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Introduction
Congratulations on Your New DROID!
You hold in your hands perhaps the most
powerful smartphones available today, a
phone that is also a media
player, e-book reader, gami
ng machine, life organizer, and
just about everything else
available today: the DROID.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
7
Contents at a Glance
7
Contents
22
About the Authors
22
About the Technical Reviewer
23
Acknowledgments
24
Part I: Quick Start Guide
26
Getting Around Quickly
28
Learning Your Way Around
29
Keys, Buttons, and Switches
29
The Launcher Icon
30
The Four Buttons Along the Bottom
31
Short Tap and Long Press
32
Adding, Removing, and Moving Widgets and Icons
33
Switching Apps (Aka Multitasking)
35
Starting and Exiting an App
36
Menus, Submenus, and Checkboxes
36
Reading the Top Status Bar
37
Flying on an Airplane - Airplane Mode
40
Touch Screen Basics
41
Touch Screen Gestures
41
Tapping and Swiping or Flicking
42
Swiping
42
Scrolling
43
Double-Tapping
44
Pinching
45
App Reference Tables
46
Getting Started
46
Stay Connected and Organized
48
Entertaining Yourself
49
Staying Informed
51
Networking Socially
52
Being Productive
53
Part II: Introduction
54
Introduction
56
Congratulations on Your New DROID
56
Referring to Your DROID
58
How this Book Is Organized
58
Quickly Locating Tips, Cautions, and Notes
59
Free DROID Email Tips
60
Part III: You and Your DROID
62
Chapter 1: Getting Started
64
Getting to Know Your DROID
64
What Is Included in the Box
65
Power and Lock Button
65
Volume Buttons
66
Slide to Unlock
67
Slide to Mute
67
Using the Four Buttons Along the Bottom
67
Slide-Out Keyboard (for DROID and DROID 2)
68
Dedicated Camera Button
69
Inserting a Memory Card and Removing the Battery
69
Adjusting the Date, Time, Time Zone, and 24-Hour Format
70
Adjusting the Droid's Brightness
72
Charging Your DROID and Battery Life Tips
73
Setting up Accounts on Your DROID
79
Setting up Your Google Account
80
Using Other Google Services
80
Setting up more Types of Accounts
81
Finding Your Email
81
Securing Your DROID
82
Setting a Screen Lock
82
Locking Your DROID
85
Unlocking Your DROID
85
Maintaining Your DROID
85
Cleaning Your DROID Screen
85
Cases and Protective Covers for Your DROID
86
Where to Buy Your Covers
86
What to Buy
86
Saving Money on Phone Plans
88
Data Packages
88
Text, Picture, and Video Messaging Plans
88
Equipment Insurance Plans
89
Mobile Wi-Fi Hot Spot
89
Enhanced Voicemail Plans
90
International Plans
90
Chapter 2: Typing, Voice, Copy, and Search
92
Typing on Your DROID
92
Two Ways to Type: Multi-Touch and Swype
93
The Device Keyboard (DROID 2 and Similar)
98
Dictating Your Text
99
Quickly Delete a Word at a Time
100
Typing on the Screen with Two Thumbs
100
Moving the Cursor Around the Screen
101
Saving Time with Suggested Words
103
Using the Spell Checker
105
Adding Words to the Custom User Dictionary
105
Editing or Deleting Words from the User Dictionary
106
Clearing out the User Dictionary
106
Accessibility Options
106
Accessibility - Voice Readouts (Reads the Screen)
107
Using Zoom Mode to Magnify a Portion of the Screen
108
Double Tap the Home Button Options
109
Pressing and Holding to Type Symbols (and More)
109
Toggling Caps Lock
110
Quickly Changing a Word
110
Quickly Change Text
111
Changing the Language and Keyboard Options
112
Voice Command
113
Texting by Voice
114
Using Copy-And-Paste
114
Selecting Text
115
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text
115
Jumping between Apps or Multitasking
115
Finding Things with Google Search
116
Modifying Your Search
117
Performing the Search
118
Performing a Voice Search
118
Adding the Google Search Widget to Your Home Screen
119
Chapter 3: Sync Your DROID with Your Google Account
122
Activating Your Phone
122
Activating Your Google Account
123
The Wonders of the Cloud
125
More Reasons You Need a Google Account
125
What to Do When Your Calendar and Contacts Are Not Already in Google
127
Getting Information from Your Old Phone
127
Fine Tuning Your DROID Sync
128
Chapter 4: Other Sync Methods
130
Backing up Your Outlook Data
132
Google Calendar Sync for Outlook (Windows PC)
133
Supported Software (What You Need)
133
Before You Install
133
Downloading and Installing
134
Setting up the Software
134
Troubleshooting Google Calendar Sync
136
Missing Sync for Android
137
Reviews of the Missing Sync for Android
137
Supported Software (What You Need)
138
Before You Install
138
Downloading and Installing PC or Mac Software
138
Installing and Setting up the DROID Software
141
Troubleshooting Missing Sync
141
Companionlink for Android
142
Reviews of Companionlink and Dejaoffice App
143
Supported Software (What You Need)
144
Before You Install
144
Google Calendar First Time User
144
Downloading and Installing the PC Software
145
Installing and Setting up the DROID Software (Only Required for USB Sync or CL Hosted Server Options)
149
Troubleshooting Companionlink
150
Chapter 5: Wi-Fi and 3G Connectivity
152
Understanding Your Connection
152
3G and 4G
153
Wi-Fi
154
Wi-Fi Security
155
Bluetooth
156
Gps
156
Creating a Wi-Fi Hotspot with Your DROID
156
Troubleshooting Connections
158
Roaming
158
Managing Power
159
Managing Syncing
159
Airplane Mode
160
Vpn
160
Vnc
161
Android's Web Browser
161
Chapter 6: Organize Your Home Screen: Icons and Widgets
162
Home Screen, Sweet Home Screen
162
The App Tray
163
Adding App Icons to Your Home Screen
163
Adding Bookmarks to Your Home Screen
164
Adding Shortcuts
166
Adding Folders
166
Widgets
167
Android Widget Size
168
Motorola Widgets
169
Adding and Resizing Motorola Widgets
172
Removing Unwanted Items from the Home Screen
173
Wallpaper
173
Live Wallpapers
174
Media Gallery
175
Chapter 7: Making Phone Calls
176
Getting Started with the Phone (Dialer)
176
Finding Your DROID Phone Number
177
Muting the Phone Ringer - Slide for Mute
177
Examining Different Phone Views
178
Using the Dialer Keypad
179
Dialing Digits While on a Call
181
Using the Speaker Phone
181
Talking Hands-Free with a Bluetooth Headset or Bluetooth Car Stereo
181
Opening Other Apps While on a Call
182
Getting Back to the Phone from any App
182
Using Speed Dial on Your DROID (DROID 2 and DROID X Only)
183
Adding Speed Dial Numbers
183
Using Speed Dial
184
Using the Recent View (Call Logs)
184
Placing Calls from Contacts
189
Using Favorites
190
Voice Dialing
192
Voice Command
192
Conference Calling
193
Accessing Voicemail
195
Setting up Basic Voicemail
195
Visual Voicemail
197
Using Google Voice
201
Installing the Google Voice App
201
Setting up Google Voice
202
Placing Calls with Google Voice
204
Retrieving Google Voice Voicemails
204
Customizing Phone Options and Settings
205
Sounds, Ring Tones, and Vibration
207
Using Your Own Music as Your Ringtone
207
Using Custom Ringtones and Alerts
207
Copying Custom Ringtones and Alerts to Your DROID
208
Selecting a New Ringtone for Text Messaging
210
Assigning Custom Ringtones to Contacts
211
Purchasing a Ringtone from the Amazon MP3
212
Buy Ringtones from the Android Market
212
Chapter 8: Bluetooth on Your DROID
214
Understanding Bluetooth
215
Turning on Bluetooth
215
Pairing with a Bluetooth Device
216
Pairing with a Headset or any Bluetooth Device
216
Using the Bluetooth Headset
218
Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP)
219
Connecting to a Stereo Bluetooth Device
219
Disconnecting a Bluetooth Device
221
Chapter 9: Email on Your DROID
222
Getting to Know Gmail
223
Understanding Gmail Mobile
224
Inbox and Archive
224
Priority Inbox
226
Labels
226
Automatic Filters
228
The Settings Menu
228
General Settings
229
Web Version from Your Phone
231
Sending and Replying to Email
232
Search
233
Custom Signatures
234
Notifications
234
Labels
236
Confirm Delete
236
Talk and Other Missing Gmail Features
236
Google Task List
237
Buzz
237
Multiple Gmail Accounts
237
Switching between Accounts
238
Deleting Accounts
239
The Email App
239
Exchange Accounts on Android
239
Turning off Ringtones in the Email App
239
Outlook Web Access
240
Corporate Sync Accounts
240
Universal Inbox
240
Reading Attachments
242
Third-Party Apps
244
Chapter 10: SMS, MMS, and Instant Messaging
246
SMS Text Messaging on Your DROID
247
Composing SMS Text Messages
247
Composing an SMS Message from the Messaging App
247
Options after Sending a Text
250
Composing an SMS Message from Contacts
251
Replying to a Text Message
252
Viewing Stored Messages
253
Messaging Notification Options
254
Multimedia Messaging
255
The Messaging App
255
Choosing a Picture from Your Gallery to Send Via MMS
258
Sending Multiple Pictures
258
Instant Messaging on Your DROID
259
Google Talk
260
AIM and Other Instant Messaging Apps
261
Using Google Talk
261
Chapter 11: Surfing the Web
264
Web Browsing on the DROID
264
An Internet Connection Is Required
265
Launching the Web Browser
265
Layout of Web Browser Screen
266
Typing a Web Address
267
Moving Backward or Forward through Open Web Pages
268
Using the Windows Menu Command
269
Zooming in and out in Web Pages
270
Activating Links from Web Pages
271
Working with Browser Bookmarks
271
Adding a New Bookmark
271
Using Bookmarks and History
272
Managing Your Bookmarks
273
Browser Tips and Tricks
274
Finding Something on a Web Page
274
Emailing a Web Page
275
Printing a Web Page
276
Watching Videos in Browser
277
Saving or Copying Text and Graphics
277
Remember Form Data and Passwords
278
Adding a Web Page Icon to Your Home Screen
279
Adjusting the Browser Settings
280
Adjusting Security Settings
280
Speeding up Your Browser by Clearing History and Cookies
281
Remembering Form Data
281
Chapter 12: Working with Contacts
282
Loading Your Contacts Onto the DROID
282
When Is Your Contact List most Useful
282
Two Simple Rules to Improve Your Contact List
283
Adding a New Contact Right on Your DROID
283
Start the Contacts App
284
Adding a New Phone Number
286
Adding an Email Address and Web Site
287
Adding the Address
288
Adding a Photo to Contacts
288
Searching Your Contacts
290
Quickly Jump to a Letter by Scrolling and Sliding on the Contact Card
291
Search by Flicking
291
Adding Contacts from Email Messages
292
Sending a Picture to a Contact
294
Sending an Email Message from Contacts
295
Showing Your Contacts Addresses on the Map
295
Contact History and Social Networking Screens
296
Contacts Troubleshooting
297
Chapter 13: Managing Your Calendar
298
Managing Your Busy Life on Your DROID
298
Accessing Your Calendar
298
Viewing Your Schedule and Getting Around
299
Switching between the Four Calendar Views
300
Adding New Calendar Events
303
Adding a New Appointment
303
Setting Calendar Reminders
305
Creating Additional Alerts
305
Adding Recurring Events
306
Choosing Which Calendar to Sync
307
Editing Appointments
307
Editing a Repeating Event
308
Switching an Event to a Different Calendar
309
Deleting an Event
309
Accepting Meeting Invitations
309
Calendar Settings
310
Chapter 14: Enjoying Your Music
312
Your DROID as a Music Player
312
Buying Music from the Amazon MP3 App
313
The Music App
317
Changing the View in the Music App
318
The Artists View
318
The Albums View
319
The Songs View
320
Creating Playlists on the DROID
320
Searching for Music
322
Viewing Songs in an Album
323
Playing Your Music
324
Pausing and Playing
325
Playing the Previous or Next Song
325
Adjusting the Volume
325
Repeating, Shuffling, and Moving Around in a Song
326
Moving to Another Part of a Song
326
Repeating One Song or All Songs
327
Shuffling Your Playlist
327
Now Playing
328
Viewing Other Songs on the Album
328
Exploring Your Music Options
329
Listening to Free Internet Radio (Pandora)
329
Getting Started with Pandora
330
Pandora's Main Screen
331
Thumbs up or Thumbs down in Pandora
332
Pandora's Menu
333
Creating a New Station in Pandora
333
Adjusting Pandora's Settings - Your Account, Upgrading, and more
334
Chapter 15: Viewing Videos, TV Shows, and more
336
Your DROID as a Video Player
336
Viewing Videos
336
Loading Videos Onto Your DROID
337
Watching Videos on the DROID
337
Video Categories
338
Playing a Movie
339
To Pause or Access Controls
340
Fast-Forward or Rewind the Video
340
Using the Time Slider Bar
341
Other Video Players
341
Deleting Videos
342
Using Youtube on Your DROID
343
Searching for Videos
344
Using the Bottom Icons
344
Playing Videos
346
Adjusting the Droid's Video Controls
346
Clearing Your History
348
Using Netflix and Hulu on the DROID
348
Magazines, and E-Books
350
Chapter 16: New Media: Reading Newspapers
350
Newspapers on the DROID
350
Popular Choices: the New York Times and USA Today
351
The New York Times App
352
USA Today App
354
Moving through and Enjoying Content
354
News Widgets
355
Magazines on Android
356
Comic Books on Your DROID
357
The DROID as a PDF Reader
357
E-Books
358
Proprietary Readers
359
Open E-Readers
362
Reading E-Books
365
Chapter 17: The Android Market
368
Using QR Codes
368
Browsing the Android Market
369
Navigating by Category
370
Paying for Apps
372
Downloading Apps
374
Installing Apps
374
Uninstalling Apps
376
Updating Apps
377
Rating and Commenting
378
Installing Apps Outside the Android Market
378
Ten Apps to Install Right Now
380
Shopsavvy
380
Lookout Mobile
381
Mint.com
382
Cooking Capsules Taster
383
Evernote
384
Pandora
385
New York Times
386
Google Voice
387
Wikimobile Encyclopedia (Bonfire)
388
Yelp
389
Chapter 18: Taking Photos and Videos
390
Understanding Your Camera
390
Megapixels and Image Size
391
Focus
391
Zoom
392
Taking a Picture
392
Flash Modes
394
Reviewing and Sharing
395
Share
395
Set as
397
Quick Upload
397
The Camera Roll
398
Scenes
399
Creating a Panorama
401
Camera Settings
402
Picture Resolution
403
Face Detection
403
Shooting Video
406
Scenes and Effects
407
Flash and Video
408
Video Modes
408
Sharing Videos
409
The Gallery
409
Using Picasa
410
Using Photos as Wallpaper and Widgets
411
Using Photos for Contact Icons
411
Copying Photos to Your Computer
412
Editing Photos
412
Photoshop Mobile
413
Picsay
413
Other Photo Apps
414
Printing
414
Chapter 19: Finding Your Way with Maps
416
Understanding Google Maps
417
Driving Directions
418
Map Layers
419
Traffic
420
Satellite
420
Buzz
420
Google Labs Layers
421
Location Sharing with Latitude
422
Google Place Pages
423
Google Places
424
Starring Locations
425
Google Street View
426
Using Your Phone for GPS Navigation
427
Cardock
428
Email and Text Directions
430
Making Your Own Maps
430
Location-Based Social Media and Games
431
Foursquare
432
Gowalla
432
Chapter 20: Social Media and Skype
434
Motorola Widgets
434
Twitter and Microblogs
436
The Mechanics and Culture of Twitter
437
Finding Twitter Apps
439
Yammer
442
Other Microblogs
442
Social Bookmarking
444
Facebook
444
Creating Fan Pages
445
Facebook Apps
446
Linkedin
446
Blogging
447
Phone Posts
448
Wordpress
448
Bump
449
Buzz
449
Cross-Posting
450
Aggregating Content with Readers
452
Making Phone Calls and more with Skype
453
Creating Your Skype Account on Your DROID
454
Log in to the Skype App
455
Finding and Adding Skype Contacts
455
Making Calls with Skype on Your DROID
457
Receiving Calls with Skype on Your DROID
459
Chatting with Skype
460
Adding Skype to Your Computer
461
Chapter 21: Working with Notes and Documents
462
Finding and Installing These Apps
463
Notes-Based Apps on Your DROID
463
AK Notepad App
463
Evernote App
467
Sharing Files and Documents
472
Sharing Files with USB Mass Storage Mode
473
Dropbox File and Document Sharing
474
Installing Dropbox on Your Computer (PC or Mac)
474
Installing Dropbox on Your DROID
476
Working with Microsoft Office Documents
479
Finding Product Reviews
480
Moving Documents to and from Your DROID
481
Quickoffice
482
Documents to Go - the Full Version
485
Chapter 22: Fun and Games
494
Using the DROID as a Gaming Device
494
Acquiring Games and Other Fun Apps
497
Reading Reviews before You Buy
499
Looking for Free Trials or Lite Versions
499
Being Careful When You Play
499
Two-Player Games
500
Online and Wireless Games
500
Playing Music Games with Your DROID
501
Other Fun Stuff: Football on the DROID
502
Chapter 23: Utilities: Clock, Calculator, and Weather
504
The Clock App (for DROID)
505
The Alarm Clock (for DROID)
506
Using the Alarm (for DROID 2/X)
509
Using the Timer (for DROID 2/X)
510
The Calculator App
511
Viewing the Basic Calculator (Portrait Mode)
512
Viewing the Advanced Panel
512
The Weather App
513
Getting Started with the Weather App
513
Other Weather Apps
516
Chapter 24: Troubleshooting
518
Basic Troubleshooting
518
What to Do if the DROID Stops Responding
518
Managing Your Apps
519
Resolving Issues with Placing a Phone Call, Syncing with Google, or Browsing the Web
522
Turning off Airplane Mode
523
Cycling Your Wi-Fi Connection
524
Resolving Sound Issues in Music or Video
524
Resolving Problems When Making Purchases
525
Advanced Troubleshooting
525
Performing a Factory Data Reset
525
Increasing Your Text Message Limit
526
Additional Troubleshooting and Help Resources
527
The Motorola DROID Support Pages
527
DROID-Related Blogs
528
Part III: Sync Media to Your DROID
530
Part IV: Sync Media to Your DROID
530
Chapter 25: DROID Media Sync
532
Where to Enjoy Your Media on Your DROID
533
Moving Files with Your USB Connection
533
Selecting a USB Connection Mode
534
Changing USB Connection Modes
535
Dragging-And-Dropping Files
535
Disconnecting Your DROID Safely (Don't Skip!)
537
Using Doubletwist
537
Downloading and Installing Doubletwist
538
Getting Started with Doubletwist
539
Importing Your Playlists
540
Connecting Your DROID to Doubletwist
541
Syncing Music and Podcast Subscriptions Automatically
541
Fine Tuning the Sync
542
Dragging-And-Dropping Media Onto Your DROID
544
My Music App Won't Play My Music
544
Finding and Subscribing to Podcasts with Doubletwist
545
Finding Apps in the Android Market with Doubletwist
546
Buying Music from the Amazon MP3 Store in Doubletwist
547
Appendix: DRIOD App Guide
550
Document Tools
550
Printing
552
File Management
553
Virus Protection, Backups, and Security
554
Presentation Software
556
Web Conferencing
557
Notetaking and Mind Mapping
558
Email Management
560
To-Do Lists
561
Expenses and Finance
562
Travel
564
Health and Medicine
565
Law and Legal
567
Real Estate
568
Sales and CRM
570
Retail
571
Finance
572
Project Management
574
Education and Training
575
Social Media
576
Information Technology
578
Other Apps
579
Index
582
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