Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Instruction Manual
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174 Settings 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, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > Device maintenance > Storage . To increase available memory: 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > 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 the SIM Card and a Memory Card” on page 6. 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.
175 Settings 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > 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, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > 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, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > Device maintenance > Storage . 3. Tap More options > Storage settings . 4. Under Portable storage , tap your SD card, tap Format , and then follow the prompts.
176 Settings 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, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > 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, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > General management > Language and input > Language . 3. Tap Add language, and select a language from the list. 4. Touch and hold Move next to a language, and drag it to the top of the list to set it as the device language. 5. Tap Apply .
177 Settings Default Keyboard You can select a default keyboard for your device’s menus and keyboards. Additional keyboards can be downloaded from the Google Play store. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > General management > Language and input . 3. Tap Default keyboard , and select a keyboard. Google Voice Typing Speak rather than type your text entries using Google Voice™ typing. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > General management > Language and input . 3. Tap On‑screen keyboard > Google voice typing . • Languages: Select languages for Google voice typing. • “Ok Google” detection : Launch a Google search whenever you say “OK Google.” • Hands‑free: Allow requests with the device locked. • Speech output : Select options for spoken feedback. • Offline speech recognition : Download and install speech recognition engines, allowing you to use voice input while not connected to the network. • Block offensive words : Hide search results that contain offensive words. • Bluetooth headset : Records audio through a Bluetooth headset, if available.
178 Settings Manage On‑Screen Keyboards Enable or disable on-screen keyboards. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > General management > Language and input . 3. Tap On‑screen keyboard > Manage keyboards . 4. 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, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > General management > Language and input . 3. Tap Physical keyboard , and then choose an option: • Show on‑screen keyboard: Show the on-screen keyboard while a physical keyboard is also being used. • Keyboard shortcuts : Show explanations of the keyboard shortcuts on the screen.
179 Settings Handwriting Recognition Change the language used for handwriting recognition in Samsung Notes. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > General management > Language and input > Language (under Handwriting recognition). 3. Tap a language to set it. • To load more languages, tap Select input languages . Text‑to‑Speech Options Configure your Text-to-Speech (TTS) options. TTS is used for various accessibility features, such as Voice Assistant. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > General management > Language and input > Text‑to‑speech for options: • Preferred TTS engine: Choose either the Samsung or Google Text-to-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 of the speech. • Reset speech rate : Reset the speech rate. • Reset pitch: Reset the speech pitch. • Listen to example : Tap to play a short demonstration of speech synthesis. • Default language status : Display the default language in use.
180 Settings Pointer Speed Configure pointer speed for an optional mouse or trackpad (not included). 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > 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 can to set date and time information manually using the date and time settings. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > 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. • Use 24‑hour format: Set the format for displaying time.
181 Settings Report Diagnostic Information This feature sends diagnostic information about your device when you are having technical problems. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > General management > Report diagnostic information . 3. Read and accept the consent information to enable this feature. 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, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > 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, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > General management > Reset > Reset network settings . 3. Tap Reset settings , and confirm when prompted.
182 Settings 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 11. 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, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > General management > Reset > Factory data reset . 3. Tap Reset and follow the prompts to perform the reset. 4. When the device restarts, follow the prompts to set up your device.
183 Settings Auto Restart Optimize your device by restarting it automatically at set times. Any unsaved data will be lost when the device restarts. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > General management > Reset > Auto restart . 3. Tap On/Off to activate Auto restart, and then set the following parameters: • Time : Set the time of day to restart your device. • Day: Select the day of the week to automatically restart your device. Software Update Check for and install available software updates for your device. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Tap Settings > Software update for the following options: • Download updates manually : Check for software updates. • Scheduled software updates : Resume an update that was interrupted.