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Samsung CAPTIVATE SGH-I897 User Manual

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Changing Your Settings 112

Development

From the Home screen, touch

Settings

Applications

Development.

Important!: These features are used for development purposes only.

USB debugging

This feature is used for development purposes only.

Stay awake

To share this devices internet with your laptop or computer
through the USB port, you must use a screen saver to keep the
device awake. Without a screen saver, the phone will disconnect
from a Wi-Fi, 2G (Edge), or 3G connection. Use the Stay awake
option to keep the phone awake so you can share the internet.

This feature is used for Android application development.

Note: The phone will not go into sleep mode while charging when this

feature is activated.

Allow mock locations

This feature is used for development purposes only.

If you are a developer who is testing a GPS applications using
this device, you can tell the device that the phone is at different

GPS locations. In other words, the phone is allowed to “mock”
the coordinates.

USB Settings

1.

From the Home screen, touch

Settings

Applications

Development

USB settings.

2.

Select one of the following USB settings:

• Samsung Kies: a software suite that allows you to search and

download applications directly from a PC. The applications are then
installed onto a mobile device when synced with a PC, providing
instant back up and peace of mind for application downloads. For
more information, refer to “Connecting with Samsung Kies”
on page 134.

• Media player: connects your device to a PC in order to synchronize

files with Windows Media Player. For more information, refer to
“Synchronizing with Windows Media Player” on
page 134.

• Mass storage: allows you to use the onboard storage capacity of

the phone to store and upload files. This option allows your
computer to detect the phone as a removable storage drive. For
more information, refer to “Connecting as a Mass Storage
Device”
on page 134.

• PC Internet: You can use your device as a modem for a PC to

access the internet via your mobile network service.

• Ask on connection: allows you to make a USB setting selection as

soon as the USB cable from your phone is connected with a PC.