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: 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.  
						

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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 SD card is installed and active. 
See “Memory Card (SD Card)” on page 211.
• Avoid removing the SD card while transferring data.
• Data exchange may use the methods outlined in the 
following bullets:
 -Transferring media files : Transfer files between 
your phone and PC such as pictures, videos, and 
music.
 -Transferring images : Transfer picture and video 
files between your phone and PC.
 -Connecting MIDI devices : Connect to 
MIDI-compatible devices.
 -Charging: Charge your device using a USB cable.
Transfer Files Between the Phone and a 
Computer
1. Connect your phone to your computer using the 
supplied USB/charging cable.
• Insert the smaller end of the cable to the 
charger/accessory jack at the bottom of the 
phone.
• Insert the USB end of the cable into an available 
USB port on your computer. You may need to 
remove the USB cable from the charging head 
to access it.  
						

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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 menu) and 
open it.
4. If available, select a drive (Card for SD card,  Phone 
for internal phone storage).
5. Select a folder (for example,  Music for songs and 
albums) and copy files to it from your computer.
6. When you are done, disconnect your phone from 
your computer.
About Phone
The About phone menu lets you access important 
phone information, search for and apply updates, and 
view legal and safety information.
About Phone Overview
The following About phone items may be reviewed 
or set:
• My phone number : View your device’s phone 
number.
• Software version : View your current software 
version.
• Hardware version : View your hardware version.
• Status: Check your phone’s status.
 -Battery status and level
 -SIM card status (network, signal strength, mobile 
network type, service state, roaming, and mobile 
network state) 
						

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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 the phone’s model number.
• Android version : Check the Android version number.
• Android security patch level : Check the Android 
security patch level.
• Android security patch level : Check the Android 
security patch level.
• Baseband version : Check the phone’s baseband 
version.
• Kernel version : Check the phone’s kernel version.
• Build number: Check the current phone build 
number.
• SE for Android status : Check the phone’s SE for 
Android status.
• Security software version : Check the phone’s 
security software version.
• Knox version : Check the current Knox version.