Group Play

Get to know how to use Group Play app  in your Galaxy Note 3 to share and play contents with friends. This page covers creating a group for Group Play, joining Group Play and using additional features in a Group Play session.

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Use this application to enjoy moments with your friends by sharing and playing content with Galaxy Note 3. Create or join a Group Play session, and then share content, such as images or music.

Tap Group Play on the Applications screen in your Galaxy Note 3.

• This application may not be available depending on the region or service provider.
• While using this application, you cannot access the Internet through the Wi-Fi network

Creating a group for Group Play

When you create a Group Play session, other devices can join the session and share the content.

When you use a password for a Group Play session, other devices must enter the password to join the session. To use a password, tick Set group password.

Tap Create group, set a password, and then use the following features:

• Share music: Connect two or more devices and use them to achieve a surround sound effect when sharing music.
• Share pictures: Select images to share.
• Share video: Connect two or more devices to share a video or combine the devices into a larger display. Each device displays parts of the video at the same time, which can be played together, to create a large display showing the whole video. To activate this feature, tap while sharing a video.
• Share documents: Select documents to share.
• Play games and more: Play online games with friends.

Joining Group Play

Join a Group Play session created by another device.

• Tap Join group, select a Group Play session to join, and then enter the password for the group if necessary. Select a media category and the content that is currently being shared will appear on the device.
• Activate the NFC feature. On the Home screen, touch the back of your device to the back of another device that is opening a session. (see NFC page)

Using additional features in a Group Play session

While sharing music files, images, videos, or documents with other devices, use the following features:

• : Change the speaker settings for each connected device.
• → : Adjust the volume.
• → : Set the device to use all connected devices as stereo speakers.
• : Combine connected devices’ screen to show a larger display.
• : Spilt the combined screen.
• : Adjust the volume.
• : Write a note or draw on the screen. All participants can see what you create.
• : View all shared images in mosaic layout.
• / : Select more images or documents.
• : View the group participants.

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