Android smartphones / Jerome DiMarzio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DiMarzio, Jerome, author.

Series:

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Android (Electronic resource).

Droid (Smartphone).

Smartphones.

Mobile computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 pages)

Place of Publication:

ワイリーパブリッシングジャパン.

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2023]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

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 911

Chapter 15 Browsing the Internet and Maintaining Your Privacy

Feeling at Home with Chrome

Opening Chrome

Searching with Chrome

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

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

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.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-119-90040-9

OCLC:

1352007485