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Get

StartedAll you need to know to get going.


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Welcome!Sprint is committed to developing technologies that give youability to get what you want when you want it, faster than ever

before. This booklet introduces you to the basics of getting swith Sprint and your Samsung Galaxy S III.

Visitsprint.com/supportfor the complete User Guide, along w

videos, tutorials, and community forums for your phone.

Note: Available applications and services are subject to change at any time.
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Using This Guide

This Get Started guide is designed to help you set up and use your new

Samsung Galaxy S III. Its divided into four sections to help you find the

information you need quickly and easily.

Get Readypage 1 Find out what

you need to do before you use your

phone the first time, including inserting a

battery and activating Sprint service

on your phone.

Android Basicspage 4 Learn somebasics about how to move around on

your phone, use the home screen, and

enter text. If youre familiar with Android

phones, you can probably skip these

pages (although a refresher course

never hurt anyone).

Use Your Phone page 14

advantage of your phones feat

and Sprint services, from the b

(Making Calls) to the more adv

(using Google Play, WiFi, and m

Tools & Resourcespage 30useful tips for your phone and d

resources and other helpful Spr

information. For additional inform

including the full User Guide, vid

tutorials, and community forum

sprint.com/support.


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Your Samsung Galaxy S III

Power/Lock

Button

Speake

Charger/

Accessory Jack

Flash

Mic

3.5mm

Headset Jack

Volum

Butto

Camera

Proximity

Sensor

Earpiece

Touchscreen

Menu Key Back Key

Self CameraLens

Home Key

Status Light


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visitsprint.com/supportfor complete user guide

Get Your Phone Ready

Install the Battery

1.Insert a coin or other at object into the slot atthe top of the battery compartment cover to

remove the cover.

2.Align the batterys contacts with those inside thebattery compartment and gently press downuntil the battery is seated.

3.Replace the back cover.

Charge the Battery

1.Insert the USB cable into the charging head.

2.Insert the small end of the USB cable intothe charger/accessory jack at the bottom ofthe phone.

3.Plug the charging head into a standard ACpower outlet.

Turn the Phone On

Press and hold the power button.

Unlock the Screen Swipe the screen with your nger to un

Turn the Screen On and Off

To quickly turn the display screen off, p

power button on the right side of the p

To turn the screen on and display the

screen, press the power button.

Turn the Phone Off

Press and hold the power button and

Poweroff > OK to turn the phone off.


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Activate Your Phone

Activate Your Phone

If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it

is probably activated and ready to use.

If you received your phone in the mail, and it is anew Sprint account or a new phone number, your

phone is designed to activate automatically when

you rst turn it on. You will see a HandsFree

Activation screen at startup. When its nished,

tap OK to continue. To conrm your activation,

make a phone call.

If you received your phone in the mail and

it is going to be activated on an existing

number (youre swapping phones), go to

sprint.com/activateand follow the instructions.

When you have nished, make a phonconrm your activation. If your phone activated or you do not have access toInternet, contact Sprint Customer Serv

1-888-211-4727 for assistance.
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Setup Application

The setup application helps you set up variousoptions and applications, including setting upyour Google Account.*

Complete the Setup Application1.When you see the Welcomescreen, tap Start

to begin.

MakeitGoogle - Create or sign in to yourGoogle account. (Depending on what youdo here, not all of the following options willappear.)

Backup or Backupandrestore - Chooseyour Google account backup options.

UseGooglelocation - Tap the check boxes toselect your Google location options.

Thisphonebelongsto... - Enter your name topersonalize your phone experience.

Googleservices - Tap Next to accerequired Google updates on your ph

2.Tap Finish. You will see the Home scr

a few helpful navigation tutorials.3.Setupyourfree50GBDropboxacco

Choose to create a Dropbox account into an existing one.

4.Follow the onscreen prompts to learn your Home screen. (See "Your Home on pages 6 - 7.)

* You do not need to sign up for a Googleto use your phone; however, to downloafrom the Google Play Store app, you m

your phone to a Google Account.


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Tap

Flick

T

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Android Basics: Getting Around Your Phone

Move Around Your Phones Menusand Screens

Your phones touchscreen lets you control

everything through various types of touches,or gestures.

Tap:When you want to type using the onscreenkeyboard, select items such as application andsettings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simplytap them with your nger. A light touch works best.

Touchandhold: To display the available optionsfor an item simply touch and hold the item.

Flick:Move your nger in lighter, quicker strokesthan swiping. This nger gesture is always used ina vertical motion, such as when icking throughcontacts or a message list.


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Swipeorslide,

Drag

Rotate

Swipeorslide: Quickly drag your nger verticallyor horizontally across the screen.

Drag: Press and hold your nger with somepressure before you start to move it. Do notrelease your nger until you have reached thetarget position.

Rotate: Activate the auto-rotate feature toautomatically change the screen orientationfrom portrait to landscape by turning the

phone sideways.

T9Trace: This unique feature allows you to entera word by sliding a nger from letter to letter, liftingonly between words. See page 10 for instructionson using this text input method.

T9Trace


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Status Bar

The status bar at the top of the Home slets you quickly see both your phone st

(connections, signal strength, battery, Gand any current notications.

Your Home Screen

Viewing Your Home Screen

Your phones Home screen extends horizontallyto seven full screens. This gives you room to

customize your phone and put the things youneed front and center, just a swipe away.

To display the main (center) Home screen,press from any screen.

To view extended screens,swipe the screen left orright. There are threeadditional screens on

each side of the mainHome screen.

To display thumbnails ofall seven screens, pinchany home screen. Tap athumbnail to displaythe screen.

Noticationarea

Phostatus a


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Notications Panel

You can expand the notication area to provide

more detailed information about the current

onscreen notication icons.1.Drag down the notications panel to see your

notications.

2.Tap a notication entry to open the associated

application.

Add Items to Your Home Screen

1.Touch and hold an empty area on a h

screen and then tap AddtoHomesc

2.To add an app shortcut, tap Apps andtouch and hold an app icon and drag

home screen. To add a widget, tap Wand drag a widget to the home screen


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Buttons and Keys

The bottom front of your phone contains aHome button and two static keys that let you

perform specic functions. Above this row is arow of program icons that are available fromevery Home screen.

Buttons and Keys

Homebutton ( ) Press to return to

Home screen.

Menukey ( ) Tap to open context-s

menus.

Backkey ( ) Tap to return to the pr

screen view.

Phoneicon ( ) Tap to open the pho

Contactsicon ( )- Tap to open your C

Messagingicon ( )- Tap to open the Mes

Interneticon ( )- Tap to launch the W

Appsicon ( ) Tap to display the app

Phone

Contacts Internet

Messaging

BACKkey

HOMEbutton

MENUkey

Apps


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Open Apps

If an app is on one of your Home screens, just

tap it to open it.

If an app is not availablefrom your Home screen,

press (if youre not

already on the Home

screen), tap to display

the apps list, and then tap

the app icon from the

alphabetical list. You mayhave to scroll right or left

to nd the app youre

looking for.

Access Recently-Used Apps

Your phone keeps a running list of yourmost recently used apps.

1.Press and hold to open the receapps window.

2.Tap an icon to open an app.


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Your QWERTY Keyboards

There are two ways to use the QWERTY keyboard

on your Galaxy S III: traditional one-tap key entry

(typing) and T9 Trace (default), which uses aunique gliding method to let you enter whole

words quickly. When you select a eld that requires

text or numbers, an onscreen keyboard will appear

so you can enter the information, or type your

message. (If you dont see the keyboard when, for

instance, youre entering contact information, just

touch the eld youre working on to bring it up.)The phones onscreen QWERTY keyboards can be

used in either portrait or landscape mode.

Text Entry with T9 Trace

1.Touch an onscreen character, and then, while

maintaining your nger onscreen, drag to the

next character in the desired word.

Entering Text With the Onscreen Keyboard

2.Repeat this process until the desired chave been drawn over. Select from anlist of possible word matches (if promoccurs if your current action has gene

than one possible word match.

Enterrecip

Entermessage

DeCaps

ALT


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Traditional Text Entry (Typing)

Note: To switch from the T9 Trace (default) to regulartyping, tap on the keyboard, tap the check marknext to T9 Trace to turn it off, and then tap toreturn to the keyboard.

Entering text using the traditional QWERTYkeyboardis easy: just tap the letters to type the words.

1.From a screen where you can enter text, tap theinput eld to reveal the onscreen keyboard.

2.If needed, select one of the following text

mode options: ABC to use alphabetic characters from the

onscreen keyboard.

123Sym to enter numbers or symbols on theonscreen keyboard.

3.Tap the corresponding onscreen keysbegin typing your word.

If you make a mistake, tap to erase a

character. Touch and hold to erase alpreviously entered words.

Note: For additional text entry options,including Voice Input and Handwriting,touch and hold and select an option


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Entering Text With the Onscreen Keyboard

Your Keyboard Settings

You can customize your onscreen keyboardsettings to suit your needs:

Tap >Settings> Languageandinput, andtap the Settings icon next to Samsungkeyboard. Select from the following options:

Portraitkeyboardtypes lets you select from atraditional Qwerty keyboard layout or a 3x4keyboard (multi-tap) when entering text inportrait mode.

Inputlanguage lets you select an input language.Default is English.

Predictivetext toggles on or off to let you selectwhether or not you want to see possible wordmatches when youre typing.

T9Trace Check/Uncheck the T9 Trace entrymethod on or off. If its off, you will enter text bytapping the letters one at a time as with atraditional keyboard.

Handwriting toggles on or off to let youin certain apps by tracing letters with y

Voiceinput lets you show or hide the vbutton on the keyboard.

Autocapitalization automatically capitrst letter of a sentence.

Auto-punctuate automatically inserts awhen you tap the space bar twice.

Characterpreview displays a small poallowing you to conrm which characteyouve tapped.

Key-tapvibration provides vibration fewith each tap.

Key-tapsound provides auditory feedeach tap.

Tutorial provides an overview of text enon your Galaxy S III.

Resetsettings lets you return all keybosettings to factory defaults.


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Make a Phone Call

1.If the screen is locked, swipe the screen to

unlock it.

2.Press and tap Phone.3.Tap the digits of the number you want to call on

the phone keypad. (The number will appear just

above the keypad as you enter it. Tap todelete one or more digits.)

4.Tap .

Use Your Phone: Make and Answer Calls

Answer an Incoming Call

Drag to the right on the screen.

Send a Call Directly to Voicemail

Drag to the left.

Mute the Ringer on a Call

Press the volume button on the left sidof the phone to mute the ringer.


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Voicemail

Set Up Your Voicemail

All unanswered calls are automatically transferred to

your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned

off. You should set up your voicemail and personalgreeting as soon as your phone is activated:

1.Press > and tap Voicemail.

2.Follow the voice prompts to create yourpassword and record your name and greeting.

Sprint strongly recommends setting a voicemail

password. Without a password, anyone who hasaccess to your phone can access your

messages.

Retrieve Your Voicemail

1.Press > and tap Voicemail.

2.Tap a message to listen to it.

From any other phone:

1.Dial your wireless phone number.

2.When your voicemail answers, press *3.Enter your password.


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Messaging

Send a Text Message

1.Press and tapMessaging .

2.Tap .

3.Enter a phone number, email address, or contactname in the Enterrecipient eld. (If the phonerecognizes a contact, youll see a list. Touch thecontact to complete the address.)

4.TapEntermessage and then type your message.

5.When you are nished, tap Send.

Send a Picture or Video Message(Multimedia Messaging)

1.Follow steps 1 4 for sending a text message.

2.Tap Attach .

3.Tap a media type (such as Pictures, Videos,Audio, etc.) and then tap an available album.

4.Tap a picture or clip to select it. (For Audio, tap OK.)

5.If you are satised with your message, tap .

Note: For information on taking pictures awith your phone, see "Camera & Camcopage 20.

Access Messages1.Press and tap Messaging .

2.From the Messaging screen, tap the myou want to view.

or

1.Open the Notications panel.

2.Tap the message you want to view.

All your of text and MMS messages for a care collected in an ongoing conversationyou view a message, you can scroll throuentire history of your messages with that p

Be a hero. Don'tdrive distracted.

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Contacts

Save a Phone Number1.Press and tap .

2.Enter a phone number using the onscreen keypad.

3.Press and tap Addtocontacts >

Createcontact.

4.Select an account for the contact. Select Googleto save the contact to your Google account,which will update automatically across all your

Google devices. Select Phone to save thecontact to your phone only.

5.Tap Name and enter a name for the new entry.

6.Tap Mobile (default) to select a label such as

Mobile, Home, Work, WorkFax, HomeFax,

Pager, Other, Custom, orCallback.

7.Tap Save to complete and save the eRetrieve a Phone Number

1.Press > Contacts , and then

contacts.

2.Enter the rst letter or letters of an entry

3.Tap the contact to display the contactnumber(s).

Add a New Entry to Contacts

1.Press and tap Contacts .

2.Tap .

3.Tap any eld and use the onscreen ke

enter the name, phone number, and o

contact details.

Your phones Contacts function lets you access and manage contacts from a variety oincluding Google and Corporate email accounts, contacts synced from your computerold-fashioned contacts entered by hand.


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4.Add more data elds or a picture if desired,

and tap Save.

Edit a Contact Entry

1.Press and tap Contacts > [contactyou'd like to edit].

2.Press and tap Edit.

3.Tap an option:

[image icon] to assign a picture to the entry.

Name to edit the current name.

Phone to add or delete a phone number.

Email to add or delete an email address.

Address to enter a physical address for the

contact. Choose from Home, Work, Other,

orCustom.

4.Tap Save to save your updates.

Note: To add a phone number, email adother field to an existing contact, tapAd

another feldat the bottom of the entryselect a data type (such as Phone, AddWebsite, etc.).

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Email

Your phones Email applications let you accessand manage multiple email accounts simultaneously

in one convenient location. Although there is aseparate Gmail application, the main email

application can manage both Internet-based emailservices (Gmail and Yahoo) and Corporate Work

Email (Outlook). The phone can also be manuallycongured to connect to other email systems.

Set Up a Gmail Account

1.Press and tap > Gmail .

2.Follow the instructions to set up or sign in to aGmail account.

Note: Although you need a Gmail account to usecertain features such as Google Play, you do nothave to use Gmail as the default account foryour phone.

Set Up a POP3/IMAP Email Acco

1.Press and tap > Email .

2.If another email account is already set

> Settings > .3.Enter the Emailaddress and Passwo

email account.

4.Tap Next and follow on the onscreen

Set Up a Microsoft Exchange AcAccount

1.Press and tap > Email .2.If another email account is already set

> Settings > .

3.Enter yourEmailaddress and Passwinformation and then tap Manualsetu

Contact your Exchange Server admirequired sign-in information.

4.Tap MicrosoftExchangeActiveSync


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5.When prompted to provide additional detailedinformation, scroll down the screen and tap Next.

6.Enter a Domain\username, Password, andExchangeserver information.

7.Read the onscreen activation disclaimer and, ifprompted, tap Next.

8.Congure your Emailcheckfrequency , Amounttosynchronize (days to synchronize betweenyour phone and server), and activate any otheremail settings, and then tapNext.

9.Identify your new account with a unique name andprovide the outgoing name text then tap Done.

Access Email Messages

1.Press and tap > Email or >

Gmail .

If necessary, tap the selection arrow ( )

and tap the email account you want to use.

2.From the inbox, tap the message you

to view.

Send an Email Message

1.Press and tap > Email orGmail .

2.If necessary, tap the selection arrow (

and tap the email account you want to

3.Tap .

4.Enter an email address in the To:eld

5.Enter a subject and a message. To add attachments, tap (on the

the screen) and select an attachmen

6.Tap .

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Camera & Camcorder

Take a Picture

1.Press and tap > Camera.

2.Using your display as a viewnder, aim the

camera lens at your subject, and tap .View Pictures

1.Press and tap > Gallery to view theCamera folders.

2.Tap a picture and then tap to explore otheroptions. For sharing photos, tap at the top ofthe screen.

Record a Video

1.Press and tap > Camera, and thentoggle the control from camera to camcorder.

2.Choose a video length recording mode by

tapping Normalor LimitforMMS.

3.Using the phones display screen as a

viewnder, aim the lens at your subjecto begin recording.

4.Tap again to stop recording.

View videos1.Press and tap > Gallery.

2.Tap a video icon to view the video.

Share Pictures and Videos

1.Press and tap > Gallery.

2.Tap Camera to reveal your pictures anand then press and hold a picture or vsend.

3.Tap > Seeall and select any of sev

methods such as Dropbox, Picasa, B

and Facebook. Follow the onscreen into send your picture or video clip.

Web


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Web

Go Online

1.Press and tap Internet. Therst time, you may be prompted to enter yourwireless phone number.

2.From the Sprint home page, select categories,navigate to websites, read blogs, downloadcontent, and more.

Tap a category to open it.

For more options, press from any page.Options may include Forward, Newwindow,Addbookmark, Addshortcuttohome, Sharepage, Findonpage, Desktopview, Saveforofinereading, Brightnessandcolors,Downloads, Print, and Settings.

To scroll, slide your nger up or down the page.

To zoom in or out, pinch the screen.

Downloading Apps From the Web

You can download Apps while browsinWeb, but you must rst set permissionssettings to allow applications from unknsources. Applications downloaded fromGoogle Play Store app (see page 23) drequire additional permissions.

1.Press > and tap Settings > S

2.Select the Unknownsources check b3.When the Attention dialog box opens,

disclaimer and tap OK.

Note:All downloaded applications are your phones memory. For information installing a new card, please see the Usatsprint.com/support.

Find sports scores, news, and weather. Shop online. On-the-go access lets you browse full-versions of your favorite websites.

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Wi-Fi

Connect to a Wi-Fi Network

When youre in range of an available Wi-Finetwork you can use your phones Wi-Fi feature toaccess the Internet and other data services.

1.Press > and tap Settings .

2.Tap the icon next to Wi-Fi and slide to the onposition to turn Wi-Fi on.

3.Tap Scanto display a list of available networks.

4.Tap a Wi-Fi network to connect. If necessary,

enter the security key (password) and tapConnect.

When youre connected to a Wi-Fi network,youll see the Wi-Fi icon ( ) in the status bar.

Note: To quickly toggle Wi-Fi on or off, pthe Notifications panel from any screentap Wi-Fi. You can also toggle BluetootSilentmode, Screen rotation, Mobile da

Power saving,Airplane mode, andSynthe panel menu.

Google Play Store App


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Google Play Store App

Download Apps and Games

1.Press and tap > PlayStore .

2.The rst time you visit the Google Play Store app,tap Accept to accept the Terms of Service.

3.To nd what you want quickly:

Browse through featured apps and games. Scrollthrough the options or browse by categorieswithin Apps, Games, Music, Books, orMovies.

Search for an app or game. Tap at the topof the Google Play Store app home screen,enter the name or key word, and then tapin the bottom right corner.

4.Tap an app or game to read a description anduser reviews.

5.Tap Download (for free apps) or the ppaid applications) and follow the onsc

prompts.

Note: You must have a Google (Gmail) Acset up on your phone to purchase and doapplications from the Google Play Store ap

Opening Installed Appsand Games

Press and tap . Locate the dowitem and tap it to launch. You can also

from the PlayStore > >Myapps.

Google Play is the place to go to nd new Android apps, books, movies, and music for your

Google Mobile Services


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Google Mobile Services

Gmail The Google mail service. Your Gmail

account lets you access many Google-relatedservices as well as the Google Play. (See SetUp a Gmail Account on page 18.)

GoogleTalk Googles instant messagingservice. Press and tap >Talk to beginusing the service. (If youre signed in to yourGmail account, you are already signed in to

Google Talk.)

GoogleMobileWallet A smart, virtual wallet thatstores your payment cards, offers, and more onyour phone and online. Press and tap >

Wallet > GetStarted to set up and begin usingthe app.

GoogleMaps andGoogleNavigation

Google location programs let you track current location, view real-time trafc situand receive detailed directions to your dThey also provide search tools where yolocate places of interest or an address oor aerial map, or view locations in street

and tap >Maps orNavigationusing the services.

YouTube View and share videos on oWebs most popular video sites. Press tap >YouTube to browse through aavailable videos. Sign in with your Gmato upload your own videos.

Your Galaxy S III provides easy access to a variety of Google services including Gmail, GoTalk, Google Mobile Wallet, Google Maps, Google Navigation, and YouTube.

Bluetooth


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Bluetooth

Pair and Connect With a Bluetooth

-Capable Device

1.Verify your Bluetooth is active. (Press >and tap Settings >Bluetooth to turn on

Bluetooth.)2.From the Bluetooth settings page, tap the check

box next to your phones name to make itdiscoverable by other devices..Your phone must bevisible to successfully pair with an external phone.

3.Tap Scan. (Your phone will display a list ofdiscovered in-range Bluetooth phones.)

4.Tap a device from the list to initiate pairing.5.Enter the passkey or PIN code , or verify the

shared key, and tap OK.

6.The external device will then have to also acceptthe connection and enter your phones PIN code.

7.Once youre paired with a device, yourconnection should launch. The shows your

current connection status.

Share Contacts, Files, or PicturesBluetooth

1.Open the application containing the

want to share (for example, press

tap > Contacts ).

2.Locate the le or entry you want to sha

You can send pictures and videos d

from the camera or from Gallery, Ca

events, Contacts (as vCards), music

and voice recordings. Not all device

able to receive all le types.3.Depending on the application, tap

Bluetooth or press and hold the le a

Share (orSend)>Bluetooth.

4.Tap the name of the device to which y

sending the le. (If prompted, tap Yes

Bluetooth on.)

Music


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Music

Adding Music to Your Music Folder

Before you can listen to music with the Music

application on your phone, you will need to load

songs into your Music folder.1.Use the supplied USB cable to connect your

phone to an available USB port on yourcomputer.

2.When you see the USB icon in the Notications

status, pull open the Notications panel and

make sure Connectedasamediadevice is

the selected mode.

3.On your computer, locate the your phonesinternal storage, and open or create the

Music folder.

4.Copy music les from your computer to the

music folder.

5.When you are done, follow your comp

procedures to safely remove the drive

then disconnect the phone from the U

Listening to Music1.Press and tap >Musicplaye

2.Tap All, Playlists, Albums, Artists, Mu

or Folders.

3.Tap a song to begin playing.

Use the controls at the bottom to pla

or skip songs.

Note: Your phone includes additional m

playing options, including Google Play

(Play Music) and Sprint Music Plus.

Social Networking: Facebook Twitter & More


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Set Up Social Networking Accounts

Before using your social networking accounts,

you may need to download them from the GooglePlay Store app.


2.Browse or search for the app you want to

download, for example FacebookforAndroid,

Twitter, or Instagram.

3.Touch the app and then touch Install. Follow theprompts to download and install the app.

Social Networking: Facebook, Twitter & More

Use Social Networking Accounts

1.Press and tap > Facebook (

Instagram, etc.).

2.Follow the onscreen instructions to sigyour account, for example, by enteringname and password.

3.Update your status, post pictures, follofavorite tweets, and more, all on your G

Note: Tap to access settings for yodepending on the account type.

Tip: You can add Home screen widgetsmany social networking apps. Touch anan empty space, touch Add to Home sApps, tap Widgets, and then drag the wto the empty space.

You can set up and access all your favorite social media apps on the go.

Sprint Applications


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Sprint Applications

Access additional exclusive Sprint features right from

your phone.

Sprint Music Plus

In addition to the Music application (see page26), your phone offers Sprint Music Plus, anall-in-one music store and player for full songs,ringtones, and ringback tones.

GetSprintMusicPlus


2.Tap Apps > Sprint > SprintMusicPlus and follow

the prompts to download and install the app.

UseSprintMusicPlus

Press and tap > SprintMusicPlus. Tap MyLibrary to access all your music,

including items you have purchased or loadedonto your phones microSD card.

Tap Downloads to access your list odownloaded music.

Tap MusicStore to access the muswhere you can search for, sample, apurchase DRM-free music.

Tap RingtoneStore or RingbackToto nd and purchase new ringtones ringback tones for your phone.

For more information, press andMore > Help&About.

TeleNavTM

GPS Navigator

TeleNav GPS Navigator lets you see aturn-by-turn directions to a known addrnd nearby restaurants, stores, banks, ostations. Get information about trafc analternate routes.


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GetTeleNavGPSNavigator


2.Touch Apps > Sprint > TeleNavGPSNavigator and follow the prompts to download and install

the app.

UseTeleNavGPSNavigator1.Press and tap >TeleNavGPSNavigator.

Follow the onscreen instructions to access,launch, and use.

Note: Before using any navigation programs, makesure your phone is set to allow location detection,

and then select which sources you want to use.Press > Settings > Location services. SelectUse wireless networks and/orUse GPS satellitesfor location sources.

Sprint Zone

Enhance your Sprint experience. The freZone application makes it a snap to mayour account, get tips and tricks for you

nd recommended apps, and more.

1.Press and tap > SprintZone

2.From the Sprint Zone Web page, scrodown and tap an item to check your aread the latest news about your phonan application, and more.

Tools & Resources: Settings


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Tools & Resources: Settings

Accessing Settings

1.Press and tap > Settings.

or Press > and tap Settings.

2.Select the settings category you want to change.To select or clear check boxes (a commonsetting method), tap the check box.Categories include:

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth Data usage More settings Sound Display Wallpaper LED indicator Motion

Power saving

Explore ways to customize your phone, set permissions, update your phone, and more in the Set

Storage

Battery

Application manager Accounts and sync

Location services

Security

Language and input

Back up and reset

Dock

Date and time Accessibility

Developer options

Activate this device

System Update

About device

For detailed information about settings,

see the User Guide at sprint.com/suppo

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Battery Saving Tips

Manage the Display Brightness and ScreenTimeout

Press > and tap Settings > Display>

Brightness to modify the backlight setting

as desired.

To turn off the screen, press the Power button.

The phone will continue to function.

Turn on Power saving mode. Pull down the

Notications panel and tap Powersaving to

launch Power saving mode.

Manage Your Phones Wireless Fu

Disable the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS fof the phone when youre not using the

Use the toggle options in the Noticatioto turn these off when not in use. Pull d

Notications panel and tap Wi-Fi, Blue

GPS, orMobiledata to toggle these oon or off.

For more useful tips about battery care asee the User Guide at www.sprint.com/s

Manage Your Account
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Manage Your Account

Online:www.sprint.com make a payment, see your bills, enroll in online

billing

check minute usage and account balance

see or modify the details of your Sprint serviceplan

get detailed instructions and download content

From Your Sprint Phone

Press to check minute usage and

account balance.

Press to make a payment.

Press to access the Sprint Zone,

where you can check your account, update your

phone, watch video tutorials, or contact Sprint

Customer Service.

From Any Other Phone

Sprint Customer Service:

Dial 1-888-211-4727

Business Customer Service:Dial 1-888-788-4727

Resources Responsibility
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Resources For Your Phone

This Get Started Guideto get you up and running. WebVisit sprint.com/support for the

complete User Guide, along with videos,tutorials, and community forums for yourSamsung Galaxy S III.

SprintZonePress and tap >

SprintZone to access account services,Sprint news, phone information, suggested

applications, and more.

Sprint 411

Dial 411 for nationwide listings, movie show

times, restaurant reservations, driving directions

and more. Spanish-speaking operators are

available. See sprint.com for pricing and details.

esou ces

At Sprint, environmental responsibility is

than talk. Were continuously working to

our carbon footprint and decrease our u

natural resources.

So where is my user guide?

To support our increased responsibility e

weve put expanded instructional materi

for you. Just visit sprint.com/support from

computer to access your complete user

and other support materials.

What else has Sprint been doing

Plenty. To nd out just what weve been

sprint.com/responsibility.

This guide is printed with soy inks and up to 30% post consumer paper.

Responsibility

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AActivate 2

Answer a Phone Call 13

Applications 9, 21

B

Battery 1Battery Saving Tips 31

Bluetooth 25

Buttons 8

CCamera 20

Contacts 16-17

DDrag screen 5

EEmail 18-19

GGames 23

Gestures 45

Gmail 18

Google 24

Google Play Store 23

GPS Navigation 29

HHome Screen 6

IInternet 21

KKeyboards 10-12

Keys 8

MMake a Phone Call 13

Maps 24Messages 15

Microsoft ExchangeActiveSync 1819

Mute 13

Music 26

NNavigation 29

PPhone Call 13

Phone Number 16

Picture Messages 15

Pictures 20

Play Store 23Predictive Text 12

QQWERTY Keyboards

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RResources 33

Responsibilty 33

SSettings 30

Screen 1

Shortcuts 7

Slide 5

Sprint Applications 28-29

Sprint Customer Service 32

Sprint Zone 2

Status Bar 6

TTap 4

T9 Trace 5, 1

UUnlock Scree

VVideos 20

Voicemail 14

WWeb 21

Widgets 7Wi-Fi 22

YYouTube 24


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The services described in this guide may require a subscription to a service plan and/or may incur charges. Not all services will work on all phones. See sprint.com/coverage for more details.

Portions of this guide are reproductions of work created and shared by Google and used according todescribed in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License.

Important Privacy Message. This phone is capable of determining its/your geographical location. To s

for access and use of your location information by others, press and tapSettings>LocationservicSelectUsewirelessnetworks and/or UseGPSsatellites for location sources. Follow any applicable prThese settings for the use of location information can be turned on and off. For some applications and syou select, a phone must be turned on and set to allow collection of location information in order to fun

Please be advised that if you use a third party application, the application may collect your personal inor require Sprint to disclose your customer information, including location information (when applicableapplication provider or some other third party. Sprints policies do not apply to these third party applicaPlease carefully review the applications terms of use and/or the application providers policies for mor

information about how the application will collect, access, use or disclose your information before usinparty application. Terms of use and other policies usually are available on the application providers we

2012 Sprint. Sprint and the logo are trademarks of Sprint. Samsung and Galaxy S III are trademarSamsung Electronics America, Inc. and/or its related entities. Gmail, Google Talk, Google Maps, YouTAndroid, Android Market, Google, Picasa, Google Maps Navigation Beta, Google Books, Google MoServices, and Google Play are trademarks of Google, Inc. Other marks are property of their respectivOther marks are property of their respective owners. Screen images simulated.
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