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2.
In a single motion touch and slide the 
Blocking mode 
slider to the right to turn it on  . 
Confirm that the Blocking mode active icon   
appears in the Status bar.
3. Place a green checkmark adjacent to those features 
you would like to enable. Choose from: Disable 
incoming calls, Disable notifications, Disable alarm and 
timer, Disable LED indicator.
4. Configure a timeframe for these features to be active. 
Remove the checkmark from the 
Always field to 
configure the 
From and To time fields.
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Allowed contacts to assign those contacts that are 
exempted from these rules. Choose from None, All 
contacts, Favorites, or Custom. Allowed contacts will 
then appear in the 
Allowed contact list.
Power saving mode
Power saving mode allows yo u to manage your phone to 
conserve power.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔  
More ➔ Power saving mode. 2.
Ta p  t h e  
OFF / ON icon next to Power saving mode to turn 
Power saving mode on  .
3. Tap the following options to create a checkmark and 
conserve power:
 CPU power saving: allows you to limit the maximum 
performance of the CPU.
 Screen power saving: allows you to lower the screen power 
level.
 Turn off haptic feedback: allows you to turn off vibration when 
you tap or touch the screen.
4. Ta p  Learn about Power saving mode to learn about 
various ways to conserve battery power.
Accessor y Settings
This menu allows you to select  the Audio output mode when
using a car or desk dock. 1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔  
My device ➔ Accessory.
2. Ta p  
Dock sound to play sounds when inserting or 
removing the phone from the dock.
3. Ta p  
Audio output mode to use the external dock 
speakers when the phone is docked.
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Desk home screen display to display the desk home 
screen whenever the phone is docked.
5. Ta p  
Automatic unlock if you are using a phone cover 
and you want your phone to unlock when you open the 
cover.
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Audio output to set your Audio output to Stereo or 
Surround.
Accessibility
Accessibility services are special features to make using the 
device easier for those with certain physical disabilities. Use 
the Accessibility settings to activate these services.
Note: You can download accessibility applications from Play Store and manage their use here.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔  
My device ➔ Accessibility.
2. The following options are available:
 Auto-rotate screen: automatically rotate the screen from 
landscape to portrait when you rotate your phone.
 Screen timeout: timeout the accessibility feature after a 
defined amount of time.
 Secured lock time: allows you to set the time of inactivity that 
passes before your screen locks.
 Speak passwords: reads out password information.
 Answering/ending calls: accept incoming calls by pressing 
the home key or end calls using the power key.
 Show shortcut: allow the accessibility shortcut under the 
device options to be used by pressing and holding the power 
key.
 Manage accessibility: save and update your accessibility 
settings or share them with another device. You can export your 
settings, import a previously saved file, or share your file with 
another device.
 TalkBack: activate the TalkBack feature.
Note: TalkBack, when installed and enabled, speaks feedback to help blind and low-vision users.
Important! TalkBack can collect all of the text you enter,  except passwords, includi ng personal data and 
credit card numbers. It may also log your user 
interface interactions with the device.
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: change the size of the fonts used on the device 
within menus, options, etc. Choose from: Tiny, Small, Normal, 
Large, or Huge.
 Magnification gestures: use exaggerated gestures such as 
triple-tapping, double pinching, and dragging two fingers 
across the screen.
 Negative colors: reverse the display of on-screen colors from 
White text on a Black background to Black text on a White 
background.
: allows you to adjust the display colors if 
you are color blind and have difficulty reading the display 
because of the colors. Touch and slide the slider to the right to 
turn it on  . Follow the on-screen instructions.
 Accessibility shortcut: allows you to quickly enable 
accessibility features in 2 quick steps. Touch and slide the 
slider to the right to turn it on  . Follow the on-screen 
instructions.
 Text-to-speech output: allows you to adjust your text-to-
speech settings.  For more information, refer to 
“Speech 
Settings”  on page 141.
 Enhance web accessibility: allows apps to install scripts 
from Google that make their Web content more accessible. Tap 
Allow.
 Sound balance: allows you to use the slider to set the Left 
and Right balance when using a stereo device.
 Mono audio: allows you to enable stereo audio to be 
compressed into a single mono audio stream for use with a 
single earbud/earphone.
 Turn off all sounds: allows you to mute every sound made by 
the device during taps, selections, notifications, etc.
 Flash notification: allows you to set your camera light to blink 
whenever you receive a notification.
: allows you to improve the device 
accessibility for users with reduced dexterity. Touch and slide 
the slider to the right to turn it on  . Follow the on-
screen instructions.
 Tap and hold delay: allows you to select a time interval for 
this action. Choose from: Short, Medium, or Long.
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 Interaction control: allows you to enable or disable motions 
and screen timeout. You can also block areas of the screen 
from touch interaction. Touch and slide the slider to the right to 
turn it on  . Follow the on-screen instructions.
Language and input
This menu allows you to confi gure the language in which to 
display the menus. You can also set on-screen keyboard 
options.
Language
You can change the language  used by your device by 
following these steps:
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔  
My device ➔ Language and input ➔ Language.
2. Tap a language from the list.
Keyboards and Input Methods
You can change the keyboard  used by your device by 
following these steps:
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔  
My device ➔ Language and input.
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Default and select a keyboard.
Select Samsung keyboard or Swype. 3.
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Set up input methods.
4. Ta p  t h e  
 icon next to the input method that you 
would like to configure the settings for.
5. Based on your selection of input method, the 
appropriate settings will appear and are explained 
below.
Google voice typing settings
From this menu you can set Samsung keyboard options.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔  
My device ➔ Language and input.
2. Ta p  t h e  
 icon next to Google voice typing. 
3. The following options are available:
 Choose input languages: tap on a language that you want to 
input. Select 
Automatic to use the local language or select a 
language from the list.
 Block offensive words: tap to create a checkmark and enable 
the blocking of recognized offensive words from the results of 
your voice-input Google typing.
 Download offline speech recognition: Enables voice input 
while offline.
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Samsung Keyboard settings
From this menu you can set Samsung keyboard options.1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔  
My device ➔ Language and input.
2. Ta p  t h e  
 icon next to Samsung keyboard.
 Portrait keyboard types allows you to choose a keyboard 
configuration (Qwerty [default] or 3x4 Keyboard).
 Input languages sets the input language. Tap a language from 
the available list. The keyboard is updated to the selected 
language.
 Predictive text enables predictive text entry mode. This must 
be enabled to gain access to the advanced settings. Touch and 
hold to access the advanced settings. Touch and slide the slider 
to the right to turn it on  .
 Continuous input allows you to type words by swiping 
between on-screen keys. 
 Cursor control allows you to move the cursor by sliding your 
finger across the keyboard.
 Handwriting enables the device to recognize on-screen 
handwriting and convert it to text. 
 Advanced displays the following advanced options:
–Auto capitalization automatically capitalizes the first letter of 
the first word in each sentence (standard English style). 
–Auto spacing automatically inserts spaces between words.
–Auto-punctuate automatically inserts a full stop in a sentence 
by tapping the space bar twice when using the on-screen 
QWERTY keyboard. 
–Character preview provides an automatic preview of the 
current character selection within  the text string. This is helpful 
when multiple characters are available within one key.
–Key-tap vibration enables vibration feedback when you tap an 
on-screen key.
–Key-tap sound enables auditory feedback when you tap an 
on-screen key.
 launches a brief on-screen tutorial covering the main 
concepts related to the Samsung keyboard.
 Reset settings resets the keyboard settings back to their 
original configuration.
Predictive Text Settings
From this menu you can set Predictive Text settings. 1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔  
My device ➔ Language and input.
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 icon next to Samsung keyboard. 
3.
 Tap the ON/OFF slider, located to the right of the 
Predictive text field, to turn it ON  . 
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 Predictive text.
5. The following options are available:
 Personalized data: allows you to use personal language that 
you have added to make your prediction results better.
 Learn from Facebook: allows you to login to your Facebook 
account so your phone can learn your Facebook style.
 Learn from Gmail: allows you to login to your Gmail account so 
your phone can learn your Gmail style.
 Learn from Twitter: allows you to login to your Twitter account 
so your phone can learn your Twitter style.
 Learn from Messaging: allows your device to learn from your 
Messages.
 Learn from Contacts: allows your device to learn from your 
Contacts.
 Clear remote data: deletes anonymous data that is stored on 
the personalization server.
 Clear personal data: removes all personalized data that you 
have entered.
 Privacy policy: click the link to read the privacy policy. Follow 
the on-screen instructions.
Swype Keypad Settings
To configure Swype settings: 1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔  
My device ➔ Language and input.
2. Ta p  t h e  
 icon next to Swype.
3. Ta p  
How to Swype to view an on-screen manual for 
Swype.
4. Ta p  
Gestures to view helpful information on using 
gestures while using Swype.
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Preferences to alter these settings:
 Vibrate on keypress: activates a vibration sensation as you 
enter text using the keypad.
 Sound on keypress: turns on sounds generated by the Swype 
application.
 Show helpful tips: turns on a flashing indicator for quick help.
: automatically inserts a space between words. 
When you finish a word, just lift your finger or stylus and start 
the next word.
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: automatically capitalizes the first letter of 
a sentence.
 Show complete trace: once enabled, sets wether or not to 
display the complete Swype path.
 Pop-up on keypress: once enabled, displays a character 
above an on-screen key while typing.
 Next word prediction: once enabled, predicts the next word in 
your text string based on your current text entries.
Note: If incorrect words are being entered as you type, disabled this feature.
 Reset Swype’s dictionary: once enabled, deletes any words 
you have added to Swype’s dictionary.
: displays the software version information.
6. Ta p  Language Options to activate and select the current 
text input language. Default language is US English.
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Swype Connect to activate and configure the 
following data  settings:
: allows you to register with Swype so you can 
take advantage of backup and sync options.
 Backup & Sync: allows you to backup your Swype dictionary 
and sync your Swype dictionary across multiple devices.
 Contribute data usage: when enabled, allows the Nuance® 
application to collect usage data for better word predictions.
 Cellular data: when enabled, activates cellular data usage by 
the Swype application so it can receive program updates, 
language downloads, and other related features via your 
existing data connection.
8. Ta p  Personalization to activate and configure the 
following social media personalization settings.
: allows you to edit your personal Swype 
dictionary.
 Facebook: allows you to log into your current Facebook 
account from where contact names are added to your Swype’s 
personal dictionary for later use when you enter names into text 
fields. Helps recognize familiar names.
: allows you to sing into your existing Twitter account 
from where names and words are added to your personal 
dictionary. Helps recognize familiar names and words.
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: allows you to sign in to your existing Gmail account from 
where existing contact information is added to your personal 
dictionary. Helps recognize familiar names.
9. Ta p  Updates to update the application if new software 
is available.
Speech Settings
This menu allows you to set  the speech settings for Voice 
input.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔  
My device ➔ Language and input.
2. Ta p  
Voice search to configure the following:
 Language: Choose a language for your voice input.
 Speech output: Sets whether you will use speech output 
always or only when using hands-free.
 Block offensive words: Enable or disable blocking of 
recognized offensive words from the results of your voice-input 
Google searches.
 Hotword detection: Enable to being able to launch voice 
search by saying the word “Google”.
 Download offline speech recognition: Enables voice input 
while offline.
3. Ta p  Text-to-speech output and select Google Text-to-
speech Engine
 or Samsung text-to-speech engine.
4. Tap   next to the preferred TTS engine configure the 
following settings:
 Language: allows you to set the language for spoken text.
 Settings for Google Text-to-speech Engine: allows you to 
view Open Source Licenses.
 Settings for Samsung  text-to-speech engine allows you to 
view Open Source Licenses.
 Install voice data: allows you to install voice data for speech 
synthesis.
5. Scroll down to the General section to access the 
following options:
 Speech rate: Set the speed at which the text is spoken.
 Listen to an example: Play a sample of speech synthesis 
(available if voice data is installed).
Pointer speed
This option sets your Pointer speed. 1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔  
My device ➔ Language and input.
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Pointer speed then drag the slider to the right to go 
faster or to the left to go slower.
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OK to save your setting.
Motions and Gestures
The Motions and Gestures settings allow you to set up 
various Motion activation services. For more information on 
using gestures, see  “Using Motions and Gestures”  on 
page 32.
  From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings  ➔  
My device ➔ Motions and gestures.
Air gesture
Air gesture allows you to contro l your device by performing 
motions above the sensor.
1. From the Motions and gestures screen, tap 
Air gesture.
2. Tap the ON/OFF icon   at the top of your screen 
to activate Air gesture.
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Learn about the sensor and icon to learn more about 
the Air gesture sensor and its location.
4. The following Air gesture features are available:
 Quick glance: when your screen is off, reach towards your 
device and it will display information such as time, date, missed 
calls, incoming messages, and battery strength. Tap the ON/
OFF icon   to turn it on.
 Air jump: move your hand up or down above the sensor to 
jump to the top or bottom of a page or list. Tap the ON/OFF icon   to turn it on.
 Air browse: move your hand to the right or left above the 
sensor to move to the previous or next item such as pictures or 
web pages. Tap the ON/OFF icon   to turn it on.
 Air move: use one hand to press and hold an icon then move 
your other hand to the left or to the right above the sensor to 
move the icon to another page. You can also use this feature in 
your calendar to move events to another day. Tap the ON/OFF 
icon   to turn it on.
 Air call-accept: wave your hand above the sensor to accept an 
incoming call. Tap the ON/OFF icon   to turn it on.
5. Press   ➔ Help for additional information.
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Motion
Motion allows you to control your device by performing 
natural movements.1. From the Motions and gestures screen, tap 
Motion.
2. Tap the ON/OFF icon   at the top of your screen 
to activate Motion.
3. The following options are available:
: Once enabled, the device will dial the currently 
displayed on-screen Contact entry as soon as you place the 
device to your ear. Tap the ON/OFF icon   to turn it on.
: Once enabled, pickup the device to be alerted and 
notified of you have missed any calls or messages. Tap the ON/
OFF icon   to turn it on.
: Once enabled, you must be on a screen where content 
can be zoomed. In a single motion, touch and hold two points 
on the display then tilt the tilt the device back and forth to zoom 
in or out. Tap the ON/OFF icon   to turn it on.
: Once enabled, touch and hold a desired 
on-screen image to pan around it. Move the device left or right 
to pan vertically or up and down to pan horizontally. Tap the ON/
OFF icon   to turn it on.
 Mute/pause: Once enabled, mute incoming calls and any 
playing sounds by turning the device display down on a 
surface. Tap the ON/OFF icon   to turn it on.
4. Press   ➔ Help for additional information.
Palm motion
Palm motion allows you to cont rol your device by touching 
your screen with the palm of your hand.
1. From the Motions and gestures screen, tap 
Palm 
motion
.
2. Tap the ON/OFF icon   at the top of your screen 
to activate Palm motion.
3. The following options are available:
 Capture screen: Once enabled, you can capture any 
on-screen information swiping across the screen. In a single 
motion, press the side of your hand on the screen and swipe 
form left to right. The image is then copied to the clipboard. Tap 
the ON/OFF icon   to turn it on.
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