Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Instruction Manual
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24 Learn About Your Device • Hard press Home button : Adjust the amount of pressure needed to touch and hold Home by moving the slider. • Unlock with Home button : Touch and hold Home while the screen is off to skip the Lock screen and go directly to the Home screen. • Button layout : Choose the order of the navigation keys.
25 Learn About Your Device Home Screen Status bar Home screen indicator App shortcuts BackRecent apps Home Edge panel handle Devices and software are constantly evolving
26 Learn About Your Device Status Bar The Status bar at the top of the Home screen provides device information (such as network status, battery charge, and time) on the right side and notification alerts on the left. Status Icons Battery full Battery low Battery charging Vibrate mode Mute mode 4G LTE™ active Signal strength Network not available Wi-Fi active GPS active
27 Learn About Your Device Notification Icons Missed call Call in progress Call on hold New email New Gmail™ New voicemail New message File download in progress File upload in progress Wi-Fi available App updates available App updates complete
28 Learn About Your Device Customize Your Home Screen Screens Your device has multiple Home screens to hold app shortcuts and widgets. 1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen. 2. Use these options to manage screens: • To align shortcuts into a line at the top of a screen, tap Align top . • To align shortcuts into a line at the bottom of a screen, tap Align bottom . • To remove a Home screen, tap Remove. • To set a screen as the main Home screen, tap Main. This screen is displayed when you tap Home . • To change the order of screens, touch and hold a screen, and then drag it to a new position. • To add a screen, swipe to the end of the screens, and then tap Add. • To enable Bixby Home, swipe right, and then tap On/Off . Wallpapers Change the look of the Home and Lock screens with wallpaper. You can display a favorite picture or choose from preloaded wallpapers. 1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen. 2. Tap Wallpapers and themes to customize. 3. Tap View all to see all available wallpaper images.
29 Learn About Your Device 4. Tap an image to choose it. • Infinity wallpapers will be applied to all screens. • Other wallpapers will prompt you to select which screen you want to use it for. • If available, tap Motion effect to add movement to your screens. 5. Tap Set as wallpaper , and confirm if prompted. Themes Set the theme to be applied to your Home and Lock screens, wallpapers, and app icons. 1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen. 2. Tap Wallpapers and themes > Themes to customize. • Tap a theme to preview and download it to My themes. 3. Tap View all to see downloaded themes. 4. Tap a theme, and then tap Apply to apply the selected theme. Icons Apply custom icons to replace built-in app icons. 1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen. 2. Tap Wallpapers and themes > Icons to customize. • Tap an icon set to preview and download it to My icons. 3. Tap View all to see downloaded icons. 4. Tap an icon, and then tap Apply to apply the selected icon set.
30 Learn About Your Device Widgets Widgets are simple application extensions that run on a Home screen. To add a widget to a Home screen: 1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen. 2. Tap Widgets . 3. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a Home screen, and release it. To remove a widget from a Home screen: 1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to open the options menu. 2. Tap Remove . Home Screen Settings Customize your Home and Apps screens. 1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen. 2. Tap Home screen settings to customize: • Home screen layout: Set your device to have a Home and Apps screen, or only a Home screen where all apps are located. • Home screen grid : Choose a dimension option to determine how icons are arranged on the Home screen. • Apps screen grid : Choose a dimension option to determine how icons are arranged on the Apps screen. • Apps button : Add an apps button to the Home screen for easy access to the Apps screen. • Hide apps: Select apps to hide, and then tap Apply . • About Home screen : View version information.
31 Learn About Your Device App Shortcuts You can use app shortcuts to launch an app from any Home screen. To add a shortcut: 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps . 2. Touch and hold an app shortcut to open the options menu. 3. Tap Add shortcut to Home. To remove a shortcut: 1. Touch and hold an app shortcut to open the options menu. 2. Tap Remove shortcut . • Removing a shortcut does not delete the app, it just removes the shortcut from a Home screen. To move a shortcut from one Home screen to another: 1. Touch and hold an app shortcut to release it. 2. Drag the app shortcut to a new Home screen, and then release it.
32 Learn About Your Device Folders Place folders on a Home screen to organize items. Create a Folder You can create an app folder on a Home screen. 1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an app shortcut and drag it on top of another app shortcut until it is highlighted. 2. Release the app shortcut to create the folder. • Enter folder name : Enter a name for the folder. • Palette: Change the color. • Add apps : Place more apps in the folder. Tap apps to select them, and then tap Add. 3. Tap anywhere outside of the folder to close it. Remove a Folder from a Home Screen You can remove a folder that you added to a Home screen. 1. Touch and hold the folder to open the options menu. 2. Tap Delete folder , and confirm when prompted.
33 Learn About Your Device Notification Panel Settings Quick settings View all Notification cards Devices and software are constantly evolving