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My DROID: (Covers DROID 3/Milestone 3, DROID Pro, DROID X2, DROID Incredible 2/Incredible S, and DROID CHARGE), 2nd Edition
- By Craig James Johnston
- Published Oct 4, 2011 by Que. Part of the My... series.
- Copyright 2012
- Dimensions: 6" x 9"
- Pages: 464
- Edition: 2nd
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-7897-4938-6
- ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-4938-3
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Product Author Bios
Craig James Johnston has been involved with technology since his high school days at Glenwood High in Durban, South Africa, when his school was given some Apple II Europluses. From that moment technology captivated him, and he has owned, supported, evangelized, and written about it.
Craig has been involved in designing and supporting large-scale enterprise networks with integrated email and directory services since 1989. He has held many different IT-related positions in his career ranging from sales support engineer to mobile architect for a 40,000-smartphone infrastructure at a large bank.
In addition to designing and supporting mobile computing environments, Craig writes about it for BYTE Magazine at BYTE.com and CrackBerry.com, a leading BlackBerry blog. Craig also cohosts the CrackBerry.com, BYTE Wireless Radio, and BYTE Apple Radio podcasts.You can see Craig’s previously published work in his books Professional BlackBerry,My BlackBerry Curve,My Palm Pre,My Nexus One,My Motorola Atrix 4G, and My BlackBerry PlayBook.
Craig would love to hear from you. Feel free to contact Craig about your experiences with My DROID at http://www.CraigsBooks.info. All comments, suggestions, and feedback are welcome, including positive and negative.
My Droid 2/e covers the following Android phones:
DROID 3/Milestone 3, DROID Pro/Motorola Pro and DROID X2 by Motorola, DROID Incredible 2/Incredible S by HTC, and DROID CHARGE by Samsung
Step-by-step instructions with callouts to DROID phone images so that you can see exactly what to do
Help when you run into problems or limitations with your DROID phone
Tips and Notes to help you get the most from any DROID model: DROID 3/Milestone 3, DROID Pro/Motorola Pro and DROID X2 by Motorola, DROID Incredible 2/Incredible S by HTC, and DROID CHARGE by Samsung
Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your DROID phone working just the way you want.
Learn how to:
• Get started fast!
• Make the most of DROID’s Android software and state-of-the-art hardware
• Discover hidden DROID shortcuts and goodies
• Master the unique features built into your DROID Incredible 2, DROID 3, DROID Pro, DROID X2, DROID CHARGE, or older DROID phone
• Save time and money with powerful phone tools such as voicemail, automated transcription, three-way calling, and Google Voice
• Set up and use any email account, from Gmail and Exchange to POP3 or IMAP
• Send and receive text and multimedia messages
• Communicate with contacts, including Facebook, Gmail, or Exchange contacts
• Create and manage appointments, and sync them with Google Calendar
• Play music and videos, search YouTube, and upload your own videos
• Capture, store, and share photos…even take perfect portraits of yourself!
• Connect to the Internet, Bluetooth devices, and your company’s VPN
• Get instant information updates with real-time widgets
• Browse the Web
• Find, choose, install, and work with new DROID apps
• Keep your DROID up-to-date, reliable, and running smoothly
• Make the most of other Android smartphone models
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Not much help here for new user, By
This review is from: My DROID: (Covers DROID 3/Milestone 3, DROID Pro, DROID X2, DROID Incredible 2/Incredible S, and DROID CHARGE) (2nd Edition) (Paperback)
On the same day I purchased the Samsung Galaxy SII to use on the TMobile network, I found this book on the Costco book table. It looked like just the thing to answer my questions and confusions about a new (to me) operating system.So I wanted to learn how to transfer some of my music from iTunes to the new phone, preferably bringing across the Playlists that I have created in iTunes. I wanted to set up Firefox with my bookmarks. I wanted to bring across my Contacts from gmail and make up my own ringtones. I could not find any help for these matters in this book. It seemed to treat contacts as something you would enter one at a time into the phone itself. Music was something you would buy and download a tune at a time. Forget about iTunes playlists. There was no help on making up my own ringtones. There was no guidance about bringing bookmarks across. So it was not helpful to me in getting my phone set up. It is also confusing because the book deals with so... Read more 
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Thank goodness! Finally a manual that tells me how to use my Droid. This book is very helpful. I'm glad I bought it.
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My Droid: Setting the Date, Time, and Calendar
Table of Contents
Prologue: Getting to Know Your DROID 3
What Is DROID? 3
Your DROID’s External Features 4
Fundamentals of Android 23
Installing Synchronization Software 42
1 Contacts 47
Adding Accounts 47
Working with Contacts (DROID Pro and CHARGE) 52
Adding and Managing Contacts 62
People (DROID Incredible 2) 74
Dialer (DROID X2 and DROID 3) 83
Adding a Contact to Your Home Screen 93
2 Using the Phone and Google Voice 97
Getting to Know the Phone Application (DROID 3, DROID Pro, DROID X2, and DROID CHARGE) 97
Getting to Know the Phone Application (DROID Incredible 2) 99
Receiving a Call (DROID 3, DROID Pro, and DROID X2) 101
Receiving a Call (DROID Incredible 2) 101
Receiving a Call (DROID CHARGE) 102
Handling Missed Calls 102
Placing a Call (DROID3, DROID Pro, DROID CHARGE, and DROID X2) 103
Placing a Call (DROID Incredible 2) 108
Configuring the Phone Application 112
Google Voice 120
3 Audio and Video 133
The Music Application—Audio (DROID 2, Pro, X2, CHARGE) 133
Managing Playlists (DROID 3, Pro, X2, CHARGE) 138
The Music Application—Audio (DROID Incredible 2) 141
Managing Playlists (DROID Incredible 2) 144
Playing and Sharing Videos with the Gallery Application (DROID CHARGE) 147
Playing and Sharing Videos with the Gallery Application (DROID Incredible 2) 152
Playing and Sharing Videos with the Gallery Application (DROID 3, X2, and Pro) 154
Recording Videos with the Camera Application (DROID CHARGE) 158
Recording Videos with the Camera Application (DROID X2 and Pro) 160
Recording Videos with the Camera Application (DROID 3) 163
Recording Videos with the Camera Application (DROID Incredible 2) 165
YouTube 167
Amazon MP3 170
4 Connecting to Bluetooth,Wi-Fi, and VPNs 177
Connecting to Bluetooth Devices 177
Wi-Fi 181
Cellular Networks (GSM—DROID Pro and Incredible 2) 186
Cellular Networks (CDMA—All DROIDs) 188
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) 189
3G Mobile Hotspot 192
5 Emailing 205
Gmail 205
Setting Up Email Accounts 215
Working with the Messaging Application (DROID 3,Pro, X2) 243
Working with the Email Application (DROID CHARGE) 248
Working with the Email Application (DROID Incredible 2) 256
6 Browsing the Web 265
Navigating with the Browser 265
Managing Bookmarks,Most Visited, and History 269
Managing Multiple Windows 280
Customizing Browser Settings 281
7 Text and Multimedia Messaging 287
Text Messaging Application 287
8 Date,Time, and Calendar 307
Setting the Date and Time 307
Alarm & Timer Application (DROID 3, Pro, X2) 309
Clock Application (DROID CHARGE and Incredible 2) 312
Using the Calendar Application 321
9 Taking, Storing, and Viewing Pictures 337
Using the Camera 337
Viewing and Managing Your Photos 349
Synchronizing Photos with Your Computer 363
10 Working with Android Applications 373
Configuring Google Checkout 373
Navigating Android Market 375
Browsing Apps by Category 376
Deleting Applications 381
Keeping Applications Up to Date 386
11 Customizing Your DROID 389
Change Your Wallpaper 389
Using Scenes (HTC DROIDs only) 394
Using Profiles (Motorola DROIDs Only) 396
Using Skins (HTC DROIDs only) 397
Changing Your Keyboard 399
Adding Widgets to Your Home Screens 402
Region and Language 405
Accessibility Settings 406
Search Settings 408
12 Maintaining DROID and Solving Problems 411
Updating Android 411
Battery Optimizing 413
Index 422
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