Samsung Galaxy S4mini User Manual Download

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User Guide

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Summary of Contents for Galaxy S4mini

Page 1: ...User Guide UG template version 13a SPT_L520MR3_UG _Eng_NA4_TN_021914_F3...

Page 2: ...swords 8 Manage Your Account 8 Sprint Support Services 9 Phone Basics 10 Your Phone s Layout 10 Key Functions 10 Turn Your Screen On and Off 12 Touchscreen Navigation 13 Touch 13 Touch and Hold 14 Swi...

Page 3: ...Text 37 Phone Calls 39 Make Phone Calls 39 Call Using the Keypad 39 Call from Logs 39 Call from Contacts 40 Call Using a Speed Dial Number 40 Call a Number in a Text Message or Email Message 40 Wi Fi...

Page 4: ...it a Contact 53 Add or Edit Information for a Contact 53 Assign a Picture to a Contact 53 Assign a Ringtone to a Contact 54 Link a Contact 54 Delete a Contact 54 Save a Phone Number 54 Share a Contact...

Page 5: ...Notification 69 Managing Messages 69 Messaging Settings 70 Social Networking Accounts 72 Flipboard 72 Google 73 Hangouts 73 YouTube 73 Apps and Entertainment 74 Google Play Store 74 Find and Install...

Page 6: ...evice 90 Sprint Zone 90 Story Album 91 WatchON 91 Web and Data 92 Wi Fi 92 Turn Wi Fi On and Connect to a Wi Fi Network 92 Connect to a Different Wi Fi Network 93 Hotspot 94 Allowed Devices 94 Connect...

Page 7: ...06 Zoom In or Out on a Photo 108 Edit Photos 108 Share Photos and Videos 109 Video 111 Tools and Calendar 114 1Weather 114 Calendar 114 Add an Event to the Calendar 114 Event Alerts 116 View Events 11...

Page 8: ...ard 128 Remove a Memory Card 128 View Memory Card Usage 129 Format a Memory Card 129 Unmount a Memory Card 129 Transfer Files Between Your Phone and a Computer 130 Update Your Phone 130 Before Updatin...

Page 9: ...2 Screen Mirroring 142 Kies via Wi Fi 143 Lock Screen 143 Screen Lock 143 Display 145 Wallpaper 145 Notification Panel 146 Screen Mode 146 Brightness 147 Auto Rotate Screen 147 Screen Timeout 147 Dayd...

Page 10: ...53 Answering Ending Calls 153 Turn Off Screen During Calls 153 Call Alerts 154 Call Accessories 154 Ringtones and Keypad Tones 155 Personalize Call Sound 155 Noise Reduction 156 Increase Volume In Poc...

Page 11: ...d Gestures 166 Smart Screen 167 Smart Stay 167 Voice Control 168 Accounts 168 Add an Account 168 Backup Options 169 Location Services 170 Security 171 Encryption 171 Passwords 171 Device Administratio...

Page 12: ...e following topics give you all the information you need to set up your phone and Sprint service the first time Your Phone at a Glance The following illustration outlines your phone s primary features...

Page 13: ...Remove the Back Cover Remove the back cover by placing your fingernail or a pointed object into the slot in the side of the cover 1 Install the Memory Card To insert an optional microSD card not inclu...

Page 14: ...old contacts on the battery with the gold contacts on the phone and gently press the battery into place Replace the Back Cover Replace the battery compartment cover making sure all the tabs are secure...

Page 15: ...roved accessories to charge your phone Approved accessories are designed to maximize battery life Using other accessories may invalidate your warranty and may cause damage 1 Plug the USB cable into th...

Page 16: ...ne on Press and hold the Power Lock Key to turn the phone on If your phone is activated it will turn on search for Sprint service and begin the setup application If your phone is not yet activated see...

Page 17: ...xisting number on your account you re swapping phones you can activate on your computer online or directly on your phone Activate on your computer Go to sprint com activate and complete the online ins...

Page 18: ...Store require a Google Account To use these applications you must set up your Google Account on your phone Complete the steps to sign in to your current Google Account or sign up for a new Google Acc...

Page 19: ...hen you sign on to sprint com mysprint Click Sign in Sign up and then click Sign up now to get started If you are not the account owner if someone else receives the bill for your Sprint service you ca...

Page 20: ...you access to a variety of services and information including residential business and government listings movie listings or show times driving directions restaurant reservations and major local event...

Page 21: ...ont of Phone LED indicator displays red when charging green when fully charged blue when powering up and orange when a notification has arrived Earpiece lets you hear the caller and automated prompts...

Page 22: ...ust master volume During calls or playback press to adjust volume Press to mute the ringtone of an incoming call Back of Phone Microphones allow other callers to hear you when you are using the speake...

Page 23: ...turn the screen off press the Power Lock Key Pressing the Power Lock Key again will turn on the screen and display the lock screen To save battery power the phone automatically turns off the screen ti...

Page 24: ...you control actions through a variety of touch gestures Touch When you want to type using the on screen keyboard select items on screen such as application and settings icons or press on screen button...

Page 25: ...Touch and Hold To open the available options for an item for example a contact or link in a Web page touch and hold the item Phone Basics 14...

Page 26: ...Swipe or Slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen Phone Basics 15...

Page 27: ...Drag To drag touch and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger While dragging do not release your finger until you have reached the target position Phone Basics 16...

Page 28: ...e screen is similar to swiping except that you need to swipe your finger in light quick strokes This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction such as when flicking the contacts or message list...

Page 29: ...or spread the screen to zoom in when viewing a picture or a Web page Move fingers inward to zoom out and outward to zoom in Tip Pinching any Home screen will let you see thumbnails of all seven Home s...

Page 30: ...a bigger keyboard Note Screen rotation needs to be enabled for the screen orientation to automatically change Touch and touch Settings My device tab Display Auto rotate screen See Auto Rotate Screen f...

Page 31: ...You can keep swiping in one direction to move through all the home screens back to the home screen The small dots toward the bottom of the screen let you know your current screen position Tip Press t...

Page 32: ...pe of item you want to add and then select the item Set wallpaper Select a wallpaper for the Home screen the Lock screen or the Home and lock screens Apps and widgets Add app shortcuts to a home scree...

Page 33: ...From any screen pinch the screen to display thumbnail images of all screens 2 Touch the screen you want to open Recent Applications Quick navigate between currently running apps by viewing thumbnails...

Page 34: ...ravel wallpaper Display recommended destinations on your Lock screen Lock screen only Wallpapers Choose an image from the Wallpapers gallery Status Bar The Status bar at the top of the home screen pro...

Page 35: ...LTE in use GSM connected GSM in use Connectivity Icons Icon Description Synchronization in process Sync error USB connected Failed USB connection Bluetooth on Connected to a Bluetooth device Headset c...

Page 36: ...tus Wi Fi connected Wi Fi network available Airplane mode enabled Network extender enabled GPS on Downloading Download complete Update available for Play Store Messaging Icons Icon Description New mes...

Page 37: ...Other Icons Icon Description Battery full Battery charging Battery low Battery empty Keyboard in use Smart stay enabled Screenshot saved Blocking mode on More notifications Phone Basics 26...

Page 38: ...settings For more information see Settings Quick Settings Grid Display Quick setting buttons in a grid Quick Settings Scrolling Display Quick setting buttons in a scrollable list Brightness Control Ad...

Page 39: ...able grey Wi Fi Enable Wi Fi connections For more information see Wi Fi Settings GPS Enable or disable GPS services For more information see Location Services Sound Vibrate Mute Mute system sounds For...

Page 40: ...Panel For more information see Notification Panel Features Your phone offers new features for using gestures to interact with your phone Motions and Gestures Interact with your phone using motions of...

Page 41: ...have your phone automatically detect when you are looking at the screen Smart screen features include Smart stay Keep the screen on as long as you are looking at it Smart screen uses the front camera...

Page 42: ...r with the voice commands Next Previous Pause Play Volume Up and Volume Down Enable Voice Control Enable Voice control features and learn about using them Press and touch Settings My device tab Voice...

Page 43: ...e phone off Open device options Open the Device options pop up menu Capture screen Take a snapshot of the current screen Zoom Zoom in or out on the current screen not all apps support this feature Set...

Page 44: ...ware to enter your text Touchscreen Keyboards Touchscreen keyboard entry can be done in either Portrait or Landscape orientations The Landscape orientation provides more space and results in slightly...

Page 45: ...rt your spoken words into text Use Google Voice Typing to Enter Text 1 From a screen where you can enter text drag down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel and then touch Select...

Page 46: ...to enter all capitals Touch to return to lower case Symbols Touch to switch to a symbols keyboard There are two pages of symbols Touch to go to the second page Touch to return to the regular keyboard...

Page 47: ...ay at the top of the Swype keyboard To enter a word lift your finger or touch a word at the top of the keyboard 3 While entering text use these options Delete If you make a mistake touch to delete a s...

Page 48: ...ace Text 1 Touch and hold the text or word you want to select The selected text is highlighted between selection cursors 2 Touch and drag either cursor to select more or less text 3 Touch an option fr...

Page 49: ...int you want to edit The selection cursor displays at the point you touched 2 Touch and drag to a better position if necessary 3 Touch A pop up menu displays 4 Touch Paste or touch Clipboard to view i...

Page 50: ...mber As you enter digits Smart Dial searches for contacts that match If you see the number you want to dial touch it to place the call immediately without entering the rest of the number 3 Touch to ca...

Page 51: ...dial pad The display confirms that you have dialed the number when it shows Dialing on the upper right side of the screen Call a Number in a Text Message or Email Message 1 Press and touch Messaging o...

Page 52: ...bility and access to satellite signals it may take up to 30 seconds or more to determine and report your approximate location Important Always report your location to the 911 operator when placing an...

Page 53: ...can automatically reject an incoming call by sending a text message to the caller 1 Touch and drag Reject call with message toward the top of the screen 2 Select an existing message and touch or Touc...

Page 54: ...a new voicemail message is received By displaying the number of new voicemail message s on the Voicemail app icon Note Your phone accepts voicemail even when it is turned off However your phone only...

Page 55: ...nt messages Compose new messages and send them to Email as a text message or directly to Voicemail Share messages via Email and text message With a Premium account you can read your voicemails have th...

Page 56: ...to a new contact or update an existing contact See Add a Contact for more information Speed dial setting View speed dials Add 2 sec pause Insert a 2 second pause into the number you are dialing This...

Page 57: ...l you will see a number of on screen options Touch an option to select it Touch for more in call options Contacts Display your contacts list Memo Create a new S Memo during a call Message Create a new...

Page 58: ...call Sprint Customer Service Call Waiting When you re on a call Call Waiting alerts you to incoming calls by sounding a tone Your phone s screen informs you that another call is coming in and displays...

Page 59: ...ing your call you and the remaining caller stay connected If you initiated the call and are the first to hang up all callers are disconnected Call Forwarding Call Forwarding lets you forward all your...

Page 60: ...ed dial digits holding the last digit until the number dials Edit Speed Dials 1 Press and touch Phone Keypad tab 2 Touch Speed dial setting 3 Touch Change order and then touch the entry you want to mo...

Page 61: ...steps to configure Log options 1 Press and touch Phone Logs tab 2 Touch and hold a listing to display the options list Copy to dialing screen Place the number with the dial keypad Add to contacts Add...

Page 62: ...between your phone and a Google Account you set up on your phone Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync contacts are synchronized between your phone and an Exchange Server or Microsoft Outlook account set up...

Page 63: ...d use the on screen keyboard to enter the full name Touch next to the Name field to display additional name fields Touch the Phone number field and then enter a phone number Touch and then choose a la...

Page 64: ...ing a picture to a contact entry creates a more personal and easily recognized entry For example when receiving a call from one of your contacts the associated picture will display You can assign a pi...

Page 65: ...d then touch Link contact 3 Touch another entry to link it to the original contact Note You can link up to five contacts in a single entry Delete a Contact You can delete a contact from the contacts d...

Page 66: ...via Share contact s with others using Bluetooth Email Gmail Messaging or Wi Fi Direct Merge accounts Combines phone contacts with a Google or Samsung Account Accounts Displays accounts set up on your...

Page 67: ...lows you to add a new or existing contact to a call group This group can be one of the already present groups Family Friends or Work or a user created group Create a New Group 1 Press and touch Contac...

Page 68: ...the screen 4 From the list of contacts touch the contact s you want to add 5 Touch Done Send a Message to a Group 1 Press and touch Contacts 2 Touch the Groups tab and then touch a group 3 Touch Send...

Page 69: ...and your online Google Account Create a Google Account If you do not already have a Google Account you can create one online or on your phone Note You can also create and sign into your Google Gmail a...

Page 70: ...mail message Touch a message or conversation with an new message unread items display in bold View more Gmail messages If the Inbox is full swipe your finger up the screen to view more messages and co...

Page 71: ...lying to Gmail messages 1 Press and touch Apps Gmail 2 Touch a message to display its contents Tip You can also access new messages through the Notifications bar When a new Gmail message arrives you l...

Page 72: ...ccounts tab Add account Email 2 Enter your email address in the Email address field 3 Enter your password in the Password field To see your password as you enter it touch Show password 4 Touch Next to...

Page 73: ...ur email messages 1 Press and touch Apps Email 2 From the Inbox touch 3 Touch fields to compose your message Touch the To field and enter the recipient s email address You can add multiple message rec...

Page 74: ...nd replying to email on your phone is as simple as on your computer 1 Press and touch Apps Email 2 On the email account Inbox touch a message to view it 3 Touch Reply Reply all to reply to the origina...

Page 75: ...ccount touch the account name field upper left to open the complete email account list page Select an available email account 3 Touch Sync Sort Email Messages 1 Press and touch Apps Email 2 On the ema...

Page 76: ...mposing and sending Quick responses Create and edit text strings that you can add to an email to respond quickly Default image size Set the default size of images you attach to emails Delay email send...

Page 77: ...se a period of time to maintain synchronization between your phone and email account Size to retrieve emails Choose a maximum size for emails your phone will automatically retrieve during synchronizat...

Page 78: ...ownload attachments Auto resend times Set the number of attempts to resend an email after a delivery failure Delete an Email Account If you no longer want an email account on your phone you can remove...

Page 79: ...Image Choose a picture from Gallery Take a picture Launch the Camera to take a photo and then add it to your message by touching Save Video Choose a video from Gallery Record video Launch the Camera...

Page 80: ...ed into conversations or threads in the All messages screen Threads let you see all exchanged messages with a contact View a Message 1 Press and touch Messaging 2 From the message list touch a message...

Page 81: ...ds you want to delete and touch Delete Protect a Message from Deletion You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you delete the other messages in the thread 1 Press and touch Messa...

Page 82: ...are automatically downloaded when you display a multimedia message If you disable this option only the message header displays in the message list and you ll be prompted to download the attachment s R...

Page 83: ...terval Add signature Adds a text signature to all messages you send Signature text Creates the text signature when Add signature is enabled Spam settings Filters incoming messages for spam messages Ad...

Page 84: ...iends and family share photos and host video calls Conversation logs are automatically saved to a Chats area in your Gmail account Visit google com learnmore hangouts to learn more Note This app requi...

Page 85: ...cation provider s policies which can usually be found on their website If you aren t comfortable with the third party application s policies don t use the application Find and Install an App When you...

Page 86: ...first time you use your phone to buy an item from Google Play follow the prompts to enter your billing information to set up a Google Wallet account Warning When you ve used Google Wallet once to pur...

Page 87: ...nd paid news magazine subscriptions and much more all in one place Visit play google com store newsstand to learn more Press and touch Apps Play Newsstand Movies TV and Media Google Play Movies TV The...

Page 88: ...ch an option to see what s available Home to return to the Sprint TV Movies home page Live TV to select from a list of currently available live channels On Demand to see a categorized list of availabl...

Page 89: ...ts must be connected to the same Wi Fi network 1 Press and touch Apps Group Play 2 Check Set group password then touch Create group and then follow the prompts to create a group You ll need to set up...

Page 90: ...CBS Sports Music Your phone lets you discover download and listen to your favorite music through a variety of applications Note For information about loading music onto your phone see Transfer Files B...

Page 91: ...back will continue in the background so you can listen to music while you use other features of your phone When music is playing in the background you can access playback controls from Notifications P...

Page 92: ...in current playlist Song Length Length of the song Repeat Repeat the current song repeat all songs or disable repeat mode Playback Position Touch and drag the dot to move anywhere in the song SoundAli...

Page 93: ...tions 1 Press and touch Apps Music 2 Touch for options Available options depend on the tab Via Bluetooth Share music with another Bluetooth compatible device For more information about using Bluetooth...

Page 94: ...abled you can control music playback by speaking commands Follow the prompts to configure Voice control settings End Close Music Sprint Music Plus With Sprint Music Plus and the Music Store Ringtone S...

Page 95: ...Ringback Tone Store from the Sprint Music Plus main menu Navigation Your phone offers a number of location based navigation programs to help you figure out where you are and get you where you re goin...

Page 96: ...by turn directions and it can provide important personalized information about traffic and alternate routes Install the Scout App on Your Phone Before you use Scout on your phone you must download and...

Page 97: ...instructions Samsung Apps Browse search and find apps to download and install on your phone Log in to your Samsung Account to manage your downloads Press and touch Apps Samsung Apps Samsung Hub Samsu...

Page 98: ...urchase or as trials and allows you to search for new content 3 Scroll through the media listings You can touch items to buy or rent them As you touch some items you can listen or watch a preview 4 Fo...

Page 99: ...viewing the entire title that rented Media Content may not be available for the entire twenty four 24 consecutive hour period if such period would extend the viewable time beyond the thirty 30 day re...

Page 100: ...Dropbox or other services Web storage is sometimes referred to as the cloud Registered devices Stream or share multimedia content from your phone to other DLNA compliant devices connected to the same...

Page 101: ...service Learn about Samsung Link Use Samsung Link to Share Media with Another Device Share media with another DLNA compliant device via Samsung Link Both your phone and the device s that connect to yo...

Page 102: ...sign in to your accounts 1 Press and touch Apps WatchON 2 Follow the prompts to configure WatchON options such country region TV service provider channel list setup etc Note Touch Help to learn more...

Page 103: ...r of factors including infrastructure and other objects through which the signal passes Turn Wi Fi On and Connect to a Wi Fi Network By default your phone s Wi Fi feature is turned off Turning Wi Fi o...

Page 104: ...thod used by the Wi Fi network If a password is required enter it in the Password field 5 Touch Connect to store the new information and connect to the Wi Fi network Note The next time your phone conn...

Page 105: ...tspot settings and options see Hotspot Settings Connect a Device 1 Press and touch Settings Connections tab Hotspot 2 Touch OFF ON to enable Hotspot The Hotspot icon is displayed on the Status bar 3 I...

Page 106: ...talk on the phone and use data at the same time The Connections Optimizer works by searching for available remembered Wi Fi networks If you do not leave your Wi Fi antenna on all the time you will onl...

Page 107: ...sprintpcs com as his user name When you use data services your user name is submitted to identify you to the Nationwide Sprint Network Your user name is automatically programmed into your phone You d...

Page 108: ...twork Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection Depending on the type of VPN you may be required to enter your login credentials or install security certificates before you can connect to your company s l...

Page 109: ...save the VPN Connect to a VPN Connect to a VPN that s already set up on your phone 1 Press and touch Settings Connections tab 2 Touch More networks VPN 3 In the VPNs section touch a VPN 4 Follow the...

Page 110: ...ile data or Wi Fi connections Press and touch Apps Internet Note The first time you launch Internet you may be prompted to enter your 10 digit wireless phone number to access the Sprint Web home page...

Page 111: ...ings Current Mode Displays the current shooting mode chosen with Mode Selector Shooting modes allow you to choose modes for automatically adjusting settings to suit conditions or to access special fea...

Page 112: ...nformation see Advanced Camera Settings Record Videos In addition to taking pictures you can record view and send videos with your phone s built in video camera 1 Press and touch Apps Camera Note When...

Page 113: ...Press and touch Apps Camera 2 Touch an option Front Back Camera Touch to switch between the front and back cameras With the front camera you can take self portraits or record yourself With the back c...

Page 114: ...them to create pictures with rich color Panorama Take multiple pictures to merge into one expansive panoramic picture Sports Allows you to capture clear shots of a moving subject Night Allows you to...

Page 115: ...Choose the default size for pictures Face detection Set the camera to automatically adjust settings for taking pictures of faces Metering Set how the camera measures the light source ISO Set the sensi...

Page 116: ...hone s camera downloaded or copied to an optional memory card not included For pictures stored on an optional memory card you can do basic editing such as rotating and cropping You can also set a pict...

Page 117: ...tent in device Content in Dropbox Content in Facebook and Content in Picasa Scan for nearby devices Scan for Wi Fi devices to share photos and videos Settings Configure Gallery settings Help Get help...

Page 118: ...Photo frame Add a decorative frame to the photo Photo note Write a note on the back of the photo Copy to clipboard Place the photo on the clipboard for pasting into other apps Print Print the photo to...

Page 119: ...tures to zoom in or out See Pinch and Spread Edit Photos You can touch and hold on a photo to open a selection menu and choose what to do with it You can choose to delete the photo rotate or crop it a...

Page 120: ...ey are added as file attachments 1 Press and touch Apps Gallery 2 Touch the album that contains the photos or videos you want to share 3 Touch the photos you want to send 4 Touch the screen and then t...

Page 121: ...on Google 1 Press and touch Apps Gallery 2 Touch the album that contains the photos or videos you want to send 3 Touch the photo or video you want to send 4 Touch the screen and then touch Google 5 Co...

Page 122: ...one and share them via Bluetooth Dropbox Email Gmail Google Messaging Picasa Wi Fi Direct and YouTube 1 Press and touch Apps Video 2 Scroll through the videos stored on your phone After a few seconds...

Page 123: ...e screen 2 Adjust the size of the video image to better fit on the display screen Full screen view The entire screen is used which may cause some image distortion Original size view The video plays in...

Page 124: ...weather location or date created for the video file if available Details Provides details about the video such as Name Size Resolution etc Share Videos 1 Press and touch Apps Video 2 Touch Share via 3...

Page 125: ...endar to create and manage events meetings and appointments Your Calendar helps organize your time and reminds you of important events Depending on your synchronization settings your phone s Calendar...

Page 126: ...lendar field and selecting an account Select a From To time for the event by touching the corresponding fields and adjusting the month day and year Select a time for the event by touching the time fie...

Page 127: ...ed events By playing a short beep By indicating an icon within the Status bar Additional Options 1 Touch the Status bar and then slide your finger down the screen to open the Notifications panel 2 Tou...

Page 128: ...s touch it from the current screen 5 Touch and hold a day or time slot to create a new Memo 6 Double tap a day or time slot to create a new Event Delete Events The following procedures show you how to...

Page 129: ...count down to an event based on a preset time length hours minutes and seconds Desk clock Display a clock and calendar on the screen with shortcuts to your favorite apps Create an Alarm Create an ala...

Page 130: ...p and use Dropbox Manually Uploading a Picture to Dropbox Follow the below procedures to manually upload pictures to the Dropbox app 1 Press and touch Apps Camera 2 After the photo is taken view the p...

Page 131: ...My files allows you to manage your manage your sounds images videos Bluetooth files Android files and other memory card data in one convenient location This application allows you to launch a file if...

Page 132: ...emo in drawing mode You can change back and forth in a memo to add text with the keyboard and by writing with your finger 3 Touch to access memo options Available options depend on whether you have sa...

Page 133: ...view Touch to view your existing memos in a list or thumbnail default view Import Export Export to or import a memo from Google Drive Evernote and My Files Create folder Enter a name for a folder in...

Page 134: ...to anything else 4 Touch if the phone does not hear you or to give it a command Tip You can also launch S Voice by quickly pressing the Home Key twice To enable this setting press and touch Apps S Vo...

Page 135: ...lename that includes GPS location information When turned On contextual filenames are assigned when the GPS tag options is turned On in the Camera and the phone is connected with a network Default nam...

Page 136: ...your phone and the target device recognize each other and exchange information without having to enter a passcode or PIN 1 Press and touch Settings Connections tab 2 Touch the Bluetooth OFF ON slider...

Page 137: ...tooth Device and then follow the instructions in Pairing with a Bluetooth Device Disconnect or Unpair from a Bluetooth Device Follow these instructions to disconnect or unpair your phone from a Blueto...

Page 138: ...events Contacts Audio files Note Your phone must already be paired to the Bluetooth device in order to receive files See Pairing with a Bluetooth Device for more information 1 Press and touch Setting...

Page 139: ...r example if you open a music track it starts playing in the Music Player application For a vCalendar file select the calendar where you want to save the event and then touch The vCalendar is added to...

Page 140: ...g a memory card permanently removes all files stored on the card 1 Press and touch Settings More Storage 2 Scroll down the screen touch Format SD card Format SD card Delete all Warning Formatting eras...

Page 141: ...2 Your phone will automatically detect the connection When appears in the Status bar swipe your finger down from the Status bar to open the Notification Panel 3 On the Notification Panel the type of c...

Page 142: ...tional Installed Memory Card As an added precaution to preserve any data on an optional installed memory card not included please remove it from your phone prior to starting the update process Update...

Page 143: ...ion see Notification Panel 2 Touch a tab to access settings by category Connections tab Connect to wireless networks manage mobile networks and connect to other devices My device tab Personalize your...

Page 144: ...all and go out of range of your Wi Fi network the call will be dropped Wi Fi Settings Use Wi Fi settings to control your phone s connections to Wi Fi networks and for using Wi Fi Direct to connect dir...

Page 145: ...le data for data communications when the phone goes to sleep when the backlight goes out This setting can affect data usage and the behavior of devices you connect to your phone such as when using it...

Page 146: ...support multi connect Touch Scan to search for available multi connect devices then select the devices and follow the prompts to complete the connection Hotspot Settings Use your phone as an Internet...

Page 147: ...hanging information over a distance of about 30 feet You don t need to line up the devices to send information with Bluetooth If the devices are in range you can exchange information between them even...

Page 148: ...he Visibility timeout setting Touch a paired device to connect to it or touch beside a device to change its settings Touch Scan to search for visible Bluetooth devices After searching touch a device t...

Page 149: ...ounts automatically at any time Show Wi Fi usage Displays data usage while connected to Wi Fi Mobile hotspots Select Wi Fi networks that are mobile hotspots You can restrict apps from using these netw...

Page 150: ...ta connection via USB The Tethering active icon is displayed on the Status bar 3 Touch Bluetooth tethering to share your mobile data connection via Bluetooth For more information see Bluetooth 4 Follo...

Page 151: ...options Roaming network Select Home only to only connect to the Sprint network or Automatic to allow connections to Sprint s partner networks if available Roaming settings Choose options for roaming i...

Page 152: ...Beam From photos to documents large video files to maps you can share almost anything instantly with one touch simply by placing your devices back to back S Beam uses your phone s NFC Near Field Comm...

Page 153: ...ces list View and manage a list of devices allowed to connect to your phone Not allowed devices list View and manage a list of devices restricted from connecting to your phone Download to Choose a loc...

Page 154: ...d touch Settings My device tab 2 Touch Lock screen 3 Touch Screen lock and follow the instructs to select a screen lock Then configure the displayed options for that screen lock Swipe Unlock your phon...

Page 155: ...s similar to you could unlock your phone Touch the option for more information and to set up Face and voice unlock Lock screen widgets Customize your clock and personal message Improve facial recognit...

Page 156: ...stantly with power key Instantly lock your phone by pressing the Power Lock Key None Disable all custom screen lock settings to use the default swipe unlock screen Display Configure settings for your...

Page 157: ...ider for adjusting the screen brightness on the notification panel Set the quick setting buttons Quick setting buttons display at the top of the Notification panel to allow you to set favorite options...

Page 158: ...enable or disable the setting Screen Timeout Screen timeout lets you select how long the display screen remains lit after you press any key 1 Press and touch Settings My device tab 2 Touch Display an...

Page 159: ...in the Google Play Store app Font Size This option allows you to select which size of font is displayed 1 Press and touch Settings My device tab 2 Touch Display and then touch Font size to select a si...

Page 160: ...o enable or disable the option LED Indicator The LED indicator on the front of the phone displays when the phone is locked to notify you of status changes and events Use LED indicator settings to conf...

Page 161: ...Settings My device tab 2 Touch Sound and then touch Ringtones to choose a ringtone Touch a ringtone to select it As you touch a ringtone a sample plays Touch Add to choose a song from Google Music a s...

Page 162: ...te when ringing to enable or disable the option Dialing Keypad Tone When Dialing keypad tone is enabled tones play when you touch keys on the Phone keypad 1 Press and touch Settings My device tab 2 To...

Page 163: ...p You must connect optional earphones not included to the phone to configure this setting 1 Press and touch Settings My device tab 2 Touch Sound and then touch Adapt Sound 3 Read the information about...

Page 164: ...calls by pressing the Home key Voice control Answer calls by speaking commands Touch the OFF ON switch to turn Voice control On then touch Voice control to configure the Incoming calls option When en...

Page 165: ...gure options for using a headset 1 Press and touch Settings My device tab Call 2 Touch Call accessories to configure options Automatic answering When enabled and you have a headset connected to the He...

Page 166: ...ones Play tones for keypad taps Personalize Call Sound Choose options for call audio in cases where you might need the sound softer or more clear or optimized for your right or left ear 1 Press and to...

Page 167: ...Increase volume in pocket to enable the setting US Dialing When enabled the US dialing option replaces with the international access code for your location 1 Press and touch Settings My device tab Ca...

Page 168: ...and touch Settings My device tab Call 2 Touch TTY mode to choose a mode TTY Off TTY Full TTY HCO or TTY VCO Hearing Aids Enable hearing aid compatibility 1 Press and touch Settings My device tab Call...

Page 169: ...next to the option to enable or disable it Turn off LED indicator When enabled the LED indicator will not light for notifications even when the screen is off Touch the check box next to the option to...

Page 170: ...ouch Power saving mode to set options CPU power saving Disable the maximum performance of the phone s CPU Central Processing Unit Screen power saving Reduce the frame refresh rate and brightness level...

Page 171: ...e options menu The Device options menu displays when you press and hold the Power Lock Key Manage accessibility Choose settings for exporting updating sharing the accessibility settings as a file or s...

Page 172: ...ing aid compatibility Flash notification Set the camera flash to blink when notifications occur Assistant menu Display a special menu to improve phone accessibility for users with reduced dexterity To...

Page 173: ...od Google Voice Typing Settings Google voice typing allows you to speak your entries When you enable Google voice typing it s available for use when you touch a field to enter text 1 Press and touch S...

Page 174: ...ive text on or off Predictive text suggests words matching your text entries and optionally complete common words automatically Touch Predictive text to configure options Personalized data When enable...

Page 175: ...the key you touch display briefly as you enter text Help Learn about Samsung Keyboard Reset setting Return settings to the defaults Swype Settings Swype is a new way to enter text on touch screens Ins...

Page 176: ...My Words View and manage words in your Swype dictionary used for word completion suggestions and spellchecking Languages Choose the current language for Swype and download new languages Gestures Lear...

Page 177: ...Set the pointer speed for an externally connected mouse or track pad not included 1 Press and touch Settings My device tab 2 Touch Language and input and then touch Pointer speed to set the pointer sp...

Page 178: ...ol scrolling and playback based whether you are facing the screen Smart screen options use the front camera to detect when you are facing the screen Some factors that may affect the ability of the fro...

Page 179: ...ctures with the voice commands Smile Cheese Capture and Shoot Music Control the music player with the voice commands Next Previous Pause Play Volume Up and Volume Down Accounts When you set up account...

Page 180: ...acking up data from your phone to a Google Account Back up my data Touch the check box to turn On automatic backup to a Google Account and then set up an account for the backups Backup account When Ba...

Page 181: ...ress and touch Settings More tab 2 Touch Location services for options Access to my location Touch OFF ON to enable location services When enabled you are allowing Google s location service to collect...

Page 182: ...pe to start and then follow the prompts to encrypt information Encrypt external SD card Touch Set screen lock type to start and then follow the prompts to encrypt information Passwords Use the Make pa...

Page 183: ...tion Security policy updates Automatically check for changes to the security policy and download any updates to improve security and service Send security reports Only update the security policy autom...

Page 184: ...use Storage Manage the use of memory resources in your phone s Device memory and on an optional installed memory card not included 1 Press and touch Settings More tab 2 Touch Storage to view informat...

Page 185: ...me zone from the wireless network Select time zone Choose your local time zone only available when the Automatic setting is disabled Use 24 hour format Set the format for time displays Select date for...

Page 186: ...ettings More tab 2 Touch About device and then touch items for more details Software version View your phone s software version Hardware version View the hardware version of your phone Status View inf...

Page 187: ...lectronics Co Ltd 2013 Google Inc All rights reserved Google the Google logo Android Chrome Gmail Google Google Books Google Maps Google Mobile Services Google Play Google Voice Google Voice Search Go...

Page 188: ...ormation 127 Settings 136 Turn Bluetooth On or Off 125 Unpair 126 Brightness 147 Browser 99 Calculator 118 Calendar 114 Add Event 114 Delete Events 117 Event Alerts 116 View Events 117 Call Forwarding...

Page 189: ...5 Sync Account 64 Emergency Alerts 72 Commercial Mobile Alert System CMAS 72 Emergency Numbers 41 Emergency Tone 152 Encryption 171 Enhanced 911 E911 41 Enter Text 33 Extended Home Screen 22 Favorites...

Page 190: ...eyboard Samsung Keyboard 35 Samsung Keyboard Settings 163 Swype 36 Swype Keyboard Settings 164 Touchscreen 33 Keys Functions 10 Touch Key Light Duration 148 Kies via Wi Fi 143 Language and Input 162 L...

Page 191: ...Call from Logs 39 Call Number in a Message 40 Call Using Contacts 40 Call Waiting 47 Caller ID 47 Emergency Numbers 41 In Call Options 46 Make Calls 39 Mute the Ringer 42 Options 45 Receive 41 Recent...

Page 192: ...Gesture 15 Smart Screen 30 167 Smart Stay 167 SMS Messaging 67 Social Network Accounts 72 Sound Settings Emergency Tone 152 Screen Lock Sound 151 Sound Settings 150 Dialing Keypad Tone 151 Touch Soun...

Page 193: ...Voice Control 31 Settings 168 Voice Recorder 123 Voice Search 124 Settings 165 Voice Services 123 S Translator 123 S Voice 123 Voice Recorder 123 Voice Typing Using 34 Voicemail 42 Notification 43 Pas...

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