Android Phones for Dummies

387 Pages·2014·40.09 MB·English

by  Gookin, Dan

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Android™ Phones
2nd Edition

Android™ Phones
2nd Edition
by Dan Gookin
Android™ Phones For Dummies®, 2nd Edition
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Contents at a Glance
Introduction ................................................................ 1
Part I: Your Own Android ............................................ 7
Chapter 1: Have a Little Android .....................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Initial Android Duties ...................................................................................25
Chapter 3: The Android Tour .........................................................................................35
Chapter 4: Text to Type, Text to Edit ............................................................................53
Part II: The Phone Part .............................................. 67
Chapter 5: It’s a Telephone .............................................................................................69
Chapter 6: More Telephone Things ...............................................................................85
Chapter 7: Leave Your Message at the Tone ................................................................97
Part III: Stay Connected ........................................... 105
Chapter 8: The Address Book ......................................................................................107
Chapter 9: Text Messaging Mania ................................................................................123
Chapter 10: E-Mail This and That ................................................................................133
Chapter 11: Out on the Web .........................................................................................147
Chapter 12: Your Digital Social Life .............................................................................159
Chapter 13: Text, Voice, and Video Chat ....................................................................171
Part IV: Amazing Phone Feats .................................. 183
Chapter 14: There’s a Map for That.............................................................................185
Chapter 15: Pics and Vids .............................................................................................199
Chapter 16: O Sweet Music! ..........................................................................................213
Chapter 17: Apps Various and Sundry ........................................................................227
Chapter 18: More Apps .................................................................................................241
Part V: Nuts and Bolts ............................................. 253
Chapter 19: No Wires, Ever! ..........................................................................................255
Chapter 20: Connect, Store, Share ...............................................................................269
Chapter 21: On the Road Again ....................................................................................281
Chapter 22: Customize and Configure .........................................................................289
Chapter 23: Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Help .............................................307
Part VI: The Part of Tens .......................................... 319
Chapter 24: Ten Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts ..............................................................321
Chapter 25: Ten Things to Remember ........................................................................331
Index ...................................................................... 337
Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................. 1
About This Book ..............................................................................................1
How to Use This Book .....................................................................................2
Foolish Assumptions .......................................................................................3
How This Book Is Organized ..........................................................................4
Part I: Your Own Android .....................................................................4
Part II: The Phone Part ..........................................................................4
Part III: Stay Connected .........................................................................4
Part IV: Amazing Phone Feats ..............................................................5
Part V: Nuts and Bolts ...........................................................................5
Part VI: The Part of Tens .......................................................................5
Icons Used in This Book .................................................................................5
Where to Go from Here ...................................................................................6
Part I: Your Own Android ............................................. 7
Chapter 1: Have a Little Android . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Liberation and Setup .......................................................................................9
Phone Assembly ............................................................................................11
Opening the phone ..............................................................................11
Installing the battery ...........................................................................12
Removing the battery ..........................................................................13
Installing the SIM card .........................................................................14
Understanding the microSD card ......................................................15
Installing the microSD card ................................................................15
Removing the microSD card ...............................................................16
Closing the phone ................................................................................16
Charge the Battery ........................................................................................17
Android Phone Orientation ..........................................................................18
Finding things on your phone ............................................................18
Using earphones ..................................................................................21
Adding accessories ..............................................................................22
A Home for Your Phone ................................................................................23
Toting your Android phone ................................................................23
Storing the phone ................................................................................24
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Chapter 2: Initial Android Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Hello, Phone ...................................................................................................25
Turning on your phone for the first time ..........................................25
Turning on the phone ..........................................................................27
Unlocking the phone ...........................................................................28
Unlocking and running an app ...........................................................29
Account Setup ................................................................................................30
Obtaining a Google account ...............................................................30
Adding accounts to your phone ........................................................31
Goodbye, Phone .............................................................................................32
Locking the phone ...............................................................................32
Controlling the lock timeout ..............................................................33
Turning off the phone..........................................................................33
Chapter 3: The Android Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Basic Operations ...........................................................................................35
Manipulating the touchscreen ...........................................................36
Exploring the navigation icons...........................................................36
Setting the volume ...............................................................................37
“Silence your phone!” ..........................................................................38
Changing the orientation ....................................................................39
Home Screen Chores .....................................................................................40
Exploring the Home screen ................................................................40
Accessing multiple Home screens .....................................................42
Reviewing notifications .......................................................................43
Accessing quick actions ......................................................................45
Using the Car Home screen ................................................................46
The World of Apps ........................................................................................47
Starting an app .....................................................................................47
Quitting an app .....................................................................................47
Finding an app in the apps drawer ....................................................48
Switching apps .....................................................................................48
Understanding Android apps .............................................................49
Using common icons ...........................................................................50
Chapter 4: Text to Type, Text to Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Keyboard Mania .............................................................................................53
Accessing the onscreen keyboard .....................................................53
Working the built-in keyboard ...........................................................55
Choosing another keyboard ...............................................................55
The Ol’ Hunt-and-Peck ..................................................................................56
Typing one character at a time ..........................................................56
Accessing special characters .............................................................57
Typing quickly by using predictive text ...........................................58
Adding gesture typing .........................................................................60