Table of Contents Get Started............................1 Your Tablet at a Glance .......................1 Set Up Your Tablet ........................1 Turn Your Tablet On ......................3 Activate Your Tablet ........................3 Complete the Setup........................4 Tablet Basics............................5 Your Tablet’s Layout........................5 Key Functions ........................5 Turn Your Tablet On and Off ......................6 Turn Your Screen On and Off.......................6 Touchscreen Navigation ......................7 Your Home Screen ........................
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Google Voice Typing......................23 Samsung Keyboard ......................23 Editing Text ........................25 Cont acts ............................26 Get Started with Contacts ......................26 Add a Contact ........................... 26 Edit a Contact ........................... 27 Add or Edit Information....................... 27 Assign a Photo to a Contact ....................27 Link a Contact ........................
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Apps and Ent ertainment ........................38 Google Play Store ........................38 Find and Install an App....................... 38 Create a Google Wallet Account ..................38 Open an Installed App......................39 Uninstall an App ........................ 39 Google Play Books ........................39 Google Play Games ........................39 Google Play Newsstand......................
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Virtual Private Networks (VPN)....................49 Prepare Your Tablet for VP N Connection ................49 Add a VPN ........................50 Connect to a VPN ......................50 Memory Card ..........................50 Install a Memory Card ......................50 Remove a Memory Card ....................51 View the Memory Card’s A vailable Memory .................
Get Started The following topics give you all the information you need to set up your tablet the first time. Your Tablet at a Glance The following illustration outlines your tablet’s primary external features and buttons. Set Up Your Tablet Prior to using your new tablet, it is necessary to install the SIM card and charge the battery.
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Important: You can easily damage the SIM card and card slot by improper operation. Please be careful when inserting, removing, or handling it. Do not over-insert the card as this can damage the contact pins. Install a Memory Card Use the following procedure to install an optional memory card (not included) in your tablet. For more information, see Storage.
Turn Your Tablet On Use the Power/Lock Key to turn your tablet on. ■ Press and hold the Power/Lock Key to turn the tablet on. If your tablet is activated, it will turn on, search for Sprint service, and begin the setup ...
Samsung Account: Your Samsung Account is used for access to Samsung apps and services, such as Samsung Hub, Samsung Apps, Samsung Link, and much more. Complete the steps to sign in to your current Samsung Account, or sign up for a new Samsung Account. 2. Touch Finish to complete setup.
Tablet Basics Your tablet is packed with features that simplify your life and expand your ability to stay connected to the people and information that are important to you. The following topics will introduce the basic functions and features of your tablet. Your Tablet’s Layout The following illustration outlines your tablet’s basic layout.
● SIM Card Slot stores the tablet’s SIM Card. ● Speaker plays notification tones and sounds. ● USB Charger/Accessory Port allows you to connect the charger/USB cable (included) and other optional accessories (not included). ● Volume Key adjusts the volume of your tablet’s sounds. From the Home screen, press to adjust master volume.
Touchscreen Navigation Your tablet’s touchscreen lets you control actions through a variety of touch gestures. Touch When you want to type using the on-screen keyboard, select items on-screen such as application and settings icons, or press on-screen buttons, simply touch them with your finger. Tablet Basics...
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Touch and Hold To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a Web page), touch and hold the item. Tablet Basics...
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Swipe or Slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. Tablet Basics...
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Drag To drag, touch and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position. Tablet Basics...
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Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quick strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list. Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the tablet sideways.
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Note: Screen rotation needs to be enabled for the screen orientation to automatically change. Touch and drag down the Notification Panel, then touch Screen rotation. Pinch and Spread "Pinch" the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out or "spread" the screen to zoom in when viewing a picture or a Web page.
Your Home Screen The home screen is the starting point for your tablet’s applications, functions, and menus. You can customize your home screen by adding application icons, shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen. Swipe the screen left or right to display additional screens.
Add and Remove Widgets Widgets are self-contained applications that reside either in your Widgets tab or on the main or extended Home screens. Unlike a shortcut, the Widget appears as an on-screen application. Widgets can include Contacts shortcuts, bookmarks, music playlists, Gmail and email accounts, and many other types of apps. Add Widgets from Apps 1.
Wallpapers You can choose a picture to display on the Home Screen, Lock screen, or on both the Home and Lock screens. Choose from preloaded wallpaper images or select a photo you have downloaded or taken with the Camera. 1. From any Home screen, touch and hold on an empty area of the screen. The Home screen menu displays.
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Icon Description Alarm Set Battery (full charge shown) Notification Icons Icon Description New email New Gmail Event USB connection Updates available Downloading Keyboard active Tablet Basics...
Notification Panel The Notification Panel displays information about connections, alerts, new messages, and more. It also has Quick settings buttons which allow you to quickly access and change common system settings. ● Settings: Access settings. For more information, see Settings. ●...
Clear Notifications ■ Touch and slide an item left or right to clear it. – or – Touch Clear to remove all notifications. Quick Settings Quickly enable/disable common system settings for your tablet. 1. Touch and slide downward from the top of the screen to display the Notification Panel. 2.
Multi Window Multi window allows you to use two apps on the same screen, in separate, resizable windows. Note: Only applications found within the Apps tray can be active atop another current application on the screen. When launching applications that contain multimedia files (music or video), audio from both files will be played simultaneously.
Using Multi Window After enabling Multi window, you can use it to run two apps at the same time. You can launch apps from Multi window, or drag an app to the screen to run multiple apps at the same time. The apps display together on a split screen.
Customize the Multi Window Apps The apps on the Apps tray can be organized by either being rearranged or removed. 1. Press , and then touch Apps > Settings > Device tab. Touch the ON/OFF switch beside Multi window to turn the option on. 2.
Google voice typing: Enter text by speaking. ● Samsung keyboard: Enter text by touching keys on a virtual QWERTY keyboard. Samsung keyboard includes optional predictive text, which matches your key touches to common words so you can select a word to insert it into your text.
Touch and hold delete a whole word or field. By default, Samsung keyboard starts with a capital at the beginning of text. Touch change the case of the text. Touch twice to switch to all capitals.
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While entering characters, potential word matches display in the Predictive text area above the keyboard. ■ Touch a word to insert it into your text. Touch to display more words. Configure Samsung Keyboard You can configure options for Samsung keyboard. For more information, see Samsung Keyboard. ■ Press and touch Apps >...
Editing Text Your tablet gives you many options to make entering text easier—including copying, cutting, and pasting text, using voice-to-text input, and more. Note: Some apps do not support text editing, while others may offer their own way to select and edi t text. Edit Existing Text 1.
Contacts The Contacts application lets you store and manage contacts from a variety of sources, including contacts you enter and save directly in your tablet as well as contacts synchronized with your Google account, your PC, compatible email programs (including Exchange Server), and your Facebook friends. Get Started with Contacts Before using Contacts, it’s best to learn a few basics.
Phone: Enter a phone number. Email: Enter an email address. Groups: Assign the contact to a group. Add another field: Add new field(s) for the contact. 4. Touch Save to save the new contact. Edit a Contact Once you’ve added a contact, you can add or edit any of the information in the entry.
Link a Contact When you have contacts from various sources (Gmail, device, Facebook, etc.), you may have multiple similar entries for a single contact. Your tablet’s Contacts application lets you link multiple entries into a single contact. 1. Press and touch Apps >...
4. Touch to select one of the following sharing methods: Bluetooth: Send the namecard via Bluetooth. See Bluetooth for more information. Drive: Send the namecard to your Google Drive account. See Drive for more information. Email: Send the namecard as an email attachment. See Compose and Send Email for more ...
Send an Email or Gmail to Group Members You can send an email or Gmail to all or selected members of a group. 1. Press and touch Apps > Contacts > Groups tab. 2. Touch an existing group and then touch >...
Accounts and Messaging Set up accounts on your tablet, to synchronize information between your tablet and accounts. Google Many of your tablet’s applications, such as Gmail, Google Hangouts, and the Google Play Store, require a Google account. To use these applications, you must set up your Google account on your tablet. Setting up your account on your tablet syncs your tablet and your online Google account.
Send a Gmail Message Below are procedures for sending a Gmail. 1. Press and touch Apps > Gmail. 2. From the Inbox, touch Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. You can add multiple recipients. Note: To send a carbon copy (CC) or a blind carbon copy (BCC) of the email to other recipients, touch +CC/BCC.
Email Use the Email application to send and receive email from your webmail or other accounts. You can also access your Exchange ActiveSync email on your tablet. Add an Email Account Email allows you to send and receive email using various email services. You can also receive text message alerts when you receive an important email.
Compose and Send Email Compose and send email using any account you have set up on your tablet. Increase your productivity by attaching files such as pictures, videos, or documents to your email messages. 1. Press and touch Apps > Email.
Manage Your Email Inbox The following procedures allow you to view, refresh, sort, and delete your email messages. View Your Email Inbox 1. Press and touch Apps > Email. 2. If you have more than one account set up on your tablet, touch the list at the top of the screen and choose an account.
Edit Email Settings You can edit general preferences, which apply to all email accounts, or configure settings for specific email accounts, such as email address and password, name display and signature, frequency of retrieval, and more. Note: Available settings depend on the type of email account. Edit General Preferences 1.
Delete an Email Account If you no longer want an email account on your tablet, you can delete it through the email settings menu. Press and touch Apps > Email. Touch > Settings. Touch the account to delete. Touch Delete account. Social Networking Accounts Stay in touch on the go with all your social networking accounts.
Apps and Entertainment All your tablet’s features are accessible through the Apps list. Google Play Store The Google Play Store is the place to go to find new Android apps, games, movies, music, and books for your tablet. Choose from a wide variety of free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps to games. When you find an app you want, you can easily download and install it on your tablet.
Warning! When you’ve used Google Wallet once to purchase an item from the Google Play Store app, the tablet remembers your information, so you don’t need to enter it the next time. For this reason, you should secure your tablet to prevent others from using it without your permission. (For more information, Security Settings.) Open an Installed App...
Google Play Movies & TV The Google Play Movies & TV application allows you to connect to the Google Play Store and download a movie or TV show to watch instantly. Choose from thousands of movies and TV shows, including new releases and HD titles in Google Play and stream them instantly on your Android tablet.
Wi-Fi. Note: Before beginning your initial WatchON application setup, make sure that your TV is turned off. Note: You need an active Samsung account on your tablet to use WatchON. Sign into your Samsung account prior to using WatchON.
Web and Data The following topics address your tablet’s data connections and the built-in Web browser. Additional data- related features can be found in Accounts and Messaging, Apps and Entertainment, and Tools and Calendar. Your tablet’s data capabilities let you wirelessly access the Internet or your corporate network through a variety of connections, including: Internet Your tablet’s Web browser gives you full access to both mobile and traditional websites on the go, using...
Note: The availability and range of the network depends on a number of factors, including your distance to the base station and infrastructure and other objects through which the signal passes. Set Your Network Options 1. Press and touch Apps > >...
Data Connection Status and Indicators Your phone displays the current status of your data connection through indicators at the top of the screen. The following symbols are used: Icon Description : The phone is connected to the Sprint 3G network. The icon spins when your 3G Coverage phone is scanning and connecting.
Manually Add a New Wi-Fi Connection 1. Press and then touch Apps > Settings > Connections tab > Wi-Fi. 2. Touch the ON/OFF switch to turn Wi-Fi on. 3. Touch Add Wi-Fi network. 4. Enter the Network SSID. This is the name of your Wi-Fi network. 5.
Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range communications technology that allows you to connect wirelessly to a number of Bluetooth devices, such as headsets and hands-free car kits, and Bluetooth-enabled handhelds, computers, printers, and wireless devices. The Bluetooth communication range is usually approximately 30 feet.
Reconnect to a Bluetooth Device When you have paired your tablet with another device, you should be able to reconnect it automatically by turning on Bluetooth on your tablet. 1. Press and then touch Apps > Settings > Connections tab > Bluetooth. 2.
Send Information Using Bluetooth You can use Bluetooth to transfer information between your tablet and another Bluetooth-enabled device such as a tablet or notebook computer. The first time you transfer information between your tablet and another device, you need to enter or confirm a security passcode. After that, your tablet and the other device are paired, and you will not need to exchange passcodes to transfer information in the future.
Receive Information Using Bluetooth Your tablet is capable of receiving a wide variety of file types with Bluetooth, including photos, music tracks, and documents such as PDFs. 1. Press and then touch Apps > Settings > Connections tab > Bluetooth. 2.
Add a VPN The following procedures outline the method to use when adding a VPN connection. 1. Press and then touch Apps > Settings > Connections tab > More networks > VPN. 2. Touch Add, and then enter the information for the VPN you want to add. The information you may need to enter includes Name, Type, Server address, and other information for your VPN network.
Important! You can easily damage the memory card and card slot by improper operation. Please be careful when inserting, removing, or handling it. Warning! Do not over-insert the card as this can damage the contact pins. Remove a Memory Card Use the following procedures to remove an optional installed memory card (not included) from your tablet.
View the Memory Card’s Available Memory Use the following procedure to view used and available memory on an optional installed memory card (not included). Storage for more information. ■ Press and touch Apps > Settings > General tab > Storage. Format a Memory Card Formatting permanently removes all files stored on an optional installed memory card (not included).
Camera and Video Camera Use the Camera to take and share pictures and videos. Take Pictures Launch the Camera app to take pictures. Important Do not take photos of people without their permission. Do not take photos in places where cameras are not allowed. Do not take photos in places where you may interfere with another person’s privacy.
Record Videos Use the Camera to record video. Important Do not take videos of people without their permission. Do not take videos in places where cameras are not allowed. Do not take videos in places where you may interfere with another person’s privacy. 1.
Camera Settings Set options for the Camera. 1. Press and touch Apps > Camera. 2. Touch Settings to configure options: Camera Settings • Photo size: Choose a resolution/file size for the photo. • Metering: Select a method for measuring light. ...
Gallery Using the Gallery application, you can view pictures and watch videos that you’ve taken with your tablet’s camera, downloaded, or copied to an optional memory card (not included). For pictures stored on an optional memory card, you can do basic editing such as rotating and cropping. You can also set a picture as your contact picture or wallpaper and share pictures with your friends.
Photo note: Write a note on the ‘back’ of the photo. Copy to clipboard: Place the photo on the clipboard for pasting into other apps. Print: Print the photo to any Samsung printer (not included). Rename: Rename the photo or video. ...
Settings: Configure Gallery settings: • Accounts: Manage your Google account information. • SNS data management: Enable Sync only via Wi-Fi to only sync photos and videos when connected to a Wi-Fi network. • Tags: Enable Tag buddy and Face tag. Tag buddy identifies each photo with information such as the weather, location, people in the photo, or date created.
4. To adjust the crop box size, touch and hold the edge of the box. When directional arrows appear, drag your finger inward to or outward to resize the crop box. 5. To move the crop box to the part of the photo that you want to crop, drag the crop box to the desired position.
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Share Photos or Videos on Google+ 1. Press and touch Apps > Gallery. 2. Touch the album that contains the photos or videos you want to send. 3. Touch the photo or video you want to send. 4. Touch the screen and then touch >...
Video Player The Video Player application plays video files stored on your tablet, or on an optional installed memory card (not included). ■ Press and touch Apps > Video. Camera and Video...
Tools and Calendar Learn how to use many of your tablet’s productivity-enhancing features. Alarm Use Alarm to remind yourself of important events. Create an Alarm 1. Press and touch Apps > Alarm. 2. Touch , and then enter information for the alarm. 3.
Calendar Use Calendar to create and manage events, meetings, and appointments. Your Calendar helps organize your time and reminds you of important events. Depending on your synchronization settings, your tablet’s Calendar stays in sync with your Calendar on the Web, Exchange ActiveSync calendar, and Outlook calendar.
Add a Task to the Calendar Add tasks to your Calendar to help you organize your time and remind you of important activities. Note: To synchronize calendar tasks among your Google and Corporate accounts, make sure they are being managed by your tablet. See Accounts and Messaging for more information.
Drive With the Google Drive application, everything that you add to your Drive from work or home is also available on your device. You can create and edit documents on your device and the changes are saved everywhere. For more information, visit drive.google.com. Note: You’ll need to set up your Google Account on your phone to use Drive.
Menu and select one of the following options: • Select: Choose memo(s), to delete them or for other options like sharing or printing. • Delete: Select memo(s) to erase. • Account: Access your Samsung account, to sync memos with your account. Tools and Calendar...
Connect to Samsung Apps and make your tablet even smarter. Simply and easily download an abundance of applications to your tablet such as games, news, reference, social networking, navigation, and more. Note: Access to this feature requires that you already be logged in to your Samsung account application. 1. Press and touch Apps >...
Settings The following topics provide an overview of items you can change using your tablet’s Settings menus. Connections Tab The Connections tab contains network connection settings such as Wi-Fi, Hotspot, Bluetooth, Tethering, Airplane mode, Data usage, and more. Wi-Fi Settings Wi-Fi provides wireless Internet access over distances of up to 300 feet.
WPS push button: Set up a connection to a WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) router or other equipment. WPN PIN entry: (Not configurable) View the PIN used by your tablet to set up a PIN-secured connection to a Wi-Fi router or other equipment. Help: Get help using Wi-Fi.
• Rename device: Change the name your tablet uses to identify itself when you make your tablet visible to other Bluetooth devices. • Help: View information about using Bluetooth. Tethering Share your tablet’s mobile data connection via USB or Bluetooth. 1.
Alert me about data usage: When enabled, your tablet will alert you when mobile data usage reaches the warning limit you set. After enabling the setting, drag the orange warning line on the graph below to set the data usage warning limit. Data usage cycle: Touch the menu, and then choose a time period for data usage.
Apps > Settings > Connections tab. 2. Touch More networks > Printing, and then choose a print service from the list. The Samsung Print Service Plugin is available by default. Additional print services may be downloaded from the Google Play Store.
Add a Printer Before you can print to a printer, you must set it up on your device. You’ll need to know the IP address of the printer; consult the printer’s documentation for this information. 1. Press and then touch Apps >...
Set up and manage Virtual Private Networks (VPN). Note: VPN settings include storage of login credentials on your tablet. You must configure a PIN or password screen lock before setting up a VPN. 1. Press and then touch Apps > Settings >...
Nearby Devices Share files with devices via Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, or Mobile Hotspot. Note: Use care when enabling file sharing. When enabled, other devices can access data on your tablet. 1. Press and then touch Apps > Settings > Connections tab > Nearby devices.
Sound Settings Use Sound settings to control your tablet’s audio, alerts, and notifications. Volume You can adjust the volume settings to suit your needs and your environment. Note: You can quickly adjust the volume by pressing the Volume Key. 1. Press and then touch Apps >...
Email: Configure email sounds. Calendar: Configure calendar sounds. Samsung Keyboard Settings You can choose whether sounds play when you touch keys on the Samsung keyboard while entering text. 1. Press and then touch Apps > Settings > Device tab.
Screen Timeout Screen timeout lets you select how long the display screen remains lit after you press any key. 1. Press and then touch Apps > Settings > Device tab. 2. Touch Display > Screen timeout, and then touch a time setting. Daydream Use Daydream to control what the screen displays when the tablet is docked or charging.
Multi Window Multi window allows you to use two apps on the same screen, in separate, resizable windows. Tip: You can also turn Multi window on and off through the Notifications panel. Drag the Notifications panel down and touch the Multi window Quick settings button. 1.
PIN: Enter a numeric PIN (Personal Identification Number) to unlock the tablet. • Clock widget options: Customize your clock. • Personal message: Display a personal message. • Owner information: Display the device’s owner information on the Lock screen. • Lock automatically: Choose whether the screen will lock automatically immediately after the screen turns off (dims), or choose a time interval to delay locking.
Travel wallpaper: Display recommended destinations on your Lock screen (Lock screen only). Wallpapers: Choose an image from the Wallpapers gallery. Font Style You can set the font style and size for all text that displays on the screen. 1.
Accessibility Settings Your tablet offers features to make using the tablet easier for those with certain physical disabilities. Use Accessibility settings to configure these features. 1. Press and then touch Apps > Settings > Device tab. 2. Touch Accessibility for options: Auto rotate screen: Enable automatic rotation of the screen when you rotate the tablet.
Samsung subtitles (CC): Display Samsung subtitles where available. Touch the ON/OFF switch to turn the feature on, and then touch Samsung subtitles to configure options. Assistant Menu: Improve device accessibility by providing quick access to a menu of ...
Notifications, and then touch Select input method. Samsung Keyboard The Samsung keyboard is an on-screen QWERTY keyboard, so you can enter text by “typing” on the keyboard. Samsung keyboard is enabled by default, and you can choose options for using it.
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• Sound: Play a sound for your key touches. • Character preview: Display a big character bubble as you touch each key. More settings: • Help: Learn about Samsung keyboard. • Reset settings: Return settings to the defaults. Settings...
Swype Settings Swype is a new way to enter text on touch screens. Instead of touching each key individually, use your finger to trace over the letters of a word. For each word, place your finger on the first letter and glide to the subsequent letters, lifting on the last letter.
• Contribute usage data: Allow Nuance to collect usage data to provide better text prediction. • Cellular data: When enabled, Swype can use your phone’s connection to the wireless data network for updates, language downloads, and other Swype Connect features. Languages: Choose the current language for Swype, and download new languages to use ...
Apps > Settings > Controls tab > Language and input. 2. Touch Text-to-speech options to configure: Preferred TTS engine: Select Samsung text-to-speech engine, or Google Text-to-speech engine. Touch to configure options. Speech rate: Choose a rate for text readouts.
This tab contains general settings such as Accounts, Cloud, Backup and Reset, Date and time, and mo re. Accounts Settings When you set up accounts on your tablet, such as your Google or Samsung accounts, email or social networking accounts, you can synchronize account information between your tablet and the account.
Back Up and Reset Settings Set up a backup account on your tablet to save information from your tablet to the account, and choose options for restoring data or resetting your tablet to the factory defaults. 1. Press and touch Apps >...
Application Manager You can download and install applications from the Google Play Store or Samsung Apps and install them on your tablet. Use Application manager to manage applications on your tablet. Warning! Because this tablet can be configured with system software not provided by or supported by Google or any other company, end-users operate these devices at their own risk.
Memory Use View storage used by currently running applications. 1. Press and touch Apps > Settings > General tab. 2. Touch Application manager. 3. The bottom of the screen displays the amount of RAM used by all running services. Default Applications If you have installed multiple apps that perform the same kind of task, you can choose the app you want to use as the default.
Delete a User or Profile Only the device owner can delete other user accounts. 1. Press and touch Apps > Settings > General tab. 2. Touch Users. 3. Touch the User profile, and then touch Delete. Battery Settings Your tablet is equipped with a Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery. It allows you to recharge your battery before it is fully drained.
Storage Manage the use of memory resources in your tablet’s memory, and on an optional installed memory card (not included). 1. Press and touch Apps > Settings > General tab. 2. Touch Storage to view information about memory usage, and for other options: Device memory: View memory usage for the different types of information stored on your ...
1. Press and touch Apps > Settings > General tab. 2. Touch Security for options: Touch Encrypt device to encrypt data stored in your tablet’s internal memory. Touch Encrypt external SD card to encrypt data stored on an optional memory card (not ...
Send Security Reports Your device can send security reports to Samsung, to assist in keeping security policies up to date. If you enable this option, security reports are only sent when your device is connected to a Wi -Fi network.
Credential Storage You can install credentials from an optional installed memory card (not included), and use the Credential storage settings to allow applications to access the security certificates and other credentials. 1. Press and touch Apps > Settings > General tab. 2.
Hardware version: View the tablet’s hardware version. Status: View information about your tablet’s current status. Legal information: Display open source licenses, Google legal information, Samsung legal information, and Privacy Alert. Device name: View or edit your tablet’s name.