Samsung Galaxy Note 8 User Manual

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Bixby Vision
Turn on Bixby Vision and point your camera at an object 
or location to search for products online, discover new 
places nearby, translate text, and more.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Camera > Bixby Vision  and follow the 
prompts.
Record Videos
Record high-quality videos using your device.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Camera, and aim the camera at your 
subject, and then tap 
 Record . The following 
actions are available:
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• Panorama: Create a linear image by taking 
pictures in either a horizontal or vertical 
direction.
• Slow motion : Record videos at a high frame 
rate for viewing in slow motion. You can play a 
specific section of each video in slow motion 
after recording it.
• Hyperlapse : Create your own time lapse video 
by recording at various frame rates. The frame 
rate is automatically adjusted depending on the 
scene being recorded and the movement of the 
device.
• Food : Take pictures that emphasize...

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Camera Settings
You can adjust your camera’s settings using the 
icons on the main camera screen and the full camera 
settings menu.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Camera >  Settings  to configure settings 
for the Camera. Available options vary depending 
on the camera or recording mode used.
Rear camera
• Picture size : Select a resolution. Use higher 
resolution for higher quality. Higher resolution 
pictures take up more memory.
• Video size : Select a resolution....

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 -Tap heart rate sensor : Once your face has 
been recognized, tap the heart rate sensor to 
take a selfie.
• Timer : Take time-delayed pictures or videos.
• HDR (rich tone) : Enables the light sensitivity 
and color depth features of the device to 
produce a brighter and richer picture.
Common
• Motion photo : Create a short video by taking 
pictures.
• Video stabilization : Activate anti-shake. 
Anti-shake helps to keep the focus steady when 
the camera is moving.
• Grid lines: Display...

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Clock 
The Clock app offers features for keeping track of time 
and setting alarms.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Clock, and tap a tab to use a feature:
• Alarm: Set an alarm to ring at a specific time.
• World clock : View the time of day or night in 
other parts of the world. World clock displays 
time in hundreds of different cities, within all 
24 time zones around the world.
• Stopwatch : Measure intervals of time.
• Timer: Use a timer to count down to an event...

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• Alarm tone and volume : Choose a sound to 
play for the alarm, and drag the slider to set the 
volume of the alarm.
• Vibration : Choose whether the alarm uses 
vibration alert.
• Read time aloud : Read the time aloud when the 
alarm rings.
4. Tap  Save to save the alarm.
Delete an Alarm
You can delete an alarm that you created.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Clock, and find the alarm in the alarm 
list (under Alarm ), and then touch and hold it to 
select it.
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Stopwatch
The Stopwatch lets you time events down to a 
hundredth of a second.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Clock > Stopwatch  and use the following 
options:
• Start : Begin timing.
• Stop: Stop timing.
• Lap: Keep track of lap times.
• Resume : Continue timing after stopping the 
clock.
• Reset : Reset the Stopwatch to zero.
Timer
The Timer provides a countdown timer for up to 
99 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
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Contacts
Store and manage your contacts with the Contacts 
app, which can be synchronized with a variety of your 
existing personal accounts.
For more information on connecting with and 
managing your accounts through your device, 
see “Add an Account” on page  190.
Note : The Contacts app is different from the Contacts 
tab in the Phone app. Although both list the contacts 
in your phone and accounts, the available options and 
functions are different.
Add a Contact
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Edit a Contact
When editing a contact, you can tap a field and change 
or delete the information, or you can add more fields to 
the contact’s list of information.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Contacts, and then tap the contact to 
select it.
3. Tap  Details  > Edit .
4. Tap any of the fields to add, change, or delete 
information.
5. Tap Save .
Share Contacts
You can share a contact using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct, 
attach it to a message, or save it to a storage...

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Export Contacts
If you are saving contacts to an account that does 
not automatically back them up to the Cloud, you 
can manually back them up to an optional installed 
memory card for re-import if needed.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Contacts >  More options > 
Manage contacts .
3. Tap Import/Export contacts .
4. Tap Export  and follow the prompts.
Link or Unlink Contacts
When you have contacts from various accounts, you 
may have multiple similar entries for a...