Samsung Galaxy S6 for Dummies E-Book

Bill Hughes

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Seitenzahl: 317

Beschreibung

Explore the capabilities of your Samsung Galaxy S 6 with this definitive guide! Learning to use a new phone can be both difficult and frustrating. With confusing documentation and baffling support, the references provided by phone manufacturers can be intimidating. Enter Samsung Galaxy S 6 For Dummies! This extensive yet practical guide walks you through the most useful features of your new Samsung Galaxy S 6--and it shows you all the best tricks to getting the most out of your device. With an accessible and fun, yet informative writing style, this is a text that you'll refer to again and again as you explore the capabilities of your new smartphone! Samsung is the largest phone manufacturer in the world, so it's no wonder that its flagship smartphone products--the Galaxy S line--have made quite a splash. Built around the Android operating system, the Galaxy S 6 is so much more than a phone, it is a mobile device with endless capabilities, so why not explore and use that functionality? * Set up and configure your new smartphone to fit your needs and preferences * Review the phone's features and capabilities * Access key functionality, such as texting, emailing, accessing the internet, using navigation, capturing photos and videos, social networking, watching movies, downloading apps, securing and synching your phone with your PC * Expand the capabilities of your Samsung Galaxy S 6 by downloading new software upgrades Samsung Galaxy S 6 For Dummies clearly explains the features and capabilities of your new phone--and will have you up and running on your smartphone in no time!

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Samsung® Galaxy S®6 For Dummies®

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015941962

ISBN 978-1-119-12060-5 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-12064-3 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-12062-9 (ebk)

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Table of Contents

Cover

Introduction

About This Book

What You’re Not to Read

Foolish Assumptions

How This Book Is Organized

Icons Used in This Book

Beyond the Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I: Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S6

Chapter 1: Exploring What You Can Do with Your Phone

Discovering the Basics of Your Phone

Taking Your Phone to the Next Level: The Smartphone Features

Customizing Your Phone with Games and Applications

You and Your Shadow: How Your Cellular Carrier Bills You

Surviving Unboxing Day

Chapter 2: Beginning at the Beginning

First Things First: Turning On Your Phone

Charging Your Phone and Managing Battery Life

Navigating the Galaxy S6

Going to Sleep Mode/Turning Off the Phone

Part II: Communications

Chapter 3: Calling People

Making Calls

Answering Calls

Keeping Track of Your Calls: The Call List

Making an Emergency Call: The 411 on 911

Syncing a Bluetooth Headset

Options Other than Headsets

Chapter 4: Discovering the Joy of Text

Sending the First Text Message

Carrying on a Conversation via Texting

Sending an Attachment with a Text

Receiving Text Messages

Managing Your Text History

Chapter 5: Sending and Receiving E-Mail

Setting Up Your E-Mail

Reading E-Mail on Your Phone

Writing and Sending E-mail

Replying To and Forwarding E-mail

Chapter 6: Managing Your Contacts

Using the Galaxy S6 Contact Database

Creating Contacts Within Your Database

How Contacts Make Life Easy

Playing Favorites

Part III: Live on the Internet: Going Mobile

Chapter 7: You’ve Got the Whole (Web) World in Your Hands

Starting the Browser

Accessing Mobile (or Not) Websites

Getting Around in the Browser

Using Bookmarks

Deciding Between Mobile Browsing and Mobile Apps

Chapter 8: Playing in Google’s Play Store

Exploring the Play Store: The Mall for Your Phone

Getting to the Store

Seeing What’s Available: Shopping for Android Apps

Installing and Managing an Android App

Rating and Uninstalling Your Apps

Part IV: Entertainment Applications

Chapter 9: Sharing Pictures

Say Cheese! Taking a Picture with Your Phone

Getting a Little Fancier with Your Camera

The Digital Camcorder in Your Pocket

Managing Your Photo Images

Using Images on Your Phone

Deleting Images on Your Phone

Chapter 10: Playing Games

The Play Store Games Category

Leaving Feedback on Games

Chapter 11: Mapping Out Where You Want to Be

GPS 101: First Things First

Practically Speaking: Using Maps

Getting and Using Directions

Upgrading Your Navigation

Chapter 12: Playing Music and Videos

Being Mindful of Carrier Quirks

Getting Ready to be Entertained

Enjoying Basic Multimedia Capabilities

Part V: Productivity Applications

Chapter 13: Using the Calendar

Syncing Calendars

Setting Calendar Display Preferences

Setting Other Display Options

Creating an Event on the Right Calendar

Chapter 14: On the Road Again: Taking Your Work with You on Your Phone

Preparing for Using Office Apps

Reading and Editing Files with Your Phone

Chapter 15: Talking with S-Voice

Look Ma! No Hands!

Dictating a Text

Preparing to Work with S-Voice

Searching the Web by Voice

Changing Settings on S-Voice

Part VI: The Part of Tens

Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Make Your Phone Totally Yours

Using a Bluetooth Speaker

Cruising in the Car

Considering Wireless Charging Mats

Your Phone Is Watching You

Making a Statement with Wraps