Samsung Galaxy J7 V Owners Manual

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Emergency Mode 
Emergency mode conserves your device’s remaining 
power when you are in an emergency situation.
Emergency mode saves battery power by:
• Restricting application usage to only essential 
applications and those you select.
• Turning off Mobile data when the screen is off.
• Turning off connectivity features such as Wi‑Fi and 
Bluetooth.
Activate Emergency Mode
To activate Emergency mode:
1. Press and hold the Power key.
2. Tap Emergency mode .
• When accessing for the first time, read the 
Terms and conditions. If you accept them, tap 
the 
 Checkbox, and then tap  Agree.
3. Tap Tur n o n .
Turn Off Emergency Mode
After Emergency mode is turned off, the Location 
settings may stay the same as they were in Emergency 
mode.
 ►From the Emergency mode Home screen, tap 
 More options > Turn off Emergency mode . 
						

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Use Emergency Mode Features
While in Emergency mode, your device conserves 
power. The following apps and features are available on 
the Home screen:
• Flashlight: Use the device’s flash as a steady source 
of light.
• Emergency alarm : Sound an audible siren.
• Share my location : Send your location information 
to your emergency contacts.
• Phone : Launch the call screen.
• Internet : Launch the Web browser.
•  Add: Add other available apps.
 -Email : Launch the Email app.
 -Maps: Launch Google Maps™.
•  Battery charge: Display estimated battery charge 
remaining.
• Estimated usage time remaining : Display 
estimated standby time that can be reached based 
on current battery charge and usage.
• Emergency call : Dial the emergency telephone 
number (for example, 911). This kind of call can be 
made even without activated cellular service.
•  More options:
 -Turn off Emergency mode : Disable Emergency 
mode and return to standard mode.
 -Remove : Choose apps to remove from the 
screen.
 -Manage emergency contacts : Manage your 
medical profile and ICE (In Case of Emergency) 
group contacts.
 -Settings : Configure the available settings. 
Only a limited number of settings are enabled in 
Emergency mode. 
						

							Learn how to change the way 
apps are displayed, organize 
apps into folders, and uninstall 
or disable apps.
Apps  
						

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Apps
Using Apps
The Apps list displays all preloaded apps and apps that 
you downloaded. You can uninstall, disable, or hide 
apps from view.
Access Apps
You can access and launch all applications from the 
Apps list.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps .
2. Tap an app’s shortcut to launch it.
• To return to the main Home screen, press the 
Home  key.
Download and Install New Apps
Find new apps to download and install on your device.
•  Play Store : Download new apps 
from the Google Play store. Visit 
play.google.com/store/apps  to learn more.
•  Galaxy Apps: View and download Samsung apps 
that are optimized for use with Galaxy devices.  
Visit samsung.com/levant/apps/mobile/galaxyapps  
to learn more.
Uninstall Apps
You can uninstall or disable apps you download and 
install.
• Preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled.
• Apps that are disabled are turned off and hidden 
from view.  
						

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Apps To uninstall or disable an app:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps .
2. Tap  More options > Edit . Apps that 
can be uninstalled or disabled display 
 Uninstall/disable  on their shortcut.
3. Tap  Uninstall/disable and follow the prompts 
to either uninstall or disable the app.
4. Tap  Done  when finished.
Organize Apps
Arrange the Order
App shortcuts can be listed alphabetically or in your 
own custom order. To change the order apps are listed:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps
 > 
 More options > Edit .
2. Touch and hold an app shortcut or folder, and then 
drag it to a new location.
3. Tap Done  when finished.
To alphabetize your apps:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  > 
 More options > Sort .
2. Tap Alphabetical order .  
						

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Apps
Use Folders
You can organize App shortcuts in a folder on an Apps 
list screen.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
 More options >  Edit .
2. Touch and hold an app shortcut, and then drag it on 
top of another app shortcut until highlighted.
3. Release the app shortcut to create the folder.
• Enter folder name : Name the folder.
•  Palette: Change the folder color.
•  Add: Place more apps in the folder. Tap apps 
to select them, and then tap  Add.
4. Tap anywhere outside of the folder to close it.
• To add more apps, touch and hold an app 
shortcut and drag it to the folder.
5. Tap Done when finished. To launch apps in a folder:
 ►
Tap a folder, and then tap an app shortcut to 
launch it.
To delete a folder:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
 More options >  Edit .
2. Tap the folder to delete, and then tap 
Remove folder . Confirm when prompted.
3. Tap Done  when finished.
To add a folder to a Home screen:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps .
2. Touch and hold a folder, drag it to a Home screen, 
and then release it.  
						

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Apps
Applications Settings
You can download and install new applications on your 
device. Use Application manager settings to manage 
your downloaded and preloaded applications.
Warning : Because this device can be configured with 
system software not provided by or supported by 
Google or any other company, you operate this software 
at your own risk.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings .
2. Tap Apps .
3. Tap  Menu  at the top left of the screen.
• Tap All apps , Enabled , or Disabled .
4. Tap  More options for the following options:
• Sort by size/name : Sort the apps by size or 
name.
• Default apps : Choose or change apps that are 
used by default for certain features, like email or 
browsing the Internet.
• App permissions : Control which apps have 
permissions to use certain features of your 
device.
• Show/Hide system apps : Show or hide system 
(background) apps.
• Special access : Optimize battery usage for 
individual apps, enable device administrator 
apps, choose apps that can appear over other 
running apps, select which apps can change 
system settings, and more.
• Reset app preferences : Reset options that have 
been changed. Existing app data is not deleted. 
						

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Apps
5. Tap an application to view and update information 
about the application. The following options may be 
displayed:
• Uninstall/Disable : Uninstall or disable the 
application. Preloaded apps can only be 
disabled.
• Force stop : Stop an app that is misbehaving. 
Restart your device if stopping an app, process, 
or service causes your device to stop working 
correctly.
• Mobile data : View mobile data usage.
• Battery: View battery usage since the last full 
charge.
• Storage : Manage the app’s storage usage.
• Memory : View memory usage.
• Notifications : Configure notifications from 
the app.
• Permissions : View permissions granted to the 
app for access to your device’s information.
• Set as default : Set the app as a default for a 
certain category of apps.
• Apps that can appear on top : Choose apps that 
can run on top of other running apps.
• Apps that can change system settings : Choose 
which apps can change system settings. 
						

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Apps
Calculator
The Calculator provides basic and advanced arithmetic 
functions.
Basic Operation
You can use your calculator to perform basic 
operations.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Calculator .
2. Enter the first number using the numeric keys.
3. Tap the appropriate arithmetic function key, and 
enter the next number.
4. Tap  Equals to view the result.
5. Tap  Clear to clear the results.
View Calculator History
You can view and clear your Calculator history.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Calculator .
2. Tap History .
• To return to the calculator, tap  Keypad.
• To clear the calculator history, tap  Clear history.
Scientific Calculator
The Calculator app also provides advanced arithmetic 
functions.
To use the Scientific calculator:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Calculator .
2. Turn the device to landscape view.
• If Auto rotate is not enabled, tap 
 Rotate screen .  
						

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Calendar
Manage your events and tasks.
Add Calendars
Add existing calendars to the Calendar app.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Calendar .
2. Tap  More options > Manage calendars .
3. Tap  Add account, and select an account type.
4. Enter your account information and follow the 
prompts.
Calendar View
To choose a calendar view:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Calendar .
2. Tap View , and then tap an option:
• Ye ar: Display all twelve months of this year. 
Swipe across the screen to display another year.
• Month : Display the current month. Swipe across 
the screen to display another month. Events and 
tasks are also displayed.
• Week : Display the current week. Swipe across 
the screen to display another week.
• Day : Display today’s schedule by hour. Swipe 
across the screen to display another day.
• Ta s k s : Display all tasks.
3. Tap To day  to return to the current date.