Samsung Galaxy S8 User Manual

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:...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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:
•...

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Transfer Files Between 
Your Phone and a 
Computer
You can use the supplied USB cable to connect your 
phone directly to your computer and transfer music, 
pictures, and other content files. 
For example, if you have a music album stored on your 
computer that you want to listen to on your phone with 
any of the music apps, just attach your phone to the 
computer and copy the files to the music folder.
File Transfer Tips
• If you want to save data to an SD card on your 
phone, make sure the...

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2. Pull down the status bar to display the notification 
panel. You will see either Transferring media files 
via USB, Transferring images via USB , Connecting 
MIDI devices via USB , or Charging via USB. 
• For most transfers, you will want to use 
Transferring media files via USB .
• To change the option, tap it in the notification 
panel to open the Use USB for window, and then 
tap the desired option. 
3. On your computer, navigate to the detected device 
(such as through the My Computer...

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 -IMEI information (MIN, PRL version, MEID, IMEI, 
IMEISV, and ICCID)
 -Brand
 -Username
 -IP address
 -Wi-Fi MAC address
 -Bluetooth address
 -Up time
 -Device status
• Legal information: Review various types of 
important legal information, including Open source 
licenses, Google legal, System WebView licenses, 
Samsung legal, and the Privacy Alert.
• Device name : Change the name of your device 
(other devices see this name when using Mobile 
hotspot or Bluetooth).
• Model number : Check...