Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Owners Manual

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Google
The Google Search application is the same on-screen 
Internet search engine that is on the Google Search Bar on 
your main Home screen. For more information, refer to 
“Google Search Bar”   on page 34.
Google +
Google+ makes messaging and sharing with your friends a 
lot easier. You can set up Circles of friends, visit the Stream 
to get updates from your Circles, use Messenger for fast 
messaging with everyone in your Circles, or use Instant 
Upload to automatically upload...

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Maps
Depending on your location, you can view basic, custom, and 
satellite maps and local business information, including 
locations, contact information, and driving directions. You 
can also post public messages about a location and track 
your friends.
Important! Before using Google Maps you must have at least  an active data (3G) connection. The Maps 
application does not cover every country or city.
Enabling a Location Source
Before you use Google Maps and find your location or search 
for...

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–Display: allows you to display the Zoom Buttons and Scale Bar 
on the screen.
–Offline and cache: allows you to set options to pre-fetch map 
tiles when not using WiFi and to clear the cache that holds the 
map tiles.
–Location settings: allows you to manage the settings for your 
Background location reporting,  Location history, Latitude 
location sharing, and Check-ins.
–Labs: this is a testing ground for experimental features that 
aren’t ready for primetime. They may change,...

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Mobile Hotspot
This application allows you to share your phones’s mobile 
data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. For 
more information, refer to “Tethering & portable hotspot”   on 
page 130.
Music Hub
The Music Hub app lets you upload your music collection to 
the cloud, stream and purchas e songs from an extensive 
catalog, and listen to personal radio. For more information, 
refer to  “Music Hub”  on page 93.
Music Player
Music Player allows you to play music files that you have...

Applications       198
: this folder contains all the the S Notes you have written.
Note: Different folders may appear depending on how your 
phone is configured.
4. If you have an external SD card inserted, tap 
extSdCard 
to see the contents of your external SD card (memory 
card).
myAT&T
The myAT&T application allows  you to manage your own 
AT&T account. You can review and pay your bill, check 
minutes and data usage, upgrade to a new device, or change 
your rate plan.
Note: The first time you use...

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Navigation
Navigation is an internet-connected GPS navigation system 
with voice guidance. You can type or speak your destination.
Note: For voice-guided navigation, you need to install text-to-speech support from the Play Store.
To receive better GPS signals, avoid using your device in the 
following conditions:
inside a building or between buildings
in a tunnel or underground passage
in poor weather
around high-voltage or electromagnetic fields
in a vehicle with tinted windows
Launching Navigation...

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The route will be displayed.
4. If speaking the address, the Voice guidance screen is 
displayed. For voice-guided navigation you need to 
install text-to-speech support  from the Play Store. Tap 
Install to install the application or tap Skip to exit.
Note: You will need to be signed on to your Google account 
before downloading applications from the Play Store. For 
more information, refer to  “Creating a New Google 
Account”  on page 13.
5. As you drive the route display will be...

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Log on to your Google account if you have not already 
done so. For more information, refer to  “Creating a 
New Google Account”   on page 13.
3. At the Welcome! display, tap the shop icon   to 
browse the full catalog.
4. Read the Google Play Terms of Service and tap 
Accept.
5. Sweep the screen to the left or right to view 
Categories, Featured, Top Selling, and New Arrivals.
6. Tap a magazine to see more information and 
subscribe.
7. Follow the on-screen instructions to subscribe to a...

Applications       202
Polaris Office 4.0
Polaris® Office Mobile for Android is a Microsoft Office 
compatible office suite. This application provides a central 
place for managing your documents online or offline. The 
application can also open Ad obe PDF (Portable Document 
Format) files.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Polaris Office 4.0 
.
2. Enter your Email information (if desired) and touch 
Done to complete the process.
– or –
Touch 
Skip to ignore this registration.
The main Polaris Office...

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S Voice
With the S Voice application you can use your voice to 
perform operations that you would normally have to do by 
hand such as dialing a phon e number, texting a message, 
playing music, etc.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
S Voice .
2. Read the Samsung Disclaimer then tap 
Confirm to 
continue.
3. Read the Vlingo Terms of Service then tap 
Agree to 
continue.
4. Read the information on the 
About S Voice screen, then 
tap 
Next.
5. Read the information on the 
Say what you want screen,...