Samsung Galaxy S III 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
InstalltheBattery 1
ChargetheBattery 2
ActivateYourPhone 3
CompletetheSetup 3
SetUpVoicemail 4
SprintAccountInformationandHelp 5
SprintAccountPasswords 5
ManageYourAccount 5
SprintSupportServices 6
PhoneBasics 8
YourPhone’sLayout 8
KeyFunctions 8
TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 9
TurnYourScreenOnandOff 10
TouchscreenNavigation 10
MultiWindow 15
YourHomeScreen 17
CreatingShortcuts 17
AddingandRemovingPrimaryShortcuts 18
AddingandRemovingWidgets 18
ExtendedHomeScreens 18
RecentlyUsedApplications 19
StatusBar 19
EnterText 21
TouchscreenKeyboards 21
TextInputMethods 21
GoogleVoiceTyping 21
SamsungKeyboard 22
Swype 22
TipsforEditingText 23

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PhoneCalls 25
MakePhoneCalls 25
CallUsingtheKeypad 25
CallfromLogs 25
CallfromContacts 26
CallaNumberinaTextMessage 26
CallaNumberinanEmailMessage 27
CallEmergencyNumbers 27
Enhanced9-1-1(E9-1-1)Information 27
ReceivePhoneCalls 28
AnsweranIncomingCall 28
MutetheRingingSound 28
RejectanIncomingCall 28
Voicemail 29
RetrieveVoicemailMessages 29
VoicemailNotification 29
VisualVoicemail 29
PhoneCallOptions 30
DialingOptions 30
CallerID 30
CallWaiting 31
3-WayCalling 31
CallForwarding 31
In-CallOptions 32
SpeedDialing 33
Logs 34
ViewLogs 34
LogsOptions 34
ClearLogs 35
Contacts 36
GetStartedwithContacts 36
AccessContacts 36
AddaContact 36
SaveaPhoneNumber 37
EditaContact 38
AddorEditInformationforaContact 38
AssignanImagetoaContact 38

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AssignaRingtonetoaContact 39
LinkaContact 39
DeleteaContact 39
AddEntriestoYourFavorites 40
CreateGroups 40
CreateaNewGroup 40
AddaContacttoaGroup 40
SendaMessagetoaGroup 41
ShareaContact 41
AccountsandMessaging 42
Google 42
CreateaGoogleAccount 42
SignIntoYourGoogleAccount 42
AccessGmail 43
SendaGmailMessage 43
ReadandReplytoGmailMessages 44
Email 44
AddanEmailAccount 44
AddaMicrosoftExchangeActiveSyncAccount 45
ComposeandSendEmail 45
ViewandReplytoEmail 46
ManageYourEmailInbox 46
EditEmailSettings 47
DeleteanEmailAccount 50
Messaging 50
SendaMessage 51
NewMessagesNotification 51
ManagingMessageConversations 51
MessagingSettings 53
SocialNetworkingAccounts 55
Flipboard 55
Google+ 56
Hangouts 56
YouTube 56
AppsandEntertainment 58
SamsungLink 58
ConfigureSamsungLinkSettings 59

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UseSamsungLinktoShareMediawithAnotherDevice 59
GooglePlayBooks 60
GooglePlayNewsstand 60
GooglePlayStore 60
FindandInstallanApp 61
CreateaGoogleWalletAccount 61
OpenanInstalledApp 62
UninstallanApp 62
GooglePlayMovies&TV 62
GoogleSearch 62
SprintTV&Movies 62
GooglePlayMusic 63
MusicApp 64
SprintMusicPlus 64
Scout 65
GoogleMaps 66
SprintZone 66
VideoApp 66
WebandData 69
Internet 69
Chrome 69
DataServicesGeneralInformation(SprintSparkLTEand3GNetworks) 69
SprintSparkLTE 70
YourUserName 70
DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 71
Wi-Fi 71
TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 71
Hotspot 72
Bluetooth 73
TurnBluetoothOnorOff 73
ConnectaBluetoothHeadsetorCarKit 74
ReconnectaHeadsetorCarKit 74
DisconnectorUnpairfromaBluetoothDevice 75
SendInformationUsingBluetooth 75
ReceiveInformationUsingBluetooth 76
VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 77
PrepareYourPhoneforVPNConnection 77

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SetUpaScreenLock 77
AddaVPNConnection 77
ConnecttoaVPN 78
DisconnectfromaVPN 78
CameraandVideo 79
TakePictures 79
PictureOptions 79
SharePictureswithAutoShareShot 81
RecordVideos 82
VideoOptions 83
Gallery 84
ViewPhotosandVideos 85
ZoomInorOutonaPhoto 86
WorkingwithPhotos 86
SharePhotosandVideos 87
VideoApp 88
GooglePhotos 89
GroupPlay 89
ToolsandCalendar 91
Clock 91
Calendar 91
AddanEventtotheCalendar 91
ViewEvents 92
EraseEvents 92
Calculator 93
Downloads 93
Drive 93
Dropbox 93
DownloadtheDesktopApplication 94
AccessDropboxonyourPhone 94
UploadaPicturetoDropbox 94
GoogleSearch 95
Help 95
microSDCard 95
InstallamicroSDCard 95
RemoveamicroSDCard 95
ViewmicroSDCardMemory 96

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FormatamicroSDCard 96
UnmountamicroSDCard 96
MyFiles 96
SMemo 97
CreateaNewSMemo 98
SSuggest 99
SVoice 99
VoiceRecorder 99
VoiceSearch 100
VPNClient 100
Wallet 100
Settings 101
Wi-FiSettings 101
TurnWi-FiOnorOff 101
ConfigureWi-FiSettings 102
OtherWi-FiSettings 102
Wi-FiDirect 103
SprintHotspotSettings 103
AllowedDevices 104
BluetoothSettings 104
TurnBluetoothOnorOff 105
ConfigureBluetoothSettings 105
DataUsageSettings 106
MoreNetworksSettings 106
AirplaneMode 107
DefaultMessagingApp 107
Printing 107
MobileNetworks 109
VPN 109
NFCSettings 110
TurnNFCOnorOff 110
AndroidBeam 110
TapandPay 110
SBeamSettings 111
TurnSBeamOnorOff 111
NearbyDevices 111
ScreenMirroringSettings 112

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LockScreen 112
ScreenLock 112
LockScreenOptions 113
DisplaySettings 115
Wallpaper 115
NotificationPanel 115
MultiWindow 116
PageBuddy 116
Brightness 117
AutoRotateScreen 117
ScreenTimeout 117
Daydream 117
FontStyle 118
FontSize 118
TouchKeyLightDuration 119
ShowBatteryPercentage 119
AutoAdjustScreenTone 119
LEDIndicatorSettings 119
SoundSettings 120
Volume 120
VibrationIntensity 120
Ringtones 121
Vibrations 121
Notifications 121
VibrateWhenRinging 121
DialingKeypadTone 122
TouchSounds 122
ScreenLockSound 122
HapticFeedback 122
AutoHaptic 123
EmergencyTone 123
SamsungApplicationsSettings 123
SamsungKeyboardSettings 123
HDMIAudioOutput 124
HomeScreenModeSettings 124
CallSettings 124
CallRejection 124

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SetUpCallRejectionMessages 125
Answering/EndingCalls 125
TurnOffScreenDuringCalls 126
CallAlerts 126
CallAccessories 126
RingtonesandKeypadTones 127
PersonalizeCallSound 127
NoiseReduction 127
IncreaseVolumeInPocket 128
USDialing 128
InternationalDialing 128
TTYMode 128
DTMFTones 129
DDTM 129
VoicemailSettings 129
VoicePrivacy 129
BlockingModeSettings 130
Hands-freeModeSettings 131
PowerSavingModeSettings 131
AccessoriesSettings 132
AccessibilitySettings 132
LanguageandInputSettings 133
ChooseaDefaultLanguage 134
SetaDefaultInputMethod 134
GoogleVoiceTypingSettings 134
SamsungKeyboard 134
SwypeSettings 136
VoiceSearchSettings 137
Text-to-SpeechOptions 138
PointerSpeed 138
MotionSettings 139
SmartScreenSettings 140
SmartStay 140
SmartRotation 140
VoiceControlSettings 141
AccountsSettings 141
AddanAccount 141

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BackupOptions 142
LocationSettings 142
SecuritySettings 143
Passwords 144
DeviceAdministration 144
SecurityUpdateService 144
CredentialStorage 145
ApplicationManagerSettings 145
DefaultApplicationsSettings 146
BatterySettings 146
StorageSettings 146
DateandTimeSettings 147
ActivateThisDevice 147
SystemUpdateSettings 148
AboutDeviceSettings 148
CopyrightInformation 149
Index 150