Samsung Galaxy J7 V Owners Manual

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Saved Pages
Saving a web page stores the web page content on your 
device so that you can access it offline.
To save the current web page:
 ► Tap  More options > Save web page .
To view saved web pages:
1. Tap  Bookmarks  > Saved pages .
2. Tap a saved page to open it in the browser.
View History
To view a list of recently visited web pages:
 ►Tap  Bookmarks  > History .
Share Pages
To share a web page address with others:
 ►Tap  More options > Share , and follow the 
prompts.
Secret Mode
Pages viewed in Secret mode are not listed in your 
browser history or search history, and leave no traces 
(such as cookies) on your device. Secret tabs are a 
darker shade than the normal tab windows.
Any downloaded files remain on your device after you 
close the secret tab.
To enable Secret mode:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  > 
Samsung folder > 
 Internet .
2. Tap  Ta b s.
3. Tap Turn on secret mode .
4. Tap Set password  to protect your Secret mode data 
with a password.
– or –
Tap  Do not use password .  
						

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Apps To turn off Secret mode:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  > 
Samsung folder > 
 Internet .
2. Tap  Ta b s > Turn off secret mode .
Internet Settings
These settings allow you to modify settings associated 
with using the Internet app.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Internet.
2. Tap  More options > Settings .
3. Tap an option and follow the prompts. 
						

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Messages
Learn how to send and receive different messages 
using the Samsung Messages app on your device.
Types of Messages
The Samsung Messages app provides the following 
message types:
• Text Messages (SMS)
• Multimedia Messages (MMS)
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and 
receive text messages to and from other mobile phones 
or email addresses. To use this feature, you may need to 
subscribe to your service provider’s message service. The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send 
and receive multimedia messages (such as picture, 
video, and audio messages) to and from other mobile 
phones or email addresses. To use this feature, you may 
need to subscribe to your service provider’s multimedia 
message service.
Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the 
screen and indicate when messages are received and 
their type.  
						

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Create and Send Messages
This section describes how to create and send a 
message using the Messages app.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Messages .
2. Tap  Compose.
3. Tap contacts, if desired, and then tap  Compose.
• Tap the Recipient field to manually enter a 
recipient. You can also select the recipient based 
on Groups or recent calls.
• Enter additional recipients by separating each 
entry with a semicolon (;) and then using the 
previous procedure. More recipients can be 
added at any time before the message is sent.
4. Tap the  Enter message field to enter a message.
•  Attach: Add images, audio, and more to your 
message.
•  Emoticon : Choose an available emoticon 
from the list and add it into your message at the 
cursor location.
5. Review the message and tap  Send .
Note : If you exit a message before you send it, the 
message is automatically saved as a draft.  
						

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Send SOS Messages
Send a message with your location to designated 
contacts when you are in an emergency situation.
To enable SOS messages:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings .
2. Tap Advanced features  > Send SOS messages , and 
tap  On/Off  to enable this feature.
3. Tap Send messages to  > Add  and add recipients by 
creating new contacts or selecting from Contacts.
• To include a picture from your front and 
rear camera in your SOS messages, tap 
Attach pictures .
• To include a 5 second audio recording in your 
SOS message, tap  Attach audio recording .
To send an SOS message:
 ► Press the  Power key quickly three times.
View New Messages
When you receive a new message,  New message 
appears on the Status bar.
To view the message:
 ► Open the Notification panel and tap the message. 
For more information, see "Notifications" on 
page  22.
– or –
From a Home screen, tap 
 Apps  >  Messages , 
and then tap the new message to view it.
• To play a multimedia message attachment 
(audio or video), tap 
 Play .
• To scroll through the list of messages, swipe up 
or down the page.  
						

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Delete Messages
To delete messages, follow these steps:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Messages .
2. Tap  More options > Edit .
3. Tap each message you want to delete or tap the 
All checkbox at the top of the screen to select all 
messages.
4. Tap  Delete  and confirm when prompted.
Message Search
You can search through your messages by using the 
Message Search feature.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Messages .
2. Tap Search .
3. Enter a word or phrase to search for, and then tap 
 Search on the keyboard.
Messages Settings
Configure the settings for text messages, multimedia 
messages, push messages, and more.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Messages .
2. Tap  More options > Settings .
Emergency Alerts
This device is designed to receive wireless emergency 
alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alerting System 
(CMAS), which may also be known as the Personal 
Localized Alerting Network (PLAN). For more 
information, contact your wireless provider.
Emergency alerts allows customers to receive 
geographically‑tar geted messages. Alert messages 
notify customers of imminent threats to their safety 
within their area. There is no charge for receiving an 
Emergency alert message.  
						

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Apps There are three types of Emergency alerts:
• Alerts issued by the President
• Alerts involving imminent threats to safety of life 
(extreme and severe)
• AMBER alerts (missing child alert)
Users may choose not to receive Imminent alerts 
(extreme and severe) and AMBER alerts.
Note : Alerts issued by the President cannot be 
disabled.
To disable Imminent and AMBER alerts:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Messages .
2. Tap  More options > Settings  > 
Emergency alert settings .
3. Tap Emergency alerts .
• All alerts are enabled (on) by default.
4. Tap an alert option to disable it. 
						

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My Files 
Access files stored on your device, including images, 
videos, music, and sound clips.
To view files in My Files:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  > 
Samsung folder > 
 My Files .
2. Tap a category to view the relevant files or folders.
3. Tap a file or folder to open it.
File Groups
Files stored in the device are organized into the 
following groups:
• Recent files : View recently saved files. 
 -This option appears if one or more files have 
been accessed recently.
• Categories
 -Images: View image files.
 -Audio: View audio files.
 -Videos : View video files.
 -Documents : View document files.
 -Downloads: View all apps and files that have 
been downloaded to the device.
 -Installation files : View all APK files.
• Phone
 -Internal storage: View folders and files located 
on the device.
 -SD card : View folders and files located on the 
optional SD card (not included).  
						

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My Files Options
Use My File options to search, edit, clear file history, 
and more.
 ► From a Home screen, tap  Apps  > 
Samsung folder > 
 My Files . The following 
options are available:
•  Search : Search for a file or folder.
•  More options: Tap for the following options:
 -Clear recent file history : Clear the Recent 
files category. This option only appears if 
files have been accessed recently.
 -Storage usage : View memory information 
for your device.
 -Settings : View settings for the My Files app.  
						

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Phone
Call
Hide the keypad More optionsVoicemail
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