Samsung Galaxy J3 V Owners Manual

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Know Your DeviceStatus Bar
Status Bar
The Status bar at the top of the Home 
screen provides device information (such as 
network status, battery charge, and time) on 
the right side and notification alerts on the 
left. 
Status Icons
Battery full: Battery is fully charged.
Battery low: Battery is low.
Battery charging: Battery is charging.
Vibrate mode: Vibrate mode is enabled.
Status Icons
Mute mode: Mute mode is enabled.
4G LTE active: The device is connected to a 
4G LTE wireless network.
Signal...

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Know Your Device Status Bar
Notification Icons
Missed call: A call has been missed.
Call in progress: A call is in progress.
Call on hold: A call is on hold.
New email: New email has arrived.
New Gmail: New Gmail has arrived.
New voicemail: New voicemail message has 
been received.
New message: New text or multimedia 
message has arrived.
File download in progress: Download of a 
file or app is in progress.
Notification Icons
File upload in progress: File is being 
uploaded or sent.
GPS active:...

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Know Your DeviceNavigation
Navigation
Learn the basics for how to navigate through 
your device.
Touchscreen Navigation
Use the following motions and gestures on your 
touchscreen to navigate the device.
Ta p
Lightly tap items to select or launch them.
• Tap the keyboard to enter characters or text.
• Tap an item to select it.
• Tap an app shortcut to launch the application.
Touch and Hold
Touch and hold items on the screen to activate them.
• Touch and hold a widget on a Home screen to 
move it.
•...

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Know Your Device Navigation
Drag
Touch and hold an item, and then move it to a new 
location.
• Drag an app shortcut to add it to a Home screen.
• Drag a widget to place it in a new location on a 
Home screen.
Pinch and Spread
Pinch the screen using your thumb and forefinger or 
spread by moving your fingers apart.
• Pinch the screen to zoom out while viewing a 
picture or a web page.
• Spread your fingers on the screen to zoom in while 
viewing a picture or a web page.
Common Options
The device uses...

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Know Your DeviceNotification Panel
Notification icons on the Status bar display calendar events, device status, and more. For 
details, open the Notification panel.
Notification Panel
Clear notifications View all Settings
Notification card
Screen brightness
Quick settings
Notification settings
Outdoors mode   

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Know Your Device Notification Panel
Notification Panel Features
• Settings: Display the Settings screen.
• View all: See all available Quick settings.
• Outdoors mode: Temporarily adjust screen 
brightness for the outdoors.
• Clear notifications: Clear all notifications.
• Notification settings: Enable or disable 
notifications from each app. For more information, 
see “Notifications” on page 129 .
• Notification card: View details about a notification.
• Screen brightness: Adjust screen brightness.
•...

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Know Your Device Notification Panel
View the Notification Panel
You can access the Notification panel from any Home 
screen.
1.
 Dr

ag the Status bar down to display the 
Notification panel.
2.
 S

wipe down the list to see notification details.
• To open an item, tap it.
• To clear a single notification, drag the 
notification left or right. 
• To clear all notifications, tap Clear.
3.
 
Dr

ag upward from the bottom of the screen or tap 
 Back to close the Notification panel.
Quick Settings
In...

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Know Your DeviceEnter Text
E n t e r  Te x t
Text can be entered using a keyboard or by 
speaking.
Use the Samsung Keyboard
Enter text using a QWERTY keyboard.
Options
Predictive text   

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Know Your Device Enter Text
Special Keys
Symbol: Tap to insert symbols.
Touch and hold Options for the following:
Voice input: Enter text using Google Voice™ 
typing.
Emoticon: Insert an emoticon at the 
cursor position.
Keyboard settings: Access keyboard 
settings.
Note : Available options depend on the app in use. 
Not all options are available for all apps.
Predictive Text
Predictive text suggests words that match your text 
entries, and can automatically complete common 
words. Predictive text can...

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Know Your Device Enter Text
Use Google Voice Typing
Instead of typing, enter text by speaking.
SettingsDelete text
To enable Google voice typing:
1.
 T

ap 
 Voice input on the Samsung keyboard.
• You may need to touch and hold Options 
(left of the Space bar) to find it.
2.
 Spe

ak your text.
Note : Tap 
 Settings > Languages to download 
additional languages for use with Google voice typing.
Configure Google Voice Typing
To customize Google voice typing:
1.
 F

rom a Home screen, tap 
 Apps >...