Samsung Galaxy 4 Owners Manual

Getting Started       14
Creating a Samsung Account
An active Samsung account is required to begin accessing 
applications such as ChatON and Samsung Hub. If you did 
not create a Samsung account  when you first set up your 
phone, follow these steps:
1. From the home screen, tap   ➔ 
Settings  ➔ 
 Accounts ➔ Add account.
2. Ta p   Samsung account.
3. Ta p  
Create new account.
4. Enter the required information and tap 
Sign up.
5. Ta p  
Terms and conditions to read them and tap  .
6. Tap all of the...

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Retrieving your Google Account 
Password
A Google account password is required for Google 
applications. If you misplace or forget your Google Account 
password, follow these instructions to retrieve it:1. From your computer, use  an Internet browser and 
navigate to 
http://google.com/accounts.
2. Click on the Can’t access your account? link.
3. Ta p  t h e  
I don’t know my password radio button.
4. Enter your Email address and click 
Continue. 
5. Follow the password recovery procedure.
Setting Up...

Understanding Your Phone       16
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
This section outlines some key features of your phone and 
describes the screen and the ico ns that appear when the phone 
is in use. It also shows how to  navigate through the phone and 
provides information on using a memory card.
Features of Your Phone
Your phone is lightweight, easy-to-use and offers many 
useful features. The following list outlines a few of the 
features included in your phone.
LTE network (5-6 bands) with 1.9...

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Front View of Your Phone 1.Status light: displays red when charging, green when 
fully charged, blue when powering up, and orange 
when a notification has arrived.
2.
External speaker: allows you to hear the caller.
3. Application icons : you can place shortcuts to your 
favorite applications on the Home screen.
4. Primary shortcuts : allows quick access to important 
features such as Phone, Contacts, Messaging, Internet, 
and Apps. For more information, refer to  “Primary 
Shortcuts”   on page 20.
5....

Understanding Your Phone       18
8.
Home screen indicator: shows which Home screen is 
presently displayed.
9. Google Quick Search bar : a shortcut to Google Search 
that allows you to search for items on the internet.
10. Weather widget : displays Time, Day, Date, 
Temperature and weather co nditions for your area.
11. Indicator icons : shows the information needed to 
operate your phone, such as the received signal 
strength, phone battery level, time, unread Emails, 
missed calls, etc.
12.
Front...

191.
3.5mm Headset jack: allows you to plug in headphones.
2.
Volume keys: allow you to adjust  the ringer volume 
while in standby mode or adjust the voice volume 
during a call. When receivin g an incoming call, briefly 
press down either volume key (
) to mute 
the ring tone. Adjusts text size when reading a 
message.
3.
Microphone: allows other callers to hear you when you 
are speaking to them. It is also used for the 
Speakerphone.
4. Power/Accessory Interface connector : allows you to 
connect a...

Understanding Your Phone       20
Display Layout
Your display screen provides a wealth of information about 
the phone’s status and options, as well as providing access 
to application icons. For more information, refer to  “Front 
View of Your Phone”   on page 17. 
Primar y Shortcuts
There are four non-movable Application Shortcuts that 
appear at the bottom of all Home screens. The default 
shortcuts are: 
Phone   for dialing a number.
Contacts   for managing your contacts in your Address Book....

21Displays when a call is on hold.
Displays when the speakerphone is on.
Displays when a call has been missed.
Displays when a call has been muted.
Displays when Call forwarding is set to Always 
forward. For more information, refer to 
“Call 
forwarding”   on page 61.
Displays your battery charge level. Icon shown is 
fully charged.
Displays when your battery is charging. Also 
displays battery charge level.
Device Power Low – Shows your current battery 
only has between 15 and 28 percent power...

Understanding Your Phone       22
Displays when your phone is downloading or has 
downloaded a file. It wi
ll blink green when it is 
installing.
Displays when the an outbo und file transfer is in 
progress.
Displays when a Play Store download has 
completed.
Displays when updates are available for download.
Displays when the phone is connected to a 
computer via a supported USB cable connection.
Displays when the phone is tethered via a 
supported USB cable connection.
Displays when a new text  or...

23For more details on configuring your phone’s settings, see 
“Changing Your Settings”
 on page 113.
Displays when Wi-Fi Direct is active and your phone 
is connected to another device.
Displays when your phone as been configured as a 
portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Displays when GPS is active and acquiring a signal.
Displays when data synchronization and 
application sync is active and synchronization is in 
progress for Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts.
Displays when your phone is connecting to the 
Device...