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Ta p  t h e  Remember for today checkbox if you will be using 
Kies air with the same PC later.
7.From your PC, a security warning may be displayed asking 
if you want to run this application. Click 
Run to continue.
8.On your PC, the Kies air screen is displayed. On your 
phone, the   icon appears at the top of your screen.
9.Follow the on-screen instructions to view and share 
information between your phone and PC.
10.To exit the Kies air application, tap Stop on your phone, 
then close out the web browser on your PC.
NFC
Near Field Communication (NFC) will be available on this phone 
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Section 10: Applications
This section contains a description of each application that is 
available in the Applications Menu, its function, and how to 
navigate through that particular application. If the application is 
already described in another section of this user manual, then a 
cross reference to that particular section is provided.
Tip: To open applications quickly, add the icons of frequently-used 
applications to one of the Home screens. For details, see “Customizing 
Your Home Screen” on page 31.
You can also add an application icon as a Primary Shortcut that will 
display on all Home screens. If you add an application as a primary 
shortcut, the application icon will not be displayed in the Applications 
menu. For more information, refer to “Adding and Removing Primary 
Shortcuts”  on page 32.
AllShare
AllShare allows your phone to stream photos, music and videos 
from its memory to other Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) 
certified devices. Your phone can also play digital content 
streamed from other DLNA certified devices.
Note: To view more information about DLNA certified products visit http://www.dlna.org/home.
1.Connect to a Wi-Fi network. For more information, refer to 
“Connect to a Wi-Fi Network”  on page 128.
2.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ AllShare .
The AllShare screen is displayed.
3.To share media, tap Videos, Photos, or Music and tap on 
the media that you would like to share.
4.At the Select device screen, any devices that you can share 
with are displayed.
5.Tap on a device to share media.
6.Ta p  t h e  Remote device tab at the top of the screen.
All devices that you can receive media from are displayed.
7.Tap a device name.
Media that you can receive from the other device is listed.
8.Tap an item that you want to stream to your phone.
9.Press  ➔ Settings to configure the following settings:
 Device name: defaults to your phone. Use the keypad to enter a 
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 Share video/picture/audio: allows you to restrict what is shared 
from your phone. Tap the items you want to share.
 Upload from other devices: allows you set the phone to select 
how uploads from other devices are started. Tap Always accept, Always ask, or Always reject.
 Default memory: allows you to have media saved to your Phone or Memory Card. Tap an option.
: allows you to see subtitles on shared media.
Depending on the setting you changed, a pop-up screen 
may display to restart AllShare. Tap 
Ye s to continue.
Amazon Kindle
This application allows you to download books, magazines, and 
newspapers to read on your phone.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Amazon Kindle .
2.At the Kindle display, tap Get Kindle for Android.
3.Sign on to your Google account. For more information, 
refer to “Creating a New Google Account”  on page 11.
4.Follow the on-screen instructions to download the 
application from the Android Market.
AT&T Code Scanner
AT&T Code Scanner allows you to scan two-dimensional (QR and 
datamatrix codes) and one-dimensional (UPC and EAN) barcodes 
found in magazines, stores, and online. 
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ AT&T Code Scanner 
.
Note: The first time you use the AT&T Code Scanner, you will need to 
download the application from the Market. For more information, refer 
to “Market”  on page 150.
2.Read the Terms and Conditions and tap Accept to continue.
3.At the My Profile screen, tap Ok to enter profile information 
or tap 
Not now to bypass.
4.Position your phone approximately 6-8 inches from the 
barcode. Ensure that the barcode is completely within the 
window as shown below. Keep your phone steady for best 
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The scanner will automatically scan the barcode. It may 
take several seconds.
6.After the scan, tap Ye s to open the web page to view the 
information on the barcode that was scanned.
AT & T  Fa m i l y M a p
AT&T FamilyMap provides peace of mind by being able to 
conveniently locate a family member from your wireless phone or 
PC and know that your familys location information is secure 
and private.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ AT&T FamilyMap .
Note: The first time you use AT&T Family Map, you will need to download the 
application from the Market. For more information, refer to “Market”  
on page 150.
2.At the AT&T FamilyMap Sign In webpage, enter your Phone 
Number and Password in the appropriate fields and tap 
Submit.
Note: To sign up for service, visit http://www.att.com/familymap for more information.
3.Follow the on-screen instructions.
AT&T Navigator
AT&T Navigator provides you with access to real-time GPS-driven 
applications. These programs not only allow you to achieve turn-
by-turn navigation, but also access local searches.
Important!: You must have a data plan to use this feature.
Launching AT&T Navigator
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ AT& T Nav i gator .
2.Read the Terms of Service and tap Accept to acknowledge 
the terms of use.
The first time that you use, AT&T Navigator, the necessary 
files will be downloaded. The AT&T Navigator main screen 
displays.
Using AT&T Navigator
1.Select an option and follow the on-screen instructions to 
activate a Navigator feature.
: lets you get driving directions from wherever you are to 
wherever you’re going. Choices include:
–Set Up Home: allows you to set up your Home address.
–My Favorites: displays your favorite (marked) GPS navigation sites.
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Address: displays manually entered locations.
–Contacts: allows you to access a contact to get address information. 
When the prompt is available, tap Resume Trip to continue.
–Places: allows you to use Google Maps and your location to help you 
find Restaurants, Coffee, Bars, Hotels, Attractions, ATMs, Gas Stations, 
Wi-Fi, and other places.
–Airport: allows you to use either local airports based on current a GPS 
location or manually enter the 3-letter airport code or name.
 Places: allows you to use Google Maps and your location to help 
you find Restaurants, Coffee, Bars, Hotels, Attractions, ATMs, Gas 
Stations, Wi-Fi, and other places. For more information, refer to 
“Places”  on page 156.
 Maps & Traffic: provides access to 2D and 3D maps for both your 
current location and for several categories of locations such as 
Airports and Contacts.
 Local Apps: allows you to search for local movies, see the local 
weather, and check local Commute Alerts.
 Search bar (located at top of display): allows you to search for 
the address by either speaking it or by entering the information 
manually. This function lets you search for locations from options 
such as: Food/Coffee, Gas Stations, Gas By Price, Banks/ATMs, 
WiFi Spots, Parking Lots Hotels & Motels, Movie Theaters, Car 
Rentals, and more.
 Voice search (located at bottom of display): tap   to use 
your voice to search for directions, such as “Drive home” and 
“Search gas station”.
2.Press   to exit.
Note: These services require the purchase of a subscription.
Obtaining Driving Directions
Your phone’s built-in GPS hardware allows you to get real-time 
driving directions to selected locations or establishments based 
on your current location.
Using a Physical Address
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ AT & T N a v i g a t o r   ➔ 
Drive To.
2.Type the address into the Drive To search bar or tap   
to use your voice to enter a destination.
3.If typing in the address, enter the address, city, state, and 
zip code. As you type, similar addresses will begin to 
appear. When the address you want is displayed, tap it.
The destination is displayed with several different ways to 
get there from your present location.
4.Ta p  Go.
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Books
With Google Books, you can find more than 3 million free e-books 
and hundreds of thousands more to buy in the eBookstore.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Books .
2.Log on to your Google account. For more information, refer 
to “Creating a New Google Account”  on page 11.
3.Follow the on-screen instructions for using the Books 
application.
Calculator
With this feature, you can use the phone as a calculator. The 
calculator provides the basic arithmetic functions; addition, 
subtraction, multiplication, and division. The Calculator also 
keeps a history of recent calculations.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Calculator .
2.Enter the first number using the on-screen numeric keys.
3.Enter the operation for your calculation by tapping the 
corresponding on-screen arithmetic function key. 
4.Enter the second number.
5.To view the result, tap equals (=).
6.To view calculator history, tap  located at the top 
of the calculator buttons. A history of your past 
calculations is displayed. Tap 
 again to display the 
calculator keypad.
7.To clear the calculator history, press  ➔ Clear history.
8.To change the text size, press  ➔ Te x t  s i z e. Tap Small, 
Medium, or Large.
Calendar
With the Calendar feature, you can consult the calendar by day, 
week, or month, create events, and set an alarm to act as a 
reminder, if necessary.
To access the Calendar:
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Calendar .
2.The following options are available:
: the calendar displays the selected month with today’s date 
highlighted. At the bottom of the calendar, scheduled events display 
in the order that they occur.
 Week: the calendar displays the selected week with today’s time 
and date highlighted.
: the calendar displays the selected day with any events 
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: the Event List displays all events that you have added for all 
dates in the order that they appear.
Calendar Options
From any Calendar view, press  to display the 
following options:
: allows you to create a new event for any day or time period.
: allows you to go to any date on your calendar.
: takes you to today’s date, if you are not already there.
: allows you to search through your calendar for a particular 
word or words.
 Delete: displays the event list, where you can select events to 
delete.
 Settings: displays the following calendar settings:
–Calendars: displays all calendars they you have created.
–Default view: allows you to set the default view to Month, Week, Day, 
or List.
–Day view: allows you to set the Day view to display with times listed or 
as a list of events. Select Time grid or Event List.
–First day of week: allows you to set the first day of the week to Sunday 
or Monday. This will affect how the Month view calendar is displayed.
–Hide declined events: will not display events you have received from 
others if you have declined them.
–Hide birthdays from Contacts: will not display the birthdays of your 
contacts.
–Lock time zone: allows you to lock the event times and dates to the 
time zone that you select.
–Select time zone: allows you to set the time zone to which event times 
and dates will be locked.
–Set alerts and notifications: allows you to turn on audio alerts, set 
Status bar notification, or turn alerts off.
–Vibrate: allows you to set the Event notification tone to vibrate Always, 
Only in Silent mode or Never.
–Select ringtone: allows you to set the ringtone for the Event notification 
tone.
–Calendar sync: allows you to sync your calendar with other accounts 
such as email or social accounts.
Calendar View Event List
Current Day
Days with
Events for Events Previous Month Next Month
Selected Day 
						

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Event List
The Event List displays all events that you have added for all 
dates in the order that they appear.
1.From the Calendar, tap the List icon.
2.Tap any event to display it.
3.Press  to display the following options:
: allows you the change the Event name, date, time, location, 
participants, alarm, alarm details, and description. Tap Save.
 Delete: allows you to delete any event. Tap OK at the prompt.
 Send via: allows you to send event information via Bluetooth, Email, 
Messaging, or Wi-Fi.
Camera
Use your 8.0 megapixel camera feature to produce photos in a JPEG 
format. Your phone also functions as a Camcorder to take videos.
For more information, refer to “Camera”  on page 74.
Clock
The Clock application allows you to access alarms, view the 
World Clock, set a stopwatch, and use a timer.
Alarm
This feature allows you to set an alarm to ring at a specific time.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Clock  ➔ Alarm ➔ 
Create alarm. The following options display:
: tap the (+) or (-) to set the new time for the event, at which 
time an alarm will sound. 
 Alarm repeat: use this option to set the repeating status for the 
alarm by tapping one of the following options:
–Weekly: sets the alarm to sound once every week on the day and 
time that is set.
–Daily: sets the alarm to sound all seven days of the week. 
–Every weekday (Mon-Fri): sets the alarm to sound on all five 
weekdays.
–One-time event: sets the alarm to sound only once.
 Alarm type: sets the way in which the alarm sounds when 
activated (Melody, Vibration, Vibration and melody, and Briefing).
 Alarm volume: drag the slider to adjust the alarm’s volume.
 Alarm tone: sets the sound file which is played when the alarm is 
activated. Select Sounds or Go to My files.
: use this option to set a Duration (3, 5, 10, 15, or 30 
Minutes) and Snooze repeat (1, 2, 3, 5, or 10 Times).
: tracks body movements and calculates the best time 
for sounding the alarm. Place the phone somewhere on your bed 
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is sensitive enough to work from any part of the bed. Set the 
Duration and the Tone.
: allows you to use a specific name for the alarm. The name 
will appear on the display when the alarm activates. 
2.Ta p  Save to store the alarm details.
Tur ning Off an Alar m
To stop an alarm when it sounds, touch and sweep the 
 icon to the right.
Setting the Snooze Feature
To activate the Snooze feature after an alarm sounds, 
touch and sweep the   icon to the left. Snooze must 
first be set in the alarm settings. For more information, 
refer to “Alarm”  on page 143.
Deleting Alar ms
To delete an alarm, follow these steps:
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Clock  ➔ Alarm ➔ 
 ➔ Delete.
2.Tap the alarm or alarms you wish to delete. A green 
checkmark will appear next to each selection.
3.Ta p  Delete.
Wor ld Clock
World Clock allows you to 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. 
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Clock  ➔ World 
clock
. The clock for your time zone is displayed.
2.Ta p  Add city to add another city to the World Clock.
3.Scroll through the list of cities to find the city you want to 
add, or tap the Search bar and use the keypad to enter a 
city to search for.
4.Tap the city you want to add. The clock for that city will 
display.
5.To set Daylight Savings time, press and hold a city, then 
tap
 DST settings.
6.Select Automatic, Off, 1 hour, or 2 hours.
7.If Daylight Savings Time is selected, the sun symbol on the 
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Deleting a World Clock Entr y
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Clock  ➔ World 
clock 
➔  ➔ Delete.
2.Tap the city clocks you wish to delete.
3.Ta p  Delete.
Stopwatch
You can use this option to measure intervals of time. 
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Clock  ➔ 
Stopwatch.
2.Ta p  Start to start the stopwatch and tap Lap to mark a unit 
of time per lap. 
3.Ta p  Stop to stop the stopwatch.
4.Ta p  Restart to continue or tap Reset to erase all times 
recorded.
Timer
You can use this option to set a countdown timer. Use a timer to 
count down to an event based on a preset time length (hours, 
minutes, and seconds).
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Clock  ➔ Timer.
2.The min field is highlighted and set to 1 minute. Use the 
keypad to set the number of minutes you want.
3.Ta p  t h e  hr field to set hours if desired. As you tap different 
fields, they will become highlighted.
4.Ta p  t h e  sec field to set seconds.
5.Ta p  Start to begin the timer and tap Stop to pause the 
timer.
6.After stopping, tap Restart to continue or tap Reset to set 
the timer back to the original setting.
Contacts
You can manage your daily contacts by storing their name and 
number in your Address Book. Address Book entries can be 
sorted by name, entry, or group.
You can also synchronize your phone Address Book with AT&T 
Address Book, the network backup service.
For more information, refer to “Contacts and Your Address Book”  
on page 56.