Unlock the Full Power of Your Android(TM) 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 Tricks is
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
