Samsung Galaxy S User Manual

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Changing Your Settings       202
About Phone
This menu contains legal information, system tutorial 
information, and other phone information such as the model 
number, firmware version, baseband version, kernal version, and 
software build number. 
To access phone information:
Press  
➔ 
 and then tap 
 (Settings
➔ 
About 
phone. The following information displays:
• Status: displays the battery status, the level of the battery 
(percentage), the phone number for this device, the network 
connection, signal strength, mobile network type, service state, 
roaming status, mobile network state, IMEI number, IMEI SV, Wi-Fi 
MAC address, Bluetooth address, and Up time.
• Battery use: displays the applications or services (in percentages) 
that are using battery power.
• Legal information: This option displays information about Open 
source licenses as well as Google legal information. This 
information clearly provides copyright and distribution legal 
information and facts as well as Google Terms of Service, Terms of 
Service for Android-powered Phones, and much more pertinent 
information as a reference.
Read the information and terms, then press BACK to return to the 
Settings menu.
• System tutorial: provides a quick, online tutorial that walks you 
through basic phone features. Read the on-screen information and 
follow the system prompts.
• Model number: displays the phone’s model number.
• Firmware version: displays the firmware version loaded on this 
handset.
• Baseband version: displays the baseband version loaded on this 
handset.
• Kernal version: displays the kernal version loaded on this handset.
• Build number: displays the software, build number.
Note: Firmware, baseband, kernal and build numbers are usually used for 
updates to the handset or support. For additional information please 
contact your T-Mobile service representative.
Software Update
The Software Update feature enables you to use your phone to 
connect to the network and upload any new phone software 
directly to your phone. The phone automatically updates with the 
latest available software when you access this option.
Press  
➔ 
 and then tap 
 (Settings
➔ 
Software update.
The phone automatically updates the software (if 
available).