Introduction 1Part 1: The Unboxing 3Chapter 1: Introducing All Things Android 5Chapter 2: Checking Out and Charging What's in the Box 11Chapter 3: Deciding on Carrier Service 25Chapter 4: Setting Up Your Device 31Chapter 5: Tapping and Swiping Your Way around the Phone 43Part 2: The Grand Tour 53Chapter 6: Unlocking the Secrets of the Screens 55Chapter 7: G-Whiz: The Google Experience 67Chapter 8: Investigating Apps for Everything 89Chapter 9: Finding Widgets for Your Gadget 105Chapter 10: Enjoying Quick Access Features 113Chapter 11: Staying in the Know with Notifications 125Chapter 12: Customizing Your Settings. 135Part 3: Communicating Anytime, Anywhere 153Chapter 13: Texting to Keep in Touch 155Chapter 14: Using the Phone as a Phone 169Chapter 15: Browsing the Internet and Maintaining Your Privacy 181Chapter 16: Keeping It Social 191Chapter 17: Smile! Using the Camera 199Part 4: Personalizing Just the Way You Like It 221Chapter 18: Customizing Your Device 223Chapter 19: Saying 'Hey' to Google 233Part 5: The Part of Tens 245Chapter 20: Ten Cool Tips and Tricks 247Chapter 21: Ten Settings to Enable 255Chapter 22: Ten Settings to Disable. 259Index 263
J.F. DiMarzio has nearly 30 years' experience developing games and applications for a variety of operating systems and in several programming languages. He is a veteran Android developer, the author of 15 books, and has worked with organizations including The Walt Disney Company and the U.S. Department of Defense.