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Device & data manager

Updating the device

The device can be updated to the latest software.

Updating over the air

The device can be directly updated to the latest software by the firmware over-the-air (FOTA) service.

On the All apps screen, tap Settings →About device →Download updates manually.

When you tick Download updates automatically, updates will be downloaded when the device is connected to a Wi-Fi network.

Updating with Samsung Kies

Connect the device to a computer and update the device to the latest software.

1	On the computer, download the latest version of Samsung Kies from the Samsung
	website.
2	On the computer, launch Samsung Kies and connect the device to the computer using a
	USB cable.
3	Follow the on-screen instructions to update the device.

•Do not turn off the computer or disconnect the USB cable while the device is

updating.

•While updating the device, do not connect other media devices to the computer. Doing so may interfere with the update process. Before updating, disconnect all other media devices from the computer.

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Contents

2Table of Contents
- 3Personalising
- Phone & contacts
- Messages & email
- Camera & gallery
- Safety assistance
- Useful apps
- Connecting with other devices
- 4Device & data manager
- Settings
- Accessibility
- Troubleshooting
5Read me first
- 6Instructional icons
7Getting started
- Package contents
- 8Device layout
  - 9Keys
- 10S Pen
  - 11Removing the S Pen
  - Replacing the S Pen nib
- 13Using the SIM or USIM card and battery
  - Installing the SIM or USIM card and battery
  - 15Removing the SIM or USIM card and battery
- 16Charging the battery
  - Using the battery charger
    - 17Reducing the battery consumption
  - 18Fast charging
    - About Fast charging
    - Increasing the charging speed
- 19Using 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 touchscreen
  - Tapping
  - 23Tapping and holding
  - Dragging
  - Double-tapping
  - 24Swiping
  - Spreading and pinching
- 25Home screen layout
  - Home screen
    - 26Home screen options
    - Flipboard Briefing
- 27Edge screen
  - An introduction
  - Using the Edge screen
    - 28Using the Quick tools
    - 29Activating the Edge screen only
    - Using the Edge screen from the locked screen
  - 30Launching apps
    - 31Adding or deleting apps on the apps panel
    - Adding folders
    - Deleting folders
  - 32Checking notifications
    - 33Answering or rejecting calls
    - Viewing messages
  - 34Using the night clock
  - 35Managing the Edge screen
    - Adding panels to the Edge screen
    - 36Downloading panels
    - 37Rearranging panels
    - Creating your own panels
    - 38Rotate
    - Effect
    - Image
    - Object
- 39All apps screen
- 40Indicator icons
- 41Notification and quick settings panels
  - Using the notification panel
    - Rearranging quick setting buttons
  - 42Using the quick settings panel
- 43Opening apps
  - Closing an app
- Installing or uninstalling apps
  - Samsung Galaxy Apps
    - Installing apps
  - Play Store
  - 44Managing apps
    - Uninstalling or disabling apps
    - Enabling apps
    - Hiding apps
- 45Entering text
  - Keyboard layout
    - Changing the input language
    - Changing the keyboard layout
  - 46Using additional keyboard functions
  - 47Copying and pasting
- 48Screen capture
- Using the dictionary
- 49My Files
  - Using My Files
- Power saving feature
  - Power saving mode
  - Ultra power saving mode
- 50Viewing help information
51S Pen features
- Air command
- 52Action memo
  - 53Viewing memos
  - Adding Action memo widgets on the Home screen
  - Editing a memo as S Note file
  - Deleting memos
- 54Smart select
- 55Screen write
- 56S Note
  - Using the S Note widget
  - Creating notes
    - 57Changing the pen settings
    - 58Using the line eraser
    - Editing handwritten notes
  - 59Creating Photo notes
    - Using auto mode
    - 60Editing Photo notes
- 61Scrapbook
  - Viewing scrapbooks
- Using the S Pen
  - 62Air view
    - Previewing information
    - Using Air Button
  - 63Pen Select
  - Direct pen input
    - Writing in text fields
    - 64Writing in apps
65Motions & usability features
- Motions and gestures
  - Direct call
  - 66Smart alert
  - Mute
    - Placing palm on screen
    - Turning device over
  - 67Palm swipe to capture
- 68Multi window
  - Split screen Multi window
    - 69Launching Multi window from the list of recent apps
    - Using Multi window options
    - 70Sharing content between app windows
    - Adjusting the window size
  - 71Pop-upMulti window
    - 72Moving or closing pop-upwindows
    - Launching pop-upwindows from the split screen Multi window
    - Launching pop-upwindows from the Multi window tray
- 73One-handedoperation
  - Reducing the screen size
  - One-handedinput
  - Side key panel
- 74Increasing touchscreen sensitivity
75Personalising
- Managing the Home and All apps screens
  - Managing the Home screen
    - Adding items
    - Moving and removing an item
    - Creating a folder
    - Managing panels
  - 76Managing the All apps screen
    - Changing the sorting method
    - Moving items
    - Creating folders
- 77Setting wallpaper and ringtones
  - Setting wallpaper
  - Changing ringtones
- 78Changing the screen lock method
  - Pattern
  - PIN
  - Password
  - Fingerprint
- 79My Places
  - Adding a My Places widget
  - Setting place information
  - 80Setting additional place information
- 81Finger Scanner
  - For better fingerprint recognition
  - 82Registering fingerprints
    - 83REGISTER
    - CONTINUE
  - 84Deregistering fingerprints
  - Changing the backup password
  - Verifying the Samsung account password
  - Using fingerprints to sign in to accounts
- 85Private mode
  - Setting up private mode
  - 86Hiding content
  - Viewing hidden content
    - Unhiding content
- 87Easy mode
  - Switching to easy mode
  - Returning to standard mode
- 88Transferring data from your previous device
  - Using backup accounts
  - Using Samsung Smart Switch
    - Using Smart Switch Mobile
    - Using Smart Switch with computers
  - Using Samsung Kies
- 89Setting up accounts
  - Adding accounts
    - Removing accounts
  - 90Registering Samsung accounts
91Phone & contacts
- Phone
  - Making calls
    - 92Making calls from call logs or contacts list
    - Making calls from the favourites list
    - Making an international call
  - 93Receiving calls
    - Answering a call
    - Rejecting a call
    - Missed calls
  - 94Options during calls
    - During a voice call
    - During a video call
- 95Contacts
  - Adding contacts
    - Moving contacts from other devices
    - Creating contacts manually
  - 96Searching for contacts
97Messages & email
- Messages
  - Sending messages
  - Viewing messages
- 98Email
  - Setting up email accounts
  - 99Sending emails
  - Reading emails
100Camera & gallery
- Camera
  - Basic shooting
    - 101Taking photos or recording videos
    - Launching Camera on the locked screen
  - 102Selfie
    - Automatically taking self-portraits
    - 103Wide selfie
  - 104HDR (Rich tone)
  - Shooting modes
    - Auto
    - 105Rear-camselfie
    - Selective focus
    - 106Panorama
    - Manage modes
    - Downloading modes
  - 107Camera settings
    - 108White balance
    - HDR (Rich tone)
    - Tap to take pics
    - Video size
    - Video stabilisation
    - Location tags
    - Storage location
    - Save as flipped
    - Grid lines
    - The volume key
- 109Gallery
  - Viewing images or videos
  - 110Viewing content stored in other devices
    - Accessing content stored in nearby devices
  - Deleting images or videos
    - Deleting an image or a video
    - Deleting multiple images and videos
111Safety assistance
- Emergency mode
  - Activating emergency mode
  - Deactivating emergency mode
- 112Send help messages
  - Adding primary contacts
  - Setting help messages
113Useful apps
- Car mode
  - Starting car mode
    - Registering more vehicles
  - 114Using car mode menus
  - Using the navigation feature
- 115S Finder
  - Searching for content
  - Managing the search history
- 116S Planner
  - Creating events or tasks
  - 117Syncing events and tasks with your accounts
- 118S Health
  - Starting S Health
  - Using S Health
  - 119Additional information
- 120S Voice
  - Starting S Voice
  - Setting the language
  - Using S Voice
    - 121Waking up S Voice in standby mode
    - Changing the wake-upcommand
    - Using wake-upcommands on the locked screen
- 122Music
  - Playing music
  - 123Playing music stored in other devices
    - Accessing music stored in Samsung Link devices
    - Accessing music stored in nearby devices
- 124Video
  - Playing videos
  - 125Playing videos stored in other devices
    - Accessing videos stored in Samsung Link devices
    - Accessing videos stored in nearby devices
- 126Internet
  - Browsing webpages
- 127Voice Recorder
  - Recording voice memos
  - 128Changing the recording mode
  - Playing selected voice memos
- 129Clock
  - Alarm
    - Setting alarms
    - Stopping alarms
    - Deleting alarms
  - 130World clock
    - Creating clocks
    - Deleting clocks
  - Stopwatch
  - Timer
- 131Calculator
  - Using the calculator
- Dropbox
- 132Flipboard
- Peel Smart Remote
  - 133Starting Smart Remote
  - Using the device as a remote control
  - 134Watching TV using the device
    - Setting programme reminders
- 135Evernote
- PEN.UP
  - Posting your artwork
  - Viewing artwork
- 136Google apps
  - Chrome
  - Gmail
  - Google+
  - Maps
  - Play Music
  - Play Movies & TV
  - 137Play Books
  - Play Newsstand
  - Play Games
  - Drive
  - YouTube
  - Photos
  - Hangouts
  - Google
  - Voice Search
138Quick connect
- Connecting to other devices
  - Re-searchingfor devices
- Sharing content
139Bluetooth
- 140Pairing with other Bluetooth devices
- Sending and receiving data
  - Sending an image
  - Receiving an image
- Unpairing Bluetooth devices
141Wi-FiDirect
- 142Ending the device connection
143NFC
- Using the NFC feature
- 144Making a purchase with the NFC feature
- Sending data
145Screen Mirroring
- 146Viewing content on a TV
- Ending the Screen Mirroring connection
147MirrorLink
- Connecting your device to a vehicle via MirrorLink
  - Ending the MirrorLink connection
148Mobile printing
- Adding printer plug-ins
- Printing content
149Device & data manager
- Updating the device
  - Updating over the air
  - Updating with Samsung Kies
- 150Transferring files between the device and a computer
  - Connecting as a media device
  - Connecting with Samsung Kies
- 151Backing up and restoring data
  - Using a Google account
  - Using a Samsung account
- Performing a data reset
152Settings
- An introduction
- Configuring settings
- Quick settings
- 153Connections
  - Wi-Fi
    - Adding Wi-Finetworks
    - Using Smart network switch
  - 154Bluetooth
  - Tethering and Mobile hotspot
    - Using the mobile hotspot
  - 155Flight mode
  - Data usage
  - 156Location
  - NFC and sharing
  - 157More networks
- 158Device
  - Sounds and notifications
  - Display and wallpaper
  - 159Lock screen
  - 160Multi window
  - Notification panel
  - S Pen
  - 161Motions and gestures
  - Edge screen
- 162Personalisation
  - Accounts
  - Cloud
  - 163Backup and reset
  - Easy mode
  - Accessibility
  - 164Private mode
  - Finger Scanner
- 165System
  - Language and input
  - Date and time
  - 166Safety assistance
  - Accessories
  - 167Battery
  - Storage
  - 168Security
  - 169Help
  - About device
- 170Applications
  - Application manager
  - Default applications
  - Application settings
171Accessibility
- About Accessibility
- Voice feedback (TalkBack)
  - Activating TalkBack
    - Deactivating TalkBack
  - 172Controlling the screen with finger gestures
  - 173Configuring finger gesture settings
    - Configuring settings for shortcut gestures
  - Pausing TalkBack
  - Adding and managing image labels
  - 174Configuring settings for TalkBack
  - 175Using the device with the screen turned off
  - Reading passwords aloud
  - 176Setting text-to-speechfeatures
  - Entering text using the keyboard
    - Entering additional characters
- 177Vision
  - Changing the font size
  - Magnifying the screen
  - 178Hover zoom
  - Setting notification reminders
  - Reversing the display colours
  - Colour adjustment
- 179Hearing
  - Setting flash notification
  - Turning off all sounds
  - Caption settings
  - Adjusting the sound balance
  - 180Mono audio
  - Sound detectors
    - Baby crying detector
    - Doorbell detector
    - Changing the alert settings
- 181Dexterity and interaction
  - Assistant menu
    - Displaying the assistive shortcut icon
    - Accessing assistive menus
    - Using the cursor
    - Using enhanced assistive menus
  - 182Turning on the screen with the air gesture feature
  - 183Setting tap and hold delay options
  - Interaction control
- 184Answering or ending calls
- Using single tap mode
- Managing accessibility settings
  - Saving accessibility settings in a file
  - Importing an accessibility settings file
  - Sharing accessibility settings files
185Troubleshooting
- 186The touchscreen 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
- 187Sound 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
- 188Your 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
- 189Another 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
- 190Data stored in the device has been lost
- A small gap appears around the outside of the device case
- 191Copyright
- Trademarks