T-Mobile G1 For Dummies E-Book

Chris Ziegler

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

Seitenzahl: 407

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2009

Beschreibung

Excited about the new Google phone? T-Mobile's G1 android phone is packed with possibilities, and T-Mobile G1 For Dummies will help you make the most of them. This fun and friendly guide shows you how to navigate the G1's android interface, make phone calls, view maps, manage contacts, browse the Web, and a whole lot more. Your T-Mobile G1 is so much more than a phone--it's also an administrative assistant, movie theater, jukebox, mobile office, and several more things all rolled into one device. With T-Mobile G1 For Dummies, you can: * Find out all about the Android smartphone operating system and what it offers * Learn your way around the G1's keyboard, buttons, and touch screen * See how your G1 connects to both Wi-Fi networks and T-Mobile's high-speed network * Surf the Web, download music and picture files, and tweak browser settings * Send and receive Gmail, get where you're going with Google Maps, and stay organized with Google Calendar * Take photos, check out YouTube, and fill your phone with media * Manage your e-mail and choose which messages will be synced to your phone * Shop the Android Market and discover more cool apps for your G1 Don't waste a single cool feature of your T-Mobile G1! T-Mobile G1 For Dummies shows you how to use all the great Google functions, play (and even buy) music, browse the Web, add apps, and more.

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T-Mobile G1 For Dummies®

Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

What You’re Not to Read

Foolish Assumptions

How This Book Is Organized

Part I: Introducing Android and the T-Mobile G1

Part II: Putting the “Google” in Google Android

Part III: Making the G1 a Part of Your Life

Part IV: Adding Software and Media

Part V: The Part of Tens

Icons Used in This Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I: Introducing Android and the T-Mobile G1

Chapter 1: Google: What’s Good in Your PC Is Good in Your Pocket

Unveiling Android the Google Way

What Android Is (and Is Not)

The dumbphone

The smartphone

And then came Android and the G1

Recognizing What Makes Android Unique

Adding the Hardware Component

The Open Handset Alliance

Why the T-Mobile G1 is important

Chapter 2 : Powering On and Getting Around

Android Anatomy

Touch-sensitive display

The trackball

Turning on the G1 for the First Time

Feels Like the First Time: Resetting Your G1 and Deleting Its Memory

Changing the Battery

Your First Phone Call

Call Handling

Chapter 3: The Home Screen and Status Bar

The Home Screen: Not Just for Checking the Time Anymore

Applications, shortcuts, and widgets

The default layout

Getting around the house

Making your house a Home

The Status Bar: Not Just for Checking Signal Strength Anymore

Notifications

Notification icons

Beyond icons: The expanded view

Chapter 4: Making and Receiving Calls and Text Messages

The Dialer

The Dialer tab

The Call Log tab

The Contacts tab

The Favorites tab

Controlling the Volume

Bossing Your Phone around with the Voice Dialer

Using Wired and Bluetooth Headsets

Wired headsets

Pairing and using Bluetooth headsets

Unpairing Bluetooth headsets

The Messaging Application

Sending and receiving text (SMS) messages

Sending and receiving multimedia (MMS) messages

Managing threads

Messaging settings

Part II: Putting the “Google” in Google Android

Chapter 5: Searching

Searching the Internet

Searching from the Home screen

Searching from the Browser

Starting the search

Search suggestions

Searching Your Contacts

Searching for Your Applications

Chapter 6: Using Gmail and Other E-Mail Services

Gmail

Retrieving new e-mail

Reading and working with e-mail

Managing labels

Views

Writing and sending e-mails

Sending attachments

Viewing received attachments

Gmail Settings screen

The Email Application: Anything That Isn’t Gmail

Setting up an e-mail account

Retrieving new e-mail

About folders

Reading and working with e-mail

Viewing attachments

Writing and sending e-mails

Working with multiple accounts

Chapter 7: Navigating with Google Maps

Starting Maps

Getting Around Maps

Scrolling the map

Zooming

Four Maps, One Application

Map mode

Satellite mode

Traffic mode

Street View mode

Finding Where You Are

Searching for Locations

Viewing search results as a list

Viewing search results on the map

Getting Directions

Chapter 8: Contacts

Contacts Is an Application but Not Really

Finding Contacts

Creating a Contact

Doing Stuff with Contacts

Editing and Deleting Contacts

Contacts Settings Screen

Chapter 9: Calendar

One Calendar, Four Ways

Day view

Week view

Month view

Agenda view

Working with multiple calendars

Creating Events

Working with Events

Invitations

Editing and deleting events

Calendar Settings Screen

Part III: Making the G1 Part of Your Life

Chapter 10: Browsing the Web

Opening the Browser

Going to or Searching for a Web Address

Navigating the Web

Moving backward and forward

Selecting links

Refreshing the current page

History

Bookmarks

Scrolling and Zooming Web Pages

Scrolling

Zooming

Working with Multiple Windows

Opening a link in a new window

Switching between multiple windows

Opening a new blank window

Closing windows

Saving Files from the Browser

Pictures

Music, Web pages, and everything else

Working with the Download history screen

Changing the Screen Orientation

Browser Settings Screen

Chapter 11: Working with and Taking Pictures

The G1’s Camera

Taking a picture

Camera Settings screen

The Pictures Application

Browsing your pictures

Viewing and working with individual pictures

Picture Settings screen

Chapter 12: Instant Messaging

Selecting an Account

Setting Up Accounts

Managing Accounts

Contact Lists

AIM, Windows Live Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger

Google Talk

Managing Conversations

Instant Messaging Settings Screens

Chapter 13: Rock Out with the G1’s Music Player

Choose Your Destiny: Headphones or Loudspeaker

Starting the Music Application

Browsing and Searching Your Music

Browsing artists

Browsing albums

Browsing songs

Searching your music

Managing Your Playlists

The Playlists screen

Creating a playlist

Adding music to an existing playlist

Editing a playlist

The Playback Screen

Chapter 14: Best of the Rest: Alarm Clock, Calculator, and YouTube

Alarm Clock

Setting a new alarm

Editing and deleting alarms

Calculator

The Basic panel

The Advanced panel

History

YouTube

The Home page

Browsing videos by category

Searching

Video lists

Watching videos

Favorites

Chapter 15 : The Settings Application

Opening the Settings Application

Wireless Controls

Wi-Fi settings screen

Bluetooth settings screen

Mobile networks settings screen

Call Settings Screen

Sound and Display Settings Screen

Data Synchronization Screen

Location and Security Screen

My Location sources section

Screen unlock pattern section

SIM card lock section

Passwords section

Applications Settings Screen

Unknown sources section

Quick launch section

Manage applications section

Development section

SD Card and Internal Phone Storage Screen

Date and Time Settings Screen

Text Settings Screen

About Phone Screen

Part IV: Adding Software and Media

Chapter 16 : Buying Music with Amazon MP3

Starting Amazon MP3

Finding Music

Go with the flow: Finding popular music

Browsing the catalog

Searching for music

Previewing and Buying Music

Buying an entire album

Previewing and buying individual songs

Managing Music Downloads

Listening to Your Purchased Music

Amazon MP3 Settings Screen

Chapter 17: Filling Your Phone with Media

Installing and Removing the Memory Card

Connecting the G1 to Your Computer

Chapter 18: The Android Market

Starting Market and Understanding the Market Home Screen

Browsing the Goods: The Applications and Games Screens

Getting Details about and Installing Applications

Searching for Applications

The My Downloads Screen

Canceling downloads in progress

Help out fellow G1 owners by rating applications

Part V: The Part of Tens

Chapter 19: Ten Great Android Applications

CompareEverywhere

TuneWiki

Locale

Caller ID by WhitePages

Shazam

Video Player

Any Cut

The Weather Channel

OI Notepad

Ringdroid

Chapter 20: Ten Accessories for Your G1

Bluetooth Headset

microSD Card

microSD-to-SD Card Adapter

USB SD Card Reader

Spare Battery

Screen Protector

ExtUSB-to-3.5mm Jack Adapter

Upgraded Headphones or Earphones

Car Charger

Case

Chapter 21: Ten Great Sites for Android Information

Official Android Site

T-Mobile Forums

HTC T-Mobile G1 Support

Android Forums

HowardForums

Android Community

AndroidGuys

Phandroid

Phone Scoop

Engadget Mobile

Chapter 22: Ten Must-Play Android Games

PAC-MAN by Namco

Bonsai Blast

Texas Hold ’em

Snake

Coloroid

Light Racer

Divide and Conquer!

MisMisMatch

Parallel Kingdom

Solitaire

T-Mobile G1 For Dummies®

by Chris Ziegler

T-Mobile G1 For Dummies®

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About the Author

Chris Ziegler is a mobile enthusiast who can rarely be spotted using the same phone twice. Although his passions include driving, flying, motorcycling, and pretty much anything that involves gasoline, he’s usually piloting nothing more than his own computer as Associate Mobile Editor for the technology blog Engadget. A native of Michigan, he currently lives in Chicago with two Macs, two PCs, and a pile of portable gizmos taller than he.

Dedication

To my fantastic parents, Brenda and Zig, for being far more patient and understanding than a son could ever ask a mother and father to be. I’d also like to thank Ryan Block for taking a chance on an unknown who’d never written a line of prose in his life; he put my career on a wild new path.

Author’s Acknowledgments

A world of thanks goes to Kyle Looper, my acquisitions editor, for reaching out to Engadget to make this book happen; to Susan Pink, my editor, for reminding me that readers don’t always know what I’m talking about when I refer to it (and for so much more); to Andrew Hilsher, my technical editor, for making sure I know what the heck I’m talking about; to Peter Rojas for connecting me with Kyle; and to everyone at Wiley Publishing who’s helped to put T-Mobile G1 For Dummies on the bookshelf. It’s been quite a ride.

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Introduction

I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you to T-Mobile G1 For Dummies. Regardless of whether you have recently purchased a G1 and need help getting started, are a seasoned professional looking for a quick refresher, are considering purchasing a G1 and would like to get a feel for what the device is all about, or just need to know what a G1 is, you’ve come to the right place.

In a nutshell, the G1 is a state-of-the-art cellphone developed by Google, HTC, and T-Mobile that features an expansive touch screen, a full keyboard, navigation capabilities, and a whole lot more. It connects to both Wi-Fi networks (like those found in homes and offices) and also to T-Mobile’s own high-speed data network to offer you speedy access to e-mail and the Web no matter where you happen to be.