Samsung Galaxy J7 V Owners Manual
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Device Maintenance View the status of your device’s battery, storage, and memory. You can also automatically optimize your device’s system resources.
Settings136 Quick Optimization The quick optimization feature improves device performance through the following actions: • Identifying apps that use excessive battery power and clearing unneeded items from memory. • Deleting unnecessary files and closing apps running in the background. • Scanning for malware. To use the quick optimization feature: 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings . 2. Tap Device maintenance . 3. Tap Optimize now . Battery View how battery power is used for device activities. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap Device maintenance > Battery for options: • Battery usage : View details of battery usage by item. • Power saving mode : Extend battery life by selecting a power saving mode level. Choose Off , Mid , or Max . Estimated remaining battery life for each mode is provided. • App power monitor : Put apps to sleep so that they do not use battery power when not in use. Tap Save power to enable. • Unmonitored apps : Select apps to exclude from being put to sleep by the App power monitor. • More options > Advanced settings : Configure advanced battery settings and notifications, such as showing a battery percentage in the Status bar.
Settings137 Storage View the device memory and usage. Mount, unmount, or format an optional memory card (not included). Device Memory View and manage the memory used by the device. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap Device maintenance > Storage . Used memory is divided into: • Documents • Images • Audio • Videos • Apps To increase available memory: 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings . 2. Tap Device maintenance > Storage . 3. Tap Clean now and follow the prompts. Memory Card (SD Card) Once an optional memory card (not included) has been installed in your device, the card memory is displayed in the Storage setting. For more information, see “Install an Optional Memory Card” on page 6.
Settings138 Mount a Memory Card When you install an optional memory card, it is automatically mounted (connected to the device) and prepared for use. However, should you unmount the card without removing it from the device, you need to mount it before it can be accessed. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings . 2. Tap Device maintenance > Storage . 3. Tap More options > Storage settings . 4. Under Portable storage , tap your SD card, and then tap Mount . Remove a Memory Card Warning : To prevent damage to information stored on the memory card, unmount the card before removing it from the device. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings . 2. Tap Device maintenance > Storage . 3. Tap More options > Storage settings . 4. Under Portable storage , tap your SD card, and then tap Unmount . 5. Remove your memory card from the device. Format a Memory Card Warning: When formatting an SD card, you should back up your music and photo files that are stored on the card because formatting the SD card deletes all the stored data. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings . 2. Tap Device maintenance > Storage . 3. Tap More options > Storage settings . 4. Under Portable storage , tap your SD card, tap Format , and then follow the prompts.
Settings139 Memory Check the amount of available memory. You can close background apps and reduce the amount of memory you are using to speed up your device. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings . 2. Tap Device maintenance > Memory . • The used and available memory are shown. 3. To free up as much memory as possible, tap Clean now and follow the prompts. • The selected apps and services in the list will be closed. Language and Input Configure your device’s language and input settings. Change the Device Language You can add languages to your list and organize them according to preference. If an app does not support your default language then it will move to the next supported language in your list. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings . 2. Tap General management > Language and input > Language . 3. Tap Add language , and select a language from the list. • To change the default language, or remove a language from your list, tap Edit.
Settings140 Manage Virtual Keyboards Enable or disable virtual keyboards. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap General management > Language and input > Virtual keyboard > Manage keyboards . 3. Tap each keyboard to enable or disable. Physical Keyboards Customize options when you have a physical keyboard connected to your device (sold separately). 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings . 2. Tap General management > Language and input . 3. Tap Physical keyboard , and then choose an option: • Show virtual keyboard : Show the virtual keyboard while a physical keyboard is also being used. • Keyboard shortcuts : Show explanations of the keyboard shortcuts on the screen. Text-to-Speech Options Configure your Text‑t o‑Speech ( TTS) options. TTS is used for various accessibility features, such as Voice Assistant. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap General management > Language and input > Text-to-speech for options: • Preferred TTS engine : Choose either the Samsung or Google Text‑t o‑speech engine . Tap Settings next to each TTS engine for options. • Speech rate : Set the speed at which the text is spoken. • Pitch : Set the pitch at which the text is spoken.
Settings141 • Reset speech rate: Reset the speed at which the text is spoken to the default setting. • Reset pitch : Reset the pitch at which the text is spoken to the default setting. • Listen to an example : Play a short demonstration of speech synthesis. • Default language status : Display the default language in use. Pointer Speed Configure pointer speed for an optional mouse or trackpad (not included). 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings . 2. Tap General management > Language and input . 3. Under Pointer speed , drag the slider to the right to go faster or to the left to go slower. Date and Time By default, your device receives date and time information from the wireless network. When you are outside network coverage, you may want to set date and time information manually using the date and time settings. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings . 2. Tap General management > Date and time . The following options are available: • Automatic date and time : Receive date and time updates from the wireless network. When Automatic date and time is disabled, the following options are available: -Set date : Enter the current date. -Set time : Enter the current time. -Select time zone : Choose your local time zone.
Settings142 • Use 24-hour format: Set the format for displaying time. Report Diagnostic Info This feature sends diagnostic information about your device when you are having technical problems. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings . 2. Tap General management > Report diagnostic info . 3. Read the consent information, and then tap Ye s to enable the feature or tap No thanks. Reset Reset device and network settings. You can also reset your device to its factory defaults. Reset Settings You can reset your device to its factory default settings, which resets everything except the security, language, and account settings. Personal data is not affected. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap General management > Reset > Reset settings . 3. Tap Reset settings , and confirm when prompted. Reset Network Settings You can reset Wi‑Fi, Mobile data, and Bluetooth settings with Reset network settings. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap General management > Reset > Reset network settings . 3. Tap Reset settings , and confirm when prompted.
Settings143 Factory Data Reset You can reset your device to factory defaults, erasing all data from your device. This action permanently erases ALL data from the device, including Google or other account settings, system and application data and settings, downloaded applications, as well as your music, photos, videos, and other files. Any data stored on an external SD card is not affected. Note: When you sign in to a Google Account on your device, Factory Reset Protection is activated. This protects your device in the event it is lost or stolen. For more information, see “Factory Reset Protection” on page 12. If you reset your device to factory default settings with the Factory Reset Protection (FRP) feature activated, you must enter the user name and password for a registered Google Account to regain access to the device. You will not be able to access the device without the correct credentials. Warning : If you reset your Google Account password, it can take 24 hours for the password reset to sync with all devices registered to the account. Before resetting your device: 1. Verify that the information you want to keep has transferred to your storage area. 2. Log in to your Google Account and confirm your user name and password. To reset your device: 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings . 2. Tap General management > Reset > Factory data reset . 3. Tap Reset device and follow the prompts to perform the reset. 4. When the device restarts, follow the prompts to set up your device.
Settings144 Software Update Check for and install available software updates for your device. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap Software update for the following options: • Download updates manually : Check for software updates. • Scheduled software updates : Enable automatic installation of available software updates at the time of your choosing.