Samsung Galaxy Note 4 User manual

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MySamsungGalaxyNote®4
CraigJamesJohnston
GuyHart-Davis
800East96thStreet,
Indianapolis,Indiana46240USA

MySamsungGalaxyNote®4
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ISBN-13:978-0-7897-5450-9
ISBN-10:0-7897-5450-9
LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2014957651
PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica
FirstPrinting:April2015
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ContentsataGlance
PrologueGettingtoKnowYourGalaxyNote4
Chapter1ConnectingtoBluetooth,Wi-Fi,andVPNs
Chapter2CustomizingYourGalaxyNote4
Chapter3BrowsingtheWeb
Chapter4Email
Chapter5GoogleNowandNavigation
Chapter6WorkingwithDate,Time,andSPlanner
Chapter7Contacts
Chapter8Phone,SMS,andMMS
Chapter9Audio,Video,Photos,andMovies
Chapter10Books,Newspapers,andMagazines
Chapter11WorkingwithAndroidApps
Chapter12UsingYourSamsungGalaxyNote4withanAndroidWearSmartwatch
Chapter13MaintainingYourGalaxyNote4andSolvingProblems
Index

TableofContents
PGettingtoKnowYourGalaxyNote4
YourGalaxyNote4’sExternalFeatures
Front
Back
Top
Bottom
SPen
GettingtoKnowtheSPen
AirCommand
AirView
GesturesandMotions
First-TimeSetup
FundamentalsofAndroid4.4andTouchWiz
TheLockScreen
TheHomeScreen
WorkwithNotifications
CreateAppShortcuts
CreateAppFolders
CreateaNewHomeScreenPaneandRemoveanAppShortcut
UsetheTouchscreen
UsetheKeyboard
Dictation—SpeakInsteadofType
EditText
KeyboardTricks
Menus
SwitchBetweenApps
RunMultipleAppsontheScreenattheSameTime
InstallingSynchronizationSoftware
InstallAndroidFileTransfer(AppleMacOSX)
InstallGoogleMusicManager(AppleMac)
InstallGoogleMusicManager(Windows)
ConfigureMusicManager(WindowsandAppleMac)
FreeingUpMemory
MoveApps
MoveMedia

1ConnectingtoBluetooth,Wi-Fi,andVPNs
ConnectingtoBluetoothDevices
PairwithaNewBluetoothDevice
SetExtraBluetoothOptions
ChangeBluetoothDeviceOptions
Wi-Fi
ConnecttoWi-Fi
ConfigureWi-FiNetworkOptions
ConfigureAdvancedWi-FiOptions
Wi-FiDirect
SendaFileUsingWi-FiDirect
ReceiveaFileUsingWi-FiDirect
NearFieldCommunications(NFC)
EnableNFC,AndroidBeam,andSBeam
UseAndroidBeamtoSendLinkstoContent
UseAndroidBeamtoSendRealFiles
CellularNetworks
ChangeMobileSettings
VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPNs)
AddaVPN
ConnecttoaVPN
MobileWi-FiHotspot
StartYourMobileWi-FiHotspot
LimitWhoCanConnect
2CustomizingYourGalaxyNote4
ChangingYourWallpaper
SetUpWallpaperfromGalleryPictures
SetUpLiveWallpaper
SetUpWallpaper
ChangingYourKeyboard
AddingWidgetstoYourHomeScreens
AddaWidget
RemoveandMoveaWidget
SettingtheLanguage
ChangingAccessibilitySettings
Vision
Hearing

DexterityandInteraction
DirectAccess
Answering/EndingCalls
ManageAccessibility
AdjustingSoundSettings
ModifyingDisplaySettings
AdjustingSamsung-SpecificSettings
MultiWindowMode
NotificationPanel
One-HandedOperation
EasyHomeScreenMode
BlockingMode
PrivateMode
FingerScanner
MotionsandGestures
SPen
3BrowsingtheWeb
NavigatingwithChrome
GotoaWebPagebyTypingItsAddress
WebPageOptions
BrowserTricks
UsingBookmarks,RecentTabs,andHistory
ManageBookmarks
CreateaBookmark
GotoaWebPageUsingtheRecentTabsList
GotoaWebPageUsingYourHistory
BrowsingwithMultipleTabs
BrowsinginSecretwithIncognitoTabs
CustomizingBrowserSettings
ChooseSyncSettings
ChooseBasicSettings
ChooseAdvancedSettings
4Email
Gmail
AddaGoogleAccount
AddaPOP3/IMAPAccount
NavigatetheGmailApp

ComposeanEmail
ReadanEmail
CustomizeGmailAppSettings
EmailApplication
AddaWorkEmailAccount
AddaNewPOP3orIMAPAccount
WorkingwiththeEmailApp
NavigatetheEmailApplication
ComposeanEmail
AddAttachmentstoaMessage
ReadEmail
ChangeEmailAppSettings
5GoogleNowandNavigation
GoogleNow
UnderstandtheGoogleNowScreen
SetUpGoogleNow
GoogleMaps
GetDirections
ConfigureGoogleMapsSettings
UseOfflineGoogleMaps
6WorkingwithDate,Time,andSPlanner
SettingtheDateandTime
ClockApplication
NavigatetheClockApplication
ManageAlarms
UsetheWorldClock
UsingtheSPlannerCalendaringApplication
NavigatetheSPlannerMainScreen
ChooseWhichCalendarsandTaskListstoView
ChangeSPlannerSettings
AddaNewEvent
RespondtoaGoogleEventInvitation
RespondtoaCorporateEventInvitation
UseQuickResponses
AddaTask
7Contacts
AddingAccounts

NavigatingContacts
CheckaContact’sStatus
EditaContact
AddaContactPhoto
AddingandManagingContacts
AddaContactfromanEmail
AddaContactManually
AddaContactfromavCard
AddaContactUsingNearFieldCommunications
ManageContactsSettings
CreateContactGroups
ChangetheContactsinaContactsGroup
ChooseWhichContactstoDisplay
LinkandUnlinkContacts
AddingaContacttoYourHomeScreen
8Phone,SMS,andMMS
Phone
OpenandNavigatethePhoneApp
ReceiveaCall
HandleMissedCalls
PlaceaCall
ConfigurethePhoneApp
SMSandMMS
GettoKnowtheMessagesApp
ManageSettingsfortheMessagesApp
ComposeMessages
AttachFilestoMessages
ReceiveMessages
9Audio,Video,Photos,andMovies
EnjoyingMusicwiththeMusicApplication
FindMusic
PurchaseMusic
AddYourExistingMusictoGoogleMusic
UsetheMusicApplication
WorkandListentoMusic
WorkwithPlaylists
ListentoMusicwithNoWirelessCoverage

PlayingandSharingVideos
ShareVideos
DeleteVideos
TakingPhotosandVideoswiththeCameraApp
TakePhotos
ZoomInandOut
ApplyEffectstoPhotos
ChangeKeyCameraSettings
ChooseAdvancedCameraSettings
ViewthePhotosYouTake
RecordVideoswiththeCameraApp
EnjoyingVideoswiththeYouTubeApp
MeettheYouTubeMainScreen
PlayaVideo
ChangeYouTubeSettings
10Books,Newspapers,andMagazines
ReadingBookswithPlayBooksandKindle
OpenthePlayBooksAppandMeetYourLibrary
GetBooksfromthePlayStore
ReadBookswiththePlayBooksApp
ChooseOptionsforthePlayBooksApp
DeleteaBookfromYourPlayBooksLibrary
InstalltheKindleApp
ReadingNewspapersandMagazineswithPlayNewsstand
OpenthePlayNewsstandAppandChooseYourTopics
ReadNewswiththeReadNowFeature
BuildYourNewsstandLibrary
ChooseOptionsforthePlayNewsstandApp
11WorkingwithAndroidApps
ConfiguringGoogleWallet
NavigatingGooglePlay
DownloadFreeApps
BuyApps
ManageApps
ManageGooglePlaySettings
KeepingAppsUptoDate
12UsingYourSamsungGalaxyNote4withanAndroidWearSmartwatch

SettingUpYourAndroidWearWatch
ChoosingSettingsforYourAndroidWearWatch
NavigatetheAndroidWearApp
UsingYourAndroidWearWatch
NavigateYourWatch
UseYourWatchandRunWatchApps
13MaintainingYourGalaxyNote4andSolvingProblems
UpdatingAndroid
OptimizingtheBattery
TakeCareoftheBattery
MonitorBatteryUse
ChoosePower-SavingOptions
ManagingAppsandMemory
CloseOneorMoreAppsfromtheRecentAppsList
CloseOneorMoreAppsfromtheActiveApplicationsScreen
ForceanApporaServicetoClose
ReininginYourDataUsage
SetBackgroundDataLimits
CaringfortheGalaxyNote4’sExterior
GettingHelpwithYourGalaxyNote4
Index

AbouttheAuthors
CraigJamesJohnstonhasbeeninvolvedwithtechnologysincehishighschooldaysatGlenwood
HighinDurban,SouthAfrica,whenhisschoolwasgivensomeApple][Europluses.Fromthat
moment,technologycaptivatedhim,andhehasowned,supported,evangelized,andwrittenaboutit.
Craighasbeeninvolvedindesigningandsupportinglarge-scaleenterprisenetworkswithintegrated
emailanddirectoryservicessince1989.HehasheldmanydifferentIT-relatedpositionsinhiscareer,
rangingfromsalessupportengineertomobilearchitectfora40,000-smartphoneinfrastructureatalarge
bank.
Inadditiontodesigningandsupportingmobilecomputingenvironments,Craigcohoststhe
CrackBerry.compodcastaswellasguesthostingonotherpodcasts,includingiPhoneandiPadLive
podcasts.YoucanseeCraig’spreviouslypublishedworkinhisbooksProfessionalBlackBerry,My
iMovie,andmanybooksintheMyseriescoveringdevicesbyBlackBerry,Palm,HTC,Motorola,
Samsung,andGoogle.
Craigalsoenjoyshigh-horsepower,high-speedvehiclesandtriesveryhardtokeeptothespeedlimit
whiledrivingthem.
OriginallyfromDurban,SouthAfrica,CraighaslivedintheUnitedKingdom,theSanFranciscoBay
Area,andNewJersey,wherehenowliveswithhiswife,Karen,andacoupleofcats.
Craigwouldlovetohearfromyou.FeelfreetocontactCraigaboutyourexperienceswithMySamsung
GalaxyNote4athttp://www.CraigsBooks.info.
Allcomments,suggestions,andfeedbackarewelcome,includingpositiveandnegative.
GuyHart-Davisistheauthorofapproximately100computerbooks,includingAndroidTipsand
Tricks.

Dedication
“Ilovedeadlines.Ilikethewhooshingsoundtheymakeastheyflyby.”
—DouglasAdams

Acknowledgments
WewouldliketoexpressourdeepestgratitudetothefollowingpeopleontheMySamsungGalaxyNote
4team,whoallworkedextremelyhardonthisbook:
•MichelleNewcomb,ouracquisitionseditor,whoworkedwithustogivethisprojectanedge
•ChristianKenyeres,ourtechnicaleditor,whodouble-checkedourwritingtoensurethetechnical
accuracyofthisbook
•CharlotteKughen,whodevelopedthemanuscriptskillfully
•BartReed,whoeditedthemanuscriptwithalighttouch
•BetsyGratner,whokeptthebookprojectonschedule
•TriciaBronkella,whocombinedthetextandartintocolorfulpages

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P.GettingtoKnowYourGalaxyNote4
Inthischapter,youbecomefamiliarwiththeexternalfeaturesoftheGalaxyNote4andthebasicsof
gettingstartedwiththeAndroidoperatingsystem.Topicsincludethefollowing:

→GettingtoknowyourGalaxyNote4’sexternalfeatures
→GettingtoknowyourGalaxyNote4’sSPen(stylus)
→LearningthefundamentalsofAndroid4.4(KitKat)andTouchWiz
→SettingupyourGalaxyNote4forthefirsttime
→Installingdesktopsynchronizationsoftware
Let’sstartbygettingtoknowmoreaboutyourGalaxyNote4byexaminingtheexternalfeatures,
devicefeatures,andhowtheAndroid4.4operatingsystemworks.
InadditiontoAndroid4.4(KitKat),thischaptercoverstheSamsungTouchWizinterface,whichis
overlaidontopofAndroidtoadjustthewaythingslookandfunction.
YourGalaxyNote4’sExternalFeatures
BecomingfamiliarwiththeexternalfeaturesofyourGalaxyNote4isagoodplacetostartbecauseyou
willbeusingthemoften.ThissectioncoverssomeofthetechnicalspecificationsofyourGalaxyNote
4,includingthetouchscreen,camera,andSPen.TherearemanyversionsoftheSamsungGalaxyNote
4,butnomatterwhichoneyouownorwhichwirelesscarrieryouusetoconnectit,theexterior,
functionality,andlookandfeeloftheinterfaceareexactlythesame.