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Display Settings 
Configure your phone's display. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  Touch  Display for options. 
Wallpaper 
Customize the background of the Home and Lock screens. 
For more information, refer to  “Wallpaper” on page 27
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Notification Panel 
Configure the Notification pane l, available when you swipe 
your finger down from Status   bar at the top of the screen. 
For more information, refer to  “Notification Panel” on 
page 20
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Screen Mode 
Optimize the image or media being displayed. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔My deviceMy device ➔ Display . 
2.  To u c h  Screen mode  for options: 
•  Adapt display : Automatically optimize the screen to 
match the type of image or media being displayed and 
other criteria, such as battery level. 
•  When Adapt display  is disabled, select a specific 
screen mode to match the content being display. 
Brightness 
Adjust the screen brightness to  suit your surroundings or to 
your personal preference. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔My deviceMy device ➔ Display . 
2.  To u c h  Brightness . 
3.	  To u c h  Automatic brightness  to allow the phone to 
adjust the brightness based on your surroundings. 
– or – 
To set a custom level, disable Automatic brightness, 
and then touch and drag the  Brightness level bar. 
Settings  
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to choose pictures to display.
Photo frame : Display pictures in a photo frame. To uch 
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Auto Rotate Screen 
Allow the phone to switch the display orientation 

automatically when you rotate the phone.
  1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔My deviceMy device ➔ Display . 
2.	  Touch  Auto rotate screen  to enable or disable 

the feature.
 
Screen Timeout 
1.  From the Home screen, touch Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔My deviceMy device ➔ Display . 
2.  Touch  Screen timeout  to choose a time period. 
Daydream 
The Daydream setting controls  what the screen displays 
when the phone is docked, or while charging. You can 
choose to display a Colors screen, or display photos stored 
on your phone. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔My deviceMy device ➔ Display . 
2.	 Touch ON/OFF next to Day

dream to turn the feature on, 
and then touch  Daydream for options: 
•  Colors : Display screen full of colors.  • 
Google Photos: Display pictures from Google Photo s. 
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P hoto table : Display pictures in a photo table. Touch  
• To uch Start now  to preview Day dr eam mode. Touch  
the screen to cancel. 	
•  Touch  Select dream time  to choose when daydream 
displa ys: While docked, While ch arging, or Both. 
 
 
Font Style 
Select the font	   style for standard displa y text. 
1.  • Flipboard
: Display pictures from Flipb oard. T ouch 
  
 to choose pi ctures to displa y.   
From the Hom e screen, touch  Apps  ➔   
Settings  ➔ 
My deviceMy device ➔ Display . 
2. To u c h Font style  to choose a font. 
Tip:  To find new font

s, touch Get fonts online  to access new 
fonts in the Google Play Store app. 
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Font Size  Edit After Screen Capture 
Select the font size for standard display text.  Set screen captures you take to be automatically opened for 
 
editing. 
Apps  ➔  
Settings  ➔ 1.  From the Home screen, touch 
My deviceMy device➔ Display . 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ 
Settings  ➔My deviceMy device ➔ Display .2. Touch Font size  to choose a size. 2. To u c h  Edit after screen capture  to turn the option on.Touch Key Light Duration Auto Adjust Screen Tone Set the length of time the   Menu Key  and  Back Key   
remain lit after you touch them. 
Allow your phone to automatically analyze the screen and  adjusts the brightness to conserve battery power. 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔
1. From the Home screen, touch 
My deviceMy device ➔ Display. 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device ➔ Display. 
period. 2. To u c h Auto adjust screen tone to turn the option on. 
2. 
Touch  Touch key light duration  to choose a

 time 
Show Batter y Percentage 
The battery charge level displays  as an icon on the Status 

bar by default. This option displays the battery icon plus the 

percentage of remaining battery charge.
 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔My deviceMy device ➔ Display . 
2.  Touch  Show battery percentage  to turn the option on. 
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LED Indicator 
This option allows you to turn on your LED lights for charging, 
missed events, and incoming notifications. The light will turn 
on by default unless you turn them off. 1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔My deviceMy device ➔ Display . 
2.  Touch  LED indicator  for options: 
•Charging : The red LED lights up when you charge your 
device while the screen is off. 
•Low battery : The red LED blinks when the battery 
power is low while the screen is off. 
•  Notifications : The blue LED blinks when you have 
missed calls, messages, or app notifications while the 
screen is off. 
•  Voice recording : The blue LED blinks when you record 
voice while the screen is off. 
Sound Settings 
Configure settings for your  phone's sound and audio. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔My deviceMy device ➔ Display . 
2.  Touch  Sound  for options. 
Vo l u me 
Set the system volume level, and set default volume for call 
ringtones, notification s, and media playback. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  To u c h  Sound  ➔ Volume . 
3.  Touch and drag the sliders for: 
• Music, video, games, and other media : Set the 
default volume level for a udio playback. You can also 
adjust volume from this default inside the apps. 
•Ringtone : Set the volume for incoming call ringtones. 
•  Notifications : Set the volume for notifications, such as 
new messages and event reminders. 
•System : Set the volume for all other system sounds, 
such as keytones played for screen touches. You can 
control whether tones play for screen touches with 
other sound settings. 
Note:  You can also set System volume from the Home screen 
by pressing the  Volume Key. 
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Ringtones 
Choose a ringtone for incoming calls. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  Touch  Sound  ➔ Ringtones . 
3.	  Touch a ringtone to select it. As you touch a ringtone, a 
sample plays. 
4.	  Touch  Add to choose a music track from Google Music 
or Music Player. 
Vibrations 
Choose a vibration pattern to use when vibration is enabled.  1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  Touch  Sound  ➔ Vibrations . 
3.	  Touch a vibration pattern to select it. As you touch a 
pattern, a sample of the vibration occurs. 
4.	  To create your own pattern, touch  Create. Touch 
Tap to create  and tap the screen to enter a new 
pattern. 
Default Notification Sound 
Choose a default sound to play for notifications, such as for 
new messages and event reminders.  1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  To u c h  Sound  ➔ Default notification sound . 
3.	  Touch a sound to select it. As you touch a sound, a 
sample plays. 
Vibrate When Ringing 
Set a vibration to occur for calls  and notifications, along with 
the ringtone or sound. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  To u c h  Sound . 
3.  To u c h  Vibrate  when ringing  to turn the option on. 
Dialing Keypad Tone 
Play tones when you touch keys on the phone keypad. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	 To u c h  Sound. 
3.	  To u c h  Dialing keypad tone  to t

urn the option on. 
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Touch Sounds 
Play tones when you touch keys on the phone. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  Touch  Sound. 
3.  Touch  Touch sounds  to turn the option on. 
Screen Lock Sound 
Play tones when you touch the screen to lock or unlock it. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  Touch  Sound. 
3.  Touch  Screen lock sound  to turn the option on. 
Emergency Tone 
You can choose to have a tone  play, or have your phone 

vibrate, periodically du ring an emergency call.
 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  To u c h  Sound. 
3.  To u c h  Emergency tone  to select a tone: 
•Off : No tone or vibration pl ays during emergency calls. 
•Alert : A tone plays during emergency calls. 
•Vibrate : A vibration plays during emergency calls. 
Samsung Applications 
This section allows you to  configure sound settings for
 
applications such as calling, messaging and so on.
 
• Call: Configure ringtones and aler ts. For more information, 
refer to  “Call Settings”  on page 131
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• Messaging: Configure messaging notifications. For more 
information, refe r to “Default Notification Sound”  on 
page 129
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• Email: Configure Email alerts. 
• Calendar : Configure Calendar Event alerts. 
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Adapt Sound 
Find the best sound for you duri ng calls and media playback. 
Note:  This setting uses earphones  to ensure the best sound 
during setup. You must connect optional earphones 
(not included) to the phone to configure this setting. 
1. From the Home screen, touch Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  Touch  Sound  ➔ Adapt Sound . 
3.  Read the instructions, then touch  Start. 
Home Screen Mode 
Your phone offers two Home screen modes: 
• Standard mode  provides a conventional layout for apps 
and widgets on the Home screen. 
• Easy mode  provides an easier experience for the first-time 
smartphone user.
 
You can choose the Home screen mode at any time.
 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  To u c h  Home screen mode . 
3.	  To u c h  Standard mode  or Easy mode , and then
 
touch Apply .
 
Call Settings 
Configure your phone's display. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  To u c h  Call for options. 
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Call Rejection 
Manage your list of phone numbers which will be 

automatically rejected.
 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  Touch  Call ➔ Call rejection  for options: 
•  Auto reject mode : Set how the phone responds for 
rejected calls (Off, All nu mbers, or Auto reject 
numbers). 
•  Auto reject list : Enter phone numbers to reject. 
– Touch to enable  Unavailable to reject calls with no 
caller ID. 
– Touch  Create  and follow the prompts to enter 
numbers to reject, or select them from Contacts. 
To u c h  Match criteria  to set options for using the 
reject number list. 
Set Up Call Rejection Messages 
Create and manage text message s to send to callers when 
rejecting incoming calls. Messages you create here are 
available from the incoming call screen when you use the 
Reject with message  option. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  To u c h  Call ➔ Set up call rejection messages . 
3.  Manage messages: 
• To create new messages, touch 
Create , then 
follow the prompts. 
•  To modify an existing message, touch the message and 
edit the text. 
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Answering/Ending Calls 
Manage settings for answering and ending calls. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  Touch  Call ➔  Answering/ending calls . 
3.  Configure options: 
• The home key answers calls : Answer an incoming 
call by pressing the 
Home Key . 
•  Voice control : Answer calls by speaking commands. 
– You can answer or reject calls with the voice 
commands “Answer” and “Reject.” 
– When you answer a call with a voice command, the 
speaker will automatically turn on for hands-free 
calls. 
•  The power key ends calls : End a call by pressing the 
 Power/Lock Key. When enabled, 
pressing the Power/Lock Key  during a call will not lock 
the screen. 
Turn Off Screen During Calls 
Set the screen to automaticall y turn off during phone calls 

when you move the phone to your ear.
 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  To u c h  Call. 
3.	  To u c h  Turn off screen during calls  to enable or 
disable the feature. 
Call Alerts 
Set options for sounds and vibrations to occur during calls.  1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  To u c h  Call ➔  Call alerts . 
3.  Configure options: 
• Vibrate on connection to network : Vibrate when a 
call connects to the network. 
•  Call-end vibration : Vibrate when the other caller ends 
the call. 
•  Call connect tone : Play a tone when the person you 
called answers . 
•  Minute minder : Play once per minute during a call. 
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• Call end tone : Play a tone when the other caller ends 
the call. 
•  Alerts on call : Play notifications for alarms and new 
messages play during calls. 
Call Accessories 
Configure options for using a headset (not included).  1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  Touch  Call ➔ Call accessories. 
3.  Configure settings: 
• Automatic answering : When a headset is connected, 
incoming calls are answered au tomatically after a delay 
(set with the  Automatic answering timer  setting). 
•  Automatic answering timer : Choose a time period to 
delay before automatically an swering an incoming call 
when  Automatic answering  is enabled and a headset is 
connected to the device. 
•  Outgoing call conditions : When a Bluetooth headset 
is connected, allow calls to  be made even when the 
device is locked. 
Ringtones and Keypad Tones 
Choose tones and vibration to  use for incoming calls and 

keypad touches.
 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  To u c h  Call ➔ Ringtones and keypad tones . 
3.  Configure settings: 
•Ringtones : Choose a default ringtone for incoming 
calls. 
•Vibrations : Choose a vibration pattern, or create your 
own pattern, to occur when Vibrate when ringing  is 
turned on. 
•  Vibrate when ringing : Vibrate when the phone rings. 
•  Dialing keypad tones : Play tones when you touch the 
keypad. 
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