Samsung Galaxy Tab a 9.7 Manual

7/25/2019 Samsung Galaxy Tab a 9.7 Manual

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TableofContents

GettingStarted .................................................................1

FrontView

...........................................................................2

BackView ...........................................................................3

AssembleYourDevice ...............................................4

SetUpYourDevice...................................................... 5

SetUpAccountsonYourDevice ........................6

KnowYourDevice .........................................................7

HomeScreen

....................................................................8

StatusBar .........................................................................11

Navigation,Motions,andGestures..................12

NotificationPanel .........................................................13

MultiWindow..................................................................14

EnterText..........................................................................16

Applications ......................................................................18

AppsScreen...................................................................19

GoogleApplications..................................................21

OtherApplications......................................................23

Calculator ..........................................................................24

Calendar ............................................................................25

CameraandVideo ......................................................27

Clock ....................................................................................29

Contacts .............................................................................30

Email ....................................................................................34

GalaxyApps...................................................................35

Gallery .................................................................................36

Internet ................................................................................38

Memo..................................................................................40

MusicPlayer ....................................................................41

MyFiles ..............................................................................42

VideoPlayer ....................................................................44

Settings ..................................................................................45

Wi-FiSettings ..................................................................46

Wi-FiDirect

.......................................................................48

Bluetooth ...........................................................................49

AirplaneMode...............................................................51

DataUsage ......................................................................52

Printing ................................................................................53

VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPNs) .........................54

EthernetConnection..................................................55

SoundsandNotifications ........................................5

DisplaySettings

............................................................59

MotionsandGestures

...............................................61

ApplicationManager ..................................................62

DefaultApplications...................................................64

ApplicationsSettingsShortcuts ..........................65

Users ....................................................................................66

WallpaperSettings ......................................................67

LockScreenandSecurity ......................................68

LocationSettings

..........................................................70

PrivateMode ...................................................................71

ReportDiagnosticInfo ..............................................72

Accessibility .....................................................................73

Accounts ............................................................................75

BackupandReset

.......................................................76

LanguageandInputSettings

...............................77

Battery .................................................................................79

Storage

...............................................................................80

Accessories .....................................................................82

DateandTimeSettings...........................................83

AboutYourDevice ......................................................84

iii



GettingStarted

Learn about your mobile

device hardware, assembly

procedures, and how toget started using your new

device.


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FrontView

Proximityand

gesture sensors

Frontcamera

Power/Lockkey

Volumekey

Recentapps Back

Homekey

• Back:Taptoreturntothepreviousscreen,orto

closeadialogbox,menu,orkeyboard.

• Frontcamera:Takeself-portraitsandrecord

videosofyourself.

• Homekey:PresstoreturntotheHomescreen.

• Power/Lockkey:Pressandholdtoturnthe

deviceonoroff.Presstolockorwakeupthe

screen.Pressandholdtoturnthedeviceoffor

restartit,orforquickaccesstoAirplaneMode.

• Proximityandgesturesensors:Detectsthe

presenceofobjectsnearthedevice.

• Recentapps:Taptodisplayrecentappsortouch

andholdtolaunchsplitscreenview.

• Volumekey:Presstoadjustthevolumeofyour

device’ssoundsandaudio.


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Microphone

MicroSDcardslot

Speaker

USBcharger/

Accessory port

Rearcamera

Speaker

Headsetjack

BackView

• Headsetjack:Connectanoptionalheadset

(not included).

• Microphone:Recordsaudioanddetectsvoice

commands.

• MicroSDcardslot:Installanoptionalmemory

card(notincluded)forstorageoffiles.

• Rearcamera:Takepicturesandrecordvideos.

• Speaker:Playsmusicandothersounds.

• USBcharger/Accessoryport:Connectthe

Charger/USBcable(included),andotheroptiona

accessories(notincluded).


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AssembleYourDevice

This section helps you to

assemble your device.

InstallaMemoryCard

YoucaninstallanoptionalmicroSDormicroSDHC

memorycard(notincluded)toexpandavailable

memoryspace.

Note:Amemorycardcanbeinstalledatanytime;it

isnotnecessarytoinstallitpriortousingthedevice.

Formoreinformationoninstallingamemorycard,

seeInstallaMemoryCard.

ChargetheBattery

Yourdeviceispoweredbyarechargeable,standard

Li-Ionbattery.AWall/USBCharger(charginghead

andUSBcable)isincludedwiththedevicefor

chargingthebatteryfromanystandardoutlet.

Thebatterycomespartiallycharged.Afullydischargedbatteryrequiresuptofourhoursof

chargetime.Youcanusethedevicewhilecharging.

Caution:UseonlySamsung-approvedcharging

devicesandbatteries.Samsungaccessoriesare

designedtomaximizebatterylife.Usingother

accessoriesmayinvalidateyourwarrantyandmay

causedamage.

1. InserttheUSBcableintotheport.

2. ConnecttheUSBcabletothecharginghead,

andthenplugthechargingheadintoastandard

outlet.

3. Whenchargingiscomplete,unplugthecharging

headfromtheoutletandremovetheUSBcable

fromthedevice.

Caution:Failuretounplugthewallchargerbeforeyou

removethebatterycancausedamagetothedevice.

WhentoChargetheBattery

Whenthebatteryisweakandonlyafewminutesof

operationremain,thedevicesoundsawarningtone

atregularintervals.

Inthiscondition,yourdeviceconservesits

remainingbatterypowerbydimmingthescreen.

Whenthebatterylevelbecomestoolow,thedevice

automaticallyturnsoff.

►

Foraquickcheckofyourbatterylevel,viewthe

batterychargeindicatorlocatedintheupper-

rightcornerofyourdevice’sdisplay.Asolid

color indicatesafullcharge.( )

Youcanalsochoosetodisplayapercentage

value.Viewingapercentagevaluecanprovide

abetterideaoftheremainingchargeonthe

battery.Formoreinformation,seeBattery.


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SetUpYourDevice

TurnYourDeviceOnorOff

TurntheDeviceOn

► PressandholdthePower/Lockkeyuntilthe

devicevibratesandstartsup.

TurntheDeviceOff

1. PressandholdthePower/Lockkeyuntilthe

devicevibratesandtheDeviceoptionsmenu

displays.

2. TapPoweroff.

WelcomeScreen

Thefirsttimeyouturnyourdeviceon,theWelcome

Screendisplays.Itwillguideyouthroughthebasics

ofsettingupyourdevice.

Followthepromptstochooseadefaultlanguage,

connecttoaWi-Finetwork,setupaccounts,choose

locationservices,learnaboutyourdevice’sfeatures,

andmore.

SecureYourDevice

Useyourdevice’sscreenlockfeaturestosecure

yourdevice.

LocktheDevice

Bydefault,thedevicelocksautomaticallywhenthe

screentimesout.

►

Tolockthedevice,pressthe Power/Lockkey.

UnlocktheDevice

ThedefaultScreenlockonyourdeviceisSwipe.

►

Tounlockyourdevice,pressthe Power/Lock

keyorHomekey,andthentouchanddragyour

fingeracrossthescreen.

SetUpaSecureScreenLock

ThedefaultScreenlockisSwipe,whichoffersno

security.Tochooseamoresecurescreenlock,see

SetaScreenLock.


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SetUpAccountsonYourDevice

GoogleAccount

YournewdeviceusesyourGoogleAccountto

fullyutilizeitsAndroidfeatures,includingGmail,

Google Hangouts,andtheGooglePlayStore.

Whenyouturnonyourdeviceforthefirsttime,set

upyourexistingGoogleAccount,orcreateanew

Google Account.

–or–

TocreateanewGoogleAccountorsetupyour

GoogleAccountonyourdeviceatanytime,use

Accountssettings.For moreinformation,seeAccounts.

► FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>

Settings >Accounts>Addaccount>

Google.

SamsungAccount

CreateaSamsungaccountforaccesstoSamsung

contentandappsonyourdevice.

Whenyouturnonyourdeviceforthefirsttime,set

upyourexistingSamsungaccountorcreateanew

Samsungaccount.

–or–

TocreateanewSamsungaccountorsetupyour

Samsungaccountonyourdeviceatanytime,

useAccountssettings.For moreinformation,see

Accounts.


Settings >Accounts>Addaccount>

Samsung account.



KnowYourDevice

Warning:Pleasenotethatatouchscreen

respondsbesttoalighttouchfromthepad

ofyourfingeroranon-metallicstylus.Using

excessiveforceorametallicobjectwhen

pressingonthetouchscreenmaydamagethe

temperedglasssurfaceandvoidthewarranty.

Learn some of the key

features of your mobile

device, including the screensand icons, as well as how to

navigate the device and enter

text using the keyboard.


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Notificationicons

Widget

Homescreenindicator

Appshortcuts

StatusBar

Statusicons

Appfolders

Appsscreen

HomeScreen

• AppsFolder:Foryourconvenience,thereareseveralapplicationsthataregroupedintoafolder

onthemainHomescreen.

• Appshortcuts:Shortcutstoyourfavorite

applications.

• Appsscreen:Allowsquickaccesstoallofyour

applications.

• Homescreenindicator:Indicateswhich

Home screenispresentlydisplayed.

• Notificationicons:Displaynewmessagesandemails,notifications,availablesoftwareupdates,

andsoon.

• StatusBar:Displaysdevicestatusicons(right)

andnotificationicons(left).

• Statusicons:Displayinformationaboutthe

device,suchasthenetworksignalstrength,

batterylevel,thetime,andsoon.

• Widget:Self-containedapplicationthatrunson

theHomescreen(notashortcut).



The Home screen is the starting

point for using your device.

Customize your Home screen

by adding application shortcuts,

widgets, folders, and using

wallpapers.

ManageHomeScreens

YourdevicecomeswithmultipleHomescreensto

holdappsandwidgets.YoucanrearrangetheHome

screensinadifferentorder.

1. Touchandholdanemptyspaceonthescreen.

2. Usetheseoptionstomanagescreens:

• Addascreen:Swipetotheendofthe

screens,andthentap Add.

• Removeascreen:Touchandholdona

screen,andthendragitto Remove.

• SetascreenasthemainHomescreen:

Tap MainHomescreenatthetopofa

screen.Thisscreendisplayswhenyoupress

theHomekey.

•Changetheorderofscreens:Touchandholdonascreen,andthendragtoanewposition.

3. TostopeditingtheHomescreens,tap Back.

AppShortcuts

Youcanuseappshortcutstolaunchanappfrom

anyHomescreen.

AddaShortcuttoaHomeScreen

1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps.

2. Touchandholdanappshortcut,dragittoaHomescreenandreleaseit.

RemoveaShortcut

1. Touchandholdashortcuttorelease it.

2. Dragtheiconto Removeandrelease it.

Note:Removingashortcutdoesnotdeletetheapp,it

justremovestheshortcutfromtheHomescreen.

Widgets

Widgetsareself-containedappsthatrunona

Home screen.Thereareallkindsofwidgets,

includinglinkstoaspecificcontact,Internet

bookmarks,Gmailandemailaccounts,and

many others.

AddaWidgettoaHomeScreen

1. Touchandholdanemptyspaceonthescreen,

andthentapWidgets.

2. Touchandholdawidget,dragittoa

Home screenandreleaseit.

RemoveaWidget

1. FromaHomescreen,touchandholdawidgetto

release it.

2. Dragthewidgetto Removeandrelease it.

Note:Removingawidgetdoesnotdeletethewidget,

itjustremovesthewidgetfromtheHomescreen.



Folders

PlacefoldersonaHomescreentoorganizeitems.

AddaFoldertoaHomeScreen

1. FromaHomescreen,touchandholdanapp

shortcut.

2. Dragtheshortcutontoanotherappshortcutandrelease.

3. Enterafoldername.

4. Tap Back.

Afolderiscreatedwiththeshortcutsinside.

UseFolders

1. Tapafoldertoopenitandaccesstheshortcuts

inside.

2. Toaddshortcutstoafolder,drageachapp

shortcutontothefolderandrelease.

3. Tap Foldercolorstochangethefolder’s

colorscheme.

4. Todeleteafolder,touchandholdthefolderuntil

itdetaches,andthendragitto Removeand

release.

ChangetheWallpaper

ChangethelookoftheHomeandLockscreens

withwallpaper.Youcandisplayafavoritepictureor

choosefrompreloadedwallpapers.

1. FromaHomescreen,pinchthescreen.

–or–

Touchandholdanemptyspaceonthescreen.

2. TapWallpapers,andthenchooseHomescreen

Lockscreen,orHomeandlockscreens.

3. Tapawallpapertoseeasample,andthentap

SETASWALLPAPER.

Formoreinformation,see

Text-To-SpeechOptions.


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StatusBar

The Status Bar at the top of the

Home screen provides deviceinformation (such as network

status, battery charge, and time)

on the right side and notification

alerts on the left.

StatusIcons

Batteryisfullycharged.

Batteryislow.

Batteryischarging.

Vibratemodeisenabled.

Mutemodeisenabled.

Wi-Fiisactive.

NotificationIcons

Newemailhasarrived.

NewGmailhasarrived.

Downloadofafileorappisinprogress.

Fileisbeinguploadedorsent.

Locationservice(GPS)isactive.

Appupdatesareavailablefromthe

GooglePlayStore.

Appinstallationorupdatesarecomplete.

Keyboardisinuse.

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Navigation,Motions,andGestures

TouchscreenNavigation

Tap

Lightlytapitemstoselectorlaunchthem.

• Taptheonscreenkeyboardtoentercharacters

or text.

• Tapanitemtoselectit.

• Tapanappicontolaunchtheapplication.

TouchandHoldActivateonscreenitemsbyatouchandhold

gesture.Forexample:

• TouchandholdawidgetonaHomescreento

moveit.

• Touchandholdafieldtodisplayapop-upmenu

ofoptions.

SwipeorSlide

Toswipe,lightlydragyourfingerverticallyorhorizontallyacrossthescreen.

• Swipethescreentounlockthedevice.

• Swipethescreentoscrollthroughthe

Home screensormenuoptions.

Drag

Todrag,touchandholdonanitem,andthenmove

ittoanewlocation.

• DraganappshortcuttoaddittoaHomescreen.

• Dragawidgettoplaceitinanewlocationona

Home screen.

PinchandSpread

Pinchthescreenusingyourthumbandforefingerorspreadbymovingyourfingersapart.

• Pinchorspreadthescreentozoominoroutwhile

viewingapictureoraweb page.

• Pinchorspreadthescreentozoominoroutwhile

takingapicture.

MotionsandGestures

Controlyourdevicebymakingspecificgestureswithyourhandabovethedevice’sscreen.

EnableMotionsandGestures

1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>

Settings>Motionsandgestures.

2. TapON/OFFtoenableeachfeature:

Frdetails,seeMotionsandGestures.


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Viewadditional

Quick settings

Quicksettings

Adjustscreenbrightness

Searchforcontenton

your device

Tapnotificationtolaunchapporviewdetail

Settings

Changeoraddusers

Viewadditional

Quicksettings

Clearallnotifications

NotificationPanel

Notification icons on the Status

Bar display calendar events,

device status, and more. For

details, open the NotificationPanel.

ViewtheNotificationPanel

1. SwipedownontheStatusBartodisplaythe

NotificationPanel.

2. Scrolldownthelisttoseenotificationdetails.

• Tapanitemtoopenit.

• Toclearasinglenotification,dragthe

notificationleftorright.Tap Cleartoclear

allnotifications.

3. ToclosetheNotificationPanel,swipeupward

fromthebottomofthescreenortap Back.

QuickSettings

Inadditiontonotifications,theNotificationPanel

alsoprovidesquickaccesstodevicefunctionssuch

asWi-Fi,allowingyoutoquicklyturnthemonoroff.

ToviewadditionalQuicksettings:

► Swipeleftorrightacrossthevisibleicons.

TocustomizetheQuicksettingsthatappear:

►

TapEDIT.


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App1

Windowcontrols

App2

MultiWindow

Multi-task by using multiple

applications at the same time.

ActivateMultiWindow

AppsthatsupportMultiwindowdisplaytogetheron

asplitscreen.Youcanswitchbetweentheapps,

adjustthesizeoftheirdisplayonthescreen,and

copyinformationfromoneapptotheother.

Note:Multiwindowisnotavailableforallapps.

1. Fromanyscreen,touchandhold

Recent apps.

2. Ifyouarecurrentlyusinganappthatsupports

Multiwindow,tapanapptoaddinsplitscreen,

ortaptwonewappstoopeninsplitview.

Youcanalsolaunchrecentlyusedappsdirectlyinto

Multi windowview:

1. Tapthe Recent appskey.

2. RecentlyusedappsthatsupportMulti window

havea Multi windowiconinthetitlebar.Tap

theMulti windowiconinthetitlebartolaunch

theapplicationinMulti windowview.

3. Otherrecentlyusedappsthatsupport

Multi windowappearbelowthelaunchedapp.

TaptheappicontoaddittotheMulti window

view.

Note:OnlyapplicationsthatsupportMultiwindow

havetheMultiwindowicon.



WindowControls

Selectanapplicationwindowandtap Control

buttoninthemiddleofthewindowtodisplaythe

windowcontrols.

ControlButtons

Switchwindows:Switchlocations

betweenMultiwindowapplications.

Draganddropcontent:Moveitems

betweentheapplicationwindows.Dragan

itemtosharefromonewindowtoanother.

Someapplicationsmaynotsupportthis

feature.

Minimizewindow:Minimizetheselected

appwindow.Thisturnstheappintoa

circular,movableiconthatcanbeopened

bytappingonit.

Maximizewindow:Opentheselectedwindowinfullscreenview.

Closeapp:Closetheselectedapplication.

15 Multi Wi



EnterText

UsetheSamsung Keyboard

TypeyourtextinputusingaQWERTYkeyboard.

PredictiveText

Optionskey

SpecialKeys

Taptoinsertnumbersandsymbols.

Taptoinsertletters.

TouchandholdtheOptionskeyto:

UseGoogleVoiceTyping.

Useyourhandwritingtoentertext.

Accesstheclipboard.

Insertemoticons.

Changethelayoutofthekeyboard.

Accesskeyboardsettings.

Note:TheavailableOptionskeysdependonthe

applicationinuse.Notalloptionsareavailableforall

apps.

PredictiveText

Predictivetextsuggestwordsmatchingyourtext

entries,and,optionally,completescommonwords

automatically.Predictivetextcanlearnyourpersonal

writingstylefromyourcontacts,messages,email,

andsocialnetworkingsites— improvingitsaccuracy

ofpredictingyourtextentries.

ConfiguretheSamsungKeyboard

TocustomizetheSamsungKeyboard:


Settings>Languageandinput.

2. TapSamsungkeyboardforoptions.

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UseGoogleVoiceTyping

Insteadoftyping,speakyourtextinput.

ToenableGoogleVoiceTyping:

1. OntheSamsungKeyboard,tap GoogleVoice

Typing.Youmayneedtotouchandholdthe

Optionskey(leftoftheSpacekey)tofindit.

2. Speakyourtext.

ConfigureGoogleVoiceTyping

TocustomizeGoogleVoiceTyping:


Settings>Languageandinput.

2. TapGooglevoicetypingforoptions.



Applications

The Apps screen displays all

applications installed on your

device, both preloaded appsand apps you download and

install yourself.

Learn how to change the way

apps appear, organize apps

into folders, and uninstall or

disable apps.



pplications

AppsScreen

The Apps screen shows all

preloaded apps and apps that you downloaded. You can

uninstall, disable, or hide apps

from view.

Shortcutstoappscanbeplacedonanyof

theHomescreens.Formoreinformation,see

AddaShortcuttoaHomeScreen.

AccessApplications


2. Tapanapplication’sicontolaunchit.

3. ToreturntothemainHomescreen,pressthe

Homekey.

DownloadandInstallNew Apps

Findnewappstodownloadandinstallonyourdevice.

GooglePlayStore:Downloadnew•

appsfromtheGooglePlaystore.Visit

play.google.com/store/appstolearnmore.

GALAXYApps:ViewanddownloadSamsung•

appsthatareoptimizedforusewithGALAXY

devices.Visitapps.samsung.comtolearnmore.

UninstallorDisableApps

Youcanuninstallordisableappsyoudownloadand

install.

• Preloadedappscannotbeuninstalled.

• Appsthataredisabledareturnedoffandhidden

fromview.


2. TapEDIT.Appsthatcanbeuninstalledor

disabledshow Uninstall/Disableontheir

icon.

3. Tap Uninstall/Disableandfollowtheprompts

toeitheruninstallordisabletheapp.

OrganizeYourApps

TheAppsiconscanbeorganizedinfoldersand

rearrangedinyourowncustomorder.

ChangetheOrderAppsAreListed


2. TapEDIT.

3. Touchandholdanappiconorfolderanddragit

tothelocationyouwant:

4. TapDONEwhenfinished.

19 Apps Sc

http://play.google.com/store/apps

http://apps.samsung.com/

http://apps.samsung.com/

http://play.google.com/store/apps


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UseFolderstoOrganizeApps

Tocreateafolder:

1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>EDIT.

2. Touchandholdanappiconanddragitontopof

anotherappiconuntilahighlightedboxappears.

3. Releasetheappicontocreatethefolder.

• TapEnterfoldernametonamethefolder.

• Tapthe Paletteicontochangethecolor

(ifdesired).

4. Tapanywhereoutsideofthefoldertocloseit.

• Toaddmoreapps,touchanholdanappicon

anddragittothefolder.

5. TapDONEwhenyouarefinished.


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GoogleApplications

Enjoy these applications from

Google.

Note:CertainapplicationsrequireaGoogleaccount.

Visitgoogle.comtolearnmore.

Chrome

UseGoogleChrometobrowsethe

Internetandbringyouropentabs,

bookmarksandaddressbardatafrom

yourcomputertoyourmobiledevice.

Drive

Open,view,rename,andshareyour

GoogleDocsandfiles.

Gmail

SendandreceiveemailwithGmail,

Google’sweb-basedemailservice.

Google

SearchnotonlytheInternet,butalsothe

appsandcontentsofyourdevice.

GoogleNow

GoogleNowworksinthebackgroundto

collectinformationyouregularlylookup

andorganizeitintoconvenientcardsthat

appearwhenyouneedthem.

► PressandholdtheHomekey.

Note:WhenGoogleNowisenabled,you

canalsoaccessitbytouching Google.

GoogleSettings

QuicklyandeasilychangeGoogleapp

settingstosuityourpreferences.

Note:Youmustbesignedintothe

applicationyouwanttoconfigure.For

example,signintoGoogle+toconfigure

Google+settings.

Google+

StayconnectedandsharewithGoogle+.

Chatwithfriendsandfamily,postphotos,andseewhatothersaresharing.

Hangouts

Hangoutsisanonlineplacetomeet

friendsandfamily,sharephotos,and

hostvideocalls.Conversationlogsare

automaticallysavedtoaChatsareain

yourGmailaccount.

MapsUseGoogleMapstofindyourcurrent

location,getdirections,andother

location-basedinformation.

Note:Youmustenablelocationservicesto

useMaps.PleaseseeLocationSettings.

Photos

ThisapplicationautomaticallybacksupyourphotosandvideostoyourGoogle+

account.

PlayBooks

WithGooglePlayBooks,youcanfind

millionsoffreee-booksandhundredsof

thousandsmoretobuyintheeBookstore.

https://www.google.com/

https://www.google.com/


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PlayGames

Discoverhundredsofgamesfordownload

andpurchasethroughtheGooglePlay

Store.

PlayMovies&TV

WatchmoviesandTVshowspurchasedfromGooglePlay.Youcanstreamthem

instantly,ordownloadthemforviewing

whenyouarenotconnectedtothe

Internet.Youcanalsoviewvideossaved

onyourdevice.

PlayMusic

WithGooglePlayMusic,youcanplay

musicandaudiofilesonyourdevice.

PlayNewsstand

Subscribetoyourfavoritemagazinesto

readonyourdeviceatyourleisure.

Play Store

Findnewapps,moviesandTVshows,

music,books,magazines,andgamesin

GooglePlaystore.

VoiceSearch

Usevoicecommandstosearchtheweb

withGoogle.

YouTube

ViewanduploadYouTubevideosright

fromyourdevice.


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OtherApplications

HancomOfficeViewer

OpensandmanagesHancomOffice

Hanword(*.hwp)andHanshow(*.show)

documents.

MicrosoftApps

DownloadanduseMicrosoftapplications

onyourtablet.

Milk

ExclusivetoGalaxyowners,MilkMusicis

aradioservicethatgivesyoumoreofthe

musicyoulove,curatedbytopDJsand

industryprosandallforfree.

Netflix

WatchTVshowsandmovies,streaming

fromNetflix.

OneDriveOneDriveisaplacetoeasilystoreand

sharephotos,videos,documents,and

more,whichyoucanthenaccessfrom

yourpersonalcomputer,tablet,orphone.

OneNote

Youcanstayorganizedusingtext,

pictures,oraudionotes.CreateQuick

NotesorreviewandeditsharedOneNotenotebooksusingOneDrive.

ScreenSaver

Whenyourtabletscreenautomatically

timesout,insteadofablankscreen,

enabletheGalaxyTabAScreenSaver,

anaction-packedvideotourofallthe

fantasticfeaturesthatyouwillfindonyour

GalaxyTabA.

SideSync3.0

SideSyncisaPC-Mobilesolutionthat

enablesthescreens,windows,anddata

tobesharedeasilybetweenaPCandSamsungAndroidDevice.

SmartManager

Accessinformationaboutyourbattery,

tabletstorage,anddevicesecurity.


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Calculator

The Calculator provides basic

and advanced arithmeticfunctions.

BasicOperation1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>

Calculator.

2. Enterthefirstnumberusingthenumerickeys.

3. Taptheappropriatearithmeticfunctionkey.

4. Enterthenextnumber.

5. Toviewtheresult,tapthe Equalskey.

AdditionalFunctions

Tocleartheresults:

► Tap Clear.

Toclearthecalculatorhistory:

►

TapHISTORY >CLEARHISTORY .

Tocopyallorpartofthecalculationtothe

clipboard:

►

Touchandholdanentryinthedisplay field.


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Calendar

Manage your events and tasks.

CreateanEvent


Calendar.

2. Tap Addandenterdetailsfortheevent.

3. Whenfinished,tapSAVE.

DeleteanEvent1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>

Calendar.

2. TaptoviewaneventandtapDELETE.

ShareEvents1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>

Calendar.

2. Tapaneventtoviewit.

3. TapSHAREandtapasharingformat.

4. IntheShareviawindow,tapasharingmethod

andfollowtheprompts.

CreateaTask

Tasksareitemsyouaddtothecalendartobe

accomplishedonacertainday.Ataskappearsas

achecklistitemandisremovedonceyoumarkthe

taskascomplete.


Calendar.

2. Tapthedropdownmenuinthetopleftcorner

(bydefault,theMonthandYearareshown)and

tapTASKS.

3. TaptheEnternewtaskfieldtoenteranewtask

4. YoucanchoosetosetthetaskforTODAY ,

TOMORROW,ortapthe Expandicontoview

andsetthefollowingoptions:

• Duedate:TaptheON/OFFswitchtoselecta

dateonthecalendarforthetask.

• Reminder:Taptosetareminderalert.

• Notes:Taptosaveanotewithyourtask.

• Priority:Taptoassignaprioritytothetask.

5. TapSAVEtosavethetask.

DeleteaTask


Calendar.

2. TapTASKStoviewyourtasks.

3. Tapthecheckboxbythetasktomarkitas

completeandremoveitfromthecalendar.

4. Todeletethetaskpermanently,tapthetaskto

openit,andthentapDELETE.


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CalendarSettings

Thesesettingsallowyoutomodifysettings

associatedwithusingtheCalendar.


Calendar.

2. TapMORE>Settings.

3. Tapanoptionandfollowtheprompts.


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Hideorshow

settings

Quick

settings

Camera

settings

Viewpicturesandvideosin

theGallery

Recordvideo

Takeapicture

Switchbetween

thefrontandbackcameras

Change

shootingmode

CameraandVideo

TakePictures

Takepictureswithyourdevice’sfrontorback

cameras.


Camera.

2. Usingthedisplayscreenasaviewfinder,

composeyourshotbyaimingthecameraatthe

subject.Whilecomposingyourpicture,usethe

onscreenoptions,orthesegestures:

• Touchthescreenwithtwofingersandpinchor

spreadthemonthescreentozoominandout.

• Tapthescreentofocusontheareayou

touched.

3. Ifdesired,beforetakingthephoto,youcan

touchonscreeniconstoaccessvariouscamera

optionsandsettings.Youcanalsotouchthe

screentomovethefocusfieldtotheareayou

touch.

4. Tap Capturetotakethepicture.

Note:YoucanalsopresstheVolumekeyupor

downtotakeapicture.Thisisthedefaultactionofthe

Volumekey.YoucanalsosettheVolumekeytoactas

thevideorecordkeyorasazoomkey.


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ShootingMode

Severalvisualeffectsareavailable.Somemodesare

notavailablewhentakingself-portraits.


Camera.

2. TapMODEtodisplaythefollowingoptions:

Rearcamera

• Auto:Allowthecameratoevaluatethe

surroundingsanddeterminetheidealmodefor

thepicture.

• Panorama:Createalinearimagebytaking

picturesineitherahorizontalorvertical

direction.

• Continuousshot:Usethistotakephotos

continuously,fourphotospersecond.

• Beautyface:Takeapicturewithlightenedfacesforgentlerimages.

• Sound&shot:Enrichpicturesbyadding

backgroundsoundsforafewseconds.

• Sports:Takefastactionphotos.

Frontcameraonly

• Intervalshot:Selectthebestpicturesfrom

aseriesofcontinuousshotstakenatset

intervals.

Camera Settings


Camera.

2. Quicksettingsarelistedacrossonesideof

thecameraviewfinder.Availableoptionsvary

dependingonthecameraorrecordingmode

used.

3. Tap Settingstoconfiguresettingsfor

Camera.Availableoptionsvarydependingonthe

camera/recordingmodeused.

• Picturesize:Selectaresolution.Usehigher

resolutionforhigherquality.Higherresolution

picturestakeupmorememory.

• Videosize:Selectaresolution.Usehigher

resolutionforhigherquality.Higherresolution

videostakeupmorememory.

• Gesturecontrol:Detectpalmandautomaticallytakeapicturetwosecondslater.

• Saveashorizontallyflipped:Savethe

self-portraitorself-recordingasareversed(or

‘mirrored’)image.

• Gridlines:Displayviewfindergridlinestohelp

compositionwhenselectingsubjects.

• Locationtags:AttachaGPSlocationtagto

thepicture.

•Reviewpictures:Settoshowpicturesaftertakingthem.

• Storagelocation:Selectthememorylocation

forstorage.

• Volumekeyfunction:UsetheVolumekeyto

takepictures,recordvideo,ortozoominand

out.

• Resetsettings:Resetthecamerasettings.


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Clock

The Clock app offers features for

keeping track of time and settingalarms.

1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps> Clock.

2. Tapatabtouseafeature:

• ALARM:Thisfeatureallowsyoutosetan

alarmtoringataspecifictime.

• WORLDCLOCK :Viewthetimeofdayor

nightinotherpartsoftheworld.World Clock

displaystimeinhundredsofdifferentcities,withinall24timezonesaroundtheworld.

• STOPWATCH:Measureintervalsoftime.

• TIMER:Useatimertocountdowntoanevent

basedonapresettimelength(hours,minutes,

andseconds).

CreateanAlarm

Createanalarmevent.Youcansetone-timeor

recurringalarms,andchooseoptionsforhowtobe

notified.


2. Tapthefollowingtoconfigureanalarm:

• Date:Choosethedayforthisalarm.

• Time:Setatimeforthealarm.

• Repeat:Repeatthealarmeveryweek.

• Alarmtone:Ifyouhavechosenanalarmtype

thatincludessound,chooseasoundtoplayforthealarm.

• Volume:Ifyouhavechosenanalarmtype

thatincludessound,dragtheslidertosetthe

volumeofthealarm.

• Alarmtone:Ifyouhavechosenanalarmtype

thatincludessound,chooseasoundtoplay

forthealarm.

• Snooze:Allowsnoozing,andsetintervaland

repeatvaluesforthealarmwhilesnoozing.

• Increasingvolume:Whenon,thealarmwill

startplayingatoneatalowvolumeatan

intervalbeforethealarmtime,andslowly

increaseinvolume.Availablewhenyouhave

chosenanalarmtypethatincludessound.

• Alarmname:Enteranameforthealarm.

3. TapSAVEtosavethealarm.

DeleteanAlarm


2. Findthealarminthealarmlist(undertheAlarm

tab),andthentap Deleteintheupperright

cornerofthealarmentry.


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Contacts

Store and manage your contacts

with the Contacts app, whichcan be synchronized with a

variety of your existing personal

accounts, including Google,

Email, Facebook, and your

Samsung account.

Formoreinformationonconnectingwithand

managingyouraccountsthroughyourdevice,see

Accounts.

ManageContacts

AccessyourlistofcontactsbyusingtheContacts

app.ToaccessyourContactslist:


Contacts.

FindaContact Youcansearchforacontact,orscrollthelisttofind

onebyname.


Contacts.

2. TaptheSearchfield,andthenentercharacters

tofindcontactsthatmatch.

–or–

Tapaletteronthesideofthelisttojumpdirectly

tothatletterinthealphabeticallist.Youcanalso

pressandslideacrossthealphabeticallistto

selectaletterwithbetterprecision.

AddaContact

Usethefollowingproceduretoaddanewcontact.


Contacts.

2. Tap Createcontact,andthentapcontact

fieldstoenterinformation.

• Chooseastorageaccountforthecontact.You

canstorethecontactonthedevice,yourSIM

card,orsyncitwithanaccount.

• Tap Contactphototoassignapictureto

thenewcontact.

• Enteraname,phonenumber,emailaddress,

andassignthecontacttoagroup,.Tap

ADD ANOTHERFIELDtoaddadditional

contactinformation.

- Tap Addtoenteradditionalentries.

- Tap Removetoremoveanentry.

- Tap Expandforadditionalfields.

- Tapthelabeltotherightofanyentryto

choosealabelforthefield(forexample,

HomeorWork).

3. TapSAVE.

EditaContact

Wheneditingacontact,youcantapafieldand

changeordeletetheinformation,oryoucanadd

additionalfieldstothecontact’slistofinformation.


Contacts.

2. Tapthecontacttodisplayit,andthentapEDIT.

3. Tapanyofthefieldstoadd,change,ordelete

information.

4. TapSAVE.



ShareaNameCard

Whenyoushareanamecard,thecontact’s

informationissentasavCardfile(.vcf).Youcan

shareavCardviaBluetoothorWi-FiDirect,attachit

toamessage,orsaveittoastoragelocation.


Contacts.

2. Tapacontacttodisplayit,andthentapMORE>

Sharenamecard.

3. Chooseasharingmethodandfollowthe

prompts.

LinkContacts

Whenyouhavecontactsfromvarioussources

(Gmail,Facebook,andsoon),youmayhave

multiplesimilarentriesforasinglecontact.Contacts

letsyoulinkmultipleentriesintoasinglecontact.


Contacts.

2. Tapthecontacttodisplayit,andthentap

Linkedcontacts.

3. TapLINKANOTHERCONTACT,andthenselect

contactstolinktotheoriginalcontact.

4. TapLINK .

UnlinkContacts1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>

Contacts.

2. Tapthecontacttodisplayit,andthentap

Linkedcontacts.

3. Tap Separatebesidecontactstounlinkthem

fromthemaincontact.

CreateaShortcuttoaContact

YoucancreateashortcuttoacontactonaHome

screentoaccesstheirinformationdirectlyfroma

Homescreen.


Contacts.

2. Touchandholdacontacttoselectit.

3. TapMORE>AddshortcuttoHomescreen.The

newshortcutdisplaysinanemptyareaofthe

homescreen.

DeleteContacts

Youcandeleteasinglecontactorchoosemultiple

contactstodelete.


Contacts.

2. Touchandholdonacontacttoselectit.Youcan

alsotapthecheckboxatthetopofthescreento

selectall.

3. TapDELETE.

Favorites

Whenyoumarkcontactsasfavorites,theyare

easilyaccessiblefromotherapps.Favoritesdisplay

togetherontheFavoritestabinContacts.

MarkContactsasFavorites


Contacts.

2. Tapacontacttodisplayit,andthentap

Favorite(thestarturnsgold ).

RemoveContactsfromFavorites


Contacts.

2. Tapacontacttodisplayit,andthentap

Favorite(thegoldcolorisremoved ).



Groups

Youcanusegroupstoorganizeyourcontacts.Your

devicecomeswithpreloadedgroups,andyoucan

createyourown.Youmightcreateagroupforyour

family,forcoworkers,orateam.Groupsmakeit

easytofindcontacts,andyoucansendmessages

tothemembersofagroup.

CreateaGroup


Contacts.

2. TapGROUPS,andthentapADD.

3. Tapfieldstoenterinformationaboutthegroup:

• TapCreategroupin[location]tochoose

wheretosavethegroup.Youcansaveittoa

specificaccount,tothedevicememory,orto

allaccounts.Tapentriestoselectorunselectthem.

• TapGroupnametoenteranameforthenew

group.

• TapAddmemberandselectcontactstoadd

tothenewgroup,andthentapDONE.

4. TapSAVE.

RenameaGroup

1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>Contacts.

2. TapGROUPS,andthentapagroup.

3. TapMORE>Editgroupandenteranewname.

4. TapSAVE.

AddContactstoaGroup


Contacts.


3. TapADD,andthentapthecontactsyouwant

to add.

4. TapDONE.

SendanEmailtoaGroup

Youcansendanemailtomembersofa group.


Contacts.


3. TapMORE>Sendemail.

4. Tapcontactstoselectthem,ortaptheselectedcheckboxatthetopofthescreentoselectall,

andthentapDONE.Onlygroupmembersthat

haveemailaddressesintheirrecordsareshown.

5. Chooseanaccountandfollowtheprompts.

DeleteaGroup

Presetgroups,suchasFamily,cannotbedeleted.


Contacts.

2. TapGROUPS.

3. TapDELETE.

4. Tapthegroupcategorytoopen.

5. TapthegroupstoselectthemortaptheSelect

groupcheckboxatthetopofthescreento

selectall

6. TapDELETE.

7. TapGrouponlytoonlydeletethegrouportap

Groupsandmemberstodeletethegroupsand

thecontactsinthegroups.



ContactSettings


associatedwithusingtheContactsapp.


Contacts.

2. TapMORE>Settings>Contacts.

3. Tapanoptionandfollowtheonscreen

instructions.


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Email

Use the Email app to view and

manage all your email accountsin one application.

ToaccessEmail:

►

FromaHomescreen,tap Apps> Email.

ConfigureEmailAccounts

YoucanconfigureEmailformostaccountsinjusta

fewsteps.

1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps> Email.

2. Followtheonscreeninstructionstosetupyour

emailaccount.

Toaddadditionalaccounts:



3. Tap Addaccount.

Thedevicecommunicateswiththeappropriate

servertosetupyouraccountandsynchronizeyour

email.Whencomplete,youremailappearsinthe

Inboxfortheaccount.

Note:Toconfigureemailaccountsettingsatany

time,tapMORE>Settings.Taptheemailaccountto

displayitssettings.

RefreshYourEmailAccountRefreshyouraccounttoupdateyouremail

accounts.


2. Tap Refresh.

ManageYourEmailAccounts

Youcanviewemailyoureceiveforallaccountson

theCombinedviewscreenoryoucanviewemail

accountsindividually.


2. Tapthedropdownmenuatthetopleftofthe

screentoviewthecurrentaccountmailbox.

3. Tapontheaccountnametoview:

• Combinedview:Viewallemailinacombined

inbox.

• [AccountName]:Viewemailforonlyone

emailaccount.

DeleteEmailAccounts

TodeleteanEmailaccount:



3. Taptheaccountyouwanttoremove.

4. TapREMOVE.ConfirmbytappingREMOVEon

theprompt.

EmailSettings


associatedwithusingtheEmailapp.




instructions.


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GalaxyApps

Samsung Galaxy Apps is a

free storefront that providesa quick and easy way to find

and download apps that are

compatible with your Galaxy

device.

Galaxy Essentials is a collection

of specially chosen applications

available through Samsung Apps.

From Galaxy Essentials, you

can access and download a

collection of premium content,

free of charge.

ToaccesstheSamsungGalaxyAppswebsite:►

FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>

Galaxy Apps.

ToaccessGalaxyEssentials:

1. SwipeacrosstheGalaxyAppsscreenandthen

tapGalaxyEssentials.

–or–

SwipeacrosstheHomescreensandlocateand

taptheGalaxyEssentialswidget.

2. Followtheonscreeninstructionstodownload

GalaxyEssentialsappsspeciallychosenfrom

SamsungApps.

Note:ASamsungaccountisrequiredtopurchase

anddownloadapps.


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Gallery

View, edit, and manage pictures

and videos.

Note:Somefunctionsdescribedinthissection

areonlyavailableifthereareimagesorvideosin

the Gallery.

ViewImagesandVideos

LaunchingGallerydisplaysavailablefolders.When

anotherapplication,suchasEmail,savesanimage,

aDownloadfolderisautomaticallycreatedtocontaintheimage.Likewise,capturingascreenshot

automaticallycreatesaScreenshotsfolder.

1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps> Gallery.

2. Tapthedropdownmenuintheupperleft

corner,andthentapTime,Albums,Events,or

Categoriestochoosethewayitemsdisplay.

3. Tocreateanewalbum,tapAlbums,andthentap

MORE>Createalbum.

4. TolaunchtheCameraapp,tapCAMERA.

5. WheninAlbumsview,tapanalbumtoopenit.

6. Tapanimageorvideotoviewitinfull screen

mode.Scrollleftorrighttoviewthenextor

previousimageorvideo.

ZoomInandOut

Useoneofthefollowingmethodstozoominorout

onanimage:

• Double-tapanywhereonthescreentozoominorzoomout.

• Spreadtwofingersapartonanyplacetozoomin.

Pinchthescreentozoomout.

PlayVideos


2. Tapafolderorcategorytoopenit.

3. Tapavideotoviewit.

4. Tap Playtoplayavideo.

EditImages

1. Whileviewinganimage,tapthescreenonceto

seetheimageoptions.

2. Tap Edittoviewandusetheeditingtools.

ImageOptions

Whileviewinganimage:

► TapMORE:

• Details:Informationaboutthepictureorvideo

suchastitle,type,size,andsoon.

• Slideshow:Startaslideshowwiththeimages

andvideosinthecurrentfolder.

• Setascontactpicture:Settheimageasa

contact’sphoto.

• Setaswallpaper:Settheimageaswallpaper.


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ShareImagesandVideos

Useoneofthefollowingmethods:



3. TapMORE>Share.

4. Tapimagestoselectthem,andthentapSHARE.

5. Tapasharingserviceandfollowthepromptsto

sendtheimageorimages.

DeletingImagesandVideos



3. TapMORE>Edit.

4. Tapimagesandvideostoselectthem.

5. TapDELETE.


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Internet

Access the Internet with a fully

featured web browser.

AccesstheInternet


Internet.

CommandKeysandOptions

Thefollowingcommandkeysandoptionsareavailableonthebrowserwindow:

Backor Backkeytoreturntothe

previouspage.•

Forwardtogoforwardtoarecentpage.•

Refreshtorefreshorreloadthecurrent•

Web page.

• HOMEtodisplayyourInternetHomescreen.

• BOOKMARKStomanagebookmarkedpages,

savedpages,andbrowsinghistory.

ViewaWebSite

Toviewawebsite:

► Taptheaddressfield,enterthewebaddress,

andthentapGoonthekeyboard.

Tozoominorout:

►

Tapthescreentwiceorpinchthescreento

zoomoutandstretchthescreentozoomin.

BrowserTabs

Usetabstoviewmultiplewebpagesatthesame

time.

Toopenanewtab:

► Tap New tab.

Tocloseawindow:

►

Tap Closetabonthetab.

BookmarksTobookmarkthecurrentwebpage:

1. TapBOOKMARKS>ADD.

2. TypeatitleforthebookmarkandtapSAVE.

Toopenabookmarkedwebpage:

► TapBOOKMARKSandtapanentry.

SavedPages

Tosaveawebpage:

►

TapMORE>Save webpage.

Toviewalistofsavedwebpages:

► TapBOOKMARKS>SAVEDPAGES.

History

Toviewalistofrecentlyvisitedwebpages:

►

TapBOOKMARKS>History.


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SharePages

Toshareawebpageaddresswithothers:

►

TapMORE>Shareandfollowtheprompts.

SecretMode

Pagesviewedinsecretmodedonotappear

withinyourbrowserhistoryorsearchhistory,and

leavenotraces(suchascookies)onyourdevice.

Secrettabsareadarkershadethanthenormal

tab windows.

Note:Anydownloadedfileswillremainonyourdevice

afteryoucloseasecrettab.

Toopenanewsecrettab:

►

TapMORE>New secrettab.

InternetSettings


associatedwithusingtheInternetapp.


Internet.



instructions.


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Memo

Use the Memo app to write and

save notes on your device.

ComposeaMemo

1. Tap Apps> Memo.

2. Tap Newmemoandtypeamemo.

• Tochangethecategory,tap Category.

• Toinsertanimageintothememo,tap

Image.

• Touseyourvoicetoinserttextintothememo,

tap Voice.

• Toaddtasks,tap Tasks.

3. Whenfinishedcreatingyourmemo,tapSAVE.

ManageMemos

1. Tap Apps> Memo.

2. Tapamemoentrytoopenit.

3. Toeditamemo,tapthecontentofthememo.

4. Todeletememos,tapMORE>Edit,select

memos,andtapDELETE.

5. Tosendamemotoothers,tapMORE>Share,

selectamemo,andthenselectamethodto

sharethememo.

BrowseMemos1. Tap Apps> Memo.

2. Browsememoentriesbyscrollingupordown.

3. Tosearchforamemo,tapSEARCH.

MemoOptions

►

Whilebrowsingmemos,tap MOREforthe

followingoptions:

• Edit:Selectnotestodeleteormove.

• Share:Sharememos.

• Managecategories:Createandmanage

categoriestoorganizeyourmemos.


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MusicPlayer

Playbackposition

Markasfavorite

Elapsedplayingtime

Shufflesongs

Rewindsongorgo

to previoussong

Addsongsto

the Queue

Moreoptions

Volume

Lengthofsong

Repeatmodeforthesongorplaylist

Scanforwardor

go to nextsong

Pause/Play

Listen to your favorite songswith the Music player. Navigate

through your music library, play

songs, and create customized

playlists.

ListentoMusic

1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps> Music.

2. Tapalibrarycategoryatthetopofthescreento

viewyourmusicfiles.

3. Scrollthroughthelistofsongsandtapanentry

tobeginplayback.


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MyFiles

Access files stored on your

device, including images, videos,songs, and sound clips.

ToaccesstheMyFilesapp:

►

FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>

My Files.

FileGroups

Filesstoredinthedeviceareorganizedintothe

followinggroups:

• Recentfiles:Viewrecentlyaccessedfiles.

Category:Filesaregroupedinthefollowing

categories:

• Images:Viewimagefiles.

• Videos:Viewvideofiles.

• Audio:Viewmusicandsoundfiles.

• Documents:Viewdocumentfiles.

• Downloadhistory:Viewallappsandfilesthat

havebeendownloadedtothedevice.

• Localstorage:Viewfoldersandfilesintheir

storagelocations.

• Devicestorage:Viewfoldersandfileslocated

onthedevice.

• Cloudstorage:ContainsshortcutstoFTPservers

orothercloudstoragelocationsthatyouhaveadded.

• GoogleDrive:Signintoviewfoldersandfiles

locatedinyourGoogleDriveaccount.

ToviewfilesinMyFiles:

1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>My Files.

2. Tapacategorytoviewtherelevantfilesor

folders.

3. Tapafileorfoldertoopenit.

MyFilesOptions

OnthemainMyFilesscreen,thefollowingoptions

areavailable:

• SEARCH:Searchforafileorfolder.

• MORE:Tapforthefollowingoptions:

• Edit:EditfilesshowninRecentfiles.

• Clearrecentfilehistory:CleartheRecent

filescategory.

• Show/Concealhiddenfiles:Showorconceal

hiddenfiles.

• STORAGEUSAGE:Taptoviewmemoryinformationforyourdevice.


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CategoryOptions

Aftertappingonacategory,thefollowingoptions

areavailable:

• SEARCH:Searchforafileintheselected

category.

• VIEWAS:Changetheappearanceofthefilesor

folders.

• MORE:Tapforthefollowingoptions:

• Edit:Selectfilesorfolders.

• Share:Selectfilestoshare.

• Sortby:Changethesortorderofthefiles.

• Show/Concealhiddenfiles:Showorconceal

hiddenfiles.

OptionsforSelectedFilesand

Folders

►

TapMORE>Edit,selectafileorfolder,andthen

useoneofthesefunctions:

• DELETE:Deletefilesorfolders.

• MORE:Selectoneofthefollowingoptions:

- Move:Movefilesorfolderstoanother

folder.

- Copy:Copyfilesorfolderstoanotherfolder

- Rename:Renameafileorfolder.This

optiononlyappearswhenjustonefileor

folderisselected.

- AddshortcutonHomescreen:Adda

shortcuttheHomescreen.

- Compress:Createazipfoldercontaining

theselectedfiles.Thisoptiononlyappears

inLocalStoragecategories.Aselectedzip

folderhastheadditionaloptionsofExtract

andExtracttocurrentfolder.

- Details:Viewdetailsoftheselectedfile(s)

orfolder(s).


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ListvideosVideofile Moreoptions

name

Playback Adjustvolumeposition

Elapsed Lengthofvideo

playingtime

Move Move

controlsleft controls right

ChangePop-upplayer

screenratio

Rewind Scanforwardor

videoorgo go to nextvideotoprevious

videoPause/Play

VideoPlayer

UsePop-UpPlayerPlay and manage videos stored

on your device. Multi-taskwithPop-UpPlayer

—transformyourvideo

playerintoapop-upwindow.Thevideowillcontinue

toplay,andthepop-upwindowcanberesizedorToaccessVideo: movedanywhereonthescreen.

1. FromaHomescreen,tap

Apps>

Video.1. FromaHomescreen,tap

Apps>

Video.

2. Scrollthroughthevideosstoredonyourdevice.2. Tapavideotoviewit,andthentap

Pop-upto

continueplayingthevideoinafloatingwindow.3. Tapavideotoviewit.

• Dragthewindowtoanylocationonthescreen

• Usetwofingerstopinchorspreadtoresize

thefloatingwindow.



Settings

Configure your device’s

connections and settings,

add accounts, and customizethe home screen, apps, and

features.

• SomeoptionsuseanON/OFFbuttontoturn

theoptionon oroff .( ) ( )

• Forsomeoptions,youmusttapafield,

suchasEmailaddress,todisplayandset

options.

• Someoptionsareenabledordisabledby

tappinga checkbox.Whenenabled,a

checkmarkdisplays.Tapthecheckmarkto

removeitanddisabletheoption.

HowtoUseSettings

ToaccessSettings:


Settings.

–or–

FromaHomescreen,dragdownfromthe

StatusBartodisplaytheNotificationPanel,

andthentap Settings.

SearchforSettings

Ifyouarenotsureexactlywheretofinda

certainsetting,youcanusetheSettingsearch

feature.


Settings.

2. TapSEARCH.

• EnterawordorwordsintheSearch

box.Asyoutype,settingsthatmatchwil

appearonthescreen.

• Tapanentrytogotothatsetting.


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Wi-FiSettings

Wi-Fi is a term used for certain

types of Wireless Local AreaNetworks (WLAN). Wi-Fi

communication requires access

to a Wireless Access Point

(WAP).

TurnWi-FiOnorOff

TurningWi-Fionmakesyourdeviceabletodiscoverandconnecttocompatiblein-rangeWAPs.


Settings.

2. TapWi-Fi,andthentapON/OFFtoturnWi-Fion

oroff.

ScanandConnecttoaWi-Fi

Network1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>

Settings.

2. TapWi-Fi,andthentapON/OFFtoturnWi-Fion.

WhenWi-Fiisfirstturnedon,yourdevicewill

automaticallyscanforavailablenetworksand

displaythem.

3. Tapthenetworkyouwanttoconnectto.

Whenyouselectanopennetwork,youare

automaticallyconnectedtothenetwork.

Otherwise,enterapasswordtoconnect.

ManuallyConnecttoa

Wi-FiNetwork1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>

Settings.

2. TapWi-Fi,andthentapON/OFFtoturnWi-Fion

3. TapMORE>Addnetwork.

4. EnterinformationabouttheWi-Finetwork:

• Networkname:EnterthenameoftheWi-Fi

network.

• Security:Selectasecurityoptionandenter

yourpassword.

• Showadvancedoptions:Tapifyouneedto

addadvancedoptionssuchasProxysettings,

IP settings,orKeymanagement.

5. TapCONNECTtostorethenewinformationand

connecttoyourtargetWAP.


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Wi-FiOptions

TheWi-Fisettingsmenuallowsyoutosetupmany

ofyourdevice’sadvancedWi-Fiservices.


Settings.


3. TapWi-FiDirecttoconfigureaWi-FiDirect

connectionwithanearbydevice.

4. TapMOREforoptions:

• Addnetwork:ManuallyaddaWi-Finetwork.

• WPSpushbutton:Setupaconnectiontoa

WPS(Wi-FiProtectedSetup)routerorother

equipment.

• WPSPINentry:ViewthePINusedbyyour

devicetosetupaPIN-securedconnection

toaWi-Firouterorotherequipment(not

configurable).

• KeepWi-Fionduringsleep:Specifywhento

disconnectfromWi-Fi.

• Alwaysallowscanning:AllowGooglelocation

serviceandotherappstoscanfornetworks,

evenwhenWi-Fiisturnedoff.

• Installnetworkcertificates:Install

authenticationcertificates.

Wi-FiStatusIndicators

StatusBariconsshowyourcurrentWi-Ficonnection

status:

• WhenWi-Fiisconnected,active,and

communicatingwithaWirelessAccessPoint

(WAP), displays.

• IfaWi-Fiaccesspointisavailable,butyourdevice

isnotconnectedtoit, displays.Itmayalso

displayifthereisacommunicationissuewiththe

targetWirelessAccessPoint(WAP).


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Wi-FiDirect

Wi-Fi Direct allows direct

device-to-device connections viaWi-Fi, without having to connect

to a Wi-Fi network.


Settings.


Wi-Fimustbeontoconfiguresettings.

3. TapWi-FiDirect.Yourdeviceautomatically

scansfornearbyWi-FiDirectdevices.

4. Afterscanningfordevices,selectadevice,

andthenfollowthepromptstocompletethe

connection.

Wi-FiDirectStatusIndicator

Whenyourdeviceisconnectedtoanotherdevice

usingWi-FiDirect, displaysintheStatusBar.


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Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a short-range

communications technology thatallows you to connect wirelessly

to a number of Bluetooth

devices, such as headsets

and hands-free car Bluetooth

systems, and Bluetooth-enabled

computers, printers, and wireless

devices.

Note:TheBluetoothcommunicationrangeis

approximately30feet.

TurnBluetoothOnorOff


Settings.

2. TapBluetooth,andthentapON/OFFtoturn

Bluetoothonoroff.

ScanforBluetoothDevices

WhenyouwanttopairwithanotherBluetooth

device,youcanscanfornearbydevicesthatare

visible.


Settings.


Bluetoothon.

3. WhenBluetoothisfirstturnedon,itscansfor

nearbyBluetoothdevicesanddisplaysthem.

Tomanuallyperformanewscan:

►

TapSCAN.

PairBluetoothDevices

TheBluetoothpairingprocessallowsyouto

establishtrustedconnectionsbetweenyourdevice

andanotherBluetoothdevice.

PairingbetweentwoBluetoothdevicesisaone-time

process.Onceapairingiscreated,thedevices

willcontinuetorecognizetheirpartnershipand

exchangeinformationwithouthavingtore-entera

passcode.


Settings.


Bluetoothon.

3. Makesurethatthetargetdeviceisdiscoverable

sothatyourdevicecanfindit.Refertothe

instructionsthatcamewiththedevicetofindout

howtosetittodiscoverablemode.

4. TapSCAN.Yourdevicewillstarttoscanfor

Bluetoothdeviceswithinrange.

5. Whenyouseethenameofthetargetdevice

displayedintheBluetoothdevicessection,tapthename.Yourdevicethenautomaticallytriesto

pairwiththetargetdevice.Ifautomaticpairing

fails,enterthepasscodesuppliedwiththetarget

device.

Note:Duetodifferentspecificationsandfeatures

ofotherBluetooth-compatibledevices,displayand

operationsmaybedifferent,andfunctionssuchas

transferorexchangemaynotbepossiblewithall

Bluetooth-compatibledevices.


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DeleteaPairedDevice(Unpairing)

WhenyouunpairfromaBluetoothdevice,thetwo

deviceswillnolongerrecognizeeachother.To

connectagain,you’dneedtopairthedevices.


Settings.


Bluetoothon.

3. FromtheBluetoothsettingsscreen,tap

Settingsnexttothepreviouslypaireddevice,

andthentapUnpairtodeletethepaireddevice.

BluetoothStatusIndicators

WhenBluetoothisturned on, displaysinthe

StatusBar.


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AirplaneMode

Airplane mode disconnects your

device from all networks andturns off connectivity features,

such as Wi-Fi.

While in airplane mode, you

can use other features, such as

playing music, watching videos,

and other online applications.


Settings.

2. TapAirplanemode.

3. TapON/OFFtoenableordisabletheoption.

Note:YoucanalsocontrolAirplanemodefrom

theDeviceoptionsmenu.Pressandholdthe

Power/Lockkey,andthentapAirplanemode.


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DataUsage

Monitor your mobile data usage.

Note:Yourserviceprovidermayaccountfordata

usagedifferently.


Settings>Datausageforthefollowing

information:

• Datausagecycle:Tapthedrop-downmenu,

andthenchooseatimeperiodfordatausage.

Datausagefortheperioddisplaysonthe

graph,alongwithusagebyapplicationbelow.

• Byapplication:Viewdatausagebyapplication.

2. TapMOREforthefollowingoptions:

• Restrictnetworks:SelectWi-Finetworks

thataremobilehotspots.Youcanrestrict

appsfromusingthesenetworks,andyoucan

configureappstowarnyoubeforeusingthese

networksforlargedownloads.


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Printing

Print images and documents

to Samsung printers andother compatible printers

(not included).


Settings.

2. TapMoreconnectionsettings>Printing.

3. Tapaprintserviceandfollowtheprompts.

Note:TapDownloadplug-intoinstalladditionalprint

servicedrivers.


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VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPNs)

You can set up and configure

Virtual Private Networks on yourdevice.

Note:YoumustsetascreenlockPINorpassword

beforesettingupaVPN.Formoreinformation,see

LockScreenandSecurity.

AddaVPN


Settings.

2. TapMoreconnectionsettings>VPN.

3. TapADDVPNandfollowthepromptstosetup

your VPN.

ConnecttoaVPN


Settings.


3. TaptheVPN,enteryourlogininformation,and

tapCONNECT.

EditorDeleteaVPN


Settings.


3. TouchandholdtheVPNthatyouwanttoeditor

delete.


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EthernetConnection

Manage your Ethernet

connections.


Settings>Moreconnectionsettings.

2. TapEthernetandfollowthepromptstoconnect

toanEthernetnetwork.


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SoundsandNotifications

Configure the sounds and

vibrations used to indicatenotifications, screen touches,

and other activities.

ChangetheSoundMode

Youcanswitchbetweensoundmodes,while

preservingtheindividualsoundsettingsyouhave

made.


Settings.

2. TapSoundsandnotifications>Soundmode,

andthenchooseamode:

• Sound:Yourdeviceusesthesounds,

vibrations,andvolumelevelsyouhavechosen

inSoundsettingsfornotificationsandalerts.

• Mute:Yourdevicemutesallsoundsand

notifications.

AdjusttheVolume

Setthesystemvolumelevel,andsetdefaultvolume

forcallringtones,notifications,andotheraudio.

Tip:YoucanalsosetSystemvolumefromthehome

screenbypressingtheVolumekey.


Settings.

2. TapSoundsandnotifications>Volume.

3. Dragthesliderstosetthedefaultvolumefor:

• Ringtone

• Notifications

• System

RingtonesandSound

ChangetheNotificationSound

Chooseasoundfornotifications,suchasfornew

messagesandeventreminders.


Settings.

2. TapSoundsandnotifications>Ringtonesand

sounds>Defaultnotification sound.

3. Tapasoundtopreviewit,andselectit.



SetNotificationSoundsforSamsung

Applications

Choosenotificationalertsfornewmessages,

calendarevents,andemail.


Settings.


sounds,andtaptoconfigureeachoption:

• Calendar:Configureeventnotifications.

• Email:Configureemailaccountnotifications.

SystemSounds

Setvarioussystemsoundoptions.


Settings.


sounds,andtaptoenableeachoption:

• Touchsounds:Playtoneswhenyoutouchor

tapthescreentomakeselections.

• Screenlocksounds:Playasoundwhenyou

unlockthescreen.

• Keyboardsound:Playasoundwhenthe

Samsungkeyboardistapped.

SoundQualityandEffects

Choosefromadvancedsoundoptionstocustomize

youraudioexperience.

AdaptSound

Findthebestsoundsettingforyourpreferences


Settings.

2. TapSoundsandnotifications>Soundquality

andeffects.

3. TapAdaptSoundandfollowthepromptsto

customizeyoursoundsettings.

OtherAdvancedOptions


Settings.

2. TapSoundsandnotifications>Soundquality

andeffects.

3. TapON/OFFtoenableeachoption:

• SoundAlive+:Recreatetheeffectsofrichsurroundsound.

• TubeAmp:Simulatethesofttimbreofatube

amplifier.

DoNotDisturb

Thissettingallowsyoutoblockallnotifications

andalerts.Theoptionsbelowdeterminewhat

notificationscanmakesounds,andduringwhattime

periodsyouwanttoenterthismode.

ToactivateDoNotDisturbmode:


Settings.

2. TapSoundsandnotifications>Donotdisturb.

3. TapON/OFFtoenablethisoption.

AllowExceptions

ThisoptionletsyoucustomizewhatnotificationsareallowedwhileyourdeviceisinDonotdisturbmode.


Settings.


3. TapAllowexceptions,andtapON/OFFto

enabletheexceptionsyouwanttoallow.



SetSchedule

ThisoptionallowsyoutoturnDonotdisturbmode

onandoffautomaticallyatscheduledtimes.

Note:SchedulingisnotavailableifDonotdisturb

modehasbeenturnedonmanually.


Settings.


3. TapSetschedule,andsettheDays,Starttime,

andEndtime.

NotificationsonLockScreen

Choosewhatnotificationscandisplaywhilethe

deviceislocked.

1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>Settings.

2. TapSoundsandnotifications>Notifications

onlockscreen,andchooseanoption:

• Showcontent

• Hidecontent

• Donotshownotifications

AppNotifications1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>

Settings.

2. TapSoundsandnotifications>App

notifications,andchooseanapptoenableor

disablenotifications.


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DisplaySettings

Adjust display options and

features, including the wallpaper,Multi window, screen brightness,

and font options.

AdjusttheScreenBrightness

Adjustthescreenbrightnesstosuityour

surroundingsorpersonalpreference.Youmayalso

wanttoadjustscreenbrightnesstoconservebattery

power.


Settings>Display.

2. TapBrightnessforoptions:

• TapAutotoallowthedevicetoadjust

brightnessautomatically.

• Tosetacustombrightnesslevel,clearthe

Automaticbrightnesscheckmarkanddragthe

Brightnessslider.

Note:YoucanalsocontrolBrightnessfromthe

Notificationpanel.DragdowntheStatus Baratthetop

ofthescreentofindtheBrightnessoptions.

ChangetheFontStyleandSize

Youcansetthefontstyleandsizeforalltextthat

displaysonthescreen.


Settings>Display.

2. TapFonttochooseafontstyleandfontsize.

• Dragtheslidertoadjustthefontsize.

• Tapafontstyletoselectafont,ortap

Downloadfontstofindnewfontsfrom

Galaxy Apps.

3. TapOKtosetthefontsizeandstyle.


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SettheScreenTimeoutDelay

Choosehowlongthedisplayscreenremainslitafter

youtapthescreenorpressanykey.


Settings>Display.

2. TapScreentimeout,andthenchooseatime

period.

SmartStay

Usingthefrontcameratodetectyourface,the

screenwillnottimeoutaslongasyouarefacing

thescreen.


Settings>Display.

2. TapDisplay>Smartstaytoturnthefeatureon.

SelectaScreenMode

Chooseascreenmodetomatchyourtypeof

viewing.Youcanchoosetohavethedevice

automaticallyadaptthedisplaydependingonthe

typeofimagebeingdisplayed,andothercriteria

suchasbatterylevel.


Settings>Display.

2. TapScreenmode,andthenchooseascreen

mode.

• Tohaveyourdeviceautomaticallyoptimize

thedisplaytomatchthetypeofimagebeing

displayedandothercriteria,suchasbattery

level,tapAdaptdisplay.

–or–

Chooseaspecifictypeofscreenmodebased

onwhatyourareviewing.

Daydream(ScreenSaver)

TheDaydreamsettingcontrolswhatthescreen

displayswhenthedeviceisdocked(docknot

included),orwhilecharging.Youcanchooseto

displaycolors,ordisplayphotosstoredonyour

device.


Settings>Display.

2. TapDaydream.TapON/OFFtoturnDaydream

on.Configureoptions:

• Colors:Taptheselectortodisplayachanging

screenofcolors.

• GooglePhotos:Displaypicturesfromyour

GooglePhotosaccount.Tap Settingsfor

options.

• PhotoFrame:Displaypicturesinaphoto

frame.Tap Settingsforoptions.

• PhotoTable:Displaypicturesinaphototable.

Tap Settingsforoptions.

3. TapMORE>Previewtoseeademonstrationof

Daydream.

4. TapMORE>Selectwhentodaydreamto

choseanoption.


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MotionsandGestures

Control certain device actions

by touching the screen with the palm of your hand.


Settings.

2. TapMotionsandgestures

3. TapanoptionandtapON/OFFtoenableeachof

thefollowing:

• Mute:Mutesoundsandvideobycoveringthe

screenwithyourhand.

• Palmswipetocapture:Captureanimageof

thescreenwhenyousweepyourhandleftor

rightacrossthescreen.


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ApplicationManager

You can download and install

new applications on your device.Use Application manager

settings to manage your

downloaded and preloaded

applications.

Warning:Becausethisdevicecanbeconfigured

withsystemsoftwarenotprovidedbyorsupported

byGoogleoranyothercompany,end-usersoperate

thesedevicesattheirownrisk.

MemoryUsage

SeehowmemoryisbeingusedbyDownloadedor

Runningapplications.

1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps >

Settings>Applications>

Application manager.

2. Swipeacrossthescreentodisplay

DOWNLOADED,SDCARD,RUNNING,

DISABLED,orALLtodisplaymemoryusageforthatcategoryofapplications.

ThegraphontheDOWNLOADEDtabshows

usedandfreedevicememory.SDCARDshows

usedandfreememoryonanoptionalSDcard

(if installed).ThegraphontheRUNNINGtab

showsusedandfreeRAM.DISABLEDshowsany

appsyouhavedisabledfromtheAppslist.

DownloadedApps

Displaysappsyouhavedownloadedontoyourdevice.




2. TapDOWNLOADEDtoviewalistofallthe

downloadedapplicationsonyourdevice.

• ToswitchtheorderoftheDOWNLOADEDlist,

tapMORE>SortbysizeorSortbyname.

• Toresetallofyourapplicationpreferences,

tapMORE>Resetapppreferences.

• Tapanapplicationtoviewandupdate

informationabouttheapplication,including

memoryusage,defaultsettings,and

permissions.Thefollowingoptionsare

displayed:

- FORCESTOP:Stopanappthatismisbehaving.Restartyourdeviceifstopping

anapp,process,orservicecausesyour

devicetostopworkingcorrectly.

- INSTALL/UNINSTALL:Deletethe

applicationfromthedeviceoruninstall

updatesmadetoappsthatcannotbe

deleted.

- DISABLE:Disableappsthatcannotbe

deleted.

- MOVETOSDCARD:Movetheapptoan

optionalSDcard(ifinstalled)tofreeup

spaceonyourtablet.

- CLEARDATA:Clearapplicationdatafrom

memory.

- CLEARCACHE:Clearanapplication’s

temporarymemorystorage.

- CLEARDEFAULTS:Clearanapplication’s

customization.

- Permissions:Viewinformationabouttheapplication’saccesstoyourdeviceand

data.


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RunningServices

Viewandcontrolservicesrunningonyourdevice.




2. TapRUNNINGtoviewalistofrunningservices.

Alltheapplicationsthatarecurrentlyrunningonthedevicedisplay.

3. TapSHOWCACHEDPROCESSEStodisplay

allthecachedprocessesthatarerunning.Tap

SHOWSERVICESINUSEtoswitchback.

4. Taponeoftheapplicationstoviewapplication

information.

• STOP:Stopstheapplicationfromrunning

onthedevice.Thisisusuallydonepriorto

uninstallingtheapplication.(Notallservices

canbestopped.Stoppingservicesmayhave

undesirableconsequencesontheapplication

orAndroidSystem.)

• REPORT:Reportfailureandotherapplication

information.

Note:Optionsvarybyapplication.

DisabledApps

Viewandconfiguredisabledappsonyourdevice.

Note:Thisscreenonlyappearsifyouhavedisabled

anappontheAppslist.

1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps> Settings>

Applications>Application manager.

2. TapDISABLEDtoviewalistofapplicationsyou

havedisabled.

• ToswitchtheorderoftheDISABLEDlist,tap

MORE>SortbysizeorSortbydate.

•Toresetallofyourapplicationpreferences,tapMORE>Resetapppreferences.

• Tapanapplicationtoviewandupdate

informationabouttheapplication,including

memoryusage,defaultsettings,and

permissions.Thefollowingoptionsare

displayed:

- FORCESTOP:Stopanappthatis

misbehaving.Restartyourdeviceifstopping

anapp,process,orservicecausesyour

devicetostopworkingcorrectly.

- ENABLE:Thiswillmovetheapplication

backtotheAppsscreen.

- MOVETOSDCARD:Movetheapptoan

optionalSDcard(ifinstalled)tofreeupspaceonyourtablet.

- CLEARDATA:Clearapplicationdatafrom

memory.

- CLEARCACHE:Clearanapplication’s

temporarymemorystorage.

- CLEARDEFAULTS:Clearanapplication’s

customization.

- Permissions:Viewinformationaboutthe

application’saccesstoyourdeviceand

data.

Note:Optionsvarybyapplication.


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DefaultApplications

If you have multiple applications

of the same type, such as emailapps, you can select one app to

be the default.

You can also use a simpler

Home screen which provides

an easier user experience for

first-time users.



Default Applications.

2. TapHomeandselectaHomescreenmode:

• TouchWizeasyhome:Providesaneasieruser

experienceforthefirst-timetabletusers.

• TouchWizhome:TheHomescreenthat

originallydisplaysonyourdevice.

3. Tocleardefaultsyouhavesetup,tapCLEAR.


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ApplicationsSettingsShortcuts

Shortcuts to the settings for

various apps are available in oneconvenient location.

ToquicklyaccessthesettingsforCalendar,Camera,

Contacts,Email,Internet,Music,orWeather.


Settings>Applications.

2. UnderApplicationsettings,taponeofthe

followingtodisplaythesettingsfortheselected

app:

• Calendar

• Camera

• Contacts

• Email

• Internet

• Music

• Weather


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Users

Share this tablet with multiple

people by creating Useraccounts.

Users have their own space,

which they can customize with

their own apps, wallpaper, and

so on. Users can also adjust

settings like Wi-Fi which affect

everyone.

Restricted profiles allow only

limited access to apps and

content.

SetUpUserProfiles

Setupuserprofilesandthenselectonewhenunlockingthedevicetousepersonalizedsettings.


Settings.

2. TapUsers.

3. Toaddanewuserorprofile,tap Adduseror

profile.

DeletingaUserorProfile1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps >

Settings.

2. TapUsers.

3. Tap DeletenexttoaUserprofiletodeleteit.

Note:OnlytheDeviceOwnercandeleteotherUser

accounts.

UseUserProfiles

Toaccessthedevicewithauserprofile,selecta

profileatthetoprightofthelockedscreen.

Owner New New New

user 1 user 2 user 3

Youcanalsoswitchbetweenusersbyslidingdown

theNotificationPanelandtappingthecurrentUser.

Formoreinformation,seeNotificationPanel.

ChangeUserAccount

Nicknamesand Photo IDs

Thephotoandnameeachuserusesintheir

personalContactentryisusedastheirUserIDand

name.

TochangetheirIDphotoandname,eachuser

canedittheirpersonalContactentry.Formoreinformation,seeEditaContact.


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WallpaperSettings

Change the look of the home

and lock screens with wallpaper.

You can display a favorite picture

or choose from preloaded

wallpapers.


Settings.

2. TapWallpaper,andthenchooseHomescreen,

Lockscreen,orHomeandlockscreens.

3. Tapawallpapertoseeasample,andthentap

Setwallpaper.

• TapFromGallerytoselectanimagefromthe

Gallery(ifanyareavailable).


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LockScreenandSecurity

Choose a method for unlocking

your screen. Different ScreenLocks have different levels of

security and options.

SetaScreenLock


Settings.

2. TapLockscreen.

3. TapScreenlocktoselectascreenlockand

levelofsecurity:

• Swipe:Swipethescreentounlockit.This

optionprovidesnosecurity.

• Pattern:Ascreenunlockpatternisatap

gestureyoucreateandusetounlockyour

device.Thisoptionprovidesmediumsecurity.

• PIN:SelectaPINtouseforunlockingthe

screen.Thisoptionprovidesmediumtohigh

security.

• Password:Createapasswordforunlocking

thescreen.Thisoptionprovideshighsecurity.

ShoworHideSensitive

NotificationContent

Afterchoosing,youcanselectwhethertoshow

orhidesensitivenotificationcontentonthelock

screen.

1. TapShowcontent,Hidecontent,orDonot

shownotifications.

2. TapDONE.

ScreenLockOptions

• Unlockeffect:Setthevisualeffectusedwhenunlockingthescreen.(Thisoptionisavailable

withSwipeonly.)

• Showinformation:Showthedualclock,or

informationsuchastheweatherinformation,

onthelockscreen.

• Securelocksettings:Setthefollowingsecure

lockfunctions:

- Lockautomatically:Setthetimeafter

thescreenisturnedofftoenablethe

screen lock.

- Lockinstantlywithpowerkey:Tapthe

ON/OFFswitchtoenableordisablelocking

thescreenimmediatelywhenpressingthe

Powerkey.

- SmartLock:Setyourdevicetostay

unlockedwhenyouhavetrusteddevices

connectedorwhenit’sinatrustedplace.

Note:Optionsvarybasedonthescreenlocktype.

DeviceSecurity

Configuresecurityforyourdevice.


Settings.

2. TapLockscreenandsecurity>

Device security.

3. TaptheON/OFFswitchtoactivateKNOXactive

protectiononyourdevice.


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FindMyMobile

Protectyourdevicefromlossortheftallowingyour

devicetobelocked,tracked,andforyourdatatobe

deletedremotely.

►

Toaccessyourdeviceremotely,

visit findmymobile.samsung.com.

Note:YoumustsignupforaSamsungaccountandenableGooglelocationservicetouseFindMyMobile.


Settings.


Find My Mobile.

• IfyouarenotloggedintoyourSamsung

account,tapAddaccountandfollowthe

prompts.

3. Thefollowingoptionsareavailable:

• Remotecontrols:Taptoactivateordeactivate

Remotecontrols,whichallowsyoutoaccess

yourdeviceremotely.

• Googlelocationservice:Taptoactivate

ordeactivateGooglelocationservice.This

servicemustbeoninordertofindyour

device.

• SIMchangealert:Preventunauthorized

changestoyourSIMcardbybeingalerted

wheneveranapporserviceattemptstochangedataonyourSIMcard.

UnknownSources

Enableinstallationofnon-GooglePlayapplications.


Settings.


Unknown sourcestoenablethisoption.

Warning:Enablinginstallationofthird-party

applicationscancauseyourdeviceandpersonaldata

tobemorevulnerabletoattacksbyunknownsources.

OtherSecuritySettings

EncryptYourData

RequireanumericPINorpasswordtodecryptyour

deviceeachtimeyoupoweriton.


Settings.

2. TapLockscreenandsecurity>Othersecurity

settings>Encryptdevice,andfollowthe

promptstoencryptalldataonyourdevice.

ViewPasswords

Displaypasswordcharactersbrieflyasyoutype

them.


Settings.


settings>Makepasswordsvisibletoturnthe

featureon.

SecurityUpdateService

Automaticallyreceivesecurityupdates.


Settings.


settings>forthefollowingSecurityupdateserviceoptions:

• Securitypolicyupdates:Automaticallyor

manuallycheckforsecuritypolicyupdates.

• Sendsecurityreports:Sendsecurityreports

toSamsungviaWi-Fiforthreatanalysis.


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LocationSettings

Some apps, such as Google

maps, may require one or morelocation services be turned on

for full functionality.

LocatingMethod


Settings>Privacyandsafety>Location.

2. TapON/OFFtoturnLocationserviceson.

3. TapModetoselecthowyourlocationis

determined:

• Highaccuracy:UseGPS,Wi-Fi,andmobile

networks.

• Powersaving:UseWi-Fiandmobilenetworks

(noGPS).

• GPSonly:UseGPSonly.

RecentLocationRequests

Appsthathaverequestedyourlocationarelisted

underRecentlocationrequests.



2. TapON/OFFtoturnLocationserviceson.

3. Tapanentrytoviewtheapp’ssettings.

LocationServices

GoogleusesLocationReportingtostoreanduse

yourdevice’smostrecentlocationdata.Google

apps,suchasGoogleMaps,canusethisdatato

improveyoursearchresultsbasedonplacesthat

youhavevisited.



2. TapON/OFFtoturnonLocationservices.

3. TapGoogleLocationReportingforoptions:

• LocationReporting:AllowGoogleappsto

useyourdevice’smostrecentlocationdata.

• LocationHistory:AllowGoogletostorea

historyofyourlocationdata.Tap DELETE

LOCATIONHISTORYtopermanentlydelete

yourlocationhistory.


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PrivateMode

Hide personal content from

being accessed by anyone elseusing your device.

Private mode is only available for

certain applications.

Note:Asecurescreenlock(Pattern,PIN,Fingerprint,

orPassword)isrequiredtousePrivateMode.

SetUpPrivateMode


Settings>Privacyandsafety.

2. TapPrivatemode.

3. Ifprompted,configureasecurelockscreen.The

followingoptionsareavailableinPrivatemode:

• TaptheON/OFFswitchtoturnPrivatemode

onoroff.

• TapPrivatemodeaccesstypetochangethe

lockscreentype.

• TaptheON/OFFswitchforAutoofftoenable

ordisablethisfeature,whichautomatically

turnsoffPrivatemodewhenthescreenturns

off.


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ReportDiagnosticInfo

This feature sends diagnostic

information about your tabletwhen you are having technical

problems.


Settings.

2. TapPrivacyandsafety,andthentapON/OFF

forReportdiagnosticinfotoeitherenableor

disablethisfeature.


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Accessibility

Accessibility services are special

features to make using thedevice easier for those with

certain physical disabilities.

Note:Youcandownloadadditionalaccessibility

applicationsfromtheGooglePlayStore.


Settings.

2. TapAccessibilityforoptions:

Vision

• GalaxyTalkBack:Speakfeedbackaloudto

helpblindandlow-visionusers.

- TalkBackcancollectallofthetextyou

enter,exceptpasswords,includingpersonal

dataandcreditcardnumbers.Itmayalso

logyouruserinterfaceinteractionswiththe

device.

• GalaxyTalkBackhelp:Tapforhelponusing

GalaxyTalkBack.

• Darkscreen:Keepthescreenturnedoffatall

timesforprivacy.

• Rapidkeyinput:Releaseyourfingertoenter

selectioninsteadofdoubletapping.

• Speakpasswords:Readthecharactersaloud

asyouenteryourpasswords.

• Fontsize:Setthefontsize.

• Magnificationgestures:Useexaggerated

gesturessuchastriple-tapping,doublepinching,anddraggingtwofingersacrossthe

screen.

• Magnifierwindow:Magnifycontentshownon

thescreen.

• Grayscale:Changeallcolorstogray.

• Negativecolors:Reversethedisplay

ofonscreencolorsfromWhitetextona

BlackbackgroundtoBlacktextonaWhite

background.

• Coloradjustment:Adjustthecolorofthe

screenifyouarecolorblindorhavedifficulty

readingthedisplaybecauseofthescreen

color.TapColoradjustmentforoptions.

• Accessibilityshortcut:Quicklyenable

accessibilityfeaturesintwoquicksteps.Tap

ON/OFFtoturnthefeatureon.

• Text-to-speechoptions:Setyourpreferred

TTSengineandoptions.Formoreinformation,

seeText-To-SpeechOptions.

Hearing

• Turnoffallsounds:Forprivacy,turnoffall

notificationsandaudio.

• Samsungsubtitles(CC):UseSamsung

subtitleswithmultimediafileswhenavailable

TapSamsungsubtitles(CC)foroptions.

• Googlesubtitles(CC):UseGooglesubtitles

withmultimediafileswhenavailable.TapGooglesubtitles(CC)foroptions.

• Left/rightsoundbalance:Usethesliderto

settheLeftandRightbalancewhenusinga

stereodevice.

• Monoaudio:Switchaudiofromstereoto

monoforusewithoneearphone.



DexterityandInteraction

• Universalswitch:Controlyourdevicewith

yourcustomizedswitches.

• Assistantmenu:Improvethedevice

accessibilityforuserswithreduceddexterity.

• Pressandholddelay:Selectatimeinterval

forthistapgesture.

• Interactioncontrol:Blockareasofthescreen

fromtouchinteraction.DisableAutorotate

screenandhardkeyfunctions.Onlyshow

applicationnotificationsintheNotification

PanelandtheStatus Bar.

MoreSettings

• Directionlock:Unlockthescreenbyswiping

inaseriesoffourtoeightdirections.

• Directaccess:Openyouraccessibility

settingsbypressingtheHomeKeythreetimes

inquicksuccession.

• Notificationreminder:Beepatsetintervalsto

remindyouofanyunreadnotifications.

• Singletapmode:Taptostop/snoozealarms

andcalendarevents.

• Manageaccessibility:Exportyour

accessibilitysettingsandsharethemwith

anotherdevice.

Services

• Additionalaccessibilityappsmaybe

downloadedfromtheGooglePlayStore.

Certainaccessibilityservicesyouinstallmay

beconfiguredhere.


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Accounts

Set up and manage accounts,

including your Google Account,Samsung account, email, and

social networking accounts.

Depending on the account, you

can choose to synchronize your

calendar, contacts, and other

types of content.

AddanAccount


Settings.

2. TapAccounts>Addaccount.

3. Taponeoftheaccounttypes.

4. Followthepromptstoenteryourcredentialsand

setuptheaccount.

SynchronizeAccounts


Settings.

2. TapAccounts>[Accounttype].

3. Tapanaccounttoviewthesyncsettingsforthat

account.

4. Tapindividualdataitemstosync.

Note:Syncoptionsandthelocationofthesync

commanddifferdependingontheaccounttype.

AccountSettings

Eachaccounthasitsownsetofsettings.Inaddition

youcanconfigurecommonsettingsforallaccounts

ofthesametype.

Note:Accountsettingsandavailablefeaturesvary

betweenaccounttypesandserviceproviders.Contact

yourserviceproviderformoreinformationonyour

account’ssettings.


Settings.


• Tapanaccounttoconfigurethataccount’s

settings.

• TapSettingsorotheravailableoptionsto

configurecommonsettingsforallaccountsof

thistype.

DeleteanAccount


Settings.


3. Taptheaccount,andthentapMORE>

Remove account.


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BackupandReset

Back up your data to Google

servers. You can also reset yourdevice to its factory defaults.

1. TapBackupandresetforoptions:

• Samsungaccount:Configurebackupand

restoreoptionsusingaSamsungaccount.

- Backupmydata:Enablebackupofyour

devicelog,messages,andmorethrough

yourSamsungaccount.

- Restore:UseyourSamsungaccounttorestoreyourbackupdata.

• Googleaccount:Configurebackupand

restoreoptionsusingaGoogleaccount.

- Backupaccount:SelectaGoogleaccount

tobeusedasyourbackupaccount.

- Backupmydata:Enablebackupof

applicationdata,Wi-Fipasswords,and

othersettingstoGoogleservers.

- Automaticrestore:EnableautomaticrestorationofsettingsfromGoogleservers.

Whenenabled,backed-upsettingsare

restoredwhenyoureinstallanapplication.

FactoryDataReset

Returnyourdevicetoitsfactorydefaults.

Warning:ThisactionpermanentlyerasesALLdata

fromthedevice,includingGoogleorotheraccount

settings,systemandapplicationdataandsettings,

downloadedapplications,aswellasyourmusic,

photos,videos,andotherfiles.


Settings.

2. TapBackupandreset>Factorydatareset.

3. TapRESETDEVICEandfollowthepromptsto

performthereset.


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LanguageandInputSettings

Configure your device’s

language and input settings.

SetYourDefaultLanguage


Settings.

2. TapLanguageandinput>Language.

3. Selectalanguagefromthelist.

SelectYourDefaultKeyboard

or InputMethod


Settings.

2. TapLanguageandinput>Defaultkeyboard.

3. Selectakeyboard.

Note:Additionalkeyboardscanbedownloadedfrom

theGooglePlayStore.

SamsungKeyboardSettings

ConfigureoptionsforusingtheSamsungkeyboard.


Settings.

2. TapLanguageandinput.

3. TapSamsungkeyboardforoptions:

• Inputlanguages:Choosewhichlanguages

areavailableonthekeyboard.TapSelect

inputlanguagestoaddlanguagestothe

keyboard.Toswitchbetweenlanguages,slide

thespacebarsideways.

• Smarttyping:Selectsmartfeaturestoassist

yourtyping.

- Predictivetext:AllowPredictivetextto

suggestwordsmatchingyourtextentries,

and,optionally,completecommonwords

automatically.Predictivetextcanlearnyour

personalwritingstylefromyourcontacts,

messages,Gmail,andsocialnetworking

sites—improvingitsaccuracyofpredicting

yourtextentries.

- Autoreplace:Automaticallyreplace

misspelledwords.

- Autocheckspelling:Checkspellingasyou

type.

- Textshortcuts :Createshortcutsforyour

frequentlyusedphrases.

- Autocapitalize:Automaticallycapitalizethe

firstletterofeachsentence.

- Autospacing:Automaticallyinsertspaces

betweenwords.

- Autopunctuate:Automaticallyinsertafull

stopbytappingthespacebartwice.

-Keyboardswipe:Configurekeyboardswipe

totypebyslidingyourfingeracrossthe

keyboard.

• Key-tapfeedback:Configurefeedback

featuresfortyping.

- Sound:Playasoundwhenyoutapakey.

- Characterpreview:Showabigcharacter

bubblewhenakeyistapped.

• Othersettings:Configureotherkeyboard

settings.

- Adjustkeyboardsize:Adjustthesizeof

thekeyboardonthescreen.TapRESETto

returntothedefaultsize.

- Resetsettings:Resetallsettingsforthe

Samsungkeyboard.


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GoogleVoiceTypingSettings

Speakratherthantypeyourtextentriesusing

GoogleVoiceTyping.


Settings.

2. TapLanguageandinput.

3. TapGooglevoicetypingforoptions:

• Chooseinputlanguages:Selectlanguages

forGooglevoicetyping.

• Blockoffensivewords:Hidewordsmany

peoplefindoffensiveareinresultsofGoogle

voicesearches.Offensivewordsarereplaced

inresultswithaplaceholder(####).

• Offlinespeechrecognition:Downloadand

installspeechrecognitionengines,allowing

youtousevoiceinputwhilenotconnectedtothenetwork.

VoiceInput

UseGooglevoicerecognitiontoperformGoogle

searchesusingspokencommands.

Toperformavoicesearch,tap intheGoogle

searchbarorwidget.Orsay“OkGoogle”tolaunch

aGooglesearch(ifthehotworddetectionoptionis

enabled).


Settings.

2. TapLanguageandinput>Voiceinputfor

options.

3. TapEnhancedGoogleservicesforfullvoice

interactionorBasicGooglerecognitionfor

simplevoicerecognition.

4. Tap Settingsnexttotheselectedoptionto

configureitsoptions.

Text-To-SpeechOptions

ConfigureyourText-To-Speech(TTS)options.TTS

isusedforvariousaccessibilityfeatures,suchas

TalkBack.Formoreinformation,seeAccessibility.


Settings.

2. TapLanguageandinput>Text-to-speechforoptions:

• Tap SettingsnexttotheSamsung

text-to speechengineforoptions.

• Speechrate:Setthespeedatwhichthetext

isspoken.

• Defaultlanguagestatus:Displaythedefault

languageinuse.

Mouse/TrackpadSettingsConfiguresettingsforusinganoptionalmouseor

trackpad(notincluded).


Settings.

2. TapLanguageandinput>Pointerspeed.

3. Setthespeedofthepointerbymovingtheslider

towardSloworFast.

4. TapOK tosave.

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Battery

View how battery power is used

for device activities.


Settings.

2. TapBatteryforoptions:

• Powersavingmode:TapON/OFFtoturnthe

featureon,andcustomizeoptions.

• Ultrapowersavingmode:TapON/OFFto

turnthefeatureon.

• Displaybatterypercentage:Displaythebatterychargepercentagenexttothebattery

iconontheStatusbar.

BatteryChart

Thebatteryleveldisplaysasapercentage.The

amountoftimethebatteryhasbeenusedalso

displays.

► TaptheBatterycharttoviewHistorydetails.

AppsandOSUsage

Batteryusagedisplaysinpercentagesper

application.

1. TapScreen,AndroidSystem,AndroidOS,or

anapptoviewhowtheyareaffectingbattery

use.

2. Tap Refreshtoupdatethelisting.

Note:Otherapplicationsmayberunningthataffect

batteryuse.


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Storage

View the device memory and

usage, or mount, unmount, orformat an optional memory card

(not included).

DeviceMemory

Viewandmanagethememoryusedbythedevice.


Settings.

2. TapStorage.

• TheDevicememorydisplaysTotalspaceand

Availablespace.

• TheamountsofmemoryusedbyApplications,

Picturesandvideos,Audio,Downloads,

Cacheddata,andMiscellaneousfilesarealso

displayed.

Toincreaseavailablememory:

1. TapCacheddatatoclearallcacheddataforall

apps.TapOK toconfirm.

2. TapMiscellaneousfiles,selectunnecessary

files(ortapSELECTALL),andthen

tap DELETE.

MemoryCard(SDCard)

Onceanoptionalmemorycard(notincluded)has

beeninstalledinyourdevice,thecardmemory

displaysasTotalspaceandAvailablespace.

InstallaMemoryCard

YoucanuseanoptionalmicroSDormicroSDHC

card(notincluded)toaddadditionalmemoryspace

toyourdevice.

1. OpenthemicroSDcardslotcoverandturntoexposetheslot.

2. Withthegoldcontactsfacingdown,carefully

slidethememorycardintotheslot,pushing

gentlyuntilitclicksintoplace.

3. ClosethemicroSDcardslotcover.


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MountaMemoryCard

Whenyouinstallanoptionalmemorycard,itis

automaticallymounted(connectedtothedevice)

andpreparedforuse.However,shouldyouunmount

thecardwithoutremovingitfromthedevice,youwill

needtomountitbeforeitcanbeaccessed.


Settings.

2. TapStorage>MountSDcard.

UnmountanSDCard

Topreventdamagetoinformationstoredonthe

memorycard,alwaysunmountthecardbefore

removingitfromthedevice.

UnmountinganSDcardmaystopsomeapplications

fromfunctioninguntilyoumounttheSDcardagain.

1. FromaHomescreen,tap Apps>Settings.

2. TapStorage>UnmountSDcard.

RemoveaMemoryCard

Warning:Topreventdamagetoinformationstoredon

thememorycard,unmountthecardbeforeremoving

itfromthedevice.


Settings.

2. TapStorage>UnmountSDcard.

3. Openthememorycardslotcoverandturnto

exposetheslot.

4. Gentlypressinwardonthememorycardsothat

itpopsoutfromtheslot,andcarefullypullthe

cardout.

5. Closethememorycardslotcover.

FormatanSDCard

Warning:WhenformattinganSDcard,youshould

backupyourmusicandphotofilesthatarestoredon

thecardbecauseformattingtheSDcarddeletesall

thestoreddata.


Settings.

2. TapStorage>FormatSDcardandfollowthe

prompts.



Accessories

Configure options when using a

cover (not included).


Settings.

2. TapAccessoriesforoptions:

• Automaticunlock:Unlockthescreenwhen

thecoverisopened(andsecurelockis

turned off) .


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DateandTimeSettings

By default, your device receives

date and time information fromthe wireless network.

When you are outside network

coverage, you may want to

set date and time information

manually using the date and time

settings.


Settings.

2. TapDateandtime.

3. Setthedate,time,timezone,timeformat,and

dateformat.



AboutYourDevice

View information about your

device, including status, legalinformation, hardware and

software versions, and a tutorial.


Settings.

2. TapAboutdevice,andthentapitemsformore

details:

• Softwareupdate:Checkforandinstall

availablesoftwareupdates.

• Status:Viewthestatusofthebattery,network,

andotherinformationaboutyourdevice.

• Legalinformation:Viewyourdevice’sopen

sourcelicensesandGooglelegalinformation.

• Devicename:Viewandchangeyourdevice’s

name.

• Additionaldeviceinformationincludesthe

Modelnumber,Androidversion,Buildnumber,

andmore.

SoftwareUpdate

UseSoftwareupdatetoupdateyourdevice’s

software.


Settings.