Available applicatins and services are subject t change at any time.
Table f Cntents Get Started 1 Yur Tablet at a Glance 1 Set Up Yur Tablet 1 Turn Yur Tablet On 3 Activate Yur Tablet 3 Cmplete the Setup 4 Tablet Basics 5 Yur Tablet s Layut 5 Turn Yur Tablet On and Off 6 Turn Yur Screen On and Off 6 Tuchscreen Navigatin 7 Yur Hme Screen 13 Create Shrtcuts 13 Add and Remve Widgets 14 Extended Hme Screens 14 Recent Apps 15 Wallpapers 15 Status Bar 15 Ntificatin Panel 16 Quick Settings 17 Multi Windw 18 Enable Multi Windw 18 Display Multi Windw 19 Using Multi Windw 19 Custmize the Multi Windw Apps 20 Features 20 Screen Capture 20 Smart Screen 20 Enter Text 21 Tuchscreen Keybards 21 Text Input Methds 21 Ggle Vice Typing 22 Samsung Keybard 22 i
Swype 23 Tips fr Editing Text 24 Cntacts 25 Get Started with Cntacts 25 Add a Cntact 25 Edit a Cntact 26 Add r Edit Infrmatin 26 Assign a Pht t a Cntact 26 Link a Cntact 27 Delete a Cntact 27 Add Cntacts t Yur Favrites 27 Share a Cntact 27 Grups 28 Accunts and Messaging 30 Ggle 30 Create a Ggle Accunt 30 Sign In t a Ggle Accunt 30 Access Gmail 30 Send a Gmail Message 31 Read and Reply t Gmail Messages 31 Email 32 Add an Email Accunt 32 Add a Micrsft Exchange ActiveSync Accunt 32 Cmpse and Send Email 32 View and Reply t Email 33 Manage Yur Email Inbx 33 Edit Email Settings 34 Remve an Email Accunt 35 Samsung Accunt 35 Scial Netwrking Accunts 35 Facebk 35 Ggle+ 36 Hanguts 36 YuTube 36 Apps and Entertainment 38 Ggle Play Stre 38 Find and Install an App 38 ii
Open an Installed App 38 Uninstall an App 38 Ggle Play Bks 39 Ggle Play Games 39 Ggle Play Newsstand 39 Ggle Play Mvies & TV 39 Ggle Play Music 39 Ggle Maps 40 Music Player 40 NextRadi 40 Sptify 40 Sprint Music Plus 41 Wrld Clck 41 Web and Data 43 Internet 43 Chrme 43 Data Services General Infrmatin (Sprint 4G LTE and 3G Netwrks) 43 4G LTE 43 Yur User Name 44 Data Cnnectin Status and Indicatrs 44 Wi-Fi 44 Turn Wi-Fi n and Cnnect t a Wi-Fi Netwrk 45 Wi-Fi Direct 46 Bluetth 46 Turn Bluetth On r Off 46 Pair with a Bluetth Device 46 Recnnect t a Bluetth Device 47 Discnnect r Unpair frm a Bluetth Device 47 Send Infrmatin Using Bluetth 48 Receive Infrmatin Using Bluetth 49 Virtual Private Netwrks (VPN) 49 Prepare Yur Tablet fr VPN Cnnectin 49 Add a VPN 49 Cnnect t a VPN 50 Memry Card 50 Install a Memry Card 50 Remve a Memry Card 51 iii
View the Memry Card s Available Memry 51 Frmat a Memry Card 52 Unmunt a Memry Card 52 Camera and Vide 53 Camera 53 Take Pictures 53 Recrd Vides 54 Camera Settings 54 Gallery 55 View Phts and Vides 56 Zm In r Out n a Pht 58 Wrking with Phts 58 Share Phts and Vides 58 Vide Player 60 Tls and Calendar 61 Alarm 61 Calculatr 61 Calendar 62 Add an Event t the Calendar 62 Add a Task t the Calendar 63 View Events 63 Delete Events 63 Drive 64 Drpbx 64 Hancm Office 2014 65 Ggle Search 65 Ggle Settings 65 Ggle Vice Search 65 1Weather 66 BacnReader 66 ebay 66 Help 66 Lkut Security 66 Mem 66 My Files 67 NASCAR Mbile 67 Peel Smart Remte 68 iv
S Vice 68 Samsung Apps 68 Sprint Zne 69 Transfer Files Between Yur Tablet and a Cmputer 69 Settings 71 Settings Tabs 71 Wi-Fi Settings 71 Htspt 72 Bluetth Settings 72 Tethering 73 Airplane Mde 73 Data Usage Settings 74 Lcatin Settings 75 Mre Netwrks 76 Printing 76 Mbile Netwrks 77 VPN Settings 77 Ethernet 77 Raming 77 Nearby Devices 78 Screen Mirrring 78 Sunds and Ntificatins 78 Vlume 79 Sund Mde 79 Ntificatin Ringtne 79 Other Sunds 79 D Nt Disturb 80 Ntificatins n Lck Screen 80 Applicatin Ntificatins 80 Adapt Sund 80 Display Settings 81 Brightness 81 Screen Timeut 81 Daydream 81 Aut Rtate Screen 82 Shw Battery Percentage 82 Multi Windw Settings 82 v
Lck Screen Settings 82 Wallpaper 84 Fnt Style 84 Ntificatin Panel Settings 84 Accessibility Settings 85 Cnfigure Visin Accessibility Settings 85 Cnfigure Hearing Accessibility Settings 86 Cnfigure Dexterity and Interactin Settings 86 Cnfigure Other Accessibility Settings 87 Cnfigure Accessibility Services 87 Language and Input Settings 88 Chse a Default Language 88 Default Input Methd 88 Samsung Keybard Settings 88 Swype Settings 89 Ggle Vice Typing Settings 91 Vice Input Settings 91 Text-t-Speech Optins 91 Pinter Speed 92 Palm Mtin Settings 92 Smart Screen Settings 92 Accunts Settings 92 Clud 93 Back Up and Reset Settings 93 Factry Data Reset 93 Date and Time Settings 94 Accessries 94 Applicatin Manager 95 Manage Applicatins 95 Running Services 95 Memry Use 95 Default Applicatins 96 Users 96 Battery Settings 97 Pwer Saving Mde 97 Strage Settings 98 Security Settings 98 vi
Device Administratin 98 Encryptin 99 Make Passwrds Visible 99 Security Update Service 100 Credential Strage 100 Advanced Security Settings 101 Activate This Device 101 System Update Settings 101 Abut Device 102 Cpyright Infrmatin 102 Intellectual Prperty 103 Open Surce Sftware 103 Disclaimer f Warranties; Exclusin f Liability 103 Mdificatin f Sftware 103 Samsung KNOX 104 Samsung Electrnics America (SEA), Inc. 104 D yu have questins abut yur Samsung Mbile Device? 104 Legal Infrmatin 105 Fr Assistance 106 Sprint Accunt Infrmatin and Help 106 Sprint Accunt Passwrds 106 Manage Yur Accunt 106 Index 107 vii
Get Started The fllwing tpics give yu all the infrmatin yu need t set up yur tablet the first time. Yur Tablet at a Glance The fllwing illustratin utlines yur tablet s primary external features and buttns. Set Up Yur Tablet Prir t using yur new tablet, it is necessary t charge the battery. An ptinal micrsd memry card (nt included) can als be installed at this time. SIM Card Infrmatin Yur tablet cmes with a preinstalled SIM card fr service with yur Sprint accunt. If there is a need t uninstall r reinstall the SIM card, fllw the instructins belw. Imprtant: Only perfrm SIM card maintenance if instructed t d s by a Sprint representative. The preinstalled SIM card is required fr Sprint service. Use the fllwing prcedure t a SIM card in yur tablet. 1. Open the SIM card slt cver and turn t expse the slt. 2. With the gld cntacts facing dwn, carefully slide the SIM card int the slt, pushing gently until it clicks int place. Get Started 1
3. Replace the SIM card slt cver. Imprtant: Yu can easily damage the SIM card and card slt by imprper peratin. Please be careful when inserting, remving, r handling it. D nt ver-insert the card as this can damage the cntact pins. Install a Memry Card Use the fllwing prcedure t install an ptinal memry card (nt included) in yur tablet. Fr mre infrmatin, see Strage Settings. 1. Open the micrsd card slt cver and turn t expse the slt. 2. With the gld cntacts facing dwn, carefully slide the memry card int the slt, pushing gently until it clicks int place. 3. Replace the memry card slt cver Imprtant: Yu can easily damage the memry card and card slt by imprper peratin. Please be careful when inserting, remving, r handling it. D nt ver-insert the card as this can damage the cntact pins. Charge the Battery Yu will need t charge the battery befre using yur tablet. 1. Plug the USB cable int the USB Charger/Accessry Prt n the bttm f the tablet. Get Started 2
2. Plug the USB cable int the charging head, and then plug the charging head int an electrical utlet. Turn Yur Tablet On Use the Pwer/Lck Key t turn yur tablet n. Press and hld the Pwer/Lck key t turn the tablet n. If yur tablet is activated, it will turn n, search fr Sprint service, and begin the setup applicatin. If yur tablet is nt yet activated, see Activate Yur Tablet fr mre infrmatin. Activate Yur Tablet Fllw the instructins belw t activate yur tablet if it has nt already been activated. Depending n yur accunt r hw and where yu purchased yur tablet, it may be ready t use r yu may need t activate it n yur Sprint accunt. If yu purchased yur tablet at a Sprint Stre, it is prbably activated and ready t use. If yu received yur tablet in the mail and it is fr a new Sprint accunt r a new line f service, it is designed t activate autmatically. When yu turn the tablet n fr the first time, yu shuld see a Hands Free Activatin screen, which may be fllwed by a PRL Update screen and a Firmware Update screen. Fllw the instructins t cntinue. If yu received yur tablet in the mail and yu are activating a new tablet fr an existing number n yur accunt, yu can activate n yur cmputer nline r directly n yur tablet. Activate n yur cmputer: G t sprint.cm/activate and cmplete the nline instructins t activate yur tablet. Activate n yur tablet: Turn n yur new tablet. Yur tablet will autmatically attempt Hands Free Activatin. Tap Activate t verride aut-activatin and start the manual activatin wizard. Fllw the prmpts t cmplete the activatin prcess. Get Started 3
If yur tablet is still nt activated, visit sprint.cm/supprt fr assistance. If yu d nt have access t the Internet, call Sprint Custmer Service at 1-888-211-4727. Tip: D nt press the Pwer/Lck key while the tablet is being activated. Pressing the Pwer/Lck key cancels the activatin prcess. Nte: If yu are having any difficulty with activatin, visit sprint.cm/supprt. Cmplete the Setup After yu turn n yur tablet and activate it, yur tablet displays a welcme screen. Frm the welcme screen fllw the prmpts t set up features and preferences n yur tablet. Nte: In sme cases, yu may be able t cmplete the setup prcess befre yur device has been activated n yur Sprint accunt. During setup and activatin, yu may see Sprint Cnnectins Optimizer ntice. Read the ntice and tap I agree t use Sprint Cnnectins Optimizer, r tap Settings and uncheck the ptin if yu d nt wish t use the Sprint Cnnectins Optimizer. 1. At the Welcme screen, fllw the instructins t cnfigure yur tablet s basic ptins, such as language, date and time, Wi-Fi cnnectins, lcatin settings, etc. Ggle Accunt: Many f yur tablet s applicatins, such as Gmail, Ggle Maps, Ggle Talk, and the Ggle Play stre, require a Ggle Accunt. T use these applicatins, yu must set up yur Ggle Accunt n yur tablet. Cmplete the steps t sign in t yur current Ggle Accunt, r sign up fr a new Ggle Accunt. Samsung Accunt: Yur Samsung Accunt is used fr access t Samsung apps and services, such as Samsung Hub, Samsung Apps, Samsung Link, and much mre. Cmplete the steps t sign in t yur current Samsung Accunt, r sign up fr a new Samsung Accunt. 2. Tap Finish t cmplete setup. Get Started 4
Tablet Basics Yur tablet is packed with features that simplify yur life and expand yur ability t stay cnnected t the peple and infrmatin that are imprtant t yu. The fllwing tpics will intrduce the basic functins and features f yur tablet. Yur Tablet s Layut The fllwing illustratin utlines yur tablet s basic layut. Key Functins The fllwing list defines the features listed in the abve illustratins. Frnt camera allws yu t take pictures and vides f yurself. Micrphne recrds vice and ther sunds. Pwer/Lck key lets yu turn the device n r ff, turn the screen n r ff, r lck the screen. Press and hld fr a Device ptins menu, where yu can turn the tablet ff r restart it, r fr easy access t Airplane mde, and t Mute and Sund mdes. Vlume key adjusts the vlume f yur tablet s sunds. Frm the hme screen, press t adjust master vlume. Back key lets yu return t the previus screen, r clse a dialg bx, ptins menu, the ntificatin panel, r keybard. Hme key returns yu t the hme screen. Press and hld t see recent apps, and access Task Manager and Ggle Nw. Recent Apps key displays apps yu have. Tablet Basics 5
3.5 mm Headset Jack allws yu t plug in an ptinal headset. Rear camera lets yu take pictures and recrd vides. Speaker plays ntificatin tnes and sunds. USB charger/accessry prt allws yu t cnnect the charger/usb cable (included) and ther ptinal accessries (nt included). Memry card slt uses micrsd t add additinal strage t yur tablet. SIM card slt stres the tablet s preinstalled SIM card. CAUTION: Inserting an accessry int the incrrect jack may damage the tablet. Turn Yur Tablet On and Off The instructins belw explain hw t turn yur tablet n and ff. Turn Yur Tablet n Press and hld the Pwer/Lck key. Turn Yur Tablet ff 1. Press and hld the Pwer/Lck key t pen the Device ptins menu. 2. Tap Pwer ff t turn the tablet ff. Yur screen remains blank while yur tablet is ff (unless the battery is charging). Turn Yur Screen On and Off Yur tablet allws yu t quickly turn the screen ff when nt in use and t turn it back n and unlck it when yu need it. Turn the Screen Off When Nt in Use T quickly turn the screen ff, press the Pwer/Lck key. T save battery pwer, the tablet autmatically turns ff the screen after a certain perid f time when yu leave it idle. Yu will still be able t receive messages while the tablet s screen is ff. Nte: Fr infrmatin n hw t adjust the time befre the screen turns ff, see Screen Timeut. Turn the Screen On and Unlck It 1. T turn the screen n, press the Pwer/Lck key. 2. Swipe the screen in any directin t unlck the screen. Tablet Basics 6
If yu have set up a screen lck, yu will be prmpted t draw the pattern r enter the passwrd r PIN. Fr mre infrmatin, see Lck Screen. Tuchscreen Navigatin Yur tablet s tuchscreen lets yu cntrl actins thrugh a variety f gestures. Tap When yu want t type using the keybard, select items such as applicatin and settings icns, r press buttns, simply tap them with yur finger. Tablet Basics 7
Tuch and Hld T pen the available ptins fr an item (fr example, a cntact r link in a Web page), tuch and hld the item. Tablet Basics 8
Swipe r Slide T swipe r slide means t quickly drag yur finger vertically r hrizntally acrss the screen. Tablet Basics 9
Drag T drag, tuch and hld yur finger with sme pressure befre yu start t mve yur finger. While dragging, d nt release yur finger until yu have reached the target psitin. Tablet Basics 10
Flick Flicking the screen is similar t swiping, except that yu need t swipe yur finger in light, quick strkes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical directin, such as when flicking the cntacts r message list. Tablet Basics 11
Rtate Fr mst screens, yu can autmatically change the screen rientatin frm prtrait t landscape by turning the tablet sideways. When entering text, yu can turn the tablet sideways t bring up a bigger keybard. Nte: Screen rtatin needs t be enabled fr the screen rientatin t autmatically change. Tuch and drag dwn the ntificatin panel, and then tap Screen rtatin. Tablet Basics 12
Pinch and Spread Pinch the screen using yur thumb and frefinger t zm ut, r spread the screen t zm in when viewing a picture r a Web page. (Mve fingers inward t zm ut and utward t zm in.) Tip: Pinching any hme screen will let yu see thumbnails f all hme screens. Tap a thumbnail t g straight t anther hme screen. Yur Hme Screen The hme screen is the starting pint fr yur tablet s applicatins, functins, and menus. Yu can custmize yur hme screen by adding applicatin icns, shrtcuts, flders, widgets, and mre. Yur hme screen extends beynd the initial screen. Swipe the screen left r right t display additinal screens. Nte: Yu can keep swiping in ne directin and make it back t the main hme screen. The small circles tward the bttm f the screen let yu knw yur current screen psitin. Tip: Press the Hme key t return t the main hme screen frm any ther screen. Create Shrtcuts Learn hw t add, mve, r remve items frm the hme screen. Tablet Basics 13
Add Shrtcuts frm Apps 1. Frm hme, tap Apps. 2. Tuch and hld an applicatin icn, and then drag it t a hme screen. 3. Release the icn t lck it int its new psitin n the hme screen. Remve a Shrtcut 1. Press the Hme key t display the hme screen. 2. Tuch and hld the desired shrtcut, and then drag it t the Delete icn and release it. Nte: This actin des nt delete the applicatin; it simply remves the shrtcut frm the hme screen. Add and Remve Widgets Widgets are self-cntained applicatins that reside either in yur Widgets tab r n the main r extended hme screens. Unlike a shrtcut, the Widget wrks like applicatin n a hme screen. Widgets can include Cntacts shrtcuts, bkmarks, music playlists, Gmail and email accunts, and many ther types f apps. Add Widgets frm the Hme Screen 1. Frm hme, tuch and hld an empty area f the hme screen, and then tap Widgets. 2. Tuch and hld a widget, and then drag it t a hme screen. Release the widget t lck it n the screen. Remve a Widget Frm hme, tuch and hld the desired widget, and then drag it t the Delete icn. Nte: This actin des nt delete the widget; it simply remves it frm the current screen. Extended Hme Screens In additin t the main hme screen, yur tablet can have up t six extended hme screens t prvide mre space fr adding icns, widgets, and mre. Tuch and hld the icn r widget and then drag acrss the screen t mve frm the main screen t an extended screen. T g directly t a particular screen: 1. Frm any hme screen, pinch the screen t display thumbnail images f all screens. 2. Tap the screen yu want t pen. Tablet Basics 14
Recent Apps Yu can access recently used applicatins thrugh a display f shrtcuts t the applicatins themselves. 1. Tap frm any screen t display recently used apps. 2. Tap a preview t pen the applicatin. Wallpapers Yu can chse a picture t display n the hme screen, hme screen, r n bth the hme and lck screens. Chse frm preladed wallpaper images r select a pht yu have dwnladed r taken with the camera. 1. Frm any hme screen, tuch and hld n an empty area f the screen, and then tap Wallpapers. 2. Tap Hme screen, Lck screen, r Hme and lck screen. 3. Select a wallpaper, and then tap Set as wallpaper. 4. The wallpaper is set. Status Bar The status bar at the tp f the hme screen prvides device and service status infrmatin n the right side and ntificatin alerts n the left. T view ntificatin alerts, tuch and hld the status bar and drag it dwn. Status Icns Icn Bluetth: Bluetth is active. Descriptin Bluetth Cnnected: The tablet is cnnected t anther Bluetth device. Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi is active. Mute: All sunds are muted. Netwrk: The tablet has full signal strength. 3G data service: The tablet is cnnected t a 3G data netwrk. 4G LTE data service. The tablet is cnnected t a 4G LTE data netwrk. Airplane mde: Airplane mde is active. Alarm set: An alarm is clse t sunding. Full battery: The battery is fully charged. Tablet Basics 15
Ntificatin Icns Icn New email: New email has arrived. Descriptin New Gmail: New Gmail has arrived. Event: An event has ccurred. Updates: Sftware r app updates are available. Dwnlading: Data is currently being dwnladed. Keybard: A keybard is active. Ntificatin Panel The ntificatin panel displays infrmatin abut cnnectins, alerts, new messages, and mre. It als has Quick settings buttns which allw yu t quickly access and change cmmn system settings. See Quick Settings fr mre infrmatin. Tablet Basics 16
Manage users: Add, remve, r cnfigure user accunts. Settings: Access settings. Fr mre infrmatin, see Settings. Quick settings (grid): Display Quick setting buttns in a grid. Quick settings (scrlling): Display Quick setting buttns in a scrllable list. Swipe right r left t see all the Quick settings. Brightness cntrl: Adjust the brightness f the display. Ntificatins: View ntificatins, such as new email and sftware updates. Clear ntificatins: Remve all ntificatins. Access the Ntificatin Panel 1. Tuch and slide dwnward frm the tp f the screen t display the ntificatin panel. Slide the ntificatin panel upward t clse it. 2. Tap a ntificatin t view details r t launch the related app r feature. Clear Ntificatins Tuch and slide an item left r right t clear it. r Tap Clear t remve all ntificatins. Quick Settings Quickly enable/disable cmmn system settings fr yur tablet. 1. Tuch and slide dwnward frm the tp f the screen t display the ntificatin panel. 2. Tap a Quick setting buttn t turn n (lit) r turn ff (dim) settings. (T view all Quick setting buttns, tap, r scrll the Quick setting buttns t the left.) Wi-Fi: Turn Wi-Fi cnnectins n. Fr mre infrmatin, see Wi-Fi Settings. Lcatin: Turn lcatin services n. Fr mre infrmatin, see Lcatin Settings. Sund/Vibrate/Mute: Turn n r mute system sunds, r turn n haptic feedback (vibratin). Screen rtatin: Autmatically rtate the screen frm landscape t prtrait and vice versa when the tablet is tilted. Bluetth: Turn Bluetth n. Fr mre infrmatin, see Bluetth. Multi windw: Turn Multi windw n. Fr mre infrmatin, see Multi Windw. Tablet Basics 17
Screen Mirrring: Share yur device s screen with anther device using an ptinal AllShare Cast accessry (nt included). Fr mre infrmatin, see Screen Mirrring. Sync: Synchrnize cntacts, email, etc. with the netwrk. Smart stay: Turn Smart stay n. Fr mre infrmatin, see Smart Screen. Pwer saving: Turn Pwer saving mde n. Fr mre infrmatin, see Pwer Saving Mde. D nt disturb: Turn D nt disturb mde n. Fr mre infrmatin, see D Nt Disturb. Airplane mde: Turn Airplane mde n. Fr mre infrmatin, see Airplane Mde. Multi Windw Multi windw allws yu t use tw apps n the same screen, in separate, resizable windws. Nte: Only applicatins fund within the Apps tray can be active atp anther current applicatin n the screen. When launching applicatins that cntain multimedia files (music r vide), audi frm bth files will be played simultaneusly. Enable Multi Windw Enable Multi windw in the Display settings. Tablet Basics 18
1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Device tab. 2. Tap ON/OFF beside Multi windw t enable r disable the ptin. Tip: Yu can als enable r disable Multi windw frm Quick settings. Tuch and slide dwnward frm the tp f the screen t display the ntificatin panel, and then tap Multi windw in the Quick settings list. Display Multi Windw The Multi windw tray nrmally autmatically hides itself with nt in use. Swipe frm the right side f the screen t display the Multi windw Apps tray. Using Multi Windw After enabling Multi windw, yu can use it t run tw apps at the same time. Yu can launch apps frm Multi windw, r drag an app t the screen t run multiple apps at the same time. The apps display tgether n a split screen. Yu can switch between the apps, adjust the size f their display n the screen. Yu can als use these Multi windw ptins: Launch multiple apps: When yu drag an app frm Multi windw n tp f an pen app, bth apps display in a split windw. While using ne app, tap the tab t display Multi windw, and then tuch and drag an app t the screen. Adjust the size f apps in multi windw: While using Multi windw, yu can adjust the size f the tw apps n the screen. Tuch and drag t a new psitin. Switch multi windw app psitins: While using Multi windw, yu can switch the psitin f the app windws n the screen. Tap >. Drag cntent frm ne app t the ther: In selected apps, yu can yu can drag text r images between apps. Tap > t select cntent and drag it t the ther app. Make a multi windw app full-screen: Expand ne f the apps t display in the full screen. Tap ne f the apps, and then tap > t make the app display full-screen. Tablet Basics 19
Clse an app: Clse ne app, and make the ther full-screen. Tap >. Custmize the Multi Windw Apps The apps n the multi windw apps tray can be rganized by either being rearranged r remved. 1. With Multi windw turned n (see Enable Multi Windw), swipe frm the right side f the screen t display the Multi windw apps tray. 2. In the apps tray, yu can use these ptins: T change the rder f apps in the tray, tuch and hld an app until it detaches, and then drag it t a new lcatin in the apps tray. Tap > Edit fr ptins: T remve an app, tuch and hld an app icn until it detaches, and then carefully drag it ff the apps tray and nt the strage area. T restre an app, tuch and hld an app icn until it detaches frm the strage tray, and then drag it nt the apps tray. Features Discver new features fr cntrlling and interacting with yur tablet. Screen Capture Capture an image f the current screen at any time. Press and hld the Pwer/Lck key and the Hme key simultaneusly t create an image f the current screen. A white brder flashes briefly arund the edge f the screen indicating a screen capture. The screen capture is autmatically saved t the Gallery in an album labeled Screenshts. A cpy f the screen capture is als saved t the clipbard. Smart Screen Smart screen features allw yu t have yur tablet autmatically detect when yu are lking at the screen. Smart stay: The screen will nt time ut as lng as yu are lking at it. Smart screen uses the frnt camera t detect when yu are facing the screen. Sme factrs that may affect the ability f the frnt camera t detect yur face are: When the tablet is nt dcked r held upright, fr example when placed n a table. When the frnt camera cannt detect yur face and eyes. Tablet Basics 20
When the frnt camera is being used fr the current applicatin. When the surce f light is behind yu, r when using the tablet in the dark. Cnfigure Smart Stay Enable smart stay, and learn abut using it. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cntrls tab > Smart screen. Tap Smart stay t set the screen t stay n as lng as yu are lking at it. Tap > Help fr mre infrmatin. Enter Text Yu can type n yur tablet using the available tuchscreen keybards. Tuchscreen Keybards Tuchscreen keybard entry can be dne in either Prtrait r Landscape rientatins. The Landscape rientatin prvides mre space and results in slightly bigger keys. If yu find that yu prefer t enter text via the keybard, and need bigger keys, use this rientatin. Text Input Methds Yur tablet ffers several text input methds. Ggle vice typing: Enter text by speaking. Samsung keybard: Enter text by tapping keys n a virtual QWERTY keybard. Samsung keybard includes ptinal Predictive text, which matches yur key tuches t cmmn wrds s yu can select a wrd t insert it int yur text. Swype keybard: Enter text by sliding yur finger acrss letters t spell wrds. Select a Default Text Input Methd Yu can select a default Text Input Methd frm Settings, r chse ne at any time while entering text. Frm Settings: Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cntrls tab > Language and input > Default, and then chse a text entry methd. While entering text: 1. Frm a screen where yu can enter text, drag dwn frm the tp f the screen t pen the ntificatin panel. 2. Tap Select keybard, and then chse a text entry methd. Tablet Basics 21
Ggle Vice Typing This feature uses Ggle vice recgnitin t cnvert yur spken wrds int text. Use Ggle Vice Typing t Enter Text 1. Frm a screen where yu can enter text, drag dwn frm the tp f the screen t pen the ntificatin panel, and then tap Select keybard > Ggle vice typing. r Tap n the Samsung keybard r n the Swype keybard. 2. Speak and watch yur text being entered n the screen. 3. If the text is incrrect, tap. 4. Once yu have cmpleted entering yur text, tap. The keybard will reappear. Nte: Tap t assign a new language via the Ggle vice typing menu. Cnfigure Ggle Vice Typing Set Ggle vice typing ptins. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cntrls tab > Language and input > Ggle vice typing. Samsung Keybard With Samsung keybard, it's easy t enter text, symbls, and numbers. Use Samsung Keybard t Enter Text 1. Frm a screen where yu can enter text drag dwn frm the tp f the screen t pen the ntificatin panel, and then tap Select input methd > Samsung keybard. 2. Tap keys t enter text. While entering text, use these ptins: If yu make a mistake, tap t delete incrrect characters. Tuch and hld t delete a whle wrd r field. By default, Samsung keybard starts with a capital at the beginning f text. Tap t change the case f the text. Tap twice t switch t all capitals. Tap t switch t a symbls keybard. There are tw symbl keybards. Tap t switch t Ggle vice typing and t enter text by speaking. Tablet Basics 22
Tuch and hld fr additinal ptins: Switch t Ggle vice typing. Display a handwriting pad. Use yur finger tip t write ut each character. As yu write, suggestins are ffered in the wrd ptins area in case the crrect letters were nt recgnized. (T prperly recgnize the written characters, d nt use script.) View and select cntent frm yur clipbard. View Samsung keybard settings. Insert an emticn. Chse between the standard QWERTY keybard r a flating keybard, which can be mved arund the screen. Using Predictive Text By using predictive text, yu can have next-letter predictin and reginal errr crrectin, which cmpensates fr tapping the wrng keys n the QWERTY keybard. While entering characters, ptential wrd matches display in the predictive text area abve the keybard. Tap a wrd t insert it int yur text. Tap t display mre wrds. Cnfigure Samsung Keybard Yu can cnfigure ptins fr Samsung keybard. Fr mre infrmatin, see Samsung Keybard Settings. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cntrls tab > Language and input, and then tap Samsung keybard. Swype Swype lets yu enter wrds by tracing ver the letters n the virtual QWERTY keybard. Instead f tapping each key, use yur finger t trace ver each letter f a wrd. Yu can als tap letters t enter wrds. Swype prvides next-letter predictin and reginal errr crrectin, which can cmpensate fr tapping the wrng keys n the virtual QWERTY keybards. Use Swype t Enter Text 1. Frm a screen where yu can enter text drag dwn frm the tp f the screen t pen the ntificatin panel, and then tap Select keybard > Swype. Tablet Basics 23
2. Swipe yur finger cntinuusly ver the letters t frm a wrd. As yu swipe ver letters, wrds matching yur pattern display at the tp f the Swype keybard. T enter a wrd, lift yur finger, r tap a wrd at the tp f the keybard. 3. While entering text, use these ptins: If yu make a mistake, tap t delete a single character. Tuch and hld t delete an entire wrd r field. By default, Swype starts with a capital at the beginning f text. Tap t start with a capital letter, r tap twice t enter all capitals. Tap t switch t a symbls keybard, and then tap keys t enter symbls. Tap t switch t Ggle vice typing t enter text by speaking. See Ggle Vice Typing. Cnfigure Swype Yu can cnfigure ptins fr Samsung keybard. Fr mre infrmatin, see Swype Settings. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cntrls tab > Language and input, and then tap Swype. Tips fr Editing Text Yur tablet gives yu many ptins t make entering text easier, including cpying, cutting, and pasting text, using vice-t-text input, custmizing the user dictinary, using predictive text, and mre. Duble-tap text t highlight it, and then select frm the fllwing ptins: Select all: Highlight all the text in the field. Cut: Remve the selected text and save it t the clipbard. Cpy: Cpy the selected text t the clipbard. Paste: Insert the last cpied r cut text int the current field. Clipbard: Display the clipbard t chse previusly cut r cpied text. Dictinary: Access yur persnal dictinary. Nte: Text editing ptins and icns may differ depending n which app yu are using. Tablet Basics 24
Cntacts The Cntacts applicatin lets yu stre and manage cntacts frm a variety f surces, including cntacts yu enter and save directly in yur tablet as well as cntacts synchrnized with yur Ggle Accunt, yur PC, cmpatible email prgrams (including Exchange Server), and yur Facebk friends. Get Started with Cntacts Befre using Cntacts, it is best t learn a few basics. Yur tablet autmatically srts the Cntacts entries alphabetically. Cntacts can be stred in device memry. Yu can als create cntacts that sync with an accunt such as a Ggle cntact r a Crprate (Micrsft Exchange ActiveSync) cntact. When yu create a new cntact, yu will be asked where yu want t stre the cntact. Sme ptins are: Device cntacts are stred in device memry. Ggle cntacts are shared with yur existing Ggle Accunt and can als be imprted t yur tablet after yu have created a Ggle Mail accunt. Samsung accunt cntacts are synchrnized between yur tablet and yur Samsung accunt, if yu have a Samsung accunt set up n yur tablet. Micrsft Exchange ActiveSync cntacts are shared with a Micrsft Exchange accunt. Access Cntacts Frm hme, tap Apps > Cntacts. Add a Cntact Yu can add cntacts directly int the Cntacts applicatin. Enter details such as name, tablet numbers, email addresses, mailing addresses, and mre. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Cntacts. 2. Tap, and then chse a strage accunt, if yu have multiple accunts set up n yur tablet. 3. Tap cntact fields t enter infrmatin. While entering infrmatin, tap t add anther field, and tap t chse a label. Cntacts 25
Picture: Tap t assign a picture t the new entry. Name: Use the keybard t enter the name. Tap next t the Name field t display additinal name fields. Phne: Enter a phne number. Email: Enter an email address. Grups: Assign the cntact t a grup. Add anther field: Add new field(s) fr the cntact. 4. Tap Save t save the new cntact. Edit a Cntact Once yu have added a cntact, yu can add r edit any f the infrmatin in the entry. Add r Edit Infrmatin Yu can mdify existing cntact infrmatin t keep yur infrmatin up-t-date. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Cntacts. 2. Tap a cntact t display it, and then tap. 3. Tap any field yu want t change r add. 4. Add r edit the infrmatin, and then tap Save. Assign a Pht t a Cntact Adding a pht t a cntact entry creates a mre persnal and easily recgnized entry. Fr example, when receiving messages frm ne f yur cntacts, the assciated picture will display. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Cntacts. 2. Tap a cntact t display it, and then tap. 3. Chse an image. Optins are: Images: Select a pht frm the Gallery. Tagged pictures: Select phts frm the Gallery which been tagged with peple s names. Take picture: Take a new pht f the cntact. 4. Fllw the prmpts t crp the picture, and then tap Dne. Cntacts 26
Link a Cntact When yu have cntacts frm varius surces (Gmail, device, Facebk, etc.), yu may have multiple similar entries fr a single cntact. Yur tablet s Cntacts applicatin lets yu link multiple entries int a single cntact. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Cntacts. 2. Tap a cntact t display it, and then tap > Link cntact. 3. Tap anther entry t link it t the riginal cntact. Delete a Cntact Yu can delete a cntact frm the cntacts details page. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Cntacts. 2. Tap > Delete cntacts. 3. Tap ne r mre cntacts t delete, and then tap Dne. 4. Tap OK. Tip: Yu can als tuch and hld the cntact and then tap Delete > OK. Add Cntacts t Yur Favrites The Favrites tab is a listing that can help yu quickly access yur mst used r preferred Cntacts entries. Favrite Cntacts display an range star. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Cntacts. 2. Tap a cntact t display it, and then tap. Nte: T remve a Cntact frm yur Favrites tab, tap. Share a Cntact Yu can quickly share cntacts using Bluetth, Drive, Email, Gmail, r Wi-Fi Direct. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Cntacts. 2. Tap a cntact t display it, and then tap > Share namecard via. 3. Tap t select ne f the fllwing sharing methds: Add t Drpbx: Save r share the name card via Drpbx. Bluetth: Send the name card via Bluetth. See Bluetth fr mre infrmatin. Cntacts 27
Drive: Send the name card t yur Ggle Drive accunt. See Drive fr mre infrmatin. Email: Send the name card as an email attachment. See Cmpse and Send Email fr mre infrmatin. Gmail: Send the name card as a Gmail attachment. See Send a Gmail Message fr mre infrmatin. Wi-Fi Direct: Send the name card via a device-t-device cnnectin. See Wi-Fi Direct fr mre infrmatin. Grups This feature allws yu t add a new r existing cntact t a grup. This grup can be ne f the already present grups (Family, Friends, r Wrk) r a user-created grup. Create a New Grup Yu can create new grups and add members. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Cntacts > Grups tab. 2. Tap. 3. Enter infrmatin abut the grup: Tap the Grup name field and enter a name fr the new grup. Tap Add member and select a member r members t add t the new Grup list. 4. Tap Dne when yu are finished adding members, and then tap Save. Add a Cntact t a Grup Yu can add new members t a grup frm yur Cntacts. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Cntacts > Grups tab. 2. Tap a grup t display it, and then tap > Add member. 3. Frm the list f cntacts, tap the cntact(s) yu want t add. 4. Tap Dne t add the cntact t the grup. Send an Email r Gmail t Grup Members Yu can send an email r Gmail t all r selected members f a grup. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Cntacts > Grups tab. 2. Tap an existing grup and then tap > Send email. Cntacts 28
3. Select the recipients f the new message and then tap Dne. 4. Tap Email r Gmail, and then tap Always t use this as the default sending methd, r Just nce t be asked each time which service t use. 5. Cmpse and send yur email. Fr mre infrmatin, see Cmpse and Send Email r Send a Gmail Message. Cntacts 29
Accunts and Messaging Set up accunts n yur tablet, t synchrnize infrmatin between yur tablet and accunts. Ggle Many f yur tablet s applicatins, such as Gmail, Ggle Hanguts, and the Ggle Play stre, require a Ggle Accunt. T use these applicatins, yu must set up yur Ggle Accunt n yur tablet. Setting up yur accunt n yur tablet syncs yur tablet and yur nline Ggle Accunt. Create a Ggle Accunt If yu d nt already have a Ggle Accunt, yu can create ne using yur tablet. Nte: Althugh yu need a Gmail accunt t use certain features f yur tablet, such as Ggle Play stre, yu d nt need t use Gmail as the default accunt fr yur tablet. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > General tab > Accunts. 2. Tap Add accunt > Ggle > Or create a new accunt. 3. Fllw the prmpts t create yur free accunt. Sign In t a Ggle Accunt If yu have a Ggle Accunt but have nt yet signed in n yur tablet, fllw these instructins t sign in. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > General tab > Accunts. 2. Tap Add accunt > Ggle. 3. Tap Enter yur email, enter the Gmail address fr yur accunt, and then tap Next. 4. Fllw the prmpts t enter yur passwrd, and then chse ptins fr yur accunt. Access Gmail Belw are prcedures fr accessing yur Gmail accunt. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Gmail. 2. D any f the fllwing: View mre email messages: If the Inbx is full, swipe yur finger up the screen t view mre messages and cnversatins. Read a new email message: Tap the unread message r the cnversatin with an unread message (just-arrived items display in bld). Accunts and Messaging 30
Select messages and cnversatins: Tap the circle t the left f the email r cnversatin. View the Inbx f anther Gmail accunt: Tap at the tp f the screen and then tap the inbx f the Gmail accunt yu want t view. Send a Gmail Message Belw are prcedures fr sending a Gmail. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Gmail. 2. Frm the Inbx, tap. Enter the message recipient s email address in the T field. Yu can add multiple recipients. Nte: T send a carbn cpy (CC) r a blind carbn cpy (BCC) f the email t ther recipients, tap. Tap Subject and enter the email subject. Tap Cmpse email and cmpse yur message. T add an attachment, tap. 3. T send the message, tap. T save the current email as a draft, tap > Save draft. T later view yur draft email messages, frm the Inbx, tap Drafts. T delete the current email message, tap > Discard. Read and Reply t Gmail Messages Belw are prcedures fr reading and replying t Gmail messages. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Gmail. 2. Tap a message t display its cntents. Tip: Yu can als access new messages thrugh the ntificatin panel. When a new Gmail message arrives, yu will see the icn in the status bar. Tuch, hld, and drag the bar dwn t display ntificatins. Tap a message t display it. 3. At the tp f the message, tap Reply, Frward, r > Reply all. 4. T send the message, tap. Accunts and Messaging 31
Email Use the Email applicatin t send and receive email frm yur webmail r ther accunts. Yu can als access yur Exchange ActiveSync email n yur tablet. Add an Email Accunt Email allws yu t send and receive email using varius email services. Yu can als receive text message alerts when yu receive an imprtant email. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > General tab. 2. Tap Add accunt > Email. 3. Fllw the prmpts t set up and cnfigure yur accunt. Add a Micrsft Exchange ActiveSync Accunt The Email applicatin als prvides access t yur Micrsft Exchange accunt frm yur tablet. If yur cmpany uses Micrsft Exchange Server 2003, 2007, r 2010 as the crprate email system, yu can use this email applicatin t wirelessly synchrnize yur email, Cntacts, and Task infrmatin directly with yur cmpany s Exchange server. Use the fllwing prcedure t synchrnize yur tablet with a crprate email accunt. Nte: Yu can set up multiple Micrsft Exchange ActiveSync accunts n yur tablet. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > General tab. 2. Tap Add accunt > Micrsft Exchange ActiveSync. 3. Fllw the prmpts t set up and cnfigure yur accunt. Nte: Cnsult yur netwrk administratr fr assistance in cnfiguring yur accunt. Cmpse and Send Email Cmpse and send email using any accunt yu have set up n yur tablet. Increase yur prductivity by attaching files such as pictures, vides, r dcuments t yur email messages. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Email. 2. Frm the Inbx, tap. Tap the T field and enter the recipient s email address in the T field. Yu can add as many message recipients as yu want. T send a carbn cpy (Cc) r a blind carbn cpy (Bcc) f the current email t ther Accunts and Messaging 32
recipients, add their email addresses in the Cc/Bcc field. T view Cc r Bcc fields, tap. Tap the Subject field and enter the email subject. 3. Tap the text area t cmpse yur email. T add an attachment, tap. Chse frm the fllwing: My Files, Images, Take picture, Vide, Recrd vide, Audi, Mem, Calendar, Cntacts, r Maps. 4. T send the message, tap. View and Reply t Email Reading and replying t email n yur tablet is as simple as n yur cmputer. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Email. 2. Frm the email accunt Inbx, tap a message t view it. 3. Tap Reply, Reply All t reply t the riginal recipient list, r tap Frward t frward the message t new recipient(s) in the T field. 4. Enter a message (if desired) and then tap. Manage Yur Email Inbx The fllwing prcedures allw yu t view, refresh, srt, and delete yur email messages. View Yur Email Inbx 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Email. 2. If yu have mre than ne accunt set up n yur tablet, tap the list at the tp f the screen and chse an accunt. Refresh an Email Accunt Whatever yur autmatic synchrnizatin settings are, yu can als synchrnize yur sent and received email messages manually at any time. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Email. 2. Select an email accunt. If yu are already in an email accunt, tap the accunt name field (tp left crner) t list all f yur email accunts. Select an available email accunt. 3. Tap Refresh. Accunts and Messaging 33
Filter Email Messages 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Email. 2. Frm the email accunt Inbx, tap > Filter by. 3. Select frm the ptins t filter email messages by: date received (mst recent r ldest), by sender, read/unread status, attachments, starred favrites, pririty, subject, flag, request, meeting requests, r size. (Nt all ptins are available fr all email accunts.) Delete an Email Message 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Email. 2. Frm the email accunt Inbx, tap the email message yu want t delete. 3. Tap Delete > Delete. Edit Email Settings Yu can edit general preferences, which apply t all email accunts, r cnfigure settings fr specific email accunts, such as email address and passwrd, name display and signature, frequency f retrieval, and mre. Nte: Available settings depend n the type f email accunt. Edit General Preferences Cnfigure ptins that affect all f yur email accunts. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Email. 2. Tap > Settings > General settings t cnfigure settings. Available settings depend n the type f email accunt, and may include: Display: Set hw emails are shwn in the email list and when yu pen them. Cmpsing and sending: Set what functins are available while cmpsing and sending emails. Aut advance: Chse hw the email list displays after yu delete r mve an email. Cnfirm deletins: Chse whether the tablet prmpts yu t cnfirm the actin when yu mark emails fr deletin. Pririty sender settings: Maintain a list f email addresses t ensure that emails frm the addresses receive pririty handling. Spam addresses: Edit the list f senders and dmains reprted as spam. Accunts and Messaging 34
Edit Accunt Settings Yu can edit settings fr yur individual email accunts, such as email address and passwrd, name display and signature, frequency f retrieval, and mre. Nte: Available settings depend n the type f email accunt. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Email. 2. Tap > Settings, and then tap an accunt t cnfigure settings. Remve an Email Accunt If yu n lnger want an email accunt n yur tablet, yu can delete it thrugh the email settings menu. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Email. 2. Tap > Settings. 3. Tap the accunt t delete. 4. Tap Remve accunt > Remve. Samsung Accunt Create a Samsung accunt fr access t Galaxy Apps and much mre. When yu sign in t yur Samsung accunt n yur tablet, yu can access Samsung-specific cntent and features. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > General tab > Accunts > Add accunt. 2. Tap Samsung accunt, and then tap Create accunt with Ggle ID, Create accunt, r Sign in. 3. Fllw the prmpts t sign int yur accunt, r create a new accunt. Nte: Tap Help fr mre infrmatin abut Samsung accunts, r fr help with yur accunt. Scial Netwrking Accunts Stay in tuch n the g with all yur scial netwrking accunts. Facebk Pst updates, read what yur friends are up t, uplad pictures and check-ins, and mre with nthe-g Facebk access. Accunts and Messaging 35
Dwnlad and Install Facebk Befre using Facebk n yur tablet, yu will have t dwnlad and install the app frm the Ggle Play stre. See Find and Install an App fr details. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Play Stre. 2. Tap the Ggle play search field at the tp, and then search fr Facebk. 3. Tap Facebk frm the results, tap Install, and fllw the prmpts t dwnlad and install the app. Use Facebk n Yur Tablet 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Facebk. 2. Fllw the prmpts t enter yur Facebk accunt details and sign in t yur accunt. Ggle+ Ggle+ makes messaging and sharing with yur friends a lt easier. Yu can set up Circles f friends, visit the Stream t get updates frm yur Circles, use Hanguts fr chatting with everyne in yur Circles, r use Instant Uplad t autmatically uplad vides and phts t yur wn private album n Ggle+. Visit ggle.cm/mbile/+/ fr mre infrmatin. Ggle+ uses yur Ggle Accunt. If yu dn t already have a Ggle Accunt set up n yur tablet, yu can set ne up. Fr mre infrmatin, see Create a Ggle Accunt. Frm hme, tap Apps > Ggle+. Hanguts Hanguts is an nline place t meet friends and family, share phts, and hst vide calls. Cnversatin lgs are autmatically saved t a Chats area in yur Gmail accunt. Hanguts uses yur Ggle Accunt. If yu dn t already have a Ggle Accunt set up n yur tablet, yu can set ne up. Fr mre infrmatin, see Create a Ggle Accunt. Frm hme, tap Apps > Hanguts. YuTube YuTube is a vide sharing website n which users can uplad and share vides. The site is used t display a wide variety f user-generated vide cntent, including mvie clips, TV clips, and music vides, as well as vide cntent such as vide blgging, infrmatinal shrts, and ther riginal vides. Nte: YuTube is a data-intensive feature. Check yur data plan t avid additinal data charges. Accunts and Messaging 36
Frm hme, tap Apps > YuTube. Accunts and Messaging 37
Apps and Entertainment All yur tablet s features are accessible thrugh the Apps list. Ggle Play Stre The Ggle Play stre is the place t g t find new Andrid apps, games, mvies, music, and bks fr yur tablet. Chse frm a wide variety f free and paid apps ranging frm prductivity apps t games. When yu find an app yu want, yu can easily dwnlad and install it n yur tablet. T access the Ggle Play stre yu must have a Ggle Accunt set up n yur tablet. Imprtant: Third-party applicatins may access yur persnal infrmatin r require yur service prvider t disclse yur custmer infrmatin t the third-party applicatin prvider. T find ut hw a third-party applicatin will cllect, access, use, r disclse yur persnal infrmatin, check the applicatin prvider s plicies, which can usually be fund n their website. If yu aren t cmfrtable with the third-party applicatin s plicies, dn t use the applicatin. Find and Install an App When yu install apps frm the Ggle Play stre app and use them n yur tablet, they may require access t yur persnal infrmatin (such as yur lcatin, cntact data, and mre) r access t certain functins r settings f yur tablet. Dwnlad and install nly apps that yu trust. Nte: Yu need a Ggle Wallet accunt t purchase items frm the Ggle Play stre app. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Play Stre. 2. Brwse thrugh the categries, find an app yu are interested in, and tap the name. 3. Fllw the prmpts t dwnlad and install the app. Warning: Read the ntificatin carefully! Be especially cautius with apps that have access t many functins r a significant amunt f yur data. Once yu tap OK n this screen, yu are respnsible fr the results f using this item n yur tablet. Open an Installed App Open a newly installed app via the apps menu. Frm hme, tap Apps and then tap the app icn. Uninstall an App Yu can uninstall any app that yu have dwnladed and installed frm Ggle Play. Yu cannt uninstall apps that are preladed n yur tablet. Apps and Entertainment 38
1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > General tab > Applicatin manager > Dwnladed tab. 2. Tap the app yu want t uninstall, and then tap Uninstall. 3. Fllw the prmpts t cmplete the uninstall. Ggle Play Bks With Ggle Play Bks, yu can find mre than 3 millin free e-bks and hundreds f thusands mre t buy in the Ggle Play stre. Visit play.ggle.cm/abut/bks t learn mre. Frm hme, tap Apps > Play Bks. Ggle Play Games Ggle Play Games is the easiest way fr yu t discver new games, track achievements and scres, and play with friends arund the wrld. It brings all yur gaming n Ggle Play tgether in a unified Andrid experience. Visit play.ggle.cm/abut/games t learn mre. Frm hme, tap Apps > Play Games. Ggle Play Newsstand Frmally Ggle Play Magazines, Play Newsstand cmbines Play Magazines and Ggle Currents t bring yu free and paid news, magazine subscriptins, and much mre all in ne place. Visit play.ggle.cm/stre/newsstand t learn mre. Frm hme, tap Apps > Play Newsstand. Ggle Play Mvies & TV The Ggle Play Mvies & TV applicatin allws yu t cnnect t the Ggle Play stre and dwnlad a mvie r TV shw t watch instantly. Chse frm thusands f mvies and TV shws, including new releases and HD titles in Ggle Play and stream them instantly n yur Andrid tablet. Previusly rented mvies are autmatically added t yur My Mvies library acrss yur devices. Visit play.ggle.cm/abut/mvies t learn mre. Frm hme, tap Apps > Play Mvies & TV. Ggle Play Music Ggle Play Music lets yu brwse, shp, and play back sngs purchased frm the Ggle Play stre app, as well as sngs yu have laded frm yur wn music library. The music yu chse is autmatically stred in yur Ggle Music library and instantly ready t play r dwnlad. Visit play.ggle.cm/stre/music t learn mre. Apps and Entertainment 39
Nte: Fr infrmatin abut lading music nt yur tablet, see Transfer Files Between Yur Tablet and a Cmputer. Frm hme, tap Apps > Play Music. Ggle Maps Use the Ggle Maps applicatin t find directins, lcatin infrmatin, business addresses, etc. Determine yur current lcatin with r withut GPS, get driving and transit directins and get tablet numbers and addresses fr lcal businesses. Nte: Ggle Maps may require yu t turn n Lcatin. Fr mre infrmatin abut lcatin settings, see Lcatin Settings. Frm hme, tap Apps > Maps. Music Player The Music player is an applicatin that can play music files. Launching the Music player allws yu t navigate thrugh yur music library, play sngs, and create playlists (music files bigger than 300 KB are displayed). Nte: Fr infrmatin abut lading music nt yur tablet, see Transfer Files Between Yur Tablet and a Cmputer. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Music. 2. Tap a library categry n the tp f the screen (Playlists, Tracks, Albums, Artists, r Flders) t view the available music files. 3. Scrll thrugh the list f sngs and tap an entry t begin playback. NextRadi NextRadi is an FM tuner applicatin that receives FM radi bradcasts in yur lcal area. NextRadi als prvides a data service fr radi bradcasters t share infrmatin abut their statin and their bradcast cntent s that listeners can receive real-time updates as they listen. Frm hme, tap Apps > NextRadi. Nte: T listen t radi frm yur tablet, yu must plug in either headphnes r a speaker cable t the headphne jack n tp f the tablet. T listen thrugh the tablet's speaker (after plugging in headphnes), tap Sptify Mre ptins > Output t speaker. Sptify gives yu millins f sngs at yur fingertips. The artists yu lve, the latest hits, and new discveries just fr yu. Hit play t stream anything yu like. Apps and Entertainment 40
1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Sptify. 2. Fllw the prmpts t update the app and then lg in t yur Sptify accunt r sign up fr a new accunt frm yur tablet. Sprint Music Plus With Sprint Music Plus and the Music Stre, yu can purchase, dwnlad, and play music n yur tablet. Access Sprint Music Plus 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Sprint Music Plus. 2. The first time yu launch the app, tap Accept t accept the Terms and Cnditins. 3. Tap a stre ptin frm the main page r tap > Music (under Library) t access yur music. Tap the navigatin tls t skip ahead r rewind. Tap at any time t see additinal ptins. Fr mre infrmatin, tap > Settings > Abut r Help. Purchase and Dwnlad Music frm the Sprint Music Plus Stre Frm the Sprint Music Plus Stre, yu can shp fr sngs t purchase and dwnlad t yur tablet. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Sprint Music Plus > Music Stre. 2. Enter a sng r artist in the search field r brwse thrugh ptins in the tabs in the center f the screen. 3. Tap a sng t select it. (The sng infrmatin screen is displayed.) 4. Fllw the instructins t preview r purchase the sng. Tap at any time t display the Sprint Music Plus menu. Nte: If yu have laded music n t yur tablet frm yur cmputer (see Transfer Files Between Yur Tablet and a Cmputer), yu will need t sync yur music t listen t it thrugh Sprint Music Plus. Frm the Sprint Music Plus app, tap > Settings > Synchrnize yur music library. Once synced, yu will see yur music in the library. Wrld Clck View the date and time in any time zne. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Wrld Clck. A map f the wrld displays with the lcatins yu have added flagged. Apps and Entertainment 41
2. Tap t add a city. Search fr r swipe thrugh the list t find a city t add, and then tap the city name t add it t the list. 3. Cnfigure list ptins: T change the rder f the cities, Menu > Change rder. Tuch and drag n an entry t mve it t a new psitin in the list. Tap Dne t save changes. T delete cities, tap Menu > Select. Select each city yu want t delete, and then tap Delete. Apps and Entertainment 42
Web and Data The fllwing tpics address yur tablet s data cnnectins and the built-in Web brwser. Additinal data-related features can be fund in Accunts and Messaging, Apps and Entertainment, and Tls and Calendar. Yur tablet s data capabilities let yu wirelessly access the Internet r yur crprate netwrk thrugh a variety f cnnectins, including: Internet Yur tablet s Web brwser gives yu full access t bth mbile and traditinal websites n the g, using yur tablet s 3G, 4G, r Wi-Fi data cnnectins. Frm hme, tap Apps > Internet. Chrme Use Chrme fr Mbile t brwse fast and sign in t bring yur Chrme experience frm yur cmputer, anywhere yu g. Fr mre infrmatin, visit ggle.cm/intl/en/chrme/brwser/mbile. Frm hme, tap Apps > Chrme. Data Services General Infrmatin (Sprint 4G LTE and 3G Netwrks) The fllwing tpics will help yu learn the basics f using yur data services, including managing yur user name, launching a data cnnectin, and navigating the Web with yur tablet. 4G LTE The Sprint 4G LTE netwrk prvides yur tablet with wireless Internet access ver greater distances than Wi-Fi and delivers data transfer rates f up t 60 Mbps. T cnnect yur tablet t Sprint 4G LTE, yu need t be in an area cvered by the Sprint 4G LTE netwrk. Fr mre infrmatin abut the availability f Sprint 4G LTE in yur lcatin, visit sprint.cm/cverage. Nte: The availability and range f the netwrk depends n a number f factrs, including yur distance t the base statin and infrastructure and ther bjects thrugh which the signal passes. Web and Data 43
Set Yur Netwrk Optins 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cnnectins tab > Mre netwrks > Mbile netwrks > Netwrk mde. 2. Select LTE/CDMA r CDMA. The tablet will scan fr the best available Sprint netwrk and will autmatically cnnect t it. When yur device is cnnected t the Sprint 4G LTE netwrk, the appears in the status bar. Sprint 4G LTE icn Nte: The 4G netwrk is self-discverable, which means n additinal steps are required fr yur tablet t cnnect t it. Yur User Name When yu buy yur tablet and sign up fr service, yu are autmatically assigned a user name, which is typically based n yur name and a number, fllwed by @sprintpcs.cm. (Fr example, the third Jhn Smith t sign up fr Sprint data services might have jsmith003@sprintpcs.cm as his user name.) When yu use data services, yur user name is submitted t identify yu t the Natinwide Sprint Netwrk. Yur user name is autmatically prgrammed int yur tablet. Yu dn t have t enter it. Update Yur User Name If yu chse t change yur user name and select a new ne nline, r make any changes t yur services, yu must then update the prfile n yur tablet. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > General tab > System Update. 2. Tap Update Prfile. Data Cnnectin Status and Indicatrs Yur tablet displays the current status f yur data cnnectin thrugh indicatrs at the tp f the screen. The fllwing symbls are used: Icn Descriptin 3G data: The tablet is cnnected t a 3G data netwrk. 4G LTE data: The tablet is cnnected t a 4G LTE netwrk. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi prvides wireless Internet access ver distances f up t 300 feet. T use yur tablet s Wi-Fi features, yu need access t a wireless access pint r htspt. Web and Data 44
The availability and range f the Wi-Fi signal depends n a number f factrs, including infrastructure and ther bjects thrugh which the signal passes. Nte: Fr infrmatin abut cnfiguring Wi-Fi settings, see Wi-Fi Settings. Turn Wi-Fi n and Cnnect t a Wi-Fi Netwrk Turning n Wi-Fi allws yur tablet t discver and cnnect t cmpatible in-range Wi-Fi netwrks (r WAPs wireless access pints). When Wi-Fi is turned n, yur tablet will ntify yu f available Wi-Fi netwrks, and yu can cnnect t the Wi-Fi netwrks. Turn Wi-Fi ff when nt in use, t cnserve battery pwer. Turn Wi-Fi n r ff 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cnnectins tab > Wi-Fi. 2. Tap the ON/OFF switch t turn Wi-Fi n r ff. Nte: Yu can als turn Wi-Fi n r ff frm the ntificatin panel. Drag dwn frm the tp f the screen, and then tap the Wi-Fi Quick settings buttn. Scan and Cnnect t a Wi-Fi Netwrk 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cnnectins tab > Wi-Fi. 2. Tap the ON/OFF switch t turn Wi-Fi n. 3. Wi-Fi autmatically begins scanning fr available netwrks. Tap > Scan t begin a new scan. 4. The netwrk names f detected Wi-Fi netwrks are displayed. When yu select an pen netwrk, yu will be autmatically cnnected t the netwrk. When yu select a secured netwrk, yu will need t enter the wireless passwrd t cnnect t the netwrk. Enter the passwrd and tap Cnnect. Yu can tap the Shw passwrd ptin t display the passwrd as yu enter it. Manually Add a New Wi-Fi Cnnectin 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cnnectins tab > Wi-Fi. 2. Tap the ON/OFF switch t turn Wi-Fi n. 3. Tap Add Wi-Fi netwrk. Yu may need t swipe t the bttm f the netwrks list t find the ptin. 4. Tap the Enter SSID field t enter the Netwrk SSID. This is the name f yur Wi-Fi netwrk. 5. Tap the Security field and select a security ptin. This must match the current security setting Web and Data 45
n yur target netwrk. 6. Tap Cnnect t stre the new infrmatin and cnnect t the Wi-Fi netwrk. Nte: The next time yur tablet detects a knwn Wi-Fi netwrk, it will cnnect autmatically. Yu wn't need t enter the details again unless yu reset yur tablet's settings. Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct allws devices t cnnect t each ther directly via Wi-Fi, withut a Wi-Fi netwrk r htspt, and withut having t set up the cnnectin. Fr example, yur tablet can use Wi-Fi Direct t share phts, cntacts and ther cntent with ther Wi-Fi Direct devices. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cnnectins tab > Wi-Fi. 2. Tap the ON/OFF switch t turn Wi-Fi n. Wi-Fi must be n t cnfigure Wi-Fi Direct settings. 3. Tap > Wi-Fi Direct. Yur tablet autmatically scans fr nearby Wi-Fi Direct devices, r yu can tap Scan t begin a new scan. 4. After scanning fr devices, select a device, and then fllw the prmpts t cmplete the cnnectin. Bluetth Bluetth is a shrt-range cmmunicatins technlgy that allws yu t cnnect wirelessly t a number f Bluetth devices, such as headsets and hands-free car kits, and Bluetth-enabled handhelds, cmputers, printers, and wireless devices. The Bluetth cmmunicatin range is usually apprximately 30 feet. Nte: Fr infrmatin abut cnfiguring Bluetth settings, see Bluetth Settings. Turn Bluetth On r Off The fllwing prcedures will guide yu thrugh turning n and turning ff Bluetth. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cnnectins tab > Bluetth. 2. Tap the Bluetth ON/OFF slider t turn Bluetth n r ff. Tip: Yu can als turn Bluetth n and ff thrugh the ntificatin panel. Drag the ntificatin panel dwn and tap the BluetthQuick settings buttn. Nte: Turn ff Bluetth when nt in use t cnserve battery pwer, r in places where using a wireless device is prhibited, such as abard an aircraft and in hspitals. Pair with a Bluetth Device Pairing initiates a cnnectin between yur tablet and the target device, usually by using a passcde r PIN. After pairing, yur tablet and the target device recgnize each ther and exchange Web and Data 46
infrmatin withut having t enter a passcde r PIN. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cnnectins tab > Bluetth. 2. Tap the ON/OFF slider t turn Bluetth n. 3. Make sure that the target device is discverable, s that yur tablet can find it. Refer t the instructins that came with the target device t find ut hw t set it t discverable mde. 4. Tap Scan. Yur tablet will start t scan fr Bluetth devices within range. 5. When yu see the name f the target device displayed in the Bluetth devices sectin, tap the name. Yur tablet then autmatically tries t pair with the target device. If autmatic pairing fails, enter the passcde supplied with the target device. The pairing and cnnectin status is displayed belw the target device in the Bluetth devices sectin. When yu are cmmunicating with the target device, the status bar. (Bluetth cnnected) displays in Nte: Due t different specificatins and features f ther Bluetth-cmpatible devices, display and peratins may be different, and functins such as transfer r exchange may nt be pssible with all Bluetth-cmpatible devices. Recnnect t a Bluetth Device When yu have paired yur tablet with anther device, yu shuld be able t recnnect it autmatically by turning n Bluetth n yur tablet. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cnnectins tab > Bluetth. 2. Tap the ON/OFF slider t turn Bluetth n. 3. Make sure that the target device is discverable. 4. Tap the target device s name in the Bluetth devices sectin. 5. If prmpted t enter a passcde, try 0000 r 1234, r cnsult the target device s dcumentatin t find the passcde. If yu still cannt recnnect, fllw the instructins in Discnnect r Unpair frm a Bluetth Device, and then fllw the instructins in Pair with a Bluetth Device. Discnnect r Unpair frm a Bluetth Device Fllw these instructins t discnnect r unpair yur tablet frm a Bluetth device. Discnnect frm a Bluetth Device 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cnnectins tab > Bluetth. 2. Tap the ON/OFF slider t turn Bluetth n. Web and Data 47
3. Tap the cnnected device, and then tap OK t discnnect. Unpair frm a Bluetth Device Yu can make yur tablet frget its pairing cnnectin with anther Bluetth device. T cnnect t the ther device again, yu may need t enter r cnfirm a passcde again. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cnnectins tab > Bluetth. 2. Tap the ON/OFF slider t turn Bluetth n. 3. In the Bluetth devices sectin, tap next t the device, and then tap Unpair. Send Infrmatin Using Bluetth Yu can use Bluetth t transfer infrmatin between yur tablet and anther Bluetth-enabled device such as a tablet r ntebk cmputer. The first time yu transfer infrmatin between yur tablet and anther device, yu need t enter r cnfirm a security passcde. After that, yur tablet and the ther device are paired, and yu will nt need t exchange passcdes t transfer infrmatin in the future. Yu can send the fllwing types f infrmatin, depending n the device yu are sending t: Images and vides Calendar events Cntacts Audi files The lcatin where the infrmatin is saved depends n the type f infrmatin and the receiving device. 1. Set the receiving device t discverable mde. Yu may als need t set it t Receive Beams r Receive Files. Refer t the device s dcumentatin fr instructins n receiving infrmatin ver Bluetth. 2. On yur tablet, pen the applicatin that cntains the infrmatin r file yu want t send. 3. Fllw the steps fr the type f item yu want t send: Phts and vides (in Gallery). On the Albums tab, tap an album, tap an item, and then tap Share via > Bluetth. Calendar event: In the Calendar s Day view, Agenda view, r Week view, tap the event and then tap Menu > Share via > Bluetth. Music track: This feature is available thrugh the Music Player. With the track displayed n the Nw playing screen, tap Menu > Listen via Bluetth. Web and Data 48
4. Tap the name f the receiving device. 5. If prmpted, accept the cnnectin n the receiving device, and enter the same passcde n bth yur tablet and the ther device, r cnfirm the aut-generated passcde. Receive Infrmatin Using Bluetth Yur tablet is capable f receiving a wide variety f file types with Bluetth, including phts, music tracks, and dcuments such as PDFs. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cnnectins tab > Bluetth. 2. Tap the ON/OFF slider t turn Bluetth n. 3. On the ther device, send ne r mre files t yur tablet. Refer t the device s dcumentatin fr instructins n sending infrmatin ver Bluetth. 4. Yur device will display a ntificatin that a file is being sent. Tap Accept. 5. T see yur new file, tap Menu > Received files. Virtual Private Netwrks (VPN) Frm yur tablet, yu can add, set up, and manage virtual private netwrks (VPNs) that allw yu t cnnect and access resurces inside a secured lcal netwrk, such as yur crprate netwrk. Prepare Yur Tablet fr VPN Cnnectin Depending n the type f VPN, yu may be required t enter yur lgin credentials r install security certificates befre yu can cnnect t yur cmpany s lcal netwrk. Yu can get this infrmatin frm yur netwrk administratr. T cnnect t a VPN, yu must have Mbile data enabled, r yur tablet must be cnnected t a Wi- Fi netwrk. Fr infrmatin abut setting up and using these cnnectins n yur tablet, see Mbile Netwrks and Turn Wi-Fi n and Cnnect t a Wireless Netwrk. Set a Screen Lck Befre setting up a VPN, yu must set a screen lck t prevent access t yur tablet by unauthrized users. PIN r passwrd screen lcks prvide sufficient security t set up trusted credential strage. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Device tab > Lck screen > Screen lck. 2. Chse a screen lck, frm PIN r Passwrd. 3. Fllw the prmpts t cnfigure the screen lck. Fr mre infrmatin, see Lck Screen Settings. Add a VPN The fllwing prcedures utline the methd t use when adding a VPN cnnectin. Web and Data 49
1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cnnectins tab > Mre netwrks > VPN. 2. Tap Add, and then enter the infrmatin fr the VPN yu want t add. The infrmatin yu need t enter includes Name, Type, and Server address. Other infrmatin fr yur VPN netwrk may be required, depending n its cnfiguratin. Cnsult yur netwrk administratr fr mre details. 3. When finished, tap Save. Cnnect t a VPN The fllwing describes hw t cnnect t a VPN. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > Cnnectins tab > Mre netwrks > VPN. 2. In the VPNs sectin, tap a VPN. 3. Fllw the prmpts t enter yur lgin credentials and cnnect. When yu are cnnected, the VPN cnnected icn appears in the status bar. Memry Card Yu can install an ptinal micrsd memry card (nt included), t add strage fr images, vides, music, dcuments, and ther files n yur tablet. This tablet supprts micrsd, micrsdhc, and micrsdxc cards f up t 64GB capacity. Install a Memry Card Use the fllwing prcedures t install an ptinal memry card (nt included) in yur tablet. 1. Open the memry card slt cver and turn t expse the slt. 2. With the gld cntacts facing dwn, carefully slide the memry card int the slt, pushing gently until it clicks int place. 3. Replace the memry card slt cver. Web and Data 50
Imprtant: Yu can easily damage the memry card and card slt by imprper peratin. Please be careful when inserting, remving, r handling it. Warning: D nt ver-insert the card as this can damage the cntact pins. Remve a Memry Card Use the fllwing prcedures t remve an ptinal installed memry card (nt included) frm yur tablet. Imprtant: When yu need t remve an ptinal installed memry card, yu must unmunt the card first t prevent crrupting the data stred n it r damaging the card. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > General tab > Strage. 2. Tap Unmunt SD card, and then tap OK. 3. Open the memry card slt cver and turn t expse the slt. 4. Gently press in n the memry card s that it pps ut frm the slt, and then carefully pull the card ut. 5. Replace the memry card slt cver. Warning: Yu can easily damage the memry card and card slt by imprper peratin. Please be careful when inserting, remving, r handling it. View the Memry Card s Available Memry Use the fllwing prcedure t view used and available memry n an ptinal installed memry card (nt included). See Strage Settings fr mre infrmatin. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > General tab > Strage. Web and Data 51
Frmat a Memry Card Frmatting permanently remves all files stred n an ptinal installed memry card (nt included). Nte: The frmatting prcedure erases all the data n an installed card, after which the files cannt be retrieved. T prevent the lss f imprtant data, please check the cntents befre yu frmat a card. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > General tab > Strage. 2. Tap Frmat SD card > Frmat SD card > Delete all. Unmunt a Memry Card When yu need t remve an ptinal installed memry card, yu must unmunt the card first t prevent crrupting the data stred n it r damaging the card. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Settings > General tab > Strage. 2. Tap Unmunt SD card, and then tap OK. Web and Data 52
Camera and Vide Yu can use the camera r vide camera t take and share pictures and vides. Yur phne cmes with a camera with an autfcus feature that lets yu capture sharp pictures and vides. Camera Use the Camera t take and share pictures and vides. Take Pictures Launch the Camera app t take pictures. Imprtant: D nt take phts f peple withut their permissin. D nt take phts in places where cameras are nt allwed. D nt take phts in places where yu may interfere with anther persn s privacy. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Camera. 2. Slide the Camera Mde buttn t. 3. Using the display as a viewfinder, cmpse yur picture by aiming the lens at the subject. Yu can rtate the tablet t any psitin, and the screen cntrls rtate t make taking pictures easy. 4. As yu cmpse a picture, yu can: Pinch r stretch the screen, r press the Vlume key, t zm in r ut. Cnfigure Camera ptins. Fr mre infrmatin, see Camera Settings. 5. T take the picture, tap the Capture buttn. Camera and Vide 53
Recrd Vides Use the Camera t recrd vide. Imprtant: D nt take vides f peple withut their permissin. D nt take vides in places where cameras are nt allwed. D nt take vides in places where yu may interfere with anther persn s privacy. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Camera. 2. Slide the Camera Mde buttn t. 3. Using the display as a viewfinder, cmpse yur vide by aiming the lens at the subject. Yu can rtate the tablet t any psitin, and the screen cntrls rtate t make vide recrding easy. 4. Tap Recrd t begin recrding. While recrding, yu can use these ptins: Pinch r spread the screen t zm in r ut. Tap the Pause buttn t temprarily stp recrding. Tap the Stp buttn t stp recrding. Camera Settings Set ptins fr the Camera. 1. Frm hme, tap Apps > Camera. 2. Tap Settings t cnfigure ptins: Camera and Vide 54