Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Owners Manual

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Tip: To open applications quickly, add the icons of frequently-
used applications to the Home screen or to the folders you 
created. For details, see  “Customizing Your Home Screen”  
on page 44.
Google Search Bar
The Google Search Bar provides you an on-screen Internet 
search engine powered by Google™.
1. From the main home screen,  tap the Google Search bar 
.
2. Use the on-screen keypad to enter the item you want 
to search for, then tap  .
3. Tap   to use Google Voice Search. Follow the 
on-screen instructions.
Menu Navigation
You can tailor the phone’s range of  functions to fit your needs 
using both menus and widge ts. Menus, sub-menus, and 
features can be accessed by scrolling through the available 
on-screen menus. Your phone originally has three home 
screens but you can expand up to seven home screens.
Command Keys
Menu Key
Press  Menu to display a context-sensitive menu of 
options for the current screen or feature.
Home Key
Press  Home to display the main Home screen. Press 
and hold to display recently us ed apps and access the Task 
manager.
Back Key
Press  Back to return to the previous screen, option or 
step.
Terms used in this user manual
Ta p
Lightly touch items to select or launch them. For example:
Tap the on screen keyboard to enter characters or text.
Tap a menu item to select it.
Tap an application’s icon to launch the application.
Touch and Hold
Activate on-screen items by a touch and hold gesture. For 
example: 
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Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.
Swipe and Palm Swipe
To swipe, lightly drag your finger vertically or horizontally 
across the screen. Use swipe when:
Unlocking the screen
Scrolling through the Home screen or a menu
To palm swipe, swipe the side of your hand horizontally 
across the screen. Use palm swipe when:
Capturing the screen
Panning
To pan, touch and hold a selected icon, then move the device 
to the left or right to reposition it to another page. You must 
first activate Motion on yo ur device. Use panning to:
Move icons on your Home screens or Application Menus to 
another page.
Tilt
To activate the tilt feature, pr ess and hold two points on the 
screen then tilt the device back and forth to reduce or 
enlarge the screen. Use tilt to:
Reduce or enlarge the screen in the Gallery or Browser.
Tur n ove r
Turn your phone over so that  the screen faces downward. For 
example:
Mute incoming calls and playing sounds by turning your phone 
over.
Using Gestures
By activating the various gestur e features within the Motion 
Settings menu, you can access a variety of time saving 
functions.
To activate motion:
1. From the Home screen, press   and then tap 
Settings ➔ Motion.
2. Tap the ON/OFF icon   located at the top of 
the screen to activate motion.
3. Tap the checkboxes located to  the right of each motion 
option to activate the motions you wish. A checkmark 
will appear.
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Caution! Excessive shaking or impact to the device may cause  unintended results. To learn how to properly control 
motions, tap   ➔  
Settings ➔ Motion ➔ Learn 
about motions.
The following is a description of the available gestures:
Quick glance: Once enable, you can check key information at a 
glance by reaching towards your device.
Direct call: Once enabled, the device will dial the currently 
displayed on-screen Contact entry as soon as you place the 
device to your ear. 
Smart alert: Once enabled, pickup the device to be alerted and 
notified of you have missed any calls or messages. 
Double tap to top: Once enabled, double tap the top of the 
device to be taken to the top of the current on-screen list. 
Tilt to zoom: Once enabled, you must be on a screen where 
content can be zoomed. In a single motion, touch and hold two 
points on the display th en tilt the tilt the device back and forth to 
zoom in or out. 
Pan to move icon: Once enabled, touch and hold a desired 
application shortcut icon or widget on the screen. Once it 
detaches, move the device left or  right to migrate it to a new 
location.
Pan to browse images: Once enabled, touch and hold a desired 
on-screen image to pan around it. Move the device left or right to 
pan vertically or up and down to pan horizontally around the large 
on-screen image.
Shake to update: Once enabled, shake your device to rescan for 
Bluetooth devices, rescan for Wi-Fi devices, Refresh a Web page, 
etc.
Tu r n  o v e r  t o  m u t e / p a u s e: Once enabled, mu te incoming calls 
and any playing sounds by turning the device display down on a 
surface. This is the opposite of the Pickup to be Notified Gesture.
Palm swipe to capture: Once enabled, you can capture any 
on-screen information swiping across the screen. In a single 
motion, press the side of your hand on the screen and swipe form 
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Palm touch to mute/pause: Once enabled, you can pause any 
on-screen video or mute any current sound by simply covering 
the screen with your hand. Once you remove your hand from the 
screen, the device goes back to normal by either continuing to 
play the current video or unmuting the current sound.
For more information, refer to  “Motion”  on page 155.
Locking and Unlocking the Phone
To unlock your phone:
1. Press the lock button   located on the upper 
right side of your phone. 2.
The lock screen will display with 
Swipe screen to 
unlock
 displayed at the bottom of the screen.
3. Swipe the touch screen in any direction.
4. The Home screen will display as shown above.
Note: There are several additional ways you can lock your 
screen. For more information, refer to  “Lock Screen 
Settings”  on page 142.
Home Screen Over view
The main home screen is the starting point for many 
applications and functions, and it allows you to add items 
like application icons, shortcuts,  folders, or Google widgets 
to give you instant access to information and applications. 
This is the default page and accessible from any menu by 
pressing 
.
Navigating Through the Home Screens
Your phone originally has three home screens but you can 
expand up to seven home screens. If you like, you can place 
different applications on  each of the home screens.
Palm Swipe to 
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  From the main Home screen, sweep the screen with 
your finger in either direction. The main Home Screen 
is located in the middle wi th a Home screen on each 
side.
Navigating Through the Application Menus
Your phone initially has three Application Menus available. 
Follow these steps to navigate through the Application 
Menus: 1. At the Home screen, tap  . The first Application 
Menu will be displayed. 2.
Sweep the screen left or ri ght to access the other two 
menus.
3. Tap one of the application icons.
Note: As you add applications, the number of Application menus that you have av ailable will increase.
Navigating Using Sub-Menus
Sub-menus are available when you are at any Home screen 
or have selected a feature or application such as Phone, 
Contacts, Messaging, or Internet.
 
  
						

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To access a sub-menu:
1. Press 
.
A sub-menu will appear at  the bottom of the phone 
screen.
2. Tap an option.
Accessing Recently-Used Apps
1.Press and hold   from any screen to open the 
recently-used applications window. 2.
Tap an icon to open the selected application.
– or –
Ta p  
 to go to the Task manager.
– or –
Ta p  
 to go to Google Search.
Using the Multi Window
This feature allows you to run multiple applications on the 
current screen at the same time. 
Note: Only applications found within the Multi window panel 
can be active atop another current application on the 
screen.
When launching applications that contain multimedia 
files (music/video), audio from  both files will be played 
simultaneously.
Activating and Deactivating Multi window
To activate Multi window via the Notification screen:
1.In a single motion, touch the Status bar to reveal the 
Notifications tab, and then dr ag it to the bottom of the 
screen to open the No tifications screen (1).
 
Sub-Menu items 
						

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2.
Swipe the row of icons  to the left until the 
Multi window icon is displayed.
3. Ta p  t h e  
Multi window entry to activate the feature (2). 
The icon turns green when active. 
 
To activate Multi window via the Back button:
1. Press and hold the Back key ( ). The Multi window 
tab appears (by default) on th e left side of the screen.
Note: Initially open activation, the entire apps panel is briefly displayed, then minimized to only show the tab.
2. Tap the tab   to open the application panel showing 
all the available Multi window apps.
To deactivate Multi window:
  Press and hold the Back key ( ). This action hides 
the Multi window tab from view.
Repositioning the Multi Window
The Multi window contains two components: tab and apps 
panel. The tab can be manually moved across the screen. 
The apps panel (containing the scrollable apps) can be 
relocated to lock onto the different sides of the screen 
(top/bottom/left/right).
To  m o v e  t h e  t a b :
1. Activate the Multi window feature.
2. In a single motion, touch and hold the tab   for 
approximately one-second, then slowly drag it to its 
new location 
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Note: This is a quick way to get the tab out of the way if you can’t get to a button or option behind it. 
To relocate the Multi window apps panel:
1.Activate the Multi window feature.
2. Tap the tab to display the apps panel (containing the 
scrollable apps).
Note: Notice that when the apps  are visible, the tab turns a 
dark grey. Its only in this state that the entire panel can 
be relocated. 3.
In a single motion, touch and hold the grey tab   for 
approximately one-second to detach it from the 
screen (1), then slowly drag it to its new location 
along 
any other
 available screen edge (2).   
						

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Customizing the Multi Window apps
The applications found within the apps panel of the Multi 
window can be organized by either being rearranged or 
removed.
To rearrange the Multi window applications:
1.Activate the Multi window feature.
2. Tap the tab to display the apps panel (containing the 
scrollable apps).
3. In a single motion, touch and hold a desired app until it 
detaches from the panel, then carefully drag it to a new 
location in the list of apps. Li ft your finger or stylus off 
the screen to let go of the app and drop it into its new 
location.
To remove a Multi window application:
1. Activate the Multi window feature.
2. Tap the tab to display the apps panel (containing the 
scrollable apps).
3. Ta p  t h e  
Edit button (located at the bottom of the list) to 
reveal a staging area that can house any removed 
applications from the Multi window panel. 4.
Ta p  
Done once you have completed the removal 
process.
To restore a Multi window application:
1. Activate the Multi window feature.
2. Tap the tab to display the apps panel (containing the 
scrollable apps).
3. Ta p  t h e  
Edit button (located at the bottom of the list) to 
reveal the staging area containing any previously 
removed apps.
4. Locate the desired application.
5. In a single motion, touch and hold a desired app until it 
detaches from the staging area, then carefully drag it 
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Using Multi Window to run multiple apps on the 
same screen
Any of the apps found within the Multi window panel can be 
run at the same time as a current on-screen app. 
Once multiple apps are running on the same screen, you can 
then choose to either swap their positions or maximize a 
desired app.
Note: Only applications found within the Multi-window panel 
can be active atop another current application on the 
screen.
When launching applications that contain multimedia 
files (music/video), audio from both files will be played 
simultaneously. In this example we will be launching both the Internet and 
Maps applications.
1. Launch an application such as Maps.
From the Home screen, tap Internet .
2.Activate the Multi window feature.
3. Tap the tab to display the apps panel.
4. Touch and hold the desired app, such as Maps, until it 
detaches from the panel.
5. In a single motion, drag it over the current app and 
drop the new Multi window app over either the top or 
bottom area of the cu rrent on-screen app. 
Note: Once two applications are running, the device displays a 
split screen view containing  both the initial app and the 
new Multi window app.
Each application is still independent of the other.