Samsung Mega 2 User Guide

Motions & usability features
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Mute/Pause
On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Motions and gestures → Mute/Pause, and then tap the 
Mute/Pause switch to activate it.
Covering screen with hand
Cover the screen with your palm to mute incoming calls or alarms, or to pause media 
playback.
Turning device over
Turn the device over to mute incoming calls or alarms, or to pause media playback.       

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Palm swipe to capture
On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Motions and gestures → Palm swipe to capture, and 
then tap the 
Palm swipe to capture switch to activate it.
Place the side of your hand on the screen and sweep it across the screen from the right to the 
left or vice versa to capture a screenshot. The image is saved in the 
Gallery →  → Album 
→ Screenshots folder. After capturing a screenshot, you can edit the image and share it with 
others.
It is not possible to...

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Multi window
About Multi window
Use this feature to run two apps on the screen at the same time. You can use this feature to 
view emails or use the Internet while you play a video simultaneously.
Launching Multi window
1 On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Multi window, and then tap the Multi window 
switch to activate it. Alternatively, open the quick setting panel and tap 
Multi window to 
activate it.
2 Tap  at the left side of the screen to open the Multi window tray....

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3 Tap and hold an app icon to launch from the Multi window tray. Then, drag it to one of 
the two windows.
App icons marked with 
 can be launched in separate windows on the screen at the 
same time.
Creating a Multi window combination
Use this feature to save the combination of the currently-running Multi window apps.
1 Launch two apps in a split-screen Multi window.
2 Open the Multi window tray and tap  → Create.
The Multi window combination is added at the top of the...

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Adjusting the window size
Drag the circle between the app windows up or down to adjust the size of the windows.
Using Multi window options
When you use Multi window apps, select the app window and a white frame will appear 
around it. Tap the circle between the app windows to access the following options:
•	 : Switch locations between Multi window apps.          

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•	 : Drag and drop text or copied images from one window to another. Tap and hold an 
item in the selected window and drag it to a location in another window.
Some apps may not support this feature.
•	 : Close the app.
Rearranging apps on the Multi window tray
You can rearrange the apps on the Multi window tray.
1 On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Multi window, and then tap the Multi window 
switch to activate it. Alternatively, open the quick setting panel and tap 
Multi...

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3 Tap and hold an app and drag it to the Multi window tray.
4 Tap Done.
Toolbox
You can easily launch various apps from the toolbox while using other apps.
On the Apps screen, tap 
Settings → Toolbox, and then tap the Toolbox switch to activate it. 
Alternatively, open the quick setting panel and tap 
Toolbox to activate it.  appears on the 
screen.
To launch an app, tap 
 and select an app.
To move the toolbox, tap 
 and drag it to another location.
To change the apps in...

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One-handed operation
You can switch to one-handed operation mode to conveniently operate the device with one 
hand.
Resizing the screen
On the Apps screen, tap Settings → One-handed operation → Reduce screen size, and 
then tap the 
Reduce screen size switch to activate it.
To switch to one-handed operation mode, hold the device in one hand. Then, quickly drag 
your thumb from the edge of the screen to the centre of the screen and back again. 
Open the side menu and...

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Managing shortcuts to contacts or apps
You can manage shortcuts to contacts or apps by opening the side menu.
1 Tap  or  to open the side menu.
2 Tap  at the bottom of the side menu.
3 Tap and hold a contact’s image or an app, and then drag it to the side menu.
To delete a shortcut to a contact’s image or an app, tap 
.
4 Tap .
Using the side key panel
On the Apps screen, tap Settings → One-handed operation → Side key panel, and then tap 
the 
Side key panel switch to...

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Personalising
Managing the Home and Apps screens
Managing the Home screen
Adding items
Tap and hold an app or a folder from the Apps screen, and then drag it to the Home screen.
To add widgets, open the Home screen, tap and hold an empty area, tap 
Widgets, tap and 
hold a widget, and then drag it to the Home screen.
Moving and removing an item
Tap and hold an item on the Home screen, and then drag it to a new location.
To move the item to another panel, drag it to the side of the screen.
You can also...