Samsung Sidekick 4g Guide

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OVERVIEW
This guide provides you with information to
get started. For more information and
support, please visit www.t-mobile.com/
support where you can:
n Register for my.t-mobile.com
to check your minutes, pay
your bill, upgrade your phone,
and change your rate plan.
n Review the User Manual and
troubleshooting FAQs.
n View the latest troubleshooting
solutions in the Support Forums
or ask a question of your own.
You can also access Help
information on your phone:
1. From any Home screen, tap Apps.
2. Tap one of the following:
n My Account
n My Device
n Tips & Tricks

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Service Activation .............................................1
Introducing Your Phone ...................................2
SIM Card .......................................................... 4
Memory Card ................................................... 6
Battery .............................................................. 7
Power ............................................................... 8
Home Screens ............................................... 10
Notication Screen.........................................12
Applications Screen ....................................... 12
Coverage Indicators ...................................... 13
Call Functions ................................................ 14
Contacts ........................................................15
Volume & Ringtones ...................................... 17
Wi-Fi Calling ................................................... 19
Tethering & Wi-Fi Calling ...............................22
DriveSmart™ ..................................................25
T-Mobile Video Chat ......................................26
Messaging ..................................................... 27
E-mail .............................................................30
Camera & Video ............................................34
Media Room .................................................. 36
Media Hub .....................................................38
Market ............................................................38
Bluetooth® ...................................................... 40
Accessories for Your Phone ..........................41
Emergency Dialing ........................................ 42
Caring for Your Phone ...................................43
Tips for Safety ................................................44
Additional Information ....................................45

1
SERVICE ACTIVATION
If you are a new T-Mobile® customer and
your service has not been activated, simply
call Customer Care at 1-800-937-8997
from your landline phone and a T-Mobile
Activations representative will assist you.
You will need the following information when
activating service:
n Service Agreement and agent code on
your Agreement
n Your name, home address, home phone,
and billing address
Note: For business and government accounts, please
provide the name of your company or government
agency, address, and tax ID.
n Your Social Security number, current
driver’s license number, and date of birth
for credit check purposes
n Your choice of T-Mobile rate plan and
services (see www.t-mobile.com for
latest plan information)
n SIM serial number and IMEI number
(located on the box bar code 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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INTRODUCING YOUR PHONE
Search Key
Press to search
contacts, apps,
or the Internet.
Shift Key
Space/Symbol Key
Press add a space.
Press ALT + Space to
open symbol menu.
Voice Actions Key
Press and tap
Speak now to use
voice actions.
Emoticon Key
Press to open
menu of emoticons.
ALT Key
Power Key
Press to put
the display to
sleep or press
and hold to
turn on/off.
Home Key
Press to return
to the Home
screen.
Jump Key
Press to open the
Recent Applications
screen.
Menu
Key
Back
Key
Volume
Key
Headset
Jack
Charger/
USB port
Camera
Key
Navigation
Pad

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SIM CARD
Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card
identies you to the wireless network. Your
phone will not work without the SIM card.
Insert SIM card and battery
1. Detach your SIM card.
2. Place your ngernail in the notch
on the bottom of your phone
and lift the back cover off.
3. Lift up the battery to remove.
Slide the SIM card into the
SIM card slot, as shown.
4. Align the gold contacts on the battery
with the gold contacts in the battery
compartment. Press the battery into
place and replace the battery cover.

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BATTERY
Charge using a wall outlet
On your phone, open the charger/USB
port cover and insert the small end of the
charger into the charging port. Plug the
other end of the charger into a wall outlet.
Charge using a computer
You can also charge using the USB cable.
Insert the small end of the USB cable into the
charging port of your phone and the other
end into the USB port of your computer.
MEMORY CARD
Your phone comes with a microSD
memory card where multimedia les, such
as video clips, music tracks, sound les,
and images are stored to by default.
Insert memory card
1. Place your ngernail in the notch
on the bottom of your phone
and lift the back cover off.
2. Slide the memory card into the memory
card slot with the gold contacts
facing down toward the phone.
3. Gently press until the memory
card clicks into place.
To remove, gently press the memory
card into the slot until it clicks. Release
the card and it will pop out slightly. Gently
remove from the memory card slot.

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Battery Life
Your phone has two convenient widgets
to help you monitor and maximize your
phone’s battery life, Power Control
and Program Monitor. To add the
widgets to your Home screen:
1. Touch and hold an empty spot
on your Home screen.
2. Tap Widgets.
3. Tap Power Control
or Program Monitor.
Note: If additional battery
options are needed, visit your
T-Mobile store for a selection
of accessories including car
chargers and extra batteries.
POWER
To turn on your phone,
press and hold the
Power/Lock key.
To turn it off, press and hold
the Power/Lock key. Tap
Power Off and then tap OK.
Unlock the screen
1. Quickly press the Power/Lock key on
the bottom of your phone to wake your
display.
2. Swipe down to view the Home screen, or
swipe up to view the Multitasking screen
and set a lock screen or Jump key
shortcut.
Set Lock screen shortcut
By setting a Lock screen shortcut you can
quickly access a specic application, call or
message your favorite person, or take a
picture or video.
1. Quickly press the Power/
Lock key on the bottom of your
phone to wake your display.
2. Swipe up to view the
Multitasking screen.
3. Tap Lock screen shortcut.
4. Tap the desired function or tap
Applications to see a list of applications.

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HOME SCREENS
Your Home screen is wider than you think.
Simply swipe your nger right or left to
view any of the seven Home screens.
You can customize each screen with widgets
or shortcuts to your favorite applications.
Add shortcuts, widgets, and
folders to Home screen
1. Navigate to the Home screen
where you want to add the item.
2. Touch and hold an empty
spot on the screen.
3. Tap Widgets, Shortcuts, or Folders.
4. Tap the item to add.
Change wallpaper
1. Touch and hold an empty spot
on your Home screen.
2. Tap Wallpapers.
3. Tap Gallery, Live wallpapers,
or Wallpaper gallery.
4. Tap the wallpaper.
5. Adjust the crop box and tap
Save or tap Set wallpaper.
Remove items from Home screen
1. From the Home screen, touch and
hold the item you want to delete.
2. Drag it to the Trash icon and
release your nger.

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NOTIFICATION SCREEN
To view your notications, touch and drag the
Status bar down to open the Notication
screen.
APPLICATIONS
SCREEN
While on any Home screen, tap
Apps. Swipe right or left to scroll through
your applications. New applications are
added in alphabetical order.
Recent Applications
Quickly view your recently used applications
from nearly any screen. It’s as quick
as pressing the Jump key.
COVERAGE INDICATORS
Indicates that your
phone is connected to
HSPA+ technology
Indicates that your phone is
connected to 3G technology
Indicates that your
phone is connected to
EDGE technology
Indicates that your
phone is connected to
GPRS technology
Indicates that your phone is
connected to Wi-Fi technology
Indicates your signal strength
(the more bars, the stronger
the signal strength)
Note: Device speeds depend on factors
such as wireless trafc, topography,
weather, and network conditions.

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CALL FUNCTIONS
Make and end calls
1. From any Home screen, tap Phone.
2. Hold your phone in portrait view
and enter the phone number
using the on-screen keyboard.
Note: You can also enter the number by
sliding open the physical keyboard.
3. Tap the green Phone icon to call.
4. To end the call, tap End call.
Answer calls
Touch the green Phone icon
and slide to the right.
Set up voicemail
1. From any Home screen, tap Phone.
2. Tap Voicemail or touch and
hold 1 to call voicemail.
3. Follow the tutorial to set up
your voicemail account.
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 the green Phone icon.
4. Tap OK.
CONTACTS
Add new contact
1. From any Home screen, tap Contacts.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Tap Create contact.
4. Tap one of the following locations
to save your new contact:
n Phone n SIM
n T-Mobile Contacts Backup
5. Enter the contact’s name, phone number,
and any additional information desired.
6. Tap Save.
Call contact from the contact list
1. From any Home screen, tap Contacts.
2. Perform one of the following actions:
n
Swipe up to scroll through contacts.
n
Tap the rst letter of the contact’s rst
name on the right side of the screen.
n Tap Search contacts and
enter the contact’s name.

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3. Tap the contact.
4. Tap the desired number to initiate the call.
Sync account contacts
You can import and sync contacts from
your e-mail and social networking accounts
like Gmail™, Microsoft® Exchange, and
Twitter™. All contacts will display in your
phone’s contact list. To turn contact
sync on or off, follow these steps:
1. From any Home screen,
press the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Accounts and sync.
4. Perform one of the following actions:
n Tap to select or clear the Auto-
sync check box to turn contact
sync on/off for all accounts.
n Tap the account you want to sync
contacts with, press the Menu
key, and then tap Sync now.
Import contacts from SIM card
1. From the Home screen, tap Contacts.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Tap Import/Export.
4. Tap Import from SIM card.
5. Tap the Select all check box, or tap
individual contact check boxes.
6. Tap Import.
VOLUME & RINGTONES
Adjust call volume
While on an active call, press the Volume
key up or down to adjust the call volume.
Adjust ringtone, media, system,
and notification volumes
1. From any Home screen,
press the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound.
4. Tap Volume.
5. Touch and drag the Incoming call
volume, Media volume, System
volume, and Notication volume
sliders to the desired level.
6. Tap OK.
Adjust touch tone volume
1. From any Home screen,
press the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound.
4. Scroll to and tap to select or clear
the Audible touch tones and
Audible selection check boxes.

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Silence ring / notification volume
1. From any Home screen,
press the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound.
4. Tap to select the Silent mode
check box to silence all sounds
except media and alarms.
Set incoming call ringtone
1. From any Home screen,
press the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound.
4. Tap Phone ringtone.
5. Tap the desired tone.
6. Tap OK.
Set notification ringtone
1. From any Home screen,
press the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound.
4. Tap Notication ringtone.
5. Tap the desired tone.
6. Tap OK.
WI-FI CALLING
Wi-Fi Calling can improve your coverage
and allows you to make phone calls and
send messages over a Wi-Fi network (when
one is available). Unless your rate plan
provides otherwise, Wi-Fi Calling minutes
count the same as your T-Mobile wireless
calling minutes on your phone bill.
n To use Wi-Fi Calling, you must
rst turn on Wi-Fi on your phone,
connect to a Wi-Fi network, and
then turn on Wi-Fi Calling.
n When the Wi-Fi Calling feature
is on, your phone displays the
Wi-Fi Calling icon on the Status
bar on the top of your screen.
n To stay on a Wi-Fi call, you must
remain in range of the Wi-Fi network.
Your call will drop as you leave the
Wi-Fi range. Your phone makes
an audible beep and shows a
message when a call will drop.
Wi-Fi Calling offers three connection options:
n Wi-Fi Preferred: All calls go
through Wi-Fi when connected
to a Wi-Fi network. Calls drop
as you leave the Wi-Fi range.

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n Cellular Preferred: Calls go over
the cellular network, and Wi-Fi
Calling is a backup if the cellular
network is not available.
n Wi-Fi Only: Calls can be made
when connected to a Wi-Fi network.
If there is no Wi-Fi network, then
your calls cannot connect.
Turn on Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Calling
1. From any Home screen,
press the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Wireless and network.
4. Tap Wi-Fi settings.
5. Tap to select the Wi-Fi check box.
6. Tap the desired network.
7. Enter the password, if necessary,
and tap Connect.
8. Go back to the Home screen.
9. Tap Apps.
10. Tap Wi-Fi Calling.
11. Tap View Tutorial, if desired, or press
the Back key to clear the alert.
12. At the bottom of the screen, tap the On/
Off icon to turn on/off Wi-Fi Calling.
When Wi-Fi Calling is on, your phone
displays the Wi-Fi Calling icon on the Status
bar at the top of your screen. You can now
make phone calls and send messages over
the Wi-Fi network.
Turn Off Wi-Fi Calling
You can choose to turn off Wi-Fi Calling.
You can stay connected to Wi-Fi for data
usage but not use the Wi-Fi Calling feature.
To turn off Wi-Fi Calling, follow these steps:
1. From any Home screen, tap Apps.
2. Tap Wi-Fi Calling.
3. At the bottom of the screen, tap the
On/Off icon to turn off Wi-Fi Calling.
Set Connection Preference
to Wi-Fi or Cellular
Note: Wi-Fi Calling must be turned on
to change connection preferences.
1. From any Home screen, tap Apps.
2. Tap Wi-Fi Calling.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Tap Settings.
5. Tap Connection preferences.
6. Tap one of the following options:
n Wi-Fi Preferred
n Cellular Preferred
n Wi-Fi Only
7. Tap OK.

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TETHERING & WI-FI SHARING
To use your phone’s tethering or Wi-
Fi sharing capability, you must have a
Tethering and Wi-Fi Sharing service plan.
Tethering
Your phone has the capability to share
its mobile data connection with a
single computer via a USB cable.
n Tethering works with Windows® 7,
Windows XP, Windows Vista®, and
Linux. For more information on
tethering with operating systems, go
to www.android.com/tether#usb.
n For Windows XP, you must rst install
the driver on your computer before
you can tether. To install the driver,
go to www.android.com/tether.
n When you connect your phone to
your computer using the USB cable,
you can either tether or access les
on the memory card but you cannot
do both. If you want to use your
computer to access the memory card,
then you must not turn on tethering.
Wi-Fi Sharing
You can share the mobile data
connection from your phone with
other devices by turning your phone
into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
n When your phone is serving as a
Wi-Fi hotspot, you cannot access
the Internet via its Wi-Fi connection.
n For more information, go to
www.android.com/tether#wi.
Tether Your Phone
1. Connect your phone to your
computer using the USB cable.
2. On your phone, press the Home key.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Tap Settings.
5. Tap Wireless and network.
6. Tap Tethering and portable hotspot.
7. Tap to select the USB
tethering check box.
Your phone starts sharing its wireless
network data connection with your
computer via the USB connection.

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Turn on Wi-Fi Sharing
1. From any Home screen,
press the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Wireless and network.
4. Tap Tethering and portable hotspot.
5. Tap Mobile AP.
6. Tap to select the Mobile AP
check box and tap OK.
Your phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi
network name (SSID), allowing you to
connect up to ve Wi-Fi enabled computers
or other devices. Your phone’s default
SSID is AndroidAP[4 digit number].
7. Tap Mobile AP settings.
8. Enter a new Network SSID, if desired.
9. Tap the Security drop-down menu.
10. Tap WPA2 PSK.
11. Tap the Password eld and
enter your password.
Tip: Press the Back key to close
the on-screen keyboard.
12. Tap Save.
13. On your computer, open the
application you use to connect via
Wi-Fi and select your phone’s SSID.
DRIVESMART™
Be smart when you drive—don’t let yourself
be distracted by a call or text. DriveSmart
helps by silencing incoming text-message
notications and auto-responding to
the texts for you, and by sending all
incoming calls directly to voicemail.
Use DriveSmart
1. From any Home screen, tap Apps.
2. Tap DriveSmart.
3. Tap to select the DriveSmart
check box and tap OK.
Change DriveSmart settings
1. From any Home screen, tap Apps.
2. Tap DriveSmart.
3. Tap to select or clear the Enable
Bluetooth or Enable Auto
Response check boxes.
4. Tap Edit Auto Response.
5. Edit the response and tap OK.

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T-MOBILE VIDEO CHAT
POWERED BY QIK™
Video Chat allows you to connect face-
to-face with your friends and family
whether at home or on the go.
Sign up for a Qik™ account
1. From any Home screen, tap Apps.
2. Tap Video Chat.
3. Tap Sign up.
4. Tap the Email address eld and
enter the e-mail address you want
to use for your Qik account.
5. Tap the Username eld and enter
the username you want to use.
6. Tap the Password eld and
enter a password.
7. Tap Sign up.
Initiate Video Chat
1. From any Home
screen, tap Apps.
2. Tap Video Chat.
3. Tap Video Chat again.
4. Tap a contact
displaying the green
Video icon to initiate
a video call.
MESSAGING
Text messaging
To access text messaging:
From the center Home screen, tap the
Messaging shortcut.
Note: You can also tap Apps and then Messaging.
To delete a message or message thread:
1. While viewing your message or
while in your message inbox,
touch and hold the message.
2. Tap Delete message or Delete thread.
3. Tap Yes.
Group Texting
Mange your social circle with integrated
reply-all Group Text. Create, name,
manage and participate in reply-
all group text conversations.
To set up Group Texting:
1. From the center Home screen, tap
the Group Texting shortcut.
Note: You can also tap Apps
and then Group Texting.
2. Tap Agree, if necessary.
3. Tap Accept.
4. In the Prole Name screen, enter
your rst and last name.

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5. Tap OK.
6. Tap the Your Photo icon.
7. Perform one of the following actions:
n Tap the desired picture.
n Tap the Camera icon, frame
the subject and take a picture.
Press the Back key twice
and then tap the picture.
8. Tap OK.
9. Tap Create New Group.
10. Tap one of the following:
n Blue New Contact icon
1. Enter the contact’s name
and phone number.
2. Tap OK.
n Type to search contacts
1. Enter the contact’s name.
2. Tap the contact in the list.
11. Tap Save.
12. Enter a group name.
13. Tap OK.
To send a group text:
1. From the center Home screen, tap
the Group Texting shortcut.
Note: You can also tap Apps
and then Group Texting.
2. Tap the group you want to message.
3. Begin typing on the keyboard or tap
Compose to enter your message
using the on-screen keyboard.
4. Tap the icons to add attachments,
emoticons, or a location on a map.
5. When done, tap the pink Arrow
icon to send your message.
Cloud texting
Text with your friends or groups from
wherever you are, whether from the
comfort of your PC’s large screen
and keyboard, or from your phone. All
messages are synchronized between
your phone and the web, so you always
have your entire conversation with you.
Go to http://cloudtext.sidekick.com on your
PC to start texting!!

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E-MAIL
Your phone comes with e-mail capability
so you can stay connected with
Gmail™, Microsoft® Exchange, Yahoo!® ,
Windows Live® Hotmail® , AOL® , and
other popular e-mail providers.
Set up Internet e-mail
1. From any Home screen, tap Apps.
2. Tap Email.
Note: If you have already set up an e-mail
account, press the Menu key, tap Accounts,
press the Menu key again, and then tap Add
account.
3. Enter your e-mail address and password.
4. Tap Next.
5. Enter a name for your account (optional).
6. Enter the name you want displayed
on outgoing messages.
7. Tap Done.
Set up Corporate/work e-mail
Contact your company’s IT department if
you need more help. This feature works with
Microsoft® Exchange e-mail servers only.
1. From any Home screen, tap Apps.
2. Tap Email.
Note: If you have already set up an e-mail
account, press the Menu key, tap Accounts,
press the Menu key again, and then tap Add
account.
3. Enter your e-mail address and password.
4. Tap Manual Setup.
5. Tap Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.
6. Enter the domain,username,
and server, as needed.
7. Tap Next.
8. Tap OK.
9. Adjust the e-mail checking frequency,
synchronization schedule, and
notication options, if desired.
10. Tap Next.
11. Enter a name for your account
(optional) and tap Done.
Create a Gmail™ e-mail account
1. From any Home screen, tap Apps.
2. Tap Gmail.
3. Tap Next.
4. Tap Create.
Note: If you already have a Google account,
tap Sign in and enter your login information.
5. Enter your rst name, last name, and the
username you want on your account.
6. Tap Next.
7. Enter a password.
8. Tap the Conrm password eld
and re-enter the password.
9. Tap Next.

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10. Tap the Security question drop-down
menu and tap the desired question.
11. Enter your answer and a secondary
e-mail address (optional).
12. Tap Create.
Add additional e-mail accounts
1. From any Home screen, tap Apps.
2. Tap Email.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Tap Accounts.
5. Press the Menu key again.
6. Tap Add account.
7. Enter your e-mail address and password.
8. Tap Next.
9. Enter a name for your account (optional).
10. Enter the name you want displayed
on outgoing messages.
11. Tap Done.
Access your mailbox
1. From any Home screen, tap Apps.
2. Tap Email. The inbox for the last e-mail
account you viewed will display.
To change to a different account, tap the
account name at the top of the screen
and then tap the desired account.
Send e-mail
1. While in your mailbox,
press the Menu key.
2. Tap Compose.
3. At To, enter the e-mail address.
4. Tap the Subject eld and
enter your subject.
5. Tap the Message eld and
enter your message.
6. Tap Send.
Delete e-mail accounts
1. While in your mailbox,
press the Menu key.
2. Tap Accounts.
3. Touch and hold the account
that you want to delete.
4. Tap Remove account.
5. Tap OK.