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Android Tips and Tricks: Covers Android 5 and Android 6 devices, 2nd Edition

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  • Copyright 2016
  • Dimensions: 6" x 9"
  • Pages: 544
  • Edition: 2nd
  • eBook (Watermarked)
  • ISBN-10: 0-13-438228-5
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-13-438228-9

Unlock the Full Power of Your Android™ Smartphone or Tablet


Discover hundreds of tips and tricks you can use right away with your Android device to get more done, and have more fun.


You’ll learn how to use your Android smartphone or tablet as a powerful communication, organization, and productivity tool as well as a feature-packed entertainment device. You will dig deep into the settings and capabilities of both Android itself and the preinstalled apps, developing the knowledge and skills to exploit them to the fullest.


Easy to understand and non-technical,Android Tips and Tricksis perfect for beginners—and for more experienced users ready to ramp up their productivity or move to newer devices. It covers all new and recent Android smartphones and tablets running Android 6 (Marshmallow) or Android 5 (Lollipop)—with bonus, in-depth coverage of Samsung’s widely used TouchWiz skin.


Here’s just a sampling of what this book’s tips, tricks, and techniques will help you do:

· Connect to wireless and cellular networks, to keyboards and Bluetooth devices, and via VPNs

· Transform your device into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and share Internet connections via USB or Bluetooth

· Secure Android with screen and SIM locks, location settings, and encryption

· Sideload apps from any source and keep bad apps from loading

· Take Gmail to pro level with signatures, vacation responders, labels, archiving, advanced search, and secure two-step verification

· Manage multiple email accounts together: POP, IMAP, web mail, and Exchange

· Get more out of your Google Chrome browser, and share bookmarks across all your devices

· Chat via text, audio, or video on Google Hangouts—and customize it to work just the way you want

· Enjoy your music everywhere, whether it’s stored locally or in the cloud

· Easily capture, edit, and share top-quality photos and videos

· Transform your smartphone or tablet into a total social networking hub

· Squeeze more battery life from your Android device

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1Getting Up to Speed with Android

Identifying Your Device’s Android Version and Its Skin

Understanding Android Version Numbers and Names

Finding Out Which Android Version Your Device Is Running

Establishing Whether Your Device Is Using a Skin

年代etting Different Volume Levels for Different Audio Sources

Using Manual Brightness and Adaptive Brightness

Managing Your Notifications

Responding to a Notification

Turning the Notification Light On or Off

Configuring Notifications for an App

Clearing Repeat Notifications

Configuring and Using Do Not Disturb and Interruptions

Configuring and Using Do Not Disturb in Marshmallow

Configuring and Using Interruptions in Lollipop

Entering Text

Using the Keyboard and Spelling Correction

Entering Text Using a Hardware Keyboard

Entering Text Using Dictation

Entering Emoji

Using Alternative Keyboards

年代etting Up a Phone or Tablet for Multiple Users

Creating a User Account

Creating a Restricted Profile

年代witching User Accounts and Profiles

Deleting a User Account or Restricted Profile

Understanding and Avoiding Problems When Sharing Your Device

Getting the Best Battery Performance

Identifying Power Hogs

Eking Out Battery Life

Recharging Secrets

Managing Files and Storage

Adding a Micro SD Card

Connecting USB OTG Storage

Choosing and Using a File Explorer

Checking Space Usage and Reclaiming Space

Chapter 2Loading and Syncing Your Device

Understanding Your Options for Loading and Syncing Your Device

Choosing the Right Management or Sync App

Getting and Installing Your Management or Sync App

Installing a Management or Sync App in Windows

Choosing What Happens When You Connect Your Device to Windows

Installing Android File Transfer on OS X

Using Your Management or Sync App

Using Phone Companion in Windows 10

Using Other Management or Sync Apps in Windows

Using Android File Transfer on OS X

Loading Files on Your Device

Updating, Backing Up, and Restoring Your Device

Keeping Your Device Updated

备份你的开发ice

Restoring Your Device

Using Remote Lock and Wiping

Chapter 3Customizing Your Device

年代etting Up Your Home Screens

Adding and Removing Home Screens

Adding Apps to Your Home Screens

Adding Widgets to Your Home Screens

Adding Web Addresses to Your Home Screens

Organizing Home Screen Items into Folders

Dropbox文件夹添加到您的主屏幕

Repositioning Items on Your Home Screens

Removing Items from Your Home Screens

Rearranging Your Home Screens

年代etting the Wallpaper

Using a Different Launcher

Choosing a Launcher

Installing a Launcher

年代witching Among Launchers

Making No Launcher the Default

Configuring Input Options

Configuring the Lock Screen

Choosing the Best Locking Method

年代etting Up Locking on Your Device

年代etting Up Smart Lock

Putting a Message or Owner Information on the Lock Screen

Unlocking Your Device with Your Fingerprint

Configuring Lock-Screen Notifications

Choosing Location Settings to Protect Your Privacy

Encrypting Your Device

Encrypting the Data on Your Device

Decrypting the Data on Your Device

Performing a Hard Reset

Chapter 4Connecting to Networks and Devices

Using Airplane Mode

采取有限公司ntrol of Cellular Connections

Displaying the Cellular Network Settings Screen

Enabling and Disabling Data Roaming

Choosing Among Cellular Network Types

Configuring a New Access Point

Connecting to a Different Carrier

Keeping Within Your Data Plan

Managing Your Wi-Fi Connections

Turning Wi-Fi On and Off

Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks

Connecting to a Closed Network

Working on the Advanced Wi-Fi Screen

Whitelisting Your Device on a Wi-Fi Network

Configuring IP Settings Manually

Connecting Through a Proxy Server

Improving Your Wi-Fi Connections

Forgetting a Network

Sharing Your Device’s Internet Connection

Sharing the Internet Connection via USB Tethering

Sharing the Internet Connection via Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

Connecting Bluetooth Devices

Pairing a Bluetooth Device with Your Android Device

Transferring Files to Another Device via Bluetooth

Sharing an Internet Connection via Bluetooth Tethering

Using VPNs

年代etting Up a VPN Connection

Connecting via the VPN

Chapter 5Installing, Running, and Managing Apps

Getting App Installation Right

Evaluating Permissions When Installing Apps

Getting a Refund on an App

Configuring Your Play Store Account

年代ideloading Apps

Installing a File Manager

Getting the Package File for the App

年代etting Android to Allow Apps from Unknown Sources

年代ideloading the App

Running Apps

Working with the Overview Screen

年代witching Apps with the Overview Screen

Closing an App from the Overview Screen

Pinning an App to the Screen

Opening the App Info Screen for an App

Forcing an App to Stop

Clearing an App’s Cache, Data, or Defaults

Uninstalling Apps

Rebooting into Safe Mode

Resetting App Preferences

Chapter 6Taking Gmail to the Pro Level

年代etting Up Your Email Accounts

Gathering the Information Needed to Set Up an Email Account

Displaying the Set Up Email Screen

Adding a Google Account

Adding a Personal Account

Adding an Exchange Server Account

Configuring Gmail and Your Accounts to Work Your Way

Choosing General Settings

Configuring Settings for a Google Account

Configuring a Personal Account

Configuring an Exchange Account

Triaging and Reading Your Messages

Navigating Among Your Accounts, Labels, and Folders

Working in the Conversation List

Reading Your Messages

Writing and Sending Messages

Labeling, Archiving, and Moving Your Messages

Labeling and Archiving Messages in a Google Account

Moving Messages in Personal and Exchange Accounts

Dealing with Spam and Problem Senders

年代earching for Messages

年代earching with Keywords in Any Type of Account

年代earching with Advanced Search Operators in Google Accounts

年代earching with Boolean Operators and Grouping

年代etting Up 2-Step Verification for Your Google Account

年代etting Up 2-Step Verification Using a Computer

年代etting Up 2-Step Verification Using an Android Device

Logging In to Your Account with 2-Step Verification Enabled

Chapter 7Using Google Now and Maps

年代treamlining Your Life with Google Now

Navigating and Customizing Google Now

Customizing Google Now to Suit Your Needs

Choosing Settings for Google Now

Managing Your Activity in Google Account History

Accessing Google Now from the Lock Screen

Working with Reminders in Google Now

导航和地图

Making Sure You Know Essential Maps Moves

年代aving Maps for Offline Use

选择关键设置地图

Chapter 8Browsing with Chrome

Choosing Essential Chrome Settings

Configuring Your Google Account

Choosing Your Search Engine

Choosing Whether to Merge Tabs and Apps on a Phone

年代etting Up Autofill Forms

Working with the Save Passwords Feature

Choosing Privacy Settings and Clearing Browsing Data

Choosing Accessibility Settings

Choosing Site Settings

Enabling the Data Saver Feature

Browsing the Web with Chrome

Navigating Among Web Pages

Managing and Switching Tabs

Making the Most of Bookmarks

Returning to a Recent Tab or a Tab Open on Another Device

Returning to a Page You Visited Earlier

年代earching for Information

Browsing Incognito

Requesting a Desktop Site

Chapter 9Maximizing Your Productivity

Managing Your Contacts

Adding a New Contact

Organizing Your Contacts into Groups

Displaying Only the Contacts You Want to See

Merging and Separating Contacts

Importing and Exporting Contacts

Mastering Your Schedule with Calendar

Configuring the Calendar App

Choosing Which Calendars to Display

Controlling How the Calendar Appears

Creating Events

Inviting Others to an Event

Dealing with Invitations

Sharing Your Google Calendars

Transferring and Syncing Files with Google Drive

年代etting Up Google Drive

Navigating Google Drive

Configuring Backups, Cache, Encryption, and Data Usage

Creating a Folder

Adding Files to Google Drive

Keeping Files on Your Device

Printing Documents

Printing to Local Printers

Print to an HP Printer Using the HP Print Service Plugin

Printing to Cloud Printers

Printing on Your Existing Printer

Using a Chromecast Device

年代etting Up a Chromecast with Your Android Device

Casting Your Screen or Audio to the Chromecast Device

Chapter 10Making the Most of Phone and Hangouts

Becoming an Expert with the Phone App

Making Calls the Easy Way

年代aving Time with Your Call History

Taking Calls–or Avoiding Them

Configuring the Phone App to Work Your Way

年代etting Custom Ringtones for Important Callers

Blocking and Screening Calls

年代etting a SIM Card Lock

聊天,说话,和会议场所

Getting an Account

Getting Started with Hangouts

Making Hangouts Comfortable for You

Communicating via Hangouts

Chapter 11Exploiting Camera, Photos, and Videos

Getting Great Photos with the Camera App

Opening the Camera App and Navigating Its Interface

Accessing the Camera from the Lock Screen

Configuring the Camera App to Suit Your Needs

Taking Regular Photos

Taking Photo Sphere Photos

Taking Panorama Photos

Taking Photos with the Lens Blur Feature

Editing Your Photos

年代hooting Videos

Capturing Screenshots

Chapter 12Enjoying Your Music Everywhere

Understanding Your Options for Listening to Music on Your Device

Getting Your Music onto Your Device

Understanding Which Music Formats Your Device Can Play

Getting Your CDs onto Your Android Device

Transcoding Existing Files

Getting the Most Out of the Play Music App

Getting Started with Play Music

年代etting Up an Account

年代yncing Your 50,000 Songs to Play Music

Buying Songs from the Play Store

Navigating the Play Music App

Playing Songs

Downloading Songs

Deleting Songs from Your Device and Your Library

Configuring the Play Music App

Creating Playlists

Improving Your Music with the Equalizer

Turning On the Equalizer

Creating a Custom Equalization

Using Other Music Apps

Three Apps for Identifying Music

Three Streaming Services

Chapter 13年代taying in Touch via Social Networking

Getting Serious with Facebook

Logging In to Facebook

Adding Friends and Managing Invites and Imported Contacts

Getting and Configuring Facebook Messenger

Making Facebook Work Your Way

Choosing Essential Privacy Settings

年代ecuring Your Facebook Account with TwoFactor Authentication

Using Multiple Facebook Accounts on the Same Device

Removing Your Facebook Account from Your Device

Making the Most of Twitter

年代igning In to Twitter

Navigating the Twitter App

Configuring the Twitter App

年代ecuring Your Twitter Account with Login Verification

Using Multiple Twitter Accounts

Chapter 14Using Samsung TouchWiz

Getting Up to Speed with TouchWiz Essentials

Using the Buttons in TouchWiz

Navigating the Home Screen

Customizing Your Home Screen

Using Gestures to Control Your Samsung Device

Customizing the Apps Screen

Create a Folder

Delete a Folder

Uninstall or Disable Apps

Working with the Notifications Panel, Quick Settings, and Settings

Using the Notifications Panel and the Quick Settings Bar

Using the Quick Settings Panel and the Settings App

Using Multi Window

理解星系应用和S应用

Using the Camera App’s Extra Features

Mastering the Essentials of the Camera App

Making the Most of the Camera Modes

年代etting the Camera to Take the Photos and Videos You Want

Browsing with Samsung’s Internet Browser

Grasping the Essentials of the Internet App

年代aving Web Pages and Reading Them Later

Returning to Web Pages with Bookmarks

Opening Multiple Tabs and Navigating Among Them

Loading Your Favorite Pages onto the Quick Access Screen

Adding a Web Page Shortcut to Your Home Screen

Browsing Secretly

年代yncing Open Pages Through a Samsung Account

Improving Performance by Turning Off TouchWiz Features

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