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Common Options 
The device uses basic command options to perform 
common actions. 
• More: Tap to view more menu options for a 
screen. This often allows you to select items to 
delete or share. 
• Delete: Tap to select items to delete. 
• Share: Tap to select items to share, and a sharing 
method. 
• Edit: Tap to customize the screen. 
• On/O� button: Tap to turn the option on   or 
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• Checkbox: Tap to enable or select. When 
enabled, a checkmark is displayed. 
•Menu : Tap to view available options for the 
�eld. 
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Settings 
View all 
Quick settings 
Screen brightness 
Noti�cation card 
Noti�cation settings  Clear noti�cations 
Noti�cation Panel
 
Noti�cation icons on the Status bar display calendar events, device 
status, and more. For details, open the Noti�cation panel. 
• Settings: Display the Settings screen. 
• View all: See all available Quick settings. 
• Clear noti�cations: Clear all noti�cations. 
• Noti�cation settings: Enable or disable 
noti�cations from each app. For more information, 
see Noti�cations . 
• Noti�cation card: View details about a 
noti�cation. 
• Screen brightness: Adjust screen brightness. 
• Quick settings: Quickly enable or disable a 
feature. 
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View the Noti�cation Panel 
You can access the Noti�cation panel from any 
Home screen. 
1.	  Drag the Status bar down to display the 
Noti�cation panel. 
2.  Swipe down the list to see noti�cation details. 
• To open an item, tap it. 
• To clear a single noti�cation, drag the 

noti�cation left or right. 

• To clear all noti�cations, tap Clear. 
3.	  Drag upward from the bottom of the screen or 
tap  Back to close the Noti�cation panel. 
Quick Settings 
In addition to noti�cations, the Noti�cation panel 
also provides quick access to device functions such 
as Wi-Fi, allowing you to quickly turn them on or o�. 
To view additional Quick settings: 
1.	 Drag the Status bar down to display the 
Noti�cation panel. 
2.  Swipe left or right across the visible icons. 
To customize the Quick settings that display: 
1.	  Drag the Status bar down to display the 
Noti�cation panel. 
2.  Tap 
View all, and then tap Edit. 
• Drag the icons to change their positions. The 
�rst ten icons appear on the Noti�cation panel. 
3.  Tap Done to save. 
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							Predictive text 
Options
 
   
   
 
   
E n t e r  Te x t
 
Text can be entered using a 
keyboard or by speaking. 
Use the Samsung Keyboard 
Enter text using a QWERTY keyboard. 
Special Keys 
Symbol: Tap to insert symbols. 
Touch and hold Options for the following:  Voice input: Enter text using Google 
voice™ typing. 
Emoticon: Insert an emoticon at the 
cursor position. 
Keyboard settings: Access keyboard 
settings. 
Note : Available options depend on the app in use. 
Not all options are available for all apps. 
Predictive Text 
Predictive text suggests words that match your text 
entries, and can automatically complete common 
words. Predictive text can learn your personal 
writing style from your contacts, messages, email, 
and social networking sites — improving the accuracy 
of predicting text entries. 
Con�gure the Samsung Keyboard 
To customize the Samsung keyboard: 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings  > System. 
2.	 Tap Language and in

put > Samsung keyboard 
for options. 
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							Settings	 Delete text 
  
  
   
   
 
   
Use Google Voice Typing 
Instead of typing, enter text by speaking. 
To enable Google voice typing: 
1. Tap  Voice input on the S amsun

g keyboard. 
• You may need to touch and hold Options 
(left of the Space bar) to �nd it. 
2.  Speak your text. 
Note : Tap 
Settings > Languages to download 
additional languages for use with G oog

le voice typing. 
Con�gure Google Voice Typing 
To customize Google voice typing: 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings  > System. 
2.	 Tap Language and input

 > Google voice typing 
for options. 
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							Calling 
Make telephone calls 
using a variety of calling 
features and services.   
						

							 
 
 
  
 
More options 
Ta b s 
Keypad  Hide the keypad 
Voicemail 
Call 
Phone Screen
 
Use the Phone screen to access the dialer keypad, recent calls, 
favorites, and contacts. 
• More options: Access Speed dial and Call 
settings. 
• Hide the keypad: Hide the keypad and display 
recent calls. 
• Call: Make a call. 
• Voicemail: Set up and check your 
voicemail. For more information, see 
Set Up and Access Voicemail . 
• Keypad: Dial the number that you want to call. 
• Ta b s: Display a log of all dialed, received, 
and missed calls. Display contacts marked as 
favorites. Display your contacts and select a 
contact to call. 
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Access Phone 
There are a couple of ways to access Phone. 
►   From a Home screen, tap  Phone. 
– or – 
From a Home screen, tap  Apps > Phone. 
Display Your Phone Number 
Your phone number can be found in Settings. 
►	 From a Home screen, tap  Apps > Settings 
> System > About device > Status > SIM card 
status. 
• Your phone number is displayed in the 
My phone number �eld. 
Call Settings 
There are also a couple of ways to access the 
Call settings menu. 
►	  From a Home screen, tap  Phone > More > 
Settings . 
– or – 
From a Home screen, tap  Apps > Settings 
> Device  > Applications > Phone. 
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Make and Answer Calls
 
Learn how to make or answer 
a call. Explore features and 
functionality associated with 
making or answering a call. 
Make a Call 
You can make a call from a Home screen. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Phone. 
2. Enter a number on the ke

ypad and tap  Dial. 
• Tap Keypad if the keypad is not displayed. 
Dial a Number from Your Contacts List 
You can quickly dial a phone number from your 
Contacts list. 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Contac t

s. 
– or –
 
From a Home screen, tap 
 Phone > Contacts. 
2.	 Swipe your �n

ger across a contact to the right to 
call the contact. 
Dial a Recent Number 
All incoming, outgoing, and missed calls are 
recorded in the Call log. If the number or caller is 
listed in your contacts list, the associated name is 
also displayed. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Phone. 
2. Tap Log . A list of r

ecent calls is displayed. 
3.  Tap a contact, and then tap 
Call. 
Answer a Call 
When a call is received, the phone rings and the 
caller’s phone number or name is displayed, if it is 
stored in the Contacts list. 
► At the incoming call screen: 
• Drag  Answer to the right to answer the call. 
• Drag Reject to the left to reject the call and 
send it to your voicemail. 
• Drag Reject call with message upward and 
select a message. 
If you are using an app, a pop-up screen is 
displayed for the incoming call. 
►  On the incoming call pop-up screen: 
• Tap  Answer to answer the call. 
• Tap  Reject to reject the call and send it to 
your voicemail. 
• Tap Reject call with message and select a 
message. 
• Tap  Expand to exit the app and view the 
main incoming call scr een. 
End a Call 
To �nish your call: 
► Tap  End when you are ready to end your call. 
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Multitask While on a Call 
If you exit the call screen and return to a 

Home screen, your active call is indicated by 
Call on the Status bar.
 
This lets y

ou continue with your current call and do 

something else, such as access the contacts list, 

view a recent email, or locate a picture.
 
To return to the call screen:
 
►	  Drag the Status bar down to display the 
Noti�cation panel, and then tap Call noti�cation. 
To end a call from any application: 
►	  Drag the Status bar down to display the 
Noti�cation panel, and then tap  End call. 
Options During a Call 
Your phone provides several options that you can 
use during a call. 
Adjust the Call Volume 
►	 Press the Volume keys to increase or decrease 
the volume. 
– or – 
Tap 
Extra volume to quickly add more 

volume to the incomin g audio

.
 
Listen with the Speaker or 
Bluetooth Headset 
Listen to the call using the speaker or through a 
Bluetooth headset (not included) . 
► Tap  Speaker to hear the caller using the 
speaker. 
– or – 
T ap 
Blue

tooth to hear the caller using a 

Bluetooth he adse

t.
 
Place a New Call While on a Call 
If your service plan supports this feature, you can 
make another call while a call is in progress. 
1. From the active call, tap  Add call to dial the 
second call. 
2.  Dial the new number and tap  Dial. When 
t

he call is answered : 
• Tap Swap to switch between the two 
calls. 
• Tap  Merge to hear both callers at once 
(multi-conferencin g) . 
Call Waiting 
If your service plan supports this feature, you can 
answer an incoming call while you have a call in 
progress. You are noti�ed of an incoming call by a 
call waiting tone. 
To answer a new call while you have a call in 
progress: 
1. Drag  Answer in any direction to answer the 
new call. 
2.  Tap an option: 
• Put [caller] on hold to place the previous 
caller on hold while you answer the new 
incoming call. 
• End call with [caller] to end the previous call 
and answer the new call. 
3.	  Tap the previous On hold number entry and 
select  Swap to switch between the two calls. 
This places the new c aller on hold and act

ivates 
the previous call. 
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