Samsung GALAXY SII Guide

Welcome
to Android™Basics

Phone Navigation
Move around your touch screen
Swipe left & right
to see more of your Home
screen.
Tap
to select an item or open an
application.
Touch & hold
to drag an item or to add widgets,
shortcuts, and applications to your
Home screen.
Touch & drag down
the top bar to open the
Notication screen.
or

Hard Keys
Are always there to help you out
Menu key
Tap to display a list
of options.
Home key
Tap to go back to your
Home screen.
Back key
Tap to return to the
previous screen.
Search key
Tap to open a Web
browser.

Dialer
Make phone calls and stay in touch
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Call
To place a call,
tap the Phone icon to
open the Dialer screen...
...then
enter a phone number
or select a contact and
tap
To answer a call,
drag right towards
the middle of the screen.
To decline a call,
drag left towards
the middle of the screen.
To end a call,
tap
Call

Search
Find anything, anytime, and virtually anywhere
Web
Surf the Web while on
the go.
Android MarketTM
Explore the world of
games and apps on
your phone.
Google MapsTM
Find your way around
and never be lost again.
GoogleTM Search
Access the world’s
information to nd
what you’re looking
for.
Messaging
Tap for Messages.
Contacts
Tap to view your contacts.
Visual Voicemail
Tap for Visual Voicemail. Want to know
more?
Please see the rest of this
guide for more information.
Additional Features
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Support.......................................................... 1
Service........................................................... 2
Phone Overview ............................................ 3
Cool Apps ..................................................... 4
SIM card ........................................................ 5
Memory Card ................................................ 7
Battery ........................................................... 8
Power............................................................. 9
Home Screen .............................................. 10
Ringtones .................................................... 12
Volume......................................................... 13
Motion Sensor ............................................. 14
Voicemail ..................................................... 14
Contacts...................................................... 16
Email Setup ................................................. 17
Wi-Fi ............................................................ 19
Wi-Fi Sharing............................................... 19
Tethering...................................................... 21
Near Field Communication ......................... 23
Bluetooth®.................................................. 25
Battery & Memory Management ................. 26
Caring For Your Phone ................................ 28
Accessories................................................. 29
Safety Tips................................................... 30
Emergency Dialing...................................... 31
Additional Information ................................. 32

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SUPPORT
This guide provides you with the information
you need to get started.
For more information and additional
support, please visit www.t-mobile.com/
support where you can:
nRegister at my.t-mobile.com to check
your minutes, pay your bill, upgrade
your phone, and change your rate plan.
nReview your phone’s User Manual
and troubleshooting FAQs.
nView the latest troubleshooting
solutions in the Support Forums
or ask a question of your own.
You can also access account and device
information from your phone.
1. From any Home screen, tap
the Applications icon.
2. Scroll to and tap My
Account or My Device.
SERVICE
If you are a new T-Mobile®customer and
your service has not yet been activated,
call Customer Care at 1-800-937-8997 and
a T-Mobile Activations representative will
assist you.
You will need the following information
when activating service:
nService Agreement and agent
code on your Agreement
nYour name, home address, home
phone number, and billing address
Note: For business and government
accounts, please provide the name of your
company or government agency, address,
and tax ID.
nYour Social Security number, current
driver’s license number, and date
of birth for credit check purposes
nYour choice of T-Mobile rate plan
and services (see www.t-mobile.
com for latest plan information)
nSIM serial number and IMEI number
(located on the box barcode label)
By activating service, you acknowledge that you have read,
understand, and agree to be bound by each of T-Mobile’s
Terms and Conditions, and your Service Agreement.

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PHONE OVERVIEW
Headset
jack
Menu
key
Back
key
Home
key
Power/
Lock key
Charger/MHL
Adapter port
for HDMI
Status Bar
Touch and
drag down
to open
Front-Facing
Camera
COOL APPS
Samsung Media Hub
Take advantage of the stunning Super
AMOLED™Plus screen on the Galaxy S™II
and start watching movies and next day TV
as they download directly to your phone.
Netix
Thousands of TV episodes and movies
instantly over the Internet – directly on your
mobile phone!
T-Mobile TV
Stay in the know about your favorite TV
shows, sports and news with on-demand
and live programs.
Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD
Feel the thrill of arcade racing like never
before in the latest adrenaline-pumping
game in the Asphalt series!
Samsung Social Hub
It’s the fast way to chat and receive
messages instantly on one screen that also
includes one touch access to your contacts,
email, and, SMS communications.
Slacker®Radio
Free streaming radio with songs plus
personalized radio and ESPN®Sports
programming
Volume
key
Search
key

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2. Pull the back cover away
from the phone, as
shown, and remove it.
3. Insert the SIM card, as shown.
4. Replace the back cover by
pressing it into place.
SIM CARD
Your SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)
card identies your phone to the wireless
network. You cannot make or receive calls
or browse the Internet without a properly
installed SIM card.
Note: If you are new to T-Mobile, please use
the SIM card included in the box. If you are an
existing T-Mobile customer, please ask a retail
store representative to help you transfer your
information to the new SIM card included in the
box. This new card will allow you to upgrade
your device to the Wi-Fi calling feature when it
becomes available.
Insert the SIM card
1. Detach the SIM card
from its packaging.

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BATTERY
Your phone is shipped with the battery
partially charged. Please charge it fully
before use.
For more information on how to conserve
battery life, see the Battery & Memory
Management section at the back of this
guide.
Charge the battery
1. Insert the small end of the charger cable
into the phone’s charger port, as shown.
2. Plug the other end into an
electrical wall outlet if using a
wall charger or a USB port on a
computer if using a USB cable.
MEMORY CARD
Your phone does not come with a microSD
memory card, but you can purchase one
separately.
Install or remove the memory card
1. Pull the back cover away from
the phone and remove it.
2. Gently press the memory card into
the slot, as shown, until it clicks.

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Status bar
The Status bar appears at the top of every
Home screen. Icons indicating the phone’s
status and new notication alerts appear on
the Status bar.
Notification screen
To open the Notication screen, touch
and drag the Status bar down to view
notications and messages.
POWER
HOME SCREEN
Swipe your nger left or right
to view the rest of your Home screen.
You can customize each screen with widgets
or shortcuts to your favorite applications.
To turn the power on,
press and hold the
Power/Lock key.
To turn the power off,
press and hold the
Power/Lock key and
tap Power Off.

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2. Tap Wallpapers.
3. Tap Gallery, Live wallpapers,
or Wallpaper gallery.
4. Tap the desired image.
5. Tap Set wallpaper or Save.
RINGTONES
Set call and notification ringtone
1. From any Home screen,
tap the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound.
4. Tap Phone ringtone or
Notication ringtone.
5. Tap the desired ringtone.
6. Tap OK.
Set other sounds
1. From any Home screen,
tap the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound.
4. Scroll to Feedback and tap the
following items to turn it on or off:
nAudible touch tones
nAudible section
nScreen lock sounds
nHaptic feedback
nVibration intensity
Applications screen
To access the Applications screens, from
any Home screen, tap the Applications
icon. Swipe left or right through the screens.
As you download new applications, they
will appear on the Applications screens in
alphabetical order.
Unlock the screen
Press the Power/Lock key and swipe in any
direction to unlock.
Add items to the Home screen
1. Swipe left or right to the
desired Home screen.
2. Touch and hold an empty
spot on the screen.
3. Tap Widgets, Shortcuts, or Folders.
4. Tap the desired item.
Move and delete items
Touch and hold the item you want to move
or delete and drag it to another location or
to the Trash Can icon at the bottom of the
screen.
Change Home screen wallpaper
1. Touch and hold an empty spot
on the Home screen.

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MOTION SENSOR
When the motion sensor is activated, you
can:
nTurn your phone over to
mute incoming call ringtone
and other sounds
nTilt to zoom in and out when
viewing items on the browser
and in the Gallery
nPan to move icons to another
page of the Home screen
nDouble-tap to speak
For more information, tap the Menu key
and tap Settings. Tap Motion and view the
tutorials on these features.
VOICEMAIL
Use voicemail
To call and set up voicemail:
1. From any Home screen, tap Phone.
2. Touch and hold 1to call voicemail.
3. Follow the instructions to set
up your voicemail account.
VOLUME
Set call volume
While on a call, press the Volume key up
or down.
Set other volume
1. From any Home screen,
tap the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound.
4. Tap Volume.
5. Touch and drag the Incoming call,
Media, System, and Notication
sliders to the desired level.
6. Tap OK.
Silence ringer volume
From any Home screen, press the Volume
key down until you see the Silent mode icon.
To turn off silent mode, press the Volume
key up.

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To delete Visual Voicemail messages:
1. From any Home screen, tap
the Applications icon.
2. Tap Visual Voicemail.
3. Tap the voicemail message
you want to delete.
4. Tap the Delete icon.
5. Tap OK.
CONTACTS
Add new contact
1. From any Home screen, tap Phone.
2. Enter the contact’s phone number.
3. Tap Add to Contacts.
4. Tap Create contact.
5. Tap Phone.
6. Enter the contact’s information.
7. Tap Save.
Call contact from the contacts list
1. From any Home screen, tap Contacts.
2. Scroll to and tap the contact.
3. Tap the green Phone icon to call.
To reset the voicemail password to the
last four digits of your phone number:
1. From any Home screen, tap Phone.
2. Tap #793#.
3. Tap Call.
4. Tap OK.
Use Visual Voicemail
With Visual Voicemail, you can view a list of
your voicemail messages and play them in
any order.
To set up Visual Voicemail:
1. From any Home screen, tap
the Applications icon.
2. Tap Visual Voicemail.
3. Tap Next.
4. Tap Done.
To check Visual Voicemail messages:
1. From any Home screen, tap
the Applications icon.
2. Tap Visual Voicemail.
3. Tap the voicemail message
you want to play.
4. Tap the Play icon.

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Set up corporate email
1. From any Home screen, tap
the Applications icon.
2. Tap Email.
Note: If you have already set up an email account,
tap the name of the current account and tap
the Menu key > Add account.
3. Enter your email address.
4. Tap the Password eld and
enter your password.
5. Tap Manual setup.
6. Tap Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.
7. Enter additional account
information, as necessary.
8. Tap Next.
9. Modify the account options
as desired, and tap Next.
10. Enter a name for your
account (optional).
11. Tap Done.
12. Tap Activate, if necessary.
Contact your company’s IT department if
you need more help.
EMAIL SETUP
Set up Gmail™
1. From any Home screen, tap
the Applications icon.
2. Tap Gmail.
3. Tap Next.
4. Tap Create or Sign in.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Set up Internet email
1. From any Home screen, tap
the Applications icon.
2. Tap Email.
Note: If you have already set up an email account,
tap the name of the current account and tap
the Menu key > Add account.
3. Enter your email address.
4. Tap the Password eld and
enter your password.
5. Tap Next.
6. Enter a name for your
account (optional).
7. Enter the name you want displayed
on outgoing messages.
8. Tap Done.

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nYou cannot use Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi
Sharing at the same time.
Turn on Wi-Fi Sharing
1. From any Home screen,
tap the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Wireless and network.
4. Tap Tethering and portable hotspot.
5. Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings.
6. Tap OK.
7. Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
8. Tap OK.
Your phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi
network name (SSID) allowing you to
connect to other devices.
Configure Wi-Fi Sharing
1. From any Home screen,
tap the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Wireless and network.
4. Tap Tethering and portable hotspot.
5. Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings.
6. Tap OK.
7. Tap to clear the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
check box to turn off, if necessary.
8. Enter a new name (SSID) for
your phone (optional).
WIFI
Your phone can connect to the Internet
using Wi-Fi.
Turn on Wi-Fi
1. Touch and drag the Status bar down
to open the Notication screen.
2. Tap Wi-Fi.
Connect to Wi-Fi networks
1. Touch and drag the Status bar down
to open the Notication screen.
2. Tap Wi-Fi. A list of available
networks is displayed.
3. Tap the network you want to use.
4. If necessary, enter the network
password and tap Connect.
WIFI SHARING
Share your mobile data connection with
other devices wirelessly by turning your
phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
nTo use your phone’s Wi-Fi Sharing
capability, you must have a Tethering
and Wi-Fi Sharing service plan.
nWhen Wi-Fi Sharing is turned on,
your phone displays the Wi-Fi
Sharing icon in the Status bar.

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nWhen you connect your phone to
a computer with a USB cable, you
can either share your mobile data
connection by tethering or you can
share les—you cannot do both.
Do not turn on tethering if you want
to use your computer to access
your phone’s memory card.
Tether your phone
1. Connect your phone to a
computer with a USB cable.
2. Tap the Menu key.
3. Tap Wireless and network.
4. Tap Tethering and portable hotspot.
5. Tap USB tethering.
Your phone starts sharing its wireless
network data connection with your computer
via the USB connection.
9. If you want to change the
security setting, tap the
Security drop-down menu.
10. Tap Open or WPA2 PSK.
11. If you have selected WPA2
PSK, then tap the Password
eld and enter a password.
12. Tap Save.
TETHERING
Share your phone’s mobile data connection
with a single computer by connecting them
with a USB cable.
To use your phone’s tethering capability, you
must have a Tethering and Wi-Fi Sharing
service plan.
When tethering is turned on, your phone
displays the Tethering icon in the Status bar.
nTethering works with Windows®
7, Windows Vista®, and Linux.
For more information on tethering
with operating systems, go to
www.android.com/tether.
nFor Windows XP, you may have
to install a USB driver on your
computer before you can tether
your phone. To install the driver,
go to www.samsung.com/
us/support/downloads.

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To learn more about NFC tags and how to
exchange information, please go to:
1. From any Home screen, tap
the Applications icon.
2. Tap Tags.
3. Tap the Menu key.
4. Tap Help.
Turn on NFC
To share tags with other NFC-enabled
devices, you must rst turn on NFC.
1. From any Home screen,
tap the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Wireless and network.
4. Tap to select the NFC check
box to turn it on.
NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION
Near Field Communication (NFC) is a
short-range wireless communication
technology, that allows you to make simple
transactions, exchange digital content
(also known as NFC tags), and connect
electronic devices with just a touch. Your
phone contains the NFC technology that
allows you to use services and features that
require NFC capability.
NFC antenna
is located inside
the battery.

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BATTERY & MEMORY
MANAGEMENT
Optimize battery life
There are some things that you can do to
optimize your phone’s battery life.
1. From any Home screen,
tap the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Power saving mode.
4. Tap Power saving tips to learn
about how to conserve battery life.
5. Adjust settings as needed at this
screen to conserve power.
Optimize memory
Use Task Manager
Use Task Manager to free up memory
space.
1. From any Home screen, tap
the Applications icon.
2. Tap Task Manager.
3. Tap the following tabs near
the top of the screen:
nActive applications and tap Exit all
to stop all running applications.
nDownloaded to view and delete
downloaded applications.
BLUETOOTH®
Your phone comes with Bluetooth
connectivity, a wireless technology that
enables a data connection between your
phone and a Bluetooth headset or other
Bluetooth device (sold separately).
Prepare Bluetooth headset
Make sure that your headset is fully charged
and in pairing mode. Refer to the headset’s
user manual for more information.
Turn on Bluetooth and pair with
headset
1. Touch and drag the Status bar down
to open the Notication screen.
2. Tap Bluetooth. Your phone will
scan for and display a list of
available Bluetooth devices.
3. From the list, tap the headset you
want to pair with your phone.
4. If necessary, enter the PIN or passcode.