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Downloads 
View and manage files and ot her items you download to 
your phone. 
1.  Touch   Apps ➔  Downloads . 
2.  Touch an item to open it. 
Note:  Applications you download in Google Play Store are 
managed in Play Store, and will not appear in 
Downloads. 
Email 
Send and receive email using popular email services. 
� To u c h  Apps ➔ Email. 
For more information, refer to  “Using Email” on page 66
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Flipboard 
Create a personalized digital magazine from news stories, 
personal feeds and other related material. Flip through 
Facebook news feed, tweets from your Twitter account, 
photos from friends, and more. 
� To u c h Apps ➔  Flipboard . 
Galler y 
The Gallery is where you view photos and play back videos. 
For photos, you can also perform basic editing tasks, view a 
slideshow, set photos as wallpaper or contact image, and 
share as a picture message. 
� To u c h  Apps ➔  Gallery . 

For more information, refer to “Gallery”  on page 77
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Gmail 
Gmail is a web-based email service. Gmail is configured 

when you first set up your phone. Depending on your
 
synchronization settings, Gmail can automatically 

synchronize with your Gmail account on the web.
 
� To u c h Apps ➔  Gmail. 

For more information, refer to “Gmail”  on page 67
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Google 
Use Google to search the Web. 
� To u c h Apps ➔ Google . 
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Google Settings 
Configure preferences for Goog le apps, such as Google+, 
Locations, Search, Ads, and more. 
Note: You must be signed in to  the application in which you 
want to configure (ex: sign  in to Google+ to configure 
Google+ settings). 
1.  Touch   Apps ➔  Google Settings  and select
  an 
onscre en option.
 
2. Touch an a pp or

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ervice to configure options. 
 
Google+ 
Stay connected and share life   as it happens with Google+ on 
your device. Join   a group chat, post a photo, or see what 
friends are sharing while y  ou are on the go. 
Visit
google.co m/mobile/+ 
Note: This ap p requires a Google account.  
� To u c h   Apps  ➔  Google+. 
Group Play 
Share currently viewed documents or photos, or currently 
playing music files with other devices connected to the same 
Wi-Fi network and your device. 
Create a group and set your device as the Mobile AP using a 
portable Wi-Fi hotspot. 
Important!  Connected devices cannot have access to the 
internet using your data network. 
If your device supports NFC,  connect with other devices by 
holding them close together. 
� To u c h Apps  ➔ Group Play . 
Hangouts 
Hangouts is a free instant messaging app offered by Google. 
You can connect with your friends across computers and 
various Android devices. You can have conversations or video 
calls with up to 10 friends. 
Visit 
google.com/hangouts to learn more. 
Note: This app requires a Google account. 
� To u c h Apps  ➔ Hangouts . 
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Help 
Access help information to learn how to use the phone and 
applications or configure important settings. 
1.	  Touch   Apps ➔  Help. 
2.	  Select a category to view tips. 
• To sort categories by an alphabetical order, touch 
Sort . 
•  To search for keywords, touch  Search. 
Internet 
Your phone is equipped with a full HTML Browser, which 

allows you to access the internet.
 
� 	To u c h  Apps ➔  Internet. 
Navigating the Internet 
Command Keys 
• Touch   Back to return to the previous page. 
• Touch  Forward to go forward. 
Touching and Dragging 
• Touch and drag your finger on the screen to navigate
 
pages, and to reposition  pages within the screen.
 
Entering Text in a Field 
• While browsing, touch a text field to display the virtual 

QWERTY keyboard to enter text.
 
Zoom 
• Tap the screen twice to zoom in or out. 
• “Pinch” the screen to zoom ou t, or “spread” the screen to 
zoom in. For more information, refer to “Pinch and Spread” 
on page 23
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Selecting Items on a Page 
While browsing pages, use gest ures and menus to navigate: 
• Touch an item to select it. 
• Touch a hyperlink to follow the link. 
• Touch and hold on a hyperlink for options. 
Entering a URL 
Access a website quickly by entering the URL. 
1.	  To u c h  Apps ➔  Internet. 
2.	  To u c h  t h e  URL field at the top of the screen to enter the 
URL, and then touch  Go. 
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Maps 
Use Google Maps to find your current location, plus get   
directions and other loca tion-based information. 
Note: You must enable location services to use Maps. See “Location Services” on page 150. 
� 	To u c h Apps ➔ Maps. 
Messaging 
Send and receive text and multimedia messages. 
� 	To u c h Apps  ➔ Messaging.
 
For more information, refer to   “Messaging”  on page 60.
 
Music Player 
Music Player allows you to play music files that you have 
stored on your phone and memory card. You can also 
create playlists. 
� 	To u c h Apps ➔ Music.
 
For more information, refer to  “Music Player” on page 69
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My Files 
My Files allows you to manage  your sounds, images, videos, 
bluetooth files, Android files,  and other memory card data in 
one convenient location. You can open the file in the 
appropriate app(s), if available. 
1.	  To u c h 
Apps  ➔ My Files . 
2.	  Touch a category: All files, Images, Videos, Music, or 
Documents. 
3.	  If All fil
es is chosen: 
•  Touch Device storage  to see the contents of your 
internal SD card. 
– or – 
•  If you have an external SD card inserted, touch SD 
memory card to see the contents of your. 
Note: Different folders may appear depending on how your  phone is configured. 
4.	  Touch a folder and swipe your finger on the screen to 
browse files. 
5.	  Touch a file to open it, if the file is associated with an 
application. 
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							6. While browsing files, use these controls: 
• To go back to the root directory, touch  Home. 
•  To go back up to a higher directory, touch  Up. 
•  For options, touch  Menu. 
Phone 
The Phone application allows you to access the dialer  
keypad, call logs, and favorites.
 
� To u c h    Apps➔  Phone . 
For more information, refer to  “Call Functions” on page 49
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Photos 
Automatically save every photo you take with your device to 
your Google+ account. Then it  is easy to view, organize, and 
share them with friends and family of your choice. 
Visit  google.com/+/learnmore/photos  to learn more. 
Note:  This app requires a Google  Account. 
� To u c h   Photos. 
Play Books 
With Google Play Books, you can find more than 3 million 
free e-books and hundreds of th ousands more to buy in the 
eBookstore. 
Visit 
play.google.com/store/books to learn more. 
Note:  This app requires a Google  Account. 
� To u c h   Apps➔  Play Books . 
Play Games 
Discover hundreds of games for download and purchase 
through the Google Play Store. 
Visit 
play.google.com/store/apps/category/GAME to learn more. 
Note:  This app requires a Google  Account. 
� To u c h    Apps➔  Play Games . 
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							Play Movies & TV 
Watch movies and TV shows purchased from Google Play. 
You can stream them instantly, or download them for viewing 
when you’re not connected to th e Internet. You can also view 
videos saved on your device. 
Visit 
play.google.com/about/movies to learn more. 
Note: This app requires a Google  Account. 
� To u c h    Apps➔  Play Movies & TV . 
Play Music 
With Google Play Music, you can play music you’ve 
downloaded, and music you copied from your computer. 
You’ll need to be have a Goog le account to download content. 
Visit 
play.google.com/about/music to learn more. 
Note: This app requires a Google  Account for some features. 
� To u c h    Apps➔  Play Music . 
Play Newsstand 
Subscribe to your favorite magazines, and have them 
available to read on your device at any time, in any place. 
Visit 
play.google.com/store/newsstand to learn more. 
Note: This app requires a Google  Account. 
� To u c h   Apps➔  Play Newsstand . 
Play Store 
All your favorite apps, movies and tv shows, music, books, 
magazines, and games are available in Google Play Store. 
Visit 
play.google.com/store to learn more. 
Note: This app requires a Google  Account. 
� To u c h    Apps➔  Play Store . 
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 SMemo . 
    
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Polaris Of fice 5 
Polaris Office Mobile for Android is a Microsoft Office 
compatible office suite. This application provides a central 
place for managing your documents online or offline. The 
application can also  open Adobe PDF files. 
� 	To u c h Apps ➔ Polaris Office 5 . 
S Memo 
Record ideas instantly and fr eely with memos containing
 
text, pictures, handwritten notes or drawings, and voice 

recordings.
 
� 	To u c h Apps  ➔ 
Creating a New Memo 
1.	 Touch  Apps  ➔ 
2.	 Touch an existing Memo to  open it then touch the 
s

creen to enter edit mode. 
– or – 
Touch 
to start a new memo in text mode with the 

keyboard displayed.
 
– or –
 
Touch 

 to start a new memo in drawing mode.  You can use your finger or an optional, compatible 

stylus. 

You can change back and fort
h in a

 memo to add text 

with the keyboar
 d and an optional stylus. 

Toolbar 
Writing area 
Add Page 
Keyboard 
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The  icons that you see displayed on the screen are described 
in the following table: 
Changes the view mode. 
Allows you to add free-format drawing. 
Displays the keypad to yo

u can add text. 
Eraser tool allows you to erase marks and drawings. 
Undo the last action. 
Redo the last action that was undone. 
Make a voice recording to add to the memo. 
Access a quick selection bar. Choose from: Take   
picture, Images, Clipboard, Maps, and Clip art. 
These elements can be used within the memo. 
Add an additional page t

o the memo.  3. 
Touch 
 to access the following options: 
Note: Depending on whether you have saved the memo, are  in keypad mode, or in handwriting mode, the options 
will display differently. The following is a list of the 
options you may see. 
•Share via : Share your memo as either an Image file 
(.jpg), PDF file (.pdf), Plain  text, or S Memo file (.snb). 
•Delete : Delete the S Memo. 
•Export : Save the memo to Google Drive, Evernote, or 
My Files. 
•  Save as : Save the memo with a different name. 
•Add tag : Set tags to add in searches. 
•  Add to Favorites: Tag the current memo as a favorite. 
•  Change background : Set the background for your 
memo. Touch the background that you want; then 
touch 
. 
•  Edit pages : Delete, copy, and paste pages between 
memos. 
•  Create event : Link the memo to your Calendar events. 
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•Set as: Set a memo as a Contact icon, Home screen 
wallpaper, Lock screen wallpaper, or Home and lock 
screen wallpapers. 
•Print : Print the screen or web page on a Samsung 
printer using Wi-Fi. 
4.	  Touch  Save on the top menu bar when you are finished 
creating your memo. 
S  Translator 
Allows you can easily translate words and phrases (verbal or 
text messages) into many  different languages. 
Note:  This app requires a Samsung Account. 
1.  From the  Apps screen, touch 
S Translator . 
2.	  Follow the onscreen instructions. 
S Voice 
Use S Voice to speak commands to perform operations on 
your phone, and to speak criteria for searches and other 
operations. Just speak naturally, and S Voice understands 
what you’re looking for. Use the power of S Voice to find 
everything from directions to trivia answers to the current 
weather forecast. 
1.	  To u c h 
Apps  ➔ S Voice . 
2.  Follow the onscreen instructions to set up S Voice. 
3.	  To u c h 
Menu  ➔ Settings  to configure settings to 
your preferences. 
You can launch S Voice from most unlocked screens by 

pressing
 
Home  twice. To set this option: 
1.	  To u c h 
Apps  ➔ S Voice . 
2.	 To u c h Menu ➔ Settings . 
3.	 To u c h Open via the home key to turn th

e option On. 
The default setting value is  On. 
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Samsung Apps 
With Samsung Apps, you can download hundreds of 

applications from a variety of categories.
  1.	  Sign in to your Samsung  account, if you have not 
already done so. 
2.	  Touch   Samsung Apps . 
3.	  Touch an application that you would like, then follow 
the onscreen instructions to download. 
4.	 
To u c h Menu  ➔ Help for additional information. 
Samsung Hub 
Browse and purchase Music, Video, Books, or Games using 
Samsung Hub. 
1.	  Touch   Apps ➔ Samsung Hub . 
2.	  Select Music, Video, Books, or Games from the 

Samsung Hub screen.
 
3.	  Follow the onscreen instructions to browse, view, or 
purchase media. 
Samsung Hub Notices 
• Any media item (Media Content) may be rented or 
purchased after you create an account in Samsung Hub. 
• Media Content that is purchased and downloaded may be 
viewed concurrently on up to five (5) devices with Samsung 
Hub (or “the service”) that are also registered to the same 
account. 
• You may remove a device from your account no more than 
once every 90 days. 
• You may remove Media Content from a device as many 
times as you’d like. You will have the ability to re-download 
the Media Content later subject to content re-download 
availability and content provider permissions. 
• You may need network coverage to access Media Content 
you have acquired through the Service. 
• You can use 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi connectivity to download 

Media Content. 

• Unlike purchased Media Content, rented Media Content will  be viewable on only 1 device in your account at a time. 
• Media Content is downloaded and saved to your authorized 
device's SD card. No SD Card included out of box. 
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