Samsung Galaxy Mega User manual

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Availableapplicationsandservicesaresubjecttochangeatanytime.

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Table of Contents

GetStarted 1

YourPhoneataGlance 1

SetUpYourPhone 1

TurnthePhoneOn 4

ActivateYourPhone 4

CompletetheSetup 5

SetUpVoicemail 6

SprintAccountInformationandHelp 7

SprintAccountPasswords 7

ManageYourAccount 7

SprintSupportServices 8

PhoneBasics 9

YourPhone’sLayout 9

KeyFunctions 9

TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 10

TurnYourScreenOnandOff 11

TouchscreenNavigation 11

Touch 11

TouchandHold 12

SwipeorSlide 12

Drag 13

Flick 13

PinchandSpread 14

Rotate 15

YourHomeScreen 15

CustomizetheHomeScreen 16

ExtendedHomeScreens 17

RecentApps 18

Wallpapers 18

StatusBar 19

NotificationPanel 21

QuickSettings 22

MultiWindow 23

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EnableMultiWindow 24

DisplayMultiWindow 24

UsingMultiWindow 24

CustomizingtheMultiWindowApps 25

Features 26

AirView 26

AssistantMenu 26

MotionsandGestures 28

ScreenCapture 29

SmartScreen 29

VoiceControl 30

GalaxyGear 30

EnterText 30

TouchscreenKeyboards 30

TextInputMethods 30

SelectaDefaultTextInputMethod 31

GoogleVoiceTyping 31

SamsungKeyboard 32

Swype 33

EditingText 34

PhoneCalls 36

HDVoice™ 36

MakePhoneCalls 36

CallUsingthePhoneDialer 36

CallfromLogs 36

CallfromContacts 37

CallUsingaSpeedDialNumber 37

CallaNumberinaTextMessageorEmailMessage 37

Wi-FiCalling 38

CallEmergencyNumbers 38

ReceivePhoneCalls 39

AnsweranIncomingCall 39

MutetheRingingSound 39

RejectanIncomingCall 39

RejectaCallwithaTextMessage 39

Voicemail 40

VoicemailSetup 40

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VoicemailNotification 40

RetrieveYourVoicemailMessages 41

VisualVoicemail 41

PhoneCallOptions 42

DialingOptions 42

In-CallOptions 43

CallerID 44

CallWaiting 44

ConferenceCalling 45

CallForwarding 45

SpeedDialing 46

CallLogs 47

CallSettings 47

Contacts 49

GetStartedwithContacts 49

AccessContacts 49

AddaContact 49

EditaContact 50

AddorEditInformationforaContact 50

AssignaPicturetoaContact 50

LinkaContact 51

DeleteaContact 51

AddContactstoYourFavorites 51

ShareaContact 52

CreateGroups 52

CreateaNewGroup 52

AddaContacttoaGroup 52

SendanEmailtoGroupMembers 53

AccountsandMessaging 54

GoogleAccount 54

CreateaGoogleAccount 54

Gmail 54

SendaGmailMessage 55

ReadandReplytoGmailMessages 55

Email 56

AddanEmailAccount 56

AddaMicrosoftExchangeActiveSyncAccount 56

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ComposeandSendEmail 57

ViewandReplytoEmail 57

ManageYourEmailInbox 58

TextandMultimediaMessaging 59

SendaMessage 59

NewMessagesNotification 60

ManagingMessages 60

MessagingSettings 61

SocialNetworkingAccounts 63

Flipboard 63

Google+ 63

Hangouts 64

YouTube 64

AppsandEntertainment 65

GooglePlayStore 65

FindandInstallanApp 65

CreateaGoogleWalletAccount 65

OpenanInstalledApp 66

UninstallanApp 66

GooglePlayBooks 66

GooglePlayGames 66

GooglePlayNewsstand 67

GooglePlayMovies&TV 67

GroupPlay 67

Music 68

GooglePlayMusic 68

Music(App) 68

GoogleMaps 70

SamsungLink 70

UseSamsungLinktoShareMediawithAnotherDevice 71

StoryAlbum 71

TripAdvisor 71

WatchON 72

WebandData 73

Internet 73

Chrome 73

LumenToolbar 73

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DataServicesGeneralInformation(SprintSparkLTEand3GNetworks) 74

YourDataServicesUserName 74

SprintSparkLTE 74

Wi-Fi 75

TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 75

Wi-FiSettings 76

Wi-FiDirect 77

Bluetooth 77

TurnBluetoothOnorOff 77

ConnectaBluetoothHeadsetorCarKit 78

ReconnectaHeadsetorCarKit 78

DisconnectorUnpairfromaBluetoothDevice 79

BluetoothSettings 79

VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 79

PrepareYourPhoneforVPNConnection 80

AddaVPN 80

ConnecttoaVPN 80

MemoryCard 81

InstallaMemoryCard 81

RemoveaMemoryCard 81

ViewAvailableMemoryonamicroSDCard 82

FormataMemoryCard 82

UnmountamicroSDCard 82

TransferFilesBetweenYourPhoneandaComputer 83

TransferFilesUsingaUSBCable 83

CameraandVideo 84

TakePictures 84

RecordVideos 85

CameraModes 85

CameraSettings 86

Gallery 87

ViewPhotosandVideos 88

ZoomInorOutonaPhoto 90

WorkingwithPhotos 90

SharePhotosandVideos 91

VideoPlayer 91

ToolsandCalendar 92

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Calculator 92

Calendar 92

AddanEventtotheCalendar 92

ViewEventsandTasks 93

EraseEvents 93

Clock 94

Alarm 94

Downloads 95

Dropbox 95

GoogleSearch 95

GoogleSettings 95

Help 95

SMemo 96

MyFiles 96

SamsungApps 96

STranslator 96

SVoice 97

VoiceSearch 97

Settings 98

AccessingSettings 98

SettingsTabs 98

Wi-FiCallingSettings 99

Wi-FiSettings 99

Hotspot 100

BluetoothSettings 100

DataUsageSettings 101

MoreNetworks 102

AirplaneMode 102

DefaultMessagingApp 102

Printing 103

MobileNetworks 104

Tethering 104

VPN 105

Roaming 105

NFC 105

TurnNFCOnorOff 106

AndroidBeam 106

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TapandPay 106

SBeam 106

TurnSBeamOnorOff 107

NearbyDevices 107

ScreenMirroring 108

LockScreen 108

Swipe 108

FaceUnlock 109

FaceandVoice 109

Pattern 109

PIN 110

Password 110

None 110

DisplaySettings 110

Wallpaper 110

NotificationPanel 111

MultiWindow 111

ScreenMode 111

Brightness 112

AutoRotateScreen 112

ScreenTimeout 112

Daydream 112

FontStyle 113

FontSize 113

IncreaseLegibility 113

TouchKeyLightDuration 114

ShowBatteryPercentage 114

EditAfterScreenCapture 114

LEDIndicator 114

Sound 115

Volume 115

VibrationIntensity 115

Ringtones 115

Vibrations 116

Notifications 116

VibrateWhenRinging 116

DialingKeypadTone 116

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TouchSounds 117

ScreenLockSound 117

HapticFeedback 117

EmergencyTone 117

SamsungApplicationsSettings 117

SamsungKeyboardSettings 118

HDMIAudioOutputSoundSettings 118

AdaptSound 118

HomeScreenMode 119

CallSettings 119

SetUpCallRejectionMessages 119

Answering/EndingCalls 119

TurnOffScreenDuringCalls 120

CallAlerts 120

CallAccessories 120

RingtonesandKeypadTones 121

PersonalizeCallSound 121

NoiseReduction 121

IncreaseVolumeinPocket 122

USDialing 122

InternationalDialing 122

TTYMode 122

HearingAids 123

DTMFTones 123

VoicemailSettings 123

VoicePrivacy 123

BlockingMode 123

Hands-freeMode 124

PowerSavingMode 124

PowerSavingTips 125

AccessoriesSettings 125

Accessibility 126

One-HandedOperation 128

LanguageandInputSettings 128

ChooseaDefaultLanguage 128

DefaultInputMethod 128

GoogleVoiceTyping 129

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SamsungKeyboard 129

SwypeSettings 130

VoiceSearchSettings 131

Text-To-SpeechOptions 132

PointerSpeed 132

MotionsandGestures 133

SmartScreen 133

SmartStay 134

AirView 134

VoiceControl 135

AccountsSettings 135

AddanAccount 135

Cloud 135

BackUpandResetSettings 136

LocationSettings 136

SecuritySettings 137

Encryption 137

MakePasswordsVisible 138

DeviceAdministration 138

SecurityUpdateService 139

CredentialStorage 139

ApplicationManager 140

DefaultApplications 140

Battery 140

Storage 141

DateandTime 141

ActivateThisDevice 142

SystemUpdate 142

AboutDevice 142

CopyrightInformation 144

Index 145

Get Started 1

Get Started

Thefollowingtopicsgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtosetupyourphonethefirsttime.

Your Phone at a Glance

Thefollowingillustrationoutlinesyourphone’sprimaryexternalfeaturesandbuttons.

Set Up Your Phone

Priortousingthephone,itisnecessarytoinstallandchargethebattery.AnoptionalmicroSD

memorycard(notincluded)canalsobeinstalledatthistime.

Remove the Back Cover

1. Usingtheslotprovided,gentlyliftthecoveroffthephone.

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2. Pullthecoverupandthenliftupandawayfromthephone.

Install the Memory Card

n ToinsertanoptionalmicroSDcard(notincluded),carefullyslidethememorycardunderthetop

metalplateintothemicroSDcardsocketuntilthecardlocksintoplace.Formoreinformation,

seeMemoryCard.

Install the Battery

n Insertthebattery,aligningthegoldcontactsonthebatterywiththegoldcontactsonthephone,

andgentlypressthebatteryintoplace.

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Replace the Back Cover

1. Placethebatterycoverontothebackofthephoneandpressdown.

2. Replacethebatterycompartmentcover,makingsureallthetabsaresecureandthereareno

gapsaroundthecover.

Charge the Battery

Yourphoneispoweredbyarechargeable,standardLi-Ionbattery.AWall/USBCharger(Charging

HeadandUSBcable)isincludedwiththephoneforchargingthebattery.Youwillneedtocharge

thebatterybeforeusingyourphone.

Warning!Useonlyapprovedaccessoriestochargeyourphone.Approvedaccessoriesare

designedtomaximizebatterylife.Usingotheraccessoriesmayinvalidateyourwarrantyandmay

causedamage.

1. PlugtheUSBcableintothecharger/accessoryjackonthebottomofthephone.

2. PlugtheUSBcableintothecharginghead,andthenplugthechargingheadintoanelectrical

outlet.

3. Whenchargingisfinished,removetheUSBcablefromthecharger/accessoryjackonthe

phone.

Get Started 4

Turn the Phone On

UsethePower/LockKeytoturnthephoneon.

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PressandholdthePower/LockKey toturnthephoneon.

l Ifyourphoneisactivated,itwillturnon,searchforSprintservice,andbeginthesetup

application.

l Ifyourphoneisnotyetactivated,seeActivateYourPhoneformoreinformation.

Activate Your Phone

Dependingonyouraccountorhowandwhereyoupurchasedyourphone,itmaybereadytouseor

youmayneedtoactivateitonyourSprintaccount.

n IfyoupurchasedyourphoneataSprintStore,itisprobablyactivatedandreadytouse.

n IfyoureceivedyourphoneinthemailanditisforanewSprintaccountoranewlineofservice,it

isdesignedtoactivateautomatically.

l Whenyouturnthephoneonforthefirsttime,youshouldseeaHands Free Activation

screen,whichmaybefollowedbyaPRL UpdatescreenandaFirmware Updatescreen.

Followtheonscreeninstructionstocontinue.

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n Ifyoureceivedyourphoneinthemailandyouareactivatinganewphoneforanexistingnumber

onyouraccount(you’reswappingphones),youcanactivateonyourcomputeronlineordirectly

onyourphone.

l Activate on your computer:

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Gotosprint.com/activateandcompletetheonlineinstructionstoactivateyourphone.

l Activate on your phone:

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Turnonyournewphone.(Makesuretheoldoneisturnedoff.)Yourphonewill

automaticallyattemptHands-FreeActivation.

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Followtheon-screenpromptstocompletetheactivationprocess.

Toconfirmactivation,makeaphonecall.Ifyourphoneisstillnotactivated,visitsprint.com/support

forassistance.IfyoudonothaveaccesstotheInternet,callSprintCustomerServiceat1-888-211-

4727fromanotherphone.

Tip:DonotpressthePower/Lock Keybuttonwhilethephoneisbeingactivated.Pressingthe

Power/Lock Keycancelstheactivationprocess.

Note:Ifyouarehavinganydifficultywithactivation,visitsprint.com/support.

Complete the Setup

Afteryouturnonyourphoneandactivateit,yourphonedisplaysaWelcomescreen.Followthe

promptstosetupfeaturesandpreferencesonyourphone.

Note:Youmaybeabletocompletethesetupscreensbeforeyourphonehasbeenactivatedon

yourSprintaccount.

Duringoraftersetup,youmayseeaConnections Optimizernotice.ReadthenoticeandtouchI

Agreetoallowyourphonetoconnectautomaticallytothebestavailabledatanetwork,includingWi-

Fi.ToturnConnectionsOptimizeroffatanytime,touch > >Settings>

Connectionstab>More networks>Mobile networks>Connections optimizeranduncheck

thebox.

1. AttheWelcomescreen,followtheonscreeninstructionstocompletesetupforeachtopic.Tap

Next,ortherightarrow,tomovethroughthesteps.Youcanskipoptionstocontinuetothenext

one.Duringsetup,youmayseetheseoptions:

l Language:Choosethedefaultlanguageforyourphone’soperation.

l Accessibility:Configuresettingstoaccesssettingstoimprovetheaccessibilityofyour

phone’sfeaturesifyouarevisuallyimpairedorhardofhearing.

l Wi-Fi:Bydefault,yourphonepromptsyoutouseWi-Fiwhenaccessingdataservices.Tapa

Wi-Fiaccesspointtoconnecttoit,oryoucancontinuesetupusingyourphone’sconnection

tothewirelessnetwork.

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l Got Google?:YourphoneusesyourGoogleAccounttoprovideaccesstomanyfeatures

andapps.CompletethestepstosignintoyourcurrentGoogleAccount,orsignupforanew

GoogleAccountrightfromyourphone.YoucanalsoskipsigningintoyourGoogleAccount,

orsigninlater.

l Google and your location:SelectGooglelocationservicepreferences.

l This phone belongs to:EnteryourFirstandLastname,topersonalizefeaturesandapps.

l Samsung account:SomeappsandfeaturesuseyourSamsungaccount.Signintoyour

Samsungaccount,orfollowthepromptstocreateanewaccount.

l Dropbox: DropboxprovidesWeb-based“cloud”storage,soyoucansaveyourphotosand

videos.Youcancreateanewaccounthere,orsignintoyourexistingDropboxaccount.

l Learn about key features:Tapafeaturetolearnaboutit,andtaptheOFF/ONswitch

besideafeaturetoturnitonoroff.

l Device name:Yourdevicenameishowyouandotherdevicesidentifyyourphone,suchas

whensharingviaBluetoothorWi-FiDirect.Ifyouwanttouseadifferentname,tapthefield

andenteraname.

2. TapFinish tocompletesetup.

l Youmayseeaseriesofinformationalorupdatescreens.Followthepromptstocontinue.

Set Up Voicemail

Youshouldsetupyourvoicemailandpersonalgreetingassoonasyourphoneisactivated.Always

useapasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccess.Yourphoneautomaticallytransfersall

unansweredcallstoyourvoicemail,evenifyourphoneisinuseorturnedoff.

1.

Touch > Phone>Keypadtab.Ifyourscreenislocked,pressthePower/Lock

Keytoturnonthedisplayandthenswipeyourscreeninanydirection.SeeTurnYourScreen

OnandOff.

2.

Touchandhold todialyourvoicemailnumber.

3. Followthesystempromptsto:

l Createyourpassword.

l Recordyournameannouncement.

l Recordyourgreeting.

Important:Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoucreateapasswordwhensettingupyourvoicemail

toprotectagainstunauthorizedaccess.Withoutapassword,anyonewhohasaccesstoyourphone

isabletoaccessyourvoicemailmessages.

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Formoreinformation,seeVoicemail.

Sprint Account Information and Help

Findoutaboutaccountpasswordsandinformationaboutmanagingyouraccountandfindinghelp.

Sprint Account Passwords

Youwillneedtocreatepasswordstoprotectaccesstoyourpersonalaccountinformation,your

voicemailaccount,andyourdataservicesaccount.AsaSprintcustomer,youenjoyunlimited

accesstoallyourinformation.

Account User Name and Password

Ifyouaretheaccountowner,youwillcreateanaccountusernameandpasswordwhenyousignon

tosprint.com/mysprint.(ClickSign in/RegisterandthenclickSign up now!togetstarted.)Ifyou

arenottheaccountowner(ifsomeoneelsereceivesthebillforyourSprintservice),youcangeta

sub-accountpasswordatsprint.com/mysprint.

Voicemail Password

Youwillcreateyourvoicemailpasswordwhenyousetupyourvoicemail.SeeSetUpVoicemailfor

moreinformationonyourvoicemailpassword.

Data Services Password

WithyourSprintphone,youmayelecttosetupanoptionaldataservicespasswordtocontrolaccess

andauthorizepurchases.

Formoreinformation,ortochangeyourpasswords,signontosprint.com/mysprint.

Manage Your Account

ManageyourSprintaccountfromyourcomputer,yourSprintphone,oranyotherphone.

Online: sprint.com/mysprint

n Accessyouraccountinformation.

n Checkyourminutesused(dependingonyourSprintserviceplan).

n Viewandpayyourbill.

n EnrollinSprintonlinebillingandautomaticpayment.

n Purchaseaccessories.

n ShopforthelatestSprintphones.

Get Started 8

n ViewavailableSprintserviceplansandoptions.

n Learnmoreaboutdataservicesandotherproductslikegames,ringtones,screensavers,and

more.

From Your Sprint Phone

1.

Touch > Phone>Keypadtab.

2. Doanyofthefollowing:

l

Touch   tocheckminuteusageandaccountbalance.

l

Touch   tomakeapayment.

l

Touch   toaccessasummaryofyourSprintserviceplanorget

answerstootherquestions.

Sprint Support Services

Sprint411andSprintOperatorServicesletyoueasilyaccessinformationandcallingassistance

fromyourSprintphone.

Sprint 411

Sprint411givesyouaccesstoavarietyofservicesandinformation,includingresidential,business,

andgovernmentlistings;movielistingsorshowtimes;drivingdirections,restaurantreservations,

andmajorlocaleventinformation.Youcangetuptothreepiecesofinformationpercall,andthe

operatorcanautomaticallyconnectyourcallatnoadditionalcharge.

Thereisaper-callchargetouseSprint411,andyouwillbebilledforairtime.

n

Touch > Phone>Keypadtab,andthentouch    .

Sprint Operator Services

SprintOperatorServicesprovidesassistancewhenyouplacecollectcallsorwhenyouplacecalls

billedtoalocaltelephonecallingcardorthirdparty.

n

Touch > Phone>Keypadtab,andthentouch  .

Formoreinformationortoseethelatestinproductsandservices,visitusonlineat

sprint.com/mysprint.

Phone Basics 9

Phone Basics

Yourphoneispackedwithfeaturesthatsimplifyyourlifeandexpandyourabilitytostayconnectedto

thepeopleandinformationthatareimportanttoyou.Thefollowingtopicswillintroducethebasic

functionsandfeaturesofyourphone.

Your Phone’s Layout

Thefollowingillustrationoutlinesyourphone’sbasiclayout.

Key Functions

Thefollowinglistdefinesthefeatureslistedintheaboveillustrations.

Front of Phone

n LED indicatordisplaysredwhencharging,greenwhenfullycharged,bluewhenpoweringup,

andorangewhenanotificationhasarrived.

n Earpieceletsyouhearthecallerandautomatedpromptsduringcalls.

n Proximity Sensordetectthepresenceofobjectsnearthephone,suchaswhenusingmotion

settings.Forexample,whiletalkingonthephone,thesensordetectswhenit’snearyourearand

turnsoffthescreentopreventaccidentalkeypresses.

n Light Sensordetectstheambientlightlevel,suchaswhensettingscreenbrightnesswhen

Automaticbrightnessisenabled,andwhenusingtheCamera.

n Front Cameraallowsyoutotakepicturesandvideosofyourself.

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n Power/Lock Keyletsyouturnthephoneonoroff,turnthescreenonoroff,orlockthescreen.

PressandholdforaDeviceoptionsmenu.OptionsincludePoweroff,Airplanemode,and

Restart.YoucanalsoquicklyswitchtoMute,Vibrate,andSound.

n Back Keyletsyoureturntothepreviousscreen,orcloseadialogbox,optionsmenu,the

NotificationPanel,oronscreenkeyboard.

n Home KeyreturnsyoutotheHomescreen.Pressandholdtoopentherecentlyused

applicationswindow,andaccessTaskManagerandGoogleSearch.

n Menu Keyallowsyoutoaccessamenufrommostofyourphone’sscreens.

n Volume Keyadjuststhevolumeofyourphone’ssounds.FromtheHomescreen,pressto

adjustmastervolume.Duringcallsorplayback,presstoadjustvolume.Presstomutethe

ringtoneofanincomingcall.

Back of Phone

n Microphonesallowcallerstohearyouwhenyouareusingthespeakerphone,aswellas

capturesoundduringrecording.

n 3.5 mm Headset Jackallowsyoutoplugineitherastereoheadsetoranoptionalheadsetfor

convenient,hands-freeconversations.

n Cameraletsyoutakepicturesandrecordvideos.

n Flashhelpsilluminatesubjectsinlow-lightenvironmentswhenthecameraisfocusingand

capturingaphotoorvideo.

n USB Charger/Accessory Portallowsyoutoconnectthephonecharger/USBcable(included)

andotheroptionalaccessories(notincluded).

n Speakerplaysringtonesandsounds.Thespeakeralsoletsyouhearthecaller’svoicein

speakerphonemode.

n Cover Release allowsyoutoliftthecoverfromthebackofyourphone.

n Infrared TransmittercontrolsexternaldevicessuchasTVs.

CAUTION!Insertinganaccessoryintotheincorrectjackmaydamagethephone.

Turn Your Phone On and Off

Theinstructionsbelowexplainhowtoturnyourphoneonandoff.

Turn Your Phone On

n

Pressandholdthe Power/Lock Key.

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