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User Manual

English. 05/2015. Rev.1.0

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2Table of Contents
- 3Contacts
- Messages & email
- Camera
- Gallery
- Safety assistance
- Useful apps and features
- Connecting with other devices
- Device & data manager
- 4Settings
- Appendix
5Read me first
- 6Instructional icons
7Getting started
- Package contents
- 8Device layout
  - 9Buttons
- 10Using the SIM or USIM card and battery
  - Installing the SIM or USIM card
  - 14Removing the SIM or USIM card
  - 15Using dual SIM or USIM cards (dual SIM models)
    - Activating SIM or USIM cards
    - Changing the display name and icon of SIM or USIM cards
    - Switching between cards
  - 16Charging the battery
    - 17Reducing the battery consumption
- 18Using a memory card
  - Installing a memory card
  - 20Removing the memory card
  - Formatting the memory card
- 21Turning the device on and off
- Locking and unlocking the screen
22Basics
- Using the touch screen
  - Tapping
  - 23Tapping and holding
  - Dragging
  - Double-tapping
  - 24Flicking
  - Spreading and pinching
- 25Home screen layout
  - Home screen
    - 26Home screen options
    - Flipboard Briefing
  - 27Apps screen
  - 28Indicator icons
- 29Notifications and quick setting panels
  - Using the notifications panel
    - Rearranging quick setting buttons
  - 30Using the quick setting panel
- 31Opening apps
  - Closing an app
- Installing or uninstalling apps
  - Galaxy Apps
    - Installing apps
  - 32Play Store
  - Managing apps
    - Uninstalling or disabling apps
    - Enabling apps
- 33Entering text
  - Keyboard layout
    - Changing the input language
    - Changing the keyboard layout
  - 34Using additional keyboard functions
  - Copying and pasting
- 35Screen capture
- My Files
- 36Power saving feature
  - Power saving mode
  - Ultra power saving mode
- 37Viewing help information
38Network connectivity
- Mobile data
- Wi-Fi
- 39Tethering and Mobile hotspot
  - About tethering and mobile hotspots
  - Using the mobile hotspot
  - 40Using USB tethering
  - Using Bluetooth tethering
41Motions & usability features
- Motions and gestures
  - Smart alert
  - 42Mute
    - Placing palm on screen
    - Turning device over
  - 43Palm swipe to capture
- 44Multi window
  - About Multi window
  - Launching Multi window
    - 45Creating a Multi window combination
    - 46Using Multi window options
- 47One-handedoperation
48Personalising
- Managing the Home and Apps screens
  - Managing the Home screen
    - Adding items
    - Moving and removing an item
    - Creating a folder
    - Managing panels
  - 49Managing the Apps screen
    - Changing the sorting method
    - Hiding apps
    - Moving items
    - Creating folders
- 50Setting wallpaper and ringtones
  - Setting wallpaper
  - Changing ringtones
- 51Changing the screen lock method
  - Pattern
  - PIN
  - Password
- 52Private mode
  - About private mode
  - Hiding content
  - Viewing hidden content
- 53Easy mode
  - Managing shortcuts
- 54Transferring data from your previous device
  - Using backup accounts
  - Using Samsung Smart Switch
    - Using Smart Switch Mobile
    - Using Smart Switch with computers
  - Using Samsung Kies
- 55Setting up accounts
  - Adding accounts
  - Removing accounts
56Phone
- Making calls
  - 57Making calls from call logs or contacts list
  - Making an international call
- 58Receiving calls
  - Answering a call
  - Rejecting a call
  - Missed calls
- 59Options during calls
  - During a voice call
  - 60During a video call
61Contacts
- Adding contacts
  - Moving contacts from other devices
  - Creating contacts manually
- Importing and exporting contacts
- 62Searching for contacts
  - Adding shortcuts for contacts to the Home screen
63Messages & email
- Messages
  - Sending messages
  - 64Viewing incoming messages
- 65Email
  - Setting up email accounts
  - Sending emails
  - 66Reading emails
67Camera
- Basic shooting
  - Taking photos or recording videos
    - 68Launching Camera on the locked screen
- 69Shooting modes
  - Auto
  - Selfie
  - Wide selfie
  - 70Rear-camselfie
  - Panorama
  - 71Night
  - Animated GIF
  - Managing shooting modes
  - Downloading shooting modes
- 72Camera settings
  - 73Location tags
  - Storage location
  - Save as flipped
  - Grid lines
  - Voice control
  - The volume key
  - Review pics/videos
  - Reset settings
74Gallery
- Viewing content on the device
- 75Viewing content stored on other devices
  - Accessing content on a nearby device
76Safety assistance
- Emergency mode
  - About emergency mode
  - Activating emergency mode
  - Deactivating emergency mode
- 77Help message
  - About help message
  - Adding primary contacts
  - Setting help messages
  - Sending help messages
78Useful apps and features
- S Finder
  - Searching for content
- S Planner
  - Creating events or tasks
  - 79Syncing events and tasks with your accounts
- 80S Voice
  - About S Voice
  - Setting the language
  - Using S Voice
    - Waking up S Voice in standby mode
    - Changing the wake-upcommand
- 81Internet
- 82Music
  - Playing music
  - 83Playing music stored on other devices
    - Accessing music on a registered device
    - Accessing music on a nearby device
- 84Video
  - Playing videos
  - 85Playing videos stored on other devices
    - Accessing a video on a registered device
    - Accessing a video on a nearby device
- 86Studio
- 87Clock
  - Alarm
    - Setting alarms
    - Stopping alarms
    - Deleting alarms
  - 88World clock
    - Creating clocks
    - Deleting clocks
  - Stopwatch
  - Timer
- 89Calculator
- Memo
  - Composing memos
  - Searching for memos
- 90Voice Recorder
  - Recording voice memos
  - Playing voice memos
- 91Dropbox
- 92Flipboard
- Radio
  - Listening to the FM radio
  - 93Scanning radio stations
- 94Google apps
  - Chrome
  - Gmail
  - Google+
  - Maps
  - Play Music
  - Play Movies & TV
  - 95Play Books
  - Play Newsstand
  - Play Games
  - Drive
  - YouTube
  - Photos
  - Hangouts
  - Google
  - Voice Search
  - Google Settings
96Bluetooth
- About Bluetooth
- Pairing with other Bluetooth devices
- 97Sending and receiving data
  - Sending an image
  - Receiving an image
- Unpairing Bluetooth devices
98Wi-FiDirect
- About Wi-FiDirect
- Connecting to other devices
- 99Ending the device connection
100NFC (NFC-enabledmodels)
- About NFC
- Using the NFC feature
- 101Making a purchase with the NFC feature
- Sending data
102S Beam
103Quick Connect
- About Quick connect
- Sharing content
104Screen Mirroring
- About Screen Mirroring
- 105Viewing content on a TV
106Mobile printing
- Adding printer plug-ins
- Connecting to a printer
- Printing content
107Device & data manager
- Upgrading the device
  - Upgrading over the air
  - Upgrading with Samsung Kies
- 108Transferring files between the device and a computer
  - Connecting as a media device
  - Connecting with Samsung Kies
- 109Backing up and restoring data
  - Using a Google account
  - Using a Samsung account
- Performing a data reset
110Settings
- About Settings
- Quick settings
- Connections
  - Wi-Fi
    - Setting Wi-Fisleep policy
  - 111Bluetooth
  - 112Tethering and Mobile hotspot
  - Flight mode
  - Data usage
  - 113Location
  - SIM card manager (dual SIM models)
  - 114NFC and sharing (NFC-enabledmodels)
    - NFC
    - Nearby devices
    - Printing
    - Screen Mirroring
  - More networks
    - Default messaging app
    - Mobile networks
    - VPN
- 115Device
  - Sounds and notifications
  - 116Display and wallpaper
  - 117Lock screen
  - 118Themes
  - Multi window
  - Notification panel
  - Motions and gestures
- 119Personalisation
  - Accounts
  - Cloud
  - Backup and reset
  - Easy mode
  - 120Accessibility
    - 121Hearing
    - Flash
    - notification
    - Turn
    - off all sounds
    - subtitles (CC)
    - Mono
    - audio
    - haptic
    - Dexterity and interaction
    - Assistant
    - menu
    - Interaction
    - control
    - Direct access
    - Answering and ending calls
    - Single tap mode
    - Manage accessibility
    - Services
  - Private mode
- 122System
  - Language and input
    - Language
    - Default
    - Samsung keyboard
    - 123Google voice typing
    - Text-to-speechoptions
    - Notification readout
    - Pointer speed
  - 124Date and time
  - Safety assistance
  - 125Accessories
  - Power saving
  - Storage
  - 126Security
  - Help
  - About device
- 127Applications
  - Application manager
  - Default applications
  - Application settings
128Appendix
- Troubleshooting
  - 129The touch screen responds slowly or improperly
  - Your device freezes or has fatal errors
  - RESET DEVICE
  - ERASE EVERYTHING
  - Calls are not connected
  - Others cannot hear you speaking on a call
  - 130Sound echoes during a call
  - The battery icon is empty
  - The battery does not charge properly (For Samsung-approvedchargers)
  - The battery depletes faster than when first purchased
  - 131Your device is hot to the touch
  - Error messages appear when launching the camera
  - Photo quality is poorer than the preview
  - Error messages appear when opening multimedia files
  - 132Another Bluetooth device is not located
  - A connection is not established when you connect the device to a computer
  - Your device cannot find your current location
- 133Removing the battery (non-removabletype)
  - 136Copyright
  - Trademarks

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