Samsung Galaxy S7 User manual

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Sprint User Guide
A downloadable, printable guide to your Samsung Galaxy
S7 and its features.
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Table of Contents
GETTING STARTED 1
Introduction 2
AbouttheUserGuide 2
AccessInstructionsonPhone 2
AccessHelp 2
GetSupportfromSprintZone 3
Set Up Your Phone 5
PartsandFunctions 5
ChargetheBattery 7
SIMCard 8
SDCard 11
InsertanSDCard 11
UnmountanSDCard 12
RemoveanSDCard 12
FormatanSDCard 13
TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 13
UsetheTouchscreen 15
ActivateYourPhone 18
CompletetheSetupScreens 19
Basic Operations 21
Basics 21
HomeScreenandApplications(Apps)List 21
PhoneSettingsMenu 22
PortraitandLandscapeScreenOrientation 22
CaptureScreenshots 23
Applications 23
LaunchApplications 23
AppsList 24
PhoneNumber 27
AirplaneMode 28
EnterText 28
SamsungKeyboard 29
GoogleVoiceTyping 30

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TipsforEditingText 31
GoogleAccount 31
CreateaGoogleAccount 32
SignIntoYourGoogleAccount 33
FactoryResetProtection 34
GooglePlayStore 35
FindandInstallanApp 35
RequestaRefundforaPaidApp 36
UpdateanApp 36
UninstallanApp 37
GetHelpwithGooglePlay 38
LockandUnlockYourScreen 39
UpdateYourPhone 39
UpdateYourPhoneSoftware 40
UpdateYourProfile 42
UpdateYourPRL 43
Your Phone's Home Screen 45
HomeScreenBasics 45
HomeScreenLayout 45
ExtendedHomeScreens 46
StatusBarandNotificationPanel 46
StatusBar 46
NotificationPanel 49
SFinder 51
QuickConnect 52
MultiWindow 53
CustomizetheHomeScreen 54
ChangetheWallpaper 55
AddShortcutstotheHomeScreen 56
AddWidgetstotheHomeScreen 56
AddFolderstotheHomeScreen 57
MAKING CONNECTIONS 59
Phone Calls and Voicemail 60
PlaceandAnswerCalls 60
CallUsingthePhoneDialer 60
CallEmergencyNumbers 61

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AnswerPhoneCalls 62
In-CallScreenLayoutandOperations 65
PlaceaCallfromContacts 66
CallfromCallLog 68
Voicemail 69
VoicemailSetup 69
VisualVoicemailSetup 70
ReviewVisualVoicemail 71
ListentoMultipleVoicemailMessages 72
VisualVoicemailOptions 73
ConfigureVisualVoicemailSettings 74
OptionalCallingServices 76
Wi-FiCalling 76
CallerIDBlocking 78
CallWaiting 78
ConferenceCalling 80
CallForwarding 81
CallSettings 81
Contacts 85
AddaContact 85
ViewContacts 87
ContactsScreenLayout 88
EditaContact 89
DeleteaContact 90
Favorites 90
Groups 91
ShareaContact 92
ProfileSharing 94
ImportContacts 96
BackUpContacts 96
Messaging 98
TextandMultimediaMessaging 98
SendaTextMessage 98
SendaMultimediaMessage(MMS) 99
UseEnhancedMessaging 101
SaveandResumeaDraftMessage 103

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NewMessagesNotification 104
ManageMessageConversations 104
Gmail 106
CreateandSendaGmailMessage 106
CheckReceivedGmailMessages 107
UseGmailLabels 109
ArchiveGmailThreads 110
MuteGmailThreads 110
DeleteGmailThreads 111
SearchGmailMessages 111
ReportSpamorPhishingGmail 111
AddAnotherGoogle(Gmail)Account 111
SwitchingbetweenGmailAccounts 112
GmailSettings 112
Email 113
SetUpanEmailAccount 113
AddanEmailAccount 114
AddanExchangeActiveSyncAccount 116
CreateandSendanEmailMessage 117
OpenEmailMessages 118
DeleteanEmailAccount 119
ManageYourEmailInbox 119
ExchangeActiveSyncEmailFeatures 121
Internet and Social Networking 123
DataServicesGeneralInformation(4GLTEand3GNetworks) 123
4GLTE 123
YourUserName 124
DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 125
Browser 125
UsetheBrowser 126
AddaBookmark 127
ViewBrowserHistory 127
OpenNewBrowserTabs 128
ChromeBrowser 128
Facebook 129
Hangouts 130

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Instagram 131
Messenger 131
Global Services 132
ActivateSprintWorldwideServiceonYourAccount 132
YourPhone’sSIMCardforInternationalGSMRoaming 132
EnableGlobalRoamingMode 133
SettheCommunicationsMethodforGlobalUse 134
SelectaCarrier 134
MakeandReceiveWorldwideCalls 134
SprintInternationalVoicemailService 135
SetUpYourVoicemailAccessNumberforInternationalUse 136
AccessYourVoicemailInternationally 136
InternationalDataRoaming 137
AccessEmailandDataServicesInternationally 137
ContactSprintforAssistancewithInternationalService 138
Connectivity 140
TransferFilesbetweenYourPhoneandaComputer 140
Wi-Fi 141
TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 141
Wi-FiSettings 142
DisconnectWi-Fi 143
Wi-FiDirect 143
Hotspot 144
Bluetooth 145
BluetoothInformation 146
EnabletheBluetoothFeature 146
PairBluetoothDevices 147
ConnecttoaPairedBluetoothDevice 148
SendInformationUsingBluetooth 149
ReceiveInformationviaBluetooth 150
Tethering 151
APPS AND ENTERTAINMENT 153
Camera and Video 154
CameraOverview 154
TakePicturesandRecordVideos 156
TakeaPicture 156

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RecordVideos 157
ViewPicturesandVideosUsingGallery 158
EditPictures 159
SharePicturesandVideos 164
SendPicturesorVideosbyEmail 164
SendaPictureorVideobyMultimediaMessage 165
SendPicturesorVideosUsingBluetooth 166
SharePicturesorVideosviaAdditionalAppsorSocialMedia 167
ShareVideosonYouTube 168
CameraOptions 169
SwitchCameras 169
SetCameraFunctions 169
LiveBroadcast 171
Productivity 174
Calculator 174
Calendar 174
AddanEventtotheCalendar 175
ViewCalendarEvents 176
SyncCalendars 177
SynchronizeanExchangeActiveSyncCalendar 178
Clock 179
SetAlarms 179
AdditionalClockFeatures 180
Drive 181
GoogleMaps 181
GoogleSearch 182
Lookout 183
Memo 183
MyFiles 184
Photos 185
SVoice 185
SamsungGear 186
SamsungPay 186
SprintFamilyLocator 188
TechExpert 188
Wi-FiCallingApp 188

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Entertainment and Activities 189
Amazon 189
AmazonKindle 189
AmazonMusic 189
AmazonPhotos 189
AppSpotlight 189
GalaxyApps 189
GooglePlayMusicApp 190
PlayMusicwithGooglePlay 190
GooglePlayMusicScreenLayout 191
CreatePlaylistsinGooglePlayMusic 192
NextRadio 193
SHealth 193
Samsung+ 195
SamsungMilkMusic 195
SprintFun&Games 195
SprintMusicPlus 195
SprintTV&Movies 197
SprintZone 197
YouTube 198
SETTINGS 200
Connections Settings 201
BasicSettings 201
Wi-FiCallingSettings 203
Wi-FiSettingsMenu 204
BluetoothSettings 206
AirplaneMode 208
HotspotSettings 209
TetheringSettings 210
DataUsageSettings 211
MobileNetworksSettings 212
NFCandPayment 213
MoreConnectionSettings 215
NearbyDeviceScanning 216
Printing 217
MirrorLink 218

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VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 219
Device Settings 224
SmartManager 224
ApplicationsSettings 226
ApplicationManager 227
DefaultApplications 228
ApplicationSettings 229
CalendarSettings 230
CameraSettings 231
ContactsSettings 232
EmailSettings 233
InternetSettings 235
MessagesSettings 236
PhoneSettings 238
SVoiceSettings 240
WeatherSettings 241
GoogleSettings 242
SoundsandVibrationSettings 244
SoundMode 245
VibrateWhileRinging 246
Volume 247
VibrationIntensity 248
RingtonesandSounds 248
VibrationPattern 250
NotificationSound 250
DoNotDisturb 251
SystemSounds 253
Key-tapFeedback 254
SoundQualityandEffects 255
DisplaySettings 256
AdvancedFeatures 258
Personal Settings 260
Wallpaper 260
Themes 260
HomeScreenSettings 261
LockScreenandSecuritySettings 262

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LockScreenandSecurityOverview 262
ScreenLock 263
DisabletheScreenLock 265
DeviceSecurity 266
PrivacyandSafety 267
Location 268
AppPermissions 270
PrivateMode 271
ReportDiagnosticInfo 272
SendSOSMessage 273
EasyMode 273
AccessibilitySettings 274
VisionAccessibilitySettings 276
HearingAccessibilitySettings 277
DexterityandInteractionSettings 277
ConfigureOtherAccessibilitySettings 278
Accounts 279
BackupandReset 280
SmartSwitch 282
SamsungAccount 283
BackUpGoogleAccount 284
AutoRestart 284
Reset 285
FactoryDataReset 287
System Settings 289
LanguageandInputSettings 289
BatterySettings 290
PowerSavingMode 291
UltraPowerSavingMode 292
StorageSettings 293
microSDCard 295
DateandTimeSettings 297
Help 298
ActivateThisDevice 299
SystemUpdate 299
AboutDevice 300