Samsung Galaxy S2 Owners Manual

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Social Hub:
With Social Hub, you can now easily and intuitively satisfy 
all of your relevant communication needs from one 
integrated user experience. E-mails, instant messaging, 
social network contents, and calendar contents from all 
major service providers are available. For more 
information, refer to “Social Hub”  on page 158.
Ta l k:
Google Talk is a free Windows and web-based application 
for instant messaging offered by Google. Conversation 
logs are...

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Tip: To open applications quickly, add the icons of frequently-used 
applications to the Home screen or to the folders you created. For 
details, see “Customizing Your Home Screen” on page 31.
Google Search Bar
The Google Search Bar provides you an on-screen Internet 
search engine powered by Google™.
1.From the main home screen, sweep your screen to the left 
twice and then tap the Google Search bar 
.
Voice Recorder:
The Voice Recorder allows you to record an audio file up to 
one minute long and...

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Use the on-screen keypad to enter the item you want to 
search for, then tap 
Go.
3.Tap   to narrow your search results. Tap All, Web, Apps 
or 
Contacts to only search in those areas.
4.Tap   to use Google Voice Search. For more 
information, refer to “Voice Search”  on page 161.
Menu Navigation
You can tailor the phone’s range of functions to fit your needs 
using both menus and widgets. Menus, sub-menus, and features 
can be accessed by scrolling through the...

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Panning
To pan, touch and hold a selected icon, then move the device to 
the left or right to reposition it to another page. You must first 
activate Motion on your device. Use panning to:
Move icons on your Home screens or Application Menus to another 
page.
For more information, refer to “Motion”  on page 114.
Tilt
To activate the tilt feature, press and hold two points on the 
screen then tilt the device back and forth to reduce or enlarge the 
screen. Use tilt to:
Reduce or enlarge the screen in...

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in the middle with three Home screens on each side.
Navigating Through the Application Menus
Your phone initially has four Application Menus available. Follow 
these steps to navigate through the Application Menus:
1.At the Home screen, tap  . The first Application Menu 
will be displayed.
2.Sweep the screen left or right to access the other three 
menus.
3.Tap one of the application icons.
Note: As you add applications, the number of Application menus that you have...

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Accessing Recently-Used Applications
1.Press and hold   from any screen to open the 
recently-used applications window.
2.Tap an icon to open the selected application.
Customizing Your Home Screen
You can customize your Home screen by doing the following: 
Creating Shortcuts
Adding and Removing Widgets on the Home Screen
Repositioning Widgets
Creating Folders
Changing the Wallpaper
Adding and Deleting Home Screens
Creating Shor tcuts
Shortcuts are different than the current Home screen Widgets 
that...

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While still holding the on-screen icon, position it on the 
current page. Once complete, release the screen to lock 
the new shortcut into its new position on the current 
screen.
Adding a shor tcut via the Add to Home screen
1.Press   to activate the Home screen. 
2.Touch and hold on an empty area of the Home screen.
3.From the Add to Home window tap Shortcuts.
4.Tap a shortcut from the available list.
5.Follow the on-screen instructions to add the new shortcut 
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The new primary shortcut will now appear on all Home 
screens. 
Note: When a primary shortcut is removed, it will then appear as an option in the Application menu.
Adding and Removing Widgets
Widgets are self-contained applications that reside in either your 
Applications tab or on the main or extended Home screens. 
Unlike a shortcut, the Widget appears as an on-screen 
application.
Note: To move a Widget from one screen to another, it must first be deleted from its current screen. Activate the new...

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Press  and tap Save.
9.Press   to return to the Home screen.
Creating and Managing Folders
Folders are located on any of the seven available Home screens 
and can contain both files (such as data and images) and Contact 
information or entries.
To create a folder on-screen follow these steps:
1.Press   to activate the Home screen.
2.Navigate to the desired Home Page.
3.Touch and hold on an empty area of the screen.
4.From the Add to Home window tap Folders.
5.Tap an...

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Touch and hold the Home screen you want to move.
4.Drag it to the location that you would like to place it.
In the following example, the Featured Apps Home screen 
is moved to the last position.
When you move a Home screen, the other Home screens 
will be re-ordered automatically.5.Press   to return to the main Home screen.
Adding and Deleting Home Screens
You can delete Home screens and then add Home screens later if 
you want.
To delete a Home screen, follow these steps:
1.Press   to activate the...