Samsung Galaxy S 4 for dummies

323 Pages·2013·43.468 MB·English

by  Hughes, Bill

Samsung
®
Galaxy S®4

Samsung
®
Galaxy S®4
by Bill Hughes
Samsung® Galaxy S® 4 For Dummies®
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2013936337
ISBN 978-1-118-64222-1 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-118-64565-9 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-65052-3 (ebk);
ISBN 978-1-118-65053-0 (ebk)
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Contents at a Glance
Introduction ................................................................ 1
Part I: Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S 4...... 7
Chapter 1: Exploring What You Can Do with Your Phone ............................................9
Chapter 2: Beginning at the Beginning ..........................................................................21
Part II: Communications ............................................. 49
Chapter 3: Calling People ................................................................................................51
Chapter 4: Discovering the Joy of Text .........................................................................63
Chapter 5: Sending and Receiving E-Mail......................................................................71
Chapter 6: Managing Your Contacts..............................................................................87
Part III: Live on the Internet: Going Mobile................ 103
Chapter 7: You’ve Got the Whole (Web) World in Your Hands ...............................105
Chapter 8: Introducing Google’s Play Store ...............................................................117
Part IV: Entertainment Applications .......................... 137
Chapter 9: Sharing Pictures ..........................................................................................139
Chapter 10: Playing Games ...........................................................................................161
Chapter 11: Mapping Out Where You Want to Be .....................................................171
Chapter 12: Playing Music and Video ..........................................................................185
Part V: Productivity Applications .............................. 215
Chapter 13: Using the Calendar ...................................................................................217
Chapter 14: On the Road Again: Taking Your Work with You on Your Phone ......229
Chapter 15: Chatting Up Your Phone with S-Voice ...................................................241
Part VI: The Part of Tens .......................................... 251
Chapter 16: Ten (Or So) Ways to Make Your Phone Totally Yours ........................253
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Make Your Phone Secure ..................................................265
Chapter 18: Ten Features to Look for Down the Road ..............................................281
Index ...................................................................... 287

Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................. 1
About This Book ..............................................................................................2
What You’re Not to Read ................................................................................3
Foolish Assumptions .......................................................................................3
How This Book Is Organized ..........................................................................3
Part I: Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S 4 .........................4
Part II: Communications ........................................................................4
Part III: Live on the Internet: Going Mobile .........................................4
Part IV: Entertainment Applications ....................................................4
Part V: Productivity Applications ........................................................4
Part VI: The Part of Tens .......................................................................4
Icons Used in This Book .................................................................................5
Beyond the Book .............................................................................................5
Where to Go from Here ...................................................................................5
Part I: Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S 4 ...... 7
Chapter 1: Exploring What You Can Do with Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Discovering the Basics of Your Phone ..........................................................9
Taking Your Phone to the Next Level: The Smartphone Features ..........10
Internet access .....................................................................................11
Photos ...................................................................................................12
Wireless e-mail .....................................................................................12
Multimedia ............................................................................................12
Business applications ..........................................................................12
Customizing Your Phone with Games and Applications ..........................13
Downloading games .............................................................................13
Downloading applications ..................................................................13
What’s cool about the Android platform ..........................................14
You and Your Shadow: Understanding
How Your Cellular Carrier Bills You ........................................................14
Voice usage ...........................................................................................15
Text usage .............................................................................................15
Data usage .............................................................................................16
Another consideration: Family plans ................................................17
Yet one more consideration: International usage ...........................17
One final consideration: Web subscription fees ..............................17
Surviving Unboxing Day ................................................................................17
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Chapter 2: Beginning at the Beginning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
First Things First: Turning On Your Phone ................................................22
The peel-off back for the Galaxy S 4 ..................................................23
Now that you have the back off . . . ...................................................24
Charging Your Phone and Managing Battery Life .....................................26
Navigating the Galaxy S 4 .............................................................................29
The phone’s hardware buttons ..........................................................30
The touchscreen ..................................................................................32
Air Gesture, Air View, and eye gestures ...........................................37
The extended Home screen ................................................................38
The notification area and screen .......................................................42
The primary shortcuts ........................................................................44
The Device Function keys ...................................................................44
The keyboard .......................................................................................45
The orientation of the phone .............................................................48
Going to Sleep Mode/Turning Off the Phone .............................................48
Part II: Communications ............................................. 49
Chapter 3: Calling People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Making Calls ...................................................................................................51
Answering Calls .............................................................................................55
Keeping Track of Your Calls: The Call List .................................................57
Making an Emergency Call: The 411 on 911 ...............................................58
Synching a Bluetooth Headset .....................................................................60
Chapter 4: Discovering the Joy of Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sending the First Text Message ...................................................................64
Carrying on a Conversation via Texting .....................................................67
Sending an Attachment with a Text ............................................................68
Receiving Text Messages ..............................................................................70
Managing Your Text History ........................................................................70
Chapter 5: Sending and Receiving E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Setting Up Your E-Mail ..................................................................................72
Getting ready ........................................................................................72
Setting up your existing Gmail account ............................................73
Setting up a new Gmail account .........................................................74
Working with non-Gmail e-mail accounts .........................................79
Setting up a corporate e-mail account ..............................................81
Reading E-Mail on Your Phone ....................................................................83
Writing and Sending an E-Mail .....................................................................83
Replying to and Forwarding E-mails ...........................................................86