Samsung Galaxy S6 edge User manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
AbouttheUserGuide 1
AccessInstructionsonPhone 1
AccessHelp 1
GetSupportfromSprintZone 2
GetStarted 4
PartsandFunctions 4
ChargetheBattery 6
TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 7
UsetheTouchscreen 10
ActivateYourPhone 13
CompletetheSetupScreens 14
BasicOperations 16
Basics 16
HomeScreenandApplications(Apps)List 16
PhoneSettingsMenu 17
PortraitandLandscapeScreenOrientation 17
CaptureScreenshots 18
EdgeScreen 18
EdgeScreenOptions 19
Applications 25
LaunchApplications 25
AppsList 25
PhoneNumber 29
AirplaneMode 30
EnterText 30
SamsungKeyboard 30
GoogleVoiceTyping 32
TipsforEditingText 33
GoogleAccount 33
CreateaGoogleAccount 34
SignIntoYourGoogleAccount 40
FactoryResetProtection 44

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GooglePlayStore 45
FindandInstallanApp 45
RequestaRefundforaPaidApp 46
UpdateanApp 47
UninstallanApp 48
GetHelpwithGooglePlay 49
LockandUnlockYourScreen 50
UpdateYourPhone 52
UpdateYourPhoneSoftware 52
UpdateYourProfile 54
UpdateYourPRL 55
YourPhone'sHomeScreen 56
HomeScreenBasics 56
HomeScreenLayout 56
ExtendedHomeScreens 57
StatusBarandNotificationPanel 58
StatusBar 58
NotificationPanel 60
SFinder 63
QuickConnect 64
MultiWindow 65
CustomizetheHomeScreen 66
ChangetheWallpaper 67
AddShortcutstotheHomeScreen 68
AddWidgetstotheHomeScreen 68
AddFolderstotheHomeScreen 69
PhoneApp 71
PlaceandAnswerCalls 71
CallUsingthePhoneDialer 71
CallEmergencyNumbers 73
AnswerPhoneCalls 73
In-CallScreenLayoutandOptions 75
PlaceaCallfromContacts 77
CallfromCallLogs 79
OptionalServices 81
VoicemailSetup 81
SetUpVisualVoicemail 82

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ReviewVisualVoicemail 83
VisualVoicemailOptions 84
ConfigureVisualVoicemailSettings 85
Wi-FiCalling 88
CallerIDBlocking 89
CallWaiting 89
ConferenceCalling 90
CallForwarding 91
CallSettings 93
Contacts 96
ContactsScreenLayout 96
AddaContact 97
ViewContacts 100
EditaContact 101
DeleteaContact 103
ShareaContact 104
ProfileSharing 106
ImportContacts 108
BackUpContacts 109
MessagingandInternet 111
TextandMultimediaMessaging 111
SendaTextMessage 111
SendaMultimediaMessage(MMS) 112
UseEnhancedMessaging 115
SaveandResumeaDraftMessage 118
NewMessagesNotification 119
ManageMessageConversations 119
Gmail 122
CreateandSendaGmailMessage 122
CheckReceivedGmailMessages 124
UseGmailLabels 126
ArchiveGmailThreads 127
MuteGmailThreads 128
DeleteGmailThreads 129
SearchGmailMessages 130
ReportSpamGmail 131
AddAnotherGoogle(Gmail)Account 132

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SwitchingBetweenGmailAccounts 134
GmailSettings 134
Email 136
SetUpanEmailAccount 136
AddanEmailAccount 136
AddanExchangeActiveSyncAccount 140
CreateandSendEmail 142
OpenEmailMessages 144
DeleteanEmailAccount 146
ManageYourEmailInbox 148
ExchangeActiveSyncEmailFeatures 149
DataServicesGeneralInformation(LTEand3GNetworks) 152
4GLTE 152
YourUserName 153
DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 155
Browser 156
UsetheBrowser 156
AddaBookmark 157
ViewBrowserHistory 158
OpenNewBrowserTab 159
ChromeBrowser 161
CameraandVideo 163
CameraOverview 163
TakePicturesandRecordVideos 164
TakeaPicture 165
RecordVideos 166
ShootingModes 167
ViewPicturesandVideosUsingGallery 169
EditPictures 172
AutoAdjustaPicture 172
RotateaPicture 173
CropaPicture 174
DrawonaPicture 175
SharePicturesandVideos 177
SendPicturesorVideosbyEmailorGmail 177
SendaPictureorVideobyMultimediaMessage 178
SendPicturesorVideosUsingBluetooth 179

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SharePicturesorVideosviaAdditionalAppsorSocialMedia 181
ShareVideosonYouTube 182
CameraOptionsandSettings 183
SwitchCameras 183
SetCameraOptions 184
LiveBroadcast 185
AppsandFeatures 189
SprintZone 189
SprintFamilyLocator 189
SprintFun&Games 190
SprintMusicPlus 190
SprintTV&Movies 191
1Weather 192
AmazonShopping 192
AppSpotlight 192
Calculator 192
Calendar 193
AddanEventtotheCalendar 194
ViewCalendarEvents 196
ShareCalendarEvents 197
SyncCalendars 198
SynchronizeanExchangeActiveSyncCalendar 200
Clock 200
SetAlarms 202
WorldClock 203
Stopwatch 204
Timer 204
GalaxyApps 205
Gallery 205
GoogleHangouts 206
GoogleMaps 208
GooglePlayMovies&TV 210
GooglePlayMusicApp 211
PlayMusicwithGooglePlay 211
GooglePlayMusicScreenLayout 211
CreatePlaylistsinGooglePlayMusic 212
GoogleSearch 213

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UseGoogleSearch 213
UseGoogleVoiceSearch 215
Facebook 215
Instagram 216
Lookout 217
Memo 217
Messenger 218
MicrosoftExcel 218
MicrosoftOneDrive 219
MicrosoftOneNote 219
MicrosoftPowerPoint 219
MicrosoftWord 219
Music 219
MyFiles 223
NASCARMobile 223
NextRadio 224
PagesManager 224
SHealth 224
SVoice 226
SamsungGear 227
SamsungMilkMusic 227
SamsungPay 228
Samsung+ 228
SideSync 228
Video 229
VoiceRecorder 230
YouTube 232
Connectivity 234
TransferFilesBetweenYourPhoneandaComputer 234
Wi-Fi 236
TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 236
Wi-FiSettings 238
DisconnectWi-Fi 239
Wi-FiDirect 240
Bluetooth 242
BluetoothInformation 242
EnableBluetooth 242

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PairBluetoothDevices 243
ConnecttoaPairedBluetoothDevice 245
ShareInformationUsingBluetooth 246
ReceiveDataviaBluetooth 248
GlobalServices 250
SettheCommunicationsMethodforGlobalUse 250
SelectaCarrier 251
ActivateSprintWorldwideServiceonYourAccount 251
YourPhone’sSIMCardforInternationalGSMRoaming 252
EnableGlobalRoamingMode 252
MakeandReceiveWorldwideCalls 255
SprintInternationalVoicemailService 256
SetUpYourVoicemailAccessNumberforInternationalUse 256
AccessYourVoicemailInternationally 256
InternationalDataRoaming 257
AccessEmailandDataServicesInternationally 257
ContactSprintforAssistancewithInternationalService 258
Settings 260
BasicSettings 260
Wi-FiCallingSettings 263
Wi-FiSettingsMenu 265
BluetoothSettings 267
AirplaneMode 268
HotspotSettings 269
TetheringSettings 272
DataUsageSettings 273
MobileNetworksSettings 275
NFCandPayment 276
MoreConnectionSettings 279
NearbyDeviceScanning 280
Printing 281
MirrorLink 284
VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 285
SmartManager 292
ApplicationsSettings 294
ApplicationManager 295
DefaultApplications 297

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CalendarSettings 298
CameraSettings 300
ContactsSettings 301
EmailSettings 302
InternetSettings 305
MessagesSettings 307
MusicSettings 309
PhoneSettings 310
SVoiceSettings 313
WeatherSettings 314
GoogleSettings 315
SoundsandVibrationsSettings 316
SoundMode 318
VibrateWhileRinging 319
Volume 319
VibrationIntensity 320
RingtonesandSounds 321
VibrationPattern 322
NotificationSound 323
DoNotDisturb 324
SystemSounds 325
Key-TapFeedback 326
SoundQualityandEffects 327
DisplaySettings 327
EdgeScreenSettings 329
AdvancedFeatures 332
Wallpaper 333
Themes 334
HomeScreenSettings 335
LockScreenandSecuritySettings 336
LockScreenandSecurityOverview 336
ScreenLock 337
DisabletheScreenLock 343
DeviceSecurity 344
PrivacyandSafety 346
LocationSettings 347
AppPermissions 351

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PrivateMode 352
ReportDiagnosticInfo 353
SendSOSMessage 353
EasyMode 354
AccessibilitySettings 356
VisionAccessibilitySettings 357
HearingAccessibilitySettings 359
DexterityandInteractionSettings 361
ConfigureOtherAccessibilitySettings 362
AddAccounts 363
BackupandReset 365
FactoryDataReset 367
LanguageandInputSettings 368
BatterySettings 371
PowerSavingMode 372
UltraPowerSavingMode 373
AdditionalBatteryFeatures 375
StorageSettings 376
DateandTimeSettings 377
Help 378
ActivateThisDevice 379
SystemUpdate 380
AboutDevice 381
ForAssistance 384
SprintAccountInformationandHelp 384
SprintAccountPasswords 384
ManageYourAccount 384
SprintSupportServices 385
CopyrightInformation 386
IntellectualProperty 386
DisclaimerofWarranties;ExclusionofLiability 386
SamsungKNOX 387
SamsungElectronicsAmerica(SEA),Inc. 387
LegalInformation 387
Index 389

Introduction 1
Introduction
Thefollowingtopicsdescribethebasicsofusingthisguideandyournewphone.
About the User Guide
ThankyouforpurchasingyournewSamsungGalaxyS6edge+.Thefollowingtopicsexplainhow
besttousethisguidetogetthemostoutofyourphone.
Before Using Your Phone
ReadGetStartedandBasicOperationsthoroughlyforproperusage.
Accessibleservicesmaybelimitedbysubscriptioncontractconditions.
Descriptions in the User Guide
Notethatmostdescriptionsinthisguidearebasedonyourphone'ssetupatthetimeofpurchase.
Unlessotherwisenoted,instructionsbeginfromthephone'shomescreen,whichisdisplayedby
pressingtheHomekey.Someoperationdescriptionsmaybesimplified.
Screenshots and Key Labels
Screenshotsintheuserguidemayappeardifferentlyonyourphone.Keylabelsintheuserguideare
simplifiedfordescriptionpurposesanddifferfromyourphone'sdisplay.
Other Notations
Intheuserguide,thephonemaybereferredtoeitheras“phone,”“device,”or“handset.”
Access Instructions on Phone
WhetheryouarenewtoAndroid™orjustnewtoyourGalaxyS6edge+,yourphonecanhelpyou
learnhowtouseit.
Access Help
Usethephone'sHelpmenutolearnaboutyourphone.
1. PressHome todisplaythehomescreen.

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2. Fromhome,tapApps >Settings >Help .
3. Tapatopictoviewitscontents,ortapSearchtosearchforatopic.
Get Support from Sprint Zone
Inadditiontoyourphone'sbuilt-inHelpmenu,youcanalsoaccesssupportforyourphoneand
servicethroughthepreloadedSprintZoneapp.
1. Fromhome,tapApps >Sprint Zone .

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2. FromtheSprintZonemainpage,tapSupport.
3. Tapatopictoviewitscontents.

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Get Started
Thefollowingtopicsgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtosetupyourphoneandwirelessservice
thefirsttime.
Parts and Functions
Thesetopicsillustrateyourphone’sprimarypartsandkeyfunctions.
Note:Yourphone'sscreensandappslayoutsaresubjecttochange.Thisuserguideusessample
imagesonly.
Phone Layout
Thefollowingillustrationoutlinesyourphone’sprimaryexternalfeaturesandbuttons.
Front View
Part Description
Earpiece Listentocallsandautomatedpromptswhenusingthephone.
Front camera Takespicturesandrecordsvideoswhilefacingthescreen,and
allowsyoutovideoconference.
Power key Pressandholdtoturnthedeviceonoroff,restartit,orforquick
accesstoEmergencymode.Presstolockorwakeupthescreen.
Edge screen handle SwipetorevealtheEdgescreen.
SIM card tray LocationoftheSIMcard.

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Part Description
Back key Returnyoutothepreviousscreen,orcloseadialogbox,options
menu,thenotificationpanel,oronscreenkeyboard.
Home key/fingerprint
scanner
Returnyoutothehomescreen.PressandholdtoopenGoogle™
Search/GoogleNow™.Usetoregisterfingerprintsforsecurity.
Recent apps key Accessrecentlyusedapps.
Touchscreen Displayinformationneededtooperateyourphone,suchasthe
callstatus,theContactslist,andthedateandtime.Alsoprovides
one-tapaccesstoallofyourfeaturesandapplications.
Volume keys Adjusttheringtoneormediavolumeoradjustthevoicevolume
duringacall.
LED indicator TheLEDindicatorblinksorglowswhencharging,toindicatelow
battery,toannouncenewnotifications,andwhenvoicerecording.
Proximity sensors Detectwhenobjectsareclosetothescreen.Forexample,when
youholdthephonetoyourearwhileonaphonecall,thesensors
temporarilylockthescreentopreventaccidentalscreentouches.
Back View
Part Description
Flash Helpilluminatesubjectsinlow-lightenvironmentswhenthe
cameraisfocusingandcapturingapictureorvideo.
Heart rate monitor MeasureyourheartrateviayourfingertipwhenusingtheS
Health™app.Formoreinformation,seeSHealth.

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Part Description
Headset jack Pluginaheadsetforconvenient,hands-freeconversations.
Microphone Transmityourvoiceforphonecallsorrecordyourvoiceor
ambientsoundsforvoicerecordingsandvideos.Therearetwo
microphones,oneonthetopandoneonthebottom.
USB charger/accessory
port
ConnectthephonetothechargerviaaUSBcable.
Speaker Playringtonesandsounds.Thespeakeralsoletsyouhearthe
caller’svoiceinspeakerphonemode.
Rear camera Takepicturesandvideos.
CAUTION! Insertinganaccessoryintotheincorrectjackmaydamagethephone.
Charge the Battery
Followtheseinstructionstochargeyourphone’sbatteryusingeithertheincludedchargingheadand
USBcableorviaaUSBconnectiononyourcomputer.
Note:ThisdeviceisalsocompatiblewithSamsung-approvedwirelesschargingdevices--sold
separately.
Note:Thisphonehasanintegratedbatterythatcannotberemovedbytheuser.
Battery Cautions
Caution:UseonlychargingdevicesandbatteriesapprovedbySamsung.Samsung
accessoriesaredesignedforyourdevicetomaximizebatterylife.Usingotheraccessoriesmay
invalidateyourwarrantyandmaycausedamage.
Storage:Avoidstoringorleavingthephonewithnobatterychargeremaining.Saved
informationandsettingsmaybecomelostorchanged,orthephonemaybecomeunusable.
Chargeonceeverysixmonthsbeforestoringorleavingunusedforalongperiod.
Charge Using the AC Adapter
Forfastestchargingtimes,usetheAdaptiveFastChargerthatcamewithyourphone.Thischarger
providesfasterchargingonlywhenconnectedtodevicesthathaveAdaptiveFastCharging.
1. PlugtheUSBcableintotheUSBcharger/accessoryportonthebottomofyourphone.

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2. PlugtheotherendoftheUSBcableintothecharginghead.
3. Plugthechargingheadintoanelectricaloutlet.
4. Aftercharging,disconnectthephonefromthecharger.
l Unplugthechargingheadfromtheoutlet,andremovethemicroUSBcablefromthephone
andthecharginghead.
Charge Using a PC Connection
BeforeusingaPCconnectiontochargeyourphone,ensurethatthecomputeristurnedon.
Dependingonthetypeofconnection,yourphone’sbatterymaynotcharge.
1. InsertthesmallendoftheUSBcableintotheUSBcharger/accessoryportonthebottomofyour
phone.
2. InsertthelargeendoftheUSBcableintoaUSBportonyourcomputer.
3. Aftercharging,removetheUSBcablefromboththephoneandthecomputer.
Turn Your Phone On and Off
Theinstructionsbelowexplainhowtoturnyourphoneonandoff.

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Turn Your Phone On
n PressandholdthePower key.
Yourphonewillpoweron.Dependingonthesettings,youmayseethelockscreen.
l SeeLockandUnlockYourScreenandScreenLockforinformationaboutusingthescreen
lock.
l Thefirsttimeyouturnthephoneon,youwillseethestartupscreens.SeeCompletethe
SetupScreensfordetails.
l Ifyourphoneisnotyetactivated,seeActivateYourPhoneformoreinformation.
Turn Your Phone Off
1. PressandholdthePower keytoopenthephoneoptionsmenu.

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2. TapPower off>Power off toturnthephoneoff.
Yourphonewillpoweroff.
Yourscreenremainsblankwhileyourphoneisoff(unlessthebatteryischarging).
Note:Ifyourdeviceisnotresponding,pressandholdboththePowerandVolume Downkeys
simultaneouslyformorethansevensecondstorestartthedevice.

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Use the Touchscreen
Yourphone’stouchscreenletsyoucontrolactionsthroughavarietyoftouchgestures.
Tap or Touch
Whenyouwanttotypeusingtheonscreenkeyboard,selectitemsonscreensuchasapplicationand
settingsicons,orpressonscreenbuttons,simplytaportouchthemwithyourfinger.
Touch and Hold
Toopentheavailableoptionsforanitem(forexample,acontactorlinkinaWebpage),touchand
holdtheitem.