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Email

Email setup

1.  From the home screen, tap 

Email 

.

2.  Enter email address and 

password and then tap 

SIGN IN

Note: To set up your corporate 

email, contact your IT  

administrator.

Create and send an email 

message 

1.  From the home screen, tap 

Email 

.

2.  To compose a new message, tap 

.

3.  Tap the 

To

 field and enter email address or 

name.

4.  Enter a subject and email message.
5.  Tap 

SEND

 to send message.

6.  To attach files to the email message, tap 

ATTACH

  

and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Apps on Google Play

Access Google Play

1.  From the home screen, tap

 

Play Store 

.

2.  Use your existing Google

™ 

account or create one 

following the steps on the 

screen.

Navigate Google Play

From Play Store, you will have 

multiple ways to search for  

apps, games and more.
1.  Tap a category to browse 

popular apps, games,  

movies and music  

organized by popularity or category.

2.  Tap 

Search

 

 to search the Play Store for a  

specific game or app.

3.  To install, tap the app and follow instructions. 

Once installed, you will see a notification in the 

Notifications panel.  

 

Open the app from this notification or by 

locating the app in the 

App

 tray

 

Note: A Google checkout payment method is 

required to purchase apps.

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Touch screen

Navigating your phone

• Use your fingertip to lightly touch the screen.
• Use quick flicks of your finger on the touchscreen 

to swipe up, down, left, and right.

• To return to the previous screen, tap the 

Back 

 

key.

• Press the 

Home

 key at any time to return to the 

main home screen.

 

Press and hold the 

Home

 key to open

 Google 

Now

.

• Tap 

Apps

 

 to access applications on your 

phone.

• Tap the 

Recent 

 key to view to view recent 

apps

Notifications panel

The Notifications panel provides  

quick access to alerts including 

new messages, emails and 

software updates.
• Touch the Notifications bar and 

drag your finger down to see 

the Notifications panel.

• Swipe right to clear individual 

notifications or tap 

CLEAR

 to 

clear all.

Phone setup

Inserting the battery and SIM card

1.  Remove back cover 

using the groove on  

the top of the device.

2.  Insert SIM with  

gold-colored contacts 

facing down.

Note: The SIM slot is below 

the battery.

3.  Insert microSD™ card 

(not included) with  

gold-colored contacts 

facing down.

Note: The microSD card  

slot is above the battey.

4.  Insert battery making 

sure the connectors 

align.

5.  Replace back cover and 

charge your phone. 

Cricket services

These services make using Cricket even better and 

easier!

My Cricket

: Access billing, make a quick 

payment, view usage and access support  

from the palm of your hand.

Cricket Visual Voicemail

: Quickly view, 

access and play back your voicemail 

messages, easily save important numbers 

to your Favorites lists and respond to 

messages by calling back or texting.

Cricket Wi-Fi Manager

:

 

Helps you save 

your high speed data by seeking out 

free and open Wi-Fi hotspots whenever 

you're near them. Also remembers your 

favorite Wi-Fi hotspots and connects you 

automatically. Cricket does the searching 

so you can do the saving.

Deezer

:

 

Listen on-the-go with  

ad-free streaming music, download 

your favorites to your phone and get 

customized playlists based on your 

preferences.

Headset port

Charging/data port

Flash

Microphone

Speaker

Power/Lock key

Earpiece

Front camera

Home key

Recent key

Back key

Rear camera

More information

On the web

Detailed support information, including device 

specifications and troubleshooting are available at 

www.cricketwireless.com/support/devices

.

On the phone

• Call Customer Care at 

1-855-246-2461

 or

• Dial 

611

 from your phone

Accessories

Cricket offers a full line of accessories. For more 

information, go to 

www.cricketwireless.com/shop/

accessories

 or visit your local Cricket retailer.

Product meets FCC Radio Frequency Exposure Guidelines—FCC ID 
A3LSMJ120A. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may 
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any 
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired 
operation.© 2016 Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung and 
Galaxy Amp are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Screen 
images simulated. Appearance of device may vary.

© 2016 Cricket Wireless LLC. All rights reserved. Cricket and the Cricket 
logo are trademarks under license to Cricket Wireless LLC.  

Personalize

1.  Tap and hold a blank space 

on one of the home screens 

and choose:
• 

Wallpapers

 allows  

you to assign wallpaper  

for the Home screen, and 

Lock screen.

• 

Widgets

 allows you to 

quickly access the Widget 

tab where you can drag 

and drop a widget on a 

selected  

screen.

2.  Tap the option you desire and 

follow instructions.

Organizing home screens

• To move a widget, shortcut or folder, tap and hold 

and drag it to a new location. To delete it, tap 

and hold and drag it to the trash bin  .

• To add a home screen, place two fingers on the 

screen and pinch them together to enable edit 

mode.  

 

Tap   to add a screen. To remove, tap and hold 

screen thumbnail and drag it to the trash bin  .

Creating a folder

• You can only create a folder on a home screen, 

simply touch and drag one app on top of 

another app and tap 

Enter folder name

 to add 

a name.

Calls and voicemail

Make a call

1.  From the home screen, tap 

Phone 

.

2.  Select an option to place a 

call:

• 

Keypad:

 Manually enter 

telephone number.

• 

Logs:

 Return or retry a  

previous call.

• 

Favorites:

 Frequent contacts.

• 

Contacts:

 Call from your 

address book.

Call waiting

To answer a new call while you have a call in 

progress:
1.  Touch and slide 

 in any direction to answer 

the new incoming call. 

• Tap 

Swap

 

Swap

Swap

 to switch between the two calls.

• Tap 

Merge 

Merge

Merge

 to merge the calls.

Check voicemail

1.  From the home screen, tap  

Phone 

.

2.  Tap 

Voicemail

 

.

Text and picture messaging

Send a text message

1.  From the home screen, tap 

Messages

 

 , then  

tap 

New message 

 

.

2.  Enter a phone number or 

contact name in the 

Enter 

recipients

 field, or tap   to 

select contacts from your 

address book.

3.  Tap the 

Enter message

 field 

and enter your text.

4.  Tap 

SEND

 to send.

Send a picture message

1.  Follow steps 1-3 above. 
2.  Tap  .
3.  Tap the 

Gallery

 tab and 

select an image.

4.  Tap 

SEND

 to send.

Please don’t text and drive.

Getting to know your  

Galaxy Amp 2

Unlocking your phone

1.  Press the Power/Lock key on the side of the phone.
2.  Swipe the screen.

Camera and video

Take a picture

1.  From the home 

screen, tap 

Camera 

swipe right and 
tap 

Camera

.

2.  Tap 

Capture

 

  

to take a photo.

Take a video

1.  From the home screen, tap 

Camera

 

• Tap 

Record

 

 to start recording.

• Tap 

Pause

 

 to pause recording.

• Tap 

Stop

 

 to end recording.

Send a Picture

1.  After taking the picture, tap the image viewer 

box in the lower right corner of the screen, then 

tap 

Share

   at the bottom of the screen.

2.  Select desired option to send via text messaging 

or email and more.

Clear and Simple

Quick Start Guide

Volume key

Microphone

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