Samsung Galaxy 7 User Guide

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Calling Phone Screen
Phone Features
• More options: Access Speed dial and Call settings.
• Hide the keypad: Hide the keypad and display 
recent calls.
• Video call: Make video calls.
• Call: Make a call.
• Voice command: Say the number you want to dial.
• Keypad: Dial the number that you want to call.
• Voicemail: Set up and check your voicemail.  
For more information, see  
“Set Up and Access Voicemail” on page 53. 
• Ta b s: Display a log of all dialed, received, and 
missed calls. Display contacts...

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Calling Phone Screen
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 > 
About phone > Status.
• Your phone number is displayed in the 
My phone number field.
Call Settings
There are also a couple of ways to access the 
Call settings menu.
 ► From a Home screen, tap  Phone > More > 
Settings .
– or...

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CallingMake and Answer Calls
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 keypad 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 >  Contacts.
– or –
From...

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Calling Make and Answer Calls
Video Calls
To activate Video calling:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone > More > 
Settings .
2. Tap Video call to enable.
To make Video calls:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone.
2. Enter a number and tap  Video call.
Note : Not all devices are compatible for Video calls. The 
caller has the option to accept the video call or answer 
the call as a regular voice call.
To switch from a Phone call to a Video call after 
dialing:
 ► Tap Call type > Video call to request...

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Calling Make and Answer Calls
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 screen.
End a Call
To finish your call:
 ► Tap  End when you are ready to end your call.
Multitask While on a Call
If you exit the call screen...

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Calling Make and Answer Calls
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 More > Turn on extra volume to quickly add 
more volume to the incoming 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 –
Tap 
 Bluetooth to...

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Calling Make and Answer Calls
Call Waiting
If your service plan supports this feature, you can 
answer an incoming call while you have a call in 
progress. You are notified 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.
• Merge with [caller] to add the new caller to 
the...

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Calling Make and Answer Calls
Delete a Call from the Call Log
To delete Call log entries:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone > Recent.
2. Touch and hold the call you want to delete from 
the Call log.
3. Tap Delete.
Block a Number
By adding a caller to your Block list, future calls from 
this number are sent directly to your voicemail, and 
messages are not received.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone > Recent. 
2. Tap the caller you want to add to the Block list.
3. Tap More > Add to block list:
You...

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CallingSpeed Dial
Speed Dial
You can assign a shortcut number to a 
contact for speed dialing their default 
number.
Create a Speed Dial
Your can assign 100 speed dial numbers.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone.
• Tap  Keypad if the keypad is not displayed.
2. Tap More > Speed dial. The Speed dial screen 
displays the numbers 1 through 100. Number 1 is 
reserved for Voicemail.
3. Tap an unassigned number ( Add contact).
4. Tap a contact to assign to the number.
• The selected contact is displayed in...

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Calling Speed Dial
Remove a Speed Dial Number 
Assignment
You can remove an assigned Speed dial number.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone.
2. Tap More > Speed dial. 
3. Find the contact to remove from Speed dial.
4. Tap  Remove.