Samsung Galaxy Avant - Manual (Page 79)

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Collect Diagnostics
This feature only collects diagnostic data for troubleshooting use.
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Backup and reset > Collect diagnostics.
2. Read the onscreen System Manager Application information.
Note: This software collects only diagnostic data from your device so that customer support technicians can
better troubleshoot issues with your device.
3. Choose to enable or disable the feature by placing a check mark in the Allow Diagnostics field.
4. Select either More info... (to read additional information) or Close to close the message screen.
Important! Selecting Close only closes the current description screen and does not disable data collection.
To disable data collection, go to Settings > Backup and reset > Collect diagnostics and turn off the
Allow Diagnostics feature.
Language and Input
This setting allows you to configure the language in which to display the menus. You can also set onscreen
keyboard options.
► From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Language and input.
Language Settings
To set the language that the menus display on the device:
1. From the Settings screen, tap Language and input > Language.
2. Select a language and region from the list.
Choose Input Method
1. From the Settings screen, tap Language and input > Default.
2. Select an input method.
– or –
Tap Set up input methods to alter/modify the available input methods.
Samsung Keyboard Settings
1. From the Settings screen, tap Language and input > Settings (adjacent to the Samsung keyboard field).
– or –
From within an active text entry screen, touch and hold Input Methods, drag across the icons, and
select Settings to reveal the Samsung keyboard settings screen.
2. Set any of the following options:
● INPUT LANGUAGES: Sets the input language. Tap a language from the available list. The keyboard is
updated to the selected language.
— English(US): Displays the default language. Whatever language you select in the Select input languages
option below, will be displayed here.
— Select input languages: Sets the input language. Tap a language from the available list. The keyboard is
updated to the selected language.
● Predictive text: Enables predictive text entry mode. This must be enabled to gain access to the advanced
settings. Touch and hold to access the advanced settings.
● Auto replacement: Automatically completes or replaces the current word with the most probable word
match after tapping the space bar or entering a punctuation mark.
● Auto capitalization: Automatically capitalizes the first letter of the first word in each sentence (standard
English style).
● Auto spacing: Automatically inserts space between words.
● Auto punctuate: Automatically inserts a full stop in a sentence by tapping the space bar twice when using
the onscreen QWERTY keyboard.
● Keyboard swipe: Allows you to combine the Samsung keyboard with an additional input method choose
from:
— None: Leaves text input as only via the onscreen keyboard.
— SwiftKey Flow: Allows you to enter text by sliding your fingers across the onscreen keyboard. This feature
is optimized for use with the onscreen QWERTY keyboard.
— Cursor control: Allows you to control your on-screen cursor by moving your finger across the keyboard.
— Flick input: Allows you to flick upwards on a key to view symbols and alternative characters.
● KEY-TAP FEEDBACK: Provides feedback functions to be enabled such as:
— Sound: Enables auditory feedback when you tap an onscreen key.
— Character preview: Provides an automatic preview of the current character selection within the text string.
This is helpful when multiple characters are available within one key.
— Press and hold delay: Allows you to select a time interval for this action.
● MORE SETTINGS: Provides access to additional settings.
— Reset settings: Resets the keyboard settings back to their original configuration.
3. Tap Menu to access the Help screen.
— Help: Launches a brief onscreen help tutorial covering the main concepts related to the Samsung
keyboard.
Predictive Text - Advanced Settings
The predictive text system provides next-letter prediction and regional error correction, which compensates
for users pressing the wrong keys on QWERTY keyboards.
Note: Only available when ABC mode is selected. Predictive text advanced settings are available only if the
Predictive function is enabled.
1. From the Settings screen, tap Language and input > Settings (adjacent to the Samsung keyboard field).
– or –
From within an active text entry screen, touch and hold Input Methods > Settings to reveal the
Samsung keyboard settings screen.
2. Tap Predictive text and in a single motion touch and slide the Predictive text slider to the right to turn it on.
3. Configure any of the following advanced options:
● Live word update: Allows the device to automatically update its word database with popular new words
every day.
● Personalized data: Activate this feature to use the personal language data that you have entered and
selected to make your text entry prediction results better. By enabling this feature you can choose from the
following personalization features:
● Learn from Facebook: Allows you to log into your current Facebook account and add used text to your
personal dictionary.
● Learn from Gmail: Allows you to sign in to your existing Gmail account from where your style and existing
contact information is added to your personal dictionary. Helps recognize familiar names.