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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 acess additional 

screens.

•  Swipe the Edge handle to access Edge 

panels.

Status

Edge  
Handle

Widgets

Notifications

 

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Apps

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Summary of Contents for Galaxy S8

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Page 2: ...tup 7 Home Screen 8 Customize Home Screen 10 Always On 11 Edge Screen 13 Apps 14 Samsung Smart Switch 15 Hello Bixby 16 Calls 19 Voicemail 20 Contacts 21 Messages 23 Camera 24 Internet 25 Connections...

Page 3: ...2 Device Functions Front View Volume Keys SIM microSD Card Tray Front Camera Iris Scanner Bixby Power Lock USB Charging Port Note The fingerprint scanner is located on the back of the phone...

Page 4: ...u need to replace yourSIM card followthese steps 1 Hold the device securely 2 Use the SIM removal tool that came with your device to open the SIM card tray 3 Carefully place the new SIM card into the...

Page 5: ...Use the tool that came with your device to open the SIM microSD card tray 3 Carefully place the memory card into the tray with the gold contact facing downward 4 Gently push the tray into the slot No...

Page 6: ...cable into the USB charger port on yourphone and the largerend into the charger Then plug the chargerinto an electrical outlet to charge the phone Note Use only charging devices and batteries approve...

Page 7: ...en Use yourdevice s screen lock features to secure yourdevice To Lock press the Power Lock key To Unlock press the Power Lock key then swipe your finger across the screen Configure Your Device When yo...

Page 8: ...is the starting point forusing yourdevice Swipe up to open the Apps panel Swipe right or left to acess additional screens Swipe the Edge handle to access Edge panels Status Edge Handle Widgets Notifi...

Page 9: ...k of the Home and Lock screens with a variety of wallpapers icons and themes You can also customize Icons and the Always on Display screen Widgets Widgets are self contained apps that run on a Home sc...

Page 10: ...9 Volume and Ringtones From the Home screen swipe up for Apps and then tap Settings g Sounds andvibration Tap Volume to increase or decrease device volume settings Tap Ringtone to select a ringtone...

Page 11: ...ays On time date and notifications are always displayed in standby mode without unlocking yourdevice Enable Always On From the Home screen swipe up for Apps and then tap Settings g Lockscreen andsecur...

Page 12: ...screen provides a shortcut to call text oremail favorite contacts and much more Using the Edge Screen 1 From the Home screen swipe the Edge panel handle to display the Edge panels 2 Swipe left or rig...

Page 13: ...12 Customize Edge Panels From an Edge panel tap More options Download additional edge panels Edit panel...

Page 14: ...vice PlayStore Download new apps from the Google Play store Visit play google com store apps to learn more GalaxyApps view and download Samsung apps that are optimized foruse with Galaxy devices Visit...

Page 15: ...ctor that came with yournew device to transfercontent Select Smart Switch during setup oropen it laterfrom the Home screen by swiping up for Apps and tapping Settings g Cloudand accounts g SmartSwitch...

Page 16: ...15 Hello Bixby To launch HelloBixby press the Bixby key HelloBixby allows you to quickly set reminders create voice dictation search and access content on yourphone and on the Internet...

Page 17: ...ng call screen touch and slide Answer in any direction End a Call From the call screen tap Endcall Reject a Call From the incoming call screen touch and slide Reject in any direction to route the call...

Page 18: ...app that is either preinstalled on your phone or available for download from the Google Play Store If you do not have an Android smartphone you can call 611 to update the address Enable Wi Fi Calling...

Page 19: ...s g Connections g Moreconnectionsettings g Wi FiCalling 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 20: ...d hold 3 Follow the prompts to set up your mail box Access Voicemail 1 From the Home screen tap Phone 2 Touch and hold Visual Voicemail View a list of people who left a voicemail message and listen to...

Page 21: ...Number to a Contact 1 From the Home screen swipe up for Apps and then tap Contacts 2 Tap a contact name from the list and tap Details gEDIT 3 Tap within the phone number area and enter a new phone nu...

Page 22: ...e keypad to enter a message Tap Attach and select a file type Tap Emoticons to choose an emoticon 6 Review the message and tap Gmail Use Gmail to send and receive email Before you can access Gmail you...

Page 23: ...t accounts in just a few steps 1 From the Home screen swipe up for Apps and then tap Email 2 Enteryour email address and password into the appropriate fields and tap SIGNIN 3 Follow the prompts to com...

Page 24: ...to take a photo Drag left or right to zoom in or out Tap or swipe up to take selfies Swipe right to select a mode Swipe left to select a effect Take a Video From the Home screen tap Camera Tap to beg...

Page 25: ...wipe 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 tap Go on the keyboard Add a new tab 1 From your browserwi...

Page 26: ...p a device from the list to initiate pairing 4 Enter the passkey PIN code if required and tap OK When connected displays in the Status bar Connect to Wi Fi 1 From the Home screen swipe up for Apps and...

Page 27: ...ttings g ConnectionsgMobileHotspotand Tethering 2 Tap On Off to turn on Mobile Hotspot 3 Edit the Networkname field and then create a new Network SSID name 4 Enable the Broadcastnetworkname SSID field...

Page 28: ...drains your phone s battery For best experience connect the phone to a power supply to use Mobile Hotspot Change the Mobile Hotspot Password 1 From the Mobile Hotspot screen tap Mobile Hotspotandtethe...

Page 29: ...the Home screen swipe up for Apps and then tap Settings g Connections gMobilehotspotand Tethering 2 Connect the computer to the device using the USB cable and then tap USBtethering 3 If prompted read...

Page 30: ...Apps and then tap Settings g Lockscreen andsecurityg FingerprintScanner 2 Tap CONTINUE to begin iris registration and follow the prompts 3 Follow the prompts to create a Pattern PIN or Password as ba...

Page 31: ...follow all instructions for use of this feature For more information refer to the online support content or visit samsung com us irisscanner Iris Scanner Use youreyes to unlock yourdevice 1 From the H...

Page 32: ...the battery cover from the phone The serial number is located near the bar code It will be either 14 or 18 digits The SIM card number can be located below the bottom bar code on the back of the SIM ca...

Page 33: ...tropcs com AccountDetail TextMessageReminder MetroPCS provides a text message reminder on your phone before payment is due E statement View your statement summary online Only available in select state...

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Page 38: ...ourphone s GPS system is enabled by default in orderto permit use of planned future services see yourphone s manual forinstructions should you wish to disable yourGPS fornon 911 purposes MetroPCSTerms...

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