Samsung GALAXY S III MINI User manual

4G LTE SMARTPHONE
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.

SM-G730A_UM_English_UCUAMH3_WC_081213_F4
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Your phone features earSmart™, an intelligent voice processor that delivers a clear voice experience, allowing you to
hear and be
heard
™ in nearly any environment. earSmart technology uses the science of human hearing to distinguish sounds, identify your
voice and suppress surrounding noise, for clear conversations just about anywhere.

How Does It Work?
• The earSmart voice processor in your phone captures your voice and all the sounds around you.
• Working like the human ear, it processes and distinguishes these sounds, isolates your voice conversation, and removes background noise -
from both ends of a call.
• It also automatically equalizes and adjusts voice volume so you can hear and talk naturally, even in the noisiest places.
• With earSmart technology, you can talk where you want, and have clear conversations for mobile calls, video chats, even speakerphone calls,
without worrying about surrounding noise.

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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started .............................. 6
Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Charging a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Switching the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Locking and Unlocking the Touch Screen . . . . . . . .11
Configuring your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Creating a Samsung Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Creating a New Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Retrieving your Google Account Password . . . . . . .13
Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......... 14
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Side Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Rear View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Display Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Using Motions and Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Customizing Your Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Notification Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Section 3: Call Functions ..............................37
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Making Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Making a Call Using Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Making a Call from the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . .39
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Call Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Options During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Section 4: Contacts and Your Address
Book ...........................................................49
AT&T Address Book Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Editing an Existing Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Linking Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Synchronizing Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

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Address Book Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Address Book Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Managing Address Book Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Section 5: Multimedia ...................................61
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Using Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Google Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mobile TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Camera Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Quick Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Camera and Camcorder Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Editing a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Using the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Section 6: Messaging ...................................77
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Viewing New Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Message Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Using Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Using Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Google + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
AT&T Messages App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Section 7: Changing Your Settings .............. 92
Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Settings Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Wi-Fi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Bluetooth settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
More networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
NFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
S Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Nearby devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Kies via Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Lock Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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LED indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Home screen mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Blocking Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Driving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Power saving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Accessory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Language and input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Motions and Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Smart screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Voice control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Add Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Back up and reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Location services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Application Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
About Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Section 8: Connections ...............................135
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
NFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
PC Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Section 9: Applications ...............................144
Amazon Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
AT&T Code Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
AT&T DriveMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
AT&T FamilyMap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
AT&T Locker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
AT&T Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
AT&T Ready2Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
AT&T Smart Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Battery Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Data Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152