Samsung Galaxy Note8 SM-N950F manual

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SM-N950F

SM-N950F/DS

User Manual

English. 10/2017. Rev.1.1

www.samsung.com

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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
  - 11Device layout
    - 13Hard keys
    - Soft buttons
  - 14S Pen
    - 15Detaching the S Pen
    - Replacing the S Pen nib
- 17Battery
  - Charging the battery
    - 18Charging with a Micro USB cable
    - 19Charging other devices
    - Reducing the battery consumption
  - 20Battery charging tips and precautions
  - 21Fast charging
    - About Fast charging
    - Increasing the charging speed
  - 22Wireless charging
    - Fast wireless charging
    - Charging the battery
- 23SIM or USIM card (nano-SIMcard)
  - Installing the SIM or USIM card
    - 27Correct card installation
  - 28Removing 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
- 29Memory card (microSD card)
  - Installing a memory card
  - 31Removing the memory card
  - 32Formatting the memory card
- 33Turning the device on and off
  - Restarting the device
  - Emergency mode
    - Activating emergency mode
    - Deactivating emergency mode
- 34Initial setup
  - 35START
  - No, thank you
- 37Samsung account
  - Introduction
  - Registering your Samsung account
    - Registering a new Samsung account
    - Registering an existing Samsung account
- 38Transferring data from your previous device
  - 39Smart Switch
    - Transferring data using a USB connector (USB Type-C)
    - 40Transferring data wirelessly via Wi-FiDirect
    - 41Transferring backup data from a computer
    - Viewing imported data
  - 42Samsung Cloud
    - Backing up data
    - Restoring data
- 43Understanding the screen
  - Controlling the touchscreen
    - 44Tapping
    - Tapping and holding
    - Dragging
    - 45Double-tapping
    - Swiping
    - Spreading and pinching
  - 46Navigation bar (soft buttons)
    - Displaying or hiding the navigation bar
    - 47Turning on the screen using the Home button
    - Setting the navigation bar
  - 48Home screen and Apps screen
    - 49Switching between Home and Apps screens
    - 50Moving items
    - Creating folders
    - 51Editing the Home screen
    - Displaying all apps on the Home screen
  - 52Indicator icons
  - 53Lock screen
    - 54Changing the screen lock method
  - 55Screen capture
    - Capturing a screenshot
- 56Notification panel
  - 57Using quick setting buttons
- 58Entering text
  - Keyboard layout
    - Changing the input language
    - Changing the keyboard layout
  - 59Additional keyboard functions
  - 60Copying and pasting
  - Dictionary
61Apps and features
- Installing or uninstalling apps
  - Galaxy Apps
    - Installing apps
  - Play Store
  - 62Managing apps
    - Uninstalling apps and using app sleep mode
    - Enabling apps
    - Setting app permissions
- 63S Pen features
  - Air command
    - Adding shortcuts to the Air command panel
    - 64S Pen features
    - Air command icon
  - 65Create note
  - 66Smart select
    - 67Capturing an area from a video
  - 68Screen write
  - 69Live message
  - 71Translate
  - 73Magnify
  - 74Glance
  - 75Colouring
  - 76Air view
  - Pen Select
  - 77Screen off memo
    - Creating a screen off memo
    - 78Viewing the pinned memo on the Always On Display
- 79Bixby
  - 81Starting Bixby
  - 82Bixby Home
    - Opening Bixby Home
    - 83Using recommended content on Bixby Home
      - 84Viewing Bixby cards
      - Editing Bixby cards list
      - Selecting apps to show as Bixby cards
  - 85Bixby Voice
    - Launching Bixby Voice
      - Launching Bixby Voice with the Bixby key
      - 86FULL SCREEN
      - Voice
      - wake-up
    - 87Using Bixby Voice
      - 88Status icons
      - Getting follow-upquestions
      - Closing Bixby Voice
    - 89Viewing supported apps and commands
    - Deactivating Bixby Voice
    - 90Bixby Voice usages
      - Launching apps or functions
      - 91Checking the weather or your schedule
      - Browsing the Internet
    - 92Using quick commands
      - Adding recommended quick commands
      - 94Adding your own quick commands
      - 95Launching commands using quick commands
  - 96Additional Bixby Voice functions
    - Checking supported languages
    - Using dictation mode
    - Sending feedback to Bixby Voice
    - 97Waking up Bixby Voice while using the speaker
    - Using earphones or a Bluetooth headset
  - 105Reminder
    - Starting Reminder
    - 106Creating reminders
      - Creating reminders via the Reminder app
      - Creating reminders from Bixby Home
      - Creating reminders with Bixby Voice
      - Creating reminders while browsing the Internet
    - 107Checking reminder notifications
    - 108Viewing the reminders list
      - Setting reminder details
    - Completing reminders
      - Restoring reminders
    - Deleting reminders
  - 109Customising Bixby settings
    - 110•VOICE
    - Background
    - colour
    - Language
    - and speaking style
    - feedback
    - Feedback
    - style
    - Voice
    - wake-up
    - Unlock
    - with voice password
    - Enhanced
    - voice recognition
    - Dictation
    - on keyboard
    - Read
    - aloud in high quality
    - 111apps and services
    - Labs
    - 3rd party app plugin
    - Bixby key
    - Notifications
    - Privacy
    - About Bixby
- 112Phone
  - Making calls
    - 113Making calls from call logs or contacts list
    - Using speed dial
    - Making calls from the locked screen
    - Making an international call
  - 114Receiving calls
    - Answering a call
    - Rejecting a call
    - Missed calls
  - Blocking phone numbers
  - 115Options during calls
    - During a voice call
    - During a video call
  - 116Adding a phone number to Contact
    - Adding a phone number to Contacts from the keypad
    - Adding a phone number to Contacts from the calls list
- 117Contacts
  - Adding contacts
    - Creating a new contact
    - Importing contacts
    - Synching contacts with your web accounts
  - 118Searching for contacts
  - 119Sharing contacts
  - Saving and sharing profile
  - 120Creating groups
    - Sending a group message
  - Merging duplicate contacts
  - Deleting contacts
- 121Messages
  - Sending messages
  - 122Viewing messages
  - Blocking unwanted messages
  - 123Setting the message notification
    - Setting a message reminder
- 124Internet
  - Browsing webpages
  - 125Using secret mode
    - Activating secret mode
    - Changing security settings
    - Deactivating secret mode
- 126Email
  - Setting up email accounts
  - Sending emails
  - Reading emails
- 127Camera
  - 128Launching Camera
    - Using swipe gestures
  - 129Basic shooting
    - Taking photos or recording videos
    - 130Zooming in and out
    - 131HDR (High Dynamic Range)
    - 132Using the focus and exposure features
      - Locking the focus (AF) and exposure (AE)
      - Separating the focus area and the exposure area
  - 133LIVE FOCUS
    - Taking portraits that stand out using the Live focus feature
      - 134Editing the background blur level of Live focus photos
    - 135Taking the hidden background with the Dual capture feature
      - 136Viewing dual captured photos
  - 137More fun with live stickers
    - Applying stickers randomly
  - 138Using shooting modes
    - Auto mode
    - Pro mode
      - Available options
    - 139Panorama mode
      - Taking a motion panorama
    - 140Slow motion mode
    - 141Hyperlapse mode
    - Food mode
    - 142Virtual shot mode
      - Viewing virtual shot photos
    - 143Selfie mode
      - Applying beauty effects
    - 144Wide selfie mode
      - Taking a wide self-portraitwith motion
    - 146Selective focus mode
      - 147ADJUST BACKGROUND BLUR
      - Near focus
      - Pan focus
  - 148Customising camera settings
    - Options for current shooting mode
    - 149Camera settings
      - 150FRONT CAMERA
      - Save pictures as previewed
      - COMMON
      - Motion photo
      - PLAY MOTION PHOTO
      - CAPTURE
      - Video stabilisation
      - Tracking AF
      - Grid lines
      - Location tags
- 151Gallery
  - 152Viewing images and videos
    - Viewing images
    - Editing the background blur level of Live focus photos
    - 153Viewing photos taken with the Dual capture feature
    - Searching for images
    - Viewing videos
    - Using the Video enhancer feature
  - 154Viewing albums
  - Viewing stories
    - Creating stories
    - 155Sharing stories
    - Deleting stories
  - 156Syncing images and videos with Samsung Cloud
  - Deleting images or videos
    - Deleting an image or a video
    - Deleting multiple images and videos
- 157Always On Display
  - Opening notifications on the Always On Display
  - 158Controlling music playback on the Always On Display
  - Pinning a screen off memo on the Always On Display
  - Changing the schedule for the Always On Display feature
  - Deactivating the Always On Display feature
- 159Edge screen
  - 160Apps edge
    - 161Editing the Apps edge panel
    - Adding app pairs
  - 162People edge
    - Adding contacts to the People edge panel
    - Editing the People edge panel
    - 163Contacting people from the People edge panel
    - Edge lighting
      - Managing notifications to display as the edge lighting
      - 164Customising the edge lighting colour
      - Quick reply
- 165Multi window
  - 166Split screen view
    - 167Using additional options
    - Adjusting the window size
    - Minimising the split screen view
    - Sharing text or images between windows
  - 168Snap window
  - 169Pop-upview
    - Moving pop-upwindows
- 170Samsung Pay
  - 171Setting up Samsung Pay
  - Registering cards
  - 172Making payments
    - Cancelling payments
    - Changing the Samsung Pay settings
- 173Samsung Gear
- 174Samsung Members
- 175Samsung Notes
  - Creating notes
  - 176Composing notes in handwriting mode
    - Changing the pen settings
    - 177Using the eraser
    - Using the easy writing pad
    - 178Editing handwritten notes
  - 179Painting with brushes
  - 180Inserting images into a note
  - Inserting voice recordings into a note
  - Pinning a note to the Home screen
  - Saving a note as a reminder
  - Deleting notes
- 181PENUP
  - 182Posting your artwork
    - Posting artwork from other apps
  - 183Viewing artwork
  - 184Colouring images
- 185Calendar
  - Creating events
  - Creating tasks
  - Syncing events and tasks with your accounts
- 186Samsung Health
  - Starting Samsung Health
  - 187Using Samsung Health
    - 188TOGETHER
    - Steps
    - 189Heart rate
  - 191Additional information
- 192Voice Recorder
  - Making voice recordings
  - 193Changing the recording mode
  - Playing selected voice recordings
- 194My Files
- Clock
  - ALARM
    - Setting alarms
    - Stopping alarms
    - Deleting alarms
  - 195WORLD CLOCK
    - Creating clocks
    - Deleting clocks
  - STOPWATCH
  - TIMER
- 196Calculator
- Game Launcher
  - 197Using Game Launcher
    - Removing a game from Game Launcher
  - Changing the performance mode
  - 198Using Game Tools
    - Blocking notifications during games
- 199Dual Messenger
  - Uninstalling a second app
- 200Samsung Connect
  - 201Connecting to nearby devices
  - 202Using home appliances, TVs, and IoT products
    - Registering devices
    - Viewing and controlling registered devices
    - Assigning locations to devices
      - 203Assigning locations
      - Setting modes and rules
- 204Sharing content
  - Using additional features
- 205Samsung DeX
  - 206DeX Station device layout
  - Connecting devices
    - 208START SAMSUNG DeX
    - SWITCH TO SCREEN MIRRORING
  - 209Connecting a keyboard and mouse
  - 210Using Samsung DeX
    - Enjoying games vividly on a large screen
  - 211Answering calls
  - Changing screen mode
    - Switching to screen mirroring mode
    - Switching to Samsung DeX mode
  - Ending the connection
- 212Connecting to an external display
- 213Google apps
  - Chrome
  - Gmail
  - Maps
  - Play Music
  - Play Movies & TV
  - Drive
  - 214YouTube
  - Photos
  - Google
  - Duo
215Settings
- Introduction
- Connections
  - Options
  - 216Wi-Fi
    - 217Connecting to a Wi-Finetwork
    - Wi-FiDirect
      - 218Sending and receiving data
      - Ending the device connection
  - 219Bluetooth
    - Pairing with other Bluetooth devices
    - 220Sending and receiving data
    - Dual audio
    - Unpairing Bluetooth devices
  - 221Data saver
  - 222NFC and payment
    - Reading information from NFC tags
    - 223Making payments with the NFC feature
    - Sending data with the NFC feature
  - 224Mobile hotspot and tethering
    - Using the mobile hotspot
  - 225SIM card manager (dual SIM models)
  - 226More connection settings
    - Printing
      - Adding printer plug-ins
      - Printing content
    - 227MirrorLink
      - Connecting your device to a vehicle via MirrorLink
      - Ending the MirrorLink connection
    - 228Download booster
- 229Sounds and vibration
- 230Notifications
- Display
  - 231Blue light filter
  - 232Changing the screen mode
  - 233Optimising the full screen colour balance
  - Adjusting the screen tone by colour value
  - 234Screen resolution
  - Screensaver
- 235Wallpapers and themes
- Advanced features
  - 236Finger sensor gestures
  - Quick launch Camera
  - Device assistance app
  - Multi window
  - Smart capture
  - Direct call
  - Smart alert
  - Easy mute
  - Dual Messenger
- 237Device maintenance
  - 238Using the quick optimisation feature
  - Battery
    - Power saving mode
    - Managing the battery
  - 239Performance mode
  - Storage
    - Managing the memory
  - Memory
  - Device security
- 240Apps
- Lock screen and security
  - 242Face recognition
    - Registering your face
    - 243Unlocking the screen with face recognition
  - 244Fingerprint recognition
    - 245For better fingerprint recognition
    - Registering fingerprints
    - 246Deleting fingerprints
    - 247Using Samsung Pass
    - Using fingerprints with Samsung Pay
    - Unlocking the screen with fingerprints
  - 248Iris recognition
    - Precautions for using iris recognition
    - 249For better iris recognition
    - 250Registering irises
    - 251Deleting irises
    - Using irises with Samsung Pay
    - Unlocking the screen with irises
  - 252Smart Lock
  - 253Samsung Pass
    - Registering Samsung Pass
    - 254Verifying the Samsung account password
    - Using Samsung Pass to sign in to websites
      - Managing sign-ininformation
    - 255Using Samsung Pass with apps
    - Deleting your Samsung Pass data
  - 256Secure Folder
    - Setting up Secure Folder
    - 257Setting auto lock for Secure Folder
    - Moving content to Secure Folder
    - 258Moving content from Secure Folder
    - Adding apps
      - Removing apps from Secure Folder
    - Adding accounts
    - 259Hiding Secure Folder
    - Backing up and restoring Secure Folder
      - Backing up data
      - Restoring data
    - Uninstalling Secure Folder
- 260Cloud and accounts
  - Backup and restore
    - Using a Samsung account
    - Using a Google account
- 261Google
- 262General management
  - Adding device languages
- 263Software update
  - Security updates information
- 264User manual
- About phone
265Appendix
- 282Troubleshooting
  - 283Forcing restart
  - Resetting the device
    - 287Show Apps button
    - APPLY
- 288Removing the battery
  - 289Copyright
  - Trademarks
  - About HEVC Advance

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