Samsung Galaxy Note5 User manual

SMARTPHONE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating

your device and keep it for future reference.

Legal Information

READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE USING YOUR

MOBILE DEVICE.

Arbitration Agreement - This Product is subject

to a binding arbitration agreement between you

and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

(“Samsung”). You can opt out of the agreement

within 30 calendar days of the first consumer

purchase by emailing [email protected] or

calling 1-800-SAMSUNG(726-7864) and providing

the applicable information. For complete terms

and conditions that bind you and Samsung, refer to

the “Arbitration Agreement” section of the Terms &

Conditions, included with the Product.

Find Legal Information Online

The full Arbitration Agreement, Standard Limited

Warranty, End User License Agreement (EULA),

and Health & Safety Information for your device are

available online:

Arbitration Agreement, Standard Limited Warranty,

and Health & Safety Information:

Phone:

• English: samsung.com/us/Legal/Phone-HSGuide

• Spanish: samsung.com/us/Legal/Phone-HSGuide-SP

Tablet:

• English: samsung.com/us/Legal/Tablet-HSGuide

• Spanish: samsung.com/us/Legal/Tablet-HSGuide-SP

USC_N920R4_EN_UM_TN_QF1_080917_FINAL



End User License Agreement:

• English: samsung.com/us/Legal/SamsungLegal-EULA4

• Spanish: samsung.com/us/Legal/SamsungLegal-

EULA4/#SPANISH

Find Legal Information on the Mobile Device

The full Arbitration Agreement, Standard Limited

Warranty, End User License Agreement (EULA) and

Health & Safety Information are also available on the

device, in the Samsung legal section of Settings. The

location depends on the device, and is usually in the

“About device” or “About phone” section, for example:

• Settings > About phone or About device or

Abouttablet > Legal information > Samsung legal

• Or, use the Search feature to search for “Legal”.

Intellectual Property

All Intellectual Property, as defined below, owned

by or which is otherwise the property of Samsung

or its respective suppliers relating to the Product,

including but not limited to, accessories, parts, or

software relating thereto, is proprietary to Samsung

and protected under federal laws, state laws,

and international treaty provisions. Intellectual

Property includes, but is not limited to, inventions

(patentable or unpatentable), patents, trade secrets,

copyrights, software, computer programs, and related

documentation and other works of authorship.

You may not infringe or otherwise violate the rights

secured by the Intellectual Property. Moreover, you

agree that you will not (and will not attempt to)

modify, prepare derivative works of, reverse engineer,

decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to create

source code from the software. No title to or ownership

in the Intellectual Property is transferred to you. All

applicable rights of the Intellectual Property shall

remain with Samsung and its suppliers.

Legal Information ii

Open Source Software

Some software components of this product, including

but not limited to ‘PowerTOP’ and ‘e2fsprogs’,

incorporate source code covered under GNU General

Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public

License (LGPL), OpenSSL License, BSD License and

other open source licenses. To obtain the source code

covered under the open source licenses, please visit:

opensource.samsung.com

Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion

of Liability

The information below explains that a user accepts

this Product as sold, including the hardware and

software components as created and packaged for

sale. If the user changes these parameters through

a unique modification, Samsung will not be held

responsible for damages or issues that result from

these end-user changes.

Except as set forth in the Standard Limited Warranty

that accompanies the Product, the purchaser takes

the product “as is”, and Samsung makes no express

or implied warranty of any kind whatsoever with

respect to the product, including but not limited

tothe:

• merchantability of the product or its fitness for

any particular purpose or use;

• design, condition or quality of the product;

• performance of the product;

• workmanship of the product or the components

contained therein; or

• compliance of the product with the requirements

of any law, rule, specification or contract

pertaining thereto.

Legal Information iii

Nothing contained in the User Manual shall be

construed to create an express or implied warranty

of any kind whatsoever with respect to the Product.

In addition, Samsung shall not be liable for any

damages of any kind resulting from the purchase or

use of the product or arising from the breach of the

express warranty, including incidental, special or

consequential damages, or loss of anticipated profits

or benefits.

Modification of Software

Samsung is not liable for performance issues or

incompatibilities caused by your editing of registry

settings, or your modification of Operating System

(OS) software.

Using custom OS software may cause your device and

applications to work improperly. Your carrier may not

permit users to download certain software, such as

custom OS.

Samsung Knox

Samsung Knox is Samsung’s security platform and is

a mark for a Samsung device tested for security with

enterprise use in mind. Additional licensing fee may be

required. For more information about Knox, please refer

to: samsung.com/us/knox

Restricting Children’s Access to

YourMobile Device

Your device is not a toy. Do not allow children to

play with it because they could hurt themselves and

others, damage the device, or make calls that increase

your device bill. Keep the device and all its parts and

accessories out of the reach of small children.

Legal Information iv

Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

Address:

85 Challenger Road

Ridgefield Park,

New Jersey 07660

Phone: 1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864)

Internet: samsung.com

Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, MultiWindow, SHealth,

SPen, SVoice, Samsung Gear, and SamsungPay are

alltrademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Other marks are the property of their

respectiveowners.

Some multimedia (audio/video) files contain Digital

Rights Management (DRM) technology to verify you

have the right to use the files. Preloaded apps on your

device may not be compatible with DRM-protected

files.

Screen images are simulated. Appearance of device

may vary.

The actual available capacity of the internal memory is

less than the specified capacity because the operating

system and default applications occupy part of the

memory. The available capacity may change when you

upgrade the device.

Legal Information v

Getting Started...............................1

Front View .....................................2

Back View......................................3

Assemble Your Device ..........................4

Set Up Your Device .............................7

Set Up Accounts on Your Device .................9

Know Your Device ...........................11

Home Screen..................................12

Customize the Home Screen....................13

Status Bar ....................................18

Navigation ................................. 20

Table of Contents

SPen ........................................ 22

Air Command ................................ 25

Notification Panel .............................31

Multi Window ................................ 33

Enter Text.................................... 35

Emergency Mode ............................. 38

Calling .......................................40

Phone Screen .................................41

Make and Answer Calls........................ 43

Speed Dial .................................. 49

Emergency Calls...............................51

Set Up and Access Voicemail ................. 53

Applications ................................55

Apps List .................................... 56

Google Apps .................................60

............................. 63

Additional Apps ..............................64

Calculator.....................................67

Calendar..................................... 69

Camera and Video .............................72

Clock ...................................... 80

Contacts ..................................... 83

Email........................................90

Galaxy Apps.................................. 94

Gallery ...................................... 95

Internet ..................................... 99

Messages ................................... 103

Music Player ................................ 107

My Files ................................... 109

SHealth .....................................111

SNote .......................................113

SVoice ......................................116

SamsungPay.................................117

Scrapbook .................................. 120

Video Player .................................122

Voice Recorder .............................. 125

Settings .................................... 127

How to Use Settings ......................... 128

Connections ................................ 129

Sounds and Vibration .........................147

Notifications ................................ 153

Table of Contents vii

U.S. Cellular Apps

Display ..................................... 154

Wallpapers and Themes

...................... 159

Advanced Features ...........................161

Device Maintenance ......................... 165

Applications Settings ........................ 168

Lock Screen and Security

..................... 170

Cloud and Accounts...........................178

GoogleSettings ............................. 182

Accessibility ................................ 183

General Management.........................187

Software Update ............................ 195

Help........................................ 196

About Device.................................197

Table of Contents viii

Getting Started

Learn about your mobile device

hardware, assemblyprocedures,

and how to get started usingyour

new device.

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