Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 User manual

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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ...........................6
Understanding This User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Installing the SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Turning Your Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Setting Up Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Creating a New Google Account . . . . . . . . . . .11
Retrieving Your Google Account Password . . . . 12
Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Galaxy Tab Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Securing Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Section 2: Understanding Your Device .....15
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Top and Bottom Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Navigating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Status Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Quick Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Primary Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
App Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Wallpapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Mini App Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Apps Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
AT&T Communication Manager . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Section 3: Entering Text ...........................37
Virtual QWERTY Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Entering Text Using the Android Keyboard . . . .38
Changing the Text Input Mode - Keypad . . . . .38
Using Abc Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

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Using Symbol/Numeric Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using the Samsung Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Configuring the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Entering Upper and Lower Case Letters . . . . . 40
Entering Symbols and Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using XT9 Predictive Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Editing Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the Handwriting Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using Speech Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Entering Text Using Swype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using Google Voice Typing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Section 4: Contacts and Accounts ........... 48
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Section 5: Multimedia .............................. 58
Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Play Music Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Google Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Viewing Your Music Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Qik Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Using the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Photo Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Section 6: Messaging ................................88
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . 88
Viewing New Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . 89
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Message Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Incoming Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Outgoing Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Talk Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Messages Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Section 7: Settings ..................................105
Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Wireless and Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Power Saving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Accounts and Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Location Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Language and Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Backup and Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Dock Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Accessibility Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Motion Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Developer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Section 8: Connections ...........................133
Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Managing Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
PC Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Section 9: Applications ...........................147
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
AllShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Amazon Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
AT&T Code Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
AT&T Communication Manager . . . . . . . . . . .150
AT&T FamilyMap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
AT&T Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

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Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Google Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Messages Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
myAT&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Pen Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Photo Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Polaris Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Pulse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Qik Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Real Racing 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Social Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
YPmobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Zinio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Information on GPS Applications . . . . . . . . . . 176
Section 10: Health and Safety
Information ...........................................177
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . 177
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
FCC Part 15 Information to User . . . . . . . . . . 184
Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

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Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . 187
UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Restricting Children's Access to Your
Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . .195
Section 11: Warranty Information ..........197
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
End User License Agreement for Software . . .202
Social Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Social Hub Privacy Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT . . . . . . . . . 217
USE OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT . . . . . . . 218
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THIRD
PARTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
CHILDREN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
SECURITY OF THE INFORMATION WE
COLLECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
CHAT ROOMS AND OTHER PUBLIC AREAS . . .220
CONTESTS AND SWEEPSTAKES . . . . . . . . . . .221
ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION WE
COLLECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Social Hub End User License Agreement . . . .222
Section 12: Samsung Product
Registration .........................................227
Index .........................................................228

Getting Started 6
Section 1: Getting Started
This section helps you to quickly start using your device.
Understanding This User Manual
The sections of this manual generally follow the features of
your device.
Also included is important safety information, beginning on
page 177, that you should know before using your device.
This manual gives navigation instructions according to the
default display settings. If you select other settings,
navigation steps may be different.
Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual
assume that you are starting from a Home screen. To get to a
Home screen, you may need to unlock the device. For more
information, refer to “Securing Your Device” on page 13.
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.
Note: All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual
displays may vary depending on the software version of
your device and any changes to the device’s settings.
Special Text
In this manual, some text is set apart from the rest. This
special text is intended to point out important information,
share quick methods for activating features, 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 important information to your attention that can
help to prevent loss of data or functionality or damage to your
device.

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Text Conventions
This manual provides condensed information about how to
use your device. To make this possible, the following text
conventions are used to represent often-used steps:
Battery
Your device is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion
battery. The USB Charger that is used to charge the battery,
is included with your device.
Note: The battery comes partially charged. You must fully
charge the battery before using your device for the first
time.
After the first charge, you can use the device while
charging.
Warning! Use only approved charging devices. Approved
accessories are designed to maximize battery life.
Using other accessories may invalidate your
warranty and may cause damage.
Battery Indicator
The Battery icon in the Status Bar shows the battery
power level. When battery power is 15% or less, your device
prompts you to charge the battery. If you continue to operate
the device without charging, the device powers off. For
battery use information, see “About Device” on page 132.
Tip: Touch the time in the lower right-hand corner of the
screen to display battery charge status.
Charging the Battery
Your device comes with a Wall/USB Charger (Outlet
Connector, Charging Head, and USB cable) to charge your
device from any standard AC power outlet.
➔ Arrows are used to represent the sequence of selecting
successiveoptionsinlonger,orrepetitive,procedures.For
example:
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔ Settings
➔ Wi-Fi .

Getting Started 8
1. Insert the USB cable into the Charging Head (1). 2. Insert the USB cable into the device’s Charger/
Accessory Port (2).
3. Plug the Charging Head into a standard AC power
outlet.
Warning! While the device is charging, if the touch screen
does not function due to an unstable power supply,
unplug the USB power adapter from the power outlet
or unplug the USB cable from the device.
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4. When charging is complete, unplug the Charging Head
from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from
the device.
Note: You cannot charge the battery using the USB cable and
your PC.
Note: If the battery is completely discharged, you cannot turn
on the device, even with the USB power adapter
connected. Allow a depleted battery to charge for a few
minutes before you try to turn on the device.
Installing the SIM Card
When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided
with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your subscription details,
such as your PIN, available optional services, and many
others features.
Important! The plug-in SIM card information and its contacts
can be easily damaged by scratching or bending,
so be careful when handling, inserting, or
removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out of reach
of small children.
 Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket
(as shown) until the card locks into place. The
illustration shows the screen facing up.
• Make sure that the card’s gold contacts face downward and
that the notched corner of the card goes in first.
Correct
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Note: If the card is not inserted correctly, the device will not
detect the SIM card. Re-orient the card back into the slot
if the SIM is not detected.
Turning Your Device On and Off
Turning Your Device On
 Press and hold the Power/Lock Key .
For more information, refer to “Unlocking the Device” on
page 13.
Note: Your device’s internal antenna is located along the top
back of the device. Do not block the antenna; doing so
may affect signal quality and may cause the device to
operate at a higher power level than is necessary. For
more information, refer to “Information on GPS
Applications” on page 176.
Turning Your Device Off
1. Press and hold the Power/Lock Key .
2. At the
Device options prompt, touch Power off .
3. At the
Power off prompt, touch OK .
Setting Up Your Device
When you first turn on your device, you are asked to set up a
few things. To do that, the following screens display. Some
screens can be skipped (touch
Skip ) or re-displayed (touch
Back ). Some screens display depending on the options you
choose.
Note: Ensure that you have an activated SIM card installed in
your device prior to device set-up. For more information,
refer to “Installing the SIM Card” on page 9.

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1. A
Welcome screen displays. The device language is set
to English by default. To change the language, touch
English and scroll through the list and touch the
language you want your device to use.
2. Touch
Start .
3. Set the date and time, or tap
Automatic date and time if
you want the device to keep time in your time zone
automatically, then tap
Next .
4. Your new device uses your Google account to fully use
its Android features, including Gmail, Maps,
Navigation, Google Talk, and the Google™Play Store.
The
Make it Google screen allows you to create a new
Google account or sign in, if you already have a Google
account.
• Touch Sign in and enter the email address and password for
your existing account.
• Touch Get an account to sign up for a Google Account.
• Touch Not now to perform this task later. For more information,
refer to
“Setting Up Your Gmail Account” on page 97.
The main Home screen displays.
5. Read the
Use Google location screen information and
enable either or both of the Google location services,
then touch
Next .
6. Enter your First and Last name in the
This tablet
belongs to...
screen to personalize some of your
applications and touch
Next .
7. Read the information on the Google services screen
and touch
Next .
8. Touch
Finish at the Setup complete screen.
Creating a New Google Account
In order to utilize your device to the fullest extent, you will
need to create a Google™ Account when you first use your
device. With a Google Account, Google applications will
always be in sync between your tablet and computer.
If you did not create a new account during the setup
procedure when you first turned your tablet on, follow these
steps:
1. From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔ Gmail .
The
Add a Google Account screen displays.
2. Tap
New to create a new Google account.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to add the account.

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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 to
navigate to
http://google.com/accounts .
2. Once the URL loads, click on the
Can’t access your
account?
link and follow the on-screen instructions.
Task Manager
Your device can run applications simultaneously and some
applications run in the background.
Use Task Manager to see which applications are running on
your device and to end running applications to extend battery
life. You can also uninstall applications from your device and
see how much memory is used by applications.
Task Manager provides information about
Active applications
and includes a
RAM manager .
To access the Task Manager:
1. From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Task manager .
The Task Manager options display on the side of the
screen.
2. Touch one of these options:
• Active applications : displays all of the applications that are
presently running on your tablet. Tap
End to end an application,
or tap
End all to end all running applications.
• Downloaded : displays the size of your downloaded application
programs.
• RAM manager : displays the Random Access Memory (RAM)
and allows you to clear different levels of RAM.
•Storage : displays a summary of the tablet’s storage.
•Help : displays information on how to extend battery life.

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Galaxy Tab Accessories
To find accessories for your Galaxy Tab:
1. Go to
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-
accessories .
Galaxy Tab accessories display.
2. Use your model number to find compatible
accessories.
Securing Your Device
By default, the device locks automatically when the screen
times out or you can lock it manually. You can unlock the
device using one of the default Unlock screens or, for
increased security, use a personal screen unlock pattern.
For more information about creating and enabling a Screen
unlock pattern, see “Screen Lock” on page 117.
For other settings related to securing your device, see
“Security” on page 117.
Note: Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual
start with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.
Locking the device manually
 Press the Power/Lock Key .
Unlocking the Device
1. Press the Power/Lock Key .
2. Swipe the screen in any direction to unlock the device.
The last accessed screen displays.
Note: You can choose the type of Screen Unlock you want to
use, from Swipe, Face unlock, Pattern, PIN or Password.
For more information, refer to “Security” on page 117.

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Troubleshooting
If your device experiences fatal errors, hangs up, or freezes,
you may need to reset the device to regain functionality.
• Press and hold the Power/Lock Key for
approximately 8-10 seconds.

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Section 2: Understanding Your Device
This section outlines key features of your device and
describes the screen and the icons that appear when the
device is in use. It also shows how to navigate through the
device.
Features
• 8.9-inch WXGA PLS TFT LCD touch screen
• Android
TM
4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich
• High speed data network supporting LTE and HSPA+ technologies
• Play Store
TM
for access to over 200,000 Apps
• Full HTML Web Browser with Adobe
®
Flash
®
Technology
• Bluetooth
®
3.0 Wireless technology.
• Built-in Wi-Fi technology (802.11 a/b/g/n)
• 3.2 Megapixel Camera/Camcorder with Flash, plus 2 Megapixel
forward-facing Camera for Video Chat
• Messaging Features:
– Gmail
– Email (corporate and personal)
– Google Talk (Instant Messaging)
– Google+
– Messenger
• Photo Gallery that supports JPEG, PNG, GIF, WBMP, BMP, and AGIF
formats
• Video Player supports MP4/3GP, WMV/ASF, AVI, MKV, DivX, FLV,
and WebM formats
• DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to HD 720p, including
premium content. May play DivX® video up to 1080p on external
device.
• Music Player supports AAC, AMR, WMA, 3GP, MP4/M4A, MP3,
FLAC, OGG, WAV, MID/XMF/MXMF, RTTL/RTX, OTA, and IMY
formats
• 1GB RAM memory and 16GB on-board memory, which is used for
data storage and access
• Photo Editor for editing your pictures
• Polaris Office
®
for easy document viewing and editing
• Social Hub
Note: This device does not support external memory cards.