Android Smartphones For Dummies
- Length: 288 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: For Dummies
- Publication Date: 2022-12-01
- ISBN-10: 1119900387
- ISBN-13: 9781119900382
- Sales Rank: #12035435 (See Top 100 Books)
Become smartphone savvy with Dummies
Android Smartphones For Dummies is the all-new guide to Android phones with the familiar Dummies charm everyone loves. This book will give Android rookies a crash-course in how to use these popular phones. You’ll go beyond the basics of texting and taking photos—we’ll walk you through all the pro tips and tricks for customizing your phone, optimizing all your settings, using social media (safely), and making the most of apps and widgets. We’ll even teach you how to make calls, because phones can still do that.
- Set up and customize your new Android phone
- Take stunning pictures, video, and even selfies
- Find the best apps to make your life easier and more fun
- Keep your data secure and private while you browse the internet
New and inexperienced Android users will love the helpful, step-by-step guidance and friendly advice in Android Smartphones For Dummies.
Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here Part 1 The Unboxing Chapter 1 Introducing All Things Android What Are Android Devices? Samsung Google Pixel Other hot brands Looking at the Different Flavors of Android Samsung’s version of Android Google Pixel’s ‘pure Android’ Transitioning from an iPhone to an Android: It’s Possible! Chapter 2 Checking Out and Charging What’s in the Box Your Contents May Vary Hello, handset! You’re not doing anything without the power cord Accessories may be included, but maybe not What Should You Keep (and What You Can Discard) Installing the SIM Card A Quick Tour of Your Device’s Hardware Not all Android smartphones look the same Sometimes the differences are in the inside Keeping Your Device Charged and Current Caring for Your Smartphone Cleaning your device Storing your device Chapter 3 Deciding on Carrier Service What Are Locked and Unlocked Smartphones? Big Box Carriers: No, They Aren’t Used for Moving Checking Out Alternative Carriers What Can You Do Without Service? Chapter 4 Setting Up Your Device Activating Your Phone Parlez-Vous Français? Android Is Multilingual Customizing Your Vision Settings Accessing Wi-Fi Adding a Gmail Account Setting Up Security How About a Couple of Extras? Setting Up Multiple Users Chapter 5 Tapping and Swiping Your Way around the Phone Starting with Standard Navigation The touch interface The tap The double tap The hold Swiping Swiping on the lock screen Swiping on the home screen Swiping within an app Searching Google Assistant Contextual search Moving on to Advanced Navigation Using gestures Pinch to zoom Waving Part 2 The Grand Tour Chapter 6 Unlocking the Secrets of the Screens The Lock Screen versus the Home Screen(s) What you can do on the lock screen Accessing the lock screen Configuring the lock screen What you can do on the home screen(s) Securing Access to the Phone with the Lock Screen Changing your password Setting up facial recognition Chapter 7 G-Whiz: The Google Experience Keeping Tabs on Your Life Calendar Clock/Alarm Emailing and Sending Messages Gmail Email categories Deleting and archiving email Searching for email Recovering email Messages Sending texts Deleting texts Blocking senders Capturing Special Moments Camera Photos Albums Timeline Library Figuring Out the Functional Side of Google Maps Chrome Drive GPay Chapter 8 Investigating Apps for Everything Exploring the Preinstalled Apps The apps on every new Android phone Phone Files Keep Notes Play Movies and Play Music Settings YouTube Carrier-installed apps and why you can’t remove them Installing New Apps Finding the perfect app for what you need Recommended for you Suggested for you Searching for apps Interpreting Google Play listings Choosing an install location Viewing App Information Moving and Organizing Apps Moving apps to your home screen(s) Creating app folders Adding more home screens Sideloading Apps The dangers of sideloading How to find legitimate apps outside of the Play Store Chapter 9 Finding Widgets for Your Gadget What Is a Widget? Selecting, Placing, and Sizing Widgets Removing Widgets Chapter 10 Enjoying Quick Access Features Settings That Help You Use Your Device Adjusting the backlight Setting the auto-rotation Accessing the flashlight Settings That Help You Use Other Devices Turning Wi-Fi on or off Using Bluetooth Setting up a mobile hotspot Sharing content with ScreenCast Settings That Help Apps Help You Paying with GPay Turning on Location Services Putting your phone into airplane mode Editing the Quick Access Screen Chapter 11 Staying in the Know with Notifications Receiving Notifications Using the Notification Drawer Swiping for More Information Configuring Notifications Setting Do Not Disturb Chapter 12 Customizing Your Settings Resting Your Eyes with Night Light Where Did My Memory Go? The Storage setting Clear Storage and Clear Cache buttons Free Up Space button Developer options Keeping Your Life in Balance with Digital Wellbeing App timer Focus mode Bedtime Understanding the Volume Controls Locating the volume buttons It’s all about context Sometimes you need to be quiet Part 3 Communicating Anytime, Anywhere Chapter 13 Texting to Keep in Touch Exploring Messages Tap, Tap, Typing and Other Ways to Enter Your Message Using the keyboard Special characters Emojis, stickers, and GIFs Swipe typing Voice-to-text Copying, Pasting, and Deleting Texts Group Texting Using Third-Party Texting Apps Chapter 14 Using the Phone as a . . . Phone Seeing Who’s Who in Your Life Entering contacts Viewing contacts Setting up favorites Making Contact with Your Contacts Calling a contact Calling without a contact Being Prepared for an Emergency Setting emergency contacts Activating the panic button Calling Chapter 15 Browsing the Internet and Maintaining Your Privacy Feeling at Home with Chrome Opening Chrome Searching with Chrome Using the keyboard Using the microphone Using Google Lens Navigating to a site Working with tabs Installing Third-Party Browsers Chapter 16 Keeping It Social Installing Social Media Apps Using Social Media Facebook Reddit TikTok Instagram Chapter 17 Smile! Using the Camera Opening the Camera App Navigating the Camera Interface Settings Flash Top Shot Timer Ratio Save location/last image taken/sharing Image view finder/grid lines Zoom Camera selector Shutter Camera modes Night Sight Portrait Camera Video Panorama Photo Sphere Lens Holding Your Phone for the Best Shot Editing Your Images Crop Blur Brightness and contrast Warmth and tint Markup Snapseed Part 4 Personalizing Just the Way You Like It Chapter 18 Customizing Your Device Setting Custom Ring Tones and Notification Sounds Change your ringtone Assign different ringtones to different people Change text notification sounds Adding a Splash of Color Setting Wallpaper Images Changing the Font Size Chapter 19 Saying ‘Hey’ to Google Getting the Most from Your Smartphone with Google Assistant Setting Up Google Assistant Google Assistant settings Lock screen Tap to wake Personal results ‘Hey, Google’ and other magic commands Creating Google Assistant Routines Part 5 The Part of Tens Chapter 20 Ten Cool Tips and Tricks Send Someone Your Current Location Double-Tap to Wake Up Turn Your Smartphone into a Ruler Take a Screenshot Access App Context Menus Switch to One-Handed Mode Screencast Tap and Zoom Disable App Notifications Use the Two-Finger Swipe Chapter 21 Ten Settings to Enable Skip Lock Screen Wireless Emergency Alerts Battery Percentage Dial Pad (DTMF) Tones Screen Timeout Night Light Auto-Rotate Screen Screen Lock Emergency Location Service Find My Device Chapter 22 Ten Settings to Disable Turn On Wi-Fi Automatically Sensitive Notifications Show Media Recommendations Identify Songs Playing Nearby Adaptive Brightness Add Users from Lock Screen Show Wallet Personalize Using App Data Developer Options Back Up Using Mobile Data Index EULA
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