Samsung GT-I9505 Picking up, Holding to ear

Basics

To prevent the display from rotating automatically, open the notifications panel and deselect

Screen rotation

•

Some applications do not allow screen rotation.

•

Some applications display a different screen depending on the orientation. The

calculator turns into a scientific calculator when rotated to landscape.

Picking up

When you pick up the device after it has been idle for some time or when the screen has

turned off, it vibrates if you have missed calls or new messages.

Holding to ear

While viewing call, message, or contact details, pick up and hold the device to your ear to

make a call.

Contents

Main About this manual www.samsung.com Instructional icons Copyright Trademarks Table of Contents Getting started Basics Communication Web & network Travel & local Settings Troubleshooting Media Application & media stores Getting started Device layout Buttons Package contents Installing the SIM or USIM card and battery 2 Page Page Charging the battery Charging with the charger Checking the battery charge status Reducing the battery consumption Inserting a memory card 2 3 4 Removing the memory card 2 3 Formatting the memory card Turning the device on and off Holding the device Adjusting the volume Switching to silent mode Basics Indicator icons Using the touch screen Finger gestures Tapping Page Page Pinching Control motions Rotating the screen Picking up Holding to ear Page Tilting Palm motions Sweeping Covering Air Gesture Quick glance Page Page Air View Samsung Smart Pause Samsung Smart Scroll Activating glove mode Activating Multi Window Using the Multi Window panel Using Multi Window applications Notifications Quick setting panel Home screen Changing the Home screen mode Rearranging items Adding an application icon Adding an item Moving an item Removing an item Setting wallpaper Using widgets Adding widgets to the Home screen Using the setting shortcut widget Locked screen Locking and unlocking the device Adding widgets Moving a panel Removing a panel Using applications Opening an application Opening from recently-used applications Closing an application Applications screen Help Entering text Changing the keyboard type Using the Samsung keyboard Changing the keyboard layout Entering uppercase Changing the keyboard type Changing language keyboards Handwriting Entering text by voice Copying and pasting Connecting to a Wi-Fi network Turning Wi-Fi on and off Joining Wi-Fi networks Adding Wi-Fi networks Forgetting Wi-Fi networks Setting up accounts Adding accounts Removing accounts Transferring files Connecting with Samsung Kies 2 Connecting with Windows Media Player 2 Securing the device Setting a face unlock Setting a face and voice unlock Setting a pattern Setting a PIN Setting a password Unlocking the device Upgrading the device Upgrading with Samsung Kies Upgrading over the air Communication Phone Making calls Making a call Speed dial numbers Finding contacts Making an international call During a call Adding contacts Viewing call logs Receiving calls Answering a call Rejecting a call Automatically rejecting calls from unwanted numbers Missed calls Ending a call Video calls Making a video call During a video call Swapping images Contacts Managing contacts Creating a contact Editing a contact Deleting a contact Searching for contacts Displaying contacts Moving contacts Moving contacts to Google Moving contacts to Samsung Importing and exporting contacts Importing contacts Contact groups Adding contacts to a group Managing groups Sending a message or email to a groups members Business card Messaging Sending scheduled messages Translating and sending messages Viewing incoming messages Listening to a voice message Email Setting up email accounts Sending scheduled messages Reading messages Google Mail Reading messages Labels Talk Public profile Adding friends Chatting with friends Switching between chats Google+ Messenger ChatON Web & network Internet Viewing webpages Opening a new page Bookmarks Chrome Viewing webpages Opening a new page Searching the web by voice Syncing with other devices Bluetooth Pairing with other Bluetooth devices Sending and receiving data Screen Mirroring Samsung Link Sending files Sharing files Playing files on a remote device Using the Group Play feature Managing contents on a web storage service Group Play Creating a group for Group Play Joining Group Play NFC Reading information from an NFC tag Making a purchase with the NFC feature Sending data via Android Beam S Beam WatchON Connecting to a TV Watching TV Setting programme reminders Media Music Playing music Setting a song as ringtone Creating playlists Camera Taking photos Taking a photo Shooting mode Page Panoramic photos Taking videos Taking a video Recording mode Zooming in and out Dual Camera mode Share shot Controlling the camera remotely Configuring settings for Camera Shortcuts Gallery Viewing images Zooming in and out Viewing images using the motion feature Playing videos Trimming segments of a video Editing images Modifying images Favourite images Deleting images Sharing images Setting as wallpaper Story Album Creating story albums Creating recommended albums Viewing story albums Editing images Video Playing videos Deleting videos Sharing videos Using Popup Video player Purchasing videos YouTube Watching videos Sharing videos Uploading videos Flipboard Application & media stores Play Store Uninstalling applications Samsung Hub Purchasing multimedia content www.samsungapps.com Managing content on the device Samsung Apps Play Books Play Movies Play Music Play Magazines Utilities S Memo Composing memos Inserting multimedia files or a voice recording Browsing memos Viewing a memo S Planner Creating events or tasks Attaching memos to a date Syncing with Google Calendar Changing calendar type Searching for events Deleting events Dropbox Cloud Syncing with the Samsung account Backing up or restoring data Syncing with Dropbox Clock Alarm Setting alarms Stopping alarms Deleting alarms World clock Creating clocks Deleting clocks Stopwatch Timer Calculator S Health Setting profile Checking your health information Viewing recommended temperature and humidity Managing calories Managing vital statistics Configuring settings for S Health S Translator Using S Translator Starting a conversation with the translator Voice Recorder Recording voice memos Playing voice memos Managing voice memos Saving files with contextual tags S Voice Driving mode Google Searching the device Search scope Google Now Voice Search My Files Viewing files Adding shortcuts to folders Downloads TripAdvisor Optical Reader Scanning text Extracting and translating text Travel & local Maps Searching for locations Getting directions for a destination 1 2 Local Navigation Settings About Settings Connections Wi-Fi Setting Wi-Fi sleep policy Bluetooth Data usage More networks Flight mode Mobile networks Tethering and portable hotspot VPN NFC S Beam Nearby devices Screen Mirroring Kies via Wi-Fi My device Lock screen Display LED indicator Sound Home screen mode Call Page Blocking mode Safety assistance Power saving mode Accessory Accessibility Page Language and input Language Default Google voice typing Samsung keyboard Voice recogniser Voice search Page Text-to-speech options Pointer speed Motions and gestures Smart screen Air view Voice control Accounts Add account Cloud Backup and reset More Security www.samsungdive.com Application manager Battery Storage Date and time About device Troubleshooting Your device displays network or service error messages The touch screen responds slowly or improperly Your device freezes or has fatal errors Calls are being dropped Outgoing calls are not connected Incoming calls are not connected Others cannot hear you speaking on a call Page Error messages appear when launching the camera Error messages appear when opening music files Another Bluetooth device is not located A connection is not established when you connect the device to a computer A small gap appears around the outside of the device case