Samsung Galaxy S III User manual

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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started .......................... 5
Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Turning Your Phone On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Creating a Samsung Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Securing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ..... 19
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Motions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Multi Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Primary Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Other App Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
App Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Wallpapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Apps Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Navigating Through the Home Screens . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Navigating Through the Apps Screens . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Smart Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Pop-up Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Section 3: Accounts and Contacts ...........51
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Section 4: Calling ......................................63
Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Multi-Party Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
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Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Section 5: Messaging ................................75
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Text and Multimedia Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Emergency Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Section 6: Multimedia ...............................86
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Google Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Play Newsstand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Section 7: Applications ...........................102
Managing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Updating Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Accessing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Auto Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
ChatON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Flipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Google . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Google Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Group Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
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Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
My Cricket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Paper Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Play Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Play Newsstand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
S Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
S Suggest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
S Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Samsung Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Samsung Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Section 8: Connections ...........................124
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Wi-Fi Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
NFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
S Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Nearby Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Screen Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Personal Computer Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Section 9: Settings ..................................136
Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Settings Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
More Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
NFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
S Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Nearby Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Screen Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Lock Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
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Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143 Index .........................................................171
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Home Screen Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Blocking Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Hands-Free Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Power Saving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Language and Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Smart Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Voice Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Back Up and Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Application Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Default Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
About Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
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Section 1: Getting Started
This section allows you to quickly start using your Samsung
GALAXY S III phone by installing the SIM card and optional
microSD card, installing and charging the battery, activating
your service, and setting up your voicemail account.
Understanding this User Manual
The sections of this manual generally follow the features of
your phone. A robust index for features begins on page 171.
This manual gives navigation instructions according to the
default display settings. If you select other settings,
navigation steps may be different.
Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual
assume that you are starting from the Home screen. To get to
the Home screen, you may need to unlock the phone. For
more information, refer to "Securing Your Phone” on
page 18.
Note: Instructions in this manual are based on default settings,
and may vary from your phone, depending on the
software version on your phone, and any changes to the
phone’s Settings.
All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual
displays may vary, depending on the software version
of your phone and any changes to the phone’s Settings.
Getting Started 5

Special Text
In this manual, you will find text that is set apart from the
rest. This special text is intended to point out important
information, to share quick methods for activating features,
to define terms, and more. The definitions for these methods
are as follows:
• Note : Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu,
or sub-menu.
• Tip : Provides quick or innovative methods or useful shortcuts.
• Example : Gives an example of the feature or procedure.
• Important! : Points out important information about the current
feature that could affect performance.
• Caution! : Provides information to avoid possible damage.
• Warning! : Brings to your attention important information to
prevent loss of data or functionality or even to prevent damage to
your phone.
Text Conventions
This manual provides condensed information about how to
use your phone. To make this possible, the following text
conventions are used to represent often used steps:
 Arrows are used to represent the sequence of
selecting successive options in longer, or
repetitive, procedures.
For example:
From a Home screen, touch Apps 
Settings
My device
My device
MydeviceDisplay
Screen timeout.
ON/OFF Certain features and options use an ON/OFF
button.
For example:
Touch the ON/OFF button to turn Bluetooth
ON or OFF .
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Setting Up Your Phone
Before using your phone, you need to install the SIM card,
the optional microSD card (not included), and the battery.
Important! Before removing or replacing the battery cover,
make sure the phone is switched off.
Removing the Battery Cover
1. Locate the cover removal opening.
2. Place your fingernail in the opening and pry the cover
away from the device.
Caution! Do not bend or twist the back cover excessively.
Doing so may damage the cover.
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Replacing the Battery Cover Installing the SIM Card
 Align the cover (1) and press it firmly into place (2),
ensuring that the cover snaps into place at the corners.
When you subscribe to a 4G LTE cellular network, you are
provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your
subscription details, such as your PIN, available optional
services, and many other features. Only this SIM card works
with this device.
Important! The SIM card must be installed for your phone to
establish a network connection.
The plug-in SIM card information and its contacts
can be easily damaged by scratching or bending,
so be careful when handling, inserting, or
removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out of reach
of small children.
1. Remove the battery cover, see “Removing the Battery
Cover” on page 7.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Locate the SIM card slot inside of the phone at the
bottom.
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4. Make sure the gold contacts of the SIM card face
downward and that the notched corner of the card
faces outward to the right (as shown).
5. Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket
(as shown) until the card locks into place.
Note: If the SIM card is not inserted correctly, the phone
cannot make a network connection.
Once the SIM card is inserted, do not remove it.
If your SIM card is ever separated from the device or
damaged, your phone will not function. If you experience any
issues with your phone, contact Customer Service.
Removing the SIM Card
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Firmly press the card into the slot and release it. The
card should pop partially out of the slot.
4. Remove the card from the slot.
5. Replace the battery cover.
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Installing a Memory Card
You can install an optional microSD(SD) or microSDHC
memory card (not included) in your device to expand
available memory to store images, videos, music,
applications, and data.
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Locate the microSD card slot inside of the phone on the
bottom.
3. With the gold contacts facing down, carefully slide the
optional memory card (not included) into the slot (as
shown), pushing gently until it clicks into place.
Important! Be sure to align the gold contact pins on the
optional memory card (not included) with the
phone’s contacts.
Caution! Applications, personal settings, and other stored
data may be lost or may not function properly if the
optional memory card (not included) is removed.
For more information about mounting and unmounting,
formatting, or uninstalling a optional memory card (not
included), see “Mounting the SD Card” on page 42,
“Unmounting the Memory Card” on page 43, or “Formatting
a Memory Card” on page 44.
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Removing a Memory Card
Important! To prevent damage to information stored on the
optional memory card (not included), unmount the
card before removing it from the phone.
1. Press Home, and then touch
Menu  Settings 
More  Storage  Unmount SD card .
2. Remove the battery cover.
3. Firmly press the optional memory card (not included)
into the slot and carefully release it. The card should
pop partially out of the slot.
4. Remove the card from the slot.
5. Replace the battery cover.
Battery
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion
battery. A Charging Head and USB cable is included with the
phone for charging the battery.
Note: The battery comes partially charged. You must fully
charge the battery before using your phone for the first
time. A fully discharged battery requires up to 4 hours of
charge time.
After the first charge, you can use the phone while
charging.
Warning! Use only Samsung-approved charging devices and
batteries. Samsung accessories are designed to
maximize battery life. Using other accessories may
invalidate your warranty and may cause damage.
Failure to unplug the wall charger before you remove
the battery can cause damage to the phone.
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Battery Indicator
The battery icon in the Status bar shows battery power
level. Two to three minutes before the battery becomes too
low to operate your phone, the empty battery icon flashes
and a tone sounds. If you continue to operate the phone
without charging the battery, the phone powers off.
Installing the Battery
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Slide the battery into the compartment (1) so that the
tabs on the end of the battery align with the slots at
the bottom of the phone, making sure that the
connectors align.
3. Gently press down to secure the battery (2).
Removing the Battery
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Lift the battery up using the slot provided (1).
3. Lift the battery up and out of the phone (2).
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Charging the Battery
1. Insert the USB cable into the phone’s Power/Accessory
port at the bottom of the device.
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. A
wall charger, which is used for charging the battery, is
included with your phone. Use only approved batteries and
chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer for further details.
2. Connect the USB cable to the charging head.
Before using your phone for the first time, you must fully
charge the battery. A discharged battery recharges fully in
approximately 4 hours.
Important! It is recommended that you fully charge the battery
before using your device for the first time.
Note: Failure to connect the USB cable correctly may damage
the accessory port and void the phone’s warranty.
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3. Plug the charging head into a standard AC power
outlet. The device turns on with the screen locked and
indicates both its charge state and percent of charge.
Warning! While the device is charging, if the touch screen
does not function due to an unstable power supply,
unplug the USB power adapter from the power outlet
or unplug the USB cable from the device.
4. When charging is finished, first unplug the charger’s
power plug from the AC wall outlet, and then
disconnect the USB cable connector from the device.
Turning Your Phone On
 Press and hold the Power/Lock key (on the
upper right side of the phone) for three seconds.
While powering on, the phone connects with the
network, then displays the Locked screen and any
active Notification alerts.
Note: Your phone’s internal antenna is located along the
bottom back of the phone. Do not block the antenna;
doing so may affect call quality or cause the phone to
operate at a higher power level than necessary.
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