Samsung Galaxy S8+ User Manual

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Backup and Restore
Your phone’s Backup and restore menu lets you back 
up your phone’s data and settings to Google servers 
before resetting your phone to the original factory 
settings. The Factory data reset erases all data from 
the phone’s application storage, including:
• Your Samsung account
• Your Google Account
• All other email and social networking accounts
• System and application data and settings
• Downloaded applications
Performing a factory data reset (see  “Factory Data 
Reset” on page  219) erases all data on the phone. It is 
recommended that you back up important data before 
performing a factory data reset.
Erased information cannot be restored. Only erase data 
after you are sure you have saved everything you need.
Access Backup and Restore Options
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings >  Cloud and accounts .
3. Tap Backup and restore .
4. Set options.
Samsung Account Backup Settings
Enable backup of your information to your Samsung 
account.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings >  Cloud and accounts .
3. Tap Backup and restore .
4. Configure these options under the Samsung 
account heading:
• Back up my data: Enable back up of your phone 
log, messages and more through your Samsung 
account. 
						

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• Restore: Use your Samsung account to restore 
your backup data.
Google Account Backup Settings
Enable backup of your information to Google servers.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings >  Cloud and accounts .
3. Tap Backup and restore .
4. Configure these options under the Google account 
heading:
• Back up my data: Enable back up of application 
data, Wi‑Fi passwords, and other settings to 
Google servers.
• Backup account : Select a Google Account to be 
used as your backup account.
• Automatic restore : Enable automatic 
restoration of settings from Google servers. 
When enabled, backed‑up settings are restored 
when you reinstall an application.
Google Settings
Configure your device’s Google settings.
To customize your Google settings:
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings >  Google.
3. Select an option to customize:
• Location : Configure your Google location 
settings.
• Security : Configure the Android Device Manager 
and apps security settings.
• Set up nearby device : Set up another device 
using Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth.
• Ads: Configure your Google advertising profile.
• App preview messages : Receive and reply to 
messages sent from messaging apps that are 
not installed on your device. 
						

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• Nearby: Use your device’s sensors to connect 
with nearby devices.
• Search & Now : Configure your Google search 
settings.
• Set up nearby device : Set up another device 
using Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth.
Note: These options may change if you are signed in to 
your Google Account. 
						

							Accessibility
Accessibility services are special features that make 
using the device easier for those with certain physical 
disabilities.
For more information about Accessibility 
for Samsung products, please contact us at 
[email protected]. 
						

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Vision
You can turn on Accessibility features to assist with 
visual aspects of the device. 
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap  Settings >  Accessibility  > Vision, and tap 
an option:
• Voice Assistant : Give spoken feedback to assist 
blind and low‑vision users.
 -Voice Assistant can collect all of the text you 
enter, except passwords, including personal 
data and credit card numbers. It may also 
log your user interface interactions with the 
device.
• Voice Assistant help : View help on using Voice 
Assistant.
• Dark screen : Keep the screen turned off at all 
times for privacy.
• Rapid key input : Release your finger to enter 
selection instead of double tapping.
• Speak passwords : Read the characters aloud as 
you enter your passwords.
• Accessibility shortcut : Quickly enable 
accessibility features in two quick steps.
• Voice Label : Write voice recordings to NFC tags 
to provide information about nearby objects.
• Screen zoom and font : Configure the screen 
zoom level and font size and style.
• High contrast fonts : Adjust the color and 
outline of fonts to increase the contrast with the 
background.
• High contrast keyboard : Adjust the size of the 
Samsung keyboard and change its colors to 
increase the contrast between the keys and the 
background.
• Show button shapes : Show buttons with shaded 
backgrounds to make them stand out.  
						

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• Magnifier window: Magnify content shown on 
the screen.
• Magnification gestures : Use exaggerated 
gestures such as triple‑tapping, double 
pinching, and dragging two fingers across the 
screen. 
• Large mouse/touchpad pointer : Enable a large 
pointer for a connected mouse or touchpad.
• Grayscale : Enable grayscale mode instead of 
using colors.
• Negative colors : Reverse the display of colors 
from white text on a black background to black 
text on a white background.
• Color adjustment : Adjust the color of the screen 
if you are color blind or have difficulty reading 
the display because of the screen color.
Hearing
You can turn on Accessibility features to assist with 
audio aspects of the device. 
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings >  Accessibility  > Hearing, and 
tap an option:
• Sound detectors : Receive alerts when the 
device detects a baby crying or a doorbell.
• Flash notification : Set the camera light 
or screen to blink whenever you receive a 
notification.
• Mute all sounds : Turn off all notifications and 
audio for privacy.
• Hearing aids : Improve the sound quality for use 
with hearing aids.
• Samsung subtitles (CC) : Use Samsung subtitles 
with multimedia files when available. 
						

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• Google subtitles (CC): Use Google subtitles with 
multimedia files when available.
• Left/right sound balance : Use the slider to set 
the left and right balance when using a stereo 
device.
• Mono audio : Switch audio from stereo to mono 
for use with one earphone.
Dexterity and 
Interaction
You can turn on Accessibility features to assist with 
dexterity and interaction aspects of the device.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings >  Accessibility  > Dexterity and 
interaction , and tap an option:
• Universal switch : Control your device with your 
customized switches.
• Assistant menu : Improve the device 
accessibility for users with reduced dexterity.
• Easy screen turn on : Turn on the screen without 
having to press any buttons.
• Press and hold delay : Select a time interval for 
this action.
• Click after pointer stops : Automatically click on 
an item after the pointer stops over it.
• Interaction control : Block areas of the screen 
from touch interaction. Disable auto screen 
rotation and hard key functions. Only show 
application notifications in the notification panel 
and the status bar. 
						

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Configure Other 
Accessibility Settings
Your phone offers many features to improve phone 
accessibility.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap  Settings >  Accessibility , and tap an 
option:
• Text‑to‑speech: Set your preferred TTS engine 
and options. 
• Direction lock : Unlock the screen by swiping in 
a series of directions.
• Direct access : Open your accessibility settings 
by pressing the Volume up  key and the 
Power  key together.
• Notification reminder : Beep at set intervals to 
remind you of any unread notifications.
• Answering and ending calls : Select shortcuts 
for answering and ending calls.
• Single tap mode : Dismiss or snooze alarms, 
calendar events, and timer alerts, and answer or 
reject incoming calls with a single tap.
• Manage accessibility : Import and export your 
accessibility settings, or share them with other 
devices.
Accessibility Services
Additional accessibility apps may be downloaded from 
the Google Play store.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings >  Accessibility .
3. Certain accessibility services you install may be 
listed and configured under Services . 
						

							Other Settings
Configure features on your device that 
make it easier to use. 
						

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Help
View tips and help information about using your phone.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap  Settings >  Advanced features  > Help .
Manage Game Features
Automatically arranges all your games in one place.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings >  Advanced features  > Games  > 
Game launcher .
Device Assistance App
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Advanced features  > 
Device assistance app .
3. Tap an option to customize:
• Device assistance app : Select your default 
assistance app.
• Read text on screen : Allow the device 
assistance app to read any text shown on the 
screen.
• Take/access screenshots : Allow the device 
assistance app to take and access screenshots.