User Guide
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Table of Contents
Messaging
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Connections
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Health and Safety
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Warranty Information 180
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Getting Started
This section helps you to quickly start using your phone
SIM Card
Wi-Fi
Special Text
Text Conventions
Install the battery and battery cover
Installing the 4G LTE SIM Card
Removing the 4G LTE SIM Card
Battery Indicator
Battery
Using a non-approved battery may damage your phone
Non-Supported Batteries
Installing and Removing the Battery
Battery Cover
Charging the Battery
Turning Your Phone On and Off
Setup Wizard
Help
Your Phone Number
Your Google Account
TTY Mode
Your Samsung Account
Voicemail
Memory Card
Task Manager
Touch the Storage tab for System and SD card statistics
Tip Drag your finger on the tabs to scroll the tabs
Securing Your Phone
Installing a Memory Card
Removing a Memory Card
Unlocking the phone
Locking the phone
Understanding Your Phone
Features
Front View Closed
Character on the key
Front View Open
Keyboard
New message Press to create a new message
Press to mute the ringtone of an incoming call
Side Views
Equipment not included
Back View
Chat
Music and other sounds
Notifications
Display
Screen, see Apps and widgets on
Customizing the Home Screen
Home screen
Adding and removing Home screen pages
Navigation
LED Indicator
Pick Up or Turn Over
Motion
Double tap to top
Tilt
World Clock
Notifications
Shake
Drag your finger downward from the top of the screen
Status Bar
Using Notifications
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Vibrate Vibrate Silent mode is active. See Silent mode on
Alarm An alarm is set
New Message You have new messages
New Email Message You have new email
Primary apps
Apps and widgets
Removing Apps and Widgets from the Home screen
Folders
Creating Folders on the Home screen
Removing Folders
Wallpaper
Using the Qwerty Keyboard
Entering Text
Choose Home screen, Lock screen, or Home and lock screens
Entering Symbols
Press once to switch from abc to Abc mode
Using Predictive text
Entering Upper and Lower Case Letters
Configuring Samsung keyboard
Using Samsung Keyboard
Configuring Google voice typing
Using Google Voice Typing
Editing Text
Inserting new text
Touch and hold on the text you want to select to display
Copying or cutting text
Touch Cut or Copy from the pop-up text editing menu
Pasting copied or cut text
Accounts
From the Home screen, touch Menu Settings Accounts and sync
Controlling Synchronization
Adding an account
Setting Up Your Accounts
Managing accounts
Contacts
To access Contacts
Creating Contacts
Contact tips
Creating Contacts from Recent calls
When you finish entering information, touch Save
Creating Contacts from the Phone Keypad
From the Home screen, touch Phone
Updating Contacts
Touch Add to Contacts Update existing from the pop- up menu
Edit
Updating Contacts from the Phone Keypad
Touch Menu Settings
Contacts Settings
Choosing Contacts to Display
Other Contacts Options
Joining Contacts
My Local Profile
Creating My Local Profile
Sending My Local Profile
Separating contacts
Exporting and Importing Contacts
Touch Menu Import/Export
Email For more information about sending email, see Email on
Sending Namecards vCards
Backing Up Contacts
Touch Menu Backup
Favorites
Creating Favorites
Groups
Accessing Groups
Creating a New Group
Editing a Group
Removing Contacts from a Group
Adding Contacts to a Group
Sending a Message to Group Members
Speed Dials
Touch Menu Speed dial setting
Assigning Speed Dials
Removing or Reassigning a Speed Dial
Making Calls using Speed Dials
Making Calls Using the Phone Keypad
Voice dial using S Voice
Making Calls
Making Calls from Contacts
Making Calls using S Voice
Voice
Redial Repeat a recent call
Multi-party Calling
Making Calls using Favorites
Making Calls from Recent calls
Sending Calls to Voicemail
Answering Calls
Answering Call-Waiting Calls
Rejecting a call
Making Calls using Recent calls
Accessing Recent calls
Ending a Call
Recent Calls
Creating or Updating Contacts Using Recent calls
Sending Messages using Recent calls
Managing Recent calls
Touch Menu Call settings
Call Settings
Call restriction
Set reject messages
Configure options
Touch Menu Call settings Call alert
Power key ends calls
Call alert
Touch Menu Call settings Accessory settings for call
Accessory settings for call
Configure settings
Use extra volume for calls
Noise reduction
Other call settings
Voicemail
Your phone supports these types of messages
Types of Messages
Creating and Sending Messages
Text and Multimedia Messaging
New message
Storage settings
Message Settings
Managing Messages
Display
Multimedia message MMS settings
Text message SMS settings
Notification settings
Emergency message settings
Signature
Emergency Alerts
Callback number
Deleting Email Accounts
Setting Up Email Accounts
Syncing Email Accounts
Email Sync
Touch Menu Settings General preferences for options
Email Settings
Composing and Sending Email
Touch Send to send the message Messaging
Gmail Settings
Setting Up Your Gmail Account
Gmail
Refreshing Your Gmail Account
Checking Voicemail
Setting up Voicemail
Clearing Voicemail Notifications
Voicemail
Google+ Messenger
Google Talk
Messenger
Uninstalling Apps
Downloading and Installing Apps
Touch Menu Uninstall
Managing Applications
Choosing a view
Customizing the Apps Screens
Apps screen options
Amazon Kindle
Amazon
Amazon MP3
Apps
Calendar
Settings Customize the calendar
Sending Events
Calendar
Sharing your photos and videos
Camera
Taking Pictures
Camera
Picture Options
Settings
Camera Camera/Camcorder
Recording Videos
To start recording, touch Record. During recording
Touch the Stop button to stop recording Applications
Video Options
Camera Mode
Color
Clock
Clock
Color
Gallery
Downloads
Viewing Videos
Viewing Pictures
Setting a Picture as Wallpaper
Setting a Picture as a Contact Photo
Sharing pictures and video
Touch Menu Set picture as
Help
Google+
Google+
Navigating the Internet
Internet
Latitude
Using Bookmarks
Let’s Golf
Maps
Local
Navigating the Map
Zooming
Memo
Media Hub
Messaging
Messenger
Music Player
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Music Player
Adding a song to a playlist
Creating a Playlist
Adding multiple songs to a playlist
Title and details
My Files
Setting a Song as a Ringtone
My Files
NFL Mobile
My Verizon Mobile
Phone
Plants vs Zombies
Play Magazines
Play Books
Play Movies & TV
Play Music
Quickoffice
Play Store
Voice
Play Store
Search
Settings
Slacker Radio
Google Search
Cast Tones
Talk
Verizon Video
Cast Tones
Video player
Video Player
To scan backward through the current song
While playing a video, touch Menu for options Applications
VPN Client
Voice Recorder
VZ Navigator
Zappos
YouTube
YouTube
Shop with Zappos From the Home screen, select Apps
Configuring Wi-Fi Settings
Wi-Fi
Turning Wi-Fi On or Off
Settings, then touch Wi-Fi
Scanning and Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network
Adding a Wi-Fi Network Manually
Touch Wi-Fi Direct
Turning Wi-Fi Direct On or Off
First, enable Wi-Fi Direct on your device. From
Settings, then touch Wi-Fi Direct
For more information, see Configuring Mobile Hotspot on
Configuring Mobile Hotspot Settings
Turning Mobile Hotspot On or Off
Touch Mobile Hotspot to turn the hotspot On or Off
Connecting a Device via Mobile Hotspot
Bluetooth
Configuring Bluetooth Settings
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Pairing with a Bluetooth Device
Turning Bluetooth On or Off
Touch Bluetooth to turn Bluetooth On or Off
Settings Bluetooth
Settings More settings VPN
Configuring VPN Settings
PPP encryption Mppe Touch to enable or disable encryption
Adding a VPN
Settings More settings Tethering
Bluetooth tethering
Tethering
USB tethering
NFC and Beaming
Settings More settings
Beam
Touch NFC to turn NFC On or Off
Nearby devices
Configuring File Sharing
Turning File sharing On or Off
Touch File sharing to turn sharing On or Off
Setting a Default Connection Mode
Connecting to a Computer
Settings USB settings
Transferring Data
Settings USB settings Choose SUA auto-run
Using Software Upgrade Assistant
Touch Apps Settings Touch Menu Settings
Accessing Settings
From the Home screen
From Notifications
Settings Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Settings
Advanced Wi-Fi settings
Settings Wi-Fi Advanced
Touch Mobile Hotspot to turn Mobile Hotspot On or Off 111
Access Mobile Hotspot with the Mobile Hotspot app
Settings Mobile Hotspot
Configuring Mobile Hotspot
Allowed Devices
Your phone supports Bluetooth
Bluetooth profiles
For vehicle/accessory compatibility, visit
Touch Bluetooth to turn Bluetooth On or Off
Settings Data usage
Bluetooth settings
Data usage
Turning Mobile data On or Off
Airplane mode
More Wireless and Network Settings
Power/Lock Key
Data usage options
Mobile networks
Set options for network selection and data service
Tethering
Set these options
Android Beam
NFC
Touch Wi-Fi Direct to turn Wi-Fi Direct On or Off Settings
Wi-Fi Direct
Beam
Touch Wi-Fi Direct to configure settings
Configuring Wi-Fi Direct
Adding a VPN
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Nearby devices
Settings More settings Nearby devices
Volume
Silent mode
Settings Sound Silent mode
Settings Sound Volume
Touch to save your settings
Settings Sound Vibration intensity
Settings Sound Device ringtone
Vibration intensity
Device vibration
Default notifications
Sound and vibration
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Keytones
Settings Sound
Touch sounds
Screen lock sound
Keypad timeout
Screen timeout
Brightness
Auto-rotate screen
Display battery percentage
Auto adjust screen tone
Font style
Font size
Settings LED Indicator
Settings Wallpaper
Select options
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Motion
Settings Motion
Settings Power saving
Power saving
Settings Storage
Storage
SD card
Settings Battery
Settings Applications manager
USB Settings
Application manager
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Accounts and sync
Settings Accounts and sync
Sync
Adding an account
Location services
Backup Assistant Plus
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Settings Location services E911
VZW location services
Enable or disable location service from Verizon Wireless
Settings Location services
Google location services
Standalone GPS services
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Settings Security
Choose settings for unlocking your phone
Touch Screen lock for settings
Security
Configure these options
Settings Security Lock screen options
Lock screen options
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Encryption
Owner information
Encrypt device
Set up SIM card lock
Passwords
SIM card lock
Encrypt external SD card
Device administrators
Device administration
Settings Security Touch Select device administrators
Unknown sources
Credential storage
Install from device storage
Trusted credentials
Clear credentials
Language and input
Default
Language
Personal dictionary
Touch beside Google voice typing to configure options
Google voice typing settings
Settings Language and input
Samsung keyboard
Settings
Touch Voice cmd for apps to configure settings
Touch to enable Voice input control
Voice cmd for apps
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Voice search
Voice recognizer
Text-to-speech output
Backup account
Back up and reset
Settings Back up and reset
Mouse/trackpad
Automatic restore
Accessory
Factory data reset
Settings Accessory
Settings Date and time
Accessibility
Settings Accessibility
Date and time
Power key ends calls
Speak passwords
Accessibility shortcut
Touch a setting to select it Settings
Install Web scripts
Services
Vision
Negative colors
Hearing
Tap and hold delay
Mobility
Mono audio
Developer options
Desktop backup password
USB debugging
Development device ID
User interface
Touch options to enable or disable
Apps
About device
Settings About phone
Do cell phones pose a health hazard?
Exposure to Radio Frequency RF Signals
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Interphone Study
Cell Phone Industry Actions
International Cohort Study on Mobile Phone Users Cosmos
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Hands-Free Kits
Reducing Exposure Hands-Free Kits and Other Accessories
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Children and Cell Phones
Specific Absorption Rate SAR Certification Information
Head 0.37 W/kg Body-worn 0.90 W/kg
FCC Part 15 Information to User
SAR information can also be obtained at
Smart Practices While Driving
Commercial Mobile Alerting System Cmas
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
On the Road Off the Phone
Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations
Battery Use and Safety
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Drop It Off
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling
166
Mail It
UL Certified Travel Charger
Or call, 877
GPS & Agps
Display / Touch-Screen
Your Location
Emergency Calls
Use of Agps in Emergency Calls
Navigation
Avoid temperatures below 0C / 32F or above 45C / 113F
Care and Maintenance
To make an emergency call
Extreme heat or cold
Responsible Listening
Cleaning solutions
Dust and dirt
Shock or vibration
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American Academy of Audiology
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Operating Environment
Using Your Mobile Device Near Other Electronic Devices
Street, S.W., Suite Patriots Plaza Building Washington, DC
Email cdcinfo@cdc.gov Internet
Other Medical Devices
Implantable Medical Devices
Vehicles
Posted Facilities
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When your Device is Wet
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FCC Notice and Cautions
Restricting Childrens Access to Your Mobile Device
HAC for Newer Technologies
FCC Notice
178
Other Important Safety Information
179
What is covered and for how long?
Standard Limited Warranty
What is not covered?
What are SAMSUNG’s obligations?
What must you do to obtain warranty service?
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What are the limits on SAMSUNG’s liability?
What is the procedure for resolving disputes?
Severability
Precautions for Transfer and Disposal
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End User License Agreement for Software
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Dispute Resolution
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Entire Agreement SEVERABILITY. This Eula is
Airplane mode Amazon Kindle Applications
Accessibility settings
Battery
Battery Use & Safety Bluetooth
Exposure to Radio Frequency RF Signals
Display / Touch-Screen Display settings
Health and Safety Information Home screen
Emergency Calls Entering Text
Memory settings
Internet Kindle Location settings
Powering On and Off
Maps Memory Card
Settings Setup Wizard 12 Share Shot
Security settings
Silent mode
Sound settings
Wi-Fi Direct
Warranty Information Wi-Fi
Wireless Networking
Bluetooth VPN Wi-Fi