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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.  Google Play, Gmail, Chrome, YouTube and Google are 
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registered trademarks of Deutsche Telekom AG. The Visual Voicemail and Name ID icons are 
trademarks of T-Mobile USA, Inc.  Other company and product names mentioned herein may 
be trademarks of their respective owners. Device and screen images simulated. Appearance 
of device may vary.

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Summary of Contents for GALAXY S8 ACTIVE

Page 1: ...nd the magenta color are registered trademarks of Deutsche Telekom AG The Visual Voicemail and Name ID icons are trademarks of T Mobile USA Inc Other company and product names mentioned herein may be...

Page 2: ...Samsung Care 5 Know Your Device 7 Device Setup 11 Home Screen 12 Customize Home Screen 14 Always On 15 Apps 17 Hello Bixby Activity Zone 18 Calls 21 Voicemail 23 Contacts 24 Messages 26 Camera 27 Int...

Page 3: ...t mobile com to check your minutes pay your bill upgrade your phone and change your rate plan Review your device s User Manual and troubleshooting FAQs View the latest troubleshooting solutions in the...

Page 4: ...e tax ID Your Social Security number current driver s license number and date of birth for credit check purposes Your choice of T Mobile rate plan and services see t mobile com for the latest plan inf...

Page 5: ...sk the community To ask questions and get solutions from other Samsung customers visit us community samsung com Contact us for support For hardware or software support call us at 1 800 SAMSUNG or visi...

Page 6: ...Front View Volume Key SIM microSD Card Tray Front Camera Iris Scanner Bixby Key USB Charging Port Power Lock Key Devices and software are constantly evolving the screen images and icons you see are f...

Page 7: ...6 Back View Rear Camera Fingerprint Scanner Flash...

Page 8: ...llow these steps 1 Hold the device securely 2 Use the SIM removal tool that came with your device to open the SIM card tray 3 Turn the tray over and place the SIM card in the bottom of the tray Make s...

Page 9: ...8 4 Turn the tray over and place the memory card on the top of the tray with the gold contacts facing down 5 Slide the SIM card Memory card tray back into the slot Memory card sold separately...

Page 10: ...he cable into the USB charger port on your device and the larger end into the charger Then plug the charger into an electrical outlet to charge the device Note Use only charging devices that are appro...

Page 11: ...Use your device s screen lock features to secure your device To Lock press the Power Lock key To Unlock press the Power Lock key and then swipe your finger across the screen Configure Your Device Whe...

Page 12: ...11 Home Screen The Home screen is the starting point for using your device Swipe up to open the Apps panel Swipe right or left to access additional screens Widgets Notifications Recent Apps Back Home...

Page 13: ...llpapers and themes Change the look of the Home and Lock screens with a variety of wallpapers icons and themes You can also customize the Always on Display screen Widgets Drag a widget to an empty spa...

Page 14: ...13 Volume and Ringtones From the Home screen swipe up for Apps and then tap Settings g Sounds and vibration Tap Volume to increase or decrease device volume settings Tap Ringtone to select a ringtone...

Page 15: ...n the time date and notifications are always displayed in standby mode without unlocking your device Enable Always On From the Home screen swipe up for Apps and then tap Settings g Lock screen and sec...

Page 16: ...ur device Play Store Download new apps from the Google Play store Visit play google com store apps to learn more Galaxy Apps view and download Samsung apps that are optimized for use with Galaxy devic...

Page 17: ...e with your new device to transfer content Select Smart Switch during setup or open it later from the Home screen by swiping up for Apps and tapping Settings g Cloud and accounts g Smart Switch Old De...

Page 18: ...and your settings and set up your Samsung device Just one swipe to the right on your Samsung Galaxy S8 Active and you can quickly access your compass flashlight stopwatch and more all on the Activity...

Page 19: ...ject a Call To answer an incoming call touch and slide Answer in any direction Or touch and slide Reject in any direction to route the call to your voicemail system End a Call From the call screen tap...

Page 20: ...mobile com Go to your profile and follow the menu options to register your address Corporate accounts may require administrator assistance for 911 address registration Enable Wi Fi Calling 1 From the...

Page 21: ...Connections g More connection settings g Wi Fi Calling 2 Tap Enable Disable to turn off the feature Change connection preferences 1 From the Home screen swipe up for Apps and then tap Settings g Conn...

Page 22: ...a list of people who left a voicemail message and listen to messages in any order directly from the device without calling Voicemail Set Up Visual Voicemail 1 From the Home screen swipe up for Apps an...

Page 23: ...Name ID T Mobile Name ID identifies callers displaying name city and state even if the caller is not in your contacts list It is an optional add on feature that can be purchased directly from your dev...

Page 24: ...o store the new entry Edit a Contact 1 From the Home screen swipe up for Apps and then tap Contacts 2 Tap a contact name from the list and then tap Details g EDIT 3 Enter the desired information 4 Tap...

Page 25: ...ap to add a recipient 3 Enter either the recipient s phone number or email address 4 Tap to compose a message 5 Tap the Enter message field and use the keypad to enter a message Tap Attach and select...

Page 26: ...o create a new account or to sign in to an existing Gmail account Tap TAKE ME TO GMAIL if you have an account set up on your device Set Up Email Accounts Configure Email for most accounts in just a fe...

Page 27: ...p to take selfies Swipe right to select a mode Swipe left to select an effect Note When using the camera in landscape mode drag up or down to zoom in or out Take a Video 1 From the Home screen tap Cam...

Page 28: ...he weather and follow your stocks From the Home screen swipe up for Apps and then tap the Samsung folder g Internet Enter a URL From any webpage tap the address field enter the web address and then ta...

Page 29: ...device from the list to initiate pairing 4 Enter the passkey PIN code if required and tap OK When connected is displayed in the status bar Connect to Wi Fi 1 From the Home screen swipe up for Apps and...

Page 30: ...and Tethering g Mobile HotSpot 2 Tap On Off to turn on Mobile HotSpot 3 Edit the Network name field and enter a new Network SSID name 4 Enable the Broadcast network name SSID field if you would like...

Page 31: ...nnection between your device and a single computer If additional software or USB drivers are required go to samsung com us support downloads 1 From the Home screen swipe up for Apps and then tap Setti...

Page 32: ...tings g Connections g Mobile HotSpot and Tethering 2 Tap On Off to turn off USB tethering 3 Remove the USB cable from the device Note Using your 4G LTE service and Smartphone Mobile HotSpot drains you...

Page 33: ...the prompts to begin registration Swipe Pattern PIN Password Face Fingerprints Iris Note The Iris Scanner is not intended for use as a medical device biometric data collected and stored locally by the...

Page 34: ...is handset to help secure it from theft and or other unauthorized access and use This handset has a locking function e g user defined codes or patterns that can serve as a first line of defense agains...

Page 35: ...information are subject to emergency situations transmission limits network problems limitations interconnecting carrier problems your phone buildings tunnels signal strength and atmospheric topograph...

Page 36: ...ated for use with hearing aids for some of the wireless technologies that it uses However there may be some newer wireless technologies used in this phone that have not been tested yet for use with he...

Page 37: ...ons Wi Fi Calling Wi Fi connection required may decrement plan minutes Most devices will not transition between Wi Fi and the cellular network See your selected service for details Devices and screen...

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