Samsung 6 Active Owners Manual

							SMARTPHONE
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your device and keep it for future reference. 
						

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Warning: This product contains chemicals known 
to the State of California to cause cancer and 
reproductive toxicity. For more information, please call 
1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864) .
Note: Water-resistant and dustproof based on IP68 
rating, which tests submersion up to 1.5 meters for up 
to 30 minutes.
Intellectual Property
All Intellectual Property, as defined below, owned 
by or which is otherwise the property of Samsung 
or its respective suppliers relating to the SAMSUNG 
Phone, including but not limited to, accessories, 
parts, or software relating there to (the “Phone 
System”) , is proprietary to Samsung and protected 
under federal laws, state laws, and international 
treaty provisions. Intellectual Property includes, 
but is not limited to, inventions (patentable or 
unpatentable) , patents, trade secrets, copyrights, 
software, computer programs, and related 
documentation and other works of authorship. You 
may not infringe or otherwise violate the rights 
secured by the Intellectual Property. Moreover, 
you agree that you will not (and will not attempt 
to) modify, prepare derivative works of, reverse 
engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise 
attempt to create source code from the software. 
No title to or ownership in the Intellectual Property 
is transferred to you. All applicable rights of the 
Intellectual Property shall remain with SAMSUNG 
and its suppliers.
Open Source Software
Some software components of this product 
incorporate source code covered under GNU 
General Public License (GPL) , GNU Lesser 
General Public License (LGPL) , OpenSSL 
License, BSD License and other open source 
licenses. To obtain the source code covered 
under the open source licenses, please visit: 
http://opensource.samsung.com .
Disclaimer of Warranties; 
Exclusion of Liability
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS 
WARRANTY CONTAINED ON THE WARRANTY 
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PURPOSE OR USE; THE DESIGN, CONDITION OR 
QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT; THE PERFORMANCE 
OF THE PRODUCT; THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE 
PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS CONTAINED 
THEREIN ; OR COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT 
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW, RULE, 
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THERETO. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE 
INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHALL BE CONSTRUED 
TO CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY 
OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO 
THE PRODUCT. IN ADDITION, SAMSUNG SHALL 
NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND 
RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF 
THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE BREACH 
OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, INCLUDING 
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL 
DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS 
OR BENEFITS.
Modification of Software
SAMSUNG IS NOT LIABLE FOR PERFORMANCE 
ISSUES OR INCOMPATIBILITIES CAUSED BY 
YOUR EDITING OF REGISTRY SETTINGS, OR 
YOUR MODIFICATION OF OPERATING SYSTEM 
SOFTWARE. 
USING CUSTOM OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE 
MAY CAUSE YOUR DEVICE AND APPLICATIONS 
TO WORK IMPROPERLY. YOUR CARRIER MAY 
NOT PERMIT USERS TO DOWNLOAD CERTAIN 
SOFTWARE, SUCH AS CUSTOM OS.
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IF YOUR CARRIER PROHIBITS THIS, IF YOU 
ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE ONTO THE 
DEVICE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION, YOU WILL BE 
NOTIFIED ON THE SCREEN THAT UNAUTHORIZED 
SOFTWARE HAS BEEN DETECTED. YOU SHOULD 
THEN POWER DOWN THE DEVICE AND CONTACT 
YOUR CARRIER TO RESTORE THE DEVICE TO THE 
CARRIER AUTHORIZED SETTINGS.
Samsung KNOX™
Samsung Knox is Samsung’s security platform and 
is a mark for a Samsung device tested for security 
with enterprise use in mind. Additional licensing 
fee may be required. For more information about 
Knox, please refer to: www.samsung.com/us/knox. 
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(SEA), Inc.
Address :
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Ridgefield Park, 
New Jersey 07660
Phone: 
1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864)
Internet Address : 
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Samsung, Galaxy, Multi window, and S Health are 
registered trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., 
Ltd.
Do you have questions about your 
Samsung Mobile Device? 
For 24 hour information and assistance, we offer 
a new FAQ/ARS System (Automated Response 
System) at: www.samsung.com/us/support
The actual available capacity of the internal memory 
is less than the specified capacity because the 
operating system and default applications occupy 
part of the memory. The available capacity may 
change when you upgrade the device. Nuance
®, VSuite™, T9® Text Input, and the Nuance 
logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of 
Nuance Communications, Inc., or its affiliates in the 
United States and/or other countries.
The Bluetooth
® word mark, figure mark (stylized “B 
Design”) , and combination mark (Bluetooth word 
mark and “B Design”) are registered trademarks and 
are wholly owned by the Bluetooth SIG.
Google, the Google logo, Android, the Android logo, 
Google Play, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Music, 
Google Hangouts, Picasa, Play Newsstand, YouTube, 
and other marks are trademarks of Google Inc.
Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the 
Wireless Fidelity Alliance, Inc.
LTE is a trademark of ETSI.
Swype and the Swype logos are trademarks of 
Swype, Inc.
Devices purchased for use on AT&T’s system are 
designed for use exclusively on AT&T’s system. 
You agree that you won’t make any modifications 
to the Equipment or programming to enable the 
Equipment to operate on any other system. A voice 
plan is required on all voice-capable devices, unless 
specifically noted otherwise in the terms governing 
your agreement. Some devices or plans may require 
you to subscribe to a data plan.
Your phone is designed to make it easy for you 
to access a wide variety of content. For your 
protection, AT&T wants you to be aware that some 
applications that you enable may involve the location 
of your phone being shared. For applications 
available through AT&T, AT&T offers privacy controls 
that let you decide how an application may use the 
location of your phone and other phones on your 
account. However, AT&T’s privacy tools do not apply 
to applications available outside of AT&T. Please 
review the terms and conditions and the associated 
privacy policy for each location-based service to 
learn how location information will be used and 
protected. 
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Your phone may be used to access the Internet and 
to download, and/or purchase goods, applications, 
and services from AT&T or elsewhere from third 
parties. AT&T provides tools for you to control 
access to the Internet and certain Internet content. 
These controls may not be available for certain 
devices which bypass AT&T controls.
AT&T may collect certain types of information from 
your device when you use AT&T services to provide 
customer support and to improve its services. For 
more information on AT&T’s Privacy Policy, visit  
www.att.com/privacy.
Online Legal Information
The online version of the Health/Safety and 
Warranty guide for your device can be found at:
English 
www.samsung.com/us/Legal/Phone-HSGuide
Spanish 
www.samsung.com/us/Legal/Phone-HSGuide-SP
The online version of the End User Licensing 
Agreement for your device can be found online at: 
www.samsung.com/us/Legal/SamsungLegal-EULA4 . 
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Getting Started .................................................................1
Front View ........................................................................\
... 2
Back View ........................................................................\
... 3
Assemble Your Device ...............................................4
Set Up Your Device ...................................................... 6
Set Up Accounts on Your Device ........................7
Know Your Device ......................................................... 8
Home Screen.................................................................... 9
Status Bar ........................................................................\
. 12
Navigation, Motions, and Gestures ..................13
Notification Panel ......................................................... 14
Multi Window .................................................................. 15
Enter Text ........................................................................\
.. 17
Calling........................................................................\
.............. 19
Make and Answer Calls ...........................................20
Applications ...................................................................... 24
Apps Screen ...................................................................25
Google Applications ..................................................27
AT&T Applications ....................................................... 29
Other Applications ......................................................31
Activity Zone ................................................................... 33
Calculator ........................................................................\
.. 34
Calendar ........................................................................\
.... 35
Camera and Video ......................................................37
Clock ........................................................................\
............ 40
Contacts ........................................................................\
.....41
Email ........................................................................\
............ 44
Galaxy Apps ................................................................... 45
Gallery ........................................................................\
......... 46
Internet ........................................................................\
........48
Memo ........................................................................\
.......... 50
Messages ........................................................................\
.51
Music Player ....................................................................53
My Files ........................................................................\
...... 54
S Health ........................................................................\
.....56
S Voice ........................................................................\
....... 57
Video Player ....................................................................58
Voice Recorder ..............................................................59
Settings ........................................................................\
.......... 60
How to Use Settings ..................................................61
Wi-Fi Settings .................................................................. 62
Bluetooth ........................................................................\
... 64
Airplane Mode ...............................................................66
Mobile Hotspot and Tethering ..............................67
Data Usage ...................................................................... 69
Mobile Networks ...........................................................70
NFC and Payment .......................................................71
More Connection Settings ......................................72
Sounds and Notifications ........................................ 74
Display Settings ............................................................ 77
Motions and Gestures...............................................79
Applications Settings ................................................. 80
Wallpaper Settings ...................................................... 82
Themes ........................................................................\
....... 83
Lock Screen and Security ......................................84
Privacy and Safety ....................................................... 88
Easy Mode ....................................................................... 90
Accessibility .....................................................................91
Accounts ........................................................................\
.... 93
Backup and Reset.......................................................94
Active Key ........................................................................\
. 95
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Language and Input Settings ...............................96
Battery ........................................................................\
......... 98
Storage ........................................................................\
.......99
Date and Time Settings ........................................100
Help ........................................................................\
........... 101
About Your Device ...................................................102  
						

							Getting Started
Learn about your mobile 
device hardware, assembly 
procedures, and how to 
get started using your new 
device.  
						

							2Front View
Recent apps keyPower/Lock key Front camera
Back key
Status light
Earpiece
Active key
Home key
Proximity and 
gesture sensors
Volume keys
• Active key: Quickly launch features or 
applications with one touch.
• Back key: Press to return to the previous screen, 
or to close a dialog box, menu, or keyboard.
• Earpiece: Listen to a call.
• Front camera: Take self-portraits and record 
videos of yourself.
• Home key: Press to return to the Home screen.
• Proximity and gesture sensors: Detects the 
presence of objects near the device. 
• Recent apps key: Press to display recent apps or 
press and hold for home screen options.
• Power/Lock key: Press and hold to turn the 
device on or off. Press to lock or wake up the 
screen. Press and hold to turn the device off or 
restart it, or for quick access to Airplane Mode 
and Emergency Mode.
• Status light: Displays red when charging or the 
battery is low, blue when a notification has arrived 
or you are voice recording, and green when fully 
charged.
• Volume keys: Press to adjust the volume of your 
device’s sounds and audio.
Front View 
Getting Started  
						

							3Back View
USB charger/
Accessory portHeadset jack
Microphone
Infrared transmitter
Flash
SIM tray Heart rate sensor
Back camera
Speaker
Microphone
• Back camera: Take pictures and record videos. 
• Flash: Illuminate subjects in low-light 
environments when taking a photo or recording 
video.
• Headset jack: Connect an optional headset 
(not included) .
• Heart rate sensor: When using the S Health app, 
this sensor measures your heart rate via your 
fingertip.
• Infrared transmitter: Controls external devices 
using infrared light.
• Microphone: Records audio and detects voice 
commands.
• SIM tray: The tray that holds the SIM card. For 
more information, see Install the SIM Card
.
• Speaker: Plays music and other sounds.
• USB charger/Accessory port: Connect the 
Charger/USB cable (included) , and other optional 
accessories (not included) .
Back View 
Getting Started  
						

							4Assemble Your Device
This section helps you to 
assemble your device.
Install the SIM Card
When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are 
provided with a plug-in SIM card. During activation, 
your SIM card will be loaded with your subscription 
details, such as your PIN, available optional 
services, and other features.
Warning: Please be careful when handling the SIM 
card to avoid damaging it. Keep all SIM cards out of 
reach of small children.
1. Carefully pull the SIM card tray out of the slot.
2.  Place the SIM card on the tray, and slide the tray 
back into the slot.
Make sure that the card’s gold contacts face 
down into the device and that the card is 
positioned as shown.
Caution: If the card is not inserted correctly, the 
device will not detect the SIM card. Re-orient the 
card and place it back into the slot if the SIM is 
not detected.
Charge the Battery
Note : For fastest charging times, use the Adaptive 
Fast Charging charger that came with your phone. 
This charger provides faster charging only when 
connected to devices that support Adaptive 
Fast Charging.
Caution: Use only Samsung-approved charging 
devices. Samsung accessories are designed to 
maximize battery life. Using other accessories may 
invalidate your warranty and may cause damage.
1.  Insert the USB 2.0 cable into the port.
2.  Connect the USB cable to the charging 
head, and then plug the charging head into a 
standard outlet.
3.  When charging is complete, unplug the charging 
head from the outlet and remove the USB cable 
from the device.
Assemble Your Device 
Getting Started