Droids Made Simple: For the Droid, Droid X, Droid 2, and Droid 2 Global

Prelim......Page 1
Contents at a Glance......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
About the Authors......Page 22
About the Technical Reviewer......Page 23
Acknowledgments......Page 24
Quick Start Guide......Page 26
Getting Around Quickly......Page 28
Keys, Buttons, and Switches......Page 29
The Launcher Icon......Page 30
The Four Buttons Along the Bottom......Page 31
Short Tap and Long Press......Page 32
Adding, Removing, and Moving Widgets and Icons......Page 33
Switching Apps (aka Multitasking)......Page 35
Menus, Submenus, and Checkboxes......Page 36
Reading the Top Status Bar......Page 37
Flying on an Airplane – Airplane Mode......Page 40
Touch Screen Gestures......Page 41
Swiping......Page 42
Scrolling......Page 43
Double-Tapping......Page 44
Pinching......Page 45
Getting Started......Page 46
Stay Connected and Organized......Page 48
Entertaining Yourself......Page 49
Staying Informed......Page 51
Networking Socially......Page 52
Being Productive......Page 53
Introduction......Page 54
Congratulations on Your New DROID!......Page 56
Getting the Most out of Droids Made Simple......Page 57
How This Book Is Organized......Page 58
Quickly Locating Tips, Cautions, and Notes......Page 59
Free DROID Email Tips......Page 60
You and Your DROID. . .......Page 62
Getting to Know Your DROID......Page 64
Power and Lock Button......Page 65
Volume Buttons......Page 66
Using the Four Buttons Along the Bottom......Page 67
Slide-out Keyboard (for DROID and DROID 2)......Page 68
Inserting a Memory Card and Removing the Battery......Page 69
Adjusting the Date, Time, Time Zone, and 24-Hour Format......Page 70
Adjusting the DROID’s Brightness......Page 72
Charging Your DROID and Battery Life Tips......Page 73
Setting up Accounts on Your DROID......Page 79
Using Other Google Services......Page 80
Finding Your Email......Page 81
Setting a Screen Lock......Page 82
Cleaning Your DROID Screen......Page 85
What to Buy......Page 86
Text, Picture, and Video Messaging Plans......Page 88
Mobile Wi-Fi Hot Spot......Page 89
International Plans......Page 90
Typing on Your DROID......Page 92
Two Ways to Type: Multi-touch and Swype......Page 93
The Device Keyboard (DROID 2 and Similar)......Page 98
Dictating Your Text......Page 99
Typing on the Screen With Two Thumbs......Page 100
Moving the Cursor Around the Screen......Page 101
Saving Time With Suggested Words......Page 103
Adding Words to the Custom User Dictionary......Page 105
Accessibility Options......Page 106
Accessibility – Voice Readouts (Reads the Screen)......Page 107
Using Zoom Mode to Magnify a Portion of the Screen......Page 108
Pressing and Holding to Type Symbols (and More)......Page 109
Quickly Changing a Word......Page 110
Quickly Change Text......Page 111
Changing the Language and Keyboard Options......Page 112
Voice Command......Page 113
Using Copy-and-Paste......Page 114
Jumping Between Apps or Multitasking......Page 115
Finding Things with Google Search......Page 116
Modifying Your Search......Page 117
Performing a Voice Search......Page 118
Adding the Google Search Widget to Your Home Screen......Page 119
Activating Your Phone......Page 122
Activating Your Google Account......Page 123
More Reasons You Need a Google Account......Page 125
Getting Information from Your Old Phone......Page 127
Fine Tuning Your DROID Sync......Page 128
Other Sync Methods......Page 130
Backing up Your Outlook Data......Page 132
Before You Install......Page 133
Setting Up the Software......Page 134
Troubleshooting Google Calendar Sync......Page 136
Reviews of the Missing Sync for Android......Page 137
Downloading and Installing PC or Mac Software......Page 138
Troubleshooting Missing Sync......Page 141
CompanionLink for Android......Page 142
Reviews of CompanionLink and DejaOffice App......Page 143
Google Calendar First Time User......Page 144
Downloading and Installing the PC Software......Page 145
Installing and Setting Up the DROID Software (Only Required for USB Sync or CL Hosted Server options)......Page 149
Troubleshooting CompanionLink......Page 150
Understanding Your Connection......Page 152
3G and 4G......Page 153
Wi-Fi......Page 154
Wi-Fi Security......Page 155
Creating a Wi-Fi Hotspot with Your DROID......Page 156
Roaming......Page 158
Managing Syncing......Page 159
VPN......Page 160
Android’s Web Browser......Page 161
Home Screen, Sweet Home Screen......Page 162
Adding App Icons to Your Home Screen......Page 163
Adding Bookmarks to Your Home Screen......Page 164
Adding Folders......Page 166
Widgets......Page 167
Android Widget Size......Page 168
Motorola Widgets......Page 169
Adding and Resizing Motorola Widgets......Page 172
Wallpaper......Page 173
Live Wallpapers......Page 174
Media Gallery......Page 175
Getting Started with the Phone (Dialer)......Page 176
Muting the Phone Ringer Slide for Mute......Page 177
Examining Different Phone Views......Page 178
Using the Dialer Keypad......Page 179
Talking Hands-free with a Bluetooth Headset or Bluetooth Car Stereo......Page 181
Getting Back to the Phone From Any App......Page 182
Adding Speed Dial Numbers......Page 183
Using the Recent View (Call Logs)......Page 184
Placing Calls From Contacts......Page 189
Using Favorites......Page 190
Voice Command......Page 192
Conference Calling......Page 193
Setting up Basic Voicemail......Page 195
Visual Voicemail......Page 197
Installing the Google Voice App......Page 201
Setting Up Google Voice......Page 202
Retrieving Google Voice Voicemails......Page 204
Customizing Phone Options and Settings......Page 205
Using Custom Ringtones and Alerts......Page 207
Copying Custom Ringtones and Alerts to Your DROID......Page 208
Selecting a New Ringtone for Text Messaging......Page 210
Assigning Custom Ringtones to Contacts......Page 211
Buy Ringtones from the Android Market......Page 212
Bluetooth on Your DROID......Page 214
Turning On Bluetooth......Page 215
Pairing with a Headset or Any Bluetooth Device......Page 216
Using the Bluetooth Headset......Page 218
Connecting to a Stereo Bluetooth Device......Page 219
Disconnecting a Bluetooth Device......Page 221
Email on Your DROID......Page 222
Getting to Know Gmail......Page 223
Inbox and Archive......Page 224
Labels......Page 226
The Settings Menu......Page 228
Web Version From Your Phone......Page 231
Sending and Replying to Email......Page 232
Search......Page 233
Notifications......Page 234
Talk and Other Missing Gmail Features......Page 236
Multiple Gmail Accounts......Page 237
Switching Between Accounts......Page 238
Turning Off Ringtones in the Email App......Page 239
Universal Inbox......Page 240
Reading Attachments......Page 242
Third-Party Apps......Page 244
SMS, MMS, and Instant Messaging......Page 246
Composing an SMS Message from the Messaging App......Page 247
Options After Sending a Text......Page 250
Composing an SMS Message from Contacts......Page 251
Replying to a Text Message......Page 252
Viewing Stored Messages......Page 253
Messaging Notification Options......Page 254
The Messaging App......Page 255
Sending Multiple Pictures......Page 258
Instant Messaging on Your DROID......Page 259
Google Talk......Page 260
AIM and Other Instant Messaging Apps......Page 261
Web Browsing on the DROID......Page 264
Launching the Web Browser......Page 265
Layout of Web Browser Screen......Page 266
Typing a Web Address......Page 267
Moving Backward or Forward Through Open Web Pages......Page 268
Using the Windows Menu Command......Page 269
Zooming In and Out in Web Pages......Page 270
Adding a New Bookmark......Page 271
Using Bookmarks and History......Page 272
Managing Your Bookmarks......Page 273
Finding Something on a Web Page......Page 274
Emailing a Web Page......Page 275
Printing a Web Page......Page 276
Saving or Copying Text and Graphics......Page 277
Remember Form Data and Passwords......Page 278
Adding a Web Page Icon to Your Home Screen......Page 279
Adjusting Security Settings......Page 280
Remembering Form Data......Page 281
When Is Your Contact List Most Useful?......Page 282
Adding a New Contact Right on Your DROID......Page 283
Start the Contacts App......Page 284
Adding a New Phone Number......Page 286
Adding an Email Address and Web Site......Page 287
Adding a Photo to Contacts......Page 288
Searching Your Contacts......Page 290
Search by Flicking......Page 291
Adding Contacts from Email Messages......Page 292
Sending a Picture to a Contact......Page 294
Showing Your Contacts Addresses on the Map......Page 295
Contact History and Social Networking Screens......Page 296
Contacts Troubleshooting......Page 297
Accessing Your Calendar......Page 298
Viewing Your Schedule and Getting Around......Page 299
Switching Between the Four Calendar Views......Page 300
Adding a New Appointment......Page 303
Creating Additional Alerts......Page 305
Adding Recurring Events......Page 306
Editing Appointments......Page 307
Editing a Repeating Event......Page 308
Accepting Meeting Invitations......Page 309
Calendar Settings......Page 310
Your DROID as a Music Player......Page 312
Buying Music from the Amazon MP3 App......Page 313
The Music App......Page 317
The Artists View......Page 318
The Albums View......Page 319
Creating Playlists on the DROID......Page 320
Searching for Music......Page 322
Viewing Songs in an Album......Page 323
Playing Your Music......Page 324
Adjusting the Volume......Page 325
Moving to Another Part of a Song......Page 326
Shuffling Your Playlist......Page 327
Viewing Other Songs on the Album......Page 328
Listening to Free Internet Radio (Pandora)......Page 329
Getting Started with Pandora......Page 330
Pandora’s Main Screen......Page 331
Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down in Pandora......Page 332
Creating a New Station in Pandora......Page 333
Adjusting Pandora’s Settings – Your Account, Upgrading, and More......Page 334
Your DROID as a Video Player......Page 336
Watching Videos on the DROID......Page 337
Video Categories......Page 338
Playing a Movie......Page 339
Fast-Forward or Rewind the Video......Page 340
Other Video Players......Page 341
Deleting Videos......Page 342
Using YouTube on your DROID......Page 343
Using the Bottom Icons......Page 344
Adjusting the DROID’s Video Controls......Page 346
Using Netflix and Hulu on the DROID......Page 348
Newspapers on the DROID......Page 350
Popular Choices: The New York Times and USA Today......Page 351
The New York Times App......Page 352
Moving Through and Enjoying Content......Page 354
News Widgets......Page 355
Magazines on Android......Page 356
The DROID as a PDF Reader......Page 357
E-Books......Page 358
Proprietary Readers......Page 359
Open E-Readers......Page 362
Reading E-Books......Page 365
Using QR Codes......Page 368
Browsing the Android Market......Page 369
Navigating by Category......Page 370
Paying for Apps......Page 372
Installing Apps......Page 374
Uninstalling Apps......Page 376
Updating Apps......Page 377
Installing Apps Outside the Android Market......Page 378
ShopSavvy......Page 380
Lookout Mobile......Page 381
Mint.com......Page 382
Cooking Capsules Taster......Page 383
Evernote......Page 384
Pandora......Page 385
New York Times......Page 386
Google Voice......Page 387
WikiMobile Encyclopedia (Bonfire)......Page 388
Yelp......Page 389
Understanding Your Camera......Page 390
Focus......Page 391
Taking a Picture......Page 392
Flash Modes......Page 394
Share......Page 395
Quick Upload......Page 397
The Camera Roll......Page 398
Scenes......Page 399
Creating a Panorama......Page 401
Camera Settings......Page 402
Tags......Page 404
Shooting Video......Page 406
Scenes and Effects......Page 407
Video Modes......Page 408
The Gallery......Page 409
Using Picasa......Page 410
Using Photos for Contact Icons......Page 411
Editing Photos......Page 412
PicSay......Page 413
Printing......Page 414
Finding Your Way With Maps......Page 416
Understanding Google Maps......Page 417
Driving Directions......Page 418
Map Layers......Page 419
Buzz......Page 420
Google Labs Layers......Page 421
Location Sharing With Latitude......Page 422
Google Place Pages......Page 423
Google Places......Page 424
Starring Locations......Page 425
Google Street View......Page 426
Using Your Phone for GPS Navigation......Page 427
CarDock......Page 428
Making Your Own Maps......Page 430
Location-Based Social Media and Games......Page 431
Gowalla......Page 432
Motorola Widgets......Page 434
Twitter and Microblogs......Page 436
The Mechanics and Culture of Twitter......Page 437
Finding Twitter Apps......Page 439
Other Microblogs......Page 442
Facebook......Page 444
Creating Fan Pages......Page 445
LinkedIn......Page 446
Blogging......Page 447
WordPress......Page 448
Buzz......Page 449
Cross-Posting......Page 450
Aggregating Content With Readers......Page 452
Making Phone Calls and More with Skype......Page 453
Creating Your Skype Account on Your DROID......Page 454
Finding and Adding Skype Contacts......Page 455
Making Calls With Skype on Your DROID......Page 457
Receiving Calls with Skype on your DROID......Page 459
Chatting with Skype......Page 460
Adding Skype to Your Computer......Page 461
Working With Notes and Documents......Page 462
AK Notepad App......Page 463
Evernote App......Page 467
Sharing Files and Documents......Page 472
Sharing Files with USB Mass Storage Mode......Page 473
Installing Dropbox on Your Computer (PC or Mac)......Page 474
Installing Dropbox on Your DROID......Page 476
Working With Microsoft Office Documents......Page 479
Finding Product Reviews......Page 480
Moving Documents to and From Your DROID......Page 481
Quickoffice......Page 482
Documents to Go – the Full Version......Page 485
Using the DROID as a Gaming Device......Page 494
Acquiring Games and Other Fun Apps......Page 497
Being Careful When You Play......Page 499
Online and Wireless Games......Page 500
Playing Music Games with Your DROID......Page 501
Other Fun Stuff: Football on the DROID......Page 502
Utilities: Clock, Calculator, and Weather......Page 504
The Clock App (for DROID)......Page 505
The Alarm Clock (for DROID)......Page 506
Using the Alarm (for DROID 2/X)......Page 509
Using the Timer (for DROID 2/X)......Page 510
The Calculator App......Page 511
Viewing the Advanced Panel......Page 512
Getting Started with the Weather App......Page 513
Other Weather Apps......Page 516
What to Do If the DROID Stops Responding......Page 518
Managing Your Apps......Page 519
Resolving Issues With Placing a Phone Call, Syncing With Google, or Browsing the Web......Page 522
Turning Off Airplane Mode......Page 523
Resolving Sound Issues in Music or Video......Page 524
Performing a Factory Data Reset......Page 525
Increasing Your Text Message Limit......Page 526
The Motorola DROID Support Pages......Page 527
DROID-Related Blogs......Page 528
Sync Media to your DROID......Page 530
DROID Media Sync......Page 532
Moving Files With Your USB Connection......Page 533
Selecting a USB Connection Mode......Page 534
Dragging-and-Dropping Files......Page 535
Using doubleTwist......Page 537
Downloading and Installing doubleTwist......Page 538
Getting Started With doubleTwist......Page 539
Importing Your Playlists......Page 540
Syncing Music and Podcast Subscriptions Automatically......Page 541
Fine Tuning the Sync......Page 542
My Music App Won’t Play My Music......Page 544
Finding and Subscribing to Podcasts With doubleTwist......Page 545
Finding Apps in the Android Market With doubleTwist......Page 546
Buying Music from the Amazon MP3 Store in doubleTwist......Page 547
Document Tools......Page 550
Printing......Page 552
File Management......Page 553
Virus Protection, Backups, and Security......Page 554
Presentation Software......Page 556
Web Conferencing......Page 557
Notetaking and Mind Mapping......Page 558
Email Management......Page 560
To-Do Lists......Page 561
Expenses and Finance......Page 562
Travel......Page 564
Health and Medicine......Page 565
Law and Legal......Page 567
Real Estate......Page 568
Sales and CRM......Page 570
Retail......Page 571
Finance......Page 572
Project Management......Page 574
Education and Training......Page 575
Social Media......Page 576
Information Technology......Page 578
Other Apps......Page 579
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