Samsung Note 4 User Guide

							      
   
 
      
 
 
 
Use Haptic Feedback 
Set the device to vibrate when you tap the Menu 
and Recent apps keys, and for certain screen 
interactions. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device . 
2.	  Tap Sound > Haptic feedback to turn the 
feature on. 
Play a Sound When Using the 
Samsung Keyboard 
Play a sound when typing on the 
Samsung Keyboard. 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device  > Sound. 
2.	  Tap either of the following options to create a 
check mark and activate the feature: 
• Sound when tapped: Enables auditory 
feedback when you touch an onscreen key. 
• Vibrate when tapped: Enables the device to 
vibrate when you touch an onscreen key. 
Note : These options only appear when the Samsung 
keyboard is set as the default keyboard. 
Settings	 85 Sound Settings   
						

							      
 
 
 
      
 
 
      
   
     
   
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
Display Settings
 
Adjust the Screen Brightness 
Adjust the screen brightness to suit your 
surroundings or personal preference. You may also 
want to adjust screen brightness to conserve battery 
power. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device . 
2.  Tap Display > Brightness for options: 
• Tap Automatic brightness to allow the device 
to adjust brightness automatically. 
• To set a custom brightness level, clear the 
Automatic brightness check mark and then tap 
and drag the Brightness level. 
Note : You can also control Brightness from the 
Noti�cation panel. Drag down the Status bar at the top 
of the screen to �nd the Brightness options. 
Change the Font Style and Size 
You can set the font style and size for all text that 
displays on the screen. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device . 
2.	  Tap Display > Font to choose a font style and 
font size. 
• Tap Download to �nd new fonts from the 
Google Play Store. 
Automatically Rotate the Screen 
Use the front camera to rotate the screen based on 
the orientation of your face. 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device . 
2.	  Tap Display > Screen rotation to turn the 
feature on. 
Smart Stay 
Using the front camera to detect your face, the 
screen will not time out as long as you are facing 
the screen. 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device . 
2.  Tap Display > Smart stay to turn the feature on. 
Set the Screen Timeout Delay 
Choose how long the display screen remains lit after 
you tap the screen or press any key. 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device . 
2.	  Tap Display > Screen timeout, and then choose 
a time period. 
Select a Screen Mode 
Choose a screen mode to match your type of 
viewing. You can choose to have the device 
automatically adapt the display depending on the 
type of image being displayed, and other criteria 
such as battery level. 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device . 
2.	  Tap Display > Screen mode, and then choose a 
screen mode. 
• To have your device automatically optimize 
the display to match the type of image being 
displayed and other criteria, such as battery 
level, tap Adaptive display. 
– or – 
Choose a speci�c type of screen mode based 
on what your are viewing. 
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Auto Adjust the Screen Tone 
Your device will analyze the images displayed on the 
screen and automatically adjusts the brightness to 
conserve battery power. 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device . 
2.	  Tap Display > Auto adjust screen tone to turn 
the feature on. 
Daydream (Screen Saver) 
The Daydream setting controls what the screen 
displays when the device is docked (dock not 
included) , or while charging. You can choose to 
display colors, or display photos stored on your 
device. 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings > Device . 
2.  Tap Display > Daydream. 
3.	  Tap ON/OFF to turn Daydream on and con�gure 
the following options: 
• Colors: Tap the selector to display a changing 
screen of colors. 
• Flipboard: Display pictures from Flipboard. 
Tap 
Settings for options. 
• Google Photos: Display pictures from your 
Google Photos account. Tap 
Settings  for 
options. 
• Photo frame: Display pictures in a photo 
frame. Tap 
Settings  for options. 
• Photo table: Display pictures in a photo table. 
Tap 
Settings for options. 
4.	  Tap Preview to see a demonstration of 
Daydream. 
5.	  Tap Select when to daydream and tap While 
docked, While charging, or Both . 
Con�gure the LED Indicator 
Select which functions (such as charging or low 
battery) the LED indicator on the front of the device 
will display. 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device . 
2.  Tap Display > LED indicator for options. 
Set the Touch Key Light Duration 
Set the length of time the Recent apps and 
Back keys remain lit after you touch them. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device . 
2.	  Tap Display > Touch key light duration to 
choose a timeout period. 
Increase the Touch Sensitivity of 
the Screen 
Increase the sensitivity of the touch screen to 
improve results when wearing gloves. 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device . 
2.	  Tap Display > Increase touch sensitivity to turn 
the feature on. 
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Wallpaper Settings
 
Change the look of the home 
and lock screens with wallpaper. 
You can display a favorite 
picture, or choose from 
preloaded wallpapers. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > Settings 
> Device . 
2.  Tap Wallpaper. 
3.	  Tap Home screen, Lock screen, or Home and 
lock screen. 
4.	  Tap an image to preview it, and then tap Set as 
wallpaper. 
• Tap From Gallery to select an image from the 
Gallery. 
• Tap Bubbles or Phase beam for animated 
wallpaper. (Animated wallpaper consumes 
additional battery power) . 
• Tap Live weather or My interests to set up 
those options (Lock screen only) . 
For more information, see Change the Wallpaper . 
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Home Screen Settings
 
Use Home screen settings to 
set up a Home screen transition 
e�ect and to indicate how 
Flipboard brie�ngs are to be 
handled on your Home screen. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > Settings 
> Device . 
2.  Tap Home screen to display these options: 
• Transition e�ect: Choose an e�ect to be used 
when you swipe across the Home screen. 
Select None, Card Stack, or 3D Rotation. 
• Flipboard Brie�ng: View all Flipboard Brie�ng 
updates on the Home screen. Tap to create a 
check mark and enable the feature. 
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Lock Screen
 
Choose a method for unlocking 
your screen. Di�erent Screen 
Locks have di�erent levels of 
security and options. 
Set a Screen Lock 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > Settings 
> Device . 
2.  Tap Lock Screen 
3.	  Tap Screen lock to select a screen lock and 
level of security: 
• Swipe: Swipe the screen to unlock it. This 
option provides no security. 
• Pattern : A screen unlock pattern is a tap 
gesture you create and use to unlock your 
device. This option provides medium security. 
• PIN : Select a PIN to use for unlocking the 
screen. This option provides medium to high 
security. 
• Password: Create a password for unlocking 
the screen. This option provides high security. 
• Fingerprint: Use �ngerprint recognition 
to unlock the screen. This option provides 
medium to high security. 
• None: Never use a Lock screen. 
Screen Lock Options 
Swipe Only 
• Unlock e�ect: Set the visual e�ect used when 
unlocking the screen.  Pattern Only 
• Pattern type: Select a pattern type. 
• Make pattern visible: Display the pattern as 
your draw it. 
• Vibration feedback: Vibrate when the unlock 
pattern is entered incorrectly. 
All Screen Locks 
• Show information: Display information on 
the lock screen, such as the date, time, and 
other information from your applications. The 
following are available: 
-ON/OFF button: Tap to turn the Show 

information feature on or o�.
 
-Show clock and date: Tap the check box to 
show or hide the clock and date. 
-Dual clock: Have both local and your home 
times appear when you are traveling. 
-Clock size: Select the size of the clock on 
the lock screen. 
-Weather: Tap the check box to show or 
hide local weather information. 
-Pedometer: If the Pedometer feature in 

S Health is in use, you can set the lock 

screen to show your step count.
 
-Owner Information: Show owner 

information on the lock screen. 

-Help text: Show help information on 
unlocking the screen on the Lock screen. 
• Camera shortcut: Display a camera shortcut 
on your Lock screen. 
• Action memo on lock screen: While pressing 
the pen button, double tap the lock screen to 
open Action Memo. 
• Secured lock time: Lock the screen after 10 
minutes of inactivity. 
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Multi Window Settings
 
Turn on the Multi window feature. 
For more information, see Using Multi Window . 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device . 
2.  Ta p  Multi window. 
3.	  Tap ON/OFF to enable. The following options are 
available: 
• Open in multi window view : Automatically 
view content in a multi window when you open 
�les from My Files or Video, or attachments 
from email. 
• Pop-up view shortcut: Change to pop-up view 
by swiping down diagonally from either corner 
at the top of the screen. 
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Noti�cation Panel
 
Customize which Quick setting 
buttons appear on the 
Noti�cation Panel. 
►  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > Settings 
> Device  > Noti�cation panel. 
– or –
 
From the Noti�cation panel, tap 

View all > 
Edit. 
To customize which quick setting buttons appear 
at the top of the Noti�cation Panel : 
►	  Touch and drag buttons between the ACTIVE and 
AVAILABLE BUTTONS trays. 
To use the default layout : 
►  Tap Reset. 
Settings	 92 Noti�cation Panel   
						

							      
 
 
 
 
 
One-Handed Operation
 
Change the screen layout to 
accommodate operating your 
device with one hand. 
To enable One-Handed Operation features : 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device  > One-handed operation. 
2.	  Tap any of the following features and then tap 
ON/OFF for each to turn it on or o�: 
• Reduce screen size: Reduce the screen size 
so that you can reach all parts of the screen 
with one hand. 
• One-handed input: Adjust the size and 
position of the dialing keypad, in-call buttons, 
Samsung keyboard, Calculator, and unlock 
pattern (if con�gured) . 
• Side key panel: Activate a panel of buttons 
that includes the Home key,  Recent apps, and 
Back key. The panel appears at the side of the 
screen. When enabled, you can customize the 
transparency, minimize behavior, and keys that 
appear on the panel. 
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Easy Mode
 
Switch between the default 
screen layout and a simpler 
layout. The Easy Mode layout 
has larger text and icons, making 
for a more straightforward visual 
experience. 
To enable Easy Mode: 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings 
> Device  > Easy mode. 
2.  Ta p  Easy mode to enable this feature. 
3.	  When Easy mode is enabled, you can scroll 
down the page and select which apps you want 
to appear on the Home screens. Tap the check 
box next to the apps you want to add or remove. 
4.  When �nished, tap  Done. 
Settings	 94 Easy Mode