Samsung SCH-S738C User manual

GH68_37983A Printed in China
PORTABLE DUAL-
BAND
MOBILE PHONE
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
phone and keep it for future reference.

SCH-S738C_UM_English_WYMA3_PS_020413_F8
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ....................................................7
Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Battery Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Initial Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Switching the Device On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Locking and Unlocking the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Creating a New Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Signing into Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Retrieving your Google Account Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 2: Understanding Your Device ..............................19
Features of Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Device Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Screen Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Customizing the Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Section 3: Memory Card .....................................................54
Using the SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
SD card Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Section 4: Call Functions and Contacts List ......................59
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Making Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
International Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pause Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Wait Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Redialing the Last Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
In Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Call Log Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Section 5: Entering Text .....................................................75
Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Selecting the Text Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using the Samsung Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Using XT9 Predictive Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Using the Google Voice Typing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Section 6: Contacts ............................................................86
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Contact List Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Contact Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Copying Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Synchronizing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Adding more Contacts via Accounts and Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Additional Contact Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
The Favorites Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
The Groups Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Section 7: Messages ........................................................107
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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Viewing Newly Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Message Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Microsoft Exchange Email (Outlook) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Using Google Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Google + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Section 8: Multimedia ......................................................135
Assigning the Default Storage Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Camera Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Using the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
The Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Section 9: Applications and Development .......................157
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Google Chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Google + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

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Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Downloading a New Google Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Launching an Installed Google Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Android Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Section 10: Connections ...................................................188
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Enable Downloading for Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
PC Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Section 11: Changing Your Settings ................................210
Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Wi-Fi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Bluetooth settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
More... Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

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Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
SD Card & Device Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Battery Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Accounts and Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Location Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Language and Input Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Back up and Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Accessibility Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Developer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Google Search Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
About Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Section 12: Health and Safety Information ......................257
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information . . . . . . . 264
FCC Part 15 Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for
Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . 288
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

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Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Section 13: Warranty Information ....................................291
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Index ..................................................................................309

Getting Started 7
Section 1: Getting Started
This section explains how to get started with your device by
installing and charging the battery and optional memory card, and
setting up your voice mail.
Before using your phone for the first time, you’ll need to install and
charge the battery. If desired, you can also install an SD card to store
media for use with your phone.
Understanding this User Manual
The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your
phone. Also included is important safety information that you should
know before using your device.
This manual provides navigation instructions according to the default
display settings. If you select other settings, navigation may be
different.
Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual assume
you are starting from the Home screen and using the available keys.
Note: Instructions in this manual are based on default settings, and
may vary from your device, depending on the software version
on your device, and any changes to the device’s Settings.
Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start
with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.
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 device’s Settings.

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Special Text
Throughout this manual, you’ll find text that is set apart from the
rest. These are intended to point out important information, share
quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more.
The definitions for these methods are as follows:
• Notes : Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu, or
sub-menu.
• Tips : Provides quick or innovative methods, or useful shortcuts.
• Important : Points out important information about the current feature that
could affect performance.
• Warning : Brings to your attention important information to prevent loss of
data or functionality, or even 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:
Example: From the Home screen, press ( Menu ) ➔ System settings
➔ Bluetooth .
➔ Arrows are used to represent the sequence of
selecting successive options in longer, or
repetitive, procedures.

Getting Started 9
Battery Cover
The battery and SD card are installed under the battery cover.
Important! Before removing or replacing the battery cover, make sure
the device is switched off. To turn the device off, hold
down , then tap Power off ➔ OK .
Caution! Do not bend or twist the back cover excessively during
installation or removal. Doing so may damage the cover.
To remove the battery cover:
1. Hold the device firmly and locate the cover release latch.
2. Place your fingernail in the opening and firmly “pop” the cover
off the device (similar to a soda can).

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To replace the battery cover:
 Position the battery cover over the battery compartment and
press down until you hear a click.
Release Latch

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Installing the microSD Memory Card
Your device supports an optional (external) microSD™ or
microSDHC™ memory card for storage of media such as music,
pictures, video and other files. The SD card is designed for use with
this mobile phone and other devices.
Note: microSD memory cards include capacities of up to 2GB.
microSDHC™ memory card types can range from 4GB to up to
32GB.
Note: This device supports up to a 32GB microSDHC memory card.
The device comes with 2.6GB of on-board available memory.
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Locate the microSD card slot on the side of the device.
3. Orient the card with the gold strips facing down.
4. Firmly press the card into the slot and make sure that it
catches with the push-click insertion.
Important! Be sure to align the gold contact pins on the card with the
phone’s contacts.

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Removing the microSD Memory Card
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Firmly press the card into the slot and release it. The card
should pop partially out of the slot.
3. Remove the card from the slot.
4. Replace the battery cover.
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Initial Device Configuration
1. Select a language from the associated field. English is the
default language.
2. Tap
Start .
3. If prompted, tap
Activate to begin the process of activation on
the device. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the
activation.
Note: If you wish to bypass the activation process, tap Skip ➔ OK and
set a Wi-Fi connection.
4. Choose to either
Sign in to your existing Google account, Get an
account
by creating a new one, or Not now to continue.
• Once you log in to your account, if prompted to enable purchases, enter
your credit card information and tap
Save .
- or -
Tap
Skip to continue without entering this information.
5. Select/deselect the desired Google location services and tap
Next .
6. Enter a
First and Last name then tap Next . This will help to
identify this as your device.
7. Read and agree to the Google services notice by tapping
Next .
8. Tap
Finish to complete the setup process.
Note: Enabling Google location services can drain battery power.

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Switching the Device On or Off
Once the device has been configured, you will not be prompted with
setup screens again.
1. Press and hold (
Power/Lock ) until the device switches
on.
The device searches for your network and after finding it, you
can make or receive calls.
Note: The display language is preset to English at the factory. To
change the language, use the Language menu. For more
information, refer to “Language and Input Settings” on
page 240.
2. Press and hold until the device options screen
appears.
3. Tap
Power off ()➔ OK .
Locking and Unlocking the Device
By default, the device screen locks when the backlight turns off.
To unlock your device from the lock screen:
 With your device turned on, press ( Power/Lock ) to
wake the display and sliding your finger across the screen in
any direction.
To lock your device screen:
 Press ( Power/Lock ). The screen goes black.

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Creating a New Google Account
You should create a Google™Account when you first use your device
in order to fully utilize the functionality. This account provides access
to several device features such as Gmail™, Google+™, Talk™, and
the Google Play Store™applications. Before you are able to access
Google applications, you must enter your account information. These
applications sync between your device and your online Google
account.
To create a new Google Account from your device:
1. From the Home screen, tap ➔( Play Store ).
2. Read the introduction and tap
New to begin.
Note: If you do not have data usage on your account, you will be
prompted to establish an active Wi-Fi connection before
initiating data usage.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a Google Account.
– or –
If this is not the first time you are starting the device, tap
➔ (
Gmail ).
Note: If you already have a Google account, you only need to sign in.

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To create a new Google Account from the Web:
1. From a computer, launch a Web browser and navigate to
www.google.com .
2. On the main page, click
Sign-in ➔ Create an account for free .
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to create your free account.
4. Look for an email from Google in the email box you provided,
and respond to the email to confirm and activate your new
account.
Signing into Your Google Account
1. Launch an application that requires a Google account (such as
Play Store or Gmail).
2. Click
Existing .
3. Tap the
Email and Password fields and enter your information.
4. Tap
Sign in . Your device communicates with the Google servers
to confirm your information.
5. If prompted, create a new Gmail username by entering a prefix
for your
@gmail.com email address.
Retrieving your Google Account Password
A Google account password is required for Google applications. If
you misplace or forget your Google Account password, follow these
instructions to retrieve it:
1. From your computer, use an Internet browser and navigate to
http://google.com/accounts.
2. Click on the Can’t access your account? link.
3. Follow the on-screen password recovery procedure.