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Dialing Guide: Samsung Galaxy Tab A - Setup

In this guide, you'll learn how to get a Samsung Galaxy Tab that's set up and ready to use as quickly and efficiently as possible.

1. Contents of the box

Here's what you get in the box:

If your tablet slows down

2. Inserting a memory card

You can start using the tablet right away, but if you want to add additional storage, you can use a MicroSD card. Look on the right side of the tablet and find the small cover (it says "microSD" on it). Using the thumbnail in the cutout, open the tablet cover.

The memory card fits into the slot with the metal contacts facing down, insert it until you feel it click into place, then close the cover.

3. Completing the Galaxy Tab Wizard

These are the steps you need to go through to set up your Galaxy Tab A. There are many steps, but don't worry, we'll walk you through everything you need to do.

Settings

When you turn on your tablet for the first time, you will need to select a language. Click Start if you want to use the default "English (United Kingdom)" or tap it to choose a different one.

Click network name to connect to Wi-Fi.

Enter your wireless password and press unite.

When it connects, the network name will be blue and it will say "Connected". Click next.

Read the "End User License Agreement", then choose whether you want to submit Diagnostic data for Samsung by checking or unchecking the box.

You must agree to the "Terms of Use" by clicking AGREE.

If you already have a Google account, enter your E-mail address to login, otherwise select Or create a new account.

You'll need a Google account to download things like apps and games from the Play Store. Enter your password, then click next.

Click accept agree to Google's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

You can add "Payment Information" if you want, this will make it easier to purchase apps and games through the Play Store. Many apps are free, so you don't have to. You can skip it by clicking Remind me later.

Check that the time and date are correct, then press next.

If you have used Android before, you can restore your data from an old backup. Just click the one you want to restore, or set it up as a new tablet, click next.

Google uses some services that run in the background. You can read about them here and choose which ones you want to use by checking or unchecking the boxes, then click next.

A Samsung account allows you to use some other Samsung services. You can simply use your Google account to sign in or Miss if you are not interested.

If you decide to skip the Samsung account, click Miss again and you will be taken to the main screen.

Touch buttons

Below the main screen there is a button in the middle and a touch button on either side of it. This is what they are for and what they do.

Home (circle): Tapping this takes you back to the Home screen from any screen or app.

Back (triangle): Returns you one screen.

Menu (square): Shows apps you've used before.

4. Internet connection

Many of the Galaxy Tab A's features require the internet to work properly, and you'll also need the internet to use things like email and social media.

Connecting your Galaxy Tab A to a Wi-Fi network

Swipe down from the top of the screen to see the "notification panel."

Press and hold Wi-Fi to go to settings.

Make sure it's turned on, then click network name which you want to connect to.

Enter wireless password and press unite. If you don't know what the password is, it is usually printed on your router.

When this is done, you will see "Connected" under the network name.

5. Setting up email accounts

Your Galaxy Tab A can manage multiple email accounts, and you probably added a Gmail account when you went through the initial setup, but here's how to add more.

Adding an email message

Select the Sync options by checking or unchecking them and click next to complete adding your account.

The account will be set up automatically and you will be returned to the settings page where you will see it. If this doesn't work, you may need to add settings manually. Check out our email server settings guide for help.

6. Customize your lock screen

Securing your tablet with a lock screen is a good idea because it prevents other people from using it without your permission. Here's how to do it.

Go to settings > Screen lock and security and select Screen lock type.

Choose type lock you want to use - we recommend using "PIN" or "Password" because they are the most secure.

Enter PIN or password you want to use then click Continue.

Enter it again to confirm it, then press OK.

This is your lock screen and will take you back to your home screen.

This should be all you need to get started with your tablet, but if you'd like to speak to an expert from the Know Know team, you can contact us here.

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I'll show you how to set up a new tablet or smartphone on Android. If you bought it completely new or reset all settings. I will show the setup using the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite tablet as an example.

After turning on for the first time, select the interface language and click Next.

Now select your Wi-Fi network to configure, synchronize and create a Google account and other needs.

Enter the password for your Wi-Fi network to log in and click “connect”.

If a notification appears “The network does not support date and time data. “Set the values manually in the date and time parameters”, this just means that you will need to set the date and time manually later (sometimes you can simply do this automatically using the network). Click Yes.

You will see the date and time settings. Set the date and time by specifying the current time and year and press the “home” button (this is the button located in the center of your tablet or smartphone to return to the settings.

So, having connected to your Wi-Fi network, click “next”.

Now you can set the date and time, enter your time zone if you haven’t already, then click “next.”

If you have a smartphone or tablet from Samsung, now accept the user agreement by checking the box “I understand the above conditions and agree to them.” Then check “Yes” or “No” to indicate that you agree that whenever your device software update fails, you will provide Samsung with the data contained in the error log.

Now you can create a Samsung account, which allows you to use their cloud storage, store and other additional features. But if you don't want to do this, just click "skip".

I clicked “Yes”, since I already have it and now I need to enter my Google account email and password.

By signing in, you agree to the Google Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Chrome's Terms of Use and Privacy Notice, and the Google Play Terms of Use. If you do not want to receive news from Google Play, then uncheck the box “I want to receive newsletters from Google Play.”
Click OK.

If you have two-step authentication connected to your Google account, which I wrote about earlier in the article, then you will see a “Login failed” notification. To access your account, you must sign in on the web. Touch Next to start browser sign-in. Which means: “To log into your account, you must log in via the web. Tap Next to begin logging in using your browser.

You will receive an SMS with a code to your number, enter it to confirm login to your Google account.

Now you are asked to enter payment information into your Google account in order to buy paid applications in the Play Market, for example. You can buy through a credit/debit card or through a Megafon or Beeline account (if you have a SIM card from these operators); you cannot pay for purchases in the Play Market through MTS.
Click continue. Or you can skip setting up your payment information and click “Not Now” in the bottom left.

If you have chosen a Megafon or Beeline account, the account will be checked. Sending an SMS message to confirm your account through your mobile operator.

But due to the fact that I received an SMS on this tablet, I could not look at it, since at the time of the first setup it is still impossible to go to the home screen and open the SMS application. Therefore, you can link your mobile number to Google Play Market later, when you need to buy something there.

Backup and recovery.

Use your Google Account to back up apps, settings (such as bookmarks and Wi-Fi hotspot passwords), and other data. If you already have a backup of your account, you can restore it to your tablet.
You can change backup settings in the “settings” menu.
If you want to transfer your data from your Google account to this device and back up your data on this tablet to my Google account, then leave the checkboxes and click on the “right arrow” icon (bottom right).

Recovery. The Tablet PC contacts Google to restore your account. This may take a few minutes.

Google geolocation. Determine location using Wi-Fi and mobile networks.
You can uncheck the box that says “Allow anonymous location data to be sent and stored on your device, and allow apps to locate it using Google's location service.”

Allow Google to use my location data. You can also uncheck the “Allow PS data and Google location services to be used even when Google apps are not active.”
These options can be changed later in Settings.
Click on the “right arrow” icon (bottom right).

Next, you are asked to create or use and connect a Dropbox account (cloud storage) to your device. On a Samsung device, you get a free Dropbox account with 50GB of storage for two years.
Dropbox automatically stores your photos and videos online and on the computers you link it to.

This is a universal tablet based on the Android operating system. And before you start using it, we recommend taking 10 simple steps to set it up. These 10 steps will help you continue working with your tablet device, and, in addition, will help you get the most out of your Samsung Galaxy Tab, increasing its performance.

1. Customize your Samsung Galaxy Tab's visual menu

The first rule of using not only a tablet, but any other item, is proper distribution. Organizing your workspace makes work quick and efficient. This method should also be used with the Samsung Galaxy Tab. You should immediately distribute menu icons and widgets on your desktops in a convenient manner.

How to do it?

To set up your Samsung Galaxy Tab, you need to touch and hold the Home screen until the Add to Home screen menu appears. This menu is designed to help you add and correctly distribute folders, background screens, widgets and hotkeys. You will have a number of animated and static screensavers at your disposal. Later, when you take a bunch of your own photos and add pictures, you can use them as wallpaper.

2. Samsung Galaxy Tab: Set up email

Each active Internet user has several electronic mailboxes. The Samsung Galaxy Tab has special software that will help you combine all your email addresses into one interface. You can easily switch from one address to another.

How to do it?

Samsung Galaxy Tab is equipped with two email programs: Gmail for Google mailbox and Email for all other mailboxes and corporate mail. And so, to add a new account, you just need to open Applications > Gmail or Applications > Email. Next, you just need to enter your email address and password. Click the Next button and assign the account a name that will be displayed in outgoing messages.

3. E-books with Samsung Galaxy Tab

The Samsung Galaxy Tab fits a whole library inside. From your tablet you can read books, newspapers and magazines quite comfortably. The apps provide access to thousands of e-books. On top of that, the applications have a user-friendly design and library navigation.

What is needed for this?

There are a lot of readers in the Android Market or Google Play. All you need is to download the application, where you can not only read, but also download books.

4. Android Market service for Samsung Galaxy Tab

More than hundreds of thousands of applications are available for the Samsung Galaxy Tab only in the Android Market. Games, geoservices, maps, GPS, clients for Facebook and VK and much more can be downloaded for free. You still have to pay for some programs. Although every paid program has a free analogue.

5. Turn off the screen on Samsung Galaxy Tab

The Orient Lock function is designed to lock the screen in landscape or portrait orientation. Without this function, the tablet will rotate the image depending on the angle at which you hold the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

How to do it?

To disable screen rotation, you need to open the quick access panel at the top. You can do this as follows: touch the top of the screen and pull it down. Then, while holding the screen in the desired orientation, you need to touch the Orient Lock button. Then you don’t have to be afraid that the tablet will accidentally flip the image while reading a book or surfing the Internet. The screen will be locked. To unlock the screen, repeat the operation again.

6. Stylish protection accessories for Samsung Galaxy Tab

A spectacular look and strong personality can be achieved by purchasing a case. This will not only make the tablet more attractive, but will also protect it from unwanted bumps and falls.

7. Change the text input method on Samsung Galaxy Tab

The Samsung Galaxy Tab has two text input methods. You can use the well-known two-finger method, or you can resort to a method called Swype. Swype lets you type words by sliding your finger from letter to letter.

How to switch input method?

It's very easy to do. Step by step, click these buttons in the menu: Applications > Settings > Locale and Text > Select Input Method. Select one of the keyboard options - Swype or Samsung.

8. Quick Access Toolbar on Samsung Galaxy Tab

This is the most convenient feature of the Samsung Galaxy Tab menu. With it, you can quickly view new notifications and check the status of your wireless connection. At the same time, there is no need to switch between screens.

How to display the panel?

Some of the capabilities of this panel were described above. Call up the screen by swiping your finger down from the top of the screen. And what do we see? Notifications for new messages and emails, Wi-Fi status, Bluetooth, call modes, screen brightness and much more. To remove the screen, swipe your finger in the opposite direction, that is, from bottom to top.

9. Lots of things to do at once

The multitasking Galaxy Tab is the best friend of those who want to get everything done. This device allows you to work in several applications at once, easily switching between them.

How to switch between tasks?

To perform this function, you must press and hold the return to home screen key. After which a list of programs that you have recently used will appear on the screen. You can choose any of these applications. It will open exactly in the place where you last worked.

Some Android device manufacturers have stopped releasing new tablets over the past couple of years. Fortunately, it is not one of them. The South Korean company always has a new tablet in the pipeline, although they cannot be called particularly interesting. However, the recently released one attracts attention. This is a premium model with a sleek metal and glass body that comes with a redesigned . This tablet will not be cheap for buyers. Below are ten tips that will allow you to get the most out of this expensive device.

Optimizing Quick Settings
The tablet runs on , so you get the standard Quick Settings panel and additional functionality from Samsung itself. To edit quick settings, open them and tap the menu button at the top of the screen. Here you can change the arrangement of the tiles or the tiles themselves. When changing the order of the arrangement, long press on a tile and drag it, add or remove it. The top few tiles will always remain visible at the top of the notification panel. The button for changing the arrangement of elements allows you to set a 4 x 3 or 5 x 3 grid for quick settings. If you don't need access to a lot of settings, a free grid will allow you to see larger icons that are easier to tap with your finger.
Changes to icons and text size
The tablet has a fairly spacious 9.7-inch screen, but Samsung decided to occupy a significant part of it with large icons and text. Users should reduce their size. This is done at Settings > Display > Zoom and screen font. Here, use the slider to change the font size and zoom. You can set them to the minimum value or a little more. The lower this setting is, the more content you will see on the screen.
Setting up Air Command
Air Command offers quick access to stylus functions. This menu opens when you press the button on the S Pen. However, you shouldn't let Samsung dictate what to include in Air Command, as you can add your own commands here and remove those installed here. Open Air Command and click on the button Add a shortcut. Active shortcuts are presented on the right side of the screen. Click on any application on the left side and add or remove it from the list. You can hide the floating Air Command bubble when not in use by opening S Pen advanced settings > Air Command > Floating icon.
Handwriting is everywhere
The Samsung keyboard includes a handwriting mode, but what if you don't want to use the Samsung keyboard? You can still use handwriting when you pick up the stylus. This is called direct stylus input, and it works by default. Drag the stylus over the text field until a small text icon appears. Click on it with the stylus and a handwriting frame will appear at the bottom of the screen. Write in it and the tablet will translate your handwriting into text. Click the Done button to enter text and close direct input mode.
S Pen text selection
Android lets you select and copy text from a variety of places, but the Galaxy Tab S3 and S Pen give you the ability to select almost any text. Press and hold the button on the stylus, then drag it over the text you want to highlight. This feature works in the menu, home screen, and applications. Once text is selected, you can copy it, share it, or look up the meaning in a dictionary.
Split Screen and Pop-up View
The Galaxy Tab S3 is the best Android tablet for multitasking, you just have to know how to take advantage of it. The tablet runs Android Nougat, so split screen works for almost all apps. The fastest way to split the screen between two offers is disabled by default. Open Settings > Advanced Features > Multi-Window Mode and click on split screen option. After this, a long press on the browse button will open the multi-window operating mode.
Samsung also left its own mode called Pop-up View, in which, in addition to two parallel windows, you can also have a floating window. It does not work with all applications. To open, swipe from the top left or right corner to see the size of the window. These operating modes can be enabled simultaneously.
Smart Select
Samsung brought with it a feature called Smart Select. It is available in the Air Command menu. When activated, a selection tool appears in the form of a square, circle or lasso mode. Select and use the S Pen to draw in the highlighted area. The inscription will be instantly cut out and you can edit it, extract text and draw on it. There is a GIF mode that captures a section of the screen and saves the animation to the tablet.
Notes on the screen
The Tab S3 is great for taking notes, and you don't even have to unlock it. Notes on the screen turned off also came here from Note7. Hold the S Pen near the screen when the screen is off and press the button on the side of the stylus. The screen will turn on and editing tools will appear. Write and draw, then click the Save button. Notes will be saved to the pre-installed Samsung app, which syncs with your Samsung account.
Setting your own energy saving modes
The Tab S3's 6,000 mAh battery lasts for several days, but you can get more out of it. There are two modes, the settings can be changed as desired. Open Settings > Device support > Battery. There are Mid and Max settings for energy saving. Clicking on any option opens an interface for setting the power saving mode. There are also options for customization: you can set the screen brightness, enable or disable processor speed limiting and network activity in the background. The configured settings will be saved.
Secure Folder
The tablet has a built-in framework, which means access to the Secure Folder function. This is not just a folder, but a place to run applications and manage files, which is separate from the main system and completely secure. To use, you need to securely lock your device. It will take a few minutes to create the encrypted space.
When everything is ready, you can add copies of any application to the secure folder. These copies are only available here, so the data won't go anywhere, and neither will the files. You can't get to them without an unlock code. Even the screenshots here are stored in an encrypted directory.

This article is not only for beginners who recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tab, but also for those who have been holding it in their hands for several weeks. In order to get the most out of your tablet, you need to understand its settings. Yes, it’s not that difficult, but you either need to read the thick instructions or use the tablet yourself properly, and this will probably take more than one hour.

So, we will tell you 10 simple ways to customize your tablet for yourself!

1. Set up your Samsung Galaxy Tab the way it’s convenient for you!
It's an amazing experience when the whole world lies in the palm of your hand! You have access to all the information you need every second, any application. The Samsung Galaxy Tab's settings allow you to adjust everything from the screensaver to the widget. To do this, you need to touch and leave your finger on the home screen until the “Add to Home screen” menu appears. It is possible to create hotkeys, display widgets and folders. Transform your Galaxy Tab into an extension of yourself!

2. Email.
Almost every person has at least 2 emails registered for their own use. You were still struggling with moving from one mailbox to another, and were looking for a way to use both mailboxes at the same time. Samsung Galaxy Tab solves this problem with automatic configuration, which makes it easy to synchronize mailboxes with the tablet and makes it possible to combine your addresses. To add your address, go to Applications > Gmail or Applications > Email, depending on your Email or Google account. Once you enter your email address, you need to give it a name and then save it.

3. Read e-books.
Any book is a smart friend, so you need to read it! Technology does not stand still and all phones and tablets are now equipped with programs for reading books. Samsung Galaxy Tab gives you access to a wealth of books, newspapers and magazines! Amazon's Kindle app comes standard on the Galaxy Tab. Using this application or some other, you can easily find the book you are interested in. The whole library fits in the lightweight and compact Samsung Galaxy Tab!

4. Android Market service.
The Android Market online store contains more than 100,000 applications created specifically for the Android operating system and Samsung Galaxy Tab. All you have to do is open the Market app, read the user app and agree to it. And then look for applications, download them to your tablet, install them and use them for your pleasure! Everything you want from geoservice to social networks and radio.

5. Quick access panel.
To view received notifications and view communication status, you need a “quick access panel”. To display it on the screen, you need to touch the top of the screen and drag your finger down. There you can find information about the connection status, for example with Wi-Fi, as well as what mode is selected, normal or silent. You can close the Quick Access Toolbar by swiping up on it.

6. Disable screen rotation.
Read an e-book and don’t be afraid that with a careless movement you will rotate the screen, the format will change and the page numbers will get lost. To prevent this from happening, you need to open the quick access panel, then hold the screen in the desired position and touch the “Orientation Lock” icon, the color will change to green and that’s it, the screen is locked.

7. Photo frame.
You can use your Samsung Galaxy Tab as a photo frame to view your photos in slideshow mode. In this mode, you can listen to music or use it instead of an electronic watch. Via the Applications > Digital Frame menu item you will switch to frame mode, Slideshow item to display a slide show. Including Clock, of course, displays a clock on which you can set the time. Without leaving the photo frame mode, you can listen to music by setting everything in the Music item. Place the Galaxy Tab in frame mode as you see fit, horizontally or vertically.

8. Change the text input method to suit your needs.
Did you know that you can change your typing methods on the Galaxy Tab? For example, traditional input when writing with your finger or using Swype. To change the method, go to “Applications > Settings > Locale and Text > Select Input Method” and select the keyboard option that is convenient for you.

9. Do many things at once!
Samsung Galaxy Tab supports multitasking! He is for the modern Julius Caesars! Tablets allow you to work in several different applications and quickly switch between them; you need to hold the return key to the main screen, then a list of applications that you have recently used will appear.
Select what you need with one touch on the icon.

10.Adorn and protect your Galaxy Tab with beautiful accessories.
On the Internet you will find many stores offering various cases and bumpers for sale. They create a bright, effective look, and also create a durable shield to combat dust and moisture!
We are pleased to offer fans of the classic style and happy owners of Galaxy Tab: