Samsung GALAXY S4 Active User manual

4G LTE SMARTPHONE
User Manual
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applications occupy part of the memory. The available capacity may change when you upgrade the device.
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any modifications to the Equipment or programming to enable the Equipment to operate on any other system. A voice plan is
required on all voice-capable devices, unless specifically noted otherwise in the terms governing your agreement. Some devices
or plans may require you to subscribe to a data plan.
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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.

Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started .......................... 6
Understanding This User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Removing the Back Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing the SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing a MicroSD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Replacing the Back Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Turning Your Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting Up Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Creating a Samsung Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Creating a New Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Securing Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Maintaining Water and Dust Resistance . . . . . . . . 18
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ..... 19
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Side Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Back View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Navigating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using Motions and Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Primary Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
App Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Wallpapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Apps Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Navigating Through the Home Screens . . . . . . . . . 37
Navigating Through the Apps Screens . . . . . . . . . . 38
Multi Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Smart Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Pop-Up Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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Section 3: Contacts and Your Address
Book .......................................................52
Your Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
AT&T Address Book Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Updating Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Linking Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Synchronizing Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Address Book Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Address Book Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Managing Address Book Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Speed Dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Using the Service Dialing Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Section 4: Call Functions ..........................67
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Making Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Making a Call Using Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Making a Call from the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . .70
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Call Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Options During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Section 5: Messaging ...............................84
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Viewing New Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Message Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
AT&T Messages App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
ChatON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Section 6: Multimedia .............................100
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Camera Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Quick Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
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