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6 Sign in to your Samsung account. You can enjoy Samsung services and keep your data up to date and secure across all of your devices. Refer to Samsung account for more information.

7 Get your content from Samsung Cloud or a previous device. Refer to Transferring data from your previous device for more information.

8 Select features you want to use and complete the initial setup. The Home screen will appear.

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2Table of Contents
- 3Settings
- Appendix
4Basics
- Read me first
  - 5Maintaining water and dust resistance
  - Instructional icons
- 6Device overheating situations and solutions
  - When the device heats up while charging the battery
    - Do the following when the device heats up:
  - 7When the device heats up during use
  - 8Device limitations when the device overheats
  - 9Precautions for operating environment
- 10Device layout and functions
  - Package contents
  - 12Device layout
    - 14Hard keys
    - Soft buttons
- 15Battery
  - Charging the battery
    - 16Charging with a Micro USB cable
    - 17Charging other devices
    - Reducing the battery consumption
  - 18Battery charging tips and precautions
  - 19Fast charging
    - About Fast charging
    - Increasing the charging speed
  - 20Wireless charging
    - Fast wireless charging
    - Charging the battery
- 21SIM or USIM card (nano-SIMcard)
  - Installing the SIM or USIM card
    - 25Correct card installation
  - 26Removing the SIM or USIM card
  - Using dual SIM or USIM cards (dual SIM models)
    - Activating SIM or USIM cards
    - Customising SIM or USIM cards
    - Setting preferred SIM or USIM cards
- 27Memory card (microSD card)
  - Installing a memory card
  - 29Removing the memory card
  - 30Formatting the memory card
- 31Turning the device on and off
  - Restarting the device
  - Emergency mode
    - Activating emergency mode
    - Deactivating emergency mode
- 32Initial setup
  - 33No, thank you
- 35Samsung account
  - Introduction
  - Registering your Samsung account
    - Registering a new Samsung account
    - Registering an existing Samsung account
  - Removing your Samsung account
- 36Transferring data from your previous device
  - 37Smart Switch
    - Transferring data using a USB connector (USB Type-C)
    - 38Transferring data wirelessly via Wi-FiDirect
    - 39Transferring backup data from a computer
  - 40Samsung Cloud
    - Backing up data
    - Restoring data
- 41Understanding the screen
  - Controlling the touchscreen
    - Tapping
    - Tapping and holding
    - 42Dragging
    - Double-tapping
    - Swiping
    - Spreading and pinching
  - 43Navigation bar (soft buttons)
    - Buttons
    - When the navigation bar does not appear
    - 44Turning on the screen using the Home button
    - Setting the navigation bar
  - 45Home screen and Apps screen
    - 46Switching between Home and Apps screens
    - Moving items
    - 47Creating folders
    - 48Editing the Home screen
    - Displaying all apps on the Home screen
  - 49Indicator icons
  - 50Lock screen
    - 51Changing the screen lock method
  - 52Screen capture
    - Capturing a screenshot
- 53Notification panel
  - 54Using quick setting buttons
- 55Entering text
  - Keyboard layout
    - Changing the input language
    - Changing the keyboard layout
  - 56Additional keyboard functions
  - Copying and pasting
  - 57Dictionary
58Apps and features
- Installing or uninstalling apps
  - Galaxy Apps
    - Installing apps
  - Play Store
  - 59Managing apps
    - Uninstalling apps and using app sleep mode
    - Enabling apps
    - Setting app permissions
- 60Bixby
  - 62Starting Bixby
  - 63Bixby Home
  - 64Bixby Voice
    - Using Bixby Voice
      - 65Status icons
      - 66Getting follow-upquestions
      - Closing Bixby Voice
      - Using suggested commands
    - 67Bixby Voice usages
      - Launching apps or functions
      - 68Checking the weather or your schedule
      - Browsing the Internet
      - 69Viewing Bixby Voice supported apps and services
      - 70Bixby Labs
  - 71Additional Bixby Voice functions
    - Checking supported languages
    - Waking up Bixby Voice using your voice
    - 72Using dictation mode
    - Sending feedback to Bixby Voice
    - 73Using earphones or a Bluetooth headset
    - Deactivating Bixby Voice
  - 74Bixby Vision
    - 75Launching Bixby Vision
    - 76Searching for shopping information
    - 77Detecting and translating text
    - 78Searching for similar images
    - Searching for nearby places
    - 79Searching for wine information
    - Reading QR codes
    - Setting languages for text detection
  - 80Reminder
    - Starting Reminder
      - 812 Tap GET STARTED on the UPCOMING REMINDERS card
      - Add icon on Home screen
      - START
    - 82Creating reminders
      - Creating reminders via the Reminder app
      - Creating reminders with Bixby Voice
    - 83Creating reminders while browsing the Internet
    - Checking reminder notifications
    - Viewing the reminders list
      - Setting reminder details
    - 84Completing reminders
      - Restoring reminders
    - Deleting reminders
  - 85Using recommended content on Bixby Home
    - Viewing Bixby cards
      - Checking your morning alarm
      - Checking a reminder
      - Using additional Bixby cards
    - 86Editing Bixby cards list
    - Selecting apps to show as Bixby cards
  - 87Customising Bixby settings
    - 88Enhanced
    - voice recognition
    - Dictation
    - on keyboard
    - Read
    - aloud in high quality
    - apps and services
    - Labs
    - 3rd party app plugin
    - Bixby key
    - Notifications
    - Privacy
    - About Bixby
- 89Phone
  - Making calls
    - 90Making calls from call logs or contacts list
    - Using speed dial
    - Making calls from the locked screen
    - Making an international call
  - 91Receiving calls
    - Answering a call
    - Rejecting a call
    - Missed calls
  - Blocking phone numbers
  - 92Options during calls
    - During a voice call
    - During a video call
    - 93Adding a phone number to Contact
      - Adding a phone number to Contacts from the keypad
      - Adding a phone number to Contacts from the calls list
- 94Contacts
  - Adding contacts
    - Creating a new contact
    - Importing contacts
    - Synching contacts with your web accounts
  - 95Searching for contacts
  - 96Sharing contacts
  - Saving and sharing profile
  - Merging duplicate contacts
  - Deleting contacts
- 97Messages
  - Sending messages
  - 98Viewing messages
  - 99Blocking unwanted messages
  - Setting the message notification
    - Setting a message reminder
- 100Internet
  - Browsing webpages
  - 101Using secret mode
    - Activating secret mode
    - Changing security settings
    - Deactivating secret mode
- 102Email
  - Setting up email accounts
  - Sending emails
  - Reading emails
- 103Camera
  - Launching Camera
    - 104Using swipe gestures
      - Switching cameras
      - Changing shooting modes
      - 105Applying filters and other effects
  - 106Basic shooting
    - Taking photos or recording videos
    - 107Using the focus and exposure features
      - Locking the focus (AF) and exposure (AE)
      - Separating the focus area and the exposure area
    - 108Changing shooting modes
  - 109Pro mode
    - Available options
  - 110Panorama
    - Motion panorama
  - 111Selective focus
  - 112Slow motion
  - Hyperlapse
  - 113Food
  - 114Virtual shot
    - Viewing virtual shot photos
  - 115Selfie
    - Using the selfie flash
    - Applying beauty effects
  - 116Wide selfie
    - Wide self-portraitwith motion
  - 118Camera settings
    - Quick settings
    - 119Camera settings
      - 120Shape correction
      - Timer
      - FRONT CAMERA
      - Save pictures as previewed
      - COMMON
      - Motion photo
      - CAPTURE
      - Video stabilisation
      - Tracking AF
      - Grid lines
- 121Gallery
  - 122Viewing images and videos
    - Viewing images
    - Searching for images
    - 123Viewing videos
    - Using the Video enhancer feature
  - 124Viewing albums
  - Viewing stories
    - Creating stories
    - Sharing stories
    - Deleting stories
  - 125Syncing images and videos with Samsung Cloud
  - 126Deleting images or videos
    - Deleting an image or a video
    - Deleting multiple images and videos
- 127Always On Display
  - Opening notifications when the screen is off
  - Setting the schedule for the Always On Display feature
  - 128Controlling music playback when the screen is off
- 129Edge screen
  - 130Apps edge
    - Editing the Apps edge panel
  - 131People edge
    - Adding contacts to the People edge panel
    - 132Editing the People edge panel
    - Contacting people from the People edge panel
    - 133Edge lighting
      - Quick reply
  - 134Smart select
    - Capturing an image
    - Capturing an area from a video
      - 135Animation
      - Record
      - Stop
      - Preview
- 136Multi window
  - Split screen view
    - 137Using additional options
    - Adjusting the window size
    - 138Minimising the split screen view
    - Sharing text or images between windows
  - 139Snap window
- 140Samsung Pay
  - 141Setting up Samsung Pay
  - Registering cards
  - 142Making payments
    - Cancelling payments
    - Changing the Samsung Pay settings
- 143Samsung Gear
- 144Samsung Members
- 145Samsung Notes
  - Creating notes
  - Deleting notes
- 146Calendar
  - Creating events
  - Creating tasks
  - Syncing events and tasks with your accounts
- 147Samsung Health
  - Starting Samsung Health
  - 148Using Samsung Health
    - 149TOGETHER
    - Steps
    - 150Heart rate
  - 152Additional information
- 153Voice Recorder
  - Making voice recordings
  - 154Changing the recording mode
  - Playing selected voice recordings
- 155My Files
- Clock
  - ALARM
    - Setting alarms
    - Stopping alarms
    - Deleting alarms
  - 156WORLD CLOCK
    - Creating clocks
    - Deleting clocks
  - STOPWATCH
  - TIMER
- 157Calculator
- Game Launcher
  - 158Using Game Launcher
    - Removing a game from Game Launcher
  - Changing the performance mode
  - 159Using Game Tools
    - Blocking notifications during games
- 160Samsung Connect
  - 161Connecting to nearby devices
  - 162Using home appliances, TVs, and IoT products
    - Registering devices
    - Viewing and controlling registered devices
    - Assigning locations to devices
      - 163Assigning locations
      - Setting modes and rules
      - View content on TV (Smart View)
      - Transfer files to device
      - Link Sharing
  - 164Sharing content
    - Direct share
    - Using additional features
- 165Samsung DeX
  - 166DeX Station device layout
  - Connecting devices
    - 168START SAMSUNG DeX
    - SWITCH TO SCREEN MIRRORING
  - 169Connecting a keyboard and mouse
  - 170Using Samsung DeX
  - 171Answering calls
  - Changing screen mode
  - Ending the connection
- 172Connecting to an external display
- 173Google apps
  - Chrome
  - Gmail
  - Maps
  - Play Music
  - Play Movies & TV
  - Drive
  - 174YouTube
  - Photos
  - Google
  - Duo
175Settings
- Introduction
- Connections
  - Options
  - 176Wi-Fi
    - 177Connecting to a Wi-Finetwork
    - Wi-FiDirect
      - 178Sending and receiving data
      - Ending the device connection
  - 179Bluetooth
    - Pairing with other Bluetooth devices
    - 180Sending and receiving data
    - Dual audio
    - Unpairing Bluetooth devices
  - 181NFC and payment
    - Using the NFC feature
    - 182Making payments with the NFC feature
    - 183Sending data
  - 184Mobile hotspot and tethering
    - Using the mobile hotspot
  - 185SIM card manager (dual SIM models)
  - More connection settings
    - 186Printing
      - Adding printer plug-ins
      - Printing content
    - 187MirrorLink
      - Connecting your device to a vehicle via MirrorLink
      - Ending the MirrorLink connection
    - Download booster
- 188Sounds and vibration
- 189Notifications
- 190Display
  - 191Blue light filter
  - 192Changing the screen mode
  - Optimising the full screen colour balance
  - 193Adjusting the screen tone by colour value
  - Optimising the colours at the edges of the screen
  - 194Screen resolution
- 195Wallpapers and themes
- Advanced features
  - 196Quick launch Camera
  - Device assistance app
  - Multi window
  - Smart capture
  - Direct call
  - Smart alert
  - Easy mute
  - Swipe to call or send messages
  - Send SOS messages
- 197Device maintenance
  - Using the quick optimisation feature
  - 198Battery
    - Power saving mode
    - Managing the battery
  - 199Performance mode
  - Storage
    - Managing the memory
  - Memory
  - Device security
- 200Apps
- Lock screen and security
  - 202Face recognition
    - Registering your face
    - 203Unlocking the screen with face recognition
  - 204Fingerprint recognition
    - 205For better fingerprint recognition
    - Registering fingerprints
    - 206Deleting fingerprints
    - 207Verifying the Samsung account password
    - Using fingerprints to sign in to accounts
    - Using fingerprints with Samsung Pay
    - Unlocking the screen with fingerprints
  - 208Iris recognition
    - Precautions for using iris recognition
    - 209For better iris recognition
    - 210Registering irises
    - 211Deleting irises
    - Using irises to sign in to accounts
    - 212Using irises with Samsung Pay
    - Unlocking the screen with irises
  - 213Samsung Pass
    - Registering Samsung Pass
    - 214Using Samsung Pass to sign in to websites
      - Managing sign-ininformation
    - 215Using Samsung Pass with apps
    - Deleting your Samsung Pass data
  - 216Secure Folder
    - Setting up Secure Folder
    - 217Setting auto lock for Secure Folder
    - Moving content to Secure Folder
    - 218Moving content from Secure Folder
    - Adding apps
      - Removing apps from Secure Folder
    - Adding accounts
    - 219Hiding Secure Folder
    - Backing up and restoring Secure Folder
      - Backing up data
      - Restoring data
    - Uninstalling Secure Folder
- 220Cloud and accounts
  - Backup and restore
    - Using a Samsung account
    - Using a Google account
- 221Google
- 222General management
  - Adding device languages
- 223Software update
  - Security updates information
- 224User manual
- About phone
225Appendix
- 242Troubleshooting
  - 243Forcing restart
  - Resetting the device
  - 244Calls are not connected
  - Others cannot hear you speaking on a call
  - Sound echoes during a call
  - The battery icon is empty
  - 245The battery does not charge properly (For Samsung-approvedchargers)
  - The battery depletes faster than when first purchased
  - Error messages appear when launching the camera
  - Photo quality is poorer than the preview
  - 246Error messages appear when opening multimedia files
  - Another Bluetooth device is not located
  - A connection is not established when you connect the device to a computer
  - 247Your device cannot find your current location
  - Data stored in the device has been lost
  - A small gap appears around the outside of the device case
  - There is not enough space in the device’s storage
  - The Apps button does not appear on the Home screen
    - APPLY
  - The Home button does not appear
- 248Removing the battery
  - 249Copyright
  - Trademarks

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