Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Owners Manual

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Unknown sources
This feature allows you to download and install non-Market 
applications.1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔   
General ➔ Security.
2. Ta p  
Unknown sources.
A check mark is displayed to  indicate it is active.
Warning! Enabling this option causes your phone and personal 
data to be more vulnerable  to attack by applications 
from unknown sources.
Verify apps
This feature allows you to either block or warn you before 
installing apps that may cause harm to your phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔   
General ➔ Security.
2. Ta p  
Verify apps.
A check mark is displayed to  indicate it is active.
Change security level
This option allows you to set the security level for your 
phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔   
General ➔ Security ➔ Change security level.
2. Select 
High or Normal (default).
Security policy updates
When you activate this feature, your phone will automatically 
check for changes to the security policy and download any 
updates to improve security and service.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔   
General ➔ Security.
2. Ta p  
Security policy updates to create a checkmark and 
activate the feature.
Via Wi-Fi only
When you activate this feature, your phone will automatically 
check for changes to the security policy and download any 
updates to improve security and service but only when 
connected to a Wi-Fi network.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔   
General ➔ Security.
General
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Via Wi-Fi only to create a checkmark and activate 
the feature.
Storage type
This option allows you to select where you will back up your 
credentials. 1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔   
General ➔ Security ➔ Storage type.
2. Select the backup storage lo cation for your credentials.
Trusted Credentials
If a certificate authority (CA) certificate gets compromised or 
for some other reason you do not trust it, you can disable or 
remove it.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔   
General ➔ Security.
2. Ta p  
Trusted credentials.
The trusted credentials screen has two tabs:
 System: Displays CA certificates that are permanently installed 
in the ROM of your device.
: Displays any CA certificates that you installed, for 
example, in the process of installing a client certificate.
3. Tap a CA certificate to examine its details.
A scrolling screen displays the details.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the details screen and tap 
Tu r n  
off
 to disable a System certificate or Remove to remove 
a User certificate.
Caution! When you disable a system  CA certificate, the Disable 
button changes to Enable, so you can enable the 
certificate again, if necessary. When you remove a 
user-installed CA certificate, it is permanently 
deleted and must be re-installed, if needed.
5. Ta p  
OK to return to the certificate list.
When enabled, a check mark appears in the check box.
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Install from device storage
Install encrypted certificates from an installed memory card.
Note: You must have installed a memory card containing 
encrypted certificates to use this feature.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔   
General ➔ Security.
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Install from device storage, then choose a 
certificate and follow the prompts to install.
Clear credentials
Clear stored credentials.
Note: This setting only appears if you have installed encrypted 
certificates.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔   
General ➔ Security.
2. Ta p  
Clear credentials to remove all certificates.
About Device
This menu contains legal info rmation, system tutorial 
information, and other phone in formation such as the model 
number, firmware version, base band version, kernal version, 
and software build number. 
To access phone information:
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔  
General ➔ About device. 
2. The following information displays:
 Software update: allows you to update your phone software, if 
available. For more information, refer to 
“Software Update”  
on page 137.
: displays the Battery status, Battery level (percentage), 
Network, Signal strength, Mobile network type, Service state, 
Roaming status, Mobile network state, the phone number for 
this device (My phone number), IMEI number, IMEISV number, 
IP address, Wi-Fi MAC address, Bluetooth address, Serial 
number, Up time, and Device status.
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 Legal information: This option displays information about 
Open source licenses, Google legal information, and Samsung 
legal information. This information clearly provides copyright 
and distribution legal information and facts as well as Google 
Terms of Service, Terms of Service for Android-powered 
Phones, and much more pertinent information as a reference. 
Read the information and terms, then press 
 to return to 
the Settings menu.
 Device name: displays the phone’s model name.
 Model number: displays the phone’s model number.
 Android version: displays the android version loaded on this 
handset.
: displays the baseband version loaded on 
this handset.
: displays the kernel version loaded on this 
handset.
 Build number: displays the software, build number.
 SELinux status: displays the status of SELinux. SELinux is a 
set of security policies/modules which is applied to the device 
to improve the overall security.
Note: Baseband, kernal and build numbers are usually used 
for updates to the handset or support. For additional 
information please contact your AT&T service 
representative.
Software Update
The AT&T Software Update feature enables you to use your 
phone to connect to the network and upload any new phone 
software directly to your phone. The phone automatically 
updates with the latest available software when you access 
this option.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔   
General ➔ About device ➔ Software update.
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Check for updates.
3. At the 
AT&T Software update prompt, tap OK to 
continue.
4. The phone automatically updates the software (if 
available), otherwise, when the 
Current software is up 
to date 
prompt is displayed, tap OK.
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5.
When updating software, once the update file is 
downloaded, you can delay the update on the start 
screen by postponing it for a  certain period of time. If 
you want to resume the update before the selected 
time, tap 
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Section 7: Messaging
This section describes how to send and receive different 
types of messages. It also includes the features and 
functionality associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone provides the following message types:
Te x t  M e s s a g e s  
Multimedia (Picture, Video, and Audio) Messages 
Email and Gmail Messages
AT & T  M e s s a g e s
Hangouts
Google+ and Messenger Messages
ChatON
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 (s
uch 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.
Important! When creating a message, adding an image, a  sound file, or a video clip to a text message 
changes the message from a text message to a 
multimedia message.
Messaging icons are displayed at  the top of the screen and 
indicate when messages are received and their type. For 
more information, refer to  “Indicator Icons”  on page 24.
Creating and Sending Messages
1.From the main Home screen, tap Messaging  ➔ 
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Note: The main Home screen initially contains the Messaging  icon. If you delete it, or if you want to access 
Messaging from another Home screen, you must tap 
Apps  ➔ Messaging .
2. Tap on the Enter recipient field to manually enter a 
recipient or tap   to select a recipient from your 
Contacts.
3. If adding a recipient from your Contacts, tap the 
contact to place a checkmark then tap 
Done.
The contact will be placed in the recipient field.
Note: For the Group option, if the nu mber of recipients is less 
than 10, all members in the group will be added. You will 
need to delete any unnecessary members in the list by 
selecting the trash can icon and deleting unwanted 
entries.
Note: Enter additional recipients by separating each entry with 
a semicolon (;) then using the previous procedure. 4.
Ta p  t h e  
Enter message field and use the on-screen 
keypad to enter a message. For more information, refer 
to  “Entering Text”   on page 72.
5. Add more recipients by tapping the recipient field.
6. Review your message and tap 
Send .
Note: If you exit a message before you send it, it will be 
automatically saved as a draft.
Messaging Options
Options before composing a message
1.From the main Home screen, tap Messaging .
2.Before composing a message, press   to reveal 
additional messaging options:
: allows you to search through all of your messages for 
a certain word or string of words. Enter a search string in the 
Messaging Search window and tap  .
 Delete threads: allows you to delete any message thread. 
Select the messages to delete and a green checkmark will 
appear next to the message. Tap 
Delete.
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 Locked messages: displays the locked messages folder and 
its contents.
 Scheduled messages: displays the scheduled messages 
folder and its contents.
 Spam messages: displays the spam messages folder and its 
contents.
 Settings: allows you to access Messaging settings. For more 
information, refer to 
“Messaging Settings”  on page 144.
Options while composing a message
1. While composing a message, press   to reveal 
additional messaging options.
 Insert smiley: allows you to add emoticons, such as a happy 
face to your message.
: allows you to copy text from your contacts, calendar, 
or from a memo to add to your message. This is a convenient 
feature for adding names, phone numbers, events, etc. to your 
message. 
For more information, refer to  “Adding 
Additional Text”
  on page 142.
 Add to Contacts: allows you to add the recipient to your 
Contacts list. This option only appears if the recipient is not 
already in your Contacts list.
: allows you to see information on the recipient. 
This option only appears if the recipient is in your Contacts list.
 Add slide: allows you to add a new page to a message.
 Add recipients: allows you to add additional recipients.
 Scheduling: allows you to schedule a time for the current 
message to be delivered.
 Add to spam numbers: allows you to register the number as 
spam.
 Remove from spam numbers: allows you to unregister a 
number from the spam number list. This option only appears if 
the number was previously registered as spam.
: allows you to delete the message.
Note: You must be logged into your Samsung account prior to 
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: launches a Translate popup menu. Here you can 
both assign the sender’s original language and assign a target 
language for the recipient (they will receive your message in the 
designated language).Enable the translate feature then 
configure the available options as desired. Tap 
OK to store the 
new settings.
Adding attachments to a message
To add an attachment to your message, tap  and select 
one of the following options:
Image: allows you to tap an existing image from your Pictures list 
to add it to your message.
Take a picture: allows you to temporarily exit the message, take 
a photo with phone’s camera, and then add it to your message by 
tapping 
Save.
Video: allows you to choose an existing video from the Videos list, 
then add it to your message
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Record video: allows you to temporarily exit the message, 
record a video clip using the ph one’s camera, and then add it 
to your message by tapping 
Save.
Audio: allows you to choose an ex isting audio file from the 
Audio list, then add it to your message by tapping the circle to 
the right of the audio so that  it turns green, then tapping 
Done.
Record audio: allows you to temporarily exit the message and 
record an audio clip using the phone’s microphone. It is then 
automatically attached to the message.
S Note: allows you to add an S Note that you have created.
Calendar: allows you to add an event from your calendar. Select 
the desired event and tap 
Done.
Location: allows you to attach a thumbnail of a map showing 
your location.
Contacts: allows you to tap on an  existing Address Book entry, 
then add it to your message by tapping 
Done.
Adding Additional Text
You can copy text such as names, phone numbers, and 
events from your Contacts, Calendar or a Memo. 1. While composing a message, press   ➔  
Add text.
2. At the Add text screen, se lect one of the following:
: allows you to insert text from an existing S Note.
: allows you to add the name, date, and time of a 
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: allows you to add an address and the link to the 
location on Google Maps.
: allows you to add the name and phone number of 
any of your contacts to your message.
 Text templates: allows you to add pre-defined phrases and 
sentences.
The information is added to your message.
Viewing New Received Messages
1. When you receive a new message, the new message 
 icon will appear at the top of your screen.
2. Open the Notification Panel and select the message. 
For more information, refer to  “Notification Panel”  on 
page 42.
– or –
From the main Home screen, tap 
Messaging  then 
tap the new message to view it.
The selected message appears in the display. 
3. To play a multimedia message, tap 
.
To pause playback of the multimedia message, tap .
4.To scroll through the message (if additional text pages 
have been added), touch the screen and in a single 
motion, scroll up or down the page.
Message Threads
Sent and received text and  picture messages are grouped 
into message threads. Threaded messages allow you to see 
all the messages exchanged (similar to a chat program) and 
displays a contact on the screen. Message threads are listed 
in the order in which they were received, with the latest 
message displayed at the top.
To open a threaded message follow these steps:
1. From the main Home screen, tap 
Messaging .
Tap the message thread you want to view.
2. Touch and hold the message thread to display the 
following options:
: displays the contact’s information. This option 
only displays if the sender is in your Contacts list.
 Add to Contacts: displays the Contacts information screen. 
This option only displays if the sender is not in your Contacts 
list.