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iTable of Contents

GetStarted 1YourPhoneataGlance 1SetUpYourPhone 1

InstalltheBattery 1ChargetheBattery 2

ActivateYourPhone 3CompletetheSetup 3SetUpVoicemail 4SprintAccountInformationandHelp 5

SprintAccountPasswords 5ManageYourAccount 5SprintSupportServices 6

PhoneBasics 8YourPhonesLayout 8

KeyFunctions 8TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 9TurnYourScreenOnandOff 10TouchscreenNavigation 10

MultiWindow 15YourHomeScreen 17

CreatingShortcuts 17AddingandRemovingPrimaryShortcuts 18AddingandRemovingWidgets 18ExtendedHomeScreens 18RecentlyUsedApplications 19

StatusBar 19EnterText 21

TouchscreenKeyboards 21TextInputMethods 21GoogleVoiceTyping 21SamsungKeyboard 22Swype 22TipsforEditingText 23

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PhoneCalls 25MakePhoneCalls 25

CallUsingtheKeypad 25CallfromLogs 25CallfromContacts 26CallaNumberinaTextMessage 26CallaNumberinanEmailMessage 27CallEmergencyNumbers 27Enhanced9-1-1(E9-1-1)Information 27

ReceivePhoneCalls 28AnsweranIncomingCall 28MutetheRingingSound 28RejectanIncomingCall 28

Voicemail 29RetrieveVoicemailMessages 29VoicemailNotification 29

VisualVoicemail 29PhoneCallOptions 30

DialingOptions 30CallerID 30CallWaiting 313-WayCalling 31CallForwarding 31In-CallOptions 32SpeedDialing 33

Logs 34ViewLogs 34LogsOptions 34ClearLogs 35

Contacts 36GetStartedwithContacts 36

AccessContacts 36AddaContact 36SaveaPhoneNumber 37EditaContact 38

AddorEditInformationforaContact 38AssignanImagetoaContact 38

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AssignaRingtonetoaContact 39LinkaContact 39DeleteaContact 39

AddEntriestoYourFavorites 40CreateGroups 40

CreateaNewGroup 40AddaContacttoaGroup 40SendaMessagetoaGroup 41

ShareaContact 41AccountsandMessaging 42

Google 42CreateaGoogleAccount 42SignIntoYourGoogleAccount 42AccessGmail 43SendaGmailMessage 43ReadandReplytoGmailMessages 44

Email 44AddanEmailAccount 44AddaMicrosoftExchangeActiveSyncAccount 45ComposeandSendEmail 45ViewandReplytoEmail 46ManageYourEmailInbox 46EditEmailSettings 47DeleteanEmailAccount 50

Messaging 50SendaMessage 51NewMessagesNotification 51ManagingMessageConversations 51MessagingSettings 53

SocialNetworkingAccounts 55Flipboard 55Google+ 56Hangouts 56YouTube 56

AppsandEntertainment 58SamsungLink 58

ConfigureSamsungLinkSettings 59

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UseSamsungLinktoShareMediawithAnotherDevice 59GooglePlayBooks 60GooglePlayNewsstand 60GooglePlayStore 60

FindandInstallanApp 61CreateaGoogleWalletAccount 61OpenanInstalledApp 62UninstallanApp 62

GooglePlayMovies&TV 62GoogleSearch 62SprintTV&Movies 62GooglePlayMusic 63MusicApp 64SprintMusicPlus 64Scout 65GoogleMaps 66SprintZone 66VideoApp 66

WebandData 69Internet 69Chrome 69DataServicesGeneralInformation(SprintSparkLTEand3GNetworks) 69

SprintSparkLTE 70YourUserName 70DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 71

Wi-Fi 71TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 71

Hotspot 72Bluetooth 73

TurnBluetoothOnorOff 73ConnectaBluetoothHeadsetorCarKit 74ReconnectaHeadsetorCarKit 74DisconnectorUnpairfromaBluetoothDevice 75SendInformationUsingBluetooth 75ReceiveInformationUsingBluetooth 76

VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 77PrepareYourPhoneforVPNConnection 77

vSetUpaScreenLock 77AddaVPNConnection 77ConnecttoaVPN 78DisconnectfromaVPN 78

CameraandVideo 79TakePictures 79PictureOptions 79SharePictureswithAutoShareShot 81RecordVideos 82VideoOptions 83Gallery 84

ViewPhotosandVideos 85ZoomInorOutonaPhoto 86WorkingwithPhotos 86SharePhotosandVideos 87

VideoApp 88GooglePhotos 89GroupPlay 89

ToolsandCalendar 91Clock 91Calendar 91

AddanEventtotheCalendar 91ViewEvents 92EraseEvents 92

Calculator 93Downloads 93Drive 93Dropbox 93

DownloadtheDesktopApplication 94AccessDropboxonyourPhone 94UploadaPicturetoDropbox 94

GoogleSearch 95Help 95microSDCard 95

InstallamicroSDCard 95RemoveamicroSDCard 95ViewmicroSDCardMemory 96

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FormatamicroSDCard 96UnmountamicroSDCard 96

MyFiles 96SMemo 97

CreateaNewSMemo 98SSuggest 99SVoice 99VoiceRecorder 99VoiceSearch 100VPNClient 100Wallet 100

Settings 101Wi-FiSettings 101

TurnWi-FiOnorOff 101ConfigureWi-FiSettings 102OtherWi-FiSettings 102Wi-FiDirect 103

SprintHotspotSettings 103AllowedDevices 104

BluetoothSettings 104TurnBluetoothOnorOff 105ConfigureBluetoothSettings 105

DataUsageSettings 106MoreNetworksSettings 106

AirplaneMode 107DefaultMessagingApp 107Printing 107MobileNetworks 109VPN 109

NFCSettings 110TurnNFCOnorOff 110AndroidBeam 110TapandPay 110

SBeamSettings 111TurnSBeamOnorOff 111

NearbyDevices 111ScreenMirroringSettings 112

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LockScreen 112ScreenLock 112LockScreenOptions 113

DisplaySettings 115Wallpaper 115NotificationPanel 115MultiWindow 116PageBuddy 116Brightness 117AutoRotateScreen 117ScreenTimeout 117Daydream 117FontStyle 118FontSize 118TouchKeyLightDuration 119ShowBatteryPercentage 119AutoAdjustScreenTone 119

LEDIndicatorSettings 119SoundSettings 120

Volume 120VibrationIntensity 120Ringtones 121Vibrations 121Notifications 121VibrateWhenRinging 121DialingKeypadTone 122TouchSounds 122ScreenLockSound 122HapticFeedback 122AutoHaptic 123EmergencyTone 123SamsungApplicationsSettings 123SamsungKeyboardSettings 123HDMIAudioOutput 124

HomeScreenModeSettings 124CallSettings 124

CallRejection 124

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SetUpCallRejectionMessages 125Answering/EndingCalls 125TurnOffScreenDuringCalls 126CallAlerts 126CallAccessories 126RingtonesandKeypadTones 127PersonalizeCallSound 127NoiseReduction 127IncreaseVolumeInPocket 128USDialing 128InternationalDialing 128TTYMode 128DTMFTones 129DDTM 129VoicemailSettings 129VoicePrivacy 129

BlockingModeSettings 130Hands-freeModeSettings 131PowerSavingModeSettings 131AccessoriesSettings 132AccessibilitySettings 132LanguageandInputSettings 133

ChooseaDefaultLanguage 134SetaDefaultInputMethod 134GoogleVoiceTypingSettings 134SamsungKeyboard 134SwypeSettings 136VoiceSearchSettings 137Text-to-SpeechOptions 138PointerSpeed 138

MotionSettings 139SmartScreenSettings 140

SmartStay 140SmartRotation 140

VoiceControlSettings 141AccountsSettings 141

AddanAccount 141

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BackupOptions 142LocationSettings 142SecuritySettings 143

Passwords 144DeviceAdministration 144SecurityUpdateService 144CredentialStorage 145

ApplicationManagerSettings 145DefaultApplicationsSettings 146BatterySettings 146StorageSettings 146DateandTimeSettings 147ActivateThisDevice 147SystemUpdateSettings 148AboutDeviceSettings 148

CopyrightInformation 149Index 150

Get Started 1

Get StartedThefollowingtopicsgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtosetupyourphoneandwirelessservicethefirsttime.

Your Phone at a GlanceThefollowingillustrationoutlinesyourphonesprimaryexternalfeaturesandkeys.

Set Up Your PhoneYoumustfirstinstallandchargethebatterytobeginsettingupyourphone.

Install the BatteryInstallthebatteryinthephone.

1. Usingtheslotprovided,gentlyliftthecover.

2. Insertthebattery,makingsuretoalignthegoldcontactsonthebatterywiththegoldcontactsinthephone.

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3. Replacethecover,makingsureallthetabsaresecureandtherearenogaps.

Charge the BatteryAfteryouinstallthebattery,chargeitbeforeusingyourphone.

Note:Yourphonesbatteryshouldhaveenoughchargeforthephonetoturnonandfindasignal,runthesetupapplication,setupvoicemail,andmakeacall.Youshouldfullychargethebatteryassoonaspossible.

1. PlugtheUSBcableintothecharger/accessoryjackonthebottomofthephone.

2. PlugtheUSBcableintothecharginghead,andthenplugthechargingheadintoanelectricaloutlet.

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Activate Your PhoneDependingonyouraccountorhowandwhereyoupurchasedyourphone,itmaybereadytouseoryoumayneedtoactivateitonyourSprintaccount.

n IfyoupurchasedyourphoneataSprintStore,itisprobablyactivatedandreadytouse.

n IfyoureceivedyourphoneinthemailanditisforanewSprintaccountoranewlineofservice,itisdesignedtoactivateautomatically.

l Whenyouturnthephoneonforthefirsttime,youshouldseeaHands Free Activationscreen,whichmaybefollowedbyaPRL UpdatescreenandaFirmware Updatescreen.Followtheonscreeninstructionstocontinue.

n Ifyoureceivedyourphoneinthemailandyouareactivatinganewphoneforanexistingnumberonyouraccount(youreswappingphones),youcanactivateonyourcomputeronlineordirectlyonyourphone.

l Activateonyourcomputer:

o Gotosprint.com/activateandcompletetheonlineinstructionstoactivateyourphone.

l Activateonyourphone:

o Turnonyournewphone.(Makesuretheoldoneisturnedoff.)YourphonewillautomaticallyattemptHands-FreeActivation.

o TapActivatetooverrideauto-activationandstartthemanualactivationwizard.

o Followtheonscreenpromptstocompletetheactivationprocess.

n Toconfirmactivation,makeaphonecall.Ifyourphoneisstillnotactivated,visitsprint.com/supportforassistance.IfyoudonothaveaccesstotheInternet,callSprintCustomerServiceat1-888-211-4727fromanotherphone.

Note:Ifyouarehavinganydifficultywithactivation,visitsprint.com/supportforassistance.

Complete the SetupAfteryouactivateyourphone,followthepromptstosetupyourGoogleAccountandpreferences.

Forbestresults,activateyourphonebeforestartingthesetupprocess.

Note: Duringsetup,youmayseeanoticeaboutConnectionsOptimizer.ConnectionsOptimizerhelpsyoumanageandenhanceyourdataexperiencebyfindingandconnectingtorememberedWi-Finetworksonyourdevice,andifapplicable,the4Gnetwork.

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1. Afteryouactivateyourphone,youllseetheWelcomescreen.Choosealanguage,andthenfollowtheonscreeninstructionstocompleteeachsection.Foreachtopic,youwillhaveanoptiontoskipitandcontinuetothenextscreen.

l Wi-Fi:YoucanchoosetoconnecttoWi-Fitocompletesetup,insteadofyourphoneswirelessnetworkconnection.SelectanavailableWi-Finetwork,andthenfollowthepromptstoconnect.

l Got Google?:FollowthepromptstosignintoyourcurrentGoogleAccount,orsignupforanewGoogleAccountrightfromyourphone.

o TapYestoenteryourGmailaddressandpasswordandthentaptherightarrowtosignintoyourcurrentGoogleAccount.

o TapNotosignupforanewGoogleAccount.TapGet an account,andthenfollowpromptstosetupyournewaccount.

l Backup and Restore:SelectyourGoogleAccountbackupsettings.Ifyou'resigninginwithanexistingGoogleAccount,youcanchoosetorestoreyourGoogleAccountinformation,suchasapps,bookmarks,Wi-Fipasswords,andcontacts,toyournewphone.YoucanalsochoosetokeepyournewphonebackedupwithyourGoogleAccount.

l Google & location:SelectoptionsforallowingGoogleandotherappstouseyourlocationinformation.

l This phone belongs to:Enteryourname.Yourphoneusesyournametopersonalizesomefeatures.

l Google services:LearnaboutGooglesprivacypolicyandotherterms.

2. AttheDropboxscreen,selectanoptionandfollowtheonscreeninstructions.

o Create a new Dropbox account:TaptosetupaDropboxaccounttosaveyourphotosandvideostoaWeb-basedstoragearea.

o I already have an account:TaptosignintoyourcurrentDropboxaccount.

o No thanks:TaptoskiptheDropboxsetupscreens.

3. Thatsit,yourphoneisnowreadytouse.

Set Up VoicemailYoushouldsetupyourSprintVoicemailandpersonalgreetingassoonasyourphoneisactivated.Alwaysuseapasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccess.Yourphoneautomaticallytransfersallunansweredcallstoyourvoicemail,evenifyourphoneisinuseorturnedoff.

Note: Voicemail PasswordSprintstronglyrecommendsthatyoucreateapasswordwhensettingupyourvoicemailtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccess.Withoutapassword,anyonewhohasaccesstoyourphoneisabletoaccessyourvoicemailmessages.

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1. Press andtap Phone.

2. Touchandhold todialyourvoicemailnumber.

3. Followthesystempromptsto:

l Createyourpassword.

l Recordyournameannouncement.

l Recordyourgreeting.

Note: YoucanalsoaccessVisualVoicemailbytouching .

Sprint Account Information and HelpFindoutaboutaccountpasswordsandinformationaboutmanagingyouraccountandfindinghelp.

Sprint Account PasswordsAsaSprintcustomer,youenjoyunlimitedaccesstoyourpersonalaccountinformation,yourvoicemailaccount,andyourdataservicesaccount.Toensurethatnooneelsehasaccesstoyourinformation,youwillneedtocreatepasswordstoprotectyourprivacy.

Account User Name and PasswordIfyouaretheaccountowner,youwillcreateanaccountusernameandpasswordwhenyousignontosprint.com/mysprint.(ClickSign in/RegisterandthenclickSign up now!togetstarted.)Ifyouarenottheaccountowner(ifsomeoneelsereceivesthebillforyourSprintservice),youcangetasub-accountpasswordatsprint.com/mysprint.

Voicemail PasswordYoullcreateyourvoicemailpasswordwhenyousetupyourvoicemail.SeeVoicemailformoreinformationonyourvoicemailpassword.

Data Services PasswordWithyourSprintphone,youmayelecttosetupanoptionaldataservicespasswordtocontrolaccessandauthorizePremiumServicepurchases.

Formoreinformation,ortochangeyourpasswords,signontosprint.com/mysprint.

Manage Your AccountManageyourSprintaccountfromyourcomputer,yourSprintphone,oranyotherphone.

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Online: sprint.com/mysprintn Accessyouraccountinformation.

n Checkyourminutesused(dependingonyourSprintserviceplan).

n Viewandpayyourbill.

n EnrollinSprintonlinebillingandautomaticpayment.

n Purchaseaccessories.

n ShopforthelatestSprintphones.

n ViewavailableSprintserviceplansandoptions.

n Learnmoreaboutdataservicesandotherproductslikegames,ringtones,screensavers,andmore.

From Your Sprint Phone


2. Doanyofthefollowing:

l Tap tomakeapayment.

l Tap toaccessSprintZoneandasummaryofyourSprintserviceplanortogetanswerstootherquestions.

Sprint Support ServicesSprint411andSprintOperatorServicesletyoueasilyaccessinformationandcallingassistancefromyourSprintphone.

Sprint 411Sprint411givesyouaccesstoavarietyofservicesandinformation,includingresidential,business,andgovernmentlistings;movielistingsorshowtimes;drivingdirections,restaurantreservations,andmajorlocaleventinformation.Youcangetuptothreepiecesofinformationpercall,andtheoperatorcanautomaticallyconnectyourcallatnoadditionalcharge.

Thereisaper-callchargetouseSprint411,andyouwillbebilledforairtime.

n Press andtap Phone,andthentap .

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Sprint Operator ServicesSprintOperatorServicesprovidesassistancewhenyouplacecollectcallsorwhenyouplacecallsbilledtoalocaltelephonecallingcardorthirdparty.


l Formoreinformationortoseethelatestinproductsandservices,visitusonlineatsprint.com.

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Phone BasicsYourphoneispackedwithfeaturesthatsimplifyyourlifeandexpandyourabilitytostayconnectedtothepeopleandinformationthatareimportanttoyou.Thefollowingtopicswillintroducethebasicfunctionsandfeaturesofyourphone.

Your Phones LayoutThefollowingillustrationsoutlineyourphonesbasiclayout.

Key FunctionsThefollowinglistdefinesthefeatureslistedintheaboveillustrations.

n LED indicatorglowsorblinksindifferentcolorstoshowstatuswhenthescreenisturnedoff.TheLEDglowsredwhencharging,andblinksredwhenthebatteryislow;blinksbluewhenanotificationhasarrived,orwhenyouarerecordingvoice;andglowsgreenwhenthebatteryisfullychargedandthephoneisattachedtoacharger.

n Earpieceletsyouhearthecallerandautomatedpromptsduringcalls.

n Proximity and Light Sensorsdetectthepresenceofobjectsnearthephone,andlightconditions.

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n Front Cameraallowsyoutotakepicturesandvideosofyourself.

n Power/Lock Keyletsyouturnthephoneonoroff,turnthescreenonoroff,orlockthescreen.PressandholdforaDeviceoptionsmenu,whereyoucanturnthephoneofforrestartit,orforeasyaccesstoAirplanemode,Mute,Vibrate,andSoundmodes.

n Back Keyletsyoureturntothepreviousscreen,orcloseadialogbox,optionsmenu,theNotificationpanel,oronscreenkeyboard.

n Home KeyreturnsyoutotheHomescreen.Pressandholdtoseerecentapps,andaccessTaskManagerandGoogleNow.

n Menu Keyallowsyoutoaccessamenufrommostofyourphonesscreens.

n Volume Keyadjuststhevolumeofyourphonessounds.FromtheHomescreen,presstoadjustmastervolume.Duringcallsorplayback,presstoadjustvolume.Presstomutetheringtoneofanincomingcall.

n Cameraletsyoutakepicturesandrecordvideos.

n Flashhelpsilluminatesubjectsinlow-lightenvironmentswhenthecameraisfocusingandcapturingaphotoorvideo.

n Microphonesallowothercallerstohearyouwhenyouareusingthespeakerphone,andcapturessoundduringrecording.

n 3.5 mm Headset Jackallowsyoutoplugineitherastereoheadsetoranoptionalheadset(notincluded)forconvenient,hands-freeconversations.

n Speakerplaysringtonesandsounds.Thespeakeralsoletsyouhearthecallersvoiceinspeakerphonemode.

n USB Charger/Accessory Portallowsyoutoconnectthephonecharger/USBcable(included)andotheroptionalaccessories(notincluded).

Caution: Insertinganaccessoryintotheincorrectjackmaydamagethephone.

Turn Your Phone On and OffTheinstructionsbelowexplainhowtoturnyourphoneonandoff.

n Pressandholdthe Power/Lock Key.

Yourscreenremainsblankwhileyourphoneisoff(unlessthebatteryischarging).

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Turn Your Screen On and OffYoucanquicklyturnthescreenoffwhennotinuseandturnitbackonandunlockitwhenyouneedit.

Turn the Screen Off When Not in Use

n Toquicklyturnthescreenoff,pressthe Power/Lock Key.

Tosavebatterypower,thephoneautomaticallyturnsoffthescreenafteracertainperiodoftimewhenyouleaveitidle.Youwillstillbeabletoreceivemessagesandcallswhilethephonesscreenisoff.

Note: Forinformationonhowtoadjustthetimebeforethescreenturnsoff,seeScreenTimeout.

Turn the Screen On and Unlock It

1. Pressthe Power/Lock Key.

2. Swipethescreeninanydirectiontounlockthescreen.

l Ifyouhavesetupascreenlock,youwillbepromptedtodrawthepatternorenterthepasswordorPIN.SeeScreenLock.

Touchscreen NavigationYourphonestouchscreenletsyoucontrolactionsthroughavarietyoftouchgestures.

TapWhenyouwanttotypeusingtheonscreenkeyboard,selectitemsonscreensuchasapplicationandsettingsicons,orpressonscreenbuttons,simplytapthemwithyourfinger.

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Touch and HoldToopentheavailableoptionsforanitem(forexample,acontactorlinkinaWebpage),touchandholdtheitem.

Swipe or SlideToswipeorslidemeanstoquicklydragyourfingerverticallyorhorizontallyacrossthescreen.

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DragTodrag,touchandholdyourfingerwithsomepressurebeforeyoustarttomoveyourfinger.Whiledragging,donotreleaseyourfingeruntilyouhavereachedthetargetposition.

FlickFlickingthescreenissimilartoswiping,exceptthatyouneedtoswipeyourfingerinlight,quickstrokes.Thisfingergestureisalwaysinaverticaldirection,suchaswhenflickingthecontactsor

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messagelist.

RotateFormostscreens,youcanautomaticallychangethescreenorientationfromportraittolandscapebyturningthephonesideways.Whenenteringtext,youcanturnthephonesidewaystobringupabiggerkeyboard.

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Note: TheAutorotatecheckboxneedstobeselectedforthescreenorientationtoautomaticallychange.Tomakethisselection,press andthentap >Settings>My device>Display > Auto rotate screen.SeeAutoRotateScreenformoreinformation.

Pinch and Spread"Pinch"thescreenusingyourthumbandforefingertozoomoutor"spread"thescreentozoominwhenviewingapictureoraWebpage.(Movefingersinwardtozoomoutandoutwardtozoomin.)

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Tip: PinchinganyHomescreenwillletyouseethumbnailsofallsevenHomescreens.TapathumbnailtogostraighttoanotherHomescreen.

Multi WindowMultiWindowallowsyoutousetwoappsonthesamescreen,inseparate,resizablewindows.

Enable Multi WindowEnableMultiwindowintheDisplaysettings.

1. Press ,andthentap >Settings>My device>Display.

2. TapthecheckboxbesideMulti windowtoenableordisabletheoption.

Display Multi WindowAfteryouenableMultiwindowinDisplaysettings,youcancontrolwhetherMultiwindowdisplaysonthescreenforeasyaccesstoitsfeatures.

WhenMultiWindowisenabled,itdisplaysontheleftsideofthescreenbydefault.Youcandragthetabalongthesideofthescreen,ortapthetabtoopenMultiWindow,andthendragMultiwindowtoanotheredgeofthescreen(top,bottom,orside).

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n Touchandholdthe Back Key.

Work With Multi WindowAfterenablingMultiWindow,youcanuseittoruntwoappsatthesametime.YoucanlaunchappsfromMultiwindow,ordraganapptothescreentorunmultipleappsatthesametime.

Theappsdisplaytogetheronasplitscreen.Youcanswitchbetweenappsandadjustthesizeoftheirdisplayonthescreen.

YoucanalsousetheseMultiWindowoptions:

n Launch Multiple Apps:WhenyoudraganappfromMultiwindowontopofanopenapp,bothappsdisplayinasplitwindow.

l Whileusingoneapp,touchthetabtodisplayMultiWindow,andthentouchanddraganapptothescreen.

n Adjust the Size of Apps in Multi Window:WhileusingMultiWindow,youcanadjustthesizeofthetwoappsonthescreen.

l Touchanddrag toanewposition.

n Drag content from one app to the other:Inselectedapps,youcanyoucandragtextorimagesbetweenapps.

l Tap > toselectcontentanddragittotheotherapp.

n Switch Multi Window App Positions:WhileusingMultiWindow,youcanswitchthepositionoftheappwindowsonthescreen.

l Tap > .

n Make a Multi Window App full-screen:Taponeoftheapps,andthentap > tomaketheappdisplayfull-screen.

n Open a recent app in Multi Window:Youcanswitchfromoneapptoapreviousapp.

l Tap > tochooseadifferentapp.

n Close an app:Closeoneapp,andmaketheotherfull-screen.

l Tap > .

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Your Home ScreenThehomescreenisthestartingpointforyourphonesapplications,functions,andmenus.Youcancustomizeyourhomescreenbyaddingapplicationicons,shortcuts,folders,widgets,andmore.Yourhomescreenextendsbeyondtheinitialscreen.Swipethescreenleftorrighttodisplayadditionalscreens.

Note: Yourphone'shomescreenscyclethroughsothatyoucankeepswipinginonedirectionandmakeitbacktothehomescreen.Thesmallcirclestowardthebottomofthescreenletyouknowyourcurrentscreenposition.

Tip: Press toreturntothemainhomescreenfromanyotherscreen.

Creating ShortcutsLearnhowtoadd,move,orremoveitemsfromthehomescreen.

Adding Items from the Applications Menu

1. Press ,andthentap Apps.

2. Touchandholdanapplicationicon,andthendragittoaHomescreen.

3. ReleasethescreentolockthenewshortcutintoitsnewpositionontheHomescreen.

Adding Items from the Home screen1. Press todisplaytheHomescreen.

2. TouchandholdanemptyareaoftheHomescreen,andthenchooseApps and widgets.

3. Touchandholdtheapplicationicon,andthendragittoaHomescreen.Releasetheicontolockitonthescreen.

Removing a Shortcut1. Press todisplaytheHomescreen.

2. Touchandholdthedesiredshortcut,andthendragittotheRemoveiconandreleaseit.AsyouplacetheshortcutintotheTrash,bothitemsturnred.

Note:Thisactiondoesnotdeletetheapplication;itsimplyremovestheshortcutfromtheHomescreen.

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Adding and Removing Primary ShortcutsYoucanchangeanyofyourprimaryshortcutswiththeexceptionoftheAppsshortcut.Theprimaryshortcutsarethebottomrowofappshortcutsthatremainstaticonallhomescreens(bydefaultPhone,Contacts,Messaging,Internet,andApps).

Note: Beforereplacingaprimaryshortcut,youmustfirstaddthereplacementshortcuttotheHomeScreen.Formoreinformation,seeCreatingShortcuts.

1. Press todisplaytheHomescreen.

2. TouchandholdtheprimaryshortcutyouwanttoreplaceandthendragittoanemptyspaceonanyHomescreen.

3. TouchandholdanewshortcutontheHomescreen,andthendragittotheemptyspaceintherowofprimaryshortcuts.

Adding and Removing WidgetsWidgetsareself-containedapplicationsthatresideeitherinyourWidgetstaboronthemainorextendedHomescreens.Unlikeashortcut,theWidgetappearsasanonscreenapplication.WidgetscanincludeContactsshortcuts,bookmarks,Facebookstatuswindows,Gmailandemailaccounts,andmanyothertypesofapps.

Adding a Widget1. Press todisplaytheHomescreen.

2. TouchandholdanemptyareaoftheHomescreen,andthenchooseApps and widgets>Widgets.

3. Touchawidget,andthendragittoaHomescreen.Releasethewidgettolockitonthescreen.

Removing a Widget1. Press todisplaytheHomescreen.

2. Touchandholdthedesiredwidget,andthendragittotheRemoveicon.AsyoudropthewidgetintotheTrash,bothitemsturnred.

Note: Thisactiondoesnotdeletetheapplication;itsimplyremovesitfromthecurrentscreen.

Extended Home ScreensInadditiontothemainhomescreen,yourphonehassixextendedhomescreenstoprovidemorespaceforaddingicons,widgets,andmore.Touchandholdtheiconorwidgetandthendragacross

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thescreentomovefromthemainscreentoanextendedscreen.

TherearesixextendedscreensinadditiontothemainHomescreen.

Note: Youcannotaddmorescreens,unlessyouhavepreviouslydeletedanyoftheexistingscreens.Themaximumnumberofhomescreensisseven.

Togodirectlytoaparticularscreen:

1. Fromanyhomescreen,pinchthescreentodisplaythumbnailimagesofallscreens.

or

Press Home,andthentap >Edit page.

2. Tapthescreenyouwanttoopen.

Recently Used ApplicationsYoucanaccessrecentlyusedapplicationsthroughadisplayofshortcutstotheapplicationsthemselves.

1. Pressandhold fromanyscreentoopentherecentlyusedapplicationswindow.

2. Tapanimagetoopentheselectedapplication.

Status BarThestatusbaratthetopofthehomescreenprovidesphoneandservicestatusinformationontherightsideandnotificationalertsontheleft.Toviewnotificationalerts,touchandholdthestatusbaranddragitdown.

Status Icons

Icon DescriptionBluetoothactive

ConnectedtoanotherBluetoothdevice

Wi-Fiactive

Vibrate

Mute

SpeakerphoneActive

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Icon DescriptionNetwork(fullsignal)

3Gdataservice

3Gdataservice,inuse.Theraysspinwhendataisbeingtransferred.

4GLTEdataservice.Thearrowsdisplayincolorwhendataisbeingtransferred.

SprintSparkenhancedLTEnetwork(dataservice).Theraysspinwhendataisbeingtransferred.(AvailableifyourdevicesupportsSprintSparkenhancedLTEservice,andinareaswithSprintSparkenhancedLTEcoverage.)AirplaneMode

AlarmSet

Smartstayisenabled,andyouareusingafeaturethatutilizesSmartstay.

Batterylevel(fullchargeshown)

Batterycharging

Notification Icons

Icon DescriptionMissedcall

Newemail

NewGmail

Newmessage

Newvoicemail

Event

USBconnection

Updatesavailable

Downloadcomplete

Keyboardactive

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Enter TextYoucantypeonyourphoneusingtheavailabletouchscreenkeyboards.

Touchscreen KeyboardsTouchscreenkeyboardentrycanbedoneineitherPortraitorLandscapeorientations.TheLandscapeorientationprovidesmorespaceandresultsinslightlybiggeronscreenkeys.Ifyoufindthatyouprefertoentertextviatheonscreenkeyboard,andneedbiggerkeys,usethisorientation.

Text Input MethodsTherearethreetextinputmethodsavailable.

n Google voice typingallowsyoutospeakyourentries.

n Samsung keyboardallowsyoutoentertextbytouchingkeysonavirtualQWERTYkeyboard.Samsungkeyboardincludesoptionalpredictivetext,whichmatchesyourkeytouchestocommonwordssoyoucanselectawordtoinsertitintoyourtext.

n SwypeletsyouenterwordsbyswipingacrossthevirtualQWERTYkeyboard.Insteadoftappingeachkey,useyourfingertotraceovereachletterofaword.Youcanalsotapletterstoenterwords.

Google Voice TypingThisfeatureusesGooglevoicerecognitiontoconvertyourspokenwordsintotext.

Use Google Voice Typing to Enter Text1. Fromascreenwhereyoucanentertext,dragdownfromthetopofthescreentoopenthe

Notificationpanel,andthentapChoose input method > Google voice typing.

2. Speakintothemicrophoneandwatchyourtextbeingenteredonscreen.Ifthetextisincorrect,tapDELETE.

3. Onceyouhavecompletedenteringyourtext,tapthekeyboardicontodisplaytheonscreenkeyboard.

Note:SelectalanguagebytappingatthebottomoftheListeningarea.TapAdd more languagestochooseanewlanguageviatheGooglevoicetypingmenu.RemovingthecheckmarkfromtheAutomaticfieldallowsyoutoselectadditionallanguages.

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Configure Google Voice TypingSetGoogleVoiceTypingoptions.Formoreinformation,seeGoogleVoiceTypingSettings.

n Press andtap >Settings >My device >Language and input,andthentap nexttoGoogle voice typing.

Samsung KeyboardWithSamsungKeyboard,it'seasytoentertext,symbols,andnumbers.

Use Samsung Keyboard to Enter Text1. Fromascreenwhereyoucanentertextdragdownfromthetopofthescreentoopenthe

Notificationpanel,andthentapChooseinput method >Samsung keyboard.

2. Tapkeystoentertext.Whileenteringtext,usetheseoptions:

l Ifyoumakeamistake,tap todeleteincorrectcharacters.Touchandhold todeleteawholewordorfield.

l Tap tochangethecaseofthetext.Taptwicetoswitchtoallcapitals.

l Tap toswitchtoasymbolskeyboard,toentersymbols.Therearethreesymbolkeyboards.

l Tap tochooseGoogleVoicetyping,Handwriting,Clipboard,Settings,Emoticons,orFloatingkeyboard.

Configure Samsung KeyboardYoucanconfigureoptionsforSamsungkeyboard.Formoreinformation,seeSamsungKeyboard.

n Press andtap >Settings > My device > Language and input,andthentap nexttoSamsung keyboard.

SwypeSwypeletsyouenterwordsbytracingoverthelettersonthevirtualQWERTYkeyboard.Insteadoftappingeachkey,useyourfingertotraceovereachletterofaword.Youcanalsotapletterstoenterwords.

Swypeprovidesnext-letterpredictionandregionalerrorcorrection,whichcancompensatefortappingthewrongkeysonthevirtualQWERTYkeyboards.

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Use Swype to Enter Text1. Fromascreenwhereyoucanentertextdragdownfromthetopofthescreentoopenthe

Notificationpanel,andthentapChooseinput method >Swype.

2. Swipeyourfingercontinuouslyovertheletterstoformaword.Asyouswipeoverletters,wordsmatchingyourpatterndisplayatthetopoftheSwypekeyboard.Toenteraword,liftyourfinger,ortapawordatthetopofthekeyboard.

3. Whileenteringtext,usetheseoptions:

l Ifyoumakeamistake,tap todeleteasinglecharacter.Touchandhold todeleteanentirewordorfield.

l Bydefault,Swypestartswithacapitalatthebeginningoftext.Tousecapitalizationatany

time,tap oncetostartwithacapitalletter,ortaptwicetoenterallcapitals.

l Tap toswitchtoasymbolskeyboard,andthentapkeystoenternumbersandsymbols.

Configure SwypeChooseSwypeoptions.Formoreinformation,seeSwypeSettings.

n Press andtap >Settings > My device > Language and input,andthentap nexttoSwype.

Tips for Editing TextThesetipsallowyoutocutorcopyselectedtextandpasteitintoaseparateselectedarea.

1. Inatextentryfield,double-tapthetext.

2. Touchanddragthesliderstohighlightandselectthedesiredtext.

3. TapanonscreenoptionfromtheEdittextmenubar.Youcandragyourfingeralongthemenubartoseealltheoptions:

l Select all:Highlightsallthetextinthefield.

l Cut:Removestheselectedtextandsavesittotheclipboard.

l Copy:Copiestheselectedtexttotheclipboard.

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l Paste:Insertthelastcopiedorcuttextintothecurrentfield.

l Clipboard:Displaytheclipboardtochoosepreviouslycutorcopiedtext.

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Phone CallsWiththeSprintwirelessserviceandyourphone,youcanenjoyclearcallingacrossthecountry.

Make Phone CallsThereareseveralconvenientwaystoplacecallsfromyourphone.

Call Using the KeypadThemosttraditionalwaytoplaceacallisbyusingthephonesdialerscreen.


2. Tapthenumberkeysonthekeypadtoenterthephonenumber.Asyouenterdigits,matchingcontactsdisplay.Ifyouseethenumberyouwanttodial,tapittoselectthenumberwithoutenteringtherestofthedigits.

3. Tap tocallthenumber.

4. Toendthecall,tap .

Call from LogsAllincoming,outgoingandmissedcallsarerecordedintheCalllog.Youcanplaceacalltonumbersorcontactsthatdisplayinthisarea.


2. TaptheLogstab.Alistofrecentcallsdisplays.Youcanusetheseoptions:

l Foradditionaloptions,tapthenameornumber.

l Dragyourfingerfromlefttorightacrossthecontacttoplaceacall.

Tip: Youcanalsoswipetheentryfromrighttolefttosendatextmessage.

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Call from ContactsYoucanplacecallsdirectlyfromyourContactslistusingeitherofthefollowingprocedures.

n Press andtap Contacts.

l Tapthecontactyouwanttocallandthentap .

l Dependingonyourmotionsettings,youmayalsoautomaticallycallthedisplayedcontact,simplybyliftingthephonetoyourear.SeeMotionSettingsfordetails.

l Dragyourfingerfromlefttorightacrossthecontacttocalltheirdefaultnumber.

Tip: Youcanalsoswipetheentryfromrighttolefttosendatextmessage.

Call a Number in a Text MessageWhileviewingatextmessage,youcanplaceacalltoanumberthatisinthebodyofthemessage.Formoreinformation,seeMessaging.

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1. Press andtap Messaging.

2. Openthemessagewiththephonenumberandthentapthephonenumber.

3. TapCalltodialthenumber.

Call a Number in an Email MessageWhileviewinganemailorGmailmessage,youcanplaceacalltoanumberthatisinthebodyofthemessage.

1. Press andtap Apps,andthentap or .

2. Openthemessagewiththephonenumberandthentapthephonenumber.

3. ThePhoneappopens,displayingthephonenumber,readyfordialing.Tap toplacethecall.

Call Emergency NumbersPlacecallstoemergencyservices,evenwhenyourphonesscreenislockedoryouraccountisrestricted.


Tocallthe9-1-1emergencynumberwhenthephonesscreenislockedwithascreenlock:

n Fromthelockscreen,tapEmergency call.

Enhanced 9-1-1 (E 9-1-1) InformationThisphonefeaturesanembeddedGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)chipnecessaryforutilizingE9-1-1emergencylocationserviceswhereavailable.

Whenyouplaceanemergency9-1-1call,theGPSfeatureofyourphoneseeksinformationtocalculateyourapproximatelocation.Dependingonseveralvariables,includingavailabilityandaccesstosatellitesignals,itmaytakeupto30secondsormoretodetermineandreportyourapproximatelocation.

Important: Alwaysreportyourlocationtothe9-1-1operatorwhenplacinganemergencycall.Somedesignatedemergencycalltakers,knownasPublicSafetyAnsweringPoints(PSAPs),maynotbeequippedtoreceiveGPSlocationinformationfromyourphone.

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Receive Phone CallsWhenyoureceiveaphonecallfromacontact,theIncomingcallscreenappearsanddisplaysthecallerIDicon,name,andphonenumberofthecallingparty.WhenyoureceiveaphonecallfromsomeonewhoisnotstoredinContacts,onlythedefaultcallerIDiconandphonenumberappearontheIncomingcallscreen.

Note: Ifyourphoneisturnedoff,allcallsautomaticallygotovoicemail.

Answer an Incoming CallThefollowingprocedureshowsyouhowtoansweranincomingcall.

n Whenthecallcomesin,touchanddrag .

Mute the Ringing SoundYoucanmutetheringtonewithoutrejectingthecallbydoingeitherofthefollowing.

n PresstheVolume Keydown.

n Placethephonefacedownonalevelsurface.SeeMotionSettingstodisplaythesettingsrequiredtomuteincomingcallsbyturningoverthephone.

Reject an Incoming CallThefollowingprocedureshowsyouhowtorejectandincomingcall.

n Whenthecallcomesin,touchanddrag .

Reject a Call with a Text MessageYoucanautomaticallyrejectanincomingcallbysendingatextmessagetothecaller.

n TouchanddragReject call with message,andthenselectamessage,ortap tocreateanewmessage.

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VoicemailYourphoneautomaticallytransfersallunansweredcallstoyourvoicemail,evenifyourphoneisinuseorturnedoff.YoushouldsetupyourSprintVoicemailandpersonalgreetingassoonasyourphoneisactivated.Alwaysuseapasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccess.

Retrieve Voicemail MessagesYoucanaccessyourvoicemailbyusingthefollowingprocess.


2. Touchandhold toaccessvoicemail,andfollowthepromptstoreviewvoicemail.

Voicemail NotificationThereareseveralwaysyourphonealertsyoutoanewmessage.

n Byplayingaringtone.

n Bydisplaying intheNotificationsareaoftheStatusbar.

Note: Yourphoneacceptsmessagesevenwhenitisturnedoff.However,yourphonenotifiesyouofnewmessagesonlywhenitisturnedonandyouareinaservicearea.Youcancheckyourvoicemailbydialing1+areacode+yourwirelessphonenumber.Whenyourvoicemailanswers,enteryourpassword.

Visual VoicemailVisualVoicemailgivesyouaquickandeasywaytoaccessyourvoicemail.Nowyoucanfindexactlythemessageyouarelookingforwithouthavingtolistentoeveryvoicemailmessagefirst.Viewvoicemailsbycallernameandnumber,alongwiththelengthoftimeandprioritylevelofthemessage.

n Press andtap Apps> Voicemail.

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Phone Call OptionsYourphoneapplicationprovidesmanyusefulfeaturesandoptionstohelpyoumakethemostofyourcallingexperience.

Dialing OptionsThereareseveraloptionsavailablewhenenteringanewnumber.


2. Whiledialing,tap todisplayalistofoptions.Tapanoptiontoselectit.

l Send message tosendatextmessagetotheentry.

l Add to contactstoaddtheenterednumberintoyourContactslist.SeeAddaContactformoreinformation.

l Speed dial settingtodisplaythecontactsassignedtonumbers2through100.Thenumber1isreservedforVoicemail.

l Add 2-sec pausetoadda2-secondpausetothenumberyouaredialing.

l Add waittoaddapausetothecallingsequenceuntilyoutapakeytocontinue.

l Wi-Fi Calling:IfyourdevicesupportsWi-FiCalling,enableWi-Ficalling.

l Call settings todisplaytheCallsettingsmenu.Formoreinformation,seeCallSettings.

Caller IDCallerIDidentifiesacallerbeforeyouanswerthephonebydisplayingthenumberoftheincomingcall.YoucanblockCallerIDifyoudonotwantyournumberdisplayedwhenyoumakeacall.Thisblockonlylastsforonecall;topermanentlyblockyournumber,callCustomerService.


2. Tap .

3. Enteraphonenumberandthentap .

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Call WaitingWhenyoureonacall,CallWaitingalertsyoutoincomingcallsbysoundingatone.Yourphonesscreeninformsyouthatanothercalliscominginanddisplaysthecallersphonenumber(ifitisavailable).

Torespondtoanincomingcallwhileyoureonacall:

1. Slide totherighttoputthefirstcallonholdandanswerthesecondcall.

2. Toswitchbacktothefirstcaller,tapSwap.

3-Way CallingWith3-WayCalling(alsoknownasConferencecalling),youcantalktotwopeopleatthesametime.Whenusingthisfeature,thenormalairtimerateswillbechargedforeachofthetwocalls.


2. Enteranumberandtap .

3. Onceyouhaveestablishedtheconnection,tapAdd callanddialthesecondnumber.(Thisputsthefirstcalleronholdanddialsthesecondnumber.)

4. Whenyoureconnectedtothesecondparty,tapMerge.

Ifoneofthepeopleyoucalledhangsupduringyourcall,youandtheremainingcallerstayconnected.Ifyouinitiatedthecallandarethefirsttohangup,allcallersaredisconnected.

5. Toendthethree-waycall,tap .

Call ForwardingCallForwardingletsyouforwardallyourincomingcallstoanotherphonenumberevenwhenyourphoneisturnedoff.YoucancontinuetomakecallsfromyourphonewhenyouhaveactivatedCallForwarding.

Note: Youarechargedahigherrateforcallsyouhaveforwarded.

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Activate Call Forwarding


2. Tap .

3. Entertheareacodeandphonenumbertowhichyouwantyourcallsforwarded.

4. Tap .(YouwillhearatonetoconfirmtheactivationofCallForwarding.)

Deactivate Call Forwarding


2. Tap .

3. Tap .(Atoneplaystoconfirmthedeactivation.)

In-Call OptionsWhileyoureonacall,youwillseeanumberofonscreenoptions.Tapanoptiontoselectit.

n Add call:displaysthedialersoyoucancallanotherperson.

n Keypad:displaystheonscreenkeypad,whereyoucanenternumbersusingDTMF(DualToneMulti-Frequency).Thisisespeciallyhelpfulifyouneedtoenteranaccesscodeorotherinformationwhileonanactivecall.

n End call:Terminatethecall.

n Speaker:Routethephonesaudioeitherthroughthespeakerorthroughtheearpiece.

Warning: Becauseofhighervolumelevels,donotplacethephonenearyourearduringspeakerphoneuse.

n Mute:Turntheonboardmicrophoneeitheronoroff.

n Headset:ConnecttoaBluetoothheadset.

n Touch formoreoptions:

l Contacts:GotoyourContactlist.

l Memo:Createamemoduringacall.

l Message:Sendamessageduringacall.

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Speed DialingYoucanassignashortcutnumbertoaphonenumberinyourContactsListforspeeddialing.Thereareonehundredavailablenumberedspaces.Thenumber1isreservedforVoicemail.

Assigning Speed Dials


2. Touch >Speed dial setting.

3. TapanunusedspaceandtheSelect contact screendisplays.

4. Selectacontacttoassigntothenumber.Theselectedcontactnumberwilldisplayinthespeeddialnumberbox.

Removing Speed Dials


2. Tap >Speed dial setting.

3. Tap >Remove.

4. TaptheXnexttothespeeddialentriesyouwanttoremove.

5. TapDone.

Edit Speed Dials


2. Tap >Speed dial setting.

3. Tap >Change order.

4. Taptheentryyouwanttomove,andthentapanunassignedspace.(Forexample,ifyouselectspeeddial12,andspeeddial8shows"Notassigned,"youcantapspeeddial8tomovetheentry.)Ifyoutapanassignedspace,thetwospeeddialswillswapplaces.

5. TapDone.

Making a Call Using a Speed Dial Number


2. Touchthespeeddialdigits,holdingthelastdigituntilthenumberdials.

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LogsTheLogstabofthePhoneapplicationlistsallrecentincoming,outgoing,andmissedcalls,plusmessages.

View LogsThefollowingprocedureswillguideyouthroughviewingyourcalllogslist.


2. TaptheLogstabtodisplayLogs.

l TochangetheLogsview,tap >View.TapAll calls,Missed calls,Dialed calls,Received calls, orRejected callstofilterthelist.

Logs OptionsThefollowingprocedureswillguideyouthroughaccessingandunderstandingyourcalllogoptions.

n TomakeacallfromLogs,seeCallfromLogs.

Foradditionaloptions:


2. TaptheLogstabtodisplaylogs.

3. Touchandholdalistingtodisplaytheoptionslist.

l Copy to dialing screen:CopythephonenumberformthecallrecordtothePhonescreen.

l Add to contacts/View contact:Savethephonenumbertocreateorupdateacontact,orviewthecontactrecordwherethisnumberissaved.

l Send number:Sendthephonenumberinatextmessage.

l Add to reject list:Addthenumbertotherejectlist,toautomaticallyrejectcallsfromthisnumber.

l Delete:ErasethecallrecordfromLogs.

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Clear LogsFollowthesestepstocleartheLogslist.


2. TaptheLogstabtodisplaylogs.

3. Tap >Delete,andthenfollowthepromptstoselectentriestodelete.

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ContactsTheContactsapplicationletsyoustoreandmanagecontactsfromavarietyofsources,includingcontactsyouenterandsavedirectlyinyourphoneaswellascontactssynchronizedwithyourGoogleAccount,yourPC,compatibleemailprograms(includingExchangeServer),andyourFacebookfriends.

Get Started with ContactsBeforeusingContacts,itsbesttolearnafewbasics.

YourphoneautomaticallysortstheContactsentriesalphabetically.YoucancreateaGooglecontact,aphonecontact,oraCorporate(MicrosoftExchangeActiveSync)contact.

n Phonecontactsarestoredlocallyonthephone.

Note:Ifthephoneiseverresettoitsfactorydefaultparameters,locallystoredcontacts(phonecontacts)canbelost.

n GooglecontactsaresharedwithyourexistingGoogleAccountandcanalsobeimportedtoyourphoneafteryouhavecreatedaGoogleMailaccount.

n Microsoft Exchange ActiveSynccontactsaresharedwithaMicrosoftExchangeaccount.

Access ContactsThereareafewwaystodisplayContacts.

n Press andtap Contacts.

or

Press andtap Phone>Contactstab.

Add a ContactYoucanaddcontactsdirectlyfromtheContactsapplication.Enterdetailssuchasname,phonenumbers,emailaddresses,mailingaddresses,andmore.

1. Press andtap Contacts.

2. Tap atthetopofthescreen.

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3. Ifyouhaveaccountssetuponyourphone,tapastorageaccount.

4. Touchcontactfieldstoenterinformation.

l Tap andassignanimagetothenewentry.ChooseanimagefromGallery,takeanewpicturewiththeCamera,oruseanSMemo.

l TaptheNamefieldandusetheonscreenkeyboardtoenterthefullname.Tap nexttotheNamefieldtodisplayadditionalnamefields.

l TapthePhone numberfield,andthenenterthephonenumber.Tap toaddanother

Phonenumber.Tap ,andthenchoosealabelforthenumber.

l TapEmailtoenteranemailaddress.

l TapGroupstoassignthecontacttoagroup.

l TapRingtonetochoosearingtonetoplayforcallsfromthecontact.

l TapMessage alerttochoosearingtonetoplayfornewmessagesfromthecontact.

l TapVibration patterntochooseavibrationtoplayfornewcallsormessagesfromthecontact.

l TapAdd another fieldtoaddnewfieldsforthecontact.

5. TapSavetosavethenewcontact.

Save a Phone NumberYoucansaveaphonenumbertoContactsdirectlyfromthephonedialpad.


2. Enteraphonenumberusingthekeypad.

3. Tap >Add to Contacts,andthenchooseCreate contactorUpdate existing.

4. Ifyourecreatinganewcontact,chooseanaccountforthecontact.

5. Continueenteringcontactinformation,ifdesired.SeeAddaContact.

6. TapSavetosavethecontact.

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Edit a ContactOnceyouveaddedacontact,youcanaddoreditanyoftheinformationintheentry,assignacallerIDpicture,customizewithauniqueringtone,andmore.

Add or Edit Information for a ContactYoucanmodifyexistingcontactinformationtokeepyourinformationup-to-date.


2. Tapacontacttodisplayit,andthentap .

3. Tapanyfieldyouwanttochangeoradd.SeeAddaContact.

4. Addoredittheinformation,andthentapSave.

Assign an Image to a ContactAddingapictureorimagetoacontactentrycreatesamorepersonalandeasilyrecognizedentry.Forexample,whenreceivingacallfromoneofyourcontacts,thepicturewilldisplay.Youcanaddapicture,oruseanSMemo.



3. Tap, ,andthenchooseanoption:

l ChooseImagetoselectapicturefromGallery.

l ChoosePictures by peopletoselectapicturefromGallerythatcontainsatagforthecontact.

l ChooseTake picturetotakeanewpicture.

l ChooseS MemotoassignanSMemotothecontactimage.

4. Touchanddragalongthesidesoftheblueborderboxtocroptheimagetothedesiredsize.

5. TapDone,andthentapSavetoassigntheimage.

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Assign a Ringtone to a ContactYoucanassignaspecialringtonetoindividualcontactsformorepersonalization.


2. Tapacontacttodisplayit.

3. TapRingtone,andthenchoosefromthefollowing:

l Taparingtonetoselectit,andthentapOK.Whenyoutaparingtone,asampleplays.

l TapAddtochooseasoundfromoneoftheseoptions:

o Choose music track:SelectasoundfromGooglePlayMusic.

o Dropbox:SelectasoundfromyourDropbox.

o Sound picker:SelectasoundfromtheMusicapp.

Link a ContactWhenyouhavecontactsfromvarioussources(Gmail,phone,Facebook,etc.),youmayhavemultiplesimilarentriesforasinglecontact.YourphonesContactsapplicationletsyoulinkmultipleentriesintoasinglecontact.



3. Tapanotherentrytolinkittotheoriginalcontact.

Note: Youcanlinkuptotencontactsinasingleentry.

Delete a ContactYoucandeleteacontactfromthecontactsdetailspage.


2. Tapacontacttodisplayit,andthentap >Delete.

3. TapOK.

Tip: YoucanalsotouchandholdthecontactandthentapDelete.

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Add Entries to Your FavoritesTheFavoritestabisalistingthatcanhelpyouquicklyaccessyourmostusedorpreferredContactsentries.Favoritesaremarkedwithastar.


2. Tapacontacttodisplayit,andthentapthestaronthecontactrecord.

Create GroupsThisfeatureallowsyoutoaddaneworexistingcontacttoacallgroup.Thisgroupcanbeoneofthealreadypresentgroups(Family,Friends,orWork)orauser-createdgroup.

Create a New GroupYoucancreatenewgroupswithuniqueringtonesandvibrationpatterns.

1. Press andtap Contacts>Groups.

2. Press andthentapCreate.

3. Enterinformationaboutthegroup:

l TaptheGroup namefieldandenteranameforthenewgroup.

l TapGroup ringtoneandselectaringtoneforthegroup.

l TapMessage alerttochoosearingtonetoplayfornewmessagesfromgroupmembers.

l TapVibration patternandselectavibrationpatternforthegroup.

l TapAdd memberandselectamemberormemberstoaddtothenewGrouplist.

4. TapDonewhenyouarefinishedaddingmembers,andthentapSave.

Add a Contact to a GroupYoucanaddnewmemberstoagroupfromyourContacts.

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2. Tapagrouptodisplayit,andthentap .

3. Fromthelistofcontacts,tapthecontact(s)youwanttoadd.(Agreencheck-markappearsnexttotheselectedentries.)

4. TapDone toaddthecontact(s)tothegroup.

Send a Message to a GroupYoucansendamessagetoallorselectedmembersofagroup.


2. Tapanexistinggroupandthentap >Send message.

3. Selecttherecipientsofthenewmessage(indicatedbyagreencheckmark)andthentapDone.

4. Typeyourmessage,andthentap .

Share a ContactYoucansharecontactsusingBluetooth,Drive,Email,Gmail,Messaging,orWi-FiDirect.


2. Tapacontacttodisplayit,andthentap >Share namecard via.

3. Sendthecurrentcontactinformationtoanexternalrecipientviaoneofthefollowing:

l Bluetooth:SendtheinformationviaBluetooth.SeeBluetoothforinformationonpairingandsendingviaBluetooth.

l Drive:SharetheinformationviaDrive.

l Email:Sendtheinformationasanemailattachment.SeeComposeandSendEmailfordetailsonsendingemail.

l Gmail:SendtheinformationasaGmailattachment.SeeSendaGmailMessagefordetails.

l Messaging:SendthecontactinformationasanMMSmessageattachment(vcffile).Formoreinformationaboutmessaging,seeMessaging.

l Wi-Fi Direct:Sendtheinformationviaaphone-to-deviceconnection.

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Accounts and MessagingSetupaccountsonyourphone,tosynchronizeinformationbetweenyourphoneandaccounts.Useyourphonesmessagingfeaturestosendtextandmultimediamessages.

GoogleManyofyourphonesapplications,suchasGmail,GoogleMaps,GoogleHangouts,andtheGooglePlayStore,requireaGoogleAccount.Tousetheseapplications,youmustsetupyourGoogleAccountonyourphone.SettingupyouraccountonyourphonesyncsyourphoneandyouronlineGoogleAccount.

Create a Google AccountIfyoudonotalreadyhaveaGoogleAccount,youcancreateoneonlineorusingyourphone.

Note:YoucanalsocreateandsignintoyourGoogle/GmailaccountthroughyourphonesSetupapplication.

AlthoughyouneedaGmailaccounttousecertainfeaturesofyourphone,suchasGooglePlay,youdonotneedtouseGmailasthedefaultaccountforyourphone.

Create a Google Account Using Your Phone1. Press andtap >Settings>Accounts.

2. TapAdd account>Google > New.

3. Followtheonscreenpromptstocreateyourfreeaccount.

Sign In to Your Google AccountIfyouhaveaGoogleAccountbuthavenotyetsignedinwithyourphone,followtheseinstructionstosignintoyourGoogleAccount.

1. Press andtap >Settings>Accounts.

2. TapAdd account>Google>Existing.

3. FollowthepromptstoenteryourGoogleaccountandpassword,andchooseoptionsforyouraccountonyourphone.


Access GmailBelowareproceduresforaccessingyourGmailaccount.

1. Press andtap Google> Gmail.

2. Doanyofthefollowing:

l View more email messages:IftheInboxisfull,swipeyourfingerupthescreentoviewmoremessagesandconversations.

l Read a new email message:Taptheunreadmessageortheconversationwithanunreadmessage(just-arriveditemsdisplayinbold).

l Select messages and conversations:Taptheboxbeforetheemailorconversation.

l View the Inbox of another Gmail account:Tapthe menuatthetopofthescreenandthentaptheinboxoftheGmailaccountyouwanttoview.

Send a Gmail MessageBelowareproceduresforsendingaGmail.


2. FromtheInbox,tap .

3. EnterthemessagerecipientsemailaddressintheTofield.Youcanaddmultiplerecipients.

4. TapSubjectandentertheemailsubject.

5. TapCompose emailandcomposeyouremail.

l Toaddapictureorvideo,tap >Attach file.

l Tosendacarboncopy(Cc)orablindcarboncopy(Bcc)ofthecurrentemailtootherrecipients,tap >Add Cc/Bcc.

6. Tosendthemessage,tap .

l Tosavethecurrentemailasadraft,tap >Save draft.Toviewyourdraftemail

messages,fromtheInbox,tapthe menuatthetopofthescreenandthentapDrafts.

l Todeletethecurrentemailmessage,tap >Discard.


Read and Reply to Gmail MessagesBelowareproceduresforreadingandreplyingtoGmailmessages.


2. Tapamessagetodisplayitscontents.

Tip:YoucanalsoaccessnewmessagesthroughtheNotificationsbar.WhenanewGmailmessagearrives,youllseetheiconintheNotificationsbar.Touchandholdthebarandslideitdowntodisplaynotifications.Tapamessagetodisplayit.

3. Tap todisplaythereplyscreen.

4. Fromthemenuatthetopofthescreen,tapReply,Reply all,orForward.


EmailUsetheEmailapplicationtosendandreceiveemailfromyourwebmailorotheraccounts.YoucanalsoaccessyourExchangeActiveSyncemailonyourphone.

Add an Email AccountEmailallowsyoutosendandreceiveemailusingvariousemailservices.Youcanalsoreceivetextmessagealertswhenyoureceiveanimportantemail.

1. Press andtap Apps> Email.

2. Enteryouremailaddressandpassword.Toseeyourpasswordasyouenterit,tapShow password.

3. TapNexttostartautomaticemailsetup.Ifyouneedtoconfigurecustomsettings,tapManual setupandthenenteryoursettings.Thesemayincludemailtype,username,password,server,securitytype,etc.

4. Followtheonscreenpromptstoconfigureoptionsfortheaccount.

5. TapDonetocompletesetup.

Note: YoucanalsoaddemailaccountsfromSettings.Press andtap >Settings>Accounts>Add account> Email.


Add a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync AccountTheEmailapplicationalsoprovidesaccesstoyourMicrosoftExchangeaccountfromyourphone.IfyourcompanyusesMicrosoftExchangeServer2003,2007,or2010asthecorporateemailsystem,youcanusethisemailapplicationtowirelesslysynchronizeyouremail,Contacts,andTaskinformationdirectlywithyourcompanysExchangeserver.

Usethefollowingproceduretosynchronizeyourphonewithacorporateemailaccount.

Note: YoucansetupmultipleMicrosoftExchangeActiveSyncaccountsonyourphone.


2. Enteryouremailaddressandpassword.Toseeyourpasswordasyouenterit,tapShow password.

3. TapNexttostartautomaticemailsetup.Forsystemsthatrequirecustomsettings,tapManualsetupandthenenteryoursettings.Youmayneedtoconsultyournetworkadministratorforthisinformation:

l Domain\Username:Enteryournetworkdomainandusername,separatedby\.

l Password:Enteryournetworkaccesspassword(case-sensitive).

l Exchange Server:EnteryoursystemsExchangeserverremoteemailaddress.Obtainthisinformationfromyourcompanynetworkadministrator.

l Use secure connection (SSL):Taptoplaceacheckmarkinthebox,ifyoursystemrequiresSSLencryption.

l Use client certification:Taptoplaceacheckmarkinthebox,ifyoursystemrequirescertification.

4. Followtheonscreenpromptstoconfigureoptionsfortheaccount.

5. TapDonetocompletesetup.

Note: YoucanalsoaddemailaccountsfromSettings.Press andtap >Settings>Accounts>Add account> Email.

Compose and Send EmailComposeandsendemailusinganyaccountyouhavesetuponyourphone.Increaseyourproductivitybyattachingfilessuchaspictures,videos,ordocumentstoyouremailmessages.



2. FromtheInbox,tap .

3. Composeyourmessage:

l TaptheTofieldandentertherecipientsemailaddress.Youcanaddmultiplemessagerecipients.

l Tosendacarboncopy(Cc)orablindcarboncopy(Bcc)ofthecurrentemailtootherrecipients,tapCc/Bcc.

l TaptheSubjectfieldandentertheemailsubject.

l Tapthetextentryfieldandcomposeyouremail.

l Toaddanattachment,tap .Choosefromthefollowing:My Files,Images,Take picture,Video,Record video,Audio,Record audio,S Memo,Calendar,Contacts,orLocation.


View and Reply to EmailReadingandreplyingtoemailonyourphoneisassimpleasonyourcomputer.


2. OntheemailaccountInbox,tapamessagetoviewit,andthenchooseanoption:

l Tap Replytoreplytothesender.

l Tap Reply alltoreplytoalltheaddressesintheoriginalrecipientlist.

l Tap Forwardtoforwardthemessagetonewrecipient(s).

3. Enteramessage(ifdesired)andthentap

Manage Your Email InboxThefollowingproceduresallowyoutoview,refresh,sort,anddeleteyouremailmessages.


View Your Email Inbox


2. Taptheaccountnamefield(upper-left)toopenthecompleteemailaccountlistpage.

3. Selectanemailaccountandtapanemailmessage.

Refresh an Email AccountWhateveryourautomaticsynchronizationsettingsare,youcanalsosynchronizeyoursentandreceivedemailmessagesmanuallyatanytime.


2. Selectanemailaccount.

l Ifyouarealreadyinanemailaccount,taptheaccountnamefield(upper-left)toopenthecompleteemailaccountlistpage.

l Selectanavailableemailaccount.

3. Tap (Refresh).

Sort Email Messages


2. OntheemailaccountInbox,tap >Sort by.

3. Selectfromtheoptionstosortemailmessagesbydatereceived(mostrecentoroldest),bysender,read/unreadstatus,starredfavorites,attachments,recipient(s),priority,subject,flag,request,meetingrequests,orsize.(Notalloptionsareavailableforallemailaccounts.)

Delete an Email Message


2. Tapthecheckboxbesideemail(s)youwanttodelete,andthentap Delete.

3. Followthepromptstoconfirmthedeletion.

Edit Email SettingsYoucaneditgeneralpreferences,whichapplytoallemailaccounts,orconfiguresettingsforspecificemailaccounts,suchasemailaddressandpassword,namedisplayandsignature,frequencyofretrieval,andmore.


Note: Availablesettingsdependonthetypeofemailaccount.

Edit General Preferences


2. Tap >Settingstoconfiguresettings.Availablesettingsdependonthetypeofemailaccount,andmayinclude:

l Display:Choosehowemailsareshownintheemaillist,andwhenyouopenthem.

l Composing and sending:Choosewhatfunctionsareavailablewhilecomposingandsendingemails.

l Autoadvance:Choosehowtheemaillistdisplaysafteryoudeleteormoveanemail.

l Confirm deletions:Choosewhetherthephonepromptsyoutoconfirmtheactionwhenyoumarkemailsfordeletion.

l Priority senders:Maintainalistofemailaddressestoensurethatemailsfromtheaddressesreceivepriorityhandling.

l Spam addresses:Createalistofemailaddressesanddomains,toblockemailsfromthesesenders.

l Rules for filtering:Setfiltersandmanagefilteredemail.

Edit Account SettingsYoucaneditsettingsforyourindividualemailaccounts,suchasemailaddressandpassword,namedisplayandsignature,frequencyofretrieval,andmore.

Note: Availablesettingsdependonthetypeofemailaccount.


2. Tap >Settings> Account settings,andthentapanaccounttoconfiguresettings.Availablesettingsmayinclude:

l Sync settings: Taptoconfigureoptionsforsynchronizingyourphonewithyouraccount.

o Sync Email:Whenenabled,yourphonemaintainssynchronizationwithyouremailaccount.Thelastsynchronizationisdisplayed.

o Sync schedule:Setoptionsforsynchronizingyourphonewithyouremailaccount.AvailablewhenSyncEmailisenabled.

o Period to sync Email:Chooseaperiodoftimetomaintainsynchronizationbetweenyourphoneandemailaccount.


o Size to retrieve emails:Chooseamaximumsizeforemails,foryourphonetoautomaticallyretrieveduringsynchronization.Forlargeremails,yourphonewillpromptyoutodownloadthecontentswhenyouopenthem.

l Signature:WhenOn,atextsignatureisautomaticallyaddedtoemailsyousend.TaptheON/OFFswitchtoturnsignaturesOnorOff.AfterturningsignaturesOn,tapSignaturetoeditthedefaulttextsignature.

l Out of office settings: Configureoptionsforautomaticrepliestoemailswhenyouareoutoftheoffice.

l Default account:Assignanaccountasthedefaultemailaccountforoutgoingmessages.Whenyoulaunchanemailfromotherapps,theemailwillautomaticallybefromthisaccount.

l Password: Updateyouraccountpasswordtomatchthepasswordsetonyouraccount.

l Email notifications:Whenenabled,anicondisplaysintheStatusbarwhenyoureceivenewemails.

l Select ringtone:Choosearingtonetoplayfornewemailnotifications.

l Vibrate:Whenenabled,vibrationplaysfornewemailnotifications.

l More settings:Configureotheroptions,includingtheaccountname,carboncopyandblindcarboncopy,synchronization,andsecurityoptions.

o Account name:Enteranametoidentifythisemailaccount.

o Your name:Enteraname,tobeshowntorecipientsinemailsfromthisaccount.

o Always Cc/Bcc myself:Chooseoptionsforsendingacopyofemailsyousendtoyourself,asacopy(Cc)orblindcopy(Bcc).

o Show images:Choosewhethertoautomaticallydisplayembeddedimagesinthebodyofanemail.

o Security options:Setadvancedemailsecurityoptions,includingsettingsforencryption.

o Auto download attachments:ChoosewhetherthephoneautomaticallydownloadsemailattachmentswhenyouareconnectedtoWi-Fi.Youmightusethisoptiontocontrolhowandwhetheryouuseyourplansdataservicestodownloadattachments.

o Auto resend times:Choosethenumberoftimesthephoneattemptstoresendanemailafteradeliveryfailure.

o Folder sync settings:Choosefolderstosynchronizebetweenyourphoneandaccount.

o Period to sync Calendar:Choosetheperiodforsynchronizingcalendareventsbetweenyourphoneandaccount.

o Empty server trash:Deletethecontentsofthetrashfolderontheaccountserver.


o In case of sync conflict:Choosewhetherinformationfromtheserverorphonehasprioritywhenthereisaconflict.

o Security options:Configureadvancedsecurityoptions,includingencryption.

o Number of emails to load:Choosethenumberofemailsdisplayedatonetime.

o Sync Contacts:Choosewhethercontactsaresynchronizedbetweenyourphoneandtheaccount.

o Sync Calendar:Choosewhethercalendareventsaresynchronizedbetweenyourphoneandtheaccount.

o Sync Task:Choosewhetheremailsaresynchronizedbetweenyourphoneandtheaccount.

o Exchange server settings:ConfiguretheDomain\username,Password,andotherExchangeserversettings.

o Incoming settings:Configuresettingsfortheaccountservertoaccessyouraccountonyourphone.

o Outgoing settings:Configuresettingsforaccessingyouraccountfromyourphone.

Delete an Email AccountIfyounolongerwantanemailaccountonyourphone,youcandeleteitthroughthemailsettingsmenu.


2. Tap >Settings> Account settings.

3. Tap ,andthentapaccount(s)todelete.

4. TapDelete,andthenfollowthepromptstoconfirmthedeletion.

MessagingWithtextmessaging(SMS),youcansendandreceivetextmessagesbetweenyourphoneandanotherphonethatsupportsmessaging.

Multimediamessages,(MMS),cancontaintextandpictures,recordedvoice,audioorvideofiles,pictureslideshows,contactnamecards(vCard),orcalendarevents(vCalendar).

Seeyourserviceplanforapplicablechargesformessaging.


Send a MessageQuicklycomposeandsendtextmessagesonyourphone.

1. Press andtap Apps> Messaging.

2. Tap Composetocreateamessage:

l TapEnter recipient andenteraContactname,amobilephonenumber,oranemailaddressusingtheonscreenkeyboard.Asyouenterletters,possiblematchesfromyouraccountsandcontactsdisplayonthescreen.Touchamatchtoaddittothemessage.

l TapEnter messagetoenteryourmessage.

l Tap toattachanimage,picture,video,audioclip,SMemo,Calendarevent,locationinfo,orcontact.

3. Tap Send tosendthemessage.

New Messages NotificationDependingonyournotificationsettings,thephonewillplayaringtone,vibrate,ordisplaythemessagebrieflyinthestatusbarwhenyoureceiveanewtextormultimediamessage.Tochangethenotificationfornewtextandmultimediamessages,seeMessagingSettingsfordetails.

Anewmessageicon alsoappearsinthenotificationsareaofthestatusbartonotifyyouofa

newtextormultimediamessage.TheMessagingapplicationicon alsodisplaysthenumberofnewmessages.

Toopenthemessage,touchandholdthestatusbar,andthenslidethestatusbardowntoopentheNotificationpanel.Tapthenewmessagetoopenandreadit.Forinformationonreadingandreplyingtomessages,seeManagingMessageConversations.

Managing Message ConversationsTextandmultimediamessagesthataresenttoandreceivedfromacontact(oranumber)aregroupedintoconversationsormessagethreadsintheAllmessagesscreen.Threadedtextormultimediamessagesletyouseeexchangedmessages(similartoachatprogram)withacontactonthescreen.


Read a Text Message1. Dooneofthefollowing:

l OntheMessagingscreen,tapthetextmessageormessagethreadtoopenandreadit.

l Ifyouhaveanewmessagenotification,slidethestatusbardowntoopentheNotificationpanel.Tapthenewmessagetoopenandreadit.

2. ToreturntotheAllmessagesscreenfromatextmessagethread,tap Back.

Note: Toviewthedetailsofaparticularmessage,inthemessagethread,touchandholdthemessagetoopentheoptionsmenu,andthentapView message details.

IfamessagecontainsalinktoaWebpage,tapthemessageandthentapthelinktoopenitintheWebbrowser.

Ifamessagecontainsaphonenumber,tapthemessageandthentapthephonenumbertodialthenumberoraddittoyourcontacts.

View a Multimedia Message


2. Fromthemessagelist,tapamessagetoopenitscontents.

3. Whilethemessageisopen,taptheplayicon(onavideooraudiofile)toplaybackthefileortapanimagetoviewapicture.

l ThefileattachmentontheMMSmessagecanbesavedtoanoptionalinstalledmemorycard(notincluded).Tosavetheattachment,touchandholdthefile.TapSave attachment.SelecttheattachmentcheckboxandtapSave.

Reply to a Message


2. Fromthemessagelist,tapamessage.

3. TaptheEnter messagefieldandthentypeyourreplymessage.

4. Oncecomplete,tap Sendtosendthemessage.

Protect a Message from DeletionYoucanlockamessagesothatitwillnotbedeletedevenifyoudeletetheothermessagesintheconversation.



2. OntheMessagingscreen,tapamessagethread.

3. Touchandholdthemessagethatyouwanttolock.

4. TapLock ontheoptionsmenu.Alockicondisplaysbelowthemessage.

Delete a Message Thread


2. Touchandholdthemessagethreadthatyouwanttodelete.

3. TapDelete.

Delete Several Message Threads


2. Tap >Delete threads.

3. SelectthemessagethreadsyouwanttodeleteandtapDelete.

Note: Anylockedmessageswillnotbedeleted,unlessyouselecttheInclude protected messagescheckboxbeforeconfirmingthedeletion.

Delete a Single Message


2. Whileviewingamessagethread,touchandholdthemessagethatyouwanttodelete.

3. TapDelete ontheoptionsmenu.

4. Whenpromptedtoconfirm,tapOK.

View Contact Details and Communicate with a ContactWhenyouhavereceivedamessagefromsomeoneinyourstoredcontacts,youcantapthecontactsphotooriconinthemessagethreadtoopenamenuofoptions.Dependingonthestoredcontactinformation,youcanviewthecontactdetails,phone,orsendanemailmessagetothecontact,andmore.

Messaging SettingsMessagingsettingsallowyoucontroloptionsforyourtextandMMSmessages,includingmessagelimits,sizesettings,andnotifications.



2. Tap >Settingstoconfiguretheseoptions:

l Default messaging app:Chooseanapptouseformessaging.YoucanchoosethepreloadedMessagingofHangoutsapp,oranotherappyouveinstalled.TapDefault messaging app,andthenchooseanapp.

l Delete old messagesallowsthephonetoautomaticallydeletetheoldestmessageswhenthemaximumnumberofmessagesisreached.SetthemaximumnumberofmessageswiththeTextmessagelimitandMultimediamessagelimitsettingsbelow.

l Text message limitallowsyoutosetthemaximumnumberoftextmessagesperconversation.

l Multimedia message limitallowsyoutosetthemaximumnumberofmultimediamessagesperconversation.

l Text templatesallowsyoutocreateandmanagetextstringsthatyoucanaddtomessages.

l Auto combinationallowsyoutochoosewhetherlongmessagesthatarereceivedinmultiplepartsareautomaticallyre-assembledtodisplayasasinglemessage.

l Group messagingallowsyoutocontrolhowmessagestomultiplerecipientsarehandled.Whenenabled,asinglemessageissenttomultiplerecipients.Whendisabled,aseparatemessageissenttoeachrecipient.

l Auto retrieveallowsyoutochoosewhethermessageattachment(s)areautomaticallydownloadedwhenyoudisplayamultimediamessage.Ifyoudisablethisoption,onlythemessageheaderdisplaysinthemessagelist,andyoullbepromptedtodownloadtheattachment(s).

l Roaming auto retrieveallowsyoutochoosewhethermessageattachment(s)areautomaticallydownloadedwhileyourphoneisinroamingmode.

l MMS alertallowsyoutohavethephonealertyouwhenyoumakeachangetoamessagethatwillconvertthemessagetoamultimediamessage(MMS).

l Bubble styleallowsyoutochoosehowmessagesappearonthescreen.Bubblesaretheboxesthatsurroundeachmessage.

l Background styleallowsyoutochoosethebackgroundofthemessagescreen.

l Use the volume keyallowsyoutochangethetextsizewhilereadingamessagebypressingtheVolumeKeyupordown.

l Notificationsallowsyouspecifywhethernotificationsfornewmessagesdisplayinthestatusbar.

l Select ringtoneallowsyoutosettheringtoneforyourmessagenotifications.


l Vibrateallowsyoutochoosewhethervibrationplaysalongwiththeringtonefornewmessagenotifications.

l Message alert repetitionallowsyoutochoosehowoftenyourphonenotifiesyouofnewmessage(s).

l Preview messageallowsyoutochoosewhetherapreviewofanewmessageappearsinthestatusbarwiththemessagenotification.

l Emergency Alertsallowsyoutoconfigureemergencyalertsettings.Youcanenableordisablesomealerts:ExtremeAlert,SevereAlert,AmberAlert,andEmergencyalerttestmessages.YoucannotdisablePresidentialalerts.

Important: TheCommercialMobileAlertSystem(CMAS)systemprovidesthegovernmenttheabilitytosendgeographicallytargetednotificationsofemergencies,suchasthreatstopublicsafety,severeweatherevents,ahazardousmaterialspilloramissingchildinthephoneusersarea.

l Emergency notification previewallowsyoutoplayasampleemergencyalerttone.TapStoptocanceltheplayback.

l Vibrateallowsyoutoselectvibrateoptionsforemergencymessages.

l Alert reminderallowsyoutoconfigurethereminderinterval.

l Add signatureallowsyouaddatextsignaturetoallmessagesyousend.

l Signature textallowsyoutoenteratextsignature,whenAddsignatureisenabled.

l Spam settingsallowsyoutofilterincomingmessagesforspammessages.

l Add to spam numbersallowsyoutoentertelephonenumbers,toautomaticallyflagmessagesfromthenumbersasspam,whenSpamsettingsisenabled.

l Add to spam phrasesallowsyoutoenteratextphrase,toautomaticallyflagmessagesasspamwhentheycontainthephrase.AvailablewhenSpamsettingsareenabled.

l Block unknown sendersallowsyoutoautomaticallyblockmessagesfromnumbersthatarenotstoredascontactsonyourphone.

Social Networking AccountsStayintouchonthegowithallyoursocialnetworkingaccounts.PostupdatesonFacebookandTwitter,reviewyourLinkedIncontacts,seewhateveryonestalkingaboutfromYouTube,andmore.

FlipboardTheFlipboardapplicationcreatesapersonalizeddigitalmagazineoutofeverythingbeingsharedwithyou.Accessnewsstories,personalfeedsandotherrelatedmaterial.Flipthroughyour


Facebooknewsfeed,tweetsfromyourTwitteraccount,photosfromfriendsandmuchmore.

1. Press andthentap Apps> Flipboard.

2. FollowthepromptstostartusingFlipboard,ortologintoyourFlipboardaccount.

Google+Google+makesmessagingandsharingwithyourfriendsaloteasier.YoucansetupCirclesoffriends,visittheStreamtogetupdatesfromyourCircles,useMessengerforfastmessagingwitheveryoneinyourCircles,oruseInstantUploadtoautomaticallyuploadvideosandphotostoyourownprivatealbumonGoogle+.Visitgoogle.com/mobile/+/formoreinformation.

Google+usesyourGoogleAccount.IfyoudontalreadyhaveaGoogleAccountsetuponyourphone,youcansetoneup.

1. Press andtap Google> Google+.

2. IfyouaresignedintomorethanoneGoogleAccount,selecttheaccountyouwouldliketousewithGoogle+.

3. FollowtheonscreeninstructionstouseGoogle+.

HangoutsHangoutsisanapplicationforinstantmessagingofferedbyGoogle.ConversationlogsareautomaticallysavedtoaChatsareainyourGmailaccount.ThisallowsyoutosearchachatlogandstoretheminyourGmailaccounts.

Note:IfyouhavealreadysignedintoyourGoogleAccount,itdisplaysontheHangoutsscreen.

n Press andtap Google> Hangouts.

YouTubeYouTubeisavideosharingwebsiteonwhichuserscanuploadandsharevideos.Thesiteisusedtodisplayawidevarietyofuser-generatedvideocontent,includingmovieclips,TVclips,andmusicvideos,aswellasvideocontentsuchasvideoblogging,informationalshorts,andotheroriginalvideos.

YouTubeisadata-intensivefeature.Checkyourdataplantoavoidadditionaldatacharges.

n Press andtap Google> YouTube.


Note:ItisnotnecessarytosignintotheYouTubesitetoviewcontent.However,ifyouwishtosignintoaccessadditionaloptionstapSign inunderthe ACCOUNT tab.Selectanaccount(ifavailable)orcreateanewaccount.(EvenifyousignintoYouTubeviatheWeb,youmustseparatelysigninviayourphone.)

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Apps and EntertainmentAllyourphonesfeaturesareaccessiblethroughtheAppslist.

Samsung LinkSamsungLinkmakesstayingconnectedeasy.YoucanwirelesslysynchronizeyourSamsungdevicewithyourTV,streamcontent,andevenkeeptabsonwhocallsorsendstextmessageswithreal-time,on-screenmonitoring.

SamsungLinkallowsuserstosharetheirin-devicemediacontentwithotherexternaldevicesusingDLNAcertified(DigitalLivingNetworkAlliance)Devices.TheseexternaldevicesmustalsobeDLNA-compliant.Wi-FicapabilitycanbeprovidedtoTVsviaadigitalmultimediastreamer(notincluded).

SamsungLinkusesyourSamsungaccount.ThefirsttimeyoulaunchSamsungLink,followthepromptstosignintoyourSamsungaccount,orcreateanewaccount.

Bothyourphone,andthedevicesthatconnecttoyourphone,mustbeonthesameWi-Fiaccesspoint(AP).FormoreinformationaboutusingWi-Fi,seeWi-Fi.

Note: Dependingonthesoftwareversiononyourphone,youmayseeAllSharePlaypreloaded,orSamsungLink.IfyouhaveAllSharePlay,youllbepromptedtoupgradetoSamsungLinkthefirsttimeyoulaunchAllSharePlay.

1. Press andtap Apps> Samsung Link.

2. FollowthepromptstosignintoyourSamsungaccountandlearnaboutSamsungLink.

3. OntheSamsungLinkscreen,swipeyourfingerleftorrightacrossthescreentoscrollbetweenPhotos,Music,Video,orDocumenttypes.

4. TosetoptionsforSamsungLink,swiperightfromtheedgeofthescreenforoptions:

l All content:Displayallcontentcategories.

l Registered devices:StreamorsharemultimediacontentfromyourdevicetootherDLNA-compliantdevicesconnectedtothesameWi-Finetwork.WhenyoulaunchSamsungLink,compatibledevicesonthesameWi-FinetworkdisplayautomaticallyinRegistereddevices.

l Registered storage:Addstorageservice(s)toviewmultimediafilesanywhere.StorageservicesincludeWebstorage,suchasDropBoxorotherservices.Webstorageissometimesreferredtoasthecloud.


Configure Samsung Link SettingsConfigureSamsungLinkoptions,suchasstoragelocation,accountinformation,andregisteredstorageservices.


2. Tap >Settingsforoptions:

l Registered storage:AddaWebstorageservice,tovieworsharefiles.

l Save to:Chooseadefaultfilestoragelocation.Youcansavetoyourphonesinternalmemoryortoanoptionalinstalledmemorycard(SDcard,notincluded).

l Auto upload:WhenturnedOn,photosandvideosfromyourdevicewillbeautomaticallyuploadedtoyourPC,ortoaWebstorageservice.Youcanalsochoosehowfilesareuploaded.TurnOnUse mobile networkstoallowyourphonetouseyourphonesconnectiontothewirelessdatanetwork,orturnitOfftoonlyallowuploadswhenconnectedtoWi-Fi.

l Video optimization:WhenturnedOn,videoqualityforstreamedvideocontentisoptimizeddependingoncurrentnetworkconditions.

l Password lock:WhenturnedOn,accesstoSamsungLinkonyourdeviceispassword-protected.YoumustenteryourSamsungaccountpasswordtostartSamsungLink.

l My account:AccessinformationaboutyourSamsungaccount.

l About this service:LearnaboutSamsungLink.

Use Samsung Link to Share Media with Another DeviceSharemediawithanotherDLNA-compliantdeviceviaSamsungLink.

Bothyourdevice,andthedevice(s)thatconnecttoyourdevice,mustbeonthesameWi-Fiaccesspoint(AP).FormoreinformationaboutusingWi-Fi,seeWi-Fi.


2. LaunchAllSharePlayorSamsungLinkonthetargetdevice.

3. OntheDEVICES&STORAGEscreen,tapyourdevice,andthentapmediafile(s)toselectthemforstreaming.


4. Tap ,andthenchooseadeviceforsharing.Yourdevicerequestspermissionforsharingfromthetargetdevice.

5. Followthepromptsonthetargetdevicetoallowsharing.

Google Play BooksWithGooglePlayBooks,youcanfindmorethan3millionfreee-booksandhundredsofthousandsmoretobuyintheGooglePlayStore.

n Press andtap Google> Play Books.

Google Play NewsstandWithGooglePlayNewsstand,discovermoreofthenewsandmagazinesyoucareaboutallinoneapponyourAndroidtabletorphone.Enjoybreakingnewsandin-deptharticlesfeaturingaudio,videoandmore.Fromsports,business,cooking,entertainment,fashionandmore-nowgetbothfreeandpaidnewsplussubscribetovibrantfullHDmagazines,allinoneplace.Withhundredsofpremierpublishers-itsallthere,easytofollow,read,andshare.

n EnjoyReadNowtofindmoreofthearticlesyoucareaboutanddiscovernewonesyouwilllove.

n ExplorecategorieslikeArts&Photography,Business&Finance,Food&Drinkandmoreandsubscribetotopicstaggedtothearticlesthatinterestyoumost.

n GoOfflinewithanynewsedition,topicormagazinewithoutmissingapage.Bookmarknewsstoriesyoudon'thavetimetoreadforlater.

n Allinone-GooglePlayNewsstandisthenewhomeforallyourGoogleCurrentssubscriptionsandGooglePlayMagazines.Nowwithoneappandonetap,itsneverbeeneasiertostayinformedonthenewsoftheday.

Access Google Play Newsstand

n Press andtap Google> Newsstand.

Google Play StoreTheGooglePlayStoreistheplacetogotofindnewAndroidapps,games,movies,music,andbooksforyourphone.Choosefromawidevarietyoffreeandpaidappsrangingfromproductivityappstogames.Whenyoufindanappyouwant,youcaneasilydownloadandinstallitonyourphone.


ToaccesstheGooglePlayStoreyoumusthaveaGoogleAccountsetuponyourphone.SeeSignIntoYourGoogleAccountfordetails.

Important: Third-partyapplicationsmayaccessyourpersonalinformationorrequireyourserviceprovidertodiscloseyourcustomerinformationtothethird-partyapplicationprovider.Tofindouthowathird-partyapplicationwillcollect,access,use,ordiscloseyourpersonalinformation,checktheapplicationproviderspolicies,whichcanusuallybefoundontheirwebsite.Ifyouarentcomfortablewiththethird-partyapplicationspolicies,dontusetheapplication.

Find and Install an AppWhenyouinstallappsfromtheGooglePlayStoreappandusethemonyourphone,theymayrequireaccesstoyourpersonalinformation(suchasyourlocation,contactdata,andmore)oraccesstocertainfunctionsorsettingsofyourphone.Downloadandinstallonlyappsthatyoutrust.

Note: YouneedaGoogleWalletaccounttopurchaseitemsfromtheGooglePlayStoreapp.

1. Press andtap Play Store.

2. Browsethroughthecategories(Apps,Games, Music, Books,NewsstandorMovies & TV),findanappyou'reinterestedin,andtapthename.

3. Followthepromptstodownloadandinstalltheapp.

Warning: Read the notification carefully!Beespeciallycautiouswithappsthathaveaccesstomanyfunctionsorasignificantamountofyourdata.OnceyoutapOKonthisscreen,youareresponsiblefortheresultsofusingthisitemonyourphone.

Create a Google Wallet AccountYoumusthaveaGoogleWalletaccountassociatedwithyourGoogleAccounttopurchaseitemsfromtheGooglePlayStoreapp.

Dooneofthefollowing:

n Onyourcomputer,gotogoogle.com/wallet/tocreateaGoogleWalletaccount.

or

ThefirsttimeyouuseyourphonetobuyanitemfromtheGooglePlayStoreapp,yourepromptedtoenteryourbillinginformationtosetupaGoogleWalletaccount.

Warning: WhenyouveusedGoogleWalletoncetopurchaseanitemfromtheGooglePlayStoreapp,thephoneremembersyourpassword,soyoudontneedtoenteritthenexttime.Forthisreason,youshouldsecureyourphonetopreventothersfromusingitwithoutyourpermission.(Formoreinformation,seeSecuritySettings.)


Open an Installed AppThereareseveraloptionsforopeninganinstalledapp.

n Press andtap Appsandtaptheappicon.

Uninstall an AppYoucanuninstallanyappthatyouhavedownloadedandinstalledfromGooglePlay.Youcannotuninstallappsthatarepreloadedonyourphone.

1. Press andtap >Settings>More>Application manager>DOWNLOADED.

2. Taptheappyouwanttouninstall,andthentapUninstall.Followthepromptstocompletetheuninstall.

Google Play Movies & TV TheGooglePlayMovies&TVapplicationallowsyoutoconnecttotheGooglePlayStoreanddownloadamovieorTVshowtowatchinstantly.ChoosefromthousandsofmoviesandTVshows,includingnewreleasesandHDtitlesinGooglePlayandstreamtheminstantlyonyourAndroidphone.PreviouslyrentedmoviesareautomaticallyaddedtoyourMyMovieslibraryacrossyourphones.

n Press andtap Google> Play Movies & TV.

Google SearchSearchtheWebwithGoogle.

n Press andtap Apps> Google.

Note: AGoogleSearchwidgetdisplaysonthemainHomescreenbydefault.YoucantapthewidgettosearchfromtheHomescreen.

Sprint TV & MoviesWithSprintTV&Movies,youcanwatchliveTVandaccessmoviesandotherondemandentertainmentonthego.


Install the Sprint TV & Movies App on Your PhoneBeforeyouuseSprintTV&Moviesonyourphone,youmustdownloadandinstalltheappfromtheGooglePlayStoreapp.

1. Press andtap Play Store.

2. TouchtheSearchiconandsearchfor"sprinttv".

3. TouchSprint TV & Moviesfromtheresultslist.Followthepromptstoinstalltheapp.

Note: Afterinstalling,youcanopentheappfromthehomescreen.Press andthentap

Apps> SprintTV & Movies.

Your Sprint TV Channel OptionsTheSprintTVapplicationoffersawidevarietyofaccessiblechannels.Subscriptionoptionsincludecomprehensivebasicpackagesaswellasafullmenuofalacartechannels.Visitsprintchannels.mobitv.comformoreinformationonchannelsandpricing.

Note: Coverageisnotavailableeverywhere.Contentandlineupsubjecttochange.Selectchannelsalsoavailableforcasualusage.Gotosprintchannels.mobitv.comformoreinformation.

Watch TV

1. Press andtap Apps> SprintTV & Movies.

2. Inthetopbar,touchanoptiontoseewhatsavailable,andthenbrowsethroughtheavailableprogrammingandtouchacliporchanneltoviewtheprogram.

Note: Thefirsttimeyouaccessachannelthatrequiresasubscription,youwillbepromptedtopurchaseaccess.TouchSubscribetopurchaseaccess,ortouchPreviewtoseeapreviewoftheselectedchannel.

Tip: Forquickaccess,touchafeaturediteminthecenterofthescreenorselectalivechannelfromthebottombar.

Google Play MusicGooglePlayMusicletsyoubrowse,shop,andplaybacksongspurchasedfromtheGooglePlayStoreapp,aswellassongsyouhaveloadedfromyourownmusiclibrary.ThemusicyouchooseisautomaticallystoredinyourGoogleMusiclibraryandinstantlyreadytoplayordownload.

n Press andtap Google> Play Music.


Music AppTheMusicappisanapplicationthatcanplaymusicfiles.LaunchingMusicallowsyoutonavigatethroughyourmusiclibrary,playsongs,andcreateplaylists(musicfilesbiggerthan300KBaredisplayed).

1. Press andtap Apps> Music.

2. Tapalibrarycategoryatthetopofthescreen(Songs,Playlists,Albums,Artists,orFolders)toviewtheavailablemusicfiles.

3. Scrollthroughthelistofsongsandtapanentrytobeginplayback.

Sprint Music PlusSprintMusicPlusisSprintsofficialmusicstore.Itgivesyouexactlythatwithafull-featuredmusicandtonemanagerallowingyoutoeasilymanageyourmusiccontentallinoneconvenientplace.SprintMusicPlusletsyourockoutwhileyoucreatemusicandringtoneplaylists,assignringbacktonestoplayfordifferentcallers,andgetsongrecommendationsbasedonyourmusictastes.

Install Sprint Music Plus on Your PhoneBeforeyouusetheSprintMusicPlusapponyourphone,youmustdownloadandinstalltheappfromtheSprintZoneapp.

1. Press andtap Apps> Play Store.

2. TaptheSearchiconandsearchfor"sprintmusicplus".

3. TapSprint Music Plusfromtheresultslist.Followthepromptstoinstalltheapp.

Note: Afterinstalling,youcanopentheappfromthehomescreen.Press andtap

Apps> Sprint Music Plus.

Use Sprint Music PlusUseSprintMusicPlustoplaymusicalreadyonyourphone,aswellasnewmusicyoupurchasefromtheSprintMusicPlusStore.

1. Press andtap Apps> Sprint Music Plus.

2. Taptheiconintheupperleftcorner,selectacategory,andtouchasongtobeginplayback.


l Taptheonscreennavigationtoolstoskipaheadorrewind.

l Tap atanytimeformoreoptions.

Purchase and Download Music from the Sprint Music Plus StoreFromtheSprintMusicPlusStore,youcanshopforsongstopurchaseanddownloadtoyourphone.

1. Press andtap Apps> Sprint Music Plus>Music Store.

2. Enterasongorartistinthesearchfieldorbrowsethroughoptionsinthevariouscategories.

3. Tapasongtoselectit.(Thesonginformationscreenisdisplayed.)

4. Followtheonscreeninstructionstoprevieworpurchasethesong.Tap atanytimeformoreoptions.

Tip:Forringtonesorringbacktones,tapRingtones StoreorRingbacks StorefromtheSprintMusicPlusmainmenu.

ScoutScoutbyTelenavisadailypersonalnavigatorthathelpsyougetwhereyouregoing.Itletsyouseeandhearturn-by-turndirectionsanditcanprovideimportant,personalizedinformationabouttrafficandalternateroutes.

Install the Scout App on Your PhoneBeforeyouuseScoutonyourphone,youmustdownloadandinstalltheappfromtheGooglePlayStoreapp.

1. Press andtap Apps> Play Store.

2. TaptheSearchiconandsearchfor"scout".

3. TapScout GPS Navigation & Trafficfromtheresultslist,andthenfollowthepromptstodownloadandinstalltheapp.

Note: Afterinstalling,youcanopentheappfromthehomescreen.Press andtap

Apps> Scout.

Enable Location Services on Your PhoneBeforeusinganylocation-basedservices,youmustenableyourphonesGPSlocationfeature.Formoreinformationaboutlocationservices,seeLocationSettings.


Use Scout as Your Personal Navigator

n Press andtap Apps> Scout.

Google MapsUsetheGoogleMapsapplicationtofinddirections,locationinformation,businessaddresses,etc.DetermineyourcurrentlocationwithorwithoutGPS,getdrivingandtransitdirectionsandgetphonenumbersandaddressesforlocalbusinesses.

Enable Location Services on Your PhoneBeforeusinganylocation-basedservices,youmustenableyourphonesGPSlocationfeature.Formoreinformationaboutlocationservices,seeLocationSettings.

Use Google Maps

n Press andtap Apps> Maps.

Sprint ZoneTheSprintZoneappwillkeepyouup-to-dateonalltheSprintinformationthatmattersmosttoyou.Thisincludesaccesstoyouraccountinformation,thelatestSprintpromotionsandcustomernews,helpwithyourphoneandaccount,andSprintssuggestionsforapps.

n Press andtap Apps> Sprint Zone.

Video AppTheVideoapplicationplaysvideofilesstoredinyourphonesmemory,oronanoptionalinstalledmemorycard(notincluded).

1. Press andtap Apps> Video.

2. Bydefault,videosdisplaybynameinanarrayofthumbnails.YoucanalsodisplayyourvideosinanalphabeticallistbytouchingtheListtab,ortouchtheFolderstabtolistthefolderswhereyourvideosarestored.

3. Toplayavideo,simplytouchitsthumbnailorlistentry.

4. Thefollowingvideocontrolsareavailable:


l Pausethevideo.

l Startthevideoafterbeingpaused.

l Touchandholdtorewindthevideo.Touchtogotopreviousvideo.

l Touchandholdto fast-forwardthevideo.Touchtogotonextvideo.

l TaptosetVolume.

l TaptodisplaythevideoinaPopUpPlaywindow.Thevideoplaysinasmallwindowsoyoucanuseyourphoneforotherpurposeswhilewatchingthevideo.Toreturntoprevioussize,double-tapthescreen.

l Original size view.Thevideoplaysinitsoriginalsize.

Note: Thescreenviewiconsareathree-waytoggle.Theiconthatdisplaysisthemodethatappliesaftertappingtheicon.

5. Whileplayingavideo,tap foroptions.

l Share via:SendthevideobyBluetooth,Dropbox,Email,Gmail,Google+,Messaging,Picasa,Wi-FiDirect,orYouTube.

l Chapter preview:Displayschapters(ifchapterinformationisrecordedinthevideo).Touchachaptertobeginplayingthevideoatthatpoint.

l Edit:Trimthelengthofthevideo,orlaunchVideoEditortomodifythevideo.(VideoEditorisntinstalledbydefault,butyoucanfollowtheonscreenpromptstodownloadithere.)

l Via Bluetooth:TurnBluetootho

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