Home Screen, Shortcuts | Samsung GH68

Home Screen

The Home screen is the starting point for using the applications on your device. There are initially five available panels, each populated with default shortcuts or applications. You can customize each of these panels.

Status Bar

Notification area

Status area

Shortcuts

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Google search

Home Screen

Primary

Shortcuts

•Notification area displays those icons associated with end-user notifications such as: email messages, calls (missed, call in progress), new voicemail, upcoming event, USB connection, emails, and Text/MMS messages.

–These notifications appear at the top-left of the screen (within the Status bar area) and display important user information.

–This information can be accessed by either swiping down from the Status bar (page 30).

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Contents

B I L E P H O N E Intellectual Property Disclaimer of Warranties Exclusion of LiabilityS735CUMEnglishWYLJ8PS102412F5 Samsung Telecommunications America STA, LLC Page Table of Contents 107 135 187 254 284 Getting Started Bluetooth Special TextText Conventions Battery Cover Battery and SD card are installed under the battery coverDown , then tap Power off OK To remove the battery cover To replace the battery cover Installing the microSD Memory Card Removing the microSD Memory Card Initial Device Configuration Tap Finish to complete the setup process Switching the Device On or Off Tap Power off OKLocking and Unlocking the Device To unlock your device from the lock screen Creating a New Google Account To create a new Google Account from your deviceGmail Click on the Can’t access your account? link Follow the on-screen password recovery procedureSigning into Your Google Account To create a new Google Account from the Web Setting Up Your Voice Mail Voice Mail Accessing Your Voice Mail To access Voice Mail using your phone dialerDial your wireless phone number Enter your passcode Features of Your Device Understanding Your DevicePage Front View Pressing the volume key down mutes the ring tone Home key displays the Home screen when pressed Back View Device Display Status Bar Display settings Indicator IconsStatus Bar Page Displays when Bluetooth technology is active and enabled Page Displays when your device’s GPS is on and communicating Tap to select a text input method Notification Bar Function Keys Menu KeyHome Key Back Key Home Screen ShortcutsGoogle search Home Screen Primary Shortcuts Page Browser launches the built-in Internet Browser Home Screen Menu Settings Tapping Settings Application Screen Menu Settings ApplicationsPress to return to the Home screen Browser For more information, refer to Browser onCalculator For more information, refer to Calculator on Camera You to record, view, and send high definition videosChrome Clock Downloads For more information, refer to Downloads onFor more information, refer to Email on Gallery Google + LatitudeLocal Maps MessagingMessenger Navigation People PhonePlay Books Play Magazines Settings Play Music Google MusicPlay Store Search For more information, refer to Using Voice Dialer on TalkFor more information, refer to Talk on Voice Dialer Screen Navigation Navigating Through the ScreensPage Menu Navigation Navigating Through the Application Menus Using Sub-Menus Accessing Recently-Used ApplicationsTap an available on-screen option Sub-Menu items Customizing the Screens Adding and Removing Primary ShortcutsYou can customize your Home screen by doing the following To add a new primary shortcut Managing Shortcuts To remove a current primary shortcutOnce the text turns red, let go the shortcut To add a shortcut from the Applications screen Adding and Removing Widgets To delete a shortcutTo add a Widget Managing Wallpapers To remove a WidgetTo place a widget onto a different screen Touch and hold the Widget until it becomes transparent Understanding Your Device Using the SD Card SD card Overview MicroSD Icon Indicators Press and then tap System settings Developer options Mounting the SD CardCommunicating with the SD card Tap Mount SD card Unmounting the SD card SD card Memory StatusTap Unmount SD card OK Available space headings Factory Data Reset Tap Reset phone Erase everything Displaying Your Phone Number Making a CallNumber field Press and then tap Enter the phone number and then tap Running a Call in the Background Call Notification Making an Emergency Call Without Service Ending a CallMaking Emergency Calls Ending a Call from the Status Bar Making an Emergency Call With Service Follow the on-screen instructions to complete your call To view additional dialing options Add 3-sec pause to insert a three-second pause to enter a Answering a Call Touch and slide left to reject the call Using Voice Dialer International Calls Pause DialingFrom the Home screen, tap and then touch and hold Touch and hold to delete all digits Tap Wait Dialing Redialing the Last NumberEntered digits Tap To recall any of these numbers Call Options Mutes or Unmutes Call Adjusting the Call Volume Turning the Speakerphone on and offMuting a Call Setting up a Multi-Party Call Multi-Party callsMaking a Multi-Party Call Tap . The first caller is placed on hold Tap Swap again to switch back Call WaitingYou are notified of an incoming call by a call waiting tone To answer a new call while you have a call in progress Accessing the Call log Tab Call Log Tab Accessing Call log from The Notifications Area Call logs Caller Overview Altering Numbers from the Call Log List Erasing the Call Log List Settings Menu Text Input MethodsSelecting the Text Input Method Using the Samsung Keyboard Samsung KeyboardText Input field Changing the Text Input Mode in Keyboard Input Mode Settings Current Mode Emoticons Delete IndicatorShift key Displays when the next character is entered in lowercase All lowercaseInitial Uppercase All Uppercase Using ABC Mode in Samsung Keyboard Using Symbol/Numeric ModeHold to erase an entire word Using XT9 Predictive Text To enter symbolsPage Using XT9 Predictive Text Blue check mark indicates the feature is enabled Using the Google Voice Typing Configure Google Voice TypingTo done via the microphone as text to speech Using Google Voice Typing Settings Accounts & sync AccountsSign in to your Google account Sync Contacts List Creating a ContactContacts To create a new contact Custom To save a Number from your Keypad Press and then tap Discard to delete the current entry Finding a Contact Tabs Contacts Tabbed Navigation Create SearchContact Field Editing Contact Information Adding a Number to an Existing ContactFrom the Home screen, tap Tap a contact name from the list Details screen Deleting Contacts Contact List Options Contact Entry Options Press to reveal the context menu specific to this entry Marking a Contact as Default Copying Contact Information Tap OK to choose all current phone contact entries Synchronizing Contacts Display Options 100 Press and then tap System settings Accounts & sync Adding more Contacts via Accounts and SyncTo resync Social Network Contacts Press and tap Sync now Contacts Additional Contact Options Sending an Email to a ContactExport/Import From the Home screen, tap and select an entry Contact List Settings Favorites TabAdding a contact to your favorites list Groups Tab Creating a New Caller GroupTap Create new group Tap Done to store the newly created group 104 Removing an Entry From a Caller Group Adding an Existing Entry to a Current Caller Group Editing a Caller Group Deleting a Caller GroupTap a group entry Press and then tap Delete OK 106 Types of Messages Messages Creating and Sending Messages Message Icons on the Status BarThen tapping Apps Messaging Recipients in the Enter Recipients field 108 Message Options Options before composing a messageFrom the Home screen, tap Messaging Tap Search Options while composing a message Adding attachments to a messageBy tapping OK 110 Viewing Newly Received Messages To read a message Message Threads To reply to a text messageCompose your reply Tap Send to deliver your reply To access additional Bubble options Deleting Messages Deleting a single message threadDeleting multiple message threads Deleting a single message bubble Messaging Settings Storage settingsMessage Search Deleting multiple message bubbles Multimedia MMS settings Notifications settings116 Creating an Internet Email Account ADD Account Tap Next Select additional available options Press and then tap Settings email account Deleting an Internet Email AccountOpening an Email Refreshing Email messages Configuring Email Settings Composing Email Alter any of the following settings Microsoft Exchange Email Outlook 122Page With the new server information entered, tap Next 124 Opening an Exchange Email Refreshing Exchange EmailComposing Exchange Email Deleting an Exchange Email Message 126 Messages Press to return to the previous 128 Using Google Mail Signing into Google MailOpening Gmail Refreshing Google Mail Other Gmail Options Composing a Gmail Message Viewing a Gmail Message Creating an Additional Gmail Account From the Home screen, tap Talk Begin using Google Talk 132 Google Talk Google + Messenger Select the account you want to use to sign in to Google+ Assigning the Default Storage Location Multimedia Using the Camera Taking Photos136 Camera Options SCN Camera settings Camera key takes a photo when pressed in Camera mode138 Pictures and Videos Image Viewer Options Photo optionsVideo options Camera Image Options Delete allows you to erase the current imageEdit launches the photo editor application 140 Assigning an Image as a Contact Photo Assigning an Image as a Wallpaper Using the Camcorder Editing a PhotoShooting Video 142 Camcorder Options To play your video for review Press to return to the viewer Camcorder settings 352x288, 320x240, or144 Accessing Videos Gallery Opening the Gallery146 Play Music From the Home screen, tap Applications Play MusicTap an on-screen album to open it and begin playback Changing Library View Searching for Music in Your Library Changing Music Settings Listening to MusicPlaying Music Displaying the Now Playing Screen Options adjacent to the label and tap Play150 Tab Options Options While Playing a SongGenres Play or Add to queue Tap playlist Add to playlist to add the song to a Visible when is tapped Creating a PlaylistAdding Songs to Playlists Is tapped Playing a Playlist Deleting a Playlist YouTube Applications Development 156 Browser Calculator157 Settings displays a list of configurable settings CalendarTo manually sync calendar events 158 Calendar Settings Press Settings General settingsCreating a Calendar Event From the Month tab, press New event Camera 160 Google Chrome Follow the on-screen instructions to use Google Chrome161 Setting an Alarm Clock Tap Set alarm Add alarmTurning Off an Alarm Setting the Snooze Feature Downloads Tap an available file163 Gmail From the Home screen, tap Google+ 164 Latitude 165 Sharing your Location with Friends Add friends Tap Add friendsTap Yes at the Send sharing requests prompt Latitude Options What’s New launches the Play Store Help provides help information 168 Tap the Maps icon to launch the related maps feature Local169 Press and then tap System settings Location services 170 MapsEnabling a Location source From the Home screen, tap Applications Maps Tap GPS satellites to enable the GPS satellite Opening Maps171 Press and select one of the following options 172 Messaging Help provides help information173 Navigation 174 Enabling GPS Location Navigation options Navigation Map options 176 People Phone From the Home screen, tap People 177 Play Books Play Magazines Tap a magazine to see more information and subscribe From the Home screen, tap Applications Play Music 179 Accessing the Play Store Play StoreDownloading a New Google Application Read the application descriptions 180 Tap Install Accept & download 181 Android Development Unknown sourcesUnknown sources Uninstalling third-party applications SearchManage applications Clearing application cache and data Settings TalkVoice Dialer 184 To configure YouTube Settings GeneralUploads specifies network preferences for uploads 185 Preloading AboutHelp provides answers to most YouTube questions To watch a high quality video Accessing the Internet To access the BrowserHomepage Entering a URL Using Bookmarks To perform an Internet search using keywordsSearch the Internet From the homepage, tap Search Adding Bookmarks Editing BookmarksTap Edit bookmark Using Web History Deleting BookmarksEmptying the Cookies Tap Delete bookmark Using Most Visited Browser SettingsTo configure browser settings Tap any entry to display the selected webpage Accessibility Contrast Allows you to adjust the on-screen contrast AdvancedYour phone. Choose from Google, Yahoo!, or Bing Bandwidth Management Labs194 Bluetooth About BluetoothTurning Bluetooth On and Off Bluetooth Status Indicators Bluetooth Settings To access the Bluetooth Settings menuTo change your Bluetooth name To set visibility Pairing Bluetooth Devices To scan for Bluetooth devicesTo review your Bluetooth received files Disconnecting a Paired Bluetooth Device To pair your device with another Bluetooth deviceVerify your Bluetooth is active 198 Sending Contacts via Bluetooth Verify Bluetooth is activeTap Unpair to delete the paired device Enable Downloading for Web Applications Verify your Bluetooth is active and your phone is visible200 Connecting as an MTP device PC ConnectionsPage Wi-Fi About Wi-FiEnabling USB Debugging Activating Wi-Fi Connecting to a Wi-Fi NetworkTap Connect 204 Wi-Fi Status Indicators Following icons indicate the Wi-Fi connection statusManually Add a New Network Connection Deactivating Wi-Fi Manually Scan for a Wi-Fi NetworkWi-Fi Advanced Settings To access the Wi-Fi Advanced Settings menu Accessing Settings Wi-Fi Settings207 Wi-Fi settings Keep Wi-Fi On During SleepNetwork Notification Press and then tap Advanced Bluetooth settings Manually Adding a Wi-Fi Network209 Tap Rename to confirm your setting Activating the Device NameActivating Visibility 210 Data Usage Scanning for DevicesTo activate/deactivate Mobile data usage Usage More... Settings Using Airplane modeA single motion touch and slide the Mobile data slider To set a mobile data limit VPN settings Press and then tap System settings More... VPNAdding a VPN Tap Add VPN network Connecting to a VPN Edit a VPNDelete a VPN Wi-Fi Direct Setup and Settings To activate your Wi-Fi Direct connectionData enabled Mobile networks Call Settings Configuring General Call SettingsTo access the Call settings menu TTY Mode 217 Sound Settings Voicemail SettingsAdjusting the Volume Settings Voicemail Silent mode via Device Options Screen Setup Device VibrationTap OK to assign the volume levels Tap Silent mode Setup the Voice Call Ringtone Setting a Notification RingtoneSetting a Vibration and Ring Tap Vibrate and ring to activate the feature 220 Audible System Sounds 221 Display Settings Adjusting the Screen DisplayAdjusting Screen Brightness Configure the following screen display settings Battery Usage SD Card & Device Storage223 Press and then tap System settings Apps ALL Tap Force stop, Clear data, or Clear cache224 Running Services 225 Accounts and Synchronization Storage UsedTo activate Accounts and sync To deactivate Accounts and sync To configure the Google management settings Synchronizing a Google AccountTo add a new Google account Tap ADD Account Google Tap Existing Synchronizing Your Corporate Account Locate and tap the corporate email account Location Services Using Google Location ServicesEnabling the GPS Satellites 229 Security Enabling the Location & Google SearchScreen Unlock Pattern Overview 230 Using Slide Setting an Unlock PatternTap Screen lock Slide Tap Screen lock Pattern Changing the Screen Lock Pattern Deleting the Screen Lock PatternPIN Lock and Unlock Tap Screen lock Password Lock and Unlock Using a Visible PatternPower Button Instantly Locks Automatically Lock Password Settings Device AdministrationTap Make passwords visible to activate this feature Select an administrator device and follow the prompts 234 Tap Unknown sources to active this feature Credential Storage235 Language and Input Settings Language SettingsSamsung Keypad Settings Press and then tap System settings Language & input 237 XT9 Advanced Settings 238 239 Press Configuring Voice Input Recognition Configuring Text-to-speech241 Back up and Reset Mobile Backup and Restore Press and then tap System settings Backup & reset 242 Prior to doing a Factory Reset To export a Contact list to your microSD card storageTap Export to storage OK 243 Read the on-screen reset information Tap Reset phonePress and then tap System settings Date & time Date and Time Accessibility Settings To the right to turn it on Developer Options USB Debugging246 Desktop Backup Password Tap Desktop backup passwordDevelopment device ID Stay awake User Interface Options 248 Application Options 249 Google Search Settings Search Press Settings250 To access phone information About Phone251 Software Update Model number displays the device’s model numberBuild number displays the software, build number 252 253 Exposure to Radio Frequency RF Signals Do cell phones pose a health hazard?Your mobile device 254 255 Interphone Study 256 257 International Cohort Study on Mobile Phone Users Cosmos Reducing Exposure Hands-Free Kits and Other Accessories Cell Phone Industry Actions Hands-Free Kits 259 Children and Cell Phones Specific Absorption Rate SAR Certification Information 261 262 FCC Part 15 Information to User 263 Smart Practices While Driving Reorient or relocate the receiving antennaOn the Road Off the Phone 264 265 Battery Use and Safety 266 Never use any charger or battery that is damaged in any way 267 Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling Drop It Off Mail It269 UL Certified Travel Charger 270 Display / Touch-Screen 271 Your Location Use of Agps in Emergency Calls Emergency Calls Navigation273 Care and Maintenance If the mobile device is not on, switch it onTo make an emergency call 274 Responsible Listening 276 American Academy of Audiology Plaza American Drive, Suite Reston, VA Voice 800277 Operating Environment Street, S.W., Suite Patriots Plaza Building Washington, DCEmail cdcinfo@cdc.gov Internet 278 Implantable Medical Devices 279 Other Medical Devices VehiclesPosted Facilities Potentially Explosive Environments Restricting Childrens Access to Your Mobile Device When your Device is WetFCC Notice and Cautions FCC Notice Other Important Safety Information 282 283 Standard Limited Warranty What is covered and for how long?What is not covered? What are SAMSUNG’s obligations? 285 What must you do to obtain warranty service? What are the limits on SAMSUNG’s liability?286 287 What is the procedure for resolving disputes? 288 289 Precautions for Transfer and Disposal Severability290 End User License Agreement for Software 291 292 293 294 295 Disclaimer of Warranty Regarding Third Party Applications 296 297 298 Dispute Resolution 299 300 301 Accessing Add 3 Sec Pause AdjustingAirplane Mode Alarm Sec Pause Applications Development Automatic Restore Back up Backup and Restore Battery CoverBattery Usage Battery Use & Safety Bing Background Data Call Settings Call VolumeCamera PTP Care and Maintenance Configuration Date and Time Default Notifications Default StorageContact Contact Entry Deleting a contact Emergency Calls Desktop Backup Password Downloads RF Signals Factory Data ResetDevice Emoticons Google Chrome Google Location Services Font SizeGames Google Google’s Location Services Google Talk 44 Google Voice TypingGPS & Agps GPS Satellites 171, 175 Groups Language Lock ScreenMaking Managing Applications On/Off Switch Operating Environment Organizer Other Important Safety Information OutlookMobile Web Multi-party calls Multi-Tasking Passwords Remove Account 119, 122 ResetPause Dialing Phone Phone number Screen Timeout Recycling Search Engine Samsung Software Setting an alarmSetting up Screen Rotation Setup TTS TTY Mode UL Certified Travel Charger UninstallingSIM Card Snooze SNS Social Network USB Connections Volume Settings USB SettingsUsing Favorites Unmounting Voice Typing Wi-Fi High Quality 155, 186 Settings 315Widgets 209 Manually scan for network Off