
“Swype”
on
page 159.
Using the Numeric Keyboard
SwitchtoaNumericKeyboard,toquicklyenternumbersand
mathematicaloperators.
䡲
Touch .
Entering Symbols and Numbers
UsingtheSwypeKeyboard:
•
Touchandholdonakeytoenterthecharacteratthetopofthe
key.
•
Touchandholdonakeyuntilamenuofallcharactersavailable
onthatkeyappears,thentouchacharactertoenterit.
•
Touch toswitchtoSymbolmode,thentouchakey.

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Editing Keyboard
TheEditingKeyboardprovidesaquickwaytomovethe
cursorandhighlighttext.Iftheapplicationinwhichyouare
workingsupportsediting,youcancut,copyorpaste
highlightedtext.
䡲
Swypefrom
Swype
to .
Using Swype Voice Input
Entertextbyspeaking.Swyperecognizesyourspeechand
enterstextforyou.
䡲
Touch
VoiceInput
.Attheprompt,speakthetext
youwanttoenter.

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Section 3: Contacts and Accounts
Accounts
Yourdeviceprovidestheabilitytosynchronizeinformation,
fromavarietyofaccounts,includingEmail,Facebook,
Google,andyourSamsungaccount.Dependingonthe
account,youcanchoosetosynchronizeyourcalendar,
contacts,andothertypesofcontent.
Contactsfromyouraccountsappearinyourdevice’s
Contacts.
Withsynchronization,youcanensurethatinformationon
yourdeviceisupdatedwithanyinformationthatchangesin
youraccounts.
Setting Up Your Accounts
SetupandmanageyouraccountswiththeAccounts
settings.
Forinformationaboutsettingupother,non-synchronized
emailaccounts,see“SettingUpEmailAccounts”on
page 75.
Tip:
Formoreinformationonsettingupyouremail,visitthe
SmartphoneResourceCenterat:
https://smartphones.verizonwireless.com
Adding an account
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
Accounts
➔
Addaccount
.
2. Selectanaccountprovider,thenfollowthepromptsto
enteryourcredentialsandsignin.
3. Thedevicecommunicateswiththeprovider’sserverto
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Managing accounts
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
.
2. Selectanaccount,thentouchasettingtoenableor
disablesynchronization.Whenenabled,acheckmark
displaysinthecheckbox.
Contacts
UseContactstostoreinformationforyourfriends,familyand
colleagues,tomakecontactingthemeasy.
ToaccessContacts:
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
.
Contacttips:
•
Swipeyourfingerleft-to-rightacrossacontacttomakeacallto
thecontact.
•
Swiperight-to-leftacrossacontacttocreateamessage
addressedtothecontact.
Creating Contacts
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
➔
Createcontact
.
2. Atthe
Savecontactto
prompt,selectasaveoptionfor
thecontact(optionsdependonaccountssetup):
•Device
:Savetothephone’sContacts.
• Addnewaccount
:Addanewaccounttype.
Note:
Newcontactsaresavedin“mydevicecontacts”unless
youaddanaccount.
3. Touchcontactfieldstoenterinformation:
•
Touch
theContactimagetochooseapicturetoidentifythe
contact.
•
Touch
Name
toenteranameforthecontact.Touch to
enter
Nameprefix
,
First
name
,
Middlename
,
Lastname,
or
Namesuffix
.
•
Touch
Phonenumber
toenteraphonenumber,thentouchthe
Label
buttontochoosealabel,from
Mobile
,
Home
,
Work
,
WorkFax
,
HomeFax
,
Pager
,
Other
,
Custom
.or
Callback
.
Touch toaddanothernumber.
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•
Touch
Groups
toassignthecontacttoagroup.Formore
informationaboutGroups,see
“Groups”
onpage 53.
•
Touch
Ringtone
tochoosearingtoneforthecontact.
•
Touch
Messagealert
tochoosearingtoneformessagealerts.
•
Touch
Vibrationpattern
tochooseavibrationpatterntoplay
alongwiththeringtonewhenthiscontactcallsorsendsyoua
message.
•
Touch
Addanotherfield
toaddmorefields,including
PhoneticName
,
Organization
,
Email
,
IM
,
Address
,
Notes
,
Nickname
,
Website
,
Events
,or
Relationship
.
4.
Touch
Save
whenyoufinishenteringinformation.
Creating Contacts from Recent calls
Saveaphonenumberfromarecentcalltocreateanew
contact,orupdateanexistingcontact.
Formoreinformation,see“CreatingorUpdatingContacts
UsingRecentcalls”onpage 62.
Creating Contacts from the Phone Keypad
EnteraphonenumberwiththePhoneKeypad,thensaveit.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touchthedigitsofthephonenumberonthe
Keypad
.
3. Touch
AddtoContacts
,thenselect
Createcontact
from
thepop-upmenu.
4. Continueenteringcontactinformation.Formore
information,see“CreatingContacts”onpage 46.
Tip:
Whileenteringaphonenumber,youcanaddwaitsor
pauses.Enterthenumberuptothepauseorwait,then
touch
Menu
toselect
Add2secpause
or
Addwait
.

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Updating Contacts
Makechangestoupdateanexistingcontact.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
.
2. Touchacontacttoviewitsinformation,thentouch
Edit
.
–or–
Touchandholdacontact,thenselect
Edit
fromthe
menu.
3. Continueenteringcontactinformation.Formore
information,see“CreatingContacts”onpage 46.
Updating Contacts from the Phone Keypad
EnteraphonenumberwiththePhoneKeypad,thensaveit.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touchthedigitsofthephonenumberonthe
Keypad
.
3. Touch
AddtoContacts
,thenselect
Updateexisting
from
thepop-upmenu.
4. Selectacontacttoupdate,thencontinueentering
contactinformation.Formoreinformation,see
“CreatingContacts”onpage 46.
Updating Contacts from Recent calls
Saveaphonenumberfromarecentcalltocreateanew
contact,orupdateanexistingcontact.
Formoreinformation,see“CreatingorUpdatingContacts
UsingRecentcalls”onpage 62.
Choosing Contacts to Display
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
.
2. Touch
Menu
,thentouch
Contactstodisplay
:
•
Choose
Allcontacts
toshowallcontacts.
•
Choose
Device
todisplayonlycontactsstoredtoyourdevice.
•
Touch
SIM
toshowonlycontactssavedtotheSIMcard.
•
Chooseanaccounttoonlydisplaycontactsfromthataccount.
•
Choose
Customizedlist
toselectcontacttypesforeach
account,orthephone.
Contacts
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Contacts Settings
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
.
2. Touch
Menu
,thentouch
Settings
:
•
Select
Onlycontactswithphones
toshowcontactswithat
leastonestoredphonenumber.
•
Touch
Listby
tosortcontactsbyfirstorlastname.
•
Touch
Displaycontactsby
tolistcontactsbyfirstorlastname.
•
Touch
Servicenumbers
toviewandcallcustomerservicefor
yourserviceprovider.
•
Touch
Contactsharingsettings
tosetyourpreferencesfor
transferringcontactsbyBluetooth.Youcanchoosetosendall
namecardsatonce,orindividually.Formoreinformationabout
sendingcontacts,see
“SendingNamecards(vCards)”
on
page 52.
Other Contacts Options
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
.
2. Touchacontacttodisplayit,thentouch
Menu
:
•History
:Viewcallsandmessagestoandfromthiscontact.
•Edit
:Modifycontactinformation.
• Delete
:Erasethecontactrecord.
• Joincontact/Separatecontact
:Managemultiplecontactsas
one.Forinformation,see
“JoiningContacts”
onpage 50.
• Markasdefault
:Setadefaultphonenumberorotherfield
(suchasIMoremailaddress).Defaultsarethecontactmethod
usedwhencreatingamessageorcallingacontact.Youcan
alsosetadefaultbytouchingandholdingonacontactfield.
• Sharenamecardvia
:Sendthenamecard.Forinformation,
see
“SendingNamecards(vCards)”
onpage 52.
• Addtorejectlist
:Markthecontactsothatcallsormessages
fromthecontactarerejectedautomatically.Toremovea
contactformtherejectlist,touchandholdonthecontactinthe
maincontactsscreen,thenchoose
Removefromrejectlist
.
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• Printcontactinfo
:Printthecontact’sinformationviaBluetooth
toacompatibleSamsungBluetooth-enabledprinter(not
included).
• Placetohomescreen
:Placesthiscontactasashortcutonthe
Homescreen.
My Local Profile
Mylocalprofileisyourowncontactrecord,listedunderME
inContacts.YoucansendMylocalprofileasavCardvia
Bluetoothorasanattachment.
Creating My Local Profile
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
.
2. Touch
Setupprofile
,thenenteryourinformation
inthe
contactfields.
Formoreinformation,see“Creating
Contacts”onpage 46.
Sending My Local Profile
YoucansendyourprofileasavCardviaBluetoothtoother
Bluetoothdevices,orasanattachment.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
.
2. Touchyourprofiletodisplayyourcontactinformation.
3. Touch
Menu
,thentouch
Sharenamecardvia
.
4. Chooseasendingmethod,thenfollowthepromptsto
sendtheprofile.
Joining Contacts
Yourdevicecansynchronizewithmultipleaccounts,
includingGoogle,Corporate,andotherproviders,plussocial
networkingsiteslikeFacebook.Whenyousynchronize
contactsfromtheseaccountswithyourdevice,youmay
havemultiplecontactsforoneperson.
Joiningcontactrecordsallowsyoutoseeallthecontact’s
numbersandaddressestogether.Joiningalsohelpsyou
keepyourcontactsupdated,becauseanychangesto
informationintherespectiveaccountsisautomatically
updatedthenexttimeyousynchronizewiththeaccount.
Joining contacts
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
.
2. Touchandholdonacontact,thenselect
Joincontact
.
3. Selectacontacttojointotheselectedcontact.
Contacts
Contacts
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Separating contacts
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
.
2. Touchacontacttodisplayitsinformation.
3. Underthe
Connection
heading,phoneiconsshowhow
manycontactsarejoinedtothisone.
4. Touch undertheConnectionheading,and
thentouch nexttoacontacttoremoveitfromthe
joinedcontactrecord.
Exporting and Importing Contacts
YoucanexportyourcontactlisttoandfromUSBstorage
(yourdevice’smemory),oraninstalledmemorycard.
ContactsareexportedandimportedasaspecialVCFfile,and
contactsaresentasvCards.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
.
2. Touch
Menu
,thentouch
Import/Export
.
3. Selectanoption,thenfollowthepromptstocomplete
theoperation:
• ImportfromUSBstorage
:Copycontactsthataresavedin
devicememory.
• ExporttoUSBstorage
:Copycontactstodevicememory.
• ImportfromSDcard
:ImportscontactsfromtheSDcard.
• ExporttoSDcard
:ExportscontactstotheSDcard.
• ImportfromSIMcard
:Copycontactstothedevicethatare
savedtoaSIMcard.
• Sharenamecardvia
:SharecontactsasvCards.Formore
information,see
“SendingNamecards(vCards)”
on
page 52.
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Sending Namecards (vCards)
YoucansendacontactnamecardasavCardsviaBluetooth
tootherBluetoothdevices,orasanattachmentviaGmailor
Email.
Important!
NotallBluetoothdeviceswillacceptcontacts,and
notalldevicessupporttransfersofmultiple
contacts.Checkthetargetdevice’sdocumentation.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
.
2. Touch
Menu
,thentouch
Import/Export
➔
Share
namecardvia
.
3. Touchcontactstomarkthemforsending,ortouch
Selectall
tomarkallcontacts.Acheckmarkappearsin
thecheckboxformarkedcontacts.
4. Touch
Done
.Attheprompt,chooseasendingmethod,
thenfollowthepromptstosendthenamecard:
•Bluetooth
:FormoreinformationaboutsendingviaBluetooth,
see
“Bluetooth”
onpage 120.
•Email
:Formoreinformationaboutsendingemail,see
“Email”
onpage 75.
•Gmail
:FormoreinformationaboutsendingGmail,see
“ComposingandSendingGmail”
onpage 78.
• Messaging
:Formoreinformationaboutsendingmessages,
see
“CreatingandSendingMessages”
onpage 70.
• Wi-FiDirect
:FormoreinformationaboutusingWi-FiDirect,
seesee
“Wi-FiDirect”
onpage 117.
Backing Up Contacts
UseBackupAssistantPlustosaveacopyofyourContactsto
asecurewebsite.
Formoreinformation,see“BackupAssistantPlus”on
page 166.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
.
2. Touch
Menu
,thentouch
Backup
.
3. FollowthepromptstologintoyourBackupAssistant
account.
Contacts
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Favorites
Markcontactswitha
startoidentifythemasFavorites.
FavoritesdisplayontheFavoritestabinthePhoneand
Contactsforfastdialingormessaging,andareindicatedby
the .
Creating Favorites
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
.
2. Touchandholdonacontact,thenselect
Addto
favorites
fromthepop-upmenu.
–or–
Touchacontacttodisplayit,thentouch atthetop
rightofthescreen.
Groups
AssigncontactstoGroupstomakesearchingforcontacts
faster,ortoquicklycallorsendmessagestogroup
members.Yourdevicecomeswithpre-loadedgroupsyou
canusetoaddyourcontacts,oryoucancreatenewgroups.
Accessing Groups
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Groups
.
Creating a New Group
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Groups
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
Create
,thenenterinformation:
•
Touch
Groupname
toenteraGroupName.
•
Touch
Groupringtone
tochoosearingtoneforcallsfrom
membersofthisgroup.
•
Touch
Messagealert
tochoosearingtonetoplayasa
messagealert.
•
Touch
Vibrationpattern
tochooseavibrationtoplayforcalls
frommembersofthisgroup.
•
Touch
Addmember
toselectmembersfromContacts.
3. Touch tosavethenewgroup.
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Editing a Group
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Groups
.
2. TouchaGrouptodisplayit.
3. Touch
Menu
➔
Edit
,thenupdateinformationfor
thegroup.Formoreinformation,see“CreatingaNew
Group”onpage 53.
Deleting a Group
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Groups
.
2. Touch
Menu
,thentouch
Deletegroups
.
3. Touchagrouptomarkitfordeletion,ortouch
Selectall
tomarkallgroups.Whenselected,acheckmark
appearsinthecheckbox.Youcannotdelete
pre-loadedgroups.
4. Touch
Delete
,thenchoose
Grouponly
or
Group
and
groupmembers
.
5. Touch
OK
.
Adding Contacts to a Group
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Groups
.
2. Toucha
Group
todisplayit,thentouch
Add
member
.
3. Touchcontact(s)tomarkthemforaddition,ortouch
Selectall
tomarkallcontacts.Whenselected,acheck
markappearsinthecheckbox.
4. Touch
Done
toaddtheselectedcontact(s).
Removing Contacts from a Group
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Groups
.
2. Toucha
Group
todisplayit.
3. Touch
Menu
,thentouch
Removemember
.
4. Touchcontact(s)tomarkthemforremoval,ortouch
Selectall
tomarkallcontacts.Whenselected,acheck
markappearsinthecheckbox.
5. Touch
Done
toremovetheselectedcontact(s).
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Sending a Message to Group Members
Createanewtextoremailmessage,addressedtothe
group’smembers.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Groups
.
2. Toucha
Group
todisplayit.
3. Touch
Menu
,thentouch
Sendmessage
or
Send
email
.
4. Touchcontactstomarkthemasrecipientsforthenew
message,thentouch
Done
.
5. Thenewmessageopens,withthemarkedcontactsas
recipients.Continuecreatingthemessage,asdesired.
Formoreinformation,see“CreatingandSending
Messages”onpage 70,orsee“Composingand
SendingEmail”onpage 77.
Speed Dials
Speeddialsare1-,2-,or3-digitshortcuts(1to100)you
assigntocontacts,toallowyoutoquicklycallthecontact.
Formoreinformationaboutcallingusingspeeddials,see
“MakingCallsusingSpeedDials”onpage 57
Note:
Somespeeddialsarereservedbydefault,andcannot
beassigned:
Speeddial1isreservedforVoicemail.
Speeddial96isreservedfordatausageinquiries.
Speeddial97isreservedforbalanceinquiries.
Speeddial98isreservedforminutesinquiries.
Speeddial99isreservedforpaymentinquiries.
Assigning Speed Dials
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
.
2. Touch
Menu
,thentouch
Speeddialsetting
.
3. Alistofspeeddialsdisplays.TouchaNotassigned
speeddialfield,thentouchacontacttoassignthe
contacttothespeeddiallocation.
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Removing or Reassigning a Speed Dial
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
➔
Contacts
.
2. Touch
Menu
,thentouch
Speeddialsetting
.
3. Touch
Menu
,thentouchanoption:
• Changeorder
:Touchanassignedspeeddial,thentoucha
newspeeddiallocationtochangetheorder.
•Remove
:Touchaspeeddialtoremoveit.
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Section 4: Calling
Making Calls
Yourdeviceoffersmultiplewaystomakecalls:
•
Usethetouchscreen
PhoneKeypad
toenterthephonenumber
orspeeddial.
•
Callacontactfrom
Contacts
.
•
Callacontactfrom
Favorites
.
•
Returnacall,orcallarecentcaller,from
Recent
calls.
•
Voicedialusing
SVoice
.
Making Calls Using the Phone Keypad
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touchthedigitsofthetelephonenumberonthe
Keypad
.
3. Touch toplacethecall.
Making Calls using Speed Dials
SpeedDialsare1-,2-,or3-digitshortcuts(1to100)you
assigntocontacts,toallowyoutoquicklycallthecontact.
Formoreinformationaboutsettingspeeddials,see“Speed
Dials”onpage 55.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touchthedigitsofthespeeddialnumberonthe
Keypad
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Making Calls from Contacts
Acontactisanentrythatyouhavecreatedtostorethe
name,numbers,andotherinformationforpeopleorgroups
ofinterest.
Formoreinformation,see“Contacts”onpage 46.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Contacts
.
2. FindthecontactandtouchittoopentheContactentry.
3. Touchacontact,thentouch todialthenumber.
Making Calls using S Voice
Placeacallbyspeakingthenameornumber.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
thentouch
.
2. Thefirsttimeyouaccess,touch
Confirm
toacceptthe
SamsungDisclaimer.
3. Thefirsttimeyouaccess,touch
Agree
toconfirmthe
TermsofService.
4. Followthepromptstospeakacommand.Youcansay
commandssuchas:
• Call<Namedevice>
:Ex:“CallCharliemobile”or“CallJoe
work”.CallanentryintheContactlist.
• Dial<Phonenumber>
:Ex:“Dial555-123-1234”.Calla
spokenphonenumber.
•Redial
:Redialsthelastnumbercalled.
Tip:
YoucanlaunchSVoicefrommostunlockedscreensby
pressingthe
HomeKey
twice.Thiscanbepossible
whenthefollowingstepsareset,
SVoice
Menu
➔
Settings
➔
Openviathehomekey
.Andthedefaultsetting
valueis
Off
.

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Making Calls using Favorites
Favoritesarecontactsthatyoudesignateasfavoritesby
starringthem.Formoreinformationaboutcreatingfavorites,
see“Favorites”onpage 53.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Favorites
todisplayfavorites.
3. Findthecontacttocallandtouch todialthe
number.
Making Calls from Recent calls
Returnacall,orcallanumberfromarecentcallstoredin
Recentcalls.
Formoreinformation,see“RecentCalls”onpage 61.
Multi-party Calling
Usemulti-partycallfeaturestosetupacallbetweenmultiple
callers,suchasforaconferencecall.
1. Establishthefirstcall,byansweringanincomingcall
ormakingacall.
2. Touch .Thefirstcallisplacedonhold.
3. Makethesecondcallbytouchingthephonenumber
digits,thentouch .
4. Touch
tomergethecallsintooneconferencecall.
5. Touch toendthecall
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Answering Calls
Youcananswerincomingcallswhenthedeviceislockedor
unlocked.
䡲
Touchanddragthe
Answer
icontowardthe
middleofthescreen.
Tip:
Tosilencetheringtoneforanincomingcall,pressthe
VolumeKey
.
Sending Calls to Voicemail
Whenyourdevicealertsyoutoanincomingcall,youcan
rejectthecalltosendthecallertovoicemail,orrejectthe
callandsendamessagetothecaller.
Rejecting a call
䡲
Touchanddragthe
Reject
icontowardthemiddle
ofthescreen.
Rejecting a call with a message
䡲
Touchanddrag
Rejectcallwithmessage
towardthe
middleofthescreen,thenselectanexistingmessage,
or
Createnewmessage
.
Note:
Formoreinformationaboutcreatingrejectmessages,
see“Setupcallrejectionmessages”onpage 63.
Answering Call-Waiting Calls
Whenyoureceiveacallwhileonacall:
•
Touchanddragthe
Answer
icontoanswertheincoming
call.Theoriginalcallisplacedonhold,andremainsonholduntil
youendthesecondcall,orswapcallsbacktotheoriginalcall.
•
Touch
Swap
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Options During a Call
Whileinacall,youcanusethesefeatures:
•
Addcall
:DisplaytheDialertosetupamulti-partycall.
•
Keypad
:Displayakeypadtoenternumbers.
•
Endcall
:Endthephonecall.
•
Speaker
:Enableordisablespeakerphone.
•
Mute
:Muteorunmuteyourvoiceonthecall.
•
Headset
:Switchthecall’saudiotoaBluetoothheadset(device
andheadsetmustalreadybepaired;formoreinformationsee
“PairingwithaBluetoothDevice”
onpage 120).
•
Touch
Menu
foroptions:
–
Contacts
:LaunchContacts.
–
Memo
:LaunchSMemo.
–
Message
:LaunchMessaging.
Ending a Call
䡲
Toendacall,touch .
Recent Calls
Whenyouplace,answer,ormissacall,arecordofthecallis
savedinRecentcalls.
Accessing Recent calls
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
➔
Recent
.
Making Calls using Recent calls
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Recent
todisplayrecentcalls.
3. Swipeyourfingerfromlefttorightacrossthecallto
redial.
–or–
Touchacall,thentouch todialthenumber.

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Sending Messages using Recent calls
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
➔
Recent
.
2. Swipeyourfingerfromrighttoleftacrossthecall.
–or–
Touchacall,thentouch tocreateamessageto
thenumber.
Creating or Updating Contacts Using Recent
calls
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
➔
Recent
.
2. Touchandholdonacall,thenselect
AddtoContacts
fromthepop-upmenu.
3. Choose
Createcontact
or
Updateexisting
.
4. Continueenteringcontactinformation.Formore
information,see“Contacts”onpage 46.
Managing Recent calls
Deleting records
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
➔
Recent
.
2. Whileviewingthecalls,touch
Menu
,thentouch
Delete
.
3. Touchcallrecordstomarkthemfordeletion,ortouch
Selectall
.Acheckindicatesmarkedrecords.
4. Touch
Delete
todeletemarkedrecords.
Filtering records
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
➔
Recent
.
2. Whileviewingthecalls,touch
Menu
,thentouch
Viewby
.
3. Selectafiltertype,from
Allcallsandmessages
,
All
calls
,
Missedcalls
,
Dialedcalls
,
Receivedcalls
,
Rejected
calls
,
Allmessages
,
Sentmessages
,and
Received
messages
.

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Viewing call durations
ViewthelengthoftheLastcall,allDialedcalls,allReceived
calls,orAllcalls.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
➔
Recent
.
2. Whileviewingcalls,touch
Menu
,thentouch
Call
duration
.
Call Settings
Configuresettingsforcallingwithyourdevice.
Call restriction
Createandmanagealistofphonenumbers,tohaveyour
deviceautomaticallyrejectcallsyoureceivefromthose
numbers.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
CallSettings
.
3. Select
Callrestriction
fortheseoptions:
Incomingcalls
• Autorejectmode
:Sethowthephonerespondsforrejected
calls.Selections:Off,Allnumbers,orAutorejectnumbers(only
thosenumberslistedontheAutorejectlist).
• Autorejectlist
:Entertelephonenumberstoreject.Turnon
Unknownnumber
torejectcallswithnocallerID.Touch
Create
,thenfollowthepromptstoenternumberstoreject,or
selectthemfromContacts.Touch
Matchcriteria
tosetoptions
forusingtherejectnumberlist.
Outgoingcalls
• Autorejectmode
:SetsAutorejectmodeforoutgoingcallsto
Off,Allnumbers,orAutorejectnumbers.
• Autorejectlist
:Createandmanagernumbersfortheauto
rejectlist.
Set up call rejection messages
Createandmanagetextmessagestosendtocallerswhen
rejectingincomingcalls.Messagesyoucreatehereare
availablefromtheincomingcallscreenwhenyouusethe
Rejectwithmessageoption.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
CallSettings
➔
Setupcallrejection
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.

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3. Managemessages:
•
Tocreatenewmessages,touch
Create
,thenfollowthe
prompts.
•
Tomodifyanexistingmessage,touchthemessage,thenedit
thetext.
Answering/ending calls
Managesettingsforansweringandendingcalls.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
CallSettings
➔
Answering/ending
calls
.
3. Configuretheseoptions:
• Thehomekeyanswerscalls
:Whenenabled,youcananswer
anincomingcallbypressingthe
HomeKey
.
• Voicecontrol
:Whenenabled,youcanansweranincoming
callusingavoicecommand.
• Thepowerkeyendscalls
:Whenenabled,pressingthe
Power/Lock
Key
endsacall.
Turn off screen during calls
Whenenabled,thescreenautomaticallyturnsoffduring
phonecalls,andtheproximitysensoronthefrontofthe
deviceisusedtoturnthescreenbackonwhenthedeviceis
movedorbroughtclosetoanothersurface,suchaswhen
youmovethedevicetoyourear.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
CallSettings
.
3. Touch
Turnoffscreenoffduringcalls
toenableor
disablethescreenduringcalls.

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Call alerts
Setoptionsforsoundsandvibrationstooccurduringcalls.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
CallSettings
➔
Callalerts
.
3. Configureoptions:
Callvibrations
• Vibrateonconnectiontonetwork
:thedevicevibrateswhenit
connectstothenetwork.
•Call-endvibration
thedevicevibrateswhentheothercaller
endsthecall.
Callstatustones
Chooseoptionsforsoundstoplayduringcalls
• Callconnecttone
Thedeviceplaysatonewhentheother
calleranswersacall.
• Minuteminder
Atoneplaysonceperminuteduringacall.
•Callendtone
Thedeviceplaysatonewhentheothercaller
endsthecall.Touch
OK
tosavethesettings.
Alertsoncall
Setscallalerts.
• Alertsoncall
:Whenenabled,notificationsplayduringphone
callsforalarmsandnewmessages.Whendisabled,these
notificationsaremutedduringacall.
Call accessories
Configureheadsetoptionsforcalls.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
CallSettings
➔
Callaccessories
.
3. Configuresettings:
• Automaticanswering
:Whenenabled,andyouhavea
headsetconnectedtotheHeadsetJack,incomingcallsare
answeredautomaticallyafteradelay,setatAutomatic
answeringtimer.
• Automaticansweringtimer
:Chooseatimeperiodtodelay
beforeautomaticallyansweringanincomingcallwhen
Automaticansweringisenabledandaheadsetisconnectedto
thedevice.
• Outgoingcallconditions
:Whenthedeviceispairedwitha
Bluetoothheadset,youcanchoosetomakecallsevenwhen
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Call forwarding
ConfigurestheCallforwardingoptions.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
CallSettings
➔
Callforwarding
.
3. Configuresettings:
• Activatecallforwarding
:
EnablestheCallforwardingfeature.
• DeactivateCallForwarding
:DisablestheCallforwarding
feature.
Ringtones and keypad tones
Choosetonesand/orvibrationtoplayforincomingcallsand
keypadtouches.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
CallSettings
➔
Ringtonesand
keypadtones
.
3. Configuresettings:
•Ringtones
:Chooseadefaultringtoneforincomingcalls.
•Vibrations
:Chooseavibrationpattern,orcreateyourown
pattern,toplayforincomingcallswhenIncomingcallvibration
isturnedOn.Vibrationplaysalongwiththeringtone,ifSilent
modeisnotenabled.
• Vibratewhenringing
:Whenenabled,theDevicevibration
playsforincomingcalls.
• Keypadtones
:Whenenabled,soundsplaywhenyoutouch
thePhonekeypad.
Personalize call sound
Chooseoptionsforcallaudio,incaseswhereyoumightneed
thesoundsofterormoreclear,oroptimizedforyourrightor
leftear.Thesearethedefaults,butyoucanchangethem
duringacallbytouching
Menu
➔
Mycallsound
.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
CallSettings
➔
Personalizecall
sound
.
3. Configureoptions:
• AdaptSound
:Automaticallyadaptsthesoundoutputquality
duringacall.
• Softsound
:Decreasesthecallsoundvolumesoitsounds
softerduringacall.
•Clearsound
:Increasesthecallsoundvolumesothesoundis
moreclearduringacall.
•Off
:Disablesthepersonalizationoption.

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Noise reduction
Whenenabled,thephonesuppressesbackgroundnoisefrom
thesideduringcalls.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
CallSettings
➔
Noisereduction
.
Increase volume in pocket
Whenenabled,thedeviceusestheproximitysensortodetect
whenthedeviceisinapocketorotherclose-fittinglocation
suchasapurseorbag,andincreasesthevolumefor
incomingcallringtones.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
CallSettings
➔
Increasevolumein
pocket
.
Voicemail
Configureoptionsforvoicemail.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
CallSettings
.
3. Configureoptions:
• Voicemailservice
:Bydefault,yourdeviceusesyourwireless
serviceprovider’svoicemailservice.Ifyouhaveanotheroption
forvoicemailinstalled,selectithere.
• Voicemailsettings
:Bydefault,thespeeddialforcalling
voicemailforyourserviceprovideris*86(*VM).Ifyouwishto
useanotherspeeddial,touchVoicemailnumbertosetanew
one.
•Sound
:ChooseaDefaultringtone.
•Vibrate
:Chooseanoptionforvibrationtoplayforavoicemail
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Other call settings
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
CallSettings
.
3. Configureoptions:
• Currentcountry
:Choosethecountryyouarein.Thisisusedin
Assisteddialing.
• Assisteddialing
:WhenturnedOn,yourphoneautomatically
dialsappropriatecodesandprefixesforinternationalcalls.
Touch toturntheoptionOnorOff,thentouchAssisted
dialingtoconfiguresettings.
•Autoretry
:Whenenabled,thedevicewillautomaticallyrediala
callifitreceivesabusysignalfromthenetwork.
• TTYmode
:ChooseaTTYmodetoenableTTYmode,foruse
withoptionalTTYequipment.
•DTMFtones
:SetthelengthofDual-toneMulti-frequency
tones,whichplaywhenyouusethekeypadduringacall,such
aswhennavigatingdevicemenus.
• Voiceprivacy
:EnableordisableEnhancedvoiceprivacy,to
improvethesecurityofphonecalls.

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Section 5: Messaging
Types of Messages
Yourdevicesupportsthesetypesofmessages:
•
Textmessages
:Sendandreceivesimplemessagescontaining
texttoothermobilephonesoremailaddresses(alsoknownas
SMS).
•
Multimediamessages
:Sendandreceivetextmessageswith
pictures,video,and/orsoundtoothermobilephonesoremail
addresses(alsoknownasMMS).
•
MobileIMs
:ExchangeInstantMessageswithotherusersof
popularmessagingsites.
•
Email
:Sendandreceiveemailfromyouremailaccounts,
includingCorporatemail.
•
Gmail
:SendandreceiveGmailfromyourGoogleaccount.
•
Voicemail
:Retrievevoicemessagesfromcallers.
•
GoogleTalk
:ChatwithotherGoogleTalkusers.
Note:
Messagingserviceavailabilitydependsonyournetwork
andserviceplan.MultimediaMessagingchargesapply
peryourCallingPlan.Monthlyplansareavailable.
HigherratesapplyforInternationalMultimedia
Messaging(whenavailable).CompatibleDevice
required.ConsultVerizonWirelessformoreinformation.

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Text and Multimedia Messaging
Yourdevicecansendandreceivetextandmultimedia
messages.
Creating and Sending Messages
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Messaging
.
2. Touch
Compose
.
3. Touch
Enterrecipient
andenteraname,phonenumber
oremailaddress,ortouch toaddrecipientsfrom
Contacts.Asyouentertext,matchingcontactsappear.
Touchacontacttoaddittothelist.
4. Touch
Entermessage
,thenenterthemessage.While
enteringthemessage,usetheseoptions(available
optionsdependonattachment):
•
Touch
Attach
toaddmediaorcontenttothemessage
(convertsthemessagetoMMS).
•
Touch
Menu
foroptions:
–
Insertsmiley
:Addatextemoticontothemessage.
–
Addtext
:SelecttextfromSMemo,Calendar,ContactsorText
templatestoadd.
–
Viewcontact
:Displaysthecontactsinformationprofile.
–
AddtoContacts
:IftherecipientsarenotsavedinContacts,
savetheinfoasanewcontact,orupdateanexistingcontact.
–
Addslide/Removeslide
:Addorremoveaslide.Slideshold
picturesorothermedia,andaddingaslideconvertsthe
messagetoMMS.
–
Addsubject
:Addasubjectfield(convertsthemessageto
MMS.)
–
Prioritylevel
:Settheurgencyofthemessage.
–
Discard
:Erasethemessagewithoutsendingit.
–
Translate
:LaunchesSTranslatortotranslatetexttoorfrom
anotherlanguage.
5. Reviewthemessageandtap
Send
.

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Message Threads
Sentandreceivedtextandpicturemessagesaregrouped
intomessagethreads.Threadedmessagesallowyoutosee
allthemessagesexchanged(similartoachatprogram)and
displaysacontactonthescreen.Messagethreadsarelisted
intheorderinwhichtheywerereceived,withthelatest
messagedisplayedatthetop.
Toopenathreadedmessagefollowthesesteps:
1. FromthemainHomescreen,tap
Messaging
.
Tapthemessagethreadyouwanttoview.
2. Touchandholdthemessagethreadtodisplaythe
followingoptions:
• AddtoContacts
:addsthecontactlistedinthismessagetothe
Contactlist.
•Viewcontact
:displaysthecontact’sinformation.Thisoption
onlydisplaysifthesenderisinyourContactslist.
• Deletethread
:displaysaconfirmationdialogboxthatwhen
pressed,deletestheentirethread.
• Savemessages
:Savesallmessagesinthisthread.
Deleting Messages
Deleting a single message thread
1. FromthemainHomescreen,tap
Messaging
.
2. Touchandholdamessage,thentap
Deletethread
.
3. Atthe
Delete
prompt,tap
OK
todeleteor
Cancel
to
cancel.
Message Options
Options before composing a message
1. FromthemainHomescreen,tap
Messaging
.
2. Beforecomposingamessage,press
Menu
and
selectfromtheseoptions:
•Search
:allowsyoutosearchthroughallofyourmessagesfor
acertainwordorstringofwords.Enterasearchstringinthe
MessagingSearchwindowandtap .
• Deletethreads
:allowsyoutodeleteanymessagethread.
Selectthemessagestodeleteandagreencheckmarkdisplays
nexttothemessage.Tap
Delete
.
• Draftmessages
:displaysthedraftmessagesfolderandits
contents.
• Lockedmessages
:displaysthelockedmessagesfolderand
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• Savemessages
:displaysthesavedmessagesfolderandits
contents.
• Settings
:allowsyoutoaccessMessagingsettings.Formore
information,referto
“MessagingSettings”
onpage73.
Options while composing a message
䡲
Whilecomposingamessage,press
Menu
and
selectfromtheseoptions:
• Insertsmiley
:allowsyoutoaddemoticons,suchasahappy
facetoyourmessage.
•Addtext
:allowsyoutocopytextfromyourcontacts,calendar,
orfromamemotoaddtoyourmessage.Thisisaconvenient
featureforaddingnames,phonenumbers,events,etc.toyour
message.
• AddtoContacts
:addsthecurrentcontactphonenumberto
theContactslist(ifitisnotalreadylisted).
•Viewcontact
:allowsyoutoseeinformationontherecipient.
ThisoptiononlyappearsiftherecipientisinyourContactslist.
• Addslide
:allowsyoutoaddanewpagetoamessage.
• Addsubject
:addsasubjectlinetothemessage.
• Prioritylevel
:setsthemessagespriorityleveltoNormalor
High.
•Discard
:allowsyoutodeletethemessage.
•Translate
:launchestranslationwhereyouassignthelanguage
inwhichyouarecomposing,andselectalanguageforthe
recipient.Otheroptionsinclude,Incomingmessagesonly,and
Includeoriginaltextinoutgoingmessage.

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Messaging Settings
Toconfigurethesettingsfortextmessages,multimedia
messages,Voicemails,andPushmessages.
1. FromthemainHomescreen,tap
Messaging
➔
Menu
➔
Settings
.
2. ThefollowingMessagingsettingsareavailable:
Generalsettings
• Restoremessages
:restoressavedmessagestoyourinbox.
• Deleteoldmessages
:deletesoldmessageswhenthelimitis
reached,ratherthanhavingthemoverwritten.
• Textmessagelimit
:allowsyoutosetalimitonhowmanytext
messagescanbeinoneconversation.
• Multimediamessagelimit
:allowsyoutosetalimitonhow
manymultimediamessagescanbeinoneconversation.
• Texttemplates
:allowsyoutoeditoraddnewtexttemplatesto
useinyourmessaging.
Textmessage(SMS)settings
• Deliveryreports
:whenselected,requestsadeliveryreportfor
eachmessagesent.
• ManageSIMcardmessages
:allowsyoutomanagethe
messagesthatyouhavestoredonyourSIMcard.
Multimediamessage(MMS)settings
• Deliveryreports
:whenselected,requestsadeliveryreportfor
eachmessagesent.
•Auto-retrieve
:allowsthemessagesystemtoretrieve
messagesautomatically.
• Roamingauto-retrieve
:automaticallyretrievesmessages
whileroaming.
• MMSalert
:allowsyoutoreceiveanalertwhenMMSmode
becomesactive.
• Groupconversations
:sendmessagesasgroupconversations
bydefault.
Display
• Bubblestyle
:allowsyoutochoosefromseveralbubblestyles
foryourmessages.Bubblesaretheroundedboxesthat
surroundeachmessage.
• Backgroundstyle
:allowsyoutochoosefromseveral
backgroundstylesforyourmessages.
•Usethevolumekey
:allowsyoutochangethetextsizeby
usingtheupordownvolumekeys.
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Notificationssettings
• Notifications
:allowsyoutoseemessagenotificationsonyour
statusbar.
• Selectringtone
:allowsyoutosettheringtoneforyour
messagenotifications.
•Vibrate
:allowsyoutoconfigurethevibrationmodeassociated
withmessagealerts.
• Messagealertrepetition
:allowsyoutosettheintervalfornew
messagealerts.Choosefrom:Once,Every2minutes,orEvery
10minutes.
• Previewmessage
:whenenabled,allowsyoutoviewa
previewofnewmessagetextontheStatusbar.
Emergencymessagesettings
• Emergencyalerts
:allowsyoutoreceivewirelessemergency
alertsfromtheCommercialMobileAlertingSystem(CMAS).
Formoreinformation,referto
“EmergencyAlerts”
onpage
75.
• Emergencynotificationpreview
:allowsyoutoplaythe
emergencyalerttonesoyouwillknowwhattoexpectwhenan
alertisreceived.
•Vibrate
:thephonevibrateswhenyoureceiveemergency
alerts.
• Alertreminder
:allowsyoutosetremindersafteryoureceive
analert.YoucanselectOnce,Every2minutes,Every15
minutes,orOff(default).
Signaturesettings
• Addsignature
:whenenabled,thisfeatureallowsyoutocreate
asignatureattheendofyouroutgoingtextmessages.
• Signaturetext
:allowsyoutoenteradesiredsignatureforyour
message.
Callbacknumber
• Enablecallbacknumber
:enablesthenumberenteredfor
callback.
• Callbacknumber
:touchtoenteracallbacknumber.Thisfield
displaysthecallbacknumberentered.

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Emergency Alerts
ThisdeviceisdesignedtoreceiveWirelessEmergencyAlerts
fromtheCommercialMobileAlertService(CMAS).
EmergencyAlertsaregeographically-targeted,andalert
customersofimminentthreatstotheirsafetywithintheir
area.ThereisnochargeforreceivinganEmergencyAlert.
TherearethreetypesofEmergencyAlerts:
•
Presidential
•
Imminent(SevereorExtreme)
•
AMBERAlerts(missingpersonalert)
CustomersmaychoosenottoreceiveImminentAlertsand
AMBERAlerts.PresidentialAlertscannotbedisabled.To
disableImminentThreatAlerts(ExtremeandSevere)and
AMBERAlerts,followtheseinstructions:
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Messaging
.
2. Touch
Menu
,thentouch
Settings
➔
Emergency
Alerts
.
3. Allalerts(exceptEmergencyalerttestmessages)are
enabledbydefault(checkmarkshowing).Todisable
alerts,touchanalerttoremovethecheckmark.
Email
Sendandreceiveemailusingpopularemailservices.
Setting Up Email Accounts
YoucanconfigureEmailformostaccountsinjustafew
steps.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Email
.
2. Thefirsttimeyousetupanemailaccount,selectyour
emailprovider.
–or–
Forsubsequentaccounts,touch
Menu
➔
Settings
andthentouch .
3. Touch
Addaccount
andselectyouremailprovider.
4. Followthepromptstosetupyouremailaccount.
Note:
Formoreinformationonsettingupyouremail,visitthe
SmartphoneResourceCenterat:
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Deleting Email Accounts
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
2.
Apps
➔
Menu
➔
Settings
andthen
touch .
3. Touchtheemailaccounttodelete.
4. TouchtheemailaccountlistedundertheAccounts
heading.
5. Touch
Removeaccount
.
Syncing Email Accounts
Syncingrefreshesyourdevicewiththeaccount’sservers.
Whenyousetupanemailaccount,youcanchoosewhether
theaccountsyncsinthebackground,ormanually.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Email
➔
Sync
.
Email Settings
Usesettingstoconfigurehandlingofyouremail.
Note:
Availablesettingsdependontheemailprovider.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Email
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
Settings
➔
Generalsettings
for
options:
• Auto-advance
:Choosethescreentodisplayafteryoudeletea
message.
• Messagepreviewline
:Choosethenumberoflinesofemail
texttodisplayinthepreviewscreen.
• Titlelineinlist
:Choosehowemailsaretitledinthepreview
screen.
• Confirmdeletions
:Whenenabled,Emailwillpromptyouto
confirmwhenyoudeletemessages.
• Quickresponses
:Viewandmanagetextphrasesthatyoucan
insertintoemails.
• Spamaddresses
:Editthelistofsendersanddomainsreports
asspam.

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• Prioritysendersettings
:Configureprioritymailsender
settings.
–
Prioritysenders
:DisplaysalistofPrioritysenders.
–
Setasthedefaultfolder
:Displaytheprioritysenderinbox
wheneveryouopenEmail.
–
Emailnotifications
:Enableordisabledisplayofnotifications
fornewemailsintheStatusbar.
–
Selectringtone
:Selectanewemailnotificationringtone.
–
Vibrate
:Enableordisablevibrationasanewemailnotification.
• Rulesforfiltering
:Setandmanagefilteredemailincombined
view.
• Delayemailsending
:Displaysacancelbuttonforaspecified
periodoftimesoyoucandelayorcancelsendingemails.Also
configuresthelengthofthedelay.
• Defaultimagesize
:Setthedefaultsizeforimage
attachments.
3. Touchanaccounttoconfigurespecificsettings.
Availableoptionsdependontheaccount.
Composing and Sending Email
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Email
.
2. Ifyouhavemultipleaccountssetup,choosean
accountfromthemenuatthetopofthescreen.
3. Touch
Compose
,thentouchfieldstoenter
recipientsandtheemailtext.
4. Whilecomposingamessage,usetheseoptions:
•
Touch
Menu
foroptions.Availableoptionsdependonthe
typeofemailaccount.
•
Touch
Attach
toaddafiletothemessage.Available
optionsdependonthetypeofemailaccount.
5. Touchthesendicontosendthemessage.

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Gmail
SendandreceiveemailsviaGmail,Google’sweb-based
email.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Gmail
.
Setting Up Your Gmail Account
ThefirsttimeyoulaunchGmail,yourdevicewillpromptyou
tosetupyourGoogleaccount,ifyouhaven’talreadysetit
up.IfyousetupyourGoogleaccountonyourdevice,Gmail
issetupautomatically
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Gmail
.
2. Followthepromptstosignin,orcreateanewaccount.
3. ThedevicecommunicateswiththeGoogleservertoset
upyouraccountandsynchronizeyouremail.
YoucanusemorethanoneGoogleaccountonyour
device.
Note:
Touch
Menu
➔
Settings
andthentouch
Accounts
➔
Addaccount
toadd
anotheraccount.
Refreshing Your Gmail Account
Syncingrefreshesyourdevicewiththeaccount’sservers.
Whenyousetupanemailaccount,youcanchoosewhether
theaccountsyncsinthebackground,ormanually.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Gmail
➔
Sync
.
Gmail Settings
UsesettingstoconfigureyourGmailpreferences.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Gmail
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
Settings
foroptions.
Composing and Sending Gmail
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Gmail
.
2. Touch ,thentouchfieldstocomposethe
message.Whilecomposing,touch
Menu
for
options.
3. Touch tosendthemessage.

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Voicemail
Allunansweredcallstoyourdevicearesenttovoicemail,
evenifyourdeviceisturnedoff,soyou’llwanttosetupyour
voicemailandpersonalgreetingassoonasyouactivate
yourdevice.
VisualVoiceMailisafeaturethatallowsyoutoreviewyour
voicemailsonyourdevice,includingtheoptiontolistento
yourvoicemailinanyorder.Thereisamonthlychargefor
VisualVoiceMail,andairtimechargesmayapply.Formore
information,contactVerizonWireless.
Setting up Voicemail
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
VoiceMail
.
–or–
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
,thentouch
andhold .
2. Followtheautomatedinstructionstosetupyour
passwordandrecordagreeting.
Checking Voicemail
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
VoiceMail
.
2. Followtheautomatedinstructionstomanage
voicemail.
Clearing Voicemail Notifications
Whenyouhavenewvoicemail,yourdevicealertsyouby
displayinganiconintheStatusbar,and,dependingonyour
settings,byplayingsoundandvibration.Ifyouwantto
removetheiconfromtheStatusbar,usetheClear
notificationsoption.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
VoiceMail
➔
Clearnotifications
.
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Section 6: Applications
Managing Applications
Appsdisplaysallapplicationsinstalledonyourphone,
includingappsyoudownloadandinstall.
FromApps,youcanchangethewayappsappearonthe
screen,uninstallappsyou’vedownloaded,andshareapps
withfriends.Whenyouinstallnewapps,newscreensare
addedtoholdthem.
Tip:
YoucanplaceshortcutstoappsontheHomescreen,for
quickaccesstotheapplication.Formoreinformation,see
“Shortcuts”onpage 38.
Downloading and Installing Apps
Findnewappstodownloadandinstallonyourdevice:
•
Amazon
Appstore
:Formoreinformation,see
“Appstore
(Amazon)”
onpage 83.
•
PlayStore
:Formoreinformation,see
“PlayStore”
on
page 105.
•
SamsungHub
:Formoreinformation,referto
“Samsung
Hub”
onpage107.
Uninstalling Apps
Youcanuninstallappsyoudownloadandinstall.Pre-loaded
appscannotbeuninstalled.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
Uninstall
.
3. Appsthatcanbeuninstalledshow ontheiricon.
Touch ;thenfollowthepromptstouninstallthe
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Customizing the Apps Screens
Choosing a view
Bydefault,appiconsappearinGridview.Youcanchange
theviewtolistview.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
.
2. Touch
Menu
;thentouch
Viewtype
.
3. Chooseanoption:
• CustomizableGrid
:Thedefaultview,whichallowsyouto
touchandholdonappstomovethemfromscreentoscreen.
• Alphabeticalgrid
:Iconsarearrangedinagrid,inA-Zorder.
• Alphabeticallist
:Iconsdisplayinalist,sortedfromA-Z.
Apps screen options
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
.
2. Touch
Menu
fortheseoptions:
•PlayStore
:LaunchGoogle
™
PlayStore,tobrowsefornew
appstodownload.
•Edit
:TouchandholdanappiconthendragittotheCreate
foldericontocreateanewfolder.DragittotheCreatepage
icontocreateanewappsscreenandplacetheicononit.Or
dragittoAppinfotoviewinformationaboutthisapp.
• Createfolder
:Createanewfoldertoholdtheappicon.
• Uninstall
:Removeanappthatyoudownloadedfromyour
phone.Preloadedappscannotbeuninstalled.
• Downloadedapplications
:Displayallappsyou’ve
downloaded.
•Viewtype
:Configuretheappsscreen.
• Shareapps
:Selectappsyou’vedownloaded(notavailablefor
pre-loadedapps)toshareviaBluetooth,Email,Flipboard,
Gmail,Google,Google+,Messaging,SMemo,orWi-FiDirect.
• Hideapplications/Showhiddenapplications
:Control
whetherappiconsarevisibleinApps.Hidinganicondoesnot
removetheappfromyourphone.

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Amazon
ShopwithAmazon.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Amazon
.
Amazon Kindle
UsetheAmazonKindleTMapplicationtodownloadbooksfor
reading,rightonyourphone.
Note:
YoumustberegisteredwithAmazontousetheKindle
application.Attheprompt,enteryourAmazonaccount
credentials.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
AmazonKindle
.
Amazon MP3
ShopformusicwithAmazon.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
AmazonMP3
.
Appstore (Amazon)
Browseanddownloadapplications,gamesandmorefrom
theAmazonapplicationstore.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Appstore
.
–or–
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Appstore
.
Note:
Airtimeordownloadchargesmayapplywhenusing
Appstore.
Audible
Downloadaudiobookstoenjoyonyourphone.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Audible
.
Calculator
Useyourphone’sCalculatortoperformmathematical
calculations.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Calculator
.

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Calendar
Recordeventsandappointmentstomanageyourschedule.
Tip:
ACalendarwidgetisavailableinWidgets.Formore
informationaboutplacingwidgetsontheHomescreen,
see“Widgets”onpage 38.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Calendar
.
2. Touch
Year
,
Month
,
Week
,
Day
,
List
,or
Task
.
3. Touch
Menu
foroptions:
•Goto
:Displayaspecificdate.
•Delete
:Deleteanevent.
•Search
:Searchforcalendarevents.
•Sync
:RefreshCalendarwitheventsfromyouraccounts.
• Settings
:Customizethecalendar.
Sending Events
SendeventsasvCalendarfilestootherBluetoothdevices,as
messageattachments,orviaWi-FiDirect.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Calendar
.
2. Touchaneventtodisplayitsdetails.
3. Touch
Menu
;thentouch
Sharevia
.Followthe
promptstoselectasharingmethodandsharethe
event.
Caller Name ID
SubscribetoCallerNameIDtoidentifyunknowncallersby
Name,Picture,andCity&State.
Note:
CallerNameIDrequiresasubscription.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Caller
NameID
.

Applications85
Camera
UsetheCameratotakepicturesandrecordvideo.
Sharing your photos and videos
Yourdevicehasexcitingnewfeaturesforsharingyour
photoswithyourfriendsandfamily:
•
Use
ShareShot
toautomaticallyshareyourphotosandvideos
withyourfriendsandfamilyviaWi-FiDirect.
•
Use
SBeam
totransferphotosandvideos(andotherfiles)via
NFCtootherNFC-capabledevices,bysimplytouchingthe
devicestogether(typicallyback-to-back).
Important!
Donottakephotosofpeoplewithouttheir
permission.
Donottakephotosinplaceswherecamerasare
notallowed.
Donottakephotosinplaceswhereyoumay
interferewithanotherperson’sprivacy.
Taking Pictures
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Camera
.
2. Usingthedisplayasaviewfinder,composeyour
picturebyaimingthelensatthesubject.Youcan
rotatethephonetoanyposition,andthescreen
controlsrotatetomaketakingpictureseasy.
3. Asyoucomposeapicture,theCameraautomatically
focusestheshot(thefocusbracketturnsgray).Touch
Capture
totakethepicture.
–or–

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Touchthescreentofocusontheareayoutouched.
–or–
“Pinch”thescreen,orpresstheVolumeKey,tozoom
inorout.
4. Beforetakingthepicture,tapthescreenandtouch
on-screeniconstoconfigureotheroptions.Formore
information,see“PictureOptions”onpage 86.
5. Touch
Capture
totakethepicture.
Picture Options
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Camera
.
2. Usetheseoptionstoconfigurethecamera:
Selfportrait
:Switchbetweenthebackcameraandthe
frontcamera,forself-portraits.
DualCamera
:Allowsyoutoactivateboththefrontand
rearcamerassimultaneously.Formoreinformation,
referto“TakingDualCameraPhotos”onpage87.
QuickSettings
:Displaysthefollowing,configurable
options:
–
Flash
:ChooseOff,On,orAuto
flash.
–
Autonightdetection
:Displaysthe
autonightdetectionsetting.OnorOff.
–
VoiceCommands
:Displayswhen
Voicecontrolisenabled.
–
Recordingmode
:Determinesthe
recordingspeedforvideorecording.
Selections:Normal,LimitforMMS,Slow
motion,andFastmotion.
–
Share
:DeterminestheSharemethod
ormode.Selections:Off,Shareshot,Buddy
photoshare,orChatONphotoshare,or
Removeviewfinder.

Applications87
Taking Dual Camera Photos
WiththeDualCamerafeature,youcantakeapicturewith
boththefrontandrearcamerasatthesametime.
TotakeaDualCamerapicture:
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Camera
.
2. Fromthecameraviewfinder,taptheDualCameraicon
locatedonthetopleftsideofthescreen.
3. Thecameraviewfinderdisplaysanimagefromthe
front-facingcamerawithinaminipictureframeontop
ofthemainimagedisplayedfromtherear-facing
camera.
4. Touch
Capture
totakethepicture.
Toresizethefrontcameraimage:
䡲
Touchandholdtheminipictureframeuntiltheresize
handlesdisplay,thendragonecornertoenlargethe
image.
Torepositionthefrontcameraimage:
䡲
Touchandholdtheminipictureframetodetachitand
thenplaceitinadesiredlocation.
Camera and Camcorder Settings
䡲
FromtheCameraviewer,press
Menu
➔
Settings
➔
thenconfigurethesesettings:
Camera
•Photosize
:Selectthesizeofthephotooutput.Selectionsare:
4128x3096(4:3)13M,4128x2322(16:9)W9.4M,
3264x2448(4:3)8M,3264x1836(16:9)W6M,2048x1152
(16:9)W2.4M.
• Burstshot
:HolddownCapturetotakemultipleshots;then
choosethebestshotstokeep.
• Facedetection
:Whilecomposingapicture,double-tapona
facetozoominorout.
• Metering
:Selectamethodformeasuringlight:Center-
weighted,Matrix,orSpot.
•ISO
:Chooseasettingforimagingsensitivity.Choosefrom
Auto,100,200,400,or800.UsealowerISOnumbertomake
yourcameralesssensitivetolight,ahigherISOnumbertotake
photoswithlesslight,orAutotoletthecameraautomatically
adjusttheISOforeachshot.
•Anti-Shake
:Whenenabled,minimizestheeffectofcamera
movement.
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• Autonightdetection
:Automaticallydetectsverylowlight
conditionstotakeagoodphotoatnight.
•Saveas
:Deliversimageswithgreaterintensitywhichis
effectiveforreducingoverexposureinbrightconditions.
Camcorder
•Videosize
:Selectthevideorecordingsize.Selections:
1920x1080(16:9),1440x1080(4:3),1280x720(16:9),
320x240(4:3).
• Videostabilization
:TurnthevideostabilizationfeatureOn
orOff.
MoreCameraSettings
• GPStag
:
AddGPSlocationinformationtophotodetails.
•Review
:Displayseachpictureafteryoutakeit.
•Volumekey
:DetermineswhichkeyactsastheVolumekey.
Selectionsare:VolumeUp/Downkeyasthezoomkey,Camera
key,ortheRecordkey.
•Timer
:Setsadelayed-timeshot.SetthetimertoOff,2sec,5
sec,or10sec.
• Whitebalance
:Chooseasettingforthelightsource.
•Exposurevalue
:Setsadefaultbrightnesslevel.
• Guidelines
:
Enableordisableanon-screengridtoaidinphoto
composition.
•Flash
:
Choosethedefaultflashmode.
• Voicecontrol
:Enableordisablevoicecontrolcommands.
• Contextualfilename
:(RequiresGPStagactivation.)WhenOn,
thelocationisincludedaspartofthefilename.
• Saveasflipped
:WhenOn,videosaresavedasamirror-image
ofthescreendisplay.
•Storage
:
Ifanoptionalmemorycardisinstalled(notincluded),
choosethedefaultstoragelocationforpictures.
• Reset
:
SetallCamerasettingstothedefaults.
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Changing the Mode
TouchtheMODEbutton,thenscrollthroughandselectthese
options:
•
Auto
:
Automaticallyadjustsyourcameratooptimizecolorandbrightness.
•
Beautyface
:L
ightensfacesforsofterimages.
•
Bestphoto
:
Usethistotakemultiplephotosinashorttimeperiod,and
thenchoosethebestphotosfromthem.PresstheShutterbuttontotake
multiplephotos.WhenGalleryopens,tapandholdthumbnailsofphotosto
save,andthentapDone.
•
Bestface
:
Takemultiplegroupshotsatthesametimeandcombine
themtocreatethebestpossibleimage.PresstheShutterbuttontotake
multiplephotos.WhenGalleryopens,taptheyellowframeoneachface,
andchoosethebestindividualfaceforthesubject.Afterchoosingapose
foreachindividual,tapDonetomergetheimagesintoasinglephoto,and
thentapSave.
•
Sound&shot
:
Enrichpicturesbyaddingbackgroundsoundsforafew
seconds.Thebackgroundsoundisrecordedforupto9secondsafter
takingthephoto.
•
Drama
:
Takeaseriesofphotosofamovingobjectandthenmergethem
togetherintooneimage.
•
Animatedphoto
:Createsapicturethatcontainsselectedmoving
objectsbyanimatingpartsofpicture.
•
Richtone(HDR)
:
Selectwhentakingphotoswithrichercolorsand
contrasts.
•
Eraser
:
Savesthebestof5takenpicturesandremovesanymoving
objectsinthebackground,likepeoplewalkingbehindyou.
•
Panorama
:
Usethistotakewidepanoramicphotos.PresstheShutter
buttontotakeaphoto,andthenmovethecamerainanydirection.When
theblueframealignswiththepreviewscreen,thecameraautomatically
takesanothershotinthepanoramicsequence.Presstheshutterbutton
againtostopshooting.
•
Sports
:
Usetotakefastactionphotos.
•
Night
:
Usethissettingforlow-lightconditions,withoutusingtheflash.
PresstheShutterbuttontotakemultiplephotos.Photosareautomatically
mergedintoasinglephoto.

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Recording Videos
UsetheCameratorecordvideo.
Important!
Donottakevideosofpeoplewithouttheir
permission.
Donottakevideosinplaceswherecamerasare
notallowed.
Donottakevideosinplaceswhereyoumay
interferewithanotherperson’sprivacy.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Camera
.
2. Usingthedisplayasaviewfinder,composeyourshot
byaimingthelensatthesubject.Youcanrotatethe
phonetoanyposition,andthescreencontrolsrotateto
makerecordingeasy.
3. Tapthe
Camcorder
keytobeginrecording.
Asyoucomposeavideo,theCamcorderautomatically
focusestheshot(thefocusbracketturnsgray).
4. Tap
Capture
tocaptureanimagewhilerecording
video.Thisfeatureisnotavailableiftheanti-shake
featureison.
5. Tapthe
Stop
keytostoprecordingandsavethe
video.
6. Tapthe
Pause
keytopausetherecording.

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Using S Beam
EnableNFCandSBeam,andthensharepictures,videos
(andotherfiles)withotherNFC-capabledevices.
1. ActivateNFC.Formoreinformation,see“NFCand
Beaming”onpage 123.
2. ActivateSBeam.Formoreinformation,see“SBeam”
onpage 124.
3. Choosepictures,videos,orotherfilesforsharing.
ThesefilescanbeinGallery,fromMyfiles,orfrom
anotherappwithfile-sharingcapability.
4. Selectafiletodisplayit;thentouchthedevices,back
toback.Attheprompt,touchthepicturetobeamitto
theotherdevice.
Chrome
UseGoogleChrometobrowsetheweb.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Chrome
.
Clock
TheClockapplicationincludesthesefeatures:
•
Alarm
:Createalarmstogooffonce,ortorepeat.
•
Worldclock
:Displaythetimeanddateinanytimezone.
•
Stopwatch
:Recordlaptimes.
•
Timer
:Measureelapsedtime.
•
Deskclock
:Displaythedateandtimeinlargeformat,foreasy
viewing.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Clock
.

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Contacts
UseContactstostoreinformationforyourfriends,familyand
colleagues,tomakecontactingthemeasy.
Formoreinformation,see“Contacts”onpage 46.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Contacts
.
Downloads
Viewandmanagefilesandotheritemsyoudownloadtoyour
phone.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Downloads
.
2. Touchanitemtoopenit(ifanappropriateapplication
isinstalled.)
Note:
ApplicationsyoudownloadinGooglePlay™Storeare
managedinPlayStore,andwillnotappearin
Downloads.
Email
Sendandreceiveemailusingpopularemailservices.
Formoreinformation,see“Email”onpage 75.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
Email
.
Flipboard
TheFlipboardapplicationcreatesapersonalizeddigital
magazineoutofsharedinformation.Accessnewsstories,
personalfeedsandotherrelatedmaterial.Flipthrough
Facebooknewsfeed,tweetsfromyourTwitteraccount,
photosfromfriends,andmore.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
Flipboard
.

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Gallery
Viewing Videos
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Gallery
.
2. Touchanalbum;thentouchavideotoplayit.
3. Whileviewingvideos,touch
Menu
foroptions.
Viewing Pictures
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Gallery
.
2. Touchanalbum;thentouchapicturetoviewit.
3. Whileviewingapicture,touchthescreen,ortouch
Menu
foroptions.
Editing a Photo
Youcanedityourphotosusingthebuilt-inPhotoeditor
applicationonyourdevice.Thephotoeditorapplication
providesbasiceditingfunctionsforpicturesthatyoutakeon
yourphone.Alongwithbasicimagetuninglikebrightness,
contrast,andcoloritalsoprovidesawidevarietyofeffects
usedforeditingthepicture.
1. FromtheHomescreen,tap ➔
Gallery
.
2. Selectafolderlocationandtapafiletoopenit.
3. Withtheimagedisplayed,press
Menu
➔
Edit
to
lauchthephotoeditor.
4. Tapandholdtheimagethenselectanavailableoption:
• Selectionmode
:providesseveralon-screenselectionoptions
suchas:Selectarea,Inverseselection,Selectionsize,and
Selectionmode(Magnetic,Lasso,Brush,Round,andSquare).
• Selectall
:selecttheentireareaofthecurrentimage.
• Clipboard
:copiesthecurrentlyselectedaretoyourdevice’s
clipboard.
5. Usethefollowingeditorcontrolstoedityourpicture:
Previous
:displaythepreviousphotoproject.
Next
:displaythenextphotoproject.
Cancel
:closesthecurrentlydisplayedphoto.
Save
:savesthisphototothememorycard.
Rotate
:rotateaphotoinall4directions.Youcan
alsomirrorimagethephoto.
Crop
:crop(cut-out)anareaofaphoto.

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6. Press toaccessthefollowingoptions:
• Saveas
:allowsyoutorenameyourcurrentimageandsaveit
toyourgallery.
•Selectimage
:allowsyoutoselectanewimageforediting.
• Takepicture
:allowsyoutoactivatethecameraandtakea
newimageforediting.
•Sharevia
:allowsyoutoshareyoursavedphotoviaAmazon
SendtoKindle,Bluetooth,Email,Flipboard,Gmail,Google+,
GroupPlay,Messaging,Picasa,SMemo,orWi-Fi-Direct.
•Setas
:assignsthecurrentlysavedimageaseithera:Contact
photo,Homeandlockscreens,Homescreen,orLockscreen.
Color
:automaticvallyadjustscolor,Brightness,
Contrast,Saturation,AdjustRGB,Temperature,
Exposure,andHueofaphoto.
Effect
:addsvariouseffectstoyourphoto.
Portrait
:appliesvariousfacecorrectioneffects
suchas:Red-eyefix,Airbrushface,Face
brightness,Out-of-focus,Beautyface,Face
reshape,orSpothealing.
Sticker
:placesvariouspre-createdon-screen
stickersontoptheofcurrentimage.
Drawing
:addsadrawingonthepicturebyusing
eitherabrush/penoreraser.
Frame
:placesapre-createdborderstyleontopof
thecurrentimage.

Applications95
Sharing pictures and video
YoucansharepicturesandvideosviaEmail,Messaging,
Bluetoothorpopularsharingservices.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Gallery
.
2. Touchanalbumtodisplaythumbnails.Selectitemsfor
sharing:
•
Toselectanitem,touch
Menu
➔
Selectitem
while
viewingthumbnails.Touchthumbnailstomarkthemfor
sharing.
•
Toviewitemsinaslideshowpresentation,touch
Menu
➔
Slideshow
.
•
Toconfiguresettings,touch
Menu
➔
Settings
.
3. Touchapictureorvideo,thentouch
Shareviaand
followtheprompts.
Setting a Picture as a Contact Photo
Setapictureasacontact’sphoto.Thecontact’sphoto
displayswithnotificationstocallsormessagesfromthe
contact.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Gallery
.
2. Touchacategory,andthentouchapicturetoselectit.
3. Touch
Menu
➔
Setas
➔
Contactphoto
.
4. Selectacontact,orcreateanewcontact,withthe
selectedpictureasthecontact’sphoto.
Setting a Picture as Wallpaper
SetapictureasthewallpaperfortheHomeandLock
screens.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Gallery
.
2. Touchacategory,andthentouchapicturetoselectit.
3. Touch
Menu
➔
Setas
.
4. Selectanoption,fromHomescreen,Lockscreen,or
Homeandlockscreenswallpaper.Usethecroptoolto
editthepicture.Touch
Done
.

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Gmail
SendandreceiveemailsviaGmail,Google’sweb-based
email.
Formoreinformation,see“Gmail”onpage 78.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Gmail
.
Google
UseGoogletosearchtheWeb.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Google
.
Tip:
YoucanalsoaccessGoogleSearchfromtheGoogle
widgetontheHomescreen.
Google+
StayconnectedandsharelifeasithappenswithGoogle+on
yourdevice.JoinaHangout,postaphoto,orseewhat
friendsaresharingwhileyou’reonthego.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Google+
.
Google Now
GoogleNow®recognizesrepeatedactionsperformedonthe
device(includingaccessinglocations,repeatedcalendar
appointments,searchqueries,andmore).GoogleNowuses
theseactionstoautomaticallysendupdatesforuser-specific
informationintheformof“cards”.Thesescrollablecards
displayedwhenyoulaunchtheGoogleNowapplication.
Formoreinformation,visit
http://www.google.com/landing/now/
.
1. Pressandholdthe
Home
key,thentap
Google
.
2. Touch
Next
toadvancethroughthescreensthentouch
Yes,I’min
toinstallGoogleNow!.

Applications97
Google Settings
GoogleSettingsprovidesaquickaccesstosettingsfor
Google+,appswithGoogle+Sign-In,Maps&Latitude,
Location,Search,andAds.
Thisapplicationicondoesnotdisplayoninitialstart-upofthe
phone.ThefirsttimeyouaccessaGoogleaccount(Gmail,
Store,orotherapplication)thisappicondisplaysonthe
Homescreen.
Youmustbesignedintotheapplicationinwhichyouwantto
configure(ex:Google+toconfigureGoogle+settings).
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Google
Settings
.
2. Touchacategorytoconfigure(forexample,Google+),
andconfigurethesettings.
Note:
Youmustbesignedintotheappbeforeyoucan
configureitthroughsettings.
Group Play
Sharecurrentlyvieweddocumentsorphotos,orcurrently
playingmusicfileswithotherdevicesconnectedtothesame
Wi-Finetworkandyourdevice.
CreateagroupandsetyourdeviceastheMobileAPusinga
portableWi-Fihotspot.
Important!
Connecteddevicescannothaveaccesstothe
internetusingyourdatanetwork.
IfyourdevicesupportsNFC,connectwithotherdevicesby
holdingthemclosetogether.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Group Play
.
2. Touch
Next
forGroupPlayinstructions.
Help
Learnaboutyourdevice.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Help
.

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IMDb
Searchmoviesandactors,viewtrailersandshowtimes,
exploretopchartsandboxofficeinformation,andadd
moviesandTVtoyourpersonalWatchlist.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
IMDb
.
Internet
YourphoneisequippedwithafullHTMLBrowser,which
allowsyoutoaccesstheinternet.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Internet
.
–or–
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Internet
.
Navigating the Internet
Command Keys
•
Touch
Back
toreturntothepreviouspage.
•
Touch
Forward
togoforward.
Touching and dragging
•
Touchanddragyourfingeronthescreentonavigatepages,and
torepositionpageswithinthescreen.
Entering text in a field
•
Whilebrowsing,touchatextfieldtodisplaythevirtualQWERTY
keyboardtoentertext.
Zoom
•
Tapthescreentwicetozoominorout.
Selecting items on a page
Whilebrowsingpages,usegesturesandmenustonavigate:
•
Touchanitemtoselectit.
•
Touchahyperlinktofollowthelink.
•
Touchandholdonahyperlinkforoptions.
Entering a URL
AccessawebsitequicklybyenteringtheURL.
1. FromtheHomescreen,select
Internet
.
2. Touchthe
URL
fieldatthetopofthescreentoenterthe
URLusingthevirtualQWERTYkeyboard;thentouch
Go
.

Applications99
Local
GooglePlacesisnowGoogleLocal,touseyourlocationto
helpyoufinddestinations,suchasrestaurants,bars,hotels,
attractions,ATMs,andgasstations,oryoucanentera
location.
Note:
YoumustenablelocationservicestouseLocal,and
somefeaturesrequireStandaloneorGooglelocation
services.Formoreinformation,see“Locationservices”
onpage 168.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Local
.
Maps
UseGoogleMapstofindyourcurrentlocation,plusget
directionsandotherlocation-basedinformation.
Note:
YoumustenablelocationservicestouseMaps,and
somefeaturesrequireStandaloneorGooglelocation
services.Formoreinformation,see“Locationservices”
onpage 168.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Maps
.
Navigating the Map
Zooming
•
Double-taponthescreentozoomin.
•
TouchZoominorZoomout.
Scrolling
•
Touchanddragonthescreentorepositionthemapinthedisplay.
Touch
•
Touchanicononthemaptodisplayinformationaboutthe
location.

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Messaging
Sendandreceivetextandmultimediamessages.
Formoreinformation,see“TextandMultimediaMessaging”
onpage 70.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Messaging
.
–or–
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Messaging
.
Messenger
Messengerallowsyoutobringgroupsoffriendstogetherinto
agroupconversation.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Messenger
.
2. Selecttheaccountyouwanttousetosigninto
Google+andtap
OK
.
3. Followtheinstructionstoaddorfollowpeopleandtalk.
Mobile Hotspot
UseMobileHotspottoshareyourphone’smobileinternet
connectionwithupto10devices,usingyourphoneasthe
mobilehotspot.
Formoreinformation,see“MobileHotspot”onpage 118.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
MobileHotspot
.

Applications101
Music
MyMusicplayssongsstoredonyourphoneoraninstalled
memorycard.
1. FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
Music
.
2. MusicPlayerscansforsongsstoredinphonememory,
oronaninstalledmemorycardanddisplaysyour
songsonthe
Songs
,
Playlists
,
Albums
,
Artists
,
Music
Square
,and
Folders
tabs.
3. Touchamusicfiletobeginplayback.Duringplayback,
usethesoundandplaylistcontrols:
AllShare
:Selectadevicetouseforsharing
musicfiles.
Volume
:
Touchtoactivateon-screenvolume
control;thentouchanddragonthescaletoset
volume,orpresstheVolumeKeyonthesideof
thephonetoadjustplaybackvolume.Ifyouhave
motionsettingsturnedon,placethephone
screen-downtomuteplayback.
Shuffle
:
Whenenabled,songsplayinrandom
order.Whendisabled,songsplayintheorder
theyappearinListview.
PlayAll
:Touchtoplayallsongs,analbum,or
playlist.
RepeatAll
:
Touchtorepeatthecurrentsong,
repeatallsongs,ordisablerepeatmode.
Repeatonce
:Touchtorepeatthecurrentsong,
album,orplaylistonce.
List
:
Touch
List
toswitchtoalistviewofsongs.
NowPlaying
:
Touch
NowPlaying
todisplaythe
currentsongtitleanddetails.
Touchtoadvancetothenextsong.Touchand
hold toscanforwardthroughthecurrent
song.
Touchtogobacktotheprevioussong.Touchand
hold toscanbackwardthroughthecurrent
song.
Touchtopauseplayback.
Touchtoresumeplayback.

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Creating a Playlist
1. FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
Music
➔
Playlists
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
CreatePlaylist
.Enteranamefor
theplaylist.
3. Touch
OK
.Touch
Addmusic
tochoosemusicforthe
playlist.
Adding a song to a playlist
1. FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
Music
.
2. Touchandholdonasong;thenchoose
Addtoplaylist
fromthepop-upmenu.
3. Touchaplaylisttoaddtheselectedsongtoit,ortouch
Createplaylist
tocreateanewplaylistandaddthe
selectedsongtoit.
Adding multiple songs to a playlist
1. FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
Music
.
2. Touch
Menu
➔
Addtoplaylist
.
3. Touchsongstoselectthem,ortouch
Selectall
;then
touch
Done
.
4. Selectaplaylist,ortouch
Createplaylist
tocreatea
newplaylist.
Setting a Song as a Ringtone
Youcansetasongasaringtoneforallvoicecalls,forcalls
fromanindividualcontact,orasanalarmtone.
1. FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
Music
.
2. Touchandholdonasong.Touch
Setas
andchoose
fromtheseoptions:
• Fromthebeginning
:Createsaringtonefromthebeginningof
thesong.
• Autorecommendations
:Createsaringtoneoutofthebest
partofasong.
• Phoneringtone
:Setthesongasthedefaultringtoneforall
incomingvoicecalls.
Favorites
:TouchtoaddthissongtotheFavorites
list.

Applications103
• Callerringtone
:Chooseacontacttosetthesongasthe
ringtoneforcallsfromthecontact.
•Alarmtone
:Setthesongasthealarmringtoneforanew
alarm,orforanexistingalarm.
My Files
Find,viewandmanagefilesstoredonaninstalledmemory
card.Ifthefileisassociatedwithanapplicationonyour
phone,youcanlaunchthefileintheapplication.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
My
Files
.
2. Tapafolderandswipeyourfingeronthescreento
browsefiles.
3. Touchafiletoopenit(ifthefileisassociatedwithan
application).
4. Whilebrowsingfiles,usethesecontrols:
•
Touch
Up
togobackuptoahigherdirectory.
•
Touch
Home
togobacktotherootdirectory.
•
Touch
Menu
foroptions.
My Verizon Mobile
ViewdetailsandmanageyourVerizonWirelessaccount.
Note:
Noairtimeorminutechargesapplywhenaccessing
MyVerizonMobile.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
MyVerizonMobile
.
Navigation
UseGoogleNavigationtosearchforlocations,andgetturn-
by-turndirections.
Note:
YoumustenablelocationservicestouseNavigation,
andsomefeaturesrequireStandaloneorGoogle
locationservices.Formoreinformation,see“Location
services”onpage 168.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Navigation
.

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NFL Mobile
Playthepopulargameonyourphone.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
NFL Mobile
.
Phone
Placecalls,reviewrecentcalls,ordialanumbertosenda
message.
Formoreinformation,see“Calling”onpage 57.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Phone
.
Play Books
GoogleBooksisnowGooglePlay™Books.Discoveringyour
favoritebooksandauthorshasneverbeeneasier.With
GooglePlayBooks,youcanshoptheworld'slargest
selectionofe-booksandreadthemanywhereyoulike-ona
tablet,phone,e-reader,ortheWeb.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
PlayBooks
.
Play Magazines
Subscribetoyourfavoritemagazines,andhavethem
availabletoreadonyourdeviceanytime,inanyplace.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
PlayMagazines
.
Play Movies & TV
WithGooglePlay™Movies&TV,youcanrentthousandsof
differentmovies,towatchinstantly,ordownloadforoffline
viewinglater.You’llneedtohaveaGoogleaccountsetupon
yourdevicetodownloadcontent.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
PlayMovies&TV
.
Play Music
WithGooglePlay™Music,youcanplaymusicyou’ve
downloaded,andmusicyoucopiedfromyourcomputer.
You’llneedtohaveaGoogleaccountsetuponyourphoneto
downloadanewapplication.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
PlayMusic
.

Applications105
Play Store
AndroidMarketisnowGooglePlay™Store,whereallyour
favoritebooks,movies,apps,andgamesareallinoneplace
that’saccessiblefromtheWebandyourAndroiddevice.
You’llneedtohaveaGoogleaccountsetuponyourphoneto
downloadanewapplication.
1. FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
PlayStore
.
2. ThefirsttimeyouopenPlayStore,readtheTermsof
Service.Touch
Accept
tocontinue.
3. Browseforapplicationstodownload.Followthe
prompts.
Polaris Office 5.0
Polaris®OfficeMobileforAndroidisaMicrosoftOffice
compatibleofficesuite.Thisapplicationprovidesacentral
placeformanagingyourdocumentsonlineoroffline.The
applicationcanalsoopenAdobePDF(PortableDocument
Format)files.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Polaris
Office5
.
2. EnteryourEmailinformationandtouch
Done
.
–or–
Touch
Skip
toignoreregistration.
3. Followtheon-screeninstructions.

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S Health
UseSHealthtomanageyourwellness.SHealthrecords
activitylevel,foodconsumption,andotherhealth-related
datedlikebloodglucoselevel,bloodpressureandweight
fromexternaldevices.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
SHealth
.
2. Touch
Next
.
3. ReadtheTermsofuse,touchallofthe
Agree
checkboxes,andthentouch
Next
.
4. Enteryourhealthprofileinformationthentouch
Start
.
S Memo
Recordideasinstantlyandfreelywithmemoscontaining
text,pictures,handwrittennotesordrawings,andvoice
recordings.
1. FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
SMemo
.
2. Tocreateanewmemo,touchanoption:
•
Touchatemplatethumbnail.
•
Textmode
:Openamemotoentertextwiththe
keyboard.
•
Drawingmode
:Openamemotodraworwritetext.
S Translator
Usethetranslatortotranslatefromonelanguagetoanother.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
Translator
.

Applications107
S Voice
UseSVoicetospeakcommandstoperformoperationson
yourphone,andtospeakcriteriaforsearchesandother
operations.Justspeaknaturally,andSVoiceunderstands
whatyou’relookingfor.usethepowerofSVoicetofind
everythingfromdirectionstotriviaanswerstothecurrent
weatherforecast.
1. FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
SVoice
.
2. Say“HiGalaxy”,ortouch towakeup
SVoice;thenspeakacommandorquestion.
Touch foralistofcommands;thentoucha
commandtoseeexamples.
3. Touch
Menu
➔
Settings
toconfiguresettingsto
yourpreferences.
Tip:
YoucanlaunchSVoicefrommostunlockedscreensby
pressingthe
HomeKey
twice.Thiscanbepossible
whenthefollowingstepsareset,
SVoice
Menu
➔
Settings
➔
Openviathehomekey
.Andthedefaultsetting
valueis
Off
.
Samsung Hub
BrowseandpurchaseMusic,Video,Books,orGamesusing
SamsungHub.
Samsung Hub Notices
Anymediaitem(MediaContent)mayberentedorpurchased
afteryoucreateanaccountinSamsungHub.
MediaContentthatispurchasedanddownloadedmaybe
viewedconcurrentlyonuptofive(5)deviceswithSamsung
Hub(or"theservice")thatarealsoregisteredtothesame
account.
Youmayremoveadevicefromyouraccountnomorethan
onceevery90days.
YoumayremoveMediaContentfromadeviceasmanytimes
asyou'dlike.Youwillhavetheabilitytore-downloadthe
MediaContentlatersubjecttocontentre-download
availabilityandcontentproviderpermissions.
YoumayneednetworkcoveragetoaccessMediaContent
youhaveacquiredthroughtheService.
Youcanuse3G,4G,orWi-FiconnectivitytodownloadMedia
Content.
UnlikepurchasedMediaContent,rentedMediaContentwill
beviewableononly1deviceinyouraccountatatime.

108
MediaContentisdownloadedandsavedtoyourauthorized
device'sSDcard.NoSDCardincludedoutofbox.
YourMediaContentmaypause/stopornotdownloadin
networkswherethereisaweaksignal.
YoumaybeginwatchingdownloadedMediaContentassoon
asa)licenseacquisitionhasoccurredandb)sufficient
amountoftheMediaContenthasbeenbuffered.
YoumustfinishwatchingMediaContentwithinthetimelimit
setoutforeachpieceofcontent(whichmaybeasshortas
24consecutivehours).
Stopping,pausingorrestartingrentedMediaContentdoes
notextendtheavailableviewingtime.
InnoeventwillrentedMediaContentbeavailablefora
periodofmorethanthirty(30)days(orshorteronatitle-by-
titlebasis)aftertheMediaContenthasbeenrented(e.g.,if
youbeginviewingrentedMediaContentonthe29thday
aftertherentaltransaction,butdonotfinishviewingthe
entiretitle,thatrentedMediaContentmaynotbeavailable
fortheentiretwenty-four(24)consecutivehourperiodif
suchperiodwouldextendtheviewabletimebeyondthethirty
(30)dayrentalwindow).
UnlessotherwiserestrictedbytheContentProviders,youcan
downloadMediaContenttoyourTVusingHDMIconnections;
otherwise,youcannotplayMediaContentdownloadedfrom
yourmobiledeviceoutput.
1. FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
SamsungHub
.
2. SelectMusic,Video,Books,orGamesfromthe
SamsungHubscreen.
3. Followtheon-screeninstructionstobrowse,view,or
purchasemedia.
4. Press
Menu
➔
Help
formoreinformation.
Samsung Link
SamsungLinkallowsuserstosharetheirin-devicemedia
contentwithotherexternaldevicesusingDLNAcertified™
(DigitalLivingNetworkAlliance)Devices.Theseexternal
devicesmustalsobeDLNA-compliant.Wi-Ficapabilitycan
beprovidedtoTVsviaadigitalmultimediastreamer.

Applications109
Important!
Youmustfirstconnectbothofyourcommunicating
devicestothesameWi-Fiandbeusinganactive/
registeredSamsungaccountpriortousingthis
application.Formoreinformation,referto“Wi-Fi
Settings”onpage130.
1. FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
SamsungLink
.
2. Touch
Signin
tosignintoSamsungLink.
3. Touch
Signin
againandsignintoyourSamsung
account.
4. Followtheon-screeninstructions.
Settings
Configureyourphonetoyourpreferences.Formore
information,see“Settings”onpage 128.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
.
Setup Wizard
UsetheSetupwizardtoquicklyconfigureyourphone.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Setup wizard
.
Story Album
Createanalbumwithyourstoryononetimeline.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
Story Album
.

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Talk
ChatwithotherGoogleTalkusers.
Note:
TalkrequiresaGoogleaccount.Formoreinformation,
see“YourGoogleAccount”onpage 13.Whenyousetup
yourGoogleaccountonyourdevice,youare
automaticallyloggedin.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
Talk
.
TripAdvisor
TripAdvisorallowsyoutoaccesstravelerreviewsand
opinionsonhotels,restaurantsandmore.Youcanalso
comparepricesandcheckavailabilityonhotels,flights,car
rentalsandmore.
Note:
ThisapplicationrequiresaSamsungaccountsigninto
access.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
TripAdvisor
.
Verizon Tones
Preview,purchase,anddownloadringtonesandringback
tones.
Note:
Airtimeordownloadchargesmayapply.
1. FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
VerizonTones
.
2. Thefirsttimeyoulaunchtheapp,you’llbepromptedto
createaprofile.Followthepromptstoinstallanduse
theapp.
Video
UseVideotoviewandmanagevideosstoredonaninstalled
memorycard.
1. LogintoyourSamsungAccountifyouhavenot
alreadydoneso.
2. FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
Video
.
3. MyVideoscansforvideosstoredordownloaded,and
displaysyourvideosonthe
Personal
,or
Download
tabs.
4. Touchavideotoplayit.Whileplayingavideo,touch
thescreentodisplayorhideon-screenForward,
Pause,andBackplaybackcontrols.

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5. Duringplayback,usetheseplaybackcontrols:
•
Volume
:Touchtoactivateon-screenvolumecontrol;then
touchanddragonthescaletosetvolume,orpresstheVolume
Keyonthesideofthephonetoadjustplaybackvolume.Ifyou
havemotionsettingsturned,turnthephonescreen-downto
muteplayback.
•
Fullscreen
:Switchtoviewingthevideoinfullscreen
mode,tousetheentiredisplay.
•
PopupVideo
:Touchtodisplaythevideoinasmall
windowatthetoprightcornerofthescreen,soyoucanwatch
thevideowhileusingotherphonefeatures.Touchthesmall
windowtoreturntoVideoPlayer.Onlyavailablefornon-DRM
protectedvideos.
•
Play
:Playstheselectedvideo.
Viewdini
UseViewdinitosearch,browse,andaccessmovies,TV
shows,andfreewebvideoonyourphone.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Viewdini
.
Voice Recorder
Recordyourvoiceorothersounds,andsharerecordingsvia
Bluetooth,Messaging,orGmail.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Voice Recorder
.
Voice Search
UsevoicecommandstosearchthewebwithGoogle.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Voice
Search
.

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Voicemail
Allunansweredcallstoyourphonearesenttovoicemail,
evenifyourphoneisturnedoff,soyou’llwanttosetupyour
voicemailandpersonalgreetingassoonasyouactivateyour
phone.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Voicemail
.
–or–
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Voicemail
.
Note:
Formoreinformationaboutsettingupandchecking
voicemail,see“VoiceMail”onpage 14.
VZ Navigator
UseVZNavigator®tofind,shareandnavigatetomillionsof
locations,avoidtrafficanddriveorwalkwithease.
Note:
VZNavigatorrequiresserviceactivation.ContactVerizon
Wirelessformoreinformation.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
VZNavigator
.
VZ Security
TheVerizonMobileSecurityapplicationhelpsprotectyour
phonefromdigitalthreats,includingvirusesandmalware,
andfrompeopleaccessingtheinformationonyourphoneifit
iseverlostormisplaced.
VerizonMobileSecurityhelpskeepyourphonesecureand
protectedfromviruses,malwareandriskywebsites.
Important!
DatachargesapplywhenusingVZSecurity.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
VZSecurity
.
WatchON
UsetheSamsungWatchONapplicationtouseyourphoneas
aremotecontrolforyourTV,settopbox,DVR,Blu-Ray/DVD,
stereoorotherdevice.
SetupWatchON
1. FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
WatchON
.
2. Touch
Selectyourcountry/region
.
3. Configuretheseoptions:
• Selectacountry
andtap
Next
.

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• Enteryourzipcode
:Thezipcodemustmatchyourcurrent
location.Tap
Done
.
4. Selectaserviceproviderfromthe
FindyourTVservice
screen.
5. AtthePersonalizescreentap
Personalize
,selectthe
genre(s)youliketowatchandthentap
Next
.
ThishelpsWatchONtosuggestdifferentmovietypes.
–or–
Tap
Skip
andcontinueconfiguring.
6. Tap
Signin
ifyouwanttosetupNetflix,ortap
Cancel
to
continue.
7. Tap
Signin
tosignintoyourSamsungaccount,ortap
Skip
tocontinue.
8. Tap
Agree
afterreadingthePEELDISCLAIMER.
ConfigureyourDeviceasaRemote
1. Touch
RemoteControl
2. Touch
Setupnow
attheprompt.
3. SelectyourTV’smanufacturernamefromthe
Select
yourTVBrand
screen.
–or–
Touchthe
Showotherbrands
or
Ihaveaprojector
buttonifyouownaTVbrandorprojectorotherthan
thoselisted.
IRprogrammingoftheset-topboxisaone-time
process.
4. AimyourdeviceattheTVandtap
Power
toturn
onyourTVwiththeremote.
5. Tap
Yes,thiscodeworks
iftheTVturnedon.
–or–
Tap
No
,
testnextcode
,ortap
Sendthiscodeagain
,to
retrytocodeiftheTVdidnotturnon.
6. Selectyourcurrentchannelcontrolmethod.
IfConnectedDirectlytoaTV
䡲
Select
MyxxxTV
:selectwhenasignalisdirectly
connectedtothetv.
IfConnectedthroughaSetTopBox
1. SelectSet-topbox.
2. Select
Cable/Satellite/STB/PVR/DVR
.
3. Tap
Showotherbrands
ifyourbrandisnotlisted.

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4. ConfigureyoursettopboxforIRcommunicationwith
thisdevice.
Important!
YoumustconfigureyoursettopboxforIR
communicationwithyourdevice.Ifyoudonot
select
MoreInfo...
belowandfollowtheon-screen
instructionsyoumaynotbeabletoproperlyuse
theapplication.
5. Tap
MoreInfo...
toviewatutorialonconfiguringtheset
topboxforIRcontrols.
6. SelecttheSatelliteBoxBrandfromthelist.
YouTube
ViewanduploadYouTubevideos,rightfromyourphone.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,select
Apps
➔
YouTube
.

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Section 7: Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fiisawirelessnetworkingtechnologythatprovides
accesstolocalareanetworks.
Wi-FicommunicationrequiresaccesstoanexistingWi-Fi
network.Wi-FinetworkscanbeOpen(unsecured),or
Secured(requiringyoutoprovidelogincredentials).
Configuring Wi-Fi Settings
Configureyourdevice’sWi-Fisettings.Formoreinformation,
see“Wi-Fi”onpage 130.
Turning Wi-Fi On or Off
Turnyourdevice’sWi-Fiserviceonoroff.WhenyouturnWi-
Fiserviceon,yourdeviceautomaticallysearchesfornearby
availableWi-Finetworks.
Tip:
WhenyouturnWi-Fiserviceon,yourdeviceautomatically
searchesforavailablenetworksanddisplaysthem.
YoucanalsoturnWi-FiOnorOfffromSettings.
1. FromtheHomescreen,sweepyourfingerdownward
todisplayNotifications.
2. IfWi-Fiisnotalreadyon,touch
Wi-Fi
Off
toturnon
Wi-Fi.
–or–
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi
toturnWi-FiOnorOff.
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Scanning and Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network
WhenyouturnonWi-Fi,yourdevicesearchesforavailable
Wi-Ficonnections,thendisplaysthem.
1. FromtheHomescreen,sweepyourfingerdownward
todisplayNotifications.
2. IfWi-Fiisnotalreadyon,touch
Wi-Fi
Off
toturnon
Wi-Fi.
–or–
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi
toturnWi-FiOnorOff.
3. Whenyourdevicecompletesascan,touchaWi-Fi
networktoconnect.IftheWi-Finetworkisopen,you
willbeautomaticallyconnected.IftheWi-Finetworkis
secured,enterthepasswordattheprompttoconnect.
Adding a Wi-Fi Network Manually
1. FromtheHomescreen,sweepyourfingerdownward
todisplayNotifications.
2. IfWi-Fiisnotalreadyon,touch
Wi-Fi
Off
toturnon
Wi-Fi.
–or–
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi
toturnWi-FiOnorOff.
3. Onthepop-upWi-Fisettingsscreen,touch
AddWi-Fi
Network
(belowthescannednetworks),thenenter
thesefields:
• NetworkName(SSID)
:EnterthenameoftheWi-Finetwork.
• Security
:SelectthetypeofsecurityusedbytheWi-Finetwork.
• Password
:Ifthenetworkissecured,enterthepassword.
4. Touch
Connect
tosavethesettingsandconnecttothe
networknow,or
Save
tosavethenetworksettingsfor
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Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-FiDirectisastandardthatallowsdevicestoconnectto
eachotherdirectlyviaWi-Fi,withoutaWi-Finetworkor
hotspot,andwithouthavingtosetuptheconnection.This
typeofconnectioniscommonlycalledpeer-to-peer.
Forexample,yourdevicecanuseWi-FiDirecttoshare
photos,contactsandothercontentwithotherWi-FiDirect
devices.Manyoftheappsonyourdeviceprovideoptionsfor
sharingviaWi-FiDirectunder
Menu
.
Turning Wi-Fi Direct On or Off
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi
andthentap
Wi-FiDirect
toturnWi-Fi
DirectOnorOff.
Connecting to Wi-Fi Direct Devices
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi
andthentap
Wi-FiDirect
toturn
Wi-FiDirectOn.
3. EnableWi-FiDirectontheotherdevice(s).Consultthe
otherdevice’sdocumentationformoreinformation.
4. Onyourdevice,touch
Wi-FiDirect
toscanfortheother
device(s).
5. Inthescannedlist,touchadevicetoconnectwithit,or
touch
Multi-connect
toconnecttomultipledevices(not
alldevicessupportmulti-connect).
6. Followthepromptsonbothdevicestocompletethe
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Mobile Hotspot
UseMobileHotspottoshareyourdevice’sinternet
connectionwithaPCorotherdevicethroughWi-Fi,using
yourdeviceasthemobilehotspot.
Note:
MobileHotspotmayrequireasubscriptiontoMobile
Hotspot/MobileBroadbandConnectservice.Contact
VerizonWirelessformoreinformation.
MobileHotspotconsumesbatterypowerandusesdata
service.WhiletheMobileHotspotisactive,yourdevice’s
applicationswillusetheMobileHotspotdataallowance.
Configuring Mobile Hotspot Settings
Configureyourdevice’sMobileHotspotsettings,including
yourdevice’snameandpassword,andsetthevisibilityof
yourdevice’sWi-Fihotspot.
Formoreinformation,see“ConfiguringMobileHotspot
Settings”onpage 118.
Turning Mobile Hotspot On or Off
Activateyourdevice’sMobileHotspotapplicationtoallow
otherdevicestouseyourdevice’sinternetconnection.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Morenetworks
➔
MobileHotspot
andtapthe
slider toturnMobileHotspotOnorOff.
Tip:
Bydefault,yourdevice’smobilehotspothasnosecurity
applied,andanydevicecanconnect.Formore
informationaboutconfiguringyourmobilehotspot,see
“ConfiguringMobileHotspotSettings”onpage 118.

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Connecting a Device via Mobile Hotspot
Usetheotherdevice’sWi-Ficontroltoconnecttoyour
device’sMobileHotspot.
1. TurnonMobileHotspotonyourdevice.Formore
information,see“TurningMobileHotspotOnorOff”on
page 118.
2. ActivateWi-Fionthedevice,usingthedevice’sWi-Fi
control.
3. ScanforWi-Fihotspots,andselectyourdevicefrom
thelist.Tofindyourdevice’sname,see“Configuring
MobileHotspotSettings”onpage 118.
4. Attheprompt,enteryourdevice’sMobileHotspot
password.Bydefault,thepasswordisyourdevice’s
telephonenumber.Formoreinformation,see
“ConfiguringMobileHotspotSettings”onpage 118.
Allowed Device List
ControlwhetherdevicesconnecttoyourMobileHotspotwith
theAlloweddevicelist.Afteryouadddevicestothelist,they
canscanforyourdeviceandconnectusingyourdevice’s
mobilehotspotnameandpassword.
Note:
Usingyourdeviceasamobilehotspotconsumesbattery
powerandusesdataservice.WhileMobileHotspotis
active,yourdevice’sapplicationswillusetheMobile
Hotspotdataservice.Roamingwhileusingyourdevice
asamobilehotspotwillincurextradatacharges.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Morenetworks
➔
MobileHotspot
.
3. Touch
Alloweddevices
,thentouchthebuttonatthetop
ofthescreentoentertheotherdevice’sDevicename
andMACaddress.
4. Touch
OK
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Bluetooth
Note:
ForHearingAidCompatibilityInformation,seepage 204.
Bluetoothisashort-rangewirelesscommunications
technologyforexchanginginformationoveradistanceof
about30feet.Youdon’tneedtolineupthedevicestosend
informationwithBluetooth.Ifthedevicesareinrange,you
canexchangeinformationbetweenthem,eveniftheyarein
differentrooms.
YourdevicecanuseBluetoothtosharephotos,contactsand
othercontentwithotherBluetoothdevices.Manyoftheapps
onyourdeviceprovideoptionsforsharingviaBluetooth
under
Menu
.
Configuring Bluetooth Settings
Configureyourdevice’sBluetoothsettings.Formore
information,see“Bluetooth”onpage 133.
Note:
Bluetoothprofilesarespecificationsforservices
supportedbyindividualdevices.Foralistofprofilesyour
devicesupports,see“Bluetoothprofiles”onpage 133.
Turning Bluetooth On or Off
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touchandslidetheslidernextto
Bluetooth
to
turnBluetoothOnorOff.
Tip:
YoucanalsoturnBluetoothOnorOffonNotifications.
Fromalmostanyunlockedscreen,sweepyourfinger
downfromtheStatusbartodisplayNotifications.
Pairing with a Bluetooth Device
SearchforaBluetoothdeviceandpairwithit,toexchange
informationbetweenyourdeviceandthetargetdevice.
Afterpairing,yourdeviceandthetargetdevicewillrecognize
eachotherandexchangeinformationwithoutapasscodeor
PIN.
Note:
Whenpaired,the
Bluetoothpaired
icondisplaysin
theStatusBar.Ifyoureceiveanewrequestforpairing
whilepairedwithaBluetoothheadset,anewBluetooth
icondisplaysattheleftoftheStatusbarand
Notificationsdisplaysthepairingrequest.

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1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touchandslidetheslidernextto
Bluetooth
to
turnBluetoothOnorOff.
3. Activatethetargetdevice’sdiscoverablemode.
4. Touch
Scan
.
5. Fromthelistofscanneddevices,touchthetarget
device,thenfollowthepromptstocompletethe
pairing:
•
IfthetargetdevicerequiresaPIN,enteraPINforthetarget
deviceandtouch
OK
.Whenprompted,enterthePINonthe
targetdevice.
•
Ifthedeviceallowsautomaticorsmartpairing,yourdevicewill
attempttopairwiththedeviceautomatically.Followthe
promptsonyourdeviceandthetargetdevicetocompletethe
pairing.
VPN
Youcanuseyourdevice’sVPN(VirtualPrivateNetwork)
featuretoconnecttoVPNs.
Configuring VPN Settings
Configureyourdevice’sVPNsettings.Formoreinformation,
see“Nearbydevices”onpage 124.
Note:
YoumustenableatleastPatternsecuritybeforesetting
upaVPN.Ifyouhavenotyetenabledsecurity,you’llbe
promptedtodosothefirsttimeyoulaunchVPN
settings.
Adding a VPN
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Morenetworks
➔
VPN
.
3. Touch
BasicVPN
or
AdvancedIPsecVPN
tosetupa
connectiontoaVPN.Availablesettingsdependonthe
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Tethering
UseTetheringtoshareyourdevice’sinternetconnectionwith
acomputerthatconnectstoyourdeviceviaUSBcable,orby
Bluetooth.
Touch
Help
underTetheringsettingstoviewinformation
abouttethering,andforlinkstomoreinformation.
Note:
MobileBroadbandConnectmayrequireasubscription
toMobileHotspot/MobileBroadbandConnectservice.
ContactVerizonWirelessformoreinformation.Mobile
Hotspotconsumesbatterypowerandusesdataservice.
WhiletheMobileHotspotisactive,yourdevice’s
applicationswillusetheMobileHotspotdataallowance.
Mobile Broadband Connect
UseMobileBroadbandConnecttoshareyourdevice’s
networkconnectionwithacomputerthatconnectstoyour
deviceviaUSBcable.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
➔
Morenetworks
➔
Tethering
.
2. ConnecttheotherdevicetoyourdeviceviaUSBcable.
3. Touch
MobileBroadbandconnect
toturntetheringOnor
Off.
Bluetooth tethering
Beforestarting,pairyourcomputerwithyourdevice,then
configureyourcomputertoobtainitsnetworkconnectionvia
Bluetooth.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
➔
Morenetworks
➔
Tethering
.
2. ConnecttheotherdevicetoyourdeviceviaUSBcable.
3. Touch
Bluetoothtethering
toturntetheringOnorOff.
Important!
Tetheringconsumesbatterypowerandincreases
yourdatausage.Roamingwhileusingtethering
willincurextradatacharges.

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NFC and Beaming
UseNFC(NearFieldCommunication)toshareinformation
betweenyourdeviceandanotherNFCdevicebybeaming,
typicallybytouchingthedevicestogetherback-to-back.
YourdeviceusesNFCfortheSBeamfeature.NFCmustbe
turnedontouseSBeam.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Tapthe
NFC
slider toturnNFCOnorOff.
Note:
NFCmustbeturnedontouseSBeam.
Android Beam
Whenenabled,beamapplicationcontenttoanotherNFC-
capabledevicebyholdingthedevicesclosetogether.You
canbeambrowserpages,YouTubevideos,contacts,and
more.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
➔
NFC
.
2. Touchandslidetheslidertotherightof
NFC
toturnit
ON .
Note:
NFCmustbeturnedOntouseAndroidBeam.
3. Touchandslidethe
AndroidBeam
slidertotheright
to
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S Beam
SharemoreandshareitfasterwithSBeam.Fromphotosto
documents,largevideofilestomaps,youcansharealmost
anythinginstantlywithonetouch,simplybyplacingyour
devicesback-to-back.
SBeamusesyourdevice’sNFC(NearFieldCommunication)
featuretosend,or“beam”,contenttootherNFCandWi-Fi
Directdevices,byholdingthedevicesclosetogether.
SBeamworksinthebackground.Usethesharingoptions
fromyourfavoriteappstoselectcontenttosharevia
SBeam.Forexample,youcanbeampicturesorvideosfrom
Gallery,orsongsfromMusicplayer.Justbringthedevices
together(typicallyback-to-back),thentapthescreen.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Tapthe
NFC
slider toturnNFCOnorOff.
3. Touch
SBeam
,thentouch toturnSBeamOnor
Off.
Tip:
WhenyouturnonSBeam,NFCautomaticallyturnson.
Nearby devices
SharefileswithnearbydevicesusingDLNA(DigitalLiving
NetworkAlliance)standards,overWi-Fi.
Tosharewithnearbydevices,youmustconnecttoaWi-Fi
network.Thedevicesyouwishtosharefileswithmustalso
beconnectedtothesameWi-Finetworkandmustsupport
DLNA.
Important!
Usecarewhenenablingfilesharingfornearby
devices.Whenenabled,otherdevicescanaccess
dataonyourdevice.
Turning File sharing On or Off
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
➔
Nearbydevices
.
2. Touch
Filesharing
toturnsharingOnorOff.

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Configuring File Sharing
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
➔
Nearbydevices
.
2. Under
Advanced
,touchoptionstocontrolhowcontent
issharedfromyourdevice:
• Sharedcontents
:Choosethetypeofcontenttoshare,from
Videos
,
Photos
,or
Music
.
• Alloweddeviceslist
:Viewandmanagedevicesallowedto
connecttoyourdevice.
• Not-alloweddeviceslist
:Viewandmanagedevicesrestricted
fromconnectingtoyourdevice.
• Downloadto
:Choosealocationtosavedownloadedcontent,
fromUSBstorage(devicememory)orSDcard.
• Uploadfromotherdevices
:Choosehowtohandleincoming
filesfromotherdevices,from
Alwaysaccept
,
Alwaysask
,or
Alwaysreject
.
Connecting to a Computer
Connectyourdevicetoacomputertotransferdatabetween
yourdeviceandthecomputer.UsetheUSBcablethatcomes
withyourdevice,oruseoneofthepre-loadedappsonyour
devicetoconnectwirelessly.
Transferring Data
Connectyourdevicetoacomputer,viaUSBcable,totransfer
dataasaMediadeviceusingMTP(MediaTransferProtocol),
orasaCamerausingPTP(PhotoTransferProtocol).
1. AttachyourdevicetothecomputerwithaUSBdata
cable.Yourdevicerecognizestheconnectionasthe
lastconnectionmethodyouused,anddisplaysa
connection
alertintheStatusbarandNotifications.
2. FromtheHomescreen,sweepyourfingerdownward
todisplayNotifications,thentouchthealert.
3. Selectaconnectionmethod:
• Mediadevice(MTP)
:TransfermediafileswithWindows,or
usingAndroidfiletransferonaMac(see
www.android.com/
filetransfer
).
• Camera(PTP)
:Transferphotosusingcamerasoftware,and
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4. Onyourcomputer,chooseamethodforaccessingyour
device.Availableoptionsdependontheprograms
installedonyourcomputer.
5. Transferfilestothememorycard.Whenfinished,you
candisconnecttheUSBcable.
Kies air
Managecontentsavedonyourdeviceviayourdesktopor
mobilebrowserusingWi-Fitechnology.Thepre-loadedKies
airappconnectsviaWi-FitotheKiesapplication,whichyou
caninstallonyourcomputer.
Formoreinformation,visit:
www.samsung.com/us/kies
Note:
TosyncyourdevicetoaPC,itishighlyrecommended
thatyouinstallSamsungKies,whichisavailableat
http://www.samsung.com/kies
(forWindows/Mac).
________________________________________
IfyouareaWindowsXPuser,ensurethatyouhave
WindowsXPServicePack3orhigherinstalledonyour
computer.Also,ensurethatyouhaveSamsungKies2.0
orWindowsMediaPlayer10orhigherinstalledonyour
computer.
Memory Card
YourdevicesupportsremovablemicroSD™ormicroSDHC™
memorycardsofupto64GBcapacity,forstorageofmusic,
pictures,videos,andotherfiles.
Bydefault,filesthatyoudownload,orthatyoucreatewith
yourdevice,suchaspicturesandvideosyoucapturewith
Camera,arestoredtoyourdevice’smemory.Formore
storagecapacity,youcansetthememorycardasthe
primarystoragelocationforappswiththeapp’soptions.
Formoreinformationaboutviewingmemoryusageforthe
memorycard,see“MemoryCard”onpage 126.
Installing and Removing a Memory Card
Formoreinformationaboutinstallingandremovinga
memorycard,see“MemoryCard”onpage 12.
Important!
Topreventdamagetodatastoredonthememory
card,unmountthecardbeforeremovingitfromthe
device.

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Mounting and Unmounting a Memory Card
Mountingamemorycardestablishestheconnection
betweenyourdeviceandthecard,toprepareforsavingfiles
tothememorycard.Inmostcases,thedevicemountsthe
cardautomaticallywhenyouinstallit,anddisplaysthe
memorycardstatusonNotifications.
Beforeremovingthecard,usetheMount/Unmountsettingto
unmount,ittopreventdamagetodatastoredonthecard.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Storage
.
2. Touch
UnmountSDcard
,thenfollowtheprompts.
Formatting a Memory Card
UsetheFormatSDcardsettingtoremovealldatafroman
installedmemorycard.
Important!
Datacannotberecoveredafterformatting.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Storage
.
2. Touch
FormatSDcard
,thenfollowthepromptsto
confirmthedeletionofdatafromthecard.

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Section 8: Settings
Accessing Settings
From the Home screen
䡲
Touch
Apps
➔
Settings
,andselectatab.
–or–
Press
Menu
;thenselect
Settings
,andselecta
tab.
From Notifications
䡲
Touchanddragdownwardfromthetopofthescreen
todisplaynotifications;thentouch ,andselecta
tab.
Settings Tabs
Settingsnowdisplayontabsbycategorytoaccessoptions:
Connections
:Displaysalloftheconnection
featuressuchas:Airplanemode,Wi-Fi,Bluetooth,
Datausage,Morenetworks(Mobilenetworks,
MobileHotspot,Tethering,andVPN),NFC,
SBeam,Nearbydevices,ScreenMirroring,and
KiesviaWi-Fi.
Mydevice
:DisplaysPersonalization,andInput
andcontrolsettingssuchas:Lockscreen,
Display,LEDindicator,Sound,Homescreen
mode,Call,Powersavingmode,Accessory,
Accessibility,Languageandinput,Motionsand
gestures,Smartscreen,Airview,andVoice
control.
Accounts
:Displaysaccountconfigurationand
managementfeaturesforSamsung,Email,and
Socialmediaaccountssuchas:BackupAssistant
Plus,Addaccount,andBackupandreset.
Mydevice
Mydevice

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Thissectionispresentedinthesamesequenceasthe
settingsthatdisplayonthetabs.
Connections Settings
Airplane mode
Whenairplanemodeisenabled,allyourphone’swireless
connectionsaredisabled,andyoucannotmakeorreceive
callsormessagesorconnecttonetworks.Whileinairplane
mode,youcanuseotherfeaturesofyourphone,suchas
playingmusic,watchingvideos,orotherapplications.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Airplanemode
toenableordisable
airplanemode.
Note:
AirplanemodecanalsobecontrolledfromNotifications,
andfromDeviceoptionswhenyoupressandholdthe
Power/LockKey
.
More
:DisplaysPermissions,andDevicemanager
settingssuchas:Locationservices,Security,
Applicationmanager,Battery,Storage,Dateand
time,andAboutphone.

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Wi-Fi
Setupandmanageyourphone’sconnectionstoWi-Fi
networks.YourphonesupportsWi-Fia/b/g/n.
FormoreinformationaboutusingWi-Fi,see“Wi-Fi”on
page 115.
Turning Wi-Fi On or Off
Turnyourphone’sWi-Fiserviceonoroff.WhenyouturnWi-
Fiserviceon,yourphoneautomaticallysearchesfor
availableWi-Finetworks.
Tip:
WhenyouturnWi-Fiserviceon,yourphoneautomatically
searchesforavailablenetworksanddisplaysthem.
YoucanalsoturnWi-FiOnorOfffromNotifications.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi
toturnWi-FiOnorOff.
Wi-Fi Settings
Setupandmanagewirelessaccesspoints.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi
.
3. OntheWi-Fiscreen,touchsettingstoconfigure:
•Notifyme
:Whenenabled,yourphonenotifiesyouofWi-Fi
networkswhenyoulaunchahighdata-usageapplication.
• Auto-connect
:
Whenenabled,yourphonewillautomatically
connecttoknownWi-Finetworkswhenyoulaunchahighdata-
usageapplication,evenifWi-Fiisturnedoff.Aknown
Wi-Finetworkisonethatyoupreviouslyadded.
•AddWi-Finetwork
:ConnecttoanewWi-Finetwork.For
moreinformation,see
“AddingaWi-FiNetwork
Manually”
onpage 116.
•Scan
:SearchforavailableWi-Finetworks.
• Wi-FiDirect
:AccessWi-FiDirect.Formoreinformation,see
“Wi-FiDirect”
onpage 117.

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Other Wi-Fi Settings
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi
.
3. Touch
Menu
foradditionalsettings:
• Advanced
:
–
Passpoint
:WhenturnedOn,yourphonewillautomatically
connecttoPasspoint-enabledWi-finetworks.
–
KeepWi-Fionduringsleep
:Specifywhentoswitchfrom
Wi-Fitomobiledatafordatacommunications,whenthephone
goestosleep(whenthebacklightgoesout).Thissettingcan
affectyourdatausage,andthebehaviorofdevicesyouconnect
toyourphone,suchaswhentetheringorusingMobileHotspot.
–
CheckforInternetservice
:Whenenabled,yourdevicewill
checktoseeifInternetserviceisavailable,whenconnectedtoa
Wi-FiAccessPoint(AP).
–
MACaddress
:(Notconfigurable)Viewyourphone’sMAC
address,neededforconnectingtosomesecurednetworks.
–
IPaddress
:
(Notconfigurable)Viewyourphone’sIPaddress.
• Managenetworks
:ViewandmanageyoursavedWi-Fi
networks.Touchanetworktoconnecttoit,ortoforgetor
modifyitssettings.
• WPSpushbutton
:SetupaconnectiontoaWPS(Wi-Fi
ProtectedSetup)routerorequipment.
• WPSPINentry
:ViewthePINusedbyyourdevicetosetupa
PIN-securedconnectiontoaWi-Firouter.
•Help
:ProvidesinstructionsonhowtoconnecttoaWi-Fi
network.

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Passpoint
Wi-FiCertifiedPasspoint™automaticallyconnectstoa
Passpoint-enabledWi-Finetwork.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi
.
3. Press
Menu
➔
Advanced
.
4.
TouchandslidetheslidertotherighttoturnitON .
5. Touch
Passpoint
toconnecttoacompatibleaccess
point.
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-FiDirectallowsdevicestoconnecttoeachotherdirectly
viaWi-Fi,withoutaWi-Finetworkorhotspot,andwithout
havingtosetuptheconnection.Forexample,yourphone
canuseWi-FiDirecttosharephotos,contactsandother
contentwithotherWi-FiDirectdevices.Formore
information,see“Wi-FiDirect”onpage 117.
Turning Wi-Fi Direct On or Off
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi
.
3. Touch
Wi-FiDirect
atthebottomofthescreen.Your
deviceautomaticallyscansfornearbyWi-FiDirect
devices,oryoucantouchScantostartscanning.
4. Afterscanningfordevices,touchadevicetoconnectto
it;thenfollowthepromptstocompletetheconnection.
–or–
Touch
Multi-connect
tocreateaconnectiontodevices
thatsupportmulti-connect.Touch
Scan
tosearchfor
availablemulti-connectdevices;thentouchthe
devicesyouwanttoconnectto,andfollowtheprompts
tocompletetheconnection.

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Bluetooth
YourphonesupportsBluetooth®4.0.
Bluetooth profiles
Bluetoothprofilesarespecificationsforservicessupported
byindividualdevices.Profilesimprovetheabilityofdifferent
devicestoworktogether.Yourphonesupportsthese
Bluetoothprofiles:
•
Headset
:HSPv1.2profilesupportsuseofcompatibleBluetooth
headsetsformonovoice.
•
Handsfree
:HFPv1.5profilesupportsBluetoothheadsets,and
mayalsosupportothercompatibleBluetoothdeviceswith
speakerphonecapabilities.
•
Stereo
:A2DPv1.2,AVRCPv1.0,GAVDP1.2,AVCTP1.3and
AVDTP1.2profilessupportdeliveryofstereoaudiotocompatible
Bluetoothdevices.
•
ObjectExchange
:OPPv1.0profileallowssendingandreceiving
ofcontactnamecards(vCard2.1)andcalendarevents
(vCalendar)betweendevices.PBAPv1.2supportsexchangeof
PhoneBookObjects.
•
HumanInterfaceDevices
:HIDv1.0profilesupportscertain
interfacedevices.
•
PersonalAreaNetworking
:PAN1.0supportsexchangeofdata
withotherdevices.
•
MessageAccessProfile
:MAP1.0allowsexchangeoftext
messagesbetweendevices,suchaswithanautomotivehands-
freedevice.
•
HealthDeviceProfile
:HDPallowscommunicationwithmedical
devices.
Note:
ThisdevicedoesnotsupportallBluetoothprofiles.For
vehicle/accessorycompatibility,visit
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Turning Bluetooth On or Off
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touchandslidetheslidernextto
Bluetooth
to
turnBluetoothOnorOff.
Tip:
YoucanalsoturnBluetoothOnorOffatNotifications.
Bluetooth settings
PairwithotherBluetoothdevices,manageyourBluetooth
connections,andcontrolyourdevice’svisibilitytoother
devices.
Note:
BluetoothmustbeturnedOntoconfigureBluetooth
settings.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Bluetooth
.
3. Configurethesesettings:
•
Touch
toturnBluetoothOnorOff.
•
Touchyourphone’snametoenableordisablevisibilitytoother
Bluetoothdevices.WhenBluetoothisvisible,otherdevices
locateyourphoneduringascan.Thisphoneremainsvisiblefor
aperiodoftimesetintheVisibilitytimeoutsetting.
•
Touch
Scan
tosearchforvisibleBluetoothdevices.After
searching,touchadevicetopairwithit.Formoreinformation,
see
“PairingwithaBluetoothDevice”
onpage 120.
4. Touch
Menu
toconfigurethesesettings:
• Visibilitytimeout
:Setthelengthoftimeyourphoneisvisible
tootherdeviceswhenyouturnonvisibility.
• Receivedfiles
:Viewfilesthataretransferredtoyourdevices
viaBluetooth.
•Help
:LearnaboutBluetoothandothersettings.

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Data usage
Controlyourdevice’sconnectiontomobiledataservice,and
monitoryourdatausage.
Note:
Datausageismeasuredbyyourdevice,andyour
serviceprovidermayaccountforusagedifferently,so
considerusingaconservativelimit.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
➔
Datausage
.
2. Configureoptions:
• Mobiledata
:TurnMobiledataOnorOff.Youcanalsocontrol
MobileDataatNotifications.
• Limitmobiledatausage
:Whenenabled,yourmobiledata
connectionwillbedisabledwhenthespecifiedlimitisreached.
Afterenablingthesetting,dragtheredlimitlineonthegraph
belowtosetthedatausagelimit.
• Alertmeaboutdatausage
:Whenenabled,yourdevicewill
alertyouwhenmobiledatausagereachesthewarninglimit
youset.Afterenablingthesetting,dragtheorangewarningline
onthegraphbelowtosetthedatausagewarninglimit.
• Datausagecycle
:Usethedrop-downmenutoselectarange
ofdates.
Data usage options
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Datausage
.
3. Touch
Menu
tosetoptions:
• Dataroaming
:TurndataroamingOnorOff.Whenroaming,
yourdeviceconnectstonetworksoutsideyourhomenetwork,
dependingonyourprovider’sagreementswithotherproviders.
Usingdatawhileroamingcanincurextracharges,depending
onyourplan.Formoreinformation,contactVerizonWireless.
• Restrictbackgrounddata
:Yourdevicecanconnecttothe
networkinthebackground,forsynchronizationorother
services.Whenenabled,backgroundconnectionswillnot
occur.
• Autosyncdata
:Whenenabled,yourdevicewillsynchronize
withaccountsautomatically,atanytime.
•ShowWi-Fiusage
:WhenturnedOn,aseparatetabdisplays
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• Mobilehotspots
:SelectWi-Finetworksthataremobile
hotspots.Youcanrestrictappsfromusingthesenetworks,and
youcanconfigureappstowarnyoubeforeusingthese
networksforlargedownloads.
More settings
Mobile networks
Setoptionsfornetworkselectionanddataservice.
Important!
Dependingonyourserviceplan,changesyou
maketomobilenetworkssettingsmayincurextra
charges.ConsultVerizonWirelessforinformation.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Morenetworks
➔
Mobilenetworks
.
3. Settheseoptions:
•Mobiledata
:Enableordisableyourdevice’sconnectiontothe
mobiledatanetwork.Youcanalsocontrolthissettingat
NotificationswiththeMobiledatasetting.
• GlobalDataRoamingAccess
:Enableordisableconnectionto
dataserviceswhenyourdeviceisroamingonanothernetwork.
•Roaming
:(Notconfigurable)Currentroamingstatus.
• Signalstrength
:(Notconfigurable)Currentsignalstrength.
•Networkmode
:Chooseapreferrednetworkmode.
• AccessPointNames
:Configurewirelessnetworkaccess.
•Networkoperators
:Configurenetworkoperators.
Mobile Hotspot
UseMobileHotspottoshareyourphone’sinternetconnection
withupto10WiFi-enableddevicesusing4G,or5devices
usinga3Gconnection.
YoucancontrolwhetherdevicesconnecttoyourMobile
HotspotwiththeAlloweddevicelist.
Formoreinformationaboutusingyourphoneasamobile
hotspot,see“MobileHotspot”onpage 118.Youcanalso
accessMobileHotspotwiththe
MobileHotspot
app.

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Note:
MobileHotspotmayrequireasubscriptiontoMobile
Hotspot/MobileBroadbandConnectservice.Formore
information,contactVerizonWireless.
Usingyourphoneasamobilehotspotconsumesbattery
powerandusesdataservice.WhileMobileHotspotis
active,yourphone’sapplicationswillusetheMobile
Hotspotdataservice.Roamingwhileusingyourphone
asamobilehotspotwillincurextradatacharges.
Turning Mobile Hotspot On or Off
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Morenetworks
➔
MobileHotspot
andtapthe
slider toturnMobileHotspotOnorOff.
Note:
Usingyourphoneasamobilehotspotconsumesbattery
powerandusesdataservice.WhileMobileHotspotis
active,yourphone’sapplicationswillusetheMobile
Hotspotdataservice.Roamingwhileusingyourphone
asamobilehotspotwillincurextradatacharges.
Configuring Mobile Hotspot
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Morenetworks
➔
MobileHotspot
.
3. Touch
Configure
fortheseoptions:
• NetworkSSID
:Viewandchangethenameofyourmobile
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• Hidemydevice
:Whenenabled,yourmobilehotspotisnot
visibletootherWi-Fidevicesduringascan.Otherdevicescan
stillconnecttoyourmobilehotspot,butwillhavetosetupthe
connectionmanuallywithyourNetworkSSIDandPassword.
• Security
:ChoosethesecuritylevelforyourMobileHotspot.
• Password
:Ifyouchooseasecuritylevelthatusesapassword,
enterthepassword.Bydefault,thepasswordisyourmobile
telephonenumber.
• Showpassword
:EnabletomakethePasswordfieldvisible.
• Showadvancedoptions
:Enabletoaccessadvancedoptions,
includingBroadcastchannel,tospecifythechannelyourdevice
usesforMobileHotspot.
Allowed Device List
ControlwhetherdevicesconnecttoyourMobileHotspotwith
theAlloweddevicelist.Afteryouadddevicestothelist,they
canscanforyourdeviceandconnectusingyourdevice’s
mobilehotspotnameandpassword.
Note:
Usingyourphoneasamobilehotspotconsumesbattery
powerandusesdataservice.WhileMobileHotspotis
active,yourphone’sapplicationswillusetheMobile
Hotspotdataservice.Roamingwhileusingyourphone
asamobilehotspotwillincurextradatacharges.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Morenetworks
➔
MobileHotspot
➔
Allowed
devices
.
3. Touch thenentertheotherdevice’sDevicename
andMACaddress.
4. Touch
toaddthedevicetothe
Alloweddevices
.
Tip:
ForinformationaboutconnectingtoyourMobileHotspot,
see“ConnectingaDeviceviaMobileHotspot”on
page 119.
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Tethering
UseTetheringtoshareyourphone’sinternetconnectionwith
acomputerthatconnectstoyourdeviceviaUSBcable,orby
Bluetooth.
Formoreinformationaboutconnectingcomputerstoyour
phoneviaTethering,see“Tethering”onpage 122.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Morenetworks
➔
Tethering
.
3. Chooseatetheringmethod:
• MobileBroadbandConnect
:Connectthecomputertothe
phoneviaUSBcable;thentouch
MobileBroadbandConnect
toturntetheringOnorOff.
• Bluetoothtethering
:Pairyourphonewiththecomputervia
Bluetooth.Consultthecomputer’sdocumentationformore
informationaboutconfiguringyourcomputertopairvia
Bluetooth.Touch
BluetoothTethering
toturntetheringOnor
Off.
Note:
UsingMobileBroadbandConnecttetheringrequiresa
subscriptiontoMobileHotspot/MobileBroadband
Connectservice.Forinformation,contactVerizon
Wireless.
•Help
:FindmoreinformationaboutMobileBroadbandConnect
andBluetoothtethering.

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VPN
SetupandmanageVirtualPrivateNetworks(VPNs).Formore
informationaboutusingVPNs,see“VPN”onpage 121.
Adding a VPN
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touch
Morenetworks
➔
VPN
.
Note:
YoumustenableascreenunlockpatternPIN,or
passwordbeforeyoucanusecredentialstorage.For
moreinformation,referto“Screenlock”onpage144.
ConfigureaBasicVPN
1. Touch
BasicVPN
andthentouch .
2. Entertheconfigurationinformationandthentouch
Save
.
ConfigureanAdvancedIPsecVPN
1. Touch
AdvancedIPsecVPN
andthentap
AddVPN
Connection
.
2. Setapasswordtoprotecttheprivatekeysandshared
secrets.
3. Re-enterthepasswordandthentap
OK
.
4. EntertheIPsecconfigurationinformation,thentouch
Showadvancedoptionstoconfigureadditionaloptions.
5. Touch
Save
.
Connect and share
NFC
UseNFC(NearFieldCommunication)toshareinformation
betweenyourphoneandanotherNFCdevicebytouchingthe
devicestogether,typicallyback-to-back.
FormoreinformationaboutsharinginformationwithNFC,
see“NFCandBeaming”onpage 123.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Tapthe
NFC
slider toturnNFCOnorOff.
Note:
NFCmustbeturnedontouseAndroidBeamorSBeam.
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Android Beam
Whenenabled,beamapplicationcontenttoanother
NFC-capabledevicebyholdingthedevicesclosetogether.
Youcanbeambrowserpages,YouTubevideos,contacts,and
more.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
➔
NFC
.
2. Touchandslidetheslidertotherightof
NFC
toturnit
ON .
Note:
NFCmustbeturnedOntouseAndroidBeam.
3. Touchandslidethe
AndroidBeam
slidertotheright
to
turnitON .
S Beam
SBeamusesyourphone’sNFC(NearFieldCommunication)
tosend,or“beam”,contenttootherNFCandWi-FiDirect
devices,byholdingthedevicesclosetogether.
SBeamworksinthebackground.Usethesharingoptions
fromyourfavoriteappstoselectcontenttosharevia
SBeam.Forexample,youcanbeampictures,videos,or
songs.Justbringthedevicestogether(typicallybackto
back),andtapthescreen.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
.
2. Touchandslidetheslidertotherightof
NFC
toturnit
ON .
Note:
NFCmustbeturnedOntouseSBeam.
3. Touch
SBeam
;thentouch toturnSBeamOnor
Off.

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Nearby devices
SharefileswithdevicesusingDLNA(DigitalLivingNetwork
Alliance)standards,overWi-Fi.
TouseNearbydevicesforsharing,youmustconnecttoaWi-
Finetwork.Thedevicesyouwishtosharefileswithmust
alsobeconnectedtothesameWi-Finetworkandmust
supportDLNA.
FormoreinformationaboutconnectingtoWi-Fi,see“Wi-Fi”
onpage 130.
Important!
Usecarewhenenablingfilesharingfordevices.
Whenenabled,otherdevicescanaccessdataon
yourdevice.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
➔
Nearbydevices
.
2. Touch
Filesharing
toturnfilesharingviaDLNAOnor
Off.
3. Under
Advanced
,touchoptionstocontrolhowcontent
issharedfromyourdevice:
• Sharedcontents
:Choosethetypeofcontenttoshare,from
Videos
,
Photos
,or
Music
.
• Alloweddeviceslist
:Viewandmanagedevicesallowedto
connecttoyourdevice.
• Not-alloweddeviceslist
:Viewandmanagedevicesrestricted
fromconnectingtoyourdevice.
•Downloadto
:Choosealocationtosavedownloadedcontent,
fromUSBstorage(phonememory)orSDcard.
• Uploadfromotherdevices
:Choosehowtohandleincoming
filesfromotherdevices,from
Alwaysaccept
,
Alwaysask
,or
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.

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Screen Mirroring
UsetheScreenMirroringfeaturetosharemediafilesonyour
phonewithanHDMIdevicesuchasanHDMItv.
Note:
ThisfeaturerequiresanoptionalAllShareCastdongle
accessory.SeeyourVerizonCustomerService
Representativeformoreinformation.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
➔
ScreenMirroring
.
2. ConnecttheAllShareCastdongletotheHDMIdevice
usinganHDMIA-to-Acable.
3. Press
Menu
➔
Help
forScreenMirroringhelp
information.
Kies via Wi-Fi
Kiesairmakesiteasytomanagecontentsavedonyour
deviceviayourdesktopormobilebrowserusingWi-Fi
technology.
UsingKiesviaWi-FirequirestheSamsungKiesapplication
onyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,see“Kiesair”on
page 126.
Yourdevice,andthecomputerwiththeKiesapplication,
mustbeconnectedtothesameWi-Finetwork.
1. Fromyourcomputer,launchtheSamsungKies
application,andconnecttoaWi-Finetwork.
2. Onyourdevice,connecttothesameWi-Finetwork.
3. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Connections
➔
KiesviaWi-Fi
.

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My Device Settings
Lock screen
Choosesettingstounlockyourphone.
Formoreinformationaboutusingthelockandunlock
features,see“SecuringYourDevice”onpage 16.
Screen lock
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Lockscreen
.
2. Touch
Screenlock
forsettings:
•Swipe
:Whenenabled,youunlockthephonebyswipingyour
fingeracrossthescreen.Thisisthedefaultscreenlock,and
offersnosecurity,butyoucansetspeciallockscreenoptions;
seethefollowingoptions.
• Faceunlock
:Whenenabled,youunlockthephonebylooking
atthescreen.Thisoptionofferslowsecurity,becausesomeone
wholookssimilartoyoucouldunlockyourphone.Touchthe
optionformoreinformation,andsetupFaceunlock.
• Faceandvoice
:Whenenabled,youunlockthephoneby
lookingatthescreenandspeaking.Thisoptionofferslow
security,becausesomeonewholooksand/orsoundssimilarto
youcouldunlockyourphone.Touchtheoptionformore
information,andtosetupFaceunlock.
•Pattern
:Whenenabled,youdrawapattern,whichyoucreate,
onthescreentounlockthephone.Touchtheoption;then
followthepromptstocreateorchangeyourscreenunlock
pattern.
•PIN
:Whenenabled,youenteranumericPIN(Personal
IdentificationNumber),whichyoucreate,tounlockthephone.
• Password
:Whenenabled,youenteranalphanumeric
password,whichyoucreate,tounlockthephone.
•None
:Disableallcustomscreenlocksettings,tousethe
defaultswipeunlockscreen.
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Swipe options
• Multiplewidgets
displaysmultiplewidgetsonyourlock
screen.
• Lockscreenwidgets
locksthewidgetsdisplayedonthehome
screens.
•Shortcuts
setsshortcutsthatdisplayatthebottomoftheLock
screen.Touchandslidetheslidertotherighttoturnit
ON .
• Unlockeffect
setsthetypeofeffecttoviewwhenunlocking
thephone.Select
None
,
Rippleeffect
,or
Lighteffect
.
•Helptext
showshelpinformationontheLockscreen.
• Wakeupinlockscreen
requiresthatyousayacommandto
wake-upyourphone.
•Setwake-upcommand
designatesyourwake-up
commands.Tap
Setwake-upcommand
andfollowthe
on-screenpromptstocreateanewverbalcommand.
Face / Face and Voice unlock options
Important!
Donotusefaceunlockwhiledriving.
• Lockscreenwidgets
locksthewidgetsdisplayedonthehome
screens.
• Improvefacialrecognition
improvesthephone’sface
matchingcapabilitybycapturingyourfaceindifferentlighting,
withorwithoutglasses,andbeardedorclean-shaven.Follow
theon-screeninstructions.
• Presencecheck
requiresyoutoblinkwhileusingtheFace
unlockfeature.Thisfeatureincreasessecurity.
• Lockautomatically
:thescreenautomaticallylocks5seconds
afterthescreenturnsoff.
• Lockinstantlywithpowerkey
:whenenabled,thephone
instantlylockswhenyoupressthepowerkey.
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Secured with pattern
• Lockscreenwidgets
locksthewidgetsdisplayedonthehome
screens.
• Makepatternvisible
:displaysthepatternasyoudrawit.
• Lockautomatically
:Thescreenautomaticallylocksadefined
periodoftimeafterthescreenturnsoff.
• Lockinstantlywithpowerkey
:pressthepowerkeyto
instantlylockthephone.
Secured with PIN
• Lockscreenwidgets
locksthewidgetsdisplayedonthehome
screens.
• Lockautomatically
:Thescreenautomaticallylocksadefined
periodoftimeafterthescreenturnsoff.
• Lockinstantlywithpowerkey
:pressthepowerkeyto
instantlylockthephone.
Secured with password
• Lockscreenwidgets
locksthewidgetsdisplayedonthehome
screens.
•Lockautomatically
:Thescreenautomaticallylocksadefined
periodoftimeafterthescreenturnsoff.
• Lockinstantlywithpowerkey
:pressthepowerkeyto
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Display Settings
Usethismenutochangedisplaysettings.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Display
.
Selectfromthefollowingoptions:
• Wallpaper
:settheWallpaperfortheHomescreen,Lock
screen,orboth.Formoreinformation,referto
“Wallpaper”
onpage39.
• Notificationpanel
:setthenotificationpanelbrightnesslevel
andalsoselectthequicksettingbuttonstodisplayatthetopof
thenotificationpanel.Formoreinformation,referto
“Notifications”
onpage32.
•Multiwindow
:tapthisoptiontoenable/disabletheautomatic
Multiwindowfeature.Formoreinformation,referto
“Multi
WindowFeature”
onpage30.
• Screenmode
:allowsyoutoselectfromseveraldifferentcolor
modes.
•Brightness
:configurestheLCDBrightnesslevels.Tap
Automaticbrightnesstoallowthephonetoself-adjustordrag
thesliderandtap
OK
.
• Auto-rotatescreen
:allowsyoutoswitchthedisplay
orientationautomaticallywhenyourotatethephone.
• Screentimeout
:adjuststhedelaytimebeforethescreen
automaticallyturnsoff.Selectionsare:
15seconds
,
30seconds
,
1minute
,
2minutes
,
5minutes
,and
10minutes
.
•Daydream
:allowsyoutocontrolwhatyourscreendoeswhen
yourdeviceisdockedorsleeping.TaptheOFF/ONiconnext
toDaydreamtoturniton .Followtheon-screen
instructions.
• Fontstyle
:setthefontstyleusedonthephonedisplay.Touch
Getfontsonline
tochoosefromawiderselection.
•Fontsize
:selectthesizeofthefontthephonedisplays.
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More display settings
• Touchkeylightduration
:setthedelaytimebeforetheTouch
keylightautomaticallyturnsoff.
• Displaybatterypercentage
:displaysthebatterycharge
percentagenexttothebatterychargeiconatthetopofthe
display.
• Editafterscreencapture
:displaystheeditscreenafter
capturingascreen.
• Autoadjustscreentone
:savesbatterypowerbecausethe
phoneanalyzesthedisplayedscreenimageandadjuststhe
LCDbrightness.
• Autoadjusttouchsensitivity
:adjustthetouchscreen
sensitivitydependingonthetypeofinformationdisplayed.
Wallpaper
CustomizethebackgroundoftheHomeandLockscreens.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Display
➔
Wallpaper
.
2. Selectascreen,from
Homescreen
,
Lockscreen
,or
Homeandlockscreens
.
3. Selectasourceforwallpaper,from
Gallery
,
Live
wallpaper
,
Wallpapers
,or
Travelwallpaper
(Lockscreen
only).
Important!
AdditionalchargesmayapplyforTravelwallpaper.
FormoreinformationcontactyourCustomer
Servicerepresentative.
Whenenabled,Travelwallpaperdisplaystravel
recommendationsontheLockscreen.
4. Followthepromptstosetthepictureorwallpaper.
Note:
YoucanalsosetWallpaperbytouchingandholdingon
theHomescreen.
Notification Panel
Thisoptionconfigurebrightnesslevelsandsetsupthequick
settingbuttons(icons)thatdisplayinthenotificationpanel.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Display
➔
Notification
panel
.
2. Tapthe
Brightnessadjustment
checkboxtoallowthe
phonetoautomaticallyadjustscreenbrightness.
Mydevice
Mydevice
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SelectingQuickSettingbuttons
Customizewhichquicksettingbuttonsdisplayatthetopof
thenotificationpanel.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Notificationpanel
.
2. Pressandhold,thendragabuttontoaddorre-order
them.
LED Indicator
TheLEDindicatoronthefrontofthephonedisplayswhen
thephoneislocked,tonotifyyouofstatuschangesand
events.UseLEDindicatorsettingstoconfigurehowtheLED
functions.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
Mydevice
➔
LEDindicator
.
2. Selectoptions:
•Charging
:Whenenabled,theLEDglowsredwhenthephone
isconnectedtoachargerandcharging,andblinksredwhen
thephoneisconnectedtoachargerandthereisaproblem
withcharging.Whenenabled,theLEDglowsgreenwhenthe
phoneisconnectedtoachargerandthebatteryisfully
charged.
•Lowbattery
:Whenenabled,theLEDblinksredwhenbattery
powerislowandthephoneisnotconnectedtocharger.
• Notifications
:Whenenabled,theLEDblinksblueformissed
call,messagesorothernotifications.
• Voicerecording
:Whenenabled,theLEDglowsbluewhen
recordingwhilethescreenisoff.
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Sound Settings
Volume
Setthesystemvolumelevel,andsetdefaultvolumeforcall
ringtones,notifications,andmediaplayback.
Note:
YoucanalsosetSystemvolumefromtheHomescreen
bypressingthe
VolumeKey
.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Sound
➔
Volume
.
2. Touchanddragtheslidersfor:
• Music,video,games,andothermedia
:Setthedefault
volumelevelforaudioplayback.Youcanalsoadjustvolume
fromthisdefaultinsidetheapps.
•Ringtone
:Setthevolumeforincomingcallringtones.
• Notifications
:Setthevolumefornotifications,suchasnew
messagesandeventreminders.
• System
:Setthevolumeforallothersystemsounds,suchas
keytonesplayedforscreentouches.Youcancontrolwhether
tonesplayforscreentoucheswithothersoundsettings.
3. Touch tosaveyoursettings.
Vibration intensity
Setthelevelforvibrationtoaccompanyringtonesand
notifications.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Sound
➔
Vibration
intensity
.
2. Touchanddragtheslidersfor:
• Incomingcall
:Setthevibrationlevelforincomingcall
ringtones.
• Notification
:Setthevibrationlevelfornotifications,suchas
newmessagesandeventreminders.
• Hapticfeedback
:Setthevibrationlevelvibrationsto
accompanyscreentouches.
3. Touch tosaveyoursettings.
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Ringtones and notifications
Ringtones
Choosearingtoneforincomingcalls.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Sound
➔
Ringtones
.
2. Toucharingtonetoselectit.Asyoutouchringtones,a
sampleplays,unlessyouhaveaSilentmodeenabled.
3. Touch
Add
toaddaringtonefromamusictrackorfrom
Soundpickerandfollowtheprompts.
4. Touch tosaveyoursettings.
Tip:
Youcanalsosetsongsasringtonesforallcalls,orfora
selectedcontact.Formoreinformation,see“Settinga
SongasaRingtone”onpage 102.
Vibrations
Chooseavibrationpatterntousewhenvibrationisenabled.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Sound
➔
Vibrations
.
2. Touchapatterntoselectit.Asyoutouchpatterns,a
sampleplays.
3. Tocreateyourownpattern,touch
Create
.Touch
Tapto
create
inthepattern;thentouch
Stop
.Touch
Save
to
saveyourpattern.
4. Touch tosaveyoursettings.
Notifications
Chooseadefaultsoundtoplayfornotifications,suchasfor
newmessagesandeventreminders.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Sound
➔
Notifications
.
2. Touchasoundtoselectit.Asyoutouchsounds,a
sampleplays.
3. Touch tosaveyoursettings.
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Tip:
Youcanalsosetsongsasringtones.Formore
information,see“SettingaSongasaRingtone”on
page 102.
Vibrate when ringing
Thephonevibrateswhenitisringing.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Sound
.
2. Tap
Vibrate
whenringing
toenablethefeature.
System Sound Settings
UseSystemsoundsettingstoconfigurethedialingpad,
makeascreenselection,orlockortapyourscreen.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Sound
.
2. Touchoneofthefollowingoptionstoconfigure:
• Dialingkeypadtone
:soundplayswhenyoutouchakeyon
thekeyboard.
• Touchsounds
:soundplayswhenyoutouchthescreen.
• Screenlocksound
:soundplayswhenyoulockorunlockthe
screen.
• Hapticfeedback
:vibratestoindicatescreentouchesandon
certainUIinteractions.
•Emergencytone
:determineswhetherthephoneplaysan
alert,orvibratesasanEmergencyalert.
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More Sound Settings
Adapt sound
CustomizecallsoundsusingtheAdaptsoundsetting.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Sound
➔
Adaptsound
.
2. Readtheinstructionsandtouch
Start
.
3. Followtheon-screeninstructionstocustomizecall
sound.
Home Screen Mode
Thismodesetsthedisplaytoaconventionallayoutofapps
andwidgetsontheHomescreensusing
Standardmode
,orit
providesagoodfirst-timeuserexperienceusing
Starter
mode
.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Homescreenmode
.
2. Touchtheradiobuttontoselectoneoftheseoptions:
• Standardmode
:providesconventionallayoutforthe
applicationsandwidgetsonthehomescreens.
•Startermode
:providesaneasieruserexperienceforfirst-time
smartphoneusersonthehomescreens.
3. Touch
Apply
.
Call Settings
Thesesettingsconfigurecallswithyourdevice.
Formoreinformation,referto“CallSettings”onpage63.
Power saving mode
ConfigurePowersavingmodesettingstoconservebattery
power.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
thentouch
Mydevice
.
2. Touchtheslidertotherightof
Powersavingmode
toturnitON.
3. Touch
Powersavingmode
andtoucheachpower
savingsettingtoenableordisableit.
• CPUpowersaving
:Whenenabled,thedevice’smaximum
performanceislimited.Thisdoesnotaffectnormalusage,
suchasbrowsingandvideoplayback.
• Screenpowersaving
:Whenenabled,thescreenuses
reducedframerefreshrateandlowerbrightness.
• Turnoffhapticfeedback
:Whenenabled,Hapticfeedbackis
turnedoff,andnovibrationplayswhenyoutouchthescreen.
4. Touch
Learnaboutpowersaving
toviewdetailsabout
Powersaving.
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Accessory Settings
SelecttheAudiooutputmodewheneveryouuseacaror
deskdock.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Accessory
.
2. Touch
Docksound
ifyouwantasoundtoplay
wheneveryouinsertorremovethephonefromthe
dock.
3. Touch
Audiooutputmode
tousetheexternaldock
speakerswhenthephoneisdocked.
4. Touch
Deskhomescreendisplay
todisplaythedesk
homescreenwheneverthephoneisdocked.
5. Touch
Automaticunlock
ifyouwantthephoneto
unlockwhenyouopentheoptionalphonecover.
6. Touch
Audiooutput
tosetyourAudiooutputtoStereo
orSurround.
Accessibility Settings
Yourphoneoffersfeaturestomakeusingthephoneeasier
forthosewithcertainphysicaldisabilities.Usethe
Accessibilitysettingstoactivatetheseservices.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Accessibility
.
2. Thefollowingoptionsareavailable:
• Auto-rotatescreen
:whenenabled,thescreen’sorientation
automaticallychangeswhenyourotatethephone.
• Screentimeout
:setthelengthofdelaybetweenthelastkey
pressorscreentouchandtheautomaticscreentimeout(dim
andlock).
• Speakpasswords
:whenenabled,youcanspeakpasswords
forlog-ins.
• Answering/endingcalls
:whenenabledyoupressthehome
keytoacceptincomingcalls,orpressthepowerkeytoendan
incomingcall.
• Showshortcut
:pressandholdthepowerkeytoaccessthe
accessibilityshortcutlistedunderdeviceoptions.
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• Manageaccessibility
:saveandupdateaccessibilitysettings
orsharethemwithanotherdevice.Youcanexportyour
settings,importapreviouslysavedfile,orshareyourfilewith
anotherdevice.
Services
• TalkBack
:wheninstalled,activatestheTalkBackfeature
whichspeaksfeedbacktohelpblindandlow-visionusers.
Important!
TalkBackcancollectallofthetextyouenter,
exceptpasswords,includingpersonaldataand
creditcardnumbers.Itmayalsologyouruser
interfaceinteractionswiththedevice.
Vision settings
•Fontsize
:changethesizeofthefontsusedonthedevice
withinmenus,options,andmore.Selectionsare:Tiny,Small,
Normal,Large,orHuge.
• Magnificationgestures
:useexaggeratedgesturessuchas
triple-tapping,doublepinching,anddraggingtwofingers
acrossthescreen.
• Negativecolors
:reversestheon-screencolordisplayfrom
WhitetextonaBlackbackgroundtoBlacktextonaWhite
background.
• Coloradjustment
:adjustthedisplaycolorsifyouarecolor
blindandhavedifficultyreadingthedisplaybecauseofthe
colors.Touchandslidetheslidertotherighttoactivatethe
feature,thenfollowtheon-screeninstructions.
• Accessibilityshortcut
:whenenabled,alinktoAccessibility
settingsdisplaysontheDeviceoptionsmenu,whichdisplays
whenyoupressandholdthePower/LockKey.Thisprovides
quickaccesstoaccessibilitysettings,tomakechangesasyou
usethephone.
• Text-to-speechoptions
:providesaudiblereadoutoftextfor
incomingcalls.Formoreinformation,referto
“Speech”
on
page160.
• Enhancewebaccessibility
:allowsappstoinstallscripts
fromGooglethatmaketheirWebcontentmoreaccessible.Tap
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Hearing settings
• Soundbalance
:allowsyoutousetheslidertosettheLeft
andRightbalancewhenusingastereodevice.
• Monoaudio
:allowsyoutoenablestereoaudiotobe
compressedintoasinglemonoaudiostreamforusewitha
singleearbud/earphone.
• Turnoffallsounds
:allowsyoutomuteeverysoundmadeby
thedeviceduringtaps,selections,notifications,etc.
• Flashnotification
:allowsyoutosetyourcameralighttoblink
wheneveryoureceiveanotification.
Mobility settings
• Assistantmenu
:allowsyoutoimprovethedevice
accessibilityforuserswithreduceddexterity.Touchandslide
theslidertotherighttoturniton .Followtheon-
screeninstructions.
• Tapandholddelay
:allowsyoutoselectatimeintervalfor
thisaction.Choosefrom:Short,Medium,orLong.
Recognition settings
• Interactioncontrol
:allowsyoutoenableordisablemotions
andscreentimeout.Youcanalsoblockareasofthescreen
fromtouchinteraction.Touchandslidetheslidertotherightto
turniton .Followtheon-screeninstructions.
Language and input
Language
Setthelanguageusedbyyourphone’sscreens.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Languageandinput
➔
Language
.
2. Selectalanguagefromthelist.
Personal dictionary
Createandmanagealistofwordsforuseintextentry,for
matchingyourkeytoucheswithwords.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Languageandinput
➔
Personaldictionary
.
2. Manageyourwordlist:
•
Select toenternewwords.
•
Touchawordto
Edit
theword.
•
Touchawordandtap todeleteit.
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Keyboards and input methods
Configuretextentryoptionstoyourpreferences.
Default
Choosethedefaultmethodforenteringtext.Fromthe
factory,thedefaultmethodisSamsungkeyboard.Ifyou
installothertextentryapps,youcansetthemas
defaulthere.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Languageandinput
➔
Default
.
2. Touchaninputmethod.
Google voice typing settings
ConfigureGooglevoiceinputsettings.Whenyouenable
GooglevoiceinSettings,itisavailablefortextentrywhen
youtouchatextfieldtoentertext.
Formoreinformation,see“UsingGoogleVoiceTyping”on
page 42.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Languageandinput
.
2. Touch
Googlevoicetyping
toenableit.
3. Touch beside
Googlevoicetyping
toconfigure
options:
• Chooseinputlanguages
:SelectlanguagesforGooglevoice
typing.Select
Automatic
tousetheDefaultlanguage
exclusively,orchooseotherlanguage(s).
• Blockoffensivewords
:Whenenabled,wordsmanypeople
findoffensivearenotshowninresultsofGooglevoice
searches.Offensivewordsarereplacedinresultswitha
placeholder(####).
• Downloadofflinespeechrecognition
:Installalanguage
moduleforGooglevoicerecognition.
Samsung keyboard
ConfigureSamsungkeypadsettings.Whenyouenable
SamsungkeyboardinSettings,itisavailablefortextentry
whenyoutouchatextfieldtoentertext.
Formoreinformation,see“UsingSamsungKeyboard”on
page 41.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Languageandinput
.
2.
Samsungkeyboard
isenabledbydefault.Touch to
configureoptions:
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• Portraitkeyboardtypes
:Choosethedefaultkeypadwhenthe
screenisinportraitmode,fromQwertyor3x4keyboard
(similartoaphonekeypad).
• Inputlanguages
:SelectlanguagesfortheSamsung
keyboard.
Tip:
Whenyouhavemorethanonelanguageselected,youcan
slideyourfingeronthespacebarwhileenteringtextto
switchlanguages.
•Predictivetext
:Touch toenablepredictivetext,to
have
predictivetext
suggestwordsmatchingyourtextentries
andoptionally,completecommonwordsautomatically.Touch
Predictivetext
toconfigureoptions:
–
Personalizeddata
:Useaddedpersonallanguagetomake
predictionresultsmoreaccurate.
–
LearnfromFacebook
:WhenloggedintoFacebook,the
phonelearnsfromyourFacebookstyle.
–
LearnfromGmail
:WhenloggedintoGmail,thephonelearns
fromyourGmailstyle.
–
LearnfromTwitter
:WhenloggedintoTwitter,thephone
learnsfromyourTwitterstyle.
–
LearnfromMessaging
:Allowsthephonetolearnfromyour
Messages.
–
LearnfromContacts
:Allowsthephonetolearnfromyour
Contacts.
–
Clearremotedata
:Deletesanonymousdatastoredonthe
personalizationserver.
–
Clearpersonaldata
:
Removesallenteredpersonalized
data.
–
Privacy
:displaysSwiftKey
®
privacypolicies.
•Swiftkeyflow
:Swipebetweenletterstotypewordswithout
liftingyourfingeroffthekeyboard.
• Cursorcontrol
:Movethecursorbyslidingyourfingeracross
thekeyboard.
• Handwriting
:
–
Recognitiontype
:Recognizeshandwritingbythetypeof
strokesusedorcompletelyrecognizeshandwritingnomatter
whattypeofstrokeisused.
–
Recognitiontime
:Definestheamountoftimeallottedforthe
phonetorecognizehandwriting.
–
Penthickness
:Definesthepenthicknesstouse.
–
Pencolor
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–
About
:Displaystheversionofhandwritingsoftwareusedon
thisphone.
• Advanced
:Displaysadvancedoptions:
–
Autocapitalization
:Automaticallycapitalizesthefirstletterof
thefirstwordineachsentence(standardEnglishstyle).
–
Autospacing
:Automaticallyinsertsspacesbetweenwords.
–
Auto-punctuate
:Whenenabled,aperiodandspaceare
automaticallyenteredtoendasentence,whenyoutapthe
spacebartwice.
–
Characterpreview
:Displaysapreviewofthecurrent
characterselectioninthetextstring.Forexample,whenmultiple
charactersareavailableforonekey.
–
Key-tapvibration
:Whenenabled,avibrationplaysforyour
keytouches.
–
Key-tapsound
:Whenenabled,asoundplaysforyourkey
touches.
•Help
:DisplayshelpinformationfortheSamsungkeyboard,
handwriting,handwritinggestures,andcontinuousinput.
• Resetsettings
:TouchtoresetSamsungkeyboardsettingsto
thedefaults,exceptforMywordlistandtheAutosubstitution
list.
Swype
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Languageandinput
.
2. Swypeisenabledbydefault.Touch toconfigure:
•HowtoSwype
:LearnaboutusingSwype.
•Gestures
:LearnaboutSwypeGesturestousekeyboard
shortcutstoperformtasksquickly.
• Preferences
:SetSwypeoptions:
–
Vibrateonkeypress
:Whenenabled,thedevicevibratesfor
yourSwypetouches.
–
Soundonkeypress
:Whenenabled,thedeviceplayssounds
foryourSwypetouches.
–
Showhelpfultips
:Whenenabled,Swypedisplayshelpful
informationasyouSwype.
Advancedsettings
–
Auto-spacing
:Whenenabled,Swypeautomaticallyinserts
spacesbetweenwordsasyoucompletethem.
–
Auto-capitalization
:Whenenabled,Swypeautomatically
capitalizesthefirstwordofsentences.
–
Showcompletetrace
:Whenenabled,Swypedisplaysthe
traceofeachworduntilyoustartthenextword.
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–
Pop-uponkeypress
:Whenenabled,charactersdisplay
abovekeysasyouentertext.
–
Nextwordprediction
:Whenenabled,Swypepredictsthe
nextwordbasedonthepreviousword.
–
ResetSwype’sdictionary
:Deleteallthewordsyou’veadded
totheSwypedictionary.
–
Version
:ViewinformationaboutSwype.
• LanguageOptions
:ChoosethecurrentlanguageforSwype,
anddownloadnewlanguages.
• SwypeConnect
:Enablepersonalizationfromyouraccounts,
andchoosewhethertocontributeyourusagedatatoimprove
predictions.
•Personalization
:ViewandmanagewordsinyourSwype
dictionary,usedforwordcompletion,suggestion,andspell
checking.
•Updates
:CheckforupdatestoSwype,andinstallthemif
desired.
Speech
Voice search
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Languageandinput
➔
Voicesearch
.
2. Setoptions:
• Language
:Choosealanguageforvoicesearching.
• Speechoutput
:Setwhethersearchresultsusespeechoutput
alwaysoronlyinhands-freemode.
• Blockoffensivewords
:Enablethisoptiontomaskwordsthat
manypeoplefindoffensivefromtheresultsofGooglevoice
searches.Offensivewordsarereplacedinresultswitha
placeholder(####).
• Hotworddetection
:Enablethisoptiontolaunchvoicesearch
bysayingtheword“Google.”
• Downloadofflinespeechrecognition
:Installalanguage
moduleforofflinespeechrecognition.
• Personalizedrecognition
:Whenenabled,yourdevice
improvesrecognitionbasedonyourspeech.
• GoogleAccountdashboard
:Viewandmanageyourcollected
data.
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• Bluetoothheadset
:RecordsaudiothroughtheBluetooth
headset(ifavailable).
Text-to-speech options
Text-to-speech(TTS)providesaudiblereadoutoftext,for
example,thecontentsoftextmessages,andtheCallerIDfor
incomingcalls.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Languageandinput
➔
Text-to-speechoptions
.
2. Touchasettingtoconfigure:
• PreferredTTSengine
–
Select
Samsungtext-to-speechengine
,or
GoogleText-
to-speechEngine
.
•General
–
Speechrate
:Choosearateatwhichtextreadoutsarespoken.
–
Listentoanexample
:Playasampleofspeechsynthesis.
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Mouse/trackpad
Thisoptionsetsthemouse/trackpadpointerspeedforan
externallyconnectedmouseortrackpad(notincluded).
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Languageandinput
➔
Pointerspeed
.
2. Touchanddragalongthescaletosetthepointer
speed.
Motions and Gestures
SetupvariousMotionactivationservicesusingthese
settings.
Air gesture
Airgestureallowsyoutocontrolyourdevicebyperforming
motionsabovethesensor.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Motionsandgestures
➔
Airgesture
.
2. Touchandslidethe sliderONtoaccessthese
settings:
• Learnaboutthesensorandtheicon
:Displaysinformation
aboutusingtheairgesturesensorandiconsthatdisplay.
• Quickglance
:Whenenabled,reachtowardthephoneto
displayinformationsuchastime,date,missedcalls,incoming
messages,andbatterystrength.Touchandslidetheslider
ONtoenablethisfeature.
• Airjump
:Whenenabled,moveyourhandupordownabove
thesensortojumptothetoporbottomofapageorlist.Touch
andslidetheslider
ONtoenablethisfeature.
•Airbrowse
:Whenenabled,moveyourhandrightorleftabove
thesensortomovetothepreviousornextitemsuchas
picturesorwebpages.Touchandslidetheslider
ON
toenablethisfeature.
• Airmove
:Whenenabled,useonehandtopressandholdan
iconthenmoveyourotherhandleftorrightabovethesensorto
movetheicontoanotherpage.UsethisfeatureinCalendarto
moveeventstoanotherday.Touchandslidetheslider
ONtoenablethisfeature.
• Aircall-accept
:Whenenabled,waveyourhandabovethe
sensortoacceptanincomingcall.Touchandslidetheslider
ONtoenablethisfeature.
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Motion
Controlyourdevicebyperformingnaturalhandmovements.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Motionsandgestures
.
2. Touchandslidetheslider ONtoenableMotion
thentap
Motion
andselectfromtheseoptions:
• Directcall
:Whenenabled,putyourphonetoyoureartodial
thecurrentlydisplayedcontact.Touchandslidetheslider
ONtoenablethisfeature.
•Smartalert
:Whenenabled,pickupthedevicetoreceivea
missedcallormessagealertnotification.Touchandslidethe
slider
ONtoenablethisfeature.
• Zoom
:Whenenabled,fromascreenwhereyoucanzoom,
touchandholdtwopointsonthedisplay,thentilthedevice
backandforthtozoominorout.Touchandslidetheslider
ONtoenablethisfeature.
• Browseanimage
:Whenenabled,touchandholdanimageto
pantheimagewithinit’sframe.Movethephoneleftorrightto
panvertically,orupanddowntopanhorizontally.Touchand
slidetheslider
ONtoenablethisfeature.
• Mute/pause
:Whenenabled,turnthephonefacedownona
flatsurfacetomuteincomingcallsandanysoundsthatare
playing.Touchandslidetheslider
ONtoenablethis
feature.
3. Press
Menu
➔
Help
foradditionalinformation.
Palm Motion
Controlyourphonebytouchingthescreenwiththepalmof
yourhand.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Motionsandgestures
.
2. Touchandslidetheslider ONnextto
Palm
Motion
.
3. Touch
PalmMotion
andselectfromthefollowing
options:
• Capturescreen
:Whenenabled,pressthesideofyourhand
onthescreenandswipefromlefttorighttocapturethescreen.
Theimageisthencopiedtotheclipboard.Touchandslidethe
slider
ONtoenablethisfeature.
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• Mute/pause
:Whenenabled,coverthescreenwithyourhand
topauseanon-screenvideoormuteaplayingsound.
Whenyouraiseyourhandfromthescreen,thephonereturns
tonormalandcontinuestoplaythecurrentvideoorun-mutes
thesound.Touchandslidetheslider
ONtoenable
thisfeature.
4. Press
Menu
➔
Help
foradditionalinformation.
Gyroscope Calibration
Gyroscopecalibrationallowsyoutocalibratemotion
correctlyusingthedevice’sbuilt-ingyroscope.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Motionsandgestures
➔
Gyroscopecalibration
.
2. Placeyourdeviceonaflatsurface.
3. Tap
Calibrate
.
Calibrateddisplaysonthescreenwhenfinished.
Smart Screen
Customizescreensettingssothescreenismoreresponsive
andeasiertouse.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
➔
Smartscreen
.
2. Touchanoptiontoenablethefeature:
•Smartstay
:disablesthescreentimeoutifyourphonedetects
thatyourfaceiswatchingthescreen.
• Smartrotation
:disablestheautoscreenrotationbychecking
theorientationofyourfaceandthedevice.
• Smartpause
:pausesvideoswhenyourdevicedetectsthat
yourheadhasmovedawayfromthescreen.
3. Touchandslidetheslider ONnextto
Smart
scroll
toenablethefeature.UsingSmartscroll,the
screenscrollsaccordingtotheangleatwhichyoutilt
yourheadorthedeviceonceitdetectsyoureyes.
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Air view
WhenAirviewisenabled,hoveryourfingeroverthescreen
todisplayinformationordetails.AnexampleofanAirview
featureishoveringyourfingeroveraschedulediteminthe
calendartoviewdetails.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
.
2. Touchandslidetheslider ONnexttoAirview.
3. Touch
Airview
andenablethefollowingoptions:
• Informationpreview
:Whenenabled,hoveryourfingerover
thescreentoseeinformationpreviews,extendedtext,and
enlargedimages.
• Progresspreview
:Whenenabled,hoveryourfingeroverthe
progressbarwhilewatchingavideotopreviewasceneor
displayelapsedtime.
• Speeddialpreview
:Whenenabled,hoveryourfingeroveran
assignedspeeddialnumbertoviewthecontactsname.
• Webpagemagnifier
:Whenenabled,hoveryourfingerovera
webpagelinktomagnifyit.
• Soundandhapticfeedback
:Whenenabled,hoveryourfinger
overAirviewitemstoplaysoundandfeelthephonevibrate.
Voice control
Usethisfeaturetocontrolthephoneusingvoicecommands.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
thentouch
Mydevice
.
2. Touchandslidetheslider ONnextto
Voice
control
.
Note:
Voicecommandisnotavailableifthealerttypeforcalls
oralarmsissettovibration.
3. TouchVoicecontrolandthentouchanoptionto
enableordisableit:
• Incomingcalls
:Usethevoicecommand
Answer
or
Reject
to
answerorrejectacall.thespeakerturnsonwhenyouanswer
acallusingvoicecommand.
•Alarm
:Usethevoicecommand
Stop
or
Snooze
tostopthe
alarmorsetittosnooze.
•Camera
:Usethevoicecommand
Smile
,
Cheese
,
Capture
,or
Shoot
totakeapicture.
•Music
:Usethevoicecommand
Next
,
Previous
,
Pause
,
Play
,
VolumeUp
,and
VolumeDown
,tocontrolthemusicplayer.
Mydevice
Mydevice
Mydevice
Mydevice

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Accounts Settings
Setupandmanageaccounts,includingSamsung,Email,
GoogleandBackupAssistantPlus,andyoursocial
networkingaccounts.
Formoreinformationaboutmanagingapplications,see
“Accounts”onpage 45.
Google
ConfigureoptionsforGoogleaccountandprivacysettings.
Note:
Todisplaytheseoptions,youmusthaveaGoogle
accountsetuponyourphone.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
Accounts
➔
Google
.
2. Configureoptions:
•Accounts
:ViewGoogleaccountssetuponyourdevice,and
configuresyncing.
•Privacy
:ConfigureMaps&Latitude,Search,Locationsettings,
Google+,andAds.
Backup Assistant Plus
BackupAssistantPlusisafreeservicethatprotectsyour
contactsbysavingtoasecurewebsite.Ifyourphoneislost,
stolenordamaged,orifyouchangephones,Backup
Assistantcanrestoreyoursavedcontactstoanewphone,
wirelessly.Schedulebackupstosaveyourinformation
manuallyorautomatically.Logintoyourwebaccountforfull
accesstoyourcontactsforviewing,printing,adding,
deletingandediting.
Visit
http://verizonwireless.com/baplus
,orcontactVerizon
Wirelessformoreinformation.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
Accounts
➔
BackupAssistantPlus
.
Tip:
TolaunchBackupAssistantPlusfromContacts,press
Contacts
➔
Menu
➔
Backup
.

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Add account
Setupanaccount,tosynchronizetheaccountwithyour
device.Whenanaccountissetuponyourdevice,youdon’t
havetologineachtimeyouaccesstheaccountfromthe
device.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
Accounts
➔
Addaccount
.
2. Selectanaccount.Followthepromptstoenteryour
credentialsandsetuptheaccountonyourdevice.
Backup and reset
Setoptionsforbackingupyourinformationandresetting
yourdevice.
Back up my data
Whenenabled,applicationdata,Wi-Fipasswords,andother
devicesettingsarebackeduptoGoogleservers.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
Accounts
➔
Backupandreset
.
2. Touch
Backupmydata
toenablethefeature.
Backup account
SignintoaGoogleaccounttouseforbackingupsettings.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
Accounts
➔
Backupandreset
2. Touch
Backupaccount
.
3. FollowthepromptstosignintoaGoogleaccount.
Automatic restore
UseAutomaticrestoresopreviousapplicationsettingsand
dataautomaticallyupdatefromthebackupwhenyou
reinstalltheapplication.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
Accounts
➔
Backupandreset
.
2. Touch
Automaticrestore
.
Factory data reset
UseFactorydataresettoreturnallsettingstothedefaults,
andremovealldatafromthedevice.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
Accounts
➔
Backupandreset
.
2. Touch
Factorydatareset
.

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More Settings
UsethefeaturesontheMoreSettingstabtoconfigurethe
permissions,andmanagethedevice.
Location services
Thesesettingsallowyoutoconfigurehowthephone
determinesit’slocation.Youalsoconfigurethesensor
settingsforthephone.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Locationservices
.
2.
Touchandslidetheslidertotherightof
Accesstomylocation
toturnitON .
3. Firsttimeuse,readtheVerizonlocationconsentand
touch
Agree
.
4. Touch
Agree
againtoallowGoogle’slocationserviceto
collectanonymouslocationdata.
VZWlocationservices,StandaloneGPSservices,and
Wi-Fi&mobilenetworklocationareselectedby
default.
Note:
Somedatamaybestoredonyourdevice.Collectionmay
occurevenwhennoapplicationsarerunning.
5. Toucheachofthefollowingoptionstoenable/disable
thefeature:
•E911
:Viewonlyfield.YoucannotturnoffE911Locationonany
cellphone.
• VZWlocationservices
:usestheservicesprovidedbyVerizon
Wireless.
• StandaloneGPSservices
:useslocationservicesprovidedby
Google.
• Wi-Fi&mobilenetworklocation
:allowsapplicationstouse
Google’slocationservicetofasterestimateyourlocation.
AnonymouslocationdataiscollectedandsenttoGoogle.
6. Touch
Myplaces
thentouch
Home
,
Office
,or
Car
so
yourphonecanrecognizeyourlocationandprovidea
varietyoflocation-baedservicessuchasStoryAlbum,
SVoice,andmoreatHome,inyourOffice,orCar.

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E911
E911locationserviceisstandardonallmobilephones,to
allowsharingofyourGPSlocationwithemergencypersonnel
whenyoumakeacalltoemergencyservices(suchas911).
Thissettingisnotconfigurable.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Menu
;thenselect
Settings
➔
More
➔
Locationservices
➔
E911
.
VZW location services
EnableordisablelocationservicefromVerizonWireless.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Locationservices
.
Note:
VZWlocationservicesmustbeenabledtousesome
applications.
2. Touch
VZWlocationservices
toenableordisable
VerizonWirelesslocationservices.
Important!
ByselectingVZWlocationservices,youare
enablingVerizonWirelessandthird-party
authenticatedandvalidatedlocation-enabled
servicesaccesstocertainlocationinformation
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Standalone GPS services
EnableordisablelocationservicefromStandaloneGPS
services.
Note:
StandaloneGPSservicesmustbeenabledtousesome
applications.YoucanalsoenableordisableStandalone
GPSservicesfromNotifications.Formoreinformation,
referto“Notifications”onpage32.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Locationservices
.
2. Touch
StandaloneGPSservices
toenableordisable
StandaloneGPSservices.
Important!
ByselectingStandaloneGPSservices,youare
allowingaccesstoalllocationinformationbyany
thirdpartythroughwebaccessoranysoftwareor
peripheralcomponentsyouchoosetoinstall,
download,add,orattachtothedeviceoranyother
means.Enablingthisfunctionalitycouldpose
certainriskstousersofthisdevice.
Wi-Fi & mobile network location
ThisfeatureallowsapplicationstouseGoogle’slocation
servicetofasterestimateyourlocation.Anonymouslocation
dataiscollectedandsenttoGoogle.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Locationservices
.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi&mobilenetworklocation
toenablethe
feature.

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Security Settings
Encryption
Asasecuritymeasure,youcanencryptthecontentsofyour
deviceoranoptionalinstalledmemorycard(notincluded),
andrequireapasswordeachtimeyouturnonthedeviceor
accessthememorycard.
Encryptionmaytakeanhourormoretocomplete.Startwith
achargedbattery,andattachthechargeruntilencryptionis
complete.Lossofpowerorotherinterruptionmaycausethe
lossofsomeoralldata.
Encrypt device
Asasecuritymeasure,youcanencryptthecontentsofyour
deviceandrequireapasswordtoaccessthecontentseach
timeyouturniton.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Security
.
2. Touch
Encryptdevice
tostartencryption.Followthe
promptstocompleteencryption.
Encrypt external SD card
Asasecuritymeasure,youcanencryptthecontentsofan
optionalinstalledSDcard(notincluded),andrequirea
passwordeachtimeyouaccessthecard.
1. Setupascreenlock.ThisisrequiredtoencrypttheSD
card.Formoreinformation,referto“Screenlock”on
page144.
2. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Security
.
3. Touch
EncryptexternalSDcard
.
Afterencryption,thephonewillrequireyoutoentera
passwordeachtimethemicroSDcardisconnected.
Tip:
Makesureyourbatteryismorethan80percentcharged.
Theencryptionprocesscouldtakeanhourormoreto
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SIM Card Lock
ProtectinformationonyourphonebyusingaPINcodeto
preventanotheruserfromusingyourSIMcardtomake
unauthorizedcallsorfromaccessinginformationstoredon
yourSIMcard.
Whenenabled,yourphonepromptsforaPINnumbereach
timeyouusethephone.YoucanalsochangeyourSIMPIN
numberusingthisoption.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Security
.
2. Touch
SetupSIMcardlock
.
3. Touch
LockSIMcard
,entertheSIMPINcodeandthen
touch
OK
.
Changing the SIM PIN Code
Note:
YoumustactivateLockSIMcardbeforeyoucanchange
yourSIMPINcode.
1. Touch
ChangeSIMPIN
.
2. EntertheoldSIMPINcodeandtap
OK
.
3. EnterthenewSIMPINcodeandtap
OK
.
4. Re-typethenewSIMPINcodeandtap
OK
.
Forgotten SIM PIN password
IfyouenterthewrongSIMPINmorethan3times,youmust
contactyourCustomerServiceRepresentativetogetthePUK
codeforyourdevice.
EachtimeyouenterawrongSIMPINnumberthephone
displayshowmanyattemptsareremaining.
Afterthethirdincorrectattempt,theTypePUKandnewPIN
codescreendisplays,thenthephonelocksyourSIMcard.
1. ContactyourServiceRepresentativetogetthePUK
code.
2. EnterthenewPUKcodeintheNewPINcodefieldand
touch
OK
.
3. EnterthenewPINcodeagainintheConfirmPINcode
fieldandtap
OK
.

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Make passwords visible
Whenenabled,passwordcharactersdisplaybrieflyasyou
enterthem.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Security
.
2. Touch
Makepasswordsvisible
toenableordisablebrief
displaysofpasswordcharacters.
Device Administration
Viewordisabledeviceadministrators.Someapplications,
suchasCorporateemail,mayrequireyouallowaccessto
yourdevicebydeviceadministratorsincertain
circumstances,suchasifyourdeviceislostorstolen.
Somefeaturesadeviceadministratormightcontrolinclude:
•
Settingthenumberoffailedpasswordattemptsbeforethedevice
isrestoredtofactorysettings
•
Automaticallylockingthedevice.
•
Restoringfactorysettingsonthedevice.
Device administrators
View,addorremovedeviceadministrators.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Security
.
2. Touch
Deviceadministrators
andtouchtheagent(s)to
use.
Unknown Sources
Whenenabled,youcaninstallapplicationsfromsources
otherthanGooglePlay®.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Security
.
2. Touch
Unknownsources
toenableordisabletheoption.
Warning!
Becausethisdevicecanbeconfiguredwithsystem
softwarenotprovidedbyorsupportedbyGoogleor
anyothercompany,end-usersoperatethesedevices
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Verify apps
Whenenable,thephoneblocksorwarnsyoubefore
installingapplicationsthatmightcauseharm.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Security
.
2. Touch
Verifyapps
toenableordisabletheoption.
Trusted Credentials
Youcaninstallcredentialsfromaninstalledmemorycard,
andusetheCredentialstoragesettingstoallowapplications
toaccessthesecurecertificatesandothercredentials.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Security
.
2. Touch
Trustedcredentials
toviewinstalledcertificates.
Install from device storage
Installencryptedcertificatesfromaninstalledmemorycard.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Security
.
2. Touch
Installfromdevicestorage
,thenchoosea
certificateandfollowthepromptstoinstall.
Clear credentials
Clearstoredcredentialsandresetthepassword.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Security
.
2. Touch
Clearcredentials
,thenfollowthepromptsto
clearstoredcredentialsandresetthepassword.
Application manager
YoucandownloadandinstallapplicationsfromtheGoogle
Play™StoreorSSuggest,orcreateapplicationsusingthe
AndroidSDKandinstallthemonyourdevice.UseApplication
managertomanageapplicationsonyourdevice.
Warning!
Becausethisdevicecanbeconfiguredwithsystem
softwarenotprovidedbyorsupportedbyGoogleor
anyothercompany,end-usersoperatethesedevices
attheirownrisk.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Applicationmanager
.

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2. Touch
DOWNLOADED
,
RUNNING
,or
ALL
toviewthe
statusofapplicationsandservices.Touchanappor
serviceformoreinformation,andforappoptions,such
asstoppingoruninstalling.
Battery
Viewitemsusingbatterypower.
䡲
FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
battery
.
Storage
Viewmemoryallocationforthephoneormemorycard.You
canalsomountorunmounttheSDcard.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
.
2. Touch
Storage
.
SD card
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Storage
.
2. Touch
MountSDcard
tomountamemorycard.
3. Touch
UnmountSDcard
topreparethememorycardfor
saferemovalorformatting.Formoreinformation,see
“RemovingaMemoryCard”onpage 12.
4. Touch
FormatSDcard
topermanentlyremoveall
contentfromaninstalledmemorycard.Formore
information,see“FormattingaMemoryCard”on
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Date and time
Bydefault,yourphonereceivesdateandtimeinformation
fromthewirelessnetwork.Whenyouareoutsidenetwork
coverage,youmaywanttosetdateandtimeinformation
manuallyusingtheDate×ettings.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Dateandtime
.
2. Touchasettingtoconfigure:
• Automaticdateandtime
:Whenenabled,thephonetakes
dateandtimeupdatesfromthewirelessnetwork.
•Setdate
:Enterthecurrentdate(onlyavailablewhenAutomatic
dateandtimeisdisabled).
•Settime
:Enterthecurrenttime(onlyavailablewhenthe
Automaticsettingisdisabled).
• Automatictimezone
:Whenenabled,thephonetakesthe
timezonefromthewirelessnetwork.
• Selecttimezone
:Chooseyourlocaltimezone(onlyavailable
whentheAutomaticsettingisdisabled).
• Use24-hourformat
:Settheformatfortimedisplays.
• Selectdateformat
:Settheformatfordatedisplays.
About phone
Viewinformationaboutyourphone,includingstatus,legal
information,hardwareandsoftwareversions,andatutorial.
1. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More
➔
Aboutphone
.
2. Touchitemstoviewdetails:
• Softwareupdate
:Checkavailabilityandinstallupdates.
• Iconglossary
:Displaysacategorizedlistoficonsthatdisplay
onthephone.
• Status
:Viewinformationaboutyourphone’scurrentstatus.
• Legalinformation
:Displayopensourcelicenses,configure
licensesettings,includingyourDivX
®
VODregistration,and
Googleinfo.
• Devicename
:Viewyourphone’snameifoneisentered.Touch
toenterorchangethenamethentouch
OK
.
• Modelnumber
:Viewyourphone’smodelnumber.
• Androidversion
:Viewthefirmwareversionofyourphone.
• Basebandversion
:Viewthebasebandversionofyourphone.
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• Kernelversion
:Viewthekernelversionofyourphone.
• Buildnumber
:Viewthebuildnumberofyourphone.
•SELinuxstatus
:ViewthestatusofSELinux.
• Hardwareversion
:Viewthehardwareversionofyourphone.

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Section 9: Health and Safety Information
ThisdeviceiscapableofoperatinginWi-Fimodeinthe2.4
and5 GHzbands.TheFCCrequiresthatdevicesoperating
within5.15-5.25 GHzmayonlybeusedindoors,notoutside,
inordertoavoidinterferencewithMobileSatelliteServices
(MSS).Therefore,donotusethisdeviceoutsideasaWi-Fi
hotspotorinWi-FiDirectmodeoutsidewhenusingthe
5.15-5.25 GHzband.
Thissectionoutlinesthesafetyprecautionsassociatedwith
usingyourphone.Theterms“mobiledevice”or“cellphone”
areusedinthissectiontorefertoyourphone.
Readthis
informationbeforeusingyourmobiledevice
.
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF)
Signals
TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)haspublished
informationforconsumersrelatingtoRadioFrequency(RF)
exposurefromwirelessphones.TheFDApublication
includesthefollowinginformation:
Do cell phones pose a health hazard?
Manypeopleareconcernedthatcellphoneradiationwill
causecancerorotherserioushealthhazards.Theweightof
scientificevidencehasnotlinkedcellphoneswithanyhealth
problems.
CellphonesemitlowlevelsofRadioFrequency(RF)energy.
Overthepast15years,scientistshaveconductedhundreds
ofstudieslookingatthebiologicaleffectsoftheradio
frequencyenergyemittedbycellphones.Whilesome
researchershavereportedbiologicalchangesassociated
withRFenergy,thesestudieshavefailedtobereplicated.
Themajorityofstudiespublishedhavefailedtoshowan
associationbetweenexposuretoradiofrequencyfromacell
phoneandhealthproblems.
ThelowlevelsofRFcellphonesemitwhileinuseareinthe
microwavefrequencyrange.TheyalsoemitRFat
substantiallyreducedtimeintervalswheninthestand-by
mode.WhereashighlevelsofRFcanproducehealtheffects
(byheatingtissue),exposuretolowlevelRFthatdoesnot
produceheatingeffectscausesnoknownadversehealth
effects.
HealthandSafetyInformation179
Thebiologicaleffectsofradiofrequencyenergyshouldnot
beconfusedwiththeeffectsfromothertypesof
electromagneticenergy.
Veryhighlevelsofelectromagneticenergy,suchasisfound
inX-raysandgammarays,canionizebiologicaltissues.
Ionizationisaprocesswhereelectronsarestrippedaway
fromtheirnormallocationsinatomsandmolecules.Itcan
permanentlydamagebiologicaltissuesincludingDNA,the
geneticmaterial.
Theenergylevelsassociatedwithradiofrequencyenergy,
includingbothradiowavesandmicrowaves,arenotgreat
enoughtocauseionizationofatomsandmolecules.
Therefore,RFenergyisatypeofnon-ionizingradiation.
Othertypesofnon-ionizingradiationincludevisiblelight,
infraredradiation(heat),andotherformsofelectromagnetic
radiationwithrelativelylowfrequencies.
WhileRFenergydoesnotionizeparticles,largeamountscan
increasebodytemperaturesandcausetissuedamage.Two
areasofthebody,theeyesandthetestes,areparticularly
vulnerabletoRFheatingbecausethereisrelativelylittle
bloodflowinthemtocarryawayexcessheat.
Research Results to Date: Is there a connection
between RF and certain health problems?
Theresultsofmoststudiesconductedtodatesayno.In
addition,attemptstoreplicateandconfirmthefewstudies
thathaveshownaconnectionhavefailed.
Thescientificcommunityatlargethereforebelievesthatthe
weightofscientificevidencedoesnotshowanassociation
betweenexposuretoRadioFrequency(RF)fromcellphones
andadversehealthoutcomes.Stillthescientificcommunity
hassupportedadditionalresearchtoaddressgapsin
knowledge.Someofthesestudiesaredescribedbelow.
Interphone Study
Interphoneisalargeinternationalstudydesignedto
determinewhethercellphonesincreasetheriskofheadand
neckcancer.AreportpublishedintheInternationalJournal
ofEpidemiology(June,2010)comparedcellphoneusagefor
morethan5,000peoplewithbraintumors(gliomaand
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ResultsofthisstudydidNOTshowthatcellphonescaused
braincancer.Inthisstudy,mostpeoplehadnoincreasedrisk
ofbraincancerfromusingcellphones.Forpeoplewiththe
heaviestuseofcellphones(anaverageofmorethan½hour
perday,everyday,forover10years)thestudysuggesteda
slightincreaseinbraincancer.
However,theauthorsdeterminedthatbiasesanderrors
preventedanyconclusionsbeingdrawnfromthisdata.
AdditionalinformationaboutInterphonecanbefoundat
http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2010/pdfs/pr200_E.pdf.
Interphoneisthelargestcellphonestudytodate,butitdid
notanswerallquestionsaboutcellphonesafety.Additional
researchisbeingconductedaroundtheworld,andtheFDA
continuestomonitordevelopmentsinthisfield.
International Cohort Study on Mobile Phone Users
(COSMOS)
TheCOSMOSstudyaimstoconductlong-termhealth
monitoringofalargegroupofpeopletodetermineifthere
areanyhealthissueslinkedtolong-termexposuretoradio
frequencyenergyfromcellphoneuse.TheCOSMOSstudy
willfollowapproximately300,000adultcellphoneusersin
Europefor20to30years.Additionalinformationaboutthe
COSMOSstudycanbefoundat
http://www.ukcosmos.org/indehtml
.
Risk of Brain Cancer from Exposure to Radio
Frequency Fields in Childhood and Adolescence
(MOBI-KIDS)
MOBI-KIDSisaninternationalstudyinvestigatingthe
relationshipbetweenexposuretoradiofrequencyenergy
fromcommunicationtechnologiesincludingcellphonesand
braincancerinyoungpeople.Thisisaninternational
multi-centerstudyinvolving14Europeanandnon-European
countries.AdditionalinformationaboutMOBI-KIDScanbe
foundat
http://www.creal.cat/programes-recerca/en_projectes-creal/
view.php?ID=39.
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)
Program of the National Cancer Institute
TheNationalCancerInstitute(NCI)activelyfollowscancer
statisticsintheUnitedStatestodetectanychangeinratesof
newcasesforbraincancer.Ifcellphonesplayaroleinrisk
forbraincancer,ratesshouldgoup,becauseheavycell
phoneusehasbeencommonforquitesometimeintheU.S.
Between1987and2005,theoverallage-adjustedincidence
ofbraincancerdidnotincrease.Additionalinformationabout
SEERcanbefoundat
http://seer.cancer.gov/
.
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Cell Phone Industry Actions
AlthoughtheexistingscientificdatadonotjustifyFDA
regulatoryactions,theFDAhasurgedthecellphoneindustry
totakeanumberofsteps,includingthefollowing:
•
Support-neededresearchonpossiblebiologicaleffectsofRF
forthetypeofsignalemittedbycellphones;
•
DesigncellphonesinawaythatminimizesanyRFexposureto
theuser;and
•
Cooperateinprovidingusersofcellphoneswiththecurrent
informationoncellphoneuseandhumanhealthconcerns.
TheFDAalsoisworkingwithvoluntarystandard-setting
bodiessuchastheInstituteofElectricalandElectronics
Engineers(IEEE),theInternationalCommissionon
Non-IonizingRadiationProtection(ICNIRP),andothersto
assurethatsafetystandardscontinuetoadequatelyprotect
thepublic.
Reducing Exposure: Hands-Free Kits and Other
Accessories
Steps to Reduce Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy
Ifthereisariskfrombeingexposedtoradiofrequency
energy(RF)fromcellphones-andatthispointwedonot
knowthatthereis-itisprobablyverysmall.But,ifyouare
concernedaboutavoidingevenpotentialrisks,youcantake
afewsimplestepstominimizeyourRFexposure.
•
Reducetheamountoftimespentusingyourcellphone;
•
Usespeakermodeoraheadsettoplacemoredistancebetween
yourheadandthecellphone.
Hands-Free Kits
Hands-freekitsmayincludeaudioorBluetooth®headsets
andvarioustypesofbody-wornaccessoriessuchas
belt-clipsandholsters.Combinationsofthesecanbeusedto
reduceRFenergyabsorptionfromcellphones.
Headsetscansubstantiallyreduceexposurebecausethe
phoneisheldawayfromtheheadintheuser'shandorin
approvedbody-wornaccessories.Cellphonesmarketedin
theU.S.arerequiredtomeetRFexposurecompliance
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BecausetherearenoknownrisksfromexposuretoRF
emissionsfromcellphones,thereisnoreasontobelievethat
hands-freekitsreducerisks.Hands-freekitscanbeusedfor
convenienceandcomfort.Theyarealsorequiredbylawin
manystatesifyouwanttouseyourphonewhiledriving.
Cell Phone Accessories that Claim to Shield the Head
from RF Radiation
BecausetherearenoknownrisksfromexposuretoRF
emissionsfromcellphones,thereisnoreasontobelievethat
accessorieswhichclaimtoshieldtheheadfromthose
emissionsreducerisks.Someproductsthatclaimtoshield
theuserfromRFabsorptionusespecialphonecases,while
othersinvolvenothingmorethanametallicaccessory
attachedtothephone.
Studieshaveshownthattheseproductsgenerallydonot
workasadvertised.Unlike“hands-free”kits,theseso-called
“shields”mayinterferewithproperoperationofthephone.
Thephonemaybeforcedtoboostitspowertocompensate,
leadingtoanincreaseinRFabsorption.
Children and Cell Phones
Thescientificevidencedoesnotshowadangertoanyusers
ofcellphonesfromRFexposure,includingchildrenand
teenagers.ThestepsadultscantaketoreduceRFexposure
applytochildrenandteenagersaswell.
•
Reducetheamountoftimespentonthecellphone;
•
Usespeakermodeoraheadsettoplacemoredistancebetween
theheadandthecellphone.
Somegroupssponsoredbyothernationalgovernmentshave
advisedthatchildrenbediscouragedfromusingcellphones
atall.Forexample,TheStewartReportfromtheUnited
KingdommadesucharecommendationinDecember2000.
Inthisreport,agroupofindependentexpertsnotedthatno
evidenceexiststhatusingacellphonecausesbraintumors
orotherilleffects.Theirrecommendationtolimitcellphone
usebychildrenwasstrictlyprecautionary;itwasnotbased
onscientificevidencethatanyhealthhazardexists.
AdditionalinformationonthesafetyofRFexposuresfrom
varioussourcescanbeobtainedfromthefollowing
organizations(updated10/1/2010):
•
FCCRFSafetyProgram:
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/.

HealthandSafetyInformation183
•
EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA):
http://www.epa.gov/radtown/wireless-tech.html.
•
OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA):
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/radiofrequencyradiation/.
(Note:Thiswebaddressiscasesensitive.)
•
NationalInstituteforOccupationalSafetyandHealth(NIOSH):
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/.
•
WorldHealthOrganization(WHO):
http://www.who.int/peh-emf/en/.
•
InternationalCommissiononNon-IonizingRadiationProtection:
http://www.icnirp.de.
•
HealthProtectionAgency:
http://www.hpa.org.uk/Topics/Radiation/.
•
USFoodandDrugAdministration:
http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/
RadiationEmittingProductsandProcedures/
HomeBusinessandEntertainment/CellPhones/default.htm.
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)
Certification Information
Yourwirelessphoneisaradiotransmitterandreceiver.Itis
designedandmanufacturednottoexceedtheexposure
limitsforRadioFrequency(RF)energysetbytheFederal
CommunicationsCommission(FCC)oftheU.S.Government.
TheseFCCRFexposurelimitsarederivedfromthe
recommendationsoftwoexpertorganizations:theNational
CouncilonRadiationProtectionandMeasurement(NCRP)
andtheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers
(IEEE).Inbothcases,therecommendationsweredeveloped
byscientificandengineeringexpertsdrawnfromindustry,
government,andacademiaafterextensivereviewsofthe
scientificliteraturerelatedtothebiologicaleffectsofRF
energy.
TheRFexposurelimitsetbytheFCCforwirelessmobile
phonesemploysaunitofmeasurementknownasthe
SpecificAbsorptionRate(SAR).TheSARisameasureofthe
rateofabsorptionofRFenergybythehumanbody
expressedinunitsofwattsperkilogram(W/kg).TheFCC
requireswirelessphonestocomplywithasafetylimitof1.6
wattsperkilogram(1.6W/kg).
184
TheFCCSARlimitincorporatesasubstantialmarginofsafety
togiveadditionalprotectiontothepublicandtoaccountfor
anyvariationsinmeasurements.
SARtestsareconductedusingstandardoperatingpositions
acceptedbytheFCCwiththephonetransmittingatits
highestcertifiedpowerlevelinalltestedfrequencybands.
AlthoughtheSARisdeterminedatthehighestcertified
powerlevel,theactualSARlevelofthephonewhile
operatingcanbewellbelowthemaximumreportedvalue.
Thisisbecausethephoneisdesignedtooperateatmultiple
powerlevelssoastouseonlythepowerrequiredtoreach
thenetwork.Ingeneral,thecloseryouaretoawirelessbase
stationantenna,thelowerthepoweroutputofthephone.
Beforeanewmodelphoneisavailableforsaletothepublic,
itmustbetestedandcertifiedtotheFCCthatitdoesnot
exceedtheSARlimitestablishedbytheFCC.Testsforeach
modelphoneareperformedinpositionsandlocations(e.g.at
theearandwornonthebody)asrequiredbytheFCC.For
body-wornoperation,thisphonehasbeentestedandmeets
FCCRFexposureguidelineswhenusedwithanaccessory
thatcontainsnometalandthatpositionsthemobiledevicea
minimumof1.

HealthandSafetyInformation185
AdditionalSARinformationcanalsobeobtainedat
http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/specific-absorption-rate-sar-
cellular-telephones
.
FCC Part 15 Information to User
Pursuanttopart15.21oftheFCCRules,youarecautioned
thatchangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedby
Samsungcouldvoidyourauthoritytooperatethedevice.
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)This
devicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)this
devicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including
interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Note:Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomply
withthelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart
15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide
reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina
residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesand
canradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand
usedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunications.
However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnot
occurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,
whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffand
on,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterference
byoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
•
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•
Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
•
Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom
thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
•
Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Commercial Mobile Alerting System
(CMAS)
ThisdeviceisdesignedtoreceiveWirelessEmergencyAlerts
fromCMAS.Ifyourwirelessproviderhaschosento
participateinCMAS,alertsareavailablewhileinthe
provider'scoveragearea.Ifyoutraveloutsideyourprovider's
coveragearea,wirelessemergencyalertsmaynotbe
available.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactyourwireless
provider.
186
Smart Practices While Driving
On the Road - Off the Phone
Theprimaryresponsibilityofeverydriveristhesafe
operationofhisorhervehicle.
Responsibledriversunderstandthatnosecondarytask
shouldbeperformedwhiledrivingwhetheritbeeating,
drinking,talkingtopassengers,ortalkingonamobilephone
-unlessthedriverhasassessedthedrivingconditionsandis
confidentthatthesecondarytaskwillnotinterferewiththeir
primaryresponsibility.
Donotengageinanyactivitywhile
drivingamovingvehiclewhichmaycauseyoutotakeyour
eyesofftheroadorbecomesoabsorbedintheactivitythat
yourabilitytoconcentrateontheactofdrivingbecomes
impaired
.Samsungiscommittedtopromotingresponsible
drivingandgivingdriversthetoolstheyneedtounderstand
andaddressdistractions.
Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuseofmobiledevices
andtheiraccessoriesintheareaswhereyoudrive.Always
obeythem.Theuseofthesedevicesmaybeprohibitedor
restrictedincertainareas.Forexample,onlyhands-freeuse
maybepermittedincertainareas.
Beforeansweringcalls,consideryourcircumstances.Letthe
callgotovoicemailwhendrivingconditionsrequire.
Remember,drivingcomesfirst,notthecall!
Ifyouconsideracallnecessaryandappropriate,followthese
tips:
•
Useahands-freedevice;
•
Secureyourphonewithineasyreach;
•
Placecallswhenyouarenotmoving;
•
Plancallswhenyourcarwillbestationary;
•
Donotengageinstressfuloremotionalconversations;
•
Letthepersonwithwhomyouarespeakingknowthatyouare
drivingandwillsuspendthecallifnecessary;
•
Donottakenotesorlookupphonenumberswhiledriving;

HealthandSafetyInformation187
Noticeregardinglegalrestrictionsonmountingthisdevicein
anautomobile:
Lawsinsomestatesmayprohibitmountingthisdeviceonor
nearthewindshieldofanautomobile.Inotherstates,thelaw
maypermitmountingthisdeviceonlyinspecificlocationsin
theautomobile.Besuretoconsultthestateandlocallawsor
ordinanceswhereyoudrivebeforemountingthisdevicein
anautomobile.Failuretocomplywiththeserestrictionscould
resultinfines,penalties,orotherdamages.
Nevermountthisdeviceinamannerthatwillobstructthe
driver'sclearviewofthestreetandtraffic.
Neverusewirelessdataservicessuchastextmessaging,Web
browsing,ore-mailwhileoperatingavehicle.
Neverwatchvideos,suchasamovieorclip,orplayvideo
gameswhileoperatingavehicle.
Formoreinformation,goto
http://www.ctia.org
.
Battery Use and Safety
Important!Handleandstorebatteriesproperlytoavoidinjuryor
damage
.Mostbatteryissuesarisefromimproper
handlingofbatteriesand,particularly,fromthe
continueduseofdamagedbatteries.
•
Donotdisassemble,crush,puncture,shred,orotherwise
attempttochangetheformofyourbattery
.Donotputahigh
degreeofpressureonthebattery.Thiscancauseleakageoran
internalshort-circuit,resultinginoverheating.
•
Donotletthephoneorbatterycomeincontactwithliquids.
Liquidscangetintothephone'scircuits,leadingtocorrosion.
Evenwhenthephoneappearstobedryandappearstooperate
normally,thecircuitrycouldslowlycorrodeandposeasafety
hazard.Ifthephoneand/orbatterygetwet,havethemchecked
byyourserviceproviderorcontactSamsung,eveniftheyappear
tobeworkingproperly.

188
•
Donotplaceyourbatteryinornearaheatsource
.Excessive
heatingcandamagethephoneorthebatteryandcouldcausethe
phoneorthebatterytoexplode.Donotdryawetordampbattery
withanapplianceorheatsourcesuchasamicrowaveoven,hair
dryer,iron,orradiator.Avoidleavingyourphoneinyourcarin
hightemperatures.
•
Donotdisposeofthephoneorthebatteryinafire
.Thephone
orthebatterymayexplodewhenoverheated.
•
Donothandleadamagedorleakingbattery
.Donotletleaking
batteryfluidcomeincontactwithyoureyes,skinorclothing.For
safedisposaloptions,contactyournearestSamsung-authorized
servicecenter.
•
Avoiddroppingthecellphone
.Droppingthephoneorthe
battery,especiallyonahardsurface,canpotentiallycause
damagetothephoneandbattery.Ifyoususpectdamagetothe
phoneorbattery,takeittoaservicecenterforinspection.
•
Neveruseanychargerorbatterythatisdamagedinanyway
.
•
Donotallowthebatterytotouchmetalobjects
.Accidental
short-circuitingcanoccurwhenametallicobject(coin,key,
jewelry,clip,orpen)causesadirectconnectionbetweenthe+
and-terminalsofthebattery(metalstripsonthebattery),for
examplewhenyoucarryasparebatteryinapocketorbag.
Short-circuitingtheterminalsmaydamagethebatteryorthe
objectcausingtheshort-circuiting.
Important!
UseonlySamsung-approvedbatteries,and
rechargeyourbatteryonlywith
Samsung-approvedchargerswhichare
specificallydesignedforyourphone.
WARNING!
Useofanon-Samsung-approvedbatteryorchargermay
presentariskoffire,explosion,leakage,orotherhazard
.
Samsung'swarrantydoesnotcoverdamagetothephone
causedbynon-Samsung-approvedbatteriesand/or
chargers.

HealthandSafetyInformation189
•
Donotuseincompatiblecellphonebatteriesandchargers
.
Somewebsitesandsecond-handdealersnotassociatedwith
reputablemanufacturersandcarriers,mightbeselling
incompatibleorevencounterfeitbatteriesandchargers.
Consumersshouldpurchasemanufactureror
carrier-recommendedproductsandaccessories.Ifunsureabout
whetherareplacementbatteryorchargeriscompatible,contact
themanufacturerofthebatteryorcharger.
•
Misuseoruseofincompatiblephones,batteries,and
chargingdevicescouldresultindamagetotheequipment
andapossibleriskoffire,explosion,orleakage,leadingto
seriousinjuries,damagestoyourphone,orotherserious
hazard
.
Samsung Mobile Products and
Recycling
Samsungcaresfortheenvironmentandencouragesits
customerstorecycleSamsungmobiledevicesandgenuine
Samsungaccessories.
Properdisposalofyourmobiledeviceanditsbatteryisnot
onlyimportantforsafety,itbenefitstheenvironment.
Batteriesmustberecycledordisposedofproperly.
Recyclingprogramsforyourmobiledevice,batteries,and
accessoriesmaynotbeavailableinyourarea.
We'vemadeiteasyforyoutorecycleyouroldSamsung
mobiledevicebyworkingwithrespectedtake-back
companiesineverystateinthecountry.
DropItOff
YoucandropoffyourSamsung-brandedmobiledevice
andbatteriesforrecyclingatoneofournumerous
SamsungRecyclingDirect(SM)locations.Alistofthese
locationsmaybefoundat:
http://pages.samsung.com/us/recyclingdirect/
usactivities_environment_samsungrecyclingdirect_locations.js
.

190
Samsung-brandeddevicesandbatterieswillbeaccepted
attheselocationsfornofee.
Consumersmayalsorecycletheirusedmobiledeviceor
batteriesatmanyretailorcarrier-providedlocations
wheremobiledevicesandbatteriesaresold.Additional
informationregardingspecificlocationsmaybefoundat:
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/partnerships/plugin/cellphone/
indehtm
orat
http://www.call2recycle.org/
.
MailItIn
TheSamsungMobileTake-BackProgramwillprovide
Samsungcustomerswithafreerecyclingmailinglabel.
Justgoto
http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/citizenship/
usactivities_environment_samsungrecyclingdirect.html?INT=ST
A_recyle_your_phone_page
andfollowtheinstructionsto
printoutafreepre-paidpostagelabelandthensendyour
oldmobiledeviceorbatterytotheaddresslisted,viaU.S.
Mail,forrecycling.
Disposeofunwantedelectronicsthroughanapproved
recycler.
Tofindthenearestrecyclinglocation,gotoourwebsite:
www.samsung.com/recyclingdirect
Orcall,(877)278-0799.
Follow local regulations regarding disposal of mobile
devices and batteries
Disposeofyourmobiledeviceandbatteriesinaccordance
withlocalregulations.Insomeareas,thedisposalofthese
itemsinhouseholdorbusinesstrashmaybeprohibited.Help
usprotecttheenvironment-recycle!
Warning!
Neverdisposeofbatteriesinafirebecausetheymay
explode.
UL Certified Travel Charger
TheTravelChargerforthisphonehasmetapplicableUL
safetyrequirements.Pleaseadheretothefollowingsafety
instructionsperULguidelines:
FAILURETOFOLLOWTHEINSTRUCTIONSOUTLINEDMAY
LEADTOSERIOUSPERSONALINJURYANDPOSSIBLE
PROPERTYDAMAGE.
IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS-SAVETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS.
DANGER-TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREOR
ELECTRICSHOCK,CAREFULLYFOLLOWTHESE
INSTRUCTIONS.
HealthandSafetyInformation191
FORCONNECTIONTOASUPPLYNOTINNORTH
AMERICA,USEANATTACHMENTPLUGADAPTOR
OFTHEPROPERCONFIGURATIONFORTHE
POWEROUTLET.
THISPOWERUNITISINTENDEDTOBE
CORRECTLYORIENTEDINAVERTICALOR
HORIZONTALORFLOORMOUNTPOSITION.
Display / Touch-Screen
Pleasenotethefollowinginformationwhenusingyour
mobiledevice:
WARNINGREGARDINGDISPLAY
Thedisplayonyourmobiledeviceismadeofglassor
acrylicandcouldbreakifyourmobiledeviceis
droppedorifitreceivessignificantimpact.Donotuse
ifscreenisbrokenorcrackedasthiscouldcause
injurytoyou.
WARRANTYDISCLAIMER:PROPERUSEOFA
TOUCH-SCREENMOBILEDEVICE
Ifyourmobiledevicehasatouch-screendisplay,
pleasenotethatatouch-screenrespondsbesttoa
lighttouchfromthepadofyourfingeroranon-metallic
stylus.Usingexcessiveforceorametallicobjectwhen
pressingonthetouch-screenmaydamagethe
temperedglasssurfaceandvoidthewarranty.For
moreinformation,pleaserefertothe“Standard
LimitedWarranty”.
Smart Practices While Driving
On the Road - Off the Phone
Theprimaryresponsibilityofeverydriveristhesafeoperationof
hisorhervehicle.
Responsibledriversunderstandthatnosecondarytaskshouldbe
performedwhiledrivingwhetheritbeeating,drinking,talkingto
passengers,ortalkingonamobilephone-unlessthedriverhas
assessedthedrivingconditionsandisconfidentthatthe
secondarytaskwillnotinterferewiththeirprimaryresponsibility.

192
Donotengageinanyactivitywhiledrivingamovingvehiclewhich
maycauseyoutotakeyoureyesofftheroadorbecomeso
absorbedintheactivitythatyourabilitytoconcentrateontheact
ofdrivingbecomesimpaired
.Samsungiscommittedtopromoting
responsibledrivingandgivingdriversthetoolstheyneedto
understandandaddressdistractions.
Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuseofmobiledevicesand
theiraccessoriesintheareaswhereyoudrive.Alwaysobeythem.
Theuseofthesedevicesmaybeprohibitedorrestrictedincertain
areas.Forexample,onlyhands-freeusemaybepermittedin
certainareas.
Beforeansweringcalls,consideryourcircumstances.Letthecall
gotovoicemailwhendrivingconditionsrequire.Remember,
drivingcomesfirst,notthecall!
Ifyouconsideracallnecessaryandappropriate,followthese
tips:
•
Useahands-freedevice;
•
Secureyourphonewithineasyreach;
•
Placecallswhenyouarenotmoving;
•
Plancallswhenyourcarwillbestationary;
•
Donotengageinstressfuloremotionalconversations;
•
Letthepersonwithwhomyouarespeakingknowthatyouaredriving
andwillsuspendthecallifnecessary;
•
Donottakenotesorlookupphonenumberswhiledriving;
Noticeregardinglegalrestrictionsonmountingthisdeviceinan
automobile:
Lawsinsomestatesmayprohibitmountingthisdeviceonor
nearthewindshieldofanautomobile.Inotherstates,thelaw
maypermitmountingthisdeviceonlyinspecificlocationsinthe
automobile.Besuretoconsultthestateandlocallawsor
ordinanceswhereyoudrivebeforemountingthisdeviceinan
automobile.Failuretocomplywiththeserestrictionscouldresult
infines,penalties,orotherdamages.
Nevermountthisdeviceinamannerthatwillobstructthe
driver'sclearviewofthestreetandtraffic.
Neverusewirelessdataservicessuchastextmessaging,Web
browsing,ore-mailwhileoperatingavehicle.
Neverwatchvideos,suchasamovieorclip,orplayvideogames
whileoperatingavehicle.
Formoreinformation,goto
http://www.ctia.org
.

HealthandSafetyInformation193
Battery Use and Safety
Important!
Handleandstorebatteriesproperlytoavoidinjuryor
damage
.Mostbatteryissuesarisefromimproper
handlingofbatteriesand,particularly,fromthe
continueduseofdamagedbatteries.
•
Donotdisassemble,crush,puncture,shred,orotherwiseattempt
tochangetheformofyourbattery
.Donotputahighdegreeof
pressureonthebattery.Thiscancauseleakageoraninternal
short-circuit,resultinginoverheating.
•
Donotletthephoneorbatterycomeincontactwithliquids.
Liquidscangetintothephone'scircuits,leadingtocorrosion.Even
whenthephoneappearstobedryandappearstooperatenormally,
thecircuitrycouldslowlycorrodeandposeasafetyhazard.Ifthe
phoneand/orbatterygetwet,havethemcheckedbyyourservice
providerorcontactSamsung,eveniftheyappeartobeworking
properly.
•
Donotplaceyourbatteryinornearaheatsource
.Excessive
heatingcandamagethephoneorthebatteryandcouldcausethe
phoneorthebatterytoexplode.Donotdryawetordampbatterywith
anapplianceorheatsourcesuchasamicrowaveoven,hairdryer,
iron,orradiator.Avoidleavingyourphoneinyourcarinhigh
temperatures.
•
Donotdisposeofthephoneorthebatteryinafire
.Thephoneor
thebatterymayexplodewhenoverheated.
•
Donothandleadamagedorleakingbattery
.Donotletleaking
batteryfluidcomeincontactwithyoureyes,skinorclothing.Forsafe
disposaloptions,contactyournearestSamsung-authorizedservice
center.
•
Avoiddroppingthecellphone
.Droppingthephoneorthebattery,
especiallyonahardsurface,canpotentiallycausedamagetothe
phoneandbattery.Ifyoususpectdamagetothephoneorbattery,
takeittoaservicecenterforinspection.
•
Neveruseanychargerorbatterythatisdamagedinanyway
.

194
•
Donotallowthebatterytotouchmetalobjects
.Accidental
short-circuitingcanoccurwhenametallicobject(coin,key,jewelry,
clip,orpen)causesadirectconnectionbetweenthe+and-terminals
ofthebattery(metalstripsonthebattery),forexamplewhenyou
carryasparebatteryinapocketorbag.Short-circuitingtheterminals
maydamagethebatteryortheobjectcausingtheshort-circuiting.
Important!
UseonlySamsung-approvedbatteries,andrecharge
yourbatteryonlywithSamsung-approvedchargers
whicharespecificallydesignedforyourphone.
WARNING!
Useofanon-Samsung-approvedbatteryorchargermaypresenta
riskoffire,explosion,leakage,orotherhazard
.Samsung's
warrantydoesnotcoverdamagetothephonecausedby
nonSamsung-approvedbatteriesand/orchargers.
•
Donotuseincompatiblecellphonebatteriesandchargers
.Some
websitesandsecond-handdealersnotassociatedwithreputable
manufacturersandcarriers,mightbesellingincompatibleoreven
counterfeitbatteriesandchargers.Consumersshouldpurchase
manufacturerorcarrier-recommendedproductsandaccessories.If
unsureaboutwhetherareplacementbatteryorchargeriscompatible,
contactthemanufacturerofthebatteryorcharger.
•
Misuseoruseofincompatiblephones,batteries,andcharging
devicescouldresultindamagetotheequipmentandapossible
riskoffire,explosion,orleakage,leadingtoseriousinjuries,
damagestoyourphone,orotherserioushazard
.
Samsung Mobile Products and
Recycling
Samsungcaresfortheenvironmentandencouragesits
customerstorecycleSamsungmobiledevicesandgenuine
Samsungaccessories.
Properdisposalofyourmobiledeviceanditsbatteryisnotonly
importantforsafety,itbenefitstheenvironment.Batteriesmust
berecycledordisposedofproperly.
Recyclingprogramsforyourmobiledevice,batteries,and
accessoriesmaynotbeavailableinyourarea.
We'vemadeiteasyforyoutorecycleyouroldSamsungmobile
devicebyworkingwithrespectedtake-backcompaniesinevery
stateinthecountry.
DropItOff
YoucandropoffyourSamsung-brandedmobiledeviceand
batteriesforrecyclingatoneofournumerousSamsung
RecyclingDirect(SM)locations.

HealthandSafetyInformation195
Alistoftheselocationsmaybefoundat:
http://pages.samsung.com/us/recyclingdirect/
usactivities_environment_samsungrecyclingdirect_locations.js
.
Samsung-brandeddevicesandbatterieswillbeacceptedat
theselocationsfornofee.
Consumersmayalsorecycletheirusedmobiledeviceor
batteriesatmanyretailorcarrier-providedlocationswhere
mobiledevicesandbatteriesaresold.Additionalinformation
regardingspecificlocationsmaybefoundat:
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/partnerships/plugin/cellphone/
index.htm
orat
http://www.call2recycle.org/
.
MailItIn
TheSamsungMobileTake-BackProgramwillprovide
Samsungcustomerswithafreerecyclingmailinglabel.Just
goto
http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/citizenship/
usactivities_environment_samsungrecyclingdirect.html?INT=ST
A_recyle_your_phone_page
andfollowtheinstructionsto
printoutafreepre-paidpostagelabelandthensendyourold
mobiledeviceorbatterytotheaddresslisted,viaU.S.Mail,
forrecycling.
Disposeofunwantedelectronicsthroughanapproved
recycler.
Tofindthenearestrecyclinglocation,gotoourwebsite:
www.samsung.com/recyclingdirect
Orcall,(877)278-0799.
Follow local regulations regarding disposal of mobile
devices and batteries
Disposeofyourmobiledeviceandbatteriesinaccordancewith
localregulations.Insomeareas,thedisposaloftheseitemsin
householdorbusinesstrashmaybeprohibited.Helpusprotect
theenvironment-recycle!
Warning!
Neverdisposeofbatteriesinafirebecausetheymay
explode.
UL Certified Travel Charger
TheTravelChargerforthisphonehasmetapplicableULsafety
requirements.Pleaseadheretothefollowingsafetyinstructions
perULguidelines:
FAILURETOFOLLOWTHEINSTRUCTIONSOUTLINEDMAY
LEADTOSERIOUSPERSONALINJURYANDPOSSIBLE
PROPERTYDAMAGE.
IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS-SAVETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS.
196
DANGER-TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRIC
SHOCK,CAREFULLYFOLLOWTHESEINSTRUCTIONS.
FORCONNECTIONTOASUPPLYNOTINNORTH
AMERICA,USEANATTACHMENTPLUGADAPTOROF
THEPROPERCONFIGURATIONFORTHEPOWER
OUTLET.
THISPOWERUNITISINTENDEDTOBECORRECTLY
ORIENTEDINAVERTICALORHORIZONTALORFLOOR
MOUNTPOSITION.
Display / Touch-Screen
Pleasenotethefollowinginformationwhenusingyourmobile
device:
WARNINGREGARDINGDISPLAY
Thedisplayonyourmobiledeviceismadeofglassor
acrylicandcouldbreakifyourmobiledeviceisdroppedor
ifitreceivessignificantimpact.Donotuseifscreenis
brokenorcrackedasthiscouldcauseinjurytoyou.
WARRANTYDISCLAIMER:PROPERUSEOFATOUCH-SCREEN
MOBILEDEVICE
Ifyourmobiledevicehasatouch-screendisplay,please
notethatatouch-screenrespondsbesttoalighttouch
fromthepadofyourfingeroranon-metallicstylus.Using
excessiveforceorametallicobjectwhenpressingonthe
touch-screenmaydamagethetemperedglasssurface
andvoidthewarranty.Formoreinformation,pleaserefer
tothe“StandardLimitedWarranty”.
GPS & AGPS
CertainSamsungmobiledevicescanuseaGlobalPositioning
System(GPS)signalforlocation-basedapplications.AGPSuses
satellitescontrolledbytheU.S.Governmentthataresubjectto
changesimplementedinaccordancewiththeDepartmentof
Defensepolicyandthe2008FederalRadionavigationPlan(FRP).
Changesmayaffecttheperformanceoflocation-based
technologyonyourmobiledevice.
CertainSamsungmobiledevicescanalsouseanAssistedGlobal
PositioningSystem(AGPS),whichobtainsinformationfromthe
cellularnetworktoimproveGPSperformance.AGPSusesyour
wirelessserviceprovider'snetworkandthereforeairtime,data
charges,and/oradditionalchargesmayapplyinaccordancewith
yourserviceplan.Contactyourwirelessserviceproviderfor
details.
HealthandSafetyInformation197
Your Location
Location-basedinformationincludesinformationthatcanbe
usedtodeterminetheapproximatelocationofamobiledevice.
Mobiledeviceswhichareconnectedtoawirelessnetwork
transmitlocation-basedinformation.Additionally,ifyouuse
applicationsthatrequirelocation-basedinformation(e.g.driving
directions),suchapplicationstransmitlocation-based
information.Thelocation-basedinformationmaybesharedwith
third-parties,includingyourwirelessserviceprovider,
applicationsproviders,Samsung,andotherthird-parties
providingservices.
Use of AGPS in Emergency Calls
Whenyoumakeanemergencycall,thecellularnetworkmay
activateAGPStechnologyinyourmobiledevicetotellthe
emergencyrespondersyourapproximatelocation.
AGPShaslimitationsand
mightnotworkinyourarea
.Therefore:
•
Alwaystelltheemergencyresponderyourlocationtothebestofyour
ability;and
•
Remainonthemobiledeviceforaslongastheemergencyresponder
instructsyou.
Navigation
Maps,directions,andothernavigation-data,includingdata
relatingtoyourcurrentlocation,maycontaininaccurateor
incompletedata,andcircumstancescananddochangeover
time.Insomeareas,completeinformationmaynotbeavailable.
T
herefore,youshouldalwaysvisuallyconfirmthatthenavigational
instructionsareconsistentwithwhatyouseebeforefollowing
them.Allusersshouldpayattentiontoroadconditions,closures,
traffic,andallotherfactorsthatmayimpactsafedrivingor
walking.Alwaysobeypostedroadsigns
.
Emergency Calls
Thismobiledevice,likeanywirelessmobiledevice,operates
usingradiosignals,wirelessandlandlinenetworks,aswellas
user-programmedfunctions,whichcannotguaranteeconnection
inallconditions,areas,orcircumstances.
Therefore,youshouldneverrelysolelyonanywirelessmobile
deviceforessentialcommunications(medicalemergencies,for
example).Beforetravelinginremoteorunderdevelopedareas,
plananalternatemethodofcontactingemergencyservices
personnel.Remember,tomakeorreceiveanycalls,themobile
devicemustbeswitchedonandinaserviceareawithadequate
signalstrength.

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Emergencycallsmaynotbepossibleonallwirelessmobile
devicenetworksorwhencertainnetworkservicesand/ormobile
devicefeaturesareinuse.Checkwithlocalserviceproviders.
Tomakeanemergencycall:
1. switchiton.
2. FromtheHomescreen,touch
Phone
.
3. Dialtheemergencynumber(forexample,911orother
officialemergencynumber).Emergencynumbersvary
bylocation.
4. Touch toplacethecall.
Ifcertainfeaturesareinuse(callblocking,forexample),you
mayfirstneedtodeactivatethosefeaturesbeforeyoucan
makeanemergencycall.ConsultyourUserManualandyour
localcellularserviceprovider.Whenmakinganemergency
call,remembertogiveallthenecessaryinformationas
accuratelyaspossible.Rememberthatyourmobiledevice
maybetheonlymeansofcommunicationatthesceneofan
accident;donotcutoffthecalluntilgivenpermissiontodo
so.
Care and Maintenance
Yourmobiledeviceisaproductofsuperiordesignand
craftsmanshipandshouldbetreatedwithcare.The
suggestionsbelowwillhelpyoufulfillanywarranty
obligationsandallowyoutoenjoythisproductformany
years:
KeepyourSamsungMobileDeviceawayfrom:
Liquidsofanykind
Keepthemobiledevicedry.Precipitation,humidity,and
liquidscontainmineralsthatwillcorrodeelectronic
circuits.Ifthemobiledevicedoesgetwet,donot
acceleratedryingwiththeuseofanoven,microwave,or
dryer,becausethismaydamagethemobiledeviceand
couldcauseafireorexplosion.
Donotusethemobiledevicewithawethand.Doingso
maycauseanelectricshocktoyouordamagetothe
mobiledevice.
Extremeheatorcold
Avoidtemperaturesbelow0°C/32°Forabove45°C/
113°F.

HealthandSafetyInformation199
Microwaves
Donottrytodryyourmobiledeviceinamicrowaveoven.
Doingsomaycauseafireorexplosion.
Dustanddirt
Donotexposeyourmobiledevicetodust,dirt,orsand.
Cleaningsolutions
Donotuseharshchemicals,cleaningsolvents,orstrong
detergentstocleanthemobiledevice.Wipeitwithasoft
clothslightlydampenedinamildsoap-and-water
solution.
Shockorvibration
Donotdrop,knock,orshakethemobiledevice.Rough
handlingcanbreakinternalcircuitboards.
Paint
Donotpaintthemobiledevice.Paintcanclogthe
device’smovingpartsorventilationopeningsandprevent
properoperation.
Responsible Listening
Caution!Avoidpotentialhearingloss
.
Damagetohearingoccurswhenapersonisexposedtoloud
soundsovertime.Theriskofhearinglossincreasesas
soundisplayedlouderandforlongerdurations.Prolonged
exposuretoloudsounds(includingmusic)isthemost
commoncauseofpreventablehearingloss.Somescientific
researchsuggeststhatusingportableaudiodevices,suchas
portablemusicplayersandcellphones,athighvolume
settingsforlongdurationsmayleadtopermanent
noise-inducedhearingloss.
Thisincludestheuseofheadphones(includingheadsets,
earbuds,andBluetooth®orotherwirelessdevices).
Exposuretoveryloudsoundhasalsobeenassociatedin
somestudieswithtinnitus(aringingintheear),
hypersensitivitytosound,anddistortedhearing.Individual
susceptibilitytonoise-inducedhearinglossandpotential
hearingproblemvaries.
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Additionally,theamountofsoundproducedbyaportable
audiodevicevariesdependingonthenatureofthesound,
thedevicesettings,andtheheadphonesthatareused.Asa
result,thereisnosinglevolumesettingthatisappropriate
foreveryoneorforeverycombinationofsound,settings,and
equipment.
Youshouldfollowsomecommonsenserecommendations
whenusinganyportableaudiodevice:
•
Alwaysturnthevolumedownbeforepluggingtheearphonesinto
anaudiosource.
•
Setthevolumeinaquietenvironmentandselectthelowest
volumeatwhichyoucanhearadequately.
•
Beawarethatyoucanadapttohighervolumesettingsovertime,
notrealizingthatthehighervolumemaybeharmfultoyour
hearing.
•
Whenusingheadphones,turnthevolumedownifyoucannot
hearthepeoplespeakingnearyouorifthepersonsittingnextto
youcanhearwhatyouarelisteningto.
•
Donotturnthevolumeuptoblockoutnoisysurroundings.Ifyou
choosetolistentoyourportabledeviceinanoisyenvironment,
usenoise-cancellingheadphonestoblockoutbackground
environmentalnoise.Byblockingbackgroundenvironmentnoise,
noisecancellingheadphonesshouldallowyoutohearthemusic
atlowervolumesthanwhenusingearbuds.
•
Limittheamountoftimeyoulisten.Asthevolumeincreases,less
timeisrequiredbeforeyouhearingcouldbeaffected.
•
Avoidusingheadphonesafterexposuretoextremelyloudnoises,
suchasrockconcerts,thatmightcausetemporaryhearingloss.
Temporaryhearinglossmightcauseunsafevolumestosound
normal.
•
Donotlistenatanyvolumethatcausesyoudiscomfort.Ifyou
experienceringinginyourears,hearmuffledspeech,or
experienceanytemporaryhearingdifficultyafterlisteningtoyour
portableaudiodevice,discontinueuseandconsultyourdoctor.

HealthandSafetyInformation201
Youcanobtainadditionalinformationonthissubjectfromthe
followingsources:
AmericanAcademyofAudiology
11730PlazaAmericanDrive,Suite300
Reston,VA20190
Voice:(800)222-2336
Email:info@audiology.org
Internet:
http://www.audiology.org/Pages/
default.aspx
NationalInstituteonDeafnessandOther
CommunicationDisorders
NationalInstitutesofHealth
31CenterDrive,MSC2320
Bethesda,MD20892-2320
Email:nidcdinfo@nih.gov
Internet:
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
NationalInstituteforOccupationalSafety
andHealth(NIOSH)
395EStreet,S.W.,Suite9200
PatriotsPlazaBuilding
Washington,DC20201
Voice:1-800-35-NIOSH
(1-800-356-4674)
1-800-CDC-INFO(1-800-232-4636)
OutsidetheU.S.513-533-8328
Email:cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Internet:
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/noise/
default.html
1-888-232-6348TTY

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Operating Environment
Remembertofollowanyspecialregulationsinforceinany
area,andalwaysswitchyourmobiledeviceoffwheneveritis
forbiddentouseit,orwhenitmaycauseinterferenceor
danger.Whenconnectingthemobiledeviceoranyaccessory
toanotherdevice,readitsuser'sguidefordetailedsafety
instructions.Donotconnectincompatibleproducts.
Using Your Mobile Device Near Other Electronic
Devices
MostmodernelectronicequipmentisshieldedfromRadio
Frequency(RF)signals.However,certainelectronic
equipmentmaynotbeshieldedagainsttheRFsignalsfrom
yourwirelessmobiledevice.Consultthemanufacturerto
discussalternatives.
Implantable Medical Devices
Aminimumseparationofsix(6)inchesshouldbemaintained
betweenahandheldwirelessmobiledeviceandan
implantablemedicaldevice,suchasapacemakeror
implantablecardioverterdefibrillator,toavoidpotential
interferencewiththedevice.
Personswhohavesuchdevices:
•
ShouldALWAYSkeepthemobiledevicemorethansix(6)inches
fromtheirimplantablemedicaldevicewhenthemobiledeviceis
turnedON;
•
Shouldnotcarrythemobiledeviceinabreastpocket;
•
Shouldusetheearoppositetheimplantablemedicaldeviceto
minimizethepotentialforinterference;
•
ShouldturnthemobiledeviceOFFimmediatelyifthereisany
reasontosuspectthatinterferenceistakingplace;
•
Shouldreadandfollowthedirectionsfromthemanufacturerof
yourimplantablemedicaldevice.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabout
usingyourwirelessmobiledevicewithanimplantablemedical
device,consultyourhealthcareprovider.
Formoreinformationsee:
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/rf-faqs.html#
.
HealthandSafetyInformation203
Other Medical Devices
Ifyouuseanyotherpersonalmedicaldevices,consultthe
manufacturerofyourdevicetodetermineifitisadequately
shieldedfromexternalRFenergy.Yourphysicianmaybeable
toassistyouinobtainingthisinformation.Switchyour
mobiledeviceoffinhealthcarefacilitieswhenany
regulationspostedintheseareasinstructyoutodoso.
Hospitalsorhealthcarefacilitiesmaybeusingequipment
thatcouldbesensitivetoexternalRFenergy.
Vehicles
RFsignalsmayaffectimproperlyinstalledorinadequately
shieldedelectronicsystemsinmotorvehicles.Checkwith
themanufactureroritsrepresentativeregardingyourvehicle
beforeusingyourmobiledeviceinamotorvehicle.You
shouldalsoconsultthemanufacturerofanyequipmentthat
hasbeenaddedtoyourvehicle.
Posted Facilities
Switchyourmobiledeviceoffinanyfacilitywhereposted
noticesrequireyoutodoso.
Potentially Explosive Environments
Switchyourmobiledeviceoffwheninanyareawitha
potentiallyexplosiveatmosphereandobeyallsignsand
instructions.Sparksinsuchareascouldcauseanexplosion
orfireresultinginbodilyinjuryorevendeath.Usersare
advisedtoswitchthemobiledeviceoffwhileatarefueling
point(servicestation).
Usersareremindedoftheneedtoobserverestrictionsonthe
useofradioequipmentinfueldepots(fuelstorageand
distributionareas),chemicalplants,orwhereblasting
operationsareinprogress.Areaswithapotentiallyexplosive
atmosphereareoften,butnotalways,clearlymarked.They
includebelowdeckonboats,chemicaltransferorstorage
facilities,vehiclesusingliquefiedpetroleumgas(suchas
propaneorbutane),areaswheretheaircontainschemicals
orparticles,suchasgrain,dust,ormetalpowders,andany
otherareawhereyouwouldnormallybeadvisedtoturnoff
yourvehicleengine.
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When your Device is Wet
Donotturnonyourdeviceifitiswet.Ifyourdeviceis
alreadyon,turnitoffandremovethebatteryimmediately(if
thedevicewillnotturnofforyoucannotremovethebattery,
leaveitas-is).Then,drythedevicewithatowelandtakeit
toaservicecenter.
FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC)
Regulations for Wireless Devices
TheU.S.FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)has
establishedrequirementsfordigitalwirelessmobiledevices
tobecompatiblewithhearingaidsandotherassistive
hearingdevices.
Whenindividualsemployingsomeassistivehearingdevices
(hearingaidsandcochlearimplants)usewirelessmobile
devices,theymaydetectabuzzing,humming,orwhining
noise.Somehearingdevicesaremoreimmunethanothers
tothisinterferencenoise,andmobiledevicesalsovaryinthe
amountofinterferencetheygenerate.
Thewirelesstelephoneindustryhasdevelopedarating
systemforwirelessmobiledevicestoassisthearingdevice
usersfindmobiledevicesthatmaybecompatiblewiththeir
hearingdevices.Notallmobiledeviceshavebeenrated.
Mobiledevicesthatareratedhavetheratingontheirboxor
alabellocatedonthebo
Theratingsarenotguarantees.Resultswillvarydepending
ontheuser'shearingdeviceandhearingloss.Ifyourhearing
devicehappenstobevulnerabletointerference,youmaynot
beabletousearatedmobiledevicesuccessfully.Tryingout
themobiledevicewithyourhearingdeviceisthebestwayto
evaluateitforyourpersonalneeds.
M-Ratings
:WirelessmobiledevicesratedM3orM4meet
FCCrequirementsandarelikelytogeneratelessinterference
tohearingdevicesthanmobiledevicesthatarenotlabeled.
M4isthebetter/higherofthetworatings.M-ratingsreferto
enablingacousticcouplingwithhearingaidsthatdonot
operateintelecoilmode.
T-Ratings
:MobiledevicesratedT3orT4meetFCC
requirementsandarelikelytogeneratelessinterferenceto
hearingdevicesthanmobiledevicesthatarenotlabeled.T4
isthebetter/higherofthetworatings.T-ratingsreferto
enablinginductivecouplingwithhearingaidsoperatingin
telecoilmode.

HealthandSafetyInformation205
Hearingdevicesmayalsoberated.Yourhearingaid
manufacturerorhearinghealthprofessionalmayhelpyou
findthisrating.Higherratingsmeanthatthehearingdevice
isrelativelyimmunetointerferencenoise.
Underthecurrentindustrystandard,AmericanNational
StandardsInstitute(ANSI)C63.19,thehearingaidand
wirelessmobiledeviceratingvaluesareaddedtogetherto
indicatehowusabletheyaretogether.Forexample,ifa
hearingaidmeetstheM2levelratingandthewireless
mobiledevicemeetstheM3levelrating,thesumofthetwo
valuesequalsM5.
Underthestandard,thisshouldprovidethehearingaiduser
withnormalusewhileusingthehearingaidwiththe
particularwirelessmobiledevice.Asumof6ormorewould
indicateexcellentperformance.
However,thesearenotguaranteesthatalluserswillbe
satisfied.Tratingsworksimilarly.
TheHACratingandmeasurementprocedurearedescribedin
theAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI)C63.19
standard.
M3+M2=5
T3+T2=5
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HAC for Newer Technologies
Thisphonehasbeentestedandratedforusewithhearing
aidsforsomeofthewirelesstechnologiesthatituses.
However,theremaybesomenewerwirelesstechnologies
usedinthisphonethathavenotbeentestedyetforusewith
hearingaids.
Itisimportanttotrythedifferentfeaturesofthisphone
thoroughlyandindifferentlocations,usingyourhearingaid
orcochlearimplant,todetermineifyouhearanyinterfering
noise.Consultyourserviceproviderorthemanufacturerof
thisphoneforinformationonhearingaidcompatibility.Ifyou
havequestionsaboutreturnorexchangepolicies,consult
yourserviceproviderorphoneretailer.
Restricting Children's Access to Your
Mobile Device
Yourmobiledeviceisnotatoy.Donotallowchildrentoplay
withitbecausetheycouldhurtthemselvesandothers,
damagethemobiledevice,ormakecallsthatincreaseyour
mobiledevicebill.
Keepthemobiledeviceandallitspartsandaccessoriesout
ofthereachofsmallchildren.
FCC Notice and Cautions
FCC Notice
ThemobiledevicemaycauseTVorradiointerferenceifused
incloseproximitytoreceivingequipment.TheFCCcan
requireyoutostopusingthemobiledeviceifsuch
interferencecannotbeeliminated.Vehiclesusingliquefied
petroleumgas(suchaspropaneorbutane)mustcomplywith
theNationalFireProtectionStandard(NFPA-58).Foracopy
ofthisstandard,contacttheNationalFireProtection
Association.
Cautions
Althoughyourmobiledeviceisquitesturdy,itisacomplex
pieceofequipmentandcanbebroken.Avoiddropping,
hitting,bending,orsittingonit.
Anychangesormodificationstoyourmobiledevicenot
expresslyapprovedE\6DPVXQJcouldvoidyourwarranty
forthisequipmentandvoidyourauthoritytooperatethis
equipment.Onlyuseapprovedbatteries,antennas,and
chargers.Theuseofanyunauthorizedaccessoriesmaybe
dangerousandvoidthemobiledevicewarrantyifsaid
accessoriescausedamageoradefecttothemobiledevice.
HealthandSafetyInformation207
Other Important Safety Information
•
Onlyqualifiedpersonnelshouldservicethemobiledeviceor
installthemobiledeviceinavehicle.Faultyinstallationorservice
maybedangerousandmayinvalidateanywarrantyapplicableto
thedevice.
•
Ensurethatanymobiledevicesorrelatedequipmentinstalledin
yourvehiclearesecurelymounted.
•
Checkregularlythatallwirelessmobiledeviceequipmentinyour
vehicleismountedandoperatingproperly.
•
Whenusingaheadsetindryenvironments,staticelectricitycan
buildupintheheadsetandcauseasmallquickstaticelectrical
shock.Tominimizetheriskofelectrostaticdischargefromthe
headsetavoidusingtheheadsetinextremelydryenvironmentsor
touchagroundedunpaintedmetalobjecttodischargestatic
electricitybeforeinsertingtheheadset.
•
Donotstoreorcarryflammableliquids,gases,orexplosive
materialsinthesamecompartmentasthemobiledevice,its
parts,oraccessories.
•
Forvehiclesequippedwithanairbag,rememberthatanairbag
inflateswithgreatforce.Donotplaceobjects,includinginstalled
orportablewirelessequipmentnearorintheareaovertheair
bagorintheairbagdeploymentarea.Ifwirelessequipmentis
improperlyinstalledandtheairbaginflates,seriousinjurycould
result.
•
Switchyourmobiledeviceoffbeforeboardinganaircraft.Theuse
ofwirelessmobiledevicesinaircraftisillegalandmaybe
dangeroustotheaircraft'soperation.Checkwithappropriate
authoritiesbeforeusinganyfunctionofamobiledevicewhileon
anaircraft.
•
Failuretoobservetheseinstructionsmayleadtothesuspension
ordenialofcellphoneservicestotheoffender,orlegalaction,or
both.
•
Whileusingyourdevice,leavesomelightsonintheroomanddo
notholdthescreentooclosetoyoureyes.
•
Seizuresorblackoutscanoccurwhenyouareexposedtoflashing
lightswhilewatchingvideosorplayinggamesforextended
periods.Ifyoufeelanydiscomfort,stopusingthedevice
immediately.
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•
Reduceriskofrepetitivemotioninjuries.Whenyourepetitively
performactions,suchaspressingkeys,drawingcharactersona
touchscreenwithyourfingers,orplayinggames,youmay
experienceoccasionaldiscomfortinyourhands,neck,shoulders,
orotherpartsofyourbody.Whenusingyourdeviceforextended
periods,holdthedevicewitharelaxedgrip,pressthekeyslightly,
andtakefrequentbreaks.Ifyoucontinuetohavediscomfort
duringoraftersuchuse,stopuseandseeaphysician.
•
Ifyourdevicehasacameraflashorlight,donotusetheflashor
lightclosetotheeyesofpeopleorpets.[122011]

WarrantyInformation209
Section 10: Warranty Information
Standard Limited Warranty
Whatiscoveredandforhowlong?
SAMSUNGTELECOMMUNICATIONSAMERICA,LLC
(“SAMSUNG”)warrantsthatSAMSUNG’shandsetsand
accessories(“Products”)arefreefromdefectsinmaterial
andworkmanshipundernormaluseandserviceforthe
periodcommencinguponthedateofpurchasebythefirst
consumerpurchaserandcontinuingforthefollowing
specifiedperiodoftimeafterthatdate:
Whatisnotcovered?
ThisLimitedWarrantyisconditioneduponproperuseofthe
Product.
ThisLimitedWarrantydoesnotcover:(a)defectsordamage
resultingfromaccident,misuse,abnormaluse,abnormal
conditions,improperstorage,exposuretoliquid,moisture,
dampness,sandordirt,neglect,orunusualphysical,
electricalorelectromechanicalstress;(b) scratches,dents
andcosmeticdamage,unlesscausedbySAMSUNG;
(c) defectsordamageresultingfromexcessiveforceoruse
ofametallicobjectwhenpressingonatouchscreen;
(d) equipmentthathastheserialnumberorthe
enhancementdatacoderemoved,defaced,damaged,
alteredormadeillegible;(e) ordinarywearandtear;
(f) defectsordamageresultingfromtheuseofProductin
conjunctionorconnectionwithaccessories,products,or
ancillary/peripheralequipmentnotfurnishedorapprovedby
SAMSUNG;(g) defectsordamageresultingfromimproper
testing,operation,maintenance,installation,service,or
adjustmentnotfurnishedorapprovedbySAMSUNG;
(h) defectsordamageresultingfromexternalcausessuchas
collisionwithanobject,fire,flooding,dirt,windstorm,
lightning,earthquake,exposuretoweatherconditions,theft,
blownfuse,orimproperuseofanyelectricalsource;
(i) defectsordamageresultingfromcellularsignalreception
Phone 1Year
Batteries 1Year
Case/Pouch/Holster 90Days
OtherPhoneAccessories 1Year
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ortransmission,orvirusesorothersoftwareproblems
introducedintotheProduct;or(j) Productusedorpurchased
outsidetheUnitedStates.ThisLimitedWarrantycovers
batteriesonlyifbatterycapacityfallsbelow80%ofrated
capacityorthebatteryleaks,andthisLimitedWarrantydoes
notcoveranybatteryif(i) thebatteryhasbeenchargedbya
batterychargernotspecifiedorapprovedbySAMSUNGfor
chargingthebattery;(ii) anyofthesealsonthebatteryare
brokenorshowevidenceoftampering;or(iii) thebatteryhas
beenusedinequipmentotherthantheSAMSUNGphonefor
whichitisspecified.
WhatareSAMSUNG’sobligations?
Duringtheapplicablewarrantyperiod,providedtheProduct
isreturnedinaccordancewiththetermsofthisLimited
Warranty,SAMSUNGwillrepairorreplacetheProduct,at
SAMSUNG’ssoleoption,withoutcharge.SAMSUNGmay,at
SAMSUNG’ssoleoption,userebuilt,reconditioned,ornew
partsorcomponentswhenrepairinganyProduct,ormay
replacetheProductwitharebuilt,reconditionedornew
Product.
Repaired/replacedcases,pouchesandholsterswillbe
warrantedforaperiodofninety(90)days.Allotherrepaired/
replacedProductswillbewarrantedforaperiodequaltothe
remainderoftheoriginalLimitedWarrantyontheoriginal
Productorforninety(90)days,whicheverislonger.All
replacedProducts,parts,components,boardsand
equipmentshallbecomethepropertyofSAMSUNG.Exceptto
anyextentexpresslyallowedbyapplicablelaw,transferor
assignmentofthisLimitedWarrantyisprohibited.
Whatmustyoudotoobtainwarrantyservice?
ToobtainserviceunderthisLimitedWarranty,youmust
returntheProducttoanauthorizedphoneservicefacilityin
anadequatecontainerforshipping,accompaniedbythe
salesreceiptorcomparableproofofsaleshowingthe
originaldateofpurchase,theserialnumberoftheProduct
andtheseller’snameandaddress.
ToobtainassistanceonwheretodelivertheProduct,please
callSAMSUNGCustomerCareat1-888-987-4357.If
SAMSUNGdeterminesthatanyProductisnotcoveredbythis
LimitedWarranty,youmustpayallparts,shipping,andlabor
chargesfortherepairorreturnofsuchProduct.
Youshouldkeepaseparatebackupcopyofanycontentsof
theProductbeforedeliveringtheProducttoSAMSUNGfor
warrantyservice,assomeorallofthecontentsmaybe
deletedorreformattedduringthecourseofwarrantyservice.
WarrantyInformation211
WhatarethelimitsonSAMSUNG’sliability?
THISLIMITEDWARRANTYSETSOUTTHEFULLEXTENTOF
SAMSUNG’SRESPONSIBILITIES,ANDTHEEXCLUSIVE
REMEDYREGARDINGTHEPRODUCTS.
ALLIMPLIEDWARRANTIES,INCLUDINGWITHOUT
LIMITATION,IMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITY
ANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE,ARELIMITEDTO
THEDURATIONOFTHISLIMITEDWARRANTY.INNOEVENT
SHALLSAMSUNGBELIABLEFORDAMAGESINEXCESSOF
THEPURCHASEPRICEOFTHEPRODUCTORFOR,WITHOUT
LIMITATION,COMMERCIALLOSSOFANYSORT;LOSSOF
USE,TIME,DATA,REPUTATION,OPPORTUNITY,GOODWILL,
PROFITSORSAVINGS;INCONVENIENCE;INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL,CONSEQUENTIALORPUNITIVEDAMAGES;OR
DAMAGESARISINGFROMTHEUSEORINABILITYTOUSETHE
PRODUCT.SOMESTATESANDJURISDICTIONSDONOT
ALLOWLIMITATIONSONHOWLONGANIMPLIEDWARRANTY
LASTS,ORTHEDISCLAIMERORLIMITATIONOFINCIDENTAL
ORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,SOTHEABOVELIMITATIONS
ANDDISCLAIMERSMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.
SAMSUNGMAKESNOWARRANTIESORREPRESENTATIONS,
EXPRESSORIMPLIED,STATUTORYOROTHERWISE,ASTO
THEQUALITY,CAPABILITIES,OPERATIONS,PERFORMANCE
ORSUITABILITYOFANYTHIRD-PARTYSOFTWAREOR
EQUIPMENTUSEDINCONJUNCTIONWITHTHEPRODUCT,OR
THEABILITYTOINTEGRATEANYSUCHSOFTWAREOR
EQUIPMENTWITHTHEPRODUCT,WHETHERSUCH
THIRD-PARTYSOFTWAREOREQUIPMENTISINCLUDEDWITH
THEPRODUCTDISTRIBUTEDBYSAMSUNGOROTHERWISE.
RESPONSIBILITYFORTHEQUALITY,CAPABILITIES,
OPERATIONS,PERFORMANCEANDSUITABILITYOFANY
SUCHTHIRD-PARTYSOFTWAREOREQUIPMENTRESTS
SOLELYWITHTHEUSERANDTHEDIRECTVENDOR,OWNER
ORSUPPLIEROFSUCHTHIRD-PARTYSOFTWAREOR
EQUIPMENT.
NothingintheProductinstructionsorinformationshallbe
construedtocreateanexpresswarrantyofanykindwith
respecttotheProducts.Noagent,employee,dealer,
representativeorresellerisauthorizedtomodifyorextend
thisLimitedWarrantyortomakebindingrepresentationsor
claims,whetherinadvertising,presentationsorotherwise,
onbehalfofSAMSUNGregardingtheProductsorthisLimited
Warranty.
ThisLimitedWarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyou
mayalsohaveotherrightsthatvaryfromstatetostate.
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Whatistheprocedureforresolvingdisputes?
ALLDISPUTESWITHSAMSUNGARISINGINANYWAYFROM
THISLIMITEDWARRANTYORTHESALE,CONDITIONOR
PERFORMANCEOFTHEPRODUCTSSHALLBERESOLVED
EXCLUSIVELYTHROUGHFINALANDBINDINGARBITRATION,
ANDNOTBYACOURTORJURY.
Anysuchdisputeshallnotbecombinedorconsolidatedwith
adisputeinvolvinganyotherperson’sorentity’sProductor
claim,andspecifically,withoutlimitationoftheforegoing,
shallnotunderanycircumstancesproceedaspartofaclass
action.Thearbitrationshallbeconductedbeforeasingle
arbitrator,whoseawardmaynotexceed,informoramount,
thereliefallowedbytheapplicablelaw.Thearbitrationshall
beconductedaccordingtotheAmericanArbitration
Association(AAA)CommercialArbitrationRulesapplicableto
consumerdisputes.Thisarbitrationprovisionisentered
pursuanttotheFederalArbitrationAct.ThelawsoftheState
ofTexas,withoutreferencetoitschoiceoflawsprinciples,
shallgoverntheinterpretationoftheLimitedWarrantyandall
disputesthataresubjecttothisarbitrationprovision.The
arbitratorshalldecideallissuesofinterpretationand
applicationofthisarbitrationprovisionandtheLimited
Warranty.
Foranyarbitrationinwhichyourtotaldamageclaims,
exclusiveofattorneyfeesandexpertwitnessfees,are
$5,000.00orless(“SmallClaim”),thearbitratormay,ifyou
prevail,awardyourreasonableattorneyfees,expertwitness
feesandcostsaspartofanyaward,butmaynotgrant
SAMSUNGitsattorneyfees,expertwitnessfeesorcosts
unlessitisdeterminedthattheclaimwasbroughtinbad
faith.InaSmallClaimcase,youshallberequiredtopayno
morethanhalfofthetotaladministrative,facilityand
arbitratorfees,or$50.00ofsuchfees,whicheverisless,and
SAMSUNGshallpaytheremainderofsuchfees.
Administrative,facilityandarbitratorfeesforarbitrationsin
whichyourtotaldamageclaims,exclusiveofattorneyfees
andexpertwitnessfees,exceed$5,000.00(“LargeClaim”)
shallbedeterminedaccordingtoAAArules.InaLargeClaim
case,thearbitratormaygranttotheprevailingparty,or
apportionamongtheparties,reasonableattorneyfees,
expertwitnessfeesandcosts.Judgmentmaybeenteredon
thearbitrator’sawardinanycourtofcompetentjurisdiction.
Thisarbitrationprovisionalsoappliestoclaimsagainst
SAMSUNG’semployees,representativesandaffiliatesifany
suchclaimarisesfromtheProduct’ssale,conditionor
performance.

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Youmayoptoutofthisdisputeresolutionprocedureby
providingnoticetoSAMSUNGnolaterthan30calendardays
fromthedateofthefirstconsumerpurchaser’spurchaseofthe
Product.Tooptout,youmustsendnoticebye-mailto
optout@sta.samsung.com,withthesubjectline:“Arbitration
OptOut.”Youmustincludeintheoptoute-mail(a) yourname
andaddress;(b) thedateonwhichtheProductwaspurchased;
(c) theProductmodelnameormodelnumber;and(d) theIMEI
orMEIDorSerialNumber,asapplicable,ifyouhaveit(theIMEI
orMEIDorSerialNumbercanbefound(i) ontheProductbox;
(ii) ontheProductinformationscreen,whichcanbefound
under“Settings;”(iii) onalabelonthebackoftheProduct
beneaththebattery,ifthebatteryisremovable;and(iv) onthe
outsideoftheProductifthebatteryisnotremovable).
Alternatively,youmayoptoutbycalling1-888-987-4357no
laterthan30calendardaysfromthedateofthefirstconsumer
purchaser’spurchaseoftheProductandprovidingthesame
information.Thesearetheonlytwoformsofnoticethatwillbe
effectivetooptoutofthisdisputeresolutionprocedure.Opting
outofthisdisputeresolutionprocedurewillnotaffectthe
coverageoftheLimitedWarrantyinanyway,andyouwill
continuetoenjoythebenefitsoftheLimitedWarranty.
Severability
IfanyportionofthisLimitedWarrantyisheldtobeillegalor
unenforceable,suchpartialillegalityorunenforceabilityshall
notaffecttheenforceabilityoftheremainderoftheLimited
Warranty.
Precautions for Transfer and Disposal
Ifdatastoredonthisdeviceisdeletedorreformattedusing
thestandardmethods,thedataonlyappearstoberemoved
onasuperficiallevel,anditmaybepossibleforsomeoneto
retrieveandreusethedatabymeansofspecialsoftware.
Toavoidunintendedinformationleaksandotherproblemsof
thissort,itisrecommendedthatthedevicebereturnedto
Samsung’sCustomerCareCenterforanExtendedFile
System(EFS)Clearwhichwilleliminateallusermemoryand
returnallsettingstodefaultsettings.Pleasecontactthe
SamsungCustomerCareCenter
fordetails.
Important!
Pleaseprovidewarrantyinformation(proofof
purchase)toSamsung’sCustomerCareCenterin
ordertoprovidethisserviceatnocharge.Ifthe
warrantyhasexpiredonthedevice,chargesmay
apply.
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SamsungTelecommunicationsAmerica,LLC
1301E.LookoutDrive
Richardson,Texas75082
Phone:1-800-SAMSUNG
Phone:1-888-987-HELP(4357)
©2012SamsungTelecommunicationsAmerica,LLC.All
rightsreserved.
Noreproductioninwholeorinpartallowedwithoutprior
writtenapproval.Specificationsandavailabilitysubjectto
changewithoutnotice.[111611]
Standard Limited Warranty
Whatiscoveredandforhowlong?
SAMSUNGTELECOMMUNICATIONSAMERICA,LLC
(“SAMSUNG”)warrantsthatSAMSUNG’shandsetsand
accessories(“Products”)arefreefromdefectsinmaterial
andworkmanshipundernormaluseandserviceforthe
periodcommencinguponthedateofpurchasebythefirst
consumerpurchaserandcontinuingforthefollowing
specifiedperiodoftimeafterthatdate:
Whatisnotcovered?
ThisLimitedWarrantyisconditioneduponproperuseofthe
Product.
ThisLimitedWarrantydoesnotcover:(a)defectsordamage
resultingfromaccident,misuse,abnormaluse,abnormal
conditions,improperstorage,exposuretoliquid,moisture,
dampness,sandordirt,neglect,orunusualphysical,
electricalorelectromechanicalstress;(b) scratches,dents
andcosmeticdamage,unlesscausedbySAMSUNG;
(c) defectsordamageresultingfromexcessiveforceoruse
ofametallicobjectwhenpressingonatouchscreen;
(d) equipmentthathastheserialnumberorthe
enhancementdatacoderemoved,defaced,damaged,
alteredormadeillegible;(e) ordinarywearandtear;
(f) defectsordamageresultingfromtheuseofProductin
conjunctionorconnectionwithaccessories,products,or
ancillary/peripheralequipmentnotfurnishedorapprovedby
SAMSUNG;(g) defectsordamageresultingfromimproper
testing,operation,maintenance,installation,service,or
adjustmentnotfurnishedorapprovedbySAMSUNG;
Phone 1Year
Batteries 1Year
Case/Pouch/Holster 90Days
OtherPhoneAccessories 1Year
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(h) defectsordamageresultingfromexternalcausessuchas
collisionwithanobject,fire,flooding,dirt,windstorm,
lightning,earthquake,exposuretoweatherconditions,theft,
blownfuse,orimproperuseofanyelectricalsource;
(i) defectsordamageresultingfromcellularsignalreception
ortransmission,orvirusesorothersoftwareproblems
introducedintotheProduct;or(j) Productusedorpurchased
outsidetheUnitedStates.ThisLimitedWarrantycovers
batteriesonlyifbatterycapacityfallsbelow80%ofrated
capacityorthebatteryleaks,andthisLimitedWarrantydoes
notcoveranybatteryif(i) thebatteryhasbeenchargedbya
batterychargernotspecifiedorapprovedbySAMSUNGfor
chargingthebattery;(ii) anyofthesealsonthebatteryare
brokenorshowevidenceoftampering;or(iii) thebatteryhas
beenusedinequipmentotherthantheSAMSUNGphonefor
whichitisspecified.
WhatareSAMSUNG’sobligations?
Duringtheapplicablewarrantyperiod,providedtheProduct
isreturnedinaccordancewiththetermsofthisLimited
Warranty,SAMSUNGwillrepairorreplacetheProduct,at
SAMSUNG’ssoleoption,withoutcharge.SAMSUNGmay,at
SAMSUNG’ssoleoption,userebuilt,reconditioned,ornew
partsorcomponentswhenrepairinganyProduct,ormay
replacetheProductwitharebuilt,reconditionedornew
Product.
Repaired/replacedcases,pouchesandholsterswillbe
warrantedforaperiodofninety(90)days.Allotherrepaired/
replacedProductswillbewarrantedforaperiodequaltothe
remainderoftheoriginalLimitedWarrantyontheoriginal
Productorforninety(90)days,whicheverislonger.All
replacedProducts,parts,components,boardsand
equipmentshallbecomethepropertyofSAMSUNG.Exceptto
anyextentexpresslyallowedbyapplicablelaw,transferor
assignmentofthisLimitedWarrantyisprohibited.
Whatmustyoudotoobtainwarrantyservice?
ToobtainserviceunderthisLimitedWarranty,youmust
returntheProducttoanauthorizedphoneservicefacilityin
anadequatecontainerforshipping,accompaniedbythe
salesreceiptorcomparableproofofsaleshowingthe
originaldateofpurchase,theserialnumberoftheProduct
andtheseller’snameandaddress.
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ToobtainassistanceonwheretodelivertheProduct,please
callSAMSUNGCustomerCareat1-888-987-4357.If
SAMSUNGdeterminesthatanyProductisnotcoveredbythis
LimitedWarranty,youmustpayallparts,shipping,andlabor
chargesfortherepairorreturnofsuchProduct.
Youshouldkeepaseparatebackupcopyofanycontentsof
theProductbeforedeliveringtheProducttoSAMSUNGfor
warrantyservice,assomeorallofthecontentsmaybe
deletedorreformattedduringthecourseofwarrantyservice.
WhatarethelimitsonSAMSUNG’sliability?
THISLIMITEDWARRANTYSETSOUTTHEFULLEXTENTOF
SAMSUNG’SRESPONSIBILITIES,ANDTHEEXCLUSIVE
REMEDYREGARDINGTHEPRODUCTS.
ALLIMPLIEDWARRANTIES,INCLUDINGWITHOUT
LIMITATION,IMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITY
ANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE,ARELIMITEDTO
THEDURATIONOFTHISLIMITEDWARRANTY.INNOEVENT
SHALLSAMSUNGBELIABLEFORDAMAGESINEXCESSOF
THEPURCHASEPRICEOFTHEPRODUCTORFOR,WITHOUT
LIMITATION,COMMERCIALLOSSOFANYSORT;LOSSOF
USE,TIME,DATA,REPUTATION,OPPORTUNITY,GOODWILL,
PROFITSORSAVINGS;INCONVENIENCE;INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL,CONSEQUENTIALORPUNITIVEDAMAGES;OR
DAMAGESARISINGFROMTHEUSEORINABILITYTOUSETHE
PRODUCT.SOMESTATESANDJURISDICTIONSDONOT
ALLOWLIMITATIONSONHOWLONGANIMPLIEDWARRANTY
LASTS,ORTHEDISCLAIMERORLIMITATIONOFINCIDENTAL
ORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,SOTHEABOVELIMITATIONS
ANDDISCLAIMERSMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.
SAMSUNGMAKESNOWARRANTIESORREPRESENTATIONS,
EXPRESSORIMPLIED,STATUTORYOROTHERWISE,ASTO
THEQUALITY,CAPABILITIES,OPERATIONS,PERFORMANCE
ORSUITABILITYOFANYTHIRD-PARTYSOFTWAREOR
EQUIPMENTUSEDINCONJUNCTIONWITHTHEPRODUCT,OR
THEABILITYTOINTEGRATEANYSUCHSOFTWAREOR
EQUIPMENTWITHTHEPRODUCT,WHETHERSUCH
THIRD-PARTYSOFTWAREOREQUIPMENTISINCLUDEDWITH
THEPRODUCTDISTRIBUTEDBYSAMSUNGOROTHERWISE.
RESPONSIBILITYFORTHEQUALITY,CAPABILITIES,
OPERATIONS,PERFORMANCEANDSUITABILITYOFANY
SUCHTHIRD-PARTYSOFTWAREOREQUIPMENTRESTS
SOLELYWITHTHEUSERANDTHEDIRECTVENDOR,OWNER
ORSUPPLIEROFSUCHTHIRD-PARTYSOFTWAREOR
EQUIPMENT.
NothingintheProductinstructionsorinformationshallbe
construedtocreateanexpresswarrantyofanykindwith
respecttotheProducts.Noagent,employee,dealer,
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representativeorresellerisauthorizedtomodifyorextend
thisLimitedWarrantyortomakebindingrepresentationsor
claims,whetherinadvertising,presentationsorotherwise,
onbehalfofSAMSUNGregardingtheProductsorthisLimited
Warranty.
ThisLimitedWarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyou
mayalsohaveotherrightsthatvaryfromstatetostate.
Whatistheprocedureforresolvingdisputes?
ALLDISPUTESWITHSAMSUNGARISINGINANYWAYFROM
THISLIMITEDWARRANTYORTHESALE,CONDITIONOR
PERFORMANCEOFTHEPRODUCTSSHALLBERESOLVED
EXCLUSIVELYTHROUGHFINALANDBINDINGARBITRATION,
ANDNOTBYACOURTORJURY.
Anysuchdisputeshallnotbecombinedorconsolidatedwith
adisputeinvolvinganyotherperson’sorentity’sProductor
claim,andspecifically,withoutlimitationoftheforegoing,
shallnotunderanycircumstancesproceedaspartofaclass
action.Thearbitrationshallbeconductedbeforeasingle
arbitrator,whoseawardmaynotexceed,informoramount,
thereliefallowedbytheapplicablelaw.Thearbitrationshall
beconductedaccordingtotheAmericanArbitration
Association(AAA)CommercialArbitrationRulesapplicableto
consumerdisputes.Thisarbitrationprovisionisentered
pursuanttotheFederalArbitrationAct.ThelawsoftheState
ofTexas,withoutreferencetoitschoiceoflawsprinciples,
shallgoverntheinterpretationoftheLimitedWarrantyandall
disputesthataresubjecttothisarbitrationprovision.The
arbitratorshalldecideallissuesofinterpretationand
applicationofthisarbitrationprovisionandtheLimited
Warranty.
Foranyarbitrationinwhichyourtotaldamageclaims,
exclusiveofattorneyfeesandexpertwitnessfees,are
$5,000.00orless(“SmallClaim”),thearbitratormay,ifyou
prevail,awardyourreasonableattorneyfees,expertwitness
feesandcostsaspartofanyaward,butmaynotgrant
SAMSUNGitsattorneyfees,expertwitnessfeesorcosts
unlessitisdeterminedthattheclaimwasbroughtinbad
faith.InaSmallClaimcase,youshallberequiredtopayno
morethanhalfofthetotaladministrative,facilityand
arbitratorfees,or$50.00ofsuchfees,whicheverisless,and
SAMSUNGshallpaytheremainderofsuchfees.
Administrative,facilityandarbitratorfeesforarbitrationsin
whichyourtotaldamageclaims,exclusiveofattorneyfees
andexpertwitnessfees,exceed$5,000.00(“LargeClaim”)
shallbedeterminedaccordingtoAAArules.InaLargeClaim
case,thearbitratormaygranttotheprevailingparty,or
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apportionamongtheparties,reasonableattorneyfees,
expertwitnessfeesandcosts.Judgmentmaybeenteredon
thearbitrator’sawardinanycourtofcompetentjurisdiction.
Thisarbitrationprovisionalsoappliestoclaimsagainst
SAMSUNG’semployees,representativesandaffiliatesifany
suchclaimarisesfromtheProduct’ssale,conditionor
performance.
Youmayoptoutofthisdisputeresolutionprocedureby
providingnoticetoSAMSUNGnolaterthan30calendardays
fromthedateofthefirstconsumerpurchaser’spurchaseofthe
Product.Tooptout,youmustsendnoticebye-mailto
optout@sta.samsung.com,withthesubjectline:“Arbitration
OptOut.”Youmustincludeintheoptoute-mail(a) yourname
andaddress;(b) thedateonwhichtheProductwaspurchased;
(c) theProductmodelnameormodelnumber;and(d) theIMEI
orMEIDorSerialNumber,asapplicable,ifyouhaveit(theIMEI
orMEIDorSerialNumbercanbefound(i) ontheProductbox;
(ii) ontheProductinformationscreen,whichcanbefound
under“Settings;”(iii) onalabelonthebackoftheProduct
beneaththebattery,ifthebatteryisremovable;and(iv) onthe
outsideoftheProductifthebatteryisnotremovable).
Alternatively,youmayoptoutbycalling1-888-987-4357no
laterthan30calendardaysfromthedateofthefirstconsumer
purchaser’spurchaseoftheProductandprovidingthesame
information.Thesearetheonlytwoformsofnoticethatwillbe
effectivetooptoutofthisdisputeresolutionprocedure.Opting
outofthisdisputeresolutionprocedurewillnotaffectthe
coverageoftheLimitedWarrantyinanyway,andyouwill
continuetoenjoythebenefitsoftheLimitedWarranty.
Severability
IfanyportionofthisLimitedWarrantyisheldtobeillegalor
unenforceable,suchpartialillegalityorunenforceabilityshall
notaffecttheenforceabilityoftheremainderoftheLimited
Warranty.
Precautions for Transfer and Disposal
Ifdatastoredonthisdeviceisdeletedorreformattedusing
thestandardmethods,thedataonlyappearstoberemoved
onasuperficiallevel,anditmaybepossibleforsomeoneto
retrieveandreusethedatabymeansofspecialsoftware.
Toavoidunintendedinformationleaksandotherproblemsof
thissort,itisrecommendedthatthedevicebereturnedto
Samsung’sCustomerCareCenterforanExtendedFile
System(EFS)Clearwhichwilleliminateallusermemoryand
returnallsettingstodefaultsettings.Pleasecontactthe
SamsungCustomerCareCenter
fordetails.

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Important!
Pleaseprovidewarrantyinformation(proofof
purchase)toSamsung’sCustomerCareCenterin
ordertoprovidethisserviceatnocharge.Ifthe
warrantyhasexpiredonthedevice,chargesmay
apply.
SamsungTelecommunicationsAmerica,LLC
1301E.LookoutDrive
Richardson,Texas75082
Phone:1-800-SAMSUNG
Phone:1-888-987-HELP(4357)
©2012SamsungTelecommunicationsAmerica,LLC.All
rightsreserved.
Noreproductioninwholeorinpartallowedwithoutprior
writtenapproval.Specificationsandavailabilitysubjectto
changewithoutnotice.[111611]
End User License Agreement for
Software
IMPORTANT.READCAREFULLY:ThisEndUserLicense
Agreement("EULA")isalegalagreementbetweenyou
(eitheranindividualorasingleentity)andSamsung
ElectronicsCo.,Ltd.("Samsung")forsoftware,ownedby
Samsunganditsaffiliatedcompaniesanditsthirdparty
suppliersandlicensors,thataccompaniesthisEULA,which
includescomputersoftwareandmayincludeassociated
media,printedmaterials,"online"orelectronic
documentationinconnectionwithyouruseofthisdevice
("Software").
Thisdevicerequirestheuseofpreloadedsoftwareinits
normaloperation.BYUSINGTHEDEVICEORITSPRELOADED
SOFTWARE,YOUACCEPTTHETERMSOFTHISEULA.IFYOU
DONOTACCEPTTHESETERMS,DONOTUSETHEDEVICEOR
THESOFTWARE.
1.
GRANTOFLICENSE
.Samsunggrantsyouthefollowing
rightsprovidedthatyoucomplywithalltermsandconditions
ofthisEULA:Youmayinstall,use,access,displayandrun
onecopyoftheSoftwareonthelocalharddisk(s)orother
permanentstoragemediaofonecomputerandusethe
Softwareonasinglecomputeroramobiledeviceatatime,
andyoumaynotmaketheSoftwareavailableoveranetwork
whereitcouldbeusedbymultiplecomputersatthesame
time.YoumaymakeonecopyoftheSoftwareinmachine
readableformforbackuppurposesonly;providedthatthe
backupcopymustincludeallcopyrightorotherproprietary
noticescontainedontheoriginal.

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CertainitemsoftheSoftwaremaybesubjecttoopensource
licenses.Theopensourcelicenseprovisionsmayoverride
someofthetermsofthisEULA.Wemaketheapplicable
opensourcelicensesavailabletoyouontheLegalNotices
sectionoftheSettingsmenuofyourdevice.
2.
RESERVATIONOFRIGHTSANDOWNERSHIP
.Samsung
reservesallrightsnotexpresslygrantedtoyouinthisEULA.
TheSoftwareisprotectedbycopyrightandotherintellectual
propertylawsandtreaties.Samsungoritssuppliersownthe
title,copyrightandotherintellectualpropertyrightsinthe
Software.TheSoftwareislicensed,notsold.
3.
LIMITATIONSONENDUSERRIGHTS
.Youmaynotreverse
engineer,decompile,disassemble,orotherwiseattemptto
discoverthesourcecodeoralgorithmsof,theSoftware
(exceptandonlytotheextentthatsuchactivityisexpressly
permittedbyapplicablelawnotwithstandingthislimitation),
ormodify,ordisableanyfeaturesof,theSoftware,orcreate
derivativeworksbasedontheSoftware.Youmaynotrent,
lease,lend,sublicenseorprovidecommercialhosting
serviceswiththeSoftware.
4.
CONSENTTOUSEOFDATA
.YouagreethatSamsungandits
affiliatesmaycollectandusetechnicalinformationgathered
aspartoftheproductsupportservicesrelatedtothe
Softwareprovidedtoyou,ifany,suchasIMEI(yourdevice’s
uniqueidentificationnumber),devicenumber,modelname,
customercode,accessrecording,yourdevice’scurrentSW
version,MCC(MobileCountryCode),MNC(MobileNetwork
Code).Samsunganditsaffiliatesmayusethisinformation
solelytoimprovetheirproductsortoprovidecustomized
servicesortechnologiestoyouandwillnotdisclosethis
informationinaformthatpersonallyidentifiesyou.Atall
timesyourinformationwillbetreatedinaccordancewith
Samsung’sPrivacyPolicy,whichcanbeviewedat:
http://account.samsung.com/membership/pp
.
5.
SOFTWAREUPDATES
.Samsungmayprovidetoyouor
makeavailabletoyouupdates,upgrades,supplementsand
add-oncomponents(ifany)oftheSoftware,includingbug
fixes,serviceupgrades(partsorwhole),productsordevices,
andupdatesandenhancementstoanysoftwarepreviously
installed(includingentirelynewversions),(collectively
“Update”)afterthedateyouobtainyourinitialcopyofthe
SoftwaretoimprovetheSoftwareandultimatelyenhance
youruserexperiencewithyourdevice.ThisEULAappliesto
allandanycomponentoftheUpdatethatSamsungmay
providetoyouormakeavailabletoyouafterthedateyou
obtainyourinitialcopyoftheSoftware,unlessweprovide
othertermsalongwithsuchUpdate.TouseSoftware
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providedthroughUpdate,youmustfirstbelicensedforthe
SoftwareidentifiedbySamsungaseligiblefortheUpdate.
AftertheUpdate,youmaynolongerusetheSoftwarethat
formedthebasisforyourUpdateeligibility.Theupdated
Softwareversionmayaddnewfunctionsand,insome
limitedcases,maydeleteexistingfunctions.
WhiletheUpdatewillbegenerallyavailable,insomelimited
circumstances,theSoftwareupdateswillonlybeofferedby
yournetworkcarrier,andsuchSoftwareupdateswillbe
governedbyyourcontractualrelationshipwithyournetwork
carrier.
Withthe“AutomaticUpdate”functionenabled(asinthe
defaultsettingintheSystemUpdatemenuintheSetting),
yourdevicedownloadssomeUpdatesautomaticallyfrom
timetotime.Yourdevicewill,however,askforyourconsent
beforeinstallinganyUpdateIfyouchoosetodisablethe
“AutomaticUpdate”function,thenyoucancheckthe
availabilityofnewUpdatesbyclickingonthe“Check
Update”menuintheSetting.Werecommendthatyoucheck
availabilityofanynewUpdatesperiodicallyforoptimaluseof
yourdevice.Ifyouwanttoavoidanyuseofnetworkdatafor
theUpdatedownloads,thenyoushouldchoosethe“Wi-Fi
Only”optionintheSetting.(Regardlessoftheoptionyou
choose,the“AutomaticUpdate”functiondownloadsUpdates
onlythroughWi-Ficonnection.)
6.SomefeaturesoftheSoftwaremayrequireyourdeviceto
haveaccesstotheinternetandmaybesubjectto
restrictionsimposedbyyournetworkorinternetprovider.
UnlessyourdeviceisconnectedtotheinternetthroughWi-Fi
connection,theSoftwarewillaccessthroughyourmobile
network,whichmayresultinadditionalchargesdepending
onyourpaymentplan.Inaddition,yourenjoymentofsome
featuresoftheSoftwaremaybeaffectedbythesuitability
andperformanceofyourdevicehardwareordataaccess.
7.
SOFTWARETRANSFER
.YoumaynottransferthisEULAor
therightstotheSoftwaregrantedhereintoanythirdparty
unlessitisinconnectionwiththesaleofthemobiledevice
whichtheSoftwareaccompanied.Insuchevent,thetransfer
mustincludealloftheSoftware(includingallcomponent
parts,themediaandprintedmaterials,anyupgrades,this
EULA)andyoumaynotretainanycopiesoftheSoftware.
Thetransfermaynotbeanindirecttransfer,suchasa
consignment.Priortothetransfer,theenduserreceivingthe
SoftwaremustagreetoalltheEULAterms.
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8.
EXPORTRESTRICTIONS
.Youacknowledgethatthe
Softwareissubjecttoexportrestrictionsofvariouscountries.
Youagreetocomplywithallapplicableinternationaland
nationallawsthatapplytotheSoftware,includingallthe
applicableexportrestrictionlawsandregulations.
9.
TERMINATION
.ThisEULAiseffectiveuntilterminated.Your
rightsunderthisLicensewillterminateautomaticallywithout
noticefromSamsungifyoufailtocomplywithanyofthe
termsandconditionsofthisEULA.Uponterminationofthis
EULA,youmustceasealluseoftheSoftwareanddestroyall
copies,fullorpartial,oftheSoftware.
10.
DISCLAIMEROFWARRANTY
.UNLESSSEPARATELYSTATED
INAWRITTENEXPRESSLIMITEDWARRANTY
ACCOMPANYINGYOURDEVICE,ALLSOFTWAREPROVIDED
BYSAMSUNGWITHTHISMOBILEDEVICE(WHETHER
INCLUDEDWITHTHEDEVICE,DOWNLOADED,OR
OTHERWISEOBTAINED)ISPROVIDED"ASIS"ANDONAN
"ASAVAILABLE"BASIS,WITHOUTWARRANTIESOFANYKIND
FROMSAMSUNG,EITHEREXPRESSORIMPLIED.TOTHE
FULLESTEXTENTPOSSIBLEPURSUANTTOAPPLICABLE
LAW,SAMSUNGDISCLAIMSALLWARRANTIESEXPRESS,
IMPLIED,ORSTATUTORY,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,
IMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITY,SATISFACTORY
QUALITYORWORKMANLIKEEFFORT,FITNESSFORA
PARTICULARPURPOSE,RELIABILITYORAVAILABILITY,
ACCURACY,LACKOFVIRUSES,QUIETENJOYMENT,NON
INFRINGEMENTOFTHIRDPARTYRIGHTSOROTHER
VIOLATIONOFRIGHTS.SOMEJURISDICTIONSDONOT
ALLOWEXCLUSIONSORLIMITATIONSOFIMPLIED
WARRANTIES,SOTHEABOVEEXCLUSIONSORLIMITATIONS
MAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.NOADVICEORINFORMATION,
WHETHERORALORWRITTEN,OBTAINEDBYYOUFROM
SAMSUNGORITSAFFILIATESSHALLBEDEEMEDTOALTER
THISDISCLAIMERBYSAMSUNGOFWARRANTYREGARDING
THESOFTWARE,ORTOCREATEANYWARRANTYOFANY
SORTFROMSAMSUNG.
11.
THIRD-PARTYAPPLICATIONS
.Certainthirdparty
applicationsmaybeincludedwith,ordownloadedtothis
mobiledevice.Samsungmakesnorepresentations
whatsoeveraboutanyoftheseapplications.SinceSamsung
hasnocontroloversuchapplications,youacknowledgeand
agreethatSamsungisnotresponsiblefortheavailabilityof
suchapplicationsandisnotresponsibleorliableforany
content,advertising,products,services,orothermaterials
onoravailablefromsuchapplications.Youexpressly
acknowledgeandagreethatuseofthirdpartyapplicationsis
atyoursoleriskandthattheentireriskofunsatisfactory
quality,performance,accuracyandeffortiswithyou.Itisup
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toyoutotakeprecautionstoensurethatwhateveryouselect
touseisfreeofsuchitemsasviruses,worms,Trojanhorses,
andotheritemsofadestructivenature.Referencesonthis
mobiledevicetoanynames,marks,products,orservicesof
anythird-partiesareprovidedsolelyasaconveniencetoyou,
anddonotconstituteorimplyanendorsement,sponsorship,
orrecommendationof,oraffiliationwiththethirdpartyorits
productsandservices.YouagreethatSamsungshallnotbe
responsibleorliable,directlyorindirectly,foranydamageor
loss,includingbutnotlimitedtoanydamagetothemobile
deviceorlossofdata,causedorallegedtobecausedby,or
inconnectionwith,useoforrelianceonanysuchthirdparty
content,products,orservicesavailableonorthroughany
suchapplication.Youacknowledgeandagreethattheuseof
anythird-partyapplicationisgovernedbysuchthirdparty
applicationprovider'sTermsofUse,LicenseAgreement,
PrivacyPolicy,orothersuchagreementandthatany
informationorpersonaldatayouprovide,whetherknowingly
orunknowingly,tosuchthird-partyapplicationprovider,will
besubjecttosuchthirdpartyapplicationprovider'sprivacy
policy,ifsuchapolicyexists.SAMSUNGDISCLAIMSANY
RESPONSIBILITYFORANYDISCLOSUREOFINFORMATIONOR
ANYOTHERPRACTICESOFANYTHIRDPARTYAPPLICATION
PROVIDER.SAMSUNGEXPRESSLYDISCLAIMSANY
WARRANTYREGARDINGWHETHERYOURPERSONAL
INFORMATIONISCAPTUREDBYANYTHIRDPARTY
APPLICATIONPROVIDERORTHEUSETOWHICHSUCH
PERSONALINFORMATIONMAYBEPUTBYSUCHTHIRD
PARTYAPPLICATIONPROVIDER.
12.
SAMSUNGAPPLICATIONS
.CertainSamsungapplications
andservicesmaybeincludedwith,ordownloadedto,this
mobiledevice.ManyofthemrequireSamsungServices
membershipregistration(“SamsungAccount”),andyour
rightsandobligationswillbesetforthinseparateSamsung
Accounttermsandconditionsandprivacypolicies.Thereare
non-SamsungAccountapplicationsandservicesthatrequire
yourconsenttotheirseparatetermsandconditionsand
privacypolicies.Youexpresslyacknowledgeandagreethat
youruseofsuchapplicationsandserviceswillbesubjectto
theapplicabletermsandconditionsandprivacypolicies.
13.
LIMITATIONOFLIABILITY
.SAMSUNGWILLNOTBELIABLE
FORANYDAMAGESOFANYKINDARISINGOUTOFOR
RELATINGTOTHEUSEORTHEINABILITYTOUSETHE
SOFTWAREORANYTHIRDPARTYAPPLICATION,ITS
CONTENTORFUNCTIONALITY,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITED
TODAMAGESCAUSEDBYORRELATEDTOERRORS,
OMISSIONS,INTERRUPTIONS,DEFECTS,DELAYIN
OPERATIONORTRANSMISSION,COMPUTERVIRUS,FAILURE
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TOCONNECT,NETWORKCHARGES,IN-APPPURCHASES,
ANDALLOTHERDIRECT,INDIRECT,SPECIAL,INCIDENTAL,
EXEMPLARY,ORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESEVENIF
SAMSUNGHASBEENADVISEDOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCH
DAMAGES.SOMEJURISDICTIONSDONOTALLOWTHE
EXCLUSIONORLIMITATIONOFINCIDENTALOR
CONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,SOTHEABOVEEXCLUSIONSOR
LIMITATIONSMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.NOTWITHSTANDING
THEFOREGOING,SAMSUNGELECTRONICCO.'STOTAL
LIABILITYTOYOUFORALLLOSSES,DAMAGES,CAUSESOF
ACTION,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOTHOSEBASEDON
CONTRACT,TORT,OROTHERWISE,ARISINGOUTOFYOUR
USEOFTHESOFTWAREORTHIRDPARTYAPPLICATIONSON
THISMOBILEDEVICE,ORANYOTHERPROVISIONOFTHIS
EULA,SHALLNOTEXCEEDTHEAMOUNTPURCHASERPAID
SPECIFICALLYFORTHISMOBILEDEVICEORANYSUCH
THIRDPARTYAPPLICATIONTHATWASINCLUDEDWITHTHIS
MOBILEDEVICE.THEFOREGOINGLIMITATIONS,
EXCLUSIONS,ANDDISCLAIMERS(INCLUDINGSECTIONS10,
11,12AND13)SHALLAPPLYTOTHEMAXIMUMEXTENT
PERMITTEDBYAPPLICABLELAW,EVENIFANYREMEDY
FAILSITSESSENTIALPURPOSE.
14.
U.S.GOVERNMENTENDUSERSRESTRICTEDRIGHTS
.The
Softwareislicensedonlywith"restrictedrights"andas
"commercialitems"consistingof"commercialsoftware"
and"commercialsoftwaredocumentation"withonlythose
rightsasaregrantedtoallotherenduserspursuanttothe
termsandconditionsherein.AllProductsareprovidedonly
with"restrictedrights"withonlythoserightsasaregranted
toallotherenduserspursuanttothetermsandconditions
herein.AllSoftwareandProductsareprovidedsubjectto
FederalAcquisitionRegulation(FAR)52.227.19.
15.
APPLICABLELAW
.ThisEULAisgovernedbythelawsof
thejurisdictionwhereyouarearesidentor,ifaresidentof
theUnitedStates,bythelawsofthestateofTexas,without
regardtoitsconflictoflawprovisions.ThisEULAshallnotbe
governedbytheUNConventiononContractsforthe
InternationalSaleofGoods,theapplicationofwhichis
expresslyexcluded.
16.
DISPUTERESOLUTION
.
(a)Non-UnitedStatesresidents.Ifadispute,controversyor
differencearisinginanywayfromthisEULAoryouruseof
theSoftwareisnotamicablysettled,itshallbesubjecttothe
non-exclusivejurisdictionofthecourtsofthejurisdiction
WarrantyInformation225
whereyouarearesident.Notwithstandingtheforegoing,
Samsungmayapplyforinjunctiveremedies(oranequivalent
typeofurgentlegalrelief)inanyjurisdiction.
(b)UnitedStatesresidents.ALLDISPUTESWITHSAMSUNG
ARISINGINANYWAYFROMTHISEULAORYOURUSEOFTHE
SOFTWARESHALLBERESOLVEDEXCLUSIVELYTHROUGH
FINALANDBINDINGARBITRATION,ANDNOTBYACOURTOR
JURY.Anysuchdisputeshallnotbecombinedor
consolidatedwithanyotherperson’sorentity’sclaimor
dispute,andspecifically,withoutlimitationoftheforegoing,
shallnotunderanycircumstancesproceedaspartofaclass
action.Thearbitrationshallbeconductedbeforeasingle
arbitrator,whoseawardmaynotexceed,informoramount,
thereliefallowedbytheapplicablelaw.Thearbitrationshall
beconductedaccordingtotheAmericanArbitration
Association(AAA)CommercialArbitrationRulesapplicableto
consumerdisputes.Thisarbitrationprovisionisentered
pursuanttotheFederalArbitrationAct.ThelawsoftheState
ofTexas,withoutreferencetoitschoiceoflawsprinciples,
shallgoverntheinterpretationoftheEULAandalldisputes
thataresubjecttothisarbitrationprovision.Thearbitrator
shalldecideallissuesofinterpretationandapplicationofthis
arbitrationprovisionandtheEULA.Foranyarbitrationin
whichyourtotaldamageclaims,exclusiveofattorneyfees
andexpertwitnessfees,are$5,000.00orless("Small
Claim"),thearbitratormay,ifyouprevail,awardyour
reasonableattorneyfees,expertwitnessfeesandcostsas
partofanyaward,butmaynotgrantSamsungitsattorney
fees,expertwitnessfeesorcostsunlessitisdeterminedthat
theclaimwasbroughtinbadfaith.InaSmallClaimcase,
youshallberequiredtopaynomorethanhalfofthetotal
administrative,facilityandarbitratorfees,or$50.00ofsuch
fees,whicheverisless,andSamsungshallpaythe
remainderofsuchfees.Administrative,facilityandarbitrator
feesforarbitrationsinwhichyourtotaldamageclaims,
exclusiveofattorneyfeesandexpertwitnessfees,exceed
$5,000.00("LargeClaim")shallbedeterminedaccordingto
AAArules.InaLargeClaimcase,thearbitratormaygrantto
theprevailingparty,orapportionamongtheparties,
reasonableattorneyfees,expertwitnessfeesandcosts.
Judgmentmaybeenteredonthearbitrator'sawardinany
courtofcompetentjurisdiction.Thisarbitrationprovisionalso
appliestoclaimsagainstSamsung’semployees,
representativesandaffiliatesifanysuchclaimarisesfrom
thelicensingoruseoftheSoftware.Youmayoptoutofthis
disputeresolutionprocedurebyprovidingnoticetoSamsung
nolaterthan30calendardaysfromthedateofthefirst
consumerpurchaser’spurchaseofthisdevice.Tooptout,
226
youmustsendnoticebye-mailto
optout@sta.samsung.com,withthesubjectline:"Arbitration
OptOut."Youmustincludeintheoptoute-mail(a)your
nameandaddress;(b)thedateonwhichthedevicewas
purchased;(c)thedevicemodelnameormodelnumber;and
(d)theIMEIorMEIDorSerialNumber,asapplicable,ifyou
haveit(theIMEIorMEIDorSerialNumbercanbefound(i)on
thedevicebox;(ii)onthedeviceinformationscreen,which
canbefoundunder"Settings;"(iii)onalabelonthebackof
thedevicebeneaththebattery,ifthebatteryisremovable;
and(iv)ontheoutsideofthedeviceifthebatteryisnot
removable).Alternatively,youmayoptoutbycalling
1-888-987-4357nolaterthan30calendardaysfromthe
dateofthefirstconsumerpurchaser'spurchaseofthe
deviceandprovidingthesameinformation.Thesearethe
onlytwoformsofnoticethatwillbeeffectivetooptoutof
thisdisputeresolutionprocedure.Optingoutofthisdispute
resolutionprocedurewillnotaffectyouruseofthedeviceor
itspreloadedSoftware,andyouwillcontinuetoenjoythe
benefitsofthislicense.
17.
ENTIREAGREEMENT;SEVERABILITY
.ThisEULAisthe
entireagreementbetweenyouandSamsungrelatingtothe
Softwareandsupersedesallpriororcontemporaneousoral
orwrittencommunications,proposalsandrepresentations
withrespecttotheSoftwareoranyothersubjectmatter
coveredbythisEULA.IfanyprovisionofthisEULAisheldto
bevoid,invalid,unenforceableorillegal,theotherprovisions
shallcontinueinfullforceandeffect.[050113]

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Index
A
Accounts
addingaGoogleaccount45
Google13
Samsung13
settingup45
AirGesture
Activate27
QuickGlance28
Airplanemode129
AmazonKindle83
Applications40
downloadingnew105
Apps
installing81
uninstalling81
B
Backkey24
Battery
charging11
cover,removing&installing8
indicator10
installing10
removing10
BatteryUse&Safety187,193
BiggerFont
Setting155
Bluetooth
pairingwithadevice120
profiles133
settings134
turningonoroff120
C
Calculator83
Calendar84
Calllog
creating/updatingcontacts62
managing62
sendingmessages62
Calls
answering60
call-waiting60
ending61
fromCalllog59
fromContacts58
fromFavorites59
in-calloptions61
recent61
rejecting60
sendingtovoicemail60
settings63
silencingaringer60
three-way59
usingtheKeypad57
Camera
dualview87
pictureoptions86,87
recordingvideo90
takingpictures85
CareandMaintenance198
ChildrenandCellPhones182
Clock91
CommercialMobileAlerting
System(CMAS)185
ConnectingtoVideoDevices126
228
Contacts
backingup52
BackupAssistant52
creating46
creatingfromCalllog47
creatingfromtheKeypad47
exportingandimporting51
groups53
joining50
MyProfile50
namecards52
settingapictureascontacticon
95
speeddials55
starredcontacts53
updating48
updatingfromCalllog48,62
updatingfromKeypad48
D
Display
UsingNegativeColors155
Display/Touch-Screen191,196
Docellphonesposeahealth
hazard?178
DraftMessages71
DualCamera87
E
Email
accountsettings76
combinedInbox76
composingandsending77
configuringaccounts75
refreshingyouraccounts76
Emergencyalertsettings74
EmergencyCalls197
EnteringText
Googlevoicetyping42
Samsungkeyboard41
ExposuretoRadioFrequency(RF)
Signals178
F
FCCHearingAidCompatibility(HAC)
RegulationsforWirelessDevices204
FCCNoticeandCautions206
FontSize
Changing155
G
Gallery
sharingpicturesandvideo95
viewingpicturesandvideo93
viewingvideos93
Gestures
Overview26
Gmail
composingandsending78
configuringyouraccount78
managingyouraccount78
refreshingyouraccount78
Google
Gmail78
managinganaccount46
Maps99
Navigation103
PlayStore105
settingupanaccount45
Talk80
youraccount13
YouTube114
GPS&AGPS196
229
Groups
addingcontacts54
creating53
sendingamessage55
GuidedTours14
H
HealthandSafetyInformation178
Homekey24
Homescreen35
addingshortcuts38
addingwidgets38
customizing23
folders39
primaryshortcuts37
wallpaper39
I
Icons
StatusBar35
Internet98
K
Kindle83
L
Languageandinput156
Locationsettings
StandalongGPSservices170
VZWlocationservices169
LockScreen
SayWake-UpCommand145
Shortcuts145
M
Maps99
MemoryCard
formatting127
installing12
removing12
Menu
context-sensitive24
key24
MessageOptions71
Messages
creatingandsending70
email75
Gmail78
Talk80
types69
Messaging
AddingaSignature74
Deletingamessage71
Draft71
Locked71
Options71
Settings73
MobileHotspot
configuring137
turningonoroff118
Mobilenetworks
settings136
Mono
AudioSetup156
Motion
Activate28
Overview26
MultiWindow
TabRepositioning32
Using30
Music
creatingaplaylist102
MusicPlayer101
settingasongasaringtone102
230
MyProfile50
sending50
MyVerizonMobile103
N
Namecards
sending52
Navigation24
commandkeys24,37
touchgestures25
NegativeColors155
NFC
usingSBeam91
NotificationPanel32
O
OperatingEnvironment202
OtherImportantSafety
Information207
P
PairingwithBluetooth120
PalmMotion
Activate28
On28
Phonesettings
Date&time176
language156
Picture
ColorCorrection94
FaceCorrections94
Frame94
PictureID
setting95
Pictures
settingaswallpaper95
sharing95
taking85
PlayStore105
Playlists
creating102
PoweringOnandOff13
R
RedEye
Correction94
ReducingExposure
Hands-FreeKitsandOther
Accessories181
ResponsibleListening199
RestrictingChildren'sAccesstoYour
Mobiledevice206
Ringtones
settingasongasaringtone102
Roaming15
S
SBeam
sharingfiles91
SVoice
SetWake-UpCommand145
Samsungkeyboard
configuring41
enteringtext41
SamsungMobileProductsand
Recycling189,194
Security
lockingandunlocking16
Settings128
SetupWizard109
SmartPracticesWhile
Driving186,191
SmartSwitch13,17
SpecificAbsorptionRate(SAR)
CertificationInformation183
231
SpeedDials
assigning55
removingorreassigning56
StandardLimitedWarranty209,214
T
TaskManager15
Text
entering41
Textsettings
default157
Googlevoicetyping157
Samsungkeyboard157
TransferInformationtoYour
NewDevice
SmartSwitch13
TTYMode14
TurningYourPhoneOnandOff13
U
ULCertifiedTravelCharger190,195
V
Videos
recording90
sharing95
Voicemail
checking79
settingup79
Volume
key20
VPN
adding121
settings140
W
Wallpaper
setting95
WarrantyInformation209
Widgets38
Wi-Fi
addingaconnectionmanually
116
MobileHotspot118
scanningandconnecting116
settings130
turningonoroff115
Wi-FiDirect
connectingtodevices117
turningonoroff117
WirelessNetworking
Bluetooth120
VPN121
Wi-Fi115
Y
YouTube114