Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge User Manual

							26 Phone Screen 
More options 
Ta b s 
Keypad 
Message  Hide the keypad 
Call 
Phone Screen
 
Use the Phone screen to access the dialer keypad, recent calls, 

favorites, and contacts.
 
•   More options: Access Speed dial and Call 
settings. •  Keypad: Dial the number that you want to call. 
•  Ta b s : Display a log of all dialed, received, 
and missed calls. Display contacts marked as 
favorites. Display your contacts and select a 
contact to call. 
•   Hide the keypad: Hide the keypad and display 
recent calls.	 
•  Call: Make a call. 
•  Message : Send a text message.  
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							27 Phone Screen 
 
 
 
 
Access Phone 
There are a couple of ways to access Phone. 
► From a Home screen, tap   Phone.
 
– or –
 
From a Home screen, tap 

 Apps 
 >  Phone. 
Display Your Phone Number 
Your phone number can be found in Settings. 
► From a Home screen, tap 
 Apps 

> 
  Settings
 > About device > Status > 

SIM card status.
 
• Your phone number is displayed in the 

My phone number �eld.
 
Call Settings 
There are also a couple of ways to access the 
Call settings menu. 
►  From a Home screen, tap   Phone > More > 

Settings .
 
– or –
 
From a Home screen, tap 

 Apps 
 > 
 Settings  > Applications > Phone.  
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							28 Make and Answer Calls 
  
 
 
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Make and Answer Calls
 
Learn how to make or answer 
a call. Explore features and 
functionality associated with 
making or answering a call. 
Make a Call 
You can make a call from a Home screen. 
1. 
From a Home screen, tap   Phone. 
2.	 Enter a number on the keypad and tap 
 Dial. 
• Tap   Keypad if the keypad is not displayed. 
Dial a Number from Your Contacts List 
You can quickly dial a phone number from your 
Contacts list. 
1. From a Home screen, tap   
 Apps > 
 Contacts. 
– or –
 
From a Home screen, tap 
  P
 hone > Contacts. 
2.	 Sw

ipe your �nger across a contact to the right to 
call the contact. 
Dial a Recent Number 
All incoming, outgoing, and missed calls are 
recorded in the Call log. If the number or caller is 
listed in your contacts list, the associated name is 
also displayed. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap   Phone. 
2. Tap 

Log . A list of recent calls is displayed. 
3.  Tap a contact, and then tap 
 Call. 
Answer a Call 
When a call is received, the phone rings and the 
caller’s phone number or name is displayed, if it is 
stored in the Contacts list. 
► 
At the incoming call screen: 
• Drag   Answer to the right to answer the call 
as a voice call. 
• Drag   Reject to the left to reject the call 
and send it to your voicemail. 
• Drag Reject call with message upward and 
select a message. 
If you are using an app, a pop-up screen is 
displayed for the incoming call. 
►  On the incoming call pop-up screen: 
• Tap   Answer to answer the call. 
• Tap   Reject to reject the call and send it to 
your voicemail. 
• Tap Reject call with message and select a 
message. 
• Tap   Expand to exit the app and view the 
main incoming call screen. 
End a Call 
To �nish your call: 
►  Tap   
End when you are ready to end your call.  
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							29 Make and Answer Calls 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Multitask While on a Call	 Place a New Call While on a Call 
If you exit the call screen and return to a 
Home screen, your active call is indicated by   Call on the Status bar.
  If your ser
vice plan supports this feature, you can 
make another call while a call is in progress. 
This le

ts you continue with your current call and do 

something else, such as access the contacts list, 

view a recent email, or locate a picture.
 
To return to the call screen:
 
►	  Drag the Status bar down to display the 
Noti�cation panel, and then tap Call noti�cation. 
To end a call from any application: 
►	  Dr
ag the Status bar down to display the 
Noti�cation panel, and then tap   End call. 
Options During a Call 
Your phone provides several options that you can 
use during a call. 
Adjust the Call Volume 
►	 Press the Volume keys to increase or decrease 
the volume. 
– or – 
Tap   Extra volume to quickly add more 

volume to the incoming audio.
 
Listen with the Speaker or 
Bluetooth Headset 
Listen to the call using the speaker or through a 
Bluetooth headset (not included) . 
►  Tap   Speaker to hear the caller using the 
speaker. 
– or – 
Tap   Bluetooth to hear the caller using a 

Bluetooth headset.
 
1.  From the active call, tap   Add call to dial the 
second call. 
2.  Dial the new number and tap   Dial. When 
the call is answered: 
• Tap   Swap to switch between the two 
calls. 
• Tap   Merge to hear both callers at once 
(multi-conferencing) . 
Call Waiting 
If your service plan supports this feature, you can 
answer an incoming call while you have a call in 
progress. You are noti�ed of an incoming call by a 
call waiting tone. 
To answer a new call while you have a call in 
progress: 
1.  Drag   Answer in any direction to answer the 
new call. 
2.  Tap an op

tion: 
• Put [caller] on hold to place the previous 
caller on hold while you answer the new 
incoming call. 
• End call with [caller] to end the previous call 
and answer the new call. 
3.	  Tap the previous  On hold number ent
 ry and 
select   Swap to switch between the two 
calls. This places the new caller on hold and 
activates the previous call.  
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							30 Make and Answer Calls 
  
 
  
 
   
   
  
 
 
 
Call Log 
The numbers of the calls you have dialed, received, 
or missed are stored in the Call log. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap   Phone. 
2.	 Tap 

Log . A list of recent calls is displayed. If the 
caller is in your Contacts list, the caller’s name is 
displayed. 
Save a Recent Call to Your Contacts List 
Use recent call information to create a contact or 
update your Contacts list. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap   Phone > Log. 
2.	 Tap t

he call that contains the information that you 
want to save to your Contacts list. 
3.	  Tap Create contact. 
– or – 
If you want to replace the number for an existing 
contact, tap Update existing. 
Delete a Call from the Call Log 
To delete Call log entries: 
1. From a Home screen, tap   Phone > Log. 
2.	 Touc

h and hold the call you want to delete from 
the Call log. 
3.  Tap Delete . 
Block a Number 
By adding a caller to your Block list, future calls 
from this number are sent directly to your voicemail, 
and messages are not received. 
1. From a Home screen, tap   Phone > Log . 
2. Tap t

he caller you want to add to the Block list. 
3.  Tap More > Block/unblock number: 
• Call block: Tap On/O� to block calls from this 
number. 
• Message block: Tap On/O� to block 

messages from this number.
 
You can also modify the Block list in Settings: 
►  From a Home screen, tap   Phone > More > 
Settings  > Block list.  
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							31 Speed Dial 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
Speed Dial 
You can assign a shortcut 
number to a contact for speed 
dialing their default number. 
Create a Speed Dial 
Your can assign 999 speed dial numbers. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap   Phone. 
• Tap  Keypad if the keypad is not displayed. 
2.	 Tap Mor

e > Speed dial. The Speed dial screen 
displays the numbers 1 through 999. You can tap 
the arrows to view additional numbers. Number 1 
is reserved for Voicemail. 
3. 
Tap an unassigned number ( Add contact). 

 
 
4. Tap a c

ontact to assign to the number. 
• The selected contact is displayed in the 

Speed dial number box.
 
Use Speed Dial to Make a Call 
You can make a call using Speed dial. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap   Phone. 
• Tap  Keypad if the keypad is not displayed. 
2. Touch and hold t

he Speed dial number. 
• If the Speed dial number is more than one 
digit long, enter the �rst digits, and then hold 
the last digit. 
Remove a Speed Dial Number 
Assignment 
You can remove an assigned Speed dial number. 
1. From a Home screen, tap   Phone. 
2. Tap Mor

e > Speed dial. 
3.  Find the contact to remove from Speed dial. 
4.  Tap 
 Remove.  
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Emergency Calls
 
You can dial the emergency 
telephone number in your 
region regardless of the phone’s 
cellular service status. 
Make an Emergency Call 
You can dial the emergency telephone number 
from your phone whether or not cellular service has 
been activated. If your phone is not activated, you 
can only make an emergency call. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap   Phone. 
2.	 Enter the emergency telephone number (911 in 
N
orth America) and tap   Dial. 
3.	 C

omplete your call. During this type of call, you 
have access to most in-call features. 
Call Emergency Services from a 
Locked Screen 
The emergency telephone number can be dialed 
even if the phone is locked, allowing anyone to use 
your phone to call for help in an emergency. When 
accessed from a locked screen, only the emergency 
calling feature is accessible to the caller. The rest of 
the phone remains secured. 
Swipe Lock Screen 
If the Lock screen is set to Swipe, you can access 
the call screen in a couple of ways. 
1.  Drag   Phone upward to open the call screen. 
- or ­
Swipe across the screen to unlock it, and then 
t

ap   Phone. 
2.	 Enter the emergency telephone number (911 in 
N
orth America) and tap   Dial. 
3.	  C

omplete your call. During this type of call, you 
have access to most in-call features. 
Secure Lock Screens 
You can make calls even if your phone has a secure 
lock screen. 
1.  Drag   Phone upward to open the call screen. 
2.	  Tap 

Emergency call to display the Emergency 
dialer. 
3.	
 
Enter the emergency telephone number (911 in 
North America) and tap   Dial. 
4.	  C

omplete your call. During this type of call, you 
have access to most in-call features. 
32	 Emergency Calls  
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							33 Set Up and Access Voicemail 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
Set Up and Access Voicemail
 
Set up and con�gure your 
voicemail. 
Set Up Your Voicemail 
You can access your voicemail from a Home screen. 
1.  From the Home screen, tap   Phone, and then 
touch and hold the   1 key. 
2.	 Follo

w the tutorial to create a password, record a 
greeting, and record your name. 
Note : These steps may be di�erent depending on 
your network. 
Access Your Voicemail 
You can access your voicemail from a Home screen. 
1.  From the Home screen, tap   Phone, and then 
touch and hold the   1 key. 
• You may be prompted to enter a password. 
2.	  Follow the voice prompts from the voicemail 
center. 
Access Your Voicemail from 
Another Phone 
You can access your voicemail from another phone. 
1.	 From another phone, dial your wireless phone 
number. Wait until you hear your voicemail 
greeting. 
2.	  Press the asterisk or star (*) key on the phone 
you are using. 
3.	  Enter your password and you are connected to 
your voicemail.  
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							Applications
 
Learn how to change the 
way apps display, organize 
apps into folders, and 
uninstall or disable apps.   
						

							35 Apps List 
  
 
 
 
    
 
 
  
 
   
 
   
 
 
Apps List
 
The Apps list displays all 
preloaded apps and apps that 
you downloaded. You can 
uninstall, disable, or hide apps 
from view. 
Shortcuts to apps can be placed on any of 
the Home screens. For more information, see 
Add a Shortcut to a Home Screen . 
Access Apps 
You can access and launch all applications from the 
Apps list. 
1. From a Home screen, tap   Apps. 
2. Tap an app’

s shortcut to launch it. 
• To return to the main Home screen, press the 
Home key. 
Download and Install New Apps 
Find new apps to download and install on your 
device. 
Play Store: Download new apps 
from the Google Play store. Visit • 
pla
 y.google.com/store/apps to learn more. 
Galaxy Apps: View and download 
Samsung apps that are optimized 
f
 or use with Galaxy devices. Visit 
• 
s

amsung.com/levant/apps/mobile/galaxyapps 
to learn more. 
Uninstall or Disable Apps 
You can uninstall or disable apps you download and 
install. 
• Preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled. 
• Apps that are disabled are turned o� and hidden 
from view. 
To uninstall or disable an app: 
1.  From a Home screen, tap   Apps. 
2.	 Tap Edit. Apps that can be uninstalled or 
dis
abled display   Uninstall/Disable on their 
shortcut. 
3.  T

ap   
Uninstall/Disable  and follow the prompts 
to either uninstall or disable the app. 
To enable apps af

ter disabling them: 
1.  From a Home screen, tap   
Apps   
>   
S

ettings  > Applications > 

Application manager.
 
2.  Tap   All apps > Disabled, and then tap the 
app you want to enable. 
3.	  T

ap Enable. The app is displayed again in the 
Apps list. 
Search for Apps 
To locate an app in your Apps list: 
1.  From a Home screen, tap   Apps. 
2. Tap 

Search. 
• Enter a word or words in the Search �eld. 
As you type, apps that match display on the 
screen. 
• Tap an entry to launch that app.  
Applications