Turn Your Screen On And Off; Features; Motions And Gestures - Samsung GALAXY S4 User Manual

Turn Your Screen On and Off

Your phone allows you to quickly turn the screen off when not in use and to turn it back on and unlock it
when you need it.
Turn the Screen Off When Not in Use
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To quickly turn the screen off, press the Power/Lock Key. Pressing the Power/Lock Key again
will turn on the screen and display the lock screen.
To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen (times out) after a certain period of
time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone's screen
is off.
Note: For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off, see Screen Timeout.
Turn the Screen On and Unlock It
1. To turn the screen on, press the Power/Lock Key.
2. Unlock the screen:
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If you are using the default screen lock, swipe the screen in any direction to unlock it.
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If you have set up a screen lock, use your screen lock. See

Features

Your phone offers new features for using gestures to interact with your phone.

Motions and Gestures

Interact with your phone using motions of the phone itself, or with gestures you make with your hands.
Air Gestures
Control your phone by making specific gestures with your hand above the Gesture sensor, located near
the Earpiece at the top of your phone's screen.
Air gestures include:
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Quick glance: When On, you can reach toward the device with the screen off to see important
information at a glance.
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Air jump: When On, you can scroll Web pages in screen-sized jumps.
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Air browse: When On, you can move between pictures, pages, or music tracks.
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Air move: When On, you can move app shortcuts or Calendar events.
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Air call-accept: When On, you can wave your hand over the screen to answer incoming calls.
To enable Air gestures:
Phone Basics
Screen Lock.
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