Android Phones For Dummies-Wiley

How to Use This Book

This book makes the complicated situation of Android telephones understandable. It’s

accomplished with avuncular care and mild handholding. The facts is friendly

and informative, without being intimidating. And sure, adequate humor is sprinkled

throughout the textual content to maintain the temper mild.

About This Book

I implore you: Do now not read this e-book from cowl to cover. This e book is a reference.

It’s designed to be used as you want it. Look up a topic in the desk of contents or

the index. Find some thing about your cellphone that vexes you or some thing you’re

curious approximately. After getting the solution, get on together with your existence.

Every chapter on this book is written as its very own self-contained unit, covering a

specific Android cellphone subject matter. The chapters are similarly divided into sections representing responsibilities you carry out with the smartphone or explaining how to get something

accomplished. Sample sections in this ebook consist of

» Typing with out lifting a finger

» Making a convention call

» Dealing with a neglected name

» Uploading a image to Facebook

» Recording video

» Creating a cell hotspot

» Flying along with your phone

» Extending battery lifestyles

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Every phase explains a subject as though it’s the primary one you read on this ebook.

Nothing is assumed, and everything is go-referenced. Technical phrases and

subjects, while they arrive up, are appropriately shoved to the side, wherein they’re without difficulty

avoided. The idea right here isn’t to analyze whatever. This book’s philosophy is to help

you look it up, figure it out, and pass on.

How to Use This Book

This e-book follows some conventions for the use of your smartphone, so pay interest!

The principal manner to interact with an Android cellphone is by means of the usage of its touchscreen,

that is the glassy part of the telephone as it’s facing you. The physical buttons on

the smartphone are referred to as keys. These objects are mentioned and explained in Part I of

this book.

Various methods are to be had to touch the display, that are described in Chapter three.

Chapter  four covers typing text on an Android phone, which involves the use of

something known as the onscreen keyboard. When you tire of typing, you may dictate

your text. It’s all explained in Chapter four.

This e-book directs you to do matters for your smartphone through following numbered steps.

Every step entails a particular pastime, inclusive of touching something on the screen;

for example:

1. Choose Downloads.

This step directs you to faucet the textual content or object on the screen labeled Downloads. You

might also be advised to try this:

1. Tap Downloads.

Because this ebook covers a whole lot of telephones, alternative commands may be indexed.

One of them is bound to healthy some thing to your smartphone, or as a minimum be close to

what you notice:

1. Tap the My Downloads motion or the Downloads action.

Various cellphone settings may be enabled or disabled, as indicated through a master

manipulate, which looks like the On/Off toggle proven within the margin. Slide the button

to the proper to spark off the switch, turning on a cellphone function. Slide the button to

the left to show off the function.

Foolish Assumptions

Even although this book is written with the gentle handholding required by using everybody

who is just starting out or is easily intimidated, I actually have made a few assumptions.

I’m assuming which you’re nevertheless reading the advent. That’s tremendous. It’s a great deal

higher than getting a snack proper now or checking to ensure that the cat isn’t

chewing thru the TV cable again.

My biggest assumption: You have an Android phone. It can be any Android cellphone

from any manufacturer supported with the aid of any popular mobile carrier issuer within the

United States. Because Android is an running gadget, the techniques of doing

things on one Android phone are comparable, if no longer equal, to doing matters on

another Android telephone. Therefore, one e-book can pretty much cover the gamut of

Android phones.

Android has versions. This book changed into up to date to cover the contemporary Android release,

6.Zero, called Marshmallow. Also addressed is Android 5.1, known as Lollipop. Some

information on older variations of Android phones is probably located here as nicely. These are

all similar variations of the operating gadget, so if your smartphone has an older model,

you must be simply satisfactory.

To verify which Android model your smartphone has, follow these steps:

1. At the Home display, tap the Apps icon.

2. Open the Settings app.

Three. Choose the About Phone item.

On some Samsung telephones, you want to first faucet the General tab atop the

screen after which swipe down the display to discover an About Device object.

Samsung telephones may be a bit specific from other Android phones, and

those variations are highlighted at some stage in this tome.

4. Look at the item titled Android Version.

The version range is indexed, which includes 6.0.1.

Don’t worry if those steps confuse you: Review Part I of this ebook, and then come

again right here. (I’ll wait.)

More assumptions: You don’t need to own a computer to use your Android phone.

If you have got a computer, terrific. The Android phone works properly with both PCs and

Macs. When cellphone and computer move paths, you’ll find guidelines for each PC

and Mac.

Finally, this book assumes that you have a Google account. If you don’t, find out

how to configure one in Chapter 2. Having a Google account opens up a slew of

beneficial functions, statistics, and programs that make the usage of your phone more

effective.

Icons Used in This Book

This icon flags beneficial, useful suggestions or shortcuts.

This icon marks a pleasant reminder to do some thing.

This icon marks a pleasant reminder no longer to do something.

This icon alerts you to overly nerdy records and technical discussions of the

topic handy. Reading the records is optional, although it can win you a pie

slice in Trivial Pursuit.

Beyond the Book

The publisher continues a assist page with updates or changes that arise

among variations of this e book. Go to www.Dummies.Com, look for Android Phones

For Dummies, then open the Extras tab on this ebook’s precise web page to view the

updates or modifications. Or click on the Cheat Sheet hyperlink to view helpful records

pulled from during the textual content.

On a non-public notice, my email cope with is dgookin@wambooli.Com. Yes, that’s my

actual deal with. I respond to every e mail I get hold of, mainly while you preserve your query brief and unique to this e book. Although I experience pronouncing “Hi,” I can't answer

technical aid questions, clear up billing troubles, or help you troubleshoot your

smartphone. Thanks for expertise

My internet site is wambooli.Com. This ebook has its personal page on that web page, that you

can test for updates, new records, and all types of a laugh stuff. Visit regularly:

wambooli.Com/help/android/phones

Where to Go from Here

Thank you for analyzing the advent. Few people do, and it'd store a lot

of time and trouble if they did. Consider yourself fortunate, though you in all likelihood

knew that.

Your assignment now: Start studying the relaxation of the book — but not the whole thing, and

mainly not so as. Observe the desk of contents and locate something that

hobbies you. Or look up your puzzle inside the index. When those pointers don’t

cut it, simply begin studying Chapter 1.