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Contents Page

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Every Samsung Galaxy question answered

28 Phone

10 Discover your Samsung Galaxy

20 Settings 22 22 22 23 23 24 24

Personalise your device in Settings Make your device energy-efficient Activate the Multi window Discover the many device gestures Navigate Device Manager Set up Finger Scanner mode Manage Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and NFC tools 25 Manage your email and app accounts

6 The Samsung Galaxy Book

34 Messaging

26 Back up and reset your Galaxy device 26 Update your system software 27 Use the notification panel settings

30 30 30 31 31 32 32 33

Make and receive calls with ease Set up speed dialling on your phone Change default ringtone How to work with multiple calls Set up call forwarding Easily share contact info Manage your call history and logs Manage, sort and delete contacts

36 36 36 37 37

Send and receive messages Search for specific messages Delete any text message Attach different files to messages Send group text messages

38 Google Play 40 Purchase an app 40 Get your money back on an app

“Learn how to back up and reset your Samsung Galaxy device”

40 Tell other users what you think 41 Manage your apps and what they do 41 Update to keep apps in shape

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42 Play Movies & TV 43 Find a show and choose to buy 43 Share the details of a film you like 43 Rent a movie or a TV show

44 Play Music 45 Search for new music and find offers 45 Share songs in Play Music instantly 45 Buy songs from Play Music

46 Play Books 47 Search and buy a book in Play Books 47 Add books to your personal wishlist 47 Read books how you want

48 Google Play Newsstand

52 S Suggest 53 Set up S Suggest 53 View S Suggest app ratings 53 Link S Suggest to Facebook

54 Samsung Hubs 56 Watch movies on Samsung’s Video Hub 56 Configure Hub download settings 56 Set up and sign into the Hub 57 Download tunes from the Music Hub 57 Navigating the Games Hub 58 Read your favourite books 58 Learn a skill with the Learning Hub 59 Search and review different titles

66 66 66 67 67

61 Listen to your music with ease 61 Create an all-new playlist 61 Explore the extra functions

50 Samsung Apps

62 Video Player 63 Play your videos 63 Play on your home screen 63 Edit and share movie clips

Browse with Chrome Go incognito Clear your search history Sync Chrome Download and share files

68 Internet 70 70 70 71 71 72 72 73

60 Music Player

49 Browse the Store for mags and news 49 Share a magazine with your friends 49 Take out a new subscription

51 Search for apps using Samsung Apps 51 Make a purchase in Samsung Apps 51 Manage your Samsung apps

64 Chrome

Learn to use the Internet app interface Open and close tabs Clear browser search history Use Google search Bookmark webpages Voice search and multitask Save for offline reading Explore extra features

74 Email & Gmail 76 76 76 77 77 78 78 79 80 80 81

Set up an account using the Email app Create a signature to use automatically Attach photos and media Manage multiple email account types Customise and format emails Organise your messages Create an email account with Gmail Manage messages with labels Mark messages as important or starred Enjoy extra features such as searching Change Gmail settings for functions

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Contents 82 S Note 84 84 84 85 85

Create and save a note Add multimedia to your note Sync your accounts Master input options Use the Popup Note feature

86 S Planner 88 88 88 89 89

Create appointments and events Add a task and set a reminder Add and sync contacts Manage multiple calendars Change calendar view

90 Google Maps 92 92 92 93 93 94 94 95

Search for locations in Google Maps Favourite a location in Google Maps View map traffic information Change Google Maps view interface Post and share a location Find your current location Learn about a place in Google Maps Navigate directions in Google Maps

96 Google Earth 98 98 98 99

Explore the world with Google Earth Share any location immediately Change the image quality Change layers and view location data 99 View landmarks in 3D


100 YouTube 102 Search for and watch videos 102 Subscribe to videos 102 Like or dislike a video 103 Make and edit playlists 103 Share videos with friends

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104 WatchON 105 Access TV schedules using WatchON 105 Use your device as a remote control 105 Buy movies and TV shows

106 Camera 108 Shoot photos on a Galaxy device 108 Swap between front and rear cameras 108 Use camera flash modes 109 Add in-camera effects when shooting 109 Shoot a panorama 110 Use Selective Focus mode 110 New and improved shooting modes 111 Share your photos as you’re shooting 112 Control your shot with manual mode 112 Modify your camera’s quick settings 113 Record an HD video in the Camera app

114 Gallery 116 View your photographs 116 Assign images to contacts 116 Delete images from Gallery 117 Sort and organise your snaps

117 Create a new photo album 118 Sync images with Picasa 118 Share favourite images with friends 119 Edit your captures with Gallery

120 Story Album 122 Create a photo album from Gallery 122 Add captions and text to your images 122 Replace your cover image 123 Edit and amend Story albums 123 Share your Story album

124 S Health 125 Create new goals and achievements 125 Monitor and log your heart rate 125 Input your calorie intake

126 Facebook 128 Sign up and log into Facebook 128 Check in no matter where you are 128 Use Facebook’s widget 129 Edit your profile when changes occur

129 Start a new Facebook chat 130 Search for and add friends 130 Navigate Facebook features 131 Customise your Facebook settings

132 Google+ 134 Set up Google+ 134 View content streams 134 Like a Google+ post 135 Manage your circles 135 Create a new Google+ post 136 Understand communities 136 Manage your photos 137 Start message and video Hangouts

138 Hangouts 139 Start a video call to a friend 139 Start a chat with numerous friends 139 Alter Hangout settings

140 Skype 142 Create and edit your Skype profile 142 Add a friend to your list of contacts 142 Set your status and mood 143 Make video calls to your contacts 143 Call mobile and landlines

144 ChatON 145 Chat with buddies on other devices 145 Update and personalise your profile 145 Draw and send animessages

“Download and share media and files with Samsung Link” 146 Dropbox 148 Upload, view and share files 148 Upload media 148 Auto-upload photos 149 Play music from Dropbox 149 Export files from Dropbox

150 Google Drive 152 Create and upload a Drive document 152 Buy storage space for Google Drive 152 Delete a file from Drive 153 Format your Google Drive documents 153 Manage files on Google Drive 154 View files when offline 154 Share and collaborate on documents 155 Unify Google Drive with other apps

156 Google Now 157 Start using Google Now 157 View important places 157 Edit Google Now settings

158 S Voice 159 Discover Samsung’s S Voice functions 159 Send a text message through S Voice 159 Use S Voice’s settings

160 S Translator 161 Translate text using S Translator 161 Use voice recognition to translate 161 Use preset phrases

162 Samsung Link 164 Connect and use your device 164 Register your computer 164 Register cloud storage service 165 Register a new cloud storage service 165 Save files to Samsung Link 166 Watch a video remotely 166 Download and share media and files 167 Change the settings for Samsung Link

168 Find My Mobile 169 Set up the Find My Mobile service 169 Call your phone and leave a message 169 Locate and track on a map

170 Samsung Kies 172 Set up and back up your device 172 Restore your contacts in seconds 172 Connect to Kies wirelessly 173 Sync your device with Samsung Kies 173 Import media from iTunes 174 Upload new music to Kies 174 View all types of media in Kies 175 Browse the Podcast store in Kies



Every Samsung Galaxy question answered If you are new to your Galaxy device or are in need of inspiration on how to get the most out of it, then we have got all of the answers. Read on to become at one with your device

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f you are new to smartphones and tablets, they can be slightly daunting to begin with. With a home screen festooned with colourful icons and various notifications and alerts hitting you in the face, it can be hard to know where to begin and, indeed, how to start commanding your device in the first place. Or, even if you have had your Galaxy for a while and think you know your way around it, there will always be new things you discover that it can do in order to make your home, work and social lives easier to manage. The purpose of this feature is to scoop up all of the most frequently asked questions posed by newcomers and seasoned device users alike and answer them, so you can go from novice to touch-screen veteran in no time at all. We will start off simple by

We will then explore the various uses for your device, such as staying in touch with other people, using it to help you get from one place to another, how you can employ the device to organise your life and how you can use it to work effectively remotely. And once you are accustomed to all of that, we will then demonstrate how you can kick back and relax with your smartphone or tablet. Remember, although your Galaxy can aid and assist you in any area of life, it really comes into its own as a portable entertainment device and, as such, you can read books, listen to music and watch videos on it. And then there are the games! The Google Play Store, which is included in the Apps section from the start is your ultimate online supermarket that you can use to shop for media and games. By setting

“Your Galaxy really comes into its own as a portable entertainment device” introducing you to some of your Galaxy’s more basic functions and capabilities – such as how to encrypt your important data and how to set up restrictions so that no one may access it. Here we’ll also explain what many of the common features, such as location services, mean and provide essential tips on how you can squeeze more life out of your device’s battery.


up a Google account, you can browse for apps quickly and easily, pay for them with the minimum amount of fuss and then get using them within a minute or so. And the real joy of the Play Store is that thousands of really great apps – including all of the ones that we have featured here – are completely free. So read on and discover more of what your Galaxy can do for you.




Use your Samsung Galaxy device Are you new to your Galaxy device? Then let’s get you started

What are the gesture features? Gestures are what you use to control your Galaxy device and they range from simple finger swipes to pressing your fingers on the screen and spreading them to zoom in. Ultimately, all touch-screen devices are geared towards usability and so the gestures that you use to command your Galaxy instantly feel natural and comfortable. Simple gestures include swiping your finger left, right, up or down across the screen to scroll through pages or windows, whereas simply tapping on app icons or settings will open them up in an instant. If you are reading webpages or books then you can also press two fingers down on the screen pinched and then draw your fingers apart to zoom in. Simply reverse the

action to zoom back out again. As you will undoubtedly be using your device a lot and touch the screen constantly, it is important to keep it free from dirt and grease so as not to impair the response of the touch-screen interface, so clean it with recommended products regularly. Galaxy devices also cater for the visually impaired, hard of hearing and people who are less able-bodied than others. By launching the Settings app and then going to the Accessibility section, you will find a range of sections and options designed to make the device easier to use for everyone. Don’t forget that you can also purchase accessories, such as Bluetooth keyboards, to make your Galaxy work better for you.

“Ultimately, all touch-screen devices are geared towards usability” What are location services?

How do I sync devices?

What is the wake-up command?

These are services provided by your Galaxy device for third-party apps that rely on your current location. Your device will use a range of factors to determine your position, including GPS satellites and wireless networks, and you will need to grant individual apps permission to use your location when installing and launching them for the first time. You can check out your location services settings in your main Settings app. There you will be able to move a slider to instantly deny all location services-based apps access to your location and determine which location sources are used in determining your position. You will find that a lot of apps will ask to use your location, so make sure you read up on the implications and the reasons before installing and loading the apps on your device.

Syncing is all done through the Samsung Kies app that you can download to your desktop computer. You then connect your device to your computer and are able to sync and back up your files, as well as transfer music and videos to and from your device.

You Galaxy device will go to sleep after a preset period of inactivity, but you can instantly wake it up by pressing the Home button. You will then be prompted to either swipe right to unlock your device or enter a password if you have restrictions in place.


Every Samsung Galaxy question answered How do I enable text-to-speech?

How do I reset my device?

This feature can be found under the Accessibility section in the Settings app, but it really needs to be more prominent as it is actually rather useful – especially if you want your device to, say, read a book to you while you are busy doing other things. Tap on the Text-to-Speech options and you will be able to choose a preferred TTS engine (Samsung or Google), determine the speech rate and, by clicking on the cog icon to the right of each TTS engine, download and install voice data so that you can select a different voice to read your text out aloud.

If you need to erase your Galaxy and reset it to the default factory settings – perhaps if you are selling it – then go to the Settings app and tap on the ‘Backup and Restore’ option. Here you can back up your data and perform a factory data reset. If you go for the latter then all of your apps, account details and files will be erased from the device leaving it completely clean.

Can I amend the icons in my Galaxy’s notification panel? Launch your Settings app and then locate the Notification option. Here you can select brightness adjustment to be included in the notification panel (by ticking the box) and see which other icons are in it. To determine the order of the included icons, simply press and hold on one and then drag it into place. Right: You have freedom to decide which icons appear in your notification panel

How can I save my battery? How do I use Finger Scanner? This recent addition to the OS allows you to scan your fingerprint by swiping it over the home button and use it to provide a high level of security for your device. Go to Settings and tap on the Finger Scanner option to register your fingerprint and then assign it to the Screen Lock.

Can I set restrictions? There are many steps you can take to secure your device, the most obvious being to password-protect it. Go to Settings>Security and then tap on the Security option in the Personal section. Now tap on ‘Encrypt device’ and you will be able to select a means of locking the screen. The level of security is mentioned alongside each method, but the most effective is the good old traditional password, so set one in place.

If you have lots of apps open on your device then they will invariably have an impact on its battery life. In fact, for a detailed rundown of which apps are using how much power, go to Settings>Data Usage and you’ll be able to see which apps are currently running and close them down if you want. You can also tap on an app and then tap the Menu button to ‘Restrict background data’. There are also various settings that you can tweak to increase your Galaxy device’s battery life. Start by turning off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when not in use and disable any location services that aren’t needed, as most apps using this function will periodically query the GPS satellites for

your current location. You can also reduce the brightness of the screen as well as the backlight time and turn off any animated wallpapers that you may be using. The other big energy saver is not to wait until your battery is completely depleted before charging your device. If you repeatedly let your Galaxy’s power drain down to nothing before conducting a full recharge, then over time the storage capacity of the battery will be reduced. With these energy-saving tips in mind, you should be able to squeeze even more mileage out of your trusty Galaxy device. Below: You can monitor the battery usage of running apps in Settings



Keep in touch How to use your Galaxy device to stay in the social loop Can I have conference calls on my Samsung Galaxy device? If you have a Galaxy handset then you can use the Add Call and Merge options to conferencecall on your phone. If you are using a tablet then Google’s Hangouts service allows you to conduct a live video call with up to ten friends at once. By creating a Hangout party, you can input the names, email addresses or numbers of the people you wish to add and then send out an invite to all parties to connect. You can also add more people once your party is up and running, so nobody needs to be left out of the social loop.

Is there a way to video-chat? Yes – both the ChatON and Hangouts apps that are already installed on your device enable you to videoconference with friends, family and colleagues. You can also download other apps, such as Skype from the Google Play Store; just set yourself up with a free account and you can talk face-to-face at no cost.

How do I change my message display? Open your ChatON messaging app and then press the Menu button. Now go to Settings and tap on ‘Room settings’. The next screen will allow you to change your message-bubble style as well as the background that they appear on.

Can I set up a call reject message? Most Galaxy handsets come with a ‘reject call with message’ feature, but if you feel that the default message is somewhat cold then you can go to Settings> Call in the Phone app to type your own message to fire off to the caller.

Can I use Hangouts with friends on other devices? Absolutely. Hangouts works on computers, Android and Apple devices, so you can connect with everyone and no one gets left out. You will be able to download the app for whatever device you are using and then log in and use it as a universal service. If you are using a computer, simply log into Google+ and you will be able to connect with friends using mobile devices and vice versa.


Can I transfer contacts between my Samsung Galaxy devices? You can transfer files, media and contact databases quickly and easily via Samsung Kies. This takes the form of an app you can download for your PC that allows you to transfer files and information to and from your Galaxy by connecting it via the USB lead. Kies allows you to effortlessly sync your contacts, calendar, content and much more. If you previous smartphone wasn’t a Galaxy then there is also a way to transfer your contacts, photos, calendars, text messages and more thanks to the Samsung Smart

Switch Mobile app. Free to download from Samsung apps, this service not only allows you to transfer content from other Galaxy devices, it also allows you to transfer data from other Androidbased devices and Apple’s iCloud service too. When you launch the app you will be prompted to pick a category to transfer information from and will then be invited to log in so that a link can be established with the respective cloud-based back-up service. It’s quick and very easy to use.


On the go Need to get to a certain place? Then let your Galaxy device lead the way

“You can also see traffic in Google Maps”

Can I get traffic information?

If you’re planning on making a journey then your Galaxy device can lead you every step of the way, including informing you of any possible traffic delays in reaching your destination, thanks to its built-in Google Search app. After you launch this you may see the option to ‘Get Google Now’ (if you haven’t already opted in). Google Now provides an at-a-glance service on all the things that are important in your life. From sports results to the current weather, Google has everything sorted in one place when you need it. Tap on the magic wand icon in the bottom-right corner and you will be able to customise Google Now to suit your needs. Choose Places and select a home and work location and one of the cards that Google Now provides will be your route to work, along with the current traffic and any possible delays. You can also add traffic as a layer in Google Maps. To do this, tap the icon in the top-left corner and then tap on Traffic. This will layer the heavily congested areas of traffic onto your map so that you can instantly see the places you need to avoid on your journey.

Right: Get at-a-glance traffic info thanks to the useful Google Now service

Can I get directions to my destination?

Can I find translations? One of the apps that comes pre-installed on your Galaxy device handles this task admirably well. The S Translator app is one of Samsung’s own and you can use it to enter words and phrases that you want translated into other tongues. If you find the range of languages in this app limited then other apps, such as Google Translate, provide more options and features to help you get to grips with foreign dialects, both at work and on your travels.

Going places with Google Maps is easy. Simply tap on the arrow icon next to the search field and then enter the ‘to’ and ‘from’ locations into the fields provided. You can then choose your mode of transport and get an instant route mapped out for you. If you then tap on the time box, you can get turn-by-turn directions or go one step further and turn your Galaxy into a satnav system by tapping on Start for full audio commands.

How do I find local Wi-Fi? There are free apps on hand to help you out with this. Go to the Google Play Store and download an app called Wi-Fi Finder and it will plot all of the public Wi-Fi hotspots in your area and present them on a map so that you can find the nearest. You can also use this app to scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks so that you can find out which has the strongest signal before connecting. It’s a useful app that is very easy to use on your travels.



Organise your life How to use your Galaxy device to stay on top and personalise it to suit your needs

How can I keep track of my events and appointments? You can use your Galaxy device’s built-in S Planner app for this purpose. This app enables you to create calendar events and alerts which can then be synced across Samsung devices to help keep you fully up to date with what is going on in your life. To get started, tap on the ‘+’ icon in the top-right corner of the interface and select a calendar, give your event a title (and an icon) and then set the start and end time for your event. You can then go on to set locations, reminders and descriptions if you should so wish. If the event is regularly occurring, such as a weekly briefing meeting, then you can tap on the Repeat option to set the frequency. There are also plenty of other apps available from the Google Play Store to help organise your life, including Schedule Planner and PlannerS, both of which are free to download and use.

How do I set an alarm? You can use your S Planner app to set yourself an alarm or reminder, although you need to create a calendar event for this to take place. For simpler alarms that are quicker to set up, go to the Google Play Store and look at apps such as Alarm Clock and Timely Alarm Clock to meet your requirements. There are plenty of free solutions available.

How can I organise my apps? Your apps can be easily applied to your various home screens to make them easier to access. Go to your Apps section, press and hold on an app and then drag it where you want it. You can also create and name folders to add apps to by long-pressing an app icon and dragging your finger up to the Create Folder option.

Can I create quick notes? Note-taking apps are numerous, but some of the simplest and most efficient are Evernote (which allows you to add any sort of note, including photos and audio) and Google’s Keep app – both are free to download.


How can I manage my Wi-Fi services? Go to your Settings app and then tap on the Wi-Fi section. Now press the Menu button and choose the Advanced settings and here you will be able to select whether Wi-Fi is kept on during sleep (to the detriment of your battery power) and set time frames as to when your device can and can’t connect to the network.

Can I manage my camera shortcuts? The Camera app on your Galaxy device comes with numerous ‘Quick Settings’ to enable you to carry out certain tasks. If you would like to change these settings to perform different features, tap the Menu button while in the Camera app and then choose the ‘Edit quick settings’ option. You can then switch the features that appear in your quick settings (accessible by tapping the cog icon).


Manage your work You can also use your Galaxy device for the serious stuff! How can I work on my device?

Can I print from my Galaxy?

The Polaris Office app comes pre-installed on the latest Galaxy devices and this provides all of the tools you need to create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents, as well as upload them to the cloud to work on later using a different device. The Kingsoft Office app is a very good free alternative that also lets you create and edit typical Microsoft format docs, as well as memos. By opting to create a new document in either app, you will be prompted to select the type – from Word, Excel and PowerPoint – and each option comes with all of the tools and features you need to format text, insert pictures and import data from other apps. You can then select where you would like to save the documents and whether to encrypt them for added security.

You can download Google’s Cloud Print app from the Google Play Store for free for this purpose. To use it, you must first set your printer up for clouding printing by going to www.google.co.uk/cloudprint/learn/ and once it is all set up, the Cloud Print app will automatically scan and find your registered printers and allow you to print out your essential documents wirelessly. To start printing, simply tap on the printer icon in the top-right corner and you will be able to select your files from various locations, including Dropbox and Samsung Link. You can also set various print options from within the app after choosing what you want to print, including colour, the size of the document and how many copies you need. Once done, tap the arrow icon to start the job.

How can I protect my device from malicious viruses? One of the most efficient apps for virus prevention is Lookout Security & Antivirus. Free to download from the Google Play Store, this provides essential protection for your tablet or smartphone against malware, viruses, loss and theft. You can register a free account after launching the app and then your device will be scanned for existing suspect files. What’s more, Lookout mode will be automatically activated, allowing you to go to lookout.com and log into your account to track the location of your device if it gets lost or stolen, as well as go through various alarm and deactivation procedures to prevent your important data falling into enemy hands. You can also upgrade the app, at a price, to include even more features to ensure your device stays threat-free. Left: The Lookout app helps to protect your device

What is the easiest way to share my files? Thanks to the advent of cloud computing, there is no shortage of options to store and distribute your documents, including services such as Dropbox and Google Drive. By creating free accounts, you will be provided with several gigabytes of free cloud storage space that you can use to upload and share files. Using the respective apps, you can organise what’s in your cloud storage and set certain documents and ascertain who can access it. As these two services are among the most popular, most people have access to them and so they prove an effective means of getting your files out to your work colleagues to collaborate on and update before they’re saved back to your cloud.



Be entertained Welcome to the real bread and butter of what your device can do for you

Can I add my own music and videos to my Galaxy device? This process involves Samsung Kies, the desktop PC application that you can connect your device to in order to transfer, back up and manage your files. If you have music or videos on your computer then they will be sourced and located by the Samsung Kies app and presented within the relevant section. To transfer music or video files to your Galaxy device, you simply need to connect it to your computer, select the files that you want to copy from your library and then click on the ‘Transfer to device’ button at the top of the screen. It may take a little while for your files to copy, depending on the volume selected, but the whole process is easy and painless. To then listen to the music or watch the videos on your device, just launch the Play Music or Play Movies apps and the media that you just transferred across will

Is there a way to control my music outside of the app? As soon as you start playing music, you are free to leave the Music app and start using other apps. If you then wish to stop the music or skip tracks, swipe down from the top right of the screen to access your notification panel and you can do it from there.

Can I view websites offline? You can save any webpage to read later when you may lack an internet connection. To do this, simply navigate to the page in the Internet app and then tap the menu icon. Select the ‘Save page’ option and you can continue reading regardless of where you are.

be visible in your library. Now simply tap on a track or movie and the simple set of playback controls will allow you to start listening or watching right away. Don’t forget that you can also purchase music and films direct from the Google Play Store, which will then automatically be added to your libraries in the respective app for you to enjoy when you want, and the volume of products available is staggering.

Can I read books? Reading is one of the many reasons why tablets exist – as a means to read, carry your entire book collection around with you at all times and save the trees! The Play Books app lets you browse the Google Play Store for digital editions and then purchase and download them to read through the app. You have full freedom over the reading conditions, including font size, brightness and page theme and your books, settings and page numbers are synced across all devices. Other great alternatives include the Kindle, Kobo and Audible apps that boast similar features and a staggering amount of choice on what books you can obtain. You need never flick through a paperback again.

Above: Transferring your own media onto your device is simple with Samsung Kies

How do I subscribe to magazines? The Play Newsstand app works along the same lines as the Play Books app, in that you can browse the store for magazines which you then download an app for on your device. Through this app you can buy individual issues or take out a subscription to get every new edition delivered automatically to your device.

Left: Once you start reading on your tablet, you’ll never go back to the printed page


Every Samsung Galaxy question answered Can I play multiplayer games?

Can I use my Galaxy to keep fit?

You can compete against your friends, both directly or on the high-score leaderboards across thousands of games. If you go to the Google Play Store, it has its own dedicated Games section to help you find and choose games to download and play.

From workout apps that come packed with workout routines and instructional videos to apps that allow you to track your running routes, distance covered and your overall progress towards your fitness goals, the Google Play Store is packed full of free fitness apps. The RunKeeper app is a good all-round fitness app. You can enter your statistics, set it to run, and the distance that you cover will be monitored and stored. The S5 comes built-in with the S Health app which has a pedometer, heart rate monitor, diet and fitness regime.

Can I add fun effects to my photos? Can I listen to the radio? The free TuneIn Radio app, which is available to download from the Google PLay store allows you to search for stations from all around the world. From the conventional to slightly more niche tastes, this app has it covered.

Can I watch TV? Each major station has its own catchup viewing portal app to watch on-demand TV and the brilliant TVCatchup app lets you watch live TV on your Galaxy device for free and features most of the Freeview channels.

Having fun experimenting with your photos is made possible by two built-in apps and thousands of others that are available to download from the Google Play Store. Most of them provide loads of filters and effects to apply to your pictures. We will concentrate on the two aforementioned editing apps here, though. The quickest way to launch either app is to open the image you wish to edit in your Gallery app and then tap on the Edit icon at the top of the screen (if you have chosen an image from another source then you will need to download it to your device first, which you can do by tapping the menu icon and choosing the Download option). You can now select which app you wish to launch to carry out the edits, so start off with Paper Artist. Your chosen photo will be automatically opened, so scroll through the various fun filters at the bottom of the

interface and tap on one to see how it makes your image look. You can also draw directly onto your image to enhance the effects. If you have more serious editing needs then the Photo Editor app (which you may need to download from Samsung Apps) lets you crop, resize, adjust the colours and add a more conventional set of filters to your image, which you can then save and upload to your various social networks.

Right: Make your pictures perfect by applying all manner of outlandish filters and effects


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Set up your Galaxy device easily Find a host of amazing tools for your device, all within its Settings app Galaxy’s settings app Wi-Fi hotspot so you can connect a device tools, the Settings app is here to provide you The Settings app is a perfect starting point when getting to know your Galaxy device. It may seem strange to consider your device’s settings as an app, but that’s exactly what it is. In fact, within the Galaxy Settings app are a series of important tools which are unavailable anywhere else on your device. So it’s important to explore within the Settings app to see what is available. Most of the big features to be found there are connectivity ones, which include the ability to set up a


such as a laptop to your Galaxy, and use the phone/tablet’s available data plan to give internet access to the third-party device. The Settings app also has a host of NFC and file transfer tools which, once enabled, don’t require much more attention. Since most apps have their own NFC tools included, neither NFC nor Samsung’s own NFC tool S Beam has its own standalone app. Simply switch NFC on, then find another device to interact with. Of course, beyond the advanced connectivity

with everything you need to set up your Galaxy device exactly how you want it to be, giving you ultimate control.

Device settings tabs The Settings app can be accessed through the apps drawer of your device or by swiping down to access your notifications panel and then tapping the cog icon (Fig 1). Settings on your Galaxy device are broken down into various sections, each with their own

Settings

Fig 1: The Settings app can be accessed by swiping down to your notifications panel and then tapping on the cog icon

Fig 2: The Network connections section is where you will find important options to enable Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc…

collection of subcategories. First you have the Quick Settings section that provides access to the most important settings, these can also be found under their respective section further down the screen. Network Connections (Fig 2) covers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and any other connectivity settings. Then there are other sections where you’ll find all of the customisable tools to manage how your device looks, sounds and behaves. The Motions and Gestures settings (as well as the Accessibility options) offer the Talk Back tool which speaks your actions as you perform them on your device. In the Accounts tab you’ll manage all of your syncable accounts like Google, Samsung, Facebook, WhatsApp and any other app accounts available. Here you’ll also be able to set up cloud storage options with various services such as Dropbox and Google. Finally, you’ll find a series of tools to manage your device including the Application Manager, which can uninstall and modify your apps to suit your needs.

options you’ll be able to keep an eye on battery usage, finding out which apps and tools use the most amount of power to run, as well as manage storage usage, breaking down stored files into different categories which you can then manage individually. Another great tool available on all Galaxy devices is the quick settings buttons. These can be found in your notification window. Quick settings (Fig 3) work as a fast way to turn settings on and off on your device. For example, if your device is low on juice, you can simply access your notification panel and tap to enable Power Saving mode. This is especially useful when you want to activate a tool which when left on all the time would be a drain on your battery. Each available quick setting is linked to a more advanced settings window, which can be managed separately. All of the available Galaxy settings have been built in such a way so as to be able to cater to you and the way in which you want to use your device. These tools include Motions and Gestures and Air View, which allows you to control your device simply by moving your hand over the sensor. Follow along with these step-by-step tutorials to find out about all of the great tools available to you in your Galaxy’s Settings app.

Settings made for you Your Settings app isn’t just for managing your device: it’s also a great way to monitor its activity. Through the Application Manager

Fig 3: Quick Settings groups all of the most important and mostused settings together in one place

Secure your Galaxy device

How to lock your screen To protect all of the important data on your device it is important that you put security measures in place to ensure that nobody can access it. To get started, tap on the Lock screen option and then tap Screen lock. You can then assign a password or PIN, save a pattern to unlock your device or, best of all, use your fingerprint. An exciting new Galaxy S5 feature lets you scan your fingerprint by swiping it across the home button and then use this as a means to unlock your device – which is by far the most secure.


Settings

Using the Galaxy Settings app Using the Samsung Galaxy Settings app you’ll learn how to modify every part of your device

Personalise your device in Settings

1: Settings app

2: Lock screen

3: Set up display

4: LED settings

5: Sound tools

From your home screen open the Apps window. Tap on the Settings app.

Under Sound and Display, tap Lock Screen to turn on lock mode.

Tap on the Display option to adjust fonts, brightness and lock the rotation.

Select LED Indicator to manage your LED notifications.

From the Sound settings, adjust all notification tones on your device.

Make your device energy-efficient

Activate the Multi window

1: Power saving mode

2: Power settings

Listed under the System section, tap on the Power Saving option.

There are two power saving modes available, normal and ‘ultra’. Tap on the first.

1: Display settings

3: Adjust settings

4: Quick settings

2: Go multi-window

If you have very little juice left, enable the Block background data mode.

Scroll the quick settings in the notification panel. Tap Power Saving to activate it.

Open an app. Tap on the white tab, then drag an app into the running one.


Under Sound and Display, tap on Multi window. A small tab will appear.

Settings Discover the many device gestures

Applications Manager

1: Access Manager In the Settings app, tap on the Application manager option.

1: Gesture setup

2: Enable Air View

3: Air Browse

In the Settings app, navigate to and tap on the Motions and Gestures option that is listed under Motion and review the options.

Tap on Air View and then enable this option to preview info, view text or magnify images by hovering your finger over on screen items.

Enabling this option allows you to scroll through pages or lists of items by moving your hand over the sensor in the direction you want.

2: Application Manager Open Application manager and review memory and RAM at the base of the list.

3: Free up your memory In the All list, tap on an app. Free up space by clearing its cache and data.

4: Direct Call

5: Smart Alert

6: Mute/Pause

Turn this feature on to call whoever’s call log, message or contact details are currently on the screen by raising the device to your ear.

With this useful feature enabled your device will vibrate when you pick it up to notify you of any missed calls or messages.

Here you will be able to select a method of muting or pausing activity on your device – from covering the screen to turning it over.

“Turn on Direct Call to call whoever’s details are on screen by raising the device”

4: Check Battery usage Under System, tap on Battery to see which apps are using the most power.


Settings Set up Finger Scanner mode

Manage Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and NFC tools

1: Quick Settings In Settings, tap on the Finger Scanner option listed under Quick Settings.

1: Connections

2: Wi-Fi settings

3: Use Bluetooth

Device connections come in two categories: Network connections (Wi-Fi, data usage) and Connect and Share (NFC, file transfers).

Tap Wi-Fi. Tap on an available Wi-Fi connection and input a password if necessary to connect to it. Tap Scan to search for new connections.

In the Bluetooth menu, turn it on. Available devices will be displayed. Check the box next to your device to make it visible for pairing.

4: Check your data

5: More networks

6: Download Booster

In Data Usage, check the ‘Set mobile data limit’ box. You can then use the red bar on the chart to set up your limit to cut off data use.

Tap on the Flight Mode option and you can turn on Flight mode to disable call and messaging functions, as well as data usage.

This new feature to the S5 lets you download large files quicker on your device by combining the Wi-Fi and LTE networks. Every little helps.

2: Fingerprint manager Tap on the Fingerprint manager option and then tap on OK.

3: Register print Now slowly swipe your finger down over the home button multiple times.

4: Screen lock You will then be taken back to the Lock screen settings where you can select it.


“Download large files quicker by combining the Wi-Fi and LTE networks”

Settings Manage your email and app accounts

1: My Accounts

2: App accounts

3: Sync settings

4: Remove account

Under the User and Backup section, tap on Accounts and you can view all of the accounts that are currently associated and synced with your device.

Some apps (such as Facebook or Twitter) have their own accounts, which will be added to your account list. Tap on an app’s name to view an account’s details.

Tap on your Samsung account from the list. Tap on the email address linked to the account. In this menu you can manage your sync options for the account.

Within your sync options you can tap on Remove account to delete the account and all of its stored information (such as your contacts) from your device.

5: Back up account

6: Add an account

With accounts like Google or Samsung, you can back up your stored data (contacts, messages) to the server by tapping Back Up in the Account Settings screen.

At the base of the My Accounts list, tap Add Account. You can only add accounts through apps on your device. Tap an app name, then add your login details.

Tethering In More Networks, tap on ‘Tethering and portable hotspot’ to show this menu

Hotspot Switch on this option to turn your device into a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices

Connect You can also grant devices access to your Galaxy’s internet connection by USB or Bluetooth


Settings Back up and reset your Galaxy device

1: Backup options

2: Back up data

3: Backup account

4: Factory reset

In the Settings app, under the Users and Backup section, tap on ‘Backup and reset’ to access the various backup options available to you on your device.

Check the box next to ‘Back up my data’, to ensure that all data including contact information and messages will be constantly backed up to a backup account.

Tap Backup Account using a Google account to backup your data. Check Automatic restore to automatically import data to apps once a device has been reset.

Under the Personal data subheading, tap on ‘Factory data reset’. Tap ‘Reset device’ to erase all user data, performing a full factory reset of your device.

Update your system software

1: Firmware update

2: About device

3: Software update

4: Check for updates

You can manually check to find out if there are any software updates available for your Galaxy at any time, although usually you will be notified.

To start looking for software updates, access your Settings app and then scroll down the screen until you come to the About device option. Tap on this.

Once inside the About device options, tap on Software Update and then go through and set the various preferences for checking and tap on Check now.

Your device will then start checking for possible software updates. If one is detected then you will be given a full rundown and invited to install it.


Settings Use the notification panel settings Tiles To display all quick settings tap the top-right tile icon within the notification panel

Setup Tap on the pencil icon to go straight to the notification settings window

1: Quick settings

2: Quick buttons

On any screen on your device, press and drag downwards from the top of the screen to reveal the notifications panel. At the top of the panel are your quick settings.

Press and drag to the left or right to browse through all of the available quick settings. Simply tap any icon to quickly turn the setting on or off.

3: More settings

4: Panel settings

5: Arrange icons

6: Brightness tool

Launch your Settings app and then listed under Quick Settings at the top of the screen will be Notification panel. Tap on this to see what options are available.

All of the buttons that are active will be displayed, as will those that are available. If you see quick settings available that you aren’t using you can edit them.

In the Notification panel settings, you can hold and drag on quick settings icons to arrange their order in the notification panel, prioritising their order.

If it isn’t already activated, switch on the Brightness adjustment tool, making it visible within the notification window. This tool can be found in Display settings.

Hiding Press, hold and drag upwards from here to hide the notification panel


Phone

Phone

Use your Samsung device to perfect the art of mobile calling using a variety of advanced and more obvious features to keep in touch with those most important to you

What it can do:

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Call anyone in any way you like Smart features, intuitive calling and excellent call quality are the hallmarks of Samsung A real experience point you can input a PIN number and you can hold any name in the contacts listing and The voice-calling experience on a Samsung device is as clean, efficient and as easy to use as you could hope for. The main calling screen is dominated by easy-to-tap buttons and the learning curve is surprisingly short. Tapping the Menu key will bring up a selection of extra options when you are dialling a number (Fig 1) and from here you can access all manner of call types instantly. If you want to dial into a company conference call, there are quick options to add a pause or a wait, at which


also quickly add the number you are calling as a new contact. As you type in the number, it will be listed against the relevant contact if it has already been saved in your contacts list and you can even dial names by tapping the keys which correspond to the letters within each icon. For example, to dial your fictional friend Kevin you would tap 53846 and the software works out all of the contacts that have names which potentially correspond to your input sequence. You can also press and

then undertake one more tap to initiate a call. The Phone capabilities of your device interact perfectly with many other functions.

Not just voice Voice calling used to be so simple and it still is, but you also have many other options available to you if you want to save money when calling abroad or even locally. Press the Menu key when viewing the main calling screen and then scroll down to the very

Phone

Fig 1: The main call screen is intuitive and takes no time at all to understand. Extra options are also easily accessible

Fig 2: Internet calling is an inexpensive and flexible method of making contact with anyone and Samsung has you covered here

bottom where you will see a section called ‘Internet call settings’. Tap ‘Use Internet calling’ and you will be offered three options (Fig 2) – you will need to decide which suits the services you use the best, but choosing ‘Ask for every call’ will likely save you the most money. You can add multiple accounts to your Samsung device and then decide which one to use at the time, but remember that some services also offer apps which can streamline the internet calling and management process much better. A valid internet connection will be needed to use this type of calling and it is advisable to also consider any data limits that are present on your current tariff. Internet calling is efficient in terms of data usage, but it can still eat up lots of your plan if you use it all of the time. The trick is to use the most useful and cost-effective type of calling at the right time.

but once you have set it all up you will have a solution that works the way you want every single day. If you press the main Menu key in the Phone app and then select ‘Call settings’, you will be rewarded with a huge list of potential changes that can be made. Tap ‘Ringtones and keypad tones’ to quickly change the tone to any that is already loaded on the device and to deal with vibrations. You can choose various vibrations which will eventually feel familiar and if you assign them to known contacts, you will start to understand who is calling without even looking at the screen. The ‘Call alert’ function lets you dive deeper and manage the tones you receive during calls (Fig 3), which can be useful for alerting you to what is happening while you are talking. There is also a checkbox at the bottom of the list in ‘Call alert’ that you can clear to ensure that no alerts are sounded while you are talking, which may be preferred. The more you look, the more settings you will find and navigating to ‘My call sound’ will highlight just how complete the Phone app is. Here you can change the sound to either suit your mood or the setting you usually frequent. Choices range from ‘Soft’ to ‘Clear’ and really do make a difference.

Use your ears You will likely expect to be able to customise the main ringtone on any phone, but with a Samsung device the options go way beyond this. Following a quick look through all of the settings available, it is easy to become bewildered by the sheer amount of choice,

Fig 3: There are multiple settings available to let you customise the notification experience so that it works just for you

Clever features Advanced Phone settings In the Phone app settings menu, there are some extremely clever features which are worth exploring. The first one lets you turn off the screen during calls, which will ensure that you do not accidentally cut off the call by touching the screen with the side of your face. You can also set an extra volume button to show on screen while a call is in progress and the phone can sense when it is in a pocket and therefore increase the volume automatically in this situation.


Phone

Manage calls and texts with touch A Galaxy phone is an advanced modern communications tool with all of the features you need

Make and receive calls with ease

1: Find the Phone

2: The old way

3: Contacts appear

4: Take a call

5: In-call menu

Locate and tap the Phone icon to see a familiar keypad screen.

Tap each number and then tap the green handset button to call out.

As you type, tappable matching contacts will appear for efficiency.

When calls come in, the screen will change. Slide to answer or reject.

During the call, useful in-call options will be available to use.

Set up speed dialling on your phone

Change default ringtone

1: The Menu key

2: Choose a box

Tap the Menu key while in the main phone screen and select ‘Speed dial setting’.

Tap any box, representing each of the dialling numbers, and select a contact to use.

1: The settings

3: It is complete

4: Tap and hold

2: Tap and preview

You will now see the contact detail assigned to the box. The speed dial is now complete.

Tap and hold the number in the dialling screen and it will start the call straight away.

Tap each tone to hear it and then tap OK when you have selected one.


Go to Settings>Sound and tap ‘Device ringtone’ to see a list of tones.

Phone How to work with multiple calls

Set up call forwarding

1: The forward settings Tap the Menu key and look for the ‘Call forwarding’ option. Now select it.

1: Call on call

2: Two options

3: Two calls

When you are on a call and another comes in, the answer screen will appear with an audible notification. Swipe to answer it.

Two options will appear on screen. You can either put the first call on hold or end it and take the new one. Put it on hold to manage both.

You’ll see both calls displayed on the main screen and some new options appear. Tap the Merge button to start a conference call.

2: Voice or video The next screen will give you two options. Choose the ‘Voice call’ option.

3: Various options You can now choose when to forward calls by selecting a specific option.

4: Conferencing

5: Extra options

6: End a call

A conference call is now live with new options to end the call or to add another caller to the conference. Press the Menu key for more.

Now tap the ‘Manage conference call’ option to decide how to manage the ongoing call. It’s all very simple to do.

You can now end a call with one of the parties by tapping the red End button. The options are limited, but offer everything you should need.

“You can either put the first call on hold or end it and take the new one”

4: Select a number The final step is to add a number to forward calls to. Then tap Enable.


Phone Easily share contact info

Manage your call history and logs

1: Sharing namecards Tap the Menu key when viewing a contact and select ‘Share namecard via’.

1: See the logs

2: Tap an item

3: Call from logs

Tap the Logs icon at the top of the screen to see all of your recent calls separated by date. Notice the exact times next to each listing.

When you tap any of the items in the call log list, you will be presented with the time of the call, the length and further call options.

Swipe right on any listing in the call log to quickly call the contact in question. If you miss a call, this is a quick way to call them back.

4: Quick messages

5: Further options

6: Contact history

Using a similar technique, if you swipe to the left on any contact, the option to quickly send a new text message will appear straight away.

Long-press any item and you will be presented with many more options, such as copying the number and viewing the contact.

You can see the complete history of your calls with a contact by tapping the Menu key when viewing a contact and selecting History.

2: Choose your method You can now choose exactly how you wish to share the contact information.

3: Specific details Choose the fields you want to share and they will be included in the message.

4: Share numbers quickly In the contacts list, long-press the screen and select ‘Send number’ to share.


“You can see the complete history of your calls with a particular contact”

Phone Manage, sort and delete contacts

1: The ‘+’ icon

2: Multiple fields

3: A new contact

4: More options

When viewing your contacts list, tap the ‘+’ icon at the top to quickly create a new contact. You will then be asked where exactly you want to save the contact to.

You’ll now see a selection of fields to complete for your new contact. Tap the downwards arrow next to the name to choose the exact formatting you want to use.

Try to add as much info as you can, including email addresses, home and mobile numbers, and a picture if possible. These will all help you to keep in touch.

Tap the Menu key in the listing screen to bring up a series of options for your contact. You can edit the fields, add the contact to a group or add to the reject list.

5: A favourite

6: A new menu

In the previous menu, you can select ‘Add to favourites’ so that the contact is easily accessible from the front screen of the Phone app with a single tap.

Tapping the Menu key when viewing a contact will let you quickly delete it and undertake other tweaks with one further tap. There are many options available.

Times Durations and times of every call are shown neatly in the call logs

Actions Swipe left or right to make a call or quickly message any listed contact

Icons The small icons offer convenient indicators as to the type of call listed


Messaging

Messaging Messaging on a Samsung device can involve much more than merely sending and receiving texts. You can set up text templates, add attachments and much more

What it can do:

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t.FTTBHFSFQPSUJOH Manage and read reports

Message anyone from anywhere Take your text messaging to a whole new level with your advanced and trusty Samsung device Real-time conversations you like. Go to Settings and at the top you will approach will prove useful and make every Text messaging is no longer about merely sending and receiving messages because it can be a useful tool for building relationships and keeping long conversations on track. Once you send a message, it will be shown in a full-screen when tapped. As soon as a reply arrives, this will be placed below your first message in a different colour and so on as the chat progresses (Fig 1). Every message and conversation is obviously laid out, but you can make the interface truly personal to you if


see a Display section. Here you can adjust the speech bubbles to take different shapes and also different colours, and the choice is varied enough for any taste. You can then select the ‘Background style’ option and choose from a variety of colours and textures, which makes more difference to the interface than you may at first imagine. Finally, you can choose to change the text size with the volume key by ticking one box and because every conversation is naturally different, this simple

conversation look clearer in the future. There is no doubt that text messaging can be fun on any Samsung device.

Dealing with spam Spam is a curse that has slowly started to infiltrate the world of text messaging and is one which can be highly inconvenient and somewhat annoying. The way texts work means that you are almost always likely to view any message that comes in, but there is

Messaging

Fig 1: Your conversations with each recipient are preserved in threads to ensure that the meaning of each text is never lost

Fig 2: You can block specific contacts as spam numbers and also quickly add recipients from first-time messages you receive

a very simple way to deal with this problem once and for all. When you receive a spam text message, view it and tap the Menu key. You will be presented with a series of options (Fig 2), of which ‘Register as spam number’ is one of the most useful. This option is not always presented straight away and so you may need to scroll down to see it. Once you select it, you will not receive any more messages from that number and so you need no longer be hassled by the company or person sending the spam. This simple trick can also be used for people who you no longer want to be contacted by and is about as efficient a solution as you could hope for. If you change your mind in the future, you can bring up the menu in the same message and select ‘Unregister as spam number’ to start receiving text messages from that contact in the future. That is the end of your text spam.

message (SMS) settings’; the first, ‘Delivery reports’, lets you request confirmation that a new text message has been sent successfully. If it has, it will be shown in the notification centre almost as soon as it has been sent (Fig 3). This of course offers peace of mind and a simple confirmation that your message got through, which can be crucial in business. When you scroll further down the settings, you will see ‘Text message (MMS) settings’ where you can also request delivery reports for any files or photos that you have attached to texts. On top of this there is a ‘Read reports’ option which will advise you once the sent message has been read. This is especially useful because some MMS messages cannot be read because the recipient’s phone is not capable of viewing them or their account may not be enabled for MMS – despite this facility, we would still advise checking with the recipient first to make sure all of your messages can get through. There are many other messaging settings available and it is advisable to check them all out to see if some quick changes will provide huge dividends in the long run. Messaging limits, auto-retrieve and push messages can be extremely useful changes to make for many Samsung users.

Message reporting Text messaging on a Samsung device is, of course, extremely useful and beneficial when keeping in contact with friends, but you can also use it in a more serious way, such as for work, if you want to. In the Message settings you will see some options under ‘Text

Fig 3: Delivery and read reports are automatically available in the notification panel and can be tweaked to your specific needs

Text templates Speed up your messaging When composing a new message, you can press the Menu key and then select ‘Add text’. Now choose ‘Text templates’, where you can automatically include any from a set of common phrases to greatly speed up your message creation. If you open the Message settings, an option will be available called ‘Text templates’ as well, but you can also tap the ‘+’ symbol at the top to create your own templates to cover a variety of situations. It’s quick and easy.


Messaging

Keep in touch with your contacts Send, receive and manage all of your text messages efficiently and in style every day

Send and receive messages

1: Messaging icon

2: Use a contact

3: It’s delivered

4: Notifications

5: Tap to view

Tap the top-right icon in Messages to start composing a new text.

Start to type a contact, select their name. Add content and send.

Pull down the notifications bar to view a delivery or read receipt.

New text messages will be displayed at the top of the home screen.

Simply tap the notification to read the message and full conversation.

Search for specific messages

Delete any text message

1: Magnifying glass

2: Search matches

Press the Menu key and then tap the Search option with a magnifying glass next to it.

As you type, matches will appear, which could be contacts or words held within messages.

1: Delete a thread

3: Every result

4: Tap to view

2: Delete a message

Every result will be shown for you to select and can be derived from many conversations.

Tap any result and you will be taken to the conversation the search result is held within.

In the conversation view, hold any message and select ‘Delete Message’.


For chats, hold your finger down on the main list and tap ‘Delete thread’.

Messaging Attach different files to messages

Send group text messages

1: Multiple recipients Add a recipient as normal and select them. They will be shown at the top.

1: A new message

2: The paperclip

3: Set a default

Create a new message as you would any other, by selecting a contact and then adding text in the main screen. Don’t send the message yet.

Tap the paper-clip icon and you will be shown a table of apps that support compatible attachments. Make your choice to proceed further.

You will likely be prompted to choose a default app, but if you send different types of attachments, tap the ‘Just once’ option when asked.

2: Simple contact labels Keep adding recipients until all of the relevant contacts have been included.

3: Add the new message Complete the message as you normally do and send it with a single tap.

4: Choose a file

5: The thumbnail

6: Message sent

You can now search for the file you want to attach. It will greatly speed the process up if you already know roughly where the file is.

Once you have selected the attachment, you’ll see a thumbnail in the message body to confirm you have selected the correct one.

The attachment will show up in the conversation view once received and can be tapped to open it in Messages or in a relevant compatible app.

“You will be shown a table of apps that support compatible attachments”

4: Group message sent The group message will be displayed with the recipients listed at the top.


Google Play

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Stay entertained with Google Play With the Play Store app on your device, you can rest assured that you’ll never be bored again Simplistic and intuitive Movies & TV, Music, Books and Newsstand. This can either be a specific name, for example The Google Play Store app is a great feature of any Samsung Galaxy device. It always has what you want and when you want it. Whether you’re after an addictive game to pass the time waiting for the bus, an app to manage your finances or you simply want to kick back with a classic film, Google Play has it all. As soon as you load the app, its main screen presents you with numerous options. At the top there are the categories of the Play Store that can be explored, such as Apps, Games,


Below this you can swipe down to see all kinds of other goodies available to you. This can include special sales (Fig 1), recommended purchases, all-new Google Play features and top-rated media. You can tap on each of these sections to see further exciting items or tap an app to find out more about it. If you’ve got something more specific in mind, head to the very top of the interface and tap the magnifying glass icon. This opens up a search bar, so type in what you’re looking for.

‘X-Men’, or a generic term such as ‘racing game’. Google Play will come up with a list of suggestions as you type, and tapping on one of these will take you directly to the app, song, album or whatever you’re after right away.

Helpful menus If you want to return to the main screen at any time, tap the Play Store ‘shopping bag’ icon at the top left. This will call up a short list of options (Fig 2), the first of which is Store home,

Google Play

Fig 1: In the main menu you’ll see some great deals on entertainment as well as recommended purchases tailored for you

Fig 2: You’ll never get lost in the Play Store’s entertainment jungle again, as long as you use this little menu to take you to key places

to take you back to the main screen. Beneath this are a few other options that can greatly enhance your Google Play experience. Tap on My apps to see a list of everything you’ve ever downloaded from Google Play. While browsing the Play Store, you can add items to your wishlist, which can be found under the same Play Store menu. You can use this list to store up a treasure trove of apps, music, movies and everything else in one place, so it’s there for you when you’re ready to come back and purchase it later. To add something to your wishlist, tap the bookmark icon (a ribbon with a ‘+’) on the item’s page. The last option at the bottom of the Play Store menu is Redeem. If you’re lucky enough to have received a Google Play gift voucher, select this option and type in the Gift Card & Promotional Code. Your Google account will be credited with the gift voucher’s value.

name at the top. This takes you to your Google Play homepage (Fig 3). You can see a list of the things you have rated recently, and there is also a link to your Google+ homepage. Sometimes, as apps update and evolve, your opinion of an app may change. If you’ve rated an app on Google Play, you can easily change it. Find the app and then scroll down to the Rate section and tap the Edit button. Then just add in your newest thoughts about the app and give it a star rating, then press Save. Another great thing about Google’s syncedup nature is that your payment details are held safely within Google Wallet, which alongside use in the Play Store can be used for a whole lot more. If you’ve never made a payment in the Play Store before and you want to buy a paid app, you’ll need to type in a few payment details first, including card details, registered address and other essential information. This will then be stored in Google Wallet and ready for you to purchase anything from Play Store at the tap of a finger. To turn on password control, just in case your Galaxy device falls into the wrong hands (or a child’s), just hit the Menu button and tick the box in Settings. Your password will be the one you use for your Google login.

A social experience Your Play Store activity is instantly shareable with your Google+ profile. If you use the Play Store to rate and review the apps that you use, these are all public and can be published to your Google+ page. To view all your activity, tap the Play Store menu and then tap on your

Fig 3: Google lets you see your friend’s recommendations of apps, and more so that you can be sure you only buy what’s popular

New people Get friend recommendations The new People section, which is accessible by tapping on the menu icon in the top-left corner, helps you gauge what apps your friends like using the Google+ service. Any apps that your friends ‘+1’ will be displayed here, as will more general app recommendations and, indeed, people that Google recommends that you follow through the Google+ service. It’s a handy way to gauge what’s popular and ensure that you stay up-todate with your apps.


Google Play

Shop away on Google Play Browse collections, find freebies, grab a bargain and discover all the entertainment you need

Purchase an app

1: Install the app

2: Permissions

3: Payment details

4: Watch progress

5: Time to enjoy!

Peruse an app’s info and if you like it, tap the Install/ Price button at the top.

An app permissions box will pop up with the app’s small print. Tap Accept.

Add your details and tap Save (you only need to do this once). Then tap Buy.

Watch the progress bar as your app downloads and installs on your device.

Once it’s downloaded, tap Open. This will launch the app straight away. Enjoy!

Get your money back on an app

Tell other users what you think

1: Go to My Apps

2: Locate the app

Hit the top-left Play Store icon, then select the My Apps option from the menu choices.

Scroll down the list of apps installed and tap the one that you want to remove and refund.

1: Track down the app

3: Get a refund

4: Confirm and uninstall

2: Rate away!

Tap the Refund button – you only have 15 minutes from the time of purchase to do this.

Tap Yes. If you miss the 15-minute window, you can uninstall but won’t get your money back.

Rate it and type a review. Reviews are public and linked to your Google+ profile.


In My Apps, find an app to rate. Scroll down and tap the stars. Hit OK.

Google Play Manage your apps and what they do

Update to keep apps in shape

1: Individual updates In My Apps>Installed, you’ll see apps that need updating. Tap one, then hit Update.

1: Installed apps

2: See every app

3: Reinstall an app

Tap the top-left icon and then My Apps. Select the Installed tab at the top. This shows the apps that are currently stored on your device.

The All tab shows every app you’ve ever downloaded, even ones you’ve uninstalled. Refunded apps won’t show up here, however.

Uninstalled apps have a X at top-right corner. To reinstall, tap the app then the Install button. Tap the X to remove an app from My Apps.

2: Watch it happen Accept the permissions and you’ll see the progress bar. Once ready, tap Open.

3: Do a job lot Tap the Update All button at the top to update all apps in need of attention.

4: Notifications

5: Home icons

6: Manage content

In My Apps, hit the Menu button, then tap Settings. At the top of the Settings menu, use the checkbox to turn app notifications on or off.

In Settings, you can also opt to manage whether or not icons for the apps that you are downloading appear on your Home screen.

In Settings, you can control the kind of app content shown on Google Play. Select from the checkbox options and then tap on OK.

“Automatically add home-screen widgets when you download a new app”

4: Set auto updates In Settings, tap ‘Auto-update apps’ to select the method of automatic update.


Play Movies & TV

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Buy or rent the latest movies and TV shows to watch on your Galaxy device

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Search, rent, buy and watch How to rent a TV show or movie and watch it on your Galaxy, or buy a show to keep forever If you like to watch films or catch up with your favourite TV shows on your Galaxy, the Play Movies & TV app is the place to head for. A recent update has made the app even easier to use with a new slide-in navigation bar to help you find things easier. Tap on the Search icon and enter the name of what you are looking for. Everything that vaguely responds to the title will be listed, starting with the best hits first. These are highlighted while showing each category so to see the full list of hits, tap on the red square where it says there are


more to look at. To select any show or movie, simply tap on it to see the renting or viewing options. If you want to see whether there are any books, music, magazines or apps related to the show you are searching for, tap on the heading for Movies and TV. This produces a search filter that allows you to see all results, or ones for specific categories. To navigate around the app when you have downloaded some content, tap the icon next to Watch Now. This produces a slide-out menu covering My Movies, My TV Shows, On Device

and another link to the Shop. Tap on any of the categories to see a show that has been rented, bought or downloaded. Then tap on the listing for the show to see the details about it. There are usually links to other shows that are related to this one. Otherwise, tap on Play to watch it. Note that this will automatically rotate the screen to landscape view to play the video – you can’t watch in portrait orientation. Some shows can be streamed, but if the network isn’t fast enough you can download it instead by tapping on the Pin icon.

Play Movies & TV

Watch a movie or show Search for a movie or show to watch, rent, buy or share

Rent a movie or a TV show

Find a show and choose to buy

1: Find the show you want Tap on the Search icon and type in what you are looking for. Tap on More.

1: Find the show

2: Select a film

3: Make a purchase

Tap on the Search icon and type what it is you are looking for. Tap on the magnifying glass.

Tap on the film (or show) you are interested in. There are options to rate and review the film or watch the preview.

Tap on Buy to see the options. Select HD or standard definition and then tap on Buy.

2: Select the movie Scroll up and down and tap on the show or film you want to rent out.

Share the details of a film you like

3: Select a rental option Tap on the options for Rent. This will be HD or SD, with prices for each.

1: Share a favourite

2: Select a service

3: Add details

Tap on a film or TV show to see the details and then tap on the Share icon located at the top right.

Select from the connection, social media and email options with which to share the film/show’s details.

A link to the movie will appear in the update. You can also add your own text to personalise it further.

4: Pay through the Store Tap on the quality option then on the Rent icon to pay through Google Play.


Play Music

Play Music Play Music offers a huge library of tracks and albums, many special deals and excellent sound quality throughout. It also lets you organise your entire music library

What it can do:

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Discover new music anywhere Find music, purchase tracks and enjoy previews no matter where you are. It’s always with you Play Music offers a huge library of tracks which can be accessed with ease. Simply tap the Menu key at the top of the screen and select Genres to break down the listings to show music that you are more likely to be interested in, then scroll through the most popular tracks. When you tap on any album, you will see a track listing which then enables you to make quick purchases by simply tapping the price. If you tap to the left-hand side of the track, you can also listen to a preview to ensure that the purchase will be worthwhile. Once your


account is set up, you can make any new purchase in a second without having to enter payment details every time and the entire process is built for speed and ease of use. Selecting ‘My wishlist’ from the menu icon lets you see all of the music you are intending to buy and you can add new tracks by tapping the bookmark icon at the top. This allows you to keep a record of what you expect to buy in the future and if a particular track impresses, sharing only takes a couple of taps to complete. The main screen often shows

special deals, of which some are extremely good value, and if you prefer you can meander through the store at any time in an attempt to discover potential new music that you will enjoy. The top songs and top album lists are prominent, to let you know what is popular at the current time, and throughout the experience touch is used effectively to let you navigate all of the tracks on offer. Play Music is the ultimate pocket music library and one that interacts perfectly with the songs already loaded on your device.

Play Music

Use a virtual music store Play and purchase any music track from a library of millions

Buy songs from Play Music

Search for new music and find offers

1: Set up an account Make sure that your payment information is set up in the Play Store.

1: Find the shop

2: Select a genre

3: Play free samples

Tap the menu icon in the Play Music app and then select the Shop option from the drop-down list.

Now tap the menu icon again and choose a particular musical genre that you are interested in.

A selected part of each track can be played by simply tapping the track number next to it.

2: Tap the price tag Tap the price tag next to any song to initiate the purchasing process.

Share songs in Play Music instantly

3: Confirm your purchase Now tap Buy in the pop-up panel to confirm and start the download.

1: The sharing icon

2: Choose a method

3: Share single tracks

When viewing any music in the Store, you can tap the sharing icon at the top to share an entire album.

You can now choose how exactly you want to share. Make your choice and select a contact.

Hold your finger down on any track to bring up the sharing panel. Now select your method.

4: Buy a whole album Tapping the orange price tag at the top will let you buy a whole album.


Play Books

Play Books Read your books anywhere and buy new titles no matter what you are doing. You can even make each book look exactly as you want it to for prolonged reading stints

What it can do:

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Read brand new books anywhere Carry a huge library of books with you to access whenever you have some spare time eBooks are extremely convenient and with Google Play Books you have a world of fiction and non-fiction available to you. If you select the menu option within the Play Books app, you will see a Shop item which, when tapped, will take you to the main online library. Here you can navigate through genres by selecting Categories at the top, or view the most popular books in the Top Selling list. The New Arrivals sections are always kept up to date and if there is a new release you are interested in, you will likely be able to buy it immediately.


Free samples can be accessed for every book by tapping the Free Sample button in the listing, at which point it will be downloaded to your device. Purchasing is actually very similar: tap the price tag, confirm and the book will be loaded onto your device straight away. Each book will be stored with the full cover on show for ease of reference and when you start to read, the experience gets even better. When viewing any book, tap the Menu key and you will be offered the opportunity to change the size and type of

the font, the theme and even the justification. An eBook will never truly replace the feel of a traditional paper book, but if you take time to make it work for you the experience will still feel extremely positive. In the Settings option you can select to use the volume keys to turn pages on most devices and even ask for the books to be read aloud, which is handy when driving. Your reading position in the book will be stored to resume from it later and you can even do this on other devices that use Play Books. It’s time to start reading.

Play Books

Understand Play Books Dive into a world of pocketable reading when on the move

Read books how you want

Search and buy a book in Play Books

1: Access your library While in Play Books, tap the Menu key and select My Library.

1: Find by genre

2: A detailed search

3: Buy a new book

Tap on the Shop books option and then tap the Categories tab at the top to view books by genre.

The magnifying glass at the top lets you search by book title or author. It makes suggestions as you type.

When viewing a book, tap the price tag to purchase it immediately. It will now download to your device.

2: Cover to cover All of your books will be shown, ready for you to read straight away.

Add books to your personal wishlist

3: The display options In the page view, use the Menu key to bring up the display options.

1: The wishlist icon

2: Find your wishlist

3: Access the wishlist

While viewing a book, tap the bookmark icon at the top. A confirmation will appear, saying ‘Adding to wishlist’.

Now tap the Menu key and then select ‘My wishlist’ from the options that show up in the list.

When you access your wishlist, it will show your wanted items in the whole Play Store and not just books.

4: Make your choices Play around with fonts and themes until you are happy with the result.


Play Newsstand

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Browse a wide range of magazines, share with friends and check out the latest news stories

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Read news, subscribe to magazines Search the Play Store for your favourite titles from within the Newsstand app Google Play Newsstand is a new app that replaces Play Magazines and Google Currents by blending them together. It makes it easier to find and subscribe to magazines and mixes in suggested content from around the web based on what you’ve been reading. The first section is called Read Now and this contains suggested stories and subscribed news feeds. Tap on Read Now to see the other section headers, which include My News, My Magazines, Bookmarks and Explore. This service has recently been updated to include


more sections here too, such as Business and Entertainment. Tap on Explore to see links to the Play Store, Featured news items, or sections of content. Tap on one to see a choice of magazines or websites to check out. To configure what news stories get sent to Newsstand, tap on My Library (which includes My News and My Magazines). Preset sources can be removed if you wish. Or tap on Explore and go find new ones and add them to your news feed. The news is split into sections to make it easier to find the kind of stories you

want. Tap on Entertainment, for example, to see a range of stories. Tap on a story to read it. Scroll down to the very bottom of the story to see the source and put a tick next to it to get stories from there in My News, or untick the box to remove them. What you really want to do, though, is find some magazines to subscribe to, or check out individual issues. The My Magazines section has an initial link to the Play Store, but once you tap on Got It, it won’t appear again. Instead, go down to Explore and use the link there.

Play Newsstand

Search for magazines Find titles and add them to your personal reading platform

Take out a new subscription

Browse the Store for mags and news

1: Find the magazine first Browse and locate the magazine you’re interested in and perhaps buy an issue.

1: Finding the Store

2: Use categories

3: Check out a title

Tap on the main menu and then select Explore. The first link that comes up is for the Store. Tap it.

Now tap on Categories on the top menu to see a list of them on the left. Tap on a section to view.

Tap on one of the magazines displayed to read about it, how others rate it and what are similar titles.

2: Subscribe to the mag Tap on Subscribe and choose whether to pay monthly or for the year.

Share a magazine with your friends

3: Update payment details You may need to enter your postal address as well. Tap Continue.

1: Find a magazine

2: Select the service

3: Send message

Once you have found a magazine that you want to tell friends about, tap on the Share icon.

There are a number of services that can be used to share the link with. Select one of them.

Add a personal comment and fill out the receiving address, then send the message to share the news.

4: Confirm the subscription Tap on Subscribe to authorise the payment using your Play account details.


Samsung Apps

4BNTVOH"QQT Using Samsung Apps you’ll be able to find an app for everything. You could download a diet-planning app, something to manage your accounts or a game to play while commuting

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Download great Samsung apps Samsung Apps is the best and fastest way to get your favourite apps onto your Galaxy device There is no shortage of ways to download great apps onto your Galaxy device. Without having to download anything, you’ll find both Samsung Apps and Google Play Store available in your app drawer. Both of these apps provide you with a huge amount of content to download. The added benefit of using Samsung Apps is that it is built exclusively for Samsung devices, recommending you the apps that are better suited to your device. All you have to do to get started on Samsung Apps is register or log into a Samsung account.


When running the app, tap on the Menu button and tap Settings. Then tap on Account to manage all of your Samsung account details. Depending on how much information you’ve provided, you’ll be able to get started with purchasing and running apps straight away. Keep in mind that you’ll need to add some payment details to buy paid apps. If you have multiple Samsung devices then it’s possible for you to access your Samsung Apps account on any one of them, finding a list of all your purchased apps across all devices, so

you can set up all of your devices with the same apps in seconds. You’ll be able to use Samsung Apps to browse, search and review apps, as well as find other apps related to the one you’re currently looking at. Thanks to the user-generated reviews, you can find out exactly what people think of an app before you purchase it, knowing that their opinions are honest and not biased to the app itself. Samsung Apps also has a great sharing and bookmarking function, so you can save apps for later and share those that catch your eye.

Samsung Apps

Use Samsung Apps Search for, download and manage apps in Samsung’s store

Manage your Samsung apps

Search for apps using Samsung Apps

1: Access Purchased apps When running Samsung Apps, tap on the top-right icon and select Purchased.

1: Browse apps

2: Browse categories

3: Keyword search

Open the apps list from the home screen and launch Samsung Apps. Swipe left for app categories.

Tap on a category to view its available apps, filtering them by using All, Paid, Free and New options.

Tap on the search icon (magnifying glass). Suggested search terms and apps will appear as you type.

2: Update a Samsung app In the Purchased window, you can install updates for your apps. Tap All…

Make a purchase in Samsung Apps

3: Your purchased apps Here you’ll find any apps purchased on your account, across all devices.

1: Payment details

2: Select download

3: Pay and download

In Samsung Hubs, tap the Menu button and select Payment Methods. Add your payment details.

Once you’ve found the app that you want to download, tap on the Free/Price button for it.

Select a payment method, then tap Buy. Once it has downloaded, the app will install automatically.

4: Uninstalling an app Tap on an app icon and tap Uninstall, then tap OK to uninstall the app.


S Suggest

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Discover new apps, just for you Use S Suggest to explore what’s out there and give your Galaxy a fresh infusion of apps Samsung’s S Suggest app has taken all the hard work out of trawling through category after category on the Google Play or Samsung app stores for something to take your fancy. Using information from your Galaxy device on your current app usage, S Suggest can cut out the fuss and give you recommendations of apps it thinks you’ll love. Best of all, it is device specific, so it only suggests apps that are fully compatible with your model. The entire app is based around the tabs at the top. If you’re in need of a little more


instruction, tap the Info tab to get the full lowdown on what S Suggest has to offer. There are plenty of instructional videos here. S Suggest can also link to your Facebook profile to add a social aspect to your app experiences. There is also a shortcut for logging into Facebook: on the S Suggest main screen, tap the Menu button and hit Log In at the bottom to link to your account. To log out, tap this option again. If you find an app on S Suggest that you really love, on that app’s details page, tap the

heart icon beneath the app’s name to let the world know how you feel. You can also see how many others agree with you! Similarly, if you’re keen to share your purchases from S Suggest with everyone, tap on the app’s details page and then hit the Share icon to call up the usual sharing methods. It’s good to be aware that S Suggest is just a recommendations app and although it facilitates the download of paid and free apps, this is still done through the Google Play or Samsung app stores.

S Suggest

Tailored suggestions Like a personal shopper, S Suggest picks what’s right for you

Link S Suggest to Facebook

Set up S Suggest

1: Log in with Facebook Tap the Friends tab at the top, then hit the Connect button.

1: Accept the terms

2: Check out top pick


When you first open S Suggest you’ll see T&Cs. Check the Agree box, then tap Agree to continue.

Explore the tabs at the top; see recommendations in Picks with suggestions based on how you use your Galaxy.

Tap the Categories tab for more excellent suggestions for lifestyle, photography, education and much more.

2: Information notice Read the notice about Facebook data access and tap OK to proceed.

View S Suggest app ratings

3: Set the permissions Set who sees your posts and tap OK, or Skip if you don’t want S Suggest to post.

1: Choose a category

2: View app info

3: Write a review

Tap a category to view popular apps. The heart with a number shows how many people have ‘liked’ an app.

Tap an app to view its page. Scroll down to see the comments that users have left; tap More to see them all.

Tap Write to add your own review. You can opt to post your review on Facebook by checking the box.

4: Share your apps Tick if you want to be anonymous, and to share your apps with friends.


Samsung Hub

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Books, music, movies and games Find some fast, light entertainment or get lost in a book, all within the Samsung Hub app Shopping made easy your favourite Hubs and add them to your uninstalled from Samsung’s main Hub. From Samsung’s decision to bring all of its video on demand, music, books, games and learning products together under the umbrella of the Samsung Hub makes it easier than ever to find educational courses and entertainment to download and view on your Galaxy device. The app is built up of five different Hubs: the Video Hub, Music Hub, Books Hub, Games Hub and the Learning Hub. On opening the app, you can tap the Menu button and tap ‘Add shortcut to home’ (Fig 1), where you can select


home screen and app list. The content of each Hub is pretty self-explanatory and each offers a huge variety of content to search through, download and purchase. The Video and Music Hubs have sister apps which sync with the content that you’ve purchased from them. The Video app will automatically import all movies and TV shows downloaded from the Hub and the Music app contains all of your music downloads. Once purchased, all titles can be easily found and managed, downloaded and

classic literature to the latest Angry Birds game, you’ll find something worth checking out in Samsung’s cross-media shopping app.

A huge media library Once you’ve purchased something from one of the Hubs, you’ll be able to download it on up to five other Samsung devices, which can all be synced with your Samsung account. Samsung Hub also syncs your content history across all devices, so if you start watching a

Samsung Hub

Fig 1: Setting up shortcuts on your home screen to your most used Hubs is a great way to gain quick access to all your purchases

Fig 2: The Music Hub’s Radio service can stream from thousands of different tracks in a constant flow of music catered to your tastes

movie on your Samsung Galaxy, then want to finish it streaming it on your Samsung TV, you can start right where you left off. Each Hub has a variety of purchasing options. In the Music Hub you can purchase individual tracks or entire albums, or subscribe to Samsung’s Radio service and stream tracks (Fig 2). The Video Hub allows you to buy or rent movies as well as being able to choose between Standard Definition and High Definition versions. When renting a video you’ll have 30 days to play the title, although once you start playing it you’ll then have 48 hours to finish watching it before it becomes unavailable. The Books Hub provides you with a collection of old and new fiction and non-fiction works which can be instantly downloaded to your device. When reading from your Galaxy tablet or smartphone, you’ll be able to bookmark pages and add notes to sections of text.

check the permissions that are required for the game to run on your Galaxy. It is possible for games to make their way onto the Hub that may be harmful to your device – it happens rarely, but that’s why checking reviews and permission requests beforehand is a good idea. Once a game has been downloaded and installed, it can be accessed through the Games Hub, your purchase list or from your app list. Probably the most innovative feature of Samsung Hub is the Learning Hub, which offers users the ability to practise and perfect new skills through courses. These interactive courses can be downloaded onto you Galaxy, then completed at your own leisure. Language courses will require you to match up audio sound bites of different words with their corresponding pictures (Fig 3) and cooking courses might provide you with video tutorials to certain steps. By having to interact with and answer exam questions on the course topic, you’ll find yourself learning a new skill in no time, being able to check your progress as you go. It’s worth keeping an eye on your storage space when downloading courses and games since they will take up a lot more space than books and music. Start browsing around to find out what Samsung Hub has to offer you.

Games and Learning With the Games Hub you’ll be able to find some great finger-tapping games to keep you busy. Before buying a game, it’s worth checking out reviews from other users to see if any comments have been made as to how it performs on your device. It’s also important to

Fig 3: Courses in the Learning Hub range from beginner to expert and its question answer system will help keep you on your toes

Hub Store deals Get money-saving deals You’ll often find deals available within individual Hubs, offering certain promotions. Certain deals will appear on specific days of the week, or parts of the year. The Video Hub often offers users a buy-one-get-one-free deal on video rentals over the weekend, and the Music Hub makes a habit of giving away free track and album downloads. To stay up to date with recent Hub offers, tap on the Menu button, then tap Announcements to see what deals are going on.


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Shop for content in Samsung Hub Find out just how easy it is to download and enjoy premium content on your Samsung Galaxy

Watch movies on Samsung’s Video Hub

1: Open the Hub

2: The Video Hub

3: Title details

4: Buy and rent

5: Play a title

Open the Hub. The S3 and Galaxy tablets have a separate Video Hub app.

Tap Video. Swipe to go between Movies, TV Shows and home videos.

Tap on a title to view its details and find related movies and shows.

You can buy or rent most titles. Select your preference, then log in.

Tap Buy. Go to the My Video window, then tap on a title to watch it.

Configure Hub download settings

Set up and sign into the Hub

1: The Hub Settings

2: Download tool

Open any Hub, then tap the Menu button. Tap Settings. Each Hub will have different settings.

Tap Download to set up downloading for Wi-Fi, mobile networks and charging.

1: Account details

3: Wi-Fi and data

4: Storage usage

2: Samsung sign-in

Set up individual Hubs’ downloads depending on the size of the content you’re downloading.

In the Settings menu, tap Storage. Tap Storage Settings to set up a main download location.

Samsung Hub will sign you in automatically via your Samsung account.


Once the app launches tap the Menu button. Select Settings. Tap Account.

Samsung Hub Download tunes from the Music Hub

Navigating the Games Hub

1: Top games in Games Hub Open the Games Hub from the main Hub window to see all the latest games.

1: The Music Hub

2: Payment method

3: Browse albums

Tap the Music Hub icon in Samsung Hub. Music is split into three categories: Music Store, Radio and My Music. Swipe to access each one.

Tap the Menu button and tap Payment Method. Tap Credit Card then input your card details. You can use this card in any of the Samsung Hubs.

In the music store, tap All Categories to view all genres of music. Tap a category to view that genre’s top charts and new releases.

2: Find a game for you Tap ‘Select category’ or do a search. Tap on a result to view the game.

3: Managing your games In the Games Hub, swipe to My Games to view and manage your games.

4: Buy an album

5: My Music Hub

6: Track options

Tap on a single or album to view its tracks. Tap on a track’s name to preview it. Tap on the price, then tap Buy to purchase a track or album.

Go to My Music in the Music Hub. Your purchases can be found here. Tap on an album to play it. You can also access albums from the Music app.

Tap on the Music player at the bottom of the screen. Here you can add a song to a playlist, adjust play modes, favourite it or view track info.

“Tap a category to view that genre’s top charts and new releases”

4: Run and play a game After download and installation, games will appear as an app on your Galaxy.


Samsung Hub Read your favourite books

Learn a skill with the Learning Hub

1: Books Hub home screen In Samsung Hub, swipe until you reach the Books Hub, for recommended titles.

1: Find a course

2: Course icons

3: Buy a course

The Learning Hub is split into two categories: the Learning Store and My Courses. Use the Learning Store to find a course that interests you.

Next to each course is a small logo, which tells you what content is included. Courses can come in both book and media formats.

Tap Get to buy a course. After purchase, tap Start Course in the course information page, then tap View to begin downloading the content.

4: Download media

5: Course content

6: Delete courses

If a course contains media files, you can download them separately. Download course media files if you plan to use the course when offline.

Go to My Courses by swiping left from the Course Store. Tap on one of your courses, then tap View to begin the downloaded course.

Tap the Menu button, then Settings. Tap ‘Memory management’ then Books. To fully remove a course, select one then tap on the bin icon.

2: Browse and download Tap Books. You can browse for and download books as in other Hubs.

3: View and read titles Go to My Books. Once downloaded, tap on a book title to read it.

4: Read on all devices Tap the Menu button. Tap ‘Sync reading history’ to sync books on all devices.


“Download course media files if you plan to use the course when offline”

Samsung Hub Search and review different titles

1: Search the Hub

2: Search results

3: Title reviews

4: View purchases

Tap on the search icon at the topleft corner of the Samsung Hub menu to locate cross-platform content, like a book that’s also had a movie made out of it.

Results for each Hub will be displayed in a list format. Tap on a result to view it or tap More to display all the search results from that specific Hub.

On a title’s info page, tap Reviews to see what other users thought of the title. Tap on the text box above the reviews to review items that you have purchased.

In any Hub, tap the Menu button and then Purchased. Here you’ll be able to view all content that you own across all Hubs. Tap a title to view more details.

5: Remove titles

6: Manage devices

In the Purchase list, tap on the Menu button and tap Delete. A checkbox will appear next to each title for you to select. Tap the bin icon to remove ticked items.

In your Hub settings, tap Devices. Here you can add and remove Samsung devices from your Hub. Remember, you can install purchases on multiple devices.

Content Tap here to manage the course’s content, including all of its media files

Revise Use the incorrect answers tool to re-review specific parts of the course

Advice If you’re stuck, ask a question to other users who are taking the course


Music Player

Music Player

This Samsung app has everything you need to listen to your favourite tunes on the go. Stylish, simplistic and intuitive, your Galaxy device has never sounded so good

What it can do:

t1MBZZPVSUSBDLT All your music, ready to go

t.BOBHFZPVSNVTJD Organise songs, albums etc

t1MBZJOUIFCBDLHSPVOE Use an app while listening

Listen to songs, albums and playlists Music Player will help you maximise your personal soundtrack The Music Player app on your Galaxy has the power to provide you with hours of listening goodness. Super-easy to use, it gets rid of all the fluff and organises the tracks on your device into simple, easy-to-navigate categories so you can find what you want with the swipe of a finger. To flick through your music library, use the tabs of Songs, Albums, Artists and Playlists at the top. To see where each of your songs is stored on your device, tap Folders. If one music library is just not enough, turn on Nearby Devices to pilfer the musical


contents of other devices that are on your Wi-Fi network. You can’t keep the tracks, but you can play them while you and the other device are on the same network. However, if a song is just too good to keep to yourself, you can also send it to friends using Bluetooth. If you really love a song, you can make it your ringtone. Hit the Options button and tap Set As. You can then set it as your overall ringtone, assign it to a contact or set it as your alarm. If you aren’t sure what you want to listen to, this isn’t a problem. Just turn on Music

Square in the Music Player Settings: hit the Options button>Settings>Music Menu, then tick the Music Square box. Go to the Music Square tab and tap a square on the grid. Music Square analyses the songs in your library and creates a playlist based on your mood. You can change the categories from Years (as in old or new songs) to Tempo (joyful, exciting, calm, passionate). Every time you add new music to your device, to ensure Music Square includes this in its playlist selection, tap the Menu button and then hit Library Update.

Music Player

Play favourite tunes Treat your ears to the finest aural delights using Music Player

Explore the extra functions

Listen to your music with ease

1: Share your music Tap Menu and ‘Scan for nearby devices’ on your Wi-Fi network. Play their music.


2: Pick a tune to play

3: Know the controls

Choose from Songs, Playlists, Albums and Artists tabs. Swipe through to find something you fancy.

Tap an album or artist to show the tracks, then tap on a track to begin playback. You’ll see the player appear.

The skip forward/backwards and play/pause buttons are at the bottom. You can also shuffle and repeat.

2: Use Music Square Drag your finger over squares and Music Square selects songs by their tempo.

Create an all-new playlist

3: Tweak your sound Tap Menu>Settings>SoundAlive to alter the levels of your sound.

1: Set up your folder

2: Give it a title

3: Add music

Head to the Playlist tab in Music Player and then tap the Menu button. Select the ‘Create playlist’ option.

Next you need to name your playlist so you can recognise the music within. Then tap OK to select music.

Browse the folders of artists and albums etc and tick the boxes to add a tune, or tap Select All. Then tap Done.

4: Thumbnail view On the Albums tab, tap Menu then ‘Thumbnail view’ to see album artwork.


Video Player

Video Player This great app is the premier destination for watching, editing, organising and sharing all of your clips and movies as you capture your life with your Galaxy device’s camera

What it can do:

t0SHBOJTFNPWJFT File and rename your videos

t8BUDIZPVSDMJQT Play back videos seamlessly

t5SJNBOEFEJU Chop and change your films

Watch video clips on your device Video Player is always busy safeguarding your videos so they can be watched, edited and shared The Video Player app on your Galaxy device is the perfect tool for managing all the clips you shoot on it. When you open the app you’ll see all of your clips lined up – either in a list of as thumbnails. You can also sort clips by title, date, size or type. At the top of the list you’ll see a large ‘Last played’ window, which shows you the video played previously in case you want to go back to it. There’s also a search bar at the top of Video Player’s main screen – particularly useful if you’re a bit of a Spielberg in the making and shoot hours of footage.


Another great thing about video playback within this app is that you can select Chapter Preview via the Menu button. This shows you a list of still-image chapters throughout the movie, so if you’re looking for a particular part but want to save yourself the bother of skipping through the entire playback, this is a great tool to use. You can also capture still images within your videos. When the clip is playing, tap anywhere on the screen to call up the controls, then turn your eyes to the very top of the interface. A tap

on the small camera icon there will capture a still shot of the scene in the clip. If you pause the clip, two small arrows appear either side of this icon, allowing you to skip through the video frame-by-frame. If you’re watching a film and don’t want to be hindered by the video control popping up if you accidentally tap the screen, just hit your device’s screen-lock button. A small padlock icon will appear in the top-right corner of the playback window to let you know that it is locked. To unlock, simply tap this icon.

Video Player

Sort, edit, watch videos A few tricks to get the very best from your captured footage

Edit and share movie clips

Play your videos

1: Trim down your video Open a video and then tap the Menu button, then select the Trim option.

1: Open Video Player

2: Watch your clip

3: Grab the controls

Open the app and you’ll see all of your recorded videos listed. Select a video to play by tapping it.

The video playback will open and play your video in fullscreen. Watch it in portrait or landscape orientation.

Tap anywhere to call up the basic controls of play/pause and a progress bar to watch the length of your clip.

2: Cut frames to length Use the markers to set start and end points. Tap the play icon to preview.

Play on your home screen

3: Name and save clip Your clip will be saved as a separate file, so type a name and Save.

1: Play a video

2: Begin pop-up play

3: Move and resize

Open up a video and play. Tap to call up the controls and then tap the icon in the bottom-right corner.

This icon opens your video in a small window on your home screen, so you can use other apps while watching it.

Tap and drag to move the video window. To resize it, use pinch gestures to enlarge or scale down.

4: Share your movie! Play a clip. Tap Menu>Share Via and choose a method to share the video.


Chrome

Chrome

Link your Google account to the Chrome app and you can then browse the web using the same bookmarks and settings you use on all your other devices

What it can do:

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t'JOEJOQBHF Search for text in a page

t6TFNVMUJQMFUBCT Switch between open pages

Search the web on the move Launch Google Chrome to search for information and browse webpages on your device Search with Chrome the screen and large window in which to scroll menu (Fig 1). The back arrow will take you to Google Chrome is a web browser that remains a popular choice for desktop searches and mobile devices such as Samsung Galaxy products. While the app comes preloaded on newer Galaxy devices, you can also search for it on the Play Store if you haven’t got it. The interface is a condensed version of the desktop site and you’ll find all the functions you’d expect tucked neatly away into the app. When you launch the app, you’ll see the standard layout of a search bar at the top of


results and open webpages. The gestures used in Chrome are similar to almost every Samsung Galaxy application. Swipe up or down to scroll a page and depending on what site you’re on, you can also swipe left or right to search through pages. All the options associated with Chrome can be accessed by tapping the Menu button on your Samsung device. This menu also has options to navigate within a tab by using the two arrows that sit right at the top of the

a previous page or set of results, while the forward arrow will take you to the next one you’ve searched.

Customise Chrome Most webpages are built in a full desktop version as well as an enhanced version designed specifically for viewing on mobile devices. Because the dimensions of your smartphone or tablet screen are much smaller than your PC or Mac monitor, the enhanced

Chrome

Fig 1: Navigate back and forth inside a tab using the arrows on the main menu, accessed by tapping the Menu button

Fig 2: Change the appearance of webpages by setting the Accessibility options in the Settings menu

version makes sure that no details get lost and that you can still read everything on a page. To change the way a page displays, head into the Accessibility settings, which are a submenu of the main Settings options that can be accessed through the main menu. Here you can change the size of the text displayed (Fig 2), making it easier to read if you’re visually impaired or if the size of screen makes the writing appear too small. Use the slider to scale the text and check the preview to see how big or small it will be displayed. You can also check the option to zoom into any webpages even if the site tries to block this action. To zoom in and out, use the same gestures you would on any other application on your Samsung Galaxy. To zoom in, start with your fingers together on a screen and pull slowly apart. To zoom out, do the opposite starting with your fingers apart and pinching them together.

Google account and sync your searches and actions with those that you perform on your desktop or on other devices. When you save a bookmark on your device, you can view this bookmark on your desktop computer too. The first time you use Chrome, you will be asked to sign into your account. As soon as you’ve signed in once, the Chrome app will remember you and your search history. The integrated nature of Google products means that you’ll always be offered suggestions and searches based on what is learned about your preferences. If you prefer to keep your account a little bit private then open the Privacy setting from the main Settings menu and customise what you are offered. The options you can choose to uncheck include having URL suggestions made to you related to what you search for often, as well as suggestions when you make an error typing in a web address. Usage reports are another option you may want to untick if you prefer not to share too much. It’s a good idea to clear your browsing data, including cookies and passwords periodically. There is an option to do this directly in the Privacy menu or you can follow the simple steps in the tutorial here.

Pick your search engine Google is the default search engine for Chrome, but it isn’t the only option. If you prefer Yahoo! or Bing, you can choose to use either of these instead (Fig 3). The beauty of using Google is that you can sign into your

Fig 3: Google is the default search engine on Chrome, but you can choose to switch it to Bing or Yahoo!

Use bookmarks Save your favourite pages Creating bookmarks is a good way to save time if you often go back to the same webpages and sites. From any page, open the menu options and then tap the star icon to create a bookmark. You can give your bookmark a name and assign it to a category, such as mobile or desktop bookmarks, or you can create your own category. To view bookmarks, go back to menu options and select Bookmarks. Browse until you find the page you want and then tap to open.


Chrome

Browse the web with Chrome Learn how to connect to the internet and perform searches using multiple tabs

Browse with Chrome

1: Launch app

2: Type to search

3: Click on results

4: Open new tab

5: View tabs

Locate the application in your app drawer and tap once to open.

Type a search term into the top box and tap Go to get results.

Swipe down to scroll results and tap once to open up a webpage.

Tap the Menu button and select the option to open a new tab.

Tap the icon with a number on it to view tabs or open a new one.

Go incognito

Clear your search history

1: View menu options

2: Tap the open tab

Tap the Menu button to bring up options including ‘New incognito tab’; tap it.

Going incognito means that any pages visited won’t be recorded in your history.

1: Open history

3: Browse as usual

4: Tap to close

2: Clear items

Browse as normal, knowing that cookies and other data will not be stored on your device.

Close an incognito tab by tapping the number icon, then the X at the top right of the tab.

Tap the X next to each item to clear, or tap Clear browsing data to delete it all.


From the main menu, tap the History option to view all searches by date.

Chrome Sync Chrome

Download and share files

1: Download a PDF Click a PDF in search results or a page and confirm you want to download.

1: Sign into Chrome

2: Choose account

3: Sync settings

Open the Settings menu for the app and locate the bottom option that allows you to sign in to Chrome. Tap once to open.

If you have multiple Google accounts, choose which one you want to associate with Chrome and then sign in with your password for it.

Once signed in, your account will show up at the top of the Settings menu. Tap once to see account details and then tap Sync to view options.

2: View downloads Tap the Download folder in your app drawer to see all your downloaded files.

3: Tap to share Tap the Share icon here to send the PDF or file via email or message services.

4: Sync selection

5: Switch sync off

6: Disconnect

Choose which elements of your Google account you want to sync with the Chrome app, or tick the Sync everything option.

If you don’t want anything synced, then use the slider at the top to switch the feature off. You can turn it on again at any time.

To disconnect your Google account or switch to a different one, tap the option at the bottom of your account information.

“Choose which elements of your Google account you want to sync with Chrome”

4: Share a webpage You can share a webpage from the main menu: tap Share and choose a method.


Internet

Internet

Naturally, your Galaxy device can connect to the internet and with Samsung’s easy-to-use and intuitive built-in web browser, you’ll soon get the hang of it

What it can do:

t4FBSDIUIFXFC Find webpages and info

t.BOBHFCPPLNBSLT Keep favourite sites handy

t4IBSFXJUIGSJFOET Send webpages to contacts

Connect to the web for instant info Navigate the online world with a no-nonsense browser that’s simple to learn and use Learn basic features on your computer, it’s wise to keep this useful offline reading and flip through multiple pages The Internet app is a built-in feature on your Samsung Galaxy device and the place to head to when you need to look up information online, read news stories directly from webpages and find anything you need on the world wide web. The icon sits in your app drawer and is one in the collection of applications that Samsung includes as standard on your device. Since one of the main draws of owning a smartphone or tablet is to be able to do just about everything you can


app close to hand, by dragging it onto one of your home screens (Fig 1). The app’s main interface follows the standard layout of most browsers, with a search bar at the top and space to browse results below. The most basic use of the app is to type in a word or phrase in the top bar and then hit the search icon to locate relevant webpages in Google Search. However, the clever app can do much more than this basic task and its real value lies in the way it lets you save bookmarks, keep pages for

at once. By default, this is the browser that will be used when you open up any links from your email or social media sites.

Flip through and save pages The Internet app, like most browsers, works on a system of tabs or new pages, enabling you to hold the results from multiple searches at one time. This particular browser has the unique feature of allowing you to swipe through your open tabs and catch a glimpse

Internet

Fig 1: Keep the Internet application close to hand by dragging it from the app drawer onto one of your home screens

Fig 2: Swipe between tabs, each of which shows you a handy preview of the webpage currently contained in it

of what is on each one, which saves you the trouble of opening the page to view it. You can open a new tab in a few different ways. The first is to the tap the Menu button on the bottom of your device and then select the New Window option at the top. You can also tap the small box next to the main search input and then tap the ‘+’ icon that appears at the top of the screen. This small box is the same option to tap to flip through your open windows. The small number inside it indicates how many tabs you have open. To flip through, tap the box once and then simply slide your finger to the right to see a glimpse of what’s on your open pages (Fig 2). To open a page, tap once. To save a page to come back to later, tap the small starred icon at the top of the page. It’s a good idea to organise your bookmarked pages and this is covered in more depth in a tutorial here.

by hitting the Menu button on the bottom of your device and then selecting the Print function. You’ll need to plug your device in, if it has a cable, or be connected to a wireless printer to get it to work. The ‘Find in page’ feature is another that you’ll find in the same menu. Essentially a search within a search, the option allows you to locate any word or phrase within a page in a matter of seconds (Fig 3). Most webpages are optimised for viewing on a device such as your Samsung phone or tablet. This means when you open it in the browser, it will fit the dimensions of your screen and be easy to browse. If, for any reason, you need to view the original webpage, simply tap the Menu button again and tick the option that offers you the Desktop view. Remember to untick the option to go back to the optimised page. The last feature to mention, but certainly not the least this app has to offer, is the Download folder. When you save anything from a webpage, such as a PDF of a restaurant menu or a downloaded photo, it gets stored in the Downloads location, again in the menu options. Open it up to take another look at any documents, but remember to clear it periodically to keep the app free from clutter.

Practical features Samsung’s Internet app is so packed with features and options, it’s difficult to keep track of its versatility, but some of the lesser mentioned functions are the most practical ones. You can easily print off any webpage or document you are viewing in the browser

Fig 3: Search for a word or phrase in any webpage using the ‘Find in page’ tool in the main menu options

Tweak settings Change display options Head to the settings menu, via the main menu options, to customise how a webpage displays on your device. Navigate to the Accessibility menu and choose how big or small you would like the text to come up, as well as how colours display. Inverted screen rendering is an interesting option to try. It turns webpages into inverted black and white, which might seem strange but can improve the legibility of text if you find the screen difficult to read.


Internet

Internet functions and features Learn how to navigate the Internet browser and make the most out of the app

Learn to use the Internet app interface

1: Launch app

2: Tap and type

3: View results

4: Share a page

5: Save an image

Open the Internet app by locating it in the app drawer and tapping once.

Tap the top search bar once and type a word or phrase. Tap the Go key.

Scroll through the list of results by swiping your finger up or down.

Tap the Menu option and choose Share to send a webpage to anyone.

Long-press any image in a webpage to save it to your device.

Open and close tabs

Clear browser search history

1: Open a new tab

2: Tap to close

Tap the Menu button and select the ‘New window’ option to open a tab.

Tap the small box next to the search area once, then tap the small red ‘–’ icon to close a tab.

1: Open History tab

3: Swipe to view tabs

4: View number of tabs

2: Tap to clear

Swipe your finger to the right to scroll through a preview of open tabs.

The number in the white box next to the search area shows how many tabs are open.

Tap the Menu button once and then select ‘Clear history’ to erase it.


Tap the bookmark icon at the top right and then tap the History tab.

Internet Use Google search

Bookmark webpages

1: Open a webpage Type a search into the top bar and open up a new webpage.

1: Integral Google

2: Browse images

3: View other media

The Google search engine is integrated into the Internet app, so when you search you can use all the Google functions as standard.

To see image results on any of your searches, tap the Image tab at the top of the Google results page and then tap again to open.

Similarly, you can choose to view only results that are a certain medium, like videos, or options such as news and shopping.

2: Tap bookmark option Tap the starred icon at the top right to open bookmark options.

3: Add bookmark Tap ‘Add bookmark’, then give the page any name you want and save.

4: Sign in to account

5: Link to features

6: Tweak search term

Scroll down to the bottom of a results page to sign into your account and access options such as Mail and Drive in a browser format.

Once signed in, you can access other features, like your calendar, by tapping the Google icon and pulling out the side tab.

To alter or change your search term, you can click directly in the Google search bar and type, rather than in the main app search bar.

“When you search, you can use all the Google functions as standard”

4: Organise bookmarks Use the menu option to create folders for bookmarks and rearrange them.


Internet Voice search and multitask

Save for offline reading

1: Open keyboard Tap the search bar to bring up the keyboard and then tap the mic icon.

1: Open a webpage

2: Menu options

3: Wait for it

Type a term into the search bar at the top of the Internet app and tap Go to see the results. Now select the page you want to save.

Tap the Menu button on your device and from the list of options shown, find the ‘Save for offline reading’ one; tap it once to save the page.

The page will take just moments to save. A small confirmation message will show on your screen when saving is complete.

4: Saved pages tab

5: Tap to open page

6: Clear saved pages

Tap the bookmark icon on the main screen and then tap on the Saved Pages tab to view all of the pages you have saved so far.

Tap a page and hold to open it up in the browser view. This page will open and be available even if you are not connected to the internet.

To clear your saved pages, tap the Menu button once while in the Saved Pages screen. Then tap the ‘Clear saved pages’ option.

2: Speak to search Start speaking when the mic icon pulses. Once done, your results appear.

3: Open drawer to multitask Long-press the Back button on your device to open up the app drawer.

4: Drag and drop Drag any icon onto the screen to open up a multitasking window in your app.


“Tap on the Saved Pages tab to view all of the pages you have saved so far”

Internet Explore extra features

1: Finger gestures

2: Press and hold

3: Relaunch searches

4: Adjust brightness

Navigating a webpage is made easier by using gestures such as swiping up/down on a page, as well as pulling your fingers apart to zoom in for a closer view.

To select text on a page, longpress on it and then highlight the part of the text you want. You can copy this selection or share it via email or chat services.

When you close the Internet app and reopen it, any previously open pages will reappear. This is very handy, but remember to close pages to avoid a build-up.

Make reading easy on the eyes by adjusting the brightness in the main menu options or set up Automatic Brightness, which adjusts to the lighting conditions.

5: Use S Voice

6: Choose the browser

Searches in S Voice easily link up to the Internet app. To make a search, start by opening the S Voice app and giving a command of a page to open.

If you have other browsers on your device, you will be given an option of which one to launch. Choose the Internet app and view your search results.

Navigate Go back and forth through pages with the two arrows here

Refresh Reload a webpage by tapping the circular icon once

Two panes Work with two apps at once using the handy multitasking view


Email & Gmail

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Discover how to set up new accounts in both the main email apps on your Galaxy

What it can do:

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Write, send and receive emails How to use the email programs with your existing or new accounts, including Google Mail Getting started with email when you get home. Setting up a webmail but then may require an account password, The Samsung Email app has the advantage that it can not only access web-based email like Yahoo! Mail, but also from an internet service provider/domain supplier or an Exchange server which large companies use. You can create the same email address you use at home, to work on your Galaxy, and set it to sync settings with the server. So, if you read and delete an email on your device while you’re out, it’ll be removed from the server and not downloaded onto your computer


account in the Email app is as easy as entering the email address and password. All you then need to do is select the various sync and checking options, add a name for the account and you’re ready to go. A webmail account has extra features like being able to customise folders and saving important emails. A POP3 email account with your ISP/ domain supplier at home may require more information, though. It starts with adding the email address and password as before (Fig 1),

POP3 mail address and other details. You’ll need to have them all handy before you start, but your ISP/domain supplier should have provided them when you first signed up.

Writing and sending Once the account is set up, tap on the pencil icon to write a new email (Fig 2). Type the address of the person it is for in the To field, and CC a copy to other interested parties by tapping on ‘+cc/bc’ as well. Send a copy to

Email & Gmail

Fig 1: Many different types of email account can be set up, from web-based mail to ISP-hosted POP3 and Google Gmail itself

Fig 2: There are numerous handy editing functions, from contacts and image attachments to formatting

yourself by tapping +Me. As a shortcut to this process, you can use your Contacts stored on the Galaxy. Tap the face icon to open Contacts and from there you can tap on a person to select them as the recipient. Fill in the Subject matter as ones with a blank field can often be treated as spam and rejected by mail servers. Now you’re ready to write the email. Tap in the message body area, but if you have something standard or quick to say, tap on the T+ icon. This contains a list of quick responses, such as ‘For your information’, ‘Thank you for your email’ and ‘Please remind me later’. Select any response by tapping on it to have that text inserted into the body of the message. There’s a range of font sizes available, up to 36px, so tap on 12px and decide which to use. Other formatting options include bold, italics, underscored and highlighted with a background colour of your choice.

Responses contains all the text messages that are accessible when tapping the T+ icon. Here you can edit the messages to change the wording or replace with ones you use. Tap on Cancel to change your mind or on Done to save any changes. If you like to know when a new email has arrived, tap on the Email notifications box so the status bar will let you know. There’s also a range of ringtones that can be used to announce the new mail arriving. Tap on the ringtone to see all the options, select which one to use, then tap on Done to save. These are general preferences that apply to all accounts, but for specific ones, tap on the account name itself. Under the account preferences (Fig 3) you can change the name displayed, so you could use a company name rather than your own. If you don’t want emails to have a signature, it can be turned off. By default, an incoming message will have the images turned off – this is to save space on your device. If you want to have them on by default, tick the Show Images box. On the theme of data usage, look at the options here. The Galaxy is normally set to download only 50Kb of messages, which excludes large attachments, but this can be increased in size and to include them.

Manage your account If you tap the Menu button and select Settings, there are numerous ways to configure the Email app. These start with General preferences, where you can change the header of emails to who they are from rather than the subject matter. Quick

Fig 3: The settings let you tailor all aspects of your general email app and those specific to certain accounts

Auto Advance Speed up navigation If you get a lot of Gmail that has to be deleted, moved or sorted into folders, the default function of going back to the email list isn’t ideal. Instead, go into Settings and then General Preferences and tap on Auto Advance. There are three options here, the default being Message List. The other options are to automatically go to the next message in the email list for whatever folder you are in, or to the previous one. Select one to speed things up.


Email & Gmail

Set up your email accounts Discover how to create, write, format, schedule and organise emails using Email and Gmail

Set up an account using the Email app

1: Add account

2: Enter password

3: Account options

4: Load emails

5: Management

Run the Email app for the first time and type in your email address.

Type in the password. You can make it visible while typing if required.

You can now set up when to sync and check various other account options.

When everything is in place your account will be set up within seconds.

Go to the Manage account screen to tweak settings later on.

Create a signature to use automatically

Attach photos and media

1: Go to the options

2: Reveal the text

Run Email and tap on the Menu button. Select Settings then tap on the account to use.

Under the entry for Common Settings, tap on Signature to reveal the default text to replace.

1: Create an email

3: Enter your own words

4: Turn the setting on

2: Select attachment

Tap backspace to remove the preset text, type in your own signature message and tap Done.

The text will update to show your signature. Simply move the slider to On to activate.

Select the image to use, then the resize option. Tap Done to attach, then Send.


Tap the paper-clip icon and then select the media type, or Files app.

Email & Gmail Manage multiple email account types

Customise and format emails

1: Insert an image in mail Start a new mail and then add visual interest by inserting a photo inside it…

1: Add new accounts

2: Multiple accounts

3: Combined emails

Once a mail account is set up, add others, then manage the results. Go to the Manage accounts screen and tap the ‘+’ icon to add a new one.

Accounts now appear on the email address bar. To set one account as the default one for sending out emails, tap the menu icon.

A combined inbox provides instant access to all of your emails from all of your accounts. Tap and account to view it individually.

2: Select the image to use Tap on the picture icon with a ‘+’ sign and use the Gallery to select it.

3: Highlight words Double-tap a word to select then use the highlighter to make it stand out.

4: Set priorities

5: Check priority

6: Other settings

Go to Settings>General Settings and tap Priority Senders. Add people who you want to keep tabs on with a custom inbox.

To check the Priority Inbox, tap the accounts menu and select ‘Priority sender inbox’. Also, tag emails with stars to view in their own folder.

While in an inbox, tap the menu icon to bring up a menu from where you can select various filtering and display options.

“Use the ‘Combined view’ option to see all mail from both accounts”

4: Make it bigger Mark out a whole sentence, then tap on the 12px icon. Select a larger size.


Email & Gmail Organise your messages

Create an email account with Gmail

1: Mark spam and move Put a tick in the box of any emails to get rid of, then tap on the Move icon.

1: Add the account

2: Tweak settings

3: To the inbox

Launch the Gmail app and then tap the ‘+’ sign to add an account. You can either create a completely new account or add an existing one.

Go through the account settings and tweak them to suit your needs, such as turning on Auto-advance and Swipe to archive.

Read the help messages and skip the Google+ option if you want. Tap on the close gadget, then tap on Done to go to the inbox.

4: Reading emails

5: Forwarding emails

6: Write new mail

To read an email, tap on the message body. Tap the down arrow to show the sender details. Tap the back arrow to reply to it, then Send.

Tap the forward arrow to forward the email, or the double back arrow to reply to all selected messages. Include others by tapping +cc/bcc.

Tap the Mail icon to create a new email. Add the recipient address and fill the subject and message body before tapping on Send to transmit.

2: Move to Spam folder Select the Junk folder to immediately move them there and block in future.

3: Delete messages Tick all the emails that you don’t want to keep, then tap on the trash-can icon.

4: Create new folders Tap on the Menu button and select ‘Create folder’. Move important mail to it.


“Tweak the settings to suit your needs, such as turning on Auto-advance”

Email & Gmail Manage messages with labels

1: Label an email

2: Add a label

3: View the folder

4: View labelled mail

Labels can be added to emails to help categorise them. They are then available in the All Mail folder and the folder relating to the label. Open an email.

Tap on the label icon, top right, and select from the range of labels to add to the email. You can add more than one, then tap on OK to apply or Cancel to quit.

Tap on the side menu icon at the top left and scroll down the list to the bottom to see all the labels. Tap on the folder that relates to the label you have chosen.

In here are all the emails that have been labelled with the Updates label. Tap on an email to read it. Also, there is now a ‘remove label’ icon in the top row.

5: Manage labels

6: Multiple labels

While in the same folder, tap on the Menu button and select ‘Change labels’. Here you can select labels to synchronise across all devices and get notifications.

Save time by labelling lots of emails at once. Tap on the square coloured icons, rather than the body text, to make multiple selections, then tap on Label.

Labelling Add labels to emails so they can be categorised and stored in folders

Folders Change the folder an email is stored in by selecting a new one

Images Set images to be always on from trusted senders to save yourself time


Email & Gmail Mark messages as important or starred

1: Add a star

2: Important email

3: Alternate star

4: Change labels

Highlight messages for viewing in the Starred folder by tapping on the star icon next to each email. Go to the Starred folder to view or tap again to remove.

Mark an email by tapping on the square icon on the left, then on the extra menu icon, top right. Select ‘Mark as important’ for viewing in the Important folder.

You can also mark emails with a star by opening the email in question and then tapping the star icon to the right of the email heading. It will turn yellow.

When an email has been labelled, select it and there are extra options for changing labels, marking as not important, muting sounds, as well as the usual ones.

Enjoy extra features such as searching

1: Finding emails

2: Autocomplete

3: Move searches

4: Swipe to delete

If you need to find a specific email and can’t be bothered wading through hundreds of messages, tap on the Search icon and start typing a name, address or subject.

Suggested titles will pop up to offer an autocomplete to save typing. Tap on one to show all such emails. Tap on an email to then read it. Tap Back to return.

Tap on the square icon to select all the mails you want from the search results, then tap on the Label icon to assign them to a specific, named folder.

Swipe from either side over an email in the email list to delete it. Tap on Undo to restore, or anywhere else to carry on editing or looking/reading your mail.


Email & Gmail Change Gmail settings for functions Social Keep social media messages in one place by using the Social category

Primary This is where all of your emails go to before they are categorised

1: Swiping actions

2: General Settings

To start managing the settings for your Gmail account, tap on the menu icon in the top-right corner of the screen and then choose the Settings option.

Here you will see options that relate to the app in general and those specific to your account. For now tap on the General settings option at the top.

3: Reply to all

4: Confirm actions

5: Add a signature

6: Syncing mail

When there are many message notifications for various folders, it can take some time to go through them. Instead, tick the ‘Reply all’ box to reply to all at once.

If you have a tendency to act first and think later, you might want to look at the ‘Action confirmations’, which let you confirm before deleting, archiving and sending.

Now go to the settings for your Gmail account. Tap Signature and enter your text to add to the bottom of every new mail. You can use multiple lines.

Keep your Gmail account on your Galaxy in sync with your desktopbased Gmail account. Check the Sync Gmail option and select how many days to keep track of.

Starred Select to have emails highlighted with a star appear in Primary


S Note

S Note

Organise your life and keep your information together with this note application that’s good to jot down a quick reminder or create beautiful charts, recipes or stories

What it can do:

t"EERVJDLSFNJOEFS Jot down a simple note

t4LFUDIBOJEFB Get creative with drawing

t3FDPSEWPJDFOPUFT Add audio into any note

Create a note with the S Note app Type, draw or use your S Pen to make stylish notes that help you keep track of your life Navigating S Note create new folders and drag and drop notes from scratch. The key to using the app lies S Note is a simple note-taking app which includes a host of useful features that make it worth coming back to time and time again. When launching S Note you’ll see a collection of folders split into the categories of Business, Lifestyle, IdeasSketch and Education. Each folder will have a collection of documents already inside. These are the default templates and are there to give you an idea of what is possible with the app. Any note you create will be saved outside of a folder and you can


into any folder to make them easy to find and keep them grouped correctly. The already created notes show off the beautiful designs that are possible (Fig 1). The S Note app was designed to facilitate any note you might need and so, when you create a new note you can pick from nine template options depending on what your note is for. When creating something like a recipe note, the template already has pictures in it, which makes it easy for you to insert your own rather than starting

in the note inputs and while there are many, mastering them will open up a whole world of note-taking possibilities.

Learning input options Once you’ve created a basic note from a template or chosen to start off with a plain note, you’ll be faced with an entire palette of input options to add information. More creative users will be happy to note that the application allows for free-form drawing and

S Note

Fig 1: Take a look at the pre-designed note pages to see what creative results are possible with the app

Fig 2: Long-press on the input options, such as Text, to view additional options such as colour and formatting

sketching, either with your finger or using the S Pen if you have one with your device. The rest of us will be pleased that simple typing is also an available option. All input options sit at the top of the Edit Note screen and whichever one is highlighted in brown will be the one currently in use. From the left to the right, you’ll find the Draw option followed by Productivity tools to create things like text boxes and then the Type tool and Eraser. To view tool options, long-press on the app and a pop-up box will appear (Fig 2). In the Pen options, for example, you can select what type of implement you want to write with, such as pen, pencil or even a paintbrush. You can also select the thickness of the line as well as the colour. Drawing can be tricky when you start out but, as with everything, practice makes perfect. If you make a mistake, tap the Eraser tool once to activate it and then draw over the error with your finger. You can also use the Undo button next to the input options.

to the very right of the Edit screen (Fig 3). Each option comes with its own submenu that helps you to add the object into the page. S Note is integrated with other apps on your device, so you can record video or snap a picture with your camera without having to leave the app. When you choose either of these options, the camera view will open. After you’ve recorded your video or taken a picture, it will automatically appear in your note. The picture or recording will also be available in your Gallery. Videos can be played directly in the note, which is great if you’re using it for a presentation. Once you’ve created your notes, keeping them organised is important. Folders are a good way to keep things tidy and any notes can be moved into a folder to store. To move anything in the S Note app, long-press on it until a pop-up menu shows. Here, select the Move option and then navigate to the location you want to move the file or folder to. In this same menu you’ll find options to rename your note, delete it or share it with others. The S Note app is only available on the Galaxy Note, there is an alternative built-in app available on Galaxy phones and Tabs – S Memo – which works in a similar way.

Media and organisation On top of the drawing and typing features, S Note has the option to attach multimedia items such as maps, video, clip art and voice recordings. All of these options can be found

Fig 3: Tap the multimedia icon in the Edit screen to view a full range of media options, such as inserting video, pictures or audio files

Export notes Save as images or PDFs You may want to send notes to friends or colleagues that may not be using the app to view them in. To overcome this and make your notes even more versatile, you can export them from S Note in either a JPEG or PDF format. To do this, tap the Menu button to open the main S Note settings options. Choose Export and then select which note you want to save. Choose to save it in a location, such as Google Drive, and then pick what format you want to save it in.


S Note

Save notes and reminders Learn how to use the app’s basic feature to quickly add and edit notes

Create a note

1: Launch S Note

2: Plus to add

3: Template choice

4: Type/write/draw

5: Save your note

Locate the built-in S Note/ Memo app on your device and tap once to open.

Tap the ‘+’ icon at the top right of the screen to create a new note.

Select one of the nine templates, such as Memo or Birthday.

Select an input option, such as typing, and create the note.

When you’re done, tap the Save option and give your note a name.

Add multimedia

Sync your accounts

1: Open up note

2: Open multimedia menu

Create a note and choose a template for it, or tap on an existing note and enter Edit mode.

Tap the multimedia icon and choose from the list of available media to add, such as images.

1: View synced accounts

3: Choose an image

4: Move and resize

2: Sync with Evernote

Pick a location on your device to select an image from, then tap once to import it.

Use the handles to resize and the image menu to move, delete or add effects to the picture.

Now sign into your Evernote account to sync and share notes between the two.


Tap Menu and choose Settings then Accounts to view linked accounts.

S Note Master input options

Use the Popup Note feature

1: Open any application Popup Note works from wherever you are on your device. Open any app.

1: Tap to type

2: Drawing options

3: Finger or S Pen

The most basic input option is the Type tool. When in edit mode, tap the type icon once and start typing with the standard Samsung keyboard.

Long-press on the Pen icon to see options such as the texture of the pen as well as the thickness and colour of the line.

You can draw or write with the Pen tool by using your finger on the screen or, if you have one, your S Pen for more accurate results.

2: Open pop-up Hold the S Pen button and double-tap on screen to launch Popup Note.

3: Complete and save Write your note, then hit Save. You can access the note again in the S Note app.

4: Add shapes

5: Writing to text

6: Add idea sketch

Select ‘Productivity tools’ and then draw a basic shape. The tool will recognise the shape and automatically smarten up the edges.

To turn your scribbles into text, turn on ‘Handwriting to text’ in the productivity settings. Write and let the app translate your words.

To add a simple sketch to your note, open the multimedia options and tap Idea Sketch. Search for a term and tap to add.

“You can draw or write with the Pen tool by using your finger or S Pen”

4: Option on lock screen Popup Note is available on the lock screen, once you enable it in Settings.


S Planner

S Planner

Manage your calendar and tasks with Samsung’s easy-to-use planner that integrates easily with the rest of the Samsung core applications

What it can do:

t5SBDLBQQPJOUNFOUT Add meetings to calendar

t.BOBHFUBTLT Tick off a to-do list

t&BTZWJFXT Display what you want

Increase efficiency with S Planner Organise your day and keep track of events with S Planner, which takes moments to master Learn the interface interface shows off your calendar information choose a quick entry or go to the full event A quick scan of the Google Play Store will reveal that there is certainly no shortage of applications that promise to give you all the tools you need to manage your time, your appointments and your to-do list. S Planner is Samsung’s built-in calendar/task-list app, pre-installed on your Galaxy device. The key feature that makes it worth using every time, over rival third-party apps, is that it can pull in all the other calendars you might use for work or play into one handy screen. The basic


on the main portion of the screen. Tap the icon in the top-left corner to view the calendar by Year, Month, Week or Day (Fig 1). An additional function that is present in the list is Agenda, which is useful to help keep track of – and cross off – everything you need to do in a day. If you’re working with multiple calendars, you can distinguish between appointments and dates according to the colour of the note. To add an event or appointment, simply tap on a date and then fill in the details. You can

details page to pack in more information.

Bring calendars together Tap the menu icon and then tap to view Calendars to see all the options available for calendars associated with different accounts. Any email addresses you’re using on your device will automatically be pulled into the Calendar options. You can see a full list of them in the My Calendars screen (Fig 2). Here you can also choose which ones you want to

S Planner

Fig 1: Navigate the main interface by switching between calendar views by tapping the icon in the top-left corner

Fig 2: Import and manage calendars from other accounts, deciding what information you need to see when

see in S Planner and which ones you prefer to omit. To add any additional accounts, tap the Add Accounts option at the top of the screen and then make a selection and fill in the necessary details. A handy one to add is Facebook. This means that any events you plan on going to will be filled into S Planner as soon as you make them. When you add an event to a calendar in S Planner, it will also be added to your calendar in the account where it came from, meaning there’s perfect sync between the interfaces, which lets you avoid double-booking and having to enter the same event information twice – which is very handy.

the Week view. In the Month option you can choose to either have a calendar view with a pop-up of events or a list (Fig 3). For the Week view you can choose to either have a list of events or a more blocky and stylish Analogue view that imitates the look and space of a traditional paper calendar. Other options you can change include on what day of the week the calendar starts: take your pick from a Saturday, Sunday or Monday or choose it to set by default according to locale. Alerts and notifications are the single most useful part of having a digital rather than a traditional print calendar. When you set up an event or appointment, you can choose when you wish to be reminded about it. In the Settings menu you can also customise how your device tells you that you have something important to do. There are options to change the type of alerts and notifications that you receive, as well as the ringtone that you will hear when a task is due or an event is about to start. If you are a frequent international traveller, you can choose to lock time zones so that you don’t get confused, or leave the option unticked to have your calendar automatically update to local times.

Customise settings Those among us who are good at time management know that one of the keys to success is setting things up to work in the same way that you do. The S Planner interface is incredibly simple and easy to use, but if you’d like to put your own stamp on it then head to the app’s Settings menu and make some adjustments. At the top of the Settings options you’ll find a tab called View settings. Tap into this submenu to adjust how you view your calendar when in the Month and

Fig 3: Customise the look and feel of the app by heading into the Settings menu and putting things together the way you like them

Quick responses Save time when replying Text and phone services often have tools to quickly email or message contacts when you’re running late or can’t answer a call. S Planner integrates this function but tucks it away so very few users know it exists. The Quick Responses setting can be found at the bottom of the Settings menu. The responses can be used to message people attending the same event as you with a quick tap. Tap a phrase to customise it or use the ‘+’ button to add your own.


S Planner

Create and manage events and tasks Keep track of everything you have to do by bringing all your calendars into S Planner

Create appointments and events

1: Pick a date

2: Long press

3: Pick a calendar

4: Add details

5: Close & save

Launch S Planner by tapping its icon once and navigate to a date.

Long-press on a date to open the event or task options.

Choose which calendar you would like to make the appointment in.

Type in the name and tap ‘Edit event details’ to add more information.

Tap to Save the event or appointment. You’re taken back to the calendar.

Add a task and set a reminder

Add and sync contacts

1: Plus to add

2: Navigate to task

From anywhere in the app, tap the top-right ‘+’. You can also add an appointment this way.

Tap the dropdown menu and change ‘Add event’ to ‘Add task’ and fill in the details.

1: Add event participants

3: Add a reminder

4: Set priority

2: Perform sync

Choose to add a reminder on the due date or tap Customise to make it any date you choose.

You can also set the priority of the task from High, Medium or Low. Tap as applicable.

Tap the menu icon then choose Sync. It’ll take a few minutes to complete.


Add participants for an event from your contacts. They’ll be sent at invitation.

S Planner Manage multiple calendars

Change calendar view

1: Tap categories Tap the menu in the top-left corner to access the various views.

1: Open Calendars

2: Create a calendar

3: Linked accounts

Tap the menu icon on your device to bring up the main S Planner menu. Now tap on the Calendars option to go to the calendar screen.

To add a new calendar, tap the ‘+’ icon on the calendar screen and follow prompts to give it a name, such as ‘Birthday Calendar’.

In the main calendar menu, scroll down to see all calendars that are linked to your device, such as your Gmail account or work email.

2: View by Month The handy Month view shows all your appointments highlighted in colours.

3: Scroll weeks To view a week at a time, tap the Week tab and use the arrows at the top.

4: Add account

5: Display calendars

6: Add to calendar

To add an existing account, tap the ‘Add account’ button at the top of the screen and add a new Google, Exchange or server account.

You can opt to show as many calendars as you like at one time. Tap the tick boxes of the ones you want shown on the Calendars screen.

When you create an event or task, assign it to a calendar. When your device syncs, this info will be exchanged back to the account you’re using.

“You can opt to show as many calendars as you like at one time”

4: View lists and tasks Tap Agenda to see lists/tasks. Tap each item to view details or amend.


Google Maps

Google Maps With the Google Maps app you’ll never get lost again. Navigate the world, locate your favourite bars and restaurants, and get directions anywhere with the number-one map app

What it can do:

t%JTDPWFSSPVUFT Bike, car or bus to places

t%(PPHMF&BSUI Delve into landmarks in 3D

t5SFLUIFQMBOFU Tour a city in Street View

Never get lost with Google Maps Google Maps provides you with a detailed and immersive map of the world on your Galaxy Find your way easily implemented in other apps. A great way to get icon will appear on the map, which you can Google Maps is one of the most used apps available on the Samsung Galaxy. You can literally navigate the world from your device using the app, as well as find all kinds of great locations, points of interest and landmarks. The app combines your device’s GPS function as well as a Wi-Fi or data connection to find your location, navigate you from point to point and let you browse the entire planet with the swipe of your finger. The Google Maps app is also linked to Google Earth, as well as being


started with Google Maps is to set up a Home point for yourself. Opening the Google Maps app, tap on your device’s Menu button, then tap Settings. Tap Edit Home or Edit Work. Now you can input your home or work postcode and Google Maps will remember it for you. This will come in really useful when you are trying to get directions from your home or work location, or share these locations with another person. Once a home location has been set up in Google Maps, a small house

tap on for more options. If you type ‘Home’ into the search tool, you’ll be taken to your home location automatically (Fig 1).

Profile and privacy Google Maps covers pretty much every corner of the globe, displaying road systems and the geography of locations. If you have a Google account, all of your Google Map information will be synced across any device that you log in with, making your favourite locations

Google Maps

Fig 1: Setting up a home location can be useful since it can be utilised when in other apps that feature a Google Maps function

Fig 2: The more location settings that you’ve enabled, the more options Google Maps will be able to offer you when using the app

available from anywhere. In Google Maps, tap on the person icon at the top right, next to the search tool, to view your profile information. Here you’ll be able to see any reviews that you have completed on locations stored within Google Maps, as well as view your saved places and recently accessed places. It’s worth taking the time to set up your Google Maps account properly, to save you time in the long run when accessing locations you visit a lot within the app. If privacy is a concern to you when using an app that tracks your current location, open up the app’s settings and tap on Google Location settings. Here you can switch off location reporting and location history (Fig 2). Location reporting syncs your visited locations with other Google products, enhancing your Google experience. In Settings you can access a rundown of your map history.

tools that Google Maps does, but it’s a fantastic tool for exploring the planet in a satellite view. Through Google Earth you will be able to access more detailed information for places and businesses, as well as connect to Wikipedia entries on specific locations. There is even a setting to switch on access to Panoramio photos of locations (Fig 3). When browsing through Google Earth a series of recommended locations will appear at the bottom of the interface. These locations are specific to the country that you’re browsing in and are great for getting to know a place that you might be thinking about visiting, using photos and videos to give you a true idea of an area. Navigating both Google Earth and Google Maps is easy. In terms of touch commands, all you have to do is swipe to navigate across the map and pinch inwards or outwards to zoom. To rotate the map, press down on the screen with two fingers, then rotate them either clockwise or anticlockwise. If you find yourself getting lost as to which way is north, just tap on the compass icon to set yourself straight again. Check out the following tutorials to find out about all of the amazing navigational tools Google Maps has to offer.

Explore Google Earth Tap on the menu icon, which is poking out at the bottom left of the app, to display all of your Google Maps options. Tap Google Earth to run Google Earth on your device. Google Earth is a more advanced map app that comes pre-installed on all Android devices. Google Earth doesn’t provide the same navigation

Fig 3: Tap on the Polaroid icon to go to the Panoramio.com site, where you can view more images of places from Google Maps

In-app map tool Google Maps in other apps Thousands of apps utilise Google Maps to offer users map-based tools. As an example, the NatWest banking app can pinpoint cash machines and branch locations through the use of a layering function that can be applied to maps. Most apps that use a map function also include the GPS button, allowing you to locate yourself on the map. Google Maps can be used in apps to help you find a lost device, locate ingredients for recipes or find out your friends’ whereabouts.


Google Maps

Travel the world on your Galaxy Find out how to get directions, save your favourite locations and more using Google Maps

Search for locations in Google Maps

1: Go to Settings

2: GPS settings

3: Search the map

4: Search results

5: Find location

On the home screen, swipe down from the right and tap the cog.

Tap Location and ensure that the switch at the top is turned on.

Close the settings panel and open Google Maps. Tap on the search box.

Start typing a location; Google will provide you with suggestions.

Tap on a suggestion or tap on the search icon to go to the location.

Favourite a location in Google Maps

View map traffic information

1: Find a location

2: Tap and hold

Search for and find a location in Google Maps that you want to add to your favourites list.

You can also long-press anywhere on the map to move the red pin to that particular point.

1: Google Maps menu

3: Save a place

4: Star locations

2: Traffic overlay

Tap once on the red pointer to reveal the information panel of that location. Tap on Save.

Once a location is saved to your Favourites, a star will appear at that point on the map.

Tap Traffic. The map will now display colour-coded traffic information.


In Google Maps, tap on the menu icon found at the bottom left of the app.

Google Maps Change Google Maps view interface

Post and share a location

1: Find a map location In Google Maps, find and pinpoint a location on the map you’d like to share.

1: Satellite mode

2: Map overlays

3: Google Earth

Open the menu bar. Tap on Satellite to change the map view to satellite mode. Satellite mode will take longer to load than map view.

Open the menu bar. Tap on Traffic, Public Transport or Cycling to view different map overlays displaying the routes for each option.

In the menu bar, tap Google Earth. In Google Earth, some buildings will be shown in 3D, giving you a realistic sense of scale for them.

2: Show location details Tap on the location name at the bottom of the screen to display its details.

3: Choose to share via Tap on Share. Choose from the list of available sharing functions and apps.

4: Access layers

5: Street View

6: Navigate a map

Tap the menu icon in the top-left corner of the app. Here you can switch on and off different layers, which will help speed up loading time.

In Google Earth, tap and drag on the person icon to switch on Street View. Roads that can be seen in Street View will be highlighted in blue.

Swipe across the screen to look around in Street View. Double-tap to move forward to the next image along the highlighted yellow line.

“In Google Earth, some buildings will be shown in 3D, giving you a sense of scale”

4: Add a location link A link to the location will be pasted into the app that you’re sharing from.


Google Maps Find your current location

Learn about a place in Google Maps

1: Turn on GPS settings Open your device’s notification panel and make sure that Location is on.

1: Find a place

2: Search places

3: Place details

Once you’ve found a location you want to know more about, zoom in till icons that represent different points of interest appear on the map.

Use the search bar to type in a place of interest, such as ‘restaurants’ to see all restaurants within the area, which will appear as red dots.

Tap a point of interest to pin it, then tap on the displayed name at the bottom of the app to see the place’s address, rating and details.

4: Get more info

5: Call a place

6: Rate a place

Scroll down through the info page to view any available weblinks. Tap ‘More info’ to view any extra information, such as opening hours.

If a phone number is supplied, you can tap on the call icon. The phone number will be copied over to your device’s call function automatically.

Under the ‘Rate and review’ heading in a place’s info window, tap the star icons to rate it. Write a review and tap Publish to post it.

2: Use the GPS locator Open Google Maps and tap on the GPS icon at the bottom right of the screen.

3: Your current location You’ll be taken to your location in Google Maps, indicated by a blue circle.

4: Pin your GPS location Tap and hold on your location to drop a pin there, saving the current location.


“If a phone number is supplied for a place, you can tap on the call icon”

Google Maps Navigate directions in Google Maps

1: Get directions

2: Transport type

3: Route options

4: View a route

Search for a pin or location that you want directions to in Google Maps. Tap on the vehicle icon at the bottom right of the app for more direction options.

Select a mode of transport from the icons at the top of the screen. Tap My Location if you want to set up a starting location that isn’t your current location.

Type in a starting point, then tap on the search icon. Tap Route Options to set up your route so it avoids all motorways or toll roads if necessary. Tap Done.

Choose a route from the available options to display the route on the map. Tap on the route information at the bottom of the app to change route details.

5: Alternatives

6: GPS navigation

Your chosen route will be displayed as a blue guideline. Alternative routes will be displayed as a grey guideline. Tap an alternative route to turn it on.

Tap Start to enter navigation mode to use your device as a satnav. Tap the menu icon for more options, such as voice guidance, and to view a step-by-step list.

Mode Select a mode of transport if not by car. Choose from public transport or cycling

Views Tap Satellite or Google Earth to change the Maps view to a more realistic map

Settings Change home location, location settings, distance units and view Maps history


Google Earth

Google Earth Explore the world and understand every location and landmark within it from the palm of your hand. Google Earth, and our advice, will have you up and running in minutes

What it can do:

t4UVOOJOHNBQT Map quality is incredible

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Search the world from your pocket View realistic representations of any landmark or location simply by tapping and searching Historic and new data an overlay detailing unusual views or specialist Remember the extras that are easily available Google Earth is not just designed to show you the world in its current form – there is a lot of useful historical information also available with a couple of taps. Tap the Menu key and you will see a section at the bottom called More Maps. When you select Earth Gallery, you will be presented with a set of thumbnails (Fig 1), each with a description below it showing you what it contains. When you select one, you will be given a completely different view of the world, which could be from the past or even


stats. Despite the fact that Google Earth is primarily designed to give you location-based information that is as timely as possible, the extras that are included can prove useful for research, homework and many other tasks. In the left-hand column you will also see sections to navigate or you can simply browse using the arrows in the top-right corner. There are more than 700 options here which will give you everything you need and potentially more information than you could ever require.

and Google Earth will be more useful than ever to you and beneficial for many tasks.

Knowledge is power Google Earth includes a number of layers which directly interact with the locations you are viewing and we have detailed how to select these in a related tutorial. However, if you take some time to explore each layer, you may be surprised at what is on offer. The Wikipedia layer adds simple markers

Google Earth

Fig 1: The galleries offer a chance to see the world as it was and are highly informative and educational

Fig 2: Wikipedia is just one example of where extra detail is available for any location you are currently viewing on screen

to landmarks and specific locations; when a marker is tapped, you will be presented with a detailed description and history of the location in question (Fig 2). This potentially makes the entire system more useful than using standalone apps for this kind of task and brings together much of your fact-finding into the one solution. If you enable the Places and Panoramic Photos layers, you will also be able to tap markers to see a full-screen image taken by a user. Some of these images can add a lot of realism and familiarity to any map-based location and make you feel as if you are almost visiting the place in person. Be careful not to overuse every layer and feature on offer, though, because this can easily crowd the maps and make them unreadable. Know what you are looking for, enable the features and enjoy the stunning realism.

nothing will happen at all; but if you tap and hold and then drag him to the location you are currently viewing, everything changes immediately. You will see a ground-level view (Fig 3) that can look obscured in some locations. Moving your fingers around the screen will still move the entire display and this comes into its own when you move the man to 3D buildings. The detail is incredible and you will be able to see buildings, landmarks and locations in their most accurate representations and consequently be able to understand what makes them so special. To navigate away from ground level again you need to tap the Exit Ground Level option in the top right-hand corner and then you can continue exploring as before. Away from the ground-level feature, simply zooming in to certain areas, such as major cities like New York, will produce stunningly realistic imagery and you can choose to set the image quality to ‘high’ if need be. As you move your finger around the screen, the buildings will appear, but remember that using the high quality setting on some devices can cause slowdowns in the app and even in the general usage of the device while Google Earth is running.

Time for a quick walk It would be easy to think of Google Earth as a mapping tool, but it offers so much more when it comes to ‘seeing’ what a place far away is really like. You will notice a small yellow man in the main map screen in most views, but it is very easy to overlook him and presume that he is a static icon. Tap him and

Fig 3: The ground-level option offers the most realistic and compelling view of the area you are looking at in Google Earth

Find a business Locate local services The search mechanism in Google Earth can be used for anything. You do not need to just look for places – you can input businesses or even types of service such as ‘Pub’ or ‘Pizza’ to receive markers showing the ones that are closest to you. When you tap a marker, you will see full contact details and even reviews so that you can decide whether a trip out is worth your effort. It is yet another beneficial use for the highly comprehensive Google Earth.


Google Earth

Use the Google Earth features Understand how to make the most out of every advanced Google Earth feature in seconds

Explore the world with Google Earth

1: Zooming in

2: Spin around

3: A real view

4: So much detail

5: Local landmarks

Pinch outwards on the main screen to zoom in to the map on display.

Spin your fingers either way to change the map display orientation.

Hold two fingers down and pull downwards to tilt the main map view.

Tap the top-left menu icon to manage all of the viewing options.

Pull up the bottom black icon to see local landmarks in more detail.

Share any location immediately

Change the image quality

1: Find a location

2: Sharing methods

When viewing a location, tap the Menu key and then select Share from the pop-up list.

Now select the method you want to use to share the screenshot of the chosen location.

1: Go to settings

3: Send the object

4: It’s been shared

2: Make your choice

Add details of the recipient, a description, and then click Send to share the location.

The recipient can now tap the screenshot to see all of the location information they need.

Now choose your preferred quality. ‘High’ may slow down your device.


Open Settings from the menu and then select the Image Quality option.

Google Earth Change layers and view location data

View landmarks in 3D

1: Select the 3D option In the Layers menu, select 3D Buildings and then tap the map to proceed.

1: The layer menu

2: See the layer

3: Extra detail

Tap the top-left menu icon to be shown a complete selection of available layers. Select the Places one for the purposes of this tutorial.

A series of indicators will appear over the map screen. There is little indication of what they are until you select them. Choose one and tap.

You will see a new screen appear with a lot of relevant information about the specific location. Photos, videos and text are included.

2: Find a landmark Tap the magnifying glass at the top and search for a landmark to view.

3: An unusual shade 3D objects are coloured differently and will look quite unusual at first.

4: A busy screen

5: Under the sea

6: Navigation

As you start to select more layers, the map screen will become busier. Be careful not to choose unnecessary layers that you do not need.

You can even select the Ocean layer to see detailed information for the part of the sea you are currently viewing. Labels are shown as well.

The Roads layer will offer an accurate representation of major and minor roads, with names, and will prove useful for basic navigation.

“Tap the top-left menu icon to be shown a complete selection of available layers”

4: Time to explore Zoom in and pan to see incredible levels of detail. It’s actually like being there.


YouTube

YouTube

Search for and watch all your favourite videos with the app version of the biggest video sharing platform on the internet

What it can do:

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Watch videos with the YouTube app The YouTube app is easy to navigate and lets you access content wherever you are Watch videos using a tablet, or a phone with a large screen, then tapping the play icon. Otherwise, you can YouTube, by far the largest video-sharing platform on the internet, needs no introduction. The immensely popular site ingests hundreds of thousands of videos every single day and no matter what your interests are, you’ll find something that’ll entertain and inform you. The YouTube app available for Samsung devices is a simplified version of the web platform and perfect to use while you travel or when you can’t access your computer. If you’re


it may even be a preferable way to watch and share videos. YouTube comes as standard on most Samsung devices, but if you don’t have it installed then download it for free from the Google Play Store (Fig 1). As with any app, YouTube can be launched from your Samsung app drawer by tapping the icon once. When opening the app for the first time, you’ll be presented with some of the most popular videos of the day. You can watch these instantly by tapping on the name and

perform a basic search by tapping the search icon or browse videos by category.

Working with accounts YouTube, like most Google products, is now linked to your Google accounts. When opening the app for the first time, you will be asked to sign into your account. While you don’t have to do this to watch videos and perform basic searches, it is necessary if you want to engage with the community, like

YouTube

Fig 1: YouTube comes as standard on Samsung devices, but you can download it from the Play store if you don’t already have it

Fig 2: View and clear your video history by navigating to the History tab. YouTube will make suggestions based on your viewing history

videos, add them to a favourites list (or playlist) and leave comments. If you’re uploading videos yourself, it’s also necessary to create a channel and tell other viewers about yourself. You only have to sign in once. After you do, the app will remember you and open up on your account every time. Each time you watch a video, YouTube will remember it and build up a History of your searches (Fig 2). Based on the types of videos you are watching, YouTube will make recommendations. This is a great feature if you need a little inspiration, but can also work against you if you watch something you didn’t particularly enjoy and are recommended similar options. You can clear your History by tapping the Menu icon when on the History page and selecting Clear. Any playlists you created will also be associated with your account and available for you to watch wherever you are.

save you some data. From any screen in the YouTube app, tap the Settings option and then tap Preloading (Fig 3). This feature allows you to preload any videos that are in your Subscriptions or Watch Later list when you’re connected to Wi-Fi, which means you’ll use less data when you watch them on the move. Because the videos will essentially download onto your device, they will take up space, so be sure to have enough available before ticking the options. You can also choose to preload only one or the other option rather than both, to save you some storage space. Other Settings options which warrant taking a look at include General settings and Connect TVs. In the General settings menu you can choose to play videos at high quality as standard and also adjust the size of the caption text. If you’re an uploader of videos rather than just a viewer, you can also specify over which data connection you allow your uploads to process. The Connected TVs menu allows you to firstly connect and then manage any televisions you might use to watch videos from. You will, of course, need the right cables to make the connection, but once done you’ll enjoy the benefit of seeing all your favourite videos on a bigger screen.

Preloading and other features Videos are characteristically large files and watching a lot of content on the move can really eat into your data allowance. Therefore it’s always best to connect to Wi-Fi when it’s available, but for the occasions when it isn’t possible, YouTube has an option to

Fig 3: Choose to preload videos to your device to save on data usage when you’re on the move and working off 3G/4G

Report a video Flag inappropriate content YouTube has millions of users uploading content every day and very little capacity to check each one. There are guidelines that govern what type of content is allowed on the site and users can report anything unsuitable. To report a video, tap the flag icon in the main video area, then choose the reason. Reporting a video is serious, so be sure that the content really is against the community rules before flagging up, rather than just against your taste in content.


YouTube

Play and share YouTube videos Personalise your YouTube experience by learning the features and functions of the app

Search for and watch videos

1: Category list

2: Tap to select

3: Use search bar

4: Tap to play

5: Suggestions

Tap the YouTube icon to pull out a menu listing video categories.

To view videos in a category, tap it once and scroll the results.

Perform a keywordspecific search by typing in the search bar.

Tap the video once to open, then tap the play option; tap again to pause.

Based on your history, you’ll see suggestions for more videos of interest.

Subscribe to videos

Like or dislike a video

1: Search channels

2: Tap to subscribe

YouTube videos are on channels that you can subscribe to. Search for a channel you like.

Tap the red button to subscribe to the channel. Tap it again to unsubscribe.

1: Like a video

3: View subscriptions

4: Scroll video list

2: Dislike a video

Pull out the left menu and scroll down to see all the channels you’re subscribed to.

All videos on subscribed channels are available in a stream when you tap the red button.

To dislike a video, tap the thumbs-down. You can also leave a comment below.


After watching a video, like it by tapping the thumbs-up icon underneath it.

YouTube Make and edit playlists

Share videos with friends

1: Locate share icon The Share icon is positioned at the top right of each video (the middle icon).

1: Add a video

2: Create a playlist

3: Give it a name

Building up playlists is a good way to keep content to watch later. Search for a video and then tap the small icon next to it and choose ‘Add to’.

If you have no current playlists, you will be invited to create one. Select the ‘New playlist’ option from the popup menu.

Name your playlist, then tick if you want it be private or public. If it’s public it’ll be associated with your Google account and seen by others.

2: Tap to share Tap the Share icon once and choose which app to use to share the video.

3: Share via email If sharing via Gmail, add in a recipient or a number of recipients and tap Send.

4: View playlists

5: Play all videos

6: Remove a video

Navigate back to the main YouTube pull-out menu and tap the Playlists option. Here you can view all your playlists and their videos.

Set yourself up for a video marathon by tapping the small icon next to a playlist and selecting ‘Play all’. Its videos will play back-to-back.

Tap the playlist to view videos within it. Again, tap the icon next to a video, then choose Remove to delete it from that playlist. Or move it or share it.

“Building up playlists is a good way to keep content to watch later”

4: Share playlist items To share videos from within a playlist, tap the icon next to a video, then Share.


WatchON

WatchON

Check TV schedules, buy titles to watch on your device and find the best TV shows and movies on your favourite channels by syncing up your TV services with WatchON

What it can do:

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t8BUDIPOEFNBOE Purchase shows and movies

Watch TV with Samsung’s WatchON Turn your Galaxy into a TV guide, remote control and on demand video player using WatchON The WatchON app is pre-installed on your Galaxy. It’s one of Samsung’s most useful native apps, allowing you to sync your device with any TV, media player or set-top box so that you can control it remotely. The added benefit of using your Galaxy as a remote control over your normal TV remote is that you can also set up WatchON to provide you with information on the TV services that you have available to you. This means that you can view detailed schedules for all of your channels and tune into a channel by browsing current


and future programmes. You can also set up a favourites list, allowing WatchON to come up with suggested content and channels that you might be interested in. Once you’ve got WatchON set up, tap on a show, then tap Like to favourite it. Then, opening up the WatchON menu, you can go to the ‘Just for you page’, which will provide you with recommended viewing. Attention has been paid to the sports section of WatchON, which has its own page in the menu. Here you can break down content into different sports. When

looking at available shows in the app, use the left and right arrows at the bottom of the screen to change content by time, displaying shows that are available now, today or within a specific time frame that you can set up yourself. Of course, if you can’t find anything good to watch, you can always jump to the Video section of the app where you can buy movies and shows to watch on demand on your device. With even more features available, WatchON is the perfect app to keep track of your favourite shows.

WatchON

Control a TV remotely Do everything on your TV straight from your Galaxy device

Buy movies and TV shows

Access TV schedules using WatchON

1: Open the video store From the WatchON home screen, tap on Video to view the latest releases.

1: Set up WatchON

2: Find TV service

3: View TV schedules

Upon opening WatchON for the first time, select your country or region and then add a postcode.

Choose from the list of available television services in your area that you have access to.

After setup, tap on the Menu icon and select the Channel Guide option to view your television schedules.

2: Search WatchON videos Tap on the Menu icon and use the search bar to find a specific video.

Use your device as a remote control

3: Purchase your video Select a movie or show. Tap Watch Now. Tap Buy and purchase the video.

1: Configure device

2: Select brand of TV

3: Activate remote

From the WatchON home screen, tap on the remote icon in the top-right corner of the app.

Tap Continue. Select the brand of your television. Now tap the power icon to test your device as a remote.

Tap ‘No, test next code’ until the television turns on. Confirm it worked to activate the remote.

4: Watch your purchases After downloading the video content, it can be watched in the Video app.


Camera

Camera Capture memories, shoot a breathtaking panorama, snap a family portrait or make a home movie. Let out your creative side with the Galaxy’s advanced Camera app

What it can do:

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t.BLF)%NPWJFT Record high-quality video

Take perfect photos on your phone With a built-in flash, shooting modes and two cameras, you can shoot anything with a Galaxy Shoot photos in style The native Camera app comes with an setting up the perfect exposure to changing One of the most used tools of any Samsung Galaxy smartphone or tablet has got to be the camera. Whether you’re taking a self-portrait using the front-facing camera or capturing an epic sunset with the rear-facing one, there is so much to see and do with the Galaxy’s built-in cameras that you’ll never run out of interesting ways to shoot your subjects. The camera has a built-in flash, although the front-facing camera can only rely on the brightness of your device’s screen to illuminate the subject.


abundance of different tools, functions and settings to help you get the best possible shots from your camera. These include the focal point box that will flash green when your shot is in focus, as well as a variety of different in-camera effects that can be added before shooting (Fig 1). All of these settings can be turned on and off as you like, allowing you to let the camera run in a fully automatic mode. Alternatively, you can take control of every single aspect of the shooting process, from

your camera’s ISO. On top of shooting photos you’ll be able to switch to capturing highquality video, all with the Galaxy’s Camera app.

Setting up your camera An important consideration before you start shooting photos and capturing videos is the quality settings. The size of your images and video clips will determine how quickly your storage gets filled up. Of course, you’ll always be able to continuously back up your files onto

Camera

Fig 1: Adding any of the effects included in the Camera app can help create a unique style and look to your photos

Fig 2: The quality of an image will depend on what you want to do with it. If you plan to edit the photo, keep the quality high

a computer. Tap on the Settings cog and tap ‘Photo size’ to change the size of your shot images (Fig 2); keep in mind that the lower the size, the lower the quality. Tap the Video icon to do the same for your video clips. Tap on the Settings cog for general settings. Here you’ll find the well-hidden timer function, which allows you to set up a delay before a photo is taken, as well as being able to turn on Review mode. When review mode is on any photo that you take will instantly be shown to you in the Gallery app. When turned off you’ll still be presented with a thumbnail image of your shot in the lower-left corner of the frame that you can tap on to view. In the general settings you’ll also be able to activate voice controls, file names and your photo location information settings.

and highlights of each one. In the Camera app, when tapping on the Settings icon you’ll find a collection of quick settings tools that will come in very handy. Perhaps the hottest new addition, as far as the Galaxy S5 goes is Selective Focus. This allows you to take a photo and then have the main object that is in focus standing out from the background – which can yield some very impressive results. Another fantastic new feature is Auto Focus. This feature ensures that the camera can process the sharpness of the images in up to 0.3 seconds of you pointing your camera at your subject, so it is now even easier to capture those magic moments that come when you least expect them. There is plenty more to discover too and the whole Camera app has been streamlined so as not to be bogged down by different options in different places. Everything you need, both for the camera and video camera can be acccesed by tapping the cog icon in the top-left corner of the screen. So if you’re a budding photographer or just want to get some quick snaps on your Galaxy, there are enough functions in the Camera app to get some really amazing shots at a second’s notice – as you’ll soon discover.

Shoot modes and tools The Camera app comes with a series of different modes depending on what you’re trying to shoot (Fig 3). For high-speed subjects you’ve got Sports mode or, if you want a perfectly exposed image, try HDR which takes three separate images all at different exposures and mixes them to create a single image combining the shadows, mid-tones

Fig 3: There are numerous modes on hand to help you capture the perfect shot in the moment you are in…

Using GPS tags GPS location information Tap the settings cog icon and tap ‘Location tag’. Switch this option on. With GPS tagging, photos will include location information, which will be included when they’re shared with other people. The GPS tagging tool can only work when you have a data network connection and GPS is turned on. Keep in mind that posting images with GPS information will make it possible to find out exactly where your photographs have been taken.


Camera

Shoot, store and share photos Learn just how easy it is to become a pro Galaxy photographer when using the Camera app

Shoot photos on a Galaxy device

1: The Camera app

2: Digital zoom

3: Auto focusing

4: Manual focus

5: The focus box

Open the Galaxy’s app drawer, then find and open the Camera app.

In the Camera app, your volume buttons operate the zoom function.

The camera will focus on the subject in the centre box of the frame.

Tap on a specific area within the frame to focus specifically on it.

Once the focus has been found, tap on the camera icon to take a snap.

Swap between front and rear cameras

Use camera flash modes

1: The rear camera

2: Swap the camera

By default the Camera app will shoot through the rear camera, making use of the auto flash.

Tap the ‘swap camera’ icon at the top right of the screen to turn on the front-facing camera.

1: Flash settings

3: Dual camera mode

4: Frame placement

2: Select a flash

Tap the Mode button and choose Dual Camera to use both cameras at once.

Tap on the frame holding the second camera view to reposition and resize it to your liking.

Choose between On, Off or Auto. Tap an option, setting it until changed.


With the rear camera turned on, tap the Settings icon. Tap the flash icon.

Camera Add in-camera effects when shooting

Shoot a panorama

1: Select Panorama mode Tap on Mode. Swipe through the list of different modes and select Panorama.

1: Effects list

2: Add vignette

3: Colour effects

In shooting mode, tap the right arrow on the left side of the screen to display a collection of in-camera shooting effects.

Tap Vignette to add a faint black border around your shot. The Vintage effect will do the same as well as affecting saturation.

Effects such as Grey Scale, Sepia and Turquoise will apply a specific tone of colour to your shots. Grey Scale shoots in black and white.

2: Shoot panorama Tap the camera button, then slowly pan the camera to the left or the right.

3: Use panorama guide Use the preview bar as you turn to make sure that you’re shooting straight.

4: Stylised shot

5: More effects

6: Apply effects

The Cartoon, Moody, Rugged and Oil Pastel options are stylistic special effects which can completely change the look of a shot.

Swipe your way through the selection of different effects and you are sure to find something to help add character to your shot.

Tap an effects thumbnail to preview it in-camera. Once happy, take a photo. Remember, effects can also be added after taking a shot.

“Stylistic special effects can completely change the look of a shot”

4: Process the panorama Once you’ve done a full rotation or pressed stop, the shot will be processed.


Camera Use Selective Focus mode

New and improved shooting modes

1: Tap settings Tap the settings icon in the top right corner and then choose Selective Focus.

1: Mode updates

2: Sound & Shot

3: Record audio

Not all Galaxy devices offer the most up-to-date shooting modes, so you may find some variations as to the modes that are available.

Tap Mode. Scroll the mode list until you get to Sound & shot mode (if available) to activate it. Tap the camera button when ready.

In Sound & shot mode, nine seconds of audio will be recorded after the photo is taken. In the Gallery, tap the music icon to play the audio.

4: Add some drama

5: Animated photo

6: Show movement

In Drama mode, your device will shoot several seconds of footage then stitch together the variations of movement within a still image.

Select Animated photo. Make sure your shot has some moving elements to it, then tap the camera icon to shoot several frames…

In the image preview, scrub the moving parts of the image with your finger. Tap Save. View your animated shot in the Gallery app.

2: Get in position You will be prompted to stand less than 50cm away from your intended target.

3: Tap to focus Tap on the object that you want to make stand out and shoot.

4: Process The Camera app will then process the image and apply the necessary tweaks.


“In Sound & shot mode, nine seconds of audio will be recorded”

Camera Share your photos as you’re shooting

1: Share options

2: Group Play

3: Select device

4: Select images

Keep in mind that more advanced shooting modes such as Animated photo can’t be shared in the Camera app. Tap the Settings icon, then the Share icon.

Choose the Group Play option and then you will be able to share images or even utilise the camera on any devices that are connected to your group.

You will need to set up a group and then allow other users to connect. Once set up you can select devices to share images with or additional cameras to use.

Once the group is set up you can select images from your albums to share with the connected users. The whole process is quick and very easy.

5: Disconnecting

6: Logging off

You can end the Group Play session at any time by backing out. You will be notified that your images will no longer be shared with the group members.

Close down your Group Play session and you will be able to carry on taking pictures as normal. But be sure to have fun using the Group Camcorder mode.

Done editing Tap here when you have made your tweaks and the edited image will be saved to your roll

Animated Edit In Animated shot, you can interact with the screen to manipulate the action in the image

Undo/redo Use these arrows to undo or redo steps that you have taken when composing


Camera Control your shot with manual mode

1: ISO settings

2: White balance

3: Exposure value

4: Add guidelines

In shoot mode, tap the Menu button. Select Settings. In Camera settings, tap ISO to manually input an amount, increasing the brightness and grain of a shot.

Tap the Settings icon, then tap ‘White balance’. From the list, select a white balance that is appropriate for the lighting conditions that you’re shooting in.

Tap ‘Exposure value’ to manually set the exposure of a shot. This is useful when your shot has different exposures within it, such as when shooting a horizon.

Tap Guidelines, then turn them on. Now when you shoot, a grid overlay will appear, helping you compose your shots, using techniques like the rule of thirds.

Modify your camera’s quick settings

1: Quick settings

2: Add settings

3: Reset settings

4: Volume buttons

Tap on the settings in the topleft corner of the screen. A grid displaying all of the available quick settings will appear, as well as the ones that are set up.

Drag a quick setting from the grid over one of the three quick settings that has a white box around it. When it turns blue, let go to place the new setting.

Add your preferred quick settings. Settings that you moved will be added to the quick settings grid. Tap Reset to restore settings to their default setup.

You can also set it so that you can use the volume buttons on the side of your Galaxy device to act as a shutter button. This makes it easier to capture great shots.


Camera Record an HD video in the Camera app Aspect When shooting in 16:9 mode, videos will be shot at a wider aspect ratio

Square In 4:3 a square effect is added, placing borders around the shot

1: Shoot a video

2: Recording mode

Tap on the video-camera icon at the bottom of the screen to enter video mode. The Camera app will automatically start shooting video. Tap stop to finish recording.

Tap the Settings icon. Tap the filmreel icon to change the recording mode. ‘Limit for MMS’ will create a low-quality video that is easier to share via MMS and email.

3: Change speed

4: Video options

5: Video storage

6: Video editing

On the S4 nad S5, tap Slow or Fast motion. A new option will appear below the recording mode icon; tap it to change the speed of motion. Audio is not recorded.

Tap the Menu button, then Settings. Tap the camera icon to adjust the size of your videos and to enable stabilisation – the latter may cause a warping effect.

Tap on the Settings cog in the Settings window and tap Storage. If you have a memory card in your device, it may be worth recording footage to that to save space.

Once you’ve shot a video, tap on the clip thumbnail in the top-left corner. Tap Trim in the options bar to edit the duration of your clip. Tap Done when finished.

Pixels The pixel ratio will define the quality of an image and its file size


Gallery

Gallery Whether you’re a professional in the making or just a happy snapper, organise and display all of your photos with ease and style using this great app on your Samsung Galaxy device

What it can do:

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Select, move and rename

Store and view images in Gallery Preloaded on your Galaxy, this app is the perfect place for managing your photos and videos Helpful and handy features To add details to a shot, tap the menu icon to the shot, including latitude, longitude, size, The Gallery app is ideal for keeping your images and videos in check. Whether you take photos on your device or load images captured on another camera, Gallery has the capability to take care of everything. You can organise your shots into various different albums, choose how to view your photos via different categories and you can also create new albums to sort your pictures even further. Renaming, organising and tagging photos is also as easy as pie.


and choose ‘More info’. This takes you to an info screen that provides information such as the date the photo was taken, the location, the category and any tags that have been assigned (Fig 1). Tap the pen icon in the topright corner to edit and change any of these details, as well as add tags. Once happy, tap on Done. The details assigned to the picture will then be updated with any extra info. On this screen you can also tap on the Details button to get all kinds of in-depth information relating

resolution and much more besides.

Find shots in a flash Gallery displays your images in multiple ways. You can view albums that images are automatically sorted into – for example, Facebook photos will be put in an album titled ‘Facebook’ – or you can load whole folders of images from your computer onto your device. The title of the folder will be the album title in Gallery, but you can always change this. Select

Gallery

Fig 1: Use the More Info function to add more details to your chosen picture in order to add tags or location information

Fig 2: Renaming images or whole albums is easy and helps you to keep track of the subject, where it was taken or other details

to view Albums from the top drop-down menu. Long-press to select an album then tap Menu and select Rename (Fig 2). You can also do this with individual photos. Gallery also allows you to sort your photos by location, time and date, people within them and more. When you take a photo of a person, Gallery will recognise the face and frame it in a yellow box. A double-tap on this box will call up two options – you can either select Me if the photo is of yourself, or Add Name to tag someone from your contacts.

editing apps that you’ve downloaded will be shown here, so swipe down with your finger until you find the one you’re after. Tapping on the editing app’s icon will exit Gallery and open the image within the editing app for you to continue working on. Once you’re done, hit the app’s save function and then once again your image, now freshly edited, will find itself stored back in Gallery’s albums. If your newly edited image is truly magnificent, it would be a shame not to show it off. You can select albums and then run slide shows from contents by tapping the menu icon in the top-right corner of the screen. Slide shows are a great way to show off your pictures to an admiring crowd (Fig 3). You can also print them. You could go through the bother of finding a wire to connect your Galaxy device to a computer… or you could take the fast road and print directly from within Gallery. Hit the menu icon and select Print. Ensure your Wi-Fi printer is on, as your device will scan for available printers – then simply select yours. Tap the cog icon at the top of the interface to access the print settings to set number of copies, paper size, orientation and much more, then hit the printer icon next to the cog to complete your print job!

Extra editing and info Although Gallery doesn’t have extensive editing features, it provides the basics and offers a streamlined procedure to open up shots in other editing apps. To crop an image, tap a photo in an album to enlarge it and then tap Menu. Scroll to locate and tap Crop. Now drag the corners of the crop box to edit your image and hit Save. Your crop will be saved as a separate file, so if you make a mistake you don’t need to worry about losing the original. To edit your photo further, you can open it up in a separate editing app by hitting the Share button. This brings up a huge array of options for exporting your shot. Any image-

Fig 3: Why not show off your images to an admiring crowd by turning them into a Slide Show?

Choose content Select images to display One really handy feature of Gallery is that you can choose which images you’d like to view in the app. Maybe you only want to view your synced Facebook photos? Or you just want to see images snapped with your device’s camera? Press Menu, then ‘Content to display’ and tick or untick the boxes. The options shown here will depend on other settings; for example, if you haven’t chosen to sync your Dropbox images with the device, this option won’t be available in Gallery.


Gallery

Keep tabs on images and film clips A few features that Gallery has to offer, to help you manage and enjoy your favourite images

View your photographs with ease

1: Open up Gallery

2: View a shot

3: Tap slideshow

4: Slide options

5: View slideshow

You’ll see an array of albums. Tap an album to see the shots within.

Tap a photo to see it large. Swipe left or right to view other images in the folder.

Tap your device’s Menu button and tap Slideshow from the options.

Now select Effects, Music, Speed and Playing order using the tabs; tap Start.

Now sit back and enjoy the show. Press the Back button to exit.

Assign images to contacts

Delete images from Gallery

1: Open image

2: Set as contact photo

First, open up the image, then tap on the menu icon to bring up the options.

Scroll down the options and tap on Set As. Next you need to pick Contact Photo.

1: Delete one shot

3: Find your contact

4: Pick a contact

2: Delete multiple shots

You’ll be taken to your contacts list. Scroll to the person or use the search bar to find them.

Drag the corners of the crop box. Tap Done. When this person calls you, you’ll see this pic!

Tick multiple boxes. Tap the bin icon to see how many you’re deleting. Hit OK.


Long-press the image to tick the box, then tap the bin icon (top right). Tap OK.

Gallery Sort and organise your snaps

Create a new photo album

1: Make a new album While in Albums, tap the menu icon and then choose ’Create album’.

1: Sorting options

2: List by time

3: Tag images

Tap on the list icon in the topleft corner of the main album screen to access a side bar full of sorting options. Tap on options to select them.

To see your images listed in chronological order, select Time from the top dropdown. Swipe up and down to navigate the image list.

You can assign tags to images in order to sort them easier. Open an image, tap the menu icon and then choose ‘More info’ to start tagging.

2: Give your album a name Now type in a name for your new album. When you’re done, tap on OK.

3: Collate your images From your Gallery images, drag photos into the new album in the top left.

4: Face recognition

5: More categories

6: Album view

Gallery recognises shots with people in them. Once these are tagged with a person’s name, you can view shots of them via the People option.

Tap on more categories listed in the menu to determine how your images are displayed. This can help you find certain pics quickly.

The default view is Album, which neatly displays all of your albums on one screen for you to select and browse with ease.

“You can view tagged shots of a particular person via the People option”

4: Select copy or move Tap Done, then you’ll have the option to copy or move shots to the new album.


Gallery Sync images with Picasa

Share favourite images with friends

1: Go to Gallery settings Hit the menu icon and then select Settings from the menu choices.

1: Share via email

2: Photo message

3: Instagram share

With your photo open, tap the Share icon. Choose the email option to be taken to your email app with the pic added as an attachment.

With an image open, tap Share and choose Messaging. Your shot will be compressed and added to a message for you to send to friends.

Again, tap Share on an open image. Scroll down and tap Instagram to be taken straight into the app, where you can add filters and post your shot.

4: Post on Facebook

5: Use Dropbox

6: Bluetooth share

Show off shots on Facebook by selecting it from the Share options. You’ll be taken to the photo-upload page to tag friends and add a description.

Tap the Dropbox sharing option, select a folder, tap Add. You can then share it via a link by tapping the Share icon in the Dropbox app.

Select Bluetooth from the share menu and hit Turn On if needed; it’ll scan for nearby devices. Select the one you want and follow the steps!

2: Select the account Now tap on your Google account, listed at the top of the Settings window.

3: Check the Picasa box Scroll down and tick ‘Sync Picasa Web Albums’, then hit Sync now.

4: Check your Web Albums Log into Picasa Web Albums to see your images, all backed up in its safe hands.


“Use Gallery’s Share button for simple and streamlined sharing of your snaps”

Gallery Edit your captures from Gallery

1: The Edit icon

2: Transform tools

3: Boost the colours

4: Add special effects

Open an image and tap the Edit icon (photo-and-pencil). This will take you to Photo Editor, Gallery’s sister app, with everything you need to spruce up a snap.

Photo Editor’s tools are at the bottom. The Adjustment tool lets you Rotate, Crop and Resize your image. Tap Done once finished to save changes.

The second tool is Tone. Here you can add filters to photos and use the sliders to alter an effect’s intensity. With some effects, you can draw them onto the image.

To add filters (such as Vintage, Sepia and Cartoonify), use the Effects tool. Tap an effect to apply; to compare it to the original, longpress the top magic-wand icon.

5: Add decoration

6: Finish and save

The Decoration tool is the fun part! Here you can add frames, stickers, make multi-grid collages and doodle on images. Hit Done when finished, to save changes.

Use the arrow icons at the top to undo or redo your editing steps. When you’ve finished, hit Save in the top-right corner to save your freshly edited photo to Gallery.

Sharing The Share button is used to show off your images on all kinds of platforms

Editing Tap this icon to be taken to Gallery’s image-editing sister app

Album The other photos in the current album will be shown here


Story Album

Story Album Create scrapbooks, photo albums and image banks of all your favourite photo memories that have been captured on your Samsung Galaxy device, using the Story Album app

What it can do:

t$IPPTFBTUZMF Give your albums a theme

t"EETPNFEFUBJMT Include captions and maps

t4IBSFZPVSTOBQT Send an album to friends

Make photo albums on your Galaxy Import your images from the Gallery app into customisable photo albums using Story Album Choose an album type want included, as well as setting up specific you’ve compiled your images for an album, Story Album is Samsung’s answer to quick and easy album creation on your Galaxy device. When creating a new album you’ll be able to import images straight from the Gallery app into it. If you make a habit of tagging your images you’ll also be able to bring in photos by their tags, helping you create albums that include specific people, places and things. When creating a tag-based album (Fig 1), you can use Google Maps to identify a specific location where photos were taken that you


time frames for images. From the Story Album creation menu you can also create albums by suggestions from the app. Through the suggestion option the app will group together images by their date and location, helping you to set up an album in no time. After tapping ‘Create album’, tap ‘From suggestions’. You’ll then need to set up a Home location for your device if you haven’t already. This can be done in your location settings, where you’ll need to use a map to set your home point. Once

you’ll find a bunch of great tools available through the app to edit, arrange, title and share your photos however you want.

Make albums your own It’s worth exploring Story Album’s settings before you get started. From the app’s home screen, tap the Menu button and then Settings. Here you’ll be able to select extra content which can be added to your albums (Fig 2), such as Facebook check-ins

Story Album

Fig 1: Tags are a great way to order and arrange your images, helping you create albums based around set locations and people

Fig 2: Once you’ve switched on extra content, you’ll be able to fill your photo albums with all kinds of eye-catching information

and weather information. Under the settings’ ‘Other’ subheading you’ll be able to switch on a motion gesture to refresh a page’s layout, as well as turning on tagging and notification options. Albums within Story Album can be modified and adapted in a number of ways. On creating an album, you’ll want to select a theme to work with from the six on offer. Different themes are good for different uses; the Collage theme adds a feathering effect to the edges of your images, merging them seamlessly with the white background, whereas the Scrapbook theme will arrange a few photos on one page, scattering them about. Once you’ve selected a theme, tap on the cover image in the album selection window to preview your album. This will give you a quick idea as to how the theme will work, and how it plans to arrange your images.

an image, you can pinch it to crop in or out as well as move it around within its frame. As well as being able to share albums via email, Dropbox, Bluetooth and a variety of other sharing apps, it’s possible to have your album printed into a physical photo album. Open an album then tap the Menu button. Tap Order Photo Book. From here you’ll be able to select an album type, choose from a small or large paperback or hardback edition (Fig 3), as well as selecting which pages you want included in your album. You’ll need to input your payment and shipping details to process the order, then your photo album will be delivered to you. This is another great touch to the Story Album app, giving you complete creative control over how you share and display your photos. It’s worth considering how you want your end album to look, depending on how you plan to view it. The formatting for a digital album that will be viewed on smartphones or tablets will be different to a physical album. You can also view albums as slideshows, which is especially useful if you’re using Screen Mirroring. With all these tools and more, it’s time to exhibit your photos with style using Samsung’s Story Album.

Exhibit your images Your theme album title and cover image will all be decided on when creating a new album, although you’ll have the option of changing these details at any point. You can also rearrange your images once you’ve set up a theme, deleting the ones you don’t want or repositioning them. Once you’ve selected

Fig 3: Creating a physical photo book allows you to exhibit your photography in a sleek, stylish and professional format

Enhance images Add effects to your photos Before you get started with adding your photos to an album, it’s worth checking them over and enhancing them first. The Gallery app has a variety of different editing tools to help improve your images; however, it is possible to add some amazing filters to photographs within Story Album. Just tap on an image within an album, then on the arrow at the bottom of the screen to display a selection of photo filters. Tap on a filter to apply it to your chosen image.


Story Album

Compile your photos into albums Learn to add, remove, format, edit, share and print all your photo albums in Story Album

Create a photo album from Gallery

1: Create an album

2: From Gallery

3: Select images

4: Using themes

5: Finish album

Open the Story Album app. In the top-right corner, tap Create Album.

In the menu, tap From Gallery. Your Gallery will open automatically.

Browse your Gallery albums, tapping on images you want used.

Tap Done. In the next window, tap Theme and select one that you like.

Tap Done. Title your album and select a cover image. Tap Create Album.

Add captions and text to your images

Replace your cover image

1: Photo captions

2: Save a caption

In a Story album, tap on an image you want to add a caption to. Tap on the pencil icon.

Type the caption that you want to add then tap on OK, adding the caption to the image.

1: Editing options

3: Add album memos

4: Save your memo

2: Choose a cover

In an album page, tap on a body of text (such as the displayed date) to open Memo mode.

Tap the pencil/paper icon. Type out a memo. It will be added to the selected album’s page.

Tap on ‘Change cover image’. Using the image thumbnails, select a new cover.


Open an album to display its cover image. Tap the Menu button.

Story Album Edit and amend Story albums

Share your Story album

1: Choose a file type Tap the menu icon and tap ‘Share via’. Choose the PDF or SSF file type.

1: Editing images

2: Bin an image

3: Moving images

Open an album, then swipe to the page you want to edit. Press and hold on an image to reveal its editing options. Here you can rotate photos.

In edit mode, tap another image to make that the selected image. Tap the bin icon to delete the selected image, reformatting the page.

Long-press an image, then drag it to move it around a page. Remove your finger to set the image in place, reformatting the page.

2: Pick a share option Select the app that you want to use to share the album, like the Email app.

3: Select album pages In an album, tap the Menu button then tap Print. Choose the pages to print.

4: Batch delete

5: Adding content

6: Change theme

Tap the Menu button, then tap ‘Remove content’. Tap on an image thumbnail to select it, then tap on the bin icon to remove it from the album.

In an album, tap the Menu button. Tap ‘Add content’ to add new images, S Memos and location information for images using Google Maps.

In an album, tap the menu button. Tap ‘Change theme’ to go to the Theme menu. Select a new theme and your album will reformat itself.

“Tap ‘Add content’ to add new images, S Memos and location information”

4: Select your printer Tap on the tick icon, then choose a printer and tap the Print icon to print.


S Health

S Health

Get fit, healthy and in touch with your body using Samsung’s S Health app. Learn to take care of yourself with the in-built pedometer, heart rate monitor, diet and exercise regime

What it can do:

t)FBSUSBUFNPOJUPS Check out your heart’s BPM

t"DIJFWFHPBMT Create goals and targets

t8PSLPVUUSBDLFS Monitor your exercise

Get active with the S Health App S Health is here to count your steps, monitor your heart rate and keep track of your workout Samsung have invested a lot of energy into S Health. So much so that physical parts of the newer galaxy devices such as the S5 have been introduced for the soul purpose of aiding users with monitoring their fitness activities. These tools include a built in heart monitor and pedometer. Users can also purchase a Samsung Smart watch, which can be synced with your device to keep track of your heart rate and movement. Opening S Health you’ll be asked to add your gender, height and weight. You’ll also need to let S Health know

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how much exercise you do a week. Once you’ve completed these details you’ll be taken to the main S Health window. Three icons will appear at the top of the app. These are your suggested goals. Tap on them to open My page. From here you can review your goal progress. From the main menu you’ll also be able to access the pedometer, exercise and heart rate tool. These tools will help record your goal progress. Both the pedometer and exercise tool will record your steps and calories burnt.

Calorie intake information can be added from the S health main menu under Food. Tap the menu button at the top right of the main window to quickly browse between tools. The Coach tool is great for improving your general fitness. In Coach mode select a topic you want to be coached on. Answer the questions to receive a coaching score. Tap on the topic again to view your score. If you want to improve on your score tap Set goal and select a suggest goal which will display whenever you open the coach tool.

S Health

Keep fit on your Galaxy Keep track of your workouts and calorie intake in S Health

Input your calorie intake

Create new goals and achievements

1: Select an input date Open the S Health main menu and tap Food. Tap the date to change it.

1: Open My Page

2: Modify goals

3: Create your goal

Launch the S Health app and in the main window tap on one of the three goal icons at the top. This will open the My Page window.

Default goals are based on information you input into S Health when you first started using the app. Tap Set Goal to change them.

Input a unit of measurement for what you want to achieve in both Calorie intake and Calories burnt, then tap Done to review your goal.

2: Add meals and food Tap on the ‘+’ icon next to a meal. Search or browse for a food type.

Monitor and log your heart rate

3: Add a portion Select a food. Input a portion then tap OK. Add other foods if need be.

1: The heart rate tool

2: Heart rate checks

3: Review statistics

From S Health’s main window tap Heart rate. You’ll need a device that has a heart rate monitor. On the S5 it can be found on the back.

Place your finger on the heart rate sensor and keep your fingers still whilst S Health measures your heart rate. Repeat if necessary.

Tap the chart icon. Here you can view a log of your heart’s BPM by hour, day or month – useful for monitoring the rate before and after a workout.

4: Complete a meal Tap Done then tap Save. Calories will be added to your intake goal.

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Facebook

Facebook

Facebook on a Samsung device offers the full experience and every social feature you need. From events to instant chats, everything is available and it all works seamlessly

What it can do:

t'BNJMJBSGFFM It still feels like Facebook

t/FXFWFOUT All events are covered

t,FFQJOUPVDI Apps will keep you talking

Keep up to date with Facebook Facebook on a mobile device is potentially more useful than at home. It is amazing to use So many options that friends of yours have visited. No matter obtain help when on the move. Take some Facebook on a Samsung device offers all of the features you will be used to using on a desktop web browser. The main menu bar, which is accessible by tapping the top-left icon, brings everything together nicely. You will see small cogs next to some items, such as Messages, and these let you delve deeper into the features with only one further tap (Fig 1). The app and related service try to help as much as possible by recommending potential friends whom you may know and also places


what you want to do in Facebook when mobile, you can do so via the menu bar and this even includes adjusting the app and main account settings. Scroll through the list to see what is available and you may be surprised at just how complete the feature-set is. You will have full control over your privacy if you want and this is particularly useful if you are struggling with a particular contact and have no access to a desktop PC. You can report problems directly to Facebook and even

time to explore the Facebook app on your Samsung device and you will be rewarded with a flexible service which works brilliantly.

Enhanced for mobile There is nothing cut-down about Facebook on a Samsung device and in many ways the entire experience is better because you can use it when mobile. A QR code is included within the app (Fig 2), which can be shared with anyone – when they scan it they will see

Facebook

Fig 1: Multiple settings and features have been built to be accessible easily within the Facebook app. Everything feels instant

Fig 2: A phone or tablet can actually feel more consistent with Facebook thanks to the integration of features for mobiles

your timeline immediately. You can take this further and add it to emails or even a website, if you run one, to ensure that as many people as possible can view your Facebook presence. The Messenger feature is included, but you will be prompted to install the separate Facebook Messenger app when you access it. If you do this, you will be rewarded with a very slick and easy to use instant messaging app which takes full advantage of every social feature on offer. This means that you can keep in contact wherever you are and it is likely that you will end up accessing Facebook more on your Samsung device than you do at home. Use the options in the main menu to poke friends, add notes and status updates, and upload interesting photos that you have just taken. You can do it all on your phone or tablet and your location or situation is no longer a barrier to how your socialise online.

access features like Nearby Places, you can tap a couple of times to see full information on any location (Fig 3). You will be presented with contact details, a map that will open in Google Maps and, perhaps most importantly, reviews from Facebook friends. This means that you can view potential local attractions without needing to do any research and then gauge as to if they are worth visiting at the same time. The fact that Facebook is designed for social interaction means that many of your friends will likely be local anyway and so you can do all of this when out and about with your phone or tablet. If you trust the thoughts and opinions of your friends, the simple addition of a location-aware app on a Samsung device could potentially replace many other services which are designed to do a similar thing. The Events feature, which you can access from the main Facebook menu, will let you know everything that your friends are doing and, crucially, can be sorted to just show nearby happenings. This potentially lets you meet and interact face to face with your friends and build stronger relationships, and it’s all thanks to a simple app installed on a mobile device. Facebook and your Samsung device help wherever you are.

Where you are Thanks to the GPS features built into all Samsung devices, the Facebook app will always know where you are and this leads to much advancement in terms of how you can use the various features on offer. The local nature of the setup means that when you

Fig 3: Locations are handled in many features and benefit greatly from the portability of phones and tablets. It all works well

Facebook local You can socialise locally Near the top of the main menu you will see an item called Nearby Places. When you tap this, a map will immediately pop up showing local places that may be worth visiting. Tap on any of the map icons and you will then see details of which friends have visited the same location. At this point you will be able to check in, like or review the same place, but it is the implementation that is so impressive. On a Samsung device, it works just like on a desktop computer.


Facebook

Enjoy every Facebook feature Facebook is as flexible and easy to use on a Samsung device as it is on desktop computers

Sign up and log in to Facebook

1: The main screen

2: Signing up

3: Logging in

4: Conditions

5: You are set up

Click the link at the bottom of the Facebook app welcome screen.

Enter your correct details in the webpage and then tap Sign Up.

Once you have a username and password, you can log into Facebook.

You will then need to OK a series of conditions for using the app.

The main Facebook screen will now appear. You are ready to socialise.

Check in no matter where you are

Use Facebook’s widget

1: Tap the button

2: The location

From the front screen, tap the ‘Check In’ icon at the top right to start checking in.

Choose a suitable, or the nearest, location on the resultant list to show where you are.

1: Find the widget

3: Add meaning

4: Checked in

2: No more to do

Now type in a message to explain exactly what you are doing in that particular location.

Tap Post and your check-in message will be published immediately for everyone to see.

You can now read updates and click Share to add a new post to Facebook.


Find the Facebook widget via your app drawer. Drag it to the home screen.

Facebook Edit your profile when changes occur

Start a new Facebook chat

1: Find online friends Tap the upper right icon to see which of your friends are currently online.

1: The main icon

2: Cover photos

3: Add a photo

Tap the top left-hand icon to bring up a list of options. You will see your name at the top – tap it to see your current profile displayed.

There are a few settings that can be changed here. Tap on Add Cover Photo in the centre of the top panel to bring up the photo selector.

Now choose a new photo, which will take a few seconds to upload. Tap Save and it will be displayed on your profile page for all to see.

2: Select a friend Select any friend to then be presented with the clean-looking chat screen.

3: Send a message Type a message in the bottom bar and then tap Send to start the chat.

4: All about you

5: Your picture

6: The settings

Tap the About icon and then the top line. You will now see a series of options that you can complete to add more weight to your profile.

Tap your profile picture and then select Edit Profile Picture. You can choose a substitute image to replace the currently displayed photo.

As part of updating your account, scroll to the bottom and select Account Settings to amend your email address or password if required.

“You’ll see a series of options that you can complete to add weight to your profile”

4: Add emotions You can tap the smiley face in the chat box to use one of many emoticons.


Facebook Search for and add friends

Navigate Facebook features

1: Find the option Tap the top-left menu icon and then select Find Friends to start searching.

1: The main menu

2: The News Feed

3: Messaging

Tap the top-left icon to pull down a long menu which is your gateway to many of the standard Facebook features. Scroll down to see more.

The News Feed is positioned at the top of the menu list and if you tap the cog to the right, you can choose either top stories or most recent.

Tap Messages to see a list of your most recent messages. Tap New Message and then choose a contact to send a new message immediately.

4: Status update

5: Add a photo

6: Activity Log

Tap your name at the top of the menu, then the Status icon. You can now write a very quick status update for your friends to read.

On the same page, tap the Photo icon (not the Photos one) and then select the photo(s) that you would like to publish to your feed.

The Activity Log is where you can double-check everything you have added to Facebook and any changes you have made since you joined.

2: Recommendations The app will offer potential new friends based upon your current ones.

3: Use your contacts Tap the top Contacts icon to find friends based on your contact list.

4: The manual search You can also tap Search to find potential friends by name or email address.


“You can double-check everything you have added to Facebook”

Facebook Customise your Facebook settings

1: Unfriending

2: Block users

3: More settings

4: Notifications

Tap the small icon next to any friends in your list and then select the red Unfriend box to remove them from your friends. They will not be notified.

To block a friend, tap the upper right icon with the arrow in it and select Block. This will stop them seeing what you post or adding you as a new friend.

Scroll down the main menu to see a raft of settings that you can tweak. To start, tap the App Settings option to deal with the behaviour on your device.

You can now tick and untick the types of notification you wish to see on your Samsung device. Try to limit the number to avoid constant interruptions.

5: More security

6: Privacy rules

Select Account Settings> Security>Login Approvals On to start setting up a security code for when you log into your account from an unknown browser.

Go to Account Setting>Privacy to view a list of who can see what you are posting. You can now make tweaks to each separate setting to ensure your privacy.

Menu The main menu will offer a wealth of features in one easy-to-use list

Updates Update your status and upload new photos with a couple of taps

Apps Fun and complex Facebook apps are supported in the mobile version


Google+

Google+ Up your social game by connecting with friends on the Google+ platform and sharing and engaging with colleagues and public users

What it can do:

t'PMMPXGSJFOET See what friends are doing

t4IBSFMPDBUJPOT Tell pals where you are

t4IBSFQIPUPT Share images with others

Use Google+ to keep in touch Make Google+ part of your online life and use it seamlessly with other Google offerings Get social user is automatically assigned an account There are different categories of circles, such Google+ is an integrated social network that aims to do much more than rivals such as Facebook or Twitter can. Using the power and reach of Google’s other products, the application aims to bring together every aspect of your online social list and includes features that are specific to smartphone users. Much like other sites, Google+ revolves around your own profile, which you can set up to include as much or as little information about yourself as you like. Each Google account


that is linked to their email address, so to start it’s just a matter of making sure the app is downloaded onto your device and then launching it and choosing an account. Once your account is live, Google will attempt to suggest friends and people you know by using contact information on your device and in your email. Circles is the Google+ equivalent of friending others or following them and you don’t need permission to add anyone to your circles and see what they post publicly.

as Friends, Family and Acquaintances. As you post information and share images, you can specify which circles get to see them.

Access interesting content Rather than just pushing out updates to friends and family, Google+ also aims to integrate with the wider community including brands, people and places of interest. The app will give you a constant stream of suggestions of people you might know and want to add

Google+

Fig 1: Get content from people, places and brands of interest by searching for them or adding them as they get recommended

Fig 2: Create an event, invite all your Google+ contacts and manage details of those coming along in the Events section

into your circles as well as pages that might be of interest to you (Fig 1). The more you use the app and customise it to your own personal taste, the more you’ll get out of it. Because you’ll be receiving content from many different places, such as your friends , family as well as organisations, Google+ makes it easy to filter what you’re seeing. In the main content stream you can choose to view posts from different circles, such as acquaintances only. This feature is useful to keep at bay an overwhelming amount of updates and not miss the important ones from people closest to you. Reading posts is just one half of the function of the app: putting out your own posts is the other. Creating a post is simple once you learn how and it can include images, your location, as well as quirky information such as what mood you’re in. As mentioned, you can share this with whichever group of people you specify, meaning you can be as private or public as you want to be.

events. The events function lets you create new events and invite contacts. It also keeps track of any events you’re invited to. Tap on the Events to see anything that’s coming up (Fig 2) or create your own event. The simple but beautiful design lets you create lovely invitations that set the mood for any event and give everyone invited all the information they need. Once an event is in progress, Google+ users can automatically upload photos and share information as it happens. This is an especially useful way to get hold of the snaps you see people taking, without having to ask them to email them to you at a later date. Because Google+ works on the basis of Google accounts, it is possible to have more than one profile depending on whether you have a personal and work Google account. If you talk about and share work-specific info on one account, having them split up is a real benefit. To see which account you’re working with and switch between the two, open the Settings menu and find the Account options. Tick the account you want to use or choose to add an account to the Samsung Google+ application (Fig 3). You can’t be logged into more that one account at one time, so be sure to switch between the ones you need.

Events and accounts Because Google+ brings together all the people you love in one place, as well as those you work and interact with, it’s also a good place to mobilise people and create and share

Fig 3: Switch between your Google accounts if you have more than one Google+ profile that you use

Location sharing Check your settings

The functionality of Google+ is enhanced by the location features which allow users to tag posts with their current whereabouts, making it easy for people close by to see what’s going on in the area. Take care when setting your own location preferences as you might not want everyone to be able to track your every post. Go to the Location option and tap the Menu button to bring up location sharing. Here you can choose to share your location with people in a selected circle, rather than every user.


Google+

Install and set up the Google+ app Download Google+ from the Play Store and start using it to connect with others

Set up Google+

1: Find in Store

2: Choose account

3: Set up profile

4: Find friends

5: Choose a circle

Launch Google Play and locate the app in the store. Tap on Install.

Select which Gmail account you want to associate with Google+.

Specify how your info will appear to other users. You can also add a photo.

Use suggestions to find friends and then add them to your circles.

Choose whether to add people as family, friends or acquaintances.

View content streams

Like a Google+ post

1: Choose a stream

2: See what’s hot

Content streams include Friends and Family. Choose one to view what people are saying.

View the most popular posts and see what’s trending by tapping What’s hot.

1: Click to like

3: Content by location

4: View all content

2: Add a comment

Tap Nearby to see posts from people in your vicinity. Location services must be turned on.

View all available streams by tapping All and then scrolling down with a swipe gesture.

To say something about a post, tap Comment and type your message.


Tap the ‘+’ icon on a post to 1-up it. Folks in your circles will see what you like.

Google+ Manage your circles

Create a new Google+ post

1: Navigate home Open the side menu and tap Home to go to your page so you can write a post.

1: Create new circle

2: Add to a circle

3: Delete a circle

From the main screen, tap the G+ icon then People. Scroll right to the bottom of the screen and select Create New Circle. Give the circle a name.

Search for a person or view suggestions and tap the Add button to add them. Select which circle you want to add them to and tap OK.

Scroll down to the Circle section on the People page and tap a circle to view all in it. Tap the Menu button and then tap Delete Circle.

2: Tap to write Tap the green icon on the bottom right of the screen to start writing a post.

3: Add info Type in your post and add a location, photo or link if you want to.

4: Remove person

5: Circle settings

6: Add followers

Tap a circle at the bottom of the People page. Tap the blue icon next to a contact to change which circle(s) they’re in or take them out of one.

Navigate to one of your circle pages and tap the Menu button. Select Circle Settings and make any customisations you want.

If someone has added you to their circles you’ll get a notification. You can add them back by tapping their name and choosing Add.

“Tap the blue icon next to a contact to change which circle(s) they’re in”

4: Choose your circles Choose to make the post public or share with certain circles or people. Tap Post.


Google+ Understand communities

Manage your photos

1: Access Community page Tap the G+ icon to open the side menu and tap the Communities option.

1: Tweak settings

2: Auto-awesome

3: View images

Go to Settings, tap your account, then Photos. Here you can specify if you want images from Google Drive to be available in Google+.

Auto-awesome automatically uploads certain saved images to your profile. If you don’t want this feature on, untick the box in the settings menu.

Tap the Photos option in the left side menu to view all your images by date, by album or in a format that shows recent highlights.

4: Album images

5: Create new album

6: Share with others

Make a selection of images you want to include in an album by tapping them. A small blue tick will appear on each image.

Tap the small album icon and give your album a new name. By default the album will remain private until you choose to share it.

If you want others to access your album, open it and tap the Share button. Choose if you want to make it public or share only with certain circles.

2: View suggestions Scroll suggestions to find something you like or search by keyword at the top.

3: Join a community Tap a community to view more details and then tap the red box to join up.

4: Start posting Comment on others’ posts and add your own to engage with the community.


“Auto-awesome automatically uploads certain saved images to your profile”

Google+ Start message and video Hangouts

1: Open Hangouts

2: Select a contact

3: Type to message

4: Start video Hangout

Open the side menu and tap the Hangouts option. It might take a moment to load up. Once open, the screen will show contacts you can Google Chat with.

Select one or more contacts from the list to converse with. You can chat with an individual or start a group chat, simply by selecting one or more contacts.

To start a chat Hangout, tap the Message option and then use the keyboard to talk to all contacts at once. Any responses will be sent to the entire group.

To make a video call, tap that button instead and wait as your contact or group of contacts pick up the call. You can add people to the Hangout while chatting.

5: Circle contacts

6: View message history

An easy way to select a group of contacts is to type the name of the Google+ circle containing them in the top bar of the Google Hangouts screen.

Google Hangouts saves message history so you can go back and see what you spoke about with a friend or colleague previously. You can also see a log of video calls.

Go home Tap the G+ icon to access the side menu and go home at any time

Search events View events happening close to your location with the Events tab

Easy search Search for words or phrases across Google+ using the Search option


Hangouts

Hangouts Engage in free text chats and even video calls with friends and colleagues, or a group of them at once, using the Google Hangouts app

What it can do:

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t(SPVQDIBUT Invite numerous contacts

t7JEFPDBMMT Make calls across devices

Make group calls and video chats Keep in touch with everyone thanks to chat, messages and video across mobile and desktop The problem with having friends with Apple devices is that they tend to use FaceTime for video calls, but with Hangouts everyone can get involved, whether they use Android, iOS or computers with webcams. You can send photos and emoji characters to friends with chat messages, even if they aren’t online at that moment. When they are, connect to up to ten friends for video calling. Hangouts is part of the Google+ system, so on a computer it works via the web browser and any friends need to have signed up to Google+ to use it.


They’ll also need to install a web-browser addon for voice and video chat. On the Galaxy (or any mobile device) though, it’s a separate app. Again, to access picture sending and group chat, you need to join Google+. You start by adding contacts, by name, email or circle. The trouble with using a name is that it’s almost impossible to find the right person, unless they have an unusual name. It’s much easier to use an email address. Just type it in and tap OK. When it connects to their Hangouts or Google+ account, a profile

picture will appear and you can contact them via message or video call. Each chat is a new Hangout and the entire conversation can be archived so you can read it again later. Other people can be invited to join in, no matter what device they’re using. If you want your image to appear next to your messages, you’ll need to sign in to a Google+ account. You can join Google+ from within the app: tap the Menu button, then Settings and you’ll find the option to join under Account. There are also options for sound messages and requests.

Hangouts

How to make a call Start messages, group chats or video calls to contacts

Alter Hangout settings

Start a video call to a friend

1: Take a break from it Snooze from notifications by tapping Menu>Snooze and selecting a time.

1: Find address/name

2: Start the video call

3: In-call options

Tap on the left pane and then enter the email address of the desired contact. Tap on it when it appears.

The relevant contact will appear. Tap on the Video Call option at the bottom of the screen to start a call.

During a call, tap the screen to show options for ending the call, going to the message thread etc.

2: Archive a conversation To archive a conversation, simply swipe over the Hangout list on the left.

Start a chat with numerous friends

3: Add a profile photo Tap the Menu button, then Settings and Profile Photo to add from Google+.

1: Add the contacts

2: Include others

3: Talk to everyone

Tap the ‘+’ icon to start a new Hangout and type the first friend to invite (or tap from the Frequently Contacted list).

Use the same process to add all other people you want included, then tap on the Message button.

Simply start typing your messages and the conversation will appear for everyone to see.

4: Customise new requests In Settings, tap Customise Requests. Define who can ask from your circles.


Skype

Skype Get in touch with friends by video-calling their phones, tablets and desktop computers, no matter where they live

What it can do:

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Make video calls to your contacts Send messages, files or simply chat with other people on their phone, tablet or computer Get started with Skype numbers. There’s a marketing opt-in box at the to have missed Skype calls redirected to your Once the app has been downloaded from the Play Store and installed, tap on it to run. If you already have a Skype account, you can now sign in with it (Fig 1), or sign in using a Microsoft account. If you are using Windows 8, this is the same account details that were used there. Otherwise the first option is to create a new account. Tap on this option and agree with Skype that you can’t make emergency calls with it. Then create a Skype username, password and add your email and phone


bottom – untick it to opt out. The next thing to do is edit your profile. Tap on the profile icon at the top, to the right. Select View profile. Tap on your name to see your Personal and Contact details. Scroll down to the bottom and tap Edit to make changes to both of these. In Contact details you should have your primary email and phone details. You can add others but it’s worth tapping ‘Verify your number’ and confirming it so it shows when you call other phones, and also

mobile. Tap on Save when you have finished making any changes, then go back to the main menu to change the profile photo.

Configure your settings Once an account has been created, you can configure it to work the way you want. Start by tapping on the Settings icon at the top right. The first option is whether to sign in automatically or not. If you share the device, this isn’t a good idea; if not, it saves time.

Skype

Fig 1: Sign in with either a Skype account or use your Microsoft account details (these are the same as the ones on Windows 8)

Fig 2: Receive notifications when people send you messages. Set this to the most appropriate effect type

Next, when you get going with Skype you’ll be adding contacts. Those contacts can be shared and added to your device’s address book. More important is ‘Skype notification settings’. Tap on this to receive alerts for new instant messages. These can be flagged up by adding sound, light or vibrations, where supported. If you use Skype a lot, you may want to turn the Skype status to On so that it shows whether you are busy, available or already chatting to someone (Fig 2). On to the Privacy settings then and instant messages are set for contacts only, whereas calls can come from anyone. You might want to untick the box that gives Microsoft carte blanche to pester you with adverts. Finally, video quality is automatically set to High, which is great for Wi-Fi. If you use a cellular connection like 3G though, it will save data usage if this is set to Low.

for those extras, you need to pay. You can call mobiles and landlines around the world at lower rates than what a mobile carrier would charge. You can send text messages for a few pence and have group video calls with up to ten people – network traffic willing. There are two ways of setting up payments. The first is Skype Credit, where you charge a set amount of money for your account and use it whenever needed. Skype Credit doesn’t expire – you just use it when you make those paidfor calls. There are also various subscription models, which make for cheaper calls overall but require a higher financial commitment. Tap on your profile icon and then on the S symbol next to how much credit you have. This shows a pop-up box detailing how much credit you have and offering the option to buy credit or subs directly from your device. You can also buy it from www.skype.com. Tap on ‘Buy credit’ on your Galaxy device and the initial option is to buy £10 of credit, which actually costs you £11.50 (Fig 3). On the desktop there’s the option to buy £20 credit, costing £23. There’s a checkbox that will automatically bill you for more credit any time your account falls below £2. This is set to on, so you may want to turn that off.

The payment options If you wanted to, you could use Skype and never pay a penny to anyone. You get free video and voice calls to any of your contacts who are also using the Skype app. You also get free instant messaging and file sharing. However, Skype can do more than this, but

Fig 3: Add Skype credit and pay VAT on what you order. You can also pay in a number of other currencies. Tap Continue to set it up

Quick answers Change your call setting One of the options in Settings is to have any calls answered automatically. This can be useful, but it depends on where you are using Skype. On your desktop computer or Galaxy device, when you are at home for the evening, an automatic connection saves having to accept the call, particularly if you’ve just gone out of the room for a minute. On a phone or tablet with a cellular connection it’s less useful because if in the car you may not hear it connect.


Skype

Start messaging and making calls Fill out your profile, add contacts, use instant messaging and make video and phone calls

Create and edit your Skype profile

1: Create account

2: Fill out details

3: Your profile

4: Start editing

5: Brief description

From the start screen, tap on ‘Create account’. Type in your personal details.

Add your email and phone numbers, then tap the tick icon to create it.

Tap on the profile icon, then on ‘View profile’. Tap on your name to see it.

Scroll down and tap on Edit. Now fill in missing elements for your profile.

Save then go back. Tap on the profile image to add a photo or replace one.

Add a friend to your list of contacts

Set your status and mood

1: Add new contacts

2: Enter the name

On the main page, tap ‘Add contacts’, under People. All your contacts will appear here.

You can type in the full name (not advisable), email address or Skype name of your contact.

1: Are you in or out?

3: Select the result

4: Send request

2: Add mood message

Tap on the best matching result that comes up. On the next screen, tap ‘Add to contacts’.

This produces an editable contact request. Tap Send. When they accept, they will be added.

While there, type in a mood message to let people know how you are feeling.


Tap on your profile icon and toggle between Available and Invisible statuses.

Skype Make video calls to your contacts

Call mobile and landlines

1: Calling phones abroad To make an overseas call, tap on the phone icon, then select which country.

1: Select the contact

2: Make a video call

3: In-call options

Tap on the contact you want to call, under the People heading. If you have lots of contacts, tap on the right arrow to see them all listed.

You’ll see any previous conversations here. At the top, tap the camera icon to start a video call. When they answer, the video begins.

Tap the screen to see options. There are ones to end the call, switch to the message screen, turn the microphone off and switch the video camera.

2: Enter the number Type in the telephone number and area code, then press the blue call button.

3: Calling options When connected, you can end the call, send a text message or turn the mic off.

4: Send messages

5: Send files instantly

6: Bring in others

To just chat using the instant messaging service, type a message into the field at the bottom and then tap on the right arrow key to send.

To send files or send a video message, tap on the ‘+’ sign at the bottom and select that option. For files, you can select from Dropbox as well.

To add others to the conversation, tap the ‘+’ sign and select ‘Add participants’. Then type in their contact name to add to the thread.

“In-call options let you end the call, turn the mic off and switch the video camera”

4: Not enough credit If the credit runs out mid-call, you will go to the credit top-up option menu.


ChatON

ChatON

Chat with your friends by text, voice or video on mobile devices or computers using Samsung’s own messaging service, ChatON

What it can do:

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Use Global mobile messaging Use ChatON to message phones, tablets and computers, wherever they are in the world If you aren’t a fan of the all-pervasive Google apps for chatting then the Samsung ChatON messenger might be more up your street. For starters, you won’t have to join Google+ to use it. You do need a Samsung account, of course, which was probably configured when you first started up your Galaxy. This simply uses your existing email address and adds a password, so it’s easy to set up. Anyone you want to chat to can either download the ChatON Android app or register at www.chaton.com to chat from their computer.


The basics are that once you have registered yourself, you need to add some friends, or buddies. To do this, tap Add Buddy to see four options. Firstly there are suggestions, but it takes over 24 hours from signing up for any to appear. You can tell friends, which entails emailing them a link to download the app. A phone number can be added, but it has to be registered against an account of a ChatON subscriber, so you can’t just add regular phone contacts. The final option is to search by ID. This looks for the email address registered to

a Samsung account, so again, it has to have been registered. Once you have people added as buddies, you can then involve them all in chat conversations. Basic conversations are by text message, but you can add emoticons and anicons, record a voice message or tap Attach. This allows a number of different types of media to be inserted, from video and photos to locations, animessages and contacts. The photos and video can be from regular storage on the Galaxy or you can use the camera to record single images and clips and send them.

ChatON

Use text and voice Chat to your new contacts using various forms of media

Draw and send animessages

Chat with buddies on other devices

1: Create new message In a chat session, tap on the paper-clip icon, then on the Animessage icon.

1: Add a buddy

2: Enter details

3: Start chatting

To add a new contact, you can either search or tap on the plus person icon. Here, tap on Search by ID.

Type in their Samsung account email address. Then tap on the ‘+’ symbol in the result field.

Tap on Chats then on the ‘+’ symbol. Select the contact and then tap Done. Now you can chat with them.

2: Start the drawing Tap ‘+’ and draw the first frame of the message with the pencil tool.

Update and personalise your profile

3: Add effects and pages Select other tools for coloured backgrounds, fills and overlay graphics.

1: Add profile photo

2: Add your birthday

3: Personal message

Tap on your profile, then on the photo slot, then on the ‘+’ symbol to select a suitable image to use.

Tap on My Page and then on the ‘i’ symbol. Tap on ‘Add your birthday’ if you want to include it.

Tap on the pencil icon and write something for your status message. This will appear under your name.

4: Preview then save Tap on the Play icon to preview the animation and Done when finished.


Dropbox

Dropbox Back up your images and documents to the cloud and share files with colleagues and friends, straight from your Samsung Galaxy device

What it can do:

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Store and share files with Dropbox Access your files anywhere you are by adding the Dropbox app to your Samsung Galaxy device Using your Dropbox and every time you do use it, whether on of storage space (Fig 1). If you’re happy with Dropbox has become a household name, among techno-literate folks at least, and has proved especially useful for people who want to share big folders and files with each other for free. It is essentially cloud-based storage, meaning that any files that you upload are stored online – in the cloud – and you don’t have to worry about them getting lost even if your device does. You’ll need to sign up for an account before you start using the Dropbox service


your mobile device or your desktop, you should use this same account. Dropbox is free to join and you’ll start off with a free space allowance of 5.5GB. You can build this up by doing things such as inviting friends to join. Once you’ve signed up, any offers like this will be made clear to you. If you expect you’ll need a lot more space, possibly if you handle a lot of video or images, you can also become a premium user by paying a monthly subscription fee and getting 100GB

a free account, you can start uploading files immediately and Dropbox will automatically tell you when your account gets full.

Uploading and media Dropbox can handle any file type you might want to throw at it, from simple word documents and PDFs through to multimedia files. All files are uploaded in the same way, the only difference being how long each takes to upload. Media files will typically take a longer

Dropbox

Fig 1: Get more space if you need it by signing up to a premium account, which you pay for every month

time to upload than simple text files. Dropbox is unique in the way it handles media in that you can listen to audio and watch video streamed directly via the app, rather than having to download them first. This is a useful tool if you’re not sure what is contained in an audio file and you need to listen to it first. To make things easier, you can rename and organise files directly in the application, too. To rename a file, long-press on the file and then tap the Rename option. Type in a new name and then tap Rename to complete (Fig 2). You’ll also find options to group files into folders and create new folders as you need. When sharing multiple files with others, it’s always easiest to group the files into a folder and then share the entire folder with them, rather than going through each item to share them individually.

Extra functions Backing up files – that is, keeping a copy of everything you have safe in case you lose your phone or device – is something that many people neglect. Dropbox makes it easy to back up files as you go, especially your precious photographs. One great feature that Dropbox has is the option to automatically

Fig 2: Rename your files by tapping the side options on each thumbnail, or long-pressing, and then typing in a new name

upload every image you take on your device to a Dropbox folder. When you switch the feature on, you’ll never need to worry about backing up an image again. However, you should beware that if you take a lot of pictures, especially ones you’ll probably not want to keep, your Dropbox could fill up quickly. To delete any from the folder, launch the app, find the images, tap on each one and select the Delete option. Dropbox includes a few additional functions and features that are worth knowing about. One is the ability to search for files and folders using a keyword. From any screen, tap the Search icon in the top-right corner and then use the keyboard to type in a search term (Fig 3). The app will look through your files and offer you a list of search results. The public folder that comes with each Dropbox account is another one to be aware of. Anything you put into this folder will generate its own link, which means you can share files and folders with anyone even if they’re not a Dropbox user. Once you move a file into the folder, get the link and send this out to anyone who wants to access it. As it is a publicly available space, beware not to move any personal or sensitive files into the folder.

Fig 3: Search for a file or folder by name by tapping the Search icon once and using the keyboard to input a keyword or phrase

Upload via Wi-Fi Avoid high data usage Dropbox is a versatile tool for storing all kinds of files, including audio, video and images. Media files are notoriously large and can often take a while to upload or download, depending on your connection speed. When working with large files, it’s always better to perform uploads and downloads when connected to Wi-Fi to prevent it eating into your mobile data allowance. If you’re using Auto-upload, check the ‘Wi-Fi only’ option to keep usage low.


Dropbox

Start using the Dropbox cloud Get to grips with uploading, downloading and sharing the files you have saved online

Upload, view and share files

1: Select files

2: Click to share

3: Upload

4: Tap to view

5: Share a file

Select documents from your Files folder, or inside an email or message.

Tap the Share icon and from the list of options, select Dropbox.

Select or create a folder, tap Upload and wait for the files to process.

In Dropbox, tap a file to open it. If it’s a word document, you can edit it.

Tap the icon next to a file/ folder. Tap Share to send it via email or other app.

Upload media

Auto-upload photos

1: Select videos

2: Share via Dropbox

Open the Video app, tap ‘Share via’ and make a selection of the videos you want to upload.

Tap the Done button and then, from the sharing options, select ‘Add to Dropbox’.

1: Open Settings

3: Upload images

4: Upload to Dropbox

2: Find Camera option

Open your Gallery and select images you want to upload to your Dropbox account.

In the sharing options, tap Dropbox, choose a location and wait while the upload completes.

Scroll down to find Camera Upload. Tap the option once to turn it on.


In the Dropbox app, tap the Menu button and then the Settings option.

Dropbox Play music from Dropbox

Export files from Dropbox

1: Select an image Select a pic to move to your device or another location (such as Google Drive).

1: Find music files

2: Select track

3: Pick a player

Find music files in your Dropbox account by navigating your folders and then tapping on the folder name once to open it.

From the tracks you have uploaded, select one to listen to by tapping once. All music tracks have a small musical note icon next to them.

Select the app on your device that you want to play the song with. You can choose to have this as your default app or to use it only once.

2: Tap to export Tap More to reveal the Export option. Select where to export the image.

3: Choose a file Similarly, you can export a file by longpressing and choosing Export.

4: Listen to the song

5: Organise music

6: Share music

The song will play in a popup player over the Dropbox interface. Use the controls to stop or pause the track, or tap the X to close it.

Organise your music tracks by creating folders from the main menu options and then dragging tracks into the relevant places.

You can share music just like other files, by tapping Share and then sending to a contact or posting on a site such as Google+.

“The song will play in a pop-up player over the Dropbox interface”

4: Select destination Choose to export it to a number of locations, such as your SD card or Skype.


Google Drive

Google Drive With the Google Drive app, you can upload and store your files in one location, accessible from any device – ideal for sharing and collaborating on documents

What it can do:

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Store files with Google Drive Make life easier to manage by putting all your files straight into the palm of your hand Free cloud storage stored on Google Drive aren’t kept on your itself with your device and apps, allowing you Google Drive’s free cloud storage facility and office suite allow you to upload files onto Google’s servers so you can then access them from any Android or iOS device, computer or web browser. Much like Dropbox, Google Drive is an easy way to put all of your vital files in one place. Being cloud based, Google Drive requires a Wi-Fi or data network connection to access your files. However, you can also make the files available offline so you can access them anywhere. Files that are


device – instead, the filename is made visible and tapping on it results in the file being downloaded to your Galaxy and opened. With this approach to file storage, you can store gigabytes of data on Google Drive, then simply select which file or document you want to download and access. All of this happens seamlessly within the app. In theory you could upload an entire hard drive of content to Google Drive, then browse through it on your Galaxy. On top of this, Google Drive integrates

to share Drive-stored files and upload files to Drive that are stored on your device (Fig 1).

In-app office suite Google Drive’s office features let you create word documents and spreadsheets on your Galaxy. When using Google Drive through a web browser, you’ll also be able to create presentations, forms, coding scripts and design work. At a later date, some of these features will most likely be added to the Android app

Google Drive

Fig 1: As long as you’ve got a Wi-Fi or data connection, you can upload and download your files with Google Drive

Fig 2: Use permission controls to determine exactly what a user can and cannot do when accessing your Google Drive documents

version. Word documents and spreadsheets are created in a similar vain to any other office program, such as Microsoft Word or Excel. One of the added benefits of creating documents that are stored on a cloud service is how easy it is to share and collaborate with other users. Not only can you provide access to a document to another Google user, but you can allow them to edit and comment on it. You can even work on the same document simultaneously, viewing another user’s amendments as they go. Drive-created documents can be shared by providing users with access to them (Fig 2), as well as sending out a link, emailing the document or printing it. You can also download a copy of a document into a PDF format, making it universally readable to people you want to share it with who don’t have Google Drive.

from your device or an app and place it in your My Drive folder. From the bottom toolbar you can Upload files, create documents and scan physical documents with your camera. Tap the Scan icon, then point your camera at the document you want scanned (Fig 3). Turn on the flash if needed, then tap the blue button. In the next window, a preview of the scanned item will appear, where you’ll be able to adjust the colour settings, making it black and white to reduce its file size, crop it and then upload it to Google Drive. All uploads can be found in the Upload window, accessible from the main menu of Google Drive – where you can also manage your folders, access your offline documents and increase your Drive’s storage space. Whenever you open a file in Google Drive, its data will be added to a cache, which can build up over time. Tap the Menu button then Settings, then tap Change Size to set a limit for how much data will be downloaded and kept on your device from Drive. From the Settings window you can also clear the current cache to free up some space. With free storage space of 15GB and the ability to quickly upload and share files with others, Google Drive is the number-one app for a fast workflow when managing your files.

Complete integration When managing files in Google Drive, you can arrange and upload items into folders. When running an app on your device that contains files of any type and has a share function, you’ll be able to send them directly to your Drive account from the app. Or you can use the Google Drive upload tool to locate a file

Fig 3: Scanning documents that are uploaded straight to your Drive is a good way to keep track of receipts and important papers

Quickoffice app Google’s pocket office Google Quickoffice is available from the Play Store. Quickoffice lets you create documents, spreadsheets and presentations. You can also use it to open and edit Microsoft Office files. It offers similar tools to Google Drive, but with an extra emphasis on office functions. An added benefit is that Quickoffice lets you open files stored on your device, without having to upload them to Drive before working on them. It’s the perfect companion to Google Drive.


Google Drive

Cloud storage for everything Gain fast access to all of your most important files and documents no matter where you are

Create and upload a Drive document

1: Google Drive

2: Google sign in

3: Create a doc

4: Edit your doc

5: Upload a doc

Download Google Drive from the Play Store, then open it on your device.

Sign in with a Google account. At the bottom of the app, tap Create.

In the Create window, tap Document, then give a title to the document.

Add to your document. When you’re finished, tap on the tick icon.

Once you’ve saved your document, it will be uploaded to Google Drive.

Buy storage space for Google Drive

Delete a file from Drive

1: Drive storage

2: Choose your plan

Open the Google Drive menu, then tap your storage info at the bottom of the menu.

Sign into your account. Choose a storage option. Tap the arrow for more choices.

1: Select the file

3: Payment method

4: Upgrade storage

2: Remove the file

If you don’t yet have a card registered with Google, tap ‘Add a new payment method’.

Once you’ve added your card details, tap Buy. Your storage will be automatically updated.

Tap Remove. Removed files will be deleted from your entire Drive folder.


In the My Drive window, press and hold on a file that you want to delete.

Google Drive Format your Google Drive documents

Manage files on Google Drive

1: Preview with tiles Tap on the tile icon to view files as tiles, making files easier to preview.

1: Format tools

2: Editing text

3: Text alignment

Open or create a Drive document. Swipe along the toolbar to access different formatting options, including the ability to format text.

Press and hold on text to select it. Drag the pins either side of the text to change your selection, then apply the desired formatting tools.

Tap the alignment option in the toolbar. An options window will appear. Choose an alignment. Most tools have an options window.

2: Move a file in Drive Press and hold on a file. In the menu, tap ‘Move to’ to view all your folders.

3: Create a new folder Tap the new folder icon and name the folder. Then tap OK to confirm.

4: Insert tables

5: Edit an object

6: Delete objects

Tap on the table icon. In the options window, swipe the rows and columns to get the desired number within the blue box. Tap ‘Insert table’.

With an object such as a table in your document, tap on it to edit it. Tap the ‘+’ icon to add a row or column, and use the corner pin to resize.

Tap a box in the table, then the arrow icon from the popup. Here you can add and remove rows and columns, and delete the table.

“Swipe along the toolbar to access different formatting options”

4: Move files to folders Tap Move and your selected file will be sent to the newly created folder.


Google Drive View files when offline

Share and collaborate on documents

1: Show file information Open a Drive file’s preview pane by clicking the grey arrow next to its name.

1: Add a person

2: Select a user

3: User settings

In My Drive, tap on the ‘i’ icon next to a document you want to share. Scroll down to the ‘Who has access’ subheading. Tap Add People.

Begin typing in a user’s name; your Google account will show users for you to choose from. Now select what the user can do to the document.

Tap Add, then OK. Change users’ permissions in the document’s information page by tapping on their name. You can block their access.

4: Active users

5: Collaboration

6: Work together

Open the document that you just shared. When a user is viewing the document, tap the notice at the top of the page to view who it is.

Select a body of text in the document, then tap on the speech bubble icon. Here you can add a comment, which will be seen by all other users.

When another user is editing the document, you’ll see their changes happening live. If a user has made a comment, tap on the text to view it.

2: Available offline tool Switch on Available Online. You’ll receive a notification confirming this.

3: The offline pin icon All the files that have been made available offline will display a pin icon.

4: Offline files list In My Drive, open the Drive menu and tap Offline to view all offline files.


“Change users’ permissions in the document’s information page”

Google Drive Unify Google Drive with other apps

1: Upload a file

2: Upload options

3: Pick a folder

4: Open with...

Any files that you have stored on your device can be uploaded to Google Drive (size permitting). Launch the Gallery app and open an image you want to upload.

Tap the Share icon, then select Google Drive. In the upload window, title the file, or leave it as it is, then select a Google account to upload the file with.

Scroll down in the window and tap the My Drive folder to select a specific drive to upload to, then tap OK. Your file will then be uploaded to the folder.

Not all stored files can be opened in Google Drive. Press and hold on a file you want to access, then tap Open With. A list of compatible apps will be shown.

5: Send to an app

6: Email a file

Press and hold on a file, then tap Send. Select an app that you want to send the file to, such as the Email app or an app that is compatible with the file.

When sending an email through an app, go to attach a file, then choose Drive. Select a file or Google Drive document and it will be attached to the email.

Comment The Reply box lets you respond to comments made by another user

Resolve Tap Resolve once a comment has been noted and the changes made

Amend Tap the pencil icon and you’ll be able to edit or remove a comment


Google Now

Google Now Use this handy integrated app to streamline your day by getting up-to-the-minute information on everything you need without even having to search for it

What it can do:

t(FUBIFBEPGUIFUSBGGJD Check your route home

t&YQMPSFOFXUIJOHT Be inspired by location pics

t$IFDLUIFTDPSF See how your team is faring

Customise your information Set up Google Now to get easy access to relevant information as you need it Google’s search function is arguably the most powerful search engine available today. On your Samsung Galaxy device, the Google search icon launches a quick way to search the internet. However, it also features Google Now, a search engine that learns your preferences and gives you up-to-the minute information when you need it most. You can turn Google Now on or off in the Settings options in the app. The Now function is essentially a set of cards that offer you the information the app thinks you might need, depending on details


you specify about yourself as well as data from other apps you allow to be searched. Travel information is one of the most useful functions the app provides. Once you’ve specified key locations such as where you live and where you work, you’ll automatically be provided with traffic and transport updates as notifications, or by opening the app and searching through cards. Other details you can specify include the sports teams you support and stocks you’re interested in. You can add as many options

as you want by scrolling down on the main screen of the app and selecting the magic wand icon. Everything you’re interested in will appear as a scrollable card that, when clicked on, opens up a page of search results in Google search. Weather updates also come as standard with the app and you can see what’s in store at your work or home location, or any other location that you specify. There is also an area to set reminders, which makes the app a good place to go to for everything current going on in your life.

Google Now

Personalise Google Now Specify your preferences to tailor the app to you

Edit Google Now settings

Start using Google Now

1: Open Settings menu Tap the Menu button on your device and tap to open the Settings menu.

1: Turn feature on

2: View basic cards

3: Add information

To start using Google Now, launch the Google search app and then tap the Get Google Now option.

Based on your location, Now will offer basic cards such as the local weather or suggest nearby places to visit.

To get more useful info, use the magic wand icon to add sports team, stock and location preferences.

2: Set location options Tap Privacy then Location to specify what location info you want to share.

View important places

3: Specify phone search In the main menu, tap Phone Search. Choose which apps Now gets data from.

1: Choose locations

2: View nearby sites

3: See reviews

Navigate to the Customise menu and tap the Places option. Now input your home and work locations.

View a list of user-sourced images of places around you to visit and explore. It can be very illuminating.

See what’s around you and what people are saying about those places, via the numerous user reviews.

4: Set notification options Let Now notify you of urgent updates via ringtone/vibrate in Notifications.


S Voice

S Voice

Samsung’s S Voice app is the best way to navigate and command your Galaxy device completely hands-free. Text, email, save memos, check calendars and more with S Voice

What it can do:

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t.BOBHFZPVSEBZ Set alarms and reminders

t%SJWFBOEUBML Drive safely with S Voice

Voice command with your device S Voice’s voice recognition function makes interacting with your Galaxy easier than ever S Voice is Samsung’s exclusive voice recognition app, available across a selection of the firm’s smartphones and tablets. Much like Apple’s Siri, S Voice can help you to access important features on your Galaxy device hands-free, as well as perform a series of useful tasks such as send messages, perform web searches, play music, set up new tasks and much more. The great benefit of S Voice is that it works perfectly straight away, so you don’t need to train the app to understand your voice. The app comes with its own list


of commands to give you an understanding of what it’s capable off. In some cases S Voice will make use of other apps to improve the service it provides you with. As an example, when asking S Voice to read you the news, it’ll connect to the Flipboard app. This means that if you’ve set up Flipboard to provide you with news from specific sources, S Voice will read you the stories from those preferred news sources. S Voice really shines when set to Driving mode: you can leave S Voice running in the background, so if you get an

incoming call, you can answer it by voice and speaker mode will automatically be activated. Incoming messages will also be read out loud. You won’t be able to navigate your device as easily as if you were using finger commands, but the app does give you voice access to the most important functions you might want when in hands-free Driving mode, such as the ability to play music and set up map navigation. Once you’ve learnt some basic commands for S Voice, you’ll have no trouble using your device completely hands-free.

S Voice

Using voice commands Get to grips with voice prompts and driving mode in S Voice

Use S Voice’s settings

Discover Samsung’s S Voice functions

1: S Voice settings Tap the Menu button then Settings. Go to the ‘Wake up’ subheading.

1: Activate Home key

2: Example prompts

3: Speak a command

Open S Voice. Tap on the Menu button and tap Settings. Turn on ‘Open via the home key’.

In S Voice, tap the question mark icon to view example prompts. Tap a prompt for more information.

Tap the microphone icon and then speak a command. S Voice will perform the requested action.

2: Set a wake-up command Tap ‘Set wake-up command’. Set up a command to activate S Voice by voice.

Send a text message through S Voice

3: S Voice Driving mode Tap the Menu button, then ‘Set Driving mode on’. Say your wake-up command.

1: Record message

2: Identify contact

3: Confirm message

Tap the mic icon. Speak the command ‘text’ followed by a contact name and a message.

If you have multiple contacts with the same name select the correct one to message.

S Voice will display the message and contact. Tap Send to send the message.

4: Driving mode controls In Driving mode, you can navigate and control your device hands-free.


S Translator

S Translator

Translate text and spoken word to and from French, German, English, Italian, Japanese and many more languages using Samsung’s S Translator app on your Galaxy device

What it can do:

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Communicate in foreign languages With Samsung’s S Translator app you’ll be able to communicate across multiple languages S Translator is one of the more advanced apps currently available on your Samsung Galaxy device. That said, it’s incredibly simple to use. At its most basic you can speak or type a word or a phrase in your native language, then have it translated into the language of your choosing. As of now, S Translator supports ten different languages, including Spanish, Russian, French, German and Korean. Simply select an input language and an output language, enter a word or phrase to translate and the app will read what you input back to you in the new


language. The app offers a host of other tools to make translation easier on the go. You can turn your translation into an on-screen flash card, enlarging the word to fit the screen to make it easily readable, as well as being able to download an audio version of any translation for later use, or to share with others using a compatible device. With S Translator you’ll also be able to save words and phrases to your favourites list, making them easily available – really useful when you need to quickly translate a phrase in a foreign language to

someone. The app also comes with its own phrase book, which is full of different helpful phrases arranged by different categories such as travel and food. Over time, more languages will be added to the app, and the app is currently only available on later devices. With its easy-to-use and universally understandable interface, the S Translator app can help you communicate the odd phrase here and there when in a foreign country, or you could hold an entire conversation with someone who speaks a different language to you.

S Translator

Converse anywhere Learn how to translate your words and locate preset phrases

Use preset phrases

Translate text using S Translator

1: Open preset phrases Tap the Menu button on your device and tap the ‘Preset phrases’ option.

1: Select language

2: Output language

3: Create translation

In the light yellow box, tap on the top drop-down menu and select a starting language (usually yours).

In the lower box, select the language that you want to translate a word or phrase into.

Type a word or phrase into the upper box and then tap the Translate button to translate it.

2: Select a category Tap Category. Choose from the list of categories to display phrases.

Use voice recognition to translate

3: Find a preset phrase Tap a phrase to see it in your native language and a foreign language.

1: Use voice

2: Record phrase

3: Hear translation

Once you have a starting and finishing language selected, tap on the voice icon in the upper box.

When the microphone icon appears, speak a phrase into your device that you would like to translate.

The translation will appear in the lower box. Tap the speech icon to hear the translation spoken.

4: Listen to a phrase Tap on the speech icon next to the translated phrase to hear it spoken.


Samsung Link

Samsung Link Discover how to connect your mobile device to your computer and play movies, send files and upload to cloud storage

What it can do:

t$MPVEDPOOFDUJPO Upload files to cloud storage

t3FNPUFWJFXJOH Watch a video remotely

t4IBSFDMPVEGJMFT Download and distribute

Connect your Galaxy and computer Register your devices with the Link service and enable media file sharing and storage Get connected to Link Register other devices Start the process by tapping on the Samsung Link is all about sharing your content from your Galaxy device to a desktop computer, one of three cloud services for storage and sharing, and even to a networkequipped TV. This includes moving, copying and deleting content across all of your devices. In addition, movies and music stored on one device can be played on another and – in a nod to Apple’s Photo Stream on iOS – any photos taken on your Galaxy can be automatically sent to your PC or cloud storage.


Samsung Link app on your Galaxy. If you haven’t already signed in to your Samsung account, you will need to do so now. If you have already signed in through using any other Samsung app or while setting the device up, then you don’t have to. The main screen is split into two tabbed screens. The first is all recently added, uploaded or accessed content. Thumbnails are shown for most of these, but all have a media type icon overlaid to help identify what they are.

In order to use the facilities of Samsung Link, you need other devices and storage facilities to send them to. That process can begin by swiping to the right on the main page to the Devices & Storage screen (Fig 1). From here, tap on ‘Register a storage service’ and enjoy multimedia files anywhere anytime. There are three cloud storage services available: SugarSync, Dropbox and SkyDrive (Fig 2). Now, you got a free Dropbox account with the Galaxy, but then it’s free for a basic account

Samsung Link

Fig 1: On the Devices & Storage page, registered devices and cloud services are listed. You can add more on the device or computer

Fig 2: Tap on the Registered storage ‘+’ sign to add a new online service to save media files to, so you can stream from them later

anyway, but if you use Windows 8 then you also got a free SkyDrive account as well. You may find that one more useful, especially if you use Microsoft Office since Office Online uses the SkyDrive account for storage. Which service you want to use is down to you, but tap on Sign In for one of them. You’ll need to enter your account name (usually your email address) and password. You will then need to let the app access your information, email address and photos and documents on the service chosen. Tap on Yes to accept, then return to the Devices & Storage screen with a registered service. It will also say how much space you have left. The service will now be available for sending media to and from.

worth agreeing to the install for the streaming video codec as well. Once complete, the initial shared folder for content on your PC is \Users\yourname. This can be changed to where you want to share media from or other destinations added. Click on ‘Add a folder’ to add a new one. When finished, click on the PC name on the left pane to scan those folders that have been added and then display the media content. When you have your Galaxy device, computer and cloud storage all set up, you can then move files between them and even play videos, music or view photos remotely. On your Samsung Galaxy, swipe to the Devices & Storage screen to see the other locations you can access. Tap on SkyDrive, for example. The content you see here is saved in a folder called Samsung Link (AllShare Play) on the SkyDrive. There are categories for music, photos and videos. If you tap on Files, you can access everything that’s stored on the SkyDrive, not just the Samsung folder content. Tap on Video and if you have any video files stored there, they will be displayed (Fig 3). Tap on the video file itself to stream and play it on your device, bearing in mind network connection speed.

Share your media The other feature that’s worth accessing for Samsung Link is of course being able to send and view things on your Windows PC computer. For this to work, you need to sign in to Samsung Link and register your computer. Go to link.samsung.com in a web browser on your PC and enter your Samsung account details and password. This then installs software onto your computer, so click OK to User Account Control when prompted. It’s also

Fig 3: Play media files directly from other services by streaming them to your Galaxy. Some files need to be downloaded first

Can’t play files If content doesn’t appear You can find that file types that aren’t supported for playback directly by Samsung Link, such as common format MP4, won’t appear in the content tabs. However, if you use the Files tab and navigate to exactly the same place, you can then see those files, select and play them. This involves downloading to your Galaxy and then the relevant app – like the video player or Gallery – launches to play them. When finished, you can return to the safety of the Link app again.


Samsung Link

Link your Galaxy to hardware Register and connect your device, then set up a PC connection for videos and file exchange

Connect and use your device

1: Start the link

2: Your media

3: View content

4: See all devices

5: Sharing options

Tap on Samsung Link app and tap on Get Started to begin, then tap OK.

Sign into your Samsung account if required. Then the content appears.

Tap on any content to view it. Swipe sideways to go to the next item.

Swipe right to the Devices & Storage screen. Tap on your device.

All the content on your device is now shown with options to share or send.

Register your computer

Register cloud storage service

1: Go to the Link

2: Sign in details

To register your desktop computer for use with Samsung Link, go to link.samsung.com.

Enter your Samsung account email/password then click Sign In. Click on Start to install.

1: Add more storage

3: Install the software

4: Ready to Link

2: Select and sign in

When the installer appears, click on Run. Click OK on UAC and then Next for the destination.

The browser is now ready. Devices and cloud storage are on the left, media in the middle.

Select a service, tap on Sign In. Enter your details then Allow Link access.


Swipe to Devices & Storage. Tap the Menu button then Register Storage.

Samsung Link Register a new cloud storage service

Save files to Samsung Link

1: Go to the right device Swipe to Devices & Storage, tap on your Galaxy as the Registered device.

1: Select service

2: Signing up

3: Create account

Now to create an account for a new cloud storage service. Swipe to Devices & Storage and tap the Menu button. Select Register Storage.

Tap Sign in for SugarSync as the new service. Tap on the blue writing to sign up for a new account and then Next to go to the sign-up page.

Use your existing email address and create a password. Confirm it then tap the checkbox to acknowledge the T&Cs.

2: Select the file to use Tap on Photos and then on the right arrow. Tap to select the photo to upload.

3: Pick the destination Tap on Done, then select from either a cloud service or your desktop computer.

4: Go to account

5: Check out account

6: Check settings

Tap Sign Up at the top right to create the account. Skip the option to get another app and you’ll return to the page showing the new account.

Tap on the new account for SugarSync. These are the folders in the Samsung Link folder. Use the Files folder to navigate to anything outside.

Tap the Menu button and select Settings. This shows where files are stored, your account and the space used from the total 5GB allowance.

“Use the Files folder to navigate to anything outside the Samsung Link one”

4: Check out the upload The file transfer starts. When done, go to that service to check it arrived.


Samsung Link Watch a video remotely

Download and share media and files

1: Access the device Swipe to Devices & Storage and tap on the registered computer icon to select.

1: Download a photo

2: Start the process

3: View the photo

Swipe to Devices & Storage and tap on the registered computer. Tap on the Photos tab on the left to see what content is stored there.

Tap on the Download icon (it points down) and then tap on a photo to select it. A tick will appear. To download it to your Galaxy, tap on Done.

The photo will download. Go back to Devices and select the Galaxy. Check in Photos, where it should appear. Tap to view it on the Galaxy.

4: Share the photo

5: Send to service

6: Smart TV

Now to share it with other people. Tap on the Share icon and select the photo again with a tick. Tap on Done to bring up the ‘Share via’ menu.

Select the service you want to use to share the photo. This can be email, social media or even Skype. Select the service to use, then Send it.

To send images to a networked Smart TV, tap the photo to display it, tap again to show the Send icon, top left, then tap on that.

2: Select the file required Tap on the heading for Video in the left side panel and scroll down to find one.

3: Select the player option Tap on the Play icon and then select the video(s) to watch. Tap on Done.

4: Playing the videos The video files will start playing, though they do depend on network speed.


“Tap on the Share icon and select the photo again with a tick”

Samsung Link Change the settings for Samsung Link

1: Go into Settings

2: Registered storage

3: Rename device

4: Automatic backups

From the main Samsung Link app screen, tap on the Menu button and then select Settings. These are listed in various categories in the left-hand side pane.

The first setting shows the registered cloud storage services. To remove one, tap on Deregister and then on the service to remove. Your files will be erased.

The Galaxy comes with a default name: yours plus the model number. If you want to change it to a more recognisable one, tap on My Device then Rename.

Keep backups of media on registered storage by turning Auto Upload on. Select a service, video and/or photos and whether to use a cellular connection.

5: Optimise video

6: Lock your account

By default, video optimisation is turned on. This adjusts the quality of the video stream depending on the network speed. Turn it off if the quality suffers.

The Samsung Link app isn’t secured, so anyone who has your Galaxy can move and delete your files, including on your PC. Turn on Password Lock to stop this.

Upload Select multiple files, then upload them to cloud storage or your desktop PC

Files The Files tab is a file navigation service that can browse an entire PC

Sizes The Files section displays file size, which is useful to know when sharing them


Find my mobile

'JOE.Z.PCJMF With the Find My Mobile service you can easily locate your phone, track its movements and even call it with a personal message. The ability to wipe all data is also present

What it can do:

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Manage your phone remotely You can still control, call, manage and wipe your phone even when it is not with you The Find My Mobile service has been designed by Samsung to help you get your phone back in the event that it is lost or stolen. The setup process is extremely simple and requires creating an account online and then inputting the same information in the Settings area on your Samsung device. Provided the phone is online or using location services, you should be able to track it easily by clicking a single option in the main service webpage. We will show you how to set up the service, how to remotely call your phone and also how


to track it, but you can also do other things. If you feel that you will not get the phone back, click the ‘Wipe my mobile’ option on the main webpage and you will be able to wipe an expansion card or even the entire phone to protect your data. You can also click ‘Call logs’ to see what numbers have been called since you lost the phone. This data alone can be extremely useful in determining who has possession of it. To cover every area, there is also a ‘Call / Message forwarding’ option that lets you input phone numbers for calls to your

lost number to be diverted to. This means that you will not miss any important calls, but be aware that most network providers will charge for each forwarded call at the standard outgoing call rate. Before you do any of the above, you should click the ‘Lock my mobile’ option to make sure that the phone cannot be used. You can also enter a phone number that can be called from it, which will greatly increase your chances of getting it back. If you lose your phone, Samsung has you covered from every single angle.

Find my mobile

Track a phone online This service helps you retrieve your phone and protect data

Locate and track on a map

Set up the Find My Mobile service

1: Start the search Click ‘Locate my mobile’ and then click the ‘Start tracking’ button on the right.

1: Setting it all up

2: Define the phone

3: The same account

To begin the process, point your web browser at http://bit.ly/1kO2vNp and click the Sign Up link to start.

Input your new account details and select your device. Now open the Settings on your phone.

Go to Settings>Security> Remote Controls and input the exact same username and password.

2: An accurate map A map will now be shown detailing the exact position of your phone.

Call your phone and leave a message

3: Track your phone Click ‘Track my mobile’ to keep an eye on its movements in real-time.

1: Find the feature

2: Check progress

3: You are connected

In the online service, click the ‘Ring my mobile’ option to see a new screen appear. Now click Ring.

You can also type in your own message at the top, to show on the phone. The bar will tick ’Succeeded’.

On the phone, your message will be shown to whoever is using it and the screen will be completely filled.

4: Tick the green box For it to work, you must have ticked the bottom box in Remote Controls.


Samsung Kies

Samsung Kies Kies is the perfect companion for any Samsung device and it will help you to keep your information synchronised and backed up with ease. It can also solve major problems

What it can do:

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Let Kies manage your device Kies can keep your desktop and Samsung device in sync and will back up all of your data Media management time to move over, but once completed they operating system. The other benefit of Kies, Samsung Kies will be seen by some as a traditional way to deal with media, but it does offer many advantages. Once you have connected your device, you will see a Library option in the left-hand column. Music, Photos, Videos and Podcasts are all shown and initially the main screen, when each is selected, will be blank (Fig 1). You will see an icon in the middle of the screen; when this is clicked, you can add any media to Samsung Kies in an instant. Large files may, however, take some


will all be available in Kies to quickly move to your device. The library that is shown here is the Kies library and the media held on your device is shown above it, so try not to get the two confused. When you are ready to move media over, all you have to do is tick each item and then select the appropriate option and desired location to complete the transfer. If you are using an expansion card, we would suggest to always use this to keep precious internal storage free for apps, games and the

over a USB connection, is that it is extremely quick when moving large videos, music files, photos and podcasts.

Back everything up The personal data that you store on a phone or tablet is extremely important and you could be lost without it if a major hardware or software problem occurs. Kies gets around this by offering an efficient facility to quickly back up this data to your desktop PC. When

Samsung Kies

Fig 1: Move files and media between your PC and Samsung device in bulk or individually. The processes are extremely simple

Fig 2: Back up all of your most important files and information or selectively choose which areas to keep the most secure

you click the ‘Back up/Restore’ tab at the top, you will be asked exactly what you want to back up and we would advise to choose everything, at least occasionally. You can back up data that is crucial to you every day if you like, because the process will be very quick and once you get into the habit, it will never feel like a chore. If the time comes when you need to restore your data, you can do this selectively as well. Everything from call logs to contact information is covered and a simple tick in a box or the selection of a backup file (Fig 2) will suffice to move everything back to your device as it was before. Remember that your device’s storage capacity is quite large, so storing too many backups can use a lot of desktop computer space. Try to delete the oldest ones when they are suitable for removal or simply too out of date to matter any more. Your data is now safe.

a simply click of the Sync icon will initiate the process after you have navigated to it using the Sync tab at the top. If errors or duplications appear, they will be shown in the main screen (Fig 3) and you can then selectively choose which record is correct and on which device. You always have full control over exactly what is synchronised, but you should remember that Kies has the ability to overwrite data on your device and that your device can do the same to the data held within Kies. This entire process creates a physical record of your information on the desktop which is potentially more secure than what would otherwise be held in the cloud. If you make the effort to synchronise your information every day, you can be assured that errors will be kept to a minimum and that both devices are always up to date. When used in conjunction with the backup facility, you really will be covering every base and ensuring that all the devices you use are working in conjunction with one another. Also, remember that logs of each sync will be stored in Preferences>Device for added security and monitoring. These are particularly useful as a handy double-check if you are having general synchronisation problems.

Synchronisation You may wonder why a synchronisation feature is needed in Samsung Kies if there is already a backup facility, but there are some important reasons to utilise this feature. The main reason is that it ensures that the data is consistent on your desktop and device, and

Fig 3: Keep all of your most important personal information synced in real-time between your desktop and Samsung device

Recover a device Kies can save the day Samsung Kies also offers advanced features that will help you to recover from major crashes and to even install the latest operating system that is available for your device. Under the Tools option you can select any of these features and even transfer data from a non-Samsung device in a couple of clicks. This makes the software much more than a tool to move data around. It could save you lots of time if a major problem stops your device from working.


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Manage all of your device media Move files, manage media and keep your device synced with a desktop PC using Kies

Set up and back up your device

1: Download Kies

2: Time to connect

3: It will be seen

4: Time to back up

5: Hit the button

Go to bit.ly/18IhqsM, download Kies for your PC and install.

Attach your device using USB and choose MTP as the connect method.

After some time, your device will be shown in the main Kies screen.

Click the top ‘Back up/ Restore’ tab and tick the items to back up.

Click Backup and let the process complete. It may take some time.

Restore your contacts in seconds

Connect to Kies wirelessly

1: The Restore tab

2: Choose a file

Click the ‘Back up/Restore’ tab and then click the Restore button on the left-hand side.

Click the top bar. Select the latest completed backup file to restore your data from.

1: The preferences

3: Select contacts

4: Contacts restored

2: Time to connect

Tick the Contacts listing and then click the Restore icon in the top-right corner.

Now let the process complete, do not disconnect, and the contacts will be restored.

You can now connect to Kies wirelessly, provided your device is supported.


Click File>Preferences and ensure that ‘Enable Kies via Wi-Fi’ is ticked.

Samsung Kies Sync your device with Samsung Kies

Import media from iTunes

1: A hidden feature Click File and ‘Import iTunes playlist to Library’ to start the process.

1: The right tab

2: What to sync

3: Offer access

Click the Sync tab at the top of the screen to be shown the available personal information that can be synced from your device.

Now tick all the sections that you would like to synchronise. The more options you choose, the more complete the synchronisation will be.

You may see multiple pop-up messages after you click the Sync icon. You will need to give permission for the sync process to complete.

2: Songs will appear After some time, the main screen will populate with available music tracks.

3: Select some tracks Tick all of the tracks you want to move and then click ‘Transfer to device’.

4: No indication

5: Check the logs

6: Deal with logs

When the synchronisation has been completed, you will see no indicator at all. Any error messages will be displayed in the bottom line.

If you go to Preferences> Device, you can view all of the synchronisation logs from the past. It also shows what has been synced.

In the same Preferences panel, you can also delete the logs and even delete any backup files to save space on your PC. The files can be big.

“The more options you choose, the more complete the synchronisation will be”

4: Where to send them You can choose where to send the tracks. ‘External Memory’ is advisable.


Samsung Kies Upload new music to Kies

View all types of media in Kies

1: Find the option Click File and then ‘Add file to Library’ to start the uploading process.

1: Phone media

2: Thumbnails

3: Double-click

In the left column, look for the folders shown beneath your device. These are the media files that are stored on your phone or tablet.

When you click Photos, you will see a list with thumbnails next to each of them. The resolution of each pic and its creation date are also shown.

Double-click any photo listed to see a full version of the image. Videos will also play within Kies as soon as you double-click them.

4: A handy view

5: Delete media

6: Save to PC

You can also click the small thumbnail icon at the top to see the media presented with larger thumbnails for extremely quick navigation.

Tick any media file and then click the trash can at the top to delete the file. You will be offered a confirmation window to complete.

There is a ‘Save to PC’ option at the top, which, once a file has been ticked, will let you save it to any folder on your PC hard drive.

2: Find new tracks Navigate to the music tracks you want to upload and select them. Click Open.

3: Ready to upload The tracks will now be in the Kies library, ready to transfer to the device.

4: Direct music uploads You can also choose to directly upload tracks to your device immediately.


“Videos, music and photos will work wholly within Kies”

Samsung Kies Browse the Podcast store in Kies

1: Find the store

2: Categories

3: Downloads

4: Searching

Click the Podcast Channel link in the left column and you will be presented with a busy screen showing popular podcasts and various options to select.

Click the Categories option at the top to see the various genres of podcast available to you. Choose a subject you are interested in to narrow down the list.

You can download any podcast by clicking the Download icon just above the episode listing. You can save individual or multiple episodes straight away.

Click within the top-right-corner search box and start typing a name or description to bring up a list of relevant podcasts. Searching is very quick.

5: Subscriptions

6: Popularity

If you click the Subscribe icon within a podcast listing, you will receive new episodes as they are released. This automates the entire delivery process.

Popular podcasts are shown on the front screen and work like music charts. These lists represent a useful way to get in to the world of podcast listening.

Folders

Saving

Realism

The media folders will show all types of media held on your device

You can save any file to your PC and also delete media files immediately

Each photo or video is shown with accurate thumbnails to aid navigation


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