Samsung Galaxy S2 Owners Manual

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If speaking the address, the Voice guidance screen is 
displayed. For voice-guided navigation you need to install 
text-to-speech support from the Android Market. Tap 
Install to install the application or tap Skip to exit.
Note: You will need to be signed on to your Google account before 
downloading applications from the Android Market. For more 
information, refer to “Creating a New Google Account”  on page 11.
5.As you drive the route display will be updated and you will 
receive voice-guided navigation directions.
News & Weather
The News & Weather application allows you to view the news 
and weather in your area.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ News & Weather .
The Weather screen is displayed with current temperature, 
conditions, Humidity, and Wind speed.
2.Tap the temperature to display a graph mapping the days 
temperature and humidity.
3.While on the Weather screen, press  to display the 
following options:
: allows you to refresh the screen. Your location and the 
weather is updated if there have been any changes.
 Settings: allows you to set weather, news, and refresh settings.
–Weather settings: allows you to choose location(s) and set the metric 
for temperature displays.
–News settings: allows you to choose topics, configure settings for 
fetching articles and images, and view the terms of service for news 
service.
–Refresh settings: allows you to choose options for updating content.
–Application version: displays the application version number.
4.To view the news, sweep the screen to the left to display 
To p  S t o r i e s, U.S., Sports, and Entertainment.
Photo Editor
The Photo Editor application provides basic editing functions for 
pictures that you take on your phone. Along with basic image 
tuning like brightness, contrast, and color it also provides a wide 
variety of effects used for editing the picture. For more 
information, refer to “Photo Editor”  on page 85.
Places
Places is an application that uses Google Maps and your location 
to help you find Restaurants, Coffee, Bars, Attractions, ATMs, Gas 
Stations, Wi-Fi, or Explore Nearby. You can also add your own 
locations.
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The Places application allows you to find the best sources for 
business information across the web, including business listing 
details, reviews, photos, nearby public transit, and other related 
information. Business owners can provide additional details, like 
photos, hours of operation, and coupons.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Places .
2.Tap on one of the business categories or tap on Find places 
to search for a particular business.
All of the businesses that are close to you will be 
displayed.
3.Tap on a business that you want to see the details for.
4.The business details such as address, phone, website, and 
location are displayed. You can also see reviews from 
around the web and from Google users.
5.From the Places main page, tap Add  to add your own 
business category.
Qik Lite
Qik Lite allows you to record and share live video from your 
device with your friends, family and your favorite social 
networks. For more information, refer to “Qik Lite”  on page 71.
Quickoffice
The Quickoffice application allows you to create and save 
Microsoft Word and Excel documents. You can also view existing 
Powerpoint presentations and PDFs.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Quickoffice .
2.The first time you use the Quickoffice application, read the 
License information and tap 
I Accept to continue.
3.Ta p  t h e  Name field, then use the key pad to enter your 
name.
4.Ta p  t h e  E-mail Address field, then use the keypad to enter 
your E-mail address.
5.Ta p  Register Now.
The Quickoffice screen is displayed.
6.The following Quickoffice applications are available:
: allows you to create and save Word documents on 
your phone. you can also access Word documents from your SD 
card and your Recent Documents folder.
 Quicksheet: allows you to create and save Excel spreadsheet 
documents.
 Quickpoint: allows you to view existing Powerpoint documents 
from your SD card and your Recent Documents folder. 
						

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: allows you to view existing PDF documents from your 
SD card and your Recent Documents folder.
7.Select an option and follow the on-screen instructions.
Settings
This widget navigates to the sound and phone settings for your 
phone. It includes such settings as: display, security, memory, 
and any extra settings associated with your phone. For more 
information, refer to “Changing Your Settings”  on page 96.
Social Hub
With Social Hub, you can now easily and intuitively satisfy all of 
your relevant communication needs from one integrated user 
experience. E-mails, instant messaging, social network contents, 
and calendar contents from all major service providers are 
available.
To access Social Hub, follow these steps:
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Social Hub .
The Social Hub Welcome page describes all of the 
available features.
2.To setup your Social Hub account, tap Setup now.
3.Tap on the Social Hub account type that you would like to 
setup.
4.Read the SNS disclaimer, tap the I accept all the terms 
above
 checkbox, then tap Agree to continue.
5.Ta p  Next.
6.Follow the on-screen instructions for adding an account.
7.From the Social Hub main screen, tap the Feeds or 
Messages tabs to see information pertaining to your 
account.
8.To add another account, press  ➔ Add account.
9.To refresh your status, press  ➔ Status update.
Ta l k
Google Talk is a free Windows and web-based application for 
instant messaging offered by Google. Conversation logs are 
automatically saved to a Chats area in your Gmail account. This 
allows you to search a chat log and store them in your Gmail 
accounts. For more information, refer to “Google Talk”  on 
page 95.
Ta s k
With the Task application you can create a task list of things you 
need to do and add 
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Ta s k  .
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Ta p  t h e  Name field and enter a task name using the 
keypad.
4.Ta p  t h e  Due date field and enter a due date name using the 
keypad. If there is no date that the task is due, tap the 
No 
due date
 checkbox.
5.If desired, enter Ta s k, Priority, Reminder, and Notes then 
tap 
Save.
6.At the Task list screen, press  to display the following 
options:
: allows you to create a new task.
 Delete: allows you to delete one or all of your tasks.
: allows you to search your tasks for a particular word or 
words.
: allows you to sort by Due date, Status, or Priority.
 Sync task: allows you to sync your tasks to any of your accounts.
7.From the Task list screen, tap a task once you have 
completed it and a checkmark appears next to the task. 
The task name is also grayed out so that you can still read 
it.
Task Manager
The Task Manager application provides information about the 
processes and programs running on your phone, as well as the 
memory status. It can also be used to terminate processes and 
applications. 
To access the Task Manager, follow these steps:
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Task manager .
2.The Task Manager options are located at the top of the 
screen. The following options are available:
 Active applications: displays all of the applications that are 
presently running on your phone. Tap End to end an application, or 
tap End all to end all running applications.
 Downloaded: displays the size of your downloaded application 
programs.
 RAM: displays the Random Access Memory (RAM) and allows you 
to clear different levels of RAM.
: displays a summary of the phone’s storage.
: displays information on how to extend battery life.
Video Maker
Video Maker allows you to custom-make your own videos. You 
can add themes, music, pictures, and other videos to you video. 
For more information, refer to “Video Maker”  on page 73. 
						

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Videos
The Video Player application plays video files stored on your 
memory card. For more information, refer to “Videos”  on 
page 72.
Voice Command
With the Voice Command application you can use your voice to 
perform operations that you would normally have to do by hand 
such as dialing a phone number, texting a message, playing 
music, etc.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Voice command .
2.Read the Samsung Disclaimer then tap Confirm to 
continue.
3.Read the Vlingo Terms of Service then tap Agree to 
continue.
4.Read the information on the How to Use Samsung voice 
screen, then tap Confirm.
5.At the Voice talk screen, tap on an icon for assistance in 
using Voice command or tap 
Ta p  &  S p e a k to speak what 
you would like to do.
6.Follow the on-screen instructions.
Voice Recorder
The Voice Recorder allows you to record an audio file up to one 
minute long and then immediately share it using AllShare, 
Messaging, Gmail, or via Bluetooth. Recording time will vary 
based on the available memory within the phone.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Voice Recorder .
2.To start recording, tap   and speak into the 
microphone.
3.During the recording process you can either tap Stop 
 to stop and save the recording or 
Pause  to 
temporarily halt the recording. After pausing, tap   
to resume recording. Once the audio recording has 
stopped, the message is automatically saved. Tap   
to cancel the recording without saving.
4.Ta p   to display a list of all your voice recordings. 
Tap a voice recording to play it.
5.Press  to display the following options:
: allows you to share your recording using Messaging, Email, 
Bluetooth, or Gmail.
 Delete: allows you to delete 1 or more voice recordings. Tap the 
recordings to delete and tap Done.
Record
StopPause
Record
Cancel
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: allows you to rename your recordings.
 Settings: the following settings are available:
–Storage: allows you to choose where your recordings will be saved. 
Select between Phone or memory card.
–Default name: allows you to choose the name prefix for your 
recordings. For example, if your Default name is Voice, your recordings 
would be named Voice 001, Voice 002, Voice 003, etc.
–Recording quality: allows you to set the recording quality to High or 
Normal.
–Limit for MMS: allows you to select On or Off. If you Limit for MMS by 
selecting On, you will be assured that the recording can be sent in a 
message.
Voice Search
The Voice Search feature is a voice-activated application that 
allows you to tell the phone what to search for and then the 
phone activates a Google search based on what you said.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Voice Search . 
– or –
From the main Home screen, tap  on the right side of 
the Google Search bar.
2.The Speak Now screen will display. Speak clearly into the 
microphone.
3.The Working screen will display as it searches for you.
4.Results will display on the screen. Tap a link to view the 
information.
– or –
The No matches found screen will display if Voice Search 
was not able to find a match. Tap 
Try again or Cancel.
Voice Talk
With the Voice Talk application you can use your voice to perform 
operations that you would normally have to do by hand such as 
dialing a phone number, texting a message, playing music, etc.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Voice talk .
2.Read the Samsung Disclaimer then tap Confirm to 
continue.
3.Read the Vlingo Terms of Service then tap Agree to 
continue.
4.Read the information on the How to use Samsung voice 
screen, then tap Next.
5.Read the information on the Wake up Voice talk screen, 
then tap 
Next.
6.Read the information on the What can I say? screen, then 
tap 
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At the Voice talk screen, tap on an icon for assistance in 
using Voice command or tap 
Ta p  &  S p e a k to speak what 
you would like to do.
8.Follow the on-screen instructions.
Words Free
You can play Words Free with Friends, everyone’s favorite 
crossword game, with all of your friends that have an Android 
device.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Words Free .
The first time you use Words Free, the program is 
automatically downloaded to your phone.
2.Enter your email address and tap Connect!.
3.Enter a preferred Username and tap OK.
4.Ta p  Create Game and follow the on-screen instructions.
YouTube
YouTube™ is a video sharing website on which users can upload 
and share videos. The site is used to display a wide variety of 
user-generated video content, including movie clips, TV clips, 
and music videos, as well as video content such as video 
blogging, informational shorts and other original videos.
Note: YouTube is a data-intensive feature. It is recommended that you upgrade to an unlimited data plan to avoid additional data charges.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ YouTube . 
2.Tap the search field  to search for specific videos, 
scroll down to browse through the main page thumbnails, 
or scroll to the bottom to explore additional options.
3.To view a video, tap an available preview thumbnail or tap 
the title link.
4.If you prefer high quality video, as the video starts to play, 
tap 
HQ.
Note: It is not necessary to sign in to the YouTube site to view content. 
However, if you wish to sign in to access additional options, access the 
page via the Web browser and tap 
Sign in at the top right corner, enter your YouTube or Google username and password, and tap Sign in. 
						

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YP
The Yellowpages Mobile application provides quick and ready 
access to businesses, map locations, and storage of your favorite 
searches. This application allows you to tap into local 
businesses, locations, and events, connecting you to your search 
in real-time.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ YP . 
2.Sign on to your Google account. For more information, 
refer to “Creating a New Google Account”  on page 11.
Note: The first time you use YP, you will need to download the application 
from the Market. For more information, refer to “Market”  on 
page 150.
3.Read the End-User License Agreement (EULA) and tap 
Accept to continue.
4.Read the introduction information and tap Continue to App.
5.Your location is found using GPS. Tap OK to continue.
6.Enter a subject or business name, city, and state in the 
search field and tap 
Search. 
7.Results will be displayed.
8.Tap the globe icon to see the locations marked with pins 
on the map. 
9.Pinch the map screen inwards to zoom out or pinch it 
outwards to zoom in.
10.Tap a pin to read information about the location.
11.Ta p  to display additional options. 
						

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Section 11: Health and Safety Information
This section outlines the safety precautions associated with using 
your phone. The terms “mobile device” or “cell phone” are used 
in this section to refer to your phone. 
Read this information before 
using your mobile device.
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published 
information for consumers relating to Radio Frequency (RF) 
exposure from wireless phones. The FDA publication includes the 
following information:
Do cell phones pose a health hazard?
Many people are concerned that cell phone radiation will cause 
cancer or other serious health hazards. The weight of scientific 
evidence has not linked cell phones with any health problems.
Cell phones emit low levels of Radio Frequency (RF) energy. Over 
the past 15 years, scientists have conducted hundreds of studies 
looking at the biological effects of the radio frequency energy 
emitted by cell phones. While some researchers have reported 
biological changes associated with RF energy, these studies have 
failed to be replicated. The majority of studies published have 
failed to show an association between exposure to radio 
frequency from a cell phone and health problems.The low levels of RF cell phones emit while in use are in the 
microwave frequency range. They also emit RF at substantially 
reduced time intervals when in the stand-by mode. Whereas high 
levels of RF can produce health effects (by heating tissue), 
exposure to low level RF that does not produce heating effects 
causes no known adverse health effects.
The biological effects of radio frequency energy should not be 
confused with the effects from other types of electromagnetic 
energy.
Very high levels of electromagnetic energy, such as is found in 
X-rays and gamma rays, can ionize biological tissues. Ionization 
is a process where electrons are stripped away from their normal 
locations in atoms and molecules. It can permanently damage 
biological tissues including DNA, the genetic material.
The energy levels associated with radio frequency energy, 
including both radio waves and microwaves, are not great 
enough to cause ionization of atoms and molecules. Therefore, 
RF energy is a type of non-ionizing radiation. Other types of 
non-ionizing radiation include visible light, infrared radiation 
(heat), and other forms of electromagnetic radiation with 
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While RF energy does not ionize particles, large amounts can 
increase body temperatures and cause tissue damage. Two 
areas of the body, the eyes and the testes, are particularly 
vulnerable to RF heating because there is relatively little blood 
flow in them to carry away excess heat.
Research Results to Date: Is there a connection between 
RF and cer tain health problems?
The results of most studies conducted to date say no. In addition, 
attempts to replicate and confirm the few studies that have 
shown a connection have failed.
The scientific community at large therefore believes that the 
weight of scientific evidence does not show an association 
between exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) from cell phones and 
adverse health outcomes. Still the scientific community has 
supported additional research to address gaps in knowledge. 
Some of these studies are described below.
Interphone Study
Interphone is a large international study designed to determine 
whether cell phones increase the risk of head and neck cancer. A 
report published in the International Journal of Epidemiology 
(June, 2010) compared cell phone usage for more than 5,000 
people with brain tumors (glioma and meningioma) and a similar 
number of healthy controls.Results of this study did NOT show that cell phones caused brain 
cancer. In this study, most people had no increased risk of brain 
cancer from using cell phones. For people with the heaviest use 
of cell phones (an average of more than ½ hour per day, every 
day, for over 10 years) the study suggested a slight increase in 
brain cancer. However, the authors determined that biases and 
errors prevented any conclusions being drawn from this data. 
Additional information about Interphone can be found at 
http://com.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/.
Interphone is the largest cell phone study to date, but it did not 
answer all questions about cell phone safety. Additional research 
is being conducted around the world, and the FDA continues to 
monitor developments in this field.
Inter national Cohor t Study on Mobile Phone Users (COSMOS)
The COSMOS study aims to conduct long-term health monitoring 
of a large group of people to determine if there are any health 
issues linked to long-term exposure to radio frequency energy 
from cell phone use. The COSMOS study will follow 
approximately 300,000 adult cell phone users in Europe for 20 to 
30 years. Additional information about the COSMOS study can be 
found at
 http://www.ukcosmos.org/index.html.