Samsung SM-T227UZAAATT Galaxy Tab A7 Lite 8.7"

User manual Tablet

Getting started

Tab A7 Lite

Set up your device

Charge the battery

Your device uses a nano-SIM card (unless it is the Wi-Fi model). A SIM card may be preinstalled, or you may be able to use your previous SIM card. Contact your carrier for more details.

NOTE The use of mobile devices on an aircraft or a ship may be subject to federal and local guidelines and restrictions. Check with appropriate authorities and always follow crew instructions regarding when and how you may use your device

NOTE Use only Samsung-approved chargers and cables. To avoid injury or damage to your device, do not use incompatible, worn or damaged batteries, chargers or cables. Using other charging devices and batteries may void your warranty and may cause damage. For more information on your device, including charging compatibility.

Charge the battery

Your device is powered by a rechargeable battery

Start using your device

Turn on your device

Use the Side key to turn your device on. Do not use the device if the body is cracked or broken. Use the device only after it has been repaired.

• Press and hold the Side key to turn the device on.
  • To turn the device off, press and hold the Side and Volume down keys at the same time, and tap Power off. Confirm when prompted.
  • To restart your device, press and hold the Side and Volume down keys at the same time, and tap Restart. Confirm when prompted.

Use the Setup Wizard

The first time you turn your device on, the Setup Wizard guides you through the basics of setting up your device.

Follow the prompts to choose a default language, connect to a Wi-Fi® network, set up accounts, choose location services, learn about your device’s features, and more.

Transfer data from an old device

Use Smart Switch™ to transfer contacts, photos, music, videos, messages, notes, calendars, and more from your old device. Smart Switch can transfer your data via USB cable, Wi-Fi, or computer.

1. From Settings, tap Accounts and backup > Bring data from old device.
2. Follow the prompts and select the content to transfer.

Lock or unlock your device

Use your device’s screen lock features to secure your device. By default, the device locks automatically when the screen times out. For more information about screen locks, see Lock screen and security.

Side key settings

You can customize the shortcuts assigned to the Side key.

Double press

Choose which feature is launched when the Side key is pressed twice.

1. From Settings, tap Advanced features > Side key.
2. Tap Double press to enable this feature, and tap an option:

• Quick launch camera (default)
• Open app

Accounts

Set up and manage your accounts.

TIP Accounts may support email, calendars, contacts, and other features. Contact your carrier for more information.

Add a Google Account

Sign in to your Google Account to access your Google Cloud Storage, apps installed from your account, and make full use of your device’s Android™ features.

When you sign in to a Google Account and set a Lock screen, Google Device Protection is activated. This service requires your Google Account information when resetting to factory settings. For more information, see Google Play Protect.

1. From Settings, tap Accounts and backup > Manage accounts.
2. Tap Add account > Google.

Add a Samsung account

Sign in to your Samsung account to access exclusive Samsung content and make full use of Samsung apps.

• From Settings, tap Samsung account.

Add an Outlook account

Sign in to your Outlook® account to view and manage email messages.

1. From Settings, tap Accounts and backup > Manage accounts.
2. Tap Add account > Outlook.

Navigation

A touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your finger or a capacitive stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic object on the touch screen may damage the surface of the screen and the damage will not be covered by the warranty.

Tap

Lightly touch items to select or launch them.

• Tap an item to select it.
• Double-tap an image to zoom in or out.

Swipe

Lightly drag your finger across the screen.

• Swipe the screen to unlock the device.
• Swipe the screen to scroll through the Home screens or menu options.

Drag and drop

Touch and hold an item, and then move it to a new location.

• Drag an app shortcut to add it to a Home screen.
• Drag a widget to place it in a new location.

Zoom in and out

Bring your thumb and forefinger together or apart on the screen to zoom in and out.

• Move your thumb and forefinger apart on the screen to zoom in.
• Move your thumb and forefinger together on the screen to zoom out.

Touch and hold

Touch and hold items to activate them.

• Touch and hold a field to display a pop-up menu of options.
• Touch and hold a Home screen to customize the Home screen.

Navigation bar

You may navigate your device by using either the navigation buttons or full screen gestures.

Navigation buttons

Use buttons along the bottom of the screen for quick navigation.

1. From Settings, tap Display > Navigation bar > Buttons.

2.Tap an option under Button order to choose which side of the screen the Back and Recent apps icons display.

3.Tap Button position to choose the position of the buttons on the Navigation bar.

Navigation gestures

Hide the navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen for an unobstructed screen experience. Instead swipe to navigate your device.

1. From Settings, tap Display > Navigation bar > Swipe gestures to enable the feature.
2. Tap an option to customize:

• More options: Choose a gesture type and sensitivity.
• Gesture hints: Display lines at the bottom of the screen where each screen gesture is located.
• Show button to hide keyboard: Show an icon on the bottom right corner of the screen to hide the keyboard when the device is in portrait mode.

Device maintenance

View the status of your device’s battery, storage, and memory. You can also automatically optimize your device’s system resources

Quick optimization

The quick optimization feature improves device performance through the following actions:

• Identifying apps that use excessive battery power and clearing unneeded items from memory.
• Deleting unnecessary files and closing apps running in the background.
• Scanning for malware.

To use the quick optimization feature:

• From Settings, tap Battery and device care > Optimize now.

Battery

View how battery power is used for your various device activities.

• From Settings, tap Battery and device care > Battery for the following options:
  • Usage since last full charge: View your recent battery usage by time, app, and service.
  • Power saving mode: Save battery life by limiting background network usage, syncing, and location checking. Choose from additional power saving options to save more power when this mode is enabled.
  • Background usage limits: View apps that you don’t use often and limit their battery usage. To disable this feature, tap Put unused apps to sleep.
  • More battery settings: Configure additional battery settings and notifications.

Storage

View your storage capacity and detailed usage by category and file type. You can also mount, unmount, or format an optional memory card (not included).

• From Settings, tap Battery and device care > Storage.
  • Tap a category to view and manage files.

Memory card

Once an optional microSD memory card (not included) has been installed in your device, the card memory is displayed in the Storage setting.

For more information, see Set up your device.

Mount a memory card

When you install an optional memory card, it is automatically mounted (connected to the device) and prepared for use. However, should you unmount the card without removing it from the device, you need to mount it before it can be accessed.

1. From Settings, tap Battery and device care > Storage > More options > Advanced.
2. Tap your SD card, a nd then tap Mount.

Remove a memory card

To prevent damage to information stored on the memory card, unmount the card before removing it from the device.

1. From Settings, tap Battery and device care > Storage > More options > Advanced.
2. Tap your SD card, and then tap Unmount.
3. Remove your memory card from the device.

Format a memory card

When formatting an SD card, you should back up your music and photo files that are stored on the card because formatting the SD card deletes ALL stored files.

1. From Settings, tap Battery and device care > Storage > Advanced.
2. Tap your SD card, tap Format, and then follow the prompts.

Memory

Check the amount of available memory. You can close background apps and reduce the amount of memory you are using to speed up your device.

• From Settings, tap Battery and device care > Memory. The used and available memory are shown.
  • Tap Clean now to free up as much memory as possible.
  • Tap View more to view the full list of apps and services using memory. Tap to include or exclude these apps and services.
  • Tap Apps not used recently to view apps and services that are included in this group. Tap to include or exclude these apps and services.
  • Tap Excluded apps to view a list of apps that have been excluded. Tap Add apps to choose apps to exclude from memory usage checks.

Advanced device care options

Other Device care features are available in the Advanced menu.

• From Settings, tap Battery and device care. The following options are available:
  • Search: Find panels that are either installed or available to install.
  • Care report: View information about the restart history and charging and temperature tips.
  • More options:
  • Add to Apps screen: Display the icon for Device care on the Apps screen.
  • Automation: Optimize your device automatically at set times based on your usage patterns.
  • About Device care: View version and license information about the Device care feature.

Language and input

Configure your device’s language and input settings.

Change the device language

You can add languages to your list and organize them according to preference. If an app does not support your default language, then it will move to the next supported language in your list.

1. From Settings, tap General management > Language.
2. Tap Add language, and select a language from the list.
3. Tap Set as default to change the device language.
   • To switch to another language on the list, tap the desired language, and then tap Apply.

Default keyboard

You can select a default keyboard for your device’s menus and keyboards. Additional keyboards can be downloaded from the Google Play store.

1. From Settings, tap General management > Keyboard list and default.
2. Tap Default keyboard and choose a keyboard.

Manage on-screen keyboards

Enable or disable on-screen keyboards.

1. From Settings, tap General management > Keyboard list and default.
2. Tap each keyboard to customize.

Show keyboard button

Show a button on the Navigation bar to quickly switch between keyboards.

1. From Settings, tap General management > Keyboard list and default.
2. Tap Keyboard button on navigation bar to enable this feature.

Physical keyboards

Customize options when you have a physical keyboard connected to your device(sold separately).

1. From Settings, tap General management.
2. Tap Physical keyboard, and then choose an option:
   • Show on-screen keyboard: Show the on-screen keyboard while a physical keyboard is also being used.
   • Keyboard shortcuts: Show explanations of the keyboard shortcuts on the screen.
   • Change language shortcut: Enable or disable language key shortcuts for your physical keyboard.

Autofill service

Save time entering information using autofill services.

1. From Settings, tap General Management.
2. Tap Autofill service to view your selected service.
   • Tap Settings to customize your service.
   • Tap Autofill service to change your default service.

Text-to-speech

Configure your Text-to-Speech (TTS) options. TTS is used for various accessibility features, such as Voice Assistant.

• From Settings, tap General management > Text-to-speech for options:
  • Preferred engine: Choose either the Samsung or Google Text-to-speech engine. Tap Settings for options.
  • Language: Set the default speech language.
  • Speech rate: Set the speed at which the text is spoken.
  • Pitch: Set the pitch of the speech.
  • Play: Tap to play a short demonstration of speech synthesis.
  • Reset: Reset the speech rate and pitch.

Mouse and trackpad

Configure pointer speed and button assignments for an optional mouse or trackpad not included).

• From Settings, tap General management > Mouse and trackpad.
  • Pointer speed: Drag the slider to the right to go faster or to the left to go slower.
  • Wheel scrolling speed: Drag the slider to the right to scroll faster or to the left to scroll slower.
  • Enhance pointer precision: Enable to make the mouse cursor move faster or slower depending on how fast you move your mouse.
  • Primary mouse button: Choose either the Left or Right mouse button to be your primary button.
  • Secondary button: Choose the action of your secondary mouse button.
  • Middle button: Choose the action of your middle mouse button.
  • Additional button 1: Choose an action for another available mouse button.
  • Additional button 2: Choose an action for another available mouse button.

Date and time

By default, your device receives date and time information from the wireless network. Outside of network coverage, you can set the date and time manually.

• From Settings, tap General management > Date and time. The following options are available:
  • Automatic date and time: Receive date and time updates from your wireless network. When Automatic date and time is disabled, the following options are available:
    • Select time zone: Choose a new time zone.
    • Set date: Enter the current date.
    • Set time: Enter the current time.
  • Use 24-hour format: Set the format for displaying time.

Troubleshooting

You can check for software updates and, if necessary, reset services on your device.

Software update

Check for and install available software updates for your device. Options may vary by carrier.

• From Settings, tap Software update for the following options:
  • Check for software updates: Manually check for software updates.
  • Show software update history: View a list of all software updates on your device.
  • Smart updates: Install security updates automatically.
  • Use software update assistant: Connect your device to a computer to use the software update assistant tool.

Reset

Reset device and network settings. You can also reset your device to its factory defaults.

Reset all settings

You can reset your device to its factory default settings, which resets everything except the security, language, and account settings. Personal data is not affected.

1. From Settings, tap General management > Reset > Reset all settings.
2. Tap Reset settings, and confirm when prompted.

Reset network settings

You can reset Wi-Fi, mobile data, and Bluetooth settings with Reset network settings.

1. From Settings, tap General management > Reset > Reset network settings.
2. Tap Reset settings, and confirm when prompted.

Reset accessibility settings

You can reset device accessibility settings. Accessibility settings in downloaded apps and your personal data are not affected.

1. From Settings, tap General management > Reset > Reset accessibility settings.
2. Tap Reset settings, and confirm when prompted.

Auto restart at set times

Optimize your device by restarting it automatically at set times. Any unsaved data will be lost when the device restarts.

1. From Settings, tap General management > Reset > Auto restart at set times.
2. Tap to activate Auto restart, and then set the following parameters:
   • Days: Select the day of the week to automatically restart your device.
   • Time: Set the time of day to restart your device.

Factory Data Reset

You can reset your device to factory defaults, erasing all data from your device.

This action permanently erases ALL data from the device, including Google or other account settings, system and application data and settings, downloaded applications, as well as your music, photos, videos, and other files. Any data stored on an external SD card is not affected.

If you sign in to a Google Account on your device and set a Lock screen, Google Device Protection is automatically enabled.

NOTE If you reset your Google Account password, it can take 24 hours for the password reset to sync with all devices registered to the account.

Before resetting your device:

1. Verify that the information you want to keep has transferred to your storage area.
2. Log in to your Google Account and confirm your user name and password.

To reset your device:

1. From Settings, tap General management > Reset > Factory data reset.
2. Tap Reset and follow the prompts to perform the reset.
3. When the device restarts, follow the prompts to set up your device.

Google Device Protection

When you sign in to a Google Account on your device and set a Lock screen, Google Device Protection is enabled. This service protects your phone from unauthorized factory data resets by requiring your Google account information to verify your identity. For more information

Enable Google Device Protection

Adding a Google Account to your device and setting a Lock screen automatically activates Google Device Protection.

Disable Google Device Protection

To disable Google Device Protection, you can either remove all Google Accounts from the device or remove the Lock screen.

To remove Google accounts:

1. From Settings, tap Accounts and backup > Manage accounts > [Google Account].
2. Tap Remove account.

To remove a secure Lock screen:

1. From Settings, tap Lock screen > Screen lock type.
2. Tap either Swipe or None.

Help

View the user manual for your device.

• From Settings, tap Help.

Android Auto

Android Auto brings the most useful apps to your device screen or your compatible car display in a format that makes it easy for you to keep your main focus on driving.

You can control features like navigation and maps, calls and text messages, and music.

• From Settings, tap Advanced features > Android Auto.

Connect your device

Before you connect your device for the first time, turn on your car and allow time to set up Android Auto.

1. Plug a USB cable into your vehicle’s USB port and plug the other end of the cable into your device.
2. Your device may ask you to download the Android Auto app or update to the newest version of the app. Follow the prompts and complete your setup.
3. On your car’s display select Android Auto and follow the prompts.

NOTE Your device’s Bluetooth is turned on automatically when Android Auto is connected to your car through USB.

About tablet

View information about your device, including current status, legal information, hardware and software versions, and more.

1. From Settings, tap About tablet to view your model number, serial number, and IMEI information.
2. Tap additional items to view more information about your device.

TIP You can view your device's FCC ID from About tablet > Status information.

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